Age of Conquest Reborn

General Nanjiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, needs time and the Northeastern War in the direction of western Liaoning and western Manchuria is in a temporary stalemate. He has to wait for reinforcements from seven first-class divisions and fight a counterattack on the Liaodong Peninsula.

Tang Qiuli also needed time to solve the battlefield problem on the Korean Peninsula. Three brigades of the Marine Corps and part of the Southeast Mobile Corps, after withdrawing from the battlefield on the Korean Peninsula, joined the Northeastern battlefield to cut off the Kwantung Army in the western Liaoning and Western Manchuria areas.

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It was only possible to realize the retreat of all the troops, and the purpose of controlling the war to the northeastern border was achieved. As for the Niangziguan Garrison Corps and the North China Field Corps, the limited offensives they adopted did not allow Nanjiro to retreat to the hinterland of the Northeast.

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As for the directly affiliated corps troops that have been hidden within the North China Field Corps, Tang Qiuli prepared them for the Kwantung Army border garrison and the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force in the Far East. This was the largest strategic reserve in Tang Qiuli's hands.

The team is considered a rare force, and of course it must be used on the edge. It defeated another heavy Japanese army group, causing the Kwantung Army to lose its power to dominate the Northeast. It would be much easier to solve the Northeast problem.

In addition, Tang Qiuli also had another concern. The main force of the Kwantung Army in the direction of western Liaoning and western Manchuria had more than 500,000 troops. If the Niangziguan Garrison Corps and the North China Field Corps launched a frontal attack, more than 600,000 people would fight 500,000 troops.

More than ten thousand, it is impossible to quickly complete the

To wipe out the main force of the Kwantung Army, in the face of a powerful offensive, the Kwantung Army troops will inevitably retreat gradually. Even if they suffer heavy losses, the war will still burn into the hinterland of the Northeast. Even if only one-tenth of the combat strength is left, for the Northeast

.It is also a catastrophe!

Nanjiro mobilized troops from the western Liaoning and Western Manchuria areas. On the other hand, it weakened the Kwantung Army's defensive strength in the above two places. When the campaign to regain the Northeast was fully launched, the Niangziguan Garrison Corps and the North China Field Corps were also reduced.

In order to reduce the pressure, ordering the Marine Corps to stop attacking and adopt a defensive posture was also one of Tang Qiuli's plans to disperse the Kwantung Army's forces in western Liaoning and Western Manchuria.

So far, the war situation has been developing according to Tang Qiuli's vision. After solving the ideological problem of accepting the Northeast Working Group, he put all his attention on the Korean Peninsula battlefield, but what he never expected was that

Nanjiro suddenly had an idea. He had a new idea about the entire battle situation, and even thought of launching a counterattack in the direction of the Liaodong Peninsula and taking the initiative to take the offensive.

In his many years of military career, the Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army, General Nanjiro, has analyzed and judged the current situation in the Northeast, which is definitely a rare and unique highlight in his life, and the plan is to move towards the Liaodong Peninsula.

.The idea of ​​proactively launching a counterattack is even more of his proud work.

It is impossible for Tang Qiuli to know about Nanjiro's sudden change in mentality and thinking. No matter how pervasive the independent division's intelligence system is, and no matter how well-versed his hands and eyes are, he will not be able to detect this Kwantung Army who wants to leave the Northeast, the land of right and wrong.

The commander-in-chief will suddenly feel blessed, seize the key node, and launch a desperate counterattack!

Tang Qiuli's analysis was very thorough. In the entire Northeast, the Kwantung Army could only take a defensive position, and the Japanese base camp would inevitably increase its troops to the Northeast. However, this would take time. He was sure that the Kwantung Army would be eliminated before the Japanese reinforcements arrived.

, Prior to this, the Kwantung Army troops on the defensive would not make any big moves. Nanjiro definitely did not have the strength or the courage.

This minor error in judgment also left hidden dangers for the three Marine Corps brigades on the Gaizhou and Andong front lines. They faced the attack of nearly 100,000 Kwantung Army and suffered heavy casualties. That is

This counterattack on the Liaodong Peninsula allowed Nanjiro to leave the Northeast with dignity. Although it was not Nanjiro himself who specifically commanded the counterattack, it also gave him a shining halo, covering up all the military affairs he had done while in charge of the Kwantung Army.

Demonstrated mediocrity and incompetence.

In the Incheon battlefield on the Korean Peninsula, four brigades of the Southeast Mobile Corps with more than 60,000 troops, after a day of fighting, completely annihilated more than 13,000 local garrison troops of the Japanese and Korean garrison defending the Incheon port. Bombers roared in the air,

On the sea, amidst the roar of warships' large-caliber naval guns, the Japanese army's weak defensive positions collapsed in an instant. The bodies of Japanese soldiers were turned into minced meat all over the sky in the steel storm.

Major General Xue Shiqiang, commander of the 1st Brigade of the Southeast Mobile Corps and commander-in-chief of the Incheon Landing Battle, jumped off the landing ship, stamped his feet on the soft beach a few times, and half-squinted his eyes to see that the smoke had not yet dissipated.

, the Japanese positions were full of craters, and beside him, countless soldiers rushed through the ruins of the Japanese positions and advanced in depth.

Xue Shiqiang picked up the walkie-talkie microphone and said, "I am Xue Shiqiang, second brigade, third brigade and fourth brigade. What is the current progress? Report your location!"

Soon, the voice of the second brigade commander Chen Yaoting came out on the walkie-talkie, "I am Chen Yaoting, Commander-in-Chief Xue, the second brigade has now crossed the Japanese defensive position and is advancing in depth. Nothing decent has happened at all."

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Fighting, the little Japs were so damned hard that they couldn’t help but fight. Planes bombed, ships bombarded us, and our infantry had nothing to do. You said, four main brigades with more than 60,000 troops were used to deal with more than 10,000 little Japs.

Isn’t it killing a chicken with a knife?”

Xue Shiqiang laughed loudly, "Old Chen, you have to be cheap and good. If the little devils hadn't run fast, they would have gone to Busan and Mokpo. Incheon would be a tough nut to crack. Next, according to the

According to the headquarters’ combat plan, your brigade will quickly occupy Seoul and three days will be enough for you, right?”

Chen Yaoting replied very confidently: "Old Xue, according to the intelligence, the little Japs in Seoul are all concentrated on the Incheon defense line. Seoul's defense is empty. What three days will it take? I can take Seoul in one day.

Wait for my good news!"

Xue Shiqiang believed Chen Yaoting's words. Basically, all the Japs on the front line from Incheon to Seoul were killed at the Incheon port position. Seoul's defense was empty. This was an indisputable fact. With the combat effectiveness and troop strength of the second brigade, Seoul was captured in one day.

Absolutely no problem.

But he still reminded: "Remind you, Old Chen, in the division commander's order forwarded by the headquarters, it was specifically emphasized that although the regular troops of the little devils were defeated by us, we don't know what Yamato National Stand-Up Team is.

What the hell, unconventional warfare

We have never seen this method before, but we can't underestimate the enemy. Don't fall into trouble in Seoul. Your face, Old Chen, will be disgraced. By the way, the team commanded by Captain Chutian of the Special Operations Detachment is now in Seoul City. You should follow immediately.

He got in touch! I will ask the Communications Department to give you the contact password immediately!"

After talking to the second brigade commander Chen Yaoting, Xue Shiqiang contacted the other two brigade commanders and learned about the situation on the Incheon battlefield. According to the plan, after the four brigade troops landed in Incheon and occupied the port of Incheon,

With one brigade, they quickly occupied Seoul and controlled the port of Incheon. The other three brigades immediately went north to attack the Japanese troops in the area from Incheon to the China-North Korea border.

After understanding the situation on the battlefield, Xue Shiqiang issued an order and the troops immediately moved north. Then, he said to the communications staff: "Record, Corps Headquarters, my troops attacking Incheon, with the assistance of the aviation bomber group and the navy fleet, passed six

After hours of fighting, we have successfully landed at the Incheon Port. The Second Brigade has taken control of the Incheon Port and attacked Seoul. I will soon command the First Brigade, the Third Brigade, and the Fourth Brigade to immediately attack northward according to the original plan!"

Major General Ma Chaoyang, commander of the Southeast Mobile Corps, was not surprised at all after receiving the telegram from Xue Shiqiang. Incheon was the area that General Tanaka Shinichi, commander of the Japanese and Korean garrison troops, was preparing to abandon. The defending troops

The force is extremely weak. Xue Shiqiang commands four brigades with more than 60,000 troops, 60,000 versus 10,000, there are planes in the sky, and warships on the sea. If the fight is sluggish, then Xue Shiqiang, the brigade commander and commander-in-chief, simply stop doing it!

Ma Chaoyang put down the telegram, looked at the fireworks-filled battlefield in front of him, and said to Colonel Xu Guangqi, chief of staff of the Corps: "Chief of Staff, please report the situation of our Southeast Mobile Corps troops occupying the Incheon Port to the division commander to the Crossing Battle Headquarters.

Report to Commander Liu of the Northern Aviation Group!"

"Call back to Xue Shiqiang. Your unit must annihilate all the Japanese troops north of Inchon on the Korean Peninsula before they withdraw to the northeast. This requires the troops to march day and night regardless of fatigue and quickly insert two brigades.

Go to the border area between China and North Korea, block all roads for the Japanese troops to retreat to the Northeast, and create a situation of closing the door and beating the dogs. Please report the specific combat plan to the headquarters in a timely manner!"

After issuing a series of orders, Ma Chaoyang focused all his attention on the Mokpo battlefield. It was annoying enough to say that the four brigades of the Southeast Mobile Corps under his command, plus the three brigades of the Marine Corps,

A total of seven brigades with more than 100,000 troops were responsible for attacking Mokpo Port.

Similarly, there were bombers in the sky and warships on the sea, but the fight was extremely difficult and fierce. The Japanese army invested more than 60,000 troops in the defense line of Mokpo Port, relying on temporary but very strong defenses, and the southeast mobile

The Corps landed the troops and started a fierce battle. The Japanese army resisted very tenaciously and refused to retreat. The troops fought very hard.

From the launch of the first wave of attacks to now, more than seven hours have passed. The progress of the troops has not been smooth. They have only achieved five footholds on Mokpo Beach. For hundreds of thousands of troops, this is obviously

It was not enough, and it cost a lot of casualties.

Ma Chaoyang knew that Mokpo was one of the key points that the Japanese army must protect, and he could not wait. He ordered the troops to stop the attack, stabilize their foothold, and then began to adjust their deployment. According to his estimation, because the intensity of the Japanese army's resistance exceeded expectations, the capture

Mokpo, it will take at least two days.

(To be continued)