Because there was no snow, the ground was frozen firm, and the cavalry had already explored the road yesterday, the troops marched quickly, and at eleven o'clock in the night, they reached the designated camp. Most of the companies waited outside the camp, and only one squad was sent to plan the camp with the flag, and when the flag was down, each company had two tents in each row as previously trained. At the same time as each company set up camp, the outer guard positions began to be arranged, and the cooking squad began to take ice to make a fire and boil water for cooking, which consumed a lot of energy when marching in the snow, so it was necessary to ensure that no one had a bowl of broth, two steamed buns, and a small pot of hot foot water.

So the second day is after six o'clock after dark to start the march, but this time the road is not as smooth as before, the rainy season of the Hunhe River in this area is always bursting, both sides of the river are flushed potholes, and the area of Qibei Village is a high ground, generally the flood can not be washed up, but it is more difficult to go down from the high river bank to the frozen river surface, although the sappers make a lot of wood in Qibei Village during the day, and make a few simple wooden bridges, but there are still many pack horses who break their legs and wail under the bridge when they cross the wooden bridge.

After going down the embankment, the ground is a little flatter, but this flatness is also relative, and you will fall a few steps from time to time as you walk, or you will stumble over the protruding mounds as you walk. After all, it is too difficult to see the road under the moonlight, everywhere is white, and it is difficult to see which high and which low. Fortunately, considering the road problem, no mountain artillery or field artillery was arranged, otherwise it would have been spent on this ice field overnight.

This march did not arrive at the location until two o'clock in the morning, Lu Mengxiong let out a long breath, only felt that he still arrived on time, according to his understanding of the Russian army, once they attacked, they would fire their artillery vigorously, once the Russian army opened fire, then the Japanese army on the entire front would be disturbed.

He hastened to gather the officers of the battalions and the artillery corps. "Now the front is the defense line of the devils, from north to south, the top is the head pao, then the five families, the north tuozi, and the bottom is the barren land, these strongholds are mainly for vigilance, there are few devils in it, mostly in a row, less for a squad. Now the 1st Battalion is in charge of the two places of the head and the five families, and if they occupy any of them, they will quickly advance towards Sumabao. Destroy the devils of Sumabao; The second battalion is responsible for the two places of Beituozi and Ba Wasteland, and it is also to break through to the three-pointed bubble when it occupies any place, trying to capture the three-pointed bubble by a thousand means; The 3rd Battalion is in reserve, ready to support. The attack of the first and second battalions was roughly at six o'clock in the morning. The machine-gun company and artillery team paid attention to support the infantry attack, and the sappers paid attention to preparing ladders. ”

The number of heavy machine guns was limited. There are dozens of Russians, so one was not given to the Independence Army. Yang Rui's troops now use Danish-made machine guns. Although Yu Zixun worked hard to buy, because of the Russian order and the Russo-Japanese war, the supply was tight, so only 60 units were obtained, and the 2nd Brigade divided 40 units. Although these machine guns are air-cooled, the barrel will heat up after a short period of time. It's better to make people really unhappy, but if you don't like it, it's better than not having a machine gun. And the guns are inexpensive, each of which includes eight magazines. Each box has 25 rounds of ammunition, a total of 200 rounds of ammunition and accessories, only 800 taels, and in Makqin, the price of a bare gun is about 1,500 taels, if you want to add pushers, baffles, tripods and other accessories, you need to add another 400 taels, two guns on top of one shot is still possible, especially its weight is only 10 kilograms, which is easy for commandos to carry.

At dawn, Zhao Dawang, deputy company commander of the first company of the second battalion, had already led people to the entrance of Beituozi Village, and he and the soldiers were crawling on the cold ice ground, sticking to the ground and moving forward. The moon had already gone down, and the night suddenly darkened, and the arrangement of the enemy's position could not be seen clearly in the darkness, and only the faint light of the fire could be seen from Zhuangzi.

The night in Manchuria was extremely cold, and Taro Asano of the 2nd Wing of the Reserve Infantry was roasting a fire in the trenches while stomping his cold feet. He was a native of Kawasaki County, and because he was older and belonged to the troops drawn in the later period, he did not catch up with the battles of Liaoyang and Shahe, and when he arrived in Manchuria, the fighting was already deadlocked, and the Russian army did not launch another offensive since the end of the Battle of Shahe in October. Perhaps because of his age and family, unlike the young soldiers of the cavalry unit, Taro Asano was secretly pleased with the stalemate, and he only hoped that the war would be stalemate until the end of the war, and then he could return to his hometown. It's just that the reality is not as good as imagined, a few days ago, Taneda Nakasa ordered to shrink the defense line to prevent the attack of the Lu country's army, and the two squads that were originally stationed in the head PAO were transferred a lot, and there were only more than 20 people left.

It was getting dark, and just as Asano was thanking Amaterasu for making the world peaceful for another day, a burst of "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh" sound came from the air, and before everyone could raise their heads, the shells exploded dozens of meters away. He suddenly had a bad premonition, and hurriedly tried to step on the fire, but before the fire was extinguished, the second round of shells came, and he only felt that he seemed to fly up with a "boom", and then it never fell.

The artillery first ravaged the enemy line that could be seen for a few rounds, and then slowly moved to the breach, blowing up the low wall and antlers that were blocked there, and when the obstacle was almost cleared, the artillery was transferred to the enemy line.

According to the previous training, the first company commander, Chen Changgeng, jumped up from the ground as soon as the shells moved inward, shouting: "Rush! Rush! Rush!! With that, he waved his hand and shouted at the sappers as they carried the ladder and ran forward.

The five-meter-long ladder is made of fir wood, not too heavy, two soldiers can run with it, and the distance of more than 100 meters can be reached in half a minute, but Qian Laogen, the sapper who carried the ladder, only felt that there was something in his chest to jump out, and the ladder was set up on the trench outside Zhuangzi, and he fell on the ground and couldn't move.

A ladder, the assault team immediately rushed into the village, after a few shotguns and grenades, the devil's resistance stopped, the company commander Chen Changgeng looked at the devil kneeling on the ground with both hands and raising a gun with a look of displeasure, damn, didn't the above say that the little nose never surrendered, how can you kneel down for yourself, it's okay to kneel, there are more people, what's the point of just a dozen or so. Thinking about the dozens of shells he had just fired, he spat at the face of a small nose and scolded: "Damn, it's really not worth it!" ”

When Chen Changgeng said that it was not worth it, Deputy Company Commander Zhao Dawang was also saying that it was not worth it. His previous arrangement was like this, Chen Changgeng led two platoons to break into Zhuangzi, and he himself led one platoon to ambush behind Zhuangzi. I hoped to be able to wrap up the devil who retreated from the Zhuangzi, although I knew that none of his grandmother's devils came out, so I waited in vain for a long time.

Zhang Changguo, the commander of the second battalion, didn't know how many Japanese troops there were in Zhuangzi, and he thought that if the first round could not be attacked, the next round would not be to press the second company, who knew that the first company rushed in a few bursts of gunfire and there was no sound, and the matter was so strange that his heart hung in his throat, and he just wanted to let the second company go in to rescue immediately, but at this time, the correspondent of the first company reported that Zhuangzi had taken it and captured the Japanese.

Zhang Changguo was stunned for a while when he heard this. Only then did he say, "Really?!"

The orderly looked at the battalion commander a little strangely, nodded and said, "Report to the battalion commander, it's true!" ”

Zhang Changguo touched a cold sweat, came back to his senses, and said, "Clean up the battlefield immediately." Target tricuspid vesicles. ”

There are four miles of road in the three tips of the five families, and the first battalion originally wanted to take advantage of the situation of annihilating the outpost. If the method is concocted, it also hits the three-pointed bubble and catches one off guard. Who knew that he had not yet arrived at the three-tip bubble, and he ran into the Japanese cavalry who came to check, at this time it was snowing, the visibility was too low, and both sides did not know the identity of the other party, and when they were taken to more than 100 meters, the outpost found that it was the Japanese cavalry. After a shot, the accompanying cavalry company immediately chased after them like rabbits, but still gave them the rabbit cubs to run away. When he took Zhang Changguo to Sanjianpao, the Japanese army in Zhuangzi was already in full battle.

Zhang Changguo circled around Zhuangzi. Select a position and say, "Put a few Japanese soldiers to persuade you to surrender." ”

Unexpectedly, the battalion commander of this doll would play the tune of the Three Kingdoms, and the first company commander Chen Changgeng said: "Battalion commander, we don't understand Oriental dialect." ”

"Oh, you don't understand. I know! Bring people up. "Zhang Changguo is an outstanding graduate of the fourth phase of the military academy, he participated in the revival meeting in Tokyo, knows a few words of Japanese, is very soft, and looks like a good student.

Chen Changgeng, who was born as a peddler, was very shrewd, and deliberately grabbed four or five small noses with injuries on his body, and he thought to himself, Lao Tzu will not give you any benefits even if he persuades him to surrender.

When Zhang Changguo saw a few Japanese soldiers coming, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Ah, I'm really sorry!" ”

Several Japanese were taken aback by his behavior, and all of them did not dare to speak. Zhang Zongchang got up and saw that the Japanese soldiers were stunned, but he didn't care, and then said: "Ah! I'm from the Qing Dynasty, I once studied in Tokyo, I studied at Chengcheng School, and this is my student ID," Zhang Changguo handed over a blue-skinned notebook, "I really miss it." Now I'm on the battlefield, I can't help myself. I'm so sorry! ”

The Japanese soldiers were baffled by him, and finally a person like a military officer turned out his documents, and after reading them, he finally said: "Then why do you still attack us, our Japanese army is going to help you drive away the Lu people." ”

Zhang Changguo seemed to be embarrassed to be said, lowered his head and said, "Yes, I'm really ashamed!" Another bow, "My father is a horse thief, and he chose to take refuge in the Lu people, so I can't help it." I'm sorry! Gentlemen. "Say it again, bow deeply!

Now the Japanese soldiers finally reacted, filial son, they also bowed. Zhang Changguo saw them bowing, his heart was overjoyed, and he said, "It's really a pity that Lu Guo attacked this time. On my father's orders, I had to attack the villages you were defending. However, I don't want to fight Great Japan. Ladies and gentlemen, please go back to the village and tell the officers inside, I will only surround this place, I will only shoot at the sky, and as long as the army of the Lu Kingdom does not come, we will definitely not attack you. ”

I really didn't expect that the commander of the enemy army turned out to be a Japanese fan, and several Japanese soldiers were excited in their hearts, and they all bowed to Zhang Changguo and said, "I really have wronged Your Excellency, and Great Japan will definitely thank Your Excellency." ”

Zhang Changguo bowed again, and then said, "I'm really sorry!" Eight Great Japanese soldiers were injured by mistake. Gentlemen, bring their bodies back, they are all warriors of Great Japan! After that, Zhang Changguo seemed to cry, and several Japanese soldiers were greatly moved, and finally, under Zhang Changguo's gift, they beat a sun flag and drove a mule cart with corpses to the village.

As soon as the Japanese left, Lu Wangcaima, the commander of the second company, jumped out, pointed at Zhang Changguo and shouted, "Battalion commander, you are a cheap little nose ......."

Chen Changgeng didn't pay attention to Lu Wangcai, but just scolded: "What a stupid donkey!" And he ran out.

Lu Wangcai saw that he was scolded for being a stupid donkey, and he wanted to fight back, but he disappeared from Chen Changgeng's shadow, and Zhang Changguo didn't pay attention to him, so he had to sit on the ground and not speak. The wind and snow outside the house were more urgent, and Zhang Changguo asked the artillery company. "Is it accurate to hit such a strong wind?"

The commander of the artillery company is also a military cadet, and his skills are quite passable, and the artillery bombardment of the right people is quite accurate, but it does not play a role. He looked at the battalion commander's style, but he didn't think about it, but now when he saw the battalion commander asking, he said, "The wind is estimated to be five or six knots, and it is still very unstable, and it is a little difficult to hit." It is estimated that there will be 30% more shells. ”

"It's good to hit the right shot. I'm afraid that I won't be able to hit. Zhang Changguo said, and went to the prisoner.

At this time, Chen Changgeng, who had just gone out, came back, and as soon as he arrived at the door: "Damn, the little nose inside is quite evil, and it seems that he left his way to live in the north of Zhuangzi." "I didn't see the battalion commander again. "What about the battalion commander?" ”

The commander of the artillery company pouted and said. "Went to the captives. Just listen to the sound. ”

Chen Changgeng listened attentively. Sure enough, I heard the screams from the wind and snow, and it seemed that there was also the scolding of the battalion commander: "Let you collect food money indiscriminately, let you not teach the real thing, let you not shoot me......"

After a while, Zhang Changguo came back sweating profusely, and Chen Changgeng immediately stood up and said when he saw it: "Battalion commander, that little devil is going to the north of Zhuangzi." It seems that that that is the way. The main road to the west is probably a trap. Then he asked, "Did the devil say that?" ”

"No, it's hard. Regardless of him, that's what they are. "Zhang Chang National Road. Seeing that Chen Changgeng said that he had found out the direction, he said: "Since we know the direction of the main attack, but we don't know the number of people yet, then we will use all our troops." Wait a minute, leave two platoons at the headquarters, and the others will be transferred to the north of Zhuangzi to stand by. The Japanese will come back and talk. Wait for my order before firing the cannon, remember! As soon as the artillery opened the gap, they rushed in, and everyone poured into me. Explain to each platoon and company that it was the Japanese reserve soldiers who fought just now, and now there are very likely Japanese regular soldiers in Zhuangzi, so don't be careless. In the end, the platoon leader and squad leader must discipline the street combat drills, who forgets the military law to deal with it! ”

As soon as Zhang Changguo shouted, several company commanders were stunned in their hearts, and hurriedly said: "Yes!" Then they arranged to go.

Jun Cao Sakamoto Ichiro drove the mule cart, waving the sun flag to the entrance of the village, a few hundred meters away he walked very little, looking at the dead but frozen corpse on the mule cart, he felt happy, but then thought that he had been captured, and a palpitation. How to explain this, he looked at the others, trying to say something but did not say it. Soon the car reached the entrance, and the village was already heavily guarded, and before they could approach the trench, a voice rang out, "Who is it?" Then there was a burst of bolts.

Ichiro Sakamoto was nervous for a while, and hurriedly shouted, "It's us...... Don't shoot! Don't shoot! It's us! ”

Seeing that it was a familiar person, the gun on the opposite side was immediately put down, and when they got closer and saw the appearance of everyone, they were immediately startled. Sakamoto didn't care about their fright, he just grabbed a Cao Chang and said, "Take me to see His Excellency Shaozuo, I want to see His Excellency Shaozuo......"

Taneda's brigade defended the far left flank of Japan, but he had only two missing cavalry wings, a reserve infantry squadron, and two machine guns. Originally, the seven or eight small strongholds in front generally had a small squad of troops, and the two large strongholds of Heigoutai and Sanjianpao had slightly more troops, and a cavalry wing was arranged respectively, but with the order of Akiyama Yoshiko, Heigoutai was strengthened as a key defensive stronghold, and only 94 cavalrymen of the 8th Cavalry Wing and 223 infantry of the 2nd Wing of the Reserve Infantry were left on the Sanjianpao side, and the original machine gun was also transferred. At the same time, the defense of the three-pointed bubble was strengthened, and only half of the troops in the four strongholds in front of the three-pointed bubble could be withdrawn, so that the three-pointed bubble had a squadron of about one squadron.

At dawn, gunfire was heard from the north and west at the same time, and the detachment commander Fujita Shaosa immediately ordered the cavalry to go to the north and west to reconnoitre. Fujita Shaosa immediately issued a combat order, and then began to report to the brigade headquarters on the phone, but the phone could not be answered no matter how much it was called. At this moment, there was a commotion outside the house, and I saw a voice shouting, "I want to see His Excellency Shaozuo, I want to see His Excellency Shaozuo." ”

It's actually the Qing horse bandits attacking us! Unexpectedly, this Qing horse bandit is in the enemy camp, and his heart is in... Day!

After Ichiro Sakamoto said the news, Fujita Shaozo and the captains of the two cavalry squads were shocked, and Captain Okamura looked excited and said, "Promise him immediately!" Your Excellency Shao Zuo, we also have to send someone to contact him to obtain information on the attack of the Lu Army, and then report it to the headquarters......"

is different from what the young people think, but Fujita Shaosa is a veteran of the Sino-Japanese War, "The Qing Guokees don't know how to fight at all, not to mention that they are still horse thieves, as long as we rush out, they will be scattered." He did this because he didn't want his team to lose. Qing Guoyan likes this. He glanced at Sakamoto again, who was shrunk by his gaze, "Hey." I just don't know if there are any Lu Guomen in his troops. If there is a country of dew. Army, then it will be difficult to fight. (To be continued......)