Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

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spn "Hurry up, Artillery, get ready to fire right away, you little devils don't have much time left for us..." Several commanders on the artillery positions in Tonghua City were holding a meeting and running around the artillery positions while giving orders loudly...

In less than half a minute, except for the 105mm heavy artillery, other mountain artillery and field artillery raised their black muzzles one after another.

On the top of the city of Tonghua County, a combat staff officer rushed to Luo Zhang out of breath, and reported a little excitedly: "Division seat, the artillery is ready to fire cover. In addition, a company of engineers has moved to the ground according to the order. Front-line positions. As long as the artillery fires, the engineers of this company will move out quickly, and dig trenches forward like the kid on the other side..."

Luo Zhang, who was waiting for the news, ordered with anticipation: "Since everything is ready, why are you still here? Order the artillery to fire immediately to cover the engineers to start their operations..."

"Yes, Master seat..." [

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..." the sharp and piercing whistling sound of the cannons, and the violent explosions of the cannons quickly sounded in the Japanese trenches.In a blink of an eye, the gunpowder smoke produced by the cannon explosion and all kinds of dust blown up by the cannon covered the Japanese army's position.

Under Luo Zhang's watchful eye, hundreds of engineers with shovels around their waists slowly walked out of the trench at a distance of five meters from each other.Then crawl forward slowly to the front of the position...

Five meters, ten meters... 30 meters, 50 meters...

After hundreds of engineers successfully touched this position, they stopped quickly.He took out the engineering shovel, and using both hands and feet, dug a small hole directly in front of him.certainly.Excavated soil, an exception.All of them were piled up in front of them, forming a small mound in a short period of time to block themselves...

With the mounds of earth providing cover for themselves, hundreds of engineers became even more fearful.An engineer shovel was constantly waving in their hands, shoveling the soil with each shovel, and then it was dug out of the pit and fell on the mound directly in front of it.

With the sharpness of the engineer shovel, it took less than half an hour.A small pit that allows them to squat completely is like a string of beads, appearing on the battlefield...

"It seems that the engineers in our hands are not much worse than the little devils... It only took a long time to dig the trenches like this..." Master Luo Zhang, holding a binoculars, couldn't help but sigh with emotion when he saw the situation on the battlefield.

Then to his subordinates, he continued to order in a firm tone: "Order the brothers of the engineering company to connect the trenches first. Especially the communication trenches leading to the rear. After connecting, the trenches will be widened and deepened by the infantry. The engineering company continued to move forward, and dug another trench 50 meters ahead..."

"Yes, Master..."

The Japanese temporary headquarters, the sudden bombardment has just begun.Neiji Okamura found something different

The shelling in front of him seemed violent, at least fifty artillery pieces of various calibers were used.However, Neiji Okamura, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, was very keen to find that this shelling was not targeted at all, and the shells were fired round after round.Very aimless, like doing artillery coverage and blind firing...

Lieutenant General Ningji Okamura did not speak.Quickly walk to a commanding height outside the headquarters.Holding up the binoculars, he searched for something motionless on the battlefield full of gunfire... Soon, hundreds of National Defense Army engineering troops who kept wielding their engineering shovels fell into the sharp eyes of Neji Okamura...

For a moment, a sense of strength from the heart rushed to Neiji Okamura's heart.Facing the subordinates behind him, he cursed aggrievedly: "Baga, the cunning Chinese, actually cracked our tactics so quickly. It seems that we still underestimated the ability of the commander of the National Defense Forces on the other side..."

As soon as the words fell, a senior officer who was Neiji Okamura's confidant followed closely and said: "Your Excellency, the Chinese army is also digging trenches. It won't take long for their trenches to collide with us, and then What should we do next..."

Neiji Okamura waved his hand impatiently, stopped his subordinates from continuing to talk about these meaningless questions, and said firmly: "Our opponent must have a very good military commander. Under such circumstances, we The longer the delay here, the greater the danger... Therefore, the troops must launch an attack in advance. Take advantage of the favorable opportunity when the main force of the National Defense Forces is transferred to Heilongjiang to fight the Soviet Red Army battlefield and quickly break through the Tonghua defense line..."

Having said that, Neiji Okamura's words changed, and he continued in a very unexpected way: "Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that we will not be able to break through the Tonghua line of defense for the time being. After all, the National Defense Forces that stick to this line of defense have absolute equipment. Superiority and firepower superiority. Coupled with the excellent commander of the opponent, the defense line in front of us has become an impregnable wall... So, while launching the attack in advance, we must leave a certain amount of backhand..."

Now I order: "First, all offensive troops at the front must quickly prepare for battle... Artillery, the positions must be dispersed and arranged. Once the battle starts, necessary artillery support must be provided to the infantry."

"Second, contact the General Command of the Kwantung Army immediately. In the name of the General Command of the Kwantung Army, ask the military for help. Ask the military to immediately transfer at least two air divisions from China to strengthen the air power of the Kwantung Army."

When the order was issued, the adjutant standing behind Ningji Okamura did not take the order to leave immediately.After a short hesitation, he asked Neiji Okamura: "Your Excellency, our Kwantung Army was defeated in Northeast China and suffered heavy losses. Under such circumstances, will the military department still provide support to our Kwantung Army..."[

Okamura Ningji quickly flashed a resolute expression on his face, and replied: "You are wrong. It is not whether the military department is willing to continue to support our Kwantung Army. It is that the military department must do everything it can to support our Kwantung Army according to the requirements of our Kwantung Army. us."

"Compared with the [-] imperial elites in our hands, the equipment of the two aviation divisions is nothing at all... As the domestic situation is getting worse and worse, the military must do everything possible to get us out of the Northeast. Rescue them on the battlefield."

Before making this decision, Neiji Okamura was also very hesitant.Because, what he did was not much different from kidnapping the entire Japanese government onto his chariot.It is conceivable that even if the final result ends in his own victory.His act of kidnapping the entire Japanese government will also anger the domestic high-level.Thus ending his military career.

However, after thinking about the importance of the [-] elite army to the Imperial Army, this hesitation was immediately replaced by firmness.

After more than a month of fighting, the Imperial Army has lost almost 20 elite troops.Looking at the entire imperial government, because of the huge losses in the Russo-Japanese War that year, there were only a few hundred thousand veterans with certain combat experience in the country.But now, 10 elites were lost in one battle.Almost half of the limited elite of the Imperial Army was lost.

It is conceivable that if these [-] battle elites were lost on the Chinese battlefield.The limited veterans of the Imperial Army will be lost.As long as you are a good commander, you will know that in an army, veterans are the soul of the army.If there are no veterans, this army is just a recruit, and it will not have too strong combat effectiveness.Nor will they have too high a military belief.

Therefore, Neiji Okamura, who thought of these, even at the risk of ruining his military career, kidnapped the entire Japanese government into his chariot.For the sake of the future of the Imperial Army, the [-] elite Imperial Army was successfully brought back to China.

Seeing the subordinate still hesitating in front of him, he ordered decisively: "What are you still doing? Send a telegram immediately. Besides, the result of this breakout battle has not yet come out. Maybe we can return to the city without military reinforcements. Korea……"

"Hayi..." The subordinate replied without confidence.

On the Tonghua battlefield, the National Defense Forces had not yet completed the excavation of the first frontal trench for the Japanese trench warfare.Teams of heavily armed devils are walking along the traffic trench.Braving the cannon that fell on him at any time on the top of his head, he bent over.Move quickly to the first-line trenches.Not only that, hundreds of throwing canisters and mortars were also quickly carried out of the bomb defense holes by the devils.It was sent along the trench more than one meter wide, and slowly raised its black hole muzzle.

Veterans are worthy of veterans. Thousands of Japanese soldiers who moved quickly to the front line with gunfire above their heads, still squatted in the trenches without changing their expressions, wiping bayonets, reloading rifles, and oiling light machine guns... From them, they did not see the slightest sign of war. Some of the previous fears and fears are just calmly dealt with...

"Tongtongtong..." A series of dull gunshots sounded in the rumbling Japanese army positions. Dozens of guns of various calibers rushed out of Xiaoyao and flew into the sky at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After a full three seconds of raindrops, the artillery finally crossed the gap between the enemy and ourselves on the battlefield, and finally smashed hard around the trenches that the National Defense Forces were digging and widening.

Dozens of cannons exploded at the same time, and the soil piled up next to the trench by the soldiers was quickly blown away like flowers scattered by a goddess.The position that was clearly visible just now was quickly shrouded in gunpowder smoke from the cannon explosion.

Before the artillery fire from the defenders could react, a shot was fired, as if it didn't cost money, and was quickly tilted around the trench.

In 1 minute, the Japanese army's artillery preparations had just lasted for 1 minute, and a devil infantry brigade that had already been ready to go out quickly jumped out of the trench.Line up a loose offensive formation and press directly towards the Wehrmacht position.

Facing the sudden Japanese attacking troops, an infantry company that was widening the trench was obviously stunned.It took a full ten seconds before the sparse gunshots sounded from the front line.

Afterwards, the roar of several general-purpose machine guns sounded from the frontline position completely covered by artillery fire.

However, at this moment, the Japanese attacking force has advanced more than 50 meters, and there are only the last 100 meters away from the first-line position of the National Defense Forces.

"Bastard, how did the little devil touch it... Our machine gun, why didn't the machine gunner shoot with all his strength, shoot immediately, and concentrate fire to counterattack..." The infantry company commander, who was trying to widen the trench, threw He started with an engineer shovel in his hand, rolled back and lay on the edge of the trench, took out a military pistol from his waist, loaded it, and roared loudly.

"Bang bang bang..." A clear gunshot sounded from the barrel of the company commander's pistol, and twenty rounds of the overcapacity of the shell gun quickly sprayed out from the wound.In an instant, the devils charging directly opposite the company commander fell to the ground without making a sound, turning into corpses...

The company commander's first hit greatly encouraged the soldiers who were in chaos around him. [

For a moment, all kinds of guns fired together, general-purpose machine guns, submachine guns, semi-automatic rifles, pistols... all fired a dense rain of bullets at the oncoming Japanese army... thousands of devil soldiers who were charging were like dumplings.fell to the ground.

Not only that, but it was in the middle of the Japanese offensive formation.The artillery support from the main force of the rear regiment arrived immediately.

There are more than 50 mortars in the regiment, as if the guns do not cost money, they cover the area 150 to [-] meters in front of the position with their fastest rate of fire...

The casualties of the Japanese attacking troops finally began to climb upwards.

Of course, the Japanese offensive troops were not without action.The mortar group of the National Defense Forces had just fired, and the large number of mortars and throwing barrels hidden in the trenches by the Japanese army also fired counterattack artillery one by one, not to be outdone.

but.However, the artillery of the two armies did not know that they were in the winding trenches, so it was difficult to hit the target.Even if one shot hits the target, it can only kill one or two mortars within a few meters of the surrounding trenches in the winding trenches.

Therefore, under the suppression of Japanese artillery fire, the regiment's more than 50 mortars still did not stop at all.Continue to pour guns on the Japanese attacking troops, round after round, continuously...

Not only that, although the mortars could not do anything to the Japanese artillery units hidden in the trenches.However, the powerful mountain cannon, wild cannon.Even large-caliber howitzers can easily blow up the trenches and kill as much as possible the Japanese troops hiding in the trenches.

The Japanese army's counterattack artillery fire has just begun, and hundreds of artillery pieces have already raised their black hole muzzles under Luo Zhang's order.

"Order the artillery. Fire immediately and concentrate the firepower. Eat the artillery units exposed by the little devils. At the same time, cover the infantry and eat the attacking troops of the little devils...No accident, the attack in front of us must be our tactics. The cabinet in front of us is in a hurry. As long as we can successfully block the previous attacks of the Japanese army, the balance of victory in this blocking battle will gradually favor our side..." Luo Zhang, who was standing at the top of the city, has been paying attention to every move on the battlefield. , ordered in a firm tone.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... ” mixed with the whistling sound of hundreds of cannons, wrapped in orange flames, quickly flew into the sky.Then, with a deafening explosion, it slammed into the Japanese army's position...

Hundreds of clouds were mixed with a lot of dust, the devil's limbs and arms, and even thick smoke of blood quickly rose from the gun point, forming huge mushroom clouds at an altitude of tens of meters.

The temporary headquarters of the Japanese army saw that the attacking troops fell to the ground one after another under the double blow of the cannon and the son, turning into corpses.Lieutenant General Ningji Okamura, who had been holding up the binoculars, had already turned livid unconsciously.

In a blink of an eye, more than half of a reinforced infantry brigade was lost.If you continue to attack at this loss rate, you can be sure that the hundreds of empire elites in your field of vision will be lost before they reach the grenade throwing range.

Just when Lieutenant General Neiji Okamura was in a dilemma, wondering whether he would risk the morale of the troops and end the attack without any meaning, almost to death.A slightly angry voice suddenly sounded from behind.

"Mr. Gangcun, can't you see that if you continue to attack like this, it is no different from dying. Don't you just watch so many elite soldiers of the Imperial Army die in the rain of the Chinese for nothing? If the retreat order is not issued, I will report directly to the General Command of the Kwantung Army, and to the military department to impeach you..."

Following the sound, he saw a division commander who carried the rank of lieutenant general on his shoulders, and whose qualifications in the Imperial Army were much older than his own.He walked over with a face full of anger, and questioned himself glaringly.

Lieutenant General Ningji Okamura had just been promoted and was appointed commander-in-chief of the Japanese army.This is different from the big faces of the two older lottery winners.Therefore, since Okamura Neji arrived on the call, the two lieutenant general division heads rarely appeared in front of Okamura Neji.

Coupled with the fact that tens of thousands of imperial elites are in crisis, Okamura Ningji's trench digging method is likely to save everyone from danger.Under such circumstances, the two division heads did not say anything anymore. They have always suppressed the grievance in their hearts, and did not attack Lieutenant General Neji Okamura, trying their best to maintain the peace of tens of thousands of Kwantung Army elites.

Now, Okamura Ningji's strategy has failed, and he is moved by watching thousands of Kwantung Army elites launch a suicide attack on the National Defense Forces.The two division heads suddenly realized that their chance had come.Therefore, the two division heads who received the report from their subordinates appeared behind Lieutenant General Neiji Okamura at the same time, as if they had agreed, with anger.

In such a dangerous situation, the troops in command cannot be united.Lieutenant General Neiji Okamura, who was already worried about this war, quickly felt a strong sense of strength in his heart.After a long sigh, he opened his mouth and ordered: "The combat staff, send a signal immediately and order the attacking troops to retreat quickly... Artillery troops, cover the infantry and retreat..."

Seeing the combat staff officer leaving quickly, Lieutenant General Ningji Okamura's eyes quickly shifted to the two division heads.

Although he was very dissatisfied with the behavior of the two division heads in front of him, as a rising star, Okamura Ningji had to suppress his dissatisfaction, and asked with a tactful face: "I don't know what the two division heads have? advise..."

Lieutenant General Neiji Okamura's euphemistic answer, in the eyes of the two division heads, was different from shrinking back.After looking at each other, an obviously older division head asked mercilessly: "I do have advice, Mr. Gangcun, if we don't come here to stop your behavior, the tens of thousands of people gathered in Tonghua The elite of the empire will be wiped out by you..."

A trace of famous anger quickly surged into Ningji Okamura's heart.However, when the other party's provocative eyes fell into his own eyes.Okamura Ningji quickly suppressed his dissatisfaction, and said in a calm tone as much as possible: "Please pay attention to the two division commanders. I am the highest commander of the entire Tonghua Kwantung Army at present. I hope you will not disturb my command of the battle." If you have any dissatisfaction, you can impeach me to the General Command of the Kwantung Army, or even the military department..."

After finishing speaking, in order to maintain the peace of tens of thousands of imperial elites, let everyone work together to break through the Tonghua defense line.A trace of murderous aura quickly diffused from his body.Facing the guards around him, he ordered with a firm face: "In order to facilitate the command of the troops, I now order as the supreme commander of Tonghua to temporarily relieve the two lieutenant generals and division heads. The two divisions, with the brigade as the unit, It is under the direct control of the general headquarters. Guards, what are you doing in a daze, immediately take the two division heads down to rest, and take good care of the two division heads..."

"Hi..." Under the signal of Lieutenant General Ningji Okamura, the two dignified lieutenant generals and division heads were dragged out of the headquarters by the guards before they could react from the shock, and they were temporarily placed under house arrest. (To be continued. If If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to read.)