Age of Conquest Reborn

When Zhao Yuhe, chief of staff of the division and acting commander of the directly affiliated corps, said this, Sun Zhenbang's eyes lit up at that time, and he secretly shouted in his heart: "Good things happen one after another! See what Chief of Staff Zhao means, Baoge Dashan"

The little devils in the direction are also yours to take care of! It’s nice to have a bite to eat before heading south!”

It turned out that Sun Zhenbang, commander of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, was clever and took advantage of the Kwantung Army's border garrison to break out of the encirclement in Outer Mongolia, leaving five infantry brigades and their artillery, as well as two tank brigades, to participate in the interception.

The remaining troops of the Kwantung Army fought with the intention of taking one bite at a time. He also knew that it was impossible for Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe to order the troops of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps who had to go south to withdraw at this time!

Therefore, this advantage has been taken. There are more than 200,000 troops going south, leaving more than 80,000 troops to participate in the final encirclement battle. As the second batch of troops, they will move to the direction of Aershan and take the remaining troops with them.

Eight brigades, as the first batch of troops to carry out the mission to the south, this is called no delay, the orders are carried out as usual, and the meat is eaten without missing a beat. Sun Zhenbang is quite proud of this method.

Regarding the commander's actions, Colonel Wang Jun, chief of staff of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, gave this evaluation: "Begging for nothing and stalking!" However, he added at the end, "Our Corps is taking the lion's share.

It’s worth it!”

Zhao Yuhe understood Sun Zhenbang's thoughts. The Kwantung Army's border garrison broke out into Outer Mongolia, which indeed created an opportunity for Sun Zhenbang to annihilate the enemy. It was natural for him to take advantage. According to preliminary statistics from Wu Zhengmin, acting chief of staff of the Directly Affiliated Corps. Ten of the Directly Affiliated Corps

After the five brigades attacked across the entire front, the results achieved so far are probably not more than half of those of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps!

Sun Zhenbang was so happy that he grinned from ear to ear. "How many little devils are there?" he asked.

"About 14,000 to 5,000 people! They are probably the suspected soldiers of the Kwantung Army commander! They are trying to distract us!" Zhao Yuhe replied.

"How much? It's only fourteen or five thousand. It's boring!" Sun Zhenbang was discouraged.

Zhao Yu became happy and said: "Commander Sun, don't be greedy. Originally, that was the combat scope of the directly-affiliated corps. If you don't like it, then I will order the nearby troops of the directly-affiliated corps to take charge of solving it! No delay.

You went south!"

"No! No! Chief of Staff Zhao, I was just kidding. No matter how small a grasshopper is, it is still meat! I'll help you solve it. Okay, let's say goodbye!" Sun Zhenbang shouted hurriedly. After a hurried salute, he got into the armor and commanded.

The car sped away in a flash.

On the battlefield, two troops passed each other, one heading north and the other heading southeast. Hundreds of thousands of people passed through the battlefield. What a huge formation it was. Zhao Yuhe sat on an armored command vehicle and faced Wu Zhengmin.

Said: "Chief of Staff, please send a telegram to the division commander immediately. The first phase of the northeastern border battle has been successfully concluded. The remaining Kwantung Army border garrison will soon be surrounded from Haleg to Menghehan in Outer Mongolia!"

"Sun Zhenbang, commander of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, has led eight brigades of leading troops to the direction of Aershan. So far, the campaign plan has been implemented smoothly. It is estimated that it will take three to five days to completely annihilate the remaining Kwantung Army garrison!"

This is the actual situation on the battlefield on the northeastern border. The Kwantung Army border garrison has been defeated, but it has not escaped from the huge encirclement. Next is the annihilation battle after the encirclement. Zhao Yuhe ordered the Outer Mongolia Field Corps to Sun Zhenbang.

The troops in Ulan Nur and Halzan retreated dozens of kilometers, established a blocking line from Halegh to Menghehan with favorable terrain conditions, and subsequently sent additional troops. I admire them very much.

The biggest advantage of doing this is that it can avoid fighting with the Kwantung Army soldiers on a battlefield covering hundreds of square kilometers, not only delaying the end of the battle, but also increasing the casualties of the soldiers. It is necessary to withdraw the troops appropriately.

The commander of the Kwantung Army felt that after breaking through the encirclement, the Kwantung Army soldiers would gather together to facilitate encirclement and annihilation, which was equivalent to reducing the scope of the encirclement. "This Sun Zhenbang is really not easy!" he thought with a smile.

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In the areas of Haleg and Menghehan in Outer Mongolia, the scorching sun was mercilessly scorching the desolate Gobi Desert, scorching the physically and mentally exhausted Kwantung Army officers and soldiers. Everyone was as if their heads were droopy under the scorching sun.

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It looked like nothing, with a sense of lack of energy from the inside out. The work of counting the soldiers and weapons and equipment ended as quickly as possible. Osaka Watanabe, the chief of staff of the garrison, greeted the commander Lieutenant General Yoshinaga, who was walking like the soldiers.

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At this moment, Colonel Watanabe's face was ashen, and the July sunshine in the Gobi Desert could not dispel the chill in his heart. The statistical results were, how should I put it, so miserable that he did not even dare to report it to Commander Yoshinaga.

After walking in silence for a few minutes, Lieutenant General Yoshinaga saw that Colonel Watanabe was not speaking. He already guessed something in his mind. He stopped, turned around, and asked with a dull expression: "Chief of Staff Watanabe, are the statistical results out?

Tell me, I can accept any result!"

Chief of Staff Watanabe moved his lips a few times, and his voice was so dry that there was no moisture at all, "Commander, the statistics are out, there are only more than 90,000 troops that have broken out, and most of them are incompletely organized troops.

, there are more than 20,000 wounded soldiers, and the situation of weapons and equipment is not optimistic. We have lost all artillery and tanks, and the heavy equipment now is only some mortars and heavy machine guns!"

"Moreover, the supplies we brought out can only last for about a week, and the ammunition can also support a medium-sized battle. The most lacking thing now is drinking water. In such hot weather, the lack of water is the biggest problem for the soldiers.

The enemy has already had thousands of wounded soldiers who died of thirst! Moreover, the large number of wounded soldiers has seriously slowed down the marching speed of the troops. What I am worried about is that the independent division troops will soon catch up!"

Colonel Watanabe's voice even contained a cry. It's no wonder he looked like this. The Kwantung Army's northwest Manchuria border garrison had a full strength of 170,000 people. However, after several hours of breakout fighting, the losses were almost more than 100,000.

Half of them, among the soldiers who broke out, there were more than 20,000 wounded. How many soldiers could survive in the climate conditions of the Gobi Desert in Outer Mongolia?

The wounded soldiers slow down the marching speed of the troops. Once the independent division troops catch up, they will definitely catch up. Then, the remaining troops will also be gradually eaten up. Although it seems that the breakout is successful, the greater crisis is,

Still behind, if no water source is found, tens of thousands of imperial soldiers will die of thirst in the desolate Gobi Desert!

"Hahaha!" Lieutenant General Yoshinaga suddenly sneered nervously, with a sinister and hoarse voice. Chief of Staff Watanabe was so frightened that he thought that the commander could not bear such a huge loss and that he had gone insane?

"I, Yoshinaga, still have more than 90,000 combat-ready Imperial soldiers in my hands. Okay, it's much better than I expected. Watanabe-kun, don't make a fuss. You know, according to the independent division's artillery and tanks, as well as the attack

The number of our soldiers, after a big battle and the breakout, my bottom line is that if the Kwantung Army border garrison can get out 50,000 people alive, they will be very satisfied!"

"Now, we still have more than 90,000 people, and that China devil Tang Qiuli, the main force in Outer Mongolia, Sun Zhenbang's regiment, has begun to go south to break out in the direction of Baogda Mountain. Sano Jun, the commander of the independent first garrison

A telegram has just been sent. Behind him, there are at least nearly 100,000 soldiers of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps of the Independent Division pursuing him. In other words, when we turn to the far east, there are almost no independent division troops in Outer Mongolia that can stop us.

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"From here to His Royal Highness Prince Zain's Far East Expeditionary Force, the road is smooth! The road is boundless, Watanabe-kun, don't you think I should be happy?" Seeing the panic on Colonel Watanabe's face, Yoshinaga Jungaka

Jiang said extremely excitedly, with a sickly flush on his face, which looked abnormal!

Chief of Staff Watanabe was not happy, and he could not understand that he had lost nearly half of his troops and almost lost all his capital. There were nearly 80,000 imperial soldiers lying on the Manchurian border forever. Commander Yoshinaga

Are you still happy? Could it be that Your Excellency the Commander was severely stimulated and his mind went crazy, but it doesn’t look like it!

Seeing that Chief of Staff Watanabe was not happy, Lieutenant General Yoshinaga was somewhat disappointed, and then said: "As for the problem of more than 20,000 wounded soldiers, it can be easily solved. The wounded soldiers will be temporarily organized, and one of the wounded officers will be assigned a military rank.

The highest officer, who serves as the commander, left them with drinking water and enough ammunition for a day, and then completely built fortifications, responsible for blocking the pursuing independent division troops!"

"My requirements are not high. I only hope that these imperial soldiers with battle wounds can stop the pursuing independent division troops for more than two days. I also believe that if the soldiers of the Japanese Empire have the courage and ability, they will

I will use my jade fragments to prove my loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan, and I will also fight for more companions to have a chance to survive and die a worthy death! I will trouble Watanabe-kun to arrange this matter!"

Colonel Watanabe stared with horrified eyes, looking at Lieutenant General Yoshinaga's big mouth as if he didn't recognize him. There were more than 20,000 wounded soldiers, hundreds of thousands of independent soldiers equipped with a large number of tanks, and thousands of large-caliber artillery.

Division troops, two days left

The above time was to send them to a dead end, which cost the lives of more than 20,000 imperial soldiers! It was such a ruthless plan and extremely vicious idea. Colonel Watanabe shuddered, and actually shivered under the scorching sun.

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Seeing the panic on Colonel Watanabe's face, as if he was frightened by his decision, Lieutenant General Yoshinaga felt disgusted. He had been serving as Chief of Staff under him for more than a year. How come he didn't realize that Watanabe was a coward?

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"Watanabe-kun, do you have any objections to my decision just now?" Lieutenant General Yoshinaga asked grimly.

Chief of Staff Watanabe was trembling in his heart. How could he dare to express any objections? He lowered his head and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, the staff will resolutely implement your orders!"

"Then go quickly!" Lieutenant General Yoshinaga didn't want to talk nonsense to him.

(To be continued)