The commander-in-chief of the Japanese army, Da Shanyan, did not let go of this fighter given to them by the Liaodong Army. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Immediately concentrate several artillery wings and field divisions to launch an attack on the Russian army.

The Russian artillery units, which lost three regiments, were not in the first place to be the opponents of the Japanese artillery. At this time, he was completely pressed by Russian artillery fire, and he didn't even have the courage to counterattack.

Without artillery support, the Russian army could only hide in the trenches and suffer heavy losses.

At this time, the three field divisions of the Japanese army took advantage of the situation to launch an attack, wanting to break through the last line of defense of the Russian army in one fell swoop.

At the beginning, the three divisions attacked very smoothly, and there was even an infantry brigade that entered the Russian positions and fought with the Russian troops.

However, at this critical moment, the Russian army sent the last reserve in Liaoyang City.

Under the counterattack of 10,000 elite Russians, this infantry brigade was wiped out, and the unstoppable attack momentum of the Japanese army was also suppressed.

At this time, if the Japanese army can cover the Russian position with another artillery fire, the Russian army, which has no troops to send and has suffered heavy losses, will definitely not be able to stop the Japanese army from attacking again.

But the point is that the Japanese ran out of shells, especially heavy artillery shells, which were almost exhausted.

Without heavy artillery, with only field artillery, there is no way to bring lethal damage to the Russian troops hiding in the trenches.

As a result, the attack that the Japanese army suddenly planned was stopped because of its own inability to follow up the attack.

Even so, in just two hours of fighting, the Japanese army inflicted losses on the Russian army of more than 10,000 people.

"Baga, it failed again. Doesn't it mean that the Russian army already has no reserves, why did one of the main divisions suddenly join the battle...... Just a little bit, we won. Dashan Yan, who got the news of the failure of the attack, scolded angrily.

The chief of staff hurriedly replied: "The returned troops report that the combat effectiveness of this unit is very strong, surpassing that of other units. If I'm not mistaken, this should be the guard unit of the Russian army command. ”

"They have been guarding Liaoyang before, and they are responsible for the defense of Liaoyang City. I didn't expect that the commander of the Russian army actually sent this division to the battlefield, how bold is it? ”

Da Shanyan replied helplessly: "It's just a pity that I didn't defeat the Russian army with such a good opportunity, and I don't know when the next opportunity will appear......"

"Also, this war has been fought long enough, and if it continues, it will be a huge pressure for us and for the country."

The chief of staff frowned and said: "The artillery shells are finished, and without artillery support, it is almost impossible to break through the Russian defense line." ”

At this time, the chief of staff suddenly thought of something? His eyes lit up, and he proposed to Oyama Rock.

"Commander-in-chief, if you want to end the battle as soon as possible, I think we can try the method that the Liaodong Army said: borrow from the Liaodong Military Defense Area. Send an elite team to fight into the hinterland of the Russian army, attack inside and outside, and break through the Russian defense line in one fell swoop. ”

"The Russian army has even sent the guard units of the defense headquarters to the battlefield, which shows how short the Russian army is ......"

"As long as there are no accidents, the current hinterland of the Russian army must be very empty."

Da Shanyan asked with a serious face: "Tell me about your specific method?" ”

"Hey......" said the chief of staff after thinking about it.

"We can transfer an elite brigade from the whole army, only equipped with light infantry weapons, but we must bring enough heavy machine guns and light machine guns, and use the Liaodong Military Defense Area to enter the hinterland of the Russian army......"

"If you're lucky, this brigade can attack directly from behind the Russian army, cooperate with our frontal attacking troops, flank inside and outside, and tear a breakthrough in the Russian defense line......"

"Bad luck, this brigade is discovered, and it can also attract a large number of Russian troops in the hinterland of the Russian army to besiege them."

"The hinterland of the Russian army is empty, and if you want to fight against one of our elite brigades, you need at least two main divisions. Unless the Russian army watches this brigade do whatever it wants in their hinterland, they can only transfer troops from the front line to besiege our brigade. ”

"As long as the Russian army moves troops, there will be defensive holes on the front line. And we will have the opportunity to break through the Russian defense line......"

After five minutes of contemplation and hesitation, Dashan Yan slowly showed a determined expression on his face.

He commanded to the chief of staff, "Just do what you say...... In order to increase the firepower of the assault troops, we will equip this brigade with all the remaining nearly 100 light machine guns......"

"As for the borrowing fee of 500,000 taels of silver, it will be temporarily taken out of the military expenses. When we defeat the Russian army, we must double the return of the Liaodong Army. ”

The former enemy headquarters of the Liaodong Army, as soon as Zhou Zhongju received the silver from the Japanese army, he found Yang Xingguo and asked.

"Commander, do you want to wait until the Japanese army has passed our defense area before informing the Russians......

Yang Xingguo shook his head and refused: "No, tell them now, the sooner the better!" ”

"In terms of overall strength, the Russian army is no longer comparable to the Japanese army, and the Russian army can prepare earlier if it knows the news, and only in this way can we see a dog-eat-dog show."

"Then I will inform the Russian army of the news, and by the way, I will also tell them about the strength and equipment of the Japanese army." Midweek thought about it and agreed.

Speaking of which, what does Midweek seem to have in mind? Continued: "This time the Russians are really cheap. ”

"The Japanese army looked like it had only one brigade, but it was armed with a large number of light and heavy machine guns. I had people count them specifically, at least fifty heavy machine guns, and at least one hundred and fifty light machine guns......"

"If the Russian army can capture these light and heavy machine guns, then the Russian army's defensive firepower will definitely be greatly strengthened......"

Yang Xingguo shook his head and said, "You think too simply......"

"Even if the Russian army captures these light and heavy machine guns, someone will have to use ......"

"Besides, the reason why the Japanese army reinforced them so many light and heavy machine guns must have thought that this brigade would be besieged by heavy Russian troops."

"With such a powerful light and heavy machine gun firepower, even if the Japanese army is not equipped with artillery, it will cost a lot to eat it......"

"Also, even if the Russian army captures these light and heavy machine guns, it's useless, don't forget, whether it's a heavy machine gun or a light machine gun, it's a big eater of bullets, and the Russian army doesn't have so many bullets for these weapons to go to the trenches......"

"Immediately pass the news to the Russian army, and we will stay here and watch a dog-eat-dog show."

"If we have the opportunity, we will try to get back all the light and heavy machine guns equipped by the Japanese army, and we will use them ourselves."

The headquarters of the Russian army in Liaoyang City has been shrouded in a depressing atmosphere since yesterday.

Because, the heavy losses of the front-line troops made everyone in the command unoptimistic about this battle.

At this moment, the chief of staff suddenly rushed in with excitement.

"Your Excellency Commander, good news, the 500,000 taels of silver we bought for the Liaodong Army have worked......"

"Tomorrow night, a brigade of Japanese troops will pass through the Liaodong military defense area and enter our hinterland...... The Liaodong Army told us all about the strength and equipment of the Japanese army. ”

"As long as we can eliminate this brigade, the low morale of the soldiers will be greatly boosted. Not only that, but we were able to capture a large number of much-needed light and heavy machine guns. ”

"According to the report of the Liaodong Army, the Japanese brigade is equipped with a total of more than 200 light and heavy ones, and if all of them are captured, the firepower on our defensive line will definitely be greatly strengthened." (To be continued.) )