After the Japanese commander received the analysis and report from the chief of staff, he was stunned for a minute before he reacted. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Then quickly walk to the map to determine whether the chief of staff's analysis and judgment are well-founded.

Soon, beads of sweat the size of beans flowed from the forehead of the division commander.

The two divisions arranged on both flanks, after a failed counterattack at the front, had less than three wings of combat troops.

Now after being drawn out by himself to attack the assault force of the Liaodong Army, there are less than two infantry wings that can still fight.

With the Liaodong Army having heavy artillery and new artillery, this point of the troops simply could not hold out for too long.

If the defensive line of these two divisions is broken through by the Liaodong Army, then what awaits these two divisions and regiments must be the collapse of the whole line.

And the position of the heavy artillery brigade occupied by the commando of the Liaodong Army is the only way for these two divisions and regiments, and now it is occupied by the Liaodong Army, which directly means that the rear road of the two divisions and regiments is cut off, and the two divisions and regiments that collapse on the whole line will only have one result in this situation, and the whole army will be destroyed.

"Bageyalu, the appetite of the Liaodong Army is so big, they want to eat one of our divisions in one bite, who gave them so much guts, Bageyalu!" After slamming his clenched fist on the map in front of him, the commander cursed loudly.

The deputy chief of staff who stayed behind in the military headquarters was shocked and hurriedly reminded: "Army commander, the two divisions must not be dumplings by the Liaodong Army, otherwise we will be finished!" ”

The army commander nodded and replied: "It's still too late, as long as the two divisions have not collapsed and the two division commanders still have control over the troops, these two divisions will not be completely annihilated by the Liaodong Army." ”

"The position of the heavy artillery brigade is indeed the only way for the two divisions to retreat, but we can retreat by detour."

"Immediately send a telegram to the commanders of the two divisions, leaving one unit behind, and the other troops will immediately retreat, and they will bypass the heavy artillery brigade and retreat, and they will decide for themselves where to retreat."

"Hey!" The deputy chief of staff was immediately ordered to send a telegram.

The two division commanders who received the retreat order gasped and cold sweat flowed out.

In their opinion, half an hour later this telegram would have been sent and the entire division would have been finished.

Because, the offensive artillery fire of the Liaodong Army on the opposite side was too fierce, and if it weren't for the fact that he had sent a supervising team to block behind the defensive line, the defenders on the position would have collapsed long ago.

But even so, with less than a thousand defenders left on the defensive line, they could hold out for half an hour at most.

At that time, even if they did not collapse on the battlefield, the defense line would be broken through by the Liaodong Army due to insufficient troops.

In either case, as long as the Liaodong Army breaks through the last line of defense in front of the division and regimental headquarters, the result waiting for the entire division will be collapse.

For ordinary officers and soldiers, they only know the retreat route of the heavy artillery brigade position, and if they retreat along this road, then they will hit the muzzle of the Liaodong Army and bring about their own destruction.

Thinking of this, the division commander, who couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, quickly glanced at the map, and then decisively ordered the chief of staff: "Inform the troops that have not yet participated in the battle, give up all baggage and heavy weapons, retreat along this line, and withdraw from the battlefield within half an hour." ”

"What about the Fourth Wing that is blocking the Liaodong Army?" The chief of staff hurriedly asked.

"When they stay in the temple, don't tell them. Informing them now will affect their morale in the rest of the battle. After all, the longer they fight here, the better the tide of the battle will be for us. The division commander closed his eyes and ordered with a pained expression. Less than half an hour after the retreat of the two divisions, the Japanese defense line in front of the 5th Division and the 2nd Regiment of the Guards Division broke through one after another.

Thousands of Liaodong troops roared and crossed the defensive line, ready to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and hit two divisions and one fell into the water.

The fists of the two divisions were completely powerless, as if they were hitting cotton.

Because, behind the defensive line, except for the hundreds of routed soldiers on the defensive line, the other Japanese troops did not see any of them.

"What about the Japanese army, where have all the people gone, even if there are no combat troops, engineers, artillery, and baggage troops all add up to several thousand, how can there be hundreds of troops now." The commanders of the two divisions who received the news did not understand what was going on with the current situation, and how thousands of Japanese troops were suddenly gone.

The chief of staff, who was standing next to him, frowned and reminded: "A few thousand Japanese troops are not a few hundred, and it is impossible to disappear for no reason. Division commander, I suggest that a reconnaissance team be sent to search the surroundings immediately, and some traces will definitely be found! ”

"Then don't go yet!" The division commander agreed without thinking about it.

Then he ordered: "Also, immediately report the situation here to the commander, the commander has a special operations detachment in his hands to collect intelligence, and he must know more than us!" ”

Hurry up, and in less than 20 minutes, Yang Xingguo received a message from two division commanders.

In just a few seconds, Yang Xingguo's face showed an expression of sudden realization. Then he slapped himself on the back of the head and said: "Yes, it must be that the Japanese army saw our purpose and retreated in advance!" ”

Sun Liechen, the chief of staff next to him, was stunned for a moment, and then asked incomprehensibly: "Retreat, where can they retreat, our third guard regiment is blocking the way they must pass, even if they retreat, they will hit our guns!" ”

"The Japanese are not stupid!" Yang Xingguo shook his head and replied.

"Unless the Japanese battlefield collapses, the positions of the heavy artillery brigades occupied by the three regiments are the way they must go. Otherwise, the Japanese army had a way to retreat. After all, we only have so many troops, and the battlefield is so big, they want to retreat, and we can't stop them. ”

Sun Liechen immediately reacted, seeing that the three divisions were about to be wiped out by himself, and at the last moment, more than 10,000 Japanese troops with the worst combat effectiveness actually fled, which would not be comfortable for anyone.

Therefore, Sun Liechen's face quickly showed an expression full of helplessness and unwillingness, and he asked Yang Xingguo: "Commander, is there no way to save this situation, watching more than 10,000 Japanese troops slip away from under our noses!" ”

Yang Xingguo shook his head and replied: "You're right, there's really no way!" ”

"Also, you don't know the situation on Li Zhilong's side, if we don't go to reinforcements, Li Zhilong's fourth division will be about to run out. The deputy commander had just sent someone to report that he had sent the imperial court messenger away. It was in order to deal with them that we started this battle. And we have paid enough for this battle, and we must stop when it is time to stop, and we must not delay. ”

Sun Liechen could only answer helplessly: "I understand, I will immediately send someone to inform the two division commanders to clean up the battlefield and prepare to retreat." ”

In the face of his former old opponent, Li Zhilong knew the Japanese army, and the Japanese army also understood him.

After suffering a big loss from the Japanese army in the artillery battle at the beginning, Li Zhilong immediately became cautious.

However, under the circumstance that the initiative on the battlefield was in the hands of the Japanese army, no matter how cautious Li Zhilong was, there were always one or two times when he fell for the Japanese army's moves.

At the end of the day, in the face of various targeted attacks by the Japanese army, Li Zhilong had already lost two battalions of troops.

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