"In the direction of Yingkou, although Li Jie was the commander of the shore defense artillery regiment from an infantry, he only had a few garrison regiments in his hands, so he would definitely not be able to stop the official army for too long. We don't have much troops in Liaodong. If we let them enter Liaodong, the attack will definitely be devastating for Liaodong." Sun Liechen pointed out the biggest crisis that the Liaodong army is currently facing.

Yang Xingguo frowned and replied: "The attack in Yingkou direction is indeed devastating. If it is not good, Liaodong will suffer a catastrophe. Reinforcements must be sent to Yingkou direction. As long as the two towns of Yingkou direction are eaten, the threats from other directions will disappear immediately!"

Speaking of this, a very bold plan has been formed in Yang Xingguo's mind.

He continued to order to Sun Liechen: "Chief of Staff, you stay in Fengtian, I will take the cavalry division, special operations detachment, and quickly rush back to Liaodong. Since the court sent me a surprise attack, I caught me off guard. Then we will also give the court a great action, which will make the court with heavy losses cry without tears."

The garrison regiments that were subsequently reinforced continued to build blocking positions behind, and even destroyed pipelines. When the speed of the marching of the officials was slowed down, the more than 20,000 officials and soldiers who had been resting in one night finally understood.

Zaitao, who is the prince, did not stay at Yingkou Wharf, but instead brought a thousand guards drawn from the imperial guards and followed the central army to fight to Liaodong, fulfilling his dream of destroying the Liaodong Army Command.

But the troops slowed down after less than half an hour of advancement. The pipes under their feet also became bumpy.

Zaitao knew very well that the key to this operation was time. The longer he dragged on the road, the more troops the Liaodong Army might return to the Liaodong aid. At that time, the troops of his two towns would not only not destroy the Liaodong Army headquarters, but would also be made into dumplings by the Liaodong Army returning to the Liaodong aid, and the entire army would be destroyed here.

So, Zaitao, who was frowning, subconsciously ordered a subordinate to rush forward to see what was wrong.

Not long after his subordinates left, a battalion manager rushed to Zaitao on a war horse.

"Sir, the road ahead has been destroyed by the Liaodong Army and people can leave, but the large carts and artillery we carried cannot pass. The vanguard troops have drawn a large number of troops to repair the pipeline."

"The road has been destroyed! It's hateful that the Liaodong Army must be slowing down our marching speed. At this speed, we will definitely not be able to kill the Liaodong Army Command in less than three days. It has been almost two days now, and the Liaodong Army must have begun to draw heavy troops back to their headquarters!" Zaitao suddenly understood the purpose of the Liaodong Army and cursed at his subordinates.

A town commander standing next to him immediately frowned and asked, "Prince, let's go ahead. The court even dispatched the Beiyang Navy. Is it so honorable to cover our landing? Could it be that we just returned in vain!"

"No! You must not return without success!" Zaitao replied firmly.

"The Empress Dowager trusts me so much, so I must not let her down. The vanguard troops did not report just now. The damaged pipelines were just not allowed to take the large carts and artillery. Can the infantry continue to advance? Then we will give up the baggage and artillery and directly kill the Liaodong Army headquarters."

"According to information, the main force of the Liaodong Army in Liaodong is less than 5,000. The artillery soldiers were either sent to Fengtian or confronted the Japanese army in Lushun. Therefore, without artillery and supplies, we can still beat them."

Seeing the two commanders showing a worried expression on their faces, Zaitao, full of confidence, ordered: "Leave a supporting artillery and supplies to protect the artillery, and the remaining infantry will continue to set off and march toward the Liaodong Army Command."

After asking the artillery and the baggage troops, the remaining three cooperatives' march speed was significantly faster.

In less than an hour, the first line of defense that Li Jie prepared for them was crossing in front of them.

Because he did not carry artillery, Zaitao, who wanted to quickly break through the Liaodong Army's defense line, could only take advantage of his military strength.

Therefore, at the beginning of the attack, two battalions, under the cover of more than 20 heavy machine guns, rushed towards the first line of defense under the cover of more than 20 heavy machine guns.

If Li Jie had a main force in his hands, he could easily repel the official army's attack.

But there were only four garrison regiments and one shore defense artillery regiment without artillery. The only thing that made Li Jie glad was that the Yingkou garrison regiment strengthened a mortar company and a heavy machine gun company. In addition, the mortar platoons and heavy machine gun platoons brought by other garrison regiments, twelve mortars and eighteen heavy machine guns were gathered in front and back, and more than thirty light machine guns were gathered together.

"Captain Li, the official army is coming up. We will all listen to you how to fight." Although they are all regiment commanders, Li Jie's level is one level higher than that of the garrison commanders, so the leaders of several garrison commanders were led by Li Jie.

Li Jie, who was frowning, thought about it and replied: "Our purpose is to slow down the speed of the official army's attack, not to block them. Therefore, he can only outsmart but not to fight hard."

"Pick out half of the mortars and stare at the heavy machine guns of the government army, and half of the mortars and stare at the attacking troops of the government army. Light and heavy machine guns, shoot at the attacking troops of the government army as long as you have the opportunity. Remember, you must pay attention to protecting yourself during the battle."

"Also, otherwise, I'm afraid that the government's attacking troops will approach us. The surroundings are flat, and the heavy machine guns provided by the government's firepower cover are not high. As long as their attacking troops rushed to the front of the formation fifty meters, the heavy machine guns must cease fire, otherwise it will easily cause accidental injuries. At that time, the light and heavy machine guns, rifles, and grenades we equipped will be able to completely repel their attack."

"Unless the official military cannons are used, they will not threaten us at all. However, their artillery is still five or six miles away, and the pipeline is destroyed again. It will not reach the battlefield in less than two hours."

After the battle started, although the mortar that caused the official army to have a headache, people fell on the attack road for every round of shells, or heavy machine guns were destroyed.

Because the casualties were not very large, Zaitao, who was still nervous just now, immediately relaxed, then frowned and ordered the troops to continue attacking, and use the fastest speed to reach the Liaodong Army's position.

At the beginning, the offensive troops could withstand it.

But as the artillery continued, the heavy machine guns that provided fire cover behind them had to start to transfer positions. As soon as the cover firepower from behind stopped, the Liaodong army, who had been hiding in the trenches, seemed to have hungry wolves smelling blood. They immediately seized the opportunity, and all the light and heavy machine guns and rifles greeted the attacking troops, killing more than 100 people in one go. The attacking troops finally felt the pressure.

Fortunately, not long after, the heavy machine gun that provided fire cover behind them fired again.

The bullets fired from the front positions disappeared in an instant. However, the shells that kept whistling past their heads did not stop and kept hitting the attacking troops and exploded.

Not long after, the heavy machine guns of the government army, which had suffered too much, had to move their positions again.

The garrison regiment on the position also seized the opportunity and once again gave the official army's attacking troops a round of firepower attack. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!