Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 696: Night crossing

Tang Qiuquan led the Sixth Special Forces Squadron to arrive in time and rescued Mei Ling and others who were facing a desperate situation. When the soldiers in the cave heard the shouts outside, they felt ecstatic. The feeling of escaping from death made them think they were in a dream.

Generally speaking, they were stunned and didn't answer. It wasn't until Qiuquan shouted again that the people inside came back to their senses.--%.net

The name of Tang Qiuquan, the leader of the special operations detachment, was not known to those in Dingbian and the ** division, so he quickly replied: "Captain Tang, we are from the cadet brigade of Dingbian Military Academy, and we are assigned to the second brigade and first regiment of the Yellow River Defense Corps.

"Commander of the First Battalion," Qiuquan was overjoyed and quickly asked, "Is it the platoon at Meiling? Is Meiling there?"

All the soldiers were stunned. The famous Tang detachment captain was a general. How could he know that Mei Ling was a young second lieutenant?

Mei Ling hurriedly rushed to his side. Mei Ling forced a smile and said: "Brother Qiuquan, you are here." After the tension, he relaxed and could no longer gather his energy. His eyesight went dark and he passed out.

After receiving the telegram from Qiuquan and knowing that Mei Ling was still alive, a big stone in Tang Qiuli's heart finally fell to the ground. Although he was seriously injured, it was good to be able to save his life. This kid was also very lucky. He was shot twice.

It was okay, he felt relaxed, and his whole body became sunny. Seeing his obvious changes, the Mei sisters were happy for him even though they didn't know what was going on.

Okamura Neiji has secretly moved most of the troops at Liulin Ferry to Yongheguan Ferry, preparing to use that place as a breakthrough. In order to cover the actions of the Yongheguan troops, the remaining Japanese troops at Liulin Ferry, uncharacteristically, moved to the Yongheguan Ferry.

Regardless of casualties, they continued to launch river-crossing operations. They were repulsed once, returned to the shore, and then tried again, leaving hundreds of corpses behind each time.

Looking at the Japanese army's attempts to cover up their secrets, Tang Qiuli secretly smiled. As long as he could kill the Japs, he could do anything. At this time, the Japanese army at Liulin Ferry was no more than a division, and Okamura Neji was used to attack Yonghe Pass.

The troop strength at the ferry is about 40,000

People around, looking at the battle reports sent from Liulin Ferry every day, Okamura Neji was secretly proud. This was called "building a plank road in the open and crossing Chencang secretly". Tang Qiuli never dreamed that he would pass Yonghe Pass, which was the least qualified to cross the river with a large army.

The ferry was chosen as the breakthrough point.

Tang Qiuli's plan was even bolder. He planned to bring in most of the Japanese troops and fight again. According to his plan, at least 20,000 Japanese troops would be annihilated on the west bank of Yonghe Pass. He had already deployed five infantry brigades and two Japanese troops as his main force.

An artillery brigade secretly moved to Yanchuan, about fifteen kilometers away from Yonghe Pass, at the intersection. There, a big bag was laid for Okamura Neiji, and all the Japanese troops crossing the river were packed in at once.

If Okamura Neiji thinks he has a plan, he has to fake it here in Wubao, leaving a main brigade with 45,000 Dingbian civilian armed forces to deal with the Japanese army at Liulin Ferry here, and also

We must adopt an all-out defensive attitude and use the main force's

Tang Qiuli left them with the heavy firepower of two artillery brigades and one artillery regiment, and told them not to be stingy with artillery shells. As long as the Japanese army crossed the river, they would bombard them with artillery and consume half of the remaining Japanese troops at Liulin Ferry.

Son, you have done a great job.

The artillery fire at Wubao Ferry became fiercer. Okamura Neiji was happy, and Tang Qiuli was also happy. The commanders of both the enemy and ours were mobilizing troops according to their own plans. However, Okamura Neiji did not expect that he would secretly attack Yonghe.

The plan of Guandukou has been grasped by Tang Qiuli, and what awaits him will be a fate destined to fail.

This time, it was not that Okamura Neji was stupid or incompetent. He accurately captured the Shaanxi section of Tang Qiuli's Yellow River defense line. There was no main force of the ** division. This was indeed the case, except for the second-line force of Sun Zhenbang's River Defense Defense Corps.

In addition, the rest are civilian armed forces from Dingbian. Okamura Neiji believes that,

As long as he breaks through the Yellow River defense line a little bit, these improvised armed forces will be shaken and collapsed. He can fire artillery across the river, and fight face-to-face with the imperial army. Not even the regular troops of the Central Army, let alone these rabbles, can do it. This is also his determination.

One of the main reasons for crossing the Yellow River west to attack Shaanxi.

When Mei Ling woke up again, he was already in the special care ward of Dingbian General Hospital. It took him a while to adapt to the environment in the room. The white walls were dazzling and the silence made him uncomfortable. The spring sunshine shining in made him feel uncomfortable.

Feeling very warm, I turned around hard and saw my father and mother waiting by the bed. My father's eyes were filled with love and appreciation that I had never seen before, and my mother's eyes were red, obviously she had just cried.

Mei Ling felt his blood boiling in his heart, his nose was sore, and his eye circles were red. He suddenly thought that he was already a soldier and held back the tears that were about to flow. He saw the rest of Qiu Quan's coma in the cave.

He didn't even remember the incident. He smiled slightly, and the childishness shown in that moment made Mei's father feel hot in his heart, and Mei's mother shed tears again.

When Mei Ling was sent to Dingbian General Hospital, he was unconscious all the time. Chu Tian, ​​who was responsible for escorting him all the way, felt greatly relieved when he saw Mei Ling being pushed into the operating room. He was quite hesitant. He had already guessed it.

As for Mei Ling's identity, he didn't know whether to tell the news to Mei Ling's parents in Dingbian. He couldn't make up his mind. He sent a telegram to Qiuquan to ask for instructions. Qiuquan called back and immediately informed his relatives.

Mei Ling's father and mother were in a panic when they received the call. Their two daughters and sons were both in the army, but the youngest son was injured, and they didn't know the extent of the injury. When they rushed to the hospital, Mei Ling's surgery

It's not over yet. Although there is no warhead left in the body, the wound has been infected because of the long delay, which has taken a lot of trouble.

The doctor who performed the surgery on Mei Ling secretly exclaimed that he was very lucky. If it were delayed for another two days, Mei Ling's thigh would not be saved, and it was hard to say whether he could save his life. The lights in the operating room were not turned off. Mr. Mei and his mother were worried. There were reports in the corridor.

There were footsteps, and Tang Qiuli's parents came over after hearing the news. When the two old ladies met, they couldn't help crying. The four old ladies waited in pain outside the operating room all afternoon.

After learning that Mei Ling was out of danger, Tang Qiuli's parents said goodbye and left. Mei's father and Mei's mother waited in the hospital all night before seeing their youngest son wake up. Then they were completely relieved and followed the old lady's wishes.

The two daughters on the front line went to send a telegram to tell them the news that Mei Ling was injured, but they were stopped by Mr. Mei. After all, they were people who had seen the world. After asking Chu Tian for a few words, he concluded that Tang Qiuli already knew the news that Mei Ling was injured.

Otherwise, a major general detachment leader would not be allowed to go to the reinforcements in person. My uncle is afraid that his two daughters will be worried. We cannot live up to this sentiment. Tang Qiuli has control over everything in Meiling. The director of Dingbian General Hospital has

Mei Ling's injuries and surgery had been reported long ago. He felt relieved and focused his attention on the Japanese army.

On May 28, at 4:30 in the morning, Okamura Ningji issued a combat order to the troops to raid Yongheguan Ferry. In order to achieve the effect of the raid, Okamura Ningji went against the norm and broke the Japanese rule of not fighting at night.

As usual, there was not even routine artillery preparations. Taking advantage of the darkness before dawn, a division of Japanese troops, divided into hundreds of rubber boats, quietly made their way to the other side.

In the dark night, only a few stars twinkled. The gentle night wind brought the earthy smell of the river water. The surroundings were extremely quiet. Tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers were waiting quietly on the shore. The slightly howling river water carried the sound.

The heart-stopping pressure, as the rubber boat turned into a small black dot on the river and disappeared into the night, Okamura Neji's heart tightened little by little.

The inexplicable tension and fear made him breathless. Success or failure depended on this. In order to reach the plan of crossing the Yellow River to the west and attacking Shaanxi, he spent too much effort and thought too much. After starting to cross the river here,

, he also ordered

The troops at Fenglingdu and Liulindu immediately launched river-crossing operations. At the same time, nearly 90,000 troops were mobilized to launch river-crossing operations at three locations nearly a thousand miles apart. This should be unprecedented in the history of the imperial army's operations.

First time, right?

As long as there is some success in crossing the river, Shaanxi will be the next Shanxi. Tang Qiuli's Yellow River defense line will face total collapse. Fighting with Tang Qiuli's main force, with less than 100,000 troops, Okamura Neji is not so arrogant.

But what we have to face is that there is no main force of the *** division.

In Shaanxi, Okamura Neiji was still very confident. He didn't know that what he was about to face was by no means the mob he imagined, but the 280,000 men who had been trained by Tang Qiuli into a group of fierce tigers.

He was a hot-blooded young man, not to mention the big bag Tang Qiuli had prepared for him.

Okamura Neji paced back and forth anxiously on the shore, looking at his watch from time to time. He felt that a long time had passed and there was no news about what happened. Just when he was about to go crazy waiting, sporadic gunshots suddenly came from the other shore.

, he hurriedly raised the telescope, but could see nothing except the dark red tail of the tracer bullet in the night.

A staff officer hurried over and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, the commander of the Akita Division has called us. Our army has successfully landed on the west bank and is consolidating its beachhead position." Neji Okamura grabbed the telegram and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, our division has received a call.

When the regiment landed, they encountered enemy troops

The weak resistance has now been defeated and fled towards Yanchuan and the intersection area. Judging from the firepower of the counterattack, the Chinese defenders were one battalion in strength. Our division consolidated the beachhead position with one brigade and the rest of the troops continued to move deeper.

Attack forward."

After reading Akita's telegram, Okamura Neji felt weak all over, his shirt was soaked with sweat, and a burst of fatigue hit his heart. The Emperor bless, it was successful, Yongheguan Ferry is not Tang Qiuli's key defense area, "Order, the second echelon will start immediately

Crossing the river, the Akita Division will slow down its pursuit. After joining the second echelon, it will go straight to Dingbian. It is necessary to capture Dingbian before noon tomorrow."

The second echelon of Japanese troops, one division and one brigade, also successfully crossed the Yellow River. By around 9 a.m. on May 28, the number of Japanese troops who had crossed the Yellow River had reached about 35,000, which was significantly more than

Contrary to Tang Qiuli's expectations, Okamura Neji had less than 10,000 troops on the east bank. He smiled proudly at the chief of staff and said, "Nishio-kun, it's time for us to cross the river."

, without waiting for other officers, he strolled onto a rubber boat.

(To be continued)