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Chapter 64 Retreat

Such a vicious plan exceeded everyone's understanding, including Lieutenant Colonel Nawumingko, the chief of staff, was surprised by this. Of course, their surprise was not that they did not believe Zhang Shi's statement, but that they were surprised by the viciousness of the enemy. The real situation was that the command of the Russian army was extremely chaotic, with three commanders alone. Kantrachenko was only the commander of the 7th Infantry Division of the East Siberia. In addition to the commander of the fortress, there were two commanders of the Kanto Fortification Region. On the same level as him, Major General Folk, the commander of the Fourth Infantry Division of the East Siberia. Although another team, Colonel Tolekakov, the Fifth Infantry Regiment of the East Siberia, still obeyed his command, he could not obtain the command of all the army and the support of the commanders. Some people even had other ideas when the Japanese army sent a letter of surrender on August 16, such as the commander of the fortress, Mrs. Stexel, was very interested in the checks sent by the Japanese with the letter.

After calming down a little, Kantrachenko and Na Wumingko looked at each other. Na Wumingko asked, "Dear Zhang, do you have any information that has not been fully explained? You know, we are friends, aren't it? Your friends also hope to give the Japanese a major casualties through the information they have obtained. We are doing this, and the results are very good. But if something happens to the Major General, those cowards and borers will definitely surrender immediately."

When Wumingke spoke, Zhang Shi thought of Ji Fengtai, a legendary businessman in Lushun. He knew that this man was a Japanese spy and he leaked out the defense map of Lushun Fortress. The fortress was originally contracted and built by him. The last assassination against him should have been related to him, but now Zhang Shi does not want to provide him. First, what Lushun wants is to consume the Japanese army, and according to the headquarters' intention, the final result is still to occupy the Japanese army. Therefore, it is necessary for this Japanese spy to stay. Second, Ji Fengtai and the commander of the fortress and the commander of the Fourth Division, Folk, are all extraordinary. If there is no evidence, Kangkrachenko will go to arrest people. If there is no handle, then his current command position will be in danger. At that time, the Japanese army will be lost if it is not consumed.

Zhang Shi thought in his mind, and finished his words, and then said: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, the Japanese spies are in Lushun City, but you must know that they have been preparing for this war for several years, and we can't find them in a short period of time. Just like the last assassination, there was no result in the end. Now the best way is not to strictly protect the safety of the Major General, but to try to go to the front line as little as possible. If you really want to go, it is best for others to do it. The Major General is the soul of Lushun's defense, and no accidents can happen." Reality is always cruel. Zhang Shi's words can't help but remind everyone of the result of the spy case caused by his assassination last time. Although he found some things, he was immediately suppressed by several commanders.

Kangtrachenko smiled slightly and said, "Dear Zhang, what I want to do now is to complete the task assigned by His Majesty the Emperor and lead all the soldiers to guard this fortress. The soldiers are very brave. And I, as a commander, cannot retreat in the rear forever like a woman. If I really get killed by the Japanese cannon, I believe that it is also God's will. Although you have helped us a lot, although the soldiers work very hard, although...ah!" Seeing what Zhang Shi wanted to say, Kangtrachenko raised his hand and stroked Zhang Shi's shoulder. He sighed and continued, "Actually,

Mount Viesokea is difficult to defend because there are no systematic fortifications there, and the Chinese deliberately missed it during construction. Fortifications built by large-caliber artillery are difficult to defend. You have reminded us of the tunnel warfare before, and now it has begun. The Japanese tunnels have been dug under the ground of our position. As long as they load explosives there, some of our fortifications will be lost. Our peripheral positions were lost too early. The two methods you used to express the two methods were very good, but they were difficult to implement."

"It's difficult to implement?" Zhang Shi was very surprised. "My proposals are targeted, Master General. The most difficult thing is just ammunition from the mortar. Why is it difficult to implement?"

Looking at Zhang Shi's expression, Contrachenko's face remained silent, but he was a little surprised. In his opinion, this guy with unknown origin was nothing more than an intelligence dealer. He earned millions of rubles for selling intelligence this time. Of course, it was not him. The mysterious friends behind him had to share most of the shares, but why do you feel like you have a lot of feelings for Russia now? Is he really an Orthodox?

When Kantrachenko was silent, Lieutenant Colonel Umingko spoke, "Zhang, your method is very good, but Mount Isokea is too hard, and the more water it digs into it, the more we can dig into the hillside, and then hang it all over the top of the hillside. Without the protection of the tunnel on the hillside, even large-scale mortars cannot be held. The soldiers are completely unavoidable under the bombardment of train bombs, so..." Speaking of this, he looked at Kantrachenko, saw his acquiesce, and said, "Major General, what Major General means is to escort you out of here tonight. Now the Japanese have completely launched an attack, and there is no skill at all. It can only be the exchange of life to human life. If the fortress falls, then we cannot guarantee your safety. The Major General hopes to put you in a safer place, such as Zhifu."

"Zhifu?" Zhang Shi was very surprised. He didn't expect the day to retreat, but he didn't expect the day to arrive so soon.

"Yes, Zhifu," said Contrachenko, "on the other side of the Bohai Sea. If you take a boat at night, it will be during the day. During this period, the Japanese are not very strict in the straits, and the possibility of passing through them is very high. If the situation of the war becomes clear, the Japanese are afraid that we will escape and the blockade will be more tight. Zhang, I don't know what you are thinking, but for me, you and your friends are very important to Russia, especially you have the situation of the Japanese Navy. Even if the fortress falls, as long as the Baltic fleet can win, we will still win in the end."

The third general attack of the Japanese was launched, and Yang Rui's intelligence ended here. Zhang Shi also knew that it would be useless to stay here. He had done everything he should do, and the rest depends on how the Russians fought. Thinking of the previous secret telegram instructions, Zhang Shi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll prepare immediately. I'll cross the sea to Zhifu tonight."

Seeing that Zhang Shi agreed to his proposal, Kantrachenko and others were relieved. Their previous idea was that if Zhang Shi did not agree to go to Zhifu, then they would have to take action. This person was too important to Russia. Now that his side had lost, the cards that both sides should play were issued. The rest depends on how both sides fought. He stayed here. If the fortress fell, it would be certain to be searched by the Japanese army, but if he went to Zhifu, it would be different. If the fortress was in, the information from the fortress could be transmitted from there immediately. With him providing information, the Baltic Fleet was likely to win in future naval battles. As the information provided by Zhang Shi became more and more effective, the Russians were increasingly dependent on it, thinking that he was really at the top of the Japanese base camp.

Zhang Shi quickly packed up his own carriage, but in fact there was nothing. The most important thing was a radio ticker, which was mainly to receive telegrams from Shanghai General Station because he was afraid that there would be too many technical leaks. He only used the ticker. Kangtrachenko had already arranged personnel, and when Zhang Shi went out, he got on the carriage that had already parked at the door, and then drove to the dock. How could the ship be prepared there? If it went well, then Zhang Shi would arrive at the Russian Consulate in Zhifu the next morning.

When Zhang Shi went out, several gazes hiding on the other side of the street were immediately seen. Then these gazes were cleverly following behind, and they saw that the carriage was from the dock, and they turned back when they saw a boat driving out. A quarter of an hour later, the residence of Ji Fengtai in the Chinese Shang Dynasty, "Master, that person was sent away." In the study, a person who looked like a housekeeper reported to Ji Fengtai again.

Ji Fengtai was about forty years old. Although he had already become a Russian national and had a Japanese passport, he was still dressed as a Chinese gentry. As a businessman in China, Japan and Russia, Ji Fengtai had a very small relationship with the Japanese. At the request of the Japanese, he leaked a lot of information about the Lushun Fortress and Dalian City Defense. He was just a businessman, and it didn't matter who he paid taxes. Moreover, this time he took advantage of the Russo-Japanese War. He sold half of the Lushun industry at a low price, which was considered a big profit in war. He heard about Zhang Shi's affairs by Major General Folk, the commander of the Russian Fourth Division. After reporting to the Japanese, the Japanese organized an assassination against Zhang Shi with his help, but failed. Now after listening to the butler's words, Ji Fengtai said: "Okay. I thought he would keep huddling in the big nose room and not come out. I sent a report to the Japanese immediately. If I didn't die last time, I wouldn't be so lucky."

Upon hearing this, the butler immediately said that he had withdrawn. After a while, a radio wave was sent out from Lushun and headed towards Zhifu.

*

The winter in the Northeast is as spicy as a knife. However, in this life, Yang Rui has not deeply experienced the winter in the Northeast. Apart from going to Heilongjiang to make blueberries and sending tangerines to the Bajiazi Fruit Market in Shenyang, he has not stayed in the Northeast for a long time. It was okay at the beginning of the year, winter went to spring, but now autumn went to winter, and it is getting colder every day, which makes him feel uncomfortable. However, although it is uncomfortable, as a leader of the army, he still has to set an example.

On the training ground of Hongtuya Camp, the wind was cold and snowy. The recruits were under formation training. One by one, one class was sprinting to the other side of the woods in the snow. A loudspeaker kept shouting, "Ladder team, ladder team... One-line team, one-line team... Triangle team, Triangle team..." With the orders in the loudspeaker, the sprint formations continued to change, like a group of rabbits chased by wealthy wolves. The running route was very twisted. At the same time, it was really difficult to run in the snow. It was often common for new recruits to fall to the ground with their guns. Whenever the leader of this group stopped and scolded them.

They got up - since the last war, the General Staff concluded that relying solely on the squad leader to command the grassroots troops was still a bit unsatisfied. These wooden handles were in good health, but most of them were not well educated, and their understanding of orders was too poor. They fell behind in battle seriously, so they added a team leader below the squad, with ten infantry squads, and three other team leaders in addition to the squad leader, three team leaders in each group. These team leaders were either veterans or new recruits with good training performance. As a result, the command smoothness of the entire unit was greatly improved.

The three-three system method has solved the problem of basic obedience, but there are other problems besides this problem. For example, the army's bayonet skills are not good. After all, the Russians eat meat, and their height and strength are much better than the Orientals who eat grass. If it is just hand-to-hand combat, the war loss ratio between the Fuxing Army and the Russian army is estimated to be around 1:3. Of course, the real war will not be simple hand-to-hand combat. It is not suitable for the Chinese physique. Finding a set of bayonet techniques suitable for the Orientals should be put on the agenda. If bayonet techniques are just a matter of method, then the other is an experience problem: so military academy students graduated in seven months. Although these people are still studying related courses in Tonghua and have fought several battles,

This is still relatively slow to improve command experience. The current combat mode of the troops is. The plan is made by the General Staff Department, and then each department will implement it according to the plan. If this does not require high command capabilities, most military academy students can still keep up, but if the battle situation is unfavorable, or there is no specific plan during the war, then these baby company commanders and battalions will go crazy. It is said that according to the Americans, it takes twenty-six years to train a qualified division commander. Of course, it was after World War II, and there were many things to master. But although the infantry tactics are simple now, it takes more than twenty years to train a qualified division commander. Now, the Fuxing Army is barely qualified, which is a bunch of squad leaders, platoon commanders, company commanders, as for battalion commanders, regiment commanders, brigade commanders, and division commanders can only rely on Leo first to support it.

After watching the formation training of the soldiers, Yang Rui turned his head and asked Leo: "Is there any other way besides this method? If this is done, the sacrifice will be too great. And if our strength is exposed, then no matter who it is, he will be wary of us in the future."

Leo knew Yang Rui’s concerns, but he still insisted on his own opinions. “Yang, now is not a time for kindness. Only constant combat can improve the command ability of officers, especially senior officers, and the combat effectiveness of the army.”

"I know, I know, now is not a time for kindness. Revolution is not a treat to dinner, but...," Yang Rui couldn't say any reason. He just felt uncomfortable, "But... we do this to make them die."

"Only in this way can you train your students. Yang. You have too little time. According to your statement, the Russo-Japanese War will end next year, and your uprising will only last less than five to ten years. This time is not enough for you to train senior officers. How can you defeat the government army without senior officers? And after you defeat the government army, you may have to face the troops of the great powers. So while the war is not over, you have to devote your army, especially those outstanding military academy graduates, to this war. Our previous battles can only train soldiers, but not train senior officers at all." After more than half a year of experience, Leo has completely integrated into this anti-government armed forces. Seeing the lack of senior officers in the army, and when he thinks of Yang Rui's plan, he couldn't help but be anxious.

"What should we do if we expose our strength? The government is likely to attack at that time." Yang Rui asked. Leo's painstaking convincing him, he was a little shaken. Reality is reality. He could not create so many senior officers in a few years, so he could only use war to cleanse it.

Seeing that Yang Rui had some agreement, Leo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We had to send one or two regiments about four or five thousand people at the beginning, and then slowly increase the personnel. Now we have graduates from the third military academy, and there are hundreds of non-commissioned graduates from the non-commissioned officer training class. NPC officers are enough. Those outstanding students can be arranged in positions as chief and deputy, and train them through war. After the war, they will have to return to Lorenzo Maguis to complete the four years of military academy study. Yang, you must know that without complete military academy education, the officers trained will not be fully capable."

Maybe casualties are just numbers. Yang Rui thought of this. After Leo said that, he was silent for a while before saying, "Okay, then who should we surrender to? Japanese, Russian?"

"Who is our next enemy most likely?" Leo said.

"Japanese." Yang Rui said with certainty when he thought of the railway.

"Then we will defect to the Russians." Leo said.

"It is not difficult to defect to the Russians, but now the troops have no good feelings for Russia, and the officers can communicate, but the soldiers are difficult to explain. The most feared is that they will think that seeking to the Russians is a war for Russians and Russians, and it will be difficult to deal with it at that time." Yang Rui likes to vote for Russia and kill Japan, but because Russians used to do too many bad things, the people and soldiers were extremely jealous of Russia. If they join Russia, the army will be in chaos. The political commissars he trained have not yet become a climate. Thinking of it, Yang Rui finally said, "I'd better consider it again and discuss with everyone how to solve the morale problem of the troops after they join Russia."

This is indeed a problem. Leo spent a lot of time in the Northeast and knew that the Chinese people had a bad impression of the Russians. Last time in Kuandian County, when he was in Kuandian County, he saw the Chinese women and various antique treasures drawn from the Russian military barracks and all kinds of gold, silver and jewelry, and antique treasures, he was completely disappointed with the Russian army. In his opinion, as a soldier, the most important thing is honor, "qianjian", and robbery is all about tarnishing the honor of the soldier.
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