Akberil was really lucky, at least this time God took care of him and didn't send him to Nyerere. In Sarhu, Nyerere was well prepared, the sharpshooters, the commandos, and the stormtroopers were all ready, and as long as Akberil went, the chances of escaping his life were slim.

The 10,000 Russian troops were not there to support Akberil, they were just a Russian baggage team in charge of transportation, of which only more than 2,000 were Russian soldiers, and the rest were some young Russian men who came to help, and even Chinese coolies were mixed in.

But Yang Xiaolin didn't know about this situation!

The militia in charge of the guard saw the old hairy men coming with guns in their hands, and they didn't dare to approach the reconnaissance again. In addition, the night was too dark at night, and I vaguely saw a large group of people passing by, and after estimating the number of people, I came to report.

If Yang Xiaolin was more bold and sent Qian Yao to lead people around him to block the attack, he could completely stop this group of people, but Yang Xiaolin didn't dare to take this risk.

If these 10,000 people are really reinforcements, once they intervene in the battle, they can very easily puncture the tiger that they put in front of Akmberil. If the panic of the Russians disappears, then not only will they not be able to win this battle, but they may also put the whole army into it!

The price was too great for him to lose. Although he was a little unwilling, he really didn't dare to gamble the lives of thousands of brothers and more than 20,000 militiamen. He felt that he should withdraw from the battle as soon as possible while the Russians had not yet restored order. Get rid of contact with Lao Maozi.

"Withdraw! Signal and retreat! Hurry up! ”

Two flares rose in the air, and the Volunteers, who had just been on the offensive, withdrew from the battle. The shelling of the heavy artillery also stopped, and a moment later a violent explosion was heard in the direction of Lanshan. Akberil didn't need to look at it to know that it was Yang who blew up the heavy artillery.

He didn't care about those things, he had a lot of things he couldn't understand, just like he didn't know how the Volunteers came from, and now he didn't know that these guys were going to retreat?

Akberlier was afraid that this was Yang Xiaolin's trap, so he did not send troops to pursue, but built fortifications on the spot, preparing to deal with Yang's next trick of fighting ghosts.

Until dawn. There really wasn't a single trace of the Volunteers around, and Akberil was sure that the Volunteers had really all withdrawn. He held a telescope and looked at yesterday's battlefield, from his feet to Houma Town, all the way were the corpses of those soldiers who died in battle. There are Russians and there are volunteers.

The clerk ran over from the side: "General, Commander Kulopatkin has sent a telegram asking you how the battle is going here, please reply immediately." ”

Akberil was silent for a moment. Then he called out to a Russian major: "Major, take your troops to occupy Houma Town, there should be no one there anymore." ”

The Russian major immediately organized a team of 1,000 men and slowly moved towards Houma Town. Even if they don't see any enemies. There was no sign of resistance, but the Russians remained in battle formation. Cautiously moving forward.

The occasional sound of accidentally touching a stone can cause a panic, and the Russians are really afraid. Until they reached the center of Houma Town. When the Russian major was sure that the Volunteers had really left this time, they began to cheer and hang the Russian flag high above the old tree.

Akberlir put down his binoculars, took a breath of climate and said to the clerk: "Telegraph to the commander, Your Excellency, the military operation in Houma Town has ended, Yang Xiaolin's bandit unit was heavily damaged by our army, and fled in the dark last night, I think the purpose of teaching Yang to fight ghosts has been achieved." ”

As the clerk recorded his words, Akberil pondered for a moment, then continued, "Send another secret telegram to the Commander." The content is as follows: Your Excellency Commander, I am very surprised by the combat effectiveness of Yang Xiaolin's subordinates, his troops are brave, not afraid of life and death, after five days of fighting, our army has suffered heavy casualties, I think we should stop the fighting immediately, please ask the commander to send appropriate negotiators to negotiate with Yang Xiaolin, be sure to ensure that he will not stand on the side of the Japanese, otherwise, we will be in trouble. ”…,

The Registrar was not much surprised by the contents of the two telegrams, which were completely dissimilar. The first one is definitely for the journalists, and the second is for the Russians themselves. When the clerk had finished recording and went to send a telegram, Akberil looked at the corpses that were all over the battlefield, and felt very unhappy.

He had long known that Yang Xiaolin, a bandit, would surprise him again and again, from the first time he surrounded this bandit in Majiatunzi, but was killed by this guy. At that time, Yang Xiaolin looked back at his eyes, and he can still remember it.

However, Akberil did not expect that these bandits would progress so quickly, and their tactical level and combat awareness were already impeccable. In the past, these bandits relied on the command of Yang to fight ghosts, but now, compared to the strategic command of Yang fighting ghosts, it is already their weakest link. Akberil is now sure that this sudden retreat of the enemy must have made some mistake!

"General, we have searched the vicinity, and there is no trace of the enemy."

A Russian officer ran over and said. Akberil nodded after hearing this: "Okay, clean up the battlefield!" Collect the remains of our soldiers who died in battle. ”

The officer stood up: "Yes, General." ”

When Akberil was about to turn away, he suddenly turned back and said: "Also, the remains of the enemy should also be properly placed, gathered and buried according to the habits of the Chinese, and a tombstone should be erected, understand?" ”

The officer nodded: "General haode, we will do haode." ”

The Russians collected the remains of more than 3,400 volunteers and militiamen on the battlefield, and not only did they bury these enemies according to General Ackberil's orders, but they also held a simple funeral, and according to their Western custom, placed two garlands on the tombstone that read, "Cemetery of Qing Dynasty warriors who died in the battle of Mazhen after April 21, 1904."

That's respect! Respect for the battlefield in exchange for your life! That old woman in the Manchu Qing Dynasty didn't understand at all, and she couldn't win the favor of the great powers with the material resources of China! You want to be looked up to by others. You first have to do something to make people look good!

The battle was over, and Akberil looked at the statistics of the casualties on both sides that his subordinates had counted for him, and then put the piece of paper in his file bag and handed it to the clerk: "Top secret." Archive as soon as you get back. ”

The Russian troops remained in Houma for three days, and when Russian diplomats came to negotiate with Yang Xiaolin, they immediately withdrew to Mukden. They razed the entire town of Houma to the ground, as if it had been wiped off the map, but Akberil turned around and left, leaving not even a single explanation. It's really just like what Yang Xiaolin thought at the beginning, if he loses, the Russians turn around and leave. You don't have to explain anything to yourself.

Not only did Akberil not have any explanation, but even Colonel Desi Jianshi Novavic, who came to negotiate with Yang Xiaolin, did not mention anything about the affairs of Houma Town.

"Yang, we will not allow any Japanese troops to exist in the land of Northeast China, this is our bottom line."

This topic is what they started talking about before the war broke out in Houma Town. At that time, the Russians gave Yang Xiaolin three conditions, but Yang Xiaolin did not agree, so the battle broke out. Now that the battle is over, Colonel Desi Jiansnovich continues to talk about the topic, keep talking. As if that war had never been fought at all.

"I think you know that we Russians care a lot about our friendship, and at the moment our cooperation is getting more and more pleasant, and we need to produce a lot of our things. You have made it easier for us to fight the Japanese, and at the same time you have developed yourself, haven't you? We hope to find a suitable solution to the Japanese people. Let's keep our friendship going. ”

The corners of Yang Xiaolin's mouth smiled, he finally understood what a politician was. Politician. It's those who talk with their eyes closed and ignore all their pain. …,

The smoke of gunpowder in Houma Town has not yet dissipated, and only seven of the more than 300 militiamen in Houma Town who participated in this battle have survived, and the entire town no longer exists! Now there is no place for those people who can't find their relatives to place their relatives' spiritual seats!

The Russians are the same, where are thousands of lives lost, and at this time, the Russian colonel in front of him can still talk about friendship so grandly?

This friendship is deep! It's bound to last forever!

Yang Du saw that Yang Xiaolin's expression was a little unnatural, he knew what Yang Xiaolin was thinking, and he also knew that Yang Dagui was not suitable for negotiation with Desi Jianshi Northic.

So Yang Du took over the topic: "Mr. Colonel, we don't want unpleasant things to break out, but you should know that we Chinese are all good-looking, and Commander Yang is even more famous in this area, if we really make friends, I'm afraid it will not be good for our reputation." I beg your forgiveness for this, we have an old Chinese saying that we want people to live. I think so, can you make a little concession? ”

Desi Jianshi Novich nodded: "I have just said my bottom line, whether it is a prisoner of war or a soldier, we will not allow the Japanese army to exist in the northeast." I would like to propose another plan for you to discuss, now that the Japanese army has arrived in Korea, and your Yanbian is very close to Korea, why don't you send the Japanese to Korea, so that you will not lose your morality and do not damage the friendship between us. ”

Yang Du's eyes skimmed at Yang Xiaolin, Yang Xiaolin took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it and stood up: "Huizi, you just call the shots." ”

After saying that, he strode out of the room, he felt that he couldn't sit down, forgot? How can thousands of lives be forgotten? Yang Xiaolin is now very self-reproachful in his heart, he could have won, as long as he sent a battalion, or even a company of troops, to watch the movement in the direction of Mukden, there is a chance that Akberil will die!

At least you can inflict more casualties on the Russians yourself!

It's that little negligence that makes it impossible to play half of the good chess! A team of Russian baggage soldiers with extremely weak combat effectiveness scared themselves away without firing a single shot, and he felt more regret and regret in his heart!

Although the brothers didn't say anything later, and even relieved him that the choice was right in that case, Yang Xiaolin looked at the eyes of Biaozi's gang and always felt that he owed them something.

As he walked out of the room, he took a hard puff of his cigarette. Chen Tianhua walked up from the side: "Total, this time the losses have been counted, we have spent a total of 123,000 rounds of bullets."

Yang Xiaolin waved his hand to interrupt Chen Tianhua: "I don't care about these things, you help me do one thing." ”

Chen Tianhua was stunned for a moment, and then closed the account book in front of him: "Tell you." ”

Yang Xiaolin's hand was on his shoulder: "Replace the monument erected by the Russians for me!" Replace it with our own monument, and the name of each soldier must be as clear as possible and engraved, you know? ”

Chen Tianhua nodded: "Okay, I'll do it right away." ”

Yang Xiaolin wrapped his coat: "Houma Town will not live in the future, it will be changed to a hero hall, our brothers who died in battle, according to the size of the military industry, all the names will be recorded in it, so that our children and grandchildren will always remember them!" Let all the people in future generations know that in this place, there is this group of people who have fought! ”