Age of Rebirth

The bullets screamed shrilly and flew over his head. Han Tie was naturally fearless. The little devil who had been beaten up was shooting aimlessly. He could not care, but the dozen or so guards around him Ladies and gentlemen, you were in a cold sweat from fright, stray bullets would even kill you!

The guards, who were sweating profusely in anxiety, tried to persuade them several times, but Han Tie didn't take it seriously. He just refused to leave his current position. He wanted to observe the situation on the battlefield so that he could adjust the rhythm of the attack at any time and hide behind the river embankment. Not how can not see?

No way, the captain of the guard called Wang Dongshan, the chief of staff. Wang Dongshan shouted angrily, and brought out the division commander's regulations, threatening Han Tie, "Commander, if you are not in a safe place to command, I will report to the division commander!" Only then did he reluctantly leave the river embankment where the stray bullets were flying, and listened to the dense artillery and gunfire with a face of intoxication. Even if he couldn't observe the battlefield situation with his own eyes, he knew that the army's attack was going well!

Major General Takashima, the leader of the third detachment of the Kwantung Army, under the protection of the chief of staff and more than a dozen guards, braved the howling shells and avoided the scattered shrapnel, and ran to the headquarters in a staggered manner. He knew that in the defensive area of ​​Jiulian City, he only had two brigades. He could hear the artillery fire from the independent division on the other side. There was at least one field artillery regiment, and the shells were as dense as rain. !” he thought to himself.

When there were dozens of meters away from the headquarters, more than a dozen large-caliber shells roared towards them. Major General Takashima looked desperate, "I can't hide!" The scream of the shells was getting closer and closer, and he in the mind.What appeared was Miss Taeko's alluring body, "Boom! Boom! Boom!" After the loud noise of the earth shaking and mountains shaking, there was a huge crater.Still exuding the lingering smoke, the upturned soil, a few wisps of blood, and others, I can't see anything!

Three red signal flares rose slowly in the mist, and Han Tie shouted excitedly: "Okay. The vanguard of Xue Shiqiang's brigade has successfully landed!" Looking at his watch, the battle started in only fifty minutes.

At this time.Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan came over quickly, "Commander, after receiving reports from the brigade commanders, the vanguard regiment has boarded the north bank of the Yalu River. It is advancing to defend the Kwantung Army troops in depth. The speed of dividing and encircling is unexpected. Beyond!" He said with emotion.

Han Tie laughed loudly, "Chief of Staff, there's nothing strange about it. We have used all the artillery fire, plus surprise, if we fight again, the brigade commanders will have a bright future!"

"Commander, will the main force start crossing the river immediately?" Wang Dongshan asked for instructions.

Han Tie shook his head.Said: "Don't worry, the little devils on the beachhead on the shore have not been wiped out. In three or ten minutes, the main force will start crossing the river!"

As the morning sun rose, the fog cleared away. On the Yalu River, countless assault boats shuttled back and forth, sending the main force of the Hantie Army to the north bank of the Yalu River. The battle on the north bank was still going on fiercely, with dense gunfire and various The shouts of the high-level commanders were mixed together, but they could not affect the troops crossing the river. The Japanese troops on the beachhead by the river had already been wiped out by the leading regiments of the various brigades. The current battle is dividing and encircling the deep Kanto army unit.

Han Tie set foot on the land on the north bank of the Yalu River, stomped his feet fiercely, and a smile floated on his lips as the ground was softened by shell bombs. Then, with a wave of his hand, he took the staff of the headquarters and strode away. More than an hour later, the sound of gunfire from the direction of Jiulian City was left behind.

The sun was shining, and it was another fine day. Han Tie wiped the sweat from his forehead, stopped, and said to Wang Dongshan: "Chief of Staff, immediately send a report to the division commander. The troops belonging to the northern combat group of the Liaodong Peninsula have already broken through the Kanto region." The army's blocking position on the north bank of the Yalu River, in addition to retaining six regiments to encircle and wipe out the rest of the Kwantung Army, the main four brigades are rushing towards the front line of Andong and Gaizhou!"

Wang Dongshan said with some concern: "Commander, all the vehicles, heavy artillery and tanks are still stranded on the south bank of the Yalu River. The troops can only march on two feet. An Dong said that it only takes four or five hours, but Gaizhou is far away. In the west, I am worried that with the current marching speed, I am afraid that we will not be able to catch up with the retreating Japanese army!"

In fact, Han Tie also knows this situation. Infantry and light weapons rely on assault boats to cross the Yalu River, but heavy equipment and trucks must rely on engineering troops to build pontoon bridges to cross the river. After more than four hours, Han Tie couldn't wait!

After thinking about it, Han Tie said: "Chief of Staff, send another telegram to the commander of the engineering unit, ordering the engineers to send trucks enough to transport four regiments to the north bank of the Yalu River within two hours, and occupy The troops in the direction of Gaizhou must march mechanized, and other heavy equipment can be postponed to cross the river!"

"Xue Shiqiang's first brigade is the closest to Anton. I ordered Xue Shiqiang to immediately occupy Andong City, and use Anton as the starting point of the blocking line to deploy troops in the direction of Gaizhou in order to seize the key points. Move quickly. I guess at this moment, Under the pursuit of our pursuit troops, the little devil must run very fast!"

Wang Dongshan reminded: "Commander, without heavy equipment, it is difficult to fight a blocking battle! At that time, the Japanese soldiers who retreated will definitely fight desperately. Moreover, even if the troops occupying the front line of Gaizhou, marching mechanized, I am afraid, It's too late in time!"

Han Tie smiled slyly, and said: "Facing a group of defeated generals and bereaved dogs, how difficult is it to fight a blocking battle? Do you need heavy weapons? As for the marching speed of the first-line troops occupying Gaizhou, I think the division commander should consider it." To this point? Otherwise, why did the order to us be issued so late! Don't worry, the teacher knows it well! Moreover, it depends on human effort, how can we know if we don't do it? 1 We can only do our best to complete the task !"

Lieutenant General Kenjiro Matsuda, Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army Frontline Headquarters in Liaoyang, just returned to the place where he was staying. This night, he did not sleep a wink, and General Commander-in-Chief Umezu Yoshijiro, with 10,000+ troops of the Independent Division in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, Whether it has moved to the border, an uncertain factor, has been discussed almost all night, and the final conclusion is that this part of the independent division has no such movement for the time being!

There is only one reason. According to the battle report of the General Staff of the base camp, in the northern part of the Korean peninsula, on the Beidafeng battlefield in the Dechuan area, the rest of the No. 40 Third Division of the North Korean Garrison Army is still fighting fiercely with the independent division. , This independent division unit that made two people fearful is still entangled in the Tokugawa battlefield, and it has nothing to do for the time being. Thanks to the soldiers of the No. 40 Third Division, they are buying time for the Kwantung Army!

After reaching this conclusion, the two big brothers of the Kwantung Army, who were dumb-headed in analysis and argumentation, did not feel much relieved in their hearts. After all, this was just analysis and inference, and the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. They are all mysterious, who knows, where did the independent division suddenly come from?

There is no good way to worry about it. We can only wait for the agents of the Kwantung Army Intelligence Headquarters to infiltrate the northern part of the Korean Peninsula and find out the real information. Only then can we grasp the real situation. Before that, the only thing we can do is order the Kwantung Army's third and The fourth detachment strengthened its guard and entered the battle state across the board. Once the independent division was found trying to cross the Yalu River, all departments must desperately stop it at any cost, even if it is the last soldier in the battle.

But this is obviously not enough. General Umezu Yoshijiro told Chief of Staff Matsuda that the Kwantung Army troops on the front line of the China-North Korea border are still weak after all, and there are many points that need to be defended. If they are divided, the defensive strength of each point is only one. The brigade, at most two brigades, and even some secondary strongholds, only have one squadron to defend. Insufficient troops are the Achilles' heel of the border defense line between China and North Korea.

Therefore, General Meijin directly told Chief of Staff Matsuda that it was time to use the Manchurian Army, and immediately issued an order to transfer the Third Army of the Manchurian Army, the Fifth Division stationed in Benxi, and the Third Division in Kuandian, with a total of 15 troops. The troops traveled day and night to the border between China and North Korea. In terms of combat sequence, they were placed under the command of the third and fourth detachments of the Kwantung Army to assist the imperial army in defense.

In all fairness, if there is another way, even if it is the worst way, General Meijin does not want to use the Manchukuo army. In his eyes, this is not an army. There was a great risk that when the battle broke out, the soldiers of the Manchukuo who would have been defeated for thousands of miles by the sound of gunshots would overwhelm the imperial army's line of defense, which would be a disservice.

In fact, Chief of Staff Matsuda, who has been in the Northeast for many years, knows more about the Manchurian army than General Meijin. He will lose every battle against the anti-union armed forces who lack food, clothing, guns and ammunition. The weapons and ammunition equipped by the imperial army were given to the anti-union armed forces. Now, what they have to face is the fierce independent division force. I am afraid that when the fight starts, those Manchurian soldiers will think of how to escape!

Such troops do not know how to trust and use them. However, General Meijin gave a solution. From the third and fourth detachments of the Kwantung Army, officers above the squad leader were transferred to the Manchuria Army to serve as various A super-level commander put the Manchurian army on the front line and the imperial troops on the second line. On the one hand, these cannon fodder can be used to consume and delay the attack speed and vigor of the independent division troops.

On the other hand, the Imperial Army troops on the second line played a monitoring role. Once the Manchukuo soldiers were found to be fleeing without a fight, they immediately took decisive measures to shoot and kill the deserters, forcing them to turn around and fight desperately with the soldiers of the Independent Division. No matter how bad it is, there are 10,000+ people in Manchuria, even if they are killed, it is enough for soldiers of the Independent Division to kill for a few days.

Therefore, cannon fodder has the function of cannon fodder, it depends on how you manipulate it, General Umezu Yoshijiro told Chief of Staff Matsuda.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)