After the Liaodong Army returned to Liaozhong, it had many strongholds of devils along the way. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The number of rifles brought back directly exceeded nine thousand.

Using these 9,000 rifles to trade with Zhang Zhidong, Yang Xingguo was sure that he would definitely be able to take this opportunity to exchange a lot of urgently needed supplies from the wealthy Jiangnan to the Liaodong Army.

Of course, in addition to rifles, Yang Xingguo also planned to sell Zhang Zhidong some heavy machine guns and artillery that he had just captured.

In Yang Xingguo's view, the new army formed by Zhang Zhidong and the Beiyang New Army will have a battle sooner or later.

Under the circumstance that the strength of the troops is not comparable to that of the Beiyang New Army, only by increasing the firepower allocation of the Huguang New Army as much as possible can the Huguang New Army weaken the strength of the Beiyang New Army as much as possible and contain the Beiyang New Army in the battles that break out in the future......

Of course, that's all for later.

The arsenal and county seat that had just been looted by the Liaodong Army.

Less than five hours after the Liaodong Army retreated, a division of more than 10,000 devils surrounded the already empty county town.

Although the Japanese reinforcements who came in a hurry failed to meet the Liaodong Army.

However, a pursuit force sent by the Japanese reinforcements fought a battle with the rearguard of the Liaodong Army in Anshan, and there was no difference between victory and defeat.

Although it failed to recover the supplies from the Liaodong Army, the Liaodong Army, the culprit who looted its arsenal, was completely exposed to the Japanese army.

Not only that, the inseparable battle with the rearguard units of the Liaodong Army also made the Japanese army realize for the first time the strong combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army.

Because the Japanese telegraph was already equipped at the division level, it did not take long for the Japanese Manchurian Command to receive the news that the arsenal had been looted by the Liaodong Army.

When the news came, the entire Manchurian Army Headquarters immediately became in an uproar.

What's more, many officers and staff officers directly questioned the commander whether the front-line troops had made a mistake and how the cowardly Qing Dynasty people could have the audacity to attack the arsenals of the Imperial Japanese army......

When the commander repeatedly confirmed this fact, the small command. All kinds of scolding sounded after entering.

After the scolding, the shouts and revenge of the officers sounded in the headquarters.

Soon, a military order was transmitted from the Manchurian Command to the 2nd Division of the Japanese Army. That is, the devil troops who pursued the Liaodong Army.

"Directly enter Liaozhong, destroy the Liaodong Army, and recapture all the materials and ...... that were stolen by the Liaodong Army"

Seeing the order, the commander of the Devil Division immediately called his officers to the temporary headquarters to discuss the dispatch of troops and the attack plan.

The order of the Manchurian Command was stopped. A captain of the Great Zuo Wing stood up directly and said with an arrogant face.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the reason why the Liaodong Army was able to capture our arsenal is because they are too cunning...... On the frontal battlefield, the cunning Liaodong Army will definitely not be the opponent of our Imperial Japanese Army......"

"So, in my opinion, there is nothing to discuss."

"Taking advantage of the fact that the Liaodong Army is not ready, it will directly enter Liaozhong and take the Liaodong Army by surprise......"

As soon as he finished speaking, a wing commander stood up and objected: "Please be cautious with Your Excellency, Division Commander." This Liaodong Army is different from other Qing Dynasty armies, they are very strong in combat, and they are definitely not as cowardly as we imagined......"

The wing captain, who had just been the first to stand up, responded with a mocking expression: "The combat effectiveness is very strong? Tanaka Daisa, are you scared of the Liaodong Army...... No matter how strong the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army is, it will be vulnerable in the face of my heroic Imperial Japanese army......"

Tanaka Osa did not refute, and said to the division commander: "Yes, my wing did not defeat the Liaodong Army...... A brigade against two battalions of the Liaodong Army was indistinguishable. It is indeed a shame for me not to destroy them......"

"But you can insult me, but you can't insult the warriors under my command."

"More than 300 warriors died in battle. That's an indisputable fact. Do you think that those warriors who died in battle did not fight the battlefield, and took the initiative to hit the muzzle of the Liaodong Army, deliberately wanting to die......"

The co-captain with a shouting face hurriedly shook his head and denied: "No, Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean that......"

"Those soldiers who died in battle. They are all warriors of the Imperial Army......"

"I just think that we should not overestimate the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army too much and affect everyone's judgment...... No matter how strong the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army is, it is also an army composed of Qing Dynasty people......"

At this time, Tanaka Osa spoke again.

Facing the division commander, he said with a serious face: "I still think that everyone should pay attention to the Liaodong Army, and the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army is by no means as simple as we imagined. Otherwise, you think that the tens of thousands of Lao Maozi troops lost in the hands of the Liaodong Army were all killed by themselves by hitting the muzzle of the Liaodong Army. ”

Hearing this, including the captain of the wing who was arrogant and was working against him, everyone had a solemn expression on their faces.

Seeing this situation, Tanaka Osa couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Because the brigade under him had fought with the Liaodong Army, Tanaka Dazuo was very aware of the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army.

It was precisely because he knew the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army that Tanaka Daisa was full of worries about this sudden attack.

Worried that the main force of the division did not understand the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army, it was heavily damaged by the Liaodong Army because of the light enemy.

In order to make the main force of the division pay attention to the Liaodong Army and not underestimate the enemy, Tanaka Osa had a dialogue that he did not hesitate to be ridiculed by his colleagues just now.

Seeing that the dozen or so officers around him all had gloomy faces and did not speak, Tanaka Osa immediately seized the opportunity and continued.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I have studied Lao Maozi's battles of encircling and suppressing the Liaodong Army several times......"

"I found that there are two reasons why Lao Maozi's encirclement and suppression of the Liaodong Army failed several times?"

The division commander's eyes lit up, and he immediately showed an expression of interest, and asked Tanaka Daisa.

"What is the reason...... If it is useful for this offensive of ours, I will definitely ask the Manchurian Army Command for credit to you......"

"Hey! His Excellency Commander Xie ......" Tanaka Daisa's face was happy, and he quickly replied.

"The two reasons for the successive defeats of the Russian army are the light enemy and the division of troops ......"

"Before the outbreak of the war, the Liaodong Army began to attack without even figuring out the true strength......"

"After the attack, the troops adopted the encirclement and suppression tactics of dividing the troops and attacking together, giving the Liaodong Army the opportunity to break them individually......

The division commander nodded and asked, "Then do you know the current strength of the Liaodong Army?" ”

"Hey......" Tanaka Daisa affirmed.

"According to the captured prisoners of the Liaodong Army, I learned that the Liaodong Army was formed according to the establishment of the Russian army, and now there are a total of ten regiments and a total strength of nearly 15,000 people...... However, half of the 15,000 Liaodong troops were recruits......"

In addition, the Liaodong Army was armed with a staggering number of heavy machine guns and artillery...... In particular, there were almost twenty heavy machine guns in each regiment, and all of them combined, already exceeded the number of heavy machine guns in one of our divisions. ”

"Yo West...... I understand, the Liaodong Army has so many heavy machine guns, as long as it concentrates its firepower on a unit after the division of Russian troops, then this attacked Russian army will definitely have no way to escape......" The division commander said thoughtfully.

After finishing, he immediately shifted his gaze to Tanaka Daisa, and said with a look of relief.

"Tanaka-kun, your reminder is very timely...... I believe I already know what I have to do......" (To be continued. )

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