Age of Conquest Reborn

What to do? The 11th Brigade and the 12th Brigade of the Directly Affiliated Corps were in the same situation. Brothers in distress, Ren Zhaoquan was worried about Chen Han's words. If one of the two roundabout troops, including men, horses and heavy equipment, all

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After rushing to the designated area, the remaining ones, no matter who they are, will not be too anxious. With the combat effectiveness and equipment level of the mechanized brigades directly under the corps, they can only defend but not attack, blocking tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Kwantung Army in one day.

Still confident.

But the problem now is that both brigades are stuck in the swamp. Ren Zhaoquan is so anxious that he is burning inside. He suddenly remembers the words of Chief of Staff Fu Dechun, "...if necessary, the troops can temporarily abandon these

Equip heavily and move forward lightly!”

Thinking of this, Ren Zhaoquan gritted his teeth, stopped joking, and said solemnly to Chen Han: "Commander Chen, we are facing the same dilemma. We cannot do without a force on the right wing. For the current plan, the only way is to sink the boat and rebuild the army."

Only by temporarily giving up the equipment and moving the troops lightly can we reach the designated position on time. Our brigade has decided to do this. Brigadier Chen, what are your 12th Brigade going to do?"

Chen Han thought for a moment and had no other choice. Although there was no heavy equipment and the troops would suffer in a fight, it was better than having no soldiers on the right wing. He replied: "Commander Ren, what we are responsible for is

The same task naturally requires coordinated action, so we will do it according to your method. In addition, I will send the engineering troops of our brigade with all the equipment to your place, and combine the two engineering battalions. When the war starts, we can do whatever we want.

Get some of the heavy equipment to the front line!"

"Okay!" Ren Zhaoquan said without being pretentious, "Let's do it this way. Although we don't have heavy equipment, our light and heavy machine guns, mortars, rocket launchers, and recoilless rifles are enough for the little devils to chew on for a while!"

In Kailu, eastern Mongolia, the original headquarters of the North China Field Corps seemed empty. Yuan Jinghao took the headquarters to the front line. Only the division commander's capable command system remained here. Ge Zhenzhuang, director of the division commander's staff office, looked serious.

Holding a telegram, he hurriedly walked to the division commander Tang Qiuli's house. The officers he saw along the way felt nervous when they saw the expression on the director's face.

Since the Battle of Western Liaoning and the Battle of Western Manchuria started, everything has gone according to the predetermined plan. It can be said that the battle situation has been quite smooth. Everyone feels a lot more relaxed, but what happened today? Does Director Ge's face look wrong?

Could it be that something unexpected happened on that battlefield?

Ge Zhenzhuang had no intention of watching the officers' reactions. After receiving the urgent telegram from Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, he did not dare to delay for a minute and transferred the Outer Mongolia Field Corps southward. Joining the Western Manchuria battlefield was his strong suggestion to the division commander, but

, According to what Chief of Staff Zhao said, this also caused a huge loophole in the entire campaign plan. Ge Zhenzhuang believed that it was his own poor thinking that interfered with the division commander's overall thinking.

Ge Zhenzhuang's heart was full of self-blame. When he made the suggestion, he thought he had thought it through very carefully. But now it seems that he was still affected by his experience and vision. As he thought about it, the wind blew under his feet, and he arrived in front of the teacher's door.

, he calmed down and reported loudly: "Report to the division commander, I have received an urgent telegram from Chief of Staff Zhao!"

"Come in!" A calm voice came from inside the house.

Ge Zhenzhuang pushed the door open and went in. Tang Qiuli looked away from the map, looked at him and asked with a smile: "Is this the northeastern border battlefield, something unexpected happened?"

"Yes, Commander, this is an urgent telegram from Chief of Staff Zhao!" Ge Zhenzhuang handed over the telegram and stood with an upright military posture. He was mentally prepared to bear the division commander's anger.

After reading the telegram, Tang Qiuli frowned and was silent. Seeing this, Ge Zhenzhuang said: "Commander, I will review it. It is because of my suggestion that the Outer Mongolia Field Corps was transferred south, which caused a huge loophole in the campaign plan. Please

Master, punish me!"

Tang Qiuli raised his head, and in an instant, what Ge Zhenzhuang saw was a kind look, without blame or complaint, "Director Ge, I don't need your review. It was me, the division commander, who made the final decision.

Don't you see it? You just fulfilled your responsibilities as acting chief of staff. What's more, the so-called loophole is only possible and does not cause substantial harm. There is still room for remediation!" He said in a calm tone.

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"But, Commander, I...!" Ge Zhenzhuang's next words were stopped by Tang Qiuli.

"It is not yet a question of who should be held responsible. Now that we have discovered the loopholes, we just have to make up for it. Now, from Siping to Shuangliao, Yuan Jinghao's troops have been strengthened to the blocking line, and their strength has reached nine mechanized infantry brigades, three

The artillery of a tank brigade, nine heavy artillery regiments, and a dozen self-propelled artillery regiments are almost as many as Han Tie's troops. Coupled with the cooperation of the aviation fleet, there will be no problem in blocking the Kwantung Army in Western Manchuria!"

"It is not an urgent priority for the Outer Mongolia Field Corps to urgently move south to join the battlefield in Western Manchuria. Cooperating with the directly affiliated corps to fight this battle and then move south will not affect the overall situation...!" Tang Qiuli said thoughtfully.

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Ge Zhenzhuang felt relieved. If unexpected changes occurred in the battle to annihilate the Kwantung Army's border garrison due to the huge loopholes in his plan, he would blame himself for the rest of his life. Now, the division commander has decided to fill this hole, "Division Commander

"What do you mean, the Outer Mongolia Field Corps will finish the battle on the northeastern border before heading south!" he asked tentatively.

"No!" Tang Qiuli shook his head and said.

"Ah...?" Ge Zhenzhuang was stunned, his face full of confusion.

Tang Qiuli continued: "Sun Zhenbang has more than 300,000 troops. If they are all used on the 100,000 Kwantung Army, wouldn't it be a waste? Director Ge, you immediately convey my order to Zhao Yuhe regarding the Northeast Border Line.

The division commander decided to launch the battle at dawn tomorrow. After receiving the order, the commander of the Outer Mongolia Corps, Sun Zhenbang, left six brigades of troops and deployed them on the front line in southeastern Outer Mongolia to prevent the Kwantung Army troops from escaping into the Outer Mongolia area!"

"Use the remaining troops to continue to carry out the frontal assault mission. The specific attack launch time will follow the orders of Chief of Staff Zhao. Then, your troops will continue to carry out the established mission of going south to join the battlefield in Western Manchuria. The remaining six brigades will

, placed under the command of Chief of Staff Zhao!"

"Commander, since you think that the battlefield in Western Manchuria has been stabilized, why do you still divide the Outer Mongolia Field Corps into two parts? Is this necessary?" Ge Zhenzhuang was not in a hurry to convey the order, but asked in confusion.

Tang Qiuli smiled gently and explained: "Director Ge, the focus of our campaign is still in the western Liaoning and Western Manchuria areas. We must first deal with the more than 400,000 Kwantung Army troops in the western Manchuria area, and then, we must eliminate the more than 400,000 Kwantung Army troops in the western Manchuria area.

All the troops were pressed to the west of Liaoning to deal with another heavy group of the Kwantung Army. Then, the troops were divided into groups to recover the entire Northeast. Therefore, a considerable number of troops must be assembled!"

"There is a saying in the art of war, 'Surround an enemy five times, annihilate it ten times!' Now, our military strength in Western Manchuria is only Yuan Jinghao's North China Field Corps with more than 400,000 people, plus Jing Zhanqi's Western Manchu Interceptor Corps.

There are more than 80,000 people in the five brigades, not to mention ten times, not even five times. However, we must gather as many troops as possible to form an advantage on the local battlefield. This is the significance of Sun Zhenbang's regiment continuing to move south!

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Following Tang Qiuli's words, a broader picture unfolded in front of Ge Zhenzhuang. He was impressed by the division commander's foresight and said, "Commander, I understand. I will immediately convey your order to Chief of Staff Zhao and Commander Sun!"

"He stood at attention, saluted, and then left.

Tang Qiuli's latest orders arrived in the hands of Zhao Yuhe and Sun Zhenbang one after another. Zhao Yuhe breathed a sigh of relief, and the pressure in his heart suddenly eased. At least, the division commander's order could be directly subordinate to the troops on both wings of the corps, especially the left wing.

The 11th and 12th brigades had more preparation time, and the siege on three sides was tighter. In particular, the Outer Mongolia Field Corps left six brigades of troops, which solved his biggest worry.

As for delaying the launch of the attack, it will not have any impact on the troops. It will just allow the Kwantung Army border garrison to survive for one more night. At this moment, Zhao Yuhe was in a relaxed and happy mood.

After Sun Zhenbang received the order, he was not very happy. He postponed the launch of the attack until dawn tomorrow, which would have little impact on himself and the troops. What he was unhappy about was that the division commander had assigned six of his brigades.

This makes me feel very distressed. That’s a small force of 100,000 people!

"Chief of Staff, do you think the division commander is biased because he only cares about our wealth? Good fellow, take away one-third of the troops at once. The regiment directly under his command has nearly 400,000 strong troops, but we are still short of them.

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?Oh, it’s so depressing! Where can I reason from this? It’s better to let us kill the little devil in front of us before heading south!” Sun Zhenbang sat on a rock that burned his buttocks, smoking a cigarette, and complained glumly to Chief of Staff Wang Jun.

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"Phew!" Wang Jun was delighted and said, "Commander, please stop complaining. I think this is a good thing!"

"Hey! How can you see that?" Sun Zhenbang squinted his eyes, looked at Wang Jun, and asked in confusion.

Wang Jun handed Sun Zhenbang a military kettle, watched him take a few sips of water comfortably, and then said: "The Kwantung Army across from us has a total of only a few hundred thousand troops. The direct-affiliated corps plus our corps, there are almost 800,000 troops."

"Typically, there are more wolves and less meat. When it is our corps' turn, how many Kwantung Army troops are there!"

"In terms of equipment and combat effectiveness, our corps is not as good as the old guys in the directly affiliated corps, right? Our corps was able to get away with one blow again, but the battlefield in Western Manchuria is different. There are more than 400,000 Kwantung Army troops, what a heap.

What’s the matter, you can also eat a piece of fat meat, right? Do you think it’s more enjoyable to take a bite or to eat it without delay?”

Chief of Staff Wang Jun's words made Sun Zhenbang grin with joy, "That's right! That's the truth. We won't compete with the directly affiliated corps for meat! Chief of Staff, call the brigade commanders over for a meeting immediately and tell them

If you understand, you will save yourself the hassle of nagging!”

(To be continued)