Age of Conquest Reborn

Artillery fire reddened the sky in the northern part of Kyushu Island, and the continuous sound of explosions echoed in the night air. When the few remaining Japanese soldiers broke through the heavy fire net and could see the division's positions, they greeted

Their direct fire from tank guns, shells fired from thousands of mortars, raindrop-like bullets from heavy machine guns, and bombs poured down by bombers turned the Japanese counterattack into a bloody massacre.

Seeing that he was approaching the position of the China Division, but was blocked by fire, Lieutenant General Shirakawa became anxious and ordered the artillery of the headquarters to immediately destroy the position of the China Division at all costs. The Japanese artillery fired, and the shells fell on the position of tanks.

However, because the position was not accurate yet, the losses caused to the Niangziguan garrison troops were minimal.

Without waiting for the Japanese artillery to adjust its bombardment direction, the heavy artillery group prepared by Zhang Hansheng immediately began to suppress the artillery fire. Immediately, the warship's large-caliber naval guns also invested in the bombardment of the Japanese artillery position. Almost instantly,

The Japanese artillerymen who were conducting test firings were completely destroyed. The position was filled with smoke and flashing fire.

The battlefield in the northern part of Kyushu Island was filled with blood and flesh. Looking from Feng Jiwu's position, half of the sky was red. This made him very worried. He had already received intelligence that the Japanese defense force on Kyushu Island was about 200,000 people. 2≮

Right, Zhang Hansheng has more than 70,000 people

, the difference in strength was nearly three times, and they had not yet established a firm foothold. After thinking about it, they called Zhang Hansheng, "Hansheng, how are you, can you still support it? Do you need to send more reinforcements? Good guy, listen.

It’s more lively than the fight here!”

Zhang Hansheng was happy and replied very easily: "Commander, I have bombers in the sky, cannons on the ground, and warships at sea. I have a three-dimensional fire network on land, sea, and air. I only defend but not attack. I am attacking with firepower advantage. How many little devils do we have?"

Just take away as much as you can, I hope the little devil is stupid and strikes back a few more times!"

Feng Jiwu laughed and said hello: "Okay, okay! I don't have to worry about you anymore. The second echelon, under the command of Deputy Commander Ma Chaoyang, has already left Busan and is expected to arrive at around five in the morning.

In the war zone, you can fight with confidence, we have backup!"

Putting down the phone, Zhang Hansheng felt even more confident. More than 70,000 troops were insufficient for attack, but with superior land, sea and air firepower, defense was more than sufficient. This was indeed the case. Lieutenant General Shirakawa Yoshizawa, commander of the Japanese Kyushu Island Defense Zone Headquarters, mobilized

The counterattacks carried out by 100,000 troops were shattered time and time again by the division's volcanic eruption of artillery fire. The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties, and the several divisions involved in the counterattack were all reduced to less than one-fifth of their strength.

The report from the frontline commander to the defense zone headquarters was full of fear and bloody figures. Thousands of people from a regiment went up. The Julu China Division troop position, still a few kilometers away, was submerged in the roaring waves.

Among the incoming artillery shells, there was a dense rain of bullets with no blind spots. Less than one-tenth of the soldiers who retreated were completely disabled.

After receiving the report, Lieutenant General Shirakawa lowered his head in despair. The level of casualties of the counterattack troops shocked him extremely, and it was even more unexpected. As a senior general of the empire, he must have a cold and persevering heart.

Regardless of the casualties of the soldiers, the soldiers of the Japanese Empire were not afraid of death, but this kind of battle in which the counterattack troops were completely lost without even seeing the appearance of the Chinese soldiers made him tremble in his heart.

Lieutenant General Shirakawa understood that his opportunity was tonight. He was not naive enough to believe that the China Division only had tens of thousands of troops to attack Kyushu Island. It must have reinforcements. If Kyushu could not be conquered before dawn,

He knew very well how serious the consequences would be if tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers in the northern part of the island were driven into the sea.

We must counterattack at all costs, but what makes Lieutenant General Shirakawa feel powerless is that he currently has insufficient available troops. After several hours of fierce fighting, the counterattack force suffered heavy casualties of more than 100,000 people, and now less than half of the troops are left.

, although the headquarters of the Kyushu Island Defense Zone has more than 200,000 troops under its jurisdiction, more than 100,000 of them are in the southern region, and the water far away cannot quench the thirst nearby.

Lieutenant General Shirakawa's eyes glowed like a gambler, and he said to the Chief of Staff, Major General Akiyoshi: "Akiyoshi-kun, order the withdrawn troops to immediately reorganize and form a new counterattack force. Even if all the jade is broken, we must carry out the attack."

Fight back, otherwise..."

Chief of Staff Akiyoshi murmured, obviously disapproving of him, using the already disabled troops to carry out an ineffective counterattack, but he had no better way, so he could only go out and convey the order silently.

After several hours of silence, the battlefield in the northern part of Kyushu Island began to be noisy again at around three o'clock in the morning. A new round of Japanese counterattacks began. Zhang Hansheng laughed with joy. The little Japs were stupid and shot shells at the expense of human lives.

A collision is what I want, and there is enough ammunition. The follow-up troops will arrive in more than two hours. There is no need to save the shells, they will all hit the little devil!

On the battlefield in the northwest of Honshu Island, Feng Jiwu's regiment's attack on the Japanese second line of defense became more and more fierce. Naturally, the Japanese army was unwilling to allow the division troops to break through the second line of defense when the first line of defense collapsed.

All nearby troops launched a frantic counterattack, and at the same time ordered the troops on the second line of defense to desperately gather towards the breach, trying to block the breach with the lives of soldiers.

Under such circumstances, the troops of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps that expanded to the left and right wings encountered great resistance. Every time they advanced, they had to go through a bloody fight. Fortunately, the firepower was strong enough, the various arms cooperated properly, and the tactics were cleverly formulated.

, they just used artillery shells and bombs to eat away at the Japanese position bit by bit. Although the advance was very slow, the breakthrough point in the Japanese second line of defense was still expanding bit by bit as if it was being eaten away.

The difficulties encountered by each brigade soon came to Feng Jiwu's hands. He remained unmoved and just issued the following order to the commanders of each brigade: "Before the follow-up troops reach the battlefield, each ministry must capture the Japanese second

The defense line is difficult for us, and the Japanese army is even more difficult. What we are competing for now is will and combat effectiveness!"

Yamaguchi Castle, the headquarters of the northwestern defense zone on Japan's Honshu Island, has three giants, Commander Lieutenant General Takiro Morita, Chief of Staff Major General Takashima Yue, Air Defense Commander Major General Suzuki Shinji, and a large group of senior staff officers, all gathered in the war room.

, outside, there was the continuous sound of artillery, and inside, there was a group of senior Japanese officers with ashen faces, silent and suppressed.

All senior Japanese military officers realized that the situation on the battlefield in the northwestern part of Honshu Island was critical, especially the collapse of the first line of defense. All the Japanese military officers did not expect it. Therefore, they were caught off guard in the face of the change.

Within a few hours, the entire line of three divisions and more than 60,000 soldiers collapsed, most of them were broken into pieces, and less than one-tenth of the soldiers escaped back to the second line of defense.

The first line of defense on the beachhead had almost no effect before it collapsed. Tens of thousands of imperial soldiers were added to it. This was undoubtedly a slap in the face to the Japanese commanders. At this moment, if they had not realized that they were facing

There is something wrong with the Falklands ground radar station, and that person is a complete fool.

Therefore, the first sentence of Lieutenant General Morita was, "Gentlemen, it is obvious that the Tsushima ground radar station has been controlled by the Chinese. Otherwise, they would not have not issued an early warning to the headquarters, but this issue is no longer important.

Well, the serious problem we are facing now is that after breaking through our first line of defense, the China Division troops continue to attack the second line of defense!"

"The current reality is that the second line of defense has opened a hole more than 40 kilometers wide, and it is gradually expanding. If the breach is not blocked, will the second line of defense exist after dawn, and will Yamaguchi Castle still be there?

In our hands, who among you can guarantee it?"

No one could guarantee that. Therefore, none of the senior officers answered. Lieutenant General Morita continued, "In order to ensure that the second line of defense does not completely collapse, we can only mobilize our troops, carry out counterattacks, regain the breakthrough, and move China

The division troops have retreated to the first line of defense. Gentlemen, please study the counterattack plan!"

Chief of Staff Major General Takashima frowned and said: "Commander, gentlemen, if we carry out a large-scale counterattack, the current strength alone will not be enough. We can only mobilize troops from the third and fourth lines. What I am worried about is,

If forces are mobilized from the third and fourth lines, the existing defense system will lose its depth defense force."

"Once the second line of defense is lost, the consequences will be disastrous. The China Division troops can march straight into the front line of Hiroshima! Therefore, Commander, please think twice and make careful decisions whether to launch a large-scale counterattack!"

Major General Suzuki, the air defense commander, was not interested in Takashima, so he retorted: "Based on the opinion of Chief of Staff Takashima, does he disapprove of counterattack? I personally think that this is completely irresponsible. If

If the second line of defense is lost, Yamaguchi Castle will inevitably be lost, which will then endanger the safety of the third line of defense!"

"I believe that only by consuming the China Division's offensive troops on the second line of defense and wearing down its offensive vigor can the Imperial Army win the opportunity to adjust its deployment and retreat without a fight. This is not the style of the Emperor of Japan!"

"Suzuki-kun, did I say I won't fight back?" Chief of Staff Takashima blushed and retorted loudly: "As chief of staff, I am just reminding the Commander that you should be cautious in your counterattack. Of course, if Suzuki

An attack by your air force will greatly increase the success of the counterattack. Unfortunately, Suzuki-kun regards his air force as a treasure and is unwilling to dispatch it easily!"

"That's enough!" Lieutenant General Morita yelled, feeling very angry. They were criticizing each other for what time, thus interrupting the tit-for-tat argument between the two people. However, he was moved by Chief of Staff Takashima's words.

Reminder.

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