Age of Conquest Reborn

The "accidental attack" was nothing more than a coincidence. At about 12 o'clock in the evening, under the order of the theater headquarters, the independent division's artillery groups in the east, north, and west directions of the Western Manchuria combat troops, which had moved their positions forward overnight, were all in place.

After more than an hour of intense preparation, the artillery position was constructed. Then, in the dark night, the black muzzle slowly raised and pointed toward the encirclement.

At this time, a large number of Kwantung Army troops who were gathering in the direction of Qinglonggou were still on their way to the assembly point. Opposite the Wang Qingshan Department of the First Brigade of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps on the blocking line in the southern mountainous area, two field troops

The Japanese artillery unit of the artillery brigade was also ready to fire at any time, but the brigade commander Wang Qingshan had no knowledge of all this.

At about 1:30 in the morning, reports of the preparations of various artillery groups arrived at the theater headquarters one after another. Sun Zhenbang clasped his hands a few times, with a burning light in his eyes, and said to Yuan Jinghao: "Commander Yuan, you should give the order.

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Yuan Jinghao smiled and was not polite, and said to Jing Zhanqi, the chief of staff of the theater: "Chief of Staff Jing, give the order, let's start!"

The quiet night was no longer silent. A loud thunder-like sound suddenly exploded. In the dark night, the earth was shaking violently. The supreme commander of the Western Manchuria region of the Kwantung Army and the commander of the Third Army had already finished his prayers.

Lieutenant General Guan Tosa was startled by the violent explosion. He hurriedly looked at his watch. It was only about 1:30 in the morning. There was still an hour and a half before the scheduled breakout time. Why did the bombardment start?

"Chief of Staff Akutagawa, what's going on? The scheduled breakout time has not yet come, so why are there gunfire? Who gave the order to fire the artillery in advance?" Lieutenant General Tosa asked with a fierce look in his eyes and a fierce voice.

Chief of Staff Akutagawa was also confused. He ordered the artillery in the direction of Qinglonggou to fire without authorization. That was a sin of losing his head. Now, at least one-half of the troops are on the way to assemble. "Report to the commander, except for you and

No one in the military headquarters outside the staff has this potential and courage! The staff did not issue such an order at all!" Seeing the almost cannibalistic look in Lieutenant General Tosa's eyes, he answered hurriedly in defense.

"Huh?" Lieutenant General Tosa glanced at his chief of staff suspiciously and believed what he said, "He doesn't have the courage!" He did not give an order to fire. Neither did Chief of Staff Akutagawa, nor did several other army commanders.

, unable to command his own field artillery brigade, where did the sound of artillery come from?

"Could it be...?" Lieutenant General Tosa's face changed drastically. He hurriedly ran to the entrance of the cave. As soon as he came out of the cave, he was stunned by what he saw. In the dark night, it was like a meteor shower.

The shells, dragging their shining tail flames, cut through the night sky with an ear-piercing scream. They plunged towards the ground and looked over from where they stood. There were flames after the shells exploded everywhere.

In the firelight, there were unprepared Kwantung Army soldiers, running in panic. Farther away, bursts of fire flashed on and off, reflecting half of the sky. Lieutenant General Tosa, who had experienced battles for a long time, knew that it was a big fire.

When the large-scale artillery group was bombarding, the muzzle of the gun fired, and it was not just in one direction. Except for the south, where there was no movement, the same was true in the other three directions.

Lieutenant General Tosa immediately understood what had happened. "The plan was exposed. The secret breakout operation was noticed by the independent division troops!" His head went blank with a "buzz!" and cold sweat flowed down uncontrollably.

He fell to the ground, and the protruding rocks caused severe pain as if his tailbone was broken.

Chief of Staff Akutagawa, who was following behind, was also stunned. The shells flying in the sky dazzled his eyes. He pointed at the flash of light exploding everywhere and stuttered: "Commander, this, this..."

For a moment, he forgot to pick up Lieutenant General Tosa who fell to the ground.

I don't know where the energy came from. Lieutenant General Tosa stood up. In the firelight caused by the explosion of the artillery shell, his face was ashen and ugly, with a desperate light in his eyes. He grabbed Chief of Staff Akutagawa by the neck.

Zi, shouted hysterically: "Baga! You still don't understand, our actions have been exposed, hurry up! Immediately order the artillery in the direction of Qinglonggou to shell the blocking position of the independent division immediately, hurry up!"

The heavy artillery groups and large-caliber heavy artillery from three directions of the participating troops in the Western Manchuria Theater continued to pour artillery shells into the encirclement. The artillery group composed of tanks and self-propelled artillery, accompanied by a large number of infantry, used high mobility to reach the Kanto area.

The heavy artillery group conducted close-in artillery bombardment near the military position, while the tank and self-propelled artillery groups that bombarded with purpose immediately discovered a problem.

In the temporary field fortifications built by the Kwantung Army, the number of defensive Kwantung Army soldiers was extremely small. Through the light of the exploding artillery shells, the infantry commanders immediately noticed an abnormal situation. The artillery shells seemed to have fallen on the ground where there were no Kwantung Army soldiers to defend them.

On the position, these infantry commanders were all veterans from the battlefield. Their minds worked very quickly and they immediately reported the situation to the theater headquarters.

"Bah!" Sun Zhenbang slapped the telegram on the shell box, "Commander Yuan, no wonder I'm so restless. The Japs must be breaking out, hahaha! It's just the right time, so it's unlucky for the Japs. The shells are not in vain.

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Yuan Jinghao frowned and said unhurriedly: "Commander Sun, it is basically certain that the Kwantung Army troops in the encirclement have made a breakout move, and the focus is concentrated in the southern mountainous area. Our shelling has disrupted the Kwantung Army.

Regarding the military deployment, I think it’s time to dispatch the night flight fleet of the aviation force. The focus of the bombing should be on the blocking line in the southern mountainous area. If everything goes well, we can launch a general offensive tomorrow evening!"

"Sure!" Sun Zhenbang affirmed, "It's up to you, Commander Yuan, to handle the matter of contacting the aviation force!"

"Communications staff officer!" Sun Zhenbang turned around and shouted: "Immediately send a telegram to Deputy Chief of Staff Han to remind him to pay attention to the Kwantung Army's breakout and inquire about the battlefield situation!"

Perhaps it was the intuition brought by many years of military service and the battlefield. Major General Wang Qingshan, commander of the 1st Brigade of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps guarding the front line of Qinglonggou in the Nuruerhu Mountains, sent away Han Guangqi, deputy chief of staff of the theater, and returned to the brigade headquarters.

don't know why

, just feeling uneasy, he lay on the lookout hole of the shelter, looking at the dark night in the north direction of Qinglong Valley, and the vague outline of the mountains in the night. He muttered to himself, "Damn it, why do you feel like tonight?"

What’s going to happen up there?”

Everything was normal, but Wang Qingshan thought for a while and still issued the order. In addition to leaving a small number of troops on the ground to monitor the movements of the Kwantung Army troops in the encirclement, each regiment left one battalion of troops and entered the underground shelter.

and anti-gun holes, the remaining three battalions immediately retreated to the second line of defense!

Then, Wang Qingshan picked up the phone again and asked to call the artillery group, "Heavy artillery group? I am Wang Qingshan, ordering the heavy artillery group not to sleep tonight and prepare for battle all night long. Also, once the little Japanese attack us,

After the artillery position is opened, the heavy artillery group will immediately knock out the little Japanese artillery position no matter what the cost!"

"...What? Provide fire support for the blocking position! I don't understand. You don't have to worry about it. Just keep an eye on it. If the little devil's second round of artillery shells falls on the forward position, Wu Xujiang, you

Do you know the consequences?"

Colonel Wu Xujiang, commander of the 1st Brigade Artillery and Heavy Artillery Regiment and commander of the brigade artillery group, couldn't help grinning and said hurriedly: "It's the brigade commander, obey the order!"

After a slight pause, Wu Xujiang said again: "Brigadier, are you too nervous? We fought all day during the day and we didn't see any artillery from the Japs. At this late hour, the Japs can still do tricks and create a bunch of artillery."

Artillery coming? Brigadier, I have a suggestion. Otherwise, just leave two heavy artillery battalions on duty, while the other battalions rest. After fighting for a whole day, the soldiers will be exhausted..."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Qingshan on the other end of the phone immediately exploded and roared: "Wu Xujiang, arrogant soldiers will be defeated, do you understand? I am neurotic, and I also tell you that I would rather be neurotic than negligent.

Being careless, no matter how hard you work, is better than being blown to the head by a kid's cannonball. If nothing happens tonight, I will be the brigade commander!"

Before Wu Xujiang could explain, "Bang!" The phone on the other end was put down. Wu Xujiang looked at the receiver and smiled bitterly. The brigade commander had such a hot temper. He did not dare to compromise when executing orders.

In the early hours of the morning, Wang Qingshan, who was lying in his clothes, had just passed away when a sound of shaking explosions came from a distance, which immediately woke him up. He opened the coat covering his body with a "Whoop!"

Lie down on the lookout hole and observe the situation.

In the pitch-black night, the northern sky was illuminated red by the fire of exploding artillery shells. Wang Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief, "It was not the little Japs who fired the artillery, but our troops shelled the little Japs in the encirclement!"

"That's not right!" Wang Qingshan reacted immediately. The order for the general offensive has not yet been issued, and the blocking troops in the southern mountainous area have not received any orders. Why did the theater command order the shelling at night? It's not normal!

Just as he was about to leave the observation hole and call Deputy Chief of Staff Han, he saw a burst of fire suddenly flashing in the darkness of the night from the north of Qinglong Valley. Immediately, countless bright spots flew over the sky and covered the sky, with screams all of a sudden.

The sound approached, and a loud thunder-like sound was mixed into the original loud sound!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" A series of artillery shells landed on the head of the brigade headquarters' shelter, causing the soil to "swirly" fall down. "Damn it!" Wang Qingshan cursed, "The little devil really has a trick up his sleeve.

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Just as the artillery shells of the Kwantung Army artillery group landed on the first brigade position, less than two minutes later, the scream of artillery shells piercing the air was heard from behind the position, "Wu Xujiang's reaction is not bad!" Wang

Qingshan's heart suddenly fell to the ground, and the brigade's heavy artillery group began to fight back!

After thinking for a while, Wang Qingshan walked towards a telephone.

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