Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 747: Heavy Blow

At the headquarters of the main peak of Niuxin Mountain in western Liaoning, Tang Qiuli saw the vanguard of the Kwantung Army's southbound troops approaching the ambush site. They finally arrived, although they arrived more than three hours later than he expected. According to the marching speed of the Japanese army, they all entered the ambush.

It would take at least four hours to complete a circle. He was vaguely worried. The sun was about to set. If the Kwantung Army followed the practice of not marching at night, the troops would have to ambush all night, which made him even more worried about something happening.

The leading force of the Kwantung Army, which was approaching the ambush circle, suddenly stopped on the spot. What was going on? Could it be that the ambush force had exposed its hiding place and was discovered by the Japanese army, but it didn't look like it? The Japanese soldiers did not take any tactical action at all.

Or they were preparing for battle and just stayed in place. The unexpected situation suddenly made the atmosphere in the headquarters become heavy. The staff secretly cursed: "What are you doing, kid?"

Lieutenant General Yano Otozaburo, the commander of the Kwantung Army's southward troops, was indeed an extremely cautious commander. He was different from many senior Kwantung Army generals who were arrogant and arrogant. Although he continued to receive reports from aerial reconnaissance planes along the way,

No abnormality was found, and no large-scale Chinese troops were found.

On the contrary, this made Yano Otonzaburo feel more and more uneasy. According to the routine, more than 200,000 ** division troops were on their way to retreat to the front line of Shanhaiguan. Now, there was not even a single figure, and they suddenly disappeared without a trace.

There are no traces of them, including the ** division troops who had a fight with their own troops in the morning. Where did they go?

There was a report from the troops that this branch of the army was retreating to the north. I remember asking for instructions whether to send troops to pursue it, but I categorically rejected it. Going north? That is the Nuruerhu Mountain that stretches for hundreds of miles. The troops of the ** Division.

Why are you running into the mountains if you don't stop them from the front? These cunning Chinese people will always make the emperor's people puzzled.

Yano Otonzaburo was beating the drum in his mind while racking his brains to think about a series of abnormal phenomena. The car was swinging on the road, and his heart was in a state of confusion. The most terrifying thing was not to find an opponent. The staff sent the avant-garde troops.

Report, we are approaching the Niuxin Mountain area, everything is normal, and the troops are preparing to pass.

As if he had been stung by a bee, Otonzaburo Yano sat up straight and hit his head heavily on the roof of the car. There was a "bang" sound. The movement was so loud that the driver's heart trembled. On the head of the Commander,

A bag as big as a goose egg cannot run away. He was worried about being slapped in the face when he saw Yano Otonzaburo without even looking at him. He loudly ordered the staff: "Baga, hurry up and convey my order. All troops must stop advancing immediately."

Yano Otonzaburo found the reason why he was uneasy and worried about the journey. It was Niuxin Mountain. It was here that Seishiro Itagaki's division was ambushed by Tang Qiuli, who was known as the Devil of China. More than 50,000 soldiers were wiped out in his entire army. All of them were shattered and no one survived.

, the commander of the Itagaki Division died on the spot, and the Itagaki Division, known as the most elite unit of the Kwantung Army, was wiped out and ceased to exist.

At that time, Yano Otonzaburo was just an ordinary staff officer in the Kwantung Army Staff Department. He carefully studied the reasons for the collapse of Itagaki Division, and finally came to his own conclusion that everything stemmed from the improper command and arrogance of the Itagaki Division Commander.

If you are too big, you underestimate the enemy and advance rashly.

He had just been ambushed by Tang Qiuli. He could only bury these words in his heart. At that time, Seishiro Itagaki did his best to honor him after his death and received a commendation order personally signed by His Majesty the Emperor. The base camp was still called Yamato.

The national hero and the immortal god of war.

Of course, Yano Otonzaburo sneered at these in his heart, but he was just a warrior. Now, it was his turn to command the Imperial Army soldiers. Passing here, could he repeat the mistakes of the Itagaki Division? The rolling hills in front of him are like

The bunkers and the winding roads are like a noose, which looks unlucky.

The Kwantung Army troops stayed outside the Niuxin Mountain ambush circle for more than half an hour. Tang Qiuli felt his heart in his throat, and Yano Otonzaburo was worried. Seeing that the sky was about to get dark, more than 300,000 troops were in

It was not safe to camp in the wilderness, and the generals were calling one after another asking for instructions to quickly pass through the Niuxin Mountain area and approach Shanhaiguan.

Yano Otonzaburo finally made up his mind and the troops passed through the Niuxin Mountain area overnight. However, he did not act rashly and sent a regiment of troops to enter Niuxin Mountain in a car. After half an hour, he sent another regiment of troops to enter.

Going in the same way, Tang Qiuli watched as thousands of Japanese soldiers entered the ambush circle, but the brigade stayed outside, and the cars sped away, leaving behind a trail of dust.

Is it time to come this time? The second batch of Japanese military vehicles also entered the ambush circle, but the brigade still did not move. Tang Qiuli watched the Japanese military vehicles go away, secretly cursing the Kwantung Army commander, what a cunning guy, but I have

Be patient, these little shrimps haven’t taken notice yet. The past two groups of Japanese troops numbered more than 6,000 people. Tang Qiuli realized that things were a little troublesome. After the ambush started, these Japanese troops turned around and attacked them.

The troops are a huge threat.

He had no choice but to issue an order to ambush the troops on the right wing, pull out a brigade of troops, and follow the two groups of Japanese troops covertly without exposing the target. After the main battlefield started, they would be completely wiped out. He thought that the Japanese army was about to come, but he didn't know that another group of Japanese troops were coming.

It's a convoy of cars, but the strength of the troops is still the same

More, the interval is still thirty minutes. In this way, the Kwantung Army brigade entered the ambush circle, and these three groups of Japanese troops just happened to exit the ambush circle. This is the strength of a brigade, more than 10,000 people, which is a considerable force.

On other battlefields, it could sweep through more than a dozen counties and most of the province.

Tang Qiuli was almost going crazy. He wished he could strangle the Kwantung Army commander to death. There was no such thing. What kind of Japanese bird was this? It was more cunning than a fox. It had become a spirit. Tang Qiuli was not the only one who thought this.**

The division's more than 200,000 soldiers were also cursing in their hearts. Yano Otozaburo received the report from the first batch of troops that they had left the most dangerous area of ​​Niuxin Mountain, and nothing happened.

A fox-like smile finally appeared on his face. After three tests, no matter how cunning the opponent is, he should show his flaws. Furthermore, once the brigade is still ambushed, a brigade force will turn around and attack. There is no ambush circle.

Being able to break through, I am proud, I am really proud. Yano Otonzaburo believes that his commanding skills during this dangerous mountainous march can be included in the Imperial Army University's classic courses for the younger generations to imitate.

But he ignored one thing. Time, nearly two hours before and after, the sky had darkened. When his main force passed through the Niuxin Mountain area, it was late at night. The dark night was more conducive to the ambushers' actions, especially at the right time.

At the location of an ambush, troops who are suddenly attacked are extremely likely to fall into chaos, and communication and command are not smooth.

After receiving the order to continue advancing, the officers of various Japanese troops cursed the coward commander for letting them endure the wind for more than two hours on the mountain road in vain, while urging the soldiers, "Quickly, open the way quickly." Countless

Japanese soldiers came rushing over like a turbid wave. The sound of motors and horns of cars and the footsteps of soldiers sounded chaotically in the valley.

Tang Qiuli sat down on the shell box almost paralyzed. After fighting for several years, he had never encountered such a cunning and cautious Japanese commander. If there was another chance to capture him alive, he must interrogate him personally. This torture almost drove him crazy.

Guys, your head is bigger than other Japanese people.

At around 11 o'clock in the night, all the Japanese troops entered the ambush circle. Tang Qiuli first issued an order to the aviation team, and all fighter planes immediately took off to participate in the battle. Then, he ordered the communications staff who were guarding dozens of telephones: "Start."

"Bar." In the pitch-black night sky, on the hills on both sides of the road that stretched for more than 30 kilometers, countless red flares suddenly rose up, like small suns, reflecting half of the sky red, as bright and dazzling as holiday fireworks.

The light of the signal bomb had not yet faded away. From behind the hillside in the distance, patches of bright-colored smoke clouds suddenly rose up. In the sky, bright spots like meteor showers passed by, row after row, trailing dark red tail flames, from far to near.

, with a harsh scream, all of a sudden

In an instant, he came to the top of the Japanese soldiers. The experienced Japanese veteran's face suddenly turned pale. My Amaterasu, this is a salvo of thousands of artillery. At this time, there was a dull thunderous sound,

Only then did waves of echoes ripple through the mountain peaks, and the earth trembled.

The battle line of more than 60 miles in Niuxin Mountain suddenly burst out with blazing flames as if activated by electricity. First there were clusters of firelight. In the firelight, clusters of earth waves could be seen clearly, like mushrooms, constantly emerging.

Get up, then, there is a row

Platoon, one by one, and later, the number was indistinguishable. The soil rolled up, gravel flew across, and the smoke rose into the night sky. It was reflected dark red by the explosion fire. In the sky, there were countless flying artillery shells, one after another.

Plunging into the earth that was already like boiling molten iron.

It was like thunder, and it was the most ferocious blow once it was launched. Tang Qiuli concentrated all the artillery on both sides of the ambush position more than 30 kilometers away. Even the anti-aircraft guns of the air defense brigade were temporarily ordered to fire flatly.

Thousands of artillery pieces sent metal projectiles one after another into the dense marching formation of the Kwantung Army. When a shell landed, the stumps, broken arms, and broken bones and flesh of more than a dozen Japanese soldiers flew up.

The Japanese soldiers who were suddenly bombarded immediately fell into chaos. The night sky was red with death explosions. They wanted to fight back. On the hillsides on both sides, there was no target to aim at. There were only shells flying continuously from a distance.

Twenty minutes after the shelling, the Kwantung Army soldiers, who had gone through the initial chaos and were covered in the blood of their comrades and body fragments, found a relatively safe place to avoid the shells flying in the sky despite suffering heavy casualties.

Countless green flares rose in the night sky again, emitting a miserable green light. Countless round black dots flew from behind the silent hillsides, cliffs, rocks, and trees on both sides, and fell in an instant like crows.

The infantrymen who were ambushing the Japanese soldiers took action again.

(To be continued)