The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 618: The Japanese invaded the battlefield
Liu Shijiu said in astonishment, "The Marshal is really amazing! These little devils are really going to launch a night attack!"

Wu Peifu was in the same state. He glanced at Teng Yuzhao and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

In order to cover up his somewhat far-fetched judgment of foresight, Teng Yuzao brought up a topic he had already asked and asked Wu Peifu again.

"Have the explosives been laid?"

Wu Peifu nodded and said, "They are all buried. Not only are there enough explosives buried in the forts to blow them down, but mines are also buried in the positions. There is a blast point every ten meters. Once the Japanese go up, they will be blown to pieces very quickly."

"The artillery is also ready. The mountaintop positions will be completely covered. All mountain artillery and mortars will fire ten rounds rapidly, and then our troops will rush up to clean up the remaining enemies."

"very good!"

Hearing that Wu Peifu had made all the arrangements, Teng Yuzao finally felt relieved.

"Commander."

Liu Nineteen said somewhat unwillingly, "It's a pity to waste these fortifications."

Teng Yuzao smiled and said, "There's nothing to regret!"

Although the fortifications built by the Russians are indeed very good, you have to remember that we are not here to really help the Russians fight. We are just here to help the Russians stabilize their position temporarily and give the Japanese a good blow. "

"If you say it's a pity, it is, but it's not the fortifications, but the fact that we can only inflict heavy damage on the Second Division of that old devil Nishi Hirojiro, and cannot take advantage of the situation to launch a surprise attack, which is a good opportunity for Kuroki Tame."

Teng Yuzao's words made Liu Shijiu and Wu Peifu sigh with regret.

Previously, because Yu Teng Yuzhao was certain that the Japanese army would use a large-scale night attack tactic to raid Gongchangling, the two of them did not agree, so they did not think much about how to expand the results of the battle.

But now Teng Yuzhao's judgment has come true. The entire Japanese Second Division has participated in the night attack. It is almost certain that this battle will deal a nearly devastating blow to the Japanese Second Division. If the Russian army can cooperate with it, it can take advantage of the situation to pursue and kill the remaining enemies head-on, and then cooperate with the two wings to encircle them, and it is very likely to defeat Kuroki Tamemoto's First Army in one fell swoop.

If the isolated First Army of Kuroki Tamemasa was suddenly defeated, the entire front line would be affected. Oyama Iwao would immediately order Oku Yasuo's Second Army and Nozu Michitsugu's Fourth Army to quickly withdraw their forces towards Haicheng and Oishibashi to prevent being surrounded by the Russian army.

As a result, Oyama Iwao's offensive campaign had to come to an end. Before receiving a large number of reinforcements from the country, the Japanese army would never dare to launch another offensive to the north.

The Russian army can also stabilize the front line and have time to wait for reinforcements to arrive along the Middle East Railway.

However, when they thought of Teng Yuzao's strategic intentions and the Russian commander Kuropatkin's fear of the enemy, the two of them felt secretly regretful in their hearts.

In the following period, information about the Japanese Second Division's night attack forces continued to be transmitted back to Teng Yuzhao's headquarters.

".The Japanese Fourth and 29th Regiments have arrived at both sides of Gaojiagou Village. The First Battalion of the Fourth Regiment is currently gathering in this forest to rest."

Zuo Baotian said this while pointing to the map that the staff had just marked.

"The 3rd Battalion of the 29th Regiment is still moving northwest, and the rest of the 4th Regiment is also rapidly approaching the foot of the mountain." Zuo Baotian pointed to the area where the 4th Regiment of the 2nd Division of the Japanese Army was located and said, "From the perspective of the Japanese soldiers' resting and assembly area, the Japanese soldiers of the 4th Regiment are trying to pass through the sorghum fields near the foot of the mountain and get closer to the foot of the mountain."

"Da da da da da", the sudden sound of firing from the Maxim heavy machine gun made Zuo Baotian stop introducing himself, and he listened attentively and said.

"This must be the guard troops we left behind on the battlefield who heard the noise made by the Japanese army's march."

Liu Shijiu stared and listened to the sound of heavy machine gun fire for a while and said, "In such a quiet night, let alone the sound of gunfire, tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers climbing up the hill in the dark will definitely make noises wherever they are. It seems that the Japanese soldiers should be close to the position on the top of the mountain."

In order to prevent the Japanese small reconnaissance troops from sneaking up on the position in advance and discovering an ambush for them, Wu Peifu left a small number of troops on the position.

Wu Peifu looked at his watch and saw that it was already 3:40 in the morning. He nodded and said to Zuo Baotian.

"The Japanese have already launched their entire army to attack. Now they can't stop. It's too late to retreat. Notify the artillery and the standby troops in the back mountains to prepare for battle."

"The troops remaining in the position should fire everywhere, try to fight as fiercely as possible, and throw some grenades, but just fight for a while and then withdraw as soon as possible."

As Wu Peifu's order was issued, gunshots were soon heard on the top of the mountain. However, the gunshots were not intense. There was only the "boom" sound of grenades exploding, which seemed very loud in the quiet and empty night.

However, whether it was the sound of gunfire or grenade explosions, they only lasted for a very short time and soon stopped completely.

"Report to the Chief of Staff, all the troops on the top of the mountain have been withdrawn."

After receiving the report, Zuo Baotian looked at Wu Peifu and Teng Yuzao. Wu Peifu just nodded and continued to stare at the map, as if the map could show the progress of the Japanese night attack troops.

Teng Yuzhao just paced with his head down, without even looking at Zuo Baotian.

As for Liu Shijiu, he was anxiously walking around in the command center and tried to slip out several times. But when he saw Teng Yuzhao pacing with his head down, Liu Shijiu sighed helplessly and gave up the idea of ​​leading his troops to the battlefield.

This time, Teng Yuzhao allowed him to come to the front line upon request. Without special circumstances, he would never be allowed to charge into the battlefield in person, otherwise he would be driven back to Jinzhou.

In the end, Liu Shijiu did not leave the command center. He took out a military water bottle from somewhere, unscrewed the lid, and took small sips of it on the chair.

He knew Teng Yuzhao's intention very well. Not only did he not want Liu Shijiu to take risks in the battle again, which would affect his effective and timely command of the troops, but most importantly, Teng Yuzhao hoped that Liu Shijiu could develop a good mentality of remaining calm in the face of emergencies. You know, he is now actually commanding more than 100,000 troops from the fourth and seventh towns.

Time passed minute by minute, but there was no movement on the top of the mountain.

Waiting is always very painful. More than a dozen staff officers have already picked up the telephone receivers. As long as Wu Peifu gives an order, his order will be conveyed immediately in the shortest time possible.

"Boom boom", two violent explosions sounded on the top of the mountain, followed by faint shouts.

There were some dull explosions, which were obviously not the sound of artillery shells exploding. It was the explosion of mines on the position. In other words, the night attack troops of the Japanese Second Division had already touched the main position of Gongchangling.
(End of this chapter)