Chapter 43: Chopping wood and sharpening knives

With the gradual full-scale start of the war, a wave of exodus from the Northeast has been set off. And Yang Xiaolin did not require these people to stay and fight with the volunteers, on the contrary, he and Chen Tianhua also had an attitude of encouragement towards those who were able to leave the Northeast, encouraging them to leave the place before the war enveloped the entire Northeast.

Carrying the battle flag is to defend the hometown, and the purpose of defending the hometown is to let the villagers live. At this point, Chen Tianhua, these returnees, have no conflict with the local shili in the Northeast.

Now this wave has really just begun, Wu Peifu has already told Cao Kun that the number of people fleeing from the Northeast will increase day by day in the past month, according to the population of the Northeast to predict, if the volunteers fight Haode, it is estimated that the loss of population can be controlled at 23 out of 10. If the battle doesn't go well, the number could be even higher.

It will come to an end in a month, and at that time, everything that should be left has already left, and those who can't leave can only stay and fight with Yang Dagui.

Now the Russians had a clear advantage in Heilongjiang, and the Japanese suffered their first setback in western Liaoning, but this was not a big problem for them at all, and the second army still completed the landing in Jihua, and began to advance in three ways to the interior of western Liaoning.

Wu Peifu said that Yang Dagui would definitely fight a battle with the coalition army, but he didn't know where this battle would be fought, with whom, and how.

No one can answer this question, and Mr. Sadaoyi does not know the answer in Beijing.

"Our defenders in Dalian have been attacked by them, and they have burned a large part of the supplies that were prepared for battle after our landing, and their troops in Liaoxi do not seem to be a division, at least there are two divisions in the ranks that appeared in yesterday's battle! We, the Japanese army, felt that if we attacked Liaoping as quickly as originally agreed, there might be considerable danger. ”

At the ministerial meeting, Shotaro Abe reported to the ministers of various countries on the situation of the Japanese army, and made his request: "Mr. Sadoyoshi. There was a clear mistake in our intelligence, and I think we need to make a strategic adjustment. ”

Sadoyi's brow furrowed, and Abe Shotaro continued, "At the very least, we need to know where that beast has gone!" It seems that the Russian troops are not facing five divisions in Heilongjiang, right? ”

Yue Lei Sal sat there and shook the fat on his belly: "Minister Abe! We admit that the intelligence is a little bit of a deviation, but I don't think it affects anything. The attack on Liaodong must be launched immediately! If you on the Japanese side find it difficult, our Russian army can attack from Heilongjiang. ”

Abutaro's heart suddenly cursed! Yue Leisel, this guy is really not a thing!

After discovering that the information might be discrepant, the Japanese military department immediately realized that the Japanese troops that landed could face a big battle. Although they came here to fight Yang and fight ghosts, Xiao Japan didn't want to look at a trap and step into it, so that Yang beat ghosts and bit a piece of meat.

This war was really a very important gamble for the Japanese Army, and winning the war would not only benefit Tohoku, but also allow them to regain their level with the Navy in Japan. If you lose, you're really nothing! They can't afford to make mistakes!

After killing that guy, they will have to compete with the Russians for interests, and no one can say whether a second Russo-Japanese War will break out. So they want to tweak it. Wait a little longer, wait for the footsteps of the Third Army coming from North Korea, once the Second Army and the Third Army form one, basically there will be no problem.

Moreover, the reorganized First Army is also ready to go out on the mainland, the Fourth Army is also ready to go, and Army General Dashanyan will even personally come to the northeast to direct the battle this time, and they will be more sure in a few days.

However, the Russians actually said that if the Japanese did not attack them, this is simply unreasonable.

According to the Jihua of the Russians and the Japanese in advance. The Russian army was responsible for encircling the main force of the so-called volunteers in Heilongjiang, and the Japanese army was responsible for attacking Liaoping first.

Now the Japanese have fulfilled their promises. I didn't embarrass the Russians in Mongolian affairs, but I didn't expect Lao Maozi to be so untrustworthy! Will their troops withdraw once they enter Liaodong? Abe Shoutaro doesn't have to think about it to know the answer.

Looking at Yue Resa's somewhat smug look, Abe Shoutaro also squeezed out a smile: "Mr. Yue Resar is too careful." We just wanted to coordinate our steps and make the war go a little bit smoother. The Great Japanese Army will never back down because of difficulties. I am sure that you Russian troops know this very well. ”

The smugness on Yue Resar's face disappeared immediately, and everyone knew that the Russian troops had suffered losses during the Russo-Japanese War.

Haven't waited for him to react yet. Sa Daoyi coughed: "Okay! Minister Abe, I can give you a clear answer, there is absolutely no problem with the adjustment you said, but I ask you Japanese troops to occupy the entire western Liaoning region immediately! After you take control of Liaoxi, it doesn't matter how long you want to adjust. ”

After conquering the whole of Liaoxi?

Abe is really big-headed, if Yang Dagui really allows the Japanese army to smoothly occupy the entire Liaoxi Peninsula, with a haode depth, the second batch of troops will land again, and there will be no need to adjust.

When Abu Shoutaro was about to negotiate with Sa Daoyi again, Sa Daoyi said very unceremoniously: "Don't say it again!" You must know that our fleet is almost in Shanghai, and when we arrive in Dalian, I hope that your Japanese side will be able to guarantee the safe landing of the fleet. ”

The coalition forces in Europe claimed to be 50,000, the Italians 2,000, and 1,500 African soldiers. 10,000 in France, of which 8,000 were Annamite. One thousand and a half Americans, one thousand of them Filipinos. The Germans sent a hundred troops to wait for the ship in Qingdao. Although the British said that they had sent more than 20,000 soldiers, there were only 1,000 British soldiers in the middle, who were still recruited from Australia, and all the rest were Indian Asan. Only Austria-Hungary was the most realistic, sending three thousand purebred whites over.

There is no way for such a team to fight, there is a language barrier, and the command is coordinated, so the coalition forces are a faΓ§ade. The battle was fought by the Japanese and the Russians, and the gentlemen of Europe paid for it.

If the Japanese army did not control the whole of Liaoxi when they landed in Dalian, in case that beast came over, would they let the gentlemen fight on their own? Did you Japanese take the military money for nothing?

So. If you want to adjust, you must also control the entire Liaoxi Peninsula and then adjust it in Japan.

Minister Bower of France also interjected at this time: "Minister Abe, I think Mr. Sadaoyi is right. The second batch of aid that we have provided to you from France has landed in Dalian, and if you have no way to ensure the stability of Liaoxi, we will reconsider. ”

The words that came to his lips were swallowed by Abe Shoutaro, and the reason why the people's money was going to sell their lives to others couldn't be simpler, so he didn't say anything more: "Okay, please rest assured, gentlemen, our Third Army has also sent troops from Korea." I want you to assure you. No matter how great the difficulties may be, the armies of our Imperial Japan will move forward bravely. ”

The Japanese were relieved, and Sa Daoyi nodded with satisfaction: "That's good!" I hope that you will be united, that beast is very cunning, and will inevitably suffer losses before we destroy his battle at the beginning of the war, I hope you will not back down, please trust me, we will compensate you in some way for the losses you have suffered. ”

Yue Lei Sal found that Sa Daoyi's eyes were looking at him when he said this, and he knew that the British meant to tell him. If you want to get Mongolia, you have to fight with your life, and he has no problem with that.

Yue Raysar's eyes looked at Mu Mo, who was silent: "Minister Mu Mo, you German side has not said anything so far, since you have joined the coalition army. Isn't there something you guys should do about it? ”

A smile flashed in Mu Mo's eyes: "Minister Yue Leisar, what do you want us to do?" ”

Yue Resar said: "I think you also have the weapons of that beast, can you provide us with some?" Like that flamethrower! That thing was very powerful, and it caused a lot of casualties to our Russian troops! ”

That's what weapons are for this thing. Unless you make it, hide it in your home and others don't know it. As long as you take it out and use it, not only the enemy, but all countries will study it. Let's talk about flamethrowers. The Volunteers and the Germans cooperated in the development of the stage of secrecy, just two days after the war began, that is, it was put into use, and Lao Maozi's military industry was already copying it.

Including the British began to inquire about it. Sa Daoyi's eyes also looked at Mu Mo: "Mu Mo! I also think you Germans had better do something to come out! Not just the flamethrower, but the bullets used by the beast! The news coming back from the front line that their bullets can actually explode in the human body, I wonder what the hell is going on? ”

Mummer took a puff on his cigar: "Yes, I will report your request to Berlin, please rest assured." ”

Mummer would not refuse, of course, and he believed that Berlin would make concessions as well. At this time, it will offend many countries to stand up, and the Germans will not do such a thing for a Yang fighting ghost. What's more, they and Yang Xiaolin also made it very clear that the confidentiality agreement will automatically expire as soon as the war starts.

Even if they wanted to help the Volunteers, it wouldn't be like that to make the British a little more trouble!

If the Germans don't say it, other countries will know about it after a while, and this is something that cannot be avoided. Before the start of the war, the Germans increased their investment in Hoffmann, and needless to say, some munitions experts were sent over.

The first was to grasp the performance of those firepower they had in common in battle at the first time, and to provide experience for the German army by using the battle of the Volunteers as a model. Secondly, it is also to speed up the development of weapons.

War is always the best driving force for the development of weapons! While the Russians and Japanese wanted to get their hands on flamethrowers, Hoffman and the others had already improved the usefulness of the weapons based on the various messages coming back from the battlefield.

At the same time, a new weapon used by the Russians in this battle also came into the eyes of the Germans and volunteers.

Lao Maozi used something called Runner Iron Armor in the battle against the 11th Division yesterday afternoon, and the so-called Runner Iron Armor is a modification of the chassis of a civilian or military truck, and a machine gun or small-caliber artillery is mounted on the body wrapped in steel plates.

This is similar to the tank that Yang Xiaolin is going to build, but it is not a tank, in a sense, it is the prototype of a modern infantry fighting vehicle.

The Russians isolated a regiment of the 11th Division, and the 11th Division originally wanted to open up a connection with this regiment, but a battalion of volunteer soldiers rushed into the Russian position, and when they were about to succeed, Lao Maozi's new weapon appeared.

That thing is scary! Just like the flamethrower, the sudden outcropping of the battlefield makes the Volunteers not know what to do. Heavy machine guns and grenades hit them without any response. With their help, the Russians not only routed a battalion of volunteers, but also chased them all the way for about a kilometer, and the results were quite brilliant. (To be continued......)