Age of Conquest Reborn

The dark night concealed everything. The Kwantung Army, surrounded by the Western Manchu Combat Group and hundreds of thousands of troops in the Nuruerhu Mountain area, did not sit still and wait for death. After Lieutenant General Tosa concluded the emergency military meeting, various Kwantung Army troops

, and began to move quietly. The seemingly calm surrounding area was like a frozen river. It was calm on the surface, but there was a turbulent undercurrent hidden underneath.

In the dark night, the Kwantung Army troops in the encirclement circle, except for a small number of troops who were ready to be sacrificed, were still holding on to their outdoor positions to confuse the independent division troops on the periphery. The main force quietly began to move.

Teams of Kwantung Army soldiers evacuated their positions quietly and orderly. The actions of hundreds of thousands of soldiers did not alarm the surrounding independent division troops. At least, for the time being, this was the case. The quality of the Kwantung Army soldiers was evident.

Right in the cave, Lieutenant General Tosa was under the flickering dim candlelight, with a solemn look on his face, sitting cross-legged and with his eyes closed, his hands spread out, palms facing up, a command knife wrapped with gold thread, placed across his knees, as if he was doing something.

A pious ceremony, his face was calm, but his heart was uneasy.

This was a gambling breakout operation. Lieutenant General Tosa, the planner of the operation, could not guarantee that the breakout would be successful, but he had to take a gamble anyway. Major General Akutagawa, the chief of staff of the Third Army, stood with complicated eyes.

On the side, although he did not participate in the military meeting just now, he knew the content of the breakout plan. From the bottom of his heart, he was not optimistic about it. The reason was very simple. What Lieutenant General Tosa thought of, could the independent division commander not think of it?

Nearly one million independent division troops tried their best to lay a huge trap, and even spared no effort to drive the Western Manchurian Kwantung Army troops into the mountainous areas. They would consider various situations and break out of the encirclement, which would be even more difficult than climbing to the sky.

But in despair, there is a glimmer of hope. Chief of Staff Akutagawa will not raise any objections.

Seeing Lieutenant General Tosa open his eyes, Chief of Staff Akutagawa said: "Commander, there are still more than five hours before the troops start to break out. Will the headquarters be transferred immediately, rush to the front line, and take command nearby?"

Chief of Staff Akutagawa has his own ideas. The cave where the military headquarters is located is more than 20 kilometers away from Qinglonggou. Once the breakthrough is successful, the independent division troops on the periphery will be alerted, and the entire line will be pressed up immediately. When the time comes...

Being blocked by the independent division troops, maybe, if other troops of the Third Army break out, but the army commander is eliminated by the independent division troops, that would be a big joke, but the following troops are different!

"Akutagawa-kun, I will not leave. I am here, waiting for the good news of a successful breakout. If it fails, this is also the place where I will be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan. In this way, you can lead the headquarters staff and immediately

Rush to the direction of Qinglonggou. Responsible for commanding the troops, just leave me a dozen guards!" Lieutenant General Tosa sighed deeply and calmly ordered.

Isn't this a joke? Your army commander didn't leave, but my chief of staff left. Even if the breakout is successful, once your Lieutenant General Tosa's jade is shattered, I, Akutagawa, will have no good fruit to eat. For the crime of "abandoning the superior officer and running away alone",

It's enough to put people into a state of despair.

Chief of Staff Akutagawa was so angry that his teeth itched. But these words could not be uttered no matter what. Moreover, Lieutenant General Tosa had already made up his mind, and there was no point in trying to persuade him. "Commander, the Third Army Headquarters will not leave you."

, the post is the chief of staff, and where the commander is, the chief of staff should be there, this is common sense!" He said bravely.

Lieutenant General Tosa glanced at his chief of staff with admiration, nodded and said: "Very good, Mr. Akutagawa, it's rare that you have such an idea, so stay here with me and wait for the good news of a successful breakout!"

"

"It's over!" Chief of Staff Akutagawa's head buzzed, and he swallowed unwillingly. This place was more than 20 kilometers away from the breakout direction, and the mountain road was enough for him and this madman to fall into the encirclement of the independent division troops again.

Got it!

Qinglonggou is only a large hole in total. Subtracting the casualties during the day, there are at least more than 300,000 soldiers in the encirclement, who have to break out from Qinglonggou. The surrounding independent division troops can tear this hole open at any time.

If the enemy is blocked again, whether he can escape depends on luck. However, with a distance of more than 20 kilometers, there is obviously no luck in escape. Of course, the premise of all this is based on the success of the breakthrough!

Chief of Staff Akutagawa could only scream in his heart that it was bad luck. He had no choice but to stay in the cave with this madman commander and beg for good luck, right?

It was already dark at the red stone lazi of Nuruerhu Mountain, where the Western Manchuria War Zone Headquarters is located. Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao were not sleepy at all. Both of them had been fighting for days and nights without sleeping.

Do you know why? For a long time, the two of them were silent. They seemed to be thinking about something?

Sun Zhenbang walked around the tent a few times with his hands behind his back. He looked at Yuan Jinghao, who was touching his chin thoughtfully, and said: "Commander Yuan, I don't know why, but I have an uneasy feeling in my heart. I'm afraid that tonight, something will happen."

What big thing happened?"

Yuan Jinghao's eyes immediately swept over, "Tell me how you feel!"

"It's too quiet!" Sun Zhenbang stopped and said, "It's abnormally quiet. It stands to reason that when our troops stop attacking at night, isn't it a good opportunity for the Kwantung Army troops in the encirclement to race against time to repair the fortifications? Hundreds of thousands of little Japs

If we move together, how much noise will there be? But listen, it will be quieter than when all the damn ones are dead!"

"I also have the same feeling. Being surrounded by us, being so quiet is unreasonable. If something goes wrong, it must be a monster. But the frontline troops did not report any unusual behavior by the Kwantung Army!" Yuan Jinghao said distressedly

.

"No, no matter what kind of bezoar dog treasure is in the little devil's belly, we have to dig it out and take a look! In one word, we can't let the little devil go away!" Sun Zhenbang looked at Yuan Jinghao with bright eyes.

"Commander Sun, what are you going to do?" Yuan Jinghao stood up and asked.

"Hit him?" Sun Zhenbang said fiercely.

"Come with me and think about it. I think it will work. If you fight it, you will understand everything! No matter how hard it is, it will exhaust the physical and mental strength of the Kwantung Army soldiers!" Yuan Jinghao certainly agreed.

"How do you plan to fight?" Sun Zhenbang asked.

"Immediately pull up the heavy artillery troops behind, the self-propelled artillery troops and tank troops, approach the Kwantung Army's position, and conduct an all-round artillery bombardment at different levels. It is required to expand the scope of the bombardment as much as possible. We can attack indiscriminately, and sometimes we can even hit the target in an awkward manner!"

Yuan Jinghao answered clearly with confidence.

Sun Zhenbang was happy, "You really have it. I think it will work. Let's do it like this. Two hours later, there will be a sudden shelling. Anyway, the shells fell into the encirclement. No matter what, they also fell on the heads of the little devils. By the way,

Have reinforcements been sent out to block the blocking troops in the southern mountainous areas?"

"We set off three hours ago. Two brigades were transferred from the left and right wings, and they were under the command of Han Guangqi, deputy chief of staff of the theater headquarters! However, I am afraid that the heavy equipment belonging to each brigade will not be in place until later. The roads in the mountainous areas

, it’s really annoying!” Yuan Jinghao said.

Sun Zhenbang was obviously very relieved, "That's good. I always feel that the uneasiness between the two of us should be accurate. The little Japs in the encirclement will definitely not wait to be killed. The southern mountainous area is the key direction. If reinforcements are sent up, it will be safe."

Some!"

Yuan Jinghao suddenly remembered and said: "Also, I exchanged telegrams with Liu Cuigang and Le Yiqin of the aviation force. The two of them fully supported the actions of our troops. They were in Wafangdian, Gaizhou, and Fuye City in the Liaodong Peninsula.

Field airports in Shuangtai and other places each have two night-flying bomber regiments and one night-flying fighter regiment, which can take off at any time. It will take less than an hour to reach the battlefield in Nuruerhu Mountain, and we are guaranteed to be on call!"

"It's done!" Sun Zhenbang shouted, turned his head, saw Chief of Staff Jing Zhanqi coming in, and immediately said: "Chief of Staff Jing, you came just in time. Immediately issue orders from the theater headquarters to all artillery units to remove the southern mountainous area to block the attack.

Except for the artillery of the army, all the artillery groups in the other three directions immediately moved forward. Three hours later, they launched an unrestricted and untargeted artillery bombardment on the Kwantung Army positions in the encirclement. The bombardment time was for forty minutes!

"

Just as Jing Zhanqi entered the tent, Sun Zhenbang made a crackling call, which made him a little confused, especially when he heard about unrestricted and untargeted bombardment.

Has the position been shelled?" He asked strangely, what's the matter? As the chief of staff of the theater, he must also figure out the reason for the shelling. Damn it, all the artillery units in the theater have to move forward, which is not a simple matter.

Sun Zhenbang waved his hand and said: "Commander Yuan will explain the specific reasons to you in a moment. Also, immediately contact the Seoul ground air command of the aviation force. In an hour, please dispatch all night flight groups to attack the Kanto area within the Nuruerhu Mountain Encirclement."

Army troops and carry out large-scale bombing!"

Jing Zhanqi looked at Yuan Jinghao. Yuan Jinghao smiled and said, "This is the sudden decision Commander Sun and I made just now. Let's go and issue the order immediately. I will discuss the reason with you in detail when you come back!"

On the same night, the two commanders of the Western Manchuria Theater of the Independent Division, relying on their years of battlefield experience and intuition, made a very correct and important decision. In order to solve the source of inner uneasiness, they used all the artillery units in the theater.

Carry out a large-scale artillery bombardment against the Kwantung Army within the encirclement, and also enlist aviation assistance.

After the Battle of Western Manchuria, Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao stood on the battlefield full of bomb craters, both feeling grateful for the decision made that night.

As for the reason, it is very simple. The two of them did not know the breakout plan of Lieutenant General Tosa, the commander of the Kwantung Army's Third Army, but as Yuan Jinghao said, "An unexpected hit is a surprise!"

(To be continued)