In two days, there was no progress. The total number of infantry losses exceeded 3,000, including the entire cavalry brigade.

The summary of the battle reports placed in front of Dashanyan was like a huge rock that made his heart beat a little unsightly.

No matter how Yang was evaluated in the previous information, from now on, Dashanyan would take those statements as nonsense. The only comment he felt was that the enemy he faced this time was a powerful force that the empire had never expected and was a rare powerful force around the world.

Yes, in his mind, the word "strong" was used for the first time.

Any force can cause more than 6,000 casualties in several confrontations with its own strength, which is enough to be called powerful without any doubt.

Faced with Yuki Ito, who was also helpless, Oyama Iwa shows that he is never frustrated: "Our action this time has been called a shameful defeat. Lieutenant General, we must consider how to retreat with decent decency."

Ito Yuyuki heard it as if he was bolt from the blue! He exclaimed: "Oh my Excellency! Do you think we can't win this battle?"

Dashanyan shook his head coldly: "It's very difficult! I won't say it's impossible, but at least at present, the plan we made before is completely unworkable. The enemy is definitely not unprepared. In fact, they have been preparing for similar battles. If the troops insist on attacking, the final loss will be a heavy burden that we cannot bear. Lieutenant General, our biggest goal is the huge Qing Empire!"

Yuyuki Ito was silent.

He had already reflected on various wrong decisions in his actions, but finally found that, whether right or wrong, it was almost impossible for him to win easily. The mysterious enemy stationed in front had enough means to achieve the result of losing both sides. Does the empire need such victory to demonstrate martial arts? It is really hard to judge.

But he was unwilling to give up! He paid the losses of many warships, and so many people died on land, and he has not yet reached the target, so he retreated like this. How will the Empire judge his performance? How will history record it? Could it be that Lieutenant General Yuyuki Ito will be nailed to the pillar of shame from now on and cannot be relieved?

Dashanyan looked at him with complex eyes: "From a strategic perspective, we are more confident in defeating the Qing army. The empire needs to achieve phased victory, and it may be a good way to take a step back. Our first brigade is advancing towards Lushun. Lieutenant General, it is time to adapt flexibly."

"But what should we do with the enemy in front of us? We have put in so much effort and such humiliation..."

Yuki Ito's hesitation and unwillingness were more like a gambler who lost all his last bill. He was struggling in his heart, but he didn't know if he should decide on life and death.

Dashanyan smiled faintly and said, "We should not limit our vision to the empire. If we prove the strength of the opponent's enemies through our failure, it may attract more fierce forces to determine their defeat."

"You mean, the British, Russians, and the Qing court?" Yuuohiro Ito stared in surprise.

Oyama nodded with a smile: "Although that is the case, the empire may not be able to obtain the best interests. But please believe that we will not gain nothing after all."

Why launch this attack? Snatch ironclad ships, rob shipyards and arsenals, rob workers and labor, obtain technical equipment and powerful resources. By the way, revenge for the previous series of humiliations.

If success is made, the empire will gain more benefits. If failure is made, it proves that the enemy's strength is stronger than expected. Will the British hiding behind be unmoved? Will the Qing government, which has always been more vigilant to the inside and outside, ignore it?

No, the result is actually destined. As long as Japan forces the Qing Dynasty to admit defeat and obtain vital war reparations and cede land, it will be enough to lay the foundation for continuing to be strong. Long-term interests are not contradictory!

Yuki Ito turned his head unwillingly to look at the coast. In the dark distance, there were indestructible enemies standing. The seriously injured fleet drove over, which would only bring about the misfortune of the whole loss. Can he try to attack again?

After calculating various conditions, the helpless result is that it cannot.

All the main battleships were injured. The only "Langsu" that has the ability to quickly enter and exit the offshore area and provide effective strikes may be sunk with just one 305 shell. He could not afford such a risk.

"Then are we... just retreating like this?"

"What else can it be? Fighting without hope, decisive evacuation is the wisest way."

Dashanyan endured the humiliation he had never encountered in his life and made a helpless decision.

In the early morning, the order of retreat was transmitted to the ground attacking troops on both sides through the communication ship. Although the two sides who had suffered a great loss just now, the army still could not compare to the severe reality. They hurriedly threw the enemy in front, and took advantage of the gap that they had not yet been beaten by the warship to transfer and upload, and evacuate in a hurry.

Yang Hao squatted down on the front line, waiting for the Japanese army on the opposite side to launch a fierce and decisive attack. As he had always been, the Japanese army had no room to retreat. With so many people dead, they would not have to rush up like crazy? Then he just took advantage of the lethality of his machine gun and killed ***.

But until the second half of the night, except for sporadic gunshots and harassment, the expected revenge did not appear. At two or three o'clock in the second half of the night, the quiet and excessive atmosphere finally made him realize something was wrong.

I took off with the aerial camera and looked down. I didn't see the Russian enemies who had quietly touched the formation and prepared to attack at three or four o'clock. However, after the fire was extinguished, there was an empty camp with no Japanese figure!

"Hmm? Where did everyone go?"

Yang Hao was afraid that the Japanese army would play tricks, so he hurriedly called to contact the southern battlefield and Yang Haiwei to report the situation. Yang Haiwei was quite surprised and contacted the gunboat team to ask about their observations. The reward was that the Japanese army was loading people on the ship.

"Want to run?"

In an accident, Yang Hao's heart was filled with anger. He numbed the next door. When we are here, is the public toilet? If you want to come, you can go. There is no such cheap thing in the world.

No matter what reason the Japanese army retreated. It would be too cheap to let them run away like this. The bastard killed so many people and harmed so many houses. If you can't win, you want to leave. I really think that the principles in this world are on their side!

Yang Hao made a quick decision and ordered the frontier defense forces to suddenly launch a flare. Under the dazzling light, he suddenly launched a fierce attack on the Japanese left-behind harassing troops in front of him.

On the north and south lines, the troops guarding for a day and two nights suddenly broke out, and mortars and light and heavy machine guns exploded violently. The Japanese army, who were in a mess, were pressed down on the ground and could not raise their heads. Taking this opportunity, the veteran company was the backbone, and several new recruits from the company rushed out of the position and headed straight for the battlefield ahead!

After just one encounter, the remaining Japanese troops fled without fighting! The storm's storm was unable to catch up with the defenders for a while.

Yang Hao seemed to have stepped on the air and was stunned on the spot: "Is this the legendary Japanese army that is fearless? Is it wrong? Shouldn't they rush up bravely and fearlessly against guns and cannons, fighting until the last person fell before they could calm down?"

The time interval was too long and there was too little information available. The fact is that the Japanese army of this era had not yet become overwhelmed by defeating the two powerful countries in succession. They were too confident and arrogant to the point of being unreasonable. Most of them were recruits who had not fought. Under the previous attacks of artillery fire and machine guns, they were already strong without escaping in the face of battle.

It was dark and Yang Hao did not dare to let the congested recruits pursue too much. Some of the Japanese Marines fled desperately towards the lower reaches of the Geely River and headed straight for Xinyang Field where they landed.

Yang Hao led a veteran of the company and a new recruit from the company to open the way with firepower surrounded by the guard platoon, and kept chasing him for several kilometers. On the sea, he finally encountered an enemy's blockade.

The shadows of ships on the sea and the boats that kept coming and going on the shore all indicate a panic retreat. This time, the Japanese army really found something wrong and wanted to rush to the crowd.

Yang Hao jumped up anxiously and cursed: "Bastard, you won't come when you should come. Now you should leave when you shouldn't leave. It's not that cheap! Where is the cannon? Pull it all up for me!"

There were no accompanying cannons, and the two companies carried four 60 mortars and a few ammunitions. Yang Hao did not care about it and ordered them to deploy them in a hurry and fire violently at the beach with the maximum range.

The sudden explosion shocked the small boats on the dock so quickly that they hurriedly avoided. The Japanese army surrounded the beach scattered like a hornet's nest, looking for a place to hide. The unprepared people watched the explosion happening in a short while. The violent fireworks and steel fragments cut them into pieces in a blink of an eye, which was terrible!

The Japanese army was completely in chaos.

The order to retreat was issued, and the entire army was not willing to fight, and the new soldiers who were eager to return home were eager to get on the ship earlier. At this time, the shells from the sky were equivalent to adding a death talisman to their foreheads. Many people panicked and jumped into the sea and swam wildly towards the ship two kilometers away.

"You guys have today too!" Yang Hao cracked the corners of his mouth, smiled ferociously, and ordered coldly, "Boe hard and drive all these ***s into the sea! If you have the ability, they will swim back to Japan directly, otherwise they will die here to feed the fish!"

Light machine guns, **sand submachine guns opened the way, clusters of flames accompanied by dense rain of bullets, sweeping and cutting off the weeds again and again. The falling mortar shells triggered a fierce fire, and when blown by the wind, they spread along the abandoned salt field sheds and reed marshes! The blazing flames rushed dozens of meters high. Under the bright light, one by one, fleeing figures became the most prominent targets under the muzzle!

"Kill the Japanese and kill them all!"

Exciting shouts were coming one after another on the position. The machine guns that joined the battle brought an increasingly dense rain of bullets. The Japanese army that intercepted had no time to organize an effective counterattack. As soon as they appeared, they were knocked down by overwhelming bullets. The muffled sound of blood splashed everywhere. The harsh screams made the Japanese officer lying under the ditches in the salt field feel like a knife, but they could do nothing!

While resisting the harassment of the X-class gunboats, several ships of the guerrilla fleet tried to approach here, trying to support the troops on the shore with naval guns, but as soon as they opened fire, their figures were completely exposed and immediately attracted several times of fierce bombardment!

They had to dodge and avoid it in a mess, and in this way, the already unscrupulous retreat suddenly became worse.

Fortunately, the bay on this side is basically the Marine Corps, and the movements are much more flexible than the army in the ancient town of the Bay in the distance. If you really swim, you can't swim back to the warship... Is this a great blessing in disguise?

The hundreds of Japanese troops dropped hundreds of bodies along the way, and they drowned in the sea. In the end, about one-third successfully boarded the ship and fled to the east in a hurry.

Yang Hao unwilling to fire more than a dozen shots by the beach, but finally accepted the result helplessly.

Yang Haiwei officially determined that the Japanese army would be defeated later. The night attack he had been guarding against did not come at all. Instead, the remaining Japanese fleet secretly ran to the south to support the weak guerrilla fleet and supported the thousands of troops landed there.
Chapter completed!