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Because of its various advantages, the Japanese heavy artillery brigade undoubtedly won.

According to the judgment of the observers of the Japanese heavy artillery brigade, as long as there is no accident, the heavy artillery of the Liaodong Army participating in the artillery battle has now been blown into scrap metal.

Of course, the losses of the Japanese heavy artillery brigade were also very large, and under the desperate counterattack of the Liaodong Army, more than 40 heavy artillery pieces were lost before and after, and a whole and a half replenishment wing.

After listening to the report of the commander of the heavy artillery brigade, the commander immediately fell into contemplation for a few minutes and then analyzed the chief of staff beside him: "According to intelligence, the Liaodong Army in front of us only has two or three heavy artillery regiments, and now the loss of two heavy artillery regiments at once means that the heavy artillery unit of the Liaodong Army has lost its combat effectiveness?" ”

Before the chief of staff could answer, the commander of the heavy artillery brigade who had just won a big victory in front of him said with a roar: "Commander, even if the Liaodong Army still has a heavy artillery regiment, it will not be able to make any big waves in front of our heavy artillery brigade. As long as they dare to open fire, the heavy artillery brigade will definitely destroy them as soon as possible! ”

"Yo Xi! This is what I want, from now on, your heavy artillery brigade will not only provide artillery support to the infantry, but also not let the surviving artillery units of the enemy not be able to threaten our infantry! ”

"Hey! Mission completion guaranteed! The brigade commander, who didn't think about it, replied very confidently.

The chief of staff next to him seemed to realize something, and hurriedly asked: "Army commander, are you going to fight a counterattack by the Liaodong Army!" ”

"Why not?" The commander replied with an arrogant face,

"Although I don't know why the Liaodong Army has the audacity to attack us with this little force, what is their purpose? However, it is undeniable that after defeating their heavy artillery units, it is now an excellent opportunity to completely annihilate or severely damage the Liaodong Army in front of them. ”

The chief of staff also agreed with this statement, but after thinking about it, he still reminded: "However, a few days ago, the commander repeatedly reminded us that we must be vigilant and vigilant in the battle with the Liaodong Army. You see, could this be a conspiracy of the Liaodong Army! ”

"Conspiracy!" The commander directly let out a cold snort from his mouth, and then said with a confident face.

"Even if there is a conspiracy, I am not afraid, I have studied several battles between the imperial army and the Liaodong Army, and the reason why the Liaodong Army has been able to defeat us again and again is one reason, to concentrate superior forces and firepower to besiege one of our troops. In the words of the Great Qing Dynasty, it is better to cut off one of our fingers than to hurt our ten fingers. ”

"The Liaodong Army concentrated all its forces to destroy our attacking troops all the way, and they far surpassed us in terms of strength and firepower, how could we not fail. And this time it's different. ”

"First of all, we have a superiority in troops, and the total strength far exceeds that of the Liaodong Army that attacked us."

"Secondly, in the artillery battle just now, we destroyed almost all the artillery of the Liaodong Army, and with the artillery they saved, they could not threaten us at all. There is neither a superiority in strength nor an superiority in firepower, and even if the Liaodong Army on the opposite side faces one of our divisions, it will not be able to help us now! ”

"If I were the commander of the Liaodong Army on the opposite side, I would definitely choose to retreat immediately after losing almost all the artillery at the beginning of the battle. For an attacking force, the loss of artillery, the troops are like a hungry wolf without fangs, without offensive capabilities! ”

As soon as the army commander's words were finished, a staff officer rushed in out of breath and reported loudly: "Army commander, the front-line position reports that after the artillery battle, the Liaodong Army did not launch an attack, but organized a defense on the spot!" ”

"It must be that they are ready to run away after losing their offensive ability!" As soon as the staff officer finished speaking, the commander made a judgment.

Without waiting for the chief of staff to speak, the army commander, who had already made a decision in his heart, ordered: "The reconnaissance troops will immediately strengthen the reconnaissance of the Liaodong Army, they are likely to retreat, and report any situation immediately." ”

"The 10th and 11th divisions are ready to attack immediately. As soon as I gave the order, the two divisions must attack at once, and surround the retreating Liaodong Army in a roundabout way, and this time, I will destroy them all. ”

A few kilometers away at the headquarters of the Liaodong Army, several division commanders all stared at Yang Xingguo, with incomprehension, suspicion, and shock in their eyes.

Because, just half a minute ago, Yang Xingguo actually issued an order for a guard division to cover and the whole army to retreat.

The battle had just begun, and not only did it not achieve any results, but on the contrary, it lost several artillery regiments. In this case, the retreat was carried out, and the destroyed artillery was not lost in vain. Also, isn't it in vain that the whole army spent a lot of manpower and material resources to prepare for this battle?

Therefore, when Yang Xingguo gave the order to retreat, everyone didn't believe that what they heard with their ears was true.

It wasn't until Yang Xingguo confirmed it again and again that they were sure of this order. However, after confirming and confirming, they couldn't understand why the troops had to retreat at the beginning of the battle, whether it was because of the loss of a few artillery regiments, and the troops had no artillery support in the next battle. ”

Yang Xingguo knew that if he couldn't give everyone a reasonable explanation at this time, even if everyone received the order, they would have a pimple in their hearts, especially Zhong Hu, who lost two heavy artillery regiments in vain.

In order not to affect his next layout, Yang Xingguo could only reveal: "What I want to say next is confidential, and no one can leak it." To tell you the truth, now we are retreating, not really retreating. Rather, it was to mobilize the Japanese army through retreat and create fighters for one of our troops. ”

"Haven't you noticed in the past two days that since I came here, you haven't seen Zhang Shanlin, the head of the special operations detachment. We are retreating now, which is to create another fighter plane for Zhang Shanlin and give a deadly attack to the Japanese heavy artillery brigade. ”

"Time is pressing, the Japanese army is staring at us, I will do everything I say, and immediately carry out the order!"

"Also, when retreating, you have to put on a posture of running for your life for the Japanese army to see. Only in this way can the Japanese infantry surrounded by heavy artillery brigades be mobilized by us! ”

Less than half an hour after the tens of thousands of troops of the Liaodong Army began to retreat, the Japanese commander got the news.

His eyes lit up, and he decisively ordered the two divisions on the flank to attack. A division in front also pressed towards the guard division that remained behind the palace.

Soon, there was an exchange of fire from the front and back, and the Japanese reconnaissance unit also found the artillery position abandoned by the heavy artillery division.

Seeing that there were as many as 70 heavy artillery pieces that had been blown up on the position, the Japanese reconnaissance unit immediately judged that the heavy artillery division of the Liaodong Army had suffered heavy losses, and even rebelled and dealt a devastating blow.

After the news reached the ears of the Japanese commander, the commander trusted his judgment even more. Then he ordered the roundabout troops to speed up the march.

At the same time, the rear heavy artillery brigades were ordered to begin assembling.

Once the infantry surrounded the main force of the Liaodong Army, the heavy artillery brigade immediately moved forward and cooperated with the infantry to completely annihilate the main force of the Liaodong Army.

The chief of staff next to him is very similar to advising the commander to be cautious. But as soon as the words reached his mouth, he swallowed them back by himself.

Because, in the face of the facts, he didn't know what reason to use to persuade the commander. Besides, the total annihilation of the main force of the Liaodong Army is also a very huge battle feat for him, and he also wants to have it.

After thinking about it, the chief of staff directly took the worry in his heart as if he was thinking too much. (To be continued.) )