Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 212: Overture to the South

In the spring of the twenty-fifth year of the Republic of China (AD 1936), the earth revived and the grass and trees were green. Tang Qiuli stood on the Shanhaiguan Gate Tower and looked at the land of Eastern Hebei. The warm wind brought the salty smell of sea water and blew towards his face. The vast North China Landscape stretched as far as the eye could see.

The plains were as far as the eye could see. At this time, the land of Kanto was just beginning to melt ice and snow, and spring was coming. Behind him, there were hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army soldiers pursuing him.

Years later, Tang Qiuli returned to the base. All the preparations for the troops to march south and enter the customs were in place. The soldiers, who had been training for a whole winter, were full of energy and high in fighting spirit. Commanders at all levels kept asking when they would enter the country.

Guan? Their hearts have already flown to the high mountains of the Great Plains of North China and the Taihang Mountains.

As soon as the first lunar month came out, Tang Qiuli sent multiple troops to the East Manchu area. After joining up with the special operations detachment that had been active here, they attacked frequently. As long as they were valuable targets, they would be targeted by the troops. The purpose of this operation was

The key point is that with a brigade as a unit and more than two thousand people as one, flowers bloomed in all directions. For a time, the land of Dongman was filled with smoke and gunshots, and all targets of the Japanese and puppets were devastated.

Tang Qiuli sent out more than 30,000 troops, which turned the East Manchu region upside down. Telegrams from various places with urgent needs and requests for reinforcements flew to the Kwantung Army headquarters like a snowflake, saying that they were being besieged by the main force of the Blood Hand Regiment.

In the headquarters, Nanjiro and Chief of Staff Nishio Shuzo looked at each other. Behind them, a large group of senior officers stood.

What Nanjiro was puzzled about was that the troops of the Blood Hand Regiment, who had been silent for a whole winter, except for annihilating a brigade of the Kwantung Army in Taipingling Town, were harassed by a small group of 180 people. Now, they suddenly started fighting, and there was something hidden among them.

What's the purpose?

Ignoring any attempts, the situation in East Manchuria is critical, but it is urgent to solve. The Kwantung Army mobile encirclement and suppression troops dispersed to various places, after receiving the order from the Kwantung Army Headquarters, urgently returned and reorganized.

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More than 100,000 Japanese soldiers rushed towards the East Manchuria area in multiple directions. When they arrived with great difficulty, the focus of the combat area shifted to the North Manchuria area. A large number of the main troops of the Blood Hand Regiment appeared near Qiqihar, and the situation became urgent.

The Japanese troops turned around and headed north, following the footsteps of the Blood Hand Regiment troops and pursuing them. But strangely, this time, the Blood Hand Regiment troops fought in a completely different way from before. They attacked every target with absolute precision.

Not willing to fight, some targets were even driven away with one strike, giving the defenders a false alarm. Moreover, they attacked from multiple points at the same time, forcing the Kwantung Army to maneuver their troops to encircle and suppress them, constantly dividing their troops, and conducting rescue operations everywhere.

Later, even if the units were organized into brigades or squadrons, the distance between the units continued to widen and communication was inconvenient. This gave the Bloody Hands troops an opportunity to take advantage of it. News of small groups being annihilated continued to spread.

The commanders of the Kwantung Army at all levels had to shrink their forces, form local heavy troop groups, divide them into several groups, and pursue the attack northward.

As the front moved further north and closer to the Sino-Soviet border, Nanjiro became even more confused. Are the troops of the Blood Hand Regiment going to join the red Soviet Russia? Not only Nanjiro did not believe this speculation, but also his senior staff officers

We don't believe it either.

Nanjiro had no choice but to be depressed every day, watching the battle reports sent back by various pursuit and suppression troops, all reporting how many kilometers they marched today. What Nanjiro wanted to see most, the number of troops who destroyed the Blood Hand Regiment, never appeared. At most, it was

Report how many enemies were defeated at a certain place today.

Nanjiro and Nishio Shuzo, as well as the senior staff of the headquarters, never believed that Qiu Li was commanding the troops to compete with hundreds of thousands of Kwantung troops for fun. So, what is his true intention?

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No matter how you say it, the current situation is beneficial to the Kwantung Army. The main force of the Blood Hand Regiment is concentrated in a narrow strip of land in the east corner of northern Manchuria, which facilitates the Kwantung Army to form an encirclement. After careful discussion with his staff, Nanjiro believes that

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We urgently mobilized troops from all over Manchuria, leaving one-third of our troops to defend in place, maintain local security, and prevent the Anti-Alliance Forces from taking the opportunity to take action.

All the troops were mobilized to form a second encirclement and press towards North Manchuria. As a result, the defensive forces in various places were empty, giving the Anti-Alliance forces an opportunity. The leaders of the first, second and third Route Army of the Anti-Alliance were all

Military masters, how could you miss such a good opportunity? You commanded all your troops to seize the opportunity to attack the city, destroy the local Japanese and puppet agencies, and gain a lot.

Nanjiro doesn't care much about the corrupt situation in various places. The worst he can do is to return his troops and recapture them. Eliminating the effective force of the Blood Hand Regiment is the only goal at present. This Chinese armed force is already a serious threat to Manchuria's security. Looking for

Several fighter opportunities have allowed him to slip away. This time, he must not let it go. If the main force of the Blood Hand Regiment does not want to be completely wiped out, there is only one way to retreat into Soviet Russia.

It would be less troublesome if the troops of the Blood Hand Regiment retreated into Soviet Russia. However, various signs indicate that they have no such intention. Instead, they are more active in the original combat area. Commanders at all levels of the Kwantung Army

We don't think that Xueshou Qiuli is a fool or a lunatic. His past record shows that he is an extremely difficult Chinese to deal with.

Nanjiro and Nishio Shuzo are even more confused. What is the bloody hand Qiu Li doing? However, when hundreds of thousands of troops gradually press forward and gradually reduce the living space of the bloody hand regiment, all the answers will be revealed.

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In early April, the mystery was revealed. In the northern region of Western Manchuria, a main force of the Blood Hand Regiment suddenly appeared, with tens of thousands of troops. It is now wiping out the local defenders in the Western Manchuria region, and is gradually advancing towards the northern direction of Chahar.

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Nanjiro knew the answer, but he was even more confused. In the Sino-Soviet border area in northern Manchuria, it was the main force of the Bloody Hands that fought against the Kwantung Army's mobile encirclement and suppression force. Then, in Western Manchuria near the Chahar Grassland, it was the Bloody Hands who fought against it.

The main force of the regiment.

Nanjiro murmured to himself, turned around and asked these senior staff: "Gentlemen, who can tell me how many troops there are in the Blood Hand Regiment, and how many main troops can appear in two completely opposite directions?"

His staff were unable to answer at all. The only person who knew the exact answer was Tang Qiuli, the instigator of the Eastern Manchu offensive.

The purpose of the more than 30,000 troops he sent out was to form a strong and ferocious offensive in the Eastern and Northern Manchuria areas, thereby creating an illusion to the Kwantung Army headquarters that the main force of the Bloody Hand Regiment was all concentrated in the Eastern Manchuria area.

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After Nanjiro believed it to be true, the troops gradually attacked in the direction of Northern Manchuria. The more lively the fighting, the better. When Nanjiro asked the Kwantung Army to mobilize the encirclement and suppression troops, follow up with all their strength, and formed a second encirclement, all the main troops suddenly

Leaving the war zone, it inserted into the eastern Mongolia region and then entered northern Chahar.

Rendezvous with the troops suddenly attacking from the base to complete the entire campaign plan, which is to attract the Kwantung Army's Mobile Encirclement and Suppression Corps and the Japanese defensive forces in Western Manchuria and the Chahar area to the east of North Manchuria. The farther away from the Western Manchuria area, the better.

, clearing the way for the troops to move south smoothly.

As for those who stayed in the North Manchuria area, it was the various special operations units that attracted the attention of the Japanese. As the battle progressed to the second stage, the scattered special operations units were gathered together to form several attack forces to increase the intensity of attacks on key targets.

It created the illusion of a large-scale attack by the main force and firmly attracted the Japanese here. As for the later breakout, for these special operations forces, it was as simple as playing. This is what they have been doing for so many years.

At this time, the various troops who had moved covertly to Chabei turned south and met with Tang Qiuli and others in the central area of ​​Western Manchuria. They clenched their fists and formed a main force of more than 40,000 people.

Tang Qiuli, who was in control, would never let go of the opportunity where the Japanese defense forces in Western Manchuria were weak.

He divided his troops into three groups and marched together. The distance between each group was no more than ten kilometers. He swept all the way. Wherever he went, the Japanese and puppet rule collapsed. The few Japanese garrison troops had an absolute advantage over the Bloody Hands.

, under the attack of firepower, it is like dust encountering a strong wind, and disappears with a "whoosh".

The troops successfully attacked and never stopped, heading north. In some places, the local puppet agencies had already heard the news and fled, leaving behind an empty city. The Japanese soldiers stationed in the local area refused to retreat. This move was tantamount to flying.

The moth throws itself into the fire and perishes, just adding a few more strokes to the enemy-annihilation figures of each unit.

In northern Western Manchuria, at the junction of Chahar, the troops surrounded and annihilated a cavalry division of the Puppet Mongolian Army, more than 4,000 horses, and more than 4,000 well-trained soldiers who came to intercept under the orders of the Kwantung Army Headquarters.

The cavalry was forced to surrender.

This pseudo-Mongolian cavalry unit is quite powerful in combat. The characteristics of the horseback nation are fully reflected in these cavalry. Their skillful riding skills, exquisite sword skills, and accurate marksmanship have given the soldiers of the Blood Hand Regiment

, left a deep impression.

The Blood Hand Regiment also has its own cavalry unit. To be fair, Liu Chun's cavalry detachment is not far behind these Mongolian cavalry in terms of combat effectiveness, especially individual combat quality. The key is that these cavalry have been raised since childhood.

Growing on the horse's back, he and the war horse beneath him have formed an integral and connected relationship.

The troops encountered them for the first time and suffered a small loss. Tang Qiuli immediately changed his tactics and adopted a siege method. He sent a small force to introduce these sturdy Mongolian cavalry into a heavily encircled area with more than 40,000 soldiers.

Taking advantage of the favorable terrain, they built various anti-cavalry fortifications and surrounded more than 4,000 pseudo-Mongolian cavalry. They broke through several times, but were beaten back. After losing a small number of troops, they no longer had the courage to break out.

With no reinforcements outside, no food or grass inside, no water at all, and piles of wounded soldiers, the First Puppet Chahar Cavalry Division was in a desperate situation.

Five days later, Tong Batu, the commander of the cavalry division, sent a letter stating that he was willing to discuss non-force solutions to the current problem with the top commander of the besieging troops. However, he required the top commander of the besieging troops to come to his camp in person.

Negotiate internally to show sincerity. Otherwise, all the more than 4,000 soldiers of the First Cavalry Division will break through the encirclement with all their strength and fight to the death.

To be continued

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