Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

Tonghua surprise

In order to change the worsening situation in the Far East and save the [-] Kwantung Army soldiers who are still entrenched in the three northeastern provinces.Major General Ningji Okamura, the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, suddenly emerged and was promoted to lieutenant general, becoming the third most powerful general in the entire Kwantung Army.

Facing the worsening telephone war situation, Neiji Okamura, who was determined to make meritorious service, unexpectedly put himself in danger.With a small team of cavalry guards, he interspersed with the battlefield day and night and served as the temporary commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army on the Tonghua battlefield.

As the proponent of the trench attack, Okamura Ningji had just arrived at the Tonghua battlefield, and he ordered the troops to dig trenches and traffic trenches on the battlefield tens of kilometers away...

After a few days, looking down from the air, you can clearly see that with Tonghua County as the center, within a radius of a few kilometers, a group of trenches that are connected into spider webs are constantly moving towards the battlefield at a speed of several kilometers per day. Extend and advance to the defenders' positions in Tonghua County. [

Luo Zhang, commander-in-chief of the Tonghua garrison, did not pay too much attention to this method of warfare when the Japanese army first introduced it.I think that the Japanese army intends to pass through the trenches to reduce the losses of their attacking troops in shelling and air strikes.

However, as time went on, the trenches were gradually connected by the traffic trenches... Especially seeing that the trenches dug by the little devil were slowly advancing towards the county seat at a speed of tens of meters per day.Luo Zhang finally started to worry.

"No, we can't let the little devil's trench continue to be built like this. Otherwise, our position will be completely under the attack of the devil's grenade. At that time, there will be a trench for cover, and our artillery will have an air superiority. It will be In the ensuing battle, there will be nothing left." Li Guosheng stood on the city wall.He muttered to himself with a heavy face.

After a short thought, he turned to the adjutant behind him.Decisively ordered: "Adjutant Li, immediately notify the artillery group in the city to launch a 5-minute artillery attack on the Japanese trenches outside the city. Let's see the effect first, whether these trenches can be destroyed and the speed of the little devil's trenches can be blocked..."

When Master Luo Zhang raised his binoculars again, there was a sudden roar in Tonghua City behind him.Then, there was a sharp piercing whistling sound.It rang right above everyone's heads.

At least fifty shells of various calibers roared down and smashed into the old Maozi trenches.

The shell exploded, and a thick black smoke mixed with a large amount of masonry and soil clods quickly rose into the air from the point of impact.When the thick column of smoke rose to a height of 30 meters, it quickly spread to all directions, forming a huge mushroom cloud over the Lao Maozi position.

Looking at the ground, the shell exploded, mixed with a large number of fireballs and air waves of shell fragments.With an unstoppable posture, he quickly swept away in all directions, pushing down all the buildings that stood in front of him along the way.Of course, even if it can't be pushed down.After the air waves and flames swept past, they would also leave countless bullet holes and shell fragments on his body.

As Xiaoyao shrouded Lao Maozi's position began to slowly dissipate, dozens of bomb craters of different sizes.It suddenly appeared in the Luo Zhang telescope.However, Luo Zhang was disappointed.Dozens of shells, rarely hit the devils trench group.

And at this moment.The second round of shells fired by the artillery group appeared above everyone's heads again.

A new round of shells exploded, and the trenches that had just been shown in front of everyone were once again shrouded in gunpowder smoke and dust blown up by the shells.

In 5 minutes, after more than 1000 shells passed, the battlefield became quiet again.Teacher Luo Zhang quickly raised the binoculars, wanting to confirm whether this style of play is effective at the first time.

As the gunpowder smoke slowly dissipated, the bomb craters all over the city were displayed in front of Luo Zhang bit by bit.

"Master seat, devil, the devil's trenches were blown up by us..." Looking in the direction of the subordinate's fingers, the trenches that the Japanese army worked so hard to build were all blown up without exception as long as they were hit by shells... Looking around , the trenches that can't be seen at a glance have become pieces and pieces, intermittent.

And at this moment, an accident happened.Around the gap in the trench that had just been blasted by shells, some looming ghost heads suddenly appeared.Then, with a shovel of dirt, the little devil shoveled it out of the trench.As for the huge crater, the sandbags filled with soil were quickly piled up by the Japanese army... Under the watchful eye of the division commander Luo Zhang, in less than 10 minutes, the gap that he had just blasted with a shell was rebuilt by the little devil. After repairing, she appeared in front of herself completely again.

Before Luo Zhang could react from the sudden shock, another exclamation from another subordinate reached Luo Zhang's ears: "Master, look at the front of the camp, the little devils in front of the camp have started digging trenches at our camp again... "

Sure enough, when Luo Zhang's eyes quickly shifted to the front of the position.In just a few seconds, dozens of small mounds of dirt that had just blocked the little devil's head suddenly appeared within Luo Zhang's field of vision.Under the cover of these small mounds less than half a meter high, devils lying on the ground were constantly waving their engineering shovels and starting to dig holes.

After 5 minutes, a small pit that could only allow the little devil to squat completely was dug.Afterwards, the devil lying behind the mound, who might die at any time, quickly retracted his body into the small pit.Then, he completely squatted in the pit, continued to expand around, and dug the small pit he was in.

Another half hour passed.What was just a small pit with a depth of just half a meter has turned into a depth of 1.5 meters, enough for little devils to bend down and move around in the pit without exposing the target.And at this moment, the devil, who was fully able to move around in the pit, was finally able to dig the trenches under his feet wantonly.Heading in one direction, they quickly moved forward and began to dig. In the end, with the joint efforts of dozens of devils, all the scattered trenches were connected into one piece...[

"Look... these little devils in the division are too arrogant, and they don't take our national defense force seriously. My idea is to continue to shoot, eat these dozens of devils, teach them a lesson, and let them know the strength of our national defense force. sharp."

Seeing this, I think of the results of the shelling just now.A long sigh suddenly came from Luo Zhang's mouth.After shaking his head, he replied: "I read it just now, and the shelling is completely unworkable. And even if it works, we don't have enough shells in our hands to supply us to squander... Think about other ways ..."

"Counterattack. Order the forward troops to immediately counterattack the trenches that the Japanese army is building. Use grenades. Destroy these trenches and the little devils hiding in the trenches..." A subordinate suggested...

After a brief analysis, Luo Zhang responded: "We can try it. However, there should not be too many primary troops. After all, little devils are not vegetarians. We must be prepared for them."

After finishing speaking, he ordered to a subordinate next to him: "Counselor Wang, I will leave this matter to you... Immediately organize one or two platoons of troops to launch a counterattack quickly. Look at the movement of the Japanese."

"Yes, Master..."

"Boom boom boom..." The sound of shells whistling across the sky, the sound of explosions... Like a symphony on the battlefield, it reached everyone's ears again... Under the cover of dozens of mortars, more than 50 people and [-] people wrapped around their waists The subordinates full of grenades, like ghosts, touched out the forward positions silently, and slowly crawled towards the trenches that the Japanese army was digging...

One meter, two meters, five meters... I saw that the subordinates were getting farther and farther away from the position.The trenches that the Japanese army was digging still remained silent.Standing on the city wall, Luo Zhang's tense heart finally showed signs of loosening.

Good luck today.Seems to always be on the side of the little devil.

More than 50 soldiers completely left the position and hid in the trenches.A string of the same howling shells suddenly sounded from the Japanese position.subsequently.Dense mortar shells, special grenades for grenades.Quickly flew out of the Japanese trenches that were still under shelling.With a rapid and sharp whistling sound, he smashed towards the position of fifty soldiers of his own side.

"Not good. The little devil has been prepared for a long time, and immediately sent a signal to order the counterattack troops to retreat back to the trenches immediately, quickly..." Luo Zhang, who was pale with shock, exclaimed in surprise.

No matter how fast Luo Zhang's order was, it could not be faster than the flying speed of the cannonball.Before the order reached the forefront, the explosion of various shells had already reached Luo Zhang's ears.Looking at the more than 50 soldiers lying in front of the position, without exception, they were all covered in the smoke produced by the explosion of the shells, and their lives and deaths were uncertain...

Maybe it's because the ammunition is effective, maybe it's because I'm worried that I will be retaliated by artillery fire from the Wehrmacht.The shelling lasted only half a minute before it was over.

The freedom that shrouded the battlefield dissipated, and the bloody battlefield suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

On the battlefield where fifty soldiers were lying on their stomachs, there were mutilated and incomplete corpses of little devils placed in various poses everywhere.Of course, on the battlefield completely filled with bloody smell, there are more soldiers with broken limbs and broken arms blown up by shells.Fifty National Defense Force soldiers all fell in front of the position.Even if there are still people who are still alive, facing the shells that may be fired by the Japanese army at any time, the soldiers who still stay in the position can only watch their colleagues and comrades, under the torture of pain, step by step towards death.

Seeing the shocking scene in front of him, Luo Zhang's first thought was to counterattack and avenge the sacrificed subordinates.

"Bastard, what are you doing here? Have you been fooled by the little devil? Our artillery, immediately order the artillery to counterattack, take down the Japanese artillery unit, and fire immediately..."

Luo Zhang gave the order, but unexpectedly, no one carried it out.The chief of staff of the division replied with a heavy face: "Reporting division, all the devils used just now were mortars and grenades, and they were hidden in the trenches. The shells we fired must hit these artillery positions. , it is as difficult as shooting mosquitoes with a cannon..."

"That's all..." Luo Zhang calmed down slowly, and he also knew that his order just now was wrong.

After a long sigh, he opened his mouth and said: "Brothers, from the standpoint, the little devil opposite us is already prepared. Think again, everyone, is there any other way to crack the devil's trench. Otherwise, let the devil If the trenches go on like this, the entire outside of the city will change hands..."

The temporary headquarters of the Japanese army outside Tonghua City saw fifty officers and soldiers of the National Defense Forces who were wiped out in an instant.A senior officer standing next to Okamura Neiji, while excited, couldn't help complimenting Okamura Neiji beside him: "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, you are indeed one of the best officers of the Imperial Japanese Army. Less than three days after the attack, the Chinese defenders in the city could not hold on and wanted to counterattack. However, what the Chinese did not expect was that our imperial army of the Japanese Empire had prepared to deal with them as early as the beginning of the battle Preparations for a counterattack..."

Speaking of this, the Colonel seems to have not reacted from the dream.Facing Ningji Okamura in front of him, he continued to look forward to saying: "Your Excellency, Chief of Staff. With one counterattack by the Chinese army, we will achieve a huge result of eating fifty Chinese soldiers. If the Chinese army launches dozens of such attacks Counterattack. Then the Chinese defenders in the city will be wiped out by us...”[

Hearing this, Neiji Okamura was smiling just now because of the results of his plan.Suddenly became livid.Facing the subordinates who were still looking forward to it, he cursed loudly: "Baga, do you think the commander of the Chinese army is as stupid as you are? If the commander of the Chinese army is really as stupid as you imagined, I will be as stupid as the Japanese Empire." The elite of the Kwantung Army will not be defeated on the Northeast battlefield, losing so many troops at once..."

In front of Lieutenant General Neiji Okamura, the aggrieved Colonel could only hold back his dissatisfaction no matter how dissatisfied he was.After changing his facial expression in just a few seconds, he was once again shrouded in a thick smile.Facing Neiji Okamura.He continued to ask with a flattering face: "Your Excellency Chief of Staff, what should we do next..."

After glaring at Officer Dazuo, Neji Okamura ordered: "There are two aspects to be done. First, concentrate all the engineers of each combat unit. Continue to dig trenches to Tonghua, and the trenches can be pushed all the way to Tonghua. Under the city, directly compete with the Chinese defenders for the city of Tonghua County."

"The second article is to transfer serious illnesses and protect the trenches dug by the engineers themselves... You have to know, whether our [-] troops can return to North Korea smoothly. The key lies in these trenches. The trenches have no worries, and we can successfully return North Korea. So, under no circumstances should the trenches be allowed to be destroyed by the Chinese army..."

"Yes. Your Excellency the Chief of Staff..."

At the Jiamusi temporary field airport, when Commander-in-Chief Li Guosheng put all his energy on the tens of thousands of Soviet troops.The adjutant's anxious figure suddenly stood in front of him.Before Li Guosheng spoke.The terrified adjutant quickly handed a telegram to him.And opened his mouth to report.

"Boss, Tonghua Emergency Telegram...>

Hear this sentence.Li Guosheng's heart suddenly tensed up.Because the Jiamusi decisive battle and the Tonghua decisive battle that the National Defense Forces are conducting have already used the limited strength of the National Defense Forces to the limit.At this moment, if there is a problem in that direction, even if it is a small problem, you will face an embarrassing and dangerous situation with no soldiers to adjust.

He snatched the telegram handed over by the adjutant, and began to browse ten lines at a glance.

"Trenching...>

Because, the tactics used by the Tonghua Japanese army in front of us is one of the magic weapons for the later Taizu army to repeatedly attack the city and pull out the stronghold when the equipment is not as good as the opponent.

However, think of it.The expression on Li Guosheng's face not only did not relax, but even more wrinkled.Because the tactics in front of him are so powerful that there is almost no solution to them.

Thinking of this, Li Guosheng's face gradually became serious, and he began to browse the telegram in his hand again and again, trying to find some clues from the telegram in his hand.

"You son of a bitch, I really want to know which Japanese commander thought of this tactic...>

Then, he asked the adjutant in front of him: "Adjutant Wang, send a telegram to Luo Zhang immediately and ask him to check who is the supreme commander of the Japanese army in Tonghua...>

"Yes... the chief seat..."

Just when the adjutant turned around and was about to leave the office.Li Guosheng's eyes lit up, and he asked subconsciously: "Wait a minute, could it be him...>

In Li Guosheng's mind, a series of achievements of Okamura Ningji on the Chinese battlefield quickly emerged.

As a senior general of the Japanese army who has repeatedly made military exploits on the battlefield of aggression against China, since Li Guosheng began to make arrangements for Japan.Neiji Okamura was listed by Li Guosheng as a key monitoring target of the Intelligence Department.Especially after Neiji Okamura was transferred to the Kwantung Army as the deputy chief of staff, Li Guosheng specially selected several intelligence elites from the limited intelligence forces of the National Defense Forces to monitor Neiji Okamura, a future war criminal who invaded China.

And just two days ago, the Intelligence Department suddenly sent a telegram about Neiji Okamura... >

Faced with this telegram, Li Guosheng, who at that time wanted to fight well in Jiamusi, did not pay too much attention to it.

However, looking back now, you will find many problems in it... >

The Kwantung Army was defeated in the Northeast battlefield, and hundreds of thousands of Japanese elite soldiers were buried in the Chinese battlefield.As a senior officer of the Kwantung Army Headquarters, no matter how much Okamura Ningji is liked by his superiors, he still needs to bear joint and several responsibilities.However, under such circumstances, as an officer who made a mistake, not only was he not punished, but he was promoted... >

It can be seen that, as the deputy chief of staff of the Kwantung Army, Ningji Okamura must have carried something on his shoulders.Otherwise, he would not be promoted at this pass.Neji Okamura is the only one facing the current situation facing the Kwantung Army, and the most likely important task he will receive is to rescue the [-] Kwantung Army elite still entrenched in the Northeast.

Thinking of these contents, Li Guosheng confirmed his conjecture even more in his heart. (to be continued...)