It is said that the army is indeed retreating.

Just waited for the Russian army to take the opportunity to fire a few rounds of field artillery, Song Biao and Feng . Major Esker's 2nd Infantry Regiment of Seudinsk rushed out first, and separately made a detour to the left and right to flank a small piece of machine gun positions retained by the army, only two machine guns, and Song Biao killed the machine gunner in the distance at all.

They attacked all the way forward, and General Mishuchenko also sent a Cossack cavalry battalion to catch up, and everyone rushed all the way to the Sumabao position, and actually robbed a lot of baggage from the army, even the 31-year-style rapid-fire guns and the M1902 76mm field guns that the Russian army had discarded in the Battle of Liaoyang had robbed more than 60 guns.

It was still the same as the previous times, there were only cannons, but no cannonballs, and the army had already run out of cannonballs, and their shell supply problems were also very serious, the rate of self-production could not keep up, and the price of imports from France was too high.

Because the Yue army was indeed not ready for the decisive battle, after paying a heavy price in casualties, especially after the commander of the Kigoshi Angang Division and the commander of the Suzuki So6th Brigade were killed, Dashan Yan was forced to withdraw from the Sumabao position, but he also kept the third division of the Yue army, which was barely a gain or a loss.

Song Biao's Manchurian Infantry Regiment took the lead and once again seized the lead, recapturing the Sumabao position that the Russian army had previously abandoned. The 2nd Infantry Regiment of Major Esker and the cavalry battalion of Captain Anlevich seized a large number of heavy supplies.

At this point, the Battle of Heigoutai was all over, the Eighth Division, the First Cavalry Brigade, and the 11th Infantry Brigade of the Yue Army were annihilated, the main combat units of the Eighth Division were completely lost, the Second Army suffered more than half of the damage, and temporarily lost its combat capability, the First Army and the Fourth Army each suffered heavy losses, and only the Third Army, which remained in Lushun, failed to participate in the battle.

In addition to casualties, the army also lost a large number of strong generals, Akiyama Yoshiko was captured, Kigoshi Yassuna, Tachimi Naofumi, and Suzuki Soroku were killed, and more than 10,000 war horses, 213 artillery pieces, and 84 machine guns were lost.

After this battle, the army, which itself is insufficient, is about to continue to launch a full-scale decisive battle, and it may also take a long time to recover and rectify.

After seizing the Sumabao position, Song Biao was smart this time, and he immediately left the position to Feng. Major Esker is stationed, and his military exploits are like clouds to him, if he continues to be used as the main force by the Russian army, when the Russian war is over, his troops will basically be exhausted.

He took his troops to run back to Jiangjiayao first, reorganized on the spot, and the captured materials were transported back to Yangguantun as soon as possible, this time he really made more money, and the more than 30 31-year-old rapid-fire guns that were divided in advance were all dragged back, and the six Russian M1902 76mm field guns that were subdivided were left in Jiangjiayao, and a coveted artillery company was formed on the spot, although for the time being, they were all artillery crews of the Russian army.

At this time, Jiangjiayao was finally no longer the devil's land, and a large number of baggage and supplies were seized, making Jiangjiayao a very interesting distribution center, many Russian generals quietly sent people over to distribute the spoils, and the Russian Far East Army Command also transferred a large number of materials to reward the three armies.

Song Biao was also very leisurely and finally spent a few days in Jiangjiayao, every day with the troops in the deserted fields outside, as well as the positions left by the army, training and drilling, continuing to prepare for the future, the brothers ate and drank, and each of them took an additional salary reward of 30 oceans, which was very happy.

That afternoon, he and General Mishuchenko were summoned to a meeting at Shendanbao.

Song Biao was naturally in a very good mood, riding a pure black high-headed horse captured from the Yue army, and walking side by side with General Mishuchenko, with their respective guard companies behind him.

It is a few miles away from Jiangjiayao to Shendanbao, and he talked and laughed with General Mishuchenko, and soon arrived at the small fort outside Shendanbao, which he still captured, and now it has become a temporary pre-war command post of the Second Army.

Brigadier General Madenidorff took the first step, waiting for them outside the small castle for a long time, and also welcomed them in with a smile.

After entering the gate of the small fort, Song Biao knew that today was really a big formation, no wonder the Russian army would provide him with a special set of senior generals' leading uniforms, and the generals and staff officers of the Second Army were all wearing military uniforms, each holding exquisite sabers, and all kinds of medals were hung on their chests.

Seeing General Mishuchenko and Song Biao walking into the field, dozens of army officers led by General Kirbas saluted them neatly, which made Song Biao a little surprised, he himself felt that it was a friendly army, and said the same when chatting with Kuropatkin, Madenidov and others, if this is a return salute, it is always a strange thing to return so many people at once.

He didn't have time to think about it, and subconsciously returned the salute with General Mishuchenko.

He and General Mishuchenko were not the most important guests of the day, the most important guests were Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin, who had personally arrived from the General Headquarters, and he would have awarded General Mishuchenko the Order of St. Andrew, the highest honor of the Tsarist Empire, if it were not for the distance from Moscow, such a matter would have to be undertaken by the Emperor of the Tsarist Empire himself.

According to tradition, every member of the Romanov family of the Russian imperial family with a male surname was awarded this medal from birth, and its important surname and status are also visible.

Soon after the arrival of Song Biao and Generals Mishuchenko, Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin also arrived at the small fort in a Russian-style Orthodox carriage, and the officers guarding here had already separated from each other and collectively saluted the commander-in-chief who led the Tsarist Far Eastern Army to a "great victory".

Accompanying Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin was an Orthodox priest of the Russian army, and the whole ceremony was very solemn, and the priest's service alone lasted more than half an hour.

The venue was improvised, with some red carpets and a podium that was quite lively.

After that, Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin stepped forward and gave a speech for more than ten minutes, which was nothing more than saying that this victory was not easy to come by, everyone was working hard, and they would continue to work hard for His Majesty the Tsar in the future.

Song Biao listened to it tastelessly, he was sitting in the second row with Brigadier General Madenidorff, the front row was at the level of a general, and if he could sit here, the Russian Far East Army and the Command really recognized him.

After that, there were awards, most of them knightly of the first class, gallerior and the like, and there was nothing special about it, until General Mishuchenko came on the field and Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin awarded him the most noble medal of St. Andrei, and the audience erupted in thunderous applause.

At least in the eyes of the Tsarist Empire, General Mishuchenko simply broke out a miracle-like small universe, continuously inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese army in such a difficult situation, annihilating and capturing nearly 50,000 Japanese troops before and after, this number is enough to lay the foundation for the follow-up process of the entire Russian War, as long as the Russian army does not make collective mistakes in the future.

It was rare for a serviceman to receive such a noble Order of St. Andrew, and everyone was naturally happy, and General Mishuchenko also gave a short speech.

It was only then that Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin officially invited Song Biao to the stage.

Song Biao also knew in advance that he was going to award him one or two medals or something, but he basically didn't pay attention to this kind of thing, since he wanted to give it, he was not polite, after hearing his name, Song Biao hurriedly went on the field, and first saluted Kuropatkin, the commander-in-chief of the friendly army.

After the Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin returned the salute solemnly, he received a first-class medal of valor from the priest, and then took out a golden cross covered with white enamel and put it on the neckline of Song Biao's neck, and then said with great importance: "Congratulations, Vladimir. Your Excellency Song, this is the Order of St. George, 1st Class of the Great Martyr and Invincible Saint George, whom His Majesty has personally entrusted to you. ”

Ha.

Song Biao almost laughed out loud.

This St. George Medal is a very interesting thing, the so-called St. George is the warrior who slays the dragon, and the British flag with the red cross on a white background is the St. George's flag. In Europe, most countries have the Order of St. George, which was established in 1769 in the Russian Empire, and is considered one of the most high-ranking medals.

There are four levels of the Order of St. George in the Tsarist Russian Empire, and Song Biao gets the first rank, which means that he also has a St. George Medal.

After the award of the medal, Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin continued to wear the official military rank for Song Biao, and officially awarded Song Biao the rank of colonel of the Manchurian infantry in the name of the commander-in-chief of the Far Eastern Army of the Tsarist Empire and the general of the infantry of the army.

Cha.

Song Biao felt a little dizzy at that time, what he first heard was the rank of an infantry major, how could he be directly promoted to colonel, however, this Manchurian infantry colonel is actually not the official establishment of the Russian army, the situation is more similar to the Cossack cavalry, and it is a special rank of mercenaries.

Bai picked up a colonel rank, Song Biao still had fun in his heart, he saluted very strongly, and like General Mishuchenko, he turned around and saluted the officers present at the same time, and then hurriedly left the field.

The dozens of senior officers present were afraid that they had mixed feelings in their hearts, and they also wanted to get the St. George's Gold Medal of the First Class, but they did not expect that such a precious medal would be taken away by a Chinese of Asian descent.

Everyone was puzzled, but there was nothing to do, because Song Biao's military exploits were obvious, even if the empire gave higher honors and publicly-publicized merits to His Excellency General Mishuchenko without hesitation, but the despicable sense of stealing still spread in the hearts of every general, making the Russian generals who were accustomed to pride and complacency feel a kind of unhappiness in their throats.