Age of Conquest Reborn

As the independent division aviation bomber group and fighter group joined the Western Liaoning Interdiction Battle battlefield, the situation on the battlefield changed drastically in an instant. The ferocious firepower from the air struck not only the attacking Kwantung Army troops, but also caused heavy casualties.

It disrupted the rhythm of its attack and weakened the vigor of the attack to the greatest extent. The greater pressure came from psychological, ground firepower and aerial firepower, forming an overall iron wall that the Kwantung Army could not shake.

At this point, Han Tie breathed a big sigh of relief and strode out of the simple shelter. The head of the regiment's security group hurriedly stopped him. There was still artillery fire and stray bullets flying everywhere. He was afraid that the commander would be in danger and would be caught by him.

He pulled Pao aside and said, "How come there are so many dangers? The little devil has no time to take care of himself now!" He said with a serious look on his face.

The leader of the guard regiment was very embarrassed. He looked at the chief of staff Wang Dongshan who was following the commander. Wang Dongshan shook his head at him. Helpless, the leader of the guard regiment hurriedly ordered a platoon of soldiers to follow the commander to protect him.

Han Tie stood in the open space outside the shelter, watching the aviation bombers and fighter jets, constantly pouring bombs and bullets on the heads of the Kwantung Army soldiers. Some fighter jets even almost brushed the treetops and fired, and laughed.

Said: "Chief of Staff, Liu Cuigang and Le Yiqin, these two guys are always very arrogant, and their subordinates are also trying their best to show off their authority. However, they came in time. After the battle is over, I will treat them two to a drink!"

The Kwantung Army's full-line attack was once again repulsed. This time, no attack was organized again. The troops previously invested were almost exhausted. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the independent division troops on the line from Panshan to Beinin began to move nervously.

Rushing to repair the fortifications and dig bomb-proof holes in the shelter, the soldiers worked confidently and boldly, because there were our planes in the sky.

More than an hour later, a fleet of transport planes supplying ammunition and supplies to the Korean Railways airdropped large quantities of ammunition and supplies at four airdrop locations, including artillery shells that were urgently needed by the artillery unit. For this airdrop, Liu Cuigang almost dispatched the aviation force.

All the transport planes were divided into four batches and flew in non-stop, airdropping enough ammunition for the troops for a week in one go.

Han Tie drove back to Panshan County and saw mountains of ammunition and supplies in the military warehouse. He felt so happy. He laughed confidently and said to Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan: "Chief of Staff, send a telegram to the division commander. I

The Ministry ensures that it completes the task of blocking the retreat of the Kwantung Army in the western Liaoning area and does not allow anyone to cross the blocking line! In addition, report the specific battle process!" This telegram is to tell the division commander that all the channels for the Kwantung Army in the western Liaoning area to retreat to Fengtian have been blocked.

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At this time, Panshan County has become the rear area of ​​the combat group in the northern part of the Liaodong Peninsula. Not only are a large number of supplies stored here, but all the wounded are concentrated here for treatment. Almost all spacious houses have been temporarily requisitioned.

As a field hospital, field ambulances rushed past from time to time. Han Tie's mood suddenly became heavy and he asked: "Chief of Staff, have the casualties of each brigade been counted?"

Wang Dongshan replied: "The preliminary statistical results are out, the casualties of the troops are not small. Especially Wan Lipeng's 9th Brigade on the Beining front line, the casualties exceeded 5,000, nearly one-third of the casualties of other brigades.

Roughly between 1,000 and 2,000 people, and the total casualties of the entire army were more than 20,000!"

"Hiss!" Han Tie gasped as if he had a toothache, "So many?" he exclaimed. It was now more than ten o'clock in the morning. The blockade had been going on for more than four hours, and the number of casualties among the troops exceeded one full man.

The field brigade and Han Railway were very surprised. This shows that the more than four hours of blocking battle was more brutal than any battle Han Railway had ever experienced.

Seeing that Han Tie's face was very ugly, Wang Dongshan explained: "There are objective reasons why the troops suffered such heavy casualties. Our troops marched long distances from the Liaodong Peninsula and after arriving at the designated position, they had no time to build defenses. This is

Responding hastily to the battle, the soldiers relied on simple field fortifications to block the attack. Most of the casualties among the troops were caused by Japanese artillery fire!"

"Also, the intensity of the Kwantung Army's attack exceeded our expectations. It was much more ferocious than usual!" His tone changed, "However, Commander, the Kwantung Army did not take advantage. According to various

According to the brigade’s report, there are at least more than 40,000 corpses of Kwantung Army soldiers lying in front of our position!”

"Hey!" Han Tie breathed heavily, "Chief of Staff, in more than four hours of blocking battle, I lost more than 20,000 soldiers, more than one main brigade. I feel bad! This has just begun. I guess

, even if the troops chasing from the Daling River line came up, after all, more than 400,000 Kwantung Army troops were surrounded at once. This piece of meat is too big to be swallowed in one bite. I estimate that this battle will last ten days.

Half a month!"

"In the name of the headquarters, orders are given to each brigade to be mentally prepared for long-term operations. All fortifications must be built in accordance with field defense standards. If you are too thin, you may be burst, don't build the third one.

In the second blocking line, all the troops are placed on the front line. We do not have enough capital to divide the troops on the front line. With the air fire support of the aviation group, I feel confident!"

After a pause, Han Tie continued: "Chief of Staff, Wan Lipeng's Ninth Brigade has suffered more than 5,000 casualties and is already exhausted. Send him the Corps Headquarters Guard Group to strengthen the troops in the direction of Beining. That is

I only have so many soldiers in my hand for the other key attack direction of the Japs!"

"Commander, this is absolutely not possible. The corps headquarters is a huge organization and is the center of combat command. It is inappropriate without enough guard troops! Moreover, you have ordered the troops directly under the brigade to guard Panshan County to be deployed on the front line. The corps guard regiment

He is also responsible for the defense of Panshan County!" Wang Dongshan firmly objected.

Han Tie thought for a while and said: "If you don't want to give all the guard regiment to Wan Lipeng, you can give him a battalion. That's the decision!"

After looking at Panshan County in the rear, Han Tie hurried back to the front line. On the armored command vehicle, Han Tie suddenly asked: "Chief of Staff, if that Umezu Yoshijiro knew that his more than 400,000 soldiers were surrounded by us in western Liaoning

, can you assemble a force in Fengtian and strike behind our blocking line? If that is the case, we will be attacked from both sides!"

Wang Dongshan thought about it seriously and replied: "It is possible and the only way to relieve the Kwantung Army troops in the western Liaoning area, but the key is, do the Japanese still have troops that can be mobilized?"

Han Tie burst into laughter, "Indeed, when we were fighting on the Liaodong Peninsula, the little devils even used the puppet Manchukuo army. That old devil, Umezu Yoshijiro, had no troops to mobilize!"

Ge Zhenzhuang, director of the Division Staff Office at the North China Field Corps headquarters in Kailu County, eastern Mongolia, walked into the room of division commander Tang Qiuli with a telegram, "Division Commander, I received a telegram from Commander Han Tie of the Marine Corps.

The battle went smoothly, and the Kwantung Army's repeated attacks were repelled. After the aviation group arrived in the battlefield airspace, the Kwantung Army troops suffered heavy losses and were unable to launch the next attack, at least today!"

Tang Qiuli took the telegram, read it carefully, and said with joy in his eyes: "The overall situation in the western Liaoning region has been decided, and Han Tie has contributed a lot. The four-hour blocking battle actually resulted in more than 20,000 casualties. The battle was tragic.

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"More than 400,000 Kwantung Army troops are about to be encircled. This is a big fat piece of meat. Don't be anxious. The battle will not end in a short time. Director Ge ordered Feng Jiwu and the troops continued to advance steadily.

, focusing on eliminating the effective strength of the Kwantung Army, gradually compressing the Kwantung Army's battlefield living space in the western Liaoning region, and encircling it is the greatest victory. If one of the three is eliminated, the next battle will be much easier to fight!"

Ge Zhenzhuang ordered the combat staff to give Feng Jiwu the division commander's order. He thought deeply and said: "Commander, at least for now, the trend of encirclement has been formed. The Kwantung Army's more than 400,000 troops in the western Liaoning area have absolutely no possibility of escaping.

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It is said that we should surround them five times and annihilate them ten times. At present, we have more than 600,000 troops gathered in the western Liaoning area. Although we have an advantage in strength, we want to annihilate more than 400,000 Guandong troops in a short period of time.

It is still difficult for the elite troops of the army!"

"I completely agree with the division commander's judgment that the Battle of Western Liaoning will not end in more than half a month. Moreover, during this period, Commander Han's blocking force will still be under tremendous pressure. However, I personally think that you

Both Commander Han and I have ignored an important point: there is still a hidden threat to the blocking force!"

"Oh!" Tang Qiuli raised his eyebrows and said encouragingly: "Director Ge, tell me, what exactly do you mean?"

Ge Zhenzhuang was encouraged by his division commander and said: "This threat comes from Fengtian behind the Panshan-Beining blockade line. Umezu Yoshijiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, will not sit back and let his more than 400,000 elite troops fall into the encirclement of our army. It will inevitably

Will pick

Use various methods to open the passage to Fengtian. The Japanese have been operating in the Northeast for many years, and there are many Japanese expatriates in Fengtian. It is not impossible to temporarily form a force of tens of thousands. There are also puppet Manchukuo troops around Fengtian.

It’s ready to use!”

Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "Director Ge, your analysis is very reasonable. However, the Japanese military forces in Fengtian and around Fengtian have been exhausted on the battlefield of the Liaodong Peninsula. The two new Kwantung Army units before and after

The general army, with more than 300,000 troops, was wiped out in the Andong area. Do you think Umezu Yoshijiro is still capable of temporarily forming an army of tens of thousands? Where did his soldiers come from? "

Ge Zhenzhuang was silent for a moment and said: "Sir, this is just my personal analysis and judgment for your reference!" Although he said so, his expression and eyes clearly did not agree with the teacher's neglect of this important issue.

(To be continued)