Age of Conquest Reborn

The order of Lieutenant General Yano, commander of the headquarters of the Northeastern Defense Zone on Japan's Honshu Island, is absolutely ruthless. It is just a gamble in a desperate situation and a hopeless struggle. The current situation of Japanese soldiers is quite bad. The division aviation has not been able to return for several days.

The day and night bombings not only caused heavy casualties to Japanese soldiers, but also destroyed a large amount of Japanese heavy equipment.

All large and medium-caliber artillery were lost, and the small number of tanks became live targets for focused bombing. Now the Japanese army, light and heavy machine guns and mortars are the only heavy weapons available. If they want to break through

The direct-affiliated corps can only use the lives of soldiers to block the attack.

Chief of Staff Yokota understands this, but what he knows even more is that since the commander of the China Division dares to block the Imperial Army troops retreating to Tokyo along the line from Ishinomaki, Xinzhuang to Tsuruoka, it must be an insurmountable obstacle.

He had a pessimistic attitude toward Lieutenant General Yano's tactics, but he had no better way, so he could only pass on the order truthfully.

"The Japanese are going to fight tooth and nail!" Tang Qiuli stood on the hill behind the 1st Brigade Headquarters. After putting down his binoculars, he said calmly to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe and Commander of the 1st Brigade of the Directly Affiliated Corps Liu Hongzhang.

"You better fight with all your strength, you little devil!" Liu Hongzhang's cheek muscles trembled a few times, his eyes filled with fierce light, and he said: "I have prepared hundreds of large-caliber heavy artillery and self-propelled artillery, as well as enough artillery shells for the little devil.

, I wish the little devil would fight to the death!"

After saying that, looking at the calm-looking division commander, Liu Hongzhang swallowed his saliva and said helplessly: "Division commander, chief of staff, you two should go back to the rear headquarters, don't stay in our brigade! The fight is about to start.

, To be honest, I don’t have any confidence in my heart!”

"Liu Hongzhang, who commands nearly 20,000 troops, has planes in the sky, and cannons on the ground, can't protect Chief of Staff Zhao and me? Why, don't you have confidence in this blockade?" Tang Qiuli looked at Liu with a half-smile.

Hongzhang said, that means he has no intention of leaving the First Brigade Headquarters.

"Commander, that's not what you said!" Liu Hongzhang argued: "If there is a fight, the little devil will definitely fight with all his strength, the bullets will fly like rain, the shells and bullets have no eyes, just in case, I said just in case...

..." Before he could finish his words, "ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!

Liu Hongzhang had no choice but to swallow half of his words, picked up the phone receiver, and said: "I'm Liu Hongzhang! What's going on? Hmm? Okay, order the brigade artillery group to give the little Japanese a taste of the shells according to the pre-calibrated coordinates.

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Putting down the phone, Liu Hongzhang looked at Tang Qiuli helplessly and said: "Commander, you and the chief of staff stay in our first brigade. I have no objection, but you must not approach the forward position any more! The little Japs have already

Come up here and put on a desperate posture, there will be a lot of artillery fire here soon, you can't distract me, can you?"

"You beat me! Don't worry about us!" Tang Qiuli said: "Chief of Staff Zhao and I won't be a burden to you, right?"

Liu Hongzhang frowned, seemed to sigh, turned around and went out without saying a word. The division commander had said so, and he would definitely not be able to persuade him. When he got outside the brigade headquarters, he called over the brigade guard battalion commander and lowered his voice to give instructions.

He said: "I've given you a task, don't do anything, keep an eye on the division commander and Chief of Staff Zhao, and don't leave the brigade headquarters even half a step. If the division commander goes to the forward position, you kid will come to see you!"

Under the bright sunshine, thousands of Japanese soldiers, like rising tides, overflowed the hills and fields, shouting wildly, bayonets drawn, and rushed towards the position of the 1st Brigade.

Behind the forward position of the 1st Brigade, hundreds of large-caliber heavy artillery raised their thick barrels and pointed their muzzles forward. Liu Hongzhang held up his telescope and stared at the Japanese soldiers with good eyes. The staff officer next to him kept reporting.

The movement of Japanese soldiers: "The Japanese soldiers are still one thousand meters, eight hundred meters, six hundred meters away from the shelling area..."

"The Japanese army has entered the artillery attack area!" the combat staff officer shouted loudly, looking up at Liu Hongzhang. He was surprised that the brigade commander hadn't given the order to fire the artillery. Not only was the combat staff officer surprised, but other staff officers in the brigade headquarters and the artillery positions were also surprised.

The commanders were all confused.

"Go ahead and report!" Liu Hongzhang had not yet put down the telescope in his hand. He thrust his body forward, his muscles tensed, and said calmly, giving the staff the feeling of a tiger seeing its prey.

"The Japanese army is still two thousand meters away from the forward position!" the tone of the combat staff was a little urgent. The heavy artillery of the brigade's artillery group were extremely powerful large-caliber artillery. There was a safe distance. If the Japanese soldiers approached the front line again,

Position, if the artillery shell falls, it is very likely to hurt your own soldiers.

"Okay! Fire!" Liu Hongzhang stood up straight, punched the shell box, and shouted loudly.

"Boom! Boom! - Boom!" The earth-shaking loud noise suddenly echoed across the world. Even at the brigade headquarters far away from the forward position, they felt the ground beneath their feet tremble. Countless shells were blasted with scratches.

A scream flew through the air, and then slammed to the ground. Balls of fire and black smoke, mixed with soil, rose into the air, and the choking smell of gunpowder smoke suddenly filled the air.

The bodies of the charging Japanese soldiers were immediately torn apart as if they had hit an invisible wall. Then, their broken limbs, mixed with gunpowder smoke and soil, were thrown high into the air. The fierce artillery fire threw the large group of Japanese soldiers away.

Submerged in gunpowder smoke and flames, groups of artillery shells blasted out a wall of fire more than a thousand meters away from the 1st Brigade's forward position.

The first round of artillery fire from the first brigade artillery group caused great damage to the charging Japanese soldiers. However, the Japanese soldiers obviously also tried their best. The remaining people seemed to have not seen the body fragments flying in the sky.

, shouting wildly, rushing forward desperately, throwing the shells behind him.

However, what greeted the Japanese soldiers were small-caliber artillery and mortars. The denser shells, like black storks, flew in densely. The fire was shining, and the broken shrapnel whirled and screamed, cutting the Japanese soldiers mercilessly.

The soldiers' bodies were torn into pieces, with blood and flesh flying. At a charging distance of about a thousand meters, Japanese soldiers fell into pieces among the shells.

In the remaining one thousand meters, the Japanese soldiers were greeted by the stormy roar of light and heavy machine guns. The dense bullets hit the Japanese soldiers' bodies like a metal wall, tearing them apart. Three rounds of fire struck.

After that, no living Japanese soldier could be seen within 700 meters of the forward positions of each regiment of the First Brigade. There were bloody corpses everywhere. In the air, the smell of gunpowder smoke mixed with the smell of blood, under the afternoon sun

, spread out thickly.

"Liu Hongzhang's fighting methods are getting more and more cunning! He has learned how to mount a bayonet on a cannon! This skill is a true copy of Zheng Yong's!" Tang Qiuli put down the telescope and turned back to Zhao Yuhe with a smile.

"Indeed, Brigadier Liu's style of play can maximize the advantage of artillery fire!" Zhao Yuhe agreed with the division commander's point of view, saying: "In this way, it can inflict maximum damage to the Japanese army. Three rounds of firepower will cover the surviving ones.

There are very few Japanese soldiers! The artillery theory you have always advocated has been fully utilized!"

"Yuhe, look at the posture of the Japanese. Although the casualties are high, they will not stop for a while. Enough intensive artillery fire is the key to draining the blood of the Japanese. You order the logistics department to urgently send brigades to the corps directly under the

Replenish ammunition, especially artillery shells of various calibers!" Tang Qiuli suddenly remembered this matter and ordered.

"Report to Commander, the first charge organized by three regiments dispatched by the 123rd Division failed, and nearly 10,000 Imperial soldiers were all shattered! The division has lost the ability to attack again!" Staff Officer Yokota

The commander put down the phone, his lips trembling, and reported to Lieutenant General Yano: "The artillery fire of the China Division troops was too dense and fierce, covering the charging path of the Imperial Army soldiers!"

"Chief of Staff Yokoyama, don't mention any casualties to me. Replace with the 124th Division and continue the attack!" Lieutenant General Yano said expressionlessly. His heart was numb. The casualty figures were exciting to him.

Without the slightest disturbance, without blinking an eye, a new division was replaced.

This desperate fighting style of the Japanese army occurred not only on the positions of the first brigade, but also on the blocking positions of other brigades directly under the corps. The artillery fire from the artillery groups of the brigades directly under the corps flooded the Japanese army like a volcanic eruption.

On the way to charge, the soldiers were pushed back after breaking out of the encirclement. After a while, the Japanese army started charging again. The lives of the Japanese soldiers were like worthless trash.

In the evening, the setting sun on the horizon has already set in the west, and the sunset glow is like blood, dyeing half of the sky red. The Japanese army's breakout has not stopped. It seems like an endless tide, coming up one after another. The brigades directly under the corps have been continuously

After repelling several Japanese breakthroughs, in front of the position, the fragmented corpses of Japanese soldiers were filled with huge craters. Countless shells completely changed the terrain.

After repelling the last Japanese breakout, countless bloody corpses of Japanese soldiers were left on the frontier positions. The smell of blood mixed with the lingering smell of gunpowder smoke choked the lungs. Looking at the dim dusk, the first

The brigade's artillery fire, combined with light and heavy machine guns and mortars, killed more than 10,000 Japs, while its own casualties were less than 600. In terms of the effectiveness of killing enemies alone, it can be said that the first brigade fought the best.

An enjoyable battle.

But Liu Hongzhang's expression did not look relaxed at all. He was considered a battle-hardened veteran. He had been fighting against the Japs for several years. He had never seen or fought against any Japs troops, but today his eyes were opened.

, all the little devils seemed like they didn’t want to live, they were fighting each other to die, how fucking evil are they?

The soldiers were tired, especially the artillerymen. Hundreds of thousands of artillery shells were fired in one afternoon. The boxes of artillery shells above the artillery position were piled up like a hill. Even hardened men could not withstand such a high-intensity battle.

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As night fell, the wind picked up, and the smell of gunpowder smoke and blood had not yet dissipated. Liu Hongzhang, deputy brigade commander Gao Jingkun, and chief of staff Liu Chenglin arrived at the forward position.

(To be continued)r1152

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