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After confirming that all the dozen or so radio stations equipped by the rear troops had lost contact, Dashan Yan immediately realized that the rear troops were finished.

Thousands of calculations did not calculate that the Liaodong Army actually gave up its own strength, which had only more than 20,000 troops, and to everyone's surprise, directly attacked the artillery with a total strength of more than 40,000 people in the rear.

Unexpectedly, the infantry of a division, supported by the artillery fire of hundreds of guns, was defeated by the Liaodong Army without even holding out for half a day.

You must know that the reason why he left an infantry division to protect his artillery was to prevent the Liaodong Army from attacking his artillery.

In Dashanyan's opinion, an infantry division, plus five baggage wings, plus hundreds of heavy artillery, even if it is surrounded by the Liaodong Legion, it is still no problem to hold out for a few days.

But such a force that he thought was indestructible, under the attack of the 30,000 Liaodong Army, did not hold out for even half a day, which had to make Dashanyan feel shocked and incredible.

"Baga, how is it possible, how did the Liaodong Army do it, without any advantage, it only took a few hours to defeat more than 40,000 of us. Even if there are more than 40,000 pigs, it is impossible for the Liaodong army to kill them all in such a short time! ”

The successive defeats were already numb to the chief of staff, and in his opinion, there was nothing on the battlefield that the Liaodong Army could not do.

So, the moment he received the telegram, the chief of staff realized that the artillery must be finished.

Based on his own understanding of the Liaodong Army, the Liaodong Army will either not make a move, and once it does, it will be sure of victory.

Sure enough, after only a few hours, the communication between the headquarters and the artillery was completely broken.

If you can't reach one or two of these stations, you can blame it on an accident. But now more than a dozen radio stations have lost contact, which cannot be described as accidental.

At this time, the chief of staff was almost certain that the more than 40,000 artillery and baggage troops left behind in the rear were finished. Even if the whole army is not destroyed, then the battlefield collapses and becomes a rout. Otherwise, it would be impossible for a dozen radio stations not to be brought out of the battlefield.

Thinking of this, the chief of staff did not go to comfort Dashan Yan, but thought of his future for the first time.

If the Liaodong Army can destroy more than 40,000 Manchurian troops behind, then it has the ability to eliminate more than 20,000 Manchurian troops here.

At this time, the Liaodong Army, which was sure of the victory in the battle, had already gathered the main force to kill its own position!

In order to survive, although the chief of staff didn't want to touch Dashanyan's eyebrows at this time and make Dashanyan unhappy. But he still reminded: "Commander-in-chief, I still don't know if the hundreds of artillery pieces we left behind were captured by the Liaodong Army. ”

"If the situation is so bad that we don't want to see the one we want, then once we are surrounded by the Liaodong Army, there will be only one way left for the whole army to be destroyed. For the sake of the future of the Manchurian Army, I humbly implore the commander-in-chief to prepare for the worst! ”

Dashanyan, who was constantly scolding just now, was silent all of a sudden.

With a gloomy face, he thought for a full five minutes before he said firmly: "Regardless of whether the rear artillery unit and the baggage unit have an accident or not, the remaining 20,000 people in the main force must not have another accident." ”

The chief of staff frowned and asked: "But there is the Liaodong Army in front of the road, and in a short period of time, it will not be able to break through the other party's interception at all." ”

Seeing that Dashanyan didn't speak, the chief of staff continued to remind: "Also, the main force of the Liaodong Army is likely to be killing us. If you can't get out of here as soon as possible, you will likely be surrounded by heavy troops from the Liaodong Army! ”

Dashan Yan still frowned and didn't speak.

Faced with this situation, the commanders of several divisions who were still alive below couldn't help it.

Immediately told Dashan Yan what he thought, and some proposed to attack again, gathering all the mortars and light and heavy machine guns equipped by the troops to attack.

Some proposed to drive the looted livestock of the troops to attack, use the livestock to block the bullets in front, and cover the infantry to kill the Liaodong Army's position.

Until the commanders of several divisions finished their thoughts, Da Shanyan's frowning brows still did not stretch.

However, his eyes didn't know when they began to shoot out two rays of light.

Under the gaze of more than a dozen pairs of eyes at the same time, he said with a firm face: "No matter whether you can rush over or not, it is impossible to safely withdraw to Lushun if you continue to break through!" ”

"Don't forget, on the way we retreated to Lushun, in addition to the thousands of Liaodong troops here, there was also the main force of the Liaodong Army that had just wiped out our tens of thousands of artillery. Don't just break through from here, and then hit the main force of the Liaodong Army. ”

The chief of staff's face darkened, and he asked with a look of despair: "Then it's not like we can't go back!" ”

"No, we still have a chance!" Dashan Yan replied without thinking about it.

Then without saying a word, he directly pointed to the map and analyzed: "The Liaodong Army killed one of us unexpectedly, and we can also kill the Liaodong Army unexpectedly, breaking through in a direction that the Liaodong Army could never have imagined." ”

More than a dozen subordinates saw Dashan Yan drawing on the map with his hands, and all of them showed disbelief expressions.

The chief of staff was no exception, and he looked at Dashanyan and asked, "Isn't this going deeper into Liaodong?" Commander-in-chief, if we are surrounded by the Liaodong Army on the road, it will not be more difficult to break out. ”

Not only did Oyama Rock not worry, but became more confident. Explained to a group of subordinates: "Even you think that it is impossible to break through in this direction, and the Liaodong Army will definitely not think of this road." ”

"Also, in order to destroy us, the Liaodong Army must have gathered all the forces that could be mobilized in Liaodong. Not surprisingly, the entire Liaodong must now be empty of troops. As long as we avoid the county seat and some important towns as much as possible, the entire retreat road will definitely be unimpeded. ”

"Also, when we retreated, except for weapons, ammunition and ten days of dry rations, all the rest of the supplies were lost."

Even if the Liaodong Army reacts and sends heavy troops to pursue us at that time, unless the Liaodong Army sends cavalry, it will definitely not be able to catch up with us. ”

"Of course, even if the Liaodong Army really sends cavalry to pursue us, we are not afraid, the cavalry has high requirements for roads, as long as we choose a few more mountain roads to retreat, the cavalry will not be able to help us."

At this time, many of his subordinates showed an expression of sudden realization on their faces, and even showed an expression of admiration for Dashanyan.

But there are still a few subordinates with a hint of apprehension on their faces, including the chief of staff.

At this time, Dashan Yan continued to analyze: "Of course, I can't take more than 20,000 soldiers to risk because of my own inference. ”

"If the main force of the Liaodong Army really comes to kill us, it will be tomorrow. In other words, we still have one night to scout. ”

"Chief of Staff, send all our remaining cavalry to go deep into Liaodong to reconnoiter and confirm whether Liaodong is really empty."

"Tell the cavalry troops that I can only give them seven hours to reconnoitre, and if my inference is correct, seven hours is the best time for us to retreat and transfer."

What the chief of staff believed was what he saw with his own eyes, so after hearing Dashan Yan's order to reconnoitre, the last trace of concern on the chief of staff's face disappeared directly. (To be continued.) )