Time passed, the army still did not launch a large-scale decisive offensive, both sides were desperately strengthening the fortifications, the indecision of the commander-in-chief Kuropatkin almost killed the Russian army, until May 20, the Russian First Army received the order to shrink the defensive line.

On May 24, 1905, the Russian Baltic Fleet arrived in the waters of the Far East, and the decision of the two armies to delay until after the naval battle was already very obvious to the decisive battle on land, and both sides had the highest expectations for each other's navies at this time.

Also on the afternoon of this day, Song Biao got a more interesting news, his division headquarters reconnaissance company conducted a reconnaissance in a specific area, and the results were surprising.

Song Biao was definitely not the melancholy and indecisive person of Kuropatkin, he decided to change his previous tactical assumptions almost immediately, and immediately led his team to the headquarters of the Russian Far Eastern Army to meet Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin.

Song Biao came very coincidentally, a combat meeting of the General Headquarters on the supply of materials for the reserve army had just ended, and General Madenidov and others were coming out of the conference room.

The tall General Madenidov saw Colonel Song at the first time, and he raised his hand to greet him with a solemn expression, while Song Biao quickly squeezed through the crowd and walked over to salute him.

General Madenidov looked very depressed, his brows were tightly locked, his face was gloomy, and when he saw Song Biaocai, he seemed to be reluctant to squeeze out a smile, and said: "You have been very busy lately, I heard that the tactical training you designed is so wonderful that the old qualifications of the academy like Brusilov are quite praising you." I thought that, after listening to several compliments from His Excellency Brigadier General Samsolov to your troops, His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief had more and more high hopes for your troops, and now I think that your troops will once again be our hope. For some reason, I'm tasked with making a new communication with you. ”

Song Biao originally wanted to go directly to Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin, but looking at this, he clearly hit the muzzle of the gun, and immediately asked, "Is there any special new change?" ”

In a secluded corner of the corridor, he took out a thin iron cigarette case of German goods from his pocket, flicked it open, took out a cigarette from it and put it in his mouth, and motioned to Song Biao to take one too.

After Song Biao took one, General Madenidorff personally lit a match very rarely, lit this cigarette for Song Biao and said: "Song, we are old friends, so please allow me to say something very important." The idea of pinning your hopes on your ministry this time is a very heavy pressure on His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief. In terms of ability, both you and His Excellency Colonel Brusilov are already the best candidates, but in consideration of certain national and imperial factors, Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief has asked me to make a small correction on the question of your identity. If you don't object, we will provide a certificate of graduation from the Kazan Infantry Non-commissioned Officer School, and have the experience of interning as a second lieutenant in the Russian Army, the trainee unit is the 11th Siberian Infantry Regiment, the reason for this choice is that this infantry regiment killed almost all the soldiers and those poor non-commissioned officer guys in the battle of Arthur, most of these non-commissioned officers are from the Kazan Infantry Non-commissioned Officer School, because it is a new non-commissioned officer school, so it is more chaotic in this regard. In short, this is the case, and we have to satisfy the sad pride of the Secretary of War. ”

After a pause, he added: "Regarding your specific new information and files, this matter will be handled by me personally, and it is still very confidential...... Actually a well-intentioned arrangement! ”

Song Biao didn't mind, took a hard puff of this choking German cigarette, and said, "Then let's go and have a look!" ”

General Madenidov nodded slightly, and mysteriously motioned for Song Biao to go to his office with him, and in the bookcase over there, he found a new file that was strictly kept secret, and wrote all of Song Biao's identification documents in Russian.

Song Biao casually opened the newly established "old file" and looked through it, and to his surprise, General Madenidov had even changed his place of birth, and even had a strict birth certificate to prove that he actually had the conditions to be a Russian.

Beo. Vladimir. Song was born in an Orthodox church baby center in Vladivostok, which became Song Biao's hometown, and his file before the age of twelve was blank, the reasonable explanation is that he followed his relatives to receive a traditional oriental family education, studied at a Russian school in Shuangchengzi at the age of twelve, and graduated from the Kazan Infantry Non-commissioned Officer School in 1903 with a graduation certificate signed by the rector himself.

The most dramatic is probably that he was selected by Brigadier Colonel Madeni Rydoff, then an intelligence officer of the Far East garrison, and sent to the Russian Army Staff College, that is, the Pavlov Academy for a six-month further study, and then served as a trainee second lieutenant and second lieutenant in the 11th Infantry Regiment of Siberia, and the commendation certificate personally approved by the then Minister of War Kuropatkin, which roughly proves that there is a reason why Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin attaches importance to Song Biao.

In July 1904, he officially returned to the Northeast and formed the local armed forces of the predecessor of the Manchurian Infantry Division in Huichun.

In short, General Madenidov was very selfish in bringing a small part of Song Biao's achievements under his command to prove that he had created the Manchurian Infantry Division today, and even the Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin followed his advice, so the Manchurian Infantry Division was reused.

Despicable?

Not at all.

In this world, everyone has their own means of survival.

After Song Biao finished reading this new file, General Madenidov lost no time in persuading: "Song, I believe this is a very good opportunity, in this dim battlefield where there is not much hope, all honors are what we must strive for. Regardless of whether this war is won or lost, we must get out of it all. What is particularly bad is that the situation in the Navy is worse than ours, and our morale depends entirely on them, and our fate is no longer in our hands. If your troops are fortunate enough to be one of the few shining points in this war, I think this will probably be the last bit of face for me and His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief. ”

Song Biao seemed to be indifferent to this change at all, but he had a mocking sneer in his heart, thinking that if one day I was lucky enough to become the emperor of this country, my hometown, as part of the territory of the empire, should be an indisputable thing, right?

As for what General Madenidov said, Song Biao sneered even more.

He closed the file, patted it nonchalantly, and said, "So be it, I don't think there's anything unacceptable about it." ”

General Madenidov smiled slyly and praised, "I knew that a smart man like you would not refuse our kindness. I think you are probably the fastest-rising graduate of the Kazan Infantry Non-commissioned Officer School ever, and perhaps in these two days, you will officially become one of the Imperial Infantry Colonels, which is unprecedented for a young non-commissioned officer who has just studied at the Staff College. We Russians have a proverb that war is the stage where heroes are forged. ”

Song Biao knew very well in his heart that these people just wanted to brand him with the brand of Russian manufacturing, in order to save the last bit of honor of the empire, and in this way, he was defeated by an Asian country like Yuben, and the Russians were ashamed to hang themselves, just like in the First Sino-Japanese War.

Discredited.

Since Song Biao accepted this new file, took charge of the matter himself, and stole a lot of the false credit for himself, General Madenidoff was naturally relieved, and he was very enthusiastic to personally brew black tea for Song Biao with exquisite cobalt blue Russian porcelain.

The two sat down to enjoy a moment of tranquility and drank black tea from Fujian, and after a while, General Madenidov remembered that Song Biao had other things to do on this trip, so he asked, "That's right." Are you here for me, or for Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief? ”

Song Biao said very affectionately: "Find which of the two of you is the same, my reconnaissance team conducted a detailed investigation in the area of Sandaogou, the results are very surprising, the army almost did not arrange any guards there, I think there are generally three reasons, one is that the army is the same as the Russian army, in fact, there is no detailed map of this area, I don't think there is a way to go in this area; Second, the army did not think that troops would pass through this area and attack their rear directly; Third, the army temporarily moved its position forward, resulting in this area being neglected by them. ”

General Madenidov pondered for a moment and asked, "What do you mean...... Want to go through there and directly attack the rear of the right flank position of the Japanese army? ”

Song Biao took out a rough map of their self-made from his pocket, pointed to a vague line and General Madenidov said: "More daring than you think, I will not only attack the rear of the right flank position of the Yue Army, but also divide a part of my forces to directly attack Liuhezi Town, and cut off the headquarters of the Manchurian Army, the right wing of the Yue Army, and the reserves of the Benxi Department of the Yue Army, so that as long as the First Army and the main force of our army are flanked in front and back, the right wing of the Yue Army will be forced to withdraw from this area, so that our army can completely organize its forces and transport supplies." , with the strength of the first and third group armies, plus our troops to encircle and annihilate the army. If the army did not retreat, the Third Army would attack forward, encircle the right flank of the army from the flank, and give priority to concentrating all forces to annihilate the right flank of the army, while our troops in the Liuhezi area would be responsible for preventing the enemy from coming to the rescue. ”

General Madenidov was very surprised by such a tactic, he picked up the map, studied it carefully, and asked, "How many troops do you have to leave in Taiziling to complete the tactical mission?" ”

Song Biao said: "Four infantry regiments plus one engineer regiment. ”

General Madenidov asked, "How many days will that last?" ”

Song Biao said: "In four to five days, the casualties will be very heavy, but it is enough for us to inflict heavy damage on the right wing of the Yue army, or even encircle and annihilate the entire right wing of the Yue army." ”

General Madenidov pondered for a long time and continued to ask: "Then who are you going to appoint to command?" ”

Song Biao said: "Lieutenant Colonel Martos would be the most suitable candidate, and if not, Colonel Brusilov could also be a better candidate." In this case, I will assign the 1st Manchurian Cavalry Brigade to undertake the task of the main interception, and two additional infantry regiments and an engineer regiment will be responsible for assisting. ”

General Madenidov said, "It would be safer to choose His Excellency Colonel Brusilov." ”

Song Biao knew that it was very difficult for Lieutenant Colonel Martos to be promoted and reused in the Russian army, and the problems in this were even more complicated than him.

He could only nod in agreement and said, "That's okay." ”

General Madenidov immediately exclaimed: "If your plan succeeds, it will not only be the only bright spot in this battle, but it will even be the key to rewriting the direction of the entire campaign." This is really important, so let's go to His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief. ”

Song Biao bowed his head slightly with a solemn expression, and then stood up and wanted to leave with General Madenidov.

When they found Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin, who was resting, and Song Biao personally explained his entire tactical concept, Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin was equally surprised, but also felt that such a plan was too risky.

Under the strong suggestion of General Madenidov, especially drawing on the previously concluded Battle of Heigoutai, and considering the strict training plan implemented by Song Biao during this time, Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin finally agreed to this risky operation, but also gave a preparatory plan, that is, if Song Biao's troops failed to successfully pass through the defense line of the Yue Army, then they could only be incorporated into the First Army on the spot, under the command of Brigadier General Samsolov, and cooperate with the main force of the First Army to attack the right flank of the Yue Army.

After Song Biao agreed to this preparatory plan, the three of them immediately carried out detailed planning on the entire tactical concept, determined the new military supplies that needed to be transferred, and various situations that might arise in the future.

They also had to take into account an even more terrible factor, that is, the demoralization of the Russian naval battle caused by another defeat, although Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin had held a number of regular meetings of senior generals on this possibility, and asked the departments to do everything possible to ensure morale and ensure the effective combat capability of the departments, but everyone knew in their hearts that if the Russian navy was defeated again, and the soldiers and non-commissioned officers at the rank and file could not see any hope of victory, then this land battle would become the focus of the Russo-Japanese war.

In the case that it was difficult to gain an advantage in a frontal decisive battle, Song Biao's surprise attack plan became the last chance for Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin, and after discussion with other senior staff officers, Song Biao quickly obtained the authorization of the Far Eastern Army Command that night and began to formally implement this plan.

When Song Biao returned to the Zhujiatun division headquarters, it was already 11 o'clock at night, but he still immediately convened a meeting of the division headquarters and asked the departments to start rectifying, and they must arrive at Shiwen Town before 7 o'clock tomorrow night, and advance to the Yue army through Sandaogou.

When everyone left the conference room and hurriedly went out to gather the various departments, Song Biao sat alone in the conference room, with an indescribable excitement and blood boiling in his heart, and his intuition told him that this would be the most decisive raid in the history of modern warfare.

If all goes well, he will put this war in an embarrassing situation where there is no army and no navy, and this is what he really wants.

(To be continued)