Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

When the Chinese Air Force comes to help, the artillery advantage it has will no longer exist.If he wanted to recapture Tonghua County within the time specified by the headquarters, what he could do without any advantage was to rely on his superiority in military strength, use his hands to kill, continuously consume the vital forces of the Chinese army in the city, and eventually occupy Tonghua County.

Thinking of this, a few ten minutes ago, the brigade leader, Major General Kimura, was still full of confidence.Unknowingly, a face has been shrouded in a thick dignified look...

With his hands behind his back, he paced back and forth in the crude temporary headquarters, and looked at the entrance of the headquarters from the corner of his eye from time to time, as if he was waiting for something.

At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded from the command department.Immediately afterwards, the curtain blocking the entrance of the command department was lifted, and the solemn figure of the brigade chief and staff officer appeared at the entrance of the command department.

Major General Kimura did not hesitate, and asked eagerly to the Chief of Staff who came in a hurry: "Chief of Staff, how is the situation? Is there a big loss for the troops?" [

"Alas..." A helpless sigh came directly from the mouth of the chief of staff.

Under the gaze of the head of the brigade, Major General Kimura, the chief of staff replied in a heavy tone: "Brigade head, the losses have been calculated...>

Major General Kimura raised his eyebrows, but he didn't get angry immediately.

After all, the loss of hundreds of people is impossible for the head of the major general brigade with tens of thousands of troops to take it seriously.

The entire command center was silent for five seconds before Major General Kimura spoke again: "Chief of Staff, what about the losses in the air strike? Just say it, don't have any worries..."

Faced with Major General Kimura's sharp gaze that could almost see through people's hearts.The chief of staff hesitated.After being prepared to bear the anger of the brigade commander in front of him, he summoned up his courage and said, "During the air strike by the Chinese Air Force just now, our 1438th brigade lost a total of 238 infantrymen, 87 artillerymen, and [-] tank soldiers...>

In just a few minutes, almost a quarter of the strength of the entire army was lost.It is definitely not acceptable to Major General Kimura.As soon as the chief of staff finished speaking, Major General Kimura asked impatiently.

"Nani, how could the loss be so big..."

The chief of staff shook his head.He opened his mouth and explained: "Brigade Commander, when the Chinese Air Force attacked, our troops had just begun to disperse, and all of them were in an open field without any concealment. Facing the attack of the Chinese Air Force, we can only be beaten passively. As the opponent A live target for bombers... >

"Pa..." Hearing this, the head of the brigade, Major General Kimura, slammed his clenched fist hard on a desk piled up with ammunition boxes because of his anger.

then.Facing everyone in the headquarters, he roared loudly: "Bageyalu, cunning Chinese, cunning Chinese Air Force, I must kill you all, blood debts..."

Anger is anger, Major General Kimura has not lost his mind because of it.

Soon, the embarrassing situation he was in now came to Major General Kimura's mind.Major General Kimura, who was frowning tightly, fell into deep thought and began to think about specific strategies to break the situation...

As I thought just now, after the Chinese Air Force joins the battlefield, the whole daytime will be dominated by the Chinese army.And if he wanted to capture Tonghua County in the daytime, he had no other choice but to keep filling Tonghua County with human lives.

Since launching a siege battle during the day does not have any advantage for him, then launching a night attack on Tonghua County has become Major General Kimura's first choice... >

"Yoxi, let's do this, use the cover of night to launch an attack on Tonghua County when the Chinese Air Force is unable to participate in the battle. Only in this way can the artillery and tank troops in our hands be able to attack the city in the siege battle." Play the biggest role..." Major General Kimura, who secretly made a decision in his heart, said to himself.

However, just as his words fell, a sudden news made him have to give up the night battle idea that just came to his mind.

"Your Excellency, brigade commander, the investigation squadron urgently reports...>

After several consecutive defeats, Major General Kimura's confidence in the siege battle before him was less than [-]% before the war.Hearing the combat staff report, Major General Kimura's first thought was that the reconnaissance squadron had discovered some unfavorable news for him. [

Frowning, he asked the combat staff officer in front of him, "What's the matter?"

"The reconnaissance squadron found a large field airport temporarily built by the Chinese army in the northwest of Tonghua County. All the Chinese fighter planes that had just flown onto the battlefield, except for a squadron that attacked us on the battlefield. The rest of the fighter planes all landed on this large In the field airport..." The combat staff officer replied.

Hearing this, Major General Kimura subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and the nervousness he had just mentioned suddenly let go.Opened the mouth and said: "This is nothing to qiguài...>

However, what Major General Kimura did not expect was that the next report by the combat staff was really useful to him, and made him have to change the combat plan he just made...

After shaking his head at the head of the brigade, the combat staff continued to speak: "Brigade head, in addition to the field airport, the reconnaissance squadron also found a lot of news that is not good for us..."

"According to the reconnaissance of the reconnaissance squadron, the Chinese bombers that landed at the field airport were not ordinary landings and transitions. They were transporting large quantities of military supplies and equipment to the Chinese army in Tonghua...>

Facing this unprecedented pioneering move by the Chinese army, Major General Kimura quickly showed an unbelievable expression on his face.Facing the subordinates in front of him, he asked back with a look of astonishment: "How is it possible to use bombers to transport heavy artillery..."

At this moment, the head of the heavy artillery brigade under the brigade stood up and replied with a serious face: "Your Excellency, brigade commander, it is not impossible to transport heavy artillery with bombers...>

Seeing Major General Mushan included.The faces of more than a dozen brigade commanders, large and small, instantly showed puzzled expressions.

The captain with the rank of lieutenant assistant on his shoulders explained in a deep voice: "Brigade commander, colleagues...>

Seeing the shocked and relieved expressions on everyone's faces.The captain continued: "It's not just a field artillery. As long as the Chinese army is willing, it is not particularly difficult to transport large-caliber howitzers with bombers...>

"The load of a 105mm caliber howitzer is about three tons, although it exceeds the bomb load of the opponent's bomber. However, let us not forget that a large caliber howitzer can be divided into a gun body and a gun mount in a short time with the help of tools. Two parts. Once the Chinese army adopts this method of transportation, with its huge number of bombers, it is enough to transport an entire regiment of large-caliber howitzers to the Tonghua defenders before dark..."

The captain of the Lieutenant Commander of the Japanese Heavy Artillery Brigade was right.After being informed by Gao Zhihang: You can deliver all the materials and equipment you want to yourself through the bomber.Master Luo Zhang sent a telegram to Li Guosheng, requesting the Dalian Military Airport to quickly prepare all the equipment and ammunition for a large-caliber howitzer regiment, and deliver them to the Air Force bomber regiment to Tonghua Field Airport.

At this moment, a large number of artillerymen are on the tarmac of Dalian Airport, relying on simple tools to disassemble the artillery, so that the weight of the artillery can reach the range of the bomber.

The words of the captain of the lieutenant commander seemed very calm in the headquarters.However, after hearing it in the ears of the head of the brigade, Major General Mu Shan, his heart was already shaking like an overwhelming river.

The Chinese army defending Tonghua has been equipped with field artillery, and even some large-caliber howitzers will be equipped in a few hours.In this way, his only advantage in artillery fire disappeared instantly.Losing the advantage of artillery fire, the field battle ideas that just emerged in his mind will also be useless.

For a moment, a strong expression of pain quickly rushed to Major General Mu Shan's face.

"What to do, if the Chinese army is also equipped with a large number of artillery...>

A pair of eyes full of murderous intent quickly glanced around the subordinates who were standing around, their expressions were as usual, and there was no change in the slightest.Already at a loss, Major General Mu Shan roared subconsciously: "Ba Ge Ya Lu, are you all idiots...>

Finally, under Major General Mu Shan's constant glance, the chief of staff's face fluctuated slightly.

A ruthless expression quickly flashed across the chief of staff's face.Facing Major General Mu Shan, he said: "Brigade Commander, I have an idea, but this idea is a bit too inhumane, even violates international conventions, and completely angers the Chinese army in the city..."

Major General Mushan, who had no solution, seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw before he died, and said to the chief of staff with a look of indifference: "I don't care what violates international conventions, as long as it can solve our army's current plight It is a good way to go down to Tonghua County and let tens of thousands of imperial elites from Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces successfully return to North Korea... Say, what is the way...>

Under the gaze of Major General Mushan, the chief of staff said: "Brigade commander, although the air force and artillery of the Chinese army in the city are formidable, but with Chinese thinking, it is absolutely impossible to risk the disgrace of the world and send the aviation to the city. Bombs and heavy artillery shells were fired at their own citizens...>

"My idea is: immediately dispatch troops to arrest at least [-] Chinese in Tonghua. Mix these Chinese with our troops and act as our human shields, so that the Chinese army in the city will feel scruples and dare not attack us. Use heavy weapons with huge lethality..."

"Human shield..." The words awakened the dreamer, and Major General Mu Shan's eyes, which had been eclipsed just now, quickly flashed a bright light, facing the chief of staff in front of him, he exclaimed excitedly.

Afterwards, he fell into contemplation with a fiery face, and began to think about the feasibility of this idea...

Less than 2 minutes.A hint of surprise flooded Major General Mu Shan's face.Facing the subordinates around him, especially the chief of staff who proposed this suggestion, he said excitedly: "Yo Xi, this method is very good... >

Seeing the various expressions on the faces of the subordinates around him: hot.Worried, throbbing...Major General Mushan continued unmoved: "Chief of Staff, I would like to add two points to your thoughts...>

"First, not only should these Chinese be scattered around the infantry, but some Chinese should also be specially arrested. They will be placed on our artillery positions. As long as the Chinese army dares to attack our artillery positions, these Chinese will die in their In the hands of our own people, it becomes a funeral object of our artillery unit..."

"Secondly, when the troops launched an attack on Tonghua County, it is absolutely possible to push the Chinese to the front of the attacking troops, and truly serve as human shields for our attacking troops, blocking bullets for us...>

"Under such circumstances, even if the Chinese army defending the city has the two major advantages of air force and artillery, it will not be able to do anything to us. As for my No.15 Infantry Brigade, I can also take down Tonghua County at the lowest cost..."

As soon as Major General Mu Shan's words fell, some Japanese military officers who already showed fierce expressions stood up one after another.Facing the head of the brigade who regained his confidence again, he said with a fiery face: "Your Excellency, the brigade head, is wise, for the sake of tens of thousands of elites of the empire, no matter how many Chinese people sacrificed... >

"Yes, the humble life of the Chinese cannot compare with the noble life of the elite of the Imperial Japanese Army...>

If there is support, of course there will be opposition... >

Soon, an officer with the rank of Lieutenant Assistant stood up and reminded Major General Mu Shan with a hesitant look on his face: "Brigade Commander, this idea is good. However, I am worried that if I do this, it will give me a big blow." The good reputation of the Imperial Japanese Army in the world brings great harm...

"In addition, we are not sure whether the Chinese army dares to risk the disgrace of the world and shoot its own citizens. If the Chinese army in the city really does this, we will really lose more than we gain. Not only can we not take Tonghua County , and also brought great harm to the reputation of the imperial army..."

He finally came up with a solution that he thought he had solved the current predicament, but was opposed by his subordinates.The head of the brigade, Major General Mu Shan, who was joyful for the rest of his life, finally got angry.

After a sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth, he turned to the lieutenant officer who had just raised his objection, and asked sharply: "The loss outweighs the gain, very good, you are right... Then let me ask you, besides the idea of ​​a human shield, can you immediately Come up with a perfect plan for me, and help my No.15 brigade get through this predicament...>

"This...>

Under Major General Mu Shan's cold gaze full of murderous eyes, he held back for a long time until his face was flushed, and he didn't hold back a word.Afterwards, he replied with a frightened face: "Report to the head of the brigade, I have not thought of a way yet...>

"Bageyalu, since you haven't thought of a solution, what are you doing as a staff officer...>

In the eyes of officers and soldiers, no matter how important the imperial army's reputation in the world is, it is not as important as itself, and even tens of thousands of soldiers died.Therefore, just after the murderous questioning by the head of the brigade, Major General Mushan, dozens of Japanese officers and soldiers, including ordinary guards at the headquarters, cast murderous glances at the Zhongzuo officer.

It seemed that as long as the Zhongzuo officer said something wrong, these officers and soldiers would use their own eyes to kill him on the spot.

The lieutenant officer, who had already begun to feel it, finally began to be afraid.Beads of sweat flowed down from his forehead because of nervousness.Facing Major General Mu Shan, he said nervously: "Your Excellency, brigade commander, please calm down, this is not the meaning of being humble... >

After silently solving the internal problems of the brigade, the head of the brigade, Major General Mu Shan, finally showed a smile on his face.Facing the subordinates around him, he decisively ordered: "Since everyone agrees with this decision, then we will do this... >

"Ha Yi..." (to be continued...)