"Commander, the Japanese army in front of us is beginning to retreat!" Yuan Lei, who had just returned from the position, reported as soon as he saw Yang Xingguo. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"It must be that the special operations detachment has already taken Fengcheng, otherwise, with the character of the Japanese army, it is impossible to admit defeat so easily!" Yang Xingguo was stunned for a moment, and then affirmed with a confident face.

Yuan Lei's eyes in front of him immediately lit up, and he asked Yang Xingguo with an excited face: "Commander, Fengcheng is a logistics supply base for more than 100,000 Japanese troops, and there must be a lot of good things hoarded in it." I estimate that one Fengcheng can replenish all the consumption of our Japanese battles! ”

Yang Xingguo was not so optimistic, and replied helplessly: "I want to too!" However, except for heavy artillery, the ammunition used in our other weapons is not matched with the Japanese army at all, and it is basically impossible to completely replenish it! ”

"There is also the heavy artillery of the heavy artillery division, the losses are so big, and the capture is small, there is no way to replenish it at all!"

"As for the casualties, not to mention, nearly 20,000 people, the pension alone is enough for us!"

Yuan Lei's brows furrowed and said, "Commander, then we won't lose a lot of money in this battle!" ”

Yang Xingguo frowned and replied without thinking about it: "Needless to say, what I just said does not include the damage caused by the battle to Liaoyang and Anshan, does not include the huge consumption of ordinary ammunition, and does not include the large consumption of replenishing the troops after the battle!" ”

"If you include all of this, if you calculate it in silver, it's absolutely astronomical!"

Maybe it's because I've been with Yang Xingguo for a long time, and the division commanders and regiment commanders below will calculate the gains and losses every time they fight, and Yuan Lei in front of him is no exception.

As a division commander and a high-ranking officer of the Liaodong Army, of course he didn't want the limited family of the Liaodong Army to lose in these battles again and again.

Therefore, after listening to Yang Xingguo's answer, Yuan Lei's mind opened up and thought about how to minimize the combat losses.

It didn't take long for Yuan Lei to stare at Yang Xingguo and ask, "Commander, can the weapons equipped by the Japanese army make up for some of our losses!" “

"Yes!" Yang Xingguo replied very affirmatively: "The rifles equipped by the Japanese army are all good guns, and they can be exchanged for silver when they get it in the customs!" ”

Yuan Lei's eyes immediately lit up, and he proposed to Yang Xingguo: "It's okay, I'll immediately lead the troops to chase after the Japanese army's buttocks and beat them." Even if you can't destroy how many Japanese soldiers and avenge the soldiers who died in battle, you have to leave thousands of rifles for the Japanese army! ”

The subordinates have this kind of thought, which is definitely what Yang Xingguo is happy to see.

After only a few seconds of hesitation, Yang Xingguo decided: "Yes, from now on, the three regiments of the guard division, the three divisions and three regiments, all under your command, will chase me and beat the back of the Japanese army's buttocks!" ”

"There is one thing you have to keep in mind, rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry, let alone the Japanese soldiers who are armed to the teeth. Therefore, don't fight too hard when chasing, not only let them see the crisis, but also let them see the hope of survival! ”

"If possible, you can find an opportunity to negotiate with the Japanese, leaving 10,000 rifles and matching light and heavy machine guns, and we can send them out of here and promise not to attack them."

Because the Liaodong Army had to appear in the sky, the heavy losses in the Russo-Japanese War were far greater than the historical Japanese army. After winning the war, he did not directly return Fengtian to the Qing court as in history.

Instead, he took Fengtian as his own, intending to return Fengtian to the imperial court after reaping enough benefits from Fengtian.

However, once again, because of the Liaodong Army, the Japanese army, which was defeated by the Liaodong Army, had to give up Mukden in advance.

Far away in the capital, hundreds of miles away, as soon as the Japanese proposed to return Mukden to the imperial court, the court was even happier than eating honey.

Because, Fengtian is too important for the Qing court.

As the capital of the Qing Dynasty, Fengtian represents the national cloud of the Qing Dynasty to a certain extent.

Whether it was Emperor Guangxu or Empress Dowager Cixi, it was impossible to watch Mukden be occupied by the Japanese army all the time.

Therefore, since the end of the Russo-Japanese War, the imperial court has made more than one request to Japan to return Mukden.

However, because the Japanese army suffered too many losses in the Russo-Japanese War, they wanted to reap more benefits in Mukden and make up for the losses.

There was no doubt that the requests of the Qing court were all rejected by Japan.

Under these circumstances, the Japanese suddenly offered to return Mukden. In the face of this good news, the court was of course very happy.

As the de facto controller of the Great Qing Kingdom, Cixi was not confused. There must be a reason why the Japanese suddenly made such a big concession.

Therefore, Cixi, who received the news, immediately asked people to find out what had happened in Liaodong recently?

In this investigation, the Liaodong Army inflicted heavy losses on the Japanese army and occupied Fengcheng, and the information that the Japanese army in Fengtian was completely isolated was sent to Cixi.

"The mourning family knows the reason, it turns out that the Japanese are afraid that their army in Fengtian will also be wiped out by the Liaodong army, and then they retreat and offer to give up Fengtian, and let the mourning family order the Liaodong army to get out of the way and let them pass through the Liaodong army's control area alive in Fengtian!"

"Then Galeries Lafayette, did you agree to the request of the Japanese!" A minister in front of him took advantage of the situation and asked.

"Agreed!" Cixi replied without thinking.

"It is definitely a blessing for the Qing Dynasty that the imperial court can recover Fengtian without spending a single soldier. After all, Mukden is the capital of my Great Qing Kingdom, and if you can not experience the flames of war, you will not experience the flames of war! Under the gaze of several important ministers, Cixi said a reasonable reason.

At this time, Yuan Shikai, who had always wanted to put the Liaodong Army together, suddenly spoke: "Lafayette, your idea is good. But the minister is worried that the Liaodong army will not listen to the orders of the imperial court! ”

"Huh?" Cixi's brows furrowed, and a trace of dissatisfaction quickly appeared on her face.

As the best ruler of the Qing Dynasty, the last thing Cixi wanted was that her authority was threatened and challenged.

After taking in the changes on Cixi's face, another minister who was instigated by Yuan Shikai followed and said.

"Queen Mother, Lord Yuan's worries are not unreasonable!"

"After the Liaodong Army defeated the Japanese army, in the entire territory of Liaodong, the Liaodong Army was the only one and had no opponents. And the imperial court in Liaodong has almost no strength that can threaten the Liaodong army, and the Liaodong army is not even afraid of the Japanese, let alone the imperial court! ”

"Also, the Japanese have just attacked the Liaodong Army, and although they were defeated by the Liaodong Army, the hatred between them does not mean that it can be gone. The minister was worried that the Liaodong Army, which hated the Japanese to the core, would directly eat the Japanese troops who left Mukden in order to take revenge! ”

At this time, Cixi's brows were completely furrowed.

There is no doubt that the words of Yuan Shikai and the minister just now said in Cixi's heart.

As the supreme ruler of the Great Qing Kingdom, he did not want to see anyone disobey his holy decree and threaten and challenge his imperial power.

After some hesitation, he asked directly to the minister in front of him, "Do you Aiqing have any ideas?" ”

Yuan Shikai hurriedly stood up and replied: "Queen Mother, the old minister has a proposal!" ”

"No matter what, the Liaodong Army is meritorious to the imperial court. In the past, because of the Russians and Japanese, the imperial court could not reward the Liaodong army. But now it's different, the imperial court can completely reward the Liaodong Army and give the Liaodong Army benefits, so as to exchange the Liaodong Army for letting go of the nearly 10,000 Japanese troops in Fengtian City and letting them pass through the Liaodong Military Defense Area! “

"Lord Yuan, you are confused, isn't this letting the imperial court compromise with the Liaodong Army!" A minister hurriedly stepped forward and retorted.

Soon, several ministers stood up to criticize Yuan Shikai. Cixi's face also became heavier and heavier with these criticisms. (To be continued.) )