Chapter 140 Man's decision

War is everywhere in Liaodong.

Just three days after the general attack began, the Chinese army's troops advanced forty kilometers on the northern line, crossed Weinangou, and only sixty kilometers away from Dandong. The southern line had reached Bingyugou, and was about to cut off the first Japanese Manchurian Army, which was fighting to the death on the northern line, and the fifth and sixth two armies to the south. The two Chinese army units had already closed the encirclement circle deep and far from the Japanese army cluster, surrounding the main force of the first Japanese Manchurian Army, who had no time to retreat, on the Xiuyan line.

According to the orders of the Manchurian Army Command, the First Manchurian Army, which had already carried out "transfer" operations, hurriedly retreated in the fire of the Chinese army, but his legs could not run four legs. The Chinese cavalry and motorized columns were snatched in front and closed the exits on the north and south sides of the Dayang River.

In fear, even the well-trained Japanese Army was in chaos. Due to the difficulty of contact during the retreat, the various Chinese troops entered and attacked everywhere. The Japanese army commanders were forced to take action, and the troops rushed to flee. Some crossed mountains and ridges and detours, some wanted to open up contact with the Sixth Army from the south, and some hit the blockade line of the Chinese army in the east, trying to create a path with all their strength.

The retreating Japanese army abandoned most of the heavy weapons, and many of them had been destroyed by the Chinese army long ago. Now they only carry marching rations and supplies. They rely on infantry artillery, machine guns, grenade launchers and rifles to make a way out in front of the tight line of fire of the Chinese army.

The retreating Japanese brigade was occasionally hit by Chinese airships and planes. Although the damage was not great, it seriously interfered with the order of retreat, and its morale and organization gradually dissipated. The Japanese soldiers, who were originally stimulated by the land of Manchuria and brainwashed by Shinto's foolish loyalty, finally began to understand their true situation and situation in the face of these unheard of blows. Many desperate and numb soldiers chose to commit suicide, and more people have gradually lost their fighting spirit, just to survive and follow the brigade blindly, trying to escape and ascension.

The middle and senior officers saw this situation in the army, but there was no way to do it. They just asked the army to truly motivate their loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor. However, at this time, empty preaching, Cao's stick, or officer's saber, were no longer of great significance to soldiers with disastrous organization. Many grassroots officers and even officers above the brigade level were already at a loss. Faced with such shocking blows, even subverting the cognition of military education, these professional soldiers who have been instilled with a complete set of military ideas since childhood were completely trapped in the brain.

This is not a Prussian artillery duel, infantry assault, nor a American Civil War-style line-based war, nor even a Japanese updated version of "Infantry Practice" (copy of the Chinese Army 1890 Infantry Training Outline), as well as the Chinese army tactics taught by Lu Shi and Lu University, far-reaching interspersion, motorcycle assault, air-ground coordination, large-scale depth, and three-dimensional combat means, rapid columns surpass interception, form a line of fire behind one's own far-reaching rear, blockade with powerful automatic firepower, disrupt the infantry column with air weapons, and guide artillery to cover firepower. All of this made the Japanese army, which, according to the development of German officers and meticulously build the army, and regarded the Chinese army's old position war ideas as the treasure, suffered a few slaughter in the head, and could not find the southeast, west and north.

The unequal war is undoubtedly the most severe test of the spirit and fighting spirit of the army at a disadvantage. Some Japanese soldiers who were left behind and fought bravely but still found it difficult to resist the sharp offensive of the Chinese army. They finally began to surrender. At first, they were scattered soldiers in groups of three or three, but in the end they gradually turned into the entire squadron, or even the squadron.

Front of the Japanese Manchurian Army.

In the midst of panic retreat, the command center still maintained basic order. The strong Japanese infantry opened the cordon and forced the retreating troops to circumnavigate and guarded a small relatively peaceful world.

Under the temporarily pulled up rainproof canvas, General Taro, the Chief of Staff of the Manchu Army, took a cup of hot tea, blew it, took a sip, smacked his lips, showing a hint of self-deprecating smile.

"Old Master Eryu, I am really grateful for this time." The Minister of War of the "Qing Empire" and the general manager of the Imperial Guards bowed sincerely, "At the time when the Japanese friendly countries have given me the kindness of the Qing Dynasty, I dare not or forget it. This time, the Imperial Guards can be withdrawn, thanks to the fighting of the Great Japanese Imperial Army, I really hope they can also retreat safely..."

"Tiliangjun, you'll be polite to say these words." Looking at Otagita Gentaro glanced at himself, the Chief of Staff of the First Army Uehara Yuk laughed dryly, "The imperial soldiers want to take loyalty and courage as their creed. For His Majesty the Emperor, he can serve the country for seven lifetimes. This is really nothing. Please rest assured that although he was caught off guard by the Chinese people, the imperial army will soon reorganize its troops and consolidate its garrison. As long as he survives this winter, he can turn to a counterattack with Russian friendly countries and destroy the main force of the Chinese people in one fell swoop."

Tieliang nodded: "I naturally have no doubts about the power of the Imperial Army, but... His Majesty the Emperor is in the south, is the Imperial Lord frightened?"

Uehara Yuzusa's face changed and he touched his waist with one hand.

Ojitaro coughed lightly, glared at Uehara Yuki, then turned his head and smiled at Tieliang: "I admire the concern of His Majesty the Emperor of My Kingdom."

Tieliang bowed slightly.

"Your Majesty's security, you don't have to worry about it. Our combined fleet and the Russian fleet have set sail. There is no doubt about fighting with the Chinese navy. Once the Chinese navy is cleared, the fleet will sweep across the coast of China and mobilize their troops, and everything will turn into danger. It is normal for war to repeat. In the seven-year battle, Emperor Fredrich even lost Berlin and finally won. Tieliangjun, there is no doubt that Japan will always be your sincere friend, and the dream of restoring Manchuria can definitely be realized."

Tieliang bowed humbly and claimed that he was.

"Okay, Tieliangjun, keep your troops clean and follow the Central Column." Otaro Guchita patted Tieliang's shoulder, "Brothers, move forward side by side. As long as Japan, Manchuria and South Korea are united, the new order in East Asia will be unbreakable. Whether it is the Qing Dynasty or the Japanese Empire, it will be peaceful."

Looking at Tieliang's departure back, Uehara Yuzusa couldn't help but whisper a Satsuma dialect.

"Be brave and send people to keep an eye on them, especially those upper-class people." Oji Gentaro narrowed his eyes and said softly after a while, "These Jurchens are wolfs. If they are not well-fed, as long as their masters show signs of weakness, these wild beasts will pounce on them and bite them, or change their masters. When the Liao Kingdom raised them, they were harmed; when the Ming Dynasty raised them, they were also harmed. Now that we are in difficulties, these guys may be tempted again. It is said that Han people are treacherous, and these Jurchens have to add the word shamelessness to their treacherous."

"Your Excellency, what do you mean?"

"I'm afraid they will leave a way out for themselves. When it comes time, it's not impossible to put a knife on us, hand over the Chinese emperor's letter of fame, and pray for life." Oji Gentaro snorted coldly, "The order of the army is getting more and more chaotic now. When it comes time, nothing can happen."

"Your Excellency, it's better to just..."

"It's not the time yet, and the situation has not yet developed to the last step." Ojita Gentaro shook his head gently, "As long as these people are not desperate, they should also understand that they are already on the blacklist there. For the time being, our cooperation can continue. Keeping them is also a bargaining chip for us to negotiate with the Chinese."

Back at the temporary resting place, looking at the Shang Sanqi Imperial Guards who were dejected, Tieliang frowned and remained silent.

"Zhongtang..."

Tieliang looked at the trusted officers who were gathering around him and winked.

A few people came to the corner where no one was, gathered into a small circle, and the guards guarded silently more than ten steps away.

"Everyone, I think this Japanese is not able to grow the rabbit's tail." Tieliang looked at everyone one by one and whispered, "What do you think when the situation has reached this point today?"

Several people looked at each other, and Yulang, the commander of the First Town of the Imperial Guard, said softly: "Zhongtang, we can't throw the last bit of blood in this place, and we can't let the wolf grab the dog and chew it. The Japanese are not doing anything, so we can't wait for death..."

"Yulang, what do you mean?" Zhang Xun, the commander of the second town, sneered, "You want to get off the boat? The blood of our Qing Dynasty children was bleak? The soldiers who had been practicing for so many years were shouting to contribute to the Aisin Jueluo family. When they were in a critical moment, they were cowardly? What was your spirit of throwing a bird cage back then? What was your spirit of swearing to restore your ancestors and the country? Just say not to practice?"

"Zhang Xun" Yulang roared, "Don't be so sarcastic. The man is full of anger now. If he doesn't want to slap you, the world will be mysterious."

"Don't just talk about it and don't practice..."

"Shut up all of them." Tie Liang shouted angrily and pressed the fire. "Zhang Shaoxuan, if you have any opinions, just say, don't be so naive here. Let me tell you, now we are all dead and die. If you take a wrong step, you will lose all the money and then let me talk about it. Don't blame me for being ruthless in Tie Liang's military law."

"Zhongtang, it's this time, what else can I, Zhang Xun?" Zhang Xun sneered, "I'll die sooner or later. What else can I expect now? The Japanese have been divided and surrounded, and now there are Han teams from all directions. Even the Emperor has been put to the south. What fleets have been set to fight to the south. The Japanese were beaten up in the scattered battle. Now the Russians can win? I've heard that before in the Yellow Sea, the entire Japanese fleet was completely wiped out by others, and the Han people sank an iron-armored ship."

"Japanese? It's better to count on them than to rely on a group of pigs." Zhang Xun spitted, "The goods that cannot be supported on the wall are in vain. The man donated so many private bags. Now he is beaten up, and my lonely minister and son of the Qing Dynasty are wrapped in. What else can I say? Now I'm just running all the way to the black road, and I can get a whole body. After my death, the Qing people remember it and give me a thumbs up."

He stared at Tieliang, and his voice was cold: "Zhongtang, I probably guessed what you mean, it was just to speculate once, and to have some Japanese at the critical moment, so as to use this as a ceremony for promotion, and ask the Han people to give him lenientness. But do you think we still have a way out? We ran away in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 and worked against them for so many years, and this time we came back to restore the Qing Dynasty. Along the way, our bannermen have been tormenting the Han people. Now, seeing that the situation is not good, the Han people can tolerate us? How can that sentence be said? All the slaves of the three surnames are slaves of the three surnames, and they are thrust the backbone when they die. Not only are they not humans inside and outside, but they are also corrupt."

When Tieliang heard this, his face was pale and his body trembled slightly.

"Zhongtang, instead of not pleasing to others inside and outside, and suffering foreign crimes from traitors, and finally having to be tried and executed in public. In fact, it is better to fight for joy." Zhang Xun sighed, "I, Zhang Xun, passed on my loyalty and righteousness, and I have been loyal to the Qing Dynasty until now, and I have to be almost the same kindness, just one is just a sacrifice for the country. The Qing Dynasty... It seems that it is overwhelming when the country is gone. The country is gone, and my braids are cut, and my ancestors have to change their clothes. What's the point of living? I just hate me if I die. I, Zhang Xun, died loyally, and I will be called a traitor in China. I am unwilling to accept it."

Tie Liang looked at the loyal Han officer silently, and sighed for a while: "Zhang Shaoxuan, it is rare that you have such loyalty and righteousness. Since you want to sacrifice for the country, what can we, the Eight Banners children, have we not let go of... The Qing Dynasty has not left much blood, but in the end, there are still some loyal and righteous children. Don't worry, a hundred years later, the Qing Dynasty will give you justice on the day of liberation."

night.

In the military tent, Tieliang narrowed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Zhongtang," Yulang whispered, "Are you really..."

Tieliang sighed: "The things in this world are just not accurate... Today, when the fire is cooking oil, tomorrow will be icy and snowy. The great rivers and mountains will be prosperous. I, the Great Jin Kingdom and the Great Qing Kingdom, have entered the pass twice and held the command of the fortune and fortune twice. Among these Hu people, we are the first choice. Think about it, why?"

Everyone looked at each other without saying a word.

"I admire Emperor Chongzhen when I want to die for the country." Tie Liang sighed, "But he died, the former Ming Dynasty lost its common ruler, and fought for power and profit. The Southern Ming court struggled endlessly. Is this a mistake or loyalty to the country? My Jurchens were conquered by the Liao people, and the Great Jin Kingdom was trampled on by the Mongols, but the nation could continue its bloodline. What is it? We can endure temporary humiliation, and we have seen through the way of heaven that alternating between Hu and Han people and regulating chaos and circulating chaos."

"I said it well, but we don't fight, so no one in the world can fight with it..." Tie Liang said quietly, "Everyone, it's easy to die. It's a knife to stretch your head, and a knife to shrink your head, just a knife to close your eyes. What are you afraid of? What I'm afraid of is not death, but that we, the good men of Manchus, have all died, and those who are not good at it will forget our ancestors early and late, our Qing Dynasty, and regard ourselves as Han people."

"The Khitans are gone, the Xianbeis are gone, and the Huns are gone. So many people are not dead, but have forgotten their roots. They have forgotten their ancestors' inheritance in the beautiful mountains of the Central Plains." Tie Liang looked around everyone, his tone became stronger, "We Manchus must remember it. Maybe we speak Chinese, write Chinese characters, and write Chinese poems, but at all times, don't forget the blood inheritance of our ancestors, and don't forget who is our tribe."

Everyone seemed a little confused, but Yulang and the others were already illuminating their eyes.

"The Han people's country has been back and forth, and since the Zhou Dynasty, it is difficult to have a national fortune of five hundred years. Hu and Han are replaced, and the way of heaven is circulating. This is the rule of the rise and fall of the world." Tie Liang said softly, "The Tang Dynasty was half-Han and half-Hu, and the Dashu was half-Hu, and the Dashu was a Han, but in the north there was the Dashu, then the Dashu, then the Yuan Dynasty of the Hu people, then the Ming Dynasty of the Han people, and then the Qing Dynasty. The Hu people's replacement has reached this point. As long as we Manchus wait patiently, there will always be a day when the way of heaven is circulating, maybe we Manchus can live in the Dashu again."

At this time, everyone heard Tie Liang's implication and couldn't help swallowing.

"Zhang Shaoxuan is a man, but he is too strong and too straightforward, and he doesn't know how to adapt. The current situation..." Tie Liang was silent for a while, and said without a trace, "What a pity this loyal minister..."

Yulang's eyes lit up: "I understand. I will arrange the people, just one sentence in the middle..."

Tieliang stared at him for a while, and smiled unanimously: "I didn't say anything. Master Beile, you should consider this yourself... OK, go back and get the troops in order... those people are so terrible."

It's late at night and people are quiet.

The sound of footsteps suddenly rang out, and the officers and soldiers of the "Qing Imperial Guards" who were sleeping were awakened in a daze. In front of them were full of ferocious Japanese soldiers, with bayonets on the rifles, and blood was still dripping from the officers' sabers, and all of them were harsh and fierce.

"Men, I have something to say, what's wrong with this..."

"Your conscience is very bad, all traitors."

"Misunderstanding, this is definitely a misunderstanding..."

...

Outside the military tent, Tieliang, who was not dressed in a mess, was pushed out by the thick Japanese sergeant, and his face was pale.

"Tie Liangjun, I really didn't expect it..."

Ojita Gentaro's face was gloomy and sarcastic: "As the Minister of War of the Qing Empire and the Chief of the Imperial Guard, he actually wanted to betray us friends and use the heads of the people they were in for their lives. Tieliangjun, you have disappointed me too much."

"General of Son Jade, what rumor is this turtle-beg son? I scold him for his eight generations of ancestors." Tieliang didn't care about his decent attitude at this time and shouted in a hurry, "I have the intention to betray the imperial army, and I will kill the heavens and the earth, and I will give birth to a son without **"

"Tieliang, you wolf cub with white flag inlaid. From the old master of your ancestor, Dodo and Dorgon, he was just a damn rebellious." A voice with hatred came from behind Gentaro Oyu. Tieliang's body was shocked and his face faded. "My father was thrown in Beijing by you and destroyed in the hands of the Han people. I have long seen you kid's eyes. What's the way? The man's sued Mr. Sei is right and he is avenging his father, and fighting with the Han people to the end. A hundred years later, when Manchus talk about the fifth master, he has to pick a thumbs up when talking about the fifth master."

Tieliang looked at the old military machine's youngest son, and looked at the other party's face of pleasure mixed with deep hatred. His original anger gradually faded away, leaving only deep sorrow and helplessness. After a while, Tieliang sighed: "Ancestors, I Tieliang have done my best... the whole person is over."

Chapter 140 Man's decision

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