Age of Rebirth

General Nanjiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, needs time and needs the Northeast War in the direction of Liaoxi and Ximan. He is in a temporary stalemate. He has to wait for reinforcements from the seven first-class divisions and fight a counterattack on the Liaodong Peninsula.

Tang Qiuli also needs time to solve the problem of the Korean Peninsula battlefield. The three brigades of the Marine Corps and a part of the Southeast Mobile Corps withdraw from the Korean Peninsula battlefield and join the Northeast battlefield to cut off the Kwantung Army in the Western Liaoning and Western Manchurian areas. Only the retreat of the main force can be realized and achieved, and the goal of controlling the flames of war to the northeast borderline is achieved. As for the Niangziguan Garrison Corps and the North China Field Corps, the limited offensive adopted cannot allow Nanjiro to retreat to the northeast hinterland. idea.

As for the units directly under the North China Field Corps that have been hiding in the North China Field Corps, Tang Qiuli prepared them for the border guards of the Kwantung Army and the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force in the Far East. This is the largest strategic reserve in Tang Qiuli's hands. The Kwantung Army was considered a surprise soldier, and of course it had to be used wisely. It defeated another heavy Japanese army group and made the Kwantung Army lose its momentum. It would be much easier to solve the Northeast issue.

In addition, Tang Qiuli has another concern. The main force of the Kwantung Army in the direction of western Liaoning and Ximan has more than [-] troops. Yu Wan, it is impossible to wipe out the main force of the Kwantung Army quickly. In the face of a powerful offensive, the Kwantung Army troops are bound to gradually retreat. For the Northeast, it is also a catastrophe!

Nanjiro mobilized troops from western Liaoning and Ximan. On the other hand, it weakened the defensive strength of the Kwantung Army in the above two places.When the Northeast Campaign was fully launched, the Niangziguan Garrison Corps and the North China Field Corps also relieved the pressure and ordered the Marine Corps to stop attacking and adopt a defensive posture. one.

So far, the battle situation is still developing according to Tang Qiuli's vision. After solving the ideological problem of receiving the Northeast Working Group, he focused all his attention.They were all placed on the Korean Peninsula battlefield, but what he never expected was that Nanjiro suddenly opened his eyes and had a new way of thinking about the study and judgment of the entire battle situation.He even thought about going in the direction of the Liaodong Peninsula.Launch a counterattack.Take the initiative to go on the offensive.

During his many years of military career, General Nanjiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, analyzed and judged the current Northeast War situation, which is definitely a rare and unique highlight in his life. .The idea of ​​taking the initiative to launch a counterattack is even more proud of it.

It was impossible for Tang Qiuli to know about Nanjiro's sudden change in mentality and thinking.And he will not find out, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army who is determined to leave the Northeast, the land of right and wrong, will suddenly come to Fu Ling's heart, seize the key node, and launch a Jedi counterattack!

Tang Qiuli's analysis is very thorough. In the entire Northeast, the Kwantung Army can only take a defensive position. The Japanese base camp will inevitably increase troops to the Northeast, but this will take time. He is sure that the Kwantung Army will be eliminated before the arrival of Japanese reinforcements. Before that, the Kwantung Army troops on the defensive would not make any big moves. Nanjiro absolutely did not have the strength nor the courage.

This small mistake in judgment also left a hidden danger for the three brigades of the Marine Corps on the front line of Gaizhou and Anton, who faced the attack of nearly [-] Kwantung Army and suffered heavy casualties. The counterattack in the Liaodong Peninsula allowed Nanjiro to leave the Northeast with dignity. Although it was not Nanjiro himself who commanded the counterattack, it also brought him a shining aura, covering up all the difficulties he had during his presidency of the Kwantung Army. The mediocrity and incompetence shown.

On the Incheon battlefield on the Korean Peninsula, four brigades of the Southeast Mobile Corps, with a strength of more than [-] troops, wiped out more than [-] local garrison troops of the Japanese and Korean troops stationed in the port of Incheon after a day's fighting. On the sea, amidst the roar of the large-caliber naval guns of the warships, the weak defensive position of the Japanese army collapsed in an instant.

Major General Xue Shiqiang, the commander of the First Brigade of the Southeast Mobile Corps and the commander-in-chief of the Incheon landing battle, jumped off the landing ship, stomped the soft beach a few times with his feet, half-closed his eyes, and looked at the smoke that had not cleared. , the Japanese army positions full of bomb craters, beside him, countless soldiers rushed through the ruined Japanese army positions, advancing in depth.

Xue Shiqiang picked up the walkie-talkie microphone, "I am Xue Shiqiang, the second brigade, the third brigade, and the fourth brigade. Any progress? Report your location!"

Soon, Chen Yaoting, the commander of the second brigade, came out on the walkie-talkie, "I am Chen Yaoting, Commander Xue. The second brigade has now passed the Japanese defensive position and is advancing in depth. Nothing serious happened at all." Fighting, the little devils are too damned to fight, the plane bombs, the ship bombards, there is nothing wrong with our infantry, you say, more than 6 troops of four main brigades were used to deal with more than 1 little devils, Isn’t it killing chickens with a sledgehammer!”

Xue Shiqiang laughed loudly, "I said, old Chen, you have to behave cheaply. If the little devil didn't run fast, he would have gone to the front line of Busan and Mokpo. Incheon is a hard nut to crack. Next, according to According to the battle plan of the headquarters, your brigade will quickly occupy Seoul and give you three days, is that enough?"

Chen Yaoting replied very confidently: "Old Xue, according to the information, the little devils in Seoul are all concentrated in the Incheon defense line, and Seoul's defense is empty. What three days will it take? I can take Seoul in one day. Wait for my good news!"

Xue Shiqiang believed Chen Yaoting's words. The little devils on the line from Incheon to Seoul were basically killed on the Incheon port position. The defense of Seoul was empty. Absolutely no problem.

But he still reminded: "Remind you, old Chen, in the division commander's order forwarded by the headquarters, it is emphasized that although the regular troops of the little devils have been wiped out by us, we don't know what kind of Yamato National Standing Team is it. What the hell, we have never seen the unconventional combat methods used before, so don’t underestimate the enemy, don’t stumble in Seoul, your old Chen’s face is dull, by the way, the team commanded by the special warfare detachment leader Chutian, now It's in Seoul, you should get in touch with him right away! I'll ask the communication office to give you the contact password immediately!"

After talking with Chen Yaoting, the brigade commander of the second brigade, Xue Shiqiang contacted the other two brigade commanders and learned about the situation in the Incheon battlefield. According to the plan, after the four brigade troops landed in Incheon and occupied the Incheon port, With the strength of one brigade, it quickly occupied Seoul and controlled the port of Incheon. The other three brigades immediately went north to attack the Japanese army in the area from Incheon to the Sino-Korean border.

After understanding the situation on the battlefield, Xue Shiqiang issued an order, and the troops immediately went north. Then, he said to the communications staff: "Record, Corps Command, I attacked the troops in Incheon. With the assistance of the aviation bomber fleet and the naval fleet, after six After hours of fighting, I have successfully landed at the port of Incheon, and the second brigade will control the port of Incheon and attack Seoul, and I will command the first, third, and fourth brigades to attack northward immediately according to the original plan!"

Major General Ma Chaoyang, the commander of the Southeast Mobile Corps, was not surprised at all after receiving the telegram from Xue Shiqiang. Incheon is the area where General Tanaka Shin, the commander of the Japanese and Korean Garrison Army, is about to give up. The defensive force is extremely weak. Xue Shiqiang commanded four brigades With more than 6 troops, [-] against [-], with planes in the sky and warships in the sea, if the fight is muddled, then Xue Shiqiang, the brigade commander and commander-in-chief, should simply stop doing it!

Ma Chaoyang put down the telegram, looked at the battlefield full of fireworks in front of him, and said to Colonel Xu Guangqi, chief of staff of the corps: "Chief of staff, report the situation of my southeast mobile corps occupying the port of Incheon to the commander and to the cross-sea campaign headquarters. Report to Commander Liu of the Air Force Northern Flying Group!"

"Call Xue Shiqiang back, your department must completely annihilate the Japanese army north of Incheon before withdrawing to the northeast. Go to the border line between China and North Korea, block all the roads for the Japanese army to retreat to the northeast, form a situation of closing the door and beating dogs, and report the specific combat plan to the headquarters in time!"

After issuing a series of orders, Ma Chaoyang focused all his attention on the Mokpo battlefield. Speaking of it, it was annoying enough. The four brigades of the Southeast Mobile Corps under his command, plus the three brigades of the Marine Corps, A total of seven brigades with more than [-] troops are responsible for attacking Mokpo Port.

Likewise, there are bombers in the sky.There are warships on the sea, but the fighting is extremely hard and fierce. The Japanese army invested more than [-] troops in the defense line of Mokpo Port. Relying on the temporary but very strong fortifications, they fought fiercely with the landing troops of the Southeast Mobile Corps. , the resistance of the Japanese army was very tenacious, and the troops fought hard without retreating.

From the launch of the first wave of attack to the present, it has also been more than seven hours, and the troops have not progressed smoothly. Only five footholds have been achieved on Mokpo Beach. For 10,000+ troops, it is obviously not enough , and paid a lot of casualties.

Ma Chaoyang knew that Mokpo was one of the key points that the Japanese army must protect, so there was no rush. He ordered the troops to stop attacking and stabilize their foothold, and then began to adjust their deployment. According to his estimation, because the strength of the Japanese army's resistance exceeded expectations, they captured Mokpo, it takes at least two days.

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