Under Lin Yuan's command, the soldiers of the 1st Brigade established a defensive position in the south of Zhangyi Station to block the Japanese army, and Zhangyi Station was very important to Lin Yuan, because the material transfer had to pass through here.

The First Brigade was trained by the special forces of the People's Liberation Army, and this unit has inherited many fine tactical traditions of the People's Liberation Army, and its ability to work in the soil is one of them.

The so-called earthwork, simply put, is to dig bunkers, repair fortifications, and use soil and stones to block the enemy's attack, in the history of the PLA, there are many examples of relying on earthwork to win, such as the Tashan Blockade Battle, the PLA relied on fortifications and trenches in a gentle area, and simply blocked the attack of several times its own opponents.

After receiving the order to set out, the 1st Brigade knew that this blocking battle must rely on earthwork, because the periphery of Zhangyi Station was all flat and there was no terrain conducive to defense.

Difficulties followed, they didn't have shovels at all, more than 2,000 people in the 1st Brigade, each with a shovel, that is, more than 2,000, where to find them in such a short time?

The power of the people's war was manifested at this time, the first brigade raised shovels throughout the city, and many farmers in the vicinity sent their own shovels, as well as blacksmith shops, and took the initiative to make shovels for the soldiers. Shovels cannot be made of cast iron, because cast iron is too brittle and will break when it hits hard stones, so it needs to be made of steel with good toughness.

However, the first brigade found that the method of blacksmith shop steelmaking is still the method of frying steel, this method was in the Han Dynasty 2,000 years ago, that is, after the iron ore is fired into molten iron, it is stirred repeatedly to let the oxygen in the air react with the carbon element in the molten iron, so as to reduce the carbon content in it, and then the steel is obtained, the method is good, but it is too slow.

Or Lin Yuan thought of a way, that is, after smelting cast iron, it was heated to a very high temperature, and then slowly cooled down, this is a kind of heat treatment method, annealing, after this heat treatment of iron, the toughness and strength have been greatly improved, so the speed of building a shovel is much faster, and when the first brigade arrives at Zhangyi Station, the shovel is already a handful.

When the Japanese army recalled the battle afterwards, they said with admiration: "The trenches and fortifications of the Qing army seem to have emerged from the ground overnight!" ”

The two sides fought repeatedly in less than 5,000 meters, the battle was extremely fierce, many positions changed hands several times, Liaoyang's reinforcements encountered Liu Kunyi's troops before, and there was no resistance, this time when they met the first brigade, it can be regarded as a big nail.

In two days, the Japanese army only advanced 1,000 meters, and the frontal impact alone was not the style of the Japanese army, and the Japanese army frequently sent flank detour troops, and in the plain area, there was no shelter on the two flanks, so the first brigade had to often divide troops to the flank, and the Japanese army was superior to the first brigade, so that the first brigade was in danger on the battlefield.

This day is April 10th, the battle outside Zhangyi Station has been going on for two days, the commander of the Japanese army, the commander of the Fifth Brigade of the Third Division, is anxious, he knows that Dashanyan has been surrounded in Mukden, he is a day late, Dashanyan is in danger of being annihilated, although Lin Yuan stopped the attack on Dashanyan, but the scheming Lin Yuan, who knows what kind of medicine is sold in his gourd!

Daqi Shangmin was only a hundred meters away from the line of fire, and he hoped that this would motivate his subordinates to capture Zhangyi Station as soon as possible, but at this moment, suddenly the herald came to report that Liaoyang had been captured by the enemy!

Da Qiang Shangmin hurriedly asked, "How many enemies are there?" ”

The herald said, "A rough estimate is seven or eight thousand. ”

Da Qi Shang Min scolded angrily: "Bastard, on the entire battlefield, how can Lin Yuan still have the mobility of seven or eight thousand people? ”

The herald hurriedly said: "I heard that Lushun was taken away by the mysterious Qing army two days ago, and they may have come from there." ”

Daqi Shangmin slapped the herald in the face and scolded: "What nonsense, the Qing army is not even a navy, how did it land?" Besides, Lushun is more than 300 kilometers away from here, can you run 300 kilometers in three days? Besides, such a big news, I, a brigade commander, why didn't anyone tell me! ”

Before the words fell, someone came in to report that five kilometers behind us, a mysterious unit was discovered.

Already completely confused, he asked, "Mysterious? Where is the mystery? The soldier who reported the news hurriedly said: "Their military uniforms are different from those of the Qing army, and they all have short hair, unlike the Qing army, which combs their braids, and their guns are also ......."

Daqi Shangmin roared angrily: "Enough! They don't have a good thing in the navy, Heihachiro Togo, how did this dog thing get promoted to rear admiral, how could he lose Lushun! "Daeko Shangmin complained for a while, threw the last reserve in his hand into the battlefield, and ordered them to stop the mysterious troops who came even to the death.

As soon as the order was given, a shell was left outside the bunker, which was the sampan cannon of the 1st Division, and several shells fell on the Japanese position, and the Japanese soldiers thought that their artillery had made a mistake, and laughed and cursed, but soon they were silent, because the denser shells fell on their heads.

This is a German-made high-explosive anti-personnel grenade, specially designed to kill and injure infantry, and the Japanese army at this time in order to attack the trenches in front of them, they are all in a state of assembly, and a single shell can knock out a squad!

When the Japanese army was in disarray, the 1st Division had already outflanked from two directions, and Lin Yuan had already informed the commander of the 1st Brigade, who knew that reinforcements were coming, and they also rushed out of the trenches.

Don't look at the soldiers of the first division are coming from a long-distance attack, but they are very scientific in the process of running, the reason why people will feel tired in long-distance running, mainly because the body produces ru acid, when people rest, ru acid is decomposed, and the fatigue disappears, modern science has confirmed that after running for a certain period of time, resting for a while can effectively reduce the content of ru acid in the blood, so after the soldiers of the first division arrive, there is still a certain combat effectiveness.

Troops, equipment, and the quality of soldiers, the Japanese army did not have an advantage, and soon they could not resist, and the Great Forced Shang Min knew that Liaoyang could not go back, and Fengtian could not go, so it seemed that it would not work to break through to the east and withdraw to Korea by the path among the mountains, because it was necessary to go under Lin Yuan's nose to the east, and for today's plan, the only way to break through to the west and join forces with the Japanese army who landed at the mouth of the Liaohe River would plan the next breakthrough. At this time, the Japanese troops who landed at the mouth of the Liaohe River already knew the news of the loss of Lushun Road, and they suddenly had no desire to fight, because the back road had been copied, and if they went to fight Panjin again, it would be useless even if they beat Beijing down, and sooner or later they would be surrounded and annihilated! At this time, the base camp of the Japanese army also knew the changes in the battle situation, and the Fengtian of Dashanyan was originally stubbornly defended, and the strategy of encircling the three roads was seamless, but it was broken by Lin Yuandu!

The top priority of the base camp was to withdraw the tens of thousands of Japanese troops trapped in the area around the mouth of the Liao River, and they hurriedly ordered the entire fleet to dispatch and take all the troop carriers to the mouth of the Liao River to transport people.

From Inchon to the mouth of the Liao River, there are more than 620 nautical miles, and at the speed of 10 knots of troop carriers, it will take at least three days, and the Qing army is pressing forward step by step, and more than 10,000 Japanese troops are squeezed in an area of several hundred square kilometers, and they may be driven out of the sea by the Qing army at any time!

At this time, Lin Yuan suddenly ordered to stop the attack on the Japanese army.

After Deng Hong heard this, he hurriedly persuaded: "Captain, you can't be Hitler!" ”