Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 494 Fierce Battle in Texas

While Xiangyue Qingji and Yamaguchi were planning a large-scale sweep of the Taihang Mountains, in order to relieve the cavalry troops of the ** Division in the Ping-Tianjin-Bao triangle area that constantly threatened the security of the rear, the troops stationed in Ping-Tianjin were also dispatched to formulate troops in the plain areas.

A huge net surrounded the Japanese division cavalry that penetrated deep into the Japanese army's hinterland in the Ping-Tianjin-Bao triangle area and annihilated them. (Baidu search,)

Liu Chun, commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade of the **Division, and Tong Batu, commander of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade, achieved a series of results after a few days of fighting, which disturbed the Japanese army's rear areas. Especially the Japanese army's transportation lines and supply depots were repeatedly attacked.

However, they also clearly felt that the troops' room for maneuver and strategic space were becoming increasingly narrow.

In view of the situation they faced, according to the strategy formulated by the division commander, before the Japanese encirclement was formed, they used sudden movements to violently attack the Jinghai area outside Tianjin, attracting the two pursuing Japanese divisions to this area, and then turned around

Go west and retreat into the Taihang Mountains according to the original plan.

The Japanese army discovered that the cavalry troops of the ** Division had escaped from the grid and pursued them. Following the trail, the Japanese troops of the two divisions followed into the Taihang Mountains. In this way, the number of Japanese troops entering the Taihang Mountain base area had reached six divisions.

regiment, with a strength of more than 200,000.

As for the Dezhou battlefield at the junction of Shandong and Hebei, Liu Tiehan's eight infantry brigades, one cavalry brigade, and two artillery brigades totaling 140,000 troops were inextricably killed with the 300,000 Japanese troops who came south from Cangzhou, Hebei.

, the Japanese army's advantage lies in its strong military strength, and Liu Tiehan's advantage lies in its favorable terrain and adequate preparations.

Even so, Liu Tiehan was still facing huge pressure. The difference in military strength was too great. If it weren't for his superior firepower, Liu Tiehan really didn't know how to fight the swarming Japanese army. The Japanese army captured Dezhou and opened the gate to the northeast of Shandong.

They were so determined that after the shelling, the entire division of Japanese soldiers began to charge. After being pushed back, they were shelled again, and then charged again.

On the battlefield outside Texas, the sound of artillery was loud, and the smoke covered the sky. The defensive position of the East Point troops was changed by the Japanese artillery fire. Even Liu Tiehan's headquarters was hit by several artillery shells. As for the forward position,

It is conceivable what happened to them. Thanks to the solid pre-war preparations for the East Command, a large number of anti-gun holes were built on the defense line, which were deep underground and reinforced with reinforced concrete, so that the troops were protected from greater damage.

of killing.

The artillery strength of the troops in the East Point is not as strong as other field troops. The artillery battle with the Japanese army can only be in a guerrilla state. Fortunately, a batch of infantry weapons have been supplemented, and their close combat capabilities have been greatly improved, so they can withstand the crazy Japanese attack.

After three days of fierce fighting, the Texas defense line finally held up shakyly. The Japanese army's vigor was not as strong as it was on the first day of the attack. Liu Tiehan, who had not slept for three days and three nights, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

His unit was adapted from the former Northeastern Army. It was undeniable that they fought bravely. His hometown was occupied by the Japs. He was stigmatized for not resisting and was living in a foreign land. He was looked down upon. Everyone was holding back a feeling of shame.

Even at the critical moment of the battle, facing the impact of Japanese tanks, the forward positions lacked direct-aiming artillery and anti-tank weapons. The few anti-tank guns could only be used in the main directions.

Therefore, the young body of the soldier who rushed towards the Japanese tank with a cluster grenade died together with the Japanese tank with an explosion, turning into a wisp of smoke over the Qilu land. Before rushing out, he gave the address of his hometown and relatives.

He left his name to the platoon leader. This desperate fighting style made even the Japanese soldiers, who were known to be brave, feel scared.

With such a strong energy in my heart, I went into battle with the Japanese army. I was red-eyed at that time. The soldiers were desperate. Several brigade commanders personally went to the forward position, holding machine guns, gritting their teeth, and fired hard. As a result, several people were killed.

They all suffered minor injuries, and Liu Tiehan had to give a strict order. The commanders of each brigade were strictly prohibited from going to the front line to participate in the battle in person. If they had to go, they could hand over their command rights.

On the day of the fierce battle, more than 7,000 Japanese troops were killed and wounded, and the troops suffered nearly 4,000 casualties. For the 300,000 Japanese troops, these casualties were just a scratch, but for the troops in the East Point, the proportion of casualties was already huge.

The Battle of Texas will not end soon. Liu Tiehan cannot bear such consumption.

After several days of fighting, Liu Tiehan has been thinking about a question. If several brigades of the ** Division fight such a battle, the casualties will definitely be much smaller, and the Japanese army will suffer a greater blow. The brave soldiers of the East Point

and tenacious spirit are impeccable, but they lack something intrinsic, that is, flexibility, including the brigade commanders' grasp and insight into the battlefield situation. Compared with the old brigade commanders of the ** Division, they appear mechanical and inflexible.

Stiff, with obvious traces of the battles of the old Northeastern Army.

There is no way, this cannot be changed overnight. The development of the temperament and combat characteristics of an army requires countless bloody battles. Liu Tiehan only hopes that through this Texas battle, he can inject a new spirit into the troops in the East Point.

Vitality, grow into the fist force of the army as soon as possible.

Guarding the Wuqiao defense line on the outskirts of Dezhou are Zhao Yi's troops of the 1st Brigade of the East Point. The blocking front is eight kilometers wide, the terrain is flat, and there is no danger to defend. Wuqiao is located on the transportation chokepoint of Hebei and Shandong, close to the South Canal, and the Japanese army is along the

When Cangzhou goes south to attack Shandong, Wuqiao is the only way to pass, and it is also the bridgehead and support point of Dezhou's peripheral defense line.

Liu Tiehan placed Zhao Yi's brigade here because the temperament displayed by this brigade when the East Point troops were training in Shaanxi was obviously different from other brigades. This may have something to do with the character of brigade commander Zhao Yi, who was calm and restrained.

They are so aggressive and have one more mortar battalion than other brigades, so their firepower advantage is obvious.

And Zhao Yi did not disappoint the commander. The Battle of Dezhou first started in Wuqiao. When the vanguard of the Japanese army appeared in Zhao Yi's telescope, his heart beat violently several times, with excitement and excitement.

Looking forward to it, but also a little nervous.

The Japanese army had too many troops. On the endless plain, the black Japanese army could not be seen. The dust kicked up by the march covered the sky. With such an arrogant and domineering momentum, it was still difficult to confront the Japanese soldiers.

Six years ago, an entire division of my own was chased for hundreds of miles by a large group of Japanese troops. When I think about it, I feel so embarrassed that I was sent to my grandma's house.

He calmed down and ordered the troops at the front. No one was allowed to fire without an order from the brigade headquarters. He wanted to give the unsuspecting Japanese soldiers who had come from afar a sudden blow. Then, he ordered the mortar battalion to move covertly to

In the forward position, the infantry withdrew to the second line of defense. After each mortar fired ten rounds, it immediately retreated to the second line of defense. The artillery of the little Japanese was not for nothing.

Ignoring the deputy brigade commander's dissuasion, he followed the mortar battalion to the forward position. More than a hundred mortars were lined up along the trenches. The soldiers held the shells and waited for the brigade commander's order to hit them.

Above the little devil's head, if you look carefully, you can see that the hands of the soldier holding the cannonball are trembling slightly.

The shadow of the September 18th Incident made these Northeastern soldiers who faced the Japanese army for the first time very nervous. They were all survivors. They could not forget that they were chased by the Japanese army for thousands of miles and left their parents behind in their hometown when they ran away.

The tragic scene made me become more and more nervous, and my mouth became drier. There began to be a commotion on the battlefield, with people lowering their throats and searching for water.

Zhao Yi felt it. To be honest, he was a little nervous. He shouted in a low voice to stop the commotion of the soldiers. He could already hear the sound of the Japanese army's big leather shoes and donkey hooves digging into the ground. It was close, four hundred meters away. Zhao Yi

With a loud shout, some soldiers were too nervous during the bombardment. Their hands trembled and the shells fell to the ground. They quickly picked them up and stuffed them into the barrels. No one laughed at them. They were all distracted by the approaching Japanese army.

The Japanese troops that are marching hastily are a regiment of the Ninth Division of the North China Expeditionary Army. Along with the Ninth Division, they were transferred from North Korea to North China not long ago. The order they received was at 11 o'clock today

Before occupying Wu Bridge and opening the way to Texas for the follow-up troops, the commander of the regiment, Colonel Motoshima, was an extremely fanatical soldier.

Bloodthirsty and cruel, on the Korean Peninsula, there was a criminal record of massacring more than 4,000 Korean civilians and burning down dozens of villages in one day. The same was true after setting foot on Chinese soil. Starting from Cangzhou, as a division commander

The vanguard troops burned, killed, raped and looted along the way, and countless beautiful and peaceful villages were completely destroyed. In the eyes of this island, except for the people of the Japanese Empire, other Asians are inferior races and do not deserve the right to survive.

There is only one way to treat him, which is to destroy him physically. This cruel approach has been reprimanded by his superiors many times. It’s not that the division commander of the Ninth Division is so kind. If all the civilians in China are killed, who will come?

Serving the imperial army, however, this devil on this island has not changed his original intention. He has not been attacked by the Japanese army yet, and he is very arrogant.

In front of him was Wuqiao. After careful comparison with the military map, Bendao confirmed that Wuqiao was quiet, with no signs of human activity and no sign of the Chinese defenders. In his opinion, this was normal. They were burning and killing them all the way.

, the common people in China ran away after hearing the news. As for the Chinese troops, they ran faster than the common people.

He ordered his troops to march in a normal formation, occupy Wu Bridge, and then send a telegram to his headquarters that Wu Bridge could be passed safely. The chief of staff reminded him that according to the regulations, whether to send a small team of leading soldiers to conduct reconnaissance in the town to avoid being attacked by China.

The army ambush, the island sneered disdainfully.

The Chinese army that was fighting the ambush had not yet been born. He looked down on his chief of staff a little. This guy was a businessman before the war. He lacked a lot of the fearlessness and bravery of the imperial warriors. He liked to use him in any situation.

I really don't know how I climbed to the position of chief of staff of the wing after doing some calculations with my businessman's head.

"Open the way." Bendao gave a rude order. The chief of staff, who was frustrated, stepped aside dejectedly. He knew his situation and did not want to be treated by this commander who thinks about problems with his butt. It would be useless to talk more.

, he was not kicked out that day.

The Japanese soldiers who received the order rushed directly towards Wu Bridge without even taking off their guns. Suddenly, there was a strange sound in the calm sky.

(To be continued)