The Russian army directly told the Japanese army with their actions that the decisive battle between them had begun. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In the face of the overwhelming artillery attack of the Russian army, several artillery wings arranged by the Japanese army on the front line immediately counterattacked.

However, as soon as they opened fire to expose the target, they were targeted by other artillery that the Russian army was going to prepare.

In the end, the three artillery wings of the Japanese army were devastated by the Russian artillery units without even firing four rounds of shells.

As for the artillery wing that the Japanese army had placed in the rear, because they were not prepared, they could not counterattack until at least twenty minutes later.

And twenty minutes was enough for Lao Maozi's artillery to deal a devastating blow to the defenders of the Japanese front-line positions.

The three divisions of the Japanese front-line defenders were a little more than 40,000 people, and in the exchange of fire for several months, nearly 4,000 people were lost.

Just now, he blocked the attack of the three main divisions of the Russian army, and lost more than 2,000 people again.

In the counterattack against the Russian army, nearly 5,000 people were killed and wounded by artillery shells.

As a result, the total strength of the defenders of the Japanese front-line positions was a little more than 30,000.

However, just these 30,000 defenders still have to withstand the continuous attacks of the Russian army.

More than 200 artillery pieces, firing at a rate of more than 1,000 shells a minute, fired shells at the Japanese positions without interruption.

Ten minutes later, the Japanese army's defense line stretched for more than 10 kilometers had been bombarded by more than 10,000 shells.

At a glance, the trenches like long dragons have been blown up at this time.

A little more than 30,000 defenders, in just ten minutes, were blown up to more than 19,000 people, including almost two or three thousand lightly and seriously wounded.

Faced with this situation, the Russian army decisively extended its artillery fire, pressed the infantry, and launched a final attack on the Japanese front-line positions.

When the rear artillery units of the Japanese army joined the battle one after another, they began to engage in artillery battles with the Russian artillery.

Tens of thousands of Russian troops have broken through the fire interception and fought together with more than 10,000 Japanese troops.

Despite the Japanese stabbing skills, there were hardly any Russians as opponents if they were to go head-to-head.

So far, they are not facing heads-up.

In front of Lao Maozi, who has an absolute advantage in troops, no matter how powerful the Japanese army is, it is difficult to defeat four hands with two fists.

Japanese troops defending second-line positions. Before the reinforcements arrived on the battlefield, they encountered the defeated troops on the front line and received the latest battle report.

There were more than 40,000 defenders on the front line, except for less than 5,000 who escaped from the battlefield by luck. The other nearly 40,000 troops were all wiped out.

The decisive battle suddenly launched by the Russian army caught the Japanese army by surprise and caused the Japanese army to lose nearly 40,000 people in three divisions. But the losses of the Russian army are not much better.

Nearly 20,000 people were lost before and after, especially in the final battle with the Japanese army. Nearly 10,000 people fell directly under the bayonets of the Japanese army.

Perhaps because the losses of the troops were too great, the Russian army, which won a small game, did not take advantage of the victory to continue the offensive.

The Japanese reinforcements who were about to arrive on the battlefield did not take advantage of the fact that the Japanese army was not firmly on the ground to launch a counterattack and recapture the front-line position.

Both armies seem to be summing up their experience, secretly accumulating strength, and dealing a fatal blow to their opponents in the next round of decisive battles.

At this time, Yang Xingguo, who was dozens of kilometers away, also received the news of the decisive battle between the Japanese and Russian armies.

According to the historical development into the city, the whole decisive battle began with a complete rout of the Russian army.

And in front of you. Not only did the Russian army not rout, but it also won a small game.

For this result, which has deviated from the track of history, Yang Xingguo does not know whether to be happy or sad.

Therefore, from the moment he received the news, Yang Xingguo stared at the map, analyzed the battlefield situation according to the news sent back by the special operations detachment, and saw if there was any possibility of the battle situation returning to the historical track.

At this time, Sun Liechen, who hurried after receiving the news, asked Yang Xingguo with a frown.

"Commander. Do you think that the final winner of this decisive battle will be the Russian army...... After destroying the Japanese army of 40,000 at a cost of 20,000, the superiority of the Russian army in strength will be even more obvious, and the firepower of both sides is about the same, especially the number of artillery ......"

Yang Xingguo, who looked pensive, immediately replied: "I don't know who wins." But there is too much luck and fluke in this victory of the Russian army. ”

"As for the firepower of both sides, you are wrong...... Although the number of artillery pieces is not very different, there is a big difference in the power and caliber of artillery! ”

"The Russian army is equipped with almost all mountain artillery, while the Japanese army, the least powerful artillery is field artillery, which is powerful. Howitzers and even siege artillery are available. In this kind of positional warfare in front of us, both sides are hiding in trenches, and if they want to destroy their opponents from a distance, they can only rely on artillery. ”

"And the artillery strength of the Japanese army far exceeds that of the Russian army, even if the Russian army wins a small game now, it is difficult to judge the final victory or defeat now......"

Sun Liechen thought for a while and replied: "Commander, you're right, in such a large-scale decisive battle, a small victory can't tell the winner at all......"

"Now we can only sit here and wait for the situation to clear up before we can make a judgment."

Speaking of this, Sun Liechen seemed to think of something, and continued to ask: "Commander, you have sent so many troops to pick up the bargain...... Now that the troops of the eight regiments are all in place, and the decisive battle between the Japanese and Russian armies has begun, should we also move? ”

"Hold your troops and don......'t move," Yang Xingguo vetoed without thinking about it.

"The Japanese and Russian armies are now at a critical moment in the decisive battle, and I don't want to affect the entire battle situation because of me......"

Sun Liechen frowned and continued to ask, "What about the Japanese...... If nothing else, the Japanese will definitely send someone over today and let us attack the Russian army from the flank as agreed......"

"When the Japanese come, you tell him that the time has not come...... When the time comes, our Liaodong Army will naturally take the initiative to attack...... They are now unable to fight a decisive battle with the Russian army, how can they have the energy to take care of us, at most they will come to protest, it will not have any effect. Yang Xingguo replied without thinking about it.

Then, looking at Sun Liechen, who was stunned, he continued: "Of course, in order for us to pick up cheap and go smoothly, we don't do nothing!" “

"Immediately order the special operations detachment on the front line to find out all the artillery positions of the Japanese and Russian armies, including the number and type of artillery, and the strength of the defenders, and find out all about it, the sooner the better......

"Commander, you are going to attack the artillery of the Japanese and Russian armies...... Sun Liechen subconsciously exclaimed.

"Of course ......," Yang Xingguo replied as a matter of course.

"Since you're here to pick up the cheap, of course, you have to pick up the most important and valuable things first. Otherwise, what we have worked so hard to pick up and take away will not be enough for our troops! ”

"Execute the order immediately...... In addition, let the special operations detachment pay close attention to the situation on the battlefield and report it immediately if there is news......"

Neither the Japanese nor the Russians thought of it.

As the protagonist of this decisive battle, as soon as the decisive battle between them began, their own artillery was targeted by the third party, the Liaodong Army.

Of course, they don't have the time and energy to do that.

Lost three divisions, but also lost the first-line positions of Dashan Yan.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Russian army stopped attacking, he immediately ordered the troops to prepare for the next offensive.

As the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army, Oyama was well aware of where his advantages were. And if you want to give full play to your advantages on the battlefield, you can only attack, and keep attacking forward. (To be continued.) )