Chapter 39 of Part 5: No casualties

When the sun shone in the yard, the morning mist gradually dissipated. Liu Ting, who had always been diligent, got up and cleaned up without waiting for the servants to shout. After the harvest last night, the night was already very dark, so Liu Ting simply stayed overnight.

The yard was very quiet. Three or five servants carefully cleaned the yard. The broom made a rustling sound and the chirping of birds on the branches could be heard clearly.

I was holding the written manuscript and was about to return to the office. When I passed by the yard, I saw Chen Congyun slowly practicing Tai Chi there, and involuntarily stopped and walked over.

"The war is tight ahead, and I actually had the heart to punch here early in the morning. Is there any good news? It seems that he is in a good mood!" The reporter's sensitivity made Liu Ting have this idea, and walked forward with a smile. The guard recognized her and did not stop her.

"The adults look in a good mood. Is there any good news coming?"

Chen Congyun looked up and kept smiling faintly in his hand, saying, "Did you have a rest last night?"

"I'm sleeping well. Haha, my question you didn't answer." Liu Ting spoke a little unrestrainedly. At the same time, she carefully looked at Chen Congyun's face with her eyes and found that Chen Congyun was sleeping pretty well, and she was quite energetic. There was a little uncontrollable excitement hidden between her eyebrows, so she became more and more sure of her judgment.

"Haha, there is nothing to tell about the military secrets. You will know when it's time to tell you." Chen Congyun smiled, slapped her and dealt with it. He was not patient enough for a reporter. Liu Ting was not in a hurry. Seeing Chen Congyun stop and stood up, he smiled and went forward to hand over the hot towel. He made up his mind to dig out some scoop news today.

After a few years, the youthful boy of the year has grown up now, and the aphrodisiac on his face has dissipated. Standing in front of Shen Congyun was a new woman full of confidence. Chen Congyun had to sigh at the power of time, and was also happy about Liu Ting's changes. At present, China is still a country with serious male superiority and female inferiority. If a new woman like Liu Ting had not had her own background, it would be hard to say what she could do.

Chen Congyun was not a leader who was keen on liberating women. On the contrary, before traveling through China, women were too liberated, and examples of women riding on men are everywhere. Equality between men and women is necessary, but some policies before traveling through time could be overcorrected.

Chen Congyun could see the plan in his heart at a glance. He secretly sighed that this girl had a very poisonous eyes. He received a telegram from Xu Zhen early this morning. Gai Ping had successfully captured it, wiped out 30,000 defending enemies and seized countless. On the Dandong side, Jiang Yiding's Fourth Army had occupied half of the city, and the offensive and defensive sides were in a tug-of-war. The worrying Song Qing and Xu Bang's troops fought for a whole night and were still firmly blocking the Russian army's road to reinforce Dandong. There is also good news, that Zhang Guangming's first army has moved quickly to a place fifty kilometers away from Dandong, and can arrive at the latest one day. Judging from the current situation, as long as Jiang Yiding and others can support one day, Kuropatkin's combat plan will be bankrupt. What Chen Congyun is most concerned about now is where the movement of the Fifth Army has reached. There is no specific news yet.

These are military secrets, so Chen Congyun naturally cannot tell Liu Ting. Even if she pesters her, she will not dig out a word.

After wiping his face, Chen Congyun smiled and said, "Why don't you need to return the social manuscript? Don't count on me. I can't talk about military affairs until the time comes."

Liu Ting, who was seen through her mind, couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and annoyed. Her eyes turned and she had an idea again. She stepped forward and held Chen Congyun's arm without hesitation and said, "The newspaper boss said that what she wants to do for you is a series of reports, so everyone in the world can see how our president really lives every day in real life, so I won't leave today and follow you."

Chen Congyun couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "You girl, you have been by my side. I warn you to follow you, just follow the progress of the current situation. Don't ask around. If you are bad, I can't spare you."

Liu Ting got Chen Congyun's words, smiled and turned around and ran to the door, holding the chicken feathers as an arrow, asking the guard to help him send yesterday's manuscript back to the report house, and then returned to the study room and saw what Chen Congyun was writing.

"Science and technology are the primary productive forces?" Liu Ting read out the title word by word, and couldn't help but stand curiously on the side, looking patiently.

What Chen Congyun is writing a speech, and Liu Ting read it for a while before she could understand it. The content of the manuscript is nothing more than taking the two industrial revolutions in Europe as an example, explaining the huge driving effect of scientific and technological progress on productivity, and encouraging young students today to study hard and serve the motherland with advanced scientific knowledge in the future.

"Who are you talking to?"

To say that this is a speech, it is a outline, with only a few hundred words. Chen Congyun quickly finished writing it. He put down his pen and stood up and smiled: "There are a group of students from Peking University studying in the United States for public expenses. Master Yan from the Ministry of Education, please go and say a few words."

Master Yan refers to Yan Fu, the current Minister of Education. Chen Congyun's statement is undoubtedly fresh. Liu Ting looked at it for a while and saw the servant bringing in breakfast. Instead, Liu Ting did not stop, but sat at the desk, picked up the pen skillfully, and was about to copy a speech.

"Haha, I've captured another scoop for the newspaper. If I'm right, is this a sign of another major decision?"

Chen Congyun became more and more surprised. This girl's eyes were so sharp that she really felt like she knew that autumn was coming when she saw the fallen leaves.

"I really didn't see that you are really grown up and have a lot of eyesight. Breakfast is here, let's eat together." Chen Congyun asked Liu Ting to sit down and have breakfast together. It was very simple, with fried dough sticks and two plates of pickles. This was not much different from when Liu Ting was with Shen Congyun.

"In my early years, I heard from my father that Empress Dowager Cixi would only cost tens of thousands of taels of silver when she had a meal. Regardless of the truth or falsehood of this matter, since it could be heard by my father, it would be a sign of Cixi's extravagance. Now, let's look at what you eat, it's different from clouds and mud." Liu Ting said with some emotion, and Chen Congyun couldn't help laughing when she heard it, "How much can a person eat? Empress Dowager Cixi is not called eating, but preparing a poem. It would be strange if the country lets such a woman control it, and it would not collapse."

Seeing Chen Congyun snore when he was eating porridge, Liu Ting couldn't help but smiled slightly. This was a big difference between this and the saint's request. In general, during the days around Shen Congyun, the most common feeling was that Chen Congyun's words and deeds were lacking in the so-called emperor's image, unlike what the book said, "The dragon walks and tiger steps, stands like a pine tree sitting like a bell."

After having a simple breakfast, Chen Congyun didn't want this girl to follow him all day long. After thinking about it, she took out a document from the drawer and threw it on the table and said, "Don't you want to dig out the news? Take a look at this."

"Yeah!" Liu Ting nodded excitedly. The things Chen took out of the cloud drawer were either news or strange things.

"Haha, I'm getting rich now." Liu Ting rushed over with a smile, and saw that the cover of the document read "Plan for increasing investment in education."

Liu Ting's attention was quickly attracted by this plan, and Chen Congyun didn't pay attention to it. The main content of this plan was to raise part of the local government in the next three years, and plans to build 30 new universities in China. The news to be sent out is undoubtedly a sensational effect. Thinking of the outline written by Chen Congyun in the morning, Liu Ting became more and more certain that the implementation of this plan is not far away.

The excited Liu Ting quickly picked up her pen and quickly wrote the manuscript. Writing the manuscript in the president's study was the first copy. After finishing her work, Liu Ting looked up and looked around, and there was no one there, and she couldn't help but say, "It's broken, I'm fooled."

Sure enough, Liu Ting ran out of the study and inquired, and Chen Congyun had already left the official residence and headed for the General Staff.

The main building of the General Staff is a newly built five-story building designed by German engineers. The entire General Staff is actually a large courtyard, guarded by high red walls. The guards at the door are very cautious, and when they enter the yard, it is quiet. Chen Congyun's car drove in directly, and Keze and other main responsible persons were waiting in front of the building's gate.

Keze and others saluted and gave in to both sides, Chen Congyun strode in.

"Do you have the latest information? What is the General Staff's expectation of the battle?" After entering Keze's office, Chen Congyun asked this the first thing he did.

Keze, who is in his fifties, now has white hair and haggard face. It shows that the labor he has put in this conscientious Chief of Staff these days is huge.

"Wang Shizhen of the Sixth Army called to say that the first phase of the 11th Division had been successfully completed. Now the 11th Division is retreating in an orderly manner, and the blocking in the direction of Jiamusi is still continuing. The Russian army will never go south easily if it does not resolve the crisis of the 6th Army behind. In the direction of Dandong, Jiang Yiding took the plan to take down Dandong first, and the General Staff believes that it is feasible. Now the First Army is approaching, and the possibility of Kuropatkin's going north is equal to zero. Ten minutes ago, he received the Fifth Army's plan from the Fifth Army With the urgent power, they have arrived at Wolongquan Town, and in a maximum of one day, they can reach the Shahe Line to deploy defense. The Second and Third Army, after taking down Gaiping, have already drawn up a division of troops and are moving south quickly to cover the side of the Fifth Army and prevent Russian troops from reinforcements from Lushun and Jinzhou. The current situation is beneficial to our army. The Liaodong Peninsula is so big, and the Russian army has no room to turn around. Within a week, it will inevitably lead to a siege of the main force of the Russian army on all sides."

Keze's analysis gave Chen Congyun a reassurance. He was worried about the battle these days, and Chen Congyun couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep. Especially after Kuropatkin's premeditated action was judged, Chen Congyun was in a state of anxiety.

"The most critical question now is whether Song Qing and Xu Bangdao's North Korean supervisors can block the main force of the Russian army. This is crucial." Keze suddenly turned around, Chen Congyun's heart hangs again, and he stands up and wanders uneasy.

"Yes, the key to Jiang Yiding's plan is to see whether the North Korean Supervisor can stop the Russian army. Keze, can Jiang Yiding draw a certain amount of troops to reinforce the Supervisor?" Chen Congyun was really unable to rest assured and put forward his own ideas.

"General Xu Zhen has already urgently called Jiang Yiding this morning to help him reinforce the supervisory army as much as possible."

Speaking of this, Chen Congyun nodded to show his understanding. He heard two knocks from the office door. Li Yaoguo pushed the door and whispered: "Sir, it's 8:30, you should go to the Ministry of Industry."

Chen Congyun shrugged helplessly and said, "Keze, please keep an eye on the battle situation."

"Chen, if possible, I plan to go to Chenyang in person." Keze whispered. Chen Congyun thought about it after hearing it, "Yes, but you should wait a few days, let's go together."

Chen Congyun said as he hurried out. As soon as he arrived in the yard, he saw Zhao Xinglong standing in front of the car, lowering his head and wondering what he was thinking.

The footsteps of Chen Congyun made Zhao Xinglong raise his head, and he saluted and quickly greeted him, whispering in a hurry: "The listening office has obtained a telegram from the Russian army. There are less than one division in Dandong Russian troops who can fight, so he asks for help from the Russian army. In addition, the Russian base camp sent a telegram to the Pacific Fleet, which was ordered to break through our army's blockade and escape to Vladivostok. At the same time, the squadron of Vladivostok went south to respond. The specific time has not yet been decided, and my listening office is under close surveillance. In addition, the exact news came from Petersburg that Tsar Nicholas II had ordered to form a fleet to reinforce the Pacific Fleet with the Black Sea Fleet as the base."

When Chen Congyun heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "I'm doing a pretty job, I'll convey the news to the General Staff and the Navy immediately."

Chen Congyun said as he lowered his head and got on the car and left the General Staff compound. Shen Congyun, who was sitting in the car, thought of the Russian fleet's reinforcements during the Russo-Japanese War in history, couldn't help but smile proudly. The British and Americans were planning to use China to completely cut off the Russians' expansion in the Far East. Once the Suez Canal was blocked, the Russian fleet could only circle the Cape of Good Hope, and circle most of the earth to reach the Far East. At that time, it would be a tired army. After they were dealt with, the war would basically end.

There is always only interest relationship between countries, and Chen Cheng deeply realized this point before the cloud travels. The United States, Britain, and Germany are now using China, and the future outcome can only be to shoot themselves in the foot. In real history, Japan's rise after the Russo-Japanese War eventually became the main opponent of the Americans in the Pacific.

There are always amazing coincidences in history. The current Sino-US relations are quite good, so it is hard to say in the future. How can China become stronger be comparable to that of a small Japan? There are still ten years left before the First World War. The future is the period with the greatest variables in the world and a good time to take advantage of the troubled waters. Chen Congyun couldn't help but long for a longing.

Before World War I, the price of various material goods in the London futures market soared, which was a good opportunity to make a fortune. When Chen Congyun thought of this, he couldn't help but smile viciously. He worked hard to borrow money to develop the economy over the years, and then he would have to rely on interest if he made money back with the capital and the profit.

The Ministry of Industry and the General Staff have a characteristic, which is that there are many foreigners. When the economic crisis broke out in 1900, Chen Congyun ordered to take advantage of the situation and plundered many technical talents from Europe and the United States. Of course, these people are simply engaged in technology, and they are not interested in the Ministry of Industry. Basically, the way Chen Congyun deals with them is to give them high salaries, and then throw them into the laboratory for trouble. For example, in the department of Holland, more than 30 technical talents were thrown in, mainly mechanical manufacturing. In recent years, the internal combustion engine developed by China has reached the world's advanced level. The only regret is that due to the influence of the domestic environment, large-scale production cannot be achieved, but the diesel engine used for submarines has become self-sufficient. The internal combustion engines used in automobiles use the technology and equipment introduced from the United States for production, and the patent fee is heartbreaking.

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On the outer positions of Suihua, the people from the Zhenglai area were busy digging trenches. On the flat plain, the long trenches surrounded the entire city three layers inside and outside.

"Yes, just pester it like this, be careful." A young man wearing a military uniform shouted back and forth on the position.

"Hua Fu, what is this thing called?" Wang Shizhen looked at the barbed wire tied to the wooden stake and asked a little incomprehensible.

"Barbed wire! The new things specially transferred by the military region said that they were personally cared for by the President." Feng Guozhang's explanation made Wang Shizhen squint his eyes and look at the lines of barbed wires pulled up on the position, muttering: "What's the use of this thing?"

"I don't know if it's useful, but the staff from the military region said that this is called trench warfare. If the Russians dare to come, they will suffer."

Wang Shizhen shook his head a little disbelief, muttered a few slang words that no one could understand, slowly walked to a barbed wire mesh, and looked carefully.

"Don't underestimate this thing. It's difficult to interrupt the bullets. No matter how dense the artillery fire is, it's difficult to destroy. This thing can effectively stop the Russian group from charging. At that time, the Russian is stuck in front of the barbed wire mesh of more than one person, and it happens to be the target of the machine gun."

The young man who was busy on the position came over with a smile and saluted at one of the two: "The Northern Military Region Logistics Corps, Lieutenant Staff General Yang Zhi, has met two adults."

"Green-faced beast? Haha," Feng Guozhang asked with a smile. The thin Yang Zhi smiled on his face and nodded, "It's the same name. Unfortunately, he was not assigned to the night war army at the beginning and was bored in the logistics."

Wang Shizhen had a good impression of this young and cheerful young man at a glance and said with a smile: "What? I want to get out of the army, isn't it easy? The hardship of blocking and fighting ahead, and the army just needs a large number of officers to supplement it. What did you learn in the military academy?"

Yang Zhi's eyes lit up, and he stood up again and said: "Sir, my subordinates learned how to lead troops to fight in the military academy. When they were assigned, they were not lucky. Everyone asked for it with their eyes, but they were assigned to the Logistics Corps. This time I took the initiative to ask for equipment, so I didn't plan to go back just like that. The two adults gave me some face and let me stay and lead troops."

Feng Guozhang had an indescribable affection for the young man who took the initiative to fight. He stepped forward and said with a lot of thought, "Well, I think this guy is OK. What's wrong with wearing glasses? In Qi Chenggong's regiment, there is also a scholar named Ying Miaocai who wears eyes. When he goes to the battlefield, he dares to fight with the Russians. If you are willing to stay, the 11th Division has come down and I will talk to Commander Qi and let you go to their division." The 11th Division's blocking and attacking was very difficult. I sent a few telegrams these days, asking the military headquarters to supplement the middle and low-level officers. The other two divisions of the Sixth Army were also very difficult to fight in Jiamusi. Where did Feng Guozhang get the officers who can only send telegrams to the military region and find a way to solve the problem by himself. Yang Zhi was delivered to the door, so he naturally hit it off.

"It's great, but sir, what should I do with the Logistics Corps?" Yang Zhi was still a little worried. Feng Guozhang smiled and said, "It's easy to do. We are sending a telegram to the military headquarters and asking for additional officers. I will tell you about your affairs and just turn the relationship around."

Wang Shizhen listened from the side, looking towards Dandong, and couldn't help but whisper: "Qi Chenggong has shown his face this time. Go back to Huafu, tell him that letting him go to the military region to make trouble. The effect is more effective than sending a hundred telegrams to us."

Yang Zhi looked at the two military leaders who showed sinister smiles at the same time and subconsciously took two steps back.

The smiles of Wang Shizhen and Feng Guozhang soon disappeared, but instead Wang Shizhen sighed helplessly, and looked at the unrestrained plain and sighed: "The front of the entire position is too wide and it is difficult to defend."

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The helplessness of the defense front being too wide also happened to Xu Bangdao.

When the sun just rose in the morning, a new round of attacks by the Russians began. After dawn, the Russians seemed to be stimulating. The artillery fire was ready for an hour, and the soldiers on the position could only bear it silently.

Looking at the positions that were shattered into a sea of ​​fire and thick smoke rising, Xu Bangdao couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart.

"Instruct the heavy machine gun battalion to get me a position." Xu Bangdao said expressionlessly, looking farther forward. "Dong!" A grenade fell more than ten meters away, and it exploded in a mess. The mud and sand on the bunker fell down, and Xu Bangdao's brows didn't move.

The artillery fire finally stopped, raised the telescope again, and looked at the dense heads appearing in the fog that had not yet completely dissipated, Xu Bangdao couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning.

"The Russians are going to fight to the death."

After a night of fighting, the officers and soldiers on the position had become indifferent to life and death. With less than two miles behind him, Xu Bangdao stayed there, and the supervisory team was also guarding there. Because he was afraid of retreating and being shot, he might as well fight with the Russians and the Lord would not ignore the matter behind him.

Looking at the wounded and the brothers who were constantly being carried down, Xu Bangdao felt inexplicably bitter in his heart. One general succeeded and his bones were woven! The battle is still not sure whether it is successful or not. He fought fiercely last night, and now Xu Bangdao has only a reserve team of 3,000 people. This battle is really difficult.

The heavy machine gun battalion quickly got on the position. After entering the pre-set position, 24 Maxim pointed forward gloomyly.

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Kuropatkin stood at the far end, holding a telescope and watching the movements on the high ground, and his heart couldn't help but skip a beat. Everything was so peaceful. If it weren't for the fierce battle all night, Kuropatkin would never believe that a miscellaneous army in the Chinese army could not have been distracted under such a fierce battle.

This time, Kuropatkin had invested in the charge. A whole brigade of troops rushed forward in a dense formation, and wanted to use the sea of ​​people to flood the high ground in front of him. There was only one mile on the left and right, and a brigade was placed. According to the previous idea, after a fierce battle for a night, you might be able to take the position with one charge. However, the quietness of the position now made Kuropatkin suddenly feel no confidence. The front end of the assault team was close to a distance of 500 meters, and the effective range of the rifle was within that. Before this, the Chinese army did not fire a single shot at all. Such good shooting discipline was really unexpected.

The gunshots like fried beans finally rang out. The rifles on the position were firing at the fastest speed. The Russian soldiers who were pressing against the front fell one by one, and soon they were replaced by more companions. While enduring the necessary sacrifices, the Russian army continued to shoot and suppress them with rifles. More than a dozen Maxim with wheels were also pushed up, quickly set up, and fired violently, suppressing the Chinese soldiers shooting on the position.

"Your Excellency General, there are many casualties!" One of the men put down the telescope and said to Curopatkin with a wry smile.

"This is a price that must be paid. Gaiping has been lost and must open this lifeline in the shortest time. I think the Chinese army is already copying our retreat now." When Kuropatkin spoke expressionlessly, gunfire on the position suddenly became dense, followed by a thud explosion. Immediately, Immediately raised the telescope and looked at it carefully, and Kuropatkin's face changed instantly.

The Chinese army equipped a small-caliber artillery on a large scale, which is no longer news in the world. It was completely exposed during the Sino-Japanese War. The general view in the European military is that the Chinese army equipped a large number of portable small-caliber artillery, which is entirely due to insufficient national strength. The country is poor, so it cannot equip a large number of heavy artillery.

But when he saw the shells falling on the machine gun position like eyes, and several people's bodies were flying in the air, Curopatkin couldn't help but tremble.

The dense assault formation made the formation filter like a plowing fire, and the formation was completely messed up, and they could only rush forward desperately in one direction.

Even more tragic things appeared again at this time in Kuropatkin's sight. A large number of machine guns suddenly appeared on the Chinese army's positions. Fire dragons swept in an instant, easily breaking through the charge formation. Russian soldiers fell one by one in front of such a dense machine gun strafing.

"Damn!" Kuropatkin couldn't help but curse, and turned around and shouted: "Let the artillery shoot me."

"No, you are the one who is too close to us and you will be injured by accident."

"Stop talking nonsense, order me to order the second echelon to get the position of the Chinese army, and everyone will be done together."

Xu Bangdao had never expected that the Russians were so vicious, even their own people were blown up. When the dense shells fell on the position, Xu Bangdao looked at his subordinates who were struggling and wailing in the artillery fire, tears of distress were almost falling. But there was no time to feel distressed. The Russians had not completely retreated, and the team behind had already been forced up, and there were more people than the last time. The most fatal thing was that the reinforcement battalion suffered a great loss. One-third of the machine gun positions were lost in the indiscriminate artillery bombardment just over ten minutes, and half of the troops on the position were lost.

Helpless Xu Bangdao could only use the oil-adding tactic and urgently ordered the reserve teams of the two battalions to go to the position to reinforce. If this continues, it will definitely not last long. When Xu Bangdao sighed helplessly, the Gutu Ridge position was also very fierce. Song Qing's subordinates also suffered a small casualty, but because of the more favorable terrain, the losses were much smaller.
Chapter completed!