Tsarist Empire: Please call me His Majesty the Tsar

"Your Excellency Division Commander, something is wrong, the 5th Cavalry Wing has been besieged by a large number of cavalry units of the Russians, and now the whole army has been destroyed." The chief of staff of the 5th Infantry Division of the Toyo Army, Shigeyuki Nidawara, reported, his face already tinged with a hint of horror.

"Bastard! How so? In just one hour, more than 1,700 cavalry were wiped out? Lieutenant General Yamaguchi cursed.

The 5th Cavalry Wing is definitely the elite of the entire 5th Infantry Division, and it is also their baby bump! However, being annihilated in such a short time shows how powerful the Russians are.

"Your Excellency Division Commander, do we still want to continue to march towards the Great Stone Bridge?" Nidahara Shigeyuki Daisaku asked.

Lieutenant General Yamaguchi Suchen hesitated, the Russians were able to annihilate one of their cavalry wings in a very short time, and the strength was beyond doubt.

Even the 9th Infantry Brigade that he personally leads, the 11th Infantry Wing and the 41st Infantry Wing, all add up to more than 8,000 people.

However, he also had absolutely no confidence in defeating the Russian army occupying the Great Stone Bridge. Even if you don't get it right, you will put yourself in it.

"Report this news to His Excellency the Commander immediately and request tactical guidance!" Lieutenant General Yamaguchi Sutomi ordered.

"Hi, Your Excellency Division Commander!" Nitahara Shigeyuki Daisaku replied.

Yingkou, the troops of the Fourth Army of the Toyo Army are still disembarking.

Because when the Russian army retreated, it did not destroy the pier at Yingkou. Therefore, the disembarkation speed of the Toyo Army is fast.

But even so, three infantry divisions, totaling more than 85,000 people, it would take several days to disembark from all of them, plus their weapons and equipment.

General Nozu Michikan also placed his headquarters here.

In his plan, once the Toyo Army captured the Great Stone Bridge. Then they can control the railway. Next, it is possible to attack south along the railway line, directly launch a surprise attack on the rear of the Russian army's Shahe defense line, cooperate with the second army, and crush the Russian army's Shahe defense line in one fell swoop.

But alas, the bad news soon came.

"Your Excellency Commander, the plans of the 5th Infantry Division to station at the Great Stone Bridge have been thwarted. The 5th Cavalry Wing was ambushed by the Russians and the entire army was destroyed. General Yamaguchi asked for tactical guidance.~! Major General Otani Kikuzo reported.

"What? The Russians took the Great Stone Bridge one step ahead of us? The face of General Nozu Michikan suddenly became very ugly.

He came to the front of the battle map and kept his eyes on it.

"The location of the Great Stone Bridge is very important, and only by occupying it can we ensure the safety of Yingkou. Otherwise, once our main forces march to the Liaodong Peninsula, the Russians can attack Yingkou at any time and cut off our supply lines and retreats. They can even follow us all the way to attack and threaten our next move! General Nozu Michikan said.

Major General Otani Kikuzo nodded repeatedly.

"Order Yamaguchi-kun, temporarily stop the offensive, and wait until the 21st Infantry Brigade, as well as other units of the 5th Infantry Division, arrive, and then launch an attack." Senior General Nozu Michikan ordered.

The front-line generals sent telegrams requesting tactical guidance, in fact, admitting that there was no confidence in the current operation, there was no way, asking the superior commander to make a judgment, and then giving orders.

This is the case at present, and General Nozu Michikan also knows that Lieutenant General Yamaguchi Suchen really has no other way.

With the strength of the 9th Infantry Brigade, if it continues to attack Dashiqiao, I am afraid that it will follow in the footsteps of the 5th Cavalry Wing.

"Hi, Your Excellency Commander!" Major General Kikuzo Otani replied.

"Also, let the 10th Infantry Division and the 14th Infantry Regiment speed up. We have to get all ashore as soon as possible and get into battle. Strive to take the Great Stone Bridge before a large number of Russian reinforcements arrive, and then quickly move south to attack the Shahe Line. Otherwise, it will be too late. The Russians will not let us raise heavy troops, but they will do anything! General Nodo ordered. (Read violent novels, just go to Feilu Fiction Network!) ）

"Hi, Your Excellency Commander!" Major General Otani Kikuzo nodded repeatedly.

The Eastern Army is now fighting with the Russian Empire to defeat the Russian Empire's troops deployed in the Far East with superior forces before the Russian Empire reacts. Only then would they have a chance to defeat the Russian Empire.

Otherwise, once the reinforcements of the Russian Empire arrived. Then, if the Eastern Empire wants to win, it will be even more difficult. After all, the Tsarist Empire's heritage is much deeper than that of the Eastern Empire. Even if they have the support of the people who never set the sun, it is still very, very difficult to defeat the Russian Empire.

On March 12, the Fourth Army of the Toyo Army finally gathered enough troops and began to attack Oishibashi.

The 3rd Infantry Division and the 10th Infantry Division, as the main forces, launched attacks to the west and south of the Great Stone Bridge.

And the 14th infantry regiment, as a reserve.

But it is a pity that the troops deployed by the Tsarist Russian Army at Dashiqiao are also all in place. The 51st Infantry Division, the 52nd Infantry Division, the 53rd Infantry Division, the 5th Cavalry Brigade and the 5th Heavy Artillery Brigade all reached the Great Stone Bridge.

Although it is still at a disadvantage compared with the Eastern Army in terms of strength. However, the gap is not very large. The difference between the two sides is only more than 10,000 people.

But in terms of firepower, the Russian army had an overwhelming advantage.

As soon as the battle began, the 3rd Field Artillery Wing of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Toyo Army and the 10th Infantry Division, the 3rd Field Heavy Artillery Group, the 10th Field Artillery Wing, and the 10th Field Heavy Artillery Group opened heavy fire on the Russian positions from the west and south of the Great Stone Bridge, respectively.

But they were greeted by 144155 mm heavy howitzers from the 5th Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Russian Army, as well as two artillery regiments of the 51st Infantry Division and the 52nd Infantry Division (Li Zhao's), as well as artillery batteries of each infantry regiment.

At this time, 48 105-mm light howitzers and 132 75-mm field guns opened fire one after another.

The most terrible thing is that the number of 155mm heavy guns used is actually more than 105mm light howitzers and 75mm field guns, how can the Eastern Army bear it?

The two infantry divisions of the Toyo Army had only 54 Type 31 75-mm field guns and 18 120-mm Krupp howitzers.

This puts them in a completely suppressed state in terms of artillery fire.

So much so that the Eastern Army had to attack without artillery support, braving the fierce artillery fire of the Russian army.

Coupled with the fact that the Russian army is equipped with a large number of mortars and light and heavy machine guns, the attack of the Eastern Army naturally does not take advantage of the slightest, but also suffers heavy losses.