The imperial court officers and troops blocked around the third division were originally garrisons in Chaoyang and other places. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

As neighbors of the Liaodong Army, they definitely know more about the Liaodong Army than the imperial court.

In their opinion, the Liaodong Army can be called the heroic unit of the entire Great Qing State. If it weren't for the Liaodong Army blocking the Japanese and Russian armies in front, they would have been fighting with the Japanese and Russian armies long ago.

In addition, because their station is located outside the Guan, which is very close to the battlefield of the Russo-Japanese War, they can hear the violent explosion of shells on the battlefield many times.

In addition, some of the scouts even saw the tragic battlefields of the Russo-Japanese War up close.

At that time, many of them thought about one thing, what would happen if they were sent to the battlefield where the Japanese and Russian armies were fighting.

In the end, the result of the discussion was not surprising, in the face of the attack of the armies of the two major powers of Japan and Russia, the patrol battalion, which was not even equipped with rifles, did not even have the ability to counterattack, and could only be slaughtered on the battlefield by the Japanese and Russian troops.

It is for this reason that all the imperial officers and soldiers stationed outside the pass are afraid of the Japanese army and the Russian army from the bottom of their hearts.

However, such a strong army was defeated in front of the Liaodong Army again and again, which shows how strong the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Army is.

Under these circumstances, the imperial court suddenly issued a holy decree telling them that the Liaodong Army, which was strong in combat and evaded and defeated the Japanese and Russian armies, and was called a heroic army, turned out to be a rebel army.

When the decree was preached, everyone did not believe their ears and wanted to know why.

But the decree is a decree after all, and they are not allowed to refute or question it. What's more, they are just patrol battalions, even if the Liaodong Army is really a rebel, it will not be their turn to quell the rebellion, and it has nothing to do with them.

Therefore, although this incident caused a great shock to the patrol battalion, it did not affect the morale of the patrol battalion.

At this moment, another decree was sent to the barracks.

The imperial court actually ordered the patrol battalion in charge of the local garrison to immediately send troops to block all the passages of the Liaodong army to the outside world and block the entire Liaodong.

As soon as the general of the patrol battalion finished reading the holy decree, the thousands of soldiers of the patrol battalion below became confused.

What kind of army is the Liaodong Army, it is a strong army that is not even an opponent of the Japanese army and the Russian army. Let yourself block the passage of the Liaodong Army's garrison, isn't that the initiative to provoke the Liaodong Army to send it to death?

The imperial court declared that the Liaodong Army was a rebel army, and the patrol battalion did not matter. But let them hit the muzzle of the Liaodong Army and take the initiative to send them to death. There are thousands of soldiers in the patrol battalion, and no matter how bold they are, they dare not go.

But military orders are like mountains, and disobedience to military orders means disobedience to military orders.

After the garrison general killed two of his subordinates in a row to set an example, the remaining soldiers of the patrol battalion left the garrison with trepidation and blocked all the passages leading to the outside world in Liaodong.

Fortunately for them, after a few days, the Liaodong Army did not trouble them.

At this time, officers at all levels of the patrol battalion immediately seized the opportunity to bewitch everyone, the Liaodong Army had become strong and capable after two attacks by the Japanese army, and it was not as powerful as everyone imagined, otherwise why didn't the Liaodong Army counterattack in the past few days?

In the face of the facts, there were many soldiers of the patrol battalion who believed it.

At the beginning, they were still in a panic, and the officers and men of the patrol battalion, who were afraid of the Liaodong Army's sudden attack, slowly became arrogant, touched the gate of the Liaodong Army's garrison, and provoked the Liaodong Army with scolding.

Because there was no order, the Liaodong Army, which was confronting the official army, could only hold back no matter how dissatisfied it was.

However, the Liaodong Army's initiative to show weakness provoked more radical provocations by the patrol battalion.

Just when the Liaodong Army couldn't bear it anymore, the regiment commander's order to attack arrived.

"Impact, what did the regiment commander say, I've been suffocating for the past few days, I really want to rush out with my brothers to wipe out all the officers and troops on the other side!" The commander of a company who hurriedly rushed into the battalion headquarters asked as soon as he saw the battalion commander.

The battalion commander's face was surprisingly unreminiscent of the anger he had had a few days ago, and then he replied with a murderous expression: "Congratulations, Company Commander Zhang, your wish is coming true." The regimental commander's order has just arrived, let us take the initiative to attack and eat the patrol battalion in front of us. ”

"Really? That's great, battalion commander, I'll go back and arrange the troops right away, and make sure that one round of attacks will eat up the patrol battalion. The company commander's eyes lit up, and he walked out as he answered, fearing that the battalion commander would not agree to give him the main attack task.

"Come back, what's the hurry. I'm sure you'll tell you, if you leave now, you'll regret it when the time comes. The battalion commander, who saw at a glance that the company commander was cautious, immediately ordered.

As he spoke, several company platoon commanders of the battalion had already arrived.

After learning from the mouth of a company commander that the regiment commander had given the order to counterattack, the battalion commander did not speak, and the remaining two company commanders began to rush the task.

After a few days of patience, although they did not fire a single shot at the patrol battalion, several company commanders were not idle, and through various means they figured out the strength and firepower configuration of the patrol battalion opposite.

In their opinion, with the strength of the patrol battalion, their battalion could easily defeat them no matter which company was dispatched.

Therefore, which company grabs the main attack task, the first credit for the counterattack is the company's.

Subordinates are scrambling for tasks, which the battalion commander is very happy to see.

But the task of their own battalion is much more than defeating the patrol battalion. Therefore, the battalion commander decisively interrupted: "Okay, don't fight, our task is to completely annihilate the patrol battalion of the official army, and divide the troops to take the three counties closest to us, not to defeat or defeat them, so each of your companies has a part in the next battle." ”

"Now I'll lay out the combat mission."

The more and more radical provocations failed to cause the Liaodong Army to counterattack, and the courage of the patrol battalion became bigger and bigger.

In the beginning, a large number of patrols had to be sent every night, and the remaining soldiers of the patrol battalion dared to rest at ease.

Now, in the huge garrison, except for dozens of sentries scattered around, the rest of the patrol battalion has all been drilled into warm tents to sleep.

Even those sentries on duty patrolled because of the weakness of the Liaodong Army, and most of the patrolmen found a corner to sleep in, not paying attention to patrolling at all.

On the night when everyone in the patrol battalion did not expect, at the Liaodong Army station, which was basically not monitored by the patrol battalion, hundreds of Liaodong troops were making final preparations before the battle.

Half an hour later, more than 500 soldiers of the three companies, like ghosts in the night, quietly touched out of the station.

An hour later, the patrol battalion with more than 1,000 soldiers was surrounded by the Liaodong Army.

Heavy machine guns, light machine guns, and mortars that had just been equipped with troops were all erected around the barracks, waiting for orders to attack.

There was still one hour left before dawn, and the night was not so dark. The six mortars of the battalion were the first to fire.

A piercing scream of breaking the air sounded on the battlefield, and in less than a few seconds, a violent explosion spread from the patrol battalion station.

Coincidentally, two shells hit two tents in the patrol battalion.

An explosion rang out, and flames rose into the air, quickly igniting the two tents, turning them into two huge fireballs.

Dozens of soldiers of the patrol battalion who were unprepared, except for those who were killed and wounded by the explosion, did not even have time to bring their clothes and weapons, and rushed out of the tent that had become a fireball naked. (To be continued.) )