Age of Rebirth

The violent and intensive artillery fire came to an abrupt end after 10 minutes of volcanic eruption, just as suddenly and quickly as at the beginning. Even the independent division land-sea joint shelling did not even do the usual deep shelling of the Japanese army positions. , The earth-shattering explosion stopped just like that. This loud noise, like the end of the world, turned into a feeling of extreme silence, giving people a creepy and uncomfortable feeling!

When the shelling stopped, Tang Qiuquan opened his eyes and met the eyes of Ma Chaoyang, who was always in a state of excitement. Both of them smiled, "Chaoyang, what do you think of the effect?" Tang Qiuquan asked abruptly.

But Ma Chaoyang knew what he meant, and with a flash of light in his eyes, he replied: "Commander, according to my estimation, ten to five or six Japanese troops in ground positions are the minimum losses. The entire army was wiped out, and under the salvo of large-caliber naval guns, there is no reason to escape! Your carbine return by Commander Tang, I don’t know how many Japanese troops were defeated, and this time, it will definitely not fail!”

Tang Qiuquan smiled lightly and said, "Ma Chaoyang has also learned how to flatter me, let's wait for the results of the battle! If it weren't for your idea of ​​fighting a war of attrition, at this moment, if we attack across the board, the second line of defense of the Mokpo Japanese army can break through in an instant. The general is approaching Mokpo Castle! Forget it, it’s best to give the Japanese army a chance to breathe, and ask Tanaka Shinichi for reinforcements!”

Ma Chaoyang smiled "hehe", and Colonel Xu Guangqi, chief of staff of the Southeast Mobile Corps, came in from the outside and said excitedly: "Report to Commander Tang and Commander Ma. According to our observation post reports, the Japanese positions were covered by artillery fire one by one. Now, the ground positions The remaining Japanese troops are quickly withdrawing to the underground fortifications, and the number of them is not large. According to preliminary estimates, the number of enemies wiped out is about 8000. What a great victory! After more than an hour of bombing and shelling, it is really hard to achieve such a result. Believe it!"

However, Ma Chaoyang said disapprovingly: "Chief of Staff, what is unbelievable? Don't you look at how many bombs and shells we poured on the Japanese army positions in just over an hour. We killed more than 2 little devils." , normal, but, less than I expected, what's the matter. More than 3 have to be killed!"

Xu Guangqi was speechless, but Tang Qiuquan asked, "Chief of Staff Xu. How about our casualties?"

Xu Guangqi replied with a smile: "According to the report, eight tanks were lost, and 18 tank soldiers were killed or injured. Among them, nine people were killed in battle, and the infantry accompanying the attack suffered 57 casualties. Among them, 23 people were killed in battle, all of which occurred during the Japanese shelling. , a battle of tens of thousands of people. The casualties of our army are so slight that they can be ignored!"

Tang Qiuquan was moved. He predicted that this attack was purely like a bait, and the casualties would never be too large, but he did not expect that it would be so slight. Offensive tactics, after four or ten minutes, launch a second attack! Such repeated attacks, until the evening, I am afraid that there will not be many troops left on the second line of defense of the Japanese army!"

In the air, Le Yiqin looked at the second artillery fire, couldn't help but open his mouth, and called out clever tricks. He could foresee what would happen to the little devils who entered the ground position, and there was a deep The little devil's artillery, surely none of them could run away, thinking of this, he was not very comfortable, his own air force, put up such a big formation, the little devil's fighter jets didn't show up, so f*cking frustrating!

Looking at the fuel gauge of his plane, Le Yiqin sighed helplessly. Today's battle is impossible, so he issued an order: "Attention all fighter formations, after 5 minutes, start returning. Regiment and the second regiment, return to formation immediately!"

Five minutes later, more than 5 fighter jets of the Independent Division lined up in a neat formation, facing the bright morning sun, and began to return. At this moment, Le Yiqin received a call from the Qingdao ground air finger, "Enemy situation report, ground radar The station found that twelve Japanese aircraft flew from the direction of Kyushu Island, Japan, and it has been determined that they are reconnaissance aircraft of the Japanese army, which are about 600 kilometers away from your formation!"

"The little devil's reconnaissance plane?" Le Yiqin's heart moved. If the fighter jet's fuel allowed, he would swallow these twelve little devil's reconnaissance planes without hesitation, but now he can't, "Qingdao Ground Air Commander, please order the second echelon fighter formation to take off immediately, I suspect that after the first fighter formation returns, the little devil’s fighters will be dispatched!" He immediately made a correct judgment.

Air finger on the ground in Qingdao, Liu Cuigang heard the report from chief of staff Dong Ningxuan, and couldn't help frowning slightly. His judgment was the same as Le Yiqin's, and Le Yiqin's suggestion was also what he would do. "Chief of staff, order The second fighter formation took off immediately and rushed to the Mokpo airspace! Order the [-]st Air Defense Brigade at Incheon Airport to prepare for battle!" He ordered decisively.

At the field airports in Shandong Peninsula, more than 500 fighter jets, in a double formation, quickly rushed into the sunny sky. Le Yiqin, who was returning, opened the communication channel with the fleet carrier aircraft command, "Tang Yunfei, I It's Le Yiqin, the ground radar station found the little devil's reconnaissance plane, your carrier-based aircraft force, you must prepare for the battle, the focus is on the airspace of Incheon Airport and Mokpo Battlefield, in addition, the fighter jets of the second echelon have already taken off!"

In the command cabin of the carrier-based aircraft, Lieutenant Colonel Tang Yunfei's eyes lit up, and he finally had the opportunity to fight in the air, "Thank you, Commander Le, for the notification, the fleet's carrier-based aircraft will be ready for battle!"

Putting down the communicator, Tang Yunfei rubbed his hands excitedly, and ordered: "Sound the battle alarm! Immediately turn on all the shipboard radars and search for the airspace in the direction of Kyushu Island, Japan. All the shipboard fighters are ready to take off. The first regiment And the second regiment, stand by on the take-off deck, the third and fourth regiments, form formation for the follow-up take-off! All frigates and destroyers, prepare for air defense!"

The high-pitched alarm sounded on several aircraft carriers in the fleet. Immediately, the entire fleet entered a state of battle. The intelligence of the Japanese reconnaissance plane was discovered and transmitted to Tang Qiuquan in time. After reading the telegram, Ma Chaoyang was not without worry. Said: "The sudden appearance of the Japanese reconnaissance plane, does it mean that the Japanese air force in the direction of Kyushu Island has seized the opportunity when our fighter group is returning. If it comes at this time, it will be absolutely unfavorable to our troops!"

After a pause, Ma Chaoyang continued with some anxiety: "Commander, there is a situation that I have to say, because our air force has absolute air supremacy. The two air defense brigades did not follow up in time, and they are still in Yantai port, and our ten brigades on the Mokpo battlefield have no air defense capabilities!"

Ma Chaoyang must explain all this, otherwise, Commander Tang will misjudge the situation on the battlefield. He is also very regretful in his heart. Why didn't he transfer the two air defense brigades to the Mokpo battlefield and completely rely on the air force to control the air superiority However, I did not expect that the air force did not advance to the airport on the Korean peninsula, which is a fatal shortcoming?

Looking at Ma Chaoyang who was embarrassed and even a little guilty, Tang Qiuquan smiled easily and said, "Chaoyang, the situation is not as bad as you imagined. Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang must have plans to deal with this situation. The radar station covers the entire Korean peninsula and most of the airspace of mainland Japan. Can the Japanese air force on Kyushu Island escape the eyes of these two people with every move?"

"Also, our fleet is in the waters of Mokpo. We have four aircraft carriers, four carrier-based fighter regiments, and more than 180 fighter jets. It is enough for a small-scale air battle with the Japanese aviation. Ten minutes from the Japanese fighter group three, the main aircraft group of the Shandong Peninsula will arrive. In addition, at the port of Incheon, the No. 10 Anti-aircraft Artillery Brigade belonging to the Northern Aviation Group has already stationed around the Incheon airport yesterday evening!"

Ma Chaoyang breathed a long sigh of relief, "Commander, what precautions should be taken by the troops that are about to launch an attack again?" He asked, the Japanese aircraft fleet may appear in the airspace of Mokpo at any time, and our fighter fleet returned Under such circumstances, it is obviously inappropriate to insist on launching an attack.

Tang Qiuquan thought for a while, and said: "Order the troops to enter the air defense state immediately. As for the fleet, Le Yiqin must have deployed it. As for the Incheon Airport, Liu Cuigang should be able to figure it out, so we don't have to worry about it. Chaoyang, although there is no anti-aircraft artillery and Anti-aircraft machine guns, your troops should also make necessary preparations, can light and heavy machine guns also play a role!"

The Japanese Korean Peninsula United Air Force in the direction of Kyushu Island was about to move, temporarily changing the situation on the Mokpo battlefield, and also giving the Japanese and Korean Garrison Third Division and No.30 Seventh Division a chance to breathe for a while.

Lieutenant General Oshima, the head of the 53rd Division, looked at the soldiers who were in a panic and retreated to the underground fortifications, his eyes were burning with anger. The chief of staff was reporting to him the casualties of the troops, "Division commander, the casualties are heavy, According to the incomplete statistics of the various regiments, just the last shelling by the Chinese caused more than half of the troop casualties, plus the previous losses, our division’s combat personnel reduction reached about 60.00%!”

"Also, the Field Artillery Regiment assigned to our division is all broken. According to statistics, the casualties are more than 1 people. Our division's current combat strength is less than [-]!" Chief of Staff Said, bowed his head deeply.

"Haney?" Lieutenant General Oshima's eyes were red. The battle lasted for less than an hour. To be precise, he was bombarded by bombers from the Independent Division for three to ten minutes. In the 10-minute bombardment, even the faces of the soldiers of the independent division were not clearly seen. A first-class main division was killed with more than half of its troops. This battle was really useless!

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