Age of Rebirth

From Zhuanghe on the east coast of the Liaodong Peninsula in the east to Bayuquan on the west coast in the west, a line of defense more than 20 kilometers long is not just a plan on the military map. Along with the three brigades of the Marine Corps, the No.[-] Ninth Corps The three brigades landed one after another, and went to their respective defense areas non-stop. In terms of actual troop deployment, twelve hours later, as the troops arrived in place one after another, they also took shape.

With a defense line of more than [-] kilometers, Tang Qiuli lined up six main field brigades, as well as the brigades directly under the theater command formed later, plus a large number of artillery and armored units attached to them, with a total strength of more than [-] troops. The strength of the attacking Japanese army is basically the same, and the density and thickness of the defensive force are rare in previous battles. In addition, it has absolute air supremacy, and can mobilize hundreds of nearly a thousand combat aircraft at any time and put them into the battlefield. Above, the line of defense in the middle of the Liaodong Peninsula was an impregnable wall for the Japanese Third Army.

The Air Force Joint Headquarters, according to the division's order, carried out air strikes and bombings against the Japanese army day and night in the area from Anton to the south of Gaizhou, which greatly delayed the Japanese [-]th and [-]th. The advancing speed of the divisions, before the arrival of reinforcements, the only task of the aviation force is to delay the Japanese army at a safe position from the blocking line in the middle of the Liaodong Peninsula.

In the south of Andong, in the area of ​​Dagu Mountain, where the Zhuang River must pass, the night was not peaceful. Not only were there tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers marching overnight, but also the night flight fleet of the Independent Division that had just returned from the sky. After the explosion of the pound aerial bomb, the embers of the ignited fire have not been extinguished.There are bomb craters everywhere, a dozen burning vehicles, emitting thick smoke and dark red flames.The corpses of mules and horses dragging wild cannons, and the overturned wild cannons appeared on the roadside or in the forest from time to time.

After experiencing a seemingly numb bombing, Japanese soldiers came out one after another from the woods, beside the cliffs, and bushes. Commanders at all levels began to yell fiercely at the whole team. In the dark night, there were chaotic shouts in Japanese.These Japanese commanders found that their team had been cut off again.For several days in a row, the air force of the Independent Division continued to bomb day and night, causing the Japanese soldiers to suffer a lot.

Although every time, separate division bombers and fighters came to bomb.The quantity is not many.It is far from reaching the level of blocking all roads, but the frequency of bombing is unprecedented. 24 hours a day, in the sky above the heads of the Japanese soldiers, there are almost always bombers and fighter jets from the independent division whizzing by. String bombs or bullets.it will pour down.

Such intensive aerial bombardment not only caused almost difficult difficulties for the Japanese army's march.Even the logistical supply has encountered great difficulties. On the extension line from Anton to Dagushan, overturned trucks can be seen everywhere, and boxes of canned food, ammunition, supplies, and cooked rice dumplings are scattered all over the road.

The cooking soldiers of the Japanese army were even more troubled to the extreme, and they did not dare to light a fire to cook, especially at night, a little fire or a wisp of green smoke would attract swarms of bombs, not only blowing up the pots and stoves, but also blowing up The cooking soldiers couldn't get the supplies from the rear, and they couldn't make a fire to cook. The Japanese soldiers with rather strong endurance had to endure hunger and starvation. They were so hungry that they simply chewed a few mouthfuls of raw rice. There is no shortage of rivers, and there is no difficulty in drinking water.

Throughout the day, tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers were avoiding air strikes, then got up and continued to march. After more than ten minutes, the above actions were repeated again. In terms of the effect, the lethality of such bombing on Japanese soldiers was not It is very large, but the psychological fear and fatigue it brings to the Japanese soldiers is obvious. If this situation continues for many days, I am afraid that before Zhuanghe, the [-]th Division has become unable to fight. Weary soldiers!

Lieutenant General Shinyuemon, the head of the division, has stubble all over his face, and he stands out from the forest. The Lieutenant General, who always pays attention to military appearance, has no time and no mood to take care of himself. He came out of a hidden cave , Lieutenant General Shinyuemon, looked gloomy at the southeast sky. When the night flight fleet of the Independent Division returned, the lights were flickering and gradually receding. The first batch of night flight fleets of the Air Force of the Independent Division will visit on time.

The [-]th Division stayed in Anton for less than three hours, and rushed forward overnight. At dawn, a reinforced cavalry regiment in the vanguard received good news and bit the tail of the retreating independent division. This made Lieutenant General Shinyouemon ecstatic. He knew the speed of the cavalry. Since he bit the opponent's tail, he was not far from their brigade.

For a strengthened cavalry regiment, for tens of thousands of wounded soldiers, Lieutenant General Shinyuemon does not require the cavalry regiment to have a great record, but only asks them not to be tempted by the results in front of them, continue to pursue in depth, and set up a retreating team. The situation is chaotic, rush to the front, and must stop the retreating independent division troops. Even if the entire cavalry regiment is broken, the task must be completed. In fact, he has already abandoned this reinforced cavalry regiment.

Compared with the annihilation of tens of thousands of independent division soldiers, it is worth paying the price of strengthening the cavalry regiment. After giving the order to the cavalry regiment, Lieutenant General Shinyuemon will supervise the main force of the division and march faster regardless of fatigue. Speed, and tell every soldier that tens of thousands of wounded prey are in front, waiting for the imperial warriors to slaughter and capture!

The words of the head of the Shinyouemon Division are undoubtedly the best stimulant. Tens of thousands of soldiers from the [-]th Division rushed away screaming, but what happened next was exactly what he expected. Hope's result was completely opposite. First, the avant-garde strengthened cavalry regiment was ambushed by the independent division and almost wiped out. Then, hundreds of bombers and fighter jets from the independent division aviation suddenly appeared over the battlefield.

The roaring bombs and the bullets scattered in the sky fell on the soldiers without hesitation. Thus, the nightmare of the [-]th Division began. Two days later, Lieutenant General Shinyuemon Already mentally and physically exhausted, despite the bombing of the independent division aviation and the casualties of the troops, the forced march, but the distance advanced every day is only more than [-] kilometers, and there will be more or less imperial soldiers left on every kilometer of road Corpses, wounded with missing limbs.

What's more terrible is that the supplies in the rear cannot be delivered, and the troops have not had a bite of food for more than a day. Although the rivers in the Liaodong Peninsula are not wide and the currents are not fast, they are numerous. All the bridges on the rivers have been bombed. Destroyed, just the time it takes to repair the bridge is enough to annoy Chief Shinyuemon.

Behind the 60th Division is the No.60 Ninth Division. In comparison, the situation of the No.40 Ninth Division is much better than their own. Divisions, always chasing bombs, but they ignored the No. 60 Ninth Division, which was more than [-] kilometers behind, and this made Division Chief Shinyouemon feel a little unbalanced. Feng truthfully reported the situation of the [-]th Division, and implored the Kwantung Army headquarters to allow the [-]th Division to rest on the spot for a day and wait for supplies. The telegram was sent to the Liaoyang Temporary Headquarters of the Kwantung Army General Command.

The reply from the Kwantung Army headquarters was quick and the content was very detailed. Now, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, General Umezu Yoshijiro, is holding the call back from the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army. It is known that as far as the current battle situation in the Liaodong Peninsula is concerned, the time advantage is not in the hands of the imperial army. Only by overcoming all difficulties and regaining the Liaodong Peninsula in one go, otherwise, once the time passes and the independent division reinforcements arrive one after another, the battle will surely be successful A stalemate is not good for the imperial army!"

"Such a crazy air strike by the Air Force of the Independent Division happened to illustrate a problem. Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, was mobilizing reinforcements for himself to buy time. The purpose of the air strike was to slow down the advancing speed of the imperial army. Regarding this point, Xinyou You must be clear about it?"

At this point, the telegram came to an abrupt end, and there was no more content. Lieutenant General Shinyuemon, who has rich combat experience, of course knew the purpose of the independent division aviation's crazy bombing day and night, but what if he knew the purpose of the Chinese people? The march of the army will eventually be dragged down. The [-]th Division, which is brave and good at fighting, is now a tired army!

The head of the division, Shinyuemon, pondered whether to send another telegram to the commander-in-chief of Umezu, and try to fight for it. At this time, the chief of staff of the division, Major General Kuroda, came over, "The head of the division, the headquarters is urgent!"

"Oh?" Lieutenant General Shinyuemon looked suspiciously at the chief of staff. The call back from the headquarters just arrived, why did there come another one?Could it be that General Umezu changed his mind?He received the telegram, "The headquarters of the Kwantung Army specially notified the divisions and regiments on the front line. The Army Aviation Department of the base camp has mobilized two army joint air teams to join the Liaodong Peninsula battlefield. , the first two fighter wings will be stationed at Fengtian and Liaoyang first-line field airports before noon tomorrow!"

"Yoxi!" Lieutenant General Xinyouwei let out a low voice, full of joy. He did not expect that the newly formed Kwantung Army No. [-] Aviation Squadron could completely seize the air supremacy of the Liaodong Peninsula. The lingering independent division aircraft, just drive away from the marching route of the [-]th division!

The two joint air teams, according to the establishment of the Imperial Army Aviation, have nearly a thousand combat aircraft. It is still very easy to reach this point. The chief of staff said: "Kuroda-kun, let me tell you, in the sky above our heads, tomorrow morning, there will be eagles in the sky of the Empire of Japan. The imperial warriors of the [-]th Division will no longer have to endure the bombing of the Chinese planes." !"

Also on the same night, Tang Qiuli received a telegram from Dalian from Liu Hanzhang, head of the Northeast Working Group.

(To be continued)

Postscript: Today is the 77th anniversary of the "July 77th Incident". [-] years ago today, the little devil launched a full-scale war of aggression against China in North China. This time, the Chinese people have experienced eight years of suffering and struggle.

Just when Xiaojin finished writing this chapter, outside the window, the shrill siren resounded over the city, echoing in the blue sky and white clouds, tearing the dust of memory, the 77th anniversary of the July [-]th Incident, don’t forget the national humiliation! (To be continued..)