Age of Conquest Reborn

A sudden change occurred on the battlefield of the Liaodong Peninsula. In addition to the more than 90,000 Japanese troops who had been put together, a new Kwantung Army Second Corps with more than 250,000 troops emerged. Together, there were more than 300,000 Japanese troops.

Pressing on the direction of the Korean Railway troops, the battlefield situation became complicated. As the chief of staff, Zhao Yuhe must comprehensively assess the battlefield situation and make the worst plan.

Seeing that the division commander was still deep in thought, Zhao Yuhe followed his own thinking and suggested: "Commander, an emergency has occurred on the battlefield in the northern part of the Liaodong Peninsula, and the situation is not good for me. The newly formed Second Corps of the Kwantung Army, in more than a day,

Then we can reach the outskirts of Andong. I suggest that we order the Korean Railway troops to give up intercepting the retreating Japanese army, march south from Andong, and meet up with the pursuing our troops as soon as possible. Then, concentrate our forces to fight with the Japanese army in the northern part of the Liaodong Peninsula.

Let’s have a decisive battle!”

"In this way, the Korean Railway troops can avoid the unfavorable situation of fighting on two fronts, avoid being flanked by superior Japanese forces, and can also annihilate the fleeing Japanese troops on the eastern front! The reinforcements of the three brigades of the 29th Corps can be changed to

Disembark at Zhuanghe Port."

To be fair, Zhao Yuhe's suggestion is a mature and prudent suggestion, and it is also a feasible way to avoid the Korean Railway troops from falling into a dangerous situation to the greatest extent. Although it did not achieve the total annihilation of the Japanese Third Army and the Kwantung Army's First and Third Army.

The campaign purpose of the second detachment once again lost the two key points of Anton and Gaizhou. However, judging from the overall battle situation, the independent division troops still achieved considerable results. They still forced the Japanese army to be on the defensive and took the initiative on the battlefield!

"No!" Tang Qiuli said decisively, his eyes blazing, "Yuhe, we don't need to take any safe measures now, and if these more than 300,000 Japanese troops are composed of pure Japanese soldiers, I will be very

Fear, your measures are feasible and very safe!"

"However, this is obviously not the case now. The vast majority of the Japanese troops who make up this part are Manchukuo soldiers. This is not something to be afraid of. Don't we still know the quality and combat effectiveness of these soldiers? Moreover, the Liaodong Peninsula

Unforeseen circumstances have occurred repeatedly in the battle. As a result, the end time of the battle has been delayed again and again, and it is protracted. We cannot follow Umezu Yoshijiro's rhythm!"

"All the Japanese personnel around Fengtian and the hinterland of Northeast China and the main force of the Manchukuo Army have been mobilized. This is the limit of Umezu Yoshijiro's military strength. It is the last trump card in his hand. It seems to be a huge force, but it is temporarily put together.

Although the enemy army is numerous, they are all intent on fighting, so why should we be afraid?"

"Moreover, our greatest advantage lies in our absolute control of the air and our ability to pursue the seven brigades that fled the Japanese army. If all our troops in the Liaodong Peninsula were added up, our total strength would exceed that of the current Japanese army. This battle can be fought!"

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Tang Qiuli talked confidently and analyzed the advantages of the enemy and ourselves very thoroughly. Zhao Yuhe pondered for a few minutes and said: "Commander, I still prefer to avoid the Japanese army for the time being. After all, there are more than 300,000 people.

, it’s not a small number, but your analysis convinced me!”

Tang Qiuli smiled casually and said: "Yuhe, what you see is three hundred thousand, but what I see is a mob. Since Umezu Yoshijiro made a desperate move and played all his trump cards, it's okay, we are in Anton

We will launch a large-scale annihilation war in the surrounding area to eliminate the Kwantung Army’s follow-up force potential in one fell swoop, clearing obstacles in advance for the subsequent campaign to regain the Northeast!”

After saying this, Tang Qiuli's tone suddenly became serious and he said: "Order, Air Force Liu Cuigang and Le Yiqin, the enemy situation around Anton has changed. Your original combat plan is no longer suitable for the new situation.

The number of combat aircraft planned to be invested will be more than doubled, and the bombing targets will be all Japanese troops approaching the periphery of Anton!"

"Orders to pursue the three brigades of the Marine Corps and the three brigades of the 29th Corps that have defeated the Japanese army, regardless of fatigue, to pursue continuously day and night, and orders the three brigades of the Southeast Mobile Corps that have landed at Andong Port to

The original landing plan remains unchanged, and the information about the newly formed Second Corps of the Kwantung Army will be reported to Han Tie immediately!"

"The general's specific deployment was reported to him at the same time, and he told Han Tie, don't be afraid of becoming the stuffing of dumplings and intercept and kill the remaining Japanese troops. The plan remains unchanged. The Japanese troops coming from the direction of Fengtian will be hit without fail. How will they be hit?

, Han Tie makes his own decision, but the battle plan must be reported to the division commander!"

The original Andong city hall building has now become the headquarters of Han Railway. Xue Shiqiang, commander of the first brigade of the Southeast Mobile Corps, left some troops behind and led the main force of the brigade up from Andong Dong in a hurry to seize various key points.

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Han Tie had just given the troops stationed in the city of Andong the combat mission of intercepting and killing the retreating Japanese army. He grabbed a glass of cold water on the table and drank it "Gudong, Gudong!". The troops in his hands were capable of fighting.

Add up to less than one

It took a lot of effort for him to defend the huge southern area of ​​Andong with a whole regiment. In Han Tie's eyes, the Japanese troops who fled were worse than the newly formed First Corps of the Kwantung Army approaching the outskirts of Andong.

The danger is much greater!

"The trapped beast is still fighting. The little devil who tries to escape will definitely fight with all his strength! We have cut off the little devil's escape route. This battle will definitely not be easy. The injured dog will go even crazier. You all know this in your heart.

Son!" Han Tie was on the phone

, so I explained to several battalion commanders that, speaking of it, this small amount of troops is pitiful enough, forcing Han Tie to consider using it in a company or even a platoon. For him who often commands large corps of more than 100,000 people in battle.

, it’s just frustrating.

Just as he put down the water glass, and before he could catch his breath, Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan hurried in, with a nervous look on his face, and said in a hurried tone: "Commander, the division commander is calling urgently! The situation is serious, the division commander is reporting that in addition to Kantong approaching the periphery of Anton,

In addition to the newly formed First Corps of the army, a Second Corps has emerged with a strength of more than 150,000. Commander, the Japanese troops totaling more than 250,000 are coming towards us!"

"Also, there are at least about 40,000 to 50,000 Japanese troops who retreated from the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula. These are real Japanese troops. They are not weak in combat effectiveness and are in a hurry to escape. Commander, the situation is very bad! We are in front and behind the Japanese army.

In a pinched situation!"

"What?" After hearing Wang Dongshan's words, Han Tie jumped up in surprise, and shouted with a livid face: "It's so damn evil, all the little devils are coming towards me, okay! I, Old Han, have enough face.

Three hundred thousand men are here to deal with me! Damn it! No matter how many come, they will be beaten!"

After shouting this, Han Tie then remembered that for such an important enemy situation, the division commander should have an order. "Chief of Staff, does the division commander have any orders?" he asked.

"Yes! The division commander has made specific arrangements for the response. Here is the telegram!" With that said, Wang Dongshan handed the telegram to Han Tie.

After Han Tie read it, he didn't say a word. He looked around for a few times, looked again, and suddenly laughed, "Okay! The teacher still knows, what the hell, 250,000 horses can fight.

There are only tens of thousands of Japs at best, and the rest are just a bunch of rabble. We are afraid that they will get angry! I said, Chief of Staff, there is nothing to be nervous about! The division commander has the overall plan, so let’s just let go and fight!

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Wang Dongshan's face turned red, and he said angrily: "Commander, don't bury this person. Why am I nervous?"

Han Tie was stunned and said nervously: "Are you really not nervous? Look at your face just now, it looks like the sky is falling!" Seeing Wang Dongshan blushing, he turned around and said: "Order the 29th Corps to

The Fourth Brigade, the Fifth Brigade and the Sixth Brigade, after landing at Anton Port, immediately went to Wulongbei, Bianmen and Baoshan front lines to block the newly formed First Corps and Second Corps of the Kwantung Army!"

General Umezu Yoshijiro really couldn't wait. Along the way, he was forced to almost lose half his life and almost vomit blood. The newly formed First Corps of the Kwantung Army, composed of Manchurian soldiers, was about fifty kilometers away from Anton.

Take a breath, and less than an hour after the temporary break, the order from the Kwantung Army headquarters was issued, "The newly formed First Corps will immediately approach Anton and launch a full-scale attack on Anton at 12:00 noon today!"

It is now around six o'clock in the morning, almost to around seven o'clock, and it will take seven hours to run a distance of nearly fifty kilometers. Among them, the time to prepare for the attack will be at least about one and a half hours. In other words, the running time

The nearly exhausted First Corps, with more than 90,000 people, had to reach Anton within four and a half hours. They had to catch their breath before launching an attack. Captain Fukuzawa, who received the order, almost lost his breath!

Being able to arrive in almost a day after a two-day journey, Colonel Fukuzawa already felt that the miracle he had created was such a speed that even the real soldiers of the Imperial Army could not achieve, let alone these Manchukuo soldiers.

In order not to commit suicide, Colonel Fukuzawa used all his means to cut off the head of a Manchukuo Army squad leader who expressed dissatisfaction!

Now, he had to run like hell again. Even though he was riding a horse and ran for more than a hundred kilometers, Colonel Fukuzawa almost collapsed, not to mention those Manchukuo soldiers who were vomiting blood. He was by no means pity for these Manchukuo soldiers.

, but worried that even if the troops arrived at the outskirts of Andong on time according to General Umezu's order, would the soldiers who had exhausted their last bit of strength still be able to continue fighting?

Colonel Fukuzawa expressed serious doubts about this, but he did not dare to refuse at all. He did not even have the courage to send a telegram to General Umezu stating his opinion. General Umezu's order was full of murderous intent, "If

The newly formed First Corps was unable to launch an attack on Anton on time, so the commander, Colonel Fukuzawa, immediately committed suicide by caesarean section as apology!" Look, he was taken care of by Commander-in-Chief Umezu!

He did not feel honored at all. On the contrary, Colonel Fukuzawa, who had a cold feeling in his belly, had no choice but to issue an order, "The troops will immediately approach Anton at a rapid marching speed. Those who are weak will be dealt with on the spot!"

(To be continued)