Age of Conquest Reborn

The two brigades deployed across the board, and the telegrams of the frustrated attack reached the hands of Lieutenant General Shinyuemon, the commander of the 107th Division. He had the same expression as Major General Kono, the commander of the 21st Brigade. At first, he was extremely surprised.

He was shocked, and then his face turned livid and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

In the telegram, not only the commander of the Kono Brigade mentioned that the defending independent division troops used heavy artillery, but the commander of the 23rd Brigade, Major General Gangcun, also reported a similar situation. In other words, at 10

On the front of the Seventh Division's advance, the heavy artillery units of the Independent Division appeared. To sum up, there were about four to five heavy artillery regiments, which already exceeded the number of heavy artillery of the entire field artillery regiment of the 107th Division.

There is also a heavy artillery regiment, which is in the hands of Meng Jianzhu in the direction of Wulu Town. If Lieutenant General Shinyuemon knew that only the 107th Division advanced to the front, but on a front of more than 40 kilometers wide, the independent division defenders

He actually had the firepower of six heavy artillery regiments. He didn't know how to feel?

If he still knew that there were three "Thunder" rocket launcher battalions, just behind the defense line of the three Marine Corps brigades of the independent division, holding back their sharp teeth, waiting for the best opportunity to baptize his division with a hellish rain of bullets

At that time, did he still have the confidence to continue to advance towards Lushunkou, the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula?

The current situation alone is enough to make Lieutenant General Shin Yuuemon tremble with fear. The independent division unit that blocked the 107th Division was not the one that fled, but another unit that was well-equipped, powerful in combat, and well prepared.

An independent division with a strength of at least four to five brigades, but the strange thing is. Why did the Kwantung Army intelligence department not have any intelligence reminder in advance?

The strength and equipment of this force far exceeded that of the independent division of the 107th Division. Where did it come from? With these questions, Shinyuemon thought twice, first ordering the frontline troops to suspend the attack, adjust their deployment, and then

, ordered the captain of the division's baggage regiment to prepare enough ferries for the frontline troops before four o'clock tomorrow morning. As for how to complete it, it is the captain of the baggage regiment himself.

Finally, the commander of the Shinyuemon Division personally dictated and sent a long telegram to the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Umezu Yoshijiro. It described in detail the two main brigades of the 107th Division and the situation of the day's battle.

, as well as the independent division blocking force, the sudden appearance of four or five heavy artillery regiments, and no less than four to five brigades. In the telegram, Lieutenant General Shin Yuuemon did not overexaggerate the situation on the front line.

His judgment on the strength of the independent division's blocking force was based on his understanding of the strength and equipment of the independent division. Generally speaking, the independent division's brigade-level troops will be equipped with a heavy artillery regiment of 155mm caliber howitzers. The entire brigade

The strength is about 15,000 to 6,000 men and four to five heavy artillery regiments, which means that there are four to five independent divisions and brigade-level troops blocking the 107th Division.

But what Lieutenant General Shin Yuemon would never have imagined is that when the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Marine Brigades returned from the Mokpo battlefield on the Korean Peninsula, Tang Qiuquan knew that the three brigades had returned to Liaodong.

On the peninsula battlefield, we were about to face a fierce battle, so we transferred three heavy artillery regiments from the Southeast Mobile Corps and strengthened them to three brigades. However, due to a combination of circumstances, the commander of the Shinyuemon Division misjudged the independent division.

The strength of the blocking force was doubled.

The 107th Division on the eastern front was strongly blocked by three independent division marine brigades and had to suspend the attack. Soon after, the first and second detachments of the Kwantung Army advancing on the center line totaled 18,000

The remaining troops were also jointly blocked by the First Division of the 3rd Brigade of the Marine Corps and the First Division of the 3rd Brigade of the 29th Corps. This was the junction of the two armies on the blocking line from Zhuanghe to Bayuquan.

Normally, the junction of the defensive positions of the two armies is the area most likely to expose weaknesses and be broken through by the opponent. But on the blocking line from Zhuanghe to Bayuquan, this problem does not exist. The two armies from different corps each have their own unique capabilities.

One regiment defends the Guiyunhua area at the junction.

Although there are no rivers in this area to act as natural obstacles, it is the most dangerous area in the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula. It is full of mountain peaks, criss-crossed valleys, and dense forests. Utilizable blocking terrain can be seen everywhere. The Third Brigade of the Marine Corps

The regimental commander and the commander of the 1st Regiment of the 3rd Brigade of the 29th Corps happened to be classmates in the Dingbian Military Academy's tactical training class for officers.

Moreover, the two still live in bunk beds. After half a year of study and life, the two regiment leaders have formed a deep friendship and a close personal relationship. When old classmates meet on the battlefield, they are naturally overjoyed. The two regiments jointly command and fight together.

Naturally, there was no problem at all. The troops were disrupted and mixed together regardless of each other. The joint between the two troops, which was originally a weak point, immediately became the strongest area.

The two detachments of the Kwantung Army marched forward without any hindrance. However, due to the constraints of the terrain, they did not rush in front of the 107th Division on the eastern front. This made the "Emperor" who thought he was the Empire of Japan

The always proud Kwantung Army generals felt very uncomfortable. In this battle to regain the Liaodong Peninsula, the Kwantung Army troops were regarded as supporting roles.

This made the generals of the Kwantung Army, who had always thought they were superior to others, extremely uncomfortable. The offensive troops on the east and west routes were all organized in divisions. Only the Kwantung Army troops in the middle, with the nondescript first and second detachments, were in the empire.

Among the army's establishment, those called detachments are temporary units. In other words, they are put together before the battle. After the battle, they are disbanded and each returns to its own old unit.

Being despised and ignored, several major generals of the Kwantung Army who served as detachment leaders were so depressed that they almost vomited blood, but there was nothing they could do. Firstly, the designation was determined by the new commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Umezu Yoshijiro. Secondly, they formed the third group.

The troops of the First and Second Detachments were indeed scattered. The Kwantung Army from the Liaoxi Corridor area had more than a dozen divisions and brigades with more than twenty designations. It is not an exaggeration to say that they were pieced together.

Several detachment leaders of the Kwantung Army, holding back their anger, wanted to show off the prestige of the Kwantung Army in the battle to regain the Liaodong Peninsula, so that the officers of the Third Army, who were transferred from the battlefield in the Southwest Pacific, could see what they were doing.

Who is the real elite of the Imperial Army?

Helpless, God did not give face to the generals of the Kwantung Army. The middle route was the most mountainous, rivery, and forested area on the Liaodong Peninsula. Although officers at all levels desperately urged the soldiers to speed up the march, they even...

When being bombed by the independent division aviation, the 107th Division did not care about the casualties of soldiers and forced the troops to advance. However, they eventually fell dozens of kilometers behind the 107th Division.

The ambitious leaders of the first detachment, Major General Narita, and the captain of the second detachment, Major General Asayama, who were determined to do glorious things, were very frustrated. Fortunately, they finally caught up with the 109th Division on the Western Front.

Save some face.

The direction in which the second detachment of the Kwantung Army was advancing was the Guiyunhua area. Major General Qianshan, the leader of the detachment, climbed a mountain peak and used a telescope to observe the situation ahead. A small mountain town appeared clearly in the telescope.

After looking at the map and confirming the location, he issued an order: "Order, the troops immediately enter Guiyunhua Town in front, rest for an hour, and then continue to set off!"

What Major General Qianshan used was to enter rather than capture. During the march, he encountered several mountainous towns like this. All the residents of Manchukuo had long since fled, and the remaining few could not escape.

Old thing, the houses in the town are still intact, just for the troops to rest!

As for the few outdated residents and the houses in the town, Major General Qianshan did not order the troops to wipe them off the map after the troops moved out. In his opinion, after the Liaodong Peninsula was recaptured, the people and things here would still be the same.

How can the Kwantung Army destroy its own things in the area under its jurisdiction?

Therefore, Major General Qianshan took it for granted that Guiyunhua Town in front was still empty without a single resident. Guiyunhua Town was located in a narrow plain between two mountains. There was only one north-south road in and out, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.

It is a sudden blocking point.

Just when the second detachment of the Kwantung Army appeared in the north of Guiyunhua, on the mountains on both sides, the old school captains of the two regiments of the Independent Division led their respective troops to ambush in the dense woods and bushes.

In Guiyunhua Town, there are two battalions of troops left.

These two daring captains wanted to turn the blocking battle into an ambush and siege. More than 9,000 Kwantung Army soldiers lined up in two columns and walked unsuspectingly into Guiyunhua Town.

The search squadron just routinely fired a few shots at the peaks on both sides, or the machine gunners fired a bunch of bullets. The officers and soldiers of the second detachment of the Kwantung Army were accustomed to this situation.

Just when most of the Kwantung Army soldiers entered the valley and the leading search squadron was approaching the edge of the town, suddenly, a loud noise erupted from the peaks on both sides, and countless light and heavy machine gun bullets, submachine gun bullets, and the

Artillery shells and grenades hit the marching column of Kwantung Army soldiers like hail. The entire valley was instantly enveloped in flashing firelight and flying shrapnel.

The huge explosion, the rumbling sound in the valley, and the sudden blow instantly stunned the Kwantung Army soldiers and officers. The intensity of firepower reached an astonishing level. The two regiment commanders were determined to fight.

, and beat the little devil to death. At the same time, the two regiment-affiliated artillery battalions in Guiyunhua Town also began to show off their power. One after another, artillery shells roared in and landed on the chaotic Kwantung Army soldiers.

In the pile, clouds of blood mist exploded.

Major General Asayama was so shocked that he almost fell down from his horse. He was very lucky to be marching in the rear guard. Otherwise, the Major General would have been in the rain of bullets at this moment. Looking at the smoke and fire rising in front of him, Major General Asayama turned pale.

An order was given to retreat immediately.

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