Chapter 94: What is Truth?

At dawn, when the sun had just risen, and to the sound of thunderous horses' hooves, the valley behind the trees was full of smoke and dust, and the horses trotted towards the enemy's flank. ##看小说必去##一道山沟这时正好掩护着骑兵队的行动, but after running for several versts, the cavalry dispersed and climbed to the top of the hill, which was not very high, while the leading cavalry officer began to mentally judge the distance and the time it would take him to reach the enemy's flank.

"All! Lie down! ”

The officer, dressed in a white but dusty yellow-dyed uniform, turned around, put the binoculars in a leather box, and gave orders in a peculiar, long-pitched command.

The officer walked in front of the skirmish line of his own ranks. The horsemen turned their purple, black faces, which had been oiled by the heat and dust, to their commanders, and as soon as they had given the order, they lay down on their horses on the grass, awaiting the order to attack.

"Prepare for battle!"

After another command was sounded, there was a clatter on the top of the mountain and on the slopes of the mountain, and the sound of the bolt of the gun pulling.

Standing on the top of the hill, Mannerheim looked at his subordinates as the cavalry scattered and crawled in all directions, looking for cover and choosing a suitable position to fire. A few people even tried to dig out the trench with their sabers, and in the distance rows of navy blue lines were charging in this direction.

At this time, the breeze sent a messy and somewhat hurried footsteps from the Japanese side, the Japanese skirmish line is different from the skirmish line that Mannerheim has been in contact with in the past, not very neat, even a little messy, in fact, this is a kind of offensive method that the Japanese army has just learned in the cruel war, compared with the relatively neat skirmish line in the past, this messy skirmish line can reduce the damage of machine guns and curved guns as much as possible, the machine guns and curved guns of the Chinese army have always been the nightmare of Japanese soldiers, War is always a matter of rapid progress.

"Wait a little longer......"

Before Mannerheim could say the next word, he fired a shot first, not knowing who it was.

Suddenly the shots rang out, and the cavalrymen who were lying on the hill began to shoot. The Japanese quickly lay down on the ground, and the two armies fired at each other hundreds of meters apart.

Knowing that he could no longer inflict heavy damage on the Japanese at close range, Mannerheim immediately ordered the machine gunners to open fire. After dozens of rounds from the machine gun, a platoon of Japanese soldiers stood up and ran forward as an officer raised his command knife. Dozens of ran infantry, and again lay down. "Damn, what are they doing?"

Mannerheim saw through the binoculars that the attacking Japanese soldiers were digging bunkers with shovels. As they dug up, a cloud of dust was on top of their heads, and in just a few minutes, in front of the Japanese skirmishers, many small mounds of earth were raised. From there came a continuous salvo of rifles, and at the same time as the rifle volleys were fired, a row of Japanese soldiers protruding from the mound, once again digging into the bunker.

"What the hell is this?"

Mannerheim, who understood that his strength was weak, saw this scene, his eyes opened slightly, and he almost couldn't believe his eyes, on the battlefield, those Japanese soldiers were like gophers, constantly borrowing this way of digging with shovels, approaching themselves, although the speed of each of their forward movements was only more than ten meters, leaving only hundreds of mounds each time, but then those Japanese soldiers could use mounds and bunkers to form a leaping attack on the front.

"How's that, isn't it familiar?"

Nakamura Shintake looked at Kizaburo Ohara beside him with some pride, he had just been transferred by the division and regimental staff.

"This ...... It's a bit like the way the Chinese army attacked! ”

Kizaburo Ohara said truthfully, this kind of tunneling jump attack of the Chinese army has always been their nightmare, the first time the Chinese army staged this kind of gopher-like, step-by-step tunneling attack was when Tieling captured a salient, because there were six machine guns strengthened, so the Chinese army could not rely on its own powerful firepower to suppress the front as in the past, so as to create a flank assault opportunity. ##看小说必去##

Although the salient had a wing defense and a large number of machine guns, it took only a long time for the Chinese to conquer it, using this kind of leap-forward attack, digging a large number of individual bunkers to provide cover for the attacking troops.

"I have to admit that in addition to the fact that the Chinese army is ahead of our country in terms of weapons and equipment, they also have some advantages in tactics, if we attack in this way in Lushun, maybe Lushun will not be able to die so many people, and it will be ......."

Nakamura was only halfway there, and after getting a little closer, he saw that the soldiers who were digging into the bunkers were constantly being hit by condescending bullets, which was more suitable for the plains, and the other way for the mountains.

"Damn, you have to look into it when you go back!"

Just as Nakamura was muttering this, a volley of rifles suddenly sounded from his flank, and it was Lu's cavalry who charged. But it was quickly repelled by a salvo of machine-gun and rifle fire. Turning the telescope to the flank, Nakamura could clearly see that the cavalry of the Lu Army was fleeing back, and they were scattered like fans.

After the cavalry had retreated, they formed themselves in formation and charged again, this time without a loud cry of killing, but silently without any sound. Another burst of heavy machine-gun fire and rifle volleys, a dense stream of bullets swept away leaves like a gust of wind, driving them back.

"These Lu cavalry...... Stupid"

Seeing that the Luguo cavalry was repeatedly repulsed, the corners of Nakamura Shintake's lips were revealed, and he sneered, have these people forgotten how they were defeated with machine guns by the cavalry of Akiyama Yoshiya in Manchuria?

"These Cossacks...... Well, there is a saying in China, called remember to eat but not remember! ”

As soon as Kizaburo Ohara's words fell, the two of them immediately laughed.

"I always feel that the appearance of the Lu Guojun here may be a conspiracy of the Chinese!"

"This is certain, the Chinese have always been known for conspiracy, if this is the case, maybe we will leave them something in Taiwan!"

At this time, several successive charges shook the defending Japanese troops, and the rows of scattered troops in front of the left flank, perhaps because the enemy was too close and fell into confusion, retreated a little.

Mannerheim, who was standing on the hill, did not order to stop firing, but ordered the cavalry of one of his battalions to stand up and charge, and when attacking, they did not lie down in the middle like the Japanese, but went straight forward, completely ignoring the bullets flying from the opposite side.

At the same time as Mannerheim launched the charge, the cavalry artillery opened fire with the mounted cannons that had already been assembled and erected. Immediately after the artillery arrived, Mannerheim sent an order to his subordinates guarding the horses, telling them to bring the horses.

"It's time to make a splash!"

From the beginning of the battle, a major was there to observe the Red Army's attack, and the six mountain guns of the regimental cavalry artillery company were taking turns bombarding the field full of mowed wheat heaps, but to his surprise, the power of the artillery did not cause any obvious confusion on the Japanese position. They retreated unhurriedly and in an organized manner, crossing the ridge, and though they knew that the charge was pointless, they decided to consult with the commander. &&&Latest Chapter Baidu Search:&&

"I want to make a charge."

"What are you rushing for?"

Mannerheim shook his head disapprovingly, and the back of his hand picked up the sweat that ran from under the brim of his hat.

"Do you see how orderly these yellow monkeys are withdrawing? They won't give in! Besides, if you think they will admit defeat, it would be a joke, you must know that the commanders of their teams are all experienced officers? It must be a troop from Manchuria, and if it were a reserve force, I am afraid it would not be so orderly! ”

"How do you know?"

The Major asked, squinting his eyes in confusion.

"The tactics and fighting style of these people are different from the Japanese troops we have contacted before, stop shooting! Don't waste your bullets! ”

Mannerheim commanded, then repeated.

"It's useless to fight, there aren't many shells, we have to contain them at least ten or more here, if there are not enough shells, it will be difficult to hold on."

As he spoke, he raised a sweaty hand, and when Mannerheim raised his whip, he had already mounted his horse, pointed to the south and shouted at the officers and men of the 52nd Dragoon Regiment behind him.

"Alright, gentlemen, let's get the damn yellow monkeys in trouble!"

"Trouble!"

A long sigh in the car compartment made the driver who was driving the car glance at Liang Dunyan who was sighing in the rearview mirror, and the foreign minister's face was full of sadness.

"My lord, what's going on?"

Cao Weiran, who had been thinking about his father's telegram, heard the minister's sigh, and quickly turned his head and asked, at least until he resigned, he was still a staff member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"North Korea!"

Another sigh, Liang Dunyan sighed softly.

"It's causing us trouble in North Korea again!"

Who is causing trouble for the Foreign Ministry in North Korea? In Nanjing, the people who can cause trouble to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are, first, the Guards, and second, I am afraid that Your Majesty. Cao Weiran took it for granted that it should be other departments. ,

"Is it the army? My lord! ”

Liang Dunyan nodded, the army's obedience to diplomacy is simply nonsense, in the vast majority of the time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to wipe the army's ass, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must obey the army.

"The army is sabotaging the agreement we have reached with the Japanese, and if the Japanese react strongly, I even suspect that the joint communiqué is very likely to be torn up!"

The minister's words made Cao Wei stunned, how could it be so serious.

"My lord, what do you think...... The Japanese would never dare to tear up the joint communique, at least until they grasped the advantages of Korea and completely withdrew their troops from the northeast, so the lower officials thought that if they saw His Majesty in a while, they might as well ......"

His voice was slightly suppressed.

"My lord, the Imperial Guard is Your Majesty's right-hand man, and it can be said that it is the foundation of Your Majesty, if your Excellency accuses it of misconduct, I am afraid that it will cause Your Majesty to be unhappy......"

Cao Weiran said a topic that the civil officials in Nanjing were usually reluctant to mention, the army, in the history of China, there has never been a dynasty, like the Chinese Empire, the army enjoys full priority and glory, and most of His Majesty's close attendants are army and navy officers, and His Majesty's ordinary dress is a military uniform, which is a way for His Majesty to show his attitude.

For thousands of years, China's soldiers were just warriors and food, but now the status of soldiers is transcendent, they can take the train for free, they can take the public tram for free, they can go to high school for free after retirement, they can get the field of merit, they can enter the park for free, and so on.

"The title of the best soldier in China is noble and glorious, and His Majesty the Emperor is a member of the soldiers!" It is this transcendent social status that makes people regard joining the army as a shortcut to improve their social status, and even together with the soldiers, they will have a sense of pride and mission.

His Majesty's soldiers not only fight for the country and the nation, but they also fight for His Majesty. I heard that His Majesty is also preparing to exempt military families from agricultural taxes during their service as a sign of love for soldiers. is pushing up the status of soldiers little by little, and even deifying them.

The dignity and survival of a country need brave soldiers to defend it! Without the military, a country will cease to exist! This is even written into laws and textbooks.

While the military enjoy a transcendent status, they are "pressurized" on civilian officials at various levels, not only by the supervision of public opinion in the outside world, but also by the consultation without decision, the local councils and the imperial council can also question officials at all levels, and even the local councils can jointly pass a motion of no confidence, thereby expelling the local officials appointed by His Majesty, and after the central department officials are questioned, it is also possible that His Majesty will be forced to remove them from office.

In the past, it was a blessing to be an official in the Manchu Dynasty, but now it is a crime to be an official in China, and Cheng Da is afraid, and every word and deed, every move is stared at by newspapers and councilors, compared to the detachment of the soldiers, compared to the group of the army that does not make a drop of water, the civilian officials are naturally quite wronged, but what can be done? Who let them fight the Great Down, who let the country leave everything, but not a strong army?

"Yijian, you are too worried, yes, Your Majesty is the Majesty of the soldiers, but it does not mean that Your Majesty will be biased towards the army to do brute force, and Your Majesty has emphasized more than once that the army is a group that removes discipline or discipline, and if they violate the established policy, Your Majesty will never condone it!"

said this, but Liang Dunyan also knew that this was just his own wishful thinking, after all, ...... His Majesty's preference for the army has almost reached the point of connivance, of course, the premise of doing so is that the soldiers are loyal to them.

"I hope so!"

When he thought so in his heart, the car had driven into the Purple Mountain, and the atmosphere was gradually about to enter the summer, for Nanjing, which is known as the furnace, the summer is always difficult, so every summer, the rich families in Nanjing have always had the habit of going to the Purple Mountain to escape the summer, and the current royal family is no exception, the Royal Garden is located in the Purple Mountain.

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out, a cloud of smoke, the hound barked and drilled into the woods, Chen Moran, who was carrying a Mauser shotgun, hurriedly ran towards the woods, and saw a river muntjac lying in a pool of blood from a distance, with a smile on his face. ,

"Give Qin'er and her mother a taste of game today!"

Looking at the river muntjac who was barking around five or six hunting dogs, while talking, he was full of pride, and the rare ease made Chen Moran walk to the river muntjac, and saw that the river muntjac was still struggling in a pool of blood, and immediately pierced the neck artery of the river muntjac with a dagger like a hunter.

"The roe deer of Bagua Continent, the wolf of Purple Mountain." The origin of roe deer in Nanjing is not limited to Baguazhou, Purple Mountain also has a small group of roe deer, as the emperor can always enjoy some privileges, such as this hunting ground in Purple Mountain and the river muntjac caught from Baguazhou is one of the emperor's privileges.

"Your Majesty is good marksmanship!"

As the river muntjac retinue was carried away, there was a cheer from behind him.

"Songsheng?"

Looking back and seeing that it was Liang Dunyan, Chen Moran was stunned at first, according to the arrangement, he should come to the villa next month to escape the summer, although the royal garden is royal, but the ministers can borrow the summer in those villas, but they immediately understood his intention.

"Is it for North Korea?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After giving the salute, Liang Dunyan nodded.

"Your Majesty, if the military does this, I am afraid that it will fall into the tongue of the Japanese, and if it affects the great cause of Taiwan's recovery, I am afraid that it will be ......."

The voice was slightly deep, and Liang Dunyan's face showed a solemn look.

"I'm afraid I'll regret it for decades!"

"Songsheng, I already know about this, and this is what I agree with!"

When he took out a 9.3mm shotgun bullet from the cartridge belt around his waist and stuffed it into the chamber, Chen Moran said as he walked through the woods.

"This is a deal between us and the Russians!"

"Deal? Your Majesty......"

"I know, I'm afraid I acted beyond my authority, but I was in a hurry, this is my mistake! Songsheng! ”

Without waiting for Liang Dunyan to object, Chen Moran used to admit his mistake first to block Liang Dunyan's mouth, and sure enough, as soon as he heard His Majesty say this, Liang Dunyan hurriedly lowered his head in fear and said.

"Panic!"

"Songsheng, you have been doing diplomacy for many years, you should understand that the way of diplomacy is not sincerity, but the way of fraud, transaction, cooperation, and compromise, of course, in some times, in order to achieve some goals, you can choose to take decisive risks, and this time to do this, is to make the Japanese, of course, including the Russians not easy, they are not easy, we are easy, people do not do it, it is a great way to destroy, put it in the way of people, this kind of people should be different! But it can be placed between countries, but this is an eternal truth! ”

Carrying the gun to his shoulder and leading the barking hound, Chen Moran looked at Liang Dunyan and said.

"That's why I did it, as for the Japanese...... Well, they will definitely protest, I think you know better than I know how to respond to them, anyway, shrug your shoulders, you can't help it, and then protest to the Russians by the way, of course, the strongest protest, it's just a show! ”

"Your Majesty...... That...... And what about Taiwan? ”

The shadow of the prey flashing in the bushes made Chen Moran hurriedly pick up the shotgun, and said a word when he pulled the trigger and the gun sounded and the dog barked.

"Gunshots pop out! The flotilla has already departed! ”

(To be continued)