Age of Rebirth

The Japanese tanks were already within the firing range of the tank guns. The low turrets were turning, and a puff of gunpowder smoke was emitted dully from the muzzle. The bodies of several soldiers were blown away, and Meng Jianzhu gritted his teeth with hatred. If he still had rocket launchers and recoilless guns in his hands, it would only take a few minutes, and the little devil tank in front of him would turn into a pile of burning scrap metal!

Unfortunately, except for a few light and heavy machine guns, there are no weapons that can threaten the Japanese tanks. When retreating from the Phoenix Mountain position, in order to transfer the poisoned wounded as soon as possible, all the heavy equipment was destroyed on the position. Meng Jianzhu With a livid face and a wave of their hands, dozens of soldiers from the first blasting team, carrying a bundle of cluster grenades, quickly turned out of the trench, and with dexterous movements, they kept changing positions and approached the Japanese tank.

The tactical actions of these soldiers were impeccable. They either used the craters after the explosion of the shells or used the sudden concealment to advance in a detour. Meng Jianzhu stared at the actions of the first blasting team with good eyes, "Da da da!" Suddenly, the parallel machine guns on the Japanese tanks rained bullets, and more than half of the soldiers in the demolition team fell down.

"Damn you little devil!" Meng Jianzhu slammed the earth wall of the fortification fiercely, and cursed viciously, with anger in his eyes. Undoubtedly, the operation of the first blasting team failed, and the remaining dozen or so blasters were killed by the Japanese army. The tanks' parallel machine gun fire was so overwhelming that they couldn't lift their heads, and the Japanese infantry who were getting closer and closer had already started shooting.

Meng Jianzhu gritted his teeth and was about to order the second blasting team to go up, carrying the radio operator on his back.Climbing to the side in advance, he shouted in a hurry: "The commander, the brigade commander ordered to report the specific position of the blocking troops immediately, and the brigade commander also ordered the troops to give up blocking and retreat immediately!"

"What? Is there a mistake? It's an order from the brigade commander?" Meng Jianzhu stared fiercely at the radio operator, reporting the specific location of the blocking troops.It's easy to understand. It may be what the brigade commander said. He has covering firepower and is afraid of accidentally injuring his own troops, but he gave up blocking and retreated immediately.It's puzzling, the current situation.The Imp's tanks cover a large number of infantry.It is less than one kilometer away from your own blocking position. If you retreat at this time, more than 6000 people will become living targets for the little devils. Isn't it courting death?

The telegraph operator was brutalized by the head.I was stunned, and hurriedly explained: "The brigade commander personally issued the order and asked us to implement it immediately. The aviation group has already dispatched the air force to cover our retreat. In a few minutes, we will reach the sky above the battlefield!"

Meng Jianzhu heaved a long sigh of relief, his whole body was about to collapse, it was really timely, otherwise, he would have to use the flesh and blood of the soldiers to blow up the little devil's tank, but he couldn't withdraw now, "Immediately Report the current specific position of the troops to the brigade headquarters!" He ordered to the radio operator.

Then, Meng Jianzhu called over to the communication platoon leader, and said loudly: "Give me my order, the troops should hide immediately, don't worry about the tanks of the little devils, our planes will come to clean up these bastards, hide them well, don't let your own plane take care of them!" The bomb blows up!"

With the aviation fleet coming to cover, Meng Jianzhu didn't have to worry about the Japanese tanks and infantry in front of him. However, the troops couldn't withdraw, so he decided to take a gamble. In time, as soon as the troops took cover, there was the roar of an aircraft engine in the sky. In the blink of an eye, the aircraft reached the sky above the battlefield. Under the bright sun, the military emblem on the wing was shining brightly!

The fighter group dispatched by Liu Cuigang arrived earlier than the bomber group. The independent division group suddenly arrived. On the ground, the Japanese tanks and infantry were in chaos. Meng Jianzhu looked at the fighter jets in the sky and muttered in his heart: "What is not a bomber? Devil's tanks and fighter jets are probably not worth it?"

Just as Meng Jianzhu muttered doubts, the fighter jets of the aviation unit began to attack the Japanese troops on the ground. The fighter jets swooped down ferociously, with the flames shining on the nose, and a series of large-caliber machine gun bullets aimed at the Japanese troops on the ground. Tanks and infantry, poured down violently.

The bullets that fell from the sky knocked the Japanese infantry back and forth, hit the armor of the tank, made a "thump" sound, and splashed a little spark. The Japanese tank was fine for the time being, but the infantry was out of luck. Swooping and shooting, the Japanese soldiers fell to the ground in pieces. The sudden attack from the air completely disrupted the rhythm of the Japanese attack.

Of course, the position of his own troops was inevitably affected. Fortunately, Meng Jianzhu's order was issued in time, and the soldiers were not accidentally injured. Looking at the Japanese infantry who were beaten up and down by their own fighter jets, and the Japanese tanks that turned around in a hurry, Meng Jianzhu and The soldiers were lying in the trenches and enjoying themselves. Taking advantage of the chaos of the Japanese army, Meng Jianzhu gave an order for all to evacuate the position.

The troops ran for a while, overturned the dirt ridge, and soon left the sky-shattering battlefield behind. At this time, a group of bombers lined up and flew over the heads of Meng Jianzhu and the soldiers. Meng Jianzhu haha Laughed: "Is this the big guy! Our bombers are all coming up, and some little devils will suffer! The troops speed up and catch up with the main force!"

The fourth battalion commander caught up with Meng Jianzhu in a few steps, and said pantingly: "Commander, it's so embarrassing. If our plane is more than ten minutes late, we will fight with the little devil's tank. To be honest, we will fight with the little devil's tank." After several years of fighting, I have never tasted the taste of bombing tanks with cluster grenades!"

Meng Jianzhu was speechless to the words of the commander of the fourth battalion for a while, and then he stared and said: "I said, are you confused, do you think it's a good feeling for the soldiers to blow up the little devil's tanks with their lives? If it wasn’t for me not having anti-tank weapons, I wouldn’t have done such a disadvantageous business!” The two laughed loudly, and behind them was the loud sound of bombs exploding one after another.

At the same time, from Anton to Gaizhou, the Japanese pursuit troops were attacked by the Air Force of the Independent Division from the air. Although the number of combat aircraft dispatched by the Air Force of the Independent Division was not enough to block all the Japanese pursuit routes, it was The Japanese army had to slow down their pursuit and needed air defense from time to time. On the road of pursuit, they saw bloody corpses of Japanese soldiers from time to time, trucks that had been blown up to iron frames, and a pile of scrap iron tanks. They quickly caught up with them. The plan of the three brigades of the retreating Marine Corps has come to naught.

Knowing that independence is the intelligence of the air force's blockade, he quickly reported it to Lieutenant General Shinyuemon, the commander of the [-]th Division. After reading the telegram, he was speechless for a long time, and the fighter plane was lost. In broad daylight, the main force of the division did not Continuing the pursuit covertly is undoubtedly sending more bombing targets to the Air Force of the Independent Division.

Without air supremacy on the battlefield, I have an excellent strategy and careful planning, and I can't change the fact. If the one flying in the sky is the eagle in the sky of the Empire of Japan, at this moment, the vanguard of the [-]th Division may have already Arrived at the foot of Anton City!

For a while, Lieutenant General Xinyouweimen felt a little dispirited, and sighed secretly. He called the chief of staff and ordered: "Convey my order, the troops will stop the pursuit immediately, and organize air defense on the spot. In addition, order the division Search the wing, disperse operations, and approach Anton for reconnaissance!"

In the view of the head of the Shinyouemon Division, relying on the overwhelming superiority of air fire cover, the independent division troops who have gained a respite will definitely deploy a tight line of defense inside and outside Andong City to stop the pursuit of the imperial army. The poisonous gas bombs will not cause the independent division to abandon Anton City.

After thinking about it, Lieutenant General Xinyouweimen ordered the radio station to report the loss of the [-]th Division to the Kwantung Army Commander who was in charge of the battle in Liaoyang. Commander General Umezu Yoshijiro.

In Liaoyang, south of Fengtian, in front of General Umezu Yoshijiro, the temporary headquarters of the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, there were three telegrams with similar contents. The general's telegram, his division, was strafed and bombed by the mixed air fleet of the independent division, and the troops were forced to stop the pursuit, conceal and organize air defense on the spot. In a word, there are planes of the independent division in the sky, and the [-]th division is now It is difficult to move an inch.

Another telegram was just sent by Lieutenant General Shinyuemon, the head of the [-]th Division. It is the loss of tank troops.

The last telegram is the telegram sent by the troop commander in charge of the pursuit in the middle. The three telegrams told General Umezu Yoshijiro the fact that the battle line stretched more than [-] kilometers from Andong in the east to Gaizhou in the west. In the beginning, the imperial army units that were pursuing were all attacked by the air force of the independent division, and the troops suffered losses to varying degrees. The speed of the pursuit was not only slowed down, but forced to stop.

There are two roads before General Umezu Yoshijiro. One is that the pursuing troops will continue to pursue despite the bombing of the independent division aviation fleet. At least, the two important cities of Anton and Gaizhou must be recaptured. Make plans for the next step.

Second, considering the casualties of the troops, in broad daylight, two first-class divisions, plus three and a half brigades of the Kwantung Army who followed up, with 9 to [-] troops, were exposed to the air fleet of the independent division. Well, without air supremacy, the soldiers of the imperial army are a group of living targets. Even an idiot knows how much the imperial army will pay in terms of casualties!

General Meijin pondered, he was weighing the pros and cons repeatedly, and from the bottom of his heart, it was really difficult to make a decision.

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