Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 572: Siege of She County (2)

The Kwantung Army troops moving south were full of vigor and posed a considerable threat to the Army Division troops on various battlefields. Tang Qiuli, who learned about the intelligence of the Kwantung Army going south, immediately adjusted his battle plan. At this time, Yamaguchi had already been left behind.

It was of no use. In other words, Yamaguchi had completed his historical mission. Using him to lure 100,000 Japanese troops was already excess interest. Tang Qiuli gave Tang Qiusheng, who was on the Xiadian and Wuyang front lines, an order to completely annihilate the remnants of Yamaguchi.

The general attack order of the troops.{}

At dusk on January 17, the general attack of the encircling troops began. Artillery fire was fired, and the shells were as dense as locusts. In the dim night, they traced dark red trajectories, hitting the heads of the Japanese troops like hail. In the encirclement, the fire was bright.

Flashing and smoke filled, the blown up snow, mixed with the corpses of Japanese soldiers, flew into the air, like a boiling furnace of molten iron, pouring on the heads of more than 60,000 Japanese soldiers.

This is different from the previous few days. The bombardment was to create a tense atmosphere and force Yamaguchi to ask for help from the Japanese headquarters to complete Tang Qiuli's next battle plan. The bombardment of the general attack was all-round coverage. There were no blind spots in the encirclement.

Artillery shells flew from all directions, with screams that frightened the Japanese soldiers, and landed in the narrow encirclement.

Having been without food for several days, the Japanese soldiers were dizzy from hunger and exhausted, struggling in vain to run around. Wherever they went, there were artillery fire like volcanic eruptions, with death screams and flying shrapnel.

The corpses of soldiers were strewn all over the dirty surrounding area.

Yamaguchi, who was already numb, realized at this time that he had been used as a bait. Ever since he received the telegram that the Second Army was defeated and retreated to Shexian County, he knew that his fate was doomed. The general attack launched by the ** Division troops would undoubtedly blow the news.

The horn sounded to announce his death, and the fire exploded everywhere, reflecting his pale face and dull eyes.

With the faint light of the flashlight, he shiveringly took out a pen and paper, preparing to write a suicide note. Just as he started to write a suicide note, a large-caliber artillery shell fell, and a ball of fire rose with smoke. Yamaguchi had disappeared, and there was only one

The severed hand holding the pen lay helplessly on the snow. The white letter paper was blown into the sky by the shock wave of the shell explosion, and drifted into the distance with the cold night wind of Taihang Mountain.

Facing a desperate situation, the Japanese soldiers organized themselves and rushed desperately to the outside of the encirclement. The ice as smooth as a mirror stopped them in their tracks. The Japanese soldiers took out grenades and prepared to blast a gap in the hope of escaping from this terrifying situation.

Area, before they could throw their grenades, countless small black dots flew from behind the ice wall, and there was an explosion no less than an artillery strike. The Japanese soldiers who rushed to the encirclement turned into lifeless corpses.

Corpse.

At dawn, the troops rushed into the encirclement. There was not a single living Japanese soldier. The artillery of the ** Division plowed this small area many times. Every inch of the land was turned over by exploding shells. The bodies of Japanese soldiers were

Broken pieces, mixed with large pieces of frozen soil, were spread all over the ground. The thick smoke and the smell of blood made the soldiers feel nauseated. There was no need to clean the battlefield. Everything was reduced to ashes in the gunfire.

fragments.

After entering the Taihang Mountain base area on November 5th, the last remnants of the Yamaguchi Japanese troops who had been rampaging in the base area for two months were wiped out in one fell swoop. They did all the bad things and turned the Taihang Mountain base area into a scorched earth. This is the Japanese army.

They deserved their fate, including the Matsushita Seiichi Regiment that was responsible for the Awagi massacre.

After the battle, in accordance with the order of division commander Tang Qiuli, Tang Qiusheng led his troops and quickly went north, passing through Liaoyang and Yixing, directly inserted into Dingyukou, threatening the Japanese flank in front of Niangzi Pass, preparing to cooperate with Feng Jiwu's Niangzi Pass garrison.

Capture Jingxing Pass and fight back the Japanese troops who restrained Feng Jiwu's troops back to Shijiazhuang.

The artillery fire in the siege of Xiangyuan had just stopped. The battle to attack Shexian County started at three o'clock in the morning on January 18. Tang Qiuli commanded the troops to bombard the three city gates in the west, north and south of Shexian County with fierce artillery fire.

The tactics adopted by Tang Qiuli were exactly the same as those used to encircle Yamaguchi, creating a general offensive situation and forcing Hirano Hirano to urgently call for help. The rescued Kwantung Army troops went deep alone to ambush him again.

It had been more than two years since he had fought against the Kwantung Army. Tang Qiuli's palms were itching for the old rival that had come to his doorstep. If the Kwantung Army's troops from the south came in full force, Tang Qiuli would have no choice but to evacuate Shexian County. Now, only

The Japanese army in one division had the strength to fight another ambush like Xiangtangpu, giving the Kwantung Army a disincentive.

For this reason, last night, he sent the Yellow River Defense Force Sun Zhenbang's Department, the Second Brigade Ma Chaoyang's Department, and the First Cavalry Brigade Liu Chun's Department, a total of more than 47,000 troops, with Sun Zhenbang, Chief of Staff of the Taihang Mountain Field Corps, as

The commander-in-chief went forward to the Cishan and Yangwu front lines between Handan and Shexian County. He gave Sun Zhenbang a mission to find a suitable ambush location and be sure to annihilate the Kwantung Army troops.

As for Shexian County, he had no real intention to attack it. The Second Army, unlike the Japanese army at Yamaguchi, had not gone through more than two months of fighting in the mountains. Although it received a head-on blow at Xiangtangpu, the main force was still there and held firm.

City, but a head-on battle, annihilating a thousand enemies, losing eight hundred, and fighting the Japanese army. At present, Tang Qiuli does not have such a big capital. If it is not necessary, he will not take this kind of heavy casualties.

Playing style.

Furthermore, Shexian County is located forward, close to Handan. For Shexian County, which is wedged into the depth of the Japanese defense, the Japanese army in North China will definitely fight for it repeatedly. Their own forces will be involved in this large part. From a strategic point of view,

Defending a county town that was not very important was not worth the gain, so he just ordered the artillery to violently bombard the Japanese troops in the city.

In the north of Shexian County, he ambushed Tong Batu's Second Cavalry Brigade. In the so-called "encirclement of three and one missing", he hoped that Hirano Hiroshi's Second Army would break out from the north gate and attack with cavalry, which would defeat the Japanese troops who were retreating in panic.

With maximum destruction, the troops that advance between Handan and Shexian will also deal the biggest blow to the defeated Japanese army.

If the Japanese army resolutely does not break through, then Sun Zhenbang's troops will use all their strength to ambush the Kwantung Army troops who come for reinforcements. If the Japanese troops in Shexian County break through, Sun Zhenbang's troops will attack the one who arrives first. No matter how it is calculated, it will be profitable. This is Tang Qiu

Li Li's overall deployment, after this battle, the Japanese army in North China was unable to launch a new offensive in a short period of time, so they themselves could readjust their deployment and prepare to meet the newly arrived Kwantung Army's southward troops.

The fierce artillery fire exploded the walls of Shexian County, flying bricks and stones in all directions, and filled the air with gunpowder smoke. Hirano Hiroshi was indeed panicked. He ordered some troops to withdraw from the city wall and prepare for street fighting. The troops were concentrated on the city wall, and the ** division's

The artillery fire was so fierce that several parts of the city wall were blown down, and the defenders suffered heavy casualties. Immediately, he sent an emergency telegram to Xiangyue Qingji. The Second Army was violently attacked by the ** Division troops and faced great pressure, urging the reinforcements to speed up.

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However, he had no intention of breaking out. This guy slyly saw that the North Gate was not attacked. It was a trap set by Tang Qiuli for him. Once the troops broke through, they would only be attacked by more enemies in the wild and undefensible environment.

In view of the fierce attack, if the ** division troops used cavalry, it would be even more disastrous for him. With the city defense fortifications in Shexian County, he was confident that he could persist until the moment reinforcements arrived.

Sure enough, in the afternoon, the ** Division troops carried out several exploratory attacks at several gaps in the collapsed city walls, and received fierce counterattacks from the Japanese army. The Japanese light and heavy machine guns, mortars, and raindrops of bullets and artillery shells,

The troops of the ** Division, which poured on the path of the troops' attack and were blocked, quickly retreated.

After repelling the attack of the ** Division troops, Hirano Hiroshi and all the Japanese soldiers were greatly confident. Unexpectedly, before they were happy for a long time, the artillery of the ** Division violently bombarded all exposed Japanese firepower points. The Japanese soldiers

The corpses and weapons exploded into parts flew into the air along with the bricks and stones.

Only then did Hirano Haoliang realize that he had been tricked by Tang Qiuli again. However, he did not dare to withdraw his troops. He knew that that time was a real attack by the Chinese army. In the rain of bullets flying in the sky, the Japanese troops in Shexian County were swaying.

support to the sky

Black, the artillery bombardment also gradually stopped. Hirano Hiroshi breathed a sigh of relief and survived another day. There was another thing he didn't expect. This was Tang Qiuli's intention to put pressure on him. Hirano Hiroshi really did it again.

Send several emergency telegrams.

In the evening, after receiving information from the reconnaissance force, the Kwantung Army division entered Handan and sent a regiment of troops to leave Handan overnight and advance toward Shexian County. Tang Qiuli was greatly surprised. The Japanese army changed their habit of not fighting at night.

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Is arrogance controlling the action, or is there another conspiracy? What role can a regiment of troops play? He ordered the reconnaissance troops to pay close attention to all roads leading to Shexian County in Handan, and report immediately if the Japanese army made another move.

Although the Japanese army only sent one regiment, it was better than nothing. He sent a telegram to Sun Zhenbang to prepare to ambush the Japanese army. Now, the situation was very clear. The Japanese army in Shexian County had no intention of breaking out, so they should use all their strength to deal with the Kwantung Army troops.

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The roaring artillery fire stopped, and the smoke-filled battlefield also fell silent. There were only occasional sporadic gunshots, but the night seemed even quieter. Those were the snipers of the army, killing the unlucky Japanese soldiers. They were useless in the daytime battle.

In the land of martial arts, night is the world for these hunters. Tang Qiuli smiled. On this night, there were countless Japanese soldiers who could not see the sun tomorrow.

Tang Qiuli leaned on the ammunition box and filtered the entire situation of the war zone in his mind. The current situation was already the best result. He gradually felt sleepy and his eyelids became dull. In the hazy moment, he heard the whispers of the staff and the correspondent.

The sound of footsteps coming and going, and the ticking sound of the radio transmitting and receiving reports, seemed to be coming from a very far away place, giving him a sense of tranquility on the battlefield.

Suddenly he felt someone calling him. When he opened his eyes, it was Chen Feng, the director of the communications department. "Commander, there is an urgent call from Haozhou." Tang Qiuli was slightly startled. Haozhou? Isn't the Sulu Garrison Corps resting there? There will be something urgent.

, late night call?

(To be continued)