Age of Rebirth

At the meeting of officers above the chiefs of staff of the units of the Southeast Mobile Corps, the commander, Major General Ma Chaoyang, has basically set the tone for the huge casualties of the Ninth Brigade and the attacking troops. Leadership responsibilities, other than the brigade commander, will not be held accountable. In fact, this is not Ma Chaoyang's condoning and raising traitors, covering up the mistakes of his subordinates. The order to attack and the tactics he adopted all come from himself, the commander of the corps, and of course he has to bear the responsibility .

The protagonist of today's incident, Major General Hao Jiasheng, the commander of the Ninth Brigade, couldn't sit still. If the commander severely reprimanded him, even in front of many officers, he would feel better, but, Commander to take all the responsibility, how can I accept it?

Hao Jiasheng suddenly got up, and said loudly: "Report to the commander, the inferior position raised a different opinion. I command the Ninth Brigade. When the second regiment leader proposed to suspend the attack and adjust tactics, it was me who ordered the second regiment to do whatever it takes. You must continue to attack, so I am the person directly responsible, and you cannot take all the responsibility on yourself! I am willing to take all the responsibilities and accept the punishment from the Crossing the Sea Campaign Command and Division Command!" His tone was very excited.

Ma Chaoyang couldn't help frowning slightly, stared at Hao Jiasheng for a while, and said, "Hao Jiasheng, I said before, it's not the responsibility of the commanders at all levels below, don't you understand? At the battle review meeting of your Ninth Brigade, How did you say your team leader said, 'Are they all Liangshan heroes? It's difficult to be the same!' This sentence, I will return it to you intact, well, don't be entangled in this matter! "

Hao Jiasheng gulped and sat down reluctantly. Ma Chaoyang said: "The second question is about the new Mokpo battle plan formulated by the Corps. Let's discuss it with everyone. The core purpose of this new battle plan is to use Mokpo The attack group plus the three brigades of the Gunsan Attack Group, with a total of ten brigades, fought a war of attrition with the Japanese and Korean garrison troops on the Mokpo battlefield. The chief of staff will read out the battle plan. Then, discuss it!"

Chief of Staff Xu Guangqi stood up, opened the folder, and read out the newly formulated combat plan in a leisurely but clear voice. The specific plan is as follows.Starting at dawn the day after tomorrow, the second line of defense against the Japanese army in Mokpo.Launch an all-out attack.The firepower deployment is based on the two artillery brigades that will arrive tomorrow morning from the Shandong Peninsula, together with the existing small and medium-caliber artillery, to form six artillery groups to provide effective artillery support for the attacking troops.Suppress the Japanese artillery and look for opportunities to destroy it!

The naval guns of the naval fleet provide long-range artillery support. In principle, they are used in the direction of the eyes of the frontal attacking troops.The aviation bomber unit, in addition to coordination, also arrived tomorrow morning. The two tank brigades of the armored force will be dispersed to each brigade in regiments to provide cover for the attacking troops and minimize the casualties of the troops.

The offensive deployment is that the three brigades of the Marine Corps, the [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th brigades, are deployed across the board and attack the Japanese positions from different fronts. The specific tactics are that each brigade should attack with no more than three troops. Battalion, tanks are a battalion, maintain the largest attack gap, do not aim to capture the Japanese positions, but to lure the Japanese firepower points to expose, annihilate the active forces of the Japanese army, and hand them over to the bomber group, corps artillery group and naval naval artillery group, the [-]th Brigade For the general reserve of the battle.

Xu Guangqi said: "This is the battle plan determined by the commander and the staff after careful study. For our corps, it can be described as a new way of fighting. How to control the fire will put considerable pressure on the Japanese army. To force the Japanese commander to continuously increase troops to the second line of defense, and to minimize the casualties of the attacking troops, and to prevent our intentions from being seen through by the Japanese army, it is very important to pay attention to the commanding ability and judgment ability of each brigade commander !"

At this time, Ma Chaoyang interjected: "Of course, plans are dead, but people are alive. If there is a chance to break through the Japanese army's position, then go directly in and attract the Japanese army to repeatedly compete for the breakthrough. Everyone may be very surprised. We have an absolute certainty." Air supremacy, a huge bomber fleet, on call, and the newly arrived two heavy artillery brigades, two tank brigades, and the fire support of more than a dozen warships on the sea with large-caliber naval guns, why not break through in one breath? The Japanese army's second position, directly took Mokpo, and rushed to Gwangju and Busan?"

"Also, the three brigades in the direction of Gunsan will arrive at the Mokpo battlefield in two days. Why don't you attack Gwangju and Busan and stab the little devil in the side so that the Japanese army in the direction of Mokpo will not receive reinforcements? , Wouldn’t it be easier to fight this battle! In other words, fight a large-scale war of annihilation! Tens of thousands of little devils, this is not a small deal!”

The officers all laughed and nodded approvingly. What the commander said was the question in their hearts. As far as the Mokpo battlefield is concerned, our troops and firepower have an absolute advantage in the air, sea, and ground. Then what are you talking about, just break through the second line of defense of the little devils, and take down Mokpo directly. Isn't Mokpo [-] to [-] little devils a lot of fat?

But the new battle plan formulated by the commander is to fight repeatedly with the little devils on the second line of defense of the Japanese army, not for the purpose of breaking through. This battle will be tied up, and the heat is very difficult to control. For example, if One of the troops, with the strength of only two battalions, broke through the Japanese defense line, while the other troops were still on the offensive. This was the only breach in the entire line. Tell me, should this breach be defended or not?

If you defend, the strength of the two battalions will withstand the counterattack of the Japanese army several times or even more than ten times the strength. Needless to say, those present are all veterans. I know very well what the consequences will be. The commander said that there is no follow-up troops Support, if you don't defend, what's the use of the effortful breakthrough?Repeatedly fighting for positions, the casualties paid by the attacking side will always be greater, isn't the gain outweigh the loss!

Ma Chaoyang saw the reaction of the officers, and was not surprised. At this time, Chief of Staff Xu Guangqi also read out the battle plan. Ma Chaoyang said: "I know you, and you have doubts. To fight such a battle, It’s not easy to work hard, but what I want to tell you is, don’t forget, the core gist of this battle plan is to use our absolute superiority in sea, land and air firepower to consume a large amount of the Japanese army’s vital forces to achieve the goal of annihilating the enemy in the wild! "

"Our appetite can't just be placed on the battlefield on the Korean peninsula. Think about it, everyone. We have a fierce offensive, and we have a posture to eat up Mokpo. The Japanese troops on the front lines of Gwangju and Busan will definitely come back for reinforcements. We are still fighting fiercely. The Japanese army will surely If you can't bear it, what will happen?"

"Yes, I will ask for help from Japan. Well, my ten brigades have sufficient logistical support, superior sea, land and air firepower, and they are in Mokpo. I have to spend with the little devils and provide Japanese reinforcements to the Korean peninsula. Then, Reinforcement of troops from other places will be tight. In this sense, it directly supports the Northeast battlefield. Thinking further, if the little devils draw out all the domestic troops, in the future we will break into the little devils' lair Time, wouldn't it save a lot of effort!"

Whoops, what Ma Chaoyang said opened a window for the military officers who participated in the meeting. It was so clear in their hearts. It turned out that we fought a war of attrition with the little devils in Mokpo on the Korean Peninsula. Breaking into the little devil's lair and laying the foundation, there is no doubt about it, let's do it!

"Wow!" The warm applause rang out, and Ma Chaoyang smiled. In fact, Ma Chaoyang himself was guessing about the latter effect, but he could feel that the master's overall strategic concept was to regain the Northeast and take down the Korean Peninsula. It is by no means the ultimate goal of the division commander. In the Far East, the Japanese Far East Dispatched Army was held back by Deputy Division Commander Liu's East Pointing Force. That was another piece of fat in the division commander's eyes!

What about after eating the fat from the Japanese army in the Far East?Ma Chaoyang can't think of the next target that the division commander will kill, it will be other regions, it can only be the lair of little devils - the Japanese archipelago, then his own plan is to consume Japan's domestic war potential in advance, since the division commander has no regulations, the southeast The mobile corps, taking down the entire Korean peninsula within a limited time, can analyze this point, which is also the confidence for Ma Chaoyang to formulate a new battle plan.

Of course, if the division commander does not approve his new battle plan, it will not disrupt the deployment. It is nothing more than an order for the three brigades coming from Gunsan to continue attacking Gwangju and Busan, and the troops in the Mokpo direction will increase their offensive strength , the input of more troops can be solved.

The officers were excited and eager to try. Ma Chaoyang took a sip of water and asked, "Who has a different opinion? Feel free to speak up. Today is a discussion!"

Hao Jiasheng, commander of the Ninth Brigade, stood up and said loudly, "Commander, I have a problem!"

Ma Chaoyang glared at him, and said angrily, "Why is it your Hao Jiasheng again! If you have any opinions, please tell me!"

Hao Jiasheng said: "Commander, I have no opinion at all on the new combat plan formulated by the Corps. What I do have is, regarding the deployment of troops, why our Ninth Brigade was adjusted from the position of the main attacking force. As a battle reserve team, can it be said that our Ninth Brigade has lost the qualification to fight the main attack just because of the loss of fighting during the day, is it a disabled unit? Can’t take on important tasks anymore?”

As soon as Hao Jiasheng's words fell, Qi Guodong stood up in a "swipe", and immediately, all the officers of the Ninth Brigade who participated in the meeting stood up in unison and said in unison: "Please consider, Commander, that the Ninth Brigade can still take the main offensive. !"

Ma Zhaoyang looked at Hao Jiasheng, who was blushing, and then at the officers of the Ninth Brigade who were standing upright with unwilling expressions on their faces. He laughed happily and said, "Okay, Hao Jiasheng, what's the matter, take your men with you." These soldiers are forcing the palace?"

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