In Dalian, the headquarters of the new army, officers dressed in old and new clothes gathered together, sitting on both sides of the long conference table.

The old Qing army on the left, headed by Xu Bangdao and Lian Shun, has heavy official uniforms and gray hair, showing an old state.

The new army on the right is full of vigor, except for the eldest Li Jingfang, the rest are in their youth, plus the fitting new military uniform, it looks more and more majestic and vigorous.

This is the current strength of all the officers above the battalion level of the Golden State Guard. Among them, the absolute advantage was the expansion of the new army, which was expanded to three regiments.

After a month of basic military training, the first batch of personnel recruited by Li Yingjiu in Tianjin were transported to Dalian to continue intensive training. Falling asleep listening to the sound of artillery every day, getting up to watch the rising fireworks, carrying the dead to help the wounded, listening to the explosions in person, and watching the horror of bullets flying in the battle, in just a few days, they have grown a lot.

Although the foundation is not yet solid, many of these progressive young people with a cultural foundation are growing up very quickly, and it is optimistic that in a few months, they will gradually grow into qualified soldiers and even qualified junior officers.

The Jinzhou defense force increased to more than 13,000 people, and after the new army annexed Zhao Huaiye's six battalions of elite soldiers and horses, it was expanded to three infantry regiments, with a number of 9,000 and zero, which can be described as strong.

However, their equipment is still divided into three, six, nine and so on. A lump is undoubtedly the best. With half of the reserves led by Li Yingjiu turned into regular officers, the second and third regiments were mixed into the elite of Tianjin's newly recruited soldiers and Zhao Huaiye's soldiers, because the army's heart was undecided. It is impossible to equip them with advanced weapons.

Today's codification model is the same. But there were no squad machine guns and submachine guns. Each person has a Mosin Nagant rifle, and only the chief and deputy squad leaders are equipped with a defensive pistol. The heavy weapon in the first row is an improved hand-cranked hand-cranked Green gun, which is bulky and has a good firepower. In addition, the four grenades that are standard for individual soldiers greatly enhance their armament.

Mortars, recoilless guns, bazookas, and the like, naturally, are also absent. The artillery is mainly equipped with the old Krupp 1888 75mm camp gun modified with a reinstatement mechanism - mainly because Li Hongzhang bought a lot of this thing, and it was wasted in the warehouse, so it was better to train the soldiers who were mainly defensive first.

Commander of the Second Regiment and the Third Regiment. They were served by Zhou Dingchen, the battalion officer of the original Huaizi battalion, who was outstanding and brave in the battle, and Lin Zhicai, the battalion officer of the Gongwei Army.

When Jinzhou was in danger, Zhou Dingchen took the initiative to ask Ying to bring two outposts and 300 people to reinforcements. This bravery alone is enough to commend him, and with him, he can calm the military heart of the soldiers from the Huaizi battalion, and Yang Hao will be given a heavy responsibility after inspection.

Lin Zhicai is Xu Bangdao's subordinate. For this officer, who also stood out in defensive operations, could be reused by the new army, Xu Bangdao was very satisfied. He himself basically has no room for promotion, and his subordinates can eat under the hands of the eldest prince Li Zhongtang, which is enough to ensure that his hands are enough to have a worry-free future, and it is too late to be happy.

Now. The two young officers were joined by the younger Shi Jianfei, plus a bunch of battalion commanders who were in their twenties on average. When he landed, the two veterans felt like they were old.

The military meeting had not yet begun, and the atmosphere at the meeting was relaxed. Xu Bangdao, the oldest and the highest position, was promoted to the crown, and he was still sweating from the heat in the house, so he had no choice but to pick up another layer of cotton jacket, and sighed sincerely: "It's still Westerners who know how to enjoy it." This coal stove is warm and comfortable, much better than the warm earth dragon we used in previous years! ”

Lian Shun felt the same way, and nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, I didn't expect that in the fierce battle, there can be such convenience, which can be regarded as a great blessing in life, but it is all stained with the light of Li's rule." ”

Li Jingfang changed into a new military uniform, sat at the head of a bunch of young officers, and said with a modest smile: "Where and where, isn't it all the blessing of Commander Tuoyang?" I'm just a hitter, I didn't let go of a single shot, but I got a lot of credit, and I don't dare to praise you. ”

The more modest he was, the better the old guys looked on their faces.

Of course, it is also because of the good mood, and now in the midst of a defeated war, only the defense of Jinzhou is impregnable, and it has been won repeatedly. This kind of outstandingness has already made Xu Bangdao and Lian Shun full of prestige.

After Li Jingfang Shun obtained the defense rule of Jinzhou and Dalian, he only asked the imperial court to settle the allocation of military salaries within a month, and the rest of the material procurement was all solved by Yang Hao's foreign bank and the chamber of commerce. In this way, the first batch of more than 100 factories opened in Tianjin received the first military order, and the business was called a boom!

The first phase of Yanhua Commercial Bank's industrial support project can recover the investment at a glance, and the long-term profits are self-evident. The number of applicants for the second phase surged tenfold, and branches were opening one after another across the country.

Now anyone can see that the rise of a new force is unstoppable, and if you take a ride, you can rise to the top.

However, any time you are too showy, it is easy to be taboo. Since the great victory in early November, the frightened generals who have gathered in Lushun have come to the momentum, asking for the folds on the front line of the battle to be sent non-stop, and some people have sent secret envoys to bribe, just to follow the light.

All of these people's requests were rejected by Li Hongzhang and Yang Hao, and they didn't want any of them.

What kind of officials are in the Lushun garrison, just look at their clumsy performances. Gong Zhaoxi, who was hastily appointed as the commander of the whole army, was originally just the head of the Ordnance Bureau of the fourth grade, where did he know how to lead the troops to fight? He didn't know how to arrange defense at all, let alone the group of military attachés under him who were at least second-class, so no one paid attention to his pickles.

On November 6, when Jinzhou was at its worst, he secretly took his family property and ran to Yantai by boat, and simply became a deserter. The entire Shipping Bureau fled, and the Ordnance Bureau was nowhere to be seen from the committee members down. There is not a single student left in the flood, drought and thunder, and the people are not more panicked than this.

The rest of the military attachés recommended Jiang Gui as the commander, but this general is truly illiterate, he has never read a single book of war, and he has no plan in his chest on how to resist the enemy. As a result, the armies are still not subordinate to each other, and each is doing its own thing.

It's just such a thing, I see that there is a cheap thing to pick up. Thinking about coming up and rubbing two. How can it be that easy?

Yang Hao and Li Hongzhang are not afraid of offending people. Xu Bangdao and Lian Shun will eat the benefits with peace of mind. This is the future that they have worked so hard for, and besides, they don't count, and they don't take it for nothing.

While speaking, Yang Hao walked to the rostrum, and his tall and sturdy figure attracted all the attention. As for this de facto leader of the New Army, after a month of fighting side by side, no one in the Huai Army or the New Army was not convinced. People have the level and capital to win the battle. It doesn't matter if you're young or not, this hand is ability.

Yang Hao looked around, and saw that the old and the young were young, and the age difference could be thirty or forty years old, and he felt particularly strange in his heart, and he was also a little regretful. After all, there is no such power as the chairman, and as soon as you enter the door, someone will chant loudly, and then the whole room will stand straight up to greet the stars—it must have been a very cool scene.

There were a few old men of the Qing army mixed in, and he didn't pay attention to vain things, so he knocked on the table lightly. Lang Sheng said: "Everyone is here, our meeting will start immediately." There is only one topic for today. Launch an all-out counteroffensive against the Japanese army in front of you! ”

Counterattack!

There was a slight commotion in the venue, and both the old guys and the young people showed excitement and excitement on their faces. After holding it for a month, they are tired of staying in the trenches and grinding foreign workers with the Japanese army, and the recruits of the whole army have almost honed their training, so they should be pulled out to let them see the real chapter and drive out the nasty little devils!

Yang Hao's eyes were shining, and his voice was excited: "Why launch a counterattack at this time?" One is that our troops are ready, and the other is that the situation is forcing us. As we all know, in the past month, the great powers have intervened in mediation, but Japan has acted against the law. On the surface, he responded to the story, but secretly continued to dispatch troops. Just yesterday, their 3rd Division stationed in Andong brazenly raised troops to attack Xiuyan, and the front of the troops was directed towards Haicheng. You all know what kind of goods Feng Sheng'a and Nie Guilin are defending Haicheng, and the imperial court has always misappointed the commanders, so they will inevitably not be able to withstand the tough attack of the Japanese army. ”

At the back, staff officers pulled out the curtain to reveal a large military map. A red arrow from Phoenix City through Xiuyan to Haicheng was shocking.

Xu Bangdao's face was a lot more solemn, and with his ability, he could naturally see that once Haicheng fell, the Japanese army would gain a strong forward position to break through in the middle. At that time, the entire Liaodong and even the troops of Beizhili will be mobilized by them, and once the Japanese army continues to attack, it will be Liaoyang Fengtian to the north, and it must be saved. Going west is Niuzhuang and Quang Ninh, and it is very likely that a second landing point will be opened and go south to Jinzhou and enter Shanhaiguan!

At this time, Beizhili did not have many troops available. Once the Japanese soldiers threaten Gyeonggi in the pass, God knows what jokes will come out of the already chaotic imperial court! If they had been in a hurry to sue for peace at that time and promised to cede the land and pay compensation, all the fruits of their bloody struggle would have been wasted.

Xu Bangdao said solemnly: "We must not let the Japanese army succeed lightly, otherwise the overall situation will be out of control!" ”

After spending a month with Yang Hao, his horizons have broadened a lot, and he has already gained some experience in the overall situation.

Yang Hao bowed his head and said: "That's right. Our army is well prepared, take the initiative to attack, first completely disintegrate the enemy forces in front of you, wipe them off the peninsula, and then march into Anton, cutting off their rear route! ”

It's a bit crazy, but no one in the room thinks it can't be done. Even if there were still 20,000 Japanese troops in front of them, so what? Before, 30,000 people couldn't get in, but now they have been frozen in the barren mountains and mountains for a month, I don't know how much combat strength they still have, and they attack with an army of more than 10,000 strong, I don't believe that they can't support them!

After a month's victory, they gradually had a kind of pride of "who else in the world is better than me", and the future of the Qing Kingdom was pressed on them!

"The specific plan of action will be explained to you by Chief of Staff Shi."

Yang Hao signaled, Shi Jianfei stood up calmly, walked to the map, and turned around to look around at a group of officers. Not long ago, most of the people present were high-ranking officials of the third grade or above, or even the second-grade and first-grade officials that he could not reach in ten years. Now, he is on the rise and has been able to apply what he has learned in his life.

Pressing down a little emotion, he pulled out his whip and pointed to the situation map of the enemy and us: "According to intelligence, the enemy in front of me is the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Division of the Japanese Army, and the main force of the 12th Brigade and Regiment mixed together. Because of the blockade at sea for several days, it was extremely difficult for them to replenish supplies. And because of our flexible containment, they have no time to break through Fuzhou to obtain supplies. As a result, the Japanese army had to loot in the surrounding area, and even hunt in the mountains to supplement their needs. ”

There was a brief burst of laughter in the room.

Compared with the defenders, who were not short of food and clothing, the Japanese army was more miserable, they went from the landing site of Piziwo to Jinzhou, there were few villages along the way, it was inconvenient to collect food, and they faced harassment at any time. In particular, there were many local hunters along the way, and they were also bold enough to attack the lone Japanese army, and the number of casualties killed by the Qing army's regular army was more than that of the Qing army.

In this way, they also had to go into the mountains to hunt, otherwise the troops would not even be satisfied with the two meals a day.

The forward troops were even worse, they could not be too far away, and if they were too close, they could be spotted and attacked by mortars and mountain artillery. For many days, they drank cold water and nibbled on frozen rice balls.

Shi Jianfei continued: "At present, the enemy's body is declining, the morale of the army is low, and because of the sudden cooling and snowfall, they have a lot of frostbite. Under these circumstances, the General Staff believes that it has the favorable conditions to forcibly defeat or even annihilate this enemy force with a small number of elite forces at a very small cost! ”

The young officers' eyes began to shine with enthusiasm, and the old men couldn't help but straighten up and open their mouths slightly.

Shi Jianfei pointed out a little on the left flank front: "The headquarters plans to launch an attack at 4:30 a.m. tomorrow with the second regiment of the left flank, and the artillery units under it will coordinate with the artillery directly under the division to launch a fierce attack, and within an hour, defeat the 14th Wing of the Japanese army in front of them, and force them to retreat along Jinzhou Avenue!" ”

At 5:30, the three regiments attacked one after another, breaking the 3rd Wing of the Japanese army in front of them. If the enemy's 14th Wing retreats, they will pursue it together. If the enemy retreats in the direction of Fuzhou, surround it, and be sure to take down these two groups of enemies in one fell swoop! ”

"One regiment on the right flank, when the battle began, detoured from the right side and attacked north through Taoshugou, sweeping all the Japanese troops along the way and forcing them to Jinzhou Avenue. In the end, the three regiments combined, so that the enemy had to think about the collapse of the nest. This road of ice and snow will become a place where their bones are buried! This time, we will completely wipe out the Japanese army in front of us! ”

Shi Jianfei spread his big hand and slapped his five fingers on the map fiercely.

Yang Hao's eyes were clear, and he looked around at everyone: "Do you have any doubts about this combat goal?" ”

The young officers unanimously said no, and completely agreed. Xu Bangdao said angrily: "Always let the little devil go straight forward, and now we will change him again!" There is no problem with the old man. ”

Yang Hao hammered the table: "Okay!" Then let's win more with less and play a big victory that shocks the world! (To be continued......)

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