Age of Conquest Reborn

Han Tie jumped out of the armored command vehicle, took a deep breath, and stretched his aching muscles from the bumps. Under the first light, a lifeless county town appeared in front of him, without any lights or life.

This is the starting point of the southern end of the blocking line to block the retreat from Liaoxi direction - Panshan!

According to the intelligence, there is a brigade and a gendarmerie squadron of the Eastern Army garrison in Panshan County. The rest are about a regiment of Manchurian Army troops, as well as miscellaneous Kwantung Army secret service agencies, police stations and other armed forces.

In total, there are approximately more than 2,000 armed men.

This small amount of troops was not enough in Han Tie's eyes. He looked in the direction of Panshan County and turned around to ask Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan: "Chief of Staff, which troops arrived at the outskirts of Panshan County?"

Wang Dongshan replied: "It is the fourth brigade of the 29th Corps and the brigade directly under the Liaodong Peninsula Theater Command. The other brigades continue to move towards Beining!"

"Two brigades are enough!" Han Tie said: "Chief of Staff, order Meng Jianzhu, commander of the direct brigade, to come to see me immediately and order the fourth brigade of the 29th Corps to immediately deploy from Xinxing to Qingshui south of Panshan. The troops must hurry up.

The fortifications are being built, and the Japs are probably almost here. Also, the soldiers can take turns eating and resting. My whole body aches when I sit in an armored vehicle. The soldiers who have been marching must be very tired!"

After a while, a military jeep came speeding over with smoke and dust. When it arrived in front of Han Tie, Meng Jianzhu flew out of the car, stood at attention and saluted, "Report to the commander. Meng Jianzhu, commander of the brigade directly under him, has come to report and ask for instructions from the commander!"

Han Tie looked Meng Jianzhu up and down. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "Meng Jianzhu, I know you. You are under the commander of the Sixth Brigade, Jiang Xianliang, and the leader of the number one main force. He is very good at fighting. How about it? The troops marched continuously and urgently.

It’s not broken, is it?”

There is a reason why Han Tie asked this. The troops formed later under the direct brigade, from Gaizhou to Andong on the Liaodong Peninsula, suffered losses from the Japanese Third Army. The Fourth, Fifth, and Third Army were forced to retreat.

The composition of some troops of the Sixth Brigade definitely lacked long-term integration. Meng Jianzhu had just taken over the command, so it was not surprising that there were soldiers who fell behind.

Meng Jianzhu's expression changed. He puffed up his chest and replied: "Commander, so far, no one in the direct brigade has been left behind. It maintains a complete organization and is ready to go into battle at any time!"

"Hey! I feel so satisfied!" Han Tie smiled, pointed at Panshan County in the dim light and said: "You use a regiment of troops to capture Panshan County in two hours. There are small towns in the city.

There are more than 2,000 Japanese soldiers, Manchurian soldiers, pseudo-policemen and other miscellaneous armed forces. Can it be done?"

Meng Jianzhu said without hesitation: "I promise to complete the task!"

"Okay!" Han Tie praised, "In two hours, Panshan County will become a logistics base and field hospital for the army. The other two regiments of your brigade directly under your command will launch from Xingxing towards Lujia, build positions, and take action.

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Seeing Meng Jianzhu's jeep disappearing quickly, Han Tie felt that his whole body was exhausted and his stomach was growling with hunger. From yesterday afternoon to now, he still had no water or rice to drink. He picked up the kettle and drank a few

Then, he opened a box of marching rations and ate them with relish. Wang Dongshan also came over, and the two of them started their first meal of the day next to the armored command vehicle.

After eating a few mouthfuls, I heard fierce gunshots coming from the direction of Panshan County, "Hey! This Meng Jianzhu moved very fast! In just ten minutes, he started attacking!" Han Tie was eating something in his mouth.

, praised with a slight pause.

Meng Jianzhu's movements were definitely not slow. After the direct brigade arrived at its destination, he found that his troops were located in the northeastern area of ​​Panshan, and the fourth brigade of the 29th Corps, which had been competing with the direct brigade, was running in the area.

Once he got to the front, he started thinking.

Panshan County must be captured. As the rear of the army, it is not much of a threat, but has usable value. So, Meng Jianzhu called several regiment leaders together to study a plan to capture Panshan. Regardless of whether the headquarters

Order the brigade directly under the command to do this work. Let's move the troops up first and seize the task. Then, when the commander sees that the troops are ready, can we still hand over the task of fighting Panshan to other brigades?

Sure enough, the commander handed over the task to the brigade directly under him, and Meng Jianzhu was very happy. The only difference was that the commander only allowed the use of one regiment, while he used two regiments. After rushing back to the brigade headquarters, the jeep

On the way up, Meng Jianzhu gave the order to the first regiment to attack Panshan. Therefore, before Han Tie had a few bites of food, the fighting had already begun!

The establishment of the three regiments under the direct brigade is different from other troops. Firstly, in terms of strength, one regiment has nearly 7,000 people, and secondly in terms of equipment. When fighting the blocking battle in Zhuanghe, the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula, given how many directly under the brigade

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After it was built, the division commander Tang Qiuli specially ordered the logistics department to strengthen the equipment. Meng Jianzhu is an expert and knows what equipment the troops need most. Therefore, the more mortars, rocket launchers and recoilless rifles, the better!

Therefore, the current direct brigade not only has a large number of troops, but also has very impressive equipment. There are more than 7,000 people in one regiment, divided into four groups, and they rushed into Panshan County at once. On the outside, they encountered no resistance at all. The independent division

Hundreds of thousands of troops came overwhelmingly from the direction of the Liaodong Peninsula. The Kwantung Army in Panshan County did not receive an order to retreat, but a garrison brigade and a gendarmerie squadron went out to fight. They were looking for death!

There was no other way. A battalion captain and a squadron leader of the Kwantung Army in Panshan County gathered together and murmured for a while before making a decision. They each relied on a few buildings in the city to hold on. As for whether they could hold on, the two of them also knew.

Even if Amaterasu is possessed and His Majesty the Emperor comes in person, it will not change the fact. Standing firm and not retreating is the spirit of the Japanese Emperor. Even if the Chinese soldiers come and cover the mountains and plains, we dare to fight!

The two Japs leaders wanted to hold on, but they took advantage of Meng Jianzhu, who did not have to engage in street fighting and annihilate scattered Japs everywhere. He personally directed the troops to attack and rushed into Panshan County without any effort. He did not intend to use the infantry

Go up and attack, it's a waste of time

Not to mention that it was not necessary at all. With a roar, several cannons were mobilized and aimed at the Kwantung Army soldiers gathered in the two buildings. They fired a barrage of shells, rocket launchers and recoilless rifles, and sent the shells directly into the area, which was no more than three meters away.

In every window of the high-rise building.

In ten minutes, hundreds of artillery shells of various calibers were poured into the two buildings where the Kwantung Army soldiers were guarding. Fireworks were everywhere, like a big chimney, and they almost fell apart. As for the Manchurian regiment,

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Soldiers, when they heard the roar of artillery and saw the two strongholds of the Imperial Army, with black smoke pouring out, they were so scared that they almost peed their pants. They had never fought against the independent division troops, but how did the Japanese get beaten?

See it in your eyes.

The Japanese are so tyrannical that they are no match for the independent division. We are the old ones. Don’t pretend to be heroes. We are big-tailed wolves. Survival is the most important thing. Everything else is empty. The regimental commander, chief of staff and several battalion commanders muttered, surrender.

, so, without waiting for a regiment of soldiers to open fire, just after shouting a few times, a regiment of Manchukuo soldiers, led by the regiment leader, lined up and raised their hands to surrender.

Meng Jianzhu looked at the Kwantung Army stronghold with billowing smoke. He grinned happily and looked at his watch. Yes, it only took an hour and twenty minutes to capture Panshan County. At this time, the first regiment commander was the same as before.

The battalion commander ran over and asked for instructions, "Brigade commander, we have captured more than 2,000 Manchurian prisoners. What should we do with them?"

Meng Jianzhu touched his unshaven chin, thought for a moment and said: "In this way, regimental commander, your regiment will leave two companies of troops, responsible for clearing out the Kwantung Army and Manchurian Army stragglers, maintaining order in Panshan County, other troops,

Drive out of the county immediately, and take all the prisoners with you and let them dig trenches. We happen to be short of manpower, so we should use it as waste!"

The first regiment commander gave a thumbs up and praised: "Brigade commander, this is a great move! These bastards are helping the little devils to harm us Chinese people. If they don't be shot, they will be dead. If you put in a little effort, you won't give them up."

Happy to die!"

Meng Jianzhu called over the communications staff and ordered: "Immediately report to the Corps Headquarters that my direct brigade has occupied Panshan County, leaving two companies of troops to maintain order, and other troops are on their way to the blocking position!"

After receiving the telegram from Meng Jianzhu, Han Tie laughed and said to Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan: "Chief of Staff, this Meng Jianzhu is really amazing! In a little more than an hour, Panshan County was captured, and by the way, the people who rushed to Beining were

How long will it take for the troops to reach the designated blocking position?"

"According to their report, it will probably take about an hour and a half!" Wang Dongshan replied.

Han Tie pondered for a moment and was about to speak. At this time, a combat staff officer hurried over and reported: "Commander, I received a report from Brigadier Ding of the 4th Brigade of the 29th Corps. Their reconnaissance force discovered that

At the blocking position of the third regiment of the brigade, the leading force of the Kwantung Army's retreat was found. The strength is about one brigade. It is estimated that they will encounter our army in another thirty minutes!"

Han Tie stood up slowly, shook his head and said: "It came very quickly! Damn, you didn't even let me finish a peaceful meal. He ordered Brigadier Ding and the fourth brigade to immediately enter combat mode and sent two

With a battalion of troops, we will kill these little devils and make a quick victory!"

After issuing the order, Han Tie said to Wang Dongshan: "Chief of Staff, report to the division commander that all 11 brigades of our northern Liaodong Peninsula Combat Group have arrived at the designated positions and occupied Panshan County. The remaining troops are approaching Beining.

, the leading troops of the retreating Kwantung Army were discovered in the direction of Panshan!"

A few minutes later, Han Tie led the headquarters and rushed to the forward position. While still on the way, he heard the sound of intensive gunfire, thus kicking off a blocking battle.

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