The Liao River has many meanders, a hundred turns and a thousand turns. It winds its way down from the upstream. Only the water in the Wangjiatang area is straight.

At dawn on November 11, the white belly of the fish appeared on the horizon. A small group of soldiers jumped into the icy Liao River and swam towards the opposite bank with all their might. They finally climbed ashore, took off their wet clothes and changed into dry ones, and motioned for the follow-up troops to come as soon as possible. More and more soldiers jumped into the river, and the sappers were ready to start building pontoon bridges. The rushing river finally woke up the Qing troops stationed there, and the chaotic gunfire also woke up Wei Guangtao, who did not know the situation, ordered the whole army to counterattack, and in one fell swoop, a squad of the army that crossed the river was annihilated on the river beach. Wei Guangtao, who didn't know that this was a tentative plan of the army, went to ask for credit with great interest. I don't know that Wei Guangtao's whole army counterattacked, but he exposed all his strength to Nogi Xidian on the other side.

............The roar of artillery fire and the strafing of heavy machine guns mixed with the sound of light rifles resounded throughout the Liaohe River on this night. That night, from the mouth of the Sancha River to Yingkou, the army launched an attack at the same time. Among them, the first division of the Fifth Division of the Chinese Army launched a fierce attack on Tianzhuangzhuang, and the dense artillery fire made the earth tremble.

"This is only a tentative attack before the general attack of the army, and all the units of the front line should gradually commit troops to the side of the river bank according to a predetermined plan. The whole army must not be pressed at once, so as not to expose its strength. Wang Shizhen calmly gave an order: "All reserves must not be slackened, and they should be ready to enter the battle at any time." ”

The telegraph operators sent new orders to the ministries and received feedback from them. On the side of the sand table, Wang Shizhen looked at the constantly changing flags and gave orders calmly as usual. Fortunately, there are still observation sentinels in each department, and they constantly summarize the situation of each department on the front line to the staff room, otherwise they really can't keep abreast of the entire battlefield situation. This was the emperor's idea again, to use telegraph lines to string together the various departments of the Liaohe River. If there is a change in the situation, it can be immediately reflected on the sand table of the staff room, and make the most direct consideration for the overall command. Wang Shizhen couldn't help but look at the emperor who was holding a telescope outside the staff room, an emperor who had never been out of the deep palace, how did he know this? The telegraph was only a dozen years old in the Qing Dynasty.

In the telescope, there was a burst of fire in the darkness in the distance. I think of the war movies I watched in TV and movies in my previous life, even if it is some war blockbusters made by the United States, no matter how hard they try to imitate them, they are not as shocking as what they can see on the battlefield. The explosion of the cannonball hit the eardrum deeply, and the tremor of the earth reached the feet. This feeling of being in it, where can you feel it in front of the screen.

Guangxu's heart was beating very hard, and his face was a little flushed. That's right, Guangxu is a little scared. At this moment, he really didn't understand why so many soldiers rushed forward in the face of the enemy's artillery and bullets. For fame and fortune? No, whoever rushes up must have the determination to die. One will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, and this one-in-10,000 fame will not be so good. I really don't understand why I have never been so afraid in Xisi Town, why I began to be afraid when I looked at the enemy's artillery from a distance.

Regardless of whether Guangxu was really afraid or fake, he was standing straight now. Just because he is the emperor and the spiritual pillar of all the Qing troops on the Liaohe front, even if the gun is on the door of his head, he can't have a trace of fear or expression. Because the emperor is afraid, how can the soldiers still fight.

After a long time, Guangxu put down the telescope in his hand. Slowly walked into the staff room and asked, "Is there any news from the First Division?" ”

"Nope. Please let the emperor be relieved and send someone to check on the scriptures. General Ouyang learned that he would definitely come back to help. ”

Guangxu nodded, looking at the location of Lianshan Pass on the sand table. On the one hand, Guangxu hoped that the First Division could return to help as soon as possible, and on the other hand, he wanted to completely annihilate the Ninth Brigade of the Yue Army. I didn't know what to say for a while.

"My lord, send reinforcements quickly, the army has rushed into the position, and the brothers by the river are almost unable to withstand it." Wei Guangtao's own soldiers rushed into the command room and said anxiously.

"It's not in a hurry, it's just a test of the army to attack. Strength cannot be exposed. Wei Guangtao, who was scolded in the morning, became too careful at the moment.

"My lord, the army has already tried it in the morning, and this time it is a general attack. If there are no reinforcements, the army will rush over. ”

"Don't worry, the old man has his own opinions. When the Japanese army rushes over again, we will press on the whole army and wipe out the Japanese army on the river beach. Wei Guangtao also wanted to repeat the victory in the morning, and wait for the general to annihilate the army before reporting the good news to the emperor, so that this credit would definitely not be able to run away. But the opportunity for the final counterattack has been lost, and the pontoon bridge of the Yue army has been erected for the most part.

Rumble. A shell landed on the side of the pontoon bridge and exploded, stirring up a column of water that soared into the sky. The sappers who were erecting the pontoon bridge fell suddenly, but more soldiers rushed forward to take the place of the sappers who had just fallen.

The Liao River is full of troops fluttering in the river. Every shell that exploded in the river could kill a large part of the Japanese army, but the Japanese army rushed into the river as always. More and more Chinese troops also poured into the west bank of the Liao River. Sappers are also urgently erecting pontoons.

Rows and rows of bullets poured out of the Qing army, and the soldiers who rushed to the front suddenly fell to the ground layer by layer, while the troops behind continued to rush up. The army was ruthless, and on the river surface of only a few kilometers, Nogi Noshinori threw all the troops of one of his brigades into it, regardless of casualties and costs, in order to ensure the safety and progress of the sappers who were building the pontoon bridge.

"Let the artillery continue to fight, leave no other places to care, and aim at the pontoon bridge of the little devil to fight Lao Tzu. The little devils must not be allowed to build the bridge. In the winter, Wei Guangtao was sweating in a hurry. Once the devil has set up the pontoon bridge, he will no longer be able to withstand it. That's when he realized he had made a big mistake.

"My lord, the brothers in front of me can't stand it. It's all taken down. The bloodied soldiers ran to Wei Guangtao's side and said hurriedly.

"Fart, who tmd dares to stay and retreat Lao Tzu killed whom. Let the little devils chase after you, and everyone has to finish playing. You go back and organize the brothers, and if you can't stand it, you have to stand it. ”

"My lord, I can't get up with this organization. The little devils followed behind and killed all the way, and our Wuwei army and Hunan army were disrupted. ”

Messed up? The words of the soldiers made Wei Guangtao's heart flutter all of a sudden. I was at a loss for a while.

The soldier suddenly whispered, "Your Excellency, withdraw." ”

"You can't pull it out. Have you forgotten that there are more than 100 people in the Grange, and even the admiral will kill them when he says to kill. Wei Guangtao kept shaking his head: "Withdrawing down is a death and will have to affect the family, it is better to rush up and die in battle, at least the family can get a pension." ”

Wei Guangtao, who had figured it out, shouted loudly: "Gather all the brothers and prepare to go with Lao Tzu." After speaking, he grabbed the pro-soldiers: "You go to Li Guangjiu and ask him to transfer all the soldiers to the left." Tell him that if he loses Wangjiatang, he won't want to keep Xi'an Town. Once the little devil rushes across the river, no one can afford this sin. Don't go yet. What Wei Guangtao didn't say was that he hadn't reported to Tianzhuangtai that the army had entered Wangjiatang. Now he can only count on Li Guangjiu to transfer troops to pull him along. First push the army back to the edge of the Liao River, and then go to both sides to ask for help.

Seeing his soldiers running backwards, Wei Guangtao picked up his big knife and shouted, "Brothers, rush." "Rush into the army first.

"Kill." The knife in his right hand slashed at the neck of the opposite person, and then cut down another soldier who rushed over in the opposite direction. There are fewer and fewer people around him, and Wei Guangtao's hands are sore, but he still can't wait for Li Guangjiu's support.

"Kill and give—" The two soldiers rushed forward with bayonets, and Wei Guangtao only had time to open one bayonet, seeing that the other was about to hit him. But he was pushed away all of a sudden. The bayonet stabbed the Qing soldier who had just pushed him away without stopping, and the Qing soldier also slashed the soldier to death.

The Qing soldier who pushed Wei Guangtao away had blood in his mouth, and only said: "My lord, withdraw." And he fell.

"Boom!" A loud explosion sounded behind Wangjiatang Village, and the sky-high flames were the flames of ammunition explosion when the artillerymen blew up the cannons. It's over, the little devil has rushed to the artillery position. Before Wei Guangtao could get up from the ground, several bayonets nailed him to the ground.

"It was reported that the Liaohe front line in Xi'an Town was broken through by the Yue army. Lord Wei Guangtao was killed. "In the early morning, in the headquarters of Tianzhuangtai, the hurried voice of a telegraph operator woke up the sleeping Guangxu Emperor. Something happened, this was Guangxu's first thought.

He ordered Li Guangjiu's troops to defend Xi'an Town, and ordered the Sixth Regiment and Song Qing to immediately send troops to support. Be sure to recapture Wangjiatang. Wang Shizhen ordered loudly, Wei Guangtao made a big mistake, why didn't he report it earlier. Now I hope that Li Guangjiu can hold on.

But Li Guangjiu only has 1,000 people in his hands. Li Guangjiu supported 2,000 people to the front overnight, so he took it for granted that Wangjiatang was defended, and Wei Guangtao only asked for reinforcements and did not say that he could not hold it. But when Wei Guangtao's personal soldiers came again, he realized that Wei Guangtao didn't tell the truth, and the front had been defeated on all fronts. Overnight, 4,000 people could not stop the army. Just the last 1,000 people of him can work? With the violent explosion of Wangjiatang, the army has occupied Wangjiatang. The town of Xi'an, which has only a thousand people, can't hold it no matter how you look at it. But after losing Xi'an Town, the Qing army of Liaohe was cut in two by the army, and this sin was indeed not something he could resist. Therefore, he asked the emperor and Song Qing for help on the one hand, and built fortifications on the other, hoping to use reinforcements from both sides to flank the army to protect Xi'an Town and save his life. When Song Qing heard that the army had reached Xi'an Town, he immediately personally led more than 3,000 people south. The 6th Regiment of the New Army also transferred 2,000 men to try to keep the town of Xi'an.

However, the army has long been determined to win Xi'an Town. The Nogi Noshinori Brigade even pressed the whole army with three wings and took turns to rush the Qing army's defense line in Xi'an Town, and the third division of the Yue Army followed up to resist Song Qing's Feng army in the north and the new army in Tianzhuangtai in the south. By noon, the town of Xi'an was completely lost. Li Guangjiu did not dare to retreat to Tianzhuangtai, so he retreated with 300 remnants of his army and went all the way to the north. In the end, Song Qingbu will make peace.

After crossing the town of Xi'an, Nogi Noshinori's brigade rushed eastward, and when the forward wing rushed to Xiaofang Village, it collided head-on with a company of the 6th Regiment of the Qing Army, which had just arrived. With a company of more than 100 people, it was obvious that there was no chance of victory for a wing of the army, and the company commander of the Qing army decisively ordered a retreat. Nogi Noshinori's brigade did not pursue this Qing army, but continued southward, and then returned to the division to the east, until it was blocked by the 5th Qing Regiment outside Yushu Village. A brigade of the 3rd Division of the Yue Army also attacked Ping'an Town, and the 6th Regiment of the Qing Army fought fiercely.

The generals of the new army of Tianzhuangtai originally intended to transfer most of the troops to forcibly rush through the Nomu Xidian Brigade of the Yue Army when the foothold of the army was not stable, and the emperor left, but Guangxu resolutely opposed it and gave up. The battle lasted until the night of the 13th, and Tianzhuangtai was surrounded by the army from the northeast and west, in three directions.

On the morning of the 14th, Zuo Guigui in the direction of Yingkou hurriedly returned after receiving an order to transfer troops to reinforce Tianzhuangtai, but was blocked by the first division of the army outside Rongxing Township. It turned out that the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division of the Chinese Army quietly crossed the river last night and established a position in Rongxing Township, blocking Zuo Guigui to the death. A wing of the forward has arrived in Dafang Village and fought a bloody battle with the 7th Regiment of the Qing Army.

And after Guangxu rejected the idea of breaking through, he locked himself in the tent with pen and ink letterhead. Wang Shizhen left more than 1,000 elite soldiers in Tianzhuangtai, and forcibly sent the emperor away in case the war was unfavorable. The only thing that was beneficial to the Qing army was that the army did not carry out artillery bombardment on the inside of the Tianzhuang platform for fear that it might injure the Qing emperor, which made the command and logistics supply system of the Tianzhuang platform run smoothly.

After the Grange Terrace was surrounded. The Qing army on the northern and southern fronts launched several attacks in an attempt to break the encirclement of the Yue army, but they never succeeded. At this moment, in contrast, all the departments of the army, in order to capture the Qing emperor, no longer consider the way back, except for blocking the Qing army that reinforced Tianzhuangtai, the other departments are attacking Tianzhuangtai with all their might, and they do not stop all night. What could be more advantageous to the Yue army than to capture the Qing emperor.

At this point, the Second Division of the Qing Army, which had been reduced to 5,000 men in successive battles from Haicheng, was firmly surrounded by more than 20,000 people from various departments in Liaodong and firmly surrounded by a radius of more than 50 square kilometers in Tianzhuangtai. (To be continued.) )