Age of Conquest Reborn

Colonel Meng Jianzhu, commander of the 1st Regiment of the 6th Marine Brigade of the Independent Division, who was ordered to block the pursuit of the Japanese army, was in the position of the 1st Regiment and the 4th Battalion. What he saw was just one of the pursuit of the Japanese army. In fact, in

On a front line of more than 200 kilometers from Andong in the east to Gaizhou in the west, the pursuing Japanese troops were divided into countless groups and pursued the retreating independent division troops along all roads at the fastest speed.

Whether it is General Umezu Yoshijiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, or Lieutenant General Shinyuemon, the commander of the 107th Division on the Eastern Front, they all know that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to annihilate the three main brigades of the independent division and Marine Corps.

, must not

Let it go, in Lieutenant General Shin Yuuemon's plan, he also specially formulated an offensive plan to target the independent division troops and rely on Anton's persistence. Therefore, annihilating most or part of the independent division troops in the fields outside Anton City will be enough.

appears particularly important.

As far as the 107th Division is concerned, the fastest mobile force is the cavalry. Although it is the first-class division of the Imperial Army, it does not have the luxury of being fully mechanized. The resources of the Empire are limited. Lieutenant General Shin Yuuemon

, in front of each pursuing force, a varying number of cavalry units were placed, while in the blocking direction of the 6th Brigade, 1st Regiment and 4th Battalion, a reinforced cavalry regiment was placed, because this road leads to Anton.

Main roads.

Lieutenant General Shin Yuemon's order to the cavalry troops was, "Pursue as quickly as possible, entangle the independent division troops, and try to delay as much time as possible, waiting for the main follow-up troops to catch up!" On a front of more than 200 kilometers, more than

More than 7,000 Japanese cavalry were in front, followed by Japanese infantry who were running out of breath but full of killing intent. After that, there were heavy equipment such as tanks and artillery.

Approaching a thousand Japanese cavalry, galloping on horseback, getting closer and closer. Like a giant hammer hitting the ground, the horse's hooves trampled the grass and mugwort everywhere. The strong smell of grass spread, drifting in the wind, and the Japanese soldiers on their tall horses

The soldiers waved the sharp sabers in their hands and shouted wildly. They naturally had a murderous and ferocious air!

Meng Jianzhu stared at the Japanese cavalry without blinking, and slowly raised his right hand. He was surrounded by a dozen soldiers holding electric ignition devices. The muscles all over his body were tense, and he did not dare to move his eyes to look at the regimental commander. The sixth

The soldiers of the brigade were all veterans who fought on the battlefield. They really didn't notice the cavalry charge formation of the Japanese army. They were used to seeing their own armored group assaults and thousands of tanks coming out.

The momentum of the devil is really not enough!

The Japanese cavalry was getting closer and closer. Without a telescope, Meng Jianzhu could vaguely see the ferocious faces of the horses. "Detonate!" he roared. His right hand slashed down like lightning, "Boom, boom, boom! - boom, boom!" Huge!

The explosion

There was a sudden explosion, and the grassy ground shook violently, and suddenly bursts of fire broke out. The mines and explosives laid by three companies almost enveloped a reinforced cavalry regiment of the Japanese army within the scope of the explosion.

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The clear sky was filled with gunpowder smoke and dust in an instant. The smashed corpses of Japanese soldiers and the corpses of horses rushed into the air with the smoke column. Whether they were calculated mentally or not, the Japanese cavalry suffered a big loss in the first battle.

, the sharp weapon originally used to attack the infantry defensive position turned into a violent explosion.

The explosion had just subsided and the smoke was still filling the air. Meng Jianzhu jumped out of the trench and shouted: "Charge collectively!" With that, he was the first to rush out of the position, and the submachine gun in his hand roared. The officers and soldiers of the fourth battalion,

Following closely behind the regiment leader, they all jumped out of the trench, and the intensive firepower of submachine guns was like a metal wall, slamming towards the Japanese cavalry that was blown to pieces.

Meng Jianzhu grasped the timing of the counterattack very accurately. It was the moment when the Japanese cavalry was in extreme chaos. He knew very well that it was impossible to destroy a little Japanese who strengthened the cavalry regiment with only minefields and explosives.

After killing all the remaining ones, the Japanese cavalry, which had recovered a bit, was still the biggest threat to the fourth battalion, which had no artillery cover and lacked light and heavy machine gun firepower.

The charge of a cavalry group is a nightmare for defensive infantry on plain terrain. Therefore, counterattack immediately to inflict maximum damage to the little devil cavalry, so that the little devil cavalry can no longer attack. What's more, the quick blocking of the little devil cavalry will definitely compete with those behind it.

The distance between the infantry and infantry is quite large, which is the best opportunity to kill them. Once the little Japanese infantry catches up, I will not dare to fight back even if I am very brave!

After the violent explosion, there was the "click-click" sound of submachine guns. The 2nd Regiment and 4th Battalion on the left wing of the 1st Regiment and 4th Battalion were not attacked by the Japanese cavalry and also entered the battle. After more than 20 minutes, the battlefield calmed down and Meng Jianzhu wiped

He wiped the sweat off his face and decisively ordered: "Withdraw to the third line of fortifications!" The soldiers quickly evacuated, leaving only the corpses of Japanese cavalry and the wails of wounded horses on the messy battlefield.

As the fourth battalion commander ran, he said to Meng Jianzhu: "Commander, why do you have to withdraw to the third fortification? Is it still a fortification? Time is tight, so we just dug some individual soldier pits on the spot, and the first one

The fortifications were just abandoned like this?"

Meng Jianzhu held up his submachine gun and looked at his face. The fourth battalion commander, whose face was blackened and whitened by gunpowder smoke, taught him a lesson: "You kid, you only know how to take advantage and not know how to suffer losses. If you strengthen the cavalry regiment, almost all of you will be killed."

We are done with it. Our position has been exposed. Can the Japanese artillerymen who caught up behind us spare us? Stop talking nonsense and order the soldiers to withdraw to the third line of fortifications and hurry up to build the fortifications. The fierce battle is still behind!

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"Huh?" The commander of the Shinyuemon Division, after receiving the report that a reinforced cavalry regiment in the forward group was blocked by the independent division troops and almost wiped out, was slightly surprised and quickly analyzed in his mind: "Can

A strengthened cavalry regiment was beaten down to a few men, and the independent division troops that blocked the attack should be at least the size of a regiment. Didn't the poison gas bombs of the special mortar brigade cause heavy losses to the independent division troops?"

"A whole regiment of troops can still be used to block the attack, but why did the enemy retreat hastily?" The commander of the Shinyuemon Division thought about the various possibilities of the battle just now. The eyes of all the Japanese officers in the temporary headquarters were,

All concentrated on the division commanders, several of whom

The brigade commander couldn't hold it any longer. The Chinese troops, who were already defeated, were still able to resist with such strength. The cavalry was not good enough. We also had the brave and skilled imperial infantry. Tens of thousands of people charged in groups, but they were trampled.

, can also trample Chinese soldiers to death!

"It is very possible that this is the Sixth Brigade of the Independent Division. All the troops that can be used to block the attack. From this perspective, they are not far from their main force! Otherwise, the Chinese will not set up a blockade position here!" New

Lieutenant General Yuemon's frown relaxed, his judgment was very accurate.

"Division Commander, our 19th Brigade requests to launch a strong attack on the independent division's blocking positions!" "Division Commander, our 21st Brigade promises to defeat the independent division's blocking positions within an hour.

Position!" Several brigade commanders, seeing the division commander come to his senses, hurriedly called for battle.

The commander of the Shinyuemon Division shook his head and said: "Gentlemen, don't be impatient. This blocking line alone cannot stop us. Chief of Staff, order the division's artillery to carry out all-round operations against the independent division's blocking positions.

Artillery bombardment, tank regiments, prepare for assault. When the artillery bombardment is over, carry out the assault immediately!"

"Boom, boom, boom!" Meng Jianzhu commanded the troops to retreat to the third line of fortifications. Within more than half an hour, the Japanese army's artillery bombardment began. Groups of artillery shells flew in, blasting the position just now, causing the soil to fly. Even the third line of fortifications

The second position is also caged

Covered in the Japanese artillery fire, Meng Jianzhu had to admire the reaction speed of the Japanese artillery. In just over half an hour, the little Japanese artillery changed from a marching state to an artillery attack. "They are well trained!"

He muttered secretly.

The Japanese artillery bombardment, which lasted for more than forty minutes, came to an abrupt end without even extending the artillery fire. The battlefield that had been roaring with artillery fire just now suddenly became quiet, and the thick smell of gunpowder smoke drifted away in the wind.

Ten minutes later, in the smoke-shrouded front, there was the sound of tracks crushing the soil and the roar of engines, indicating that the Japanese attack had begun.

"We're finally here. We killed the little devil's cavalry. What came back this time were tanks. Now is the real battle of life and death. The counterattack just now was just a surprise!" Meng Jianzhu thought to himself, and at the same time, his heart suddenly dropped.

Shen, the blocking force lacked anti-tank weapons and had to use cluster grenades to deal with the Japanese tanks. He did not expect that after killing the Japanese vanguard cavalry, what came up was not infantry but tanks.

Meng Jianzhu looked at his watch. It had only been more than an hour. The five-hour blocking time was not easy. "Convey my order and immediately bundle the cluster grenades. Each company must organize a dedicated demolition team to blow up the little devils at any cost."

tanks!"

"We can only exchange human lives for the Japanese tanks. Meng Jianzhu has not commanded the war like this for I don't know how many years. In peacetime, these thin iron coffin-like little Japanese tanks, brigade heavy artillery regiments and regimental artillery battalions would be smashed by artillery shells."

In the past, the ground was not full of scrap metal. When did we need to exchange the lives of soldiers for Japanese tanks? The Sixth Brigade has never fought such a useless battle! There is no way!" Meng Jianzhu thought, shaking his head mockingly.

Meng Jianzhu knew better that even if the Japanese attack was repelled, the more than 6,000 blocking troops would probably suffer more than one-third casualties. With few troops and poor equipment, this battle would not be easy to fight!

The gunpowder smoke was gradually blown away by the wind, revealing the ferocious faces of Japanese tanks. Seventy to eighty Japanese tanks lined up in a column, roaring, rolling up the soil loosened by the shells, followed by a large number of Japanese troops.

Infantry, press forward. In normal times, these little devil tanks are not enough to feed a battalion of rocket launchers and recoilless rifles. Now, they have become the most deadly threat to the blocking troops!

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