After the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, he judged that Russia would definitely have a war, and this kind of advance prediction was to a certain extent the main reason for the final victory of the Japanese army, and in all wars, predicting the opponent's choice in advance is always the most important thing.

Sun Ziyun, knowing himself and knowing his opponent, winning all battles.

Song Biao's adventure lies in the fact that he completely predicted that the army would inevitably launch a charge at night, and on this basis, he began to formulate and design various plans.

After clearly seeing the layout characteristics of the entire defense line of the Japanese army, Song Biao quickly returned to his own trench and called the two battalion commanders, the two group commanders and Major Kornilov, as well as Captain Matvey of the Russian infantry battalion and others to his side.

Out of the importance of the long-term role of the Manchurian Infantry Regiment, Brigadier General Madnidorf transferred a number of officers who had cooperated with the Kwantung bandits to serve as staff officers, commanders, and staff officers of the Manchurian Infantry Regiment.

Song Biao called everyone over, took out the battle map and marked it again, and said: "Now it is certain that the army has a division in the area of Toupaotun and Lirentun on the southern line of the Hunhe River, and their main front is directly opposite the Siberian Fourth Infantry Division, the eastern front is facing us, and there may be some cordon and defense lines on the northern front to prevent the Russian army from suddenly crossing the Hunhe River to attack their hinterland." Personally, I believe that after waiting for General Mishuchenko to lead the cavalry to arrive here, due to the large number of opponents, the chance of a sudden charge is not great, and we still have to hold the flank positions of the 4th Infantry Division, and the 4th Infantry Division will launch the main attack. ”

Zhao Tingzhu and the others naturally didn't speak, they didn't know what to say, anyway, they didn't know what the situation would be in the future, just listen to the arrangement of the big boss.

Major Kornilov and Song Biao asked, "Are you sure of attacking the opponent's back?" ”

Song Biao shook his head and said, "The other party is an elite unit of the Yue Army, and there is not enough strength and firepower superiority, and any attack lacks practical significance." When the two armies are fighting, the undefeated wins, so we must first base ourselves on the undefeated. My biggest concern is that the Yue army will take advantage of the night to surprise us, so we must build the fortifications as soon as possible, and our trenches must not be too straight, and we must arrange them in multiple lines and disperse them at multiple points, so that the Yue army will not be able to complete the attack at one time. ”

He also took a blank piece of paper and drew a general picture of the new fortifications he had conceived in his mind, and he divided the whole fortification into three lines, with the middle line protruding in front and the left and right lines dragging behind, forming a three-line staggered situation.

On the forward positions, he demanded that more mines be planted at night, and barbed wire, horse rejects, and traps should be set up, so as to create more trouble for the night offensive of the Japanese army.

After the trenches, he demanded that the communication trenches be connected to the 4th Siberian Division as soon as possible, so that the two sides could support each other, deploy each other, and set up a number of high earth barriers, but he also asked not to rush to use the six machine guns in his hand for the time being.

But no matter how he adjusts, Song Biao has to face a very embarrassing problem, that is, more than half of the 3,000 people in his hands can't shoot, but he just taught them how to use rifles, if the Eighth Division takes a strong gamble and rushes directly at his new position, his best choice is to escape.

Soldiers, treacherous ways.

Anyway, the other side didn't know his specific situation, so Song Biao asked everyone to wear Tsarist Russian uniforms, and the third infantry battalion of all Russians was lined up in front, so that the Yue army thought that he was just a normal Russian infantry regiment here.

Night is getting dark.

Song Biao didn't dare to sleep at all this night, the winter night in the northeast field was so cold, he wore a big leather jacket, carried a saber, carried a rifle, and took the guards around him to check in the trench, urging the brothers to continue to speed up their hands and feet, and to build the trench in full swing at night.

Time passed quickly, and then extremely slowly, as if every second seemed to be tormenting.

All the brothers did not have time to rest, everyone was speeding up, speeding up, working hard, working hard, racing against time to dig out the front line trenches and bulletproof trenches, and the communication trenches behind them were connected to the 4th Siberian Infantry Division.

Colonel Tishenlins knew very well that this position was being built for the coming General Mishuchenko, and of course he could not ask for it, and sent two infantry battalions and an engineer battalion to help.

At last it was dawn the next day, the sky was getting brighter, the sun dispelled the frost, and a faint trace of pitiful warmth shone on the position.

Song Biao, who had not slept all night, let out a long breath, he had to admit that his luck was very good, the Eighth Division of the Army did not send troops to attack his front, allowing him to survive the most dangerous first day.

Morning of January 26.

Song Biao had already built a preliminary and perfect fortification according to his own plan, because each brother lacked sufficient experience, everything had to be arranged by him, and he also worked out the rules of each detail one by one, so that the brothers took turns to rest according to the establishment of the sentry and the squad.

At the same time, General Mishuchenko arrived at Heigoutai with the Cossack cavalry, and after negotiating with General Kirbas, General Mishuchenko was appointed as the supreme commander of the Heigoutai area, and his responsibility was to give priority to the defeat of the reinforcements of the Yue army, and then cooperate with the two infantry divisions of the Russian army to encircle the 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Yue Army in the Shendanbao area.

Arriving in the Heigoutai area with General Mishuchenko was the Siberian 2nd Army, a patchwork of 31 Siberian infantry battalions, which had been heavily damaged by the 10th Division of the Chinese Army in the previously concluded Battle of Liaoyang, and the former commander Zasulich had been dismissed.

General Mishuchenko temporarily served as the commander of the corps, and after replenishing part of the reserves, the Kuban Cossack cavalry was incorporated into the corps as a cavalry detachment and the Fourth Siberian Army was reorganized.

In addition to the Siberian Fourth Infantry Division, which was originally stationed here, the total strength of the Russian army in the Heigoutai area has increased to 37,000 people, and due to the overall quality and combat effectiveness of the Russian army, as well as the overall difference in command, there is no advantage in combat strength compared to the 8th Division of the Chinese army, which is 10,000 more than the 8th Division.

Soon after arriving at Heigoutai, General Mishuchenko sent the Second Siberian Army to take over the defensive line constructed by the Manchurian infantry regiment, and Song Biao finally breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew his troops to an area 500 meters away from the defense line to build a second-tier defensive line.

At this moment, the 8th Division of the Chinese Army finally launched a tentative attack on the Russian army, and after a short round of shelling, two infantry wings began to attack the southern defensive line, and one infantry wing carried out fire suppression and feints on the northern front.

The artillery roared on the position, and stray bullets flew indiscriminately, as if in an instant people's hearts were raised to their throats.

Song Biao secretly rejoiced.

He could even light a cigarette without a filter between this breath and watch the situation with a telescope, and the unit that officially replaced him was the 2nd Siberian Division of the Russian Army, which was mainly composed of two Seudinsk infantry regiments and seven Transbaikal infantry battalions, which were relatively strong in combat and somewhat well-known in history.

The division was reorganized in the Soviet era, and under the leadership of Marshal Zhukov, it defeated the Kwantung Army in the Battle of Khamenkan, and the Eighth Division of the Covenant was also a real rival, but unfortunately although the Eighth Division was the main force of the Kwantung Army at that time, it did not participate in the Battle of Khamenkan.

Major Kornilov's luck was not as good as Song Biao's, his 3rd Infantry Battalion was the most combat-capable regular unit of the Manchurian Infantry Regiment, so he was the latest to be replaced, and was in the process of withdrawing from the 2nd Siberian Division, so he had to stay on the front line.

The army only sent an infantry wing to cover the shooting, but put more manpower into the construction of the trenches, and it was clear that they wanted to continue to push the trenches forward layer by layer, and advance to a distance of only 300 meters, or even only 200 meters, from the Russian trenches to solve the opponent at a time.

Song Biao calculated indifferently in his heart, compared to the Eighth Division of Lijian Shangwen, it was simply not as tattered, but it did not mean that his IQ was lower than that of Lijian Shangwen.

He knew very well that the intention of this "Oriental soldier" could not be simpler, that is, the Eighth Division was in a hurry to use troops and march, and did not bring enough ammunition, and a small number of artillery units were far from being able to destroy the Russian army's fortifications, and the only strategy that could save the first brigade of the cavalry of the Japanese army was to attack.

The pig assault tactic was imperative, and in order to achieve this overnight victory, Immediately saw that Shangwen firmly grasped the initiative of the battle from the beginning, and kept pushing forward to force the opponent.

This kind of advance requires a lot of front-line fire support, and if the Eighth Division is just holding on, their ammunition can support about seven to eight days, and now it can last two or three days at most, but it doesn't matter, Immediately Shang Wen must know that the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army will also rush to the front line and outflank the position from the south side.

The key to defeating the opponent is not only the strength of one's own strength, even if one's own strength is very weak, as long as you are clear about the opponent's weaknesses and your own advantages, and try your best to beat the opponent's weaknesses, then you can achieve the battle of defeating the strong with the weak.

Song Biao pondered the entire course of the battle, and became more and more aware that the real chance of victory was in the southern position in front of him.

On the battlefield, the artillery fire roared, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, the characteristic clatter sound of the Maxim heavy machine gun was non-stop, the bullets crackled and fired indiscriminately on the front-line positions, the soldiers were shouting, and the bolts of the guns were constantly being pulled and clicked continuously.

From time to time, grenades whistled through the sky and landed around the position, and huge flames burst out, blowing everything around it away.

At a distance of more than two hundred meters from the frontline position, Song Biao also felt all the danger and urgency in his own hands, and he could even hear the call of death, but he also seemed to see an unprecedented victory beckoning to him.

Soldiers, treacherous ways.

The first principle of military affairs is to deceive the adversary.