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The division commander frowned, and hurriedly asked: "Could it be that the Liaodong Army has begun to attack!" ”

"Not yet, it was the shelling of the Liaodong Army, they seemed to know about our deployment in Dalian, and all the shells fired by hundreds of artillery pieces smashed into our position, and the positions of the two artillery wings were not spared."

"I have just contacted two artillery positions, all of them have lost contact, and now I have sent someone on horseback to contact them. But I have a hunch that the two artillery wings may well have met with an accident! ”

"Baga, how can this be, immediately send someone to contact the artillery wing, be quick. If two artillery wings are bombed, we will most likely not be able to hold the city of Dalian. The enraged commander of the Matsuda Division scolded loudly like an angry lion.

For Matsuda, today is destined to be a day he will never forget.

After receiving the order, the chief of staff not only did not leave, but continued to report: "Division commander, there is still something!" ”

"The Liaodong Army shelled our hundreds of artillery pieces, including almost two hundred heavy guns, and all of them fired at our forward positions. The forward positions were all simple civil fortifications, which could not withstand heavy artillery bombardment at all. ”

"Because the shelling of the Liaodong Army was too fierce, the forward positions were covered by artillery fire. So far, we have not been in contact with the five infantry brigades on the front. I fear that these five infantry battalions will suffer heavy losses in the artillery bombardment if they encounter an accident at the front. ”

"In order to avoid accidents, I implore the division commander to immediately transfer the remaining troops of the division to reinforce the forward positions. As soon as the artillery bombardment of the Liaodong Army stopped, it immediately rushed to the position to block the attack of the Liaodong Army. ”

"In addition, in the past two days, many troops from various divisions and regiments have fled back one after another, with a total strength of more than 12,000 people. Although the combat force was only a third of the total strength, they were after all part of the Manchurian Army. I suggest that the division and regimental headquarters immediately reorganize them into twelve infantry brigades, redistribute weapons, and reinforce the battlefield at any time. ”

"Yes!" The head of the Matsuda division agreed without thinking about it.

Seeing that the chief of staff subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and then prepared to give orders. Vice Admiral Matsuda ordered: "Without the artillery, we still have the navy, and the power of the naval guns is greater than the artillery equipped with artillery, and there are one or two hundred guns in total, which can completely suppress the artillery of the Liaodong Army." ”

"Immediately contact the naval detachment to open artillery and suppress the artillery of the Liaodong Army."

Before the chief of staff, who had given the order loudly, had not left, a staff officer rushed into the war room with a frown.

"Division commander, we can't contact the military port, and we can't contact the radio."

"Also, there was a burst of gunfire and explosions in the direction of the military port just now. But it only lasted less than ten minutes, and I had already sent someone to ride to the military port, and news should come back soon. ”

Matsuda's face turned pale with a brush.

Losing artillery, in the face of the strong artillery strength of the Liaodong Army, the only thing Matsuda could rely on was the navy.

If the navy also encounters an accident, then in the next battle, tens of thousands of soldiers under his command will be pressed and beaten by the artillery of the Liaodong army.

And there are not many permanent fortifications around Dalian, as long as the Liaodong Army has enough shells, the artillery bombardment alone can blow up tens of thousands of soldiers.

Seeing that the face of the division commander who was suddenly stunned kept changing, he didn't say a word. The chief of staff hurriedly comforted: "Division commander, there are 4,000 naval officers and men in the military port, and even if it is attacked, it is impossible for the entire army to be wiped out in ten minutes." Moreover, there are many naval officers and men guarding the warship, and no matter how strong the attacker is, it is impossible to fly on the warship. ”

"The Navy must be fine, please rest assured that the division commander."

As soon as the chief of staff finished speaking, a burst of gunfire rang out again in the direction of the military port.

The gunfire only lasted for half a minute before it stopped, and the chief of staff's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "There are still gunshots in the military port, and there are our own people." Division commander, we must immediately send troops to reinforce the military port, and the navy must not have any problems. ”

Matsuda's eyes lit up, and just as he was about to give an order, a squad leader of the communications squadron of the division headquarters suddenly rushed in.

Staff Officer Shaozuo, who was standing in front of Matsuda, his face changed, and he hurriedly asked, "Jing Tianjun, didn't you go to contact the navy?" Why did you come back so soon, didn't I ask you to take the radio to the military port, so you just stayed in the military port to keep in touch with the radio station! ”

The squad leader hurriedly replied: "Sir, the military port, the military port has been occupied. I took a communications team with me, and I was beaten back before I could reach the military port. The enemy was armed with a large number of machine guns, and only six of my communications squad returned, and the rest were killed. ”

The inference turned out to be true, and Matsuda's already pale face turned even whiter at this time.

But as the commander of the division, Matsuda was full of doubts and even despair about whether he could hold Dalian next. But in front of his subordinates, he quickly regained his composure.

Frowning, he ordered: "Regardless of whether the naval detachment encounters an accident or not, in order to hold Dalian, this enemy must be destroyed." Otherwise, the Liaodong Army only needs to give us an internal and external flank attack, and the defense line we have arranged around Dalian will be torn open. ”

"Please give the division commander an order!" The chief of staff and the staff officers in the war room replied at the same time as if they had discussed it.

Lieutenant General Matsuda thought for a minute and then ordered, "Chief of Staff, your first task is to reorganize the 12,000 defeated troops in Dalian City. The enemy is too strong, and one of our divisions is too small to hold out for too long. With these 12,000 soldiers in the war, our chances of victory will be much higher. ”

"Yingteng Shaozhongzuo, you immediately transfer the sixth and seventh infantry brigades, regardless of whether the military port is occupied by the Liaodong Army or not, you must recapture the military port and eliminate the Liaodong Army that attacked the military port."

"Sasaki Daisa, no matter what method you use, immediately contact the five infantry brigades on the front. In addition, five brigades were drawn from the reserve to reinforce the forward positions. As soon as there is an opportunity, reinforcements will be sent immediately. ”

"I will send a telegram to the commander-in-chief immediately, hoping that the commander-in-chief will come back before Dalian is breached."

When more than 400 artillery pieces of various artillery pieces continued to attack the Japanese positions in Dalian, Dashanyan did not dare to stop all the way under the pursuit of the cavalry division, and after two consecutive days and two nights of rapid marching, he finally arrived in a forest less than 100 kilometers away from Dalian.

According to the speed of the march in front of him, he will be able to return to Dalian smoothly in two days at most.

However, Dashan Rock is not without any losses.

In order to delay the pursuit of the cavalry division, Dashan Yan had to leave two infantry brigades behind, taking advantage of the terrain that was favorable to him and buying time for the main force.

Of course, these efforts are not meaningless. At this time, the cavalry division was still nearly three hours away from him, and the next four or five kilometers were all mountain roads, so as long as he hurried up, he could completely extend the distance to four hours. (To be continued.) [The long-awaited novel mobile client is online! ] The client supports offline reading, no ads, and millions of novels are free to read! Font and brightness adjustment, night mode, reading progress memory, and many other powerful features. To download, please pay attention to the WeChat public account gegegengxin (press and hold for three seconds to copy)