Age of Rebirth

Major General Jiang Xianliang, commander of the Sixth Brigade of the Marine Corps, wanted to take advantage of the commander's pleasure to intercede for his old man, Huang Wanshan, commander of the Fourth Brigade. On the way to the front, he happened to meet Huang Wanshan who was ordered to withdraw. Seeing the old man's depression and self-blame, Jiang Xianliang felt uncomfortable, always thinking of an opportunity to speak for Huang Wanshan, and now is a good opportunity.

After saying this, seeing that the commander did not say a word, Jiang Xianliang continued: "When I was ordered to come to the front, I met Brigadier Huang. He told me that he realized his mistake and blamed himself very much. Commander, how about You tell Commander Tang of the Battle of Crossing the Sea Headquarters that you don’t need to restore your original rank, but don’t be a temporary acting brigade commander, such an identity is not easy for the troops to lead!”

As soon as Jiang Xianliang's reply came, Han Tie, who was silent, put down his binoculars and shouted suddenly: "Jiang Xianliang, what do you mean? Fighting for Huang Wanshan? Let me tell you Jiang Xianliang, Huang Wanshan's mistakes are very serious, and he should Responsible, more than 1000 soldiers were killed and more than 3000 soldiers were wounded. I didn’t meet the regular troops of the little devil, and I disabled a main force. It was because of the underestimation of the enemy that I didn’t shoot him. It’s because of Commander Tang. , if the same casualty occurs again, I will shoot you on the spot without being punished by the Battle of Crossing the Sea Command!"

Jiang Xianliang was so frightened that he trembled all over. It was the first time he had seen the commander so furious. He also knew that the commander's heart was full of anger. Not only Huang Wanshan was punished, but the commander himself was also punished. Reporting criticism, and withholding half a year's allowance, I feel uncomfortable!

"Commander, don't get angry, just take what I said just now, didn't it come true? You are sitting in the brigade headquarters. I will go up to the front!" As he said, Jiang Xianliang was about to run away when he saw that the situation was not good. He knew very well , staying in the brigade headquarters, it must be a violent training, and they will not slip away, waiting to be trained?

As soon as he took a step, "Stop!" Han Tie roared, Jiang Xianliang shivered, "Commander, what instructions do you have?" He licked his face and asked with a smile.

Han Tie didn't look at him with good eyes, and said, "Jiang Xianliang, let me ask you, the Japanese army on the opposite side. Is there artillery?"

Jiang Xianliang replied without hesitation: "There must be, such a front is defended. There is no artillery. The little devil is not stupid, but we have not formally launched an attack. It is hard to say where the little devil's artillery positions are!" "

Han Tie's face softened.Said: "Jiang Xianliang, you organize the attack immediately, but the offensive tactics should be arranged in this way. The attacking troops are divided into multiple lines. Try to spread out the front as wide as possible. I will transfer all the tanks that can go up to you to cover the infantry attack. Every attacking force , the strength of the troops does not exceed one platoon, and once the Japanese army fires artillery shells, they should retreat quickly without hesitation, understand?"

The person who can serve as the brigade commander in the Marine Corps is not a master with rich battlefield experience and a very flexible mind. Jiang Xianliang immediately understood Han Tie's intentions, and replied loudly: "It's the brigade commander, promise to complete the task, fishing? , the bait is too big, the gain outweighs the gain, the bait is too small, the fish will not take the bait, don't worry, I promise to catch the Japanese artillery for you!"

Looking at Jiang Xianliang's back, he walked out of the tent excitedly, and Han Tie had a lot of feelings. Huang Wanshan, the commander of the fourth brigade, had better command ability and battlefield experience than Jiang Xianliang, and was punished by dismissal and downgrade. He also felt uncomfortable, but he also knew that Commander Tang of the Fleet was very strict in governing the army, and he had fully considered various situations. Otherwise, Huang Wanshan would not be able to act as the acting brigade commander at this moment. Even sat on the bench!

What Han Tie didn't expect was that the division commander Tang Qiuli would not directly intervene in the cause of the huge casualties of the Marine Corps. Another point is that although Tang Qiuquan's punishment against Han Tie was still criticized by the whole army, the scope was different. Yes, if Tang Qiuli didn't make a disciplinary decision as the division pointed out, then all the troops in the independent division would know about it, and it would have a negative impact on Han Tie's prestige anyway.

However, Tang Qiuquan’s punishment decision by the Crossing the Sea Campaign Command, the so-called notification to the entire army, is limited to the Southeast Mobile Corps, the Marine Corps, the Aviation Unit, and the fleet going north, that is, the troops currently under the control of the Crossing the Sea Campaign Command. Of course, the scope will be much smaller. Tang Qiuli's non-interference is to minimize the negative impact on Han Tie. It can be said to be painstaking. Only Tang Qiuquan can understand a little about the deep meaning.

The sea breeze blew away the gunpowder smoke. After the large-scale bombing, the independent division troops did not take the opportunity to attack, which gave Major General Katayama a short respite. He was able to pay attention to the situation of the troops. When he saw the statistics of casualties At that time, Major General Katayama felt cold again and couldn't help shivering.

The bombing for more than 40 minutes caused casualties to the troops, which exceeded the expectations of Major General Katayama. It was not the biggest reliance. The casualties of the regular troops of the half division of the Seventh Army were huge, but the loss of the members of the Manchuria Volunteer Team. More than 4 people were on the battlefield, and the density can be imagined. The bombing of the independent division bomber group caused more than 2 casualties in the Manchuria Volunteer Team, of which more than 1 people were killed. That is to say, the Manchuria Volunteer Team There are less than [-] left.

The casualties of the regular army were much smaller, with a total of more than 1 casualties, but don't underestimate this number. Major General Katayama has limited capital, and the total strength of the regular army has not yet reached [-], which is close to five. One-tenth of the casualties are also traumatic. This unprecedentedly violent bombing caused unprecedentedly huge casualties to the Japanese army.

Major General Katayama's eyes were fixed, looking at the casualty statistics table, his hands were trembling. The major staff officer who was in charge of counting the casualties continued to say: "Your Excellency, Acting Commander, because time is tight, this is just a preliminary statistics. The number of casualties is more than the current statistics!"

"Baga! Shut up! That's enough!" Major General Katayama suddenly erupted and shouted loudly, which made the major staff officer tremble and shut up immediately. Major General Katayama felt cold in his heart. , in the heart, those members of the Manchuria Volunteer Team supported by a wave of fanaticism were fiercely bombed by the bombers of the Independent Division. I am afraid that the inner fanaticism has long been turned into fear of bloody wars. Lost fighting spirit, lost the courage of the more than 4 members of the nominal brave team who rushed to the soldiers of the independent division without fear of death last night!

Subsequent reports from various sources also confirmed Major General Katayama's concerns. All the troops called to report, "The surviving members of the Manchurian Volunteer Squad were in an atmosphere of panic, and even began to flee from the position. Please ask your Excellency the acting commander. , how should we deal with it?"

For this, Major General Katayama absolutely could not tolerate it, and he immediately issued an order, "All troops immediately take the most severe measures to stabilize the emotions of the members of the Manchurian Volunteer Team, and those imperial scum who try to escape from the position will be shot immediately on the spot, as an example to others." ! The Manchurian Volunteer Team must undertake the task of repelling the independent division's attack in the first round!" Major General Katayama's order, still unchanged from the original intention, pushed the Manchurian Volunteer Team to the forefront. Perhaps, this is those who are full of loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor What the Japanese civilians never expected was a great irony and a great sorrow!

Immediately, sporadic gunshots rang out from the Japanese position. It was the Japanese soldiers following the orders of Major General Zhao Shan to kill those members of the Manchuria Volunteer Team who fled the position in spite of everything. Go forward to dissuade these civilians who have never been on the battlefield, their spirits are already in a state of collapse, maybe when they are blocking them, they suddenly use explosives and grenades on their bodies, if they are blown to pieces by their compatriots, wouldn’t it be a big deal joke!

Therefore, the Japanese soldiers shot and killed those members of the Manchurian Volunteer Squad who disregarded orders and wanted to escape from the battlefield and the terrifying battlefield without mercy, just like shooting soldiers of the Independent Division, without any psychological barriers.

Hearing the gunshots from the Japanese army's position, Han Tie was taken aback, "Could it be that the Sixth Brigade started to launch a tentative attack, Jiang Xianliang didn't have much effort to leave, can't it be so fast?"

Han Tie, who was suspicious, called Jiang Xianliang's frontline headquarters, "Jiang Xianliang, there are gunshots in the Japanese army's position, what's going on?"

Jiang Xianliang was also puzzled, "Commander, I don't know. From my point of view, the Japanese army has no signs of launching a counterattack, and the little devil has no courage! Is it not an internal strife? If it is true, it saves effort!"

"Whimsical! All the good things happened to you, Jiang Xianliang? How is the preparation for the attack?" Han Tie asked with a smile, "Commander, start on time in three or ten minutes!" Jiang Xianliang replied.

Three or ten minutes later, dozens of tanks drove out from the position of the Independent Division, roaring towards the Japanese positions. Behind the tanks, accompanied by groups of infantry, Major General Katayama was lying in the shelter, watching the Independent Division troops launch an attack. His teeth were sore, he found that the Chinese people were too cunning, dozens of tanks were divided into more than a dozen roads, and the distance between the roads was very large, and the infantry accompanying the tank attack was not very strong.

In this way, if his biggest hole card, the only light artillery regiment, fires, it will definitely not be able to cause huge casualties to the attacking independent division. However, if it does not fire, the frontline troops without anti-tank weapons will not be able to resist On the offensive, the attacking troops of these dozens of independent divisions can also break through the defense line. At that time, I am afraid that the whole line will collapse!

To fire or not to fire?Major General Katayama was struggling with this. Dozens of tanks approached the position roaring.

However, for these steel monsters, they were unscathed. On the contrary, the tank guns blasted away the exposed firepower. Major General Katayama gritted his teeth and grabbed the phone.

(to be continued) (to be continued..)