Age of Conquest Reborn

The third platoon of the first company of the reconnaissance battalion of the Fourth Brigade of the Marine Corps of the Independent Division was performing a reconnaissance mission against the Japanese army's second line of defense on the Liaodong Peninsula. It encountered an unexpected situation less than two kilometers away from the Japanese position. The third platoon was most critical.

Li Erzhu, a popular little soldier, encountered a so-called suicide attack member of the Manchurian Volunteer Team by the Japanese army and was killed on the spot.

In the smoke-filled rock crevice, platoon leader Lieutenant Xu Guoqing picked up the helmet that had been blown out of shape from the ground. Under the beam of flashlight, the words Li Erzhu were clearly visible on the lining of the helmet. Xu Guoqing held the helmet in his hand.

Hot tears couldn't help but fall on my chest. This was the only relic left by Erzhu. Under the power of more than a dozen grenade explosions, the bodies of the Japanese woman and Erzhu were blown to pieces.

But Xu Guoqing had no time to be sad. There was a burst of intensive gunfire outside, which was the sound of rapid fire from the submachine guns equipped by his troops. "Were we ambushed by the Japanese army?" This thought suddenly appeared in Xu Guoqing's mind, and he rushed out in a hurry.

"Boom!" There was another huge explosion less than ten meters away from him, and a dazzling fire was particularly conspicuous in the dark night.

Xu Guoqing groaned, and a piece of shrapnel hit his abdomen. However, Xu Guoqing knew that this was not the explosion of Japanese artillery shells. He covered his abdomen with one hand, lay down on the ground, and at the same time, asked a squad leader next to him in a low voice.

, "What happened?"

The squad leader replied: "Platoon leader, just after the two pillars were sacrificed, there was another kid lurking near us, and he also fired the grenade on him. Two of our soldiers were killed!"

"What?" Xu Guoqing's eyes were on fire, "Why weren't you alert? Didn't you pay attention to the search?"

The squad leader replied aggrievedly: "Platoon commander, the two soldiers who died were the sentries sent by our squad. No one thought that there was a kid lurking nearby! We opened fire, but who knew that the kid was dying before he died?

, and activated the grenade on his body..." The squad leader's voice was choked and he couldn't speak any more.

At this moment, there were two or three more black figures nearby. They rushed over desperately, "Shoot!" Xu Guoqing shouted, and the soldiers fired heavy submachine gun bullets. The black figures were knocked to the ground, but at the same time, the black figures also pulled

The grenade on his body went off, "Boom! Boom! Boom!" There were several violent explosions in succession, and the firelight shone in the night. The gravel and soil splashed by the explosion made the soldiers' cheeks hurt.

"It's too dangerous. There may be many lurking little Japs around! If the Japanese artillery fire comes, the entire third platoon will be wiped out!" Xu Guoqing realized the danger instantly, "Retreat immediately and report the situation to the brigade headquarters!"

"He ordered while resisting the dizziness from excessive blood loss.

Three rows of more than 20 soldiers quickly evacuated along the way they came, walking a few hundred meters. They did not see the Japanese artillery shelling. Xu Guoqing's spirit relaxed. He could no longer hold on and fell to the ground. The soldiers were shocked.

He rushed forward with a cry.

On this night, not only Xu Guoqing's platoon, but also several other reconnaissance units encountered similar situations, suffering varying degrees of casualties, right between the Marine Corps and the Japanese second line of defense.

, in a five-kilometer-wide area, violent explosions sounded from time to time, and balls of fire flashed in the night!

"How could this happen?" After the chief of staff, Colonel Wang Dongshan, reported the situation reported by various reconnaissance units, Han Tie was furious and said sternly, "Have you found out the cause? It was a planned ambush by the Japanese army.

Or was it a sudden encounter? What was the reaction of the Japanese troops on the second line of defense?"

Wang Dongshan replied: "Based on the situation reported by various reconnaissance units, it is judged that it was a planned ambush by the Japanese army. Some soldiers were sent forward to form a second line of defense. The Japanese commander should have judged that we would launch an attack overnight, including

There were female soldiers. However, judging from the course of the battle, the lurking Japanese soldiers did not use guns. Instead, they pulled off the grenades after our soldiers approached. These little devils are so damn crazy and completely committed suicide.

A type of attack!"

"It is strange to say that the successive explosions were enough to remind the Japanese commander that even if our large troops did not start the attack, it was our small troops conducting penetration reconnaissance. Without too much firepower, just a few cannons covered the explosion site.

It is very likely that none of our reconnaissance troops will be able to return from the bombardment, but there is no response from the Japanese positions. This is abnormal!"

Wang Dongshan's expression was very angry, "Wait a minute!" An idea flashed in Han Tie's mind, and he remembered the special reminder from the division commander in the telegram, "Pay attention to the Japanese armed civilians recruited. The Japanese army may take unconventional measures."

"Several reconnaissance units were subjected to suicide attacks, including female soldiers. Is this the unconventional combat method adopted by the Japanese army as emphasized by the division commander?"

"Chief of Staff, what do you think?" Han Tie had a realization, but he still sought the opinion of Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan.

Wang Dongshan replied: "According to various indications, there are a large number of Japanese death squads lurking between the Japanese second line of defense and our campsite. These bastards are just taking their worthless lives in exchange for our troops."

Casualties, bastards, even women are on the battlefield, Commander, you can be sure that this is the unconventional combat method adopted by the Japanese army as the division commander reminded us!"

"The two of us thought of going together!" Han Tie nodded, agreeing with Wang Dongshan's judgment, "If the little devil's trick is not broken, at dawn, if we launch an attack, it will also be a great threat to the troops. In this way, Staff

Commander, order immediately

The cannon platoons of each company in the avant-garde brigade moved up, especially the mortars, and they had to be pulled to the front. They carried out intensive shelling between the Japanese second line of defense one kilometer in front of our camp to kill the lurking little Japs.

Explode them all for me!"

"Also, order the artillery regiments of each brigade to prepare for artillery bombardment. If the Japs' artillery launches suppressive artillery fire on our mortars, we will take the opportunity to kill the Japs' artillery. At the same time, order the several brigades in the vanguard to do so.

Be prepared for battle. If the battlefield situation changes, our attack does not have to wait until dawn!"

The order was issued from the headquarters. In the dark night, the cannon platoons of each company of the Marine Corps moved up quickly. They were equipped according to the firepower of the first-level combat unit of the Marine Corps company, because they needed to cross the sea for landing operations, perform interleaved missions, etc.

It is not feasible to carry bulky heavy equipment, so mortars that are light and easy to carry have become the first choice. Each company's machine gun platoon is equipped with three heavy machine guns and six mortars to provide effective fire support for the company.

The advancing formation set up by Han Tie has two brigades as vanguards, advancing along the left and right wings of the Liaodong Peninsula. Each brigade has twelve companies, plus battalion and regimental mortars. Together, one brigade is close to the enemy.

Two hundred mortars are fully capable of covering this area.

The continuous explosions alarmed Major General Katayama who was on the second line of defense. His eyebrows were almost wrinkled together. He encountered a problem. The continuous explosions showed that the more than 40,000 people who came forward were

A member of the Manchurian Volunteer Corps exposed his target. At least, he encountered soldiers of the Independent Division.

But the scale of the explosion was obviously not large, and it was an isolated phenomenon. It must have been those fools who did not calm down. When they saw the soldiers of the independent division, they fired the grenades, and even a rabbit ran past them. These highly nervous people

You bastard, you might do this too. This is very different from your original setting. The effect is not ideal. Every suicide bomb should at least buy the lives of a few or a dozen independent division soldiers.

, otherwise, it loses its value!

"The explosion must have alarmed the commander of the independent division's offensive force. Even a fool would understand that there is a problem in this area. What's more, those Chinese people are so cunning that they would not have thought of such a thing. They would not believe it even if they killed themselves!" Major General Katayama pondered.

arrive.

"So, what action will China Commander take next? Is it necessary to continue to lurk with more than 40,000 volunteer members?" Major General Katayama was very confused.

Even if there is no need to lurk, it is impossible to withdraw. Otherwise, if more than 40,000 civilians without military training swarm back to their positions, wouldn't they be indicating targets to the Chinese commanders, or Chinese soldiers would take the opportunity to follow them?

, launching an attack, no matter which situation occurs, is extremely dangerous for the second line of defense, Major General Katayama knows this clearly.

Also, if the commander of the independent division orders artillery to cover this area with artillery fire after dawn, the more than 40,000 volunteer members will have no chance of survival. In short, in the view of Major General Katayama, the latent location has been exposed.

The cannon fodders will not survive no matter what.

Then, before they are eliminated by the soldiers of the independent division, they must maximize their use value. A cold idea took shape in the mind of Major General Katayama, "Adjutant, convey my order, and go forward to remove the lurking Manchurian Volunteer Team members.

Immediately launch an attack on the independent division's camp, and even if we fight to the last man, we will not be allowed to retreat!" He had made up his mind and said to the adjutant who stood behind him with his hands lowered.

"What?" The adjutant was shocked and thought he heard wrongly, but looking at the cold light flashing in Acting Commander Katayama's eyes, he knew that he heard correctly, "Your Excellency, Acting Commander, please think twice, Manchuria Volunteers"

The lurking position of the team members must be exposed. The independent division troops on the opposite side cannot be unprepared and let those armed civilians with rifles and no combat experience take the initiative to attack. They will all be killed!" The adjutant's face turned pale!

said.

This was the coldest order that the adjutant heard. There were more than 40,000 people. The target was exposed. There was no artillery cover, no military training, and no regular soldiers. With the attack, it was not clear how the independent division troops on the opposite side were deployed.

, just ordering an attack is almost like a pile of living targets. Could it be that Major General Katayama is letting his compatriots die in vain?

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