This is the end of the first round of the two sides, and Eimoto Shengjia loses.

Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the unstable position of the volunteers to fight a surprise attack to give the volunteers a little color, but he didn't expect the other party to be so fierce and completely destroy his first line with a counter-charge.

Rong Ben Shengjia not only lost seven or eight hundred troops, but also let a big Zuo be captured alive! Fortunately, he reacted very quickly, mobilized troops to stabilize his position, and the other side did not have a chance to continue to expand the results of the battle, and when the Japanese army returned with a large group of men and horses, Shi Xiaowu had already retreated.

He wanted to give Shi Xiaowu a little color, but someone opened a dyeing workshop for him. This was really a blow to the soldiers of the 3rd Division and to Eimoto Shengjia himself, mainly psychologically and morale. Looking at the volunteers who were building a position on the opposite side, Rong Ben's heart was itching, but he really didn't have the courage to rush again.

Of course, Rongben will not admit defeat like this, and the Japanese have also begun to arrange their positions, since they can't take advantage of not playing cards according to the routine, then wait for the position to be repaired, and then play in a proper manner. He was a top student at the Army University at the beginning, and now he is a lecturer at the school, and Cai Yi, chief of the general staff of the Volunteer Army, has listened to his lectures.

The soldiers of the 3rd Division are also the elite of the Japanese army! What about the guys on the other side? They're a bunch of bandits! Their little military theory was only taught to them after Cai Yi came, Rong Ben really didn't believe that he would not be able to beat these guys!

However, something that made him even less convinced happened immediately.

Just as Rong Ben Shengjia was rearranging the line, the scouts on both sides returned: "Report to the division commander!" On the left flank and on the right flank of our army, a large number of Chinese troops were in motion, and another team was rapidly penetrating the rear of our army. ”

Rongben Shengjia was taken aback: "What?!" Map, hurry up and get the map out! ”

The battle map was immediately placed in front of him, and Eiben quickly found his position, and the scout stepped forward and said, "The second volunteer has appeared on our left flank. The number of the seventh and two divisions, and the right flank are the ninth, tenth, and two divisions. Interspersed with our rear was the 1st Division of the Volunteers. ”

The complexion on Eiben's face had changed. Astound! Startled!

There were actually six divisions of the Volunteer Army around him, and they put out a pocket lineup, the tactical intention was very clear, and they did not hide it in the slightest, if a division was interspersed in place, they would be surrounded by them!

Rong Ben Shengjia was not shocked and stunned because he was about to be surrounded, he just couldn't believe this fact! How can it be! How dare they come and eat their own 3rd Division?

"Report! The commander urgently telegraphed. According to the reconnaissance of the friendly neighboring army. There are a large number of militia members in China who are moving around our department, and the commander has concluded that the people of China are going to take military action against our department, and he asked the division commander to give his opinion immediately! ”

It took a while for Rong Ben Shengjia to get his emotions out of shock, and a kind of anger appeared on his face, anger after being humiliated!

The Japanese staff officer gave Rong Ben a very pertinent suggestion at this time: "Division commander, the enemy's intention to encircle us is very clear, I suggest that we retreat immediately and kill them before their encirclement is formed!" As long as we join forces with friendly and neighboring troops, we will completely get rid of the current unfavorable situation! ”

The 3rd Division will run if it turns around now. Yang Xiaolin is really very troublesome! Sui Bing's interception was not yet in place, and the pockets of the volunteers had to move with them. With the strong combat effectiveness of the Japanese 3rd Division, it was not a simple matter to encircle them.

But Eimto Shengjia did not listen to the advice given to him by the staff officer at all, and the third division was the elite division of the Japanese army. The commander of the Rongben division has always occupied a place in the first group of the army with the style of daring to fight and rush, and he turned around and ran? It's not their style.

Moreover, Rongben analyzed it, and from his point of view, this was also an opportunity for the Japanese army! Since the main force of the other side is here, it is impossible for the Japanese army to fully control the western Liaoning region without fighting. And the retreat is not safe. Yang Dagui put out his pockets, and it was even more dangerous if he was bitten by them on the way to retreat.

The staff officer is only responsible for giving a suggestion, and as for the opinion, he still has to listen to Rongben. Eimoto didn't think for long: "Send a telegram to Commander Matsumoto!" ”

The staff officer immediately took out a pen and paper. Rong Ben Shengjia said while thinking: "Your Excellency, the main force of a large number of volunteers found around our department, the numbers of the enemy's first, second, fourth, seventh, ninth, tenth, and six divisions have all appeared, and they have formed a preliminary encirclement situation for our department!" At present, it is no longer a safe plan to break through the encirclement, I plan to defend on the spot, use all my liliang as bait, and induce the enemy to attack me, and ask the commander to order the friendly and neighboring troops to quickly move closer to me. The decisive battle with China is in Xiuyan. ”

Rong Ben Shengjia bravely chose to stay here, and he began to build defensive positions while the forces of the Volunteers were interspersed and mobilized.

The elite of the Third Division could be seen at this time, and in just one day and one night, the Japanese army had built a series of circular defensive positions within a radius of three kilometers around Suzigou.

That is, in the time of this day and night, Sui Bing's troops outflanked the rear of Rongben Shengjia, and the main forces of other parts of the Volunteer Army were also interspersed in place, whether it was to block reinforcements or to participate in the attack, they were all ready.

On January 28, 1907, the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 9th, 10th, and 6th Divisions of the Volunteer Army were put into the frontal battlefield, with the 6th Division as the general reserve, and with more than 80,000 troops from 7 divisions, the 30,000 troops of the 2nd Army formed by the 3rd Division, the 1st Cavalry Brigade and the Reserve Infantry Brigade surrounded 30,000 people in a narrow area of no more than 3 or 4 square kilometers in the Suzigou area.

The Japanese army on the left with the 4th and 6th divisions as the main force quickly rushed to Xiuyan, but was strongly blocked by the 3rd Division of the Volunteer Army. The 12,000 troops of the Eighth Division blocked the Japanese reserve Eighth Division that might come to reinforce on the right, and nearly 200,000 militiamen were also being put into various battlefields one after another to assist the regular troops of the Volunteer Army in fighting, and an unprecedented life-and-death duel was about to begin.

On January 28, the weather was very good, the snow in the northeast for a week finally stopped falling, and Cullen also ushered in a rare sunny day.

Zaitao got up at two o'clock in the morning, and today is the day when Guangxu re-ascended the throne! The rebirth of the Qing Dynasty was just around the corner, and Lord Belle felt the blood boiling in his heart.

From the time he got up until the day dawned, his footsteps never stopped for a moment, the etiquette of the army, the position of the soldiers. None of this can be left to chance! How to put the salute, when to fire a few times, there must be no deviation.

For the revival of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor has transferred a large part of the money used for the ceremony to Zaitao to build troops. Zaitao originally felt that the ceremony was too shabby and a little sorry for the emperor, and if there was another omission, it would be shameless.

It's not just him, Zhao Erxun, Zaifeng, Zhang Xun, everyone is busy with all the chaos.

I watched the sun get higher and higher. The time for the ceremony was approaching, and Lord Belle's heart was even more excited and nervous. Seeing that he was almost busy here, he was ready to go to the palace to see if the emperor had any other orders.

As soon as he walked into the door, he collided head-on with Zhao Erxun. Zhao Erxun was almost knocked to the ground by him, but Zaitao quickly came up and supported him: "Old Zhao, slow down!" Don't fall on this big day! You'll be speaking in a moment. ”

Zhao Erxun got rid of Zaitao's hand after standing firm: "Master! Isn't that a reminder! Those reporters have already arrived, more than 200 more than we had estimated, and I have to find some more to greet them! ”

Zaitao looked inside, and those reporters really had more than they estimated. Guangxu originally thought that only Russian reporters and a few Western reporters would come, but they did not expect that many reporters from Western countries would come at once, and many reporters from Chinese mainland also came, after all, this is big news.

"Looks like we've miscalculated this. Then go ahead! I'm going to see the emperor, is the emperor inside? ”

Zhao Erxun nodded: "Yes, in the Heart Cultivation Palace." ”

Kulun's Heart Cultivation Hall and Beijing's Heart Cultivation Hall are completely two different concepts. In Beijing, the emperor occupied a huge Forbidden City. Half of Beijing is his family's back garden. But here, there was only a large courtyard, a two-story building, which the Russians had built for them temporarily.

The so-called Heart Nourishing Hall is the room in the middle of the second floor.

After Zhao Erxun finished speaking, he ran away, and Zaitao walked straight to the small building. When I had just walked for a while, I suddenly saw Zhao Dong's figure. He was walking among the reporters with a large tray, pouring tea and water for the reporters.

Lord Belle was stunned for a moment, and then smiled. It seems that this kid was persuaded by Lao Zhao. This is something that Zaitao expected, just like his family Fujin doesn't say anything to him now. How wise is the emperor? As long as they know that it is right to follow the emperor, they will naturally not make any more trouble.

Lord Belle just glanced at Zhao Dong, didn't say hello, turned around and went upstairs.

Zhao Dong walked up to another person who was a waiter like him with a tray, saw that there was no other person around him, and whispered: "Things are a little troublesome, just now I heard that the explosives buried in the building were discovered by the Russians, what should I do?" ”

The figure of the man paused slightly, and then continued to do his work as if nothing happened: "I said that the best way is to rush in with a bag of explosives, you have to play some tricks." ”

The two men spoke in a low voice, and only they could hear them. Zhao Dong was really flustered at this time: "Didn't I want you to die?" I didn't know they were able to find the explosives. ”

Wang Yaqiao also knew that Zhao Dong was for their good, and now was not the time to say anything, so he turned his head and smiled at Zhao Dong: "Calm down, pretend that you don't know anything." ”

Zhao Dong nodded: "Okay." ”

When Zaitao walked into the small building, he was stunned. He saw Guangxu standing in the middle of the hall, Zhang Xun's group of soldiers and another group of heavily armed Russians surrounding the pillar in the middle of the hall, and Colonel Desi Jianshi Novich and another old Maozi were squatting next to the pillar, as if they were watching something.

The atmosphere was a little wrong, Guangxu's face was not right, Zaitao didn't dare to go up and say anything, and quietly leaned over to Zhang Xun: "What's wrong, Lord Zhang?" ”

Zhang Xun whispered: "Explosives, someone wants to blow up our building." (To be continued......)