Age of Conquest Reborn

The night was dark, and the boundless night shrouded the Bohai Sea. Lushunkou Military Port, located at the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, suddenly became noisy. The sound of rapid footsteps on a piece of paper, the shouts of officers, and the general port was stirred up like a boiling pot.

Like this, thirty minutes later, like coffins, dozens of warships of the Manchukuo Bohai Cruise Fleet, huddled in the military port, began to catch fire and pull anchors. One by one, they sailed towards the thick Bohai Sea to die without hesitation.

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Speaking of which, the nominal Manchukuo Bohai Cruise Fleet was able to survive the large-scale bombing by the Independent Division Air Force during the day. It must be said that there was an element of luck in it. When the Independent Division Air Force bomber formation rained bombs

, poured onto the Japanese airfield on the Liaodong Peninsula, dozens of outdated warships from the Bohai Cruise Fleet were loitering on the sea surface of Liaodong Bay, escorting a large number of military supplies to Yingkou Port.

As Admiral Nanjiro said, the Manchukuo Bohai Cruise Fleet is so unknown that it is simply unknown and is in a forgotten corner. Probably among the targets of Liu Cuigang's Northern Flying Group, there is no such thing as the Manchukuo Bohai Cruise Fleet.

Fleet, otherwise, there will be a lot of scrap metal on the bottom of the Bohai Sea.

Soon, Lushunkou Military Port became quiet again, empty of people. A car was parked on the empty pier. Two Kwantung Army generals stood side by side on the pier, watching dozens of warships, making messy noises.

The noise faded away until it completely disappeared into the boundless darkness.

"Haneda-kun, let's go back too! Go to the headquarters and report your plan to the Commander-in-Chief in person, and listen to the General's opinion. Maybe you will have unexpected gains. With the General's wisdom, you will find the problem.

The key point!" said one of the officers with the rank of Lieutenant General of the Kwantung Army.

If you get closer, you can see that these two Kwantung Army generals, one is Lieutenant General Matsuda Kenjiro, Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army General Headquarters, and the other is Major General Haneda, Commander of the Kwantung Army Air Force, the two of them have just fought with Manchukuo Bohai

The cruise fleet held a joint meeting. They are both Imperial soldiers and have a bond of incense. They both have the obligation and moral sense to see off these colleagues who are destined not to see the sun tomorrow.

Major General Haneda, the commander of the Kwantung Army Air Force, nodded heavily. He clenched his hands tightly into fists, and his nails almost pierced into his flesh. He felt more and more heavy in his heart. If we say that the Kwantung Army Air Force will be in the sky tomorrow,

In the battle, the huge victory was based on the price of thousands of imperial soldiers being shattered. Major General Haneda found it difficult to accept it. However, other than that, there was no more brilliant strategy than this, and he had to adopt it.

What's more, this was General Nanjiro's decision. Exhaling heavily, Major General Haneda felt that he had nothing to say. He nodded, and the two of them got into the car, and under the protection of the guards, they soon left Lushun.

Enter the military port and head towards the military airport.

On the Korean Peninsula, in Seoul, where the North Korean Garrison Headquarters is located, the commander, General Tanaka Shinichi, put down the telegram from the Far East Campaign Headquarters, touched his stubble-covered chin, and thought about it, this telegram from Prince Jae-in, to General Tanaka,

This is a good sign. The empire will do its best to support itself. The five first-class divisions with more than 100,000 people will be the capital to fight fiercely with the independent division landing troops once they are put into the battlefield on the Korean Peninsula.

However, it is still a long-term prospect that the water from far away cannot quench the thirst of the near. In one month, who knows what the battlefield on the Korean Peninsula will look like in one month? Maybe the garrison troops will be almost eaten by the independent division troops, but,

After all, it is hope. What satisfies General Tanaka the most is the air power of five fighter wings and three bomber wings, which are what the North Korean garrison is currently lacking most.

Based on this alone, General Tanaka's dislike of Prince Zain has been reduced a lot. Of course, receiving the decentralized command authority is also one of the reasons why General Tanaka's mood has improved. What he and the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro, think

Almost, he no longer has to deal with His Highness the Prince, who is a mixture of politician and soldier, and he is undoubtedly feeling a lot more relaxed. At the same time, he is also well aware of Prince Zain's move to delegate power at critical moments, and can't help but secretly criticize him.

But he is not as angry as General Nanjiro. Instead, he has a relaxed feeling of loosening. Therefore, General Tanaka's mood is complicated, but he wants nothing more than to be able to avoid dealing with Prince Zairen. With this trickster

Dealing with the many-faced Prince and His Highness is not an ordinary chore, especially since I am a member of the family of His Excellency Koichi Yoneuchi.

Putting down his hands, General Tanaka said to the chief of staff, Major General Kamiya: "Kamiya-kun, immediately give an order to Major General Matsushita, the commander of the air force under the command of our garrison. The Imperial Army's Kyushu Island Air Force will start at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Send out reconnaissance aircraft units to conduct uninterrupted reconnaissance on the Yellow Sea. At the same time, all combat aircraft under your command are ready to take off for combat at any time, waiting for orders from the headquarters!"

Chief of Staff Kamiya recorded the order, handed it to a staff officer, and quickly sent it out. Then, he suggested, "Commander, in your name, would you like to send a telegram of thanks to Prince Zain? After all, His Highness the Prince is very grateful to the North Korean garrison."

The military support is unprecedented!”

However, General Tanaka sneered at his chief of staff's suggestion and simply replied: "It's not necessary. The empire should pay attention to the status of the Korean Peninsula. This is not only the opinion of Prince Zain, but also the intention of the base camp. What's more, Prince Zain also

You owe me!"

Chief of Staff Kamiya was speechless. He knew what his boss meant. Indeed, Prince Zai Ren owed the Korean garrison army and cut off more than one-third of the elite troops alive. As a result, the current Korean Peninsula is almost in the

It's an empty city strategy, so the commander's words are not unreasonable.

On the same night, at the Qingdao Naval and Air Force Base of the Independent Division, Lieutenant General Tang Qiuquan, Commander of the Navy Fleet, Major General Han Tie, Commander of the Marine Corps, and Major General Ma Chaoyang, Commander of the Southeast Mobile Corps, were walking in the rising night breeze.

On the dock, the last military meeting of the sea-crossing troops had ended for a few hours. However, Tang Qiuquan, the commander-in-chief of the sea-crossing campaign, left Han Tie and Ma Chaoyang behind.

Looking at the warships flashing lights on the sea from time to time, Tang Qiuli said to Han Tie: "Han Tie, your Marine Corps' landing operation plan has been completely determined. The Kwantung Army troops are contained along the western and northwest borders of the Northeast.

, Therefore, I am not too worried about the landing battle on the Liaodong Peninsula. Hantie, do you have any other opinions on this landing battle? Or any additional opinions? "

Major General Han Tie, commander of the Marine Corps, may have been training on Hainan Island for a long time. His face was tanned by the southern sun. Under the light of the dock, it glowed with health. When he heard Qiuquan ask this, he grinned,

Show your white teeth and say

Said: "Commander, as you said, there is basically no suspense in the landing battle on the Liaodong Peninsula. The Kwantung Army is firmly pinned to the northeastern border by the division commander. Therefore, as long as the fleet and aviation firepower are properly coordinated, my troops can basically complete the landing battle.

No suspense!"

"According to my judgment and the characteristics of the landing operations, the Kwantung Army troops defending the Liaodong Peninsula are definitely insufficient. Therefore, the focus of the little devil's defense must be at the place where we landed - Lushunkou. Therefore, the landing place may be

There is an evil

In the battle, after breaking through the Japanese beachhead blockade, the next step was to advance straight in. The enemy's defense was like an egg shell, with a large number of hard shells on the outside, and the rest was just egg white and yolk. It was ordinary. What do you think?

Just eat what you want?”

Han Tie's words made Tang Qiuquan and Ma Chaoyang laugh. "Han Tie, your army has more than 100,000 troops, so you don't want to open another mainland location?" Tang Qiuquan asked deliberately.

Han Tie shook his head and said: "The terrain conditions of the Liaodong Peninsula are different from those of the Korean Peninsula. There is a thousand mountains in the middle, which limits the lateral mobility of the troops. Besides, besides Lushunkou, the most suitable places for landing are Yingkou and Andong.

, but they are located at the root of the Liaodong Peninsula, and the sea voyage of the sea-crossing troops is too long, so it is really uneconomical, so my troops may as well do a front-line push!"

"With the superior firepower of the troops, absolute air supremacy, and the fact that the Japs' defensive force is only two and a half divisions, which were severely damaged by Lao Maozi, the Marine Corps has no difficulty in fighting from south to north.

, Commander, you don’t know, the troops have been training at the Hainan Island base and rarely have a chance to take action. This time, everyone is gearing up from top to bottom. If they want to make a good bayonet, then give them this opportunity! Hahaha!

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Han Tie laughed boldly, full of confidence in victory. Indeed, the strength of his troops was several times that of the Kwantung Army. Coupled with several times more firepower and air superiority, it would not be easy to penetrate the Liaodong Peninsula.

It's a pity to say that the little devil's troops are too few and the fight is not satisfactory!

Tang Qiuquan's eyes turned to Major General Ma Chaoyang, commander of the Southeast Mobile Corps, "Chaoyang, you seemed to have something to say at the meeting just now. Do you have any different opinions on the sea crossing operation plan?"

When Han Tie was talking to Qiuquan, Ma Chaoyang remained silent. The situation he faced was very different from that of Han Tie's troops. The geographical conditions of the Korean Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula were also very different. Han Tie could adopt a strategy in one place.

Landing, a front-line push strategy, but our own troops cannot do it. First of all, the geographical depth of the Korean Peninsula is more than three times that of the Liaodong Peninsula. A front-line push strategy gives the Japanese army an opportunity to adjust their deployment.

In addition, the terrain conditions of the Korean Peninsula are more complex, with mountains and forests accounting for the majority. Any mountain range will become a key point for the Japanese army to defend. If the troops push forward, they will have to chew through the Japanese defense lines. The gain outweighs the losses.

It also causes heavy casualties and wastes time.

What Ma Chaoyang is most worried about is the possible changes at the southernmost tip of the Korean Peninsula, because it is too close to the Japanese mainland!

(To be continued)