Age of Rebirth

Major General Jiang Xianliang, commander of the Sixth Brigade of the Marine Corps of the Independent Division, and Song Geping, the mayor of Anton City, met twice, but both times they broke up with each other, and the last time, Jiang Xianliang returned He almost fired his pistol. If it weren't for the special situation that the Sixth Brigade was defeated in Phoenix Mountain, maybe the two of them would never meet in this life!

Jiang Xianliang suffered a defeat, was chased by little devils, and there were more than 1 wounded soldiers. It was embarrassing to see Song Geping, and Song Geping didn't have a good impression of this brigade commander. Talking enthusiastically was not in line with his personality, and he kept silent, and seemed to be jealous of what happened before. The two of them stared wide-eyed, but neither spoke.

Colonel Huo Shoushan, chief of staff of the Sixth Brigade, looked into his eyes and was about to come out to smooth things over. At this moment, Jiang Xianliang spoke. He was a soldier after all, and he spoke very directly. The government took care of the wounded of our Sixth Brigade, without your strong support, I really don’t know how to send these more than 1 wounded to the rear, I, Jiang Xianliang, will remember everything that Mayor Song has done for the Sixth Brigade!"

Song Geping glanced at Jiang Xianliang with a calm face, and said: "You have misunderstood Brigadier Jiang, I am not here to greet you, but to greet the wounded of the Sixth Brigade, and you don't have to thank me, no matter who the Sixth Brigade is Brigadier, I will do my duty as the mayor of the local government, and by the way, my impression of you has not changed at all, Chief of Staff Huo, I have to check on the transportation of the wounded, so I will leave!"

After finishing speaking, Song Geping bowed his hands to Huo Shoushan, and walked away with a few staff members, leaving Jiang Xianliang with an embarrassed face and Huo Shoushan who couldn't help laughing.Looking at Song Geping who was going away, Jiang Xianliang's face turned purple, and he said for a long time, "You bastard, you really hold a grudge? My old Jiang has already given in, what else does he want? Chief of Staff, listen to this. What are you talking about, your impression of me hasn't changed at all, what impression do I have?"

Huo Shoushan was so happy that his stomach ached.Seeing that the brigade commander was still indignant, he hurriedly pulled him into the car and said, "Come on, brigade commander, you almost put a gun to his head, why don't you let him complain!"

Jiang Xianliang thought about it.Seemingly magnanimous, he said: "Succeed, for the sake of helping us transport the wounded. Forgive him this time. If next time, hmph, I won't be so good-tempered!"

Although Song Geping's impression of Jiang Xianliang did not change at all, he carried out the matter of transporting the wounded of the Sixth Brigade to the rear very well.By around noon, more than 1 wounded from the Sixth Brigade, as well as some wounded from the Fifth Brigade, had left Anton.Continue to retreat to the defense line of Zhuanghe. An hour later, gunshots could be vaguely heard outside the city of Anton. Song Geping led a group of city government officials to finally board the car and evacuate from Anton.

At this moment, the city of Andong is almost empty, and what was left to the Japanese army was an empty city. At about [-]:[-] p.m. that day, the two brigades of the vanguard of the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army braved the strafing and bombing of the Air Force of the Independent Division. , scattered in the northern suburbs of Andong City.

However, the Japanese army did not attack Anton rashly. The two Japanese army captains also knew in their hearts that attacking Anton with two brigades was almost like going to death. The two captains gathered together and observed carefully with binoculars. The situation in the city, the more I look at it, the more empty my heart becomes. At the moment, the Anton City is abnormally quiet, dead still, as if there is no one!

According to normal circumstances, there should be fortifications of the Independent Division in the outskirts of Andong at this moment, but in the telescopic lens, the field stretches all the way to the houses on the edge of the city, and there is no soldier of the Independent Division, let alone any fortifications. Traces, the two Japanese army captains muttered for a while, decided to stand still, and immediately reported the situation to the division headquarters.

The planes of the independent division will focus on any vehicles and horses. Once any target is found, a string of bullets will be sent over, or bombs will roar down. In this case, the head of the Shinyuemon Division Naturally, he would not be so stupid as to insist on riding a car and riding a tall horse, which is no different from being a live target. Therefore, the majestic Lieutenant General and Regiment Commander, like ordinary soldiers, marched on two feet.

After receiving the telegram from the vanguard, the head of Shinyuemon's first thought was, "Is it an independent division with heavy casualties, unable to hold on to Andong, and continue to retreat towards the southern part of the Liaodong Peninsula!"

Although the head of the Shinyouemon Division can be sure of this, otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why there are no fortifications in the suburbs of Ando City, but he dare not take risks, in case it is the commander of the independent division. Tricks, building fortifications concealed by the other party who cannot see them, and when the imperial army began to enter Anton, they suddenly launched an attack, this is not the most important thing.

The head of the Shinyouemon division is most worried about the independent division planes in the sky. Once the troops attack Anton and are blocked, they must gather troops and choose a key attack direction. Now, it is afternoon, in broad daylight, gather troops, Wouldn't it create opportunities for bombing and strafing by planes of the Independent Division?

After pondering for a moment, the head of the Shinyouemon division gave an order, "All troops, continue to follow the established tactics and move closer to Anto, but must not launch any offensive. After the troops arrive at the designated position, stand by!"

Teams of Japanese soldiers gathered around Anton from several different directions. They looked at the quiet Anton as if they were staring at a piece of oily fat, but they didn't dare to get too close. There are more and more gatherings around Anton. The fighters and bombers of the Independent Division also discovered this situation, and naturally followed them. A strange situation appeared, and the city of Anton was completely silent.

Around Andong City, there were smoke columns and explosions from time to time. In the sky, fighter jets and bombers of the Independent Division strafed and bombed in turn. On the ground, Japanese soldiers were busy looking for hidden places for air defense, firing firepower into the air. The group fired a series of light and heavy machine gun bullets into the sky crazily. Although it did not shoot down the planes of the independent division, it also had an effect. At least, the bombers and fighter jets of the independent division did not dare to straf and drop bombs at ultra-low altitudes, but the Japanese army Casualties are also gradually increasing.

The sun seemed to be frozen in the sky. After a few hours, finally, a large fire cloud appeared in the western sky. The head of the Shinyuemon Division who had already rushed to the outside of Andong City, looked at the colorful independent division plane reflected by the sunset, secretly Heaved a sigh of relief, "The damn day is finally over!"

When the last blush faded from the western sky, it lingered over the heads of the Japanese soldiers for almost half the day, and the lingering planes of the Independent Division returned one after another. The sound of rumbling engines disappeared into the blue sky in the distance. , The Japanese soldiers who had been chased and bombed for a long time, if the dark clouds above their heads were blown away by a gust of wind, they crawled out of their hiding places in twos and threes, and started running to the assembly point of their respective troops.

As soon as night fell, the head of the Xinyouweimen division couldn't wait to launch the first attack on Anton. Of course, he was very cautious, even though he firmly believed that the independent division with a large number of wounded soldiers had already abandoned the city And fleeing, Anton at this moment should be an empty city.

However, in the arrangement of offensive tactics, the head of the Shinyouemon Division was very cautious. He took out two regiments, plus the strength of the two brigades of the Kwantung Army, from the northeast and northwest of Antou, against Antou. Dong launched a tentative attack. Before the attack was launched, he warned several commanders of the attacking force, "Try to adopt a scattered formation and enter Anton. Once you are counterattacked by the independent division troops, stop the attack immediately and build up on the spot." Fortifications must not be rashly attacked!"

The head of the Xinyouweimen Division, who is well versed in the way of using troops, knows in his heart that if there are independent divisions ambushing in Andong City, then it will be a headache for urban street battles. If the troops are invested, I'm afraid it's not enough to feed the Independent Division's teeth. The streets and alleys of the city will swallow up such a small number of troops!

He also didn't order the artillery attack first. If there were no independent divisions in Anton City, it would be a big joke to bombard an empty city by himself!What's more, shelling without confirming the existence of the independent division troops and the exact location can only be a waste of the empire's shells!

No matter from which point of view, the first attack on Andong City by the head of the Shinyouemon Division was purely tentative. Help the staff members climb a small hill in the north of Andong City, hold up the binoculars, and stare intently at the direction of Andong. At the same time, their ears are like radar, searching for gunshots that may erupt in any direction.

More than half an hour later, according to the speed of the attacking troops, at this moment, it should have penetrated into the city of Andong, but there was no gunfire, and the head of Xinyouweimen was relieved and somewhat disappointed, " It seems that my judgment is correct, the independent division unit that was hit hard really abandoned Anton, and the unit wasted five or six hours in vain!" He was unwilling, but there was nothing he could do. Battle is not easy to fight, be more cautious, after all, there will be no mistakes!

The communication staff officer trotted over, "Reporting to the division commander, the attacking troops reported that the imperial army had penetrated into one-third of the city of Anton, but no trace of soldiers from the independent division was found. Moreover, the residents of Andong City, They all escaped!"

The head of the Shinyouemon division put down the binoculars, sighed softly, and ordered: "The offensive troops continue to advance towards the Andong city until they run through the entire Andong city, and the other troops are ready to enter Andong immediately! "

At this moment, the head of the Shinyouemon division still chose to be cautious. He would not order the entire army to enter the city unless he beat Anton right through. This has nothing to do with courage.

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