Age of Conquest Reborn

The violent and intensive artillery fire, which erupted like a volcano for twenty minutes, came to an abrupt end, just as suddenly and quickly as it began. Even the independent division's land and sea joint artillery fire did not even conduct the usual deep artillery bombardment of the Japanese army's positions.

, the earth-shattering explosion stopped just like that, and this loud sound, like the end of the world, turned into an extremely silent feeling, giving people a creepy and uncomfortable feeling!

When the bombardment stopped, Tang Qiuquan opened his eyes and looked into the eyes of Ma Chaoyang, who was always in a state of excitement. Both of them smiled, "Chaoyang, what do you think of the effect?" Tang Qiuquan asked abruptly.

But Ma Chaoyang knew what he meant, and with a flash in his eyes, he replied: "Commander, according to my estimate, the Japanese army on the ground will suffer losses of 10 to 50 to 60, which is the minimum. The Japanese army's two field artillery regiments will probably suffer

The whole army has been wiped out. Under the salvo of large-caliber naval guns, there is no reason to survive! Your Commander Tang's counterattack has brought down many Japanese troops, and this time, it will definitely not fail!"

Tang Qiuquan smiled calmly and said: "Ma Chaoyang has also learned how to flatter, let's wait for the statistics of the results of the battle! If you hadn't imagined a war of attrition, at this moment, if we attacked across the board, the Mokpo Japanese army's second line of defense would be able to break through in an instant.

Our army will approach Mokpo Castle! Forget it, give the Japanese army a chance to breathe, the best thing is to ask Tanaka Shinichi for reinforcements!"

Ma Chaoyang smiled "hehe", and Colonel Xu Guangqi, chief of staff of the Southeast Mobile Corps, came in from the outside and said in an excited tone: "Report to Commander Tang, Commander Ma, according to our observation post report, the Japanese positions were covered by artillery fire one after another. Now, the ground positions

The remaining Japanese troops on the ground are rapidly withdrawing to the underground fortifications. There are not many in number. Preliminary estimates suggest that the number of enemies wiped out is about 27,800. What a great victory! After more than an hour of bombing and artillery shelling, such a result was achieved. It is really amazing.

It’s unbelievable!”

Ma Chaoyang said disapprovingly: "Chief of Staff, what's unbelievable? Don't you see how many bombs and artillery shells we poured on the Japanese positions in more than an hour. We killed more than 20,000 little Japanese.

, normal, but less than I expected, no matter what, we must kill more than 30,000!"

Xu Guangqi was speechless, but Tang Qiuquan asked: "Chief of Staff Xu, what are our casualties?"

Xu Guangqi smiled and replied: "According to the report, eight tanks were lost and eighteen tank crew casualties, including nine killed in action. The infantry accompanying the attack suffered fifty-seven casualties. Among them, twenty-three were killed in the Japanese army.

What happened during the shelling was a battle involving tens of thousands of people. The casualties of our army were so slight that they can be ignored!"

Tang Qiuquan was moved. He expected that the casualties in this purely bait-like attack would not be too great, but he did not expect that the casualties would be so slight. "Okay!" he stood up, "Order the troops to still adopt the previous methods.

Offensive tactics, launch a second attack after forty minutes! With such repeated attacks until the evening, I am afraid that there will not be many troops left on the second line of defense of the Japanese army!"

In the air, Le Yiqin looked at the second artillery fire that swept through, and couldn't help but burst into laughter, shouting out clever tricks. He could foresee what would happen to the little Japanese who entered the ground position, and what the deep consequences would be.

None of the Japanese artillerymen could escape. He felt very uncomfortable when he thought of this. His aviation forces had set up such a large formation, but none of the Japanese fighter planes showed up. How damn frustrating!

Looking at the fuel gauge of his plane, Le Yiqin sighed helplessly. Today's battle would be impossible, so he issued an order: "Attention all fighter formations, the return flight will begin in five minutes.

The regiment and the second regiment will return to formation immediately!"

Five minutes later, more than 600 independent division fighter jets lined up in neat formation, facing the bright morning sunshine, and began to return. At this moment, Le Yiqin received a call from Qingdao's ground air commander, "Enemy situation report, ground.

The radar station discovered that twelve Japanese aircraft were flying in from the direction of Kyushu Island, Japan. It has been determined that they are Japanese reconnaissance aircraft, about 200 kilometers away from your formation!"

"The reconnaissance plane of the Japs?" Le Yiqin thought. If the fuel of the fighter planes allowed, he would swallow these twelve reconnaissance planes of the Japs without hesitation. However, it is no longer possible now, "Qingdao"

Ground air command, please order the second echelon fighter formation to take off immediately. I suspect that after the first fighter formation returns, the Little Japanese fighter jets will be dispatched!" He immediately made the correct judgment.

Qingdao ground pointed empty, Liu Cuigang heard the report of Chief of Staff Dong Ningxuan, and couldn't help but frown slightly. The judgment he came to was the same as Le Yiqin's, and Le Yiqin's suggestion was what he wanted to do, "Chief of Staff, order

The second fighter formation immediately took off and rushed to the Mokpo airspace! Order the 1st Air Defense Brigade at Incheon Airport to prepare for combat!" He ordered decisively.

At field airports across the Shandong Peninsula, more than 500 fighter jets, in two-plane formation, quickly rushed into the sunny sky. Le Yiqin, who was returning home, opened the communication channel with the fleet carrier aircraft headquarters, "Is Tang Yunfei?

My name is Le Yiqin. The ground radar station has detected the reconnaissance aircraft of the Japs. Your carrier-based aircraft units must be prepared to fight. The focus is on the airspace of Incheon Airport and Mokpo battlefield. In addition, the second echelon of fighter jets have already taken off!"

In the aircraft carrier's command cabin, Lieutenant Colonel Tang Yunfei's eyes shone, and he finally had the opportunity for an air battle. "Thanks to Commander Le for the briefing, the fleet's carrier aircraft will be ready for the battle!"

Putting down the phone, Tang Yunfei rubbed his hands excitedly and ordered: "Sound the battle alarm! Immediately turn on all shipboard radars and search the airspace in the direction of Japan's Kyushu Island. All carrier-based fighter jets are ready to take off. The first group

The second regiment and the second regiment are on standby on the take-off deck, and the third and fourth regiments are in formation for the follow-up take-off! All frigates and destroyers are ready for air defense!"

A high-pitched siren sounded on several aircraft carriers in the fleet. Immediately, the entire fleet entered a battle-ready state. Information on the discovery of the Japanese reconnaissance aircraft was also transmitted to Tang Qiuquan in time. After reading the telegram, Ma Chaoyang was worried.

Said: "The sudden appearance of Japanese reconnaissance planes means that the Japanese aviation forces in the direction of Kyushu Island have seized the opportunity when our fighter group is returning. If it attacks at this time, it will be absolutely detrimental to our troops!"

After a pause, Ma Chaoyang continued with some anxiety: "Commander, there is a situation that I must say something about. Because our aviation force has absolute air supremacy, when the Southeast Mobile Corps begins to land on the Korean Peninsula, the Corps to which it belongs

The two air defense brigades did not follow up in time, and are still at Yantai Port. Our ten brigades on the Mokpo battlefield have no air defense capabilities!"

Ma Chaoyang must explain all this, otherwise it will lead to Commander Tang's misjudgment of the battlefield situation. He is also very regretful in his heart. Why didn't he transfer the two air defense brigades to the Mokpo battlefield and rely entirely on the aviation force to control the air?

body, but did not expect that the aviation force did not have an advanced airport on the Korean Peninsula, which was a fatal shortcoming?

Looking at Ma Chaoyang who was embarrassed and even a little guilty, Tang Qiuquan smiled relaxedly and said: "Chaoyang, the situation is not as bad as you think. Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang must have arrangements to deal with this situation. All places in Shandong Peninsula

The radar station covers the entire Korean Peninsula and most of Japan’s mainland airspace. Can every move of the Japanese air force on Kyushu Island escape the eyes of these two people?”

"Also, our fleet has four aircraft carriers, four carrier-based fighter regiments, and more than 180 fighter jets in the Mokpo waters. It is enough to fight a small-scale air battle with the Japanese aviation force. As long as we are in Mokpo

After entangling the Japanese fighter group in the sky for thirty minutes, the main aircraft group of the Shandong Peninsula aviation force will arrive. In addition, at the Incheon port, the 1st anti-aircraft artillery brigade affiliated with the Northern Flying Group has stationed around Incheon Airport yesterday evening.

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Ma Chaoyang breathed a long sigh of relief, "Commander, what precautions should be taken for the troops preparing to launch another attack?" He asked, as the Japanese fleet may appear in the Mokpo airspace at any time, our fighter group will return.

Under such circumstances, it is obviously inappropriate to insist on launching an attack.

Tang Qiuquan thought for a while and said: "Order the troops to enter air defense status immediately. As for the fleet, Le Yiqin must have made arrangements. Liu Cuigang should be able to figure it out for Incheon Airport, so we don't have to worry about it. Chaoyang, although there are no anti-aircraft guns and

Your troops should also make necessary preparations for anti-aircraft machine guns. Can light and heavy machine guns also play a role?"

The Japanese Korean Peninsula Joint Air Force in the direction of Kyushu Island was ready to move, which temporarily changed the situation on the Mokpo battlefield and gave the 53rd Division and the 37th Division of the Japanese Korean Garrison Army a temporary opportunity to breathe.

Lieutenant General Oshima, the commander of the 53rd Division, looked at the soldiers who were in a state of confusion and retreated to the underground fortifications. His eyes were burning with anger. The chief of staff was reporting to him the casualties of the troops, "Commander of the division, there are heavy casualties."

Ah, according to incomplete statistics from each regiment, the last shelling by the Chinese alone resulted in more than half of the troop casualties. Adding in the previous losses, our division's combat attrition reached about 60%.

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"Also, the field artillery regiment assigned to our division has suffered more than 15,000 casualties. Our division's current fighting strength is less than 12,000!" Chief of Staff

As he spoke, he lowered his head deeply.

"Haney?" Lieutenant General Oshima's eyes were red. The battle lasted for just over an hour. To be precise, it was thirty minutes of indiscriminate bombardment by Independent Division bombers. The Independent Division's naval and ground artillery fire continued all over the place.

In ten minutes of shelling, the faces of the soldiers of the independent division could not even be seen clearly. More than half of a first-class main division was killed. This battle was so useless!

(To be continued) (To be continued..)