Age of Conquest Reborn

For General Yoshijiro Umezu, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, he had no idea that the three mechanized brigades of the independent division that passed by the Liaoxi Assault Corps under his command were separated by dozens of kilometers. The purpose of this force was to cut them off.

retreat.

For Colonel Wang Dongshan, chief of staff of the Marine Corps of the Independent Division, he had the upper hand. He knew that more than 50,000 Kwantung Army soldiers were marching in the opposite direction to him. The scouts stared and lay down.

In the tall crop fields beside the road, I watched trucks filled with Kwantung Army soldiers passing by.

"Reporting to the Chief of Staff, I have received a report from the reconnaissance force. The Kwantung Army Liaoxi Assault Corps just passed us! According to observations, the Kwantung Army did not notice our army's actions and is still marching at full speed!" One person

The staff officer ran to Wang Dongshan and reported.

Wang Dongshan smiled with satisfaction. The situation on the battlefield has reached this point. More than 50,000 Kwantung Army troops, like blind eyes, are rushing towards Panshan and Beining. There is basically no suspense in this battle. It seems that,

There's no problem in carrying the old devil Yoshijiro Umezu's head back to the headquarters!

Wang Dongshan looked at the map and asked the staff: "Where are the troops in the Shandong Garrison Area currently?"

The staff officer replied: "According to the report, we can reach Manduhu, Liaozhong, and the six-room line in three hours!"

"Two hours?" Wang Dongshan pondered for a moment, "No, order the four brigade commanders of the Shandong Garrison District troops. The troops must arrive at Manduhu, Liaozhong, and the six-room front line within two hours. Use two

Within hours, the troops deployed and built fortifications!"

"How long does it take for us to reach the line from Yuhong to Sujiatun?" Wang Dongshan asked again.

"It will take four hours at the fastest!" the staff officer answered simply.

"Yes!" Wang Dongshan nodded, not in a hurry, "Order the troops to continue advancing at the current speed, order the vanguard to pay attention, and try not to alert the Kwantung Army garrison and Manchurian Army troops along the way!"

Wang Dongshan is not in a hurry. According to the current marching speed of the Kwantung Army Liaoxi Assault Corps, it will take five or six hours at the earliest to reach Manduhu, Liaozhong, and the Liujianfang line. The four brigades in the Shandong Garrison Area will build

After finishing the work, there is still more than two hours of rest time, which is to wait for work. Of course. This is because the combat effectiveness of the second-line troops is not assured. If it is a front-line field troops, the fighting can start at any time!

As for the three mechanized brigades of the intersecting troops under his command, there is no need to worry. After the battle begins in Mandu, Liaozhong, and Liujianfang, it may not be his turn to take action. What Wang Dongshan is now thinking about is how to appear unexpectedly.

Behind the Kwantung Army Liaoxi Assault Corps?

The night gradually faded. A faint pale white appeared in the eastern sky. It had been ** hours since we left Fengtian. The march along the way was surprisingly smooth, without encountering any form of obstruction. Sitting in the car with the windows open, I took Tian with me.

The uneasy feeling in General Umezu's heart, which was blown by the wind of He breath, became more and more intense. The three words "Abnormal!" repeatedly circled in his mind, and he couldn't get rid of it!

Since the purpose of Fengtiancheng of the Western Liaoning Assault Corps cannot be hidden from the eyes of the independent division agents, according to conventional rules, even the independent division interception troops on the Panshan and Beining front lines cannot deploy a sufficient number of troops to carry out interception and harassment along the way.

, at least, a small number of troops should be sent, or methods such as destroying bridges and roads, laying landmines, etc. should be used to slow down the marching speed of the Liaoxi Assault Corps!

"The commander of the independent division is not so stupid! More than 50,000 imperial soldiers came straight to western Liaoning, and they didn't notice it?" General Umezu thought to himself. Of course he didn't believe it. There was only one way.

Maybe, maybe, there is a big trap ahead, waiting for you?

An ambush? It can only be such a trap, but it returns to the old problem of ambushing more than 50,000 imperial soldiers. Although most of these soldiers have never even touched a rifle a few times before, the number is there after all.

Well, if the independent division troops don't use more than 100,000 troops, they can't even think of eating up the Liaoxi Assault Corps. So, where do these 100,000 independent division troops come from?

He judged that there might be a trap, but he didn't know how to set up the trap. This made General Umezu, who was already so heavy that he couldn't breathe, even more frustrated, so he ordered the driver to stop, regardless of the dew, and held a map.

, walked alone up a hillside covered with wormwood, facing the direction of Liaoxi, sat down on the grass, and buried his head in reading the map.

At the bottom of the hillside, there were dozens of staff officers and guards. They looked at the figure of the Commander-in-Chief, half-hidden in knee-deep wormwood, with eyes that could not tell whether they were admired or confused. Farther away, there were cars one after another.

A truck loaded with Kwantung Army soldiers drove past, and the roar of its motor disturbed the pre-dawn tranquility.

After more than ten minutes, General Umezu walked down the hillside. His expression improved significantly. Apparently, he had a new idea. He called over a staff officer and gave the order: "Convey my order. The five detachments of the corps will be dispatched in sequence."

In a sequential march, the distance between each detachment must not be less than fifteen kilometers!"

"Send a telegram to several army commanders in the west of Liaoning, ordering all troops to immediately prepare for a breakout. After receiving the order from the headquarters, they will break through the blocking line of the independent division troops at all costs. However, without receiving the order from the headquarters,

Before now, don’t act rashly!”

General Umezu's deployment is to deal with the traps that may be set by the independent division troops. Since it is an ambush, then the first detachment at the front will be the first to encounter the enemy. They are all veterans who have seen blood on the battlefield.

A team with rich combat experience, coupled with the cooperation of dozens of tanks, it is not easy to eat up the ambush troops of the independent division, and the battle will fall into a stalemate for a period of time.

In this way, it gives an early warning to the following detachments and buys time to change direction and launch an attack at any point between Panshan and Beining. General Umezu just doesn't believe it. The ambush circle of the independent division troops covers the entire

The area of ​​more than 100 kilometers between Panshan and Bac Ninh?

The Kwantung Army Liaoxi Assault Corps, following the deployment of General Meijin, moved in with great nervousness. After daybreak, they were still less than thirty kilometers away from Liaozhong. The expected ambush did not appear, which was quite frightening.

General Umezu was so surprised that nothing happened?

General Meijin was very confused. He had previously found on the map that from Sujiatun, Yuhong to Panshan and Beining, one must pass through the line from Sifangtai to Panjiabao. And this is the most suitable area for an ambush, compared with the plains thousands of miles away.

For western Liaoning, in the area of ​​Sifangtai and Panjiabao, there is a winding mountain range, several low peaks, and deep forests and dense grass in summer. It is not a problem to ambush tens of thousands of troops here.

After passing Sifangtai and Panjiabao, there is an unobstructed plain. Only a fool would choose such terrain to fight back. Of course, the commanders of the independent divisions are not fools. On the contrary, they are as cunning as foxes. Therefore, except for Sifang

From the area around Taipei and Panjiabao to Panshan and Beining, there are no locations suitable for counterattacks. This is what General Meijin is puzzled about.

No matter how you say it, after passing through Liaozhong and Manduhu, you will approach Panshan and Beining on the six-jianfang line. You are finally close to your goal. Since you can't figure it out, General Meijin can only keep his doubts in his stomach and take a deep breath.

In the tone, the order came: "Convey my order, occupy Manduhu, Liaozhong, and Liujianfang area as quickly as possible. The troops rest for an hour, and then continue to set off!"

On the earthen building at the east gate of Liaozhong County, Colonel Xu Zixiao, commander of the First Brigade of the Shandong Garrison Area of ​​the Independent Division, held up a telescope and observed a green field in the distance. In the fields, there were several wide dirt roads. They were the Kwantung Army's Western Liaoning Assault Corps.

, the only way to enter Liaozhong County. He was a regiment commander of the field army. Because he was injured, he was transferred to the local army brigade commander. Do you know how to fight such a battle?

Five kilometers away from the earthen wall of the county seat is the blocking position of the first brigade. There is a gap of about one kilometer between the two positions, and closer to the county seat is the artillery regiment of the brigade. However, the artillery regiment of the Shandong Garrison Area Army,

But it is incomparable with the heavy artillery regiments of the field corps brigades. The largest caliber artillery is only one hundred millimeters.

Fortunately, before being transferred to the Northeast battlefield, the logistics department of the garrison area did its best to strengthen the artillery for the four brigades that were deployed, so that the size of the artillery regiment under the brigade was almost more than the normal two regiments, and each regiment

The battalions and companies have strengthened their mortars and recoilless rifles.

This is Xu Zixiao's confidence. The only thing that worries him is the fortifications. Time is short and he only has time to deploy two lines of defense. Moreover, the soil here is not suitable for building fortifications, but he can only make do with it. He looked at his watch

, "It's almost time! It's almost time for the little devil to arrive!" he thought to himself.

As if responding to Xu Zixiao's thoughts, a staff officer ran up to the Tulou and said, "Report to the brigade commander. We have received a report from the reconnaissance company. The leading force of the Kwantung Army is about 10,000 people, led by more than 50 tanks.

There are still ten kilometers away from our position, and there is a mechanized march, and the reconnaissance company continues to monitor!"

"Finally here!" Xu Zixiao felt excited that he had not seen for a long time. It had been several years since he left the field army and he had not had a real fight with the Japs. "Staff officer, report to Commander Wang immediately that you have discovered that Guandong

The vanguard of the Western Liaoning Assault Corps, the little devils have tanks!"

The staff officer left in a hurry. Xu Zixiao picked up the phone and said, "Artillery regiment? I'm Xu Zixiao. Get ready for the bombardment immediately. In the first round of bombardment, we need to hit hard and destroy the little Japanese tanks. Hit them hard and give the little Japanese a show of strength!"

The position of the artillery regiment of the First Brigade of the Shandong Garrison Area of ​​the Independent Division began to get busy. The barrels of more than two hundred artillery pieces slowly rose under the rising sun, pointing to the east. At this time, the roar of the truck motors,

It also came clearly!

(To be continued) (To be continued..)