"I was shocked by the attack of the Chinese troops, who used tactics to which we were extremely unsuitable, and a large number of infantry rushed towards our troops under the cover of artillery in the moonlight, regardless of casualties. They were following up on the assault almost as close as possible to the artillery barrage, and their grenades were constantly flying over the heads of our troops.

The Chinese attacked far less than ours, but the soldiers did not have time to judge the situation on the battlefield after a sudden counterattack in the night, and the Chinese trumpets and their wild cries were everywhere.

The terrain here also helped Chinese, we couldn't find a suitable place to stop their attack, although some Russian soldiers were still resisting bravely at first, but Chinese would form a local superiority, with their powerful firepower can quickly crush the resistance, I tried my best, but could not recover the situation, after two hours of fighting, my troops retreated......."

This is the situation recounted by General Brushinov in his letter to the Russian Tsar after this battle, the initial charge did meet the stubborn resistance of the Russians, but the battlefield was like this, when the Chinese troops broke through the opponent's resistance line with the tactics that the Russians were extremely unsuitable for, and disintegrated the opponent's sense of resistance, the remaining battle was the battle to chase the rabbits!

General Brushinov did not have the opportunity to organize an orderly retreat, the rout of the large corps at the front had already broken through his rear lines, and at this time his orders could not reach the Russian field commanders. Although the Russians were numerous, they were driven away by the Chinese troops behind, and at first they only left behind the corpses of their comrades, but later all kinds of weapons could be seen everywhere, and Lao Maozi's heavy machine guns and light machine guns could be picked up at hand.

The soldiers on the front line rushed for a while, and then they were in chaos, this situation was very normal, Yang Xiaolin could no longer see the front situation when he stood behind, at this time the soldiers on the front line listened to the sound of the military horn, and they continued to rush forward if the charge continued to sound. Where the chief is, there really is no one who has the heart to look for it.

Sun Chuanfang can only command the team of hundreds of people around him now, and he doesn't know where the other troops have gone, but the trumpet behind him is still blowing, and he must move forward. There were more than 2,000 people in the front group of Lao Maozi, but when he rushed up with the team, the Russians just fled backwards, this scene really reminded him of a few battles with Lao Maozi in the Qing Dynasty before, but the roles of attacking and fleeing were changed.

One hundred and fifty meters away, a Russian commander was directing the team to arrange a machine-gun position to block the pursuit of the Chinese, and Sun Chuanfang saw the Russians' movements clearly by the moonlight. He didn't even take aim, he raised the muzzle of his gun and fired a shot there, and the Russian commander fell to the ground!

One hundred and fifty meters, it's still night! In the past, if you let him aim for a long time, he might not be able to hit. He was obviously very satisfied with his shot, and secretly shouted in his heart that it was a pity, and no one saw it clearly, and it was estimated that he would go back and say that others would not believe it in the future.

At this time, there happened to be another unit rushing here, probably because they saw that the Russians here had the intention of resisting, and the troops immediately attacked from the flank. Sun Chuanfang no longer missed his miraculous shot, and pulled out the big knife on his back: "Brothers, kill!" ”

The soldiers of the Beiyang Army showed great courage in this battle, just like Sun Chuanfang. They are obviously very passionate about such a thing as chasing the Russians, and it is not a case that they are seriously injured and cannot get out of the line of fire, and some people even dare to pick up the grenades thrown by the Russians on the ground and throw them back, this action requires a lot of courage.

Some organized contingents of Russians are still being thrown into the battlefield. General Brushinov hoped to use these troops to stabilize the position of the front line and stop the attack of the Chinese, but the Chinese troops had no hope of stabilizing his position at all. The soldiers chased after these retreating Russians, and the Russian troops who were thrown into the battlefield were like leaves in the waves, and when they entered the battlefield, panic filled their ranks, and then they were attacked by the Chinese on all sides, and then they themselves began to retreat.

By three o'clock in the morning, General Brushinov could no longer hold on, and the vanguard of the 11th Division of the Volunteers had rushed to a place only two miles from his command post, and the general was very aware that there was no large-scale fresh force on the battlefield, as if the situation was irreparable.

But at the beginning, he asked himself to fight Beijing and no one else had to care, and now the nearest Russian troops to him are more than 80 li, the left wing is entangled by Feng Guozhang, and the right wing has not yet broken through the Xifeng Pass, if he does not leave, then he may enter the Chinese prisoner of war camp when the two sides have just started the war.

As soon as this happens, the gift that General Brushinov gave to Commander Yang will be too great!

"Withdraw! Order all troops to retreat! Get out of battle with the Chinese! ”

The general finally gave this helpless order, what this order means he knows very well in his heart, now the battlefield is still only a rout, although some brave Russian soldiers have not given up hope in the retreat, but once this order is issued, the situation of rout will inevitably turn into a rout, and the Chinese will not let him withdraw steadily.

"Report to the commander, the Russian units on the front have begun to flee, and the units are in separate pursuits. The 13th Brigade crushed the resistance of the Russian troops and caught up with the Russian artillery team, and the commander of the 5th Brigade Shi Xiaowu reported that a total of more than 500 artillery pieces of various types were captured, including two of the latest cannon heavy artillery of the Russian army! It seems that Lao Maozi is going to use it to fight Beijing. In addition, the Russians left a large number of weapons and equipment on the battlefield, which they have not yet had time to count. ”

Cai Ye reported the latest battle situation to Yang Xiaolin, the battle has been fought so far, it can be said that the results they originally planned have already been realized, and Lao Maozi's pace of attacking Beijing has been disrupted, but the opportunity sent by General Brushinov is so good, how can Commander Yang just stop like this?

"Order the troops to continue the pursuit, but be careful to keep the attack distance, don't chase too quickly."

Cai Ye responded: "Yes." ”

Yang Xiaolin's intention is very clear, if the other party does not cherish the opportunity to give away, wouldn't he be sorry for General Brushinov? Just behind them, let the panicked old Maozi continue to panic, and let them continue to run by themselves. You can run as far as you can. As long as the Russians continue to be defeated, the results will be more or less assured.

At the same time, you can't push too hard, if the Russian reinforcements really come, you can quickly retreat.

After this battle, the Russians want to organize another attack on Beijing, and they have to readjust their strategy. After adding hundreds of artillery pieces and a large number of strategic materials out of thin air, it seems that it is time to adjust how to defend.

"Songpo, let's set the distance of the pursuit at twenty kilometers, which is estimated to be one day. When the Russian army in front of it retreated, I guess the Russian troops in Feng Guozhang's area will also withdraw. This time we disrupted the pace of the Russians, Lao Maozi's attack on Beijing must be adjusted, and it is impossible to launch a large-scale offensive in the near future, we have plenty of time to adjust. ”

"Although our army has won the first victory, this does not change the superiority between us and the Russians. I think that in terms of defense, we should also follow the previously formulated deployment, time, delay time! As long as the battle can be delayed, the Russians' disadvantage of an excessively long line will make them unable to hold out on their own. ”

Commander Yang nodded: "Hmm." At the strategic level, we must insist on a persistent defense, but we should be proactive. You can't stay here and be beaten. Tactically, on the basis of blocking and blocking, we can consider launching a small-scale counterattack at the appropriate time. From this battle, it can be seen that the combat capability of the small group of Russians is far inferior to ours. In addition, it is necessary to transfer the eastern part of Shandong to Beijing in batches. Let the fighters go through artillery fire. ”

Cai Yi nodded after hearing this: "I agree with this opinion, commander, what should I do at Xifengkou?" Wu Zhaolin not only sent a telegram, but also sent people back. Let's send troops to rescue them anyway. ”

Commander Yang frowned when he heard this, although Brushinov's army had been defeated, he knew very well how much more troops the Russians had than his own.

There are more than 40,000 old Maozi in Xifengkou. If you want to fish out Wu Zhaolin's troops, let alone 10,000 people, right? This is only a mission to save people, and in the event of a fierce battle, 10,000 people may not be enough.

If you go too much, the fruit here may not be so abundant.

I looked at my watch, it was already 6:40, and it was already bright outside, and if I wanted to rescue, I had to act immediately. Whether to continue to pick the fruits of victory here or give up a little and send troops to rescue Wu Zhaolin must make a choice immediately.

After thinking for a while, Yang Xiaolin shook his head lightly: "Send a telegram to Wu Zhaolin and tell him that reinforcements will arrive soon." ”

Cai Ye nodded: "Okay, the commander plans to send that team to the rescue?" I propose to draw the 11th Division out of the battlefield. ”

Yang Xiaolin shook his head: "Don't smoke!" All the troops continued to attack, chasing twenty kilometers away. ”

Cai Ye was taken aback: "Commander, it may be too late." That army started the Wuchang Revolution, you have to take care of the influence! ”

Commander Yang said in a deep voice: "On the battlefield, I only think about the results. ”

Cai Yi's mouth squirmed a few times and he didn't say anything, he knew that after all, there were only a few thousand people in Wu Zhaolin, and Commander Yang had already made a choice.

Just as he was about to send a telegram, there was a commotion outside, and a voice shouted, "Get out of the way!" Get out of the way! I want to see Commander Yang, who dares to stop me, I will collapse him! ”

Yang Xiaolin was stunned for a while, and then walked out of the gate of the command post quickly, only to see a soldier about forty years old outside holding a rifle to break through the blockade of his own guards, Tai Wangu's muzzle was against the guy's head, the guy was trembling but still rushing forward.

"What for?"

After he shouted, the scene suddenly quieted down, Tai Wangu's muzzle was still aimed at that person, but his footsteps walked to Yang Xiaolin's side: "Commander, this person is Xifengkou who came back, and he insists on seeing you." ”

Hong Ke had never seen Commander Yang, and after hearing Tai Wangu shouting Commander, he was stunned for a moment and then quickly threw away the gun in his hand, and fell to the ground on his knees: "Commander!" The sky is already dawning, and the thousands of brothers in Xifengkou are in danger, please hurry up and send troops! ”

Since he came back last night, Hong Ke has been waiting for the news of the troops, but he still didn't see any movement of troops until dawn, and it will take at least half a day to walk from here to Xifengkou, and he knows that if Commander Yang does not send troops again, Wu Zhaolin and they may not be able to come back.

Seeing that Yang Xiaolin didn't answer, Hong Ke had no other way, and after thinking about it for a while, he actually slammed his head on the ground a few times, and blood suddenly overflowed from his head: "Commander!" I beg you! Our brothers from the south are also Chinese, and the thousands of brothers you ordered were left there, and now their only hope is for you to save them, please show mercy! ”

Yang Xiaolin's head tilted back, turned around and walked back: "Lock it up!" (To be continued......)