As a war correspondent, Mark also has military knowledge, and he knows that for the attacking side, it is necessary to rush within 100 meters of the front of the opponent's position in order to threaten the defending side.

The Volunteers' trenches, barbed wire, mines, and their weapons, light machine guns, sniper rifles, and unconscionable guns formed a three-dimensional firepower network to block the Japanese attack. And the Japanese attack also surprised Mark, little Japan is now also buying weapons from the hands of the volunteers, and there is a division in the hands of Matsubara that is equipped with all-volunteer equipment. Their attack method is also the same as that of the Volunteers, paying attention to a medium and long-range advance strike.

This made the battle between the two sides look completely different from those previous wars, and when the two sides were more than 300 meters apart, the battle had already entered the white heat.

Elena's roll of film was quickly finished, and her face was flushed with excitement. While she was changing the film, she turned her head and asked Yang Xiaolin, "Commander, can I ask you a few simple questions?" ”

Yang Xiaolin immediately said: "Of course you can, it's complicated." I invited you here, and naturally I have to answer all your questions. ”

Yelena smiled: "When do you think this battle will last?" ”

Yang Xiaolin's hand pointed forward: "The front is Liaoxi!" Our Chinese Liaoxi! My goal is to make it all disappear where there are Japanese troops! If they don't go on their own, I'll drive them away. ”

Elena took out her notebook to write down this sentence, in fact, she has a very good impression of Yang Xiaolin now, on the one hand, she is influenced by Mark. Very interested in this Chinese bandit. On the other hand, she also believes that Yang Dagui is definitely not an ordinary bandit, or that this guy is definitely not willing to be a bandit in Liaodong for a lifetime.

The last time Elena saw Yang Xiaolin, Yang Xiaolin was wearing a torn jacket, wearing the cotton hat that Northeast people usually wear, and a gun pinned to his waist and carrying a back, that kind of bandit.

But now Yang Xiaolin is wearing a military uniform. The stubble on his face is also cleanly shaved, and it seems to be no different from those foreign generals. And this time he was able to converse with himself in French, which he was not very fluent in. Although he obviously used some grammatical errors, he was able to express what he wanted to say.

Elena asked again, "Are you confident that you can win this battle?" ”

Yang Xiaolin's finger tapped Elena: "Miss Elena." Are you watching the Japanese attack here very fierce? I'm telling you, when my troops are in place, I'll show you what a real charge is. If the 100,000 people who went straight to Matsubara could carry it for three days, even if he had the ability! ”

Yelena Zuihou asked, "How many lives do you think this war might cost?" ”

Yang Xiaolin, who asked this question, was stunned for a moment, to be honest, he didn't think about this problem at all when preparing for this battle, he just wanted to defeat Naogami Songyuan and defeat Liaoxi. As for how much it will cost, Yang Xiaolin has not calculated.

Now that Yelena suddenly asked, Yang Xiaolin was silent for a while. To fight a war is to kill people, this is a matter of course. He really couldn't answer how many people would die this time. After a long while, he said, "Miss Elena, you can write down a word for me, and if you can, please publish it in the newspaper." ”

Yelena nodded: "Haode." ”

Yang Xiaolin said: "As a Chinese, I do not allow soldiers from other countries to exist on our soil. It doesn't matter which country did it. I would have thought it was his aggression against me. I'll get rid of him, at all costs. ”

"Report!"

A soldier pushed open the door of the bunker and stood in the doorway, looking at the two foreigners in the room, looking hesitant and not speaking. …,

Yang Xiaolin walked over: "What's the matter?" ”

The soldier lowered his voice: "Commander, there is an urgent telegram, Deputy Commander Feng and Deputy Commander Jin want to ask you to go." ”

Yang Xiaolin nodded: "Got it." ”

But the soldiers did not leave. Waiting for him at the door. Yang Xiaolin turned to Mark and said, "Mr. Mark, I'll go for something first, you two are here to take pictures at will, I will arrange a liaison officer for you, if you need to find him, he will meet all your requirements." ”

The two deputy commanders, Jin Dadao and Feng Delin, have a lot of power in the troops, not to mention ordinary things, even some major matters, they can also make their own decisions. Yang Xiaolin never thought of putting all the power in his own hands, first of all, he was not such a person, and secondly, the current environment did not allow him to do so.

A person's ability is always limited, just like when he is fighting now, he throws the matter of Fengtian to Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Dewu. If you can't trust others, don't use others, if you do, you have to give people power, otherwise, unless he Yang Xiaolin can be separated, one is here, one is in Mukden, and then one is in Liaoping to handle government affairs, and another is to personally lead the troops to fight in Korea......

Yang Xiaolin didn't know what Jin Dadao and Feng Delin were looking for him at this time, what telegram was so important that they couldn't make up their minds, so they had to call themselves back from the front line?

Back at the headquarters, Feng Delin obviously looked a little anxious: "Xiaolin, there is news from the Beiyang Army, the 20,000 troops under Duan Qirui have marched from Guannei to Jinzhou, and they look like they are going to occupy Jinzhou, what should we do?" ”

After hearing this, Yang Xiaolin immediately understood, Feng Delin and Jin Dadao really didn't dare to make their own decisions about this matter. Because this is not only a military issue, but also a deeper political dimension. Jinzhou is really a very important position, and if the volunteers want to successfully enter the pass, Jinzhou must be held in their hands.

Yang Xiaolin has already sent troops to occupy Jinzhou. But all he sent were second-line troops, that is, organized militia units. Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army also headed for Jinzhou, which really surprised him.

He was reluctant to give up Jinzhou, but it was obviously unwise to start a war with the Beiyang Army at this time. Lao Yuan is not Zaitao, Zaitao is very passionate, and he jumped down when he dug a pit himself. But Yuan Shikai is an old fox. Very cunning.

What did Lao Yuan send troops to Jinzhou to do at this time?

Yang Xiaolin thought for a while, the possibility of Yuan Shikai taking the initiative to fight himself is not very high, and Lao Yuan's idea may be very simple, that is, to take Jinzhou in his hands and strive for certain favorable conditions for him and the volunteers in the future war.

But Yang Xiaolin didn't dare to be careless at all now, after listening to Feng Delin's words, he frowned, walked to the front of the map and quickly found the location of Jinzhou: "Where are our troops now?" ”

Jin Dadao's hand clicked more than two hundred kilometers in front of Jinzhou: "Here." Those troops were all militias, and we didn't even have a radio on them, and we couldn't even contact them to speed up the march. ”

Yang Xiaolin said in a deep voice: "Send a fast horse to chase!" Tell them when you catch up. Speed up the march and try to occupy Jinzhou first. But be careful not to have any conflict with the Beiyang Army. If the Beiyang Army attacks, we will withdraw our troops immediately. ”

Feng Delin nodded: "I mean to let Zhang Lao Wu make some preparations in Mukden to prevent that guy Yuan Shikai from stabbing us in the back." ”

Yang Xiaolin listened to it and thought for a while, this method is indeed very safe, but in wars from ancient times to the present, the losing side of the war is often because they are too safe, and those who like to take risks and radicals can always win. …,

He must now hurry up and defeat Naogami Matsubara with all his liliang.

The situation of the Japanese army was very unfavorable, and it was said that they had the biggest defeat in this battle by going straight to Matsubara to cooperate with the Qing army, and cooperating with the Qing army to attack! If you can't catch the plane, wait for the Japanese army in Korea to restore order. When the reinforcements from Japan gather enough supplies to come over, this battle will be difficult to fight.

He shook his head lightly: "No, the original battle will remain unchanged, tell Zhang Lao Wu that they will be put into the battlefield on our side as soon as the troops are reorganized." Let's go straight to Matsubara. ”

Jin Dadao was a little worried: "What about the Beiyang Army?" ”

Yang Xiaolin thought for a while: "I'll send a telegram to Lao Yuan first, and see what he means." Even if he does call, our main goal is to go straight to Matsubara, and that will not change! ”

Yang Xiaolin is very insistent, no matter what Yuan Shikai's attitude is, and no matter whether the Russians will intervene in the war now. In short, he has a concept, even if those foreigners form an eight-nation alliance to fight him, he will kill Naogami Matsubara first! There are times on the battlefield where you need to be improvised, but sometimes you need to persevere. Soldiers are impermanent, and that's probably what I'm talking about. As for whether persistence is right or change is right, no one can give you an answer when fighting.

Yang Xiaolin was also very conflicted in his heart when he made this decision, but as a commander, he had to make a choice in the contradiction without the slightest hesitation.

After giving the order, he was silent for a moment, and then suddenly asked, "What is Sun Wen doing now?" ”

Sun Wen was still preparing for his uprising. All the guns given to him by Yang Xiaolin have been transported to Shanghai, but these weapons can no longer be transported to Guangzhou, and there is a great debate within the League as to where the next uprising will be.

Some people say that it is best to put it in Nanjing, and some people say that it is best to put it in Shanghai.

But Sun Wen insisted on the same insistence as Yang Xiaolin, and he always believed that Guangzhou was the most suitable place, which was the economic center of the entire southern part of China, and as long as the Guangzhou uprising was successful, half of the country would be in his hands.

Also, Guangzhou was far from the city of Beijing, and Sun Wen felt that it would be safer to establish his own regime here. He was not afraid of the Manchu Qing, he was afraid of Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army. Sun Wen had already written several letters to Lao Yuan, asking Lao Yuan to support him in the revolution, and after success, he elected Lao Yuan as the president.

Yuan Shikai really has a good impression of Sun Wen now, he has never replied to Sun Wen's letters, but Sun Wen still writes them one after another, and this persistence makes him admire it very much. However, many people within the League were now very dissatisfied with Sun Wen, believing that Guangzhou had already taken the trouble by surprise and that it would be impossible to organize an uprising in the short term.

Moreover, those revolutionaries who went deep into Guangzhou in the early stage were searched and arrested, and the heads of more than 30 revolutionaries are now hanging above the city gate of Guangzhou, and the city is plastered with notices to arrest Huang Xing and Sun Wu and others.

They quarreled very much, but in the end, as the news of Yang Xiaolin's killing of Zaitao spread, these revolutionaries immediately reached a unanimous consensus that no matter where the revolution was, they would fire the first shot before the end of the war between Yang Xiaolin and the Japanese. Otherwise, this revolutionary hero may be Yang Dagui.

On the other hand, the victory in Liaodong was also a catalyst for the revolution, and the Manchu Liliang was weakened a lot, and the Beiyang Army began to advance to the north, which also emboldened them a lot.

There are three preliminarily selected cities, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Nanjing. The alliance will decide to attack in three places at the same time, and where things are done first, the first shot will be fired first. (To be continued)