Age of Conquest Reborn

--go-->Hearing that the division commander Tang Qiuli wanted to commend one person in front of so many people, the officers' ears perked up. This was the first time since the formation of the ** division.

, it’s something that hasn’t happened yet. Division commanders rarely praise people in person. What’s more, in a meeting of thousands of people, the officers are from various field corps. Who doesn’t want to get this honor? Return to the old army, it’s a matter of face.

There are light things.

The officers were itching in their hearts, hoping that the person the division commander wanted to commend would be them, not only to bring honor to their regiment, but also to make their troops famous. Tang Qiuli smiled at the commotion, and the officers who were eager to try felt very happy and could cherish it.

An honorable officer is a qualified soldier.

He said: "The person I want to commend especially is Colonel Zhou Yushan, deputy director of the Logistics Department of the ** Division and director of the Logistics Department of the Hainan Island Combat Corps. Yushan, please come to the stage!" Tang Qiuli warmly greeted Zhou Yushan on stage.

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Zhou Yushan, who was standing on the stage, looked at the thousands of officers below the stage with envious eyes, and suddenly blushed. Tang Qiuli walked to him and said, "I want to commend Colonel Zhou Yushan for his great achievements in the army this time."

As you all know about the outstanding performance in the operation into Hainan Island, with more than 300,000 troops, long-distance transportation and cross-sea mobilization, one can imagine the difficulty of logistical support required."

"The Corps Logistics Department, under the leadership of Minister Zhou Yushan, successfully completed the troop mobilization task in just six days, once again demonstrating the excellent combat effectiveness of the logistics department. Think about it, the Qiongzhou Strait at this time

, the winds are high, the waves are rough, and the natural conditions are harsh. It is very valuable to be able to do this. I also want to announce an order to promote Colonel Zhou Yushan to the rank of Army Major General."

Wow. The whole audience was shocked. In the ** Division, promotion to a first-level military rank is more difficult than reaching the sky. Unless one has made great achievements or made outstanding contributions, it is impossible to be promoted to a military rank, especially the general rank. Since the formation of the army, Zhou

Yushan was the first colonel officer to be promoted to the rank of major general, and it was announced by the division commander himself. Moreover, he was also a logistics officer. Everyone had no other thoughts except envy.

The thunderous applause almost broke through the roof. Faced with the sudden honor and promotion, Zhou Yushan didn't know what to say. There was no warning in advance, which made him a little uncomfortable with this sudden change. Zhou Yushan faced the audience.

, all the officers stood up and applauded, solemnly saluted each other, and then looked at Tang Qiuli with trembling lips and said: "Sir, thank you for your love, I just did what I should do. Yushan is worthy of such praise from the commander.

Dare to take it!"

Tang Qiuli laughed and said: "Yushan, you deserve it." Then he loudly said to the officers in the audience: "Major General Zhou Yushan is your role model. If you do your job well, you will have the opportunity to be promoted. Soldiers

Our bounden duty is to obey orders, and I look forward to you and your troops performing outstandingly in this special Hainan Island battle!"

After the meeting, the officers were still discussing in twos and threes about this major event that shocked the entire army. Some officers who were familiar with Zhou Yushan were clamoring for Zhou Yushan to treat him. Tang Qiuli was very satisfied with the effect of this meeting.

, this is equivalent to a pre-war mobilization, which effortlessly aroused the emotions of the officers.

As a logistics officer, Zhou Yushan was the first to be promoted to the rank of major general. The impact it brought was more than that. In the eyes of front-line combat unit officers, the logistics department has always been a cold yamen, with daily trivial matters

, it’s annoying enough, but without being able to achieve any military exploits, the commander of the front-line combat unit was transferred to the logistics department, and everyone thought it was a reassignment, and he was put on the bench.

Take Liu Hongzhang, commander of the 1st Brigade of the Directly Affiliated Corps, as an example. In order to punish him, the division commander Tang Qiuli was first demoted and transferred to his side as a combat staff officer, and then transferred to the logistics department to help the logistics minister Zhang Quan.

In the minds of the brigade commanders of the Corps,

It is the most severe punishment imposed by the division commander. Today, Zhou Yushan's promotion and the praise given by the division commander let everyone know that in the ** division, even if you are only in an extremely minor department, as long as you make outstanding contributions, you will be rewarded.

There are also opportunities for promotion.

After the meeting, Tang Qiuli gave the following order to Le Yiqin, commander of the Southern Flying Group of the ** Division Aviation Force, "Le Yiqin, your department will dispatch no less than four fighter regiments and two bomber regiments to coordinate with this mission."

As the Iron Wall Encirclement Campaign proceeds, in addition, pay close attention to the direction of the sea off Hainan Island to see if a Japanese fleet appears."

The second order was given to the gunboat brigade and the armed civilian ship brigade to cover the Marine Corps' landing on Hainan Island. "The only task of your department at this stage is to monitor all ports on Hainan Island day and night, as well as to go to sea."

"Tang Qiuli's order to block all possible passages away from the island and to immediately plan to annihilate them once the Japanese troops are discovered trying to escape" has actually blocked all opportunities for the Japanese troops under Miyazawa Nishikawa's command to leave Hainan Island.

On the second day after the military meeting, the troops of the ** Division, in accordance with the deployment, began a large-scale operation of iron wall encirclement. Starting from Lingao in the west and Qionghai in the east, more than 400,000 people were deployed on a front that stretched hundreds of kilometers long.

Soldiers formed an airtight blockade, with planes in the sky and gunboats on the sea, rolling towards the southern part of Hainan Island.

The density of troops is unprecedented in the history of Indochina. The thickness of the blockade from north to south and the depth of the battle reached more than 30 kilometers. Not to mention 36,700 Japanese troops.

Don't even think about slipping past a mouse. After the attack began, the troops advanced steadily according to the combat plan. The advancing speed was only a few dozen kilometers per day.

The troops began to take action as soon as the sun rose high. Before nightfall, the troops began to camp and rest. This kind of fighting style seemed to the generals of the Japanese Army who were accustomed to artillery fire, missiles flying like rain, and the sound of killings shaking the sky.

I am very puzzled and unaccustomed to the fact that more than 400,000 troops were dispatched and the battle was so boring. It was just a war, almost like a sightseeing tour. I don’t know what the division commander planned?

There are only more than 30,000 little Japs. The troops went up and cleared them up in a few hours. Why waste so much energy? There are more than 400,000 people, and each one of them can drown more than 30,000 little Japs.

This battle was extremely boring, especially the brigade commanders of Han Tie's Marine Corps, who felt even more aggrieved.

The Marine Corps had a bad start. In the first battle on Hainan Island, all the brigades were full of energy and confidence. With more than 80,000 troops, they faced more than 30,000 Japs, with a strength of three to one, and more than 30,000.

With a firepower advantage of several times more, and with the cooperation of fighter jets and bombers of the air force in the sky, it would be a piece of cake to eat up these little devils.

After more than three years of training, the Marine Corps has become a gleaming sharp blade. It is the unanimous idea of ​​all officers and soldiers to win the first battle and achieve the prestige and reputation of the Marine Corps. Moreover, this is what they do.

However, after the battle started, this was not the case. The new tactics adopted by the Japanese army made the Marines, who were accustomed to fighting in large groups, extremely uncomfortable.

After fighting the Japanese army for many days, although they were able to take the initiative on the battlefield, everyone from Han Tie to the brigade commanders below felt an indescribable uncomfortable feeling. The rhythm of the battle was stagnant and extremely unsmooth.

Although there were many sporadic battles every day, the results were not good. Not only did they not annihilate the Japanese troops on a large scale, they actually felt like their hands were tied.

In particular, the deaths were disproportionate to the results of the battle, and the casualties of the Japanese army were almost one to one. How could the Marine Corps officers and Han Tie, who were dedicated to building a reputation, accept such a result? Now, they finally have a chance to pull the trigger.

After returning to the game, the division commander's style of play made the Marine Corps officers feel uncomfortable.

If the fight continues like this, even if the Japs are surrounded and finally wiped out, how much meat will be distributed to the Marines? Several brigade commanders murmured together and went to the commander Han Tie and asked him to tell everyone their thoughts.

The division commander reported that the six brigades of the Marine Corps should be separated from the main force, attack forward, and serve as the vanguard of the entire force. To put it bluntly, they wanted to shoulder the combat mission of annihilating the Japanese troops under Miyazawa's command alone.

Han Tie was more anxious than several brigade commanders. The Marine Corps was in his own hands. The first battle was humiliating. Although it was not a defeat, in Han Tie's heart, it was more anxious than a defeat.

It was very uncomfortable. More than 80,000 troops were pulled up. On the small Hainan Island, not only did they fail to complete the task of annihilating more than 30,000 Japanese troops, but they were entangled by the Japs so hard that they couldn't use their energy.

The casualties of the troops far exceeded his expectations. The battle was a depressing one. After the division commander's guidance, Han Tie felt enlightened and had new ideas on how to solve the problems caused by the Japanese new tactics.

If he were to fight again, he was absolutely confident that he could avenge his disgrace and make a beautiful comeback in the shortest possible time and in the most efficient way.

He very much hoped that his Marine Corps could undertake this attack mission alone, not only for his own face, but also for the honor of this unit with a glorious tradition. However, he knew the temper of the division commander, and he also understood that the division commander used such

The true intention of multiple troops to encircle and suppress a mere 30,000 Japanese troops.

Therefore, although he hoped in his heart that the Marine Corps would undertake the attack mission alone, he did not have the courage to ask the division commander to change the established tactics. Just as he was feeling uncomfortable in his heart, several brigade commanders under his command came. Han Tie was secretly happy in his heart, but on the surface

Ershang said, "This is a unified deployment of more than 400,000 troops. We only need to obey orders and cannot interfere with the normal command of the division commander. Do we still have discipline? Ah!"

The several brigade commanders looked at each other, and they felt weak at that time. The commander said so. It seemed like there was no chance. Han Tie secretly laughed in his heart, and then said the following words.

(To be continued--over-->