"Don't worry, we still have to maintain the depth of the front, the purpose of our first line position is to consume the enemy's vital forces, as time goes by, the contradictions within the Houjin army have slowly begun to come to the fore, which is a favorable situation for our army.

Now the 112th Infantry Battalion of the 11th Infantry Brigade and the 114th Cavalry Battalion of the Mounted Infantry were now deployed to the second earthen wall, and the newly arrived 113th Infantry Battalion was immediately reinforced into the reserves of the first line.

In addition, a battalion of the Ranger Regiment has already arrived, and today it will set off on the Coast Guard's fast crab warship to the rear of the enemy army to intensify the attack.

All units stationed in the defense line of Lushun should send out sharp troops to closely monitor the movements of the Houjin army.

Navy warships will confront the Europeans who want to expand in the west, so the task of moving military logistics supplies still has to be put on the head of the coast guard, but ships with a displacement of less than 70 tons must be assembled in the harbor and ready to receive new orders. ”

After Chen Xin finished issuing this series of orders to the people attending the military meeting, he nodded to Chief of Staff Liu, who took over the power of presiding over the meeting and explained it to everyone.

"The method of making gunpowder in Houjin is still very primitive, and the output has not been able to be raised, so the amount of gunpowder reserves in the Houjin army we are facing now is not too sufficient.

In the early stage of the Battle of Dalinghe, when the Later Jin Army and the Ming Army confronted each other, they used a total of more than 10,000 catties of gunpowder and more than 8,000 shells of various sizes and types.

And this time the road to Lushun was already very difficult because of our army's strong walls and harassment along the way, coupled with the fact that it was far farther than when Houjin took the front line of the Daling River, and the stockpile of gunpowder in the front line of the Houjin should not exceed the period of the Battle of the Daling River. ”

As he spoke, Chief of Staff Liu stretched out his hand and took out a statistical table from the folder and continued: "This guess was finally confirmed by the Military Intelligence Bureau.

According to the feedback from the Houjin coaters who came to our side during this period of time, it can be inferred that the gunpowder inventory of the Houjin Army is about 7,000 kilograms.

Just igniting gunpowder, coupled with the fact that the Houjin army has greatly strengthened the number of firearms in their hands, they will definitely not be able to consume it for a long time.

The ant-attached siege method that the Houjin army had been accustomed to for a long time was also ineffective in the face of our army's rifles and artillery, and when the gunpowder in their hands was completely depleted, Dolgon had only one way to retreat.

From this, the General Staff made a deducing that the Houjin army would definitely fight a quick battle, and once their gunpowder was exhausted, they would consider retreating.

Judging from the movements of the opposite side in the past few days, it is very likely that the Houjin army will launch a fierce offensive in the last two days, and the reserve troops of each battalion must be prepared with enough grenades, ash bottles, fire bottles, rolling stones, wood, rockets, and other weapons.

We must ruthlessly smash this wave of fierce attacks by the Houjin army. ”

Chen Xin also stood up slowly, looked at the officers who were attending the military meeting together in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "Houjin has gathered the strength of the whole country this time, and wants to seize Lushun, where our army is stationed.

We gave up the scorching position outside Fuzhou City along the way, and then gave up Jinzhou City, which we had fought hard and manpower, and welcomed them all the way to Lushun City, just to let them leave an indelible deep memory.

We have to tell the Tartars that any piece of land in Liaodong is not so easy to take, and whoever offends our Huaxia will definitely make him pay the price of blood. ”

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That night, the soldiers of the Houjin Army harassed the Lushun defense line in the form of stragglers for a whole night, and various warning voices were constantly heard on the entire front, until one hour before dawn, when it finally quieted down.

And in the early morning after launching a whole night of attack, the Houjin army also mobilized on a large scale again.

Behind the earthen wall built by the Houjin side, there was a scene of crowds, and after breakfast, thousands of Houjin soldiers entered the trench that had been dug with their lives in the area between the two sides.

Because the Cockscomb Mountain was still in the hands of the Huaxia Army, the Houjin Army had no way to achieve the suddenness of the attack. As a result, the high-level Houjin led by Dolgon simply decided and directly put on a posture of attacking.

The 10-pound mountain howitzers on Jiguan Mountain and the mortars on the positions below the mountain have been firing intermittently, and the sporadic shells of various purposes have caused riots one after another among the huge crowd of Houjin troops.

Chen Xin also came to the north wall of Lushun South City early in the morning. In his telescope, he could clearly see that the area of the barrage ditch that he had dug at the beginning was already a scene of ditches and ditches.

The ground over there was a pile of crooked earth ramparts of various styles, and in the middle of the winding trenches, countless ladders and spears could be seen shaking.

On the earthen wall defense line where the Huaxia Army was located, the soldiers of each battalion were also on their way to their positions. As the defenders in this battle, the Huaxia army was able to take turns resting in Arthur City and various fortresses.

In this relatively safe environment, the soldiers can rest more fully, coupled with the unique political commissar system that has never appeared in this era, this kind of material and spiritual double encouragement, can allow the soldiers to maintain a high morale for a long time.

Just after 7 o'clock, the banner of Baylor, the four major councilors of Houjin, appeared on the battlefield collectively.

Dolgon, on the other hand, was a little further east of the center, and it was the first time that Dolgon had come so close to the front line.

Chen Xin said to Chief of Staff Liu beside him: "Guess what, is Dolgon hiding in the tunnel on their side now, or is he bold enough to go up to the earthen wall to watch the battle?" ”

After thinking about it, Chief of Staff Liu said with a smile: "With the character of a person like Dolgon, I'm afraid he wouldn't dare to go up the rammed earth wall.

All kinds of intelligence show that there are also a few soldiers on our side who surrendered to the Tartars after being captured, and a few of the auxiliaries were in the area where the mortars were defended, that is, on the part of the defense line where the mortars were located, and they should have a rough idea of the power and range of the mortars.

Dolgon ran to the east to watch the battle, our mortars should not be able to hit that side, but if he dared to go up to the earthen wall, then it is impossible to say whether his little life can be saved. ”