Ten minutes later, the shelling still had no intention of stopping. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Lieutenant General Noda of the Japanese Army, still staring at the battlefield not far away with the rumbling of artillery with anger on his face, did not say a word.

And at this moment, a more violent explosion suddenly sounded behind him, constantly whistling overhead, and the cannonballs that smashed on the mountain beams were suddenly gone.

Noda's brow furrowed, and he was about to say something. An artillery staff officer came running over and reported.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, something has happened! Our field artillery positions were attacked by heavy artillery of the Liaodong Army, and suffered heavy losses, and now we are transferring the remaining artillery that has not been blown up! ”

Noda, who was shocked, immediately grabbed the opponent's collar and asked loudly: "Are you sure that our field artillery position was attacked by the heavy artillery of the Liaodong Army!" ”

"Hey! It was determined that only heavy artillery could have such power. According to calculations, the Liaodong Army used at least two heavy artillery battalions! ”

"Also, the power of the heavy artillery is too great, as long as the field artillery we are equipped takes a shot, it will be blown into scrap metal immediately!"

"In just one round of shelling, we lost six field guns and a large number of artillery. If the remaining artillery is not transferred immediately, the entire field artillery wing will be wiped out! ”

"Baga, it must be the main force of the Liaodong Army that has rushed over, otherwise their heavy artillery troops will definitely not appear!" Lieutenant General Noda scolded loudly.

After finishing, he immediately asked the combat staff officer in front of him: "Counterattack, don't we still have a field artillery wing?" Ordered them to fight back immediately. If we don't destroy the heavy artillery of the Liaodong Army, we will be beaten passively in all the next battles! ”

The staff officer frowned and replied: "We also want to, but the range of heavy artillery is too long, and the Liaodong Army has placed heavy artillery positions within the effective range of our field artillery, which does not give us a chance to counterattack at all." ”

In the end, a field artillery wing rescued only more than twenty field guns.

Because there was a heavy artillery regiment of the Liaodong Army around them, the Japanese army almost did not dare to use artillery in the next battle.

But even so, the Japanese army still has a military advantage after all.

In the face of the Japanese army's wing-scale attacks one after another, even if the artillery units of the Liaodong Army turned their guns red, the Second Regiment, which had just been replaced with a regiment, would have to bear very heavy casualties.

You must know that the Japanese army is not vegetarian, especially the riflemen, as long as they rush to the front of the 100 meters, the bullets they shoot are bullets and bite the flesh, causing a lot of casualties to the second regiment.

After reading the casualty reports sent by the Second Regiment, Li Zhilong couldn't stand it directly.

At this rate of loss, even if he blocked the Japanese army here, the entire Fourth Division would suffer heavy losses and even lose its combat effectiveness.

"Division commander, you can't fight like this anymore......" Seeing that the Second Regiment had suffered more than 200 casualties, plus the losses in front, nearly half of the officers and men had fallen on the ground, and the chief of staff with a heartache on his face couldn't help but remind.

At this time, plus the time of a regiment holding out, the Japanese army had been blocked here for a full two hours.

After a short hesitation, he immediately asked the chief of staff: "How is the destruction of the official road in the back!" ”

"It's more than five kilometers. There were a total of three garrison battalions and more than 2,000 young men in front of them to sabotage the official road, and the Japanese army guaranteed to destroy wherever it went, and would never hold back the main force. The chief of staff replied immediately.

"Then give up the position and let the Japanese army climb to Liaoyang step by step on the official road we destroyed!" Yang Xingguo decisively decided.

The chief of staff nodded and continued to ask, "What about our people?" Do you want to keep fighting! ”

"That's for sure!" Li Zhilong replied without thinking about it.

"One or two regiments, following behind the Japanese army, resting while walking, replenishing their strength. The 2nd Regiment and the Field Artillery Regiment went up and killed them in large numbers with the sports warfare we are best at! ”

After easily occupying the positions of the Liaodong Army, Lieutenant General Noda had no intention of being happy at all.

Because, people who understand it know at a glance that the Shanliang position was voluntarily given up by the Liaodong Army, and it was not occupied by itself.

Although I don't know what is hidden behind the Liaodong Army giving up its position, the channel for its own reinforcement of Liaoyang is open after all.

Although his heart was full of doubts, Lieutenant General Noda still didn't say a word, and ordered the troops to hurry up and march in the direction of Liaoyang.

Not long after the team set off, Lieutenant General Noda discovered the problem.

The official road under their feet has been destroyed again! And the damage is very serious. It was very difficult not only to carry heavy wagons and artillery, but also to cavalry and men.

"Yaga! The cunning Liaodong Army likes to play blood-sucking tricks, and has the ability to set up a battle and fight a tough battle with the Great Japanese Empire! Lieutenant General Noda, who received a report from his subordinates, was like an angry lion and scolded loudly.

Just then, the communications staff officer came.

Despite the thick anger on Lieutenant General Noda's face, the communications staff officer whispered: "The chief of staff has sent an urgent telegram asking us to speed up the march and arrive in Liaoyang within twenty hours!" ”

Seeing that Lieutenant General Noda's already solemn face turned gloomy, the chief of staff on the side hurriedly analyzed: "After going to the official road and not being destroyed by the Liaodong Army, there is no Liaodong Army blocking it on the way, and we can reach the battlefield in eighteen hours of rapid marching!" ”

"But the Liaodong Army has obviously seen our purpose, not only sending troops to block us, but also completely destroying the official road we must pass through!"

"In this way, you won't be able to reach the battlefield for forty hours! How to fight next, please decide as soon as possible, Your Excellency the division commander! ”

"Decided! What can I decide, the Liaodong Army is so cunning, and the time is so tight, how can you let me decide! ”

Lieutenant General Noda's words made the chief of staff's face become heavy. But as chief of staff, he must maintain a minimum of sanity at all times.

Soon, the chief of staff spoke again: "If you don't decide, you can only take one step at a time!" ”

"Your Excellency the division commander, I suggest that two infantry wings be dispatched immediately to cooperate with the sappers to the front to build the road!"

"Draw an infantry wing and patrol the perimeter in squadrons, but the patrol force can't leave the range of heavy machine guns!"

"Thirdly, order the baggage wing to give up some unimportant baggage, and free up some horses to be sent to the artillery wing to assist the artillery in transporting artillery. You can also order the baggage troops to issue another base amount of ammunition to the officers and men of the whole army, reduce the burden of the baggage troops, and speed up the march! ”

Lieutenant General Noda, who had no other solution, could only nod in agreement: "Do this first, I hope that your method will be useful and can speed up the march of the troops." ”

After a series of orders, tens of thousands of Japanese troops quickly began to operate like a huge war machine.

At first, there was no harassment from the Liaodong Army, and in less than an hour, the Japanese army advanced nearly four kilometers.

After hearing the news, Lieutenant General Noda's solemn face immediately regained his confidence, and he directly took over the command from the chief of staff and directed the troops to attack forward. (To be continued.) )