Yuan Shikai spent a lot of effort gathering his remaining defeated generals in front of the second position. By this time, when he was counting them, Yuan Shikai had the urge to cry.
Because of his expedition this time, in addition to his direct line of more than 7,000 troops in the small station, there were also nearly 20,000 other military training and patrol camps.
Now, after only one day of fighting, he had only a few thousand of his nearly 30,000 troops left.
But the only thing that can give Yuan Shikai some comfort now is that more than 3,000 of his more than 7,000 direct troops have returned.
Now Yuan Shikai had no choice but to retreat to the second line of defense with his defeated soldiers.
Nie Shicheng, who was on the second line of defense, heard that Yuan Shikai had defeated them and immediately came to the front line with his guards.
When Nie Shicheng came to the front line and took another look at Yuan Shikai's defeated soldiers, they all had dejected faces, and almost all of their weapons had been thrown away.
This is equivalent to Yuan Shikai's former army having been completely wiped out.
When Nie Shicheng saw this situation, he felt a little disdain for Yuan Shikai. This junior from Beiyang said that he was so powerful, but when it came time to take action, he really showed his timidity.
Yuan Shikai saw Nie Shicheng standing in front of the position and did not come forward to greet him. He was a little unhappy in his heart, but on the surface he still calmly came to Nie Shicheng. He offered his hand and said: "Master Nie, the enemy has disappeared this time.
Come downstairs together, little brother, I have failed this time, and I will trouble Brother Nie in the future."
Although Nie Shicheng was disdainful of Yuan Shikai in his heart, he still comforted Yuan Shikai on the surface, "Winning or losing is a common matter for military strategists. Don't take it to heart. You can go back and recuperate for a while and see how I kill the enemy."
Yuan Shikai nodded silently and took his remaining defeated soldiers to bypass Nie Shicheng and rest temporarily behind the second line of defense.
Nie Shicheng frowned in his heart as he watched Yuan Shikai go away. Yuan Shikai still had tens of thousands of troops, especially his small station army. Nie Shicheng knew that they were the equipment of the country of will of Yishui. Such an army was actually defeated by the opponent in one day.
He was defeated inside, and it seemed that he could not underestimate the enemy.
You also frowned and thought about how to deal with the enemy, but a staff officer next to him said with a frustrated face: "Sir, you just saw it, the monsters flying above that day were laying eggs one by one. If they attack us tomorrow,
When this happened, I think our brothers might not be much stronger than Yuan Shikai's troops."
After hearing this, Nie Shicheng touched his beard and nodded. He also saw the scene in the sky today. The monsters in the sky kept roaring and throwing bombs downwards. The psychological impact this had on the soldiers was really great.
Nie Shicheng's mind turned when he thought of this, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, and then he ordered the staff officer next to him: "Give me all our heavy machine guns to point at the sky. If those monsters dare to come again, give them a shot, and I won't do it."
I believe they are really invulnerable."
After hearing this, the staff officer looked at Nie Shicheng in disbelief. It was not that he admired Nie Shicheng's resourcefulness, but that he felt that Nie Shicheng was a bit stupid.
Because the machine guns equipped by Nie Shicheng's men weighed hundreds of kilograms each, even normal transportation required pushing the wheels forward, let alone shooting into the sky.
He could see clearly, that day, the planes were whizzing by as fast as lightning. I was afraid that those heavy machine guns would have disappeared before they could even aim at the enemy monsters.
However, these staff members are also discerning. Now that the coach has proposed a method, he can only hold his nose and agree before he can think of a better strategy.
So the heavy machine guns on Nie Shicheng's position no longer pointed forward. Instead, they began to be mounted on a small slope one by one and pointed toward the sky with great effort.
Before Ye Faguang's Second Army broke through to Nie Shicheng's position, they did not continue to move forward, but ordered to start reorganizing the troops and stabilizing their formation.
Originally, according to the tactical requirements, Liu Zhi should have made continuous breakthroughs in one go, but Liu Zhi took into account the absolute advantage his side had and there was no need to joke with the lives of the soldiers. Therefore, he decided to attack slowly and wait until the second day to still use his air superiority to attack the enemy.
Nie Shicheng did the same.
Besides, Liu Hai was very happy when he received the information about the first day of combat in Nanjing. It seemed that the power of air strikes in this time and space was several times or even dozens of times greater than it is now.
Since this is the case, then we must provide them with greater support on land.
Liu Hai immediately issued an order to Liu Xiao via wireless telegram, asking him to once again dispatch aircraft to Xuzhou Airport to provide greater reinforcements for the northern operation.
Liu Xiao would naturally not disobey Liu Hai's orders. That night, 12 more J-H-7s left Nanjing and flew to Xuzhou.
In addition, Liu Xiaohan also ordered the H-6 fighters in Nanjing to prepare for travel and fly directly from Nanjing to Jinan when the war starts tomorrow.
Liu Hai's side began to mobilize troops and generals to strengthen air power, while Qing Dynasty Ronglu's side was not idle either.
Although Ronglu placed Yuan Shikai on the first line just to consume his strength, it does not mean that he does not care about the battle situation on the front line.
After the first day's battle ended, Ronglu had received a detailed battle report describing the entire process of the first day's battle.
Ronglu is also a bit numb now. Yuan Shikai's combat effectiveness is much stronger than that of other direct descendants under his command. Even so, he only lasted for one day. I'm afraid other armies are not as good as Yan Shikai.
According to the speed Liu Hai is advancing, Jinan City will probably have a different owner within a few days.
Ronglu thought about it now, and realized that there was no hope for the imperial court. If the imperial court were to send troops now, they would probably have to capture some strong men and send them to them. Those people would probably disperse when they arrived on the battlefield, and in the end not only would they not be able to fight
If it has no effect, it will also demoralize the soldiers who are capable of fighting.
Now he can only turn to foreigners for help. The only people nearby who can really support him are the German troops in Qingdao.
So Ronglu immediately sent a telegram for help to the garrison in Qingdao through his advisor from the Will State, hoping that they could send an army to Jinan as soon as possible to help the Qing Dynasty resist the rebel attack.
As a result, his telegram soon fell into obscurity, because the troops stationed in Qingdao were not fools. They knew better than others how powerful Liu Hai was now.
The naval strength of Liu Hai is now almost comparable to that of the Geely Kingdom. Such a force cannot be matched by the current Will Country. If once it participates in this war, I am afraid that a few colonies in Asia will also
All was lost quickly.
When Ronglu received no response from the Zhiguo people, he hurriedly sent a telegram to the Empress Dowager Cixi, asking her to immediately urge the Rakshasa army to go south, otherwise they might not be able to withstand Liu Hai's attack.
In fact, there is no need for Rong Lu to urge her. Empress Dowager Cixi is more anxious than him. This is related to her own wealth, life, and prosperity.
Therefore, after the Ronglu army left, Empress Dowager Cixi sent people over and over again to urge the Rakshasa Kingdom to march immediately.
But the Rakshasa Kingdom has no choice now. They have a good idea. The army will go straight down from the northeast and then reach the capital.
As a result, they were blocked under Shengjing City.
At the beginning, these Rakshasa people did not take the Japanese people seriously, thinking that these people were just sick men of East Asia, who could not even defeat the decadent Qing army, let alone their majestic Rakshasa state.
As a result, as soon as they fought, they were immediately defeated by these Japanese soldiers who looked down upon them.
You must know that in addition to light weapons, the current Japanese soldiers are equipped with other heavy weapons by Liu Hai with modern weapons.
Therefore, the artillery possessed by each of their divisions not only greatly exceeded the Rakshasa Kingdom in terms of quantity, quality, and caliber.
Therefore, as soon as the two sides fought, the Rakshasa Kingdom's side came under overwhelming artillery fire.
When the Rakshasa Kingdom concentrated their artillery fire in preparation for a counterattack, their artillery positions were discovered by the Japanese side.
As a result, these Rakshasa artillerymen were greeted by ultra-long-range heavy artillery attacks.
After only a few rounds of attacks, the artillery of the Rakshasa Kingdom was almost completely lost.
This time, the people of the Rakshasa Kingdom became even more passive, and the officers of the Rakshasa Kingdom did not care about the life and death of their soldiers. They believed that the soldiers under their command were just a group of gray animals. Once they were all dead, they could just recruit them again. Therefore, they were tough.
The soldiers at the bottom launched charge after charge.
At the beginning, these Rakshasa soldiers were still very brave. They held rifles and shouted slogans, and quickly approached the Japanese position.
But after that, they were greeted by overwhelming artillery fire and intensive machine gun fire. As a result, the attacking soldiers fell in pieces.
After attacking like this once or twice, maybe the Rakshasa people can still hold on, but after several consecutive attacks, the morale of the soldiers at the bottom of the Rakshasa country is completely lost. Even if the officers drive them away with whips, these people will not cross the border.
Half a step out of the trench.
By this time, the Rakshasa people's attack could be said to be shattered by reality.
Fortunately, the Japanese people on the opposite side did not launch a counterattack, otherwise, their Rakshasa army would have been beaten to the point of running away.
It was under this circumstance that Cixi's urging telegrams were sent one after another. As the commander-in-chief of Russia this time, General Dmitry could not even take care of himself. How could he care about the Empress Dowager Cixi, so he directly sent Cixi
The telegram was thrown aside.
Now St. Petersburg of the Rakshasa Kingdom has also learned about the stalemate on the front line. Therefore, in order to break the current stalemate on land as soon as possible, St. Petersburg has issued an order to the Far East Pacific Fleet, asking them to dispatch immediately to block the Japanese waters and force the Japanese to collect supplies.
In case of shortage, they withdrew from the northeast of the Qing Dynasty.