Age of Conquest Reborn

Lieutenant General Masaga Kase, commander of Japan's Hokkaido Defense Zone Headquarters, and Major General Yamano, chief of staff, and other senior officers were killed by more than a dozen bombers from the Northern Flying Group of the Division's Aviation Force at their headquarters, losing their commanding authority.

The entire army was in disarray, in disarray from top to bottom. The 150,000 Japanese troops that were thrown into the Sapporo battlefield could not stop the fierce attack of the division's right-wing offensive group. Hokkaido had become a dish on the plates of Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao.

The smoke has not yet cleared, and the battlefield is behind them. Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao stood at the Hakodate Pier at the southernmost tip of Hokkaido, looking at Mutsu Castle on Honshu Island across the narrow Tsugaru Strait. That is the next step of the right-wing attack group.

The target captured had a clear sky and excellent visibility. Under a high-power telescope, one could even vaguely see the buildings across the Tsugaru Strait.

The Battle of Hokkaido is over, and the entire Hokkaido has fallen into the hands of the right-wing attack group. To be fair, Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao were not happy with this battle. Both of them are veterans who have fought with the Japanese army for many years, and they know the Japanese soldiers.

The level of ferocity was not experienced during the Battle of Hokkaido. It seemed that the opponent no longer had the energy and spirit he had a few years ago!

During the entire battle, more than 400,000 regular troops and more than 300,000 armed civilian troops at the headquarters of Japan's Hokkaido Defense Zone, totaling more than 700,000 people, were annihilated. More than 400,000 were annihilated, and the rest were all prisoners.

Hokkaido became a huge prisoner of war camp.

The right-wing offensive group only paid the price of more than 40,000 casualties. Such slight casualties and the annihilation of such a large number of Japanese troops should be attributed to the new tactics created by Yuan Jinghao, who gave full play to the advantages of artillery and bombed from Asahikawa to Hakodate.

No wonder Sun Zhenbang jokingly said to him: "Commander Yuan bombed Hokkaido with millions of artillery shells!"

"Old man, the troops should rest for a few days! Take a breather before thinking about attacking Honshu Island!" The sea breeze blew up the clothes of the two men, and Sun Zhenbang said to Yuan Jinghao: "If the division commander comes with an order, it is my turn.

Command the troops to fight from the front!"

Yuan Jinghao said happily: "I want to fight. But the battle plan of the division commander stipulates that when our right-wing offensive group reaches the line from Hakodate to Matsumae and threatens the Japanese defense line in the northeastern part of Honshu Island, we must temporarily stop

Attack and wait for the next order from the division commander. As for who will be the vanguard officer, according to the old rules, it is naturally me, the deputy commander!"

Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao jointly sent a telegram to the division commander. "The division commander, our right-wing offensive group has completed the planned combat objectives of the Hokkaido campaign and fully occupied the Hokkaido area of ​​Japan. We are now deploying troops from Hakodate in southern Hokkaido to

On the line in front of the pine, waiting for the next order from the division commander!"

The reply from the division commander soon arrived at the headquarters of the right-wing offensive group, "I have received the call, very good! At present, the right-wing offensive group should temporarily stop crossing the Tsugaru Strait. The attack on the northeastern part of Honshu Island will be changed to continuous

The main purpose is to harass the Japanese defense line in the northeastern part of Honshu Island and attract the attention of the Japanese army. For the specific combat plan, you can determine by yourself when to start crossing the Tsugaru Strait and wait for the order from the division commander!"

After reading the reply from the commander, Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao felt very uncomfortable. The morale of the troops was now strong, and they should cross the Tsugaru Strait in one go, go straight to the Japs' lair, and harass them. How to harass them?

The word "harassment" made Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao, who were used to fighting hundreds of thousands of people in large-scale battles, scratch their heads for a while. This was a painless way of fighting. It was quite confusing. However, after calming down,

, the two of them figured out how to break up the harassment war.

Contact the Northern Flying Group and dispatch bomber and fighter formations to continuously conduct large-scale bombings on the Japanese beachheads in the northeastern area of ​​Honshu Island, Mutsu, Aomori to Hirosaki, and Fukaura. Contact the Northern Fleet's Third Squadron to dispatch

Warships and fast gunboats bombarded the Japanese front-line positions. At the same time, landing ships were constantly dispatched to conduct exploratory landing attacks. Of course, they would not actually land.

The series of offensive actions by the division's right-wing attack group really made Prince Zain, the deputy commander of the Japanese Home Defense Zone Headquarters, very nervous. The war situation on Honshu Island is not optimistic. In the northwest region, the China Division has more than 700,000 troops.

Although he did not launch a large-scale attack, Prince Zai Ren did not feel at all relaxed in his heart. It was a beast that would pounce on the Tokyo area at any time!

If the China Division troops are not driven out of the northwest area of ​​​​Honshu Island, it will be a big stone that weighs on his heart and makes him breathless. Prince Zain is very aware of this. Originally, according to his plan, he used the Hokkaido area to delay the departure from Soya

The China Division troops attacking from the strait will buy themselves more than two months to mobilize all the forces on Honshu Island, except for the troops around Tokyo, to launch a large-scale, full-line attack on the China Division troops in the northwest area of ​​Honshu Island.

Counterattack.

After resolving the crisis in the northwest area of ​​Honshu Island, troops were mobilized to counterattack Hokkaido. The Imperial Army troops had already assembled in the theater in the northwest of Honshu Island. But at this moment, news came that Hokkaido had fallen, and the China Division troops were preparing to cross Tsugaru.

The news of the attack on Honshu Island in the Strait forced Prince Zain to change his overall plan. He had to order the troops on the road to immediately return to the original defense area, especially the troops in the northwest area of ​​Honshu Island.

Prince Zain still can't believe that the Hokkaido Defense Zone, which deployed more than 400,000 troops and armed more than 300,000 civilians, will be completely wiped out in just over two weeks, and Hokkaido will be completely occupied.

He really wanted to bring Kase Masaga before him and ask him on the spot, why did he lose the empire's Hokkaido?

Then, I personally killed this guy who was talking nonsense. However, Kase Masaga had already died for his country. Prince Zairen was full of murderous intent and had no place to vent. The battle to defend the empire's homeland had already made him very anxious. The battle situation on Kyushu Island was not optimistic either.

, Shirakawa Yoshizawa's troops retreated continuously, and now have retreated to the line from Kumamoto to Oita. They are struggling to support themselves in the face of the fierce offensive of the China Division troops.

The commander of the Kyushu Island Defense Zone Headquarters, Shirakawa Yoshizawa, sent many telegrams asking for reinforcements. However, Prince Zain did not have more troops. There were more than 400,000 troops around Tokyo, but those were for defense.

The Royal Guards in the capital of the empire are also the only mobile force in their hands. Their final trump card cannot be touched even if they are killed. If they are moved, they must be used at the most critical moment.

The division troops adopted a two-pronged attack style, which firmly attracted the Japanese defense forces of Honshu Island to the northeast and northwest areas. Judging from the current battlefield situation, the division troops had no tendency to launch a large-scale attack, and neither did the Japanese army.

Ability to counterattack on a large scale, the battlefield is temporarily in a stalemate.

But this stalemate made Prince Zain even more unsure. What he cared about most was the battlefield in the northwest of Honshu Island. Therefore, Lieutenant General Morita Takiro, commander of the headquarters of the northwest Honshu Island Defense Zone, reported the use of the Italian Asian Expeditionary Force.

The plan to launch a counterattack with 100,000 troops was immediately approved by Prince Zain.

Prince Zai Ren's thoughts were similar to Lieutenant General Morita's. The Japanese Empire had fed and fed 100,000 Italian soldiers for only half a year, and it was time for the Italians to repay the favor.

On the battlefield in the northwest of Honshu Island, Feng Jiwu commanded the left-wing offensive group and continuously launched small-scale attacks against the Japanese army's third line of defense. The scale of the battle was not large, and after being blocked by the Japanese army, they immediately retreated.

, but it was so frequent that Lieutenant General Morita, commander of the headquarters of the defense zone in the northwestern part of Honshu Island, was so nervous that he was about to break all day long.

After receiving the call back from Prince Zairen, Lieutenant General Morita breathed a sigh of relief. He did not expect the Italians to perform miracles and drive the Chinese troops off the sea. In the battle of the North American continent, the Japanese saw through the Italian army.

In essence, he only hoped that the Italian counterattack could shake the China Division's position and create opportunities for him to retake the second line of defense.

General Orozzo, commander of the Italian Asian Expeditionary Force, followed Major General Yue Takashima, chief of staff of the defense zone headquarters in the northwestern part of Honshu Island, to the defense zone headquarters. General Orozzo got off the jeep, his military uniform was straight and his riding boots were polished.

De Zhengliang, in good spirits, still has the usual elegant gentlemanly demeanor.

As soon as he met with Lieutenant General Morita, General Orozo made it clear, "General Morita, our Italian army has made all preparations. I came to the headquarters to see you to express my attitude towards this counterattack."

After the battle is over, I ask you to withdraw my troops to the Tokyo area to rest!"

"Yes, there is no problem at all! I guarantee it with the reputation of the emperor!" Lieutenant General Morita agreed without hesitation, which was very happy, but it surprised General Oroso. He looked at the little man suspiciously.

, a bow-legged Japanese with a sinewy face. Unfortunately, all I could see was his kind and friendly smile and sincere eyes.

General Orozo said goodbye and left. Seeing his figure disappear before his eyes, the smile on Lieutenant General Morita's face suddenly disappeared and he let out a series of sneers.

In Yamaguchi Castle, in the northwest of Honshu Island, in the headquarters of the division's left offensive group, Feng Jiwu was standing in front of the military map, looking intently at the various arrows marked on the map. Major General Zhang Hansheng, chief of staff of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, had a smile on his face.

With a strange expression, he came in hastily.

Taking a breath, Zhang Hansheng said: "Commander, Jin Tieshan, the commander of the first brigade in the defense direction, called to report that the frontline troops of the first brigade captured a dozen Italian officers. According to the Italians themselves, one of them was from the Italian Asian Expedition.

The commander of the army, General Orozo, said he is here to discuss surrender with you!"

"Surrender! Who surrenders?" Feng Jiwu's mind failed to react for a moment and he asked subconsciously.

(To be continued)(To be continued)

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