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Guangxu killed more than 100 officers who escaped from the battle in an instant on the banks of the Liao River, and went to braided Mingzhi, vowing to live and die with Tianzhuangtai. This news shook the hearts of all officers and men on the front line of Liaodong like a thunderbolt from the sky. The emperor swears not to retreat, who dares to retreat, and even if he wants to escape for his life in a fight, there is only one way. Not to mention the muzzle of the black hole on the other side of the Liao River, even if it can be returned to Jinzhou, Tang Shaoyi still has a battalion head to guard it, and the emperor has decreed that all officers and soldiers who return to Jinzhou will be killed. The emperor's will also said, the families of the soldiers who died in the war also received a pension of 20 taels, and if they were killed as deserters, it would really be over. Since there is no way back, it is better to fight against the water.

What shocked all the Qing army even more was that on the second day after the emperor went to braid, all the more than 8,000 officers and soldiers of the Second Division cut off their braids and shaved their heads to show their determination to accompany the emperor to fight to the end. The Qing army was in an uproar, and the braids left by the ancestors were cut off when they said so, and they were really ruthless? In the final analysis, the vast majority of officers and soldiers still did not believe that the emperor would really swear to die and not take half a step back. has retreated all the way from North Korea to here, which official is not the first to start running. Now the eyes of the big guys are staring at the emperor, as long as the emperor does not retreat, what else is there to say, whose surname can be more precious than the emperor's life? If even the emperor retreats, then there is nothing to say, and no one can stop him. In this way, the soldiers of the Qing army on both sides of the Liao River settled down and prepared to fight, and it was not a fire in their hearts to chase Xiao Yueben.

Not only that, but the Beiyang Fleet also changed its normal state, frequently going to sea to cruise on the Liaodong Peninsula and shelling Dalian Lushun from time to time. was so angry that the army stomped his feet from the emperor to the prime minister's office to the admiralty, but there was no way. The warships damaged in the Battle of the Yellow Sea were not completely repaired, and three more were sunk and three were wounded in Lushun. The key is that the second ship of Dingzhen cannot be sunk, and you can't do anything with these two warships in front. I can only swallow this breath first.

However, Guangxu went to braided Mingzhi in Tianzhuangtai, which not only stimulated the morale of the Qing army, but also stimulated the fighting spirit of all departments of the army. It is said that the vanguard of the 3rd Division of the 1st Army of the Qing Dynasty has gone deep into the Haicheng line alone. It was completely a first-come, first-served frame, as if he was afraid that the rest of the army would steal merit with him.

"I can't do it. Tell Song Qing, don't think so much, and keep it honestly. Resist step by step. First consume the strength of the army little by little, and then try to counterattack. Before my order, they all honestly dug the ground and built houses. ”

Song Qing saw that a wing of the Yue Army was going deep alone, so he had the idea of eating the vanguard of the Yue Army first. Retreating all the way from the Yalu River, he has never fought a decent battle. This time, he found the loophole that the first part of the army and Yu made meritorious service and came alone, and he had already united with Changshun, Xu Bangdao, Li Guangjiu, Wu Dacheng, Wei Guangtao and other troops to prepare to attack together. I didn't think that this bill would directly let Guangxu veto.

In fact, Guangxu is also afraid. Song Qing and these people have all returned all the way, and their morale is very problematic. If you can take it down all at once, Guangxu believes that these people can fight well in a good fight. But if the army and Song Qing and others fell to the death, or even launched a decisive counter-charge, maybe these people would immediately retreat. In this way, the morale that was just mentioned was completely knocked back.

You can't take risks, you have to let these Beiyang departments fight a few battles honestly, and they have two tricks with real guns and real guns. As long as they can repel a few charges from the Yue army, in this way, both the generals and the soldiers can realize that they are not as experienced as they imagined, and they will have the courage to fight with the soldiers. This is the basis for a tactical attack. As for digging the ground and building houses, Guangxu sent the Fifth Regiment to Yingkou and the Sixth Regiment to Niuzhuang, leading the two garrisons to dig trenches and repair bunkers.

"Your Majesty, Weichen thought he could give it a try." Wang Shizhen frowned, pointed to the map, and said, "It is the Sixth Infantry Wing of the Third Division that attacked Haicheng. This wing, plus the subordinate troops, has a strength of about 3,000 people, and the main force of the third division is far away in Ximu City. If we can inflict heavy damage on this advancing Sixth Infantry Wing, it will be of great help in dealing a blow to the morale of the Chinese army and raising the morale of our army. So Wechen thinks it can be attacked. After speaking, Wang Shizhen said with some hesitation: "However, this battle can only be resolved quickly, once a stalemate situation is formed, as soon as the main force of the Third Division of the Army arrives, it is very likely to be dumpling." And Weichen was a little worried about Song Qing, Xu Bangdao and other departments. They were defeated all the way back, fearing that they were afraid of the army, and the combat strength of their various units was not the same. Therefore, Weichen suggested that most of the 7th Regiment and the 5th Regiment should be transferred to the offensive. ”

When it comes to how to arrange troops to face the enemy, Guangxu also knows that he is a complete amateur in these aspects. What I have is nothing more than the trend of this war in my memory and some tactics that have been tested by war for a long time, and in the final analysis, some strategic level. When it comes to the ability to command a campaign in the face of specific tactical analysis and judgment, I really don't have this level.

Hearing Wang Shizhen say this, Guangxu's heart was moved. Faced with the piece of meat delivered to his mouth, it was really a bit of a panic not to eat it. When Guangxu was about to nod, he inadvertently saw a young staff officer on the other side of the map, frowning, looking at Guangxu from time to time, and standing cramped aside with a look of wanting to say something.

Guangxu was a little surprised and asked, "What is like this, but what has changed the situation?" ”

"Back to ...... Back to the emperor, no. It's just that the minister has some ideas that are appropriate from time to time. ”

"To be a staff officer is to give advice to the commander. Hurry up before the order is given. ”

"Yes." The young light officer straightened his chest: "Since the emperor entered Tianzhuangtai, all units of the army have accelerated the speed of their march, especially the third division, which is intended to be directed at the emperor. At this time, the emperor personally sat in Tianzhuangtai, and all the departments of Beiyang had also settled down in Yingkou Haicheng. Our army on the front line of Haicheng and Niuzhuang is already heavily armed. However, it is impossible for me not to know about this, but instead I sent a wing to come alone, not to give our army a chance to surround and annihilate. ”

"So you think that this wing may be the bait of the Yue Army, but there are no other troops of the Yue Army near Haicheng, how can the Yue Army set up this situation. Is it possible that the army has advanced lightly because of successive victories, and the forward attack is too fast? This is a reminder of Guangxu.

"The minister has carefully studied the tactics of the army in this battle, whether it is the defensive battle of the Yalu River or the battle of southern Liaoning, the army will attack each of our strategic points by concentrating superior forces to attack, and will never rashly attack when the troops are at a disadvantage. Moreover, our 1st Division had just ambushed the 11th Wing of the Chinese Army not long ago, causing it heavy losses, and the Chinese Army would not fail to arouse vigilance. The young officer had calmed down a lot by this time, and his tone was resolute and decisive.

"Immediately mark the position of the Second Army." Wang Shizhen didn't wait for the staff officers to complete the homework on the map, and then said: "Weichen thinks that this battle must be fought. It is said that the soldiers are all sent to the mouth and do not eat, but it will cause suspicion among all departments in Beiyang. Weichen thought that Song Qing, Xu Bangdao and other troops attacked, and the fifth regiment was responsible for responding, and attacked the camp of the sixth wing of the army at night, and the army was caught off guard. When fighting at night, the army's artillery superiority will be limited, which will be conducive to the development of our army's superiority in strength. No matter what tactics the army will use, we will fight for one night. Beginning at eleven o'clock in the middle of the night and ending at four o'clock in the morning, regardless of the outcome, all the fighting was immediately ended and withdrawn. ”

Night Raid? Good. Raiding the army at night will limit the advantage of the army in terms of artillery fire and overall coordinated operations, and the side with more people in the dark will always take advantage. There has always been a big war, and hesitation is a taboo for soldiers. Guangxu nodded decisively and agreed: "The deployment of troops, the coordination and cooperation of various departments, these specific tactical matters are up to you." Why don't you choose the right time, why don't you just do it tonight? ”

"Your Majesty, Chief of Staff. The minister thought that this battle was no longer about the number of enemies that could be annihilated, but also about improving the morale of the Beiyang tribes through this battle. During the night attack, it is better to directly attack the enemy camp in order to give full play to the numerical superiority of our army. What's more, because the Beiyang departments are at the forefront, so that the Beiyang departments are no longer afraid of themselves. The young staff officer was a little bolder, and he dared to speak.

"In terms of specific tactics, Wang Shizhen, you can arrange it. In short, this time I want to play beautifully. ”

It was really that the plan could not catch up with the changes, and the Qing army that attacked only arrived at the Majiagou position at night and collided head-on with the Yue army. It turned out that the Yue army also planned to attack Haicheng at night to test the reaction of the Qing army. How much the Qing emperor reacted to braiding Mingzhi and what impact it could have on the Qing army needs to be proved in actual combat.

When the narrow road meets, the brave wins. The Qing Dynasty said that the two armies were stunned, and the Fifth Regiment and the Yue Army reacted quickly, and immediately picked up their weapons and rushed towards each other, but the Beiyang departments were a little afraid. The Sixth Infantry Wing of the Army has been wounded and reduced by the wounded and sick of the great battles, and the actual number of combatants is just over 2,000. On the other hand, the Fifth Regiment was full of more than 3,000 people, all of whom had experienced the bloody battle of suppressing bandits, and for a time there were sounds of killing in Majiagou.

The sudden encounter is a comparison of bayonets and of who is braver on both sides. This kind of cold weapon fighting with bayonets depends on who has the most people. The officers and men of the Fifth Regiment told the Beiyang departments very well how the battle should be fought. Seeing the continuous impact of the Fifth Regiment and the continuous retreat of the Yue Army, Song Qing's soldiers finally mustered up the courage to charge the Yue Army, and Shoushan also slowly withdrew the soldiers of the Fifth Regiment. There is no way, the new army is the core force of this operation, and everyone is very important, so it is good to achieve the goal.

The attack of the Beiyang divisions finally led to the complete rout of the Yue army. Since the beginning of the war, especially after the Battle of the Yalu River, the Qing army was completely defeated as soon as he launched a ferocious charge in Liaodong. But this time it didn't work, no matter how desperately I worked, I couldn't withstand the siege of the crowd, leaving more than 500 corpses and more than 400 wounded and retreating. It is said that he was chased back to Haicheng from North Korea, and the various departments of Beiyang that had been in the harbor for half a year broke out in this battle, and this explosive power can be imagined. People who have been suppressed for a long time, once they explode, are hysterical madness.

It was only the next day that the light was released, and the troops that attacked returned. They brought a good amount of loot, and even two mountain cannons. The remains of the fallen soldiers were also brought.

"I said how many people would have to die this time." As soon as the attacking troops entered Haicheng, they were surrounded by the officers and soldiers who remained behind.

"There is no immortal in war. You didn't see that Oriental imp die. A Fengjun soldier who was stabbed in the left arm stopped on the side of the road: "Grandpa, I just got a little angry, and I killed five little devils at once." As he spoke, he proudly stretched out five fingers.

"And what did you do about it?" A soldier on the side of the road asked with a smile pointing to his left arm.

"The dog said that he actually attacked me after the uncle was killed, if it wasn't for the brother on the side to kill the little devil, maybe the master wouldn't be able to come back. In fact, the little devil looks ruthless, and he is like a bear when he really fights, and this time he will not be killed by us by more than a thousand. Even the wounded soldiers were not spared. ”

"No, don't you say that I'm good along the way?"

"It's a big fart, Lao Tzu has done it with himself, if it's great, he can be killed by Lao Tzu five at once. Which bastard was shouting before the fight started, and the scared Lao Tzu was chased here by the dog from the Yalu River. I knew that I should have stabbed all the little devils down the river by the Yalu River......"

Such a scene was staged in many places in Haicheng, but Ye Zhichao, who had been killed by the emperor, became the original culprit of the rout all the way, if it wasn't for the surname Ye taking the lead, would I be chased by Oriental devils.

Complaints were complained, and the bodies of officers and soldiers who died in the war began to be buried. Some guards in yellow vests were registering the names, places of origin, and who else in their families were among the officers and soldiers who died in battle: "They all died on the battlefield for the country, and the imperial court can't chill the hearts of the soldiers in order to save a few pension money." The emperor has made it clear to the world that the pension of twenty taels for each person who died in the war must be sent to the designated family members. If you haven't registered yet, register as soon as possible. ”

If the first regiment won because of a sneak attack, it did not react much in the Qing Kingdom. The victory that followed this head-to-head battle with the Yue army really boosted the morale of the Qing soldiers. First of all, the emperor went to braided Mingzhi, and the world wanted to have a bloody battle with the Yue army, followed by a head-to-head victory. What does this mean? In the hearts of ordinary soldiers, there is this thought: It turns out that we have been losing the battle because those officials and old men are afraid of death, but now look, with the emperor in charge, we will win immediately. In these years, being a soldier resisting guns and eating imperial food is not just for the sake of having a good life for the family. Now, the soldiers of the battalion are registered, this will be death, and this white flower will be used as money to buy life for twenty taels of silver, and there is the emperor's will, and those who dare to be greedy for this silver must also weigh it.

When people's hearts are stable and morale begins to rise, it will be much easier to do. The training is on the right track, and there is no more gossip. At this point, Guangxu really has the confidence and foundation to dare to teach the army and the army.

The First Sino-Japanese War in this world will not be that result anymore. Because there is me here, there is a new army, and there are soldiers who dare to fight. That's what I can change. (To be continued.) )