In the headquarters of the Dingbei Army outside Liaoyang City, Lin Daxin asked Chen Ergou, the head of the guard regiment beside him, "Are the casualties of each department counted?" ”

Chen Ergou nodded and said: "It has been reported, the four divisions in the city have lost 12,000 people, but the Japanese army has killed more!" 4 divisions have occupied the south and east of Liaoyang City, and the Japanese army has now retreated to the north and west of the city, principal, is it not to transfer the 11th and 12th divisions of the 2 as reserves to Liaoyang City, and solve the Japanese South Route Army in Liaoyang City as much as possible! ”

Lin Daxin shook his head: "I still have other uses for the eleventh and twelfth divisions!" In addition, I am not going to completely annihilate the Japanese Southern Route Army in Liaoyang City, I have some other uses for keeping the Southern Route Army! Order the 7th Division to withdraw from its positions outside the city and enter Liaoyang City tomorrow to join the attacking forces in the city! Ordered the Sixth Division to take over the entire position outside the city, and ordered Zhang Daxiong to open an opening for me to the north of Liaoyang City, so that the Japanese troops in the city could escape from the mouth! ”

Chen Ergou then remembered that Lin Daxin had said that he wanted to take the opportunity of the Japanese war to bring Jilin and Heilongjiang into the sphere of influence of the Dingbei Army, so Chen Ergou immediately nodded and said, "Yes!" Headmaster, I'll give orders to the 6th and 7th Divisions right away! ”

Lin Daxin said again: "Call me Duan Qirui and Zhang Zuolin in addition!" ”

On May 22, the 7th Division of the Dingbei Army was also put into the city of Liaoyang, and the 5 divisions of the Dingbei Army first launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army gathered in Xicheng under the cover of tanks and armored vehicles!

The Japanese troops defending in Xicheng were the 2nd Division and the 3rd Division, and the commander of the 2nd Division, Yoshida Shoichi, was directing the Japanese army to resist the attack of the Dingbei Army, when the commander of the 3rd Division, Katsura Taro, walked quickly to Yoshida Shoichi and said: "Yoshida-kun! The Dingbei Army's position in the north outside Liaoyang City has been withdrawn, and I think we should ask the commander to withdraw from the dead place of Liaoyang City! ”

Yoshida Shoichi also had the intention of retreating, but he knew that Commander Oyama Yan already had the idea of co-living and dying with Liaoyang City, so he sighed and said, "But Commander, he won't agree!" ”

Katsura Taro gritted his teeth and said: "After only 5 days of fighting, we have lost more than 90,000 people, and it may not take a few days for our entire Southern Route Army to be shattered in Liaoyang City!" ”

Yoshida Shoichi asked, "What can the head of the Katsura Taro Division do?" ”

Katsura Taro replied: "We only have to unite a few division commanders and force the palace against His Excellency the Commander!" ”

Yoshida Masashi hesitated for a moment and immediately nodded and said, "We have bought a lot of time for the Northern Route Army, and we have done our best for the Empire!" Now it's time to think about the imperial soldiers who follow us, and I also agree to force the commander to the palace and ask him to agree to our evacuation of Liaoyang City! ”

Everyone only has one life, and Yoshida Shoichi doesn't want to die in Liaoyang City like this.

Hearing that Yoshida Shoyi agreed with his idea, Katsura Taro hurriedly said, "That's good! Without further ado, we will immediately go to the other division commanders, and if we stay in Liaoyang City for a few more moments, more imperial soldiers will die! ”

The two division commanders quickly handed over the command of the troops to the brigade commanders below, and then the two hurriedly found the other four division commanders who were still alive, and after telling them about the matter, all four of them agreed, and even the commander of the 4th Division, Kakiki Gangnan, who had a conflict with Katsura Taro, also agreed with Katsura Taro's idea.

Dashanyan was studying the battle situation in Liaoyang City in the headquarters, thinking about how to hold Liaoyang City for a longer time, when the six division commanders suddenly appeared at the door of the headquarters together, Dashanyan frowned and asked: "Aren't you in front of the command troops to resist the Dingbei Army?" What are you doing at the headquarters? ”

After finishing speaking, Dashan Yan sighed secretly in his heart, he had a hunch that he knew that several division commanders came to the headquarters at this moment, it must be because the Dingbei Army's position outside the north city opened a gap, giving the Southern Route Army a hope of survival, but it was not a good thing for Dashanyan, who was bent on sticking to Liaoyang City!

On behalf of the six division commanders, Katsura Taro said: "Your Excellency, Commander, our Southern Route Army can no longer hold on!" There are too many recruits in the Southern Route Army, and with such large casualties, the divisions and regiments are already on the verge of collapse! Moreover, we have delayed the Dingbei Army in Liaoyang City for so many days, and we have completed the task assigned to our Southern Route Army by the Empire, and we have bought the Northern Route Army enough time! Now we should think about it for the Imperial soldiers of the Southern Route Army! ”

Dashan Yan smiled bitterly: "The commander of the Guitaro Division means that we withdraw from Liaoyang City from the gap opened by the Dingbei Army on its own initiative!" ”

Katsura Taro nodded and said, "Yes!" Your Excellency, Commander! ”

Da Shanyan asked the other five division commanders, "You also have this opinion?" ”

The five divisions nodded solemnly at the same time.

Then Da Shanyan fell into deep thought, and the six division commanders looked nervously at Da Shanyan who was silent.

Dashanyan can see that several division commanders no longer have the determination to stick to it, and they just don't agree, and there may be no way to stop the determination of several division commanders from retreating!

Da Shanyan was silent for about 5 minutes before he said: "All divisions and regiments will hold on to this day again, and tonight our Southern Route Army will withdraw from Liaoyang City from the north of Liaoyang City!" ”

Hearing that Dashanyan finally relented and agreed to retreat, the six division commanders breathed a sigh of relief and immediately shouted in unison: "Hey! Division Commander! Then the six division commanders returned to the divisions and continued to command the Japanese army to resist the Dingbei Army.

After the sun set on the 22nd, the Dingbei Army finally stopped the attack in Liaoyang City, which relieved the entire Japanese Southern Route Army, because the second division and the third division took the initiative to retreat, and today the Dingbei Army has taken the Xicheng as well, if the sun does not set, maybe the Dingbei Army will also beat the Beicheng in one go!

Seeing today's attack of the Dingbei Army and the current state of the Japanese army, Dashanyan, the commander of the Southern Route Army, smiled bitterly, he insisted that the Southern Route Army stick to Liaoyang City, and he might be able to drag the Dingbei Army for another day or two, and then the Southern Route Army would be wiped out! Or like those division commanders said, for the sake of the remaining Imperial soldiers! I believe that the base camp will also know its own hardship!

That night, the remnants of 50,000 Japanese troops from 8 divisions of the Japanese army withdrew from Liaoyang City from the north gate of Liaoyang City! In a fierce battle during the day, the Japanese lost another 18,000 men!

Lin Daxin was sleeping in the headquarters outside the city, when he was woken up by Chen Ergou, the head of the guard regiment, "Principal! The Japanese army fled from Liaoyang City! ”

Lin Daxin, who was sleepy-eyed, immediately woke up, and asked again with confirmation: "The Japanese army ran away?" ”

Chen Ergou nodded and said, "It's already gone!" According to the principal's order, Zhang Daxiong, the commander of the Sixth Division, did not stop it, and the Japanese army had all withdrawn from Liaoyang City and retreated in the direction of Shengjing! ”

Lin Daxin said excitedly: "Okay! Finally ran away! Send a telegram to the 11th and 12th Divisions, and let Duan Qirui and Zhang Zuolin implement it as planned! ”

At this time, the 11th and 12th Divisions of the Dingbei Army had captured Shengjing City in the evening under the orders of Lin Daxin, and wiped out more than 1,000 Japanese troops left behind by the Japanese North Route Army in the city!

It turned out that after Lin Daxin found Duan Qirui and Zhang Zuolin last night, he told them that the Japanese army in the city should not last long, so he asked the two divisions to set off overnight to capture Shengjing City. Then, in the direction of the Japanese army's retreat, cut off the route of the Japanese army's march to Korea and Liaodong, leaving only a route for the Japanese army to flee to Jilin Province.

After dawn on the 23rd, the Dingbei Army occupied the north city of Liaoyang City, and the entire battle of Liaoyang City came to an end. Lin Daxin walked into Liaoyang City, which was almost in ruins, and couldn't help but feel a little sad, the Dingbei Army only killed more than 20,000 people in the entire battle of Liaoyang City, and the wounded also exceeded 10,000 people, which was more than the loss of the battle of Jinzhou City!

And the armored forces of the 2nd Division also suffered considerable losses, 33 armored vehicles before the start of the war were destroyed, 18 were destroyed, and only 15 intact armored vehicles remained! Seven of the tank's tracks were blown off, but luckily they were repaired!

Although the Dingbei Army took into account the people in Liaoyang City and did not cover it with artillery fire, the people in Liaoyang City also suffered many casualties in the battle between the two armies, and Lin Daxin ordered the Dingbei Army to rescue the people in Liaoyang City.

Ni Fanjian, the commander of the Third Division, who was following Lin Daxin, said: "Principal! The Japanese Southern Route Army now has at least 50,000 troops, and the 11th and 12th divisions are newly reorganized, or let Zhang Daxiong's Sixth Division also chase the Japanese army! ”

Lin Daxin shook his head and said, "2 divisions are enough!" Their task is only to chase the Japanese army, and not let them destroy the Japanese army, there should be no problem! And I also believe in the ability of Teacher Duan Qirui and Teacher Zhang Zuolin, they will not disappoint me, the principal! Next, we must send two troops to attack the Shanhaiguan and Yalu rivers respectively! Order the 6th Division to immediately set off and advance towards the Yalu River, at least to recover the north bank of the Yalu River! Order the 7th Division to advance to Shanhaiguan and be sure to occupy Shanhaiguan! After the 7th Division occupies Shanhaiguan, it must be firmly nailed to Shanhaiguan, and neither the Japanese army nor the troops of the imperial court can let them go out of the customs to the three northeastern provinces outside the customs. ”

Lin Daxin also ordered the Fourth Division of the Dingbei Army south of Liaoyang City to start transporting supplies and ammunition to Shanhaiguan after the Seventh Division occupied Shanhaiguan, which would be used as a supply for the Dingbei Army when it attacked Shanhaiguan and attacked the Japanese North Route Army.

After Lin Daxin decided to hoard a certain amount of supplies at Shanhaiguan, he launched an attack on the Japanese Northern Route Army, eliminated the Japanese Northern Route Army, and completely won the war against Japan. But after the victory, the Northeast must be in his pocket, and the Qing Dynasty doesn't want to get involved in the Northeast anymore.

The 6th and 7th Divisions of the Dingbei Army did not have time to rest, so they marched to the Yalu River and Shanhaiguan respectively according to Lin Daxin's orders.

The remnants of the Japanese Southern Route Army of more than 50,000 people, under the leadership of the commander Dashan Yan, escaped from Liaoyang City and retreated all the way to Shengjing City, only to find that Shengjing City had been occupied by the Dingbei Army, so that the road to the Shanhaiguan and the Northern Route Army was cut off by the Dingbei Army! Then Dashan Yan immediately ordered the Southern Route Army to retreat in the direction of Korea, but the vanguard of the Japanese army was ambushed by the Dingbei Army on the way to Korea, and lost nearly 1,000 men.

At this time, the Japanese troops after the break came with the news that the Dingbei Army had caught up from behind, and the Japanese Southern Route Army, which was already a frightened bird, immediately fled in the direction of Jilin Province, where the Dingbei Army did not appear!

Duan Qirui and Zhang Zuolin, who were in Shengjing City, were relieved to see that the Japanese Army's South Route Army had finally fled in the direction of Jilin Province, and the troops that ambushed the Japanese army in the direction of Korea and the Dingbei Army that appeared on the rear road of the Japanese army were all troops of the 11th and 12th Divisions.

Seeing that the Japanese army fled according to the route set by the Dingbei Army, Duan Qirui and Zhang Zuolin also immediately arranged for 2 divisions to continue to implement Lin Daxin's plan, and closely pursued the Japanese army in a semi-encirclement posture to prevent the Japanese army from running the wrong route!