Chapter 198 Dandong War 1

said that I finally retreated and reorganized...!

Liu Mingchuan did not dare to be careless. He paced in the Zen hall of Wulong Temple. He was calm and calculated what he might take. There was a huge clay sculpture sand table in the center of the Zen hall, corresponding to the terrain and military deployment of the whole Dandong.

In his youth, he studied in a private school, sold private salt, and worked as a bandit. After that, he built a fortress and became the leader of the Xiongba place. After being recruited by Fuji, the governor of Anhui, he began his journey to pacify the Taiping Army and the Nian Army, and slowly fell into Li Hongzhang's account.

Because of his bad relationship with Zuo Zongtang, the personal soldier Mingjun was cut off by Zuo Zongtang. As a result, he was also punished. Since then, he has been idle for more than ten years.

Unlike others, he does not feel depressed when he is idle, but feels a relief.

Many times, he feels that he is really not suitable to be an official.

So, he began to travel around and play with friends in all aspects. It was also during such a journey that he came into contact with many special people. Since 1881, he has lived in Shanghai and interacted with those people from Gezhi Academy and Jiangnan West School.

This is also one of the reasons why he was the first to propose a major railway.

He has too many differences from others.

Nowadays, he is a fifty-four-year-old half-hundred-year-old man. Once upon a time, he put on the official uniform of a first-class member of the imperial court, restored a glance of Hua Ling, and was listed with Hu Chuyuan as the full-round imperial minister of Yipin.

Thinking of the past, everything in front of us, what may happen in the future, and the "On the War" sent to him by Hu Chuyuan in advance.

He thought silently, yes, it is said that the country of Japanese invaders cannot stay. If it is not eliminated now, it will become a big trouble in the future.

At this time, Liu Shengxiu, his nephew, came in and hugged his fist and said, "Uncle, the front line is seriously damaged. We have to draw personnel from our Ming army to supplement it. What do you think?"

Liu Mingchuan did not answer in a hurry. He thought about it for a moment and said, "We should fight slowly, transfer some regiments to train new soldiers, and then make up some veterans of the Ming army to make up for each other."

"Yes!"

Liu Shengxiu held his fist and retreated.

Mingjun still has more than 20,000 people to this day, with more than 10,000 elites and divided into three battalions. In addition, in the Northeast regiment training, they are actually stationed in Wulongkou.

If you want to take a detour to attack Toad Pond and then march to Fengcheng County, Wulongkou is a key point for soldiers.

When he arrived in Dandong, Liu Mingchuan did not need any consideration and analysis at all. He subconsciously placed his direct troops here to guard the most dangerous key points.

He knew in his heart that unless Nie Shicheng, who was the least afraid of death, died, and then even he died, he said that he would not want to pass through the iron gate of Dandong.

After calculating a few countermeasures in his mind, Liu Mingchuan held a small meeting to let the generals be careful and contact each other by phone. If there is a little wind, he will repay him. If it really doesn't work, he will personally lead the troops to help.

Except for the old-qualified Song Qing and the Manchu Yi Ke Tang'a, the other generals are all the old parts practiced by Liu Ming. Although they have been working hard for many years now, everyone still has to give this face.

On the other side, Da Shanyan also began to think about new countermeasures.

He realized that Liu Mingchuan was completely different from the opponents he had met before. With nearly a year of preparation and rectification, coupled with the secret help and support of "hu Qiuyue", Liu Mingchuan's department at this time was like an unprecedented iron plate and hard bone, which was very difficult to nib.

He had to admit that he underestimated the enemy.

For this reason, he decided to temporarily postpone the general attack, let Shan Zhizhi lead the first division from Guicheng, and also launched the temporary North Korean rebel army.

Although it is difficult to supply, he still decided to bombard Liu Mingchuan on the largest scale to beat down the enemy's morale. The problem is that he can no longer fight against Jiulian City. The troops here are also a hard bone.

He targeted Song Qingbu in Tangchi Town, where he had the least troops and the least heavy equipment. Most importantly, his opponent was already afraid.

He doesn't believe that a 70-year-old man can stand up tossing?

After more than ten days of silence, with the arrival of the first division of Shanzhi, Dashanyan gathered nearly 60,000 troops on the other side of Dandong, ready to completely complete a bloody battle and slaughter attack.

On November 7, 1890, after a heavy snowfall, Dashanyan launched a second attack, targeting Tangchi Town, which was guarded by Song Qingbu. Because it was beyond the scope of Liu Mingchuan's various forts, the Japanese army gathered more than 150 artillery bombarded at Tangchi Town.

Liu Ming's firepower is fierce. They are all heavy guns with large calibers, which are extremely difficult to carry. At first, they were transported into Dandong through land and water, and it was difficult to transfer them urgently.

Just when Liu Ming sent troops to move the artillery battalion to Toad Tang Town, Song Qing had died of shelling, and the remnants fled in panic. The Japanese army took advantage of the situation to rush in from Tangchi Town, which was a wider ferry.

The Japanese army occupied Tangchi Town almost without firing a single shot.

Song Qing died in such a hurry that he didn't have time to call Liu Mingchuan. His Huai army generals only knew how to run for their lives and didn't care about the life or death of others. As soon as half of Liu Mingchuan's artillery battalion entered the Toad Pond, it was said that the first division with more elite equipment began to rush to Yuanbao Mountain. What's more sad is that the two completely led by Ike Tang'a The battalion composed of Manchu people fled with him, and even Yuanbao Mountain was abandoned. Bai Bai gave up the fort of Yuanbao Mountain to the Japanese army.

A large number of materials were thrown wildly. The Manchus and the Huai army only fled for their lives. Even the guns were too heavy, and they fled all the way to the deep mountains and forests.

Zuo Baogui hurriedly organized the defense line and tried to block the attack of the Japanese army at Yuanbao Pass. The artillery troops in the rear battalion were also chaotic and could not provide fire support for a while. On the contrary, the artillery troops of the Japanese army continued to bombard indiscriminately across the mouth of the river.

The left precious three battalions of the Feng army suffered heavy damage. Liu Shengxiu led the order to take the two Ming Legions to make up for it. Only then did he stabilize his position, and the artillery battalion also began to shoot at Yuanbao Mountain.

At this time, Lieutenant General Nozaki Zhencheng led the 6th Kumamoto Division to forcibly cross the river and attacked the left and precious right wing of Zhen'an Town. Liu Mingchuan could not take care of so much and was ready to personally lead the rest of the Ming army to the top.

The change of the situation is always beyond people's expectations.

After arriving in Dandong, because the first guard battle went very smoothly, Lu Guang Quan and his Huguang Third Battalion were refrigerated by Liu Mingchuan in Wulongshan Town, a place that was absolutely impossible to be attacked by Liu Mingchuan.

Really large rear.

At this time, Liu Mingchuan couldn't help but regret it. If he placed the Huguang Third Camp sent by Hu Chuyuan to assist in Toad Tang Town, it would be much easier to pump it out.

Now he can't help but continue to be conceited. He knows that Lu Guang Quan's Huguang Third Battalion is very well equipped, and there are some weapons that he has never seen before.

He hurriedly made a phone call and invited Lu Guangtuan to lead the army to the east quickly.

At Yuanbao Pass, it has already turned into a sea of blood. The sky is full of black smoke, which has lasted for a long time. The ground is full of deep pits from shells, and corpses are everywhere. There are the first division and the sixth division.

Lu Guang Quan took two infantry troops first and rushed to Wulongkou at the fastest speed. He came here on horseback. When he entered the mountain pass, he jumped down and hurried into the Fulong Temple.

At this time, Liu Mingchuan is mobilizing troops to try to recapture Yuanbao Mountain and his subordinate Yuanbao Mountain. Toad Tang Town will lose its east gate, which is easy to be broken by himself.

Liu Mingchuan never thought that he would have taken Yuanbao Mountain so easily, and even people like him who had experienced many battles felt incredible.

He knew that it was not that he was powerful, but that the Qing army was too incompetent, and his incompetence reached the extreme of hatred that was not enough to pacify the world.

At this time, Lu Guang Quan quickly came in, wearing a strange military coat, with a pair of high leather boots on his feet and a whip in his hand.

Entering the door, he saw Liu Mingchuan, who seemed to be at a loss, so he hugged his fist and said, "Lord Liu, Lu Guangquan, the commander-in-chief of Huguang Battalion, came to take the order!"

"Mr. Lu, you just came...!"

Liu Mingchuan seemed to have found a way and hurriedly ordered, "General Lu, it's up to you to save the defeat this time. Now if you want to defend Dandong, you must recapture Yuanbao Mountain. I have no other troops to adjust for the time being. Although there are still regimental training to make up for all parts of Anshan, it is also far away from the water to put out the near fire. I can only rely on you as a strange soldier."

Lu Guangxue suddenly said, "Since your excellency has issued an order, the last general will naturally carry his head to do it, but before I came here, Lord Hu had some other instructions, and the equipment of the army was a little abnormal. Can you let the end know a little about the situation so that you can determine the specific method?

Huguang Camp is a visiting army, not a force under Liu Mingchuan's command. Liu Mingchuan does not dare to force it, so he can only talk about the current situation.

In order to recapture Yuanbao Mountain, Liu Mingchuan has transferred all the artillery battalions to Toadtang Town, bombarding Yuanbao Mountain indiscriminately, and also sent the direct Ming army to attack, saying that it was difficult for me to defend.

Yuanbao Mountain Pass, the force of a division, is trying to break through the left precious defense.

There is another division on the precious right wing of the left. Nearly 30,000 troops surrounded the left precious Feng army to attack. The Feng army also had to withstand the Japanese artillery, and the artillery battalion had to be attacked by the Yuanbaoshan Fort.

Because the situation was too tense, Nie Shicheng also transferred the second battalion of the Yi army to supplement it to help defend the precious right wing of the left.

After listening to these news, Lu Guang Quan thought about it silently for a while.

Judging from the artillery force gathered by the Japanese army, the Japanese army has at least three regular divisions arriving. So, where is the other division hidden and whether to continue to guard the area near Jiulian City?

This is the second, and now the most critical issue is the Yuanbaoshan Fort.

With such a withdrawal, they fled safely, but they suffered from the soldiers behind them.

Guarding Yuanbao Mountain, it has guarded the entrance and exit, and can launch an attack on the Feng army stationed in Zhen'an Town at any time.

Lu Guang Quan thought about it for a moment and said, "Lord Liu, my troops are not suitable for attacking mountains. They are only suitable for defensive points. I have three large battalions in my hands. Each battalion has a cannon. The artillery is adjusted up late. I'm afraid it will take a period of time. In this way, I sent a battalion to guard Jiulian City. As long as General Nie left two battalions to defend with Huguang Camp, he would definitely be able to defend Jiulian City. In addition, I personally took two battalions to assist in the defense of the front and right wing of the Feng army. You only need to transfer all the troops that can be transferred to attack Yuanbao Mountain.

"This...?"

Liu Ming asked, "Mr. Lu, are you sure?"

Lu Guangquan hugged his fist and said, "If the three places that Hu Guangying is responsible for are lost, he will be willing to bear all the consequences. In the future, Lord Hu left me a letter and asked me to forward it to you in an emergency. Please have a look!"

With this, he handed Hu Chuyuan's letter to Liu Mingchuan.

This letter is very simple. It tells Liu Ming that this army is suitable for guarding the pass and can be used in the right place, which is enough to match three or four battalions. Hu Chuyuan also reassured Liu Mingchuan to use it boldly, but he was willing to bear any responsibility with Liu Mingchuan.

With this, Liu Mingchuan was much more relieved. It turned out that he was afraid that Hu Chuyuan would grab the credit. Now he can't wait to give him the position to be responsible, and he can only do it.

After reading the letter, Liu Mingchuan readily agreed and said to Lu Guangchuan, "Well, let's do what General Lu said. I will personally organize troops to attack Yuanbao Mountain, and the passes of the other three places are up to you to defend!"

Lu Guangquan hugged his fist and said, "Please rest assured, the last general will get up now!"

Liu Mingchuan also hugged his fist and said, "Then there will be General Lu!"

He received a suitable order from Liu Mingchuan. Lu Guangzuan asked Li Kaiye to lead a battalion to Jiulian City alone, and he quickly took the remaining two battalions to Zhen'an Town. It was very difficult to attack Yuanbao Mountain and extremely depleted the heavy responsibility of troops. He could only let Liu Mingchuan bear it himself.

If Liu Mingchuan wants to send someone else's army to attack Yuanbao Mountain, no one will agree. Even if he agrees, it's just a violation.

At this time, the most difficult thing in the front line was the left precious Fengjun. Three battalions, more than 10,000 people relied on the fortifications built in front to defend. They could not stop the charge of nearly 30,000 Japanese army at all, and they had to withstand the artillery fire of the Japanese army.

Lu Guangzheng came at the right time. It was already dark, and it was temporarily rectified. I don't know when a new round of attack would be launched.

The low wall is not high, only one and a half meters, front and back, unless the shells fall into the corridor, the soldiers inside are safe.

Liu Mingchuan has built such continuous low walls at several entrances of Zhen'an Town, and there are bunkers around them.

When encountering a guest army like Lu Guangzuan, Zuo precious people are very rude to use. They all go to the most ruthless place and try their best to preserve their strength... There is no way. In this situation in the Qing Dynasty, the soldiers were all beaten up, and the officials also did it.

Lu Guang Quan didn't care. He led more than a thousand people stationed in the Nanshan Pass. Another vertical person was on standby behind, and the artillery even did a good job of artillery cover.

Inadvertently, each platoon of Huguang Camp set up Maxim machine guns, three in each row, an average of one class, and the density of the layout was very high.

(to be continued)