Age of Conquest Reborn

The faint sound of artillery coming from behind gave Lieutenant General Yoshinaga, commander of the Kwantung Army's northwest Manchurian border garrison, peace of mind. The more than 20,000 wounded soldiers were originally a burden, but if used properly, they could still play a role. Lieutenant General Yoshinaga did not raise his head.

The requirement is that we only hope that more than 20,000 wounded soldiers can hold off the pursuit of the independent division for a day and a night, and we will be satisfied.

At the same time, Lieutenant General Yoshinaga was also a little proud of his decision. Now it seems that choosing the direction of the independent division's Outer Mongolia Field Corps as a breakthrough point to break into Outer Mongolia and turn to the Far East battlefield was a correct decision. If he went

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Breaking through the siege in mainland China, not to mention having to face a head-on confrontation with the corps directly under the independent division of the extremely powerful enemy, even if a breakthrough is opened, the next road will be much more difficult than going through Outer Mongolia. There are more than one million independent divisions in western Liaoning and western Manchuria.

The army will swarm over.

When he was in a good mood, he naturally had to think more. After doing some superficial work for more than 20,000 cannon fodder, Lieutenant General Yoshinaga found a fairly flat place and held a military meeting to determine the deployment and existing troops.

, completely disrupted the original organizational structure, and reorganized into seven detachments of brigade size, directly under their own command. In view of the excessive casualties among officers above the major general level, several colonels were promoted to the position of detachment captain.

Of course, the several promoted captains of the colonel detachment were all confidants of Lieutenant General Yoshinaga. In order to ensure absolute control of the troops, all the current mortars were gathered together to form three mortar brigades.

In order to ensure concentrated firepower, the family was poor. After losing all large and medium-sized artillery, mortars became the only heavy firepower equipment.

However, organizing troops and promoting confidants is obviously not the main purpose of Lieutenant General Yoshinaga. The next words are the focus, "Gentlemen, the Kwantung Army border garrison can be surrounded from two sides by more than 800,000 independent division troops.

We broke out and saved more than one-third of our strength. You all tried your best, and you are proud of it. I am also quite pleased. This is not a failure, but the beginning of a new battle!" His expression returned to normal.

I saw that although the faces of the officers were still full of exhaustion, they all raised their ears and listened carefully. However, they could not hide the excitement and relief in their eyes. Lieutenant General Yoshinaga smiled with satisfaction. The imperial army had suffered a new defeat and suffered heavy losses.

The hearts of senior military officers are particularly important.

Lieutenant General Jiyong's tone suddenly turned harsh. "Gentlemen, after crossing the mountains from Haleg to Menghehan, we entered the territory of Outer Mongolia. Next, more than 60,000 imperial soldiers who fought bloody battles will do what they want.

What is it?"

"There is no main force of the independent division in Outer Mongolia. The battlefield is ours. We will sweep all the way across, razing all the towns, villages and settlements encountered on the march to the ground, completely erasing them from the map and killing them.

Just grab everyone you see and plunder all supplies to supply us without any difficulties in the rear!"

"Outer Mongolia is the strategic rear that the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli has been operating for many years. We, the 60,000 Imperial Japanese Imperial Army samurai, want to completely destroy it. Wherever we go, we will make the Outer Mongolian grassland a sea of ​​fire and blood.

It is very likely that the light will attract a considerable part of the independent division troops to return to the defense, so as our compatriots who are still fighting hard in Manchuria, let us do our best!"

Lieutenant General Yoshinaga did not mention General Umezu Yoshijiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army. In his mind, that guy with high ambitions and low hands was almost as good as a dead man. If he had not refused his request to retreat to the hinterland of Manchuria, the Kwantung Army border guard would also have been dead.

There would not be today's heavy losses, so since the breakout, all actions of this unit have nothing to do with the Kwantung Army headquarters and Umezu Yoshijiro!

Lieutenant General Yoshinaga's words are definitely a shot of stimulant, injected into the veins of the already dejected and dispirited officers. Your Excellency the Commander's words are easy to understand. Take everything you see. Burning, killing and looting are military operations.

, women and materials can all be enjoyed to the fullest. Today's Outer Mongolia is not the backward, bitter and cold place it used to be!

Your Excellency, the Commander, is right. That China devil Tang Qiuli has been operating in Outer Mongolia for many years. This place has long become a rich and prosperous place. Although it only passes through the southeastern part of Outer Mongolia, it is enough for himself and his soldiers.

Let out your inner desire to kill!

"Hai!" A group of officers stood up in unison, their eyes glowing with excitement, and shouted loudly: "The staff must obey the orders of His Excellency the Commander, and convey His Excellency the Commander's speech to everyone.

Soldiers, let the samurai of the Japanese Empire understand that Outer Mongolia is their place of conquest!"

The reorganization of the remaining 60,000 Kwantung Army soldiers went smoothly and quickly. With goals and hopes in mind, the originally low morale quickly recovered. Lieutenant General Yoshinaga did have a way to encourage the troops.

The morale of the soldiers completely inspired the desire to kill in the hearts of the soldiers, awakened the primitive animal nature in the hearts of the imperial warriors, and turned a newly defeated remnant into a group of beasts.

Seeing the soldiers with high morale, with the impatience of beasts, walking neatly in front of him in groups, Lieutenant General Yoshinaga nodded with satisfaction. Colonel Watanabe, the chief of staff of the garrison, witnessed and felt the soldiers

They were impressed by their amazing changes and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, the staff admires and admires you!"

Lieutenant General Yoshinaga smiled proudly, obviously in a good mood, but what he didn't know was that the fifteen brigades of the directly affiliated corps that were chasing behind him had already spread large nets from three sides, ending the battle at Baogada Mountain.

The 11th and 12th brigades also quickly surrounded them, filling the gap on the left flank of the encirclement.

What he didn't know yet was that just dozens of kilometers ahead, ten infantry brigades, three tank brigades, and more than twenty heavy artillery regiments and self-propelled artillery regiments of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps were ready, Lieutenant General Yoshinaga and

The more than 60,000 Kwantung Army soldiers who are full of bloodlust have only a few days left to live in this world!

On the line from Haleg to Menghehan, on the rugged mountains, the remnants of the border garrison of the Kwantung Army that broke out must pass through. The ten brigades of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps relied on the favorable terrain and stood ready, waiting for the Kwantung Army soldiers to show up.

, large-caliber howitzers were lined up, the black muzzles pointed toward the south, tanks turned off their engines and squatted silently in the sun.

Zhao Yuhe, chief of staff of the independent division and commander of the directly affiliated corps, led a large group of staff officers and stood on a bare hill. Below, soldiers and convoys of the independent division were pursuing them head-on, rolling by like a torrent.

, he continued to receive calls from various brigades

Report, "Headquarters, our left wing troops are in place and are in contact with the Outer Mongolia Field Corps!" "Report to Commander, our right wing troops are in place, the troops are deploying, and the position has been connected with the fifth brigade position of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps!"

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"Reporting to the commander, our troops on the front line from Haleg to Menghehan have been prepared. According to the report of our reconnaissance unit, the remnants of the Kwantung Army's border garrison, about 60,000 to 70,000 people, are rapidly heading toward Haleg to Mongolia.

The front line of Hehan is advancing, and the battle is expected to begin in two hours!" This was a telegram sent to Zhao Yuhe by the troops of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps who were waiting in full formation.

Zhao Yuhe smiled and felt quite comfortable. A large and tight net was finally completed. More than 60,000 remnants of the Kwantung Army's border garrison entered the net. After this battle, there were no more Japanese soldiers along the Outer Mongolia border.

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Zhao Yuhe said to Wu Zhengmin, acting chief of staff of the directly affiliated corps: "Order each brigade to compress the remnants of the Kwantung Army border garrison in Haleg, Menghehan, Asgat, and Xiwu after the battle begins.

Concentrate the use of artillery in the small area between the two, and the battle will end in forty-eight hours!"

Two hours later, a thunderous loud noise suddenly sounded, coming from the direction of Haleg and Menghehan. Countless artillery shells, with screams, passed through the clear sky and landed on the border guard of the Kwantung Army.

After clouds of blood mist exploded in the marching column, Lieutenant General Yoshinaga was completely desperate. He knew that he and more than 60,000 imperial soldiers had no way to survive!

The artillery shells fired by more than twenty heavy artillery regiments and self-propelled artillery regiments of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps covered the entire area. Later, artillery shells from the artillery groups directly under the corps also joined the ranks of the shelling. More than two thousand large-caliber howitzers and self-propelled artillery

The artillery poured raindrops of shells onto the heads of the more than 60,000 remaining soldiers of the Kwantung Army's border guard. The rising smoke obscured the bright sunshine at noon.

Lieutenant General Yoshinaga, who dreamed of retreating to the battlefield in the Far East, had his body torn apart by artillery shells and could no longer find any trace of his existence in this world. Even until his death, he did not report the situation of the Kwantung Army border guards to the Kwantung Army Commander-in-Chief.

Commander, General Yoshijiro Umezu.

The artillery bombardment by the Directly Affiliated Corps and the Outer Mongolia Field Corps was ferocious and violent. It lasted for an hour and a half, pouring hundreds of thousands of artillery shells, blasting the Gobi Desert and grasslands in the encirclement circle as desolate as the moon, and shattering the Kwantung Army soldiers.

The corpses, mixed with gravel and soil, stained the ground red.

After the bombardment stopped, each brigade, with the cooperation of tanks, began to attack concentrically. The tight encirclement became tighter and tighter. By the evening, the remaining Kwantung Army soldiers, with less than 20,000 soldiers, were compressed into a radius of less than a hundred kilometers.

Within the narrow range of the Kwantung Army, as long as one final blow is made, the Kwantung Army border guard can be completely wiped out from the Kwantung Army's order of operations!

As night falls, the sound of artillery on the battlefield has not stopped. The commanders and soldiers of the participating troops are gearing up, preparing to deliver a final blow to the remnants of the Kwantung Army, killing less than 20,000 little Japs. However, the supreme commander Zhao Yuhe

Major General, however, issued an order to stop the attack, "Each brigade stopped attacking and adopted an encirclement posture to prevent the remnants of the Kwantung Army from breaking out at night!"

(To be continued)