Although the fleet through the fleet basically wiped out the Eight-Nation Alliance stationed in Dagukou, there were always a few fish that missed the net. Therefore, several Japanese soldiers who escaped from Dagukou gathered together to discuss and decided to find the Eight-Nation Alliance troops attacking Hejiawan Village. It was not that they had confidence in this miniature Eight-Nation Alliance, but because their chief general, Colonel Otsu Yuki, was here and looking for his own command, was the most direct idea of ​​the Japanese soldiers.

After the defeat of the attack on Hejiawan Village, the Eight-Nation Alliance retreated to Juhe Town to station, and the remaining number was less than 700, and there were more than 100 wounded soldiers, of which about fifty were seriously injured. All the heavy weapons were lost. The morale of the entire army was very low. Before sending troops, no one would have thought of such a result.

On the same day, the heads of the Eight-Nation Alliance gathered together overnight to discuss what they would do next.

The current situation is very clear. Before going to war, the Eight-Nation Alliance made serious mistakes in the judgment of the enemy. It was impossible to defeat this strange army with its existing forces and weapons. Either they continued to draw troops from Dagukou or rescued from Tianjin.

However, if we continue to draw troops from Dagukou, we can still piece together 1,800 people from each warship, but there are no large and medium caliber artillery on the warship. Through today's battle, the leaders of all countries know that it is useless to defeat this strange army, just to compete for the number of people, because the opponent's firepower is too fierce, and a sufficient number of large and medium caliber artillery must be needed.

There are more than 5,000 Japanese troops stationed in Tianjin and more than 20 large and medium-caliber artillery, so rescue from Tianjin is the best choice at present. Moreover, all the Japanese troops stationed in Tianjin are Japanese, and the famous generals of his miniature Eight-Nation Alliance are also Japanese. If the Japanese ask the Japanese for help, other countries will not lose face. Of course, it is not the best.

However, Tianjin is about forty kilometers away from Dagukou. Although there is a telegram between Dagukou and Tianjin City, you can contact it directly, but aren’t you still stationed in Juhe Town now? You can only send a report to Tianjin after returning to Dagukou. And when Tianjin receives the news, it will be at least three days later. So what should I do during this period? Should I continue to garrison in Juhe Town, or simply retreat to Dagukou?

Of course, the best way is to station in Juhe Town. First, you can monitor the enemy troops in Hejiawan Village nearby, and second, you can ensure the safety of Dagukou. Because Dagukou is the general retreat of the Eight-Nation Alliance, once there is a loss, although these tens of thousands of Eight-Nation Alliances cannot be explained to China, the days ahead will definitely not be easy.

But with their current strength, can they defend Juhe Town? No one is in a clear mind. Because the enemy they faced this time was too strange, no one knew how much strength this army still has? Just like before sending troops, everyone was full of confidence in this battle, but in the end they kicked the steel plate. With the strength of the enemy, it would be impossible for anyone who encountered this enemy to escape. Therefore, it is either that the strength of this army has not been fully revealed, and the opponent is gradually increasing its strength, or that the enemy was deliberately retaining its strength at that time, deliberately letting some Russian soldiers back, and luring Dagukou to send troops to attack Hejiawan Village. So will the enemy you face during the day be the full strength of this army?

After a few discussions, everyone finally decided to retreat to Dagukou. Because if this army really has hidden strength, it would be useless to defend even in Juhe Town. It would be better to retreat to Dagukou to defend. First, there are still many large and medium-caliber artillery on the Dagukou fortress; second, the ** ships anchored in Dagukou can also provide considerable fire support. Therefore, even if Dagukou is attacked by the enemy, it can resist for a while and insist on reaching reinforcements sent by Tianjin.

However, it was late at night, and most of the soldiers had already rested, so it was impossible to withdraw overnight. Moreover, there was no movement from the enemy troops in the direction of Hejiawan Village, so everyone decided to rest for a night and withdraw their troops tomorrow morning.

After unifying the idea of ​​withdrawing troops, everyone relaxed a little, so they began to discuss where this army came from, why it had such strong combat power, and why they wanted to be enemies with the Eight-Nation Alliance? However, there are two basically confirmed that this army would definitely not be the Qing army, nor would it be from any country in the Eight-Nation Alliance. This made everyone feel even more clueless. Because although there are more than 100 countries in the world that can be confirmed, the major powers are here. Which country has such strong military strength?

After everyone discussed it, Hu guessed it. Some people thought it was a mysterious force in China, because the Boxer Rebellion had always claimed that it had some kind of divine power, and some were a demon legion summoned by the Chinese from hell. The result of these speculations even felt that it was unreliable, so they had to rest on their own with their heads of doubt.

The next morning, before all the soldiers of the Eight-Nation Alliance woke up, several Japanese soldiers who escaped from Dagukou came and told the officers of various countries that they had lost their Dagukou.

This news shocked the officers of various countries. Although everyone had tried their best to overestimate the strength of the enemy during the discussion last night, judging from the current situation, the enemy's strength was still far beyond yesterday's estimates, because the enemy not only had an army, but also a powerful fleet. The strength of the coalition fleet anchored at Dagukou is not weak. There are seven medium and large warships above 5,000 tons, and two large warships with a total of more than 10,000 tons. Although the opponent succeeded in a night attack, such strength is never to be seen.

Everyone knows what the loss of Dagukou means. The Eight-Nation Alliance will completely lose its control of the sea. It is impossible to retreat from the sea. However, the Eight-Nation Alliance still occupy Beijing and Tianjin, two major cities in northern China, can still support it for a while, but now its micro-Eight-Nation Alliance has become an isolated army and is in a very dangerous situation.

Therefore, there is no other choice now. Dagukou will definitely not be able to go back, so I can only retreat to Tianjin, spread the news of Dagukou's loss to Tianjin, and then inform the senior executives of the Eight-Nation Alliance. What to do in the future will not be considered by myself.

After the decision, Yusu Otsu immediately ordered the entire army to pack up their supplies and withdraw immediately to Tianjin. At this moment, the soldiers who sent the whistle came back to report that the army stationed in Hejiawan Village drove towards Juhe Town.

It turned out that the command headquarters of Hejiawan Village received a notice from the headquarters as soon as possible, knowing that the crossing ship had occupied Dagukou last night and completely wiped out the Eight-Nation Alliance and its fleet stationed in Dagukou. It also sent two land combat companies and a mortar company to take air hoverboats to support the army in Hejiawan Village and annihilate the Eight-Nation Alliance that attacked Hejiawan Village.

Company Commander Qiu Yahui, the highest commander of Hejiawan Village, immediately recruited the company headquarters and all six platoon leaders to discuss how to fight after the reinforcements arrived, and strive to wipe out the Eight-Nation Alliance that attacked Hejiawan Village.

Now the command center of course knows that the Eight-Nation Alliance retreated to Juhe Town, so the command center now has two choices. One is to wait for the reinforcements to arrive at Hejiawan Village, join forces and then attack Juhe Town, and annihilate the Eight-Nation Alliance in one fell swoop. The advantage of this plan is that after the reinforcements arrive, the total strength of its own side can reach nearly 500, and it has twelve mortars at the same time. Whether it is troops or firepower, it is enough to annihilate the Eight-Nation Alliance retreated to Juhe Town. But when the reinforcements arrive at Hejiawan Village, it is estimated that it will take about nine o'clock in the morning. However, if the Eight-Nation Alliance in Juhe Town also receives news of the loss of Dagukou, it will definitely evacuate Juhe Town immediately and flee to Tianjin. Then this annihilation battle will become a pursuit battle. Even if it catches up with the Eight-Nation Alliance, most of them can only defeat and cannot achieve the goal of annihilation.

Another option is that the troops stationed in Hejiawan Village will set out immediately, attack Juhe Town, restrain the Eight-Nation Alliance, and hold back the Eight-Nation Alliance, and cannot retreat calmly. The reinforcements do not need to rush to Hejiawan Village, but land nearby and rush directly to the battlefield to participate in the war. The two sides work together to annihilate the Eight-Nation Alliance.

Although this plan can delay the Eight-Nation Alliance and create opportunities for the entire Eight-Nation Alliance, it is very risky. Because the army stationed in Hejiawan Village is insufficient, it is still possible to defend Hejiawan Village, but it is not enough to take the initiative to attack Juhe Town. Even if it can delay the Eight-Nation Alliance, it is likely to have large casualties. Moreover, the reinforcements directly participate in the war, and the two sides have not communicated and arranged them. Then whether it can be done well in unified command and mutual cooperation is also a problem. After all, the troops now lack practical experience.

However, after some discussion, the command center decided to choose the second plan, because the army stationed in Hejiawan Village did not catch up with the battle to capture Dagukou, but only restrained the Eight-Nation Alliance in Hejiawan Village. Although it was a tactical division of labor and cooperation, the soldiers would inevitably have some regrets. After all, except for the row led by Luo Yue, other troops participated in actual combat for the first time, so they naturally were unwilling to fall behind. They hoped that they could also win a beautiful victory. Since they did not participate in the battle to capture Dagukou, they should strive to completely wipe out the Eight-Nation Alliance that retreated to Juhe Town.
Chapter completed!