Age of Conquest Reborn

Less than 20 kilometers away from the New Territories of Hong Kong, at the foot of Wutong Mountain, is a small town with about three hundred residents. Because it is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the scenery of the town is particularly beautiful, and it feels like a paradise.

However, tonight, the tranquility of the town was broken by the constant coming of armored vehicles, trucks and the sound of soldiers shouting commands in low voices.

However, the residents of the small town did not panic because of this. After a brief commotion, they put on their clothes and got up. When they saw that it was the troops of the Army Division, they went to sleep with confidence. This troops would never disturb the people.

, However, the villagers who went out to fish at night were politely stopped by armed soldiers outside the town, and told them that the town was under martial law. From now until six o'clock tomorrow morning, everyone in the town would

No one is allowed to go out.

Only then did the villagers realize that something big was going to happen here. However, if the villagers who made a living by fishing did not harvest a harvest for a day, the whole family would go hungry. If they complained, the soldiers who had just left the country were already prepared.

They brought the villagers to a tent. Inside, several lieutenant colonels and major officers asked them in a friendly tone how much they had earned from fishing for a day, and then immediately took out the white fish.

And told the villagers, this is the loss that our army will compensate you, and the compensation standard far exceeds the actual income. With the ocean in hand, the villagers went home with smiles on their faces. A few years later,

The villagers here are all proud to tell outsiders, "Let me tell you, we are here where Commander Tang of the Japanese Army commanded the troops to attack the Japanese who occupied Hong Kong. He also asked his soldiers to give us free money.

The flowers are blooming in the ocean!"

The Hong Kong Campaign Headquarters is located in a private house at the east end of the town. It is a small courtyard with four main rooms. It is already brightly lit. Antennas are set up on the roof and there are numerous telephones.

The line stretched out in all directions from here. There were sentries with guns and ammunition at the door, cars rushing in or leaving quickly from time to time, and staff officers coming in and out, creating a tense atmosphere.

When Battle arrived at the battle headquarters, it was already 10:40 in the night of July 20. After the sentry strictly checked the ID, he called the security brigade and two special guards came out to lead the way.

Tang Qiuli walked to the headquarters.

When he arrived at the door, Battelle shouted loudly: "Report to the division commander, Commander Battelle of the **Division Armored Corps, led the troops and was ordered to come!" He did not say that he would arrive on time, because, according to the march plan drawn up by the staff office, his troops

, already four and a half hours late!

Tang Qiuli raised his head from the map. A smile flashed in his eyes and said, "Come in!"

As Battle walked into the headquarters, Tang Qiuli looked him up and down and said, "Have you eaten yet?" Before Battle could answer, Mei Xue on the side had already brought up two military lunch boxes, one of which was filled with fragrant rice.

One box of rice was oily stir-fried vegetables, exuding an alluring aroma. In order to rush for time, Battelle, who only took a few mouthfuls of marching rations along the way, couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Mei Xue picked up the chopsticks, wiped them again and again, handed them to Barter's hand, and said gently: "Little brother, eat quickly. When I received the call that you were coming to the headquarters, your brother told me to prepare it!"

Battelle smiled honestly and whispered: "Thank you, sister-in-law," and then said loudly, "Division Commander, I will finish the report on the battle deployment of the armored forces before eating!"

Tang Qiuli motioned for Battelle to sit down. Battelle sat upright on the canvas marching chair. He was worthy of being a major general who had worked hard in the German army. Even this sitting posture was eye-catching. He said: "Commander, I

After the troops entered the predetermined position, before returning to the headquarters, I took the time to observe the forward position and wanted to make some local adjustments to the original deployment of the armored troops, which still required approval from the division commander!"

Tang Qiuli said with great interest: "Oh, if you have any new suggestions, tell me and listen!"

Battelle replied: "Judging from the frontal width of the attack, it is about 42 kilometers long. However, the area suitable for armored forces to attack is only more than 20 kilometers wide. The attack plan stipulates that the armored forces will be divided into four brigades.

There are four assault directions, so the distance between each assault arrow is only about five kilometers."

"From the perspective of the role of armored forces, it is a huge waste of force, and it will result in a small number of tanks in each assault direction. My plan is to change the four-way assault to two, each

The two tank brigades on the road were divided into two assault waves, operating simultaneously on the east and west ends of the assault area. After the first assault wave broke through the Japanese defenses, they no longer continued to attack in depth, but attacked each other to widen the breach."

"The second assault wave, after crossing the breach, continues to defend against the Japanese army's deep attack, and clears out the remaining enemies in the breach. The tasks are handed over to the infantry. I have finished my report. Please consider it, the division commander!"

Tang Qiuli pondered for a moment and said: "Battle, you know, your suggestion is equivalent to overturning the original battle plan. The infantry troops placed in the first attack wave are five main field brigades. They are responsible for clearing

The tasks of neutralizing the enemy at breaches, attacking in depth and conducting street battles must be handed over to the troops in the Guangzhou Garrison Area, which is inconsistent with the original plan."

"Furthermore, I am not very sure whether the combat effectiveness of the Guangzhou Garrison District troops will be able to handle the upcoming street battles. I am not going to adopt your suggestion. I will implement it according to the original plan!"

Battelle was a little anxious and said quickly: "Division Commander, based on my experience in the European battlefield with armored forces attacking cities, this is the most realistic tactic. Moreover, I have studied the equipment level of the Japanese troops and they are not

With complete anti-armor capabilities and the task of clearing out remaining enemies at breaches, each brigade only needs to be assigned one regiment of infantry."

Tang Qiuli asked calmly: "It is true that the 37th Division of the Japanese Army is not equipped with anti-tank weapons. However, according to the Bushido spirit of the Japanese Army, if they adopt a close attack or simply a suicide attack, I will

I don’t want to trade a tank for the life of a Japanese soldier, it’s not cost-effective!”

Battle insisted: "When I was the commander of the German First Armored Army and the Lightning Assault Division, I participated in many battles to capture European cities. The standard configuration of the German army is a tank, accompanied by a squad or a platoon.

The purpose of the force is to prevent the opponent from making close attacks, so I only need two regiments of infantry to completely eliminate the remaining Japanese troops at the breach!"

Tang Qiuli smiled and said: "You convinced me, so I will give you two brigades of infantry. However, the method of attack needs to be modified. The first assault wave of the armored forces will not stop after breaking through the Japanese defensive positions.

, continue to attack in depth, and leave the task of clearing out the remaining enemies at the breach to the second assault wave tanks and follow-up troops, there won’t be any problems!”

Battle suddenly stood up and replied loudly: "I promise to complete the mission!"

Tang Qiuli said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, please call Tian Shangxi and the Guangzhou Garrison District troops to allocate two brigades to the armored forces. The remaining three brigades will still serve as second-line attack forces!"

Zhao Yuhe went out. Mei Xue looked at Battle and said distressedly: "It's cold, eat quickly, little brother!"

Battle smiled sheepishly and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm really hungry!"

Tang Qiuli smiled and watched Battle devouring the sweet food. He suddenly thought of a question and asked: "Battle, there are only more than two hours left. Do you have time to adjust the deployment of your troops?"

Battle swallowed a mouthful of food and said: "To tell you the truth, Commander, before I came to the headquarters, I had ordered the troops to deploy according to my plan. At this time, the deployment has been completed long ago!" After saying this, he seemed very proud.

!

Tang Qiuli was stunned and pointed at Battle angrily. He just muttered a few words, "You, you guy, are too bold! Even if it's accurate, I will definitely agree to your suggestion?"

Battle smiled naively and said without fear: "Are you my brother? Besides, after fighting in Europe for several years, you still have a little experience!"

In the early morning of July 21st, at 1:50, it was night, the stars were dim, dark clouds drifting from the South China Sea gradually accumulated over the war zone, it was going to rain, in the small town at the foot of Wutong Mountain, the Hong Kong Campaign Headquarters of the Japanese Army

There was silence in the headquarters. Tang Qiuli closed his eyes slightly and rested there. Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe was staring at his watch. The phone and radio were all in standby mode. The operator and staff were motionless.

sitting in his seat.

At two o'clock sharp, Zhao Yuhe said: "Sir, the time has come, please give the order!"

Tang Qiuli suddenly opened his eyes, a cold light flashed through his eyes, and he calmly uttered three words, "Let's begin!"

There were no signal flares flying in the sky, no earth-shattering artillery fire, and no shouts during the charge. In the dark night, there was the roar of the engine, the "crunching" sound of the tracks crushing the soil, and the four brigades of the ** Division's armored forces.

As the lead, followed by five brigades of field infantry, the attack on Hong Kong began!

In the New Territories of Hong Kong, at the forward position of the 5th Brigade of the 37th Division of the Japanese Army, the squadron leader, Captain Takeo Kono, had just finished inspecting the sentry post and returned to the squadron headquarters. He was walking half-crotched in the hidden fortifications like a mouse hole.

After working for more than an hour, even the strong Captain Hao Ye felt exhausted and his eyelids were fighting. Captain Hao Ye had to repeat this kind of thing two to three times a day.

Especially the inspection in the early morning was monotonous, boring, and had an indescribable feeling of uselessness. Captain Haoye half-reclined on the musty-smelling camp bed and shouted angrily: "Orderly!"

The orderly didn't come, and Captain Haoye was about to yell when he suddenly felt that his shelter was shaking, as if something huge was approaching.

(To be continued)

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