Age of Conquest Reborn

The Independent Division bomber group, divided into two waves, bombed the second line of defense of the Japanese army in Mokpo for thirty minutes. Although it was executing the orders of the Korean Peninsula Theater Command, it also contained Le Yiqin's intention.

Inside, it was to attract the Japanese land-based air force in the direction of Kyushu Island.

The bomber group has already started to return for more than ten minutes. Logically speaking, this is the best time for the Japanese fighter group to launch an attack. However, the 1st and 2nd Fighter Groups, which were on alert in the direction of Kyushu Island, sent back reports and found nothing.

Le Yiqin was unwilling to accept any movement of Japanese fighter jets, so she prepared a table of good wine and food. If the invited guests didn't come, wouldn't it be boring?

Unwilling to be reconciled, Le Yiqin asked Qingdao Ground Air Control, but the answer he got was also disappointing, "Qingdao Ground Air Control reported that so far, radar stations in various places have not detected the movement of any Japanese combat aircraft taking off!

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"That's so damn weird. Could it be that the commander of the Japs' aviation force just watched the Mokpo position being bombed and sat idly by. Isn't this the Japs' style and approach?" Le Yiqin secretly wondered, the Japanese army

According to the tradition, once a place is surrounded, the troops from the other direction will desperately rescue them at any cost. Tang Qiuli has taken advantage of this habit many times to surround the point for reinforcements.

Le Yiqin, who has experienced battles for a long time, is well versed in this and is very capable of outdoing others. During the air war in Indochina, he used this tactic to implement air encirclement and reinforcement tactics many times, and defeated the Japanese Army and Navy Air Force.

, killing no one left, even Tang Qiuli, the teacher's commander, was full of praise for Le Yiqin.

"Attention, all regiments, continue to maintain the current altitude. The first and second regiments are on alert. Take the group as a unit and monitor the movements of the Jaap fighter group in the direction of Kyushu Island in a wider airspace!" Le Yiqin also said

He became furious and said "Wait!" On the ground, a second joint attack by ground and sea artillery fire plunged the Japanese position into the earth-shaking and smoke-filled ground again. The fighting in Mokpo was so lively that he didn't believe it.

The little devil’s fighter jets won’t come?

The twenty-minute artillery attack caused few casualties to the Japanese army, but the psychological shock to the Japanese soldiers was huge. According to the intensity of the ground and sea artillery shelling by the independent division troops, the Japanese soldiers found that even if they were hiding in

solid drop job

There was also a lot of absolute safety in the matter. After the comrades buried under the collapsed soil were dug out, their pale faces, noses, mouths, eyes and ears were all dripping with red blood. One corpse after another was displayed.

Next to them, the Japanese soldiers were silent.

If artillery fire comes again after the Chinese bombers bomb, then the next person to be dug out of the soil is very likely to be himself. A kind of fear and uneasiness can't be felt between the Japanese soldiers of the two divisions.

Suppression spread, and Japanese commanders at all levels vaguely felt the signs, but they were unable to do anything. The psychological impact could not be eliminated by violent means.

As a result, the Japanese commanders at all levels reported the uneasiness they sensed level by level, and finally gathered it at the division headquarters. The independent division's ground and sea artillery fire rumbled into the position and bombarded the position in depth.

Commander He Shi, the muscles on his cheeks couldn't help but twitch a few times, and his eyes glowed with a wolf-like ferocity.

The commander of the Kaga Division judged based on his own experience that the joint ground and sea artillery attack by the independent division troops should not only be a short twenty minutes, but should be longer. From a tactical point of view, the longer the artillery attack, the longer the time.

The longer the attack, the greater the damage caused to the defenders' positions and fortifications, and the losses to the attacking side will be minimized.

With absolute battlefield superiority and air superiority, the independent division's combined sea and land artillery bombardment only lasted twenty minutes. It was abnormal. Since it was abnormal, it was the conspiracy of the commander of the independent division. As for what it was.

Lieutenant General Kaga had no way of knowing about the conspiracy.

Originally, Lieutenant General Kaga was still considering whether to order the troops to immediately enter the ground position and prepare to counterattack the attack of the independent division. However, the situation reported by officers at all levels did not allow him to hesitate any longer. The independent division troops were first overwhelming.

The bombing by hundreds of bombers, followed by fierce and intensive artillery attacks, caused varying degrees of damage to the underground fortifications. For the 37th Division with more than 20,000 people, the loss of troops was negligible.

However, the psychological impact on the Imperial soldiers cannot be ignored. If the troops continue to hide in underground fortifications and endure the seemingly endless bombing and artillery attacks by the independent division troops, this is a kind of psychological torture. The Imperial soldiers' combat

How much of the will and fierce fighting spirit is left?

The imperial soldiers of the 37th Division need a face-to-face fight to arouse the murderous intent in the hearts of the soldiers. Only the corpses and blood of the Chinese soldiers can arouse the fighting will of the imperial soldiers. "Order, the four subordinates of the division

Each regiment will leave a brigade of troops on standby in the underground fortifications. The other troops will immediately enter the ground positions and seize every moment to repair the bombed fortifications in their respective defense areas!"

"Order the Nakajima Field Artillery Regiment to be prepared to bombard the independent division's attacking troops!" The commander of the Kaga Division put aside some doubts and hesitations in his heart, and finally made a decision and issued the order.

At this time, a staff officer ran over and said, "Report to the division commander, I have received a telegram from Lieutenant General Oshima of the 53rd Division!" "Read it!" Lieutenant General Kaga frowned and said impatiently.

, it’s already this time, and that idiot from Oshima is still here to cause trouble!

"The commander of the division Oshima called to ask what action our division will take next. Should we continue to hide in underground fortifications or enter ground positions?" Oshima's telegram was very short, just a few sentences, but the question

But it is very big. It involves the defensive tactics of Mokpo's second line of defense. From another perspective, it is equivalent to the arrogant guy Oshima admitting his command authority, and only the 37th Division follows suit.

It was like Lieutenant General Oshima, who had always been at odds with him, took the initiative to surrender and incorporated the 53rd Division into his command order. Lieutenant General Kaga was not happy at all. Faced with military strength and firepower, he still had absolute control.

To attack the independent division with air superiority, Lieutenant General Kaga combined

I am not completely sure that if we persist for several days on the second line of defense in Mokpo, if the twenty-minute shelling is a conspiracy by the commander of the independent division, then the two divisions on the second line of defense will have more than 60,000 soldiers.

He also cannot predict what the imperial soldiers will encounter?

The sweat on the forehead of Captain Kaga's division began to drop. It was obvious that the guy from Oshima was leading him to reply. If ignored, the 53rd Division would most likely continue to hide in the underground fortifications.

On Mokpo's second line of defense, a strange scene will appear. Half of the ground position is filled with your own soldiers, and the other half is empty.

There was no more time, Lieutenant General Kaga said to the staff: "Call back to the commander of the Oshima Division. The infantry regiment of our division has entered the ground except for leaving one brigade on standby in the underground fortifications."

The position and the attached field artillery regiment have already entered the artillery preparations!"

The reply from the commander of the Kaga Division was cautious and did not make any suggestions, but he knew that the Oshima guy would definitely do it. The North Korean garrison headquarters did not clarify its command authority, just in case...

...., Commander Tanaka will put all the responsibilities on himself. Although Lieutenant General Kaga does not want to see the unexpected situation arise, he must be prepared for unexpected situations.

The eastern sky has already revealed the bright color of dawn, but the light mist has not completely dispersed. The artillery fire from the independent division's deep bombardment gradually thinned down. Lieutenant General Kaga lay in front of the observation hole in the shelter, holding up the telescope.

Observe the situation on the other side.

In the telescope, the mist shrouded everything in haze. In the distance, there was the sound of metal tracks rolling, and the ground beneath my feet was shaking slightly. Within a few minutes, tanks of the independent division, one after another,

Appearing in the telephoto lenses of Japanese commanders at all levels, in the morning light, the tank's powerful body reflected the cold light of the metal, its black muzzle raised, and it rolled over with pressure.

"Hiss!" Lieutenant General Kaga gasped. From his current angle, he could almost see the entire battlefield, with no less than 150 tanks lined up in an attack formation, like a moving metal wall.

Behind the tanks were groups of infantry. "My Amaterasu! How many tanks did the Chinese dispatch?" he shouted in surprise.

In the first round of the attack, the commander of the independent division took out a brigade of tanks. Lieutenant General Kaga was bitter. When the ground position was bombed to a mess and he lacked anti-tank weapons, these independent division's tanks

How much impact and destructive power a tank will bring to the Imperial Army soldiers on the ground? Even if you think about it with your buttocks, Lieutenant General Kaga knows what the result will be?

"Order, the Nakajima Field Artillery Regiment to immediately begin preparations for shelling the tanks of the independent division. Wait for orders from the division headquarters. Troops in forward positions should prepare explosive packets. Observation posts throughout the position should pay attention to reporting the effects of the shelling!" Kaga Naka

The general ordered loudly that the tanks of the independent division must be destroyed. Otherwise, I am afraid that his position will be broken through in many places during the first attack. To achieve this effect, the only way to achieve this effect is to use field artillery.

Faced with the appearance of a large number of independent division tanks, Lieutenant General Kaga could only use the field artillery regiment originally used to bombard the independent division infantry. If these tanks could not be destroyed, how could they defend the position?

Lieutenant General Kaga's muscles all over his body were tense, and he was mentally calculating the distance to the tanks of the Independent Division. "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Suddenly, a burst of violent artillery sound rang out from the left wing. Lieutenant General Kaga was stunned, and he was not there.

There was no order for artillery fire, but he immediately understood that it must be that bastard from Oshima who couldn't calm down and ordered the artillery to open fire!

(To be continued)