readx;?“ What about the direction of Yingkou, although Li Jie is the commander of the coastal defense artillery regiment from the infantry, after all, he only has a few garrison regiments in his hands, and he will definitely not be able to stop the officers and soldiers for too long. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info We don't have many troops in Liaodong, if we let them enter Liaodong, it will be absolutely devastating for Liaodong. Sun Liechen hit the nail on the head and said the biggest crisis that the Liaodong Army is currently facing.

Yang Xingguo frowned and replied: "The attack in the direction of Yingkou is indeed devastating, and if one is not good, Liaodong will be wiped out." Reinforcements must be sent in the direction of Yingkou. As long as the officers and troops of the two towns in the direction of Yingkou are eaten, the threat from other directions will definitely disappear immediately! ”

Speaking of which, a very bold plan has been formed in Yang Xingguo's mind.

He continued to order to Sun Liechen: "Chief of Staff, you stay in Mukden, I will take the cavalry division and the special operations detachment, and quickly return to Liaodong." Since the imperial court gave me a surprise attack, it caught me off guard. Then we will also give the imperial court a big action, so that the imperial court, which has suffered heavy losses, will cry without tears. ”

Command the garrison regiment that came from the follow-up reinforcements to continue to build blocking positions in the rear, and even destroy the pipelines, slowing down the march of the officers and troops. After a night of rest at Yingkou Wharf, more than 20,000 officers and soldiers finally understood.

Zaitao, who has the identity of the king of the county, did not stay at Yingkou Wharf, but took a thousand guards drawn from the forbidden army to kill Liaodong with the Chinese army, completing his dream of eliminating the headquarters of the Liaodong Army.

But less than half an hour after the troops advanced, the pace of the march slowed down. The pipes under his feet also became potholes.

Zaitao knows very well that the key to this operation is time, and the longer he drags on the road, the more troops the Liaodong Army may return to help Liaodong. At that time, the troops of their two towns will not only not be able to destroy the headquarters of the Liaodong Army, but will also be dumplings by the Liaodong Army that returned to Liaodong, and the whole army will be annihilated here.

Therefore, Zaitao, who was frowning, subconsciously ordered one of his subordinates to quickly whip up the front to see what was wrong.

Not long after his subordinates left, a battalion management band rushed to Zaitao on a war horse.

"My lord, the road ahead has been destroyed by the Liaodong Army, and people can leave, but the baggage vehicles and artillery we carry cannot pass. The forward force has deployed a large number of troops to repair the pipeline. ”

"The roads are all destroyed! It's hateful, the Liaodong Army must be slowing down our march. At this rate, we will definitely not be able to kill the headquarters of the Liaodong Army in three days. It's been almost two days now, and the Liaodong Army must have begun to send heavy troops back to their headquarters! Zaitao immediately understood the purpose of the Liaodong Army, and scolded his subordinates.

A town commander standing next to him immediately frowned and asked, "County King, then let's go next." The imperial court even dispatched the Beiyang Naval Division, so if we didn't honor to cover our landing, could we have returned in vain! ”

"No! You can't go back in vain! Zaitao replied with a firm face.

"The Queen Mother, his old man, trusts this king so much, this king must not let her down. Didn't the forward troops report just now, the damaged pipelines just can't carry heavy vehicles and artillery, can the infantry still move forward? Then we will give up the baggage and artillery, and kill directly to the headquarters of the Liaodong Army. ”

"According to intelligence, the main force of the Liaodong Army in Liaodong was less than 5,000 people, and the artillery was either sent to Mukden or confronted the Japanese army in Lushun. So, without artillery and baggage, we can still win against them. ”

Seeing that the faces of the two commanders showed worried expressions, Zaitao, who was full of confidence, then ordered: "Leave one to protect the artillery and baggage, and the rest of the infantry, continue to set off, and march quickly to the headquarters of the Liaodong Army." ”

After asking for artillery and baggage troops, the march of the remaining three associations was noticeably faster.

In less than an hour, the first line of defense prepared for them by Li Jie was in front of them.

Because he did not carry artillery, Zaitao, who wanted to quickly break through the defense line of the Liaodong Army, could only use his own strength advantage.

Therefore, at the beginning of the attack, the two battalions, under the cover of more than 20 heavy machine guns, rushed towards the first line of defense with a roar and with a light machine gun.

If Li Jie had a main regiment in his hands, he would easily be able to repel the attack of the official army.

But here there were only four garrison regiments and one regiment of coastal defense artillery without artillery. The only thing that made Li Jie happy was that the Yingkou Garrison Regiment strengthened a mortar company and a heavy machine gun company. Together with the mortar platoon and heavy machine gun platoon brought by other garrison regiments, 12 mortars and 18 heavy machine guns were also gathered in front and back, plus more than 30 light machine guns.

"Commander Li, the officers and soldiers are coming up, how to fight, we will listen to you." Although they are all regiment commanders, Li Jie's rank is one level higher than that of the garrison regiment commander, so several garrison regiment commanders are headed by Li Jie.

Li Jie, who frowned, thought about it and replied: "Our purpose is to slow down the attack speed of the officers and soldiers, not to block them. Therefore, you can only outwit and not fight. ”

"Half of the mortars were drawn out and aimed at the officers and soldiers with heavy machine guns, and half of the mortars were aimed at the attacking troops of the officers and troops. Light and heavy machine guns, which shoot at the attacking units of the officers and troops whenever they have the opportunity. Remember, you must take care to protect yourself in battle. ”

"Also, otherwise, I am afraid that the attacking troops of the official army will approach us. As long as their attacking troops rushed to 50 meters in front of the formation, those heavy machine guns must cease firing, otherwise they will easily cause accidental injuries. When the time comes, we will be armed with light and heavy machine guns, rifles, and grenades, which will be able to repel their attacks. ”

"Unless the officers and soldiers use artillery, they can't threaten us at all. However, their artillery was still five or six miles away, and the pipeline was destroyed again, so they could not reach the battlefield in two hours. ”

After the battle began, although the mortars that gave the officers and soldiers a headache were not very powerful, every time the shells were dropped, people fell on the offensive road, or heavy machine guns were destroyed.

Because the casualties were not very large, Zaitao, who was still nervous just now, immediately relaxed, and then frowned and ordered the troops to continue the attack and kill the Liaodong Army position as quickly as possible.

At first, the attacking troops were able to withstand it.

However, as the shelling continued, the heavy machine guns behind them had to start shifting positions. As soon as the covering fire behind itself stopped, the Liaodong Army, which had been hiding in the trenches, was like a hungry wolf smelling blood, and immediately seized the opportunity, and all the light and heavy machine guns and rifles beckoned to the attacking troops, killing and wounding more than 100 people at once, and the attacking troops finally felt the pressure.

Thankfully, it didn't take long for the heavy machine guns behind them to fire cover fire again.

Bullets fired from the front positions. All at once it was gone. But the shells that kept whistling over their heads did not stop, and kept smashing and exploding in the middle of the attacking troops.

Not long after, the heavy machine guns of the officers and troops, which had suffered too many losses, had to move their positions again.

The garrison regiment on the position also seized the opportunity and once again gave the attacking troops of the officer army a round of firepower. (To be continued.) )