Predator Reborn

Chapter 719: The First Battle of the Armored Corps

In Fuxin City, they were ready for the expedition. The radio station had been moved to the communications office in the truck compartment. A communications staff officer rushed to Zuo Quan panting with a telegram he had just received.

.Then, he reported loudly.

"Chief of Staff, telegram from Commander Sun of the First Corps..."

"Read..." After quickly glancing at the battle map that was about to be put away, Zuo Quan ordered decisively.

"Yes, Commander Sun reported that the Fourth Division launched an attack on the Kwantung Army garrison in Yi County two hours ago. So far, the Fourth Division has made very good progress. It can capture the entire Yi County before dark.

County, wipe out all enemy troops in Yi County..."

"In addition, according to the latest information sent by the Jinzhou underground party, the Jinzhou Kwantung Army's Sixth Independent Brigade sent reinforcements of a field infantry regiment and a tank brigade half an hour ago, and is quickly coming to Yixian for reinforcements. Passed by

The General Headquarters of the Army on the left studied and decided. Commander Sun decided to send the fifth and sixth main divisions as well as the troops of the field artillery regiment directly under the Army to bypass Yixian and ambush the Japanese reinforcements halfway.

Approved..." After hearing the chief of staff's order, the communications staff officer did not dare to neglect and read quickly.

"Well, Old Sun has a good idea. As long as all the Japanese troops reinforcements in Yixian can be wiped out, it will be much easier to attack Jinzhou. Send a telegram back to Commander Sun immediately. The forward headquarters fully agrees with your report.

The battle plan... At the same time, during the next battle, except for important military decisions, there is no need to report everything, so as not to miss the opportunity..." Hearing the answer from the communications staff in front of him, Zuo Quan's face immediately revealed

He gave a deep smile. Then, he ordered decisively.

"Yes, Chief of Staff..."

Looking at the communications staff who was about to leave, Zuo Quan continued to order: "Wait a minute and send a telegram to Commander Gao, the commander-in-chief of the right army, asking about the current progress of the right army..."

Outside Beipiao City, which is also only more than 70 kilometers away from Fuxin, in the middle of the entire right army, because the fourth and fifth armies have just been reorganized and have not experienced any war, Gao Yuan, as the commander,

, for the safety of the entire army, they did not march in a dispersed manner like the army on the left.

Instead, the entire corps huddled together and adopted a step-by-step strategy to slowly advance towards their first combat target, Beipiao City.

Just two full hours after the Fourth Division's attack on Yixian County, the huddled right army, under the command of Commander Gao Yuan, rushed to a position less than two kilometers away from the county seat and began to set up camp.

, making final preparations before the attack for the upcoming attack.

Inside the temporary headquarters, after glancing at the dozens of military chiefs at division level or above in front of him, Commander Gao Yuan spoke first: "Comrades, according to the latest intelligence sent by Beipiao intelligence personnel, a total of Kwantung Army troops are stationed in Beipiao City.

A garrison regiment and a Manchurian division have a total strength of more than 6,000 people. And we, two armies, plus a heavy artillery regiment, have a total strength of an astonishing 60,000 people. With ten times the strength, we occupy an absolute

With superior firepower, we launch an attack on Beipiao City. I believe that it is not very difficult for us to win the entire battle."

Seeing everyone's faces, there were smiles of approval. Commander Plateau nodded with satisfaction. Then, pointing to the military map in front of him, he ordered very decisively: "Now I order, the Thirteenth Division of the Fifth Army

, launch an attack on Beipiaocheng from the front, the 14th Division launches an attack from the east, and the 15th Division launches an attack from the west. The field artillery regiment directly under the army is responsible for providing artillery support. The three divisions are not divided into main attack and assist. Who can attack first?

Whoever rushes into Beipiao City will be credited with the first achievement since my right-wing army set off on the expedition. Are you all clear..."

"Yes...Commander, I promise to complete the mission..." The three division commanders of the Fifth Army, including the commander Li Desheng, each of them had a thick smile on their face and answered confidently.

"Okay, half an hour later, the three main divisions will use the sound of the field artillery regiment as a signal to launch an attack on Beipiao City. All remaining combat troops, as reserve teams, will be personally commanded by me..." Gao Yuan continued to order.

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Just as Gaoyuan's order was issued, a telegram from Chief of Staff Zuo Quan reached his headquarters.

"Report to the commander, the chief of staff sent a telegram to inquire about the current progress of our army on the right..." Seeing Commander Gao Yuan, the communications staff officer quickly replied.

"Call back to the chief of staff immediately. Our department has followed the request and launched an attack on Beipiao City in half an hour. Preliminary estimates are that the entire Beipiao City will be occupied before dark..." In response to the chief of staff's inquiry, Gao Yuanyi

He replied with a confident face.

Among the three armies commanded by Chief of Staff Zuo Quan, the left and right armies were like two outstretched hands. They not only attracted the attention of all the Japanese troops in southern Liaoning, but at the same time, the two outstretched hands, invisibly,

A huge encirclement has been formed, tightly surrounding hundreds of thousands of Japanese and puppet troops in southern Liaoning...

In the southern part of Liaoning, two fierce siege battles are in full swing. At this moment, the Guard Division, the First Division of the Armored Corps, and the headquarters of the Guard Division personally commanded by Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua are directly under the jurisdiction of the Coast Defense Artillery Battalion and Headquarters.

The directly-affiliated air defense division, the directly-affiliated cavalry division... a total of 30,000 troops have all gathered in Yingkou, waiting for Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua to issue the latest combat order.

Inside the temporary headquarters in Yingkou City, Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua was staring motionlessly at the battle map in front of him, thinking about the specific attack route. Although, the 30,000-strong army he led this time only attacked less than one-third of southern Liaoning.

One area. However, in this one-third area, there are not only a large number of heavy industrial cities and ports gathered.

More importantly, in this small area, not only an elite field division of the Japanese army, a field heavy artillery regiment, a tank regiment, and a large number of garrison troops were stationed. At the same time, in Dalian, an excellent port,

Inside, a sizable Japanese naval force was also stationed...

However, the only thing that made Liu Hua feel lucky was that although a Japanese naval unit was stationed at Dalian Port, with the outbreak of the Pacific War, a large number of warships were deployed. There were only a few old warships left in the entire port.

As well as a dozen gunboats, they did not pose much of a threat to the 30,000 army troops he led...

Just when Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua was staring at the man in front of him in ecstasy, a communications staff officer walked in quickly. After saluting, he reported: "Report to Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff telegram. Our First and Second Corps sent a message to the Justice

The siege battles in the county and Beipiao have begun..."

"Haha, the Chief of Staff deserves to be the Chief of Staff. In less than two days, the first shot of this counterattack has been fired... I called the Chief of Staff back and wished the Chief of Staff a complete success in this battle...

." Liu Hua responded with a smile on his face.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..."

"Correspondent, inform all commanders above the regiment level in the army to arrive at the headquarters for a meeting within half an hour. Hurry..." Looking at the communications staff officer who was leaving quickly, Liu Hua gave a loud order to the correspondent guarding the door.

road.

In less than half an hour, all the military officers above the regiment level who were stationed around Yingkou used various means of transportation to sit in their own seats in the conference room, waiting for the arrival of Commander-in-Chief Liu Hua.

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A few minutes later, with everyone's expectations, Liu Hua's figure appeared at the door of the conference room. Immediately after, a huge combat sandbox was moved in by several soldiers and placed directly on it.

In the center of the conference room, Liu Hua looked at everyone who had already arrived. He waved his hand directly and said without being polite.

"Comrades, there are not so many rules in this meeting today. Come here and gather around the combat sandbox. I will face the combat sandbox and directly issue specific combat tasks to each unit..."

After being surrounded by more than a dozen military commanders above the regiment level in the huge combat sandbox, Liu Hua pointed at the combat sandbox in front of him and spoke.

"Comrades, I won't introduce too much about the specific enemy situation, because the combat sandbox in front of us has clearly told you the enemy's troop deployment... In this counterattack, our 30,000-strong army needs to face

The total strength of the Kwantung Army is about 40,000. Therefore, we must give full play to our strengths, concentrate our superior forces, and continuously annihilate their limited forces one by one, so that we can achieve the greatest victory with the least casualties."

"In addition, we have less than 30,000 troops in our hands. And among these 30,000, the only infantry with real combat effectiveness is the Guard Division plus the Armored Division and an armored infantry regiment, which totals 15,000 people.

.So, I decided that these 30,000 people would no longer divide their troops, but would directly huddle together to form a powerful offensive group. They would adopt a step-by-step approach and advance towards Dalian step by step. In the end, the encirclement circle would be completely annihilated.

All Kwantung Army units."

As soon as Liu Hua finished speaking, the faces of more than a dozen commanders were immediately shrouded in eagerness to try. Then, they all replied in unison: "Please give the order to the Commander-in-Chief..."

After a quick glance at the dozen or so commanders in front of him, Liu Hua's eyes rested on Su Yu, the first commander of the Armored Corps who was going into battle for the first time since the founding of the army. Then, he asked: "Commander Su,

A few months have passed. How is the training of the First Division of your Armored Corps? Can it serve as the vanguard of the entire army and open an offensive channel for the entire attack group..."

"Commander-in-Chief, please rest assured that the 1st Armored Division has been trained and is ready to go to war at any time. Use the tanks in our hands to destroy all the Japanese positions in front of us..." Su Yu replied confidently.

"Okay..." Liu Hua nodded with satisfaction, then pointed at the huge combat sandbox in front of him and said.

"Now I order the 1st Division of the Armored Corps as the forerunner to start from Yingkou and launch an attack on Gaizhou first. After completely occupying Gaizhou, the Armored Corps immediately replenishes enough ammunition and fuel and continues the attack along Lutun Town.

, Jiugongdi Town, Guizhou Town, and Taiyangsheng Township attacked and advanced on the front line. Finally, with the powerful assault capability of the Zhuangjia Corps, they broke through the more than 100 kilometers of defense lines in the shortest time and launched an attack on Wafangdian...

In addition, I can only give you a maximum of eight hours for the entire attack process. Are there any questions?"

"Commander-in-Chief, please rest assured and promise to complete the mission..." Su Yu replied confidently.

"Okay, next is the cavalry division... Commander Wang, your cavalry division must follow closely behind the armored corps, expand the results achieved by the armored corps, and use the advantages of the cavalry to eliminate the remaining enemies on the battlefield. At the same time, send two

The strength of the cavalry regiment is responsible for the security of the two wings of the armored corps as well as its flanks and rear..." After placing his gaze on Commander Wang Hu of the Cavalry Division, Liu Hua continued to order.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief..." Wang Hu replied decisively without any hesitation.

"Guard Division, Commander Li, your mission is to follow closely behind the Armored Corps and the Cavalry Division, and use your fastest speed to take over all the areas occupied by the Armored Corps. Finally, merge with the Armored Corps and the Cavalry Division again,

Launch an attack on the Japanese army in Wafangdian. First remove the Kwantung Army, the first obstacle on our way to attack Dalian and Lushun..."

"Commander Wang, your air defense division will be divided into two during the entire attack. The air defense force of one regiment is responsible for protecting the coastal defense artillery battalion directly under the headquarters and advancing towards the Lushunkou area. Prevent the Kwantung Army Air Force from

Destroy the only large-caliber coastal defense artillery battalion of our Northeast Field Army... The other two regiments are responsible for providing air defense fire cover to all attacking forces. After all, so far, our Northeast Field Army has only one air defense division with nearly a hundred aircraft in combat.

Aircraft. The limited air force is not enough to provide us with sufficient air cover. Therefore, for the air force dispatched by the Kwantung Army, the most important thing is to rely on your air defense division..."

"As for my former enemy headquarters, follow the guard division... Do you all understand your mission?" Liu Hua ordered.

"It's clear..." More than a dozen military commanders above the regiment level replied almost in unison.

"Very good... Now I order that at eight o'clock tonight, the armored corps will attack on time... As for the specific combat plan, Commander Yousu will decide on his own... The meeting is adjourned..." Liu Hua gave the final order.

A distance of more than 20 kilometers would only take less than an hour for the fully mechanized Armored Corps First Division. At nine o'clock that night, the Armored Corps' First Division was already under the personal command of Su Yu.

I felt that it was less than three kilometers away from Gaizhou City...

He raised the telescope in his hand and looked at the brightly lit Gaizhou a few kilometers away. After looking at the defensive trenches outside Gaizhou City, which had been built for several months, they had become like spider webs. Su Yu's mouth immediately revealed a trace of

He sneered. Then, he ordered to the group leaders behind him with a confident look on his face.

"Comrades, there are three lines of defense in front of us. Each line of defense is stationed with about one group of Japanese soldiers. The task I give you is that within half an hour, a tank regiment, under the cover of the artillery regiment behind it, will break through

The Japanese army deployed three lines of defense outside the city. The 1st Armored Infantry Regiment followed closely behind. While protecting the more than 30 tanks of the tank regiment, it expanded the results achieved by the 1st Tank Regiment. As for the air defense regiment, there was no need to set up positions.

After breaking through the three lines of defense of the Japanese army, follow closely behind and advance to the next combat target... Tonight, our Zhuang First Division has only one mission, and that is to assault, to continuously assault forward..."

On the defensive position outside Gaizhou City, just when all the little Japs were nesting in the trenches, looking forward to the shift change time, a sharp whistling sound woke everyone up from their sleep. For a moment,

These battle-hardened veterans immediately changed their expressions. While letting out terrifying screams, they immediately lay down in the trenches, preparing to avoid the sudden artillery fire...

"Boom, boom, boom..." Amidst the violent explosions of artillery shells, the Japanese position, which had been unusually calm just now, immediately became chaotic. The screams of soldiers, the explosion of artillery shells, the explosion of ammunition... were continuous,

It began to ring in the huge position...

After the artillery regiment's ten-minute artillery attack ended, the entire Japanese position was already covered with craters. The trench fortifications that were just like spider webs just now were blown to pieces. However, under this fierce shelling, the entire

Most of the soldiers in the field regiment were very lucky to survive...

"Baga, what are you still doing? Repair the defenses immediately and prepare to meet the Chinese attack. Hurry..." A series of orders sounded on the fragmented position. Each and every little Japanese who had just escaped death, regardless of

Everyone took out their engineering shovels and started repairing the fortifications.

However, just as all the little Japs kept waving their engineering shovels, a deafening roar reached everyone's ears. Immediately afterwards, the entire position began to shake slightly with the roar.

.In less than a minute, dozens of tanks appeared in the eyes of the little Japanese observation post.

"Baga, it's a tank. How can the Chinese have tanks... Quickly, inform the squadron leader that the Chinese have begun to attack and have a large number of tanks..." Feeling the slightly trembling earth, the faces of the Japanese observation posts on the position,

It turned pale again. The hands holding the rifle tightly could not help but tremble...

"Tanks, the Chinese actually have so many tanks... Hurry, everyone, get into the position immediately and prepare to fight... Signals, please ask the captain for help immediately. The Chinese have launched an attack with tanks. They are asking for artillery reinforcements and artillery fire.

Reinforcement..." After receiving the report from the observation post, the squadron leader's face turned pale immediately. Then, he exclaimed loudly to the communications soldier behind him.