One hit is successful, and it is 10,000 meters away.

By the time more Japanese troops arrived at the artillery position, the 500 Red Alert soldiers had already left thousands of meters away.

When the black-faced Kuroki Weizhen came to the messy artillery position, none of the Japanese officers on the scene dared to gasp.

"What's going on at the scene?" Kuroki asked, with a dark face.

"General, when we came, the battle was over, the enemy had routed our two squadrons in the rear, wiped out most of the soldiers of the artillery brigade, detonated the shells of the artillery position, and blew up all the artillery." The captain of the first wing who came to support hurriedly reported.

Who was responsible for the attack?

Kuroki frowned for Zhen, this attack was too unbelievable, and there was not even a single corpse of an enemy on the battlefield in front of him.

And from the situation of the corpses at the scene, it can also be clear that there must be a large number of enemies, otherwise it would be impossible to eliminate two garrison squadrons in such a short time, and also kill most of the artillery brigade soldiers.

What made Kuroki Weizhen feel the most was that the corpse of every Japanese soldier at the scene was shot in the head and died.

It would be no surprise if only one or two soldiers were shot in the head and died, but now almost 90 percent of the soldiers are killed by headshots.

In the Japanese Army, there are also many sharpshooters, but if in the battlefield engagement, the guns are all sharpshooters who shoot their heads, which is very rare.

Not to mention such a terrifying scene in front of him, which is why Kuroki Weizhen didn't get angry.

In the event of such an attacker, even if there is one more squadron of garrisons on the scene, it will not be able to support the arrival of reinforcements.

What's more, it can be seen from the situation on the battlefield that the attackers are not only a group of top sharpshooters, but also have an advantage in numbers.

Otherwise, how could the two squadrons be wiped out in just ten minutes, and no one would believe it.

Of course, if it weren't for everything in front of him, Kuroki Weizhen wouldn't believe it.

"Are there any survivors? Did you send someone to chase it? Kuroki asked.

"Some of the artillery brigades survived, the other side did not intend to kill everyone, the process was very fast, the artillery was blown up and left quickly, and the people we sent out to pursue were all in vain."

"Who is the attacker?" Kuroki asked again.

"Based on the accounts of the surviving soldiers, it is certain that the North Koreans attacked us."

This answer made Kuroki Weizhen frown again, and asked with some suspicion: "Is there such an elite force in North Korea?" ”

"General, there is no better explanation than that, after all, the other party speaks fluent Korean with a thick accent, and other Asian countries except North Korea cannot imitate it at all."

"And general, the Koreans have every motive and have enough time to organize manpower to launch such an attack, after all, the Joseon Dynasty is not what the emperor says, and there are many opponents among the people, and the most important thing is that for the Japanese Empire, this matter can only be done by the Koreans."

The words of the chief of staff of the First Army made Kuroki Weizhen also know that this was the best explanation that could be given to the emperor at present.

Who did this is of course important to the First Army, but in the case of a war with Russia, the First Army does not have the time and energy to investigate the true identity of the murderer.

What's more, the First Army did not need to investigate the murderer, and this matter was placed on the body of the Joseon Dynasty, which was in the best interests of the Japanese Empire.

With this excuse, the Japanese Empire was able to attack the Joseon Dynasty even more without hesitation.

"Then report the situation here to the Ministry of War and the Emperor." As soon as Kuroki Weizhen's words fell, a cavalry messenger grabbed the reins and quickly dismounted and ran: "Report to the general, the Russian troops are withdrawing towards Manpu." ”

The gloomy Kuroki heard this, and the expression on his face quickly relaxed.

The First Army, which had lost artillery, fought very the front, with casualties nearly twice as high as in previous attacks with artillery cover.

This is also the reason why Kuroki is angry for Zhen, after all, the destruction of the artillery brigade will bring even heavier casualties to the First Army.

This is unforgivable, but fortunately, the Russian Dongman detachment actually retreated, which naturally made Kuroki Weizhen breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, Zasulich did not know that the artillery of the Japanese First Army had been completely destroyed by others, and he was worried that his troops would be surrounded by the Japanese First Army, and gave the order for the withdrawal of troops very early.

In Zasulich's view, the Japanese First Army had more than 100 artillery pieces and more than 30,000 combat soldiers, while his own troops, plus the reserve troops with weak combat effectiveness, had a total strength of only about 20,000, and the only artillery was also wiped out by the Japanese artillery.

It is reasonable to worry about being surrounded, and if it really sticks to the defensive line, the Japanese First Army, which has already encircled the left and right flanks, and with the cooperation of artillery, will have no problem at all in annihilating the 9,000 main force of the Dongman detachment.

However, the retreat of the East Manchurian detachment inevitably gave the First Army a more convenient door for attack, especially in the northwest direction of the overall defense of the Russian Far East Army, which was equivalent to a big hole being torn open.

Once Manpu is captured by the First Army, the western defense line of the Russian Army will be broken through.

At that time, the Japanese Second Army, which had already been prepared, would be in danger of being encircled as soon as it landed at Chongjin, and the Russian Army in the Korean direction would be destroyed as soon as possible in the event that the Russians were not prepared for a battle that the Russians had envisioned.

Then the Third Army landed in Vladivostok, combined with the First Army and the Second Army, attacked Vladivostok, and at the same time took the opportunity to completely destroy the living forces of the Russian Army in the Far East and lay the foundation for the victory or defeat of this war.

Kuroki Weizhen's heart really relaxed a lot in an instant, although there was an unexpected episode in this battle that should not have happened, but fortunately, the overall strategic intent was not affected.

As the commander of the army, Kuroki Weizhen naturally had to return to the headquarters immediately to command the next battle of the First Army, but just when Kuroki Weizhen turned over and got on his horse.

In the woods in the distance, Xu Yanwu, who had been lurking in the canopy, did not hesitate to pull the trigger of the sniper rifle, and the bullet was discharged.

The sudden gunshots, the general of the Japanese First Army, who was killed and fell from his horse with a long back, came too suddenly.

A large number of Japanese soldiers around, all of them were going crazy, and rushed desperately towards the source of the gunfire.

And Xu Yanwu, who completed the sniping, was as flexible as a monkey, and ran away before the Japanese army surrounded him.