Under the sweep of the artillery of the Northeast Army, the north bank of the Yalu River became a hell on earth, even if the Japanese army tried their best to find terrain to cover their bodies, they were blasted out under the explosion of artillery shells.

"Ahh A Japanese soldier suddenly roared and rushed towards the Yalu River.

"Poof!" A thud plunged into the icy water. Then they swam to the opposite shore on the surface of the river, which was covered with ice floes and debris of wood.

"Down the river!" Seeing this, the Japanese commander ordered loudly. He took the lead in throwing the weight of his weapon into the river, and then jumped into the icy river with a pop. The commander of the Japanese army was quite decisive, and understood that as long as he did not want to surrender, jumping into the river to escape was the last hope.

Puff, puff...... The Japanese jumped into the icy river like dumplings, and then swam quickly to the opposite side.

Seeing this, the artillerymen of both sides opened fire like crazy. However, the Japanese artillery target was the artillery position of the Northeast Army, and they wanted to cover the fire of these soldiers crossing the river. However, the artillery of the Northeast Army was divided into two groups, the heavy artillery constantly suppressed the enemy's firepower, and the conventional artillery fired at the river with all its might. For these Japanese soldiers, one killed was one less.

Japan is an island nation that faces the sea on all sides, so it is common for Japanese soldiers to swim. The swimming skills trained in the sea are naturally easy to use in the river, and if it were not for the freezing cold of the river now, the Japanese army would have swam into the river long ago.

When Japanese soldiers set foot on the land on the south bank of the Yalu River, the Northeast Army stopped attacking. There is no point in going on the attack. There is no need to continue wasting precious shells.

In this battle, in addition to the four wings that participated in the night attack, the two wings that the Japanese army finally carried out the assault also suffered heavy losses, among which the wing that remained on the north bank after the pontoon bridge was blown up suffered heavy losses. Fewer than a thousand people were able to make it back alive from the icy waters. It can be said that in this battle, the Japanese army lost almost a division of troops. Such a large loss would be a heavy blow even if it was evenly distributed among several divisions and regiments.

Unlike the Japanese army headquarters, the Northeast Army headquarters was festive. Lin Hu and Liu Hei looked at Cai Ye with different eyes, if before, the three of them obeyed Cai Ye because of Feng Yong's order, then now they are sincerely admired. Cai's military sense of smell is too sensitive. His guesses were very accurate, his shots were very decisive, and the Japanese army was almost following the script he had written, and this kind of orderly and hearty operation was completely different from fighting with Jiang Baili.

Jiang Baili's operations were basically to formulate a grand strategic plan, and then let the generals of each ministry make specific plans, and then he specified from them that there was a strong purpose of cultivating generals. However, Cai Yi's command of the war is different, Cai Yi's entire battle plan is designated by him, and his generals only need to implement it according to his plan. This method of warfare is based on absolute trust in one's own battle plan. And Cai Ye has this kind of self-confidence. This mode of operation can integrate all the forces under Cai Yi, and the troops can carry out the operation step by step, which also greatly improves the combat efficiency.

"General, we have reported the details of this operation to the young marshal, and the good marshal has sent a telegram to commend him, and arranged for some reporters to come to the front line to cover the news." Lin Hu said respectfully. They were born recklessly, and they have great respect for heroes. And Cai Ye, who has no last resort, is undoubtedly qualified to be called a hero.

"Interview?" Cai Yi frowned, he was not very interested in this practice.

"General! The battlefield is no longer the main direction, and only by turning the results on the battlefield into huge bargaining chips can we achieve greater benefits at the negotiating table. Yan Lei said carefully. He didn't know what Cai Ye thought, but as the political commissar of the Southeast Military Region, he thought that the young marshal was completely right to do so.

"I know that! It's a laugh to talk about. I don't like these reporters very much, I always feel that soldiers should look like soldiers, and they should not be affected by these foreign objects. Cai Ye said with a smile.

"General, your statement is the same as that of the young marshal. The young marshal often told us that the most important task of a military commander is to fight, and as long as it is not related to the war, we can ignore it. There are political commissars in politics, and we don't have to worry about it. Liu Hei said with a smile.

"I see!" Cai Yi nodded, a little noncommittal. Feng Yong's statement has a certain amount of truth, but that was when the military rank did not reach a certain level, and the biggest difference between a general and a commander is that a general can ignore political things and think about war wholeheartedly, but the commander cannot, he has to consider the interests of all aspects. For the sake of profit, sometimes the military commander has to defeat the battle himself. This is the biggest difference between a commander and a general. And Feng Yong obviously cultivated the three people in front of him into generals, not commanders.

According to Cai Yi's understanding, in the Northeast Army, only Feng Yong, Li Jun, Jiang Baili, Feng Delin and Zhang Zuolin really have the talent to command. And the commanders that Feng Yong cultivated with his heart were his two favorite generals, Zhang Xiaoshan and Zhen Zhen, and everyone else trained them to be generals. Looking at the abundance of talents within the Northeast Army, Cai Ye suddenly sighed in his heart. Although the Southwest New Army has a lot of potential and some strength now, it is the only one in terms of commander. There are a lot of fighters, but they are not very good. Although Tang Jiyao can also lead the army to fight, his understanding of war is much worse, and he is not a candidate for commander.

"If we also have multiple commander-level figures in the southwest, then the last war with Beiyang will definitely not be so passive!" Cai Ye sighed quietly.

Command of the Southern Military District.

"Report to the commander, we just received a secret telegram that the Japanese reinforcements have arrived in Port Arthur!"

"How many are there?"

"I don't know! However, Japan dispatched dozens of troop carriers, at least more than 10,000 people. ”

"Got it!" Zhen Zhen nodded.

At this time, Qian Zhuangfei, who had a trace of exhaustion on his face, walked into the big tent.

"Commander, the 10th Division has launched three breakout operations today, and we have already repulsed it. Their offensive firepower has been greatly weakened, and it appears that they are seriously short of ammunition. Qian Zhuangfei had a look of excitement on his face.

"Excellent! I reckon the little devil's logistics are running out. Otherwise, they would not have broken through in such a hurry. Tell the troops in charge of defense that they must be in good spirits and never let go of a single soldier of the Japanese army. Zhen Zhen said in a deep voice.

"Don't worry, Commander, I will personally guard the front line, and I will never let the enemy escape a single soldier." Qian Zhuangfei said loudly.

"Old Qian, pay attention to your body, there will be war in the future, and I will immediately draw half of the troops from the encirclement and prepare to make a move on Port Arthur. If the 10th Division inside the encirclement gets the news, it will definitely break through again, so your pressure will be even greater, and you must ensure your body. Zhen Zhen patted Qian Zhuangfei's shoulder and said.

"Don't worry, Commander, with my body, it's okay to stay up for another three days and three nights!" Qian Zhuangfei said indifferently. Then he turned to the chief of staff to discuss a new combat order. What man doesn't have the dream of a general who leads troops to fight. Qian Zhuangfei is naturally no exception, as a political commissar, he generally does not have the right to lead troops to fight, but no one can guarantee what will happen on the battlefield. And like Zhen Zhen, he changed from a political officer to a military officer. Zhen Zhen can, and others can naturally do it, not to mention that the current political commissar is not unable to lead the army to fight. For example, Cui Xiaolong of the Northern Military Region, Li Fei of the Southwest Military Region, Liu Shan of the Northeast Military Region, and Yan Lei of the Southeast Military Region all had the experience of leading troops to fight alone. The first batch of political commissars in the Northeast were trained to be generalists in the military and government. Therefore, as the political commissar of the Southern Military Region, Qian Zhuangfei naturally hopes that he can be on par with these predecessors, so he works extremely hard, and Zhen Zhen is also very cooperative with him and cultivates him in many aspects.

"Dispatch heavy artillery troops, and we will bombard Port Arthur tonight." Zhen Zhen said in a deep voice.

He knows that his decision will definitely be criticized by the world, after all, Lushun is not all Japanese, there are many Chinese living, these Chinese have become Shunmin under the rule of the Japanese, and the northeast has no ability to let them dodge, tonight this heavy artillery fired, I am afraid it will cause huge casualties, but this is Feng Yong's order, even if this will make his hands stained with the blood of innocents, Yu Zhen will not have the slightest hesitation, after all, the reason of Ci not to take charge of the army Yu Zhen still understands. Even he was ready to bear the infamy on his own.

The night is dark, many places in the Northeast have fallen into complete silence, after all, the development of electric power in the Northeast is only barely enough for industrial and mining enterprises, the big cities are fine, there are some lights at night, and the people in small towns and villages have not yet had the opportunity to use modern electricity. After all, the development of the Northeast is too urgent. In order to gain the strength to defend the homeland, the Northeast can only sacrifice something.

However, Port Arthur is different, after the Japanese occupied Port Arthur, a small power station was built to supply the terminals in Port Arthur and also provide commercial electricity. This gives Port Arthur a modern and prosperous night scene. Of course, the most lively thing in Port Arthur at night is the street of the Qinglou Chu Pavilion. In these pornographic establishments, there are not only Chinese women selling their art, but also Japanese prostitutes. Every night, Japanese garrisons and officials, as well as wealthy Chinese, come to make the place lively.

No one knew that in the deep darkness of the night, dozens of huge cannons had already aimed their muzzles at the fortress. On the open sea, Japanese troop carriers were moored at the front, and Japanese reinforcements had already landed, and they were urgently loading and unloading military supplies. Because of the constant urging of the First Army, even when it was dark, they stepped up their work under the huge lights.

In the middle of the night, the Qinglou Chu Pavilion was also a lot quieter, of course, the interior would not be peaceful. But the whole Port Arthur is much quieter.

"The first shell is fired, and the shooting is confirmed!"

(To be continued)