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In a panic, the chief of staff hurriedly ordered: "The Japanese army has another infantry wing, and they must be coming towards the gap." ”

"Order reinforcements, end the battle quickly, and be sure to plug the gap before the Japanese rush up......"

After finishing speaking, the chief of staff pointed to a colonel and ordered: "You, immediately organize a regiment to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army, even if the whole regiment dies, you must also prevent the Japanese army from entering the gap." “

Soon, more than 2,000 Russian troops collided with more than 3,000 Japanese troops in the middle of the battlefield.

The thousands of Russian troops besieging the Japanese army at the gap also became desperate.

In the face of the bullets fired by the Japanese army, do not rush forward. The front fell, and the back continued to rush.

"The Russian army began to fight hard, and even used the trick of taking the initiative to attack......" The commander-in-chief of the Japanese army, Oyama Yan, once again regained confidence in the attack, and said with a sneer on his face.

"The Russian army must have no other reserves, otherwise it would never attack ......us so desperately," the chief of staff said closely.

Dashan Yan said with a mocking face: "Desperate? A lot of times, it's not just hard work that works. ”

"With one regiment they want to stop one of our infantry wings, they are delusional. Chief of Staff, send another infantry wing as well. Also, order the attacking troops on the battlefield to reinforce the gap at any cost. “

Because the Japanese army is also equipped with a large number of light machine guns, with its superiority in firepower, as soon as the fire, the Russian army that launched a counterattack saw a huge gap between itself and the Japanese army.

With almost no losses from the Russian army, relying only on light machine guns, hundreds of casualties were inflicted on the Russian army.

After the two units quickly collided together, the Japanese army, which had twice the superiority in strength and superb assassination skills, pressed the Russian army from the beginning, and defeated the Russian army one after another, suffering heavy casualties.

At this time, the arrival of another infantry wing of the Japanese army directly became the last straw that crushed the infantry regiment of the Russian army.

As soon as more than 3,000 fresh troops joined the battlefield, the Russian army lost hundreds of people. Combined with the losses in front, there are only a few hundred people left in an infantry regiment that can still fight.

How could a few hundred people be able to block the clever attack of the elite of the six or seven thousand Japanese troops.

In less than two minutes, hundreds of Russian troops were drowned in the flow of Japanese attacking troops.

And the chief of staff of the Russian army, who had been paying attention to the battle situation on the position, could only watch as six or seven thousand Japanese troops rushed towards him, rushing into the gap and converging with the remnants of the Japanese army holding the gap.

Seeing the convergence, the Japanese army immediately split into two and launched a counteroffensive against the Russian defense lines on both sides.

The chief of staff of the Russian army could only close his eyes with a painful face, and said in a desperate tone: "It's over, the entire line of defense is over......"

As soon as the words were spoken, the Russian troops, whose flanks were attacked by the Japanese, began to collapse one-sidedly.

The gaps in the Russian defense line are widening, and more and more Russian troops are beginning to collapse on the battlefield and flee for their lives.

The commander-in-chief of the Japanese army, Oyama Yan, ordered without thinking: "Order all the officers and men of the whole army to attack immediately and defeat the Russian army......"

More than 30,000 Japanese troops, armed with various weapons, rushed out of the trenches and rushed towards the Russian defense line.

More and more collapsed Russian troops, when they saw the Japanese troops catching up behind them, they were immediately startled and fled for their lives in the direction of Liaoyang desperately.

The chief of staff of the Russian army watched everything with a stunned face, and before he could react from the shock, he was surrounded by the guards on the side and retreated in the direction of Liaoyang.

By the time the chief of staff of the Russian army reacted from the shock, he was already a few dozen meters away from the defensive line.

Looking at the surrounding pictures of defeat, looking at the demoralized subordinates around him. The chief of staff knew that the Battle of Liaoyang, which the empire had been preparing for almost a year, was over, and it ended with a crushing defeat for the Russian army.

This is, the chief of staff with a dignified face has only one thought in his heart, that is, to minimize the losses and let more soldiers live.

So, while fleeing for his life surrounded by his subordinates, the chief of staff ordered loudly: "Contact all the troops that can be contacted, retreat in the direction of Liaoyang City, and the commander will meet ......us in Liaoyang City."

The offensive and defensive battle directly turned into a big rout, and Yang Xingguo, who did not expect the Japanese army to be so stubborn, realized after a short shock that although the best time he was waiting for had not yet arrived, time was waiting for no one, and he must immediately seize this opportunity to reap the benefits of the Liaodong Army as much as possible.

So, Wang Hu, Zhou Qiangsheng, Li Zhilong, plus Zhou Zhongju and Zhang Shanlin, were summoned to the headquarters by Yang Xingguo as soon as possible.

"Captain Zhang has already briefed everyone on the situation just now, and now, I will also tell you what I want to get through this operation?"

"Everyone look at the map, after the Russian army is defeated on the battlefield, it will definitely retreat to Liaoyang City. However, if they want to hold Liaoyang City, it is almost impossible. ”

"One is that their troops suffered heavy losses on the front line, in addition to being wiped out, scattered, and captured by the Japanese army, and finally able to escape into Liaoyang City, maybe less than 20,000 people."

"The second is that they don't have the weapons and ammunition to defend the city. Many Russian troops lost their weapons when they were defeated, and as for heavy weapons and ammunition, they were even more left on the battlefield and no one cared about them. ”

"There are no people to want, no weapons and equipment, and the Russian army will never be able to defend Liaoyang and wait for death?"

Zhou Zhongju suddenly asked: "Then can the Japanese army attack Liaoyang City ......?"

Yang Xingguo shook his head and replied: "After running for more than ten kilometers in a row, the Japanese army has no physical strength to attack the city even if it is iron, and the heavy weapons of the Japanese army are also behind." Besides, the Russian army will still find a way to defend Liaoyang in the next two days to block the Japanese attack. ”

"Only when Liaoyang is in the hands of the Russian army can the Russian army gather more routs and evacuate here smoothly."

Wang Hu, who had been with Yang Xingguo for the longest time, looked at the map and suddenly interjected: "Commander, I understand, you want to take Liaoyang when Lao Maozi retreats." ”

"Yes, it is Liaoyang, with Liaoyang, Liaozhong, Anshan and other counties under our control will turn from the front line to the hinterland. What's more, Liaoyang has a certain commercial foundation and a huge population, and taking him down is killing three birds with one stone. ”

But will the Japanese agree? For Liaoyang, the Japanese must also be bound to win, snatching Liaoyang from the mouth of the Japanese, with no intention of snatching food from the tiger's mouth! Zhou Qiangsheng raised his concerns.

Yang Xingguo shook his head and said: "The Japanese are dissatisfied with that, it is certain, in order to avoid direct conflict, my idea is to occupy Liaoyang without firing a single shot, before the Japanese army reacts." In this case, no matter how dissatisfied the Japanese army is, there is nothing to say, unless he dares to risk being attacked by the enemy on his back and attack us directly......"

"Impossible, impossible. Commander, you're kidding! How could we not fire a single shot and get Liaoyang from the Russian army under the noses of the Japanese army. Unless, unless the Russian army is willing to take the initiative to give us Liaoyang City. Zhou Zhongju subconsciously retorted.

Yang Xingguo said with a smile: "Deputy commander, you guessed it right, I just want the Russian army to take the initiative to give Liaoyang City to us......"

As for how to do it, the reason is two words, interests. As long as there is an interest that can impress the Russian army, the Russian army will definitely give us the city of Liaoyang, which it did not intend to defend in the first place. (To be continued.) )