Age of Conquest Reborn

Overwhelming artillery fire covered the battlefield in the northeastern border area. Lieutenant General Ji Yong, the commander of the Kwantung Army Border Guards, listened to the approaching sound of artillery, his face dull, and a major staff officer walked in lightly, "Report to the commander

Your Excellency, our artillery position encountered a strong counterattack by the artillery of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps of the Independent Division. The artillery battle..." He paused and observed Lieutenant General Yoshinaga's face.

Unfortunately, there was no expression on the commander's face. It seemed that he had expected it and his mind had become numb. The major staff officer swallowed hard and then reported: "The result of the artillery battle is very disappointing.

Optimistically, so far, most of the Imperial Army’s artillery positions have been destroyed, and the artillery commander, General Yamaguchi, died for his country!”

Lieutenant General Yoshinaga's almost frozen eyes finally moved a few times, but his tone was so calm that it was worrying, "I understand, Yamaguchi-kun and his artillery have completed their mission and died a worthy death. They conveyed my order and guarded

The main force of the team immediately broke out in the direction of Ulan Nur and Halzan, and the independent first defense team immediately attacked and advanced in the direction of Baogeda Mountain. It's time for us to leave!"

The direct corps plus the artillery of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, the overwhelming artillery fire, an hour and a half later, finally began to extend deep into the Kwantung Army border garrison position. At this moment, Zhao Yuhe, his expression became more and more relaxed, and he said to Wu Zheng, the acting chief of staff of the corps.

Lieutenant Colonel Min said: "Chief of the Military Staff, immediately order the armored group and infantry to start the assault! Order the Outer Mongolia Field Corps to start the attack!"

In the slightly bright sky, the armored units and infantry units of the directly affiliated corps, which had already been at the starting point of the attack and were ready to go, surged up like a tide according to their respective attack targets. At the same time, the troops of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps,

The attack also started. The two troops launched at the same time, like the two ends of a huge iron pliers closing together, crushing hard towards the Kwantung Army border garrison.

The offensive of the directly affiliated corps was unexpectedly smooth. The previous hour and a half of artillery bombardment destroyed all the front positions of the Kwantung Army. Moreover, when the tanks and infantry began to attack, the resistance they encountered was extremely weak, and the troops seemed to be surrounded by no one.

territory, and there are not many effective forces to annihilate the Kwantung Army.

After receiving the report, Zhao Yuhe felt a little depressed. It was like a punch that was thrown with all his strength but hit the open space. Calculated according to the width of the attack front of the directly affiliated corps, it covered all positions of the Kwantung Army. It should not be

There is a possibility of hitting an open space. But that is the fact.

At this time, Wu Zhengmin, acting chief of staff of the directly affiliated corps, came over with a telegram, "Chief of Staff, I received a telegram from Commander Sun. The Kwantung Army border garrison was divided into three groups. They went to Ulan Nur and Halzan respectively.

and Baogeda Mountain direction to break through, among which

The directions of Ulan Nur and Halzan were its main breakout areas. This was related to the Kwantung Army's artillery bombardment of the above three areas. Therefore, Commander Sun concluded that the Kwantung Army's border garrison's intention to break into Outer Mongolia had been eliminated.

Exposed!"

Zhao Yuhe took the telegram and breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he knew what the Kwantung Army was doing, with more than 800,000 people from two regiments attacking from the north and south, what tricks could the Kwantung Army come up with? He looked at Wu Zhengmin with a smile.

, said: "Chief of Staff, everything is as you expected! The Kwantung Army really chose the direction of Outer Mongolia!"

Wu Zhengmin's thoughts were not on this, "Chief of Staff, can the attack of the directly affiliated corps be appropriately adjusted according to the changes in the battlefield, and focus the attack on Ulan Nur, Halzan and Baogada Mountain?"

direction?"

Originally, Zhao Yuhe wanted to praise Wu Zhengmin a few words, but seeing that his mind was not on that, he changed the subject and said: "There is no need to adjust the general offensive deployment. Commander Sun has already used six brigades of troops.

Set up a blocking line in the main direction of the Kwantung Army's breakout. Our regiment's current task is to clear the remaining enemies on the battlefield as quickly as possible, and then surround the remaining Kwantung Army troops from Haleg to Menghehan!

"

"Order Guo Jinshan, Commander of the 13th Brigade and Kong Xiangjie, Commander of the 14th Brigade on the right wing, to immediately attack from their current position to the southeast. The direction the Kwantung Army wants to run is not on the right wing. They have blocked that side.

It makes no sense to treat this situation as

, notified Ren Zhaoquan, commander of the 11th Brigade, and Chen Han, commander of the 12th Brigade, and ordered the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th brigades to go to Ulan.

Attack and advance in the direction of Naoer and Halzan, the tasks of other brigades remain unchanged!"

Wu Zhengmin reminded: "Chief of Staff, there are also some Kwantung Army troops in the direction of Baogada Mountain. In which direction are they breaking out? Will they send at least one brigade of troops to conduct a pursuit attack?"

Zhao Yuhe smiled and said: "Chief of Staff, in the direction of Baogada Mountain, our two main brigades are blocking the way. Commander Sun's troops will soon turn there and take the train south from Aershan to Western Manchuria. You

Say, do you still need us to send out more troops? No matter what, we have to leave some meat for Commander Sun!"

Wu Zhengmin patted his head and was happy, "Chief of Staff, I forgot about this. There are more than 200,000 troops of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps going south. With them, they can break through toward Baogada Mountain.

The Kwantung Army eats it!"

Five hours later, on the Gobi Desert from Haleg to Menghehan in southeastern Outer Mongolia, tired figures of Kwantung Army soldiers appeared. Commander Lieutenant General Jiyong was also among the messy ranks.

Under the scorching sun, Lieutenant General Yoshinaga stepped on the hot gravel, looked back at the battlefield where gunfire was still ringing, and exhaled a long breath, "Finally, I can stand out and be able to stand out from the more than 800,000 independent division soldiers."

Attack from two sides, break through

It's incredible!" He thought with a sigh. The staff officer beside him saw that the commander's lips were chapped and his face was covered with dust, making him look like a refugee. They handed him the kettle but didn't force him to pull it aside.

!

This is a hopeless or desperate breakout. Even Lieutenant General Yoshinaga can't believe that it can achieve the current results, that it can escape the interception and killing of the independent division's armored group on the battlefield under overwhelming artillery fire, and that it can independently fight in the outer Mongolia.

On the corps' position, two holes were torn open, and more than 20 kilometers away from the battlefield, everything seemed like a dream, it was successful, and it felt like escaping from death!

Lieutenant General Yoshinaga walked to a gravel-strewn hill and looked at the messy team. The soldiers were walking hard on the Gobi Desert in groups of three and two. The injured soldiers supported each other and tried to keep up with the march.

The speed is right in front of his eyes

At the foot of the hillside, a wounded soldier fell down on the hot Gobi Desert and could no longer move. However, the soldiers walking past him walked past the body of his companion indifferently as if they had not seen him.

, just like what is lying down is a stone.

Lieutenant General Yoshinaga couldn't help but frown. From the imperial soldiers, he saw a great crisis. It was a kind of spiritual failure and malaise. This was very dangerous. The Kwantung Army, the flower of the Imperial Army, had been destroyed.

The energy and spirit have been destroyed, but the troops are not out of danger yet. The distance of more than 20 kilometers is only a matter of dozens of minutes for the independent division tanks.

Lieutenant General Yoshinaga feels that it is necessary to gather the troops, count the number of people, or reorganize them to determine the blocking force. He needs to know how much capital he still has on hand before he can make a decision on the next step. The most important thing is to give

The imperial soldiers are confident and inspired to prepare for the long-distance march ahead and to deal with the pursuit of the independent division troops. For the soldiers of the Kwantung Army Border Guard, the test has just begun!

"Chief of Staff, order the troops to march quickly and assemble immediately in their original formation. Each unit will count the soldiers and weapons and equipment! All staff members will immediately go to each unit to supervise and inspect this matter! Hurry, within an hour,

It must be completed, we don’t have much time!” Lieutenant General Yoshinaga said hurriedly to the garrison chief of staff, Colonel Watanabe.

On the battlefield still shrouded in embers, sporadic gunshots were still ringing. Sun Zhenbang's armored command vehicle passed through the bomb craters and corpses of Kwantung Army soldiers everywhere, and drove like lightning to a hill with sparse shrubs.

, in front of Zhao Yuhe’s command vehicle.

Under the protection of dozens of guards, Zhao Yuhe watched Sun Zhenbang jump out of the car. The two major commanders on the battlefield on the northeastern border had just met at this moment. "Hello, Chief of Staff Zhao!" Sun Zhenbang raised his hand in salute.

After Zhao Yuhe returned the gift, he said straight to the point: "Commander Sun, your troops will move south soon. Leave the remaining matters on the battlefield to the directly affiliated corps to handle! The troops deployed on the line from Haleg to Menghehan

Troops, have you started to turn towards Aershan?"

Sun Zhenbang was happy and said: "Chief of Staff, you are in a hurry to drive me away. What's the matter, are you afraid that I will steal the fat from the mouth of the directly affiliated corps? In addition to the six brigades left behind, I noticed that the little Japs

After the attempt to break out of the encirclement from the two directions of Kharag and Monkh Khan, I was worried that I would let the Japs go, and I had no time to ask for instructions, so I transferred five more infantry brigades and two tank brigades. I am afraid that in a while, I will have to follow the Japs.

The devils are fighting!"

"Even if I want to leave, I'm afraid I can't leave now. Now you ask me if the troops have started to move in, ah... Hahaha! To tell you the truth, I only have eight brigades of troops left.

It’s over! But it doesn’t matter. The troops on the front line of Haleg and Menghehan are under your command. I promise not to interfere. After this battle is over, except for the six brigades left behind, you will return the other troops to me.

That’s it!”

Sun Zhenbang laughed, his eyes shining with cunning and pride. Zhao Yuhe was speechless. He pointed at Sun Zhenbang and said: "You, if I force you to withdraw the troops, it will be a blind command. Anyway, after this battle

Let's talk about the battle. According to reports, there are still a small number of Kwantung Army troops breaking out in the direction of Baogada Mountain. The 11th and 12th brigades of the directly affiliated corps have set up blocking lines there. This part of the Kwantung Army will be handed over to

You!"

(To be continued)