Age of Conquest Reborn

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Artillery shells flew from behind the Japanese position and kept falling in the area in front of the Japanese position. However, because the tanks and infantry attacked by the independent division were very scattered, the threat posed by the Japanese artillery shells could almost be ignored.

, of course, this is also related to the fact that the Japanese artillery is conducting test firings. When the next round of artillery shells falls, it will definitely pose a great threat.

However, the Japanese artillery obviously did not have such a chance. The tanks of the independent division immediately turned around and retreated. The infantry accompanying the attack moved quickly and ran in front of the tanks in a few steps. Seeing the Chinese troops in such a mess, the Emperor of Japan

With a few rounds of artillery fire, the attack of dozens of tanks was easily repelled. There was a burst of cheers on the Japanese position, and the morale of the Japanese soldiers immediately rose. Even the shocked Manchurian volunteers became much calmer!

But Major General Katayama, who was always observing the battlefield situation, kept his heart sinking. As a general who had seen big scenes, he knew very well that the artillery bombardment of the light artillery regiment was just a test fire and could not cause any harm to the independent division's attacking troops.

However, the Chinese retreated immediately. Major General Katayama felt something was wrong and immediately ordered: Order the artillery regiment to move their positions immediately. This is a conspiracy of the Chinese!"

Hearing the sound of Japanese artillery, Han Tie had a sneer on his lips, "Finally the trump card has been played!" He thought to himself, "The artillery observation post determined the specific location of the Japanese artillery position, and the communications staff provided the coordinates of the Japanese artillery position.

"Immediately report to the aviation force Qingdao ground air control!" Han Railway issued several orders one after another. A few minutes later, three bomber regiments of the independent division aviation flying from the direction of the Korean Peninsula received the Qingdao ground air control order.

The huge roar of the bombers once again came to the sky above the Japanese army. On the fuselage, the unique military emblem of the independent division aviation was particularly clear under the June sunshine of the Liaodong Peninsula. Major General Katayama finally despaired. In the face of absolute strength

, any strategy is useless, not to mention, he is not a wise commander, just leave it to fate. Major General Katayama sighed and sat numbly in the corner of the shelter, waiting for the explosion that shook the earth.

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Another round of ferocious bombing. The three bomber regiments were ordered to return to the Shandong Peninsula Field Airport immediately after the bombing. Therefore, all the bombs they carried were to be thrown on the Japanese positions. They were still preparing for the attack just now.

The Japanese soldiers who were shouting loudly to fight back the attack of the Independent Division were immediately caught in a storm of steel, loud noises, smoke, fire, earth pillars, mud and gravel. The body fragments of Japanese soldiers and members of the Manchurian Volunteers were

Covered the Japanese positions.

The bombing time this time was slightly shorter. It only lasted about thirty minutes, but the casualties caused to the Japanese army were still huge. Especially the Japanese artillery positions that exposed the position were the key bombing targets. The bombers dropped all their bombs and lined them up neatly.

The formation went away, and the Japanese army's position was like a huge fire field that had burned out. The ground was scorched beyond recognition!

"Commander, you are so cunning that you let the bombers fight back! It is estimated that there are only a few living people left on the Jaap's position, so how can you withstand such a torment!" Major General Jiang Xianliang, commander of the 6th Brigade, said in

He yelled on the phone.

Han Tie also had a smile on his face. He was very satisfied with the bombing effect of the bomber group. "Jiang Xianliang, have you underestimated the enemy again? According to the previous deployment, this time it is a full-frontal attack. I will give you three hours to get to the Japanese positions!"

"Commander, it won't take three hours, but within two hours, I guarantee you will stand on the Japanese army's position!" Jiang Xianliang replied confidently.

The huge explosion disappeared, and the numb Major General Katayama was awakened by the words of his staff officer, "Your Excellency, Acting Commander, the Chinese bombers have withdrawn. Are we prepared to counterattack their attack?"

Major General Katayama stood up suddenly, his eyes flashing with despair. He knew that after the second round of bombing, not many of his troops would be left. However, retreat had become impossible. As for surrender, don't even think about it.

Just fight to the last man and devote yourself to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan!

"Convey my order to repair the fortifications immediately. All members of the Manchuria Volunteer Corps must blow up the attacking independent division tanks! If there is any flinch, the officers of the unit have the right to execute the shooting immediately!" Major General Katayama said fiercely, unable to bear it.

It is still possible to stay on the defensive line and fight to the death.

On the battlefield, amid the shouts of the Japanese officers and the threat of the black hole of the gun, the members of the Manchurian Volunteer Team, covered with explosives and grenades, lay in the hot trench with numb faces, like walking zombies. They knew

own destiny.

The roar of the tanks sounded again, and all the remaining Japanese soldiers on the position became highly nervous. They knew better that if the jade was broken on the position, it was a destined outcome. The only way was to kill more people before their jade was broken.

The combat effectiveness of a few Chinese soldiers who have already embraced death is often very terrifying!

In the shelter, Major General Katayama put on a steel helmet, held a pistol in his hand, and hung several grenades on his body. He was also ready to go into battle himself. If necessary, he would die with the soldiers of the Independent Division. He had this determination and

courage!

When Major General Katayama came out of the shelter with several guards, the Japanese soldiers on the position saw a scene that horrified them. The tanks of the Independent Division drove in front of their position and suddenly stopped. Then, along with the tanks,

The attacking infantry began to leisurely set up artillery positions. Hundreds of mortars, which were familiar to Japanese soldiers, had their black muzzles tilted and pointed toward the sky.

How could the Kwantung Army soldiers who were also fighting on the battlefield not know how much of a threat these hundreds of mortars pose to the battlefield? Without the commander issuing an order, the light and heavy machine gunners gritted their teeth and fired hard.

He pulled the trigger and fired bullets like raindrops, but there was nothing he could do about the artillery positions of the independent division covered by tanks. In addition, the range was too long, so the bullets could not hit those mortars at all.

No one, including Han Tie, expected that Jiang Xianliang, the commander of the 6th Brigade, would be sitting in a tank, holding a walkie-talkie, observing the Japanese position intently, and seeing the Japanese light and heavy machine guns firing desperately, there was a smile at the corner of his mouth.

With a contemptuous sneer, Jiang Xianliang was not taking any risks. He knew very well that after two rounds of bombings, the Japanese artillery positions were completely destroyed and the Japanese had no weapons that could threaten the tanks.

Of course, all this was hidden from Han Tie. Jiang Xianliang sternly warned his chief of staff and brigade staff that anyone who leaked the fact that he went to the front line and personally directed the artillery bombardment would definitely make him look good. Specific measures would be taken.

Yes, I sent him to the logistics department to carry the shell boxes.

"Are the mortars ready?" Jiang Xianliang asked, looking at the Japanese position.

"Report to the brigade commander, everything is ready!" the mortar commander replied.

"Fire!" Jiang Xianliang ordered in a low voice.

A group of artillery shells, with a screaming sound that rent the air, flew towards the Japanese position like a black stork, "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The Japanese position was once again shrouded in smoke and fire, and the power of mortar shells

Of course, it is not as good as the heavy aerial bombs, but it is better than the dense one. The bombs hit one after another. Later, dozens of small-caliber artillery also joined the ranks of the bombardment. The filled smoke obscured the brilliant June of the Liaodong Peninsula.

of sunshine.

Major General Katayama and several guards had just entered the position when they caught up with the overwhelming mortar shells flying over them. There were no blind spots, and they were covering all directions. "Boom! Boom!" Several mortar shells were fired in front of Major General Katayama.

Explosions and shattered shrapnel roared in from all directions, all cutting into his body and killing him instantly. He fell on the battlefield. Major General Katayama opened his lifeless eyes and looked blankly at the Liaodong Peninsula.

The June sky was surrounded by the bloody corpses of the guards.

This time the artillery attack and the punishment reflected the basic principle followed by the independent division troops, to maximize the advantage of firepower. Jiang Xianliang had no intention of stopping there. He could kill all the little devils on the position with artillery shells, and he would not foolishly order the soldiers to go there.

Desperately, hundreds of mortars fired non-stop for more than 40 minutes. Tens of thousands of shells fell. The Japanese position was no longer visible and was razed to the ground.

The subsequent attack launched by the two regiments of the Sixth Brigade did not encounter any resistance. The Japanese soldiers on the position, including the members of the Manchurian Volunteer Team, were almost killed. However, Jiang Xianliang did not dare to be careless. Huang Wanshan's fourth

The lesson of the brigade was right in front of him. He ordered the troops, "After rushing to the Japanese position, if you see the body of a little Japanese, no matter what kind of clothes you are wearing, no matter whether you are still breathing or not, stay away and give me a patch of blood."

Shuttle bullets, just in case!”

Jiang Xianliang's order was absolutely correct. Although after two rounds of bombing and one round of shelling, the Japanese soldiers and Manchurian volunteers on the position were almost dead, but a very small number of them survived, but they were all seriously injured, not missing.

His arms and legs were missing, his whole body was bleeding and he was dying. It was impossible for him to escape unscathed under such a fierce fire. Because of this, he was the most dangerous enemy.

Those seriously injured Japanese soldiers crawled to the bodies of the Manchurian Volunteer Corps members, holding fuses in their hands. The still alive Manchurian Volunteer Corps members, even more so, were waiting for the soldiers of the Independent Division to rush up and fight these hateful enemies.

perish together!

However, Jiang Xianliang's order did not give these bastards a chance. The soldiers of the Independent Division rushed to the Japanese position. First, they were hit with a burst of submachine gun bullets, and then, on the calm battlefield, there were scattered explosions again.

Hearing the explosion, Jiang Xianliang, who was sitting in the tank, grinned and felt frightened. Without the previous lessons of the Fourth Brigade, the commander repeatedly reminded that just to occupy the Japanese positions, no one knows how many soldiers would have fallen to the ground.

In the hands of these desperate little devils.

The explosion finally stopped. Jiang Xianliang, who received the report, breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the walkie-talkie, "Report to Commander, the Sixth Brigade has occupied the Japanese position!"

(To be continued)