Age of Conquest Reborn

For Lieutenant General Magsilotti, commander of the Third Army of the Italian Asian Expeditionary Force, these two days were full of expectations and suffering. A steady stream of intelligence obtained by the scouts was collected into the military headquarters.

Everything seemed to be developing according to his vision. The leading troops of the Chinese Army, with a total of three brigades and nearly 50,000 people, were approaching Yakima and were digging into the pockets they had set.

At the same time, traces of the squadron were found in the directions of Everett and Spokane. Lieutenant General Magsilotti was quite proud of this, believing that the changes on the battlefield were all expected. Two days later

At dusk, the Italian troops defending Everett and Spokane were violently attacked by the Chinese Army.

After receiving the report, Lieutenant General Magsilotti was very calm and issued orders to the commanders of the 29th Division and the 31st Division to hold on. The focus of this battle was the Yakima trap. The troops on the left and right flanks

, as long as the attacking Chinese team is contained and prevented from

Just reinforce in the direction of Yakima. At the same time, more than 20,000 Japanese troops from the 131st Division arrived in Yakima with Italian-style equipment under the command of the division commander, Lieutenant General Yokoyama.

The positions on the left bank of the Snake River on the right wing were responsible for the first round of assault missions.

Two hours after the battle started, General Liu Tiehan, deputy division commander and commander of the East Point Force, led members of the headquarters to Kosla, just north of Yakima, and set up the headquarters here, which is only twenty years away from Yakima.

For more than a kilometer, one could clearly hear the fierce sound of artillery coming from the front line.

"Ketian, ask the troops how the attack on Everett and Spokane is going?" Liu Tiehan said to Chief of Staff Yang Ketian after walking into the temporary tent.

Yang Ketian arrived in Kosla a few hours earlier than Liu Tiehan and had already grasped the situation on the front line. He replied: "Deputy division commander, the troops attacking Everett on the left. After continuously breaking through the outer positions, they have already attacked the 29th Italian Division.

A situation of encirclement has formed. According to the orders of the headquarters, the resistance of the Italian army is being gradually eliminated."

"The troops attacking Spokane on the right, the Sixth Brigade and the Fourth Tank Brigade, after detouring from Cordaland, have also completed the encirclement of the Italian Thirty-first Division. The two infantry brigades and two tanks attacking from the front

The brigade is approaching the outskirts of the city!"

"What's going on in the direction of Yakima?" Liu Tiehan was still more concerned about this.

Yang Ketian was happy and replied: "Deputy Commander, there is no movement. That Lieutenant General Magsilotti seems determined to give us a big loss. Regarding the unfavorable situation in Everett and Spokane,

Unmoved, in addition, according to the intelligence obtained by reconnaissance, the Japanese 131st Division is deployed on the left bank of the Snake River on Yakima's right wing. You are really right. The Italians are not

The Japanese will be able to enjoy the fruits of their labor!"

"Okay!" Liu Tiehan slapped the shell box with his big hand and said: "Order. The attack on Yakima begins immediately. The offensive troops are divided into three groups. Each group has two infantry brigades and a tank brigade, which will burst the belly of the Italians.

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"The attack rhythm is as follows. The 11th and 12th brigades on Yakima's right wing and the 8th Tank Brigade, after breaking into Yakima, immediately turn to the right wing to attack. First, they will eat up the Japanese 131st Division.

The 7th and 8th brigades on the left wing of Yakima and the 7th tank brigade detoured to the flank of the 35th Italian Division to attack, and the 9th and 10th brigades, as well as the 5th and 6th tank brigades, attacked in the center.

.Launch a frontal attack on the 35th Italian Division!"

On a high ground fifteen kilometers south of Yakima, Lieutenant General Magsilotti set up his military headquarters here. The geographical location here is excellent. It is condescending and has a wide field of vision. He can overlook the entire Yakima battlefield.

Personally command the 35th Infantry Division on the second line, as well as a tank brigade and an artillery brigade. This is also the main assault force to encircle and annihilate the squadron that got into the pocket.

"Reporting to Mr. Commander, the Chinese ** team has begun to attack Yakima!" a communications staff officer reported.

Lieutenant General Magsilotti asked calmly: "How many troops did the Chinese dispatch?"

"According to the report of Major General Pichet, commander of the 35th Division, there are about three brigades with more than 50,000 men! And a large number of Chinese tanks were found!" the communications staff member replied.

"Yes!" Lieutenant General Magsilotti nodded with satisfaction and issued the order: "Order the Japanese 131st Division to immediately move in the direction of Yakima, wait for orders, and attack the squadron at any time.

Launch an attack on the right wing! Order the artillery brigade to prepare for artillery fire, so that the Chinese tanks will be caught in a sea of ​​​​fire!" Then, he elegantly got half a glass of champagne and tasted it with gusto.

The commander of the Hengshan Division who received the order didn't know why, but he was unsure. He was a professional soldier who had been fighting for many years, and had been stationed in the northwest of the United States for a long time. He was not sure about the front-line defense from Everett to Spokane.

He knew the situation of the position very well, and based on instinct, he felt that something was not quite right about the situation on the battlefield.

If the China Independent Division troops want to break through, there are three assault directions in the defensive positions from Everett to Spokane, and Yakima is one of them. However, the battle between Everett and Spokane is filled with smoke.

, but there was no movement in the direction of Yakima, which was weird in itself.

Lieutenant General Yokoyama believed that based on his understanding of the China Independent Division, their commander would not be so foolish as to attack Everett and Spokane, which were heavily defended by Italian troops, while attacking Asia, which was weakly defended.

Kima, no action.

There are two possibilities. One is that the Chinese saw through the trick of the bully Lieutenant General Magsilotti and were not fooled. The other is that the commander of the China Independent Division is brewing a conspiracy to gather troops to capture Egypt first.

Fleet and Spokane then made a concentric attack, launching a two-sided attack, and he was convinced that there were still a large number of independent division troops gathering on the northern front of Yakima, which was a three-sided attack.

No matter whether it is attacked from several sides, the current position of the 131st Division is always in the middle. "Reporting to the division commander, after receiving the order from the Italians, the China Independent Division troops began to attack Yakima.

Order our division to move to the right wing of Yakima immediately!" Just when the Yokoyama division commander was feeling uneasy, the chief of staff ran over and reported.

"Oh! The Chinese have finally begun to attack Yakima!" Lieutenant General Yokoyama received the telegram suspiciously and continued to ask: "How many troops are there?"

The chief of staff replied: "According to the intelligence passed by the Italians, the China Independent Division attacking Yakima has approximately three brigades and more than 50,000 troops. In addition, there are three tank brigades!"

Lieutenant General Hengshan's scalp was numb. His own division plus an Italian infantry division had a total strength of only more than 50,000 people. He still had to surround and annihilate more than 50,000 Chinese soldiers. This was a bit suspenseful when he thought about it.

, if there is a fight in the direction of Yakima, don't expect to get reinforcements from the Italian troops in the direction of Everett and Spokane, they are under attack!

Fifty thousand people surrounded fifty thousand people. That is to say, the Italians have such great courage. Lieutenant General Hengshan was speechless. But now that the 131st Division has joined the battlefield, it is impossible to escape. What's more, the Italians are also

If you won’t agree, forget it, just go ahead and do it!

The battle to attack Yakima began. More than a thousand tanks from four East Point tank brigades formed a three-way armored assault group. More than a thousand large-caliber artillery pieces from three artillery brigades poured tens of thousands of rounds into the defense of Yakima.

Facing the powerful firepower of the East Point troops, a regiment of Ma's Italian army did not even have to withstand a round, and disappeared in the torrent of artillery fire and armor in the blink of an eye!

The Italian army's defense line in Yakima was instantly opened, and the three-pronged attacking troops from the east were like three sharp knives, fiercely thrusting in. Nearly 100,000 troops and more than 1,000 tanks instantly wiped out the enemy.

The encirclement designed by Lieutenant General Siloti was broken.

"Reporting to Mr. Commander, the latest battle situation in the direction of Yakima!" the communications staff officer looked very wrong and reported to Lieutenant General Magsilotti, who was still elegantly sipping champagne.

"Read!" Lieutenant General Magsilotti still did not open his eyes.

"Mr. Commander, one of our regiments in Yakima has been completely wiped out. The latest intelligence shows that the Chinese troops attacking Yakima were not three brigades, but six brigades with nearly 100,000 troops. There are still

There are more than a thousand tanks, now, attack from three directions!"

"What?" Lieutenant General Magsilotti jumped up suddenly, and the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground. Even the stupidest person can understand that the situation on the battlefield is terrible. The encirclement he designed is aimed at encircling the enemy.

More than 50,000 people went to the ** team, but now there are nearly 100,000 Chinese soldiers and more than 1,000 tanks. The current strength of my own troops plus the Japanese is only over 50,000.

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They are still surrounding the Chinese ** troops. It is God's blessing that they are not counter-surrounded. "Damn intelligence!" Lieutenant General Magsilotti's face turned livid and he cursed fiercely. In his heart, he had already sentenced the leader of the military intelligence department to death.

If he had known that so many Chinese troops were coming, why would he have fought an encirclement war? He would have quickly withdrawn to the Salem front line and joined forces with the Fifth Army.

The situation on the battlefield was beyond his control. Lieutenant General Magsilotti rushed out of the tent. In the vast darkness of the night, even without a telescope, he could see the entire Yakima battlefield. There were shells exploding everywhere.

Then the flash of fire and the roar of cannons got closer and closer.

"Boom! Boom! - Boom!" More than a dozen large-caliber artillery shells landed not far away with a scream, and the shock wave hit his face. Lieutenant General Magsilotti was shocked and realized

My situation is very dangerous. The Chinese *** team is splitting up and encircling me in the direction of the 35th Infantry Division. Maybe it will not be long before they hit my position. The thought of becoming a prisoner of the Chinese,

His calves began to tremble.

"Mr. Commander, our campaign attempt to encircle the Chinese ** Corps in Yakima is no longer possible. Now, we are facing a counter-encirclement by the Chinese ** Corps. The situation is very dangerous!" Major General Charbert, Chief of Staff of the Army

, a trembling voice sounded behind him.

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