Age of Rebirth

It should be said that the battle in the Mandu area in western Liaoning had just begun, and the result was beyond the expectations of Colonel Cheng Hejiang, the commander of the second brigade of the Shandong Garrison District. His experience was similar to that of Xu Zixiao, the commander of the first brigade. He was wounded in war, transferred from the field troops to the local garrison troops, and fought against the Japanese troops on the battlefield. In his impression, although the Japanese soldiers are not scary, they are definitely not soft-hearted bastards, and they charge at every turn , still has a savage air!

But what I see now has greatly overturned Cheng Hejiang's previous impression. There were more than 3 Kwantung Army soldiers, like chickens whose nests had been fried, retreating in defeat. The Artillery Regiment had more than 200 medium-caliber artillery. The effect will be so big?

So, Cheng Hejiang stuttered, is this the fucking little devil from before?The whole line was ripped off with a single shell?

Not only Cheng Hejiang was stunned, but all the officers of the Second Brigade Headquarters opened their mouths in disbelief, but the chief of staff of the brigade returned to normal quickly, and hurriedly said: "Brigade Commander, the Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps We are defeated, defeated, shall we attack from all fronts, and then cover up and kill them, so that those soldiers in our brigade who have never seen blood can gain some battlefield experience?"

This is a tempting suggestion. Now is the best time to pursue. The soldiers of the Kwantung Army who are scattered in all directions have no possibility of fighting back. In fact, Cheng Hejiang saw through the binoculars that the soldiers of the Kwantung Army even lost their rifles. They thought the helmets were in the way. Hey, it was thrown all over the ground, so there is no possibility of fraud, if the Kwantung Army commander's tricks can be used for this purpose.Cheng Hejiang admits defeat even if he dies.

However, Cheng Hejiang's brain was not yet hot.He knew that if the pursuit was carried out at this moment, very good results would definitely be achieved, but a planned encirclement battle turned into a pursuit battle, and then, they chased and killed the defeated Kwantung Army soldiers all over the field.It seems to be inconsistent with the command's intentions, who can guarantee that there are no Kwantung Army soldiers who slipped through the net.What if that Umezu Yoshijiro slipped away in the chaos?

Still waiting for the order from the headquarters, "No, order the regiments to strictly guard their positions. No attack is allowed. Report the situation to Commander Wang and ask my brigade to take the next step? In addition, report the situation on the Manduhu battlefield to the other three A brigade!" Cheng He Jiangqiang suppressed the impulse in his heart, shook his head and told the brigade chief of staff.

In Sujiatun, the smoke on the battlefield has not yet cleared, and Wang Dongshan is standing on a ruin.Said to the combat staff: "Order all the brigades to repair the fortifications immediately. To replenish ammunition, I estimate that the Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps, which has been battered on the front lines of Liaozhong, Liujianfang, and Mandu, should run back. Alright, let's wait here!"

According to the telegram from Xu Zixiao, who was guarding Liaozhong, Wang Dongshan was completely relieved of the front-line battlefield in Liaozhong. Although the four brigades in the Shandong Garrison District were second-line troops, they could not hold on because of fortifications, relying on powerful artillery firepower and equipment. The superiority in terms of military strength is not much different from that of the Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps. It is completely possible to beat the little devil to death, and occupy Sujiatun by himself. As for the situation on the front line of Hong, Umezu Yoshijiro will soon know.

With the rear route cut off, Umezu Yoshijiro's only choice was to withdraw to Fengtian, otherwise, he would face the danger of being surrounded. Wang Dongshan's plan was to block the retreating Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps on the line from Hong to Sujiatun. Then, order the four brigades of the Shandong Garrison District on the front line of Liaozhong to immediately press over, form an encirclement circle, completely eat up tens of thousands of Umezu Yoshijiro, and capture this old devil alive!

The battle of attacking Sujiatun and the Kwantung Army's defensive points on the front line of Hong ended quickly. The Kwantung Army's local garrison was originally a second-rate army, and Sujiatun, Yuhong and other places also had no deep trenches and barriers. The defense system suddenly launched an attack again, and a heavy artillery shell hit it. What kind of fortifications, bunkers, bunkers and other fortifications were blown to pieces, and they were razed to the ground in an instant. The soldiers of the garrison were almost all buried under the ruins.

The heavy artillery bombarded the position of the Kwantung Army garrison, and the tanks covered the infantry's charge, and rushed in without much effort. In about an hour, the battle of Sujiatun and the Kwantung Army garrison's defensive position was successfully concluded. Well, for the three brigades of the Marine Corps who are used to fighting big and fierce battles, such a tough battle is not even a warm-up, it's just a small fight!

Looking at the ruins after shelling everywhere, Wang Dongshan said to a staff officer: "Bring some manpower, and immediately find a more complete place to establish a headquarters!"

The staff officer agreed, and hurried away with some soldiers from the guard company. At this time, a military jeep rushed over with bumps, and a captain officer jumped out of the car and trotted over. A telegram from the second brigade commander of the Shandong Garrison District!"

"Oh? Could it be that the Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps has some new tricks to attack Mandu?" Wang Dongshan muttered, received the telegram, and after reading it, his eyebrows raised, "Damn it! What happened? Little Tens of thousands of devils are scattered, and I am still waiting here foolishly!"

Unexpectedly, Wang Dongshan had already cast a big net in Sujiatun and Yuhong. He originally wanted to catch the remaining tens of thousands of Kwantung Army Liaoxi Corps in one net, but now it is like this. He and Cheng Hejiang, the commander of the second brigade of the Shandong Garrison District, have the same worries. The siege war has become a defeat war, which is not conducive to gathering and annihilating. Lost its due meaning!

Also, if some of the soldiers of the Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps fled back to Fengtian from all directions, in the future offensive against Fengtian, these Kwantung Army soldiers who fled back will become the main force of defense, and the aid battle is not perfect. , also did not complete the task assigned by the teacher!

In Wang Dongshan's heart, there was a fire, and he was panting with anger. It was the first time he commanded a battle alone, and it was the general who was ordered by the division commander himself. If the mob of the army let go of Meijin, an old devil, and then let go of thousands or even tens of thousands of little devils, they would kill themselves!

Wang Dongshan turned straight on the ground, and suddenly he stopped and said to the combat staff: "Order, the troops of the Shandong Garrison District will immediately go from Liujianfang, Liaozhong, and Manduhu to Sujiatun, Yuhong, etc. Advance on the front line, expand the scope of the advance as much as possible, spread out to the two wings, and gradually drive the defeated Kwantung Army to a concentration. Order, the three brigades on the front line of Sujiatun and Yuhong, remove one regiment from each brigade, and defend the present Outside the position, the rest of the troops immediately spread out to the two wings, facing the troops of the Shandong Garrison Area!"

Wang Dongshan gritted his teeth, a perfectly planned annihilation battle, but the current messy situation unexpectedly appeared. It was a good thing that the Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps was completely disintegrated, but it was a bad thing to put it on the battlefield of Fengtian. My son, a big troublesome bad thing!

Therefore, Wang Dongshan was forced to adjust his deployment. His intention was to form a huge encirclement circle from Liujianfang, Liaozhong, Manduhu to Sujiatun and Yuhong, and spread the net even wider. , suppressed all the defeated soldiers of the Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps in a small area, and then gathered and wiped them out. When the fish swarms dispersed, they rushed back into the net.

"Communications staff, immediately report the situation of Fengtian's aid to the battlefield to the division commander, and at the same time, report the adjusted deployment of the headquarters, and ask the division commander for instructions!" Wang Dongshan ordered again.

The Kwantung Army in western Liaoning's attack on the independent division and the blocking line from Panshan to Beining finally came to an end in the afternoon. A dozen "Thunder" rocket battalions of the Hantie Army suddenly shot out and fired two salvos. Shake, gunpowder smoke soared into the sky, blocking the afternoon sun, and turning the battlefield like a furnace of boiling molten iron. The bodies of countless Kwantung Army soldiers were turned into ashes by the high temperature of thousands of degrees. .

No matter how crazy the Bushido spirit is, no matter how strong the breakout desire is, the spiritual encouragement of Commander-in-Chief Meijin personally leading the team to help cannot offset the disadvantage in firepower, especially the independent division troops, which have used unprecedented weapons. It was an artillery that was more fierce than a heavy artillery. It completely shattered the confidence and courage of the commanders and soldiers of the Kwantung Army. After leaving behind nearly ten thousand corpses, they retreated to the original area.

Then, several army commanders got together again and sent a telegram to Commander-in-Chief Meijin. In addition to explaining the helplessness of hitting the iron plate again in today's breakout battle, and being beaten badly by the independent division, He also expressed his deep embarrassment. I'm sorry, Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, and I asked Commander-in-Chief Meijin, Liaoxi Imperial Army, what is the next step?

However, after the telegram was sent out, it was like a stone sinking into the ocean, without any response, as if Commander-in-Chief Meijin and his headquarters had evaporated from the world. The commanders of several Kwantung Army generals looked at each other with an ominous premonition in their hearts, " Could it be that the commander-in-chief of Meijin was sent to the independent division...?"

After the battle ended, Han Tie reported the situation of today's battle in detail to the commander. At the end of the telegram, he wrote: "... The Niangziguan Garrison Corps will not take any offensive actions for the time being, which will help consume the Kwantung Army. The strength of the troops, and give them the hope of fighting with our front-line troops in Panshan and Beining all the time, so as to break through the blocking, so that when the final general offensive is launched, resistance can be reduced!"

Tang Qiuli fully agreed with Han Tie's idea. Originally, the time to end the Battle of Liaoxi was after the Battle of Ximan, so that the Kwantung Army's strength could be continuously consumed. Of course, it would be the best.

Tang Qiuli said to Ge Zhenzhuang, Chief of the Staff Department: "Director Ge, call Han Tie back. The division headquarters agrees with your plan. At present, the Kwantung Army is mainly consuming a large amount of the Kwantung Army's vital forces on the battlefield in western Liaoning!"

Before Ge Zhenzhuang left, the teacher pointed to Chen Feng, the director of the communications department, and hurried in with a strange expression on his face.

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