Age of Conquest Reborn

The raid came quietly at dawn. The three brigades of the independent division and the Marine Corps were on the defensive and deployed defense lines from Anton to Gaizhou. It was not a secret matter. The loss of the Liaodong Peninsula, Chen Bing's attack from Gaizhou to Anton

The independent division troops made General Umezu Yoshijiro, the new commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, feel like he had a problem in his throat. Looking at the entire Manchurian battlefield, only the current Liaodong Peninsula is the weak point of the China devil Tang Qiuli.

After using a series of strategies to seize the opportunity to attack the east and attack the west, General Umezu successfully gathered two elite first-class divisions on the front line of Liaoyang, and used this as an assault force to start the counterattack on the Liaodong Peninsula.

The newly formed Japanese Third Army was the old basic unit of the original Japanese Southwest Pacific Expeditionary Force. Among them, the 107th Division had fought with the independent divisions in Indochina. Although it was beaten badly, it followed the Commander-in-Chief.

General Ito Genzaburo withdrew from the Indochina Peninsula in embarrassment, but the division commander, Lieutenant General Shinyuemon, knew the combat effectiveness and weapons and equipment of the independent division very well.

According to the combat order of the Kwantung Army General Headquarters, the 107th Division's offensive direction is Anton, and the independent division position in the Fenghuang Mountain area north of Anton is a line of defense that the 107th Division cannot bypass.

, in order to successfully break through the defense line of the independent division troops, Lieutenant General Shin Yuuemon took great pains and used a lot of brains.

Lieutenant General Shin Yuuemon still remembers the opponent he knows well, how strong the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is, and how ferocious the artillery firepower is. If he adopts the usual frontal attack method of the Imperial Japanese Army, it will obviously not work, let alone himself.

Even if a division has twice the strength, it will not be enough to fill the battlefield. What's more, I don't have that much capital. In this battle, I can only fight wisely, not attack by force.

Moreover, in the absence of air superiority, the suddenness of the battle is extremely important. Lieutenant General Shin Yuuemon does not want his troops to face the independent division troops. The sky above his head is full of

Bombers and fighters of the Independent Division Aviation.

As soon as the 107th Division arrived at the Liaoyang assembly area, Lieutenant General Shinyuemon sent out the search team of the division to conduct an all-round reconnaissance of the terrain in the Phoenix Mountain area. But there was one thing.

The commander of the Guard Division sternly told Captain Ono of the search team, "This move is purely for reconnaissance. But we must not expose any of our intentions, let alone let the Chinese discover our intentions. The scale must be strictly controlled!"

"If your soldiers are discovered or captured by soldiers of the independent division, tell the soldiers in advance. Commit suicide immediately and be loyal to the Emperor of Japan and His Majesty the Emperor to avoid leaking the secret!" When saying these words, the Shinyuemon Division

Long's tone was cold and cruel.

This was a fatal order. A cold breeze felt on the back of Colonel Ono's head, but he also knew that the order could not be violated. Fortunately, the search team fulfilled its mission and did not expose the target during the entire reconnaissance process. Of course, this was also the Japanese army.

The soldiers did not conduct reconnaissance in the Phoenix Mountain area, otherwise they would not have escaped the eyes of the vigilant sentries of the Sixth Brigade Regiment. Relatively speaking, the reconnaissance results were very rough.

There is only the Phoenix Mountain line, the approximate location of the Independent Division troops, and the nearby topography. As for the troop allocation of the Independent Division defenders, the distribution of firepower points, etc., there is no information at all. But for the commander of the Shinyuemon Division, these are all

Enough.

The offensive plan formulated by the commander of the Shin-Yoemon Division is divided into three steps. In the first step, elite search regiment soldiers are dispatched to form a small team and secretly sneak into the independent division's garrison positions, responsible for clearing the warning sentries and opening up the offensive.

Passage, the second step is to use the secret weapon newly equipped in the country, the special mortar brigade. This brigade is a strengthened brigade, the size is double the normal establishment, and it has 230 special mortars.

The entire special mortar brigade secretly moved along the channel opened by the search wing soldiers to the front of the independent division's position, within the effective range of the special mortar, and immediately withdrew from the battlefield after two rounds of firing. The third step,

The field artillery regiment to which the division belongs and the artillery battalions to each regiment form an artillery group to conduct indiscriminate bombardment on the Fenghuang Mountain position of the independent defenders. Finally, there are two tank brigades to cover the division.

The main infantry charge.

The attack plan formulated by Lieutenant General Shin Yuuemon is interlocking and has clear levels, but the most critical link is the first step, which is to clear the independent division troops' warning sentries in the forward positions. If the first step fails, the alarm will be

For the garrison of the independent division, it is impossible to discuss the next plan. In fact, it is very likely to be counterattacked by the independent division troops. Therefore, the important task of undertaking the first step of the plan still falls on the alliance, which is known as the most elite division.

Team - Search the team.

The most effective part of the offensive plan is not the covering artillery bombardment of the subsequent division's artillery group, but the artillery bombardment of the special mortar brigade. And whether the special mortar brigade can smoothly move to the front of the independent division's garrison position,

This is another key node. For this plan, Lieutenant General Shin Yuemon has repeatedly calculated and weighed it, and personally participated in every detail of the action.

Shin Yuuemon is considered a young man among the Japanese generals. He is used to taking risks and uses troops very cunningly. However, he does not have the rigid command method of senior Japanese officers. He spends day and night preparing for the attack.

Lieutenant General Shin Yuuemon did nothing else but collect information on the front line of Phoenix Mountain and the situation in front of the Independent Division's positions, and concentrated on formulating an attack plan. After repeated weighing and calculations, Lieutenant General Shin Yuuemon believed that the probability of success of this plan accounted for

More than fifty percent!

"That's enough, war itself is an adventurer's game!" Lieutenant General Shinyuemon made the final decision, and the attack plan of the 107th Division was finalized. He knew that after the attack plan was reported, it would definitely cause an uproar.

, in the eyes of the rigid-minded senior officers at the headquarters, it was too risky and had too many uncertain factors. An error in one link would lead to the failure of the entire offensive plan.

Lieutenant General Shin Yuuemon had no intention of getting unanimous approval from the big guys at the headquarters, as long as Commander-in-Chief Umezu agreed. Therefore, he personally took the attack plan with him and rushed to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army Commander-in-Chief General Yoshijiro Umezu all night long.

The temporary headquarters must also state and explain in person and strive to pass, because this is the only offensive method that can quickly break through the independent division's positions, and it is also the method of attack with the least casualties among the imperial soldiers.

Sure enough, as Lieutenant General Shin Yuuemon expected, as soon as the plan was put out, it met with unanimous opposition from the senior generals at the headquarters. Among them, the strongest objection was from the Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Matsuda Kenjiro. The reason for his opposition

, very convincing, "It is an irresponsible attitude to pin a large-scale offensive that is related to reversing the war situation in Manchuria on risks and uncertain factors. I don't know that the commander of the Shinyuemon Division is planning the offensive."

When planning, did you consider the possibility of failure?”

"From the staff's point of view, formulating a rigorous and feasible combat plan is the basis for ensuring a smooth attack. However, I can't see this in the plan of the commander of the Shinyuemon Division. A small accident and

Any mistakes will lead to the failure of the southern offensive. As for the special mortar brigade, which has more than 200 mortars with insufficient firepower, I don’t know how much role it can play.”

"If this plan was formulated by a regiment commander, it would be excusable. It would have little impact on the counterattack plan, and it could be corrected at any time. However, it comes from the hands of the commander-in-chief of the southern offensive, the commander of the Shinyuemon Division.

This is particularly scary. We cannot take risks. Therefore, as the Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army, I deny this plan. Now, we have less than eight hours to launch a counterattack, and there is still time to reformulate it!"

Chief of Staff Kenjiro Matsuda, the reason why he strongly opposed the offensive plan of the commander of the Shinyuemon Division was certainly out of cautious considerations. He did not want an attack that could reverse the situation in Manchuria to be ruined by a ridiculous, adventurous, young and energetic guy.

On the other hand, he was quite complaining about the commander of the Shin-Yoemon Division, who bypassed the staff and sent the plan directly to Commander-in-Chief Umezu.

Chief of Staff Matsuda believed that the new unit commander had exceeded the authority of the headquarters staff because it did not comply with the procedures. In other words, he did not take the Kwantung Army General Staff seriously. Moreover, this plan was nothing more than child's play.

It's not worth it in itself.

In the combat history of the Kwantung Army, there has never been such a precedent. The combat plans of each combat unit are first submitted to the staff department, reviewed and approved, and then reported to the commander-in-chief for approval. This new Yuemon is obviously breaking the rules.

, Chief of Staff Matsuda has the responsibility to let this guy who doesn’t know the heights of the sky understand this.

Facing the unanimous objections of the senior officers in the headquarters, and the voices of criticism, criticism, and disparagement, Lieutenant General Shin Yuuemon looked calm. Such a result was already expected. His attack plan was not given to other generals in the headquarters.

It was for Commander-in-Chief Umezu to see.

While other senior generals at the headquarters unanimously rejected the battle plan of the commander of the Shin-yuemon division, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Yoshijiro Umezu, did not say a word. It seemed that the commotion in the room had no impact on him at all.

, all his attention was placed on this offensive plan.

He not only read it once, but read it several times. Sometimes his eyes were shining, sometimes his brows were slightly frowning, sometimes he was thoughtful, and his expressions were extremely colorful. After the officers of the Kwantung Army Headquarters clamored for a while,

The movement became quieter. Although he tried his best to object, the final decision-making power was still in the hands of Commander-in-Chief Umezu. In other words, the opinions of the headquarters staff were for reference only!

All the officers' eyes were focused on General Umezu. Lieutenant General Shin Yuuemon was so nervous that his palms were sweating. The atmosphere in the room was quite depressing. Finally, General Umezu Meijiro raised his head, with a burning light dancing in his eyes.

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