Age of Rebirth

Although Ma Chaoyang was smiling, his tone was a little aggressive. There was a flash of light in his eyes from time to time. All the participating officers of the Ninth Brigade were in an understandable mood for war. Are they all iron-blooded soldiers? , but Hao Jiasheng, as the brigade commander, regarded it as a battle of spirits, focused on face, and did not consider the actual situation of the troops, which made Ma Zhaoyang very dissatisfied.

Facing the Commander's cold gaze, Hao Jiasheng felt a little uneasy, but he still said: "Commander, although the Ninth Brigade suffered a lot of damage in the battle at Mokpo Beach, it didn't hurt. Fighting well, you can still fight! It would be unfair to all the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Brigade if you lose the qualification to fight the main attack just because the troops suffered too many casualties, and it will weaken the morale of the troops. Please consider the commander ask!"

Ma Chaoyang stopped laughing, and said word by word: "I know, you, Hao Jiasheng, can fight, including you, Qi Guodong. Let alone a few thousand casualties, even if there are thousands of people left in the Ninth Brigade. They can fight the same, but the Corps Headquarters carefully considered the arrangement of the Ninth Brigade as the battle reserve team. It was not hurt, but it was also seriously damaged. I can't use the weakened troops to undertake such a difficult task. !"

"To put it bluntly, I don't trust you, Hao Jiasheng. I'm afraid that when you go to the battlefield, you are eager to take revenge and prove yourself, and you will get red-eyed and forget the core purpose of the Battle of Mokpo. Besides, the troops really need to rest on the battlefield. , you don’t need to say more, do your part in the battle reserve team!”

Ma Chaoyang's tone was unhesitating, and there was absolutely no room for further argument. Hao Jiasheng swallowed unwillingly as he stared at the officers of the Ninth Brigade standing upright with twinkling eyes.Sitting down resentfully, Qi Guodong behind him opened his mouth, as if he had something to say, but when he was swept away by the commander's gaze, he was dejected at that time, and sat down obediently.

Ma Chaoyang concluded: "Today's military meeting has ended here. Everyone has no opinion on the adjusted combat plan. The Corps will immediately report it to the Cross-sea Campaign Command and Division Command. After approval, it will be implemented immediately. During this period, all According to the requirements of the campaign plan, the troops will make preparations in all aspects, no later than [-] o'clock tomorrow morning. The staff office of the Corps will issue the campaign plan to all brigades, and the meeting will be adjourned!"

The officers chatted in low voices, and quickly left the temporary station of the Corps Headquarters and returned to their respective units. Hao Jiasheng, Qi Guodong and others were dawdling and didn't want to leave.I saw that the officers of other brigades had all left, only the commander and the chief of staff remained at the venue.Discussing something in a low voice.

Hao Jiasheng stepped forward and said to Ma Chaoyang: "Commander, this is the battle summary report of our Ninth Brigade, please read it!" He said, and handed over a stack of papers.

Ma Zhaoyang frowned, but did not reach out to take it, and said coldly: "Hao Jiasheng, let me tell you again, think about your own reserve team, don't think that you will be dejected when you become a reserve team, maybe you will pull it off at any time." Go up, I don't want to see a demoralized Ninth Brigade, hurry back!"

Colonel Xu Guangqi, the chief of staff at the side, hurriedly took the report from Hao Jiasheng. Hearing what the commander said, Hao Jiasheng's eyes lit up, and he seemed to understand something. He hurriedly stood at attention and saluted: "Yes! All battle preparations, as long as the commander gives an order, the Ninth Brigade can be pulled up immediately!"

Seeing the officers of the Ninth Brigade, led by Hao Jiasheng, walk out of the meeting place, Ma Chaoyang sighed, "Chief of Staff, the Ninth Brigade has been seriously injured, and there is no way to replenish soldiers now. Please pay attention to this matter. If there is an opportunity, replenish the lost soldiers of the Ninth Brigade, and I will immediately write a report to the Crossing the Sea Campaign Command and Division Command!"

The night was dark, the sea wind was howling, and Ma Chaoyang was writing furiously. He couldn't fully guarantee that after his plan was submitted, he would get the approval of the division commander. There was nothing to worry about at the headquarters of the Crossing the Sea Campaign. After all, his adjusted The campaign plan is a long-term war of attrition. It is impossible to quickly eliminate the Japanese army on the Korean Peninsula in a short period of time. Does this conflict with the division commander's overall campaign plan?

On the same night, at the Qingdao Navy and Air Force Base on the Shandong Peninsula, Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang were in Liu Cuigang's room, discussing the daytime battle in Mokpo, "Cuigang, above Mokpo, we are not lonely anymore!" Make a sentence.

Liu Cuigang put down the teacup in his hand, looked at him with a smile, and said, "Why Yiqin, the Japanese land-based air force in Japan has started to reinforce the Korean Peninsula battlefield again? This time, which air force is it from the little devil? Oh, By the way, I received a report from the radar station this afternoon, but the number of fighter jets dispatched by the little devil is not many, only about one wing!"

Le Yiqin nodded and said: "That's right, it's a group of fighter jets from the mainland of Japan. At present, I don't know that it is the air team of the little devil. It takes off from Honshu Island. What can a wing of [-] fighter jets do?" Son, it’s almost the same as coming to die, it’s all wrapped up, and none of them left!”

"What I want to say is that the air battle was fought by the carrier-based aircraft unit. At that time, I had already discovered the Japanese fighter jet formation. However, the fuel of our fighter jet group was not enough to support a small-scale air battle, so we had to return. Our fleet takes off from various field airports on the Shandong Peninsula, the distance is too far, and it is not as good as the little devil's fighter jets!"

"Also, when the Southeast Mobile Corps began to land, although the beachhead of the little devils was severely bombarded by our bomber fleet and naval guns, it was not thorough. The remaining little devils used underground fortifications to attack Ma Chaoyang's troops. , causing quite a lot of damage, at that time I was thinking, if we have an incoming airport on the Korean peninsula, wouldn’t the problem be solved!"

"If that is enough for a second consecutive bombing, the situation will definitely not be like that. Besides, judging from the situation of the air battle today, the little devil wants to regain the air supremacy. Mokpo airspace, and there will be battles in the future. I am worried, just I'm afraid the carrier-based fighter jets won't be able to handle it, the main force is still us!"

When Le Yiqin was talking, Liu Cuigang, who was listening nervously, leaned back and said with a smile: "Old man, so you are worried that our aircraft's combat radius is too long. Compared with the devil's combat aircraft, it's a disadvantage!"

Le Yiqin slapped the table and yelled: "Those who know me, old buddy, that's exactly what I mean. Why, do you have a solution?"

Liu Cuigang smiled slightly and replied, "Incheon!"

"Bang bang!" There was a knock on the door, interrupting the conversation between the two, "Come in!" Liu Cuigang shouted.

As soon as the door opened, Dong Ningxuan and He Zhijun, the two chiefs of staff, came hand in hand. Dong Ningxuan swept his eyes and said, "Both commanders are here, and they have just received a report that the convoy of supplies to the port of Incheon has been, and is expected to arrive tomorrow." Before [-]:[-] p.m., you can arrive at the port of Incheon, and the commander of the engineering corps who set out earlier sent a telegram to start cleaning up the ruins of the Incheon airport!" His gaze was on Liu Cuigang.

"Hahaha!" Le Yiqin laughed loudly, "Cuigang, you are really here. You have already prepared for this move. Give me a clue, how many days will Incheon Airport be in normal use?" He asked, his eyes full of tears. It's a look of anticipation.

Liu Cuigang paused, and replied: "In three days, at most three days, you can be at Incheon Airport and command the air battle with a musical instrument. If it is fully repaired, it will take about a week. After three days, I can guarantee that at least four One fighter regiment, two bomber regiments, based at Incheon Airport, to face the Japanese combat aircraft in Japan, and to provide air fire support to the Mokpo battlefield!"

"Okay!" Le Yiqin jumped up and shouted excitedly, "You two chiefs of staff, look, Commander Liu thinks of everything, and I just focus on commanding and fighting in the sky, and on the ground. , It’s my old man who is in charge, don’t worry, Chief of Staff Dong, you are a landlord, can you get some food and drink, I’ve talked with Commander Liu for several hours, and I’m a little hungry!”

"But you Commander Liu, you didn't say anything! I can only have the cheek to let you, Chief of Staff Dong, ask for it. Besides, after the recovery of Incheon Airport, I will be stationed immediately. I don't know when I will leave. Only then can we meet, drink some wine, and bid farewell, Zhijun, you also got Incheon!"

Liu Cuigang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, took out a few dollars from his pocket, handed it to Dong Ningxuan, and said, "My treat is to be practiced by Commander Le and Chief of Staff He in advance!"

Dong Ningxuan smiled and shook his head. He didn't take the oceans handed over by the commander. Not to mention these oceans, it was 80 yuan, which he could afford. , and stuffed a few oceans into the hands of the guards.

Turning his head around, Dong Ningxuan looked at Le Yiqin and said, "Commander Le, the engineer commander who was working on the Incheon Airport in the early stage, but the telegram complained to me. Our bombers are ruthless enough. The Incheon Airport was almost destroyed. It’s flat ground, fortunately, the airport runway is not seriously damaged!”

Le Yiqin laughed, "This is my negligence. It's not as far as you Commander Liu thought. When the bombing was done, I just thought about erasing Incheon Airport from the map. I didn't expect that we would Yes, in the future, I will pay attention to it, maybe the airport in the little devil's den is also ours!"

Several people laughed together, and after taking their seats, Dong Ningxuan said: "Commander, there is one more thing. The second anti-aircraft artillery brigade transferred from Rizhao and Zhucheng to Incheon called. In recent days, it has been raining heavily in the southwest. Big, part of the road was washed away, and the troops had difficulty moving forward. The brigade could not follow your order to arrive at the port of Qingdao to assemble and board the ship. They sent a telegram to ask for instructions. Can the time be extended for four to five days?"

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