Age of Conquest Reborn

If possible, Colonel Xu Zixiao, commander of the 1st Brigade of the Shandong Garrison Area of ​​the Independent Division, would not fight like this. First, he would use the most violent artillery fire to give the Kwantung Army Liaoxi Assault Corps a disincentive. Although it could achieve a good deterrent effect, it would not be able to fight in the annihilation battle.

In terms of enemy numbers, the enemy's numbers will be greatly reduced. The enemy's leading troops will definitely suffer heavy losses, but the troops behind them will be wary, especially the first round of artillery bombardment, which is a waste of firepower just to deal with dozens of tanks of the Japs.

But Xu Zixiao must fight like this. If he is commanding an old field brigade, and his men are all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, then the dozens of little devil tanks only need to be moved closer, a hundred or ten meters, or dozens of meters

distance, use rocket launchers and recoilless cannons

, the thin-skinned iron coffin tank of the little devil, it is accurate every time it is shot. When I was in the field army, I used it a lot. It is very powerful. The artillery used it to bombard the infantry of the little devil. It is guaranteed that one guy can get in more than half of it.

The little devil.

However, the First Brigade of the Shandong Garrison District is a local garrison force. Except for company and battalion-level officers who are transferred to the field force, the remaining soldiers are veterans who have never been on the battlefield and have never seen blood.

A novice means a veteran. He has been in the army for two or three years. He has been in the army for many years and is very proficient in various military skills. A novice means he has never been on the battlefield and has never seen blood. He is a veteran on the training ground.

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When the First Brigade of the Shandong Garrison District was formed, the independent division swept across North China and even went to Henan, Anhui and other places. There was no war in the entire Shandong Province. Even the bandits were wiped out. Even if the troops wanted to fight, there was no actual combat.

Opportunity. Therefore, Xu Zixiao did not dare to use the fighting style of the field army to fight this battle. If the soldiers of the frontline troops were to face the Japanese tanks, they would be panicked and their hands would tremble. It would only happen in the blink of an eye.

Can't take risks.

The tanks and trucks of the Liaoxi Assault Corps of the Kwantung Army appeared on several roads in a sea of ​​green, like a few wriggling poisonous snakes. Under the morning sunshine, the tanks and the helmets of the Kwantung Army soldiers sitting in the carriages reflected the

The luster of metal. On the contrary

It looked murderous, although the headquarters' report stated that this so-called Kwantung Army Liaoxi Assault Corps was made up of temporary Japanese civilians. One third of them were women. It was different from the regular Japanese army.

One hundred and eight thousand miles.

But Xu Zixiao's palms were still sweaty, because standing on the earth building, he could feel that when the tanks and trucks of the Kwantung Army Liaoxi Assault Corps appeared in sight, there was a tense and panicky atmosphere in the forward position.

It spread. For the soldiers of the First Brigade who had never been on the battlefield and had never seen blood, the tanks of the Kwantung Army undoubtedly had a great deterrent effect.

Xu Zixiao looked back and saw that even the staff officers at the brigade headquarters were pale with nervousness. He understood the mood of these officers. They were not afraid at all, just nervous. When he fought face to face with the Japs for the first time,

It's not much better than them, but it doesn't work like this. The brigade headquarters is the soul of the whole brigade. If even the headquarters is uneasy, the next battle will be impossible to fight?

Xu Zixiao jumped down from a high place, walked a few steps to a staff officer, took the phone connected to the artillery regiment from the staff officer's hand, and shouted at the other staff officers: "Give me the Kwantung Army immediately

The distance between tanks and trucks is reported once every 500 meters, quick!”

After finishing speaking, someone said to the phone: "Is this the artillery regiment command post? I am Xu Zixiao. Now the artillery is under my command! The area two kilometers away from my forward position and within eight kilometers is an artillery attack area. Just use artillery shells."

Smash it hard and then fire after receiving my order!"

"Brigadier Commander, the Kwantung Army tanks and convoys are still seven kilometers away from our forward position! There are still six and five kilometers..." Xu Zixiao's actions gave the brigade staff, who were on the battlefield for the first time,

Greatly encouraged, their emotions began to calm down and they accurately reported the data.

"Brigadier Commander, the Kwantung Army tanks and convoys are still five kilometers away from our forward position!"

"Have you found any reconnaissance troops of the Kwantung Army?"

"No, let's take dozens of tanks as the lead, followed by a large number of trucks!"

"Brigadier Commander, the Kwantung Army tanks and convoys have entered within two kilometers of our forward position!"

"Fire!" Xu Zixiao punched the ammunition box and shouted.

There was a loud noise on the ground, and more than two hundred artillery pieces of the First Brigade Artillery Regiment of the Shandong Garrison Area opened fire. The shells passed through the air with a piercing scream, and hit the tanks and tanks of the Kwantung Army Liaoxi Assault Corps in progress.

In the middle of the queue of trucks, "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Smoke rose and balls of fire flashed across the green field.

When entering Liaozhong to set up defenses, Xu Zixiao ordered the artillery to conduct precise measurements on several roads leading to the county seat in western Liaoning. The artillery group set the target and direction of the shelling area in advance. Therefore, the first round of shelling was easy.

It's all-round coverage, shells explode,

The first unlucky ones were the dozens of Kwantung Army tanks, which were shrouded in black smoke. The tanks had their tracks blown off and could only spin in circles. Some were directly hit by several shells, and black smoke immediately appeared.

There was smoke and flames, and to make matters worse, it was blown over and turned over, with its tracks facing upwards.

The artillery regiment of the First Brigade of the Shandong Garrison Area is equipped with artillery with a maximum caliber of one hundred millimeters, which can only be regarded as a medium-caliber artillery. If it is to deal with the Soviet-style "T--34" improved heavy armor tanks equipped by the independent division's armored corps,

Unless a few shells directly hit the track, at most it will immobilize it. But if it penetrates the thick armor, it is absolutely impossible. But against the light tank nicknamed "Little Douding" equipped by the Kwantung Army, it will definitely be a big kill.

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The first round of artillery bombardment blew up dozens of light tanks led by the Liaoxi Assault Corps of the Kwantung Army. Unfortunately, there was also the first detachment following the tank brigade, which was mainly composed of all retired and disabled veterans of the Japanese army.

The detachment is the only unit with the most powerful combat effectiveness in the hands of General Umezu. They were all placed in the Northeast after being injured in the war with the Soviets in the Far East.

Regardless of the fact that these veterans are either missing an arm, are lame, or are blind in one eye, they are all guys who have seen blood on the battlefield and have extremely rich combat experience. The original intention of General Umezu was to use the

The strong combat effectiveness of a detachment, with the cooperation of the tank brigade, takes the lead in order to penetrate the blocking line of the independent division troops, or to entangle the independent division troops when being ambushed to buy time for other detachments.

It was the first detachment that General Umezu had high hopes for, but unfortunately it was attacked by Xu Zixiao's artillery regiment with fixed-azimuth covering artillery. One guy was trapped in the fire net. Although he had rich combat experience, he was like a veteran who had become a master. Listening

After hearing the scream of cannonballs piercing the air, I immediately realized that something was wrong and jumped out of the car to take cover. However, it was too late. Within a radius of more than ten kilometers, there were roaring cannonballs.

Under such intensive bombardment, there were explosive spots everywhere. The quality of individual soldiers and combat experience were all in vain. The unobstructed view of the crop fields could not stop the falling shells, and the shattered shrapnel flying in all directions tore apart these Kwantung Army troops.

The soldiers' bodies were splashed with blood, and the cannonballs fell into the crowd, exploding into a cloud of blood mist. The first detachment suffered numerous casualties, and was beaten into chaos almost instantly.

Xu Zixiao's safest strategy unexpectedly had a miraculous effect. A devastating bombardment shrouded the most elite first detachment of the Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps in gunfire and gunpowder smoke!

A sudden burst of artillery fire ahead in the direction of Liaozhong made the hairs on General Umezu's body, who was marching behind the brigade, explode. Before he could ask what happened, a staff officer ran over panting and said, "Report to the Commander-in-Chief."

Your Excellency, my first detachment and tank brigade were suddenly bombarded from the direction of Liaoxi. According to the report, preliminary judgment is that it should be an independent division!"

"Baga! Stupid pig!" General Umezu roared angrily. He was so angry that he almost vomited blood due to the staff officer's report. The initial judgment was that they were troops of an independent division. Judging from the intensity of the artillery fire, he probably didn't have two regiments.

So many, then the independent division troops in the Liaoxi direction must have at least two brigades.

"Order, the first detachment and the chariot brigade to retreat immediately and divert to the direction of Mandu!" General Umezu shouted the order. If they don't retreat, the scope and scale of the bombardment will cause the first detachment and the chariot brigade to all retreat.

De Yu was shattered outside Liaozhong County. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth and wished he could kill the commander of the first detachment and the chariot brigade with a knife. Why not send a small group of troops to conduct reconnaissance in advance?

The staff officer who reported the report stuttered and replied: "Commander-in-Chief, the enemy's artillery bombardment is too fierce. It is an all-round bombardment. The first detachment and the tank brigade cannot be withdrawn at all!"

General Umezu suddenly slumped down in his chair, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. He realized that the ambush of the independent division troops that he had been alert to had still appeared, and as soon as he took action, the first detachment and the fighting group were killed.

The vehicle group was shrouded in artillery fire. The commander of this independent division was a veteran on the battlefield.

But what I don't understand is why the commander of the independent division did not set up an ambush circle on the Sifangtai and Panjiabao lines, which are most conducive to counterattacks, but chose to conduct his own ambush on the outskirts of Liaozhong County, which is an open area?

"When we left Sujiatun and Yuhong, we were not ambushed. When we passed Sifangtai and Panjiabao, we were not ambushed. However, it happened in Liaozhong, far away from Fengtian. Could it be that it was a trap designed by the commander of the independent division?

It's not an ambush, but the Liaoxi Assault Corps, far away

After leaving Fengtian, take the opportunity to send troops to the rear and cut off my retreat? It is a bigger trap!" At this thought, General Meijin's head "buzzed!" and stars were flying in front of his eyes. He knew that his judgment

It has become a terrible reality!

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