"Boom!"

A dull explosion sounded not far away, and the large mansion of a landlord's family, which was the headquarters of the temporary division, all the houses trembled together, and clouds of dust fell from above. The officers in the hall involuntarily shrank their necks.

A soldier rushed in with a bloody face and rushed in, reporting in a panic: "Commander! The enemy is bombarding with special shells, and there is a fire in our position, which cannot be extinguished no matter what! ”

Yamachi Motoji nodded slowly with an expressionless face, not knowing what it meant. The soldier hesitated, then turned and rushed out.

The hot air swept in with the wind from the outside, blowing into the hall through the cracks in the doors and broken eaves, and the temperature that made people unable to reach out in the cold winter was completely gone, even if they were wearing single clothes, they could feel a burning heat that made people want to peel off their skin!

"Commander, the enemy stops attacking and seems to be troubled by our stubborn resistance!"

"Commander, the enemy began to bombard our defenses head-on with artillery, and our defenses were greatly damaged!"

"Commander, the enemy shells and incredible arson ability, the situation is critical!"

"Commander......!"

One by one, the report changed seven or eight times in just half an hour, and the feelings of Yamachi Genji changed from the shock at the beginning to the insensitivity now, and the change was so fast that he had never imagined it in his life.

The last shred of illusion was also shattered, and no miracles appeared. The overwhelmingly superior enemy forces did not fight them to the death, but resorted to an extremely cruel method - arson to end the final blow on the 1st Division.

Yamachi Genji saw with his own eyes when the first shells exploded. Thousands of brilliant sparks were splashed. It is possible to illuminate the splendor of a village at night. But after those Mars landed. Whether it's on wood, haystacks, stones, dirt, or even snowdrifts! It's all burning fiercely! In the strange sound of sizzling, the strange flames seemed to be supported by an invisible force, and they burned until the stones were soft and the walls collapsed. The wet wood must also become coke before it is willingly extinguished!

What a weird thing that is! White phosphorus? Motoji Yamachi guessed based on his own opinion, but he was not sure, and there was no way to do it.

He could only see that the raging fires were burning around the tunzi, accompanied by explosions raging again and again, wantonly adding fire heads one after another, drying the roofs of snow-covered houses, creating choking smoke, which spread everywhere!

Hit by a shell. Or a soldier burned by the flames, letting out a ghostly cry wolf. The flames, which could not be extinguished by rolling around, even affected the soldiers who came to the rescue.

The flames that soared into the sky scorched the snow into the air and rose rapidly, and the strong water vapor and choking smoke danced wildly with the wind, filling every space, and the people inside were breathless! Even if you wrap a wet strip of cloth around your mouth and nose, it is still useless. The blazing flames burned out the oxygen, and they were suffocating and dying!

"Commander......!" Oji Anjun coughed and rushed over, covered in black, like a ghost who had just crawled out of the ashes, and shouted hoarsely at the mountain land Genji, "You better retreat as much as possible!" Our battle has been lost, and the strength of the enemy army is beyond the strength of the existing forces! ”

Yamachi Genji smiled distractedly, his nervous expression was particularly weird, as if he had seen through a high monk, and said lightly: "We're not going anywhere!" This is the place where this commander is loyal to His Majesty the Emperor. Defeat is inevitable, so let's say goodbye to the world with dignity at the last and maintain the last dignity of the soldiers of the empire! ”

"Huh?! But......! ”

Daji Anchun exclaimed, looked at his resolute expression in disbelief, and suddenly understood in his heart that the division commander was planning to die in this post, and he didn't want to live!

He sat on the ground in despair, staring straight at the reddened window, and a breath of despair overwhelmed all reason.

Failed, their undisputed complete failure! There was no room for redemption, the passage ahead had been cut off by themselves, and no one in the entire army could resist.

A lieutenant staff officer suddenly roared wildly, scratched at the sky for a moment with his teeth and claws, and then pulled out a long knife and stabbed it into his lower abdomen! The severe pain made his nerves sober for a short time, and the despair and pain brought infinite remorse and helplessness. He wept bitterly, convulsed, and with the last of his strength he thrust the blade of the knife, cutting his intestines horizontally, but the greater pain came to his sharper mind.

Then the roof beams shook by the officer's screams, as if they had been tortured by the eighteenth class from hell!

Oji Anchun walked over with an arrow, drew the knife and slashed the sword, drew the sword, drew the

The officers, who had made up their minds to do so, couldn't help but shudder. It turns out that the legendary heroic caesarean section is so painful! They suddenly lost the courage to stick a knife in their belly.

Several guards at the door, when the blazing flames rushed in, shouted at the top of their voices: "Paste the black card, board it!" ”

Hold your rifle to your chin and pull the trigger hard! 8mm bullets burst out from the top of the Heavenly Spirit Cover, taking away a large piece of red and white brains.

Oji Yasujun trembled and pulled out the revolver on his waist, compared it to his temples for a long time, and finally made up his mind, and shouted to Yamachi Motoji: "Your Excellency, please forgive me for not being able to accompany you to the end, I want to take the first step." ”

Mountain Genji nodded indifferently: "Our heroic spirit will see you in Huangquan." ”

Bang! Bang! Bang......!

A gunshot rang out, and the heads were bleeding and cracking, and the temple Yasuchun and the staff officers killed themselves one after another, and the corpses fell to the ground crookedly.

Yamachi Genji was not in a hurry to cut himself, he arranged the collar of his military uniform, sat at the table, and faced the door with a cold gaze. Until an explosion came from the outside, the door panel shattered, and countless flames mixed with fragments roared, knocking the upper half of his body into a sieve.

Yang Hao asked the attacking troops to fire more than 100 incendiary bombs of various calibers at Liujiatun, causing a fire that surrounded the entire town from all sides, and the high temperature brought by the thick smoke and fire pillars that rose into the sky. Bake the snow to evaporate. Huge temperature differences and wind direction shear in the area. The raging rolls are spreading everywhere!

After a few hours, the terrible howls of the fire died down, and the gunfire of resistance ceased completely.

The vanguard put on gas masks, advanced against the residual heat of the roasting people, and carefully searched through the charred bricks and rubble.

In a town of about a few hundred households, there is not a single intact house to be found, and every corner of it has collapsed. There are twisted and deformed corpses lodging. The last of the 1st Division's defenses were completely destroyed here, and along with the town they had destroyed earlier, turned into ashes of history.

"I didn't expect it to be so easy. The Japanese army is much weaker than imagined, and it is simply vulnerable! ”

Lin Zhicai, the head of the third regiment, sighed, this was completely different from the result he expected.

Liu Yong said coldly: "There is nothing surprising, we are too strong, and they are not at the same level as them." Victory is a matter of course, and it only depends on the price we pay. ”

This was said wildly, but Lin Zhi knew that they had the qualifications to be arrogant. It doesn't matter who it is. Being able to annihilate tens of thousands of enemies in a single battle is enough to boast and shine in the annals of history. And from this moment. He was completely convinced of Yang Hao's command ability. In the world, there is probably no second master who is more majestic and strategic than Commander Yang, right?

Yang Hao rushed to Liujiatun before dark.

The walls are full of ruins, and the air is choking with smoke and fire, mixed with a disgusting and strange smell. Although he was accustomed to the battlefield, he still rushed to his stomach for a while.

He simply did not look at the charred corpses, and ordered the troops to quickly clean up the battlefield, start a defense on the spot, and use this as the center to thoroughly sweep the remnants of the Japanese army between the surrounding mountains and mountains. Subsequently, he sent a war report back to China, causing another uproar!

"The new army took the initiative to attack, retreated the enemy for hundreds of miles, and annihilated nearly 10,000 Japanese troops! The danger of Golden State Lushun is completely lifted! ”

"The main force of the first division of the Japanese army was completely wiped out, and dozens of generals below the lieutenant general brigade commander were all killed! The new army is invincible! ”

"The hope of China, the glory of the people! Yang Dingshi cheered up in danger and turned the tide! ”

"The rampant wolf's rampant will be rewarded in the end, and the bones of the dead will be turned to ashes today!"

"Huanghuang China should not be insulted, there are heroes in the world! My new army is mighty! ”

…… All kinds of exaggerated praises that blow up the sky, frantically published from all kinds of legal and illegal newspapers, are even more encouraging and inspiring than the victories of the previous defense!

Whether it is Beijing and Tianjin, or Tongzhou where the traffic deviates, as long as it is a place where newspapers can be distributed, Yang Hao's prestige is being promoted.

Annihilated more than 10,000 Japanese troops, killed a division and even an officer, such a feat, can be called the world's first general!

As for the rule of the new army Li Jingfang, the past was ignored intentionally or unintentionally, and both the positive and negative sides were desperately praising Yang Hao's exploits. It looks more like a tough response to a series of bad actions of the previous imperial court, and a merciless slap in the face!

Beiyang Yamen, Li Hongzhang dropped the newspaper and sighed rarely: "This son has become a great trend, and no one can shake it!" From then on, there will be no peace in the Qing Dynasty. ”

He didn't care about others and ignored Li Jingfang's exploits, and his own eldest son followed to take advantage. The new army has such a contribution, who caused it, the whole world knows, he can't be cheeky to find ugly.

Turning his head, Li Hongzhang instructed Luo Fenglu and other staff: "Prepare yourself, maybe we will start peace talks with the Japanese side soon, and this matter belongs to the old man." ”

There is no need to become the unjust leader of the loss of teachers and humiliation of the country and the reparation for land cession, Li Hongzhang will never let go of the excellent opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to brush up his reputation. Whoever caused this convenience, at least until he left the center, he could finish with all his head.

In the capital, a group of Qingliu officials are like mourners.

Li Hongzao was so angry that he almost vomited blood, he couldn't figure out where Yang Hao got his shit luck, but he was able to achieve such a big victory in a unique way when all the horses were together.

It was like a slap in the face of a group of them, including the emperor. How to clean up this matter and how to restore the reputation, there is no good strategy for a while. They will only brag and play tricks in the back, and they are worried and indifferent.

A group of young people saw the only solution from the crisis, so after urgent discussion, they unanimously proposed a seemingly feasible method - the court changed the law, reformed the system, and took advantage of the situation to consolidate the imperial power and reform the government!

In the embassies and consulates of various countries in Beijing, the ministers looked at each other, and for a moment they were stunned and did not know what words to use to describe their feelings.

The British minister, Ogne, declared with remorse: "We should have resolutely intervened and presided over the negotiations between the two countries beforehand, and perhaps the situation was the most favorable then." Now we have to face the situation that we least want to see, this time leading to a series of uncontrollable. ”

The General Department of Customs and Excise was as helpless as Hurd. His plan to take control of the Qing state with the help of a fiasco could be declared bankrupt. At least for a short time, a new force will rise up in the Qing state and resolutely resist any attempt by an outside force to take control.

The Americans, who had miscalculated, the Russians and the Germans, who had been seeking a suitable opportunity but had not succeeded, were now aware of a crisis brewing that was extremely unfavorable to them.

For the first time, the parties who had been calculating each other agreed on an unprecedented consensus, so the mediation force, led by the Americans, then launched a huge public relations campaign between China and Japan.

Inside and outside the imperial court, the voices calling for an armistice and peace talks were heard endlessly, and even reached the front line.

Yang Hao was unmoved, and issued an order firmly: "Take me as the main thing, and kill the enemy who stays in our land first." ”

Subsequently, he issued a declaration in the "National News": "Those who have not gone out to make peace are also thieves!" (To be continued......)