Age of Conquest Reborn

Feng Jiwu's offensive intention was noticed by Lieutenant General Morita, commander of the headquarters of the northwestern defense zone of Japan's Honshu Island. He concentrated his forces and broke through the second line of defense to expand the landing site. In fact, the number of troops of the China Division that landed was not large, but

However, there is a reality. The defensive strength exceeds that of any of our own lines of defense. Invisibly, a situation of concentrated troops is formed to attack the small with more.

If you mobilize your own forces to launch a large-scale counterattack and block the breakthrough, you must mobilize troops from the rear defense line. Chief of Staff Takashima's worries are not unreasonable. Although the second line of defense is still in fierce battle, the final result

But it's hard to predict.

"Takashima-kun, Suzuki-kun, let's not argue!" Lieutenant General Morita said after careful consideration: "I have decided to abandon the second line of defense and concentrate our forces on the third line of defense, but the counterattack must still be carried out!

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"Ah?" Chief of Staff Takashima, Major General Suzuki, and a group of senior staff officers were all confused by Lieutenant General Morita's words. They had to abandon the second line of defense and launch a counterattack. How to fight this battle?

"Don't get me wrong!" Lieutenant General Morita said confidently: "On the third line of defense, the defensive troops are more than 100,000 Italian soldiers. Based on the performance of the Italians on the North American continent, we are not sure to protect the vital personnel.

The third line of defense is given to the Italians!"

"Therefore, in the name of the Commander of the Defense Zone Headquarters, I will order Commander Orozzo of the Italian Asian Expeditionary Force to command the headquarters to launch a full-line counterattack against the China Division troops, and the Imperial troops on the second line of defense will immediately retreat to

The third line of defense!”

All the senior officers of the Japanese army were impressed. The commander's move was incredible, allowing the Italians to block the attack of the China Division. The Imperial Army troops took the opportunity to retreat, killing two birds with one stone. High, high!

However, Chief of Staff Takashima was still a little worried and said: "Your Excellency Commander, your decision is very wise, but what I am worried about is, in this battlefield situation, will the Italians accept the order from the headquarters?"

"They dare not accept the order!" Lieutenant General Morita said in a gloomy tone: "The empire has entertained the Italians with the best treatment for several months. It's their turn to show sincerity, Takashima-kun, you represent

I immediately set off to find Orozzo to convey the order from the headquarters and supervise its execution. Remember, you cannot truthfully explain the battle situation on the second line of defense to the Italians. You know the specifics!"

"Please rest assured, Commander! We will definitely fulfill our mission!" Chief of Staff Takashima suddenly became elated. How could he not know Lieutenant General Morita's plan? He would just use threats and intimidation, deception and deception to get the Italians to the front line. As for what happened,

It doesn’t matter what method you use!

Major General Takashima took the order and left, Lieutenant General Morita began to deploy, "Everyone rushed to each unit immediately. On behalf of the headquarters, arrange the evacuation of the second line of defense. In addition, the defense zone headquarters immediately evacuated Yamaguchi Castle and transferred to Okayama Castle!

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Lieutenant General Morita decided to concentrate the troops on the second and third lines of defense, and build a strong barrier on the third line of defense. Relying on a complete defense system, he blocked the offensive momentum of the division troops and refused to retreat. His IQ is no better than that of Shirakawa Naka.

Of course, the general knew that the China Division troops that were storming the second line of defense would definitely have follow-up troops arriving. The ongoing battle was just the beginning of the homeland defense war.

Lieutenant General Morita believed that it was correct not to launch a counterattack on the second line of defense. If the counterattack did not go smoothly and the attacking enemy troops could not be repelled and the breakthrough was blocked, and the battle became a stalemate, he might wait until the follow-up troops of the China Division arrived.

The counterattack troops are all stuck on the battlefield, leaving the follow-up defense line empty. The consequences will be disastrous!

It was almost early in the morning. On the battlefield in the northwest of Honshu Island, the attack of Niangziguan Garrison Corps troops was still continuing. However, the brigade commanders commanding the troops on the front line were keenly aware that the resistance of the Japanese army was getting weaker and weaker.

Retreating!" The dozen or so brigade commanders who had experienced hundreds of battles immediately came to surprisingly similar judgments.

"The frontline brigade commanders reported that the Japanese troops on the second line of defense are actively retreating?" Feng Jiwu asked the director of the Operations Division of the Corps Headquarters in surprise, "Is this true?"

The director of the Operations Department replied affirmatively: "Commander, the situation is true. The Operations Department specifically asked the commanders of the troops who were developing breakthroughs on the left and right wings. This has been confirmed. Also, the Japanese troops who were counterattacking frontally were repelled.

After that, no new attack was launched!"

Feng Jiwu remained silent, and the director of the operations department enthusiastically suggested: "Commander, the Japanese army has retreated across the board. This is a great opportunity for us to attack. If we catch up, maybe we can break through the Japanese army's third line of defense in one fell swoop?"

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"Just thinking about good things! The Japanese army took the initiative to withdraw, and they must have wanted to rely on the third line of defense to hold on, which is a tough nut!" Feng Jiwu glared at the Director of the Operations Department and said: "Order all brigades to continue to expand the results of the battle, and no one is allowed to do so.

Block the retreating Japanese army, fully occupy the second line of defense of the Japanese army, and consolidate the occupied area. Order the 9th, 10th, 11th and 7th Tank Brigade to go out, besiege Yamaguchi City, and capture the city before dawn.

Come down!"

The rumbling sound of artillery is getting closer and closer. Even in Yamaguchi Castle, you can see the flickering fire of the explosion of artillery shells under the dim morning light. With infinite loss and melancholy, Lieutenant General Morita led the personnel of the defense zone headquarters.

, when the division's tanks were approaching the west of Yamaguchi City, they hurriedly left from the east. Following him, there were more than 20,000 officers and soldiers of the Yamaguchi City garrison and the 105th Division.

At about 4 o'clock in the morning on May 26, after a day and night of fighting, the leading troops of the division's left offensive group, under the command of Feng Jiwu, continuously broke through the two Japanese defense lines in the northwest of Honshu Island and occupied them, annihilating them.

With more than 70,000 enemies, Yamaguchi Castle was captured.

At the dawn of dawn, Feng Jiwu rode in an armored command vehicle and led members of the corps. Facing the smoke that had not yet cleared, they drove through the battlefield filled with bomb craters and the fragmented corpses of Japanese soldiers, and entered the Yamaguchi City. At this time, the Yamaguchi City had been destroyed.

The 9th and 10th brigades were occupied, and the armored command vehicle drove through the deathly silent city streets. From time to time, the only ones seen were the division soldiers still covered in dust.

The armored command vehicle parked in front of a building, which was originally the headquarters of the northwest defense zone of Japan's Honshu Island. Now it has become the temporary headquarters of the left-wing offensive group. Feng Jiwu jumped out of the vehicle and took a breath of the unsuitable city air.

, saw two major generals running out of the building. They were Ma Weiran, commander of the 9th brigade, and He Changwu, commander of the 10th brigade. Their troops had just occupied the mountain pass.

Ma Weiran and He Changwu ran to Feng Jiwu, stood at attention and saluted, "Report to the commander. Ma Weiran, commander of the 9th brigade, and He Changwu, commander of the 10th brigade, have come to report. Our army has fully occupied the mountain pass. Please give instructions to the commander!"

"Is this the headquarters you two chose for me?" Feng Jiwu pointed at the building and said, "Isn't the location good? It's just that the feng shui is not good. It's a place used by little devils. It's bad luck!"

Ma Weiran, commander of the 9th Brigade, replied cheerfully: "Commander, who are you? You are full of murderous intent and immune to all evil. If you take care of it, you can control this building!"

"Okay, stop flattering!" Feng Jiwu laughed and scolded: "After the troops entered the urban area of ​​Yamaguchi, did the local Japanese residents resist?"

Ma Weiran and He Changwu exchanged glances, and Ma Weiran replied: "Commander, what is strange to Brigadier He and me is this. After the troops entered the urban area of ​​Shankou, they did not encounter any resistance. These little devils and civilians were all behind closed doors.

There is a hint of evil in it, which makes people unable to figure it out and makes them feel unsure!"

"Ignore him!" Feng Jiwu waved his hand and said: "Ma Weiran, I appointed you as the temporary security commander of Yamakou City. The entire ninth brigade was changed to a temporary security force to take over the security of Yamakou. You are no stranger to taking over the city.

It’s still the old rule, if you encounter resistance and attacks from local residents, kill them without mercy. Remember the division commander’s orders, don’t be merciful, don’t be afraid of cruel methods, and turn the mountain pass into a stable rear for our left-wing offensive group in the shortest possible time!”

"Go and get busy and ask He Changwu to accompany me into the headquarters!" Feng Jiwu said to Ma Weiran, and then walked into the building first. As he walked, he said to He Changwu: "Have you cleaned it up? Don't do it.

You can see the corpses of little devils everywhere in my headquarters!"

He Changwu was amused and replied: "Commander, the kid evacuated on his own initiative. When we entered the mountain pass, there was no battle at all. Where did the kid's body come from!"

After a night of fierce fighting on the northern battlefield of Kyushu Island, the morning light first emerged. The sound of gunfire on the battlefield subsided, and the smoke gradually dissipated in the morning breeze. The counterattack organized by Lieutenant General Shirakawa Yoshizawa, the commander of the Japanese Kyushu Island Defense Zone Headquarters, finally

It ended in failure. Of the nearly 100,000 counterattack troops, less than 30,000 were finally withdrawn, and nearly 70,000 Japanese soldiers fell under the three-dimensional firepower of the division, land, sea and air.

Major General Zhang Hansheng, chief of staff of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, put down the telescope in his hand, shook his head and said: "It's not enough! Why did the little Japs withdraw? I telegraphed to the commander that my troops occupying the northern part of Kyushu Island have repelled the Japanese counterattack.

, successfully gained a foothold!"

At 5 o'clock in the morning, Lieutenant General Ma Chaoyang, deputy commander of the division's left offensive group and commander of the Southeast Mobile Corps, stepped onto the beach with traces of the battlefield. The second echelon of more than 450,000 troops arrived in the northwest of Honshu Island on time.

battlefield.

More than 70,000 people from the five brigades of the second-echelon Southeast Mobile Corps landed on the beaches around Maguan in northern Kyushu Island and joined the troops commanded by Zhang Hansheng, chief of staff of the Niangziguan garrison. In this way, the total force of the offensive Kyushu Island troops commanded by Zhang Hansheng

The strength of the troops reached ten brigades with about 160,000 troops.

Ma Chaoyang looked at the battlefield after the fierce battle, with a look of regret in his eyes, and said to the Chief of Staff, Major General Xu Guangqi: "Chief of Staff, tell Commander Feng that the second echelon has all landed. Do I lead the members of the second echelon headquarters?

Join you?"

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