Age of Conquest Reborn

The Japanese tank had already reached the range of the tank gun. The low turret rotated, and a dull puff of gunpowder smoke was emitted from the muzzle. The direct-aimed shells roared and landed near the third position, exploding piles of dirt.

After blowing up the bodies of several soldiers, Meng Jianzhu gnashed his teeth in hatred. If he still had rocket launchers and recoilless rifles in his hands, in just a few minutes, the little Japanese tank in front of him would be turned into a pile of burning scrap metal!

Unfortunately, except for a few light and heavy machine guns, there are no weapons that can threaten the Japanese tanks. When retreating from the Phoenix Mountain position, in order to transfer the poisoned wounded as quickly as possible, all the heavy equipment was destroyed on the position. Meng Jianzhu

With a livid face, he waved his hand. Dozens of soldiers from the first demolition group, carrying a bundle of cluster grenades, quickly climbed out of the trench. With dexterous movements, they constantly changed positions and approached the Japanese tanks.

The tactical movements of these soldiers were impeccable. They either took advantage of the crater after the explosion of the artillery shell, or took advantage of the sudden cover to advance in a roundabout way. Meng Jianzhu stared at the actions of the first demolition team with a good eye, "Click, click, click!"

Suddenly, a hail of bullets came from the parallel machine gun on the Japanese tank. More than half of the soldiers in the demolition team fell down. The Japanese machine gun continued to fire, and the bullets hit the bodies of the soldiers, causing blood to splash!

"Damn you little devil!" Meng Jianzhu slammed the earthen wall of the fortification and cursed fiercely, with anger spurting out of his eyes. Undoubtedly, the operation of the first demolition team failed, and the remaining dozen or so demolitions were killed by the Japanese army.

The parallel machine gun firepower of the tanks was overwhelming, and the Japanese infantry, which was getting closer and closer, had begun to shoot.

Meng Jianzhu gritted his teeth and was about to order the second demolition team to go up. Carrying the radio operator on his back, he crawled to the front and shouted hurriedly: "Commander, the brigade commander ordered, report the specific location of the blocking force immediately. The brigade commander also ordered

, the troops give up blocking and retreat immediately!"

"What? Are you mistaken? It's the brigade commander's order?" Meng Jianzhu's eyes widened and he looked at the operator fiercely, reporting the specific location of the blocking force. It's easy to understand. Maybe it was the brigade commander who said there was covering fire.

Afraid of accidentally injuring one's own troops, but gave up

It is puzzling to retreat immediately. The current situation is that the Japs’ tanks are covering a large number of infantry. They are less than one kilometer away from their own blocking position. If they retreat at this time, more than 6,000 people will become the Japs.

A living target, isn’t it looking for death?

The radio operator was frightened by the regiment commander's ferocity and hurriedly explained: "The order was given by the brigade commander himself and asked us to execute it immediately. The aviation force has already dispatched a group of aircraft to cover our retreat. We will arrive in a few minutes."

The battlefield is empty!"

Meng Jianzhu breathed a long sigh of relief. He was almost exhausted. It was timely rain. Otherwise, he would have to use the flesh and blood of the soldiers to blow up the little devil's tank. However, he could not withdraw now. "Immediately"

Report the current specific position of the troops to the brigade headquarters!" he ordered the radio operator.

Then, Meng Jianzhu called over the communications platoon leader and said loudly: "Convey my order. The troops will hide immediately. Don't worry about the little devil's tanks. Our planes will come to deal with these bastards. Hide them all. Don't be caught by your own planes."

Killed by a bomb!"

With the aviation group coming to cover, Meng Jianzhu no longer had to worry about the Japanese tanks and infantry in front of him. However, the troops could not withdraw. He decided to take a gamble. The Japanese tanks had a bigger target than the soldiers, which was just a few minutes.

Suddenly, as soon as the troops took cover, the roar of the aircraft engine was heard in the sky. In the blink of an eye, the aircraft was over the battlefield. Under the bright sunshine, the military emblems on the wings shone brightly!

The fighter group dispatched by Liu Cuigang arrived earlier than the bomber group. The Independent Division plane group suddenly arrived. On the ground, the Japanese tanks and infantry were in chaos. Meng Jianzhu looked at the fighter jets in the sky and muttered in his heart: "What are they not bombers? Deal with the little ones."

I’m afraid the Japanese tanks and fighter jets won’t be able to do anything, right?”

Just as Meng Jianzhu was muttering doubts, the aviation fighter jets began to attack the Japanese troops on the ground. The fighter jets swooped down fiercely, with the flames shining on their noses, and strings of large-caliber machine gun bullets aimed at the Japanese troops on the ground.

Tanks and infantry were thrown down violently.

The bullets falling from the sky made the Japanese infantry stagger and hit the armor of the tanks, making a "dong-dong" sound and splashing out sparks. The Japanese tanks were fine for the time being, but the infantry was unlucky. The independent division's fighter jets could not

Continuous dives and strafing, Japanese soldiers were flying with blood and fell to the ground in pieces. The sudden aerial attack completely disrupted the rhythm of the Japanese attack. The tanks were busy turning around and retreating, and the infantry was busy looking for cover. They suddenly became a mess.

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Of course, the position of his own troops was inevitably affected. Fortunately, Meng Jianzhu's order was issued in time, and the soldiers were not accidentally injured. Looking at the Japanese infantry staggered by his own fighter jets, and the Japanese tanks that turned around in a hurry, Meng Jianzhu and

The soldiers were lying in the trenches enjoying themselves. Taking advantage of the chaos of the Japanese army, Meng Jianzhu issued an order for everyone to evacuate their positions.

The troops ran fiercely, climbed down the ridge, and soon left the earth-shattering battlefield behind. At this time, a group of bombers lined up and flew over the heads of Meng Jianzhu and the soldiers. Meng Jianzhu laughed.

Laughing: "Is this the big guy! Our bombers are coming up, some little Japs will suffer! The troops will move forward faster and catch up with the main force!"

The fourth battalion commander caught up with Meng Jianzhu in a few steps and gasped: "Captain, it's so scary. If our plane arrives ten minutes later, we will fight with the little Japanese tanks. To be honest, we will fight with the little Japanese tanks."

I have been fighting for several years, but I have never experienced using cluster grenades to blow up tanks!"

Meng Jianzhu was speechless for a while at the words of the fourth battalion commander. After a while, he stared and said: "I wonder if you are confused. Do you think it feels good for the soldiers to blow up so many tanks with their lives?

If I didn't have anti-tank weapons, I wouldn't have done this risky business!" The two people laughed, and behind them, there was a loud sound of bombs exploding one after another.

At the same moment, the Japanese pursuit troops from Anton to Gaizhou were attacked from the air by the independent division aviation. Although the number of combat aircraft dispatched by the independent division aviation was not enough to block all the Japanese pursuit routes, it was

forcing the Japanese army to

Slow down the speed of the pursuit and require air defense from time to time. On the road of pursuit, we often see the bloody corpses of Japanese soldiers, trucks that have been bombed into iron frames, and a pile of scrap metal tanks. We quickly catch up with the retreating navy and army.

The plan of three brigades of the team came to nothing.

Knowing that the independence was blocked by the aviation force, he quickly reported it to Lieutenant General Shinyuemon, the commander of the 107th Division. Looking at the telegram, he was speechless for a long time. The fighter plane was lost. In broad daylight, the main force of the division did not show up.

Continuing the pursuit covertly will undoubtedly send more bombing targets to the independent division aviation. It is an impulsive and stupid approach. No matter how brave and skilled the imperial soldiers are, they cannot withstand bullets and bombs from the air.

Without air supremacy on the battlefield, even having excellent strategies and careful plans cannot change the facts. If what is flying in the sky is the aerial eagle of the Empire of Japan, at this moment, the vanguard of the 107th Division may have already

Arrive at Andong City!

For a moment, Lieutenant General Shinyuemon felt a little unmotivated. He sighed secretly. He called over to the Chief of Staff and ordered: "Convey my order. The troops will immediately stop the pursuit and organize air defense on the spot. In addition, order the division to

Search the regiment, disperse the operations, and arrive near Anton for reconnaissance!"

In the opinion of the commander of the Shin-Yoemon Division, the independent division troops, which have gained a breathing space by relying on the overwhelming superiority of air fire cover, will definitely deploy tight defense lines inside and outside Andong City to block the pursuit of the imperial army.

The poison gas bombs will not cause the independent division troops to abandon Anton City.

After thinking about it, Lieutenant General Shin Yuemon ordered the radio station to report to the Kwantung Army Commander-in-Chief of the Kwantung Army who was in Liaoyang to supervise the battle that the 107th Division was attacked by the independent division aviation and the troops suffered losses and had to give up the pursuit.

Commander, General Yoshijiro Umezu.

In Liaoyang, south of Fengtian, in front of General Yoshijiro Umezu, the temporary headquarters of the Kwantung Army Commander-in-Chief, were three telegrams with similar contents. One of them was from Kono Naka, the commander of the 109th Division a few minutes ago.

According to the general's telegram, his division was strafed and bombed by a mixed group of independent division aviation aircraft. The troops were forced to stop the pursuit, hide on the spot and organize air defense. In a word, there were independent division aircraft in the sky. The 109th Division was now

It is difficult to move even an inch.

Another telegram was just sent by Lieutenant General Shinyuemon, the commander of the 107th Division. The situation is similar to that of Lieutenant General Kono. Moreover, the losses of the 107th Division will still be increased. Mainly

It is the loss of the chariot unit.

The last telegram was the telegram sent by the commander of the unit responsible for the pursuit in the middle. The three telegrams told General Umezu Yoshijiro the fact that the front line was more than 200 kilometers long from Andong in the east to Gaizhou in the west.

, the pursuing Imperial Army troops were all attacked by the Independent Division Aviation Air Force. The troops suffered losses to varying degrees. The pursuit was not only slowed down, but was forced to stop.

Two paths lie before General Umezu Yoshijiro. One is that the pursuing troops continue to pursue despite the bombing of the independent division aviation group. At least, they must recapture the two important cities of Anton and Gaizhou. Depending on the situation of the war, another

Make plans for the next step.

Second, considering the casualties of the troops, in broad daylight, two first-class divisions, plus the following three and a half brigades of the Kwantung Army, a force of 80,000 to 90,000 people, were exposed to the aircraft fleet of the independent division aviation.

, without air superiority, the Imperial Army soldiers are just a group of living targets. Even an idiot knows how much casualties the Imperial Army will pay!

General Umezu pondered, he was repeatedly weighing the pros and cons. From his heart, it was really difficult to make a decision.

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