Age of Conquest Reborn

Jinzhou in Western Liaoning, this important city guarding the eastern end of the Western Liaoning Corridor, has always been a battleground for military strategists. It is the only way to connect the inside and outside of the Pass. From here south, you can reach the Great Plains of North China and even penetrate into the hinterland of the Central Plains. In the late Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen

During that time, the Guan Ning cavalry under the command of Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, relied on the Guan Jinning defense line to stop the Manchus from invading the hinterland of the Central Plains, and continued the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years.

"If you want to seize North China, you must first conquer Jinzhou!" On the contrary, "If you want to pacify the outside world, you must station troops in Jinzhou!" It can be seen from this that Jinzhou's important position in the military was that at the beginning, Tang Qiuli did not hesitate to use the troops of two corps.

Troops, in the Western Liaoning Corridor area, and in the Guandong

The Kwantung Army engaged in repeated fierce battles. The two sides had more than one million troops. They fought in the western Liaoning Corridor and the southeastern region of Eastern Mongolia. The Kwantung Army was hit repeatedly. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Soviet-Japanese Far East War, Jinzhou was finally firmly held.

The control is in your own hands.

The original dividing line between Shanhaiguan and outside the pass was pushed forward hundreds of kilometers, and Jinzhou became the bridgehead for the independent division to overlook the hinterland of the Northeast. After the battle for the Western Liaoning Corridor, the deputy division commander of the independent division and the east command unit

The commander, Lieutenant General Liu Tiehan, led his more than 400,000 elite soldiers and generals to sit here to intimidate the Kwantung Army from coveting Jinzhou, the land of North China. This has become an eternal pain in the hearts of the Japanese military and political leaders.

After Liu Tiehan led more than 700,000 troops of the East Command and marched north to the Far East, another strong general of the Independent Division, former Chief of Staff of the Division and current Commander of the Niangziguan Garrison, Major General Feng Jiwu, became the independent commander of the Western Liaoning Corridor.

The supreme commander of the division, the battle for the Liaoxi Corridor area two years ago. The bloodstains have just been covered up by the dust of the years, and a battle that will determine the fate of the Northeast is about to break out here first.

The sun sets in the west. Thousands of rays of rays envelope the ancient city. The early summer wind, carrying the salty smell of Liaodong Bay, wanders through the streets and alleys of the city, rustling the rich leaves all over the city. Although it is on the front line,

However, the city of Jinzhou has not lost its prosperity. The shops on both sides of the streets and alleys are busy with business and crowded with people. The citizens of Jinzhou are spending an ordinary early summer evening.

A five-story building located in Beiguan, Jinzhou, is where the headquarters of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps is located. What is different here from other buildings in Jinzhou City is that there is a striking red line drawn in front of the gate.

, more than a dozen fully armed soldiers stood neatly on both sides of the gate in military appearance. Of course, as a citizen of Jinzhou, as long as you don't cross the red line, no soldiers will stop you from passing on the road in front.

The same is true now. Citizens passing by the Niangziguan Garrison Corps Headquarters don’t feel anything strange. But what the citizens don’t know is that a large-scale conference is being held in a spacious conference room on the top floor of the building.

The core topic of the military meeting was the pre-war deployment to launch an attack on the Kwantung Army.

Major General Feng Jiwu, commander of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, is the natural host of the meeting. On both sides of him, there are several generals sitting. If you look carefully, you can see that this military meeting is not simple. Major General Battelle, commander of the independent division armored forces

, Major General Zheng Yong, Commander of the Artillery of the Independent Division, and Colonel Dong Ningxuan, Chief of Staff of the Northern Flying Group of the Independent Division Aviation Force, were present, making the weight of this meeting even more extraordinary.

The remaining senior officers are the brigade commanders and brigade chiefs of staff of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps. Nearly a hundred people filled a spacious conference room. What is even stranger is that the director of the Jinzhou Special District of the Independent Division Intelligence Office

Lieutenant Colonel Xu Zihan was also among those who attended the meeting. Under normal circumstances, people from the Intelligence Department rarely attended such military meetings.

Colonel Zhang Hansheng, chief of staff of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, had just read out the order from the division commander. Feng Jiwu took out his cigarette, lit it, took a deep breath, and the light blue smoke flew away. He said: "Everyone, the order from the division commander,

The order has been read out, and the order requires us to immediately launch an attack on the Kwantung Army troops on the opposite side. However, the division commander did not stipulate the time for launching the attack in the order. We can understand that it is up to us to decide when to attack!"

"Everyone, the reason why the division commander issued the order is that the Kwantung Army troops on the opposite side are eager to retreat to Fengtian. According to the intelligence of the reconnaissance force, the Kwantung Army troops on the second and third lines, as well as the baggage troops, are gathering in front of them.

That is to say, the Kwantung Army has begun to move!"

Having said this, Feng Jiwu paused and looked up at the officers participating in the meeting. His eyes seemed to be looking for something. Then, he fell on a lieutenant colonel and named him: "Director Xu Zihan of the Jinzhou Special District of the Intelligence Department.

Does your intelligence department have any latest information?"

Perhaps due to the inherent habit of intelligence workers, Xu Zihan found an inconspicuous corner to sit down as soon as he entered the conference room. Although the meeting notice issued by the Corps did not explain the content of the meeting, according to custom, Xu Zihan

It is better to bring the latest information about the Kwantung Army in the past few days. This is also a concrete manifestation of the rigorous work style of the intelligence personnel.

Hearing Feng Jiwu's order, Xu Zihan stood up and said in an unhurried tone: "Commander Feng, fellow commanders, the intelligence on the Kwantung Army detected by the reconnaissance force is roughly the same as that obtained by our Intelligence Department agents, but in some cases

I can add some details!"

"The Kwantung Army's second line of defense troops from Linghai, Qilihe, Dadingbao and other places began to gather in the above three places. Their logistics troops were also gathered, and some of the Kwantung Army's baggage troops began to move towards Fengtian.

Move, some of the Kwantung Army troops on the third line of defense have begun to retreat."

"Furthermore, the troops in Linghe, Xinzhuangzi, and Yingpan areas, the first line of defense of the Kwantung Army north of Jinzhou, have entered a state of emergency combat readiness. They have begun distributing ammunition, hoarding supplies, blocking all roads, and prohibiting civilians from passing through. The Intelligence Department

This is the information collected, for your reference only!"

After Xu Zihan finished speaking clearly, he sat down quietly. Feng Jiwu nodded approvingly and said: "The intelligence department has done a very detailed job. Now, the situation is basically clear. The little devil opposite is

We must use the troops on the first line of defense to block our attack, and then cover the retreat of the Kwantung Army troops on the second and third lines of defense, leaving soldiers to protect their vehicles. Therefore, the Kwantung Army troops tasked with covering the task will inevitably fight to the end.

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"Originally there was no need to hold this military meeting. Previously, the division commander had issued an operational summary of the campaign to recover the Northeast, clarifying the missions and offensive directions of each corps. We just have to follow them. But now the situation has changed. The little devil wants to

If we run away, we have to change the way we fight this battle. Everyone, please share your opinions!"

After he finished speaking, no one in the conference room was in a hurry to speak. Everyone was thinking quietly. Feng Jiwu was not in a hurry. It was just the brigade commanders under him. Those sitting next to him were all experienced people.

Veterans on the battlefield, ground and air cooperation, joint assaults by infantry, armor and artillery, have to consider not only the offensive tactics of their own troops, but also the actual situation of other troops.

Major General Battelle, the commander of the armored forces, spoke first, "Everyone, in positional assault battles, the armored forces have always taken the lead. My deployment is that the five tank brigades of the armored forces assembled on the Jinzhou front line will be deployed in the three main assault directions, namely

Linghe, Xinzhuangzi, and Yingpan. In Linghe, focus on deploying three tank brigades as the main breakthrough point. In Xinzhuangzi and Yingpan, deploy one tank brigade each as the secondary assault direction!"

"There is only one reason for such deployment. The terrain conditions from Jinzhou to Linghai are most suitable for large-scale armored group assaults. It is also the direction where the Kwantung Army's front-line defense force is the strongest and densest. Commander Feng, I'm done!"

As soon as Battelle finished speaking, the brigade commander and brigade chiefs of staff below started whispering among themselves. This was all because Commander Battelle's offensive deployment was far out of line with the norm. Generally speaking, the attacking side must quickly break through the enemy.

In military positions, they will choose the direction where the enemy's defensive forces are relatively weak to launch an assault. How can there be such a way of fighting, choosing where the enemy's troops are densest?

Feng Jiwu smiled, said nothing, and allowed the brigade commanders to discuss in low voices. He knew the division commander's younger brother very well. Not only did he drink foreign ink in Germany, but he also fought with real swords and guns on the European battlefield.

After fighting hard, he was promoted to the position of major general and commander of the German Armored Assault Division with great military exploits. If it is said that when it comes to armored group operations, no one dares to say that he is better than Battelle, not even the division commander. Feng Jiwu believes that Battelle's tactical arrangements will definitely be

It makes sense.

After everyone's discussion subsided, Feng Jiwu said: "Commander Battle, can you explain the reason why you arranged the armored tactics like this?"

Battle stood up again and said calmly: "As far as the equipment of the Kwantung Army, the enemy we face, does not have a sufficient number of tanks and anti-tank equipment to offset the advantages of our armored cluster, from this point of view,

It’s okay to choose that direction as the main assault location, but I chose Linghai as the main breakthrough direction because I want to use the superior armored cluster to give the Kwantung Army the maximum damage and deterrence!”

"The more important point is that most of the Kwantung Army troops trying to block us are concentrated on the Linghai line. Solving this part of the Kwantung Army troops will allow us to continue to advance deeper into the Kwantung Army's defense without any worries, and even maneuver quickly

The armored clusters and mechanized troops were able to rush in front of the retreating Kwantung Army troops and intercept them. The German armored clusters used this tactic to be invincible on the European battlefield!"

Having said this, Battelle smiled. At this time, everyone realized that this commander who controls thousands of tanks in the independent division is still a big boy. "However, if we want to break through the enemy that blocks us in the shortest possible time,

The Kwantung Army's troops have taken positions and caused a lot of damage to them, and they also need the help of Commander Zheng's artillery!" He looked at Zheng Yong and said.

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