Liu Zhenming shed a few drops of crocodile tears and cried to Oshima Kyunao's relics: "Oshima-san, I never expected that our farewell would be forever..."
"Your Excellency, Division Commander, you must take care of yourself!"
"Yes, Sir Nishijima, our 1st Army depends entirely on you..."
Liu Zhenming took out a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped the corners of his eyes, and asked sadly: "Have you caught the enemy?"
"No, we only captured two enemy cannons."
"Careless, we are too careless. Don't reveal the news about Oshima-kun to the empire to the soldiers for the time being!" Liu Zhenming thought for a while and said seriously: "The soldiers are chasing the enemy with great hope. If this
If the news leaks out, the morale of our army will be severely damaged."
"Hi!"
"Has the telegram gone through?"
"As soon as I get back to you, I've been able to communicate with the headquarters."
Liu Zhenming nodded and said: "Tell the headquarters my thoughts and make the general situation clear."
"Hi!"
Liu Zhenming turned his head, his eyes gleaming coldly, and said solemnly: "The fighter plane is fleeting. Before the general headquarters re-appoints the commander of the First Army, I will temporarily take over the command. I will bear the consequences."
"I will obey your orders!"
"Okay!" Liu Zhenming walked to the battle map, which marked the approximate positions of the armies last night. He picked up the baton and said loudly: "Contact the 12th Division and order Nobuhiro Asada to lead the 12th Division.
Give up chasing the enemy, and instead insert diagonally towards the Russian army's second line of defense from this position."
"Hi!"
"The 1st and 2nd Guards Infantry Regiments are advancing at full speed. If they encounter enemy fortifications, they will be dealt with later. I have only one request for them, and that is to run as fast as I can."
"Hi!"
"The 3rd and 4th Guards Infantry Regiments organized attack teams to pull out the nails that were difficult to pull out one by one."
"Hi!"
Liu Zhenming raised his head and sneered: "As for the 2nd Division, it will attack the Russian army on the center wing in a roundabout way and assist the 4th Army to encircle the Russian army on the center wing. This time, I will make the Russian army on the entire front collapse.
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When everyone heard this, they all gasped. Liu Zhenming's handiwork was really too big. Not only did he have to complete the tasks assigned by the headquarters to the 1st Army, but he also had to expand the results and go to assist the 4th Army in fighting. This was before
No one has even thought about the problem.
"Your Excellency, you seem to have forgotten that we still have another army, the two cavalry brigades that just supported us yesterday."
There were more than 5,000 cavalry brigade in the Japanese Army, which suddenly increased to more than 10,000 people. Liu Zhenming suddenly felt that the troops in his hands had become extremely rich.
"There are two more cavalry brigades!" Liu Zhenming walked a few steps in the room with a slight surprise. Sixty or seventy thousand troops were in hand, and he could use them boldly and without scruple, practicing all his various methods.
Liu Zhenming also seemed a little excited about the whimsical tactics.
"Cavalry unit, cavalry unit!" Liu Zhenming walked back to the map, ignoring the Japanese generals who were watching him, but thought hard for a while, and finally slammed the table and said: "The Russian left wing has been defeated. The Russian army has been defeated.
We haven't had time to form an effective defense, so we will go straight to Huanglong and attack the place where the enemy has to be rescued. We will completely disrupt the enemy's deployment. Therefore, the target of the two cavalry brigades is Liaoyang City. I ask them to immediately
Deploy. Now start heading towards the enemy's rear and appear around Liaoyang City. We do not force them to capture Liaoyang City, but they must form an effective threat to the Russians."
"This!" All the generals were stunned and were shocked speechless.
"Baga, what are you waiting for? Time is urgent, why don't you hurry up and deliver the order." Liu Zhenming said excitedly: "The entire battle situation will be shaken by the offensive of our 1st Army. Think about it, how exciting this will be.
thing."
"Hi!"
Only then did the ordering soldier react and hurriedly went down to convey the order.
As Liu Zhenming issued orders one by one, the divisions and regiments of the 1st Army began to move according to his ideas.
His fierce and unpredictable offensive immediately caused the Russian army to become more chaotic. Needless to say, several armies in the Russian Eastern Group fled desperately. Even the Russian army that came to rescue them was wrapped up and fled.
When other units heard that the left-wing position had been lost, their morale was shaken and their morale was extremely low.
At the Manchurian Army Headquarters in Haicheng, it took a while for Oshima Iwa and others to react after receiving the news that Oshima Jiunao had been killed.
However, on the battlefield, everything could happen, and they did not think too much about it. Instead, Liu Zhenming immediately took over the battlefield command and commanded the armies to continue the attack. The staff officers in the general headquarters were very impressed by his decision.
Kodama Gentaro looked at Oyama Iwa and said: "Your Excellency, Nishijima Sukei's approach is correct. Oshima Hisanao's death should be announced after the war. However, the headquarters should secretly add Nishijima Sukei's command to let
He can legitimately command the First Army."
Dashanyan nodded in agreement and said: "This time the First Army was able to defeat the Russian Eastern Army Group in a short period of time. Nishidao's help was indispensable. I will ask for credit from the base camp for him. Now I will secretly appoint him as the Third Army."
Commander of the 1st Army, wait until this battle is over before informing the soldiers of the 1st Army."
As soon as Dashanyan finished speaking, the telegraph operator from the headquarters loudly reported again.
"Your Excellency, there is a new telegram from the 1st Army!"
"read!"
"Hey Yi, the second line of defense of the Russian army has been broken. The 2nd division has moved back to the rear of the Russian army's center wing. The cavalry detachment is pointing at Liaoyang City."
Dashanyan's pupils suddenly dilated, and he said in surprise: "Okay, the 1st Army's attack speed is very fast. It seems that Nishijima Suyi is very suitable for this position. How could the other armies fail to report this good news to the entire army."
Kodama praised: "You can't tell. Nishijima Sukei had an epiphany after experiencing a failure. It seems that suffering is not a bad thing sometimes."
Dashanyan smiled and said: "Perhaps our headquarters should be moved to another location."
"What do you mean?"
"The Russian defense line is in danger. It will be difficult to defend this defeat. Liaoyang will not be too far away from falling into the hands of our army."
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Dashanyan still underestimated Liu Zhenming's "cruelty". After the 2nd Army and the 4th Army were also led by the 1st Army, Liu Zhenming ignored the casualties of the 1st Army and asked the Japanese Army to continue their assaults, constantly threatening Liaoyang City.
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Two days later, Kuropatkin ordered the Russian army to abandon Liaoyang and retreat to Fengtian.
At this point, the Battle of Liaoyang, which lasted for more than a month, ended. In this battle, the Japanese army suffered 40,000 casualties (including more than 10,000 people killed by the escort) and more than 20,000 casualties. Among them, the 1st Army suffered the most casualties. Liu Zhenming took over
After taking over the command, the 1st Army lost another 5,000 soldiers in the attack regardless of casualties.
However, no one blamed him, no one blamed the 1st Army. All this turned into a huge glory, because the 1st Army was the first Japanese army to enter Liaoyang City. It was precisely because of the fierce and rapid attack of the 1st Army that
Only then did they achieve such great results. After the major counterattack, the First Army even killed 3,000 Russian troops and captured 5,000 prisoners. It was superior to other Japanese armies. Dashanyan directly called Nishijima Suyi the Tiger of the Empire.