Age of Conquest Reborn

The bullets screamed and flew overhead. Han Tie was naturally fearless. He was a blinded little devil. He was shooting aimlessly. He didn't care, but there were more than a dozen guards around him.

They were so frightened that they broke out in a cold sweat. A stray bullet would even kill someone!

The anxious guards who were sweating profusely tried to persuade Han Tie several times, but Han Tie refused to leave his current position. He wanted to observe the situation on the battlefield in order to adjust the rhythm of the attack at any time. How could he hide behind the river embankment?

Can't you see it at all?

With no other choice, the guard captain summoned Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan. Wang Dongshan shouted angrily, and even cited the division commander's regulations and threatened Han Tie, "Commander, if you don't command in a safe place, I will report it to the division commander!" He said

Then he reluctantly left the river embankment where bullets were flying everywhere, and listened to the intensive sound of artillery and gunfire with a face full of intoxication. Even if he could not observe the battlefield situation with his own eyes, he knew that the troops' attack was going well!

Major General Takashima, the leader of the third detachment of the Kwantung Army, under the protection of the chief of staff and a dozen guards, braved the roaring shells and dodged the scattered shrapnel, and stumbled to the headquarters. As he ran, his heart pounded.

tightness

, he knew that in the defensive area of ​​​​Jiulian City, he only had two brigades of troops, but he could hear the artillery fire from the Independent Division on the other side. There was at least one field artillery regiment, and the shells were as dense as raindrops. "This battle is very dangerous!" He said

I thought to myself.

When he was still dozens of meters away from the headquarters, more than a dozen large-caliber artillery shells roared towards him. Major General Takashima looked desperate, "There is no way to escape!" The screams of the artillery shells were getting closer and closer.

What appears in my mind is

Miss Taeko's charming body, "Boom! Boom! Boom!" After the loud noise of the earth shaking, there was a huge crater. There were still lingering smoke, turned up soil, a few wisps of blood, and others.

Nothing can be seen!

Three red signal flares rose slowly in the mist. Han Tie shouted excitedly: "Okay, the leading group of Xue Shiqiang's brigade has successfully landed!" Looking at his watch, it was only fifty minutes before the battle started.

At this time, Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan came over quickly. "Commander, after receiving reports from various brigade commanders, the leading regiments have boarded the north bank of the Yalu River and are advancing to attack the Kwantung Army in depth, dividing and encircling them at a very fast speed.

It’s unexpected!” he said with emotion.

Han Tie laughed loudly and said, "Chief of Staff, there is nothing surprising. We have used all the artillery fire, plus surprise. If it becomes a sticky battle again, their brigade commanders will have a lot to do!"

"Commander, will the main force start crossing the river immediately?" Wang Dongshan asked for instructions.

Han Tie shook his head and said: "Don't worry, the little Japs on the beachhead haven't been cleared yet. In thirty minutes, the main force will start crossing the river!"

The morning sun rose and dispersed the fog. On the Yalu River, countless assault boats shuttled back and forth, sending the main force of the Korean Railway Force across to the north bank of the Yalu River. The battle on the north bank was still going on fiercely, with intensive gunfire and various

class

The commander's shouts were mixed together. However, they could not affect the troops crossing the river. The Japanese troops on the beachhead on the river had been cleared by the leading groups of each brigade. The current battle was to divide and encircle the deep Kwantung Army.

force.

Han Tie stepped onto the land on the north bank of the Yalu River and stamped his feet hard. The land was softened by the shells. A smile appeared on his lips. Then, he waved his hand and strode away with the headquarters staff.

More than an hour later, the sound of gunfire from the direction of Jiuliancheng was left behind.

The sun was shining brightly and it was another fine day. Han Tie wiped the sweat from his forehead, stopped and said to Wang Dongshan: "Chief of Staff, please send a report to the division commander immediately. The troops of our northern Liaodong Peninsula Combat Group have broken through the Kanto region."

The army's blocking position on the north bank of the Yalu River, in addition to leaving six regiments to encircle and annihilate the remaining Kwantung Army, the main four brigades are rushing towards the Andong and Gaizhou lines!"

Wang Dongshan said with some worry: "Commander, all the vehicles, heavy artillery and tanks are still stranded on the south bank of the Yalu River. The troops can only march on two feet. Anton said it will only take four or five hours, but Gaizhou is far away."

In the west, I am worried that with the current marching speed, I may not be able to catch up with the retreating Japanese army!"

In fact, Han Tie also knows this situation. Infantry and light weapons rely on assault boats to cross the Yalu River, but heavy equipment and trucks must rely on engineering troops to build pontoons to cross the river. If they wait for heavy equipment and trucks to cross the river, at least

It was more than four hours later, but Han Tie couldn't wait!

After thinking about it, Han Tie said: "Chief of Staff, send another telegram to the commander of the engineering force, ordering the engineers to send trucks enough to transport four regiments of troops to the north bank of the Yalu River within two hours to occupy

The troops heading towards Gaizhou must march mechanized, and other heavy equipment can be delayed to cross the river!"

"Xue Shiqiang's first brigade, which is closest to Anton, ordered Xue Shiqiang to immediately occupy Anton City, and use Anton as the starting point of the blocking line, and deploy troops in the direction of Gaizhou to seize key points. Move quickly. I estimate that at this time,

The little devil will definitely run very fast when being chased by our pursuit troops!"

Wang Dongshan reminded: "Commander, without heavy equipment, it is difficult to fight a blockade! By then, the retreating Japanese soldiers will definitely fight tooth and nail. Moreover, even if the troops occupying the front line of Gaizhou are marching mechanized, I am afraid,

It’s too late!”

Han Tie smiled slyly and said: "Facing a group of defeated generals and lost dogs, how difficult is it to fight a blocking battle? Do you need heavy weapons? As for the marching speed of the front-line troops occupying Gaizhou, I think the division commander should consider it.

arrive

Is this true? Otherwise, why was the order given to us given so late? Don’t worry, the division commander knows it well! Moreover, everything depends on man-made things. How can we know whether it will work or not if we don’t do it? We can only do our best to complete it.

Task!"

Liaoyang, the Kwantung Army's frontline headquarters, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Matsuda Kenjiro, just returned to the place where he stayed. That night, he did not sleep a wink. He and Commander-in-Chief General Umezu Yoshijiro, in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, have hundreds of thousands of independent division troops.

, the uncertain factor of whether it has moved to the border line was discussed almost all night, and the final conclusion was that this part of the independent division troops has not made such a move yet!

There is only one reason. According to the war situation report from the General Staff Headquarters of the base camp, in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula, the Beidabong battlefield in the Tokugawa area, the remnants of the 43rd Division of the North Korean Garrison Army are still fighting fiercely with the independent division troops. That is to say

, this independent division unit, which made the two people on tenterhooks, was still entangled in the Tokugawa battlefield. It had no choice but to escape for the time being. Thanks to the Imperial Army soldiers of the 43rd Division, they were buying time for the Kwantung Army!

After coming to this conclusion, the two big bosses of the Kwantung Army, who were stupefied by analysis and argumentation, did not feel much relieved. After all, this was just analysis and inference. The situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. In addition, the treacherous and cunning Chinese devil never used troops.

They all appear and disappear. Who can know where the independent division troops suddenly came from?

If you don't worry, you have no good solution. You can only wait for the agents of the Kwantung Army Intelligence Headquarters to sneak into the northern part of the Korean peninsula and get the real information. Before that, all you can do is to order the Kwantung Army Third and

The fourth detachment has strengthened its alert and entered combat mode across the board. Once the independent division's attempt to cross the Yalu River is discovered, all units must fight tooth and nail to stop it at any cost, even if it means fighting to the last soldier.

But this is obviously not enough. General Umezu Yoshijiro told Chief of Staff Matsuda that the Kwantung Army troops on the front line of the China-North Korea border are still weak after all, and there are many key points that need to be defended. If you divide it up, each point will only have one defense force.

Brigades, at most two brigades, and even some secondary strongholds are defended by only one squadron. Insufficient troop strength is the fatal weakness of the Sino-North Korean border defense line.

Therefore, General Umezu directly told Chief of Staff Matsuda that it was time to use the Manchukuo Army, and immediately issued an order to mobilize the Manchukuo Army's 3rd Army Corps and the 5th Division stationed in Benxi, and the 3rd Division in Kuandian totaling 150,000 people

The troops marched day and night to the Sino-North Korean border. In terms of combat order, they were placed under the command of the third and fourth detachments of the Kwantung Army respectively to assist the imperial army in defense.

To be fair, if there are other ways, even the worst way, General Umezu does not want to use the Manchukuo army. In his eyes, this is not an army. Let the Manchukuo army help defend the China-North Korea border.

There was a huge risk. Maybe when the battle broke out, the Manchukuo soldiers who fled thousands of miles away at the sound of gunfire would overwhelm the imperial army's defense line, which would be a disservice.

In fact, Chief of Staff Matsuda, who has been in the Northeast for many years, knows better than General Umezu what the Manchukuo Army is. When dealing with the anti-alliance forces who are short of food, clothing, guns and ammunition, they are bound to lose every battle.

Many of the weapons and ammunition provided by the imperial army were given to the anti-alliance forces. Now, they have to face the fierce and powerful independent division. I am afraid that when the battle begins, the Manchurian soldiers will think of how to escape for their lives!

Such a unit cannot be trusted and used. However, General Umezu gave a solution. Officers above the squad leader level were transferred from the third and fourth detachments of the Kwantung Army to the Manchukuo army to serve as officers at all levels.

Commander, put the Manchukuo army on the front line and the imperial troops on the second line. On the one hand, these cannon fodder can be used to consume and delay the offensive speed and vigor of the independent division troops.

On the other hand, the imperial troops on the second line played a surveillance role. Once they discovered that the Manchukuo soldiers were fleeing without fighting, they would immediately take drastic measures, shoot and kill the deserters, and force them to turn around and fight the independent division soldiers.

No matter how bad things were, the Manchukuo army numbered hundreds of thousands, and even if they were killed, it would be enough for the independent division soldiers to kill for several days.

Therefore, cannon fodder has its own role, it depends on how you manipulate it, General Umezu Yoshijiro told Chief of Staff Matsuda.

(To be continued)