Age of Rebirth

Less than 300 kilometers away from the New Territories of Hong Kong, at the foot of Wutong Mountain, there is a small town with about [-] residents. Because it is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the scenery of the town is particularly beautiful, and it feels like a paradise. , Tonight, the tranquility of the town was broken by the constant sound of armored vehicles, trucks and soldiers shouting passwords.

However, the residents of the small town did not panic because of this. After a short commotion, they got up in their clothes and saw that it was the troops of the Independent Division, and then went to sleep peacefully. This army will never disturb the people. However, the villagers who went fishing at night were politely stopped by armed soldiers outside the town, and told them that the town was under martial law. From now until six o'clock tomorrow morning, everyone in the town , are not allowed to go out.

Only then did the villagers realize that something big was about to happen here. However, the villagers who live on fishing, if there is no harvest for a day, the whole family will be hungry. They brought the villagers into a tent. Inside, a few lieutenant colonels and major officers asked them about their daily income from fishing in a friendly tone, and immediately took out their white cash.

And tell the villagers, this is the loss that our troops will compensate you for, and the standard of compensation far exceeds the actual income. Holding the ocean in their hands, the villagers went home with smiles on their faces. A few years later, The villagers here are not proud to say to outsiders, "I tell you, here we are, but the independent division commander Tang commanded the troops. He attacked the place where the Japanese devils occupied Hong Kong. He also let those soldiers under him give us white flowers. Now the ocean!"

The Hong Kong Campaign Headquarters is located in a private house at the east end of the town. It is a small yard with four main rooms, which are already brightly lit. Antennas are erected on the roof, and densely packed with telephone Wire.Stretching in all directions from here, there are armed sentries at the door, cars coming or leaving quickly from time to time, and staff officers coming in and out, creating a tense atmosphere. [

When Battelle arrived at the campaign headquarters, it was already [-]:[-] on the night of July [-]th. After the sentry strictly checked the documents, they called the security brigade and two special guards came out.Lead the way ahead and head to Tang Qiuli's headquarters.

to the door.Battelle shouted loudly: "Report to the division commander, Battelle, the commander of the armored forces of the Independent Division, led the troops and was ordered to come!" He didn't say that he came on time, because, according to the march plan formulated by the staff office, his troops were already late. Four and a half hours!

Tang Qiuli looked up from the map.A smile flashed in his eyes, and he said, "Come in!"

Battelle strode into the headquarters, Tang Qiuli looked him up and down, and said, "Have you eaten yet?" Before Battelle could reply, Mei Xue, who was at the side, had already brought two military lunch boxes, one of which was delicious rice meal.One box is oily stir-fry, exuding a tempting aroma, in order to hurry, along the way.Battelle, who had only taken a few bites of the marching ration, couldn't help swallowing.

Mei Xue picked up the chopsticks, rubbed them again and again, handed them to Battelle, and said softly: "Little brother, eat quickly, I received a call that you are coming to the headquarters, your brother has already told me to prepare it!"

Battelle smiled honestly, and said in a low voice: "Thank you, sister-in-law," and then said loudly, "Master, I will eat after I report the battle deployment of the armored forces!"

Tang Qiuli signaled Battelle to sit down, and Battelle sat straight on the canvas marching chair. After the troops entered the predetermined position and before coming to the headquarters, I took time to observe the forward positions, and wanted to make some adjustments to the original deployment of the armored troops, and I still need the approval of the division commander!"

Tang Qiuli said with great interest: "Oh, if you have any new suggestions, please tell me!"

Battelle replied: "From the perspective of the frontal width of the attack, it is about 42 kilometers long. However, the area suitable for armored assaults is only more than [-] kilometers wide. The attack plan stipulates that the four armored brigades are divided into four. In this case, the interval between each assault arrow is only about five kilometers."

"From the perspective of the role of the armored force, it is a great waste of troops. Moreover, the number of tanks in each assault direction will be small. My plan is to change the four-way assault to two. The two tank brigades along the road were divided into two assault waves, which operated at the east and west ends of the assault area at the same time. The first assault wave, after breaking through the Japanese fortifications, no longer continued to attack in depth, but attacked each other to widen the breakthrough.”

"The second assault wave, cross the breakthrough, continue to attack the Japanese army in depth, and clear the remaining enemy at the breakthrough. The task is handed over to the infantry. My report is over, and the division commander should consider it!"

Tang Qiuli pondered for a while, and said: "Battelle, do you know that your suggestion is equivalent to overturning the original battle plan. The infantry in the first attack wave is the five main field brigades. The task of breaking through the enemy, attacking in depth and engaging in street fighting has to be handed over to the troops of the Guangzhou Garrison, which is inconsistent with the original plan.”

"Besides, I'm not sure whether the combat effectiveness of the troops in the Guangzhou Garrison District will be able to handle the next street battle. I'm not going to adopt your suggestion. Let's implement it according to the original plan!"

Battelle was a little anxious, and said quickly: "Master, according to my experience in the European battlefield, armored forces attacking cities, this is the most practical tactic. Moreover, I have studied the equipment level of the Japanese army. They are not Possess perfect anti-armor capabilities, and clear out the remaining enemies at the breach, each brigade only needs to be equipped with infantry from one regiment."

Tang Qiuli asked calmly: "It is true that the No. 30 Seventh Division of the Japanese Army is not equipped with anti-tank weapons. However, with the spirit of Bushido of the Japanese army, if they resort to melee attacks, or simply suicide attacks, I will I don’t want to use a tank to exchange the life of a Japanese soldier, it’s not worth it!”

Battelle insisted: "When I was the commander of the Lightning Assault Division of the German First Panzer Army, I participated in many battles to capture European cities. The standard configuration of the German army is a tank, accompanied by a squad or a platoon. The strength of the troops is to prevent the opponent from making melee attacks, so I only need two regiments of infantry to completely wipe out the remaining Japanese troops at the breach!"

Tang Qiuli smiled and said, "You convinced me. In this way, I will give you two brigades of infantry. However, the style of play needs to be modified. The first assault wave of the armored troops will not stop after breaking through the Japanese defensive positions. , continue to attack in depth, clear the remaining enemies at the breakthrough, and hand it over to the second assault wave tank and follow-up troops, there will be no problem!"

Battelle stood up abruptly, and replied loudly: "I promise to complete the task!"

Tang Qiuli said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, Tian Shangxi, the Guangzhou Garrison Commander, dispatched two brigades and assigned them to the armored troops. The remaining three brigades will still serve as second-line attack troops!" [

Zhao Yuhe went out, Mei Xue looked at Battelle, and said distressedly: "It's cold, eat quickly, brother!"

Battelle gave an embarrassed "hehe" smile and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm really hungry!"

Tang Qiuli smiled and looked at Battelle's sweet gobbling. He suddenly thought of a question and asked, "Battelle, there are only two hours left. Is there time for your troops to adjust their deployment?"

Battelle swallowed a mouthful of food and said: "To tell you the truth, Commander, before I came to the headquarters, I ordered the troops to deploy according to my plan. The deployment has already been completed long ago!" After finishing speaking, he seemed very proud !

Tang Qiuli was dumbfounded, pointed at Battelle angrily, and just muttered a few words, "You, you guy, are too daring! Even if it's right, I will definitely agree with your suggestion?"

Battelle smiled innocently, and said without fear: "Are you my brother? Besides, after fighting in Europe for several years, you still have a little experience!"

In the early morning of July 21, at [-]:[-], it was night, the stars were dim, and the dark clouds floating from the South China Sea gradually accumulated over the war zone. It was going to rain. In the small town under Wutong Mountain, in the headquarters of the Hong Kong Campaign of the Independent Division , all was quiet, Tang Qiuli closed his eyes slightly, and closed his eyes to rest his mind there. Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe stared at his watch, and the phone and radio station were all on standby. own position.

At two o'clock sharp, Zhao Yuhe said: "Master, the time has come, please give me an order!"

Tang Qiuli opened his eyes suddenly, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said three words calmly, "Let's start!"

There were no signals flying all over the sky, no earth-shattering artillery fire, and no shouts during the charge. In the dark night, there was the roar of the engine and the "rolling" sound of the tracks crushing the soil. In the lead, five brigades of field infantry followed closely behind, and the attack on Hong Kong began!

In the New Territories of Hong Kong, at the forward position of the Fifth Brigade of the No.30 Seventh Division of the Japanese Army, the squadron leader, Lieutenant Kono Kenxiong, just finished his inspection of the sentry post and returned to the squadron headquarters. After more than an hour, even Captain Haoye, who is physically strong, felt exhausted, and his eyelids kept fighting. This kind of thing, Captain Haoye, repeated two to three times a day.

Especially in the early morning sentry check, it was monotonous, boring, and also had an indescribable feeling of uselessness. Captain Haoye half leaned on the musty-smelling camp bed, and shouted in a bad voice: "Order!"

The orderly didn't come, and Captain Haoye was about to yell loudly, when he suddenly felt that his shelter was shaking, as if some huge monster was gradually approaching?

(To be continued)

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