Age of Rebirth

The order of Lieutenant General Yano, the commander of the Northeast Defense Zone Headquarters of Honshu Island, Japan, is absolutely ruthless. The bombing day and night not only caused great casualties to Japanese soldiers, but also destroyed a large number of Japanese heavy equipment.

The large and medium-caliber artillery were completely lost, and the small number of tanks became live targets for heavy bombing. The current Japanese army, light and heavy machine guns and mortars, are the only heavy weapons available. If you want to break through The blockade directly under the corps can only be filled with the lives of soldiers.

Chief of Staff Yokota understands this, but he is even more aware that since the commander of the China Independent Division dares to stop the Imperial Army troops retreating to Tokyo on the line from Ishinomaki, Xinzhuang to Tsuruoka, it must be an insurmountable path. He has a pessimistic attitude towards Lieutenant General Yano's tactics, but he has no better way, so he can only convey the order truthfully.

"The Japanese are desperate!" Tang Qiuli stood on the hill behind the headquarters of the [-]st Brigade. After putting down his binoculars, he said calmly to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe and Liu Hongzhang, commander of the [-]st Brigade directly under the Corps.

"Little devil, please work hard!" Liu Hongzhang's cheek muscles trembled a few times, his eyes were full of fierce light, and said: "I have prepared hundreds of large-caliber heavy artillery and self-propelled artillery for the little devil, and there are enough shells , I wish the little devil would come and fight!"

After finishing speaking, looking at the calm teacher, Liu Hongzhang swallowed.Some helplessly said: "Master, Chief of Staff, you two should go back to the rear headquarters, don't stay in our brigade! The fight will start soon. To be honest, I have no idea!"

"You, Liu Hongzhang, command nearly [-] troops. There are planes in the sky and cannons on the ground. Still can't protect the safety of Chief of Staff Zhao and me? Why, don't you have confidence in this blocking battle?" Tang Qiuli looked at Liu with a half-smile Hongzhang said, that means.But there is no plan to leave the first brigade headquarters.

"Teacher, that's not the way to say it!" Liu Hongzhang argued: "In a fight, the little devil will definitely go all out. The bullets are flying like rain, and the shells and bullets don't have eyes. Just in case, I said it is just in case... ..." The words were not finished yet. "Dingling!" The phone from the brigade headquarters to the forward position rang.It rang quickly.

Liu Hongzhang had no choice but to swallow half of his words, picked up the phone receiver, and said, "I am Liu Hongzhang! What's the matter? Huh? Okay, order the brigade artillery group to give the little devil a taste of shells according to the coordinates marked in advance. !"

Putting down the phone, Liu Hongzhang looked at Tang Qiuli helplessly, and said, "Master, I have no objection that you and the chief of staff stay in our first brigade. But you must not approach the forward positions any more! The little devil has already Come up, put on a desperate posture, there will be gunfire here soon, you can't distract me, can you?"

"You hit you! Don't worry about us!" Tang Qiuli said: "Isn't Chief of Staff Zhao and I a burden to you?"

Liu Hongzhang frowned, seemed to be sighing, turned around and went out without saying a word, the division commander said so, he must not be able to persuade him, when he got outside the brigade headquarters, he called the brigade guard and battalion commander, and ordered in a low voice Said: "I'll give you a task, don't do anything, show me the division commander and Chief of Staff Zhao, you can't leave the brigade headquarters half a step, if the division commander goes to the front line, you boy will come to see you!"

Under the bright sun, tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers, like the rising tide of sea water, overflowed the hills and fields, shouting frantically, holding bayonets, and rushed towards the position of the first brigade.

And behind the forward position of the first brigade, hundreds of large-caliber heavy artillery, with thick barrels raised, pointing forward, Liu Hongzhang held up his binoculars, staring at the Japanese soldiers with good eyes. The movement of the Japanese soldiers, "The Japanese soldiers are still 1000 meters, 800 meters, 600 meters away from the shelling area..."

"The Japanese army has entered the shelling area!" The combat staff shouted loudly, looking up at Liu Hongzhang. He wondered why the brigade commander hadn't given the order to fire the artillery. The commanders are all puzzled.

"Continue to report!" The telescope in Liu Hongzhang's hand has not been put down, his body suddenly leaned forward, his muscles tensed, and he said calmly, making the staff feel like a tiger seeing its prey.

"The Japanese army is still 2000 meters away from the forward position!" The combat staff's tone was a little hasty. The heavy artillery of the brigade's artillery group are all powerful large-caliber artillery. There is a safe distance. If the Japanese soldiers approach the forward position again , The shells fell, and it is very likely that they injured their own soldiers.

"Okay! Fire!" Liu Hongzhang stood up abruptly, punched the cannonball box with his fist, and shouted loudly.

"Boom! Boom!—Boom!" The earth-shattering loud noise suddenly reverberated between the heaven and the earth. Even in the brigade headquarters far away from the frontier positions, they could feel the ground trembling under their feet. The screaming sound of the air flew over, and then, it slammed on the ground. Groups of flames and black smoke, mixed with soil, rose in mid-air, and the choking smell of gunpowder immediately permeated.

The bodies of the Japanese soldiers who were charging were instantly torn apart as if they had hit an invisible wall, and then their limbs and broken arms were thrown high into the air, mixed with gunpowder smoke and mud. Submerged in gunpowder smoke and flames, clusters of shells blasted a wall of fire more than a thousand meters away from the front position of the first brigade.

The first round of shelling by the artillery group of the [-]st Brigade caused great damage to the charging Japanese soldiers, but the Japanese soldiers obviously also fought their lives, and the rest of them seemed to have not seen the body fragments flying all over the sky. , Shouting wildly, rushed forward desperately, leaving the shells behind.

However, what greeted the Japanese soldiers were small-caliber artillery and mortars. The denser shells, like black old birds, flew in densely, the flames were shining, and the broken shrapnel whirled and screamed, cutting the Japanese army mercilessly. The body of the soldier was torn into pieces, and the flesh and blood were flying. With a charging distance of about 1000 meters, the Japanese soldiers fell into pieces in the shells.

For the remaining 1000 meters, the Japanese soldiers were greeted by the howling sound of light and heavy machine guns like a storm. The dense bullets, like a metal wall, hit the Japanese soldiers and tore them apart. After three rounds of firepower , within 700 meters of the front positions of the first brigade and regiments, there was no longer a single living Japanese soldier, and there were bloody corpses everywhere. In the air, the smell of gunpowder smoke mixed with the smell of blood. spread out.

"Liu Hongzhang's fighting methods are getting more and more tricky! He has learned how to mount a bayonet on a cannon! This skill is quite a true lesson from Zheng Yong!" Tang Qiuli put down his binoculars, turned to Zhao Yuhe and said with a smile.

"Indeed, Brigadier Commander Liu's style of attack can maximize the advantage of artillery fire!" Zhao Yuhe agreed with the commander's point of view, saying: "In this way, the Japanese army can be killed to the greatest extent. After three rounds of firepower are covered, the surviving There are very few Japanese soldiers! Give full play to the artillery theory you have always advocated!"

"Yuhe, look at the posture of the Japanese, don't look at the heavy casualties, but they won't stop for a while. Enough intensive artillery fire is the key to draining the blood of the Japanese. You order the logistics department to urgently send the troops to the brigades directly under the regiment. Replenish ammunition, especially shells of various calibers!" Tang Qiuli suddenly remembered this and ordered.

"Report to the commander, the first charge of the 120th Third Division dispatched by three regiments failed. Nearly [-] imperial soldiers were all crushed! This division has lost the ability to attack again!" Chief of Staff Yokota put down the phone , with trembling lips, reported to Lieutenant General Yano: "The artillery fire of the independent division of China is too dense and violent, covering the way of the soldiers of the imperial army to charge!"

"Chief of Staff Yokoyama, don't mention any casualties to me, replace the 120th Division and continue to attack!" Lieutenant General Yano said expressionlessly, his heart was already numb, and the number of casualties was nothing to him. Without batting an eyelid, a new division was replaced.

The Japanese army's desperate tactics not only happened in the positions of the first brigade, but also in the blocking positions of other brigades directly under the corps. The artillery fire of the artillery groups of the brigades directly under the corps flooded the Japanese army like a volcanic eruption The way the soldiers charged, broke through and was beaten back. After a while, the Japanese army charged again. The lives of the Japanese soldiers were like worthless grass.

In the evening, the sunset in the sky had already set in the west, and the sunset glow was like blood, staining half of the sky red. The Japanese army's breakthrough had not stopped, as if it was an endless tide, coming up wave after wave, directly under the various brigades of the Corps, which had been continuously Repelled the Japanese army to break through several times. In front of the position, the fragmented corpses of Japanese soldiers were covered with huge craters and countless shells, which completely changed the terrain.

After repelling the Japanese army's last breakout, countless bloody corpses of Japanese soldiers were left behind on the forward positions. The smell of blood mixed with the lingering smell of gunpowder smoke and choking lung tubes. Looking at the faint twilight, the first The brigade's artillery fire plus light and heavy machine guns and mortars killed more than 1 little devils, while its own casualties were less than 600. In terms of the effect of killing the enemy alone, it can be said that the first brigade fought the most enjoyable battle.

But Liu Hongzhang's face is not at all relaxed. He is also a veteran who has fought many battles. He has fought against the little devils for several years. He has never seen or fought what kind of devils army, but today he opened his eyes. , all the little devils seem to want to live, scrambling to die, are they really fucking evil?

The soldiers were tired, especially the artillery. In one afternoon, they fired 10,000+ rounds of shells. The shell boxes above the artillery positions were piled up like a hill. Even hardened men could not withstand such a high-intensity battle.

As night fell, the wind picked up, and the smell of gunpowder smoke and blood had not dissipated. Liu Hongzhang, deputy brigade commander Gao Jingkun, and chief of staff Liu Chenglin came to the forward position.

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