dognovel Chapter 169 There Is No Unbreakable Fortress (Fourth More, Please Subscribe!)
Chapter 169 There Is No Unbreakable Fortress (Fourth More, Please Subscribe!)
Oriental Empire, Winter Beijing, Ministry of War.
Lieutenant General Terauchi Masaki, Minister of the Army, General Oyama Iwa, Chief of Staff of the Army and Commander of the Manchurian Army, General Kodama Gentaro, Chief of Staff of the Manchurian Army, and others all had solemn expressions.
The Great War has broken out for more than a month, but the performance of the Eastern Army on the battlefield made them very dissatisfied. In other words, the planned combat objectives were not achieved at all,
Not only that, the Eastern Army also suffered extremely heavy casualties. This made the top of the Eastern Army very annoyed.
"What the hell is Naimu-kun doing? In just ten days, the entire Third Army lost more than half of its people. If this is the case, wouldn't it mean that the entire Third Army will be completely wiped out after fighting for another ten days? But there are tens of thousands of elite Yamato men!" General Kodama Gentaro was very dissatisfied, thinking that the tactics of General Nogi Nozomi were simply too stupid. No matter how many troops the Eastern Army has, it cannot be wasted like this!
"The casualties of the third army are indeed too great. There are problems with Nogi-kun's tactics. I think that Kodama-kun should also be appointed as the third army to command the attack on Lushun Fortress." General Da Shanyan suggested.
The Third Army spent the shortest time in the war, but suffered the greatest losses. This made General Dashanyan very dissatisfied.
If the armies on the front line fought like the Third Army, wouldn't the Eastern Army be completely wiped out in a short period of time? Then how can this battle continue?
Can't all the adult men of the Eastern Empire be thrown into the war?
Lieutenant General Masaki Terauchi smiled wryly and shook his head: "Your Excellency Dashan, Your Excellency Kodama, I also think that there is something wrong with Your Excellency Nogi's tactics. However, Your Excellency Nogi is now worshiped by a large number of middle and low-level military officers, and is even hailed as the god of war. In particular, his two sons died on the battlefield on the first day, which made countless people respect him. Even His Majesty Tianhuang praised His Excellency Naimu as a loyal minister. Under such circumstances , can we replace him?
Once that is done, I am afraid that a large number of middle and low-level officers will be very dissatisfied. It will also make His Majesty Tianhuang very dissatisfied with us. So, we have nothing to do!
General Dashanyan and General Kodama Gentaro both frowned.
Although they are in high positions, they have to consider the attitude of the middle and lower rank officers. You know, Xia Ke Shang Na is the tradition of the Eastern Army. Once these mid-level and low-level officers are pissed off, they can definitely lead the soldiers to a "Tianzhu country thief", and they will die.
In addition, His Majesty Tianhuang is also very dissatisfied with the current battle situation, if His Majesty Tianhuang is furious because of this, it will be even worse.
"Should we let Nogi-kun continue to behave like this? In that case, no matter how many troops we have, it will not be enough!" General Kodama Gentaro asked.
"Your Excellency Nogi has already sent a telegram, asking us to reinforce and replenish the four infantry divisions on the front line. It is best to send four more infantry divisions to reinforce." Lieutenant General Masaki Teraouchi said.
"In that case, how many days does he plan to use up these troops?" General Kodama Gentaro was very annoyed.
"The third army's attack on Lushun Fortress is not ineffective. We all know that Lushun Fortress is known as the number one fortress in the Far East, and its defense is extremely amazing. Anyone who wants to take Lushun Fortress, It will be very, very difficult. Your Excellency Nogi's tactics, although a little bit of a loss, are still effective. They have already broken through the Russian defense line in Lushun, and they are already approaching the core. Maybe, again If you persevere for a while, you will be able to win." Lieutenant General Masaki Teraouchi said.
General Dashanyan and General Kodama Gentaro hesitated a little on this issue, and finally planned to compromise, and were not prepared to stand against a large number of middle and low-level officers because of this issue. In that case, it is too dangerous.
"Okay, let's reinforce the Third Army. At present, there are quite a few infantry divisions on the Fifth Army's side that have completed their training and are ready to go into battle. It's just right for these troops to be sent out. In addition, the Sixth Army's side , is also being mobilized. Many reservists are veterans, and they can be sent to the Liaodong Peninsula to supplement the losses of the Third Army and restore the combat effectiveness of the infantry divisions of the Third Army. However, tell Nogi-kun that this is We have reinforced him for the last time. If Lushun Fortress is not captured this time, then he must take responsibility for it!" General Da Shanyan looked serious.
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Lieutenant General Zhengyi in the temple nodded repeatedly.
Immediately, the 13th, 15th, 17th, and 18th Infantry Divisions of the Toyo Army were ordered to reinforce the Third Army.
At the same time, the Eastern Army also drew tens of thousands of veterans from the reserve personnel to the Liaodong Peninsula to reinforce the Third Army.
For a time, the entire third army quickly returned to its peak state. Even, because of the addition of four new infantry divisions, the Third Army has sufficient strength. Admiral Nogi Nori
Naturally, he became more confident about the next attack.
The strength has reached the third army of eight infantry divisions, one cavalry brigade and one field heavy artillery brigade, and the total strength has risen to nearly 250,000. This is already the largest force among the four armies of the Eastern Army currently on the battlefield.
General Nogi Noki, naturally his confidence increased greatly. He declared that there is no unbreakable fortress in the world. If there is, it is because the strength of the attack is far from enough. Therefore, we must continue to attack.
Soon, the Third Army of the Eastern Army launched a fierce attack on Lushun Fortress.
A large number of first-line infantry regiments, as well as second-line infantry, launched a fierce attack on the Russian defense line one after another.
What the Russian army can do is to rely on the line of defense and use powerful firepower to cause greater damage to the Orientals. Besides, they have no other way.
After all, the Russian army stationed at Lushun Fortress was seriously at a disadvantage in terms of strength.
The two infantry divisions and the two marine brigades together only have more than 55,000 people. Even with the addition of the coastal defense force of Lushun Fortress, the total strength is only more than 100,000.
The Dongyang people are several times as many as the defenders of the Russian army in Lushun Fortress.
Under such circumstances, the difficulty of resisting the attack of the Orientals can be imagined. .