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Several regiments led by Yang Xingguo happened to collide with the Japanese troops of the two divisions.

Seeing that in order to pursue the speed of reinforcements, the Japanese army did not even arrange patrol and alert troops. Yang Xingguo immediately realized that an opportunity to inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army had come.

After thinking about it, he immediately called several division commanders to his side and ordered.

"Although the official road under the feet of the Japanese army has been repaired, it is still difficult to walk the heavy artillery. Coupled with the fact that the Japanese army marched fast, their artillery unit fell to the back of the line unconsciously! “

"Also, in the eyes of the Japanese army, our limited main force is besieging the remaining Japanese troops on the Liaoyang battlefield, and we can't spare more troops to deal with them. Therefore, the more than 30,000 Japanese troops in front of us were almost not vigilant! ”

"In my opinion, this is an opportunity that God has given me to the Liaodong Army. My opinion is to seize this opportunity and teach the Japanese reinforcements a hard lesson! “

The Liaodong Army knew that on the scene, as long as you follow the commander, there will be big battles to fight and victories.

Therefore, as soon as his decision was spoken, everyone stared at him with burning eyes, waiting for orders.

"You think about the section of the official road we just passed five miles ahead, the terrain on both sides of the official road is open, three or four hundred meters away from the forest, not far and not close, it is very suitable for cavalry to launch an assault on the official road!" Yang Xingguo pointed to the map and analyzed.

Seeing that everyone was thoughtful, Yang Xingguo continued: "My idea is to teach the Japanese army a lesson here, to hit the head, cut the tail, and shell the middle, and give the Japanese army a deep lesson!" ”

"The cavalry division, lurking in the woods around the open field, after hearing the sound of the heavy artillery division, immediately launch a surprise attack on the official road, eliminate the two heavy artillery wings of the Japanese army walking in the end, if possible, rush towards their main force, and destroy as many Japanese troops as they can!"

"There are two regiments left in the heavy artillery division, build artillery positions on the spot, aim at the official road in front of the open field, and open fire as soon as they see the signal flare I have fired, shelling the main force of the Japanese army!"

"The infantry of the four regiments, all of whom were ambushed in the woods on both sides of the official road two miles in front of the shelling area, also based on my signal, ate the infantry wing of the Japanese army in the front in the shortest possible time. Among them, the 2nd Regiment of the Guard Division is responsible for cutting off the official road between the Japanese advance guard and the main force, and I want to completely annihilate these thousands of Japanese advances. “

In less than an hour, tens of thousands of sunsets hurriedly walked into the trap prepared for him by Yang Xingguo.

After the three flares were lifted into the air, it was the heavy artillery division that reacted first.

As soon as more than 70 heavy artillery pieces on standby roared, more than 70 shells smashed towards the official road with a screaming sound.

After three or four seconds, a violent explosion sounded on the official road.

"Baga, it's an artillery bombardment, and it's also heavy artillery, at least two heavy artillery wings!" Before the two Japanese division commanders who walked together could react from their shock, an exclamation full of fear sounded in their ears.

"It must have been the Liaodong Army that sent a heavy artillery unit to intercept us!" The commander of one of the divisions immediately made a judgment.

The commander of the other division frowned, and then added: "We must find a way to eliminate these heavy artillery units, otherwise, we will be attacked by heavy artillery all the time on the next march!" ”

"I propose to have two heavy artillery wings fight back on the spot!" The division commander, who had just spoken, continued to add.

The chief of staff, who had received the order, was just about to give the order when the fierce and dense gunfire and roar suddenly rang out in front of and behind them.

"Send someone to find out what happened to us right away!" A division commander subconsciously ordered.

In less than five minutes, two staff officers rushed over to report out of breath.

"The avant-garde wing has been attacked, and the Liaodong army that attacked them has tens of thousands of troops, and the troops are strong, so they ask for support!"

"The artillery that walked in the last place was attacked by cavalry, and thousands of the enemy's cavalry were launching a surprise attack on the artillery wing, and the artillery was probably unable to stop the cavalry attack!"

The division commander was stunned suddenly, and asked with an incredulous expression: "How is it possible?" With more than 10,000 people in front and thousands of cavalry in the back, plus heavy artillery troops, there are more than 20,000 people trapped in Jiangdong around us! ”

"Aren't the main forces of the Liaodong Army besieging the chief of staff? How did it end up here! ”

No one answered the question of the division commander, and not only that, but in less than a minute, another bad news reached the ears of the division commander: "Cavalry, the enemy's cavalry has already entered the heavy artillery wing, and the heavy artillery wing can't stop them at all!" ”

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the forward wing has suffered heavy losses, the enemy's firepower is too fierce, and the soldiers can only be beaten passively, and they don't even have a chance to counterattack, ask for reinforcements!"

"The artillery wing is finished!" Lieutenant General Yoshizawa, who was appointed as deputy commander by Oyama Iwa, said in a heavy tone.

"Now let the Guards Wing send troops to reinforce the Heavy Artillery Wing, is it possible to save some heavy artillery and artillery!" Lieutenant General Matsumoto, who had been appointed commander-in-chief by Oyama Iwa, asked with the last glimmer of hope.

Lieutenant General Yoshizawa shook his head and replied: "It is better to save the artillery than to save the avant-garde wing...... In front of the thousands of cavalry of the Liaodong Army, the artillery did not even have room to fight back. By the time our reinforcements rush over, the artillery wing will be finished. ”

"Not only will the artillery not be saved, but even the reinforcements may be attacked by cavalry!"

Lieutenant General Matsumoto's face quickly turned gloomy.

Although he was unwilling, he still ordered: "Rear guard wing, establish a defensive line on the spot, and arrange more light and heavy machine guns to prevent the cavalry of the Liaodong Army from attacking our main force!" ”

"Yoshizawa-kun, you immediately arrange a wing to reinforce the avant-garde wing, and the avant-garde wing must not be wiped out."

While Lieutenant General Yoshizawa received the order loudly, he reminded: "Matsumoto-kun, what about the heavy artillery of the Liaodong Army, can you let them shell us!" “

After Lieutenant General Matsumoto let out a long sigh, he said helplessly: "The heavy artillery position of the Liaodong Army is too far, and it is too late for the infantry to pass anything. The artillery is now again under cavalry fire and is too busy to take care of itself. I really can't think of any other way than to love fried! ”

"But we don't have to worry too much, the heavy artillery is powerful, but the marching speed is very slow!"

"As long as we deal with the enemy in front of us and march to reinforce the chief of staff, it won't take long to break out of the range of the heavy artillery of the Liaodong Army! The troops were ordered to leave the official road and disperse and hide on the spot. As long as there are no targets to fire them, their heavy artillery will not be able to fire for long. ”

Lieutenant General Matsumoto broke his wrist and gave up the artillery to organize the defensive line on the spot, which directly shattered the cavalry division's plan to take advantage of the situation to kill the Japanese infantry.

Of course, this was also to a certain extent convenient for the cavalry division to eliminate the Japanese artillery wing.

Because the cavalry rushed too fast, the two heavy artillery wings of the Japanese army, plus most of the field artillery wing, were all intercepted by the cavalry division, and the whole army was annihilated. (To be continued.) )