Immediately, Colonel Nobujun Aoki asked again: "I heard that it was the Manchurian Infantry Regiment's successful night attack on the Akiyama Haogu Division that led to the defeat of our First Cavalry Brigade. Is there such a thing?"

Song Biao nodded solemnly and said: "Your ancient general Qiushan has a slight flaw in the formation of troops. He ignored an old woodland that our locals call Huanglinzi. There are many cemeteries in that place. Shen

The locals in the Danbao area also call it Huangfengzi. Many local villagers from Shendanbao joined our army. They led the way and we walked through the Huanglinzi to the Xiaobaozi where the headquarters of Qiu Shan Haogu Brigade is located.

Speaking of which, this general's fate is not good. We are a bandit unit. I am a bandit. I am a gangster, and I am an expert in robbing houses. Several hundred of us have sneaked into the wall of your brigade, and you are still sleeping.

Well, it’s just like us bandits robbing big families, they are all experts who are familiar with the wall, and they don’t make any noise at all.”

Colonel Nobujun Aoki asked suspiciously: "Didn't General Akiyama Hōko send enough sentries?"

Song Biao said: "Maybe he ignored it, or maybe he didn't expect that the Russian army would come to raid his battalion. We used a few crossbows here and killed a few sentries silently. It was dark and dark that day." It’s cold, many patrols are hiding in the bunker, who is willing to come out and take a look?”

Colonel Nobujun Aoki praised: "If it were me, I would never have imagined that there would be such a brave army that would dare to attack my brigade headquarters alone at night. General Akiyama did not make a big mistake in principle, but he was really unlucky. However, Our army knew that the name of the general came from the Battle of Jiangjiayao. At first, our army thought that the Russian army had temporarily moved its front to Jiangjiayao, which must have many shortcomings. Therefore, General Dashanyan personally ordered the attack on Jiangjiayao. Whether they can outflank and annihilate the Russian army at Heigoutai is the second priority. The key is to force the Russian army to abandon Heigoutai on their own initiative, seize the Heigoutai position with minimal sacrifice, and besiege the Russian army at Shendanbao again. But I never thought of it. , you played an extremely crucial role in this battle, and your bravery and skill in fighting amazed our department."

Song Biao thought for a while and replied: "This battle is rather strange. I had just been interviewed by Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin of the Russian Far East Army. It was already agreed that I would form a Manchurian Infantry Division. The Russian army would provide everything. The required supplies and an additional 1.75 million rubles in military pay per month allowed me to vigorously recruit brave and capable local Kanto people to be responsible for clearing out all bandit armed forces on the transportation line from Huichun to Fushun, maintaining local security, and ensuring the smooth flow of material transportation. Good luck. I had talked with General Mishuchenko before I went to the Far Eastern Army Headquarters. A common worry at that time was the fear of the Russian Third Army retreating. After careful consideration, I asked my brothers to set up the formation at Jiangjiayao first. , and also hired a Russian major to be responsible for designing the front line. Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin and I had just negotiated the terms and were about to withdraw, but you surrounded my troops and shocked me. , hurried back to fight, I have a great future right in front of me, aren't you trying to destroy me, I can only compete with your army. You are also unlucky, I grabbed a large amount of supplies from the defense line of Shendan Fort, Among them are a large number of machine guns. In addition, I have a large transport team with 2,000 horsepower. With the highest order of Commander-in-Chief Kuropatkin, I directly bypassed the Russian logistics system and transferred it from the Fushun Garrison and other left-wing reserves. Brigadier General Madnidoff was on my front line at the time, helping me with all the supplies, and the ones cooperating with my defense were the main Russian infantry regiments that I had cooperated with. If we continue to fight like this, you will naturally suffer a loss."

Only then did Song Biao answer all the doubts of Aoki Xuanzhun and the Japanese army.

"That's it!"

Colonel Nobuzumi Aoki let out a long sigh, and suddenly felt that the rise of the hidden dragon was unstoppable by manpower. Song Biao, the dragon lying in the abyss, was not a thing in the pond. If he wanted to gain power, the fate of others would not be able to stop him.

Thinking of this, Colonel Nobujun Aoki had to believe in the Chinese theory of destiny. Apart from this, he could not find any other answer. After pondering for a long time, he and Song Biao sighed: "This is the number of heaven. We can only do our best, and the rest will have to wait and see."

Song Biao nodded silently and said: "What the colonel said is true. It's fine now. I finally escaped from the main battlefield between your two armies. Now the whole road from Fushun to Huichun is my territory. Your army is here After the Battle of Heigodai, the main force suffered a lot of damage. Even if your army's Third Army, led by General Kimononori, was transferred to the front line, the total strength would only be around 220,000. The Russian army not only had 350,000, but follow-up reinforcements were still coming. In this case, if your army divides another division to attack me, I am afraid it will not be worth the loss. What’s more, even if you transfer a division, I have two main Russian army regiments here. The time, place and people are all right. On my side, I'm not afraid of you either. So, I hope the colonel will show you some kindness. Even if we don't fight and don't know each other, that's it for now. I live on this line to do my business, and your army can only treat it as... Out of sight out of mind."

Colonel Nobujun Aoki was noncommittal and quietly weighed it in his mind. After a while, he said: "This matter cannot be confirmed until I return to the Manchuria Army Staff Headquarters."

Song Biao said: "I have another business here that I can discuss with the colonel. I captured a lot of equipment and supplies from your army on the battlefield. There are 23,000 30-year-old rifles from your army alone.

There are forty-four Type 31 rapid-fire field guns and more than 20 Hotchkiss machine guns. As far as I know, your army does not have enough Type 30 rifles. The production in the rear is limited, and it cannot fully arm the frontline troops.

As a result, the army has to equip two kinds of rifles at the same time, which makes logistical supplies difficult. We might as well set up a trading post in Tonghua County, and I will exchange these equipment and materials from your army for the materials and equipment from the Russian army in your hands. I am with the Russian army.

If you know more friends and have more channels, you can buy all the military supplies they don't need and sell them to you cheaply. In this way, your supply pressure will be much less."

Colonel Nobujun Aoki's heart was filled with excitement. Naturally he knew the benefits of this deal, and immediately said: "Our army has captured a lot of trophies and supplies from the Russian army. The Battle of Lushun alone is enough to arm an additional 60,000 troops. What we are worried about now

It is the difficulty of logistical supply and the lack of ammunition. It would definitely be the best thing if you exchange the surrendered equipment of our army for equal value. With such a deal, I think there is no need for our army to attack your jurisdiction.

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Song Biao smiled and said: "Then it's settled, Colonel, as long as the old accounts between us are settled, I hope you can send a greeting to General Dashanyan for me. I really have no intention of conflicting with the Japanese army, just to make money. Your army is here for

The Japanese are fighting for the national economy. I am fighting for myself. It is the same principle. I come and go for money and for survival. I hope General Oyamayan can understand me. In addition, I personally take the liberty of saying nonsense.

In my opinion, the war between Japan and Tsarist Russia has reached this point, and both sides have suffered a lot. Judging from the situation, the limit of the Japanese attack is Shenyang. If the Russian army fights with the strength of the whole country, the limit is to recover.

Lushun, if we really want to fight this situation, Russia will basically lose more than it gains. If your army wants to cross Shenyang and further occupy Changchun, it will be tantamount to slapping the Tsarist Emperor in the face again, and then he will really die.

So, I personally think that it is better for Japan and Russia to hurry up and negotiate for peace now. The Japanese army should hold on to the front line of Shenyang as the best policy, and the Russian army should not retreat as the best policy. If you continue to fight, you will gain more than you lose, and we, the people of Guandong, will lose more than you gain.

I hate you too, our life is really difficult. Don’t worry about the weak Qing government and others, but if you want to gain a foothold in Guandong in the future, you still have to cherish the hearts of the people of Guandong like us."

Colonel Nobujun Aoki gave a high-five and said: "Your Excellency has no presumptuous opinion as the commander-in-chief of our army. I will definitely convey these words to you. Your Excellency is a wise man who is good at fighting and has extremely high military awareness. If our army really wants to send troops

To return to attack Tonghua, firstly, the gains outweigh the losses; secondly, it will harm the people of Guandong; thirdly, I am afraid that we may not be able to defeat you. As you can see, our army has sent an infantry division here, and you may not lose. You have sent two infantry divisions...

...I am afraid that we will not be able to send out our troops. I am lucky to be able to reach such a consensus with you today. As the old Chinese saying goes, a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. This is exactly what happened to me."

Song Biao chuckled and sighed in his heart. The last time he met Colonel Nobuzumi Aoki, he still had a high profile and was not ashamed to make friends with small people. Now he is already a powerful man with heavy troops, dominating Tonghua.

The two of them were on equal footing, and he was even a bit taller.

Things are indeed changing.

As the saying goes, heroes emerge from troubled times, and this is roughly the truth!
Chapter completed!