At the headquarters of the Japanese army, the intelligence staff officer suddenly rushed to Dashanyan in a hurry, and before Dashanyan could speak, the intelligence staff officer reported. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, Emergency Military Intelligence ......"

"Our scouts at the north gate of Liaoyang sent news that the Russian defenders in Liaoyang had left the city, at least 20,000 people, and they were carrying a lot of supplies. The current Liaoyang is likely to have become an empty city. ”

"They must have gone to Mukden. The Russian army still has more than 100,000 people on the front line of the Liao River in Mukden. Only by joining forces with these hundreds of thousands of troops can they have a chance to turn defeat into victory. Otherwise, sooner or later they will all be wiped out by us in Liaoyang. Dashan Yan said with a calm face.

Hearing Da Shanyan's words, the face of the chief of staff on the side immediately became embarrassed.

If he hadn't ordered the front-line troops to shrink their strength, more than 20,000 Russian troops would have been surrounded in Liaoyang City waiting to die. Even if they were going to break through, they would lose a lot.

However, all this was lost by the order to shrink his forces for defense.

Seeing that the chief of staff bowed his head and did not speak, Dashanyan, who knew that the chief of staff was cautious and for everyone's good, did not dwell on this issue more, and continued: "Since the Russian army has withdrawn from Liaoyang, Liaoyang must be an empty city now. ”

"The Russian army has hoarded a large number of supplies in Liaoyang City, and it is impossible to take them all away. Order the forward troops to attack immediately, occupy Liaoyang, and take over all the supplies of the Russian army in Liaoyang! ”

"Hey!" The chief of staff looked at Dashan Yan with a grateful face, and then said loudly.

After the chief of staff left, Dashanyan began to study the map, waiting for the good news that the troops had occupied Liaoyang City.

A few hours later, a junior officer suddenly rushed into the headquarters.

Seeing Shao Zuo, who was panting, the chief of staff next to him, who was more anxious than Da Shanyan, hurriedly asked.

"Is there a big gain after the troops occupy Liaoyang City?"

Shao Zuo hurriedly shook his head and replied, "Chief of Staff, we didn't enter the city at all. The city of Liaoyang was occupied by the Liaodong army, and the city walls were full of heavy machine guns erected by the Liaodong army. ”

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, the speed of the Liaodong Army can't be so fast...... The Russian army has just withdrawn from Liaoyang, how could the Liaodong Army occupy it so quickly, and the Liaodong Army has no troops outside Liaoyang City......" Dashanyan was like an angry lion, and retorted with a look of disbelief at Shaozuo.

The chief of staff on the side was so surprised when he heard the news that he didn't speak.

Oyama Iwa and Shaozo immediately shifted their gaze to him.

The chief of staff, who looked thoughtful, pondered for half a minute before he said: "Commander-in-chief, if I guessed correctly, when the Russian army abandoned Liaoyang and evacuated Liaoyang City, Liaoyang was taken over by the Liaodong Army!" ”

"Receiving...... You are saying that Liaoyang City was given to the Liaodong Army by the Russian army. No way, we don't have any news at all. Also, Liaoyang has been under our surveillance, so many Liaodong troops have entered the city, why don't we know? ”

The chief of staff hurriedly explained: "I don't know why the Russian army gave Liaoyang City to the Liaodong Army. But a few hours ago, I received a report that all the scouts deployed by the front-line troops in the direction of the west gate of Liaoyang City had lost contact, and there has been no news until now......"

"The Liaodong Army must have hunted and killed our scouts who monitored the West Gate first, and then entered Liaoyang from the West Gate and took over Liaoyang."

Hearing this, Da Shanyan was completely furious, and scolded loudly regardless of his identity: "Bage Yalu, the empire has been preparing for such a long time and sacrificing so many soldiers to win the battle of Liaoyang, just for Liaoyang." Therefore, Liaoyang is ours, and no matter what, we can't let Liaoyang fall into the hands of the Liaodong Army. ”

"Also, the Liaodong Army has challenged the authority of the Great Japanese Empire more than once. If we continue to slip the shoes and do not teach the Liaodong Army a lesson, our Manchurian Army will become the laughing stock of the Empire. ”

"For the honor of the soldiers, for the face of the empire, this time, we must teach the Liaodong Army a lesson."

Dashanyan knew that now was not the time to break with the Liaodong Army.

However, once the news of Liaoyang City being occupied by the Liaodong Army reached China, Dashanyan was sure that his position as commander-in-chief of the Manchurian Army would come to an end.

Because, the loss of Liaoyang City, the gains of the Manchu Army in the Battle of Liaoyang, not only could not offset the losses of the Manchu Army in the Battle of Liaoyang, but also could not give an explanation to the country.

When the time comes, the cabinet's dissatisfaction with itself alone will be enough to send itself to a military court.

Therefore, for the sake of his position as commander-in-chief of the Manchurian Army, and for the sake of not ending his military career here for most of his life, Dashanyan could only give up his resignation and make this decision full of revenge.

The chief of staff on the side wanted to persuade Dashan Yan to keep his senses, but as soon as the words reached his mouth, he swallowed them back.

The reason why the Liaodong Army was able to easily take over Liaoyang City from the Russian army, and why more than 20,000 Russian troops were able to easily withdraw from Liaoyang and return to Mukden, was all because of their own order to shrink their forces.

Dashanyan did not hold himself accountable, which does not mean that this matter is over.

It can be said that this incident is a time bomb around me. If you provoke Dashanyan, Dashanyan may detonate this time bomb at any time, and you will be held responsible.

Therefore, at a critical juncture, the chief of staff still chose to protect himself and agree with Dashanyan, so as not to provoke Dashanyan.

Da Shanyan, who was angry in his heart, saw that the chief of staff did not object, and directly ordered: "The Liaodong Army has just taken over Liaoyang City, and its foothold is not stable, now is the best time for us to attack Liaoyang and recapture Liaoyang." ”

"Order the front-line troops to attack Liaoyang City immediately......"

"Chief of Staff, send two artillery wings to quickly reinforce the front line and bring all the shells we have left. This time, I must teach the Liaodong Army a lesson and spit out all the benefits that I used to take from us. ”

By the time the order reached the front, the days were already massive.

More than 10,000 Japanese soldiers approached the outside of the city, ready to attack.

Yang Xingguo, who personally climbed to the head of Liaoyang City, was not idle, watching the Japanese army outside the city think about how to teach the Japanese army a lesson through this battle. Let the Japanese know that today's Liaodong Army is no longer the Liaodong Army of a few months ago, and it is not something they can attack if they want to.

Just when Yang Xingguo was thinking about something, Zhang Shanlin, the head of the special operations detachment, suddenly came over and reported.

"Commander, there is a situation! In order to capture Liaoyang City, the Japanese army directly transferred two artillery wings from the rear. A field artillery wing, a heavy artillery wing, is on the way, and it will be possible to reach the battlefield in three hours at most......"

"In addition, it may be that the Japanese army is insufficient, and both artillery wings have only one infantry brigade to protect the ......"

"The three brigades of the special operations detachment are now around Liaoyang, commander, do you want us to attack and kill these two artillery wings."

Yang Xingguo's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said excitedly: "I finally thought of it, just do it?" “

"Commander, you agree that the special operations detachment will attack, and the special operations detachment will take out the two artillery wings of the Japanese army." Zhang Shanlin hurriedly asked.

Yang Xingguo shook his head and replied: "No, it's not killed, it's a prisoner." So many artillery, and half of them are large-caliber howitzers, it's a shame to blow them up like this. (To be continued.) )