Age of Conquest Reborn

Tang Qiuli used more than two days to cross the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula, from Zhuanghe in the east to Bayuquan in the west. This was the established blocking line. All points along the way were key exploration targets. Starting from Zhuanghe in the east, Wu

Lu Town, stretching to Guangmingshan Town, Changling, Guiyunhua,

From Shidong Street, Yang Yun, to Shuangtai Town in Bayuquan in the west, a blocking line extending for more than 100 kilometers has been formed in several key defense areas on the military map of the Liaodong Peninsula. A curved red line, like a copper wall and an iron wall

, spanning the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula.

Whenever he went to a place, according to the prior arrangement, as usual, no one would alert the local government and the local garrison. Tang Qiuli's focus was naturally on surveying the terrain. However, paying attention to the situation of the local government and garrison has also become the focus of his work.

In part, the method adopted was that after surveying the terrain on the shore, all general-level officers, including Tang Qiuli, put on the uniforms of ordinary soldiers and went to the streets and alleys to chat with ordinary people.

Tang Qiuli was very satisfied with the information obtained. The situation in Zhuanghe and Guangmingshan Town did not occur at all. The Eastern governments and garrisons in these places have invested in intense preparations for war. Everything is in accordance with the Liaodong Peninsula.

The orders from the theater headquarters are being carried out in a busy, tense and orderly manner.

When he arrived at Bayuquan, Tang Qiuli's gloomy mood caused by the Zhuanghe incident had completely dissipated. On the way, he encountered the Fourth Marine Brigade and the First Division of the Fifth Brigade, and the retreating wounded and troops.

Similar to the 6th Brigade, each regiment also has a battalion left

The troops on the right were intact. Tang Qiuli ordered Ge Zhenzhuang, Director of the General Staff Department, to organize the troops of the Sixth Brigade into a reinforced regiment according to the method of arranging the troops of the Sixth Brigade, and select a regiment-level officer with rich combat experience to serve as the regiment leader.

Come down to participate in the battle and be directly under the command of the theater headquarters.

As a result, Tang Qiuli had three more reinforced regiments in his hands, and a strengthened brigade-sized unit had become an organic unit. Immediately, Tang Qiuli issued an order in the name of the division commander to move the Marine Corps to the third unit.

The troops of the Fourth Brigade, the Fifth Brigade, and the Sixth Brigade that stayed to participate in the war were reorganized into the brigade directly under the Liaodong Peninsula Theater. As for the candidate for the brigade commander, the current Mayor of Zhuanghe City and the Sixth Brigade Regiment are the commander of the Zhuanghe Guard.

Colonel Meng Jianzhu, the commander-in-chief, came into Tang Qiuli's sight.

As a result, Meng Jianzhu, who was so busy in Zhuanghe, received a letter of appointment personally signed by the division commander Tang Qiuli. "Zi appointed Colonel Meng Jianzhu, mayor of Zhuanghe City Hall and commander of the 1st Regiment of the 6th Brigade, as the commander of the Zhuanghe City Security Bureau.

Serve as the commander of the brigade directly under the Liaodong Peninsula Theater Command, which is the general reserve force of the theater! With this order, Tang Qiuli, commander of the independent division!"

Looking at the letter of appointment signed by the division commander himself, Meng Jianzhu, who was supervising the construction of fortifications on the front line of the south bank of the river in Wulu Town, patted the soil all over his body and smiled, "Hey hey hey! I really didn't expect that, my old Meng also

I have become a brigade commander! I have 17,000 or 8,000 people under my command! Ah! Hahaha!"

The officers under his command clamored for Brigadier Meng to treat him to a treat. Meng Jianzhu pretended to be serious and said: "What treat do you want? The little devil is about to be under your nose. I don't have time to treat him until this battle is over. What's more?

, my role as brigade commander is only temporary. When the campaign is over and the regiments return to their original organizational structure, the brigade directly under the theater headquarters will naturally be disbanded! The campaign requires that this brigade commander does not count. There is no need to treat anyone!

"

The officers burst into laughter and went about their business. Meng Jianzhu clicked his lips, feeling quite incredible. The post of brigade commander fell from the sky, which he never expected, but he knew that the troops of the temporarily formed direct brigade were divided into different parts.

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The fourth, fifth, and sixth brigades. The commander of the sixth brigade, Jiang Xianliang, naturally had nothing to say, but the commanders of the fourth and fifth brigades could watch one of their reinforced regiments being forced out.

After the war is over, why don't you start arguing with Commander Han to return to the army?

If this directly-affiliated brigade is really organized and no longer dismantled, but is still in the Marine Corps' order of operations. If you go to the headquarters for a meeting, you will inevitably meet those old officers who know that they are commanding their former troops.

You can't even eat yourself.

, Thinking about it, Meng Jianzhu's scalp went numb, but he was also a little proud, "Anyway, I, Lao Meng, also served as a brigade commander, commanding a reinforced brigade of 17,800 people! Think about it, the Navy

Among the thirty or so commanders of the Marine Corps, the one with the most outstanding reputation is our old Meng!"

Tang Qiuli, who was far away in Bayuquan at the western end of the Liaodong Peninsula, naturally had no idea of ​​the complicated and complacent thoughts of Meng Jianzhu in Zhuanghe. The plan to establish the blocking line had already been initially formulated by the staff office. Regarding the Liaodong Peninsula combat plan, in Tang

With Qiu Li's specific participation, it has already taken shape. What is needed now is to implement it as soon as the troops are in place.

One day ago, the 29th Corps reinforced three main brigades on the Liaodong Peninsula and landed at Dalian Port. Major General Jing Zhanqi, commander of the first brigade, Major General Xu Tingzhi, commander of the second brigade, and Major General Guo Zhenmin, commander of the third brigade.

Just landed, haven't had time to get out of

After recovering from the dizzy state of seasickness, several confidential staff officers from the division headquarters were waiting on the pier. When they saw the three brigade commanders coming ashore one after another, they handed over the three documents marked top secret without saying a word.

Hand it to them and drive away.

The three people opened the document, which read, "Order that the first brigade of the 29th Corps immediately go north from Dalian Port and rush to Shuangtai Town and Shidong Street Town in Bayuquan to set up defenses. The second brigade rushes to Yangzhou."

Yun Town, two places were deployed, and the third brigade rushed to the Wanjialing front line to deploy defenses. The above-mentioned units must arrive at the location specified in the order to assemble and deploy within twelve hours! With this order, the General Headquarters of the Liaodong Peninsula Theater Command of the Independent Division

Command Tang Qiuli!"

Major General Jing Zhanqi, commander of the first brigade, was the temporary commander leading the team. After reading the secret order, he shook his dizzy head and said to the other two brigade commanders: "You two, the division commander's order is urgent.

Don’t even think about stopping in Dalian temporarily. My opinion is that after the troops land, rest for three hours to eat, and then set off overnight!”

"It took us 12 hours to arrive at a distance of nearly 300 kilometers. The time is tight enough. The three of our troops are not all together. I think the three of us went to Deputy Commander Liu Hanzhang of the Liaodong Peninsula Theater to request

He assisted, arranging vehicles and guides as much as possible. The infantry went first with light equipment, and the artillery and baggage troops followed behind, without delaying the matter!"

The three brigade commanders, such as Rushan and Jing Zhanqi, naturally did not dare to slack off. The soldiers who came ashore could rest and eat, but they were not so lucky. They rushed to the headquarters of the Northeast Work Corps in Dalian city by car.

, is also the office location of Liu Hanzhang, deputy commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Peninsula Theater.

As soon as they entered the door, they saw Liu Hanzhang in casual clothes, who had been waiting for them in the office for a long time. He seemed a little incompatible with his status as deputy commander-in-chief of the war zone. However, the three professional soldiers did not look down upon the famous Dingbian Military and Political Officer.

Vice Chairman of the Committee,

He was also well-known within the independent division. The three people hurriedly saluted, "Report! Jing Zhanqi, commander of the first brigade of the 29th Corps, Xu Tingzhi, commander of the second brigade, and Guo Zhenmin, commander of the third brigade, met Deputy Commander-in-Chief Liu

Officer!" He looked respectful and followed the etiquette of his subordinates.

Liu Hanzhang seemed to be very unaccustomed to this. He waved his hand and said: "I am very unaccustomed to these rules of the army. When I am the deputy commander, I also manage the logistics work of the theater for the division commander. I do not participate in commanding operations. No gossip. The three brigade commanders

The troops have just landed ashore and you are eager to see me. Do you want to solve the problem of transport vehicles to transport troops to the front?"

Jing Zhanqi and the other three people were all stunned, and thought to themselves: "Okay, it is just like what everyone said, fast-talking and straightforward, but soldiers still like to deal with such people!"

Looking at the faces of the three people, Liu Hanzhang knew that he had guessed correctly, and then said: "I have made arrangements for this matter. The transportation vehicles and guides have been put in place to meet the requirements of the army!"

Before Jing Zhanqi and the others could stand up to express their gratitude, Liu Hanzhang shouted toward the door: "Secretary Wang, come in!"

A gentle young man wearing glasses came in and said, "Secretary Wang, you immediately take the three brigade commanders to the transportation department to find the person in charge of this work and arrange the transportation of the troops! Hurry!

, can’t delay even a minute!”

Then, Liu Hanzhang turned his face and said to Jing Zhanqi and the other three: "Three brigade commanders, the military affairs are urgent. We don't have any extra time, so I won't keep you!" Okay, he directly issued an eviction order and walked out of Liu Hanzhang's office.

, Jing Zhanqi and others still felt strange in their hearts!

Speaking of Liu Hanzhang's work efficiency, it was impeccable. Three hours later, as night fell over the Dalian seaside, the infantry units of the three brigades of the 29th Corps had already set off from the Dalian port in trucks and headed for their respective assembly areas.

Place.

At around ten o'clock that night, three brigades of Marine Corps troops who rushed back from the Mokpo battlefield on the Korean Peninsula to support the Liaodong Peninsula battlefield arrived at the Zhuanghe port and landed on the Liaodong Peninsula. Like Jing Zhanqi and others, they were waiting for the first

Brigade Commander Chen Mengqiao

Major generals, Major General Li Bohan, commander of the second brigade, and Major General Xiao Jinting, commander of the third brigade, were several serious-looking confidential staff officers from the division command staff office. They handed three top-secret documents to Chen Mengqiao and several others.

Without saying a word, he took the car and left.

Coming from the Marine Corps and crossing the sea by boat, Chen Mengqiao and the other three brigade commanders were naturally not like Jing Zhanqi and others from the 29th Corps, who were seasick and dizzy. They opened the secret order. The content was different and the location of the defense was different.

Differently, the time stipulated to arrive at the assembly point was much shorter than that of the three brigades of the 29th Corps. Tang Qiuli only gave the three brigades of the Marine Corps seven hours to reach their respective defense areas.

In this way, the six brigades participating in the Liaodong Peninsula Interdiction War were in place one after another, and Tang Qiuli finally had the capital to prepare an iron wall for the Japanese Third Army in the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula.

(To be continued)