Chapter 91: Three Crossing of the Yalu River
Many people thought that Yang Xiaolin, who was surrounded by heavy Japanese troops, had no chance.
He forcibly crossed the Yalu River, paid a heavy price, and failed to open up the situation. The raid on Anping was indeed beautiful, but the Japanese army quickly adjusted its deployment, relying on its strong forces to make Yang Xiaolin, Cai Yi, and Feng Delin, the three volunteers, face encirclement, pursuit, and interception.
The military observers in Europe also believed that Yang had done a very good job in the very critical situation of the war, but all he did was to delay the end of the war. As long as he was powerless to shake the Japanese blockade, his demise was only a matter of time.
Only Da Shanyan, who was fighting head-on with the volunteers, knew that in fact, his pre-war deployment had been messed up by Yang Dagui.
Both the Japanese and the Russians imitated the Volunteers' mode of operation to a certain extent, and their firepower and charging formation were almost identical to those of the Volunteers. However, the combat system they themselves inherited is not something that can be changed just by saying that it can be changed.
Don't look at Lao Maozi's skirmishers when he fought the Beiyang Army, the stragglers assault fought very beautifully, and the key breakthroughs were also played, but at the beginning, a regiment in Zhangchun, Heilongjiang stuck to the position, how could the Russians not fight such tactics?
Whether it is Akberil or Dashan Rock, they know very well that the soldiers of the Volunteer Army are quite familiar with this set of combat modes, and it is their specialty. Sell it off in front of Yuan Shikai, just practice it by the way, if you fight any straggler assault with the volunteers, and play key breakthroughs with Yang Fighting ghosts, it is equivalent to attacking the other's strengths with your own shortcomings, and you can't find it happy.
Therefore, in terms of general tactics, Oyama Rock still hopes to use the way that the Japanese are good at, that is, the legendary crowd tactics, or called pig sudden, to fight the volunteers.
The Japanese army suddenly landed and wanted to force Yang to fight ghosts, so he could only fight a decisive battle with their large army, but now Yang Xiaolin has pulled one of the defense lines of Dashanyan into two when he is back and forth in the Yalu River. Whether or not the war will be used is up to him, and Dashanyan really doesn't know now.
He is still working hard to maintain the Japanese advantage and then expand it into a victory. Let the battle continue at its own pace.
Yang Xiaolin, Sui Bing, Qian Yao, and Liu Xianhe nested together in a ravine more than 300 kilometers away from Liaoyang, and further on is Feng Delin's hometown Gaojiatunzi, which is very close to Liaoxi, but the Japanese army still rushed in front of them and blocked the entire area. Small groups of Japanese troops have begun to search the area, hoping to find traces of the Volunteers.
In March, spring has slowly begun in the northeast, and the snow that has accumulated for a winter on the ground has begun to melt slowly, because of this, the temperature at night is exceptionally low, especially in this ravine, damp, overcast and cold, and some soldiers are shivering with two or three wrapped in a bed.
Next to a small fire, Commander Yang and Sui Bing squatted on the ground together, and Yang Xiaolin drew a rough sketch on the ground with a branch: "Judging from the situation of reconnaissance during the day. The enemy is already encircling us, we have three Japanese divisions in front of us, and two more divisions are pressing behind, and tomorrow we must leave here. ”
Sui Bing squatted forward a little: "Commander." Which way are we going? ”
Yang Xiaolin looked at the three of them: "What do you mean?" ”
Liu Xianhe hurriedly drew his hand to Yingkou: "Let's continue to the west, there is only one reserve first division of small Japan in the west, it is not a problem for us to pass them, and then we can continue to run with the Japanese!" ”
This opinion was apparently agreed with by the other two people. Sui Bing and Qian Yao nodded one after another. Yang Xiaolin smiled: "This is a way, but it is not the most haode method." ”
His finger drew the location of a camp on the ground: "Xianhe is right, if we continue to the west, the Japanese will definitely chase us." Breaking through the reserve 1st Division is also not a problem. But we can't keep letting the Japanese fight like this, it's time to knock out a few of their front teeth! ”
These three division commanders are all Yang Xiaolin's old brothers, and they never doubt Yang Xiaolin's words! Commander Yang said that if you can knock out the front teeth of the Japanese, you will definitely not just break the nose!
Liu Xianhe's expression was a little excited: "Commander, what do you say about how to fight." ”
Yang Xiaolin looked at him: "If I let you have a division to fight the first reserve division of the Japanese army, can you rush over?" ”
Liu Xianhe nodded fiercely: "No problem!" ”
The bonfire was reflected on Yang Xiaolin's face, and the full beard made him look extremely strong in the firelight: "Good! Then we will divide our troops into two routes, you take the fifth division to attack to the west, don't stay after the fight, immediately turn into the mountains, and find a way to return to Liaodong by yourself! If there is any accident if you can't fight it, don't be bitten by the Japanese, just insist on guerrilla warfare in western Liaoning, understand? ”
Liu Xianhe snorted: "Understood." ”
"Sui Bing, Qian Yao, you take the team and kill me back! Let's go back to North Korea! ”
Yang Xiaolin said here and smiled: "Find a time to contact Songpo and let him turn back, the Japanese are now chasing me all the way and chasing him all the way, there are only two Japanese divisions behind Brother Feng, and the rest are all North Korean troops, Lao Tzu will turn around and kill them, and the whole of North Korea will be defenseless for us!" Little Japan's flaw has leaked out, I'm sorry for him if you don't fight! ”
Sui Bing and Qian Yao's mouths opened so wide when they listened, and then they killed back? They were sure that Dashanyan would never have imagined that Yang Dagui, who had the hope of killing back Liaodong at this time, would kill back to North Korea again, because neither of them thought of it.
The first time I went to North Korea, I was forced to be cornered, there was really no way, the road back to Liaodong had been blocked by the Japanese, and they paid more than 20,000 lives to forcibly cross the Yalu River. The second time I came back, because the road ahead was impassable, and if I went any further, it would be a dead end, and I knew that they had to come back even if they were heavily defended by the Japanese army here. But this time they really took the initiative to fight over, rushing to the two divisions that the Japanese army was chasing behind Feng Delin!
Under the firelight, Yang Jiang's eyes are like a hungry wolf that sees its prey, kill those two divisions, and even as long as they are severely damaged, the Japanese defense in Korea will not be able to stop the advance of the volunteers, on the one hand, they can enter Jilin from the north of Korea, on the other hand, if Dashan Yan is still advancing steadily and unhurriedly, if there is time, Yang Pian Police does not mind going to see what the palace in North Korea is like.
Commander Yang was sure that once he completed this strategic goal, Dashanyan would panic. His front was all over. It is impossible for him to say that the Volunteers will knock down the current palace in Korea, and the Japanese army can only pursue and kill them desperately. At that time, whether to fight with him or not, how to fight, and where to fight, you can make your own decisions.
Jinxi.
Lu Jianzhang's defection allowed Lao Maozi to take the Jianchang defense line of the Beiyang Army lightly, and from then on, the Beiyang Army outside the pass was no longer in danger, and General Ackberil did not rush into the pass.
This Russian general was a very steady man, experienced in a hundred battles. Perhaps his level of command was not top-notch in this era, but his experience was absolutely extensive. The 200,000 Russian troops have now stopped in Jianchang, and on the one hand, they have issued another ultimatum to the Beiyang Army. Akpolil, on the other hand, began to do some work to stabilize the rear.
Lao Maozi also knew that this time was actually a war of aggression, and the supply line must be safe when the battle line is too long. The Volunteers still had a part of their forces in Liaodong, and those militias desperately attacked the supplies of the Russian army. Although the Beiyang forces in Jinzhou were defeated, some of the soldiers of the Beiyang Army who were scattered did not give up the battle, especially after the news of Yuan Shikai's declaration of war, the Chinese here supported the Beiyang Army and the Volunteer Army the same.
It is now impossible for Akpolil to dispel troops to extinguish these sporadic resistances, nor can he detach a large number of troops to garrison the defensive line. The best way is to quickly support the pro-Russian military forces here and let those Chinese solve these troubles for themselves.
Meantime. It also sent a signal to the generals of the Beiyang Army who were still fighting, telling them that as long as they surrendered, the Russians would guarantee them glory and wealth.
Lu Jianzhang and Qi Kunyuan can be used, they already have a little army in their hands. It is certainly not possible to let them go to the front, send a certain number of Russian troops to assist them, suppress some sporadic resistance, and at least maintain the security of the rear.
Qi Kunyuan's troops surrounded a remnant army of Beiyang in Tunbing Mountain, thirty miles outside Jinzhou City, today. Qi Kunyuan dispatched more than 3,000 people, and the soldiers were only five or six hundred, and the two sides fought fiercely for a morning, and he couldn't take advantage of the slightest advantage.
Qi Kunyuan was a little confused. His own team is also the Beiyang Army, and the same is true of the gang on the other side. Ten days ago, they received the same training with the same weapons, and they didn't see each other for more than ten days, and the combat effectiveness of the two sides was so different?
Later, a battalion of Russian troops rushed to support him, and it was only then that the defense line of the remnants of the Beiyang army was crushed. After more than 200 casualties, the Beiyang Army finally began to flee, Qi Kunyuan's eyes stared at the figure on the hill who was fleeing with the troops in disarray, and came to the front of the Russian battalion commander who led the team and said: "Captain, that person is Feng Yuxiang!" The co-commander of the 15th Mixed Association was a die-hard under Cao Kun before, and his attitude towards the Russian army was very bad, so he must be caught! He won't surrender! ”
As soon as the Russian captain heard that it was Feng Yuxiang, this was a person who had a name in the Russian army headquarters, and at present, he was considered a very high-ranking among the remaining Beiyang generals in Jinzhou, so he didn't say anything more at the moment, and chased after Feng Yuxiang with his troops!
Along the way, there were constantly Beiyang soldiers killed by them, and it can be seen from the materials carried by these Beiyang soldiers that Feng Yuxiang is now running out of ammunition and food, and some of the guns are empty, and there is not a single bullet at all. The soldiers were sallow-faced, visibly hungry.
It is precisely because they have now fallen to this point, those who want to go have already run away, and at this time all those who still hold guns and insist are the kind of people who will not surrender, and when Lao Maozi pursues, they feel that they can't run away and often use their own way to launch a counterattack.
Or turn around and shoot a shot, or lie on the ground and pretend to be dead, and wait for the Russians to come and then use the bayonet desperately, or simply form a group of several people to come up with bayonets to find a good time.
Although these caused some casualties to the Russians' pursuit, they could not get them to shake off the enemy at all. Seeing that the mountain road ahead is getting more and more difficult to walk, there are fewer and fewer brothers around, and the Russians are getting closer and closer, the soldiers are really getting less and less confident!
A high mountain beam crossed in front of Feng Yuxiang, and the steep slope finally made him completely desperate. The troops wanted to climb up the hill slowly, and the Russians behind them could see clearly! Feng Yuxiang stood at the foot of the mountain and gasped sharply for a while, and finally scolded: "his grandma!" No way! (To be continued......)