Chapter 81 The Last Battle (Three)

The night is as varnish.

The line of the Dashi Bridge is as quiet as ever and has never changed.

The war has wiped out the traces of people and prosperity. Originally, this town was a key link between the Liaozhong Plain and the water and land of southern Liaoning and western Liaoning. It has been a long time since the water and land, and the towns are even more crowded, including big pots, carriages, grain shops, mountain goods store, and foreign goods stores. It is known as the small Tianjin outside the pass. However, after several months of war, the Japanese army was still ruined by the defeated troops, and the residents had already fled to the sky. In the past, the town was brightly lit, and the goods were collected and shipped all year round, and when merchants passed by. However, looking at the hill north of Dashi Bridge, the town was silent.

The hazels are vast, like the beginning of the prehistoric world. Even the lights are not seen.

It is here that tens of thousands of Chinese and Japanese armies were facing each other with guns and live ammunition.

The sky to the west was light and dark, and occasionally dark red fireballs stretched into the sky. This was the mountain cannon at high angles of the Qing army. The tiger squat cannons were blindly fired on positions west of the Liaohe River in the Chaoyang and Japanese army. At night, the infantry on both sides did not attack and fight, but just confronted each other. No one knew how many days would it take to fight around the war in southern Liao.

The overall situation is clear, the Japanese army has passed its spirit, and the general trend is not conducive to them. The Qing Dynasty was already full of people's spirit by Xu Yifan, and it is possible to continue to fight. Liaoning is the heavy place of the Japanese army, and the army ministers are here to take charge. As long as the Qing Dynasty can solve this Japanese army, Japan will have no capital to continue to seize. They can only seek peace, and the great powers will inevitably mix in it, plundering some of the wealth that Japan has accumulated over decades of development. The Qing Dynasty cannot divide the big head, and there is also some soup to drink. Even so, it has been a great victory for the foreign countries that has not been seen in recent decades!

There were only nearly 20,000 Japanese troops, but the Qing Dynasty could eat it in one bite? If the war was delayed, how would the situation in the Far East change? What kind of fate would the people who were in this war be waiting for them?

The battle has come to an end, but no one can tell the final outcome!

"Your Excellency, the First Brigade is handing over defense to the First Brigade of the Second and Fourth Fukuoka Army... No fire is raised, horse ties are entrusted, and the baggage is abandoned on the spot and not carried..."

The commander of the First Division, the lieutenant general, Motoji Yamadi, was a middle-aged short and fat man, blind at a young age, wearing a blindfold and with a slender French beard - this is a testimony to their origins in the Changzhou Military School run by the French. Since Meiji, before Prussia defeated France, the Japanese Army has been unswervingly learning from France. The older generals can speak some French.

Dashanyan looked at the map, and seemed not to notice the angry expression of the lieutenant general behind him, and whispered in French: "merci (thank you)..."

There were several staff officers following behind Shandi Yuanzhi, all of whom were looking unfair. As soon as he fought with the Qing army, it turned out that the entire attack-equipped second army would retreat under his command. You should know that the large army was on the front line close to the western Liaoning Corridor, and the supplies were sent to the fortunately. Now, as soon as the battle was fought, the Count General ordered the entire army to retreat, retreat to the Lushun area of ​​Jinzhou, and make a plan to defend the dead. The Qing army's large army was oppressing the Yi army, Jilin Jianjun and other troops coming from western Liaoning. In the direction of Liaoyang, the enemy who had been oppressing the Dashiqiao was the enemy, the Imperial Guard. The troops that had arranged for the rear cover and so many supplies would have been destroyed!

Although Yamadi Motoji reluctantly accepted the order and arranged for the main force of the First Division to retreat, it did not mean that he did not express his indignation. Winning or losing in the war is a matter of strength and luck. However, the offense or retreating is a matter of position! The army fought stutter this time and lost a general in North Korea. There will definitely be major personnel changes at the end of the war. What is the position at this time may be the future status.

The destiny of the country needs to be considered, but individuals are not that insignificant! Especially the Imperial Army has become increasingly like a bureaucratic group. When you are in it, you have to act according to the rules of the bureaucratic system.

Shandi Yuanzhi took a step forward and said loudly: "Your Excellency, the lower lord represents the First Division and have some opinions on the combat guidance of the army!"

Oyama Iwa nodded and turned around. The Earl General ordered a forced retreat, and many staff officers of the Military Command gave up their picks. Many of them also joined the Fukuoka Second and Fourth Regiment, which was scheduled to leave behind, and were preparing to die in battle. Many Earl Generals had to go into battle in person. The retreat orders given to each department were drafted by him.

"Tell me."

"Why did the army get in a hurry after defeating the main force of the Qing army in southern Liaoning in Tianzhuangtai? First, it did not pursue the defeated Qing army, and then changed from attack deployment to defense deployment. Then it ordered to abandon the position that the combat troops had to seize after their blood and life, and retreat to Jinzhou Lushun?"

Dashanyan smiled faintly: "The army's combat guidance does not need to be explained to your official. As the captain of the army's combat sequence, you only need to obey the order."

This sentence immediately choked the generous words of Yamadi Tomoji. Thinking about it, he expressed his position clearly enough, and he left with great rudeness: "I will faithfully execute the army's orders, but I will express my opinions to the military headquarters! See you after the war! You are yourselves, you have given up your last chance to win!"

The military boots rang, and several people hurried away. The staff behind Yuanji Yamadi did not even respect him. Dashan Iwai looked at their backs with his hands slightly hunched over, and several staff officers of the army stood blankly. After a while, a staff officer suddenly shouted: "I'll die here too!" As he said that, he pulled off the staff ribbon on his body and walked out strode.

The remaining staff members looked at each other and quietly retreated, leaving only Dashanyan standing there. Before he issued the retreat order, he was still the Minister of the Japanese Imperial Army and one of the only three generals. However, since he issued the retreat order before the enemy, he became the public enemy in the eyes of the Second Army. In this battle, no matter whether he won or lost, Dashanyan had been defeated!

"Hissergeant Ito, I have already gambled on everything. I hope that the path you chose can really bring a glimmer of vitality to the empire..."

In the night, there were only a piece of white shaking, and this little white was only clear and braidable in the near place. A little further away, it was completely swallowed by the dark night.

Every bit of white is a white cloth strip behind the backpack of the Japanese soldiers. In the dark night without a moon, the Japanese officers and soldiers of the brigade only carried rifles and bullets, and with the equipment, secretly retreated from the front line. All the baggage was thrown on the first line. The artillery arranged on the second line and the heavy field cannons were abandoned on the spot and were dismantled deep. Anyway, there were some turrets in Jinzhou, Lushun, and there were heavy cannons in the fort. Mountain cannons that directly support infantry were lighter, and these were all dismantled from eight pieces. Those far away from the first line were carried by horses and those close to the first line were carried by manpower and carried directly. The station lines of the various places were withdrawn, and the materials were being disposed of in a mess.

Among the large group of people retreating, there were some small troops going upstream. This was the Fukuoka Second Fourth Regiment, which was responsible for the two-directional cover missions. They wanted to ensure that the main force of the Second Army, which was originally arranged by the brigade, was safely retreating to the front line of Lushun, Jinzhou.

Even with such a large-scale operation, the Japanese army was still quite concealed. The Japanese active army was one of the most well-trained armies in the world with traditional infantry tactics and techniques. In the Southwest War, as the government army, the army suffered a lot of losses from the night attacks of the Southwest Samurai Sword Drawing Team. The Japanese, who were economically disadvantaged and had weak families, added this kind of infantry marching and attack training with Japanese characteristics to the army. From the squad to the gang size, it was reflected at this time. Such a large-scale night mobilization was actually carried out very secretly and quickly. It seemed that it would not be dawn, and the main forces on the front line could all withdraw. It would only take two days to reach Lushun, Jinzhou. As long as you arrive in Lushun, Li Hongzhang had managed the fortress system for 20 years, not to mention an imperial guard, ten imperial guards could not get rid of it.

But what's the point of this? The Imperial Army almost gave up all their results and hurried to a death place. Waiting for the Qing army to force them up and launch a surrounding attack on them. No matter how long they lasted, it would not help this war!

Tens of thousands of Japanese troops retreated from both directions, less than two-thirds of the number of officers involved in the team. Many officers volunteered to stay in the rear-end troops and fought to the death with the Qing army who was forcing them. The captains at all levels also acquiesced to their actions. In the troops, even radical people even called for the death penalty of the Dashanyan!

"Yoshida-kun?" Two teams with different directions met in the night, and a shout came from the retreating crowd. The captain of the Fukuoka Second and Fourth United Team, who was riding on the horse, made a distinction and jumped off the horse in a hurry.

The retreat was the Tokyo First Field Artillery Corps, which strengthened the First Brigade. The corps had already dropped all the twelve bulky French field artillery they transported and retreated with bare hands. The corps leader Imazu Natsu walked out of the crowd. He grabbed Yoshida's arm and shook it vigorously, and tears were almost dripping.

"Yoshida, I envy you!"

Yoshida Kiyoshi looked tense and didn't say much, just asked, "Have you all taken down?"

"The First Brigade on the Oshibashi First Line and the marching sequence of each unit are the first, our Tokyo First Field Artillery Corps is the main force, followed by the main force of the First Brigade, and then the Tokyo First Cavalry Brigade of Major Akiyama Yoshigu. The brigade commander, Mr. Nogi, no longer intends to withdraw. You can see him when you go to the front line. Mr. Nogi said he would die with Yoshida-kun!"

Yoshida said coldly: "During the Southwest War, Lord Nogi threw away the military flag. Now, I'm afraid he can't stand the second shame."

Yoshida said the words of Nogi Nogi, the commander of the brigade of the First Brigade. As the direct deployment of Imazu Nota Takashi, Imazu, did not dare to accept it. Yoshida Kiyoichi was an adjutant of the Army Minister Oyama Iwa. He took over the position of captain of the 24th Corps who mobilized the Second Army to fight this time. He belonged to the agency faction and was a favorite student of Oyama Iwa. He was different from those of them who had been serving in the field troops. The direct line of the Nagashu family was different to them. Tonight it caused a great pain to retreat. He watched Yoshida go upstream and cut off their backs, and then came out to express his gratitude. Unexpectedly, he still didn't say anything.

Imatsu Yetao took a breath and said loudly: "Your Excellency, please don't look down on the First Brigade! If it were not for the commander of the army, we would not retreat! Or, you, I will cut off the rear for you!"

"No need." Yoshida replied coldly, looking up at the dark night sky, and whispered to himself: "There are two more hours left... These two hours to change defense by night are the most dangerous time... If you can retreat smoothly, Jinzhou Lushun will definitely be guaranteed, so that Xu Yifan will be beaten to death there! I hope that the last glimmer of life in the empire will not slip away!"

He was talking to himself, and Imazu Zetao blinked his eyes and asked in a low voice: "It is said... Lord Dashanyan believes that as long as we can defend Jinzhou Lushun, the Qing Dynasty will deal with the Haidong Xu Yifan by itself? We cannot defeat him on the battlefield. Will we retreat like a dog of a family, but will defeat him? Are the Qing people so stupid? They deal with their martial gods by themselves?"

Yoshida Kiyichi stopped answering, silently saluted and turned onto a horse. When he rode on the horse, he looked at the stunned Imazu No Tatsuya, and said loudly: "Those Aisin Gioro and Qing officials are not stupid, how can we stand here? How dare we bet on the destiny of such a giant? We have been suppressed by them for two thousand years! As long as there is a front-line opportunity, the General and I will bet on everything! Even if it is my life and the reputation of the General! We have so many heroes, but the Qing Dynasty has only one Xu Yifan!"

The horse's hooves galloped, and dozens of horse riding swept across the northeastern land like the night.

Xu Yifan rushed in front of the team. What was left behind was the night sky that was light and dark behind. The artillery teams of the front-line troops were still firing shells one after another.

Geshiha, who followed Xu Yifan, and the cavalry generals such as Jiang Ziming, Chen Bin and Dai Jun, didn't know what Xu Yifan was doing. He slept well in the middle of the night, but suddenly became startled and summoned them to go out of the camp like a wind. Song Qing and others were shocked by their personal soldiers. They chased them out and sent Xu Yifan, and only saw their backs.

No one knows how Xu Yifan is feeling now.

He always thought that the Japanese would fight them to the death in Liaonan, but he did not expect that the Japanese Second Army would have the possibility of refusing to Jinzhou Lushun! As long as the Japanese enter the fortress area, with their combat effectiveness, no number of troops can be enough to fill it up. Anyway, with his hands now, he would be able to capture a corner of Jinzhou Lushun, which was defended by the entire Second Army.

As long as the battlefield is stalemate, it can only be resolved politically. He cannot stay in this place indefinitely. He cannot consume the strength he has at hand in vain in the fortress area! These are the capital he has seized!

In this war, his reputation has reached its peak, and he will go downhill in any direction. The Hanging Army in Lushun, Jinzhou, can only let his reputation be destroyed. The army is alone, the North Korean base in his hands and the future location of the Liangjiang River are not in his hands. As long as he does not take the initiative to rebel, the court will use his own flaws to deal with him in more than a hundred ways.

Now he thought of a lot, such as continuing to give him a noble name, allowing him to simply take charge of the military commander who besieged Jinzhou Lushun, and the imperial envoy, constantly using people to fill the court. The court took advantage of his unstable foundation and his weaknesses outside to deal with North Korea that he had already held, and the strength of the Northeast. His lonely army had been unable to attack Jinzhou Lushun for a long time, and there were ulterior motives outside. In addition, there were so many other battalions in the army, which were far from digested. A commander to continue attacking the Japanese army would make him feel embarrassed! Anyway, Xu Yifan could not take Jinzhou Lushun there! He took him to Beijing to give a bunch of rewards, but the Imperial Guards would not be named Xu! Unless he rebelled on the spot!

When the Imperial Guards were fighting in Korea, when the Imperial Guards returned to southern Liaoning, the court did not dare to use this move. Because the great power was in his hands, the order was extremely upright to resist the order. However, when the Hanging Army in southern Liaoning could not be captured for a long time, it was a different situation!

To be honest, he was not afraid of the court dealing with him, soldiers coming to prevent him, and water coming to cover him, and soil coming to cover him. He has been doing this in recent years. But once such a situation occurs, the different Sino-Japanese War that he is determined to be will only fail!

For him, if he had to deal with the court, he could not fight the Japanese army wholeheartedly. For the Qing court, in order to deal with him, he could reach any conditions with the Japanese. The most likely thing was to exchange North Korea for the occupied land in Northeast China and Shandong. The land of the ancestors had not been abandoned, and only the vassal states were lost. The face was better, and maybe there was an international joint management to make the face more glamorous...

Second, before he established himself in Liangjiang, he pried out the corner of his life to survive!

At that time, the war was delayed, and the people's enthusiasm that he had temporarily aroused would still support him to continue fighting? And did he have the determination to waste all his strength and continue fighting?

He didn't want to do this dilemma multiple-choice question at all!

The only way is to achieve a decisive and rapid victory in southern Liaoning!

His original plan was good, and he reorganized the defeated troops in southern Liaoning, attracted the Japanese army head-on and consumed their strength. The Imperial Guards repaired and trained, and when the Japanese army consumed a certain level, they suddenly attacked from the side and back. The battle decided to win and lose.

But a simple retreat of the Japanese army could disrupt his overall plan!

His opponents are not the idiot soldiers who have burned their brains in later generations such as Sugiyama Moto, Tojo Hideki, Shimada Shintaro, Shimada Shintoku, and Shintoshi Shinto, but the East Asian heroes like Hirofumi Ito, Oyama Iwa, Kotaki Gentaro, and Ito Yukiyu!

It is not even thought about using the Qing army in southern Liao to attack fiercely. Relying on the rear to do a step-by-step attack, everyone is still fine. Far-level attack and pursuit, and they have the courage to pursue, and they don’t have the quality. Not to mention that Song Qing is still ambiguous. As for the Imperial Guards, Xu Yifan’s telegrams there, they all asked the Imperial Guards to be equipped with defensive equipment along the Dashiqiao line, waiting for orders, and then attack. It takes time to switch from defensive equipment to offensive equipment. The telegrams are made, and the main force of the Imperial Guards on the Dashiqiao line reconnaissance the movements of the Japanese army, and finally attacks - the Japanese army may have retreated to Lushun, Jinzhou!

What exactly should we do to save the current situation?

Why is the different Sino-Japanese War that I want so difficult?

Why do I still score half of my energy when fighting against the national enemy?
Chapter completed!