Age of Conquest Reborn

A boundary monument is erected on a mountain ridge. To the north is Canada, and to the south a few steps ahead is the western United States. To the east is Major General Zhao Yi, commander of the 1st Brigade. He is stepping on the base of the boundary monument and looking down at the map. Below the ridge,

On the highway, the convoy of the First Brigade roared past and poured into the United States.

"Chief of Staff, is there any news from the reconnaissance camp?" Zhao Yi asked Duan Yihong, the brigade chief of staff.

Duan Yihong shook his head and replied: "Brigadier Commander, the reconnaissance battalion penetrated deep into the United States two days ago, but so far, no intelligence has been transmitted!"

"Oh?" Zhao Yi frowned slightly and said, "By the way, how far is our brigade's current location from Everett?"

"There are still about fifty kilometers. According to the current marching speed of the troops, the first avant-garde regiment will reach the outskirts of Everett in more than two hours!" Duan Yihong replied.

Zhao Yi pondered for a moment and said: "Order the troops to stop advancing and camp on the spot. We will not leave today!"

"Why?" Duan Yihong was puzzled, "According to the intelligence we had before, the front was just a brigade of the 131st Division of the Little Japanese. There were 10,000 Japanese soldiers. Let's press the whole brigade up. We can't annihilate them all.

Can you surround me? Your troops are very fast!"

Zhao Yi felt unhappy and said impatiently: "Why didn't you read yesterday's enemy situation report from the headquarters? The Italian Third Army has reached the line from Everett to Spokane. It has a force of more than 50,000 people.

In addition to the little Japs, how many there are, and the enemy's defense situation is unknown, our first brigade has reached the front of the entire army, and we are alone in going deep. You still want to fight Everett, are you not afraid of dying?"

Duan Yihong was so happy that he laughed at himself: "Just thinking about advancing, I forgot about this!"

On a mountain peak not far from the road passed by the 1st Brigade, several scouts from the Italian Third Army put down their telescopes, muttered for a while, and reported what they saw to the military headquarters via the radio. Of course.

The Italian scouts did not have the courage to follow the squadron all the way to monitor. After the reconnaissance mission was completed, several Italian scouts hurriedly withdrew. Not long after they left, the first brigade began to camp on the spot.

Lieutenant General Magsilotti, commander of the Italian Third Army, who received the reconnaissance information, shook his head very dissatisfied and said to the chief of staff, Major General Charbert: "How come the squadron only has a brigade of more than 15,000 soldiers?"

Man. I have prepared such a big trap. If it is just to annihilate so few Chinese soldiers, the gain outweighs the loss!"

"Mr. Commander, don't be anxious. Maybe the reconnaissance troops in other directions will receive information soon. However, in my personal opinion, the result of annihilating a brigade of the squadron is quite good. Is it a record?"

"Chief of Staff Charbert comforted.

Lieutenant General Magsilotti was speechless. Apparently he did not take the Chief of Staff's comfort seriously.

At night, Zhao Yi, the commander of the first brigade who was anxiously waiting for the intelligence from the reconnaissance camp, held a candle in the tent. Looking at the large military map carefully, the brigade chief of staff, Colonel Duan Yihong, hurriedly opened the tent curtain and came in, excitedly saying: "The brigade

Commander, the reconnaissance battalion commander Liu Guangxin sent back the latest reconnaissance information!"

Zhao Yi raised his eyebrows and hurriedly received the telegram, "Brigade headquarters, the reconnaissance battalion reported that our battalion went deep into the line from Everett to Spokane to conduct reconnaissance on the Japanese positions. It was learned that all Japanese troops currently defending there have withdrawn.

To Salem!”

"The defense of the original Japanese positions was taken over by the Third Army of the Italian Asian Expeditionary Force. The Italian Army's defense situation was roughly as follows. The 29th Infantry Division defended the front line positions from Everett east to Yakima, and the 31st Infantry Division

The division defends the front-line positions from Spokane west to Yakima. Its 35th Infantry Division, as well as a tank brigade and an artillery brigade are the second-line troops, with a total strength of more than 50,000 people!"

"The junction of the two Italian divisions' defense lines on the front line is Yakima. After personally going deep into Yakima for close reconnaissance, I found that Yakima is the weakest part of the Italian defense line, with only one infantry regiment in strength, so it is suitable for use as an army.

The breakthrough! The commander of the Italian Third Army is Lieutenant General Magsilotti.”

After reading the intelligence, Zhao Yi said nothing. He held a candle and found the location of Yakima on the map. Then, he put a big question mark on it, turned around and asked: "Chief of Staff, what do you think of this intelligence? Especially Yakima."

What is the defensive situation of the Italian army in Kima?"

Duan Yihong touched his chin and replied with a smile: "Brigadier, there is something fishy here. It is said that the Italian army has sufficient strength. There is no reason why the defensive strength in the Yakima area is so empty that there is only one infantry regiment, especially two

The junction of division positions has always been a key defensive location, and it looks like it was left out intentionally!"

"How smart!" Zhao Yi said with a smile: "Immediately report this information to the deputy division commander, along with our opinions, and report the current position of our brigade to the headquarters!"

On the outskirts of Kamloops in Canada, Liu Tiehan's temporary headquarters is located here, which is only more than 20 kilometers away from the city of Kamloops. Originally, this city on the southern border of Canada was the target to be captured, but since

After the Canadian government cooperated quite a lot, the Canadian local garrison troops did not stop them wherever the East Command troops went, and Liu Tiehan was too embarrassed to attack cities and seize territory again.

After the East Finger troops entered the area south of British Columbia, the attitude of the Canadians changed suddenly. They no longer regarded the East Finger troops as invaders. Instead, they regarded the East Finger troops as friendly troops passing by.

Welcome, but before arriving at the place, local leading figures will inevitably come out to express condolences to the troops. No, the condolence delegation of the Kamloops Municipal Council has just been sent away.

Liu Tiehan looked at the pile of gifts piled in the tent, smiled and said to Chief of Staff Yang Ketian: "Ketian, I can't afford these foreign goods, especially this foreign wine. I really can't drink it. They are all cheap for you guys."

Young man!"

Yang Ketian was happy and replied: "Sir, these foreign goods are good things. Look at this bottle of wine, which has been collected for at least thirty years..."

"Report!" A reporting voice interrupted Yang Ketian's words, "Come in!" He shouted towards the outside.

A communications staff officer came in and said, "Report to the division commander and chief of staff, we just received an urgent message from Brigadier Zhao of the First Brigade!"

Liu Tiehan took the telegram, read it carefully, and then handed it to Yang Ketian silently, "Deputy division commander, this is interesting!" he said thoughtfully.

"Tell me about it!" Liu Tiehan asked.

Yang Ketian was not polite and said: "The Italian army's three infantry divisions, one tank brigade and one artillery brigade are deployed in an inverted shape. They are placed in Yakima, the junction of the two forward divisions' defense lines.

Very rarely, this Lieutenant General Magsilotti wants to set a trap for us. Brigadier Zhao’s judgment is correct. It is obvious that the Italian commander wants to surround us in Yakima!"

"Can the more than 20,000 Japanese troops who retreated to Salem stay out of the incident?" Liu Tiehan then asked.

Yang Ketian's eyes flashed with a cunning light, and he asked: "Deputy division commander, if you are that Lieutenant General Magsilotti, you know that the enemy has more than 400,000 troops coming to kill you, but you only have more than 50,000 troops.

Under such circumstances, wouldn’t it be better to leave more than 20,000 people alone?”

"You are the only one who is smart!" Liu Tiehan scolded with a smile and said: "It is certain that the Italians set a trap in Yakima. They just want to put a few brigades of our leading troops in and then surround them. The one who is attached to the second line

The 35th Italian Infantry Division, a tank brigade, and an artillery brigade are the main assault forces, and I can be sure that the Japanese 131st Division, which retreated to Salem, will take the lead!

"Deputy Commander, how do you plan to fight?" Yang Ketian asked.

"If you know the trap, then break the Italian conspiracy and defeat the ten groups with one force!" Liu Tiehan smiled coldly and said: "Ke Tian, ​​record the following combat orders, the first brigade, the second brigade and the third brigade of the vanguard.

The Third Brigade, as well as the 1st and 2nd Tank Brigades, immediately moved toward Everett, and the 4th, 5th, and 6th Brigades, as well as the 3rd and 4th Tank Brigades immediately moved toward Spokane.

, be sure to complete preparations for the attack on Everett and Spokane within forty-eight hours!"

"The 7th to 12th brigades in the center, as well as the 5th to 8th tank brigades, accelerated their advance, quickly approached Yakima, and completed preparations for the attack on Yakima, and on the attack from Everett to Spokane

The all-out attack on the front-line Italian army positions is scheduled for forty-eight hours later, and the command headquarters will follow the center troops!"

"The troops that broke through Yakima and the rest of the troops, after the battle started, quickly passed through the Yakima breakthrough and attacked the follow-up Italian troops on the Salem front line!"

Yang Ketian quickly conveyed the order, and then said with a grin: "Deputy division commander, you are very ruthless. You have invested six mechanized infantry brigades with more than 100,000 troops in the direction of Yakima, together with four tank brigades.

More than a thousand tanks are enough for the Italians to drink a pot!"

"Since Magsilotti, the commander of the Third Army of the Italian Army, has set a trap for us and wants to make dumplings for our vanguard, then give him a big stuffing to suffocate him to death!" Liu Tiehan said with cold eyes.

: "A hundred thousand troops were invested in the attack in the Yakima direction, plus more than two hundred thousand troops in the follow-up, not just for the more than 50,000 Italian soldiers, but also for the more than 20,000 little Japs!"

"After taking the opportunity to break through Yakima, the troops did not pause and quickly attacked the Salem line. They could capture the Italian Fifth Army wherever they could. After this battle, there were not many Italian troops left in the western United States. Then

, concentrate on annihilating the Japanese troops in the area, maybe you and I can catch up with the battle to attack the little Japanese's lair!"

Yang Ketian touched his forehead and sighed: "Deputy Commander, I found that you are more ruthless than the division commander. The commander of the Italian Third Army named Magsilotti is unlucky when he meets you! What kind of tactics are you playing in front of you?

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"Stop talking so much, notify the headquarters immediately to set off!" Liu Tiehan said with a smile.

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