Tsarist Russia: Please Call Me Your Majesty The Tsar

Chapter 181 Abandoning The Korean Peninsula (First Update, Please Subscribe!)

The 21st, 22nd, and 23rd Infantry Divisions under the Fifth Army of the Eastern Army landed on the Koryo Peninsula and joined the First Army's combat sequence.

In this case, the strength of the First Army of the Eastern Army increased to 9 infantry divisions.

In the battle order of the Fifth Army, there are still ten infantry divisions left. But even so, it is definitely a heavy army group.

General Kawamura Keimei, the commander of the Fifth Army, personally led the Fifth Army, and went straight to Yingkou under the escort of naval warships.

At present, Yaguchi is still under the control of the Eastern Army.

Even the 5th Infantry Division and 10th Infantry Division of the Fourth Army of the Eastern Army continued to attack Dashiqiao. It's just that these two infantry divisions have already suffered more than half of their casualties, and there is not much combat power left. Their daily offenses are more like routine, or perfunctory.

If the Russian army hadn't been on the defensive and was waiting for the navy to defeat the navy of the Eastern Empire first, I am afraid that the troops assembled by the Tsarist Russian army at Dashiqiao would launch a counterattack, and they would be able to defeat them in one fell swoop.

In addition, the attack on the Shahe line of defense by the 14th Infantry Division under the Fourth Army of the Eastern Army also ended in failure. After suffering heavy losses, the entire infantry division retreated to Gaizhou, temporarily unable to pose a threat to the Shahe line of defense.

This makes the entire battlefield situation quite unfavorable for the Eastern Empire Army.

This is also the main reason why the Eastern Empire Army decided to increase its troops on a large scale.

However, after all the Fifth Army went to the battlefield, the Eastern Empire Army can be said to have dispatched all the troops.

Even so, there is no guarantee that the Eastern Empire Army will be able to win.

Therefore, the formation speed of the Sixth Army of the Eastern Empire Army also began to speed up.

Compared with the previous five armies, the Sixth Army is larger in scale. There are a total of 34 infantry divisions to be formed. All the retired personnel of the Eastern Empire over the years have received a call-up order.

All reservists under the age of 40 will report to various military depots, issue weapons, and undergo adaptive training.

The various divisions of the Eastern Empire Army have always implemented the local conscription policy. An infantry division, or an infantry regiment, are mainly people from the same place. This enables them to trust each other more and exert greater combat effectiveness on the battlefield.

Once the formation of the Sixth Army of the Eastern Army is completed, this will allow the Eastern Army to obtain millions of reserves. In the ensuing battle [the Eastern Ocean Army will undoubtedly have more troops that can be put into the war, so that the Eastern Ocean Empire has the spare power to continue the war.

Once this war becomes a competition of endurance, the Eastern Empire believes that they have a greater chance of winning this battle.

In this war, the Eastern Empire wanted to win the decisive battle at sea. At the same time, I also hope to win the land battle.

On April 12, 1804, the 21st Division, 22nd Division and 23rd Division of the Eastern Army Infantry landed in Incheon and Nampo respectively, and joined the battle sequence of the First Army of the Eastern Army.

After getting the new force to join, the strength of the First Army of the Eastern Army increased greatly. In these three infantry divisions, more than 80,000 fresh troops were put into the battlefield, which enabled the First Army of the Eastern Army to invest more troops to launch an attack on the Korean Peninsula battlefield. Their superiority in military strength can be brought into full play.

Especially when the troops use the surprise attack tactics of the brigade or the wing, they can attack more places.

This made the six infantry divisions deployed by the Russian army on the Koryo Peninsula miserable. The Russian army is too small, almost equivalent to more than 40% of the Orientals, and cannot maintain a too long front.

The Orientals continued to attack with small groups of troops, which made the Russian army hard to defend against!

In addition, the Koryo Peninsula is mountainous and the terrain is rugged and complex. The Eastern Army made full use of the terrain, so that the defense line of the Tsarist Russian Army was constantly broken through. The war situation on the entire Koryo Peninsula is becoming more and more unfavorable for the Russian army.

The generals stationed on the Koryo Peninsula reported the news to the group army headquarters.

After receiving the report from the front line, General Kuropatkin, commander of the 6th Army of the Tsarist Russian Army, and Major General Yakov, the chief of staff, also realized that the problem was serious.

"Your Excellency, the Orientals have once again increased their troops on the Koryo Peninsula. They have an absolute advantage in terms of strength. The six infantry divisions deployed by the Imperial Army on the Koryo Peninsula have a total strength of just over 100,000. The troops invested by the Orientals are more than twice as much as theirs.

Although, we have caused great losses to the Orientals on the Koryo Peninsula. But he also paid a certain loss. Coupled with the special topography on the Koryo Peninsula and the tactics adopted by the Orientals, our defense is very difficult.

If we want to continue to stabilize the current front, we need to invest at least three more infantry divisions, or even more troops. "

Major General Yakov said.

Admiral Kuropatkin nodded again and again: "Although we still have a lot of reserves in our hands. However, we must prevent the Orientals from continuing to increase their troops. They have already increased their troops to the Koryo Peninsula. Then, the Liaodong Peninsula will definitely become theirs. The battlefield where the troops are increased. Our reserve team should stay as much as possible so that reinforcements can be sent to the most critical battlefield at any time."

Yakov Less 193 will agree.

"Your Excellency, Commander, if this is the case, then we may have to abandon the Koryo Peninsula and retreat to the line of the Yalu River. With the help of the Yalu River, we can resist the attack of the Orientals."

Major General Yakov suggested.

Admiral Kuropatkin hesitated for a moment before agreeing to the suggestion.

"The order of His Majesty the Tsar was to limit the fighting to the Koryo Peninsula. We retreated to the front line of the Yalu River, and we did not violate His Majesty the Tsar's request. With the help of the Yalu River, with six infantry divisions, we can completely resist the attack of the Orientals. Immediately send a telegram to ask His Majesty the Tsar's opinion. If His Majesty approves, implement it immediately!" Admiral Kuropatkin ordered.

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

After Mikhail in Vladivostok received a telegram from Admiral Kuropatkin, he immediately stated that the front-line troops could abandon the Koryo Peninsula, and there was no need to fight with the Orientals on the Koryo Peninsula at present. A life or death.

As long as the line of defense of the Yalu River is guarded, it will be fine. As for the life and death of the Korean people, he doesn't care.

Immediately, the troops of the Tsarist Russian Army stationed on the Koryo Peninsula retreated on a large scale, all the way to the defense line of the Yalu River.

This made the Koryo Peninsula almost completely fell into the hands of the Orientals, and made the Orientals win a major victory since the war began.