Age of Conquest Reborn

After the battle to capture the building was over, the choking smell of gunpowder smoke had not yet dissipated. Major General Liu Hongzhang, commander of the 1st Brigade of the Directly Affiliated Corps, stepped into this building that was both nerve-wracking and embarrassing for him with a dark face.

Outside the building, the ambulances from the 1st Brigade Field Hospital were transporting the wounded and the bodies of the fallen soldiers away one by one. Liu Hongzhang stood on the sixth floor, where the Japanese army captain Major Yamada's original headquarters was, looking down.

On the ground, several Japanese officers and soldiers, with their heads smashed, were lying in a mess. The room exuded a strong smell of blood. Liu Hongzhang said in disgust: "Get out.

Don’t get our feet dirty!”

Battelle and Qi Hanzhi looked at each other and roughly understood the reason for Liu Hongzhang's dark face. For a long time, among the battle sequences of all the main field corps and brigades of the ** Division, the First Brigade was the well-deserved number one main force.

, whether it was offensive or defensive, interspersed or encircled, every battle was fought wonderfully. When the First Brigade was mentioned in the ** Division, the person who gave it a thumbs up was very impressed!

Liu Hongzhang himself, whether he was in a meeting with the corps or the whole division, always walked with his neck raised. He was a little proud, and in front of this building, the first brigade, which was known to be invincible and invincible,

But lost more than a hundred

A soldier, with more than 100 wounded, brigade commander Liu Hongzhang, who had always had smooth battles, felt very aggrieved. To be fair, in a battalion-scale battle, the casualties paid by the first brigade were disproportionate to the number of Japanese troops annihilated.

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It was also about conquering the strongholds held by the Japanese army. Look at the special operations detachment. More than a hundred people went in and took the lead. They killed the most little devils without any casualties. There was also the tank unit. The battle was fought so well.

Dazzled, Liu Hongzhang, who had always been proud of the First Brigade, finally saw the gap. The First Brigade had never suffered such a big loss in all previous battles. One building cost me more than a hundred soldiers.

life!

Whether it was Battelle or Qi Hanzhi, although they knew Liu Hongzhang's inner thoughts, they didn't know how to persuade him. This time, three combat units were fighting together, so it was difficult to grasp the depth of some words.

Battle spoke first, "Commander Liu, the battle is over. I will return to the original location with the tank. If necessary, please contact me again!" As soon as he said this, Battle felt something was wrong. Didn't he mean,

Will the First Brigade encounter similar situations in future battles?

Fortunately, Liu Hongzhang didn't think about it. Qi Hanzhi also stepped forward, saluted him and said, "Brigadier Liu, the special operations detachment has other tasks. From the soldiers of the first brigade, our special operations members have learned

Lots of stuff!”

Qi Hanzhi's words were by no means false polite words. During the coordinated battle to capture the building, he saw the quality of the soldiers of the First Brigade. This was just an ordinary infantry battalion of the First Brigade. From this we can see

It can be seen that the overall combat capability of the first brigade is indeed well-deserved.

Liu Hongzhang smiled bitterly and said: "Chief of Staff Qi, please stop slapping me in the face. Compared with your special operations detachment, the stuff in the First Brigade is not worth mentioning. To be honest, I feel

I got a lot of things, thank you both for your help!”

Battelle and Qi Hanzhi left with their respective teams. The third battalion commander came over to ask for instructions, "Brigadier Commander, how should we resettle the residents in the building? Their homes have basically been damaged to varying degrees, and there are more than a dozen people

casualties!"

Liu Hongzhang said impatiently: "You and the guard battalion commander will discuss the matter and notify the brigade logistics department. They are good at doing this!" Seeing the brigade commander's face not looking good, the third battalion commander quietly left.

Liu Hongzhang felt so depressed that he had such a strong voice that he shouted loudly, "Training troops, it's great training!" After shouting, he felt much better.

Similar to the situation encountered by the First Brigade, every participating unit encountered it during the battle to attack Hong Kong. However, the situation encountered by Liu Hongzhang was more special and typical. By July 23

On the evening of the same day, after three days of fierce fighting, most of the more than 30,000 Japanese troops who were defending the city of Hong Kong and relying on barricades and fortifications had been wiped out. The remaining 10,000 troops retreated to several key points and continued to fight against the Japanese division troops.

attack!

These key points are distributed in Lantau Island, Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. The New Territories have been completely recovered. More than 95% of the area of ​​Hong Kong is controlled by the ** Division troops, because the ** Division attack troops were fighting during the battle.

During the attack, heavy artillery and other powerful weapons were not used, and the damage to the urban area of ​​Hong Kong was reduced to a minimum. Moreover, due to the previous infiltration of the special operations detachment and the Guangzhou Garrison Area troops, Hong Kong's infrastructure and municipal facilities related to people's livelihood were able to

preservation.

Although the sound of gunfire was still heard from time to time, the lives of Hong Kong citizens had begun to gradually normalize. After three days of fierce fighting, Tang Qiuli was very happy to win an almost intact Hong Kong.

Before the battle was over, a large number of officers with experience in urban management transferred from the Guangzhou Garrison District had already begun to work. Tang Qiuli issued a new order to the troops surrounding the last few key points of the Japanese army, "Every

Troops participating in the war, currently, the Hong Kong Campaign has come to an end, and it is advisable to adopt a siege approach for places that are still resisting, and strive to end the Hong Kong Campaign at the minimum cost!"

At around four o'clock in the afternoon on July 23, Tang Qiuli finally entered the city of Hong Kong under the protection of the special guards. There were traces of war everywhere on the streets, beside the houses, and outside the buildings. However, no houses collapsed.

Houses collapsed and rubble was everywhere. For a battle involving nearly 200,000 troops from both sides, Tang Qiuli and his commanders were proud and comforted that they could protect the city to this extent!

The thing that Tang Qiuli wants to do most right now is to see Shanhu right away. Outside the city, being blocked by Fu Qiang, an unaccommodating guy, for three days, Tang Qiuli felt anxious and angry.

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The convoy arrived at the original secret contact point where Shan Hu was recovering from his injuries. Now it is the headquarters of the special operations detachment. As soon as he entered the door, Qi Hanzhi happened to come out. When he saw the division commander arriving, he stepped forward in surprise, stood at attention and saluted, saying:

"Division Commander, the battle is not over yet. Why are you here in the city? I will report to the detachment leader immediately. He is holding a meeting with the detachment leaders!"

Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "Why, is it not safe in the urban area of ​​Hong Kong now? Why do you and Fu Qiang have the same tone? The special guards and your special operations detachment can't protect my safety!"

He stopped Qi Hanzhi and said, "Hanzhi, don't be in a hurry to report. I want to see if our Huangshan Tiger detachment leader can lie down? Hey, this injury hasn't healed yet, so I'm in a hurry to have a meeting, and I won't

He told me that he was safe. It seems that I was worried about this guy in vain!" Fu Qiang and several people in the special operations detachment laughed, and they could hear the strong brotherly feeling between the division commander and the detachment leader!

Arriving in front of Shan Hu's ward, Tang Qiuli heard Shan Hu's loud voice in the room. The voice was loud and full of energy. It really didn't look like someone who was injured and could not wake up for more than two days. "After everyone returns to their respective teams, seriously

To sum up, the experience of the Hong Kong campaign, especially the losses of several detachments, is a wake-up call for everyone. Our special operations detachment is not invincible. We still have a lot to learn in the face of urban street fighting. Let's break up!"

Tang Qiuli smiled quietly and thought to himself: "This guy Shan Hu has changed a lot within a few days of joining the special operations detachment. He speaks in a very orderly manner. How come I didn't notice before that he still has

Such ability!"

More than a dozen squad leaders of the special operations detachment came out, and when they saw the division commander, they looked surprised and hurriedly saluted and said hello. Tang Qiuli hurriedly waved his hands, stared and shook his head, and then pointed to Shan Hu's room.

The detachment captains all understood that the division commander was trying to make a joke on the detachment captain, so they all held back their laughter and left.

"Bang bang bang!" Tang Qiuli knocked on the door, and Shan Hu inside the room shouted, "Come in!" Pushing the door open, Shan Hu was sitting on the bed, looking down at a document, holding a pen from time to time.

He wrote something down and asked without raising his head: "What's the matter? Tell me quickly! Don't waste time on useless words!"

Tang Qiuli suppressed his laughter and said seriously: "Report to Captain Huang, ** Division Commander Tang Qiuli, who has been ordered to come and ask for instructions from the superior!"

Hearing this extremely familiar voice, Shan Hu suddenly raised his head, and the document in his hand fell to the ground. His eyes stared blankly at Tang Qiuli, and his lips trembled a few times, "Xiao Qiu, why are you here?"

At this moment, Tang Qiuli clearly saw Shan Hu's eyes sparkling with crystal tears.

Tang Qiuli's nose was a little sore, and he had long since lost the mood to joke. He pressed Shan Hu's shoulder and said: "Lie down quickly, you guy, you miss me so much that you don't know how to tell me that I'm safe."

, Huzi, after knowing that you were injured, I regretted it to death. Fortunately, God has eyes and did not do anything to you!" As he said this, tears almost fell.

Shan Hu's face turned red unexpectedly, and he said angrily: "Hey, Xiaoqiu, don't mention this. It's so shameful. The two captains of the special operations detachment were both beaten less than a month apart.

What do you call a Japanese bullet? Especially for me, who led troops to fight for the first time in a few years and was bitten by a Japanese bullet. You think I have the nerve to see you?"

Tang Qiuli turned his face away and wiped away his tears quietly. He understood Shan Hu's mood. He didn't tell Shan Hu about the injury because he was afraid that he would miss and worry about it. Hu Zi had such a character, he carried everything quietly.

Don't let yourself get distracted.

The two never spoke again, just giggling and looking at each other. Tang Qiuli didn't even ask how Shan Hu was injured. At this moment, the two childhood friends, and later brothers in life and death, seemed to have returned to each other.

In my hometown in Northeast China, in the snow-capped mountains and forests, sitting side by side on the snow, this is the connection between men and women.

(To be continued)