Tsarist Russia: Please Call Me Your Majesty The Tsar

Chapter 182 The Crisis Of The Shahe Line Of Defense (Second Update, Please Subscribe!)

The Tsarist Russian Army abandoned the Koryo Peninsula and abdicated to the north bank of the Yalu River, using this as a line of defense to resist the attack of the Eastern Army.

This allowed the Oriental Empire to occupy the entire Koryo Peninsula, and it made the Orientals feel proud.

General Kuroki, the commander of the First Army of the Eastern Army, felt this way in particular.

After the war started, the First Army was criticized, and General Kuroki Weizhen received a lot of criticism. Well now, they finally defeated the Tsarist Russian Army and captured the Koryo Peninsula. This is undoubtedly a major victory.

As for some people's doubts, the Tsarist Russian Army retreated by itself. But what does that matter?

Heimu ordered for General Zhen that the infantry divisions under the First Army advance to the Yalu River, striving to cross the Yalu River in one fell swoop and invade the Northeast. To demonstrate the powerful combat power of the Eastern Army.

Of course, in order to make up enough military rations and other supplies, the Koreans on the Korean peninsula suffered a lot.

The Dongyang people have no humanity at all, they don't care about the life and death of these Koreans at all, and directly rob the Koreans of their food. This actually made these Koreans hate the Orientals even more. At the same time, I also look forward to the early return of the Tsarist Russian Army.

The Tsarist Russian army strengthened the defense line of the Yalu River, built a large number of fortifications, deployed artillery positions and machine gun fire points, and so on. Under such circumstances, it is undoubtedly more difficult for the Orientals to break through the Yalu River defense line of the Tsarist Russian Army.

For a while, the security of the Yalu River line of defense was no problem. The Tsarist Russian Army used six infantry divisions to guard the Yalu River line of defense and resist the attack of the First Army of the Eastern Army. There was no problem at all.

However, at this time, the war on the Liaodong Peninsula changed again.

The Fifth Army of the Eastern Army began to land in Yingkou on a large scale.

The current Fifth Army has ten infantry divisions under its jurisdiction and has a huge calendar of more than 280,000 soldiers.

The arrival of such a large combat force on the Liaodong Peninsula will undoubtedly have an extremely serious impact on the entire battle situation.

Fortunately, the Tsarist Russian Empire has already received related news.

When the 24th Infantry Division under the Fifth Army of the Eastern Army began to land in Yingkou, the Tsarist Russian Army realized that the Easterners began to increase their troops.

This is undoubtedly a great threat to the troops deployed by the Tsarist Russian Army on the Liaodong Peninsula, especially the troops on the Shahe defense line.

"Your Excellency, Commander, once the Dongyang people land on Yingkou in large numbers, and then send a large number of troops to attack the northern defense line again. Then, the northern defense line will be attacked from both sides. There is even a great possibility that the Dongyang people will be attacked on both sides. The next collapse. We have to prepare early~." Major General Yakov, chief of staff of the 6th Army, suggested.

Admiral Kuropatkin nodded again and again, and his brows were tightly wrinkled. Obviously, he also realized this.

"We have only two options now, either to abandon the Shahe line of defense. Let the troops stationed at the Shahe line of defense retreat to the north immediately, whether it is withdrawing along the eastern coastline to the Anton line

Or evacuate from the western coastline to Dashiqiao. But in this case, it would be tantamount to abandoning the entire Liaodong Peninsula, leaving only Lushun Fortress to fight alone.

Another option is to continue to stick to the Shahe line of defense. Also, provide reinforcements to them. Among other things, the supply of all materials for the Shahe defense line must be guaranteed. Once the Orientals attack the Shahe line of defense aggressively, we must reinforce them in time. Only in this way can the safety of the Shahe line of defense be ensured.

Admiral Kuropatkin made his own comments.

"Your Excellency, Commander, these two plans have their own advantages and disadvantages, and it is really difficult to choose!" Major General Yakov said.

"Yes, report to His Majesty the Tsar. It is up to His Majesty the Tsar to decide what to choose!" Admiral Kuropatkin said.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Commander!" Major General Yakov replied.

Mikhail, who was far away in Vladivostok, was also thinking about this issue after receiving a telegram from the headquarters of the Sixth Army.

If possible, he certainly didn't want to just give up. Otherwise, the entire Liaodong Peninsula will be realized, and even Lushun Fortress will be at risk of falling, and the flames of war will further spread to the northeast region.

This will not only further increase the risk of the Tsarist Russian Army resisting the Eastern Army, but at the same time, it will also cause the people in the Northeast region to be poisoned by the flames of war and pay heavy losses.

Mikhail doesn't want the scene from another time and space to repeat itself in this time and space.

Your Majesty, if we don't want to give up the Shahe defense line, we must ensure that the Dashiqiao, Gaizhou, Shuangtai, Yongning and Wafangdian lines are under our control. Only in this way can it be ensured that the connection with the Shahe defense line will not be cut off. It can also ensure the smooth flow of materials. "Admiral Brusilov, chief of staff, suggested.

"Even if we control these towns, the railway line is also within the strike range of the Japanese naval guns." Mikhail said.

"Yes, Your Majesty. But even if the railway was destroyed by Japanese naval guns, we can still transport materials and personnel by road. It's just that the speed is relatively slow." Admiral Brusilov Said.

Mikhail nodded: "There are four infantry division reinforcements on the side of the Sixth Army. Ten infantry divisions and three heavy artillery brigades drawn from Europe have also arrived. Therefore, we also have enough troops to invest Now it's time to attack. While the Orientals are increasing their troops, they (Li De's) take the initiative to launch an attack, opening up the front line from Dashiqiao to Wafangdian." 1

"Yes, Your Majesty. From the current point of view, the enemy we have to deal with is mainly the Fourth Army of the Eastern Army. The 5th and 10th Infantry Divisions under their command are still attacking Dashiqiao. However, at present The losses have been heavy, and the attack strength has been very small. In addition, the 14th Infantry Division retreated to Gaizhou. This infantry division was violently attacked by the Imperial Army's troops stationed in the Shahe line of defense in Wafangdian. Heavy losses," replied Admiral Brusilov.

"Notify our decision to the 6th Army Headquarters, let them draw up relevant combat plans, and implement them immediately. It must be before the main force of the Orientals lands on a large scale.

Complete our combat objectives first. " Mikhail ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Admiral Brusilov hurriedly went to convey the relevant orders. .