After a few days of tentative attacks, on October 1, Nozu Michikan, supported by Nogi Noshinori's brigade, concentrated more than 40 artillery pieces and two divisions to launch an all-out attack on the Niuzhuang line.

In an instant, the overwhelming artillery fire rose in the Qing army's position a column of smoke, from the initial cloud of smoke, to later the entire position was covered with dust splashed by artillery shells, the Qing army's frontline position built bunker fortifications were blown to pieces by artillery fire, in the deafening roar, from time to time people's bodies were thrown into the air.

Song Qing was in the command post, holding a telescope motionlessly, observing the rapid attack of the army's artillery. The battle of Niuzhuang has been fought for two days, and because of the strong fortifications repaired in advance, the army has not been able to break through the first line of defense. At this moment, he was amazed by the trench designed by the emperor. But again, he had already filled in the strength of three battalions.

"Tell the battalion officers at the front that you can gradually abandon the first line of defense." After speaking, he added: "Tell the brothers below, be careful not to run into those yin people's things." ”

Song Qing didn't understand why the emperor had so many strange ideas in his head. The winding trenches effectively weakened the power of the artillery of the Yue army, and in order to prevent the Yue army from borrowing our army's trenches, the emperor brought in a large number of specially made barbed wire, and then spread the barbed wire on the anti-slope of the trench to cover it with floating soil. As a result, if the soldiers climbed on the anti-slope of the trench and fired, their bodies would be stabbed by the sharp short thorns tied to the barbed wire. Arsenic and other highly toxic drugs applied to the short thorns would quickly kill a soldier.

"Reporting to the military gate, the army once again launched a fierce attack on our army's positions from three directions at the same time. Liu Shengxiu, Lord Liu, asked me to ask the military gate for reinforcements. Liu Shengxiu's own soldiers rushed into the bunker behind the forward position, and stood behind Song Qing to report loudly.

The army selected Liu Sheng's retreat area on the right flank of Niuzhuang as the focus of the attack. In order to break through the situation of encirclement of Niuzhuang here in one fell swoop, 22 artillery pieces and Nogi Noshinori Brigade were concentrated here.

"Little Dengzi, let Zhang Shun and Liu Cheng go to support Lord Liu." Song Qing gave an order to his own soldiers: "Tell Zhang Shun and Liu Cheng that everything will be at the mercy of Lord Liu, and if you retreat from the battle, don't blame the old man for being ruthless." ”

The personal soldier named Xiao Deng Zi looked at Song Qing. The soldiers with Liu Shengxiu turned around and rushed out of the command post.

On the position in Liu Sheng's retreat area, the dense artillery fire of the army poured down, almost tearing down the position. However, the winding trenches protected the Qing soldiers well, and as long as they did not rush out, ordinary artillery could not hurt them. One by one, the soldiers huddled in the trenches, holding their heads in their hands, covered in dirt.

The pressure of the roaring artillery fire is not something that everyone can hold, especially the recruits who have not yet made it to battle. One of the frightened soldiers sprang to his feet and ran to the back of the position. A sentry officer of the Ming Army stretched out his hand and did not hold it, and saw the soldier staggering out of the trench. Before he could take two steps, a cannonball bombarded him, and the whole person was swept into the air by a huge wave of qi.

With a snap, a piece of the ground was blown up and fell into the trench. Suddenly, the soldiers huddled in the trenches stared at the **. There was a retching sound.

"I don't look at it. Even if you're afraid, don't rush out, you can only survive by killing all the devils. The Ming military sentry covered his head and looked outside, but kicked at a soldier next to him who was trembling with fear: "What are you shaking, this is just the beginning." The little devil's set of Lao Tzu Gao figured it out, first bombarded with cannons, and then rushed up. It's early......"

I don't know how long it took. The army finally stopped shelling. The battlefield suddenly became silent, which had just been deafening.

"The army is about to rush up. Don't panic, look at what your superiors do, and learn from it. Listen to the order later, and open fire together......" A platoon commander of the 5th Regiment who was transferred to the front line of Niuzhuang shouted loudly as he ran in the trench with his waist bowed.

"Lao Tzu still needs you to teach. The hair hasn't grown up,......" the sentry muttered in a low voice, and slowly climbed up from the trench. All the locals in the position began to set up their rifles, staring ahead with wide eyes. When the smoke cleared, all the locals couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

The open ground in front of the position was densely packed with soldiers wearing big-brimmed hats, pouring out of the dust and smoke like a tide, and there was no end in sight. The officers of the army all walked in front of the queue, raising the command knives in their hands, shouting hoarsely, and the sound of heavy footsteps shook the whole earth as if it were trembling.

"Don't shoot indiscriminately, wait until the devil gets close and aims. Don't give a damn a damn waste of bullets. The sentinel said, pressing his eyes to the sight.

On the artillery position behind the main position, the officer of the New Army, who was responsible for directing the coordinated attack of various positions, looked at the surging crowd of the army in the telescope, his whole face was distorted together, and suddenly, he raised his right hand and waved down, "Fire!" ”

With the opening of the main artillery position, the artillery positions on the front line of the entire position broke out almost simultaneously, and the dense shells smashed into the black ranks of the Japanese army, and columns of smoke rose in the dense and endless ranks of the Japanese army, and then, like a large net composed of air waves and smoke, shrouded the empty space at the front of the position.

The ranks of the army turned from a quick rush to a rapid impact, and a frenzied shout suddenly sounded on the entire battlefield, like a black monstrous wave rolling and rushing over. When the army rushed to the obstacles and deer barricades laid at the front of the position, the Qing army's position began to fire intensively......

The crossed machine-gun fire poured out rows and rows of bullets, and the soldiers who rushed to the front fell to the ground layer by layer like cutting wheat, while the soldiers behind continued to rush up. It is said that the army is really ruthless, regardless of casualties and repeated attacks at any cost. The entire Yue army has made up its mind, no matter how many casualties it takes, it will conquer the Qing army's position in Niuzhuang in one fell swoop and completely crush the will of the Qing army.

Although the rifle fire of the Qing army was fierce, the proficiency and shooting accuracy were not high, and they just desperately released their guns at the shaking figure in front. On the contrary, after breaking through the obstacles at the front of the Qing army's position with huge casualties, the Yue army began to show its advantage of high tactical quality, constantly attacking the Qing army's position on the position, and approaching the Qing army's forward position little by little, gradually. Already soldiers rushed to the position......

"Order the artillery, give me a shot back, and cut off the follow-up troops of the army. Tell Zhang Shun and Liu Cheng to organize people to rush up for me and press down the Yue army......" Seeing that the Yue army had begun to break through the forward position, Liu Shengxiu shouted loudly behind him. At this time, the communication on the battlefield can only rely on his personal soldiers to run repeatedly and convey instructions to various departments.

On the Qing army's position, more than 200 people rushed forward. Liu Cheng brandished a big blade and slashed down the army in front of him. said that his own blood was splashed on his face, and Liu Cheng didn't even have time to touch his face, and another Yue Jun came up with a knife. The broadsword gently disengaged the bayonet and swung again. The army fell. Liu Cheng strode over the corpse of the Yue army and rushed towards the army.

Liu Cheng's own matching knife had already been cut and rolled yesterday, and this time this knife should also be curled, and each knife had to use more force to cut it. I don't know how long I fought, and I don't know how many devils I killed. The surrounding area gradually quieted down, and the voices of the brothers who rushed together were much quieter. The battle was too hard, and the battalion he led had already suffered most of the casualties, and there was no replenishment, and he did not dare to retreat. If you retreat, you will be the emperor behind. If you die under the guns of your own people, you won't even get twenty taels of silver for the bereavement pension, and you can't return it. One slash, another slash. One, another army fell.

A soldier rushed up with a hideous face, Liu Cheng sneered and dodged the bayonet, and then slashed at the shoulder of the army. At your level, you still dare to fight with the master. I tried hard, but I didn't pull out the knife, and it turned out that it was stuck in the devil's bones. With more force, the knife was drawn.

"Poof". A bayonet stabbed him and his body. It turned out that the bayonet stabbed into the body was this sound, and Liu Cheng, who was dying, turned around and fell. Now the family can get a pension. Liu Cheng closed his eyes. The last thing that caught my eye was that the army had already rushed through the position, and in the distance, Lord Liu Shengxiu rushed up with a big sword.

"Can Liu Shengxiu still withstand it? Is there any troops that can go up to support? Is it to transfer the troops on the front line of Tianzhuangtai? Let all his people take a break and ......" Listen to the sound of gunfire coming from the front line of Niuzhuang. Guangxu frowned, and his heart was already extremely nervous. Having lost the advantage of artillery, Guangxu will no longer be able to fight this battle. In the past two days, the forward position has been lost several times, and it was recaptured by Liu Shengxiu and others through gritted teeth. But today, Liu Shengxiu had already rushed forward with his own soldiers. How long can he hold out?

"Please rest assured, Liu Shengxiu has already saved the heart of death. We will do our best to hold on to this battle. Wang Shizhen raised his head and said expressionlessly.

"But ......"

"No, but. The front-line troops of Tianzhuang Terrace cannot be mobilized under any circumstances. Wang Shizhen suddenly said loudly: "In this battle, we have no ability to annihilate the Yue army, we can only fight a war of attrition with the Yue army, even if Niuzhuang is lost, even if the last person in the Niuzhuang departments is exhausted, we cannot mobilize the troops of Tianzhuang to reinforce." ”

"Could it be that you watched Niuzhuang fall and said that the army had crossed the Liao River?" Guangxu looked at Wang Shizhen and asked.

"Please rest assured, there are more than 30,000 troops on the front line of Niuzhuang. Even if the army captures Niuzhuang and more than 30,000 people are wiped out, at least it can consume the strength of a division of the army. ”

Wang Shizhen's words made Guangxu suddenly realize. Finally, there was an answer to Wang Shizhen's inexplicable tactical arrangements before the war.

Wang Shizhen reorganized the veterans of various divisions into the temporary second division, and transferred all the main forces of the fifth regiment back to the west bank of the Liaohe River. At the same time, most of the artillery fire was arranged on the front line of Tianzhuang Terrace, and it turned out that he had already made up his mind that it was best for the various departments of Niuzhuang to be able to hold Niuzhuang, and if they could not hold it, they should also use the various departments of Niuzhuang to consume the military and local forces and sharp spirit as much as possible......

"I don't agree." Guangxu pointed at Wang Shizhen loudly and said, "I order you to immediately transfer the temporary second division to support Liu Shengxiu." Immediately. ”

Wang Shizhen didn't reply, just looked down at the sand table. It's like you're calculating something. Only Zhang Zuolin saw it, and the eyes of the chief of staff were also wet.

Guangxu rushed up and grabbed Wang Shizhen's collar and roared: "Wang Shizhen, did you hear my words?" ”

"Your Majesty, you can remove me or kill me. But I'm not going to give that order either. ”

In the headquarters, Guangxu angrily grabbed Wang Shizhen's collar, but Wang Shizhen looked at Guangxu like this without turning his eyes. The scene froze all at once.

Michael, who had been staying on the Grange, looked at the scene in front of him. After a long time, he finally stepped forward and persuaded him: "Your Majesty, you are a good emperor who loves soldiers like a son. But you are not a good marshal. ”

"Why does it have to be like this?" Guangxu held his head and squatted down in pain: "Each of them is the national defense force of this country. ”

"Your Majesty, if you die fighting for the country, as long as you die where you die, you will die the same wherever you die." Wang Shizhen smiled miserably.

Outcast! A sadness suddenly rose in Guangxu's heart, in the battle of Liaohe, the various departments of Niuzhuang were actually abandoned sons, abandoned sons who were put to death. And looking at the battle between the Qing Dynasty and Yueben, he and the new army and others are not abandoned by the imperial court. (To be continued.) )