Chapter 1084: Exchange time with land

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"Commander, division, something big happened.*/www.//*Beizhi led the leading troops out of the city, and the Japanese warships suddenly fired guns to the official road at the city gate to suppress them. Our troops were killed and injured, and Beizhi also hit the pieces of artillery shells. At present, the main traffic routes from Jinzhou City to Xigui County are covered by the firepower of enemy warships. If you want to advance under artillery fire, you will inevitably suffer severe damage for no reason. Beizhi cannot order the Fourth Brigade and Fifth Brigade to temporarily withdraw to the city." Sun Liechen said gasping.

"How could this happen?" Zhang Zuolin was shocked.

Yang Yuting pondered for a moment and sighed depressedly. Of course, he knew that Sun Liechen would not lie. The situation in Jinzhou is indeed very bad.

"The enemy fleet is already on high alert. After they occupy Jinzhou Bay, the firepower of the heavy naval guns can even hit our Jinzhou City, and naturally cover all places in the southwest of Jinzhou."

"If we say that, we have no soldiers to support, so we can only watch the enemy land and attack?" Zhang Zuolin said gritting his teeth, and while speaking, his hands involuntarily clenched into fists.

"From a geographical point of view, Xigui County is located north of the north, and it should not be within the firepower coverage of the enemy ships. If the First Division retreats to Xigui County in time, it can hold on in Xigui County for a while first." Sun Liechen said.

"This is not a long-term solution. Besides, as long as the enemy warships are pressing on Jinzhou Bay, they can block the traffic between Jinzhou City and Xigui County. Even if the First Division can retreat to Xigui County in time to set up defense, they lose logistical support and fall into the attack of the Japanese Fifth Division and the British landing troops, and something will happen soon." Yang Yuting said decisively.

"If you say that, wouldn't you have no choice?" Sun Liechen said worriedly.

Zhang Zuolin took a deep breath, didn't say anything for the time being, his face was full of contemplation. At this time, he needed to calm himself down first before he could analyze a feasible countermeasure.

Yang Yuting also looked meditative, but soon he spoke: "The most urgent thing is that there is only one way to do it."

Sun Liechen endured the pain on his body and asked quickly: "Master, what's the solution?"

Zhang Zuolin looked up at Yang Yuting. In fact, he also thought of a strategy in his mind, which is the only way at present, that is, he coincides with Yang Yuting. However, this strategy is extremely risky. Once something goes wrong, it will be a situation of failure. Therefore, he can only use Yang Yuting's mouth to explain this method. If it succeeds, it will be a share of the credit. If it fails, there is a person who can take the blame.

Yang Yuting said in a deep tone: "Abandon the Jinzhou, retreat to the rear, and exchange land for fighter jets."

Sun Liechen's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly said, "Get out of Jinzhou? Jinzhou is the throat of the Liaodong Peninsula. Only by controlling this place can the enemy's infiltration into the inland. Just abandon it, and there is no danger to defend the entire Liaodong Peninsula, and you have to hand over it."

Yang Yuting shook his head and said, "It's not just giving in. Jinzhou Bay has fallen. We lack heavy firepower to counter the enemy's naval guns. Coupled with the offensives of the Japanese Fifth Division and the British landing troops one after another, it's very difficult to defend Jinzhou. Even if we can defend the front for a while, we have to pay a huge price. In contrast, the British follow-up troops continue to advance, Jinzhou will still lose sooner or later."

Sun Liechen still held suspicion, and he said, "But how should we deal with it in the future?"

Yang Yuting continued: "After evacuating from Jinzhou, we can directly deploy defenses in the towns of Pulandian and Wafangdian. Using the open terrain and the principle of being far away from the coast, we can fight against the enemy head-on. You should know that our First Route Army was adapted from the old headquarters of the three provinces before, and most of the soldiers are used to fighting in flat terrain, which is more conducive to our performance."

When Sun Liechen heard Yang Yuting's words, he didn't know how to refute for a while, so he had to remain silent.

In fact, Yang Yuting's strategy of retreating as advancement was exactly what Zhang Zuolin thought. Although Jinzhou is the throat, the place is crowded and the terrain is rugged, which is not easy for the first route of the three eastern provinces. Anyway, their main task is to delay the pace of the enemy and exchange land for time. After the national fáng army is assembled, they can start over.

"Just follow this plan!" Zhang Zuolin immediately made a decision.

"Commander, do you really want to do this?" Sun Liechen was still a little worried.

"I'm telling me that the First Division will directly withdraw from Jinzhou to serve as the rear force. The Third Division of Pulandian did not need to rush to Jinzhou to start to deploy defenses on the spot. All departments in Jinzhou City took immediate action, packing up everything, and carrying the baggage first, and then retreating to Pulandian on the entire line." Zhang Zuolin issued an order clearly.

"Yes." Sun Liechen had no choice but to stop thinking about it and responded solemnly.

"I'll do it right now!" Yang Yuting said the same.

Jinzhou City is still bombarded by the Japanese fleet, and the Nancheng District has long been trapped in a sea of ​​fire.

The people in the city were frightened and frightened. They originally thought that the Zhong□□□□ would feel more or less secure in the city, but they did not expect that this time would cause such a huge disaster. Before noon, there was news that the Zhong□□□□□ was about to retreat in the city. For a moment, people were panic. Those who were able to leave quickly and those who were unable to do so had to go to the countryside to hide. Those who were really unable could only stay in the city and leave it to fate.

On the coast of Jinzhou Bay, after three or four hours of round trip transportation, the British First Special Operations Brigade landed, and a considerable number of the Second Special Operations Brigade had landed. The vanguard of the First Brigade immediately advanced to nearby villages and towns, intending to occupy a foothold and establish a command headquarters.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the Japanese Fifth Division followed the order to launch an attack from Lushun. However, due to the serious loss of troops, there were not many troops able to fight, so they made great careful progress along the way and had not been able to meet with the British troops by noon.

The First Division of the Fengtian Guard, which was originally stationed in the northwest suburbs of Lushun, retreated faster and faster after receiving two orders in a row, and many supplies that were not too late to take away could only be burned down on the spot. At twelve o'clock, the vanguard of the Fengtian First Division almost missed the British landing troops. The scouts on both sides had a small-scale friction. After all, the British troops were not familiar with the place and could not meet with the Japanese army. They could not understand the details of the Zhong □□ team, so they could only conservatively choose to deploy defense on the spot, so they allowed the Fengtian First Division to pass through the occupied area smoothly.

In the afternoon, the vanguard of the Japanese Fifth Division finally met with the British army, and the two troops immediately launched an attack towards Jinzhou. The British Middle East Fleet and the Japanese First Fleet, which were anchored on Jinzhou Bay, still bombarded Jinzhou City with powerful gunfire, providing the strongest cover for the army.

Until evening, the British and Japanese coalition forces exchanged fire with the troops behind the Fengtian First Division in Xigui County.

The troops behind the palace stubbornly resisted the attack of the British and Japanese coalition forces with the fortifications left behind earlier, and bought enough time for the main force of the First Division to retreat to Jinzhou. Seeing that the number of enemy troops in Xigui County was not large, the British army attempted to use artillery to crush the defense line. However, because Xigui County's geographical location deviated from the seaside, naval naval guns could not provide artillery fire support. In addition, the vanguard of the Japanese Fifth Division almost did not carry any heavy industry, so the heavy firepower of the British army was useless.

The several consecutive attacks not only failed to advance the front line, but also caused many casualties to the Chinese troops behind the palace.

As the sky got late, the British and Japanese allied forces had to retreat to a safe distance to camp. After dawn, the follow-up troops arrived one after another and then launched a general attack on Xigui County.

That night, according to the plan formulated by the Joint Staff, the First Japanese Fleet stayed in Jinzhou Bay, and the Middle East Fleet returned to Busan to meet the second batch of landing troops. Taking advantage of the time when the fire was stopped at night, the First Brigade of Special Operations of the British Army and the Second Brigade set up headquarters in the field fifty miles southwest of Xigui County. The communications soldiers stopped overnight and hurriedly connected the communication facilities and established liaison with the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army.

On the beach, the soldiers of the Second Brigade were still taking turns to receive strategic materials unloaded from the merchant ships, and sent them to the front line of Xigui County with horse and ox carts to provide logistical support for the general offensive tomorrow morning.
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