Age of Rebirth

The officers of the [-]th Division of the Japanese Army all know the temper of His Excellency the division commander, he pays attention to the demeanor of a general, and the tenacity of the emperor's people. Over the past few days, the head of the division has shown off his heroic spirit from time to time. In the rain of bullets bombed and strafed by the planes of the independent division, he stood upright under a certain big tree, with sternness and contempt at the corner of his mouth, looking at the sky , The raging independent division planes, despite the roar of bullets and the explosion of bombs, just refused to hide.

Shinyouemon Division Commander's emperor-like spirit is enough to show off, but it has hurt the hearts of many officers in the division headquarters and the captain of the guard team, but there is no way, if you try to persuade him to hide , Guaranteed to get a "coward! Not worthy of being a man of the emperor", it is the same now, no one dares to ask the reason, and they all stand silently behind Lieutenant General Xin Yuwei, but there is no division commander In a good mood, they looked into the sky with trepidation, wary of the independent division planes that appeared at any time!

Around ten o'clock in the morning, the fourth wave of planes from the Independent Division appeared in the southeast sky, and the Japanese officers secretly complained, "Such a large group of people standing in the open space, isn't it the best living target?" ?” Everyone’s eyes were nervously staring at the direction of the independent division’s plane.

Only the head of the Shinyuemon Division, still half-closed his eyes, remained motionless. The roar of the independent division's plane was getting closer and closer, and he could already hear the whistling sound of bombs falling from the sky. Suddenly, he slammed He opened it and shouted, "Here we come!"

All the officers of the Japanese army were astonished, didn't they come?The planes of the Chinese people have begun to bomb, the head of the Shinyouemon Division.Knowing what the officers were thinking, he smiled slightly and said, "Masters, listen, the roaring sound of engines in the northern sky is the arrival of the imperial eagle in the sky!"

As if to verify his words.Sure enough, Japanese fighter jets appeared in the northern sky.This time, the officers couldn't help admiring the commander of the division, but in the blink of an eye, the Japanese fighter group rushed in front of them.Get started with an independent teacher and machine group.The fighter jets on both sides flew up and down, entangled with each other, the sound of "da da da" machine gun firing, and non-stop howling, the sky was immediately covered with milky white ballistics.

The air battle lasted only a few minutes, and the independent division's aircraft fleet seemed to be exhausted and fled to the southeast.The Japanese fighter group immediately launched a fierce pursuit, and the Japanese officers screamed wildly.I was so excited. For a few days, I was bombed and strafed day and night by the planes of the Independent Division. The soldiers and officers of the [-]th Division almost collapsed. Now, the lingering Independence The division plane was beaten to the crap by the air warhawks of the Empire of Japan, and fled in embarrassment. These Japanese military officers are so relieved!

The Japanese soldiers hiding in various places witnessed this almost one-sided air battle with their own eyes. Their excitement was stronger than that of the officers. If it comes to suffering, the big soldiers must be worse than the officers. Long live! Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Long live the eagle in the sky of the Empire!" The cheers resounded through the field.

The head of the Xinyouweimen division was flushed, and the gloom of the past few days was swept away, and he said loudly to the chief of staff, Major General Kuroda: "Kuroda-kun, order the troops to set off immediately, and approach Zhuanghe County at the fastest speed. , we want to get back as much time as possible!"

The tens of thousands of troops of the 69th Division of the Japanese Army, without the threat of the air, rushed from the front line of Dagu Mountain to Zhuanghe like a torrent. Behind, there were tens of thousands of troops of the [-]th Division of the second echelon. One day, starting at ten o'clock in the morning, the air blockade of the air force of the Independent Division against the Japanese attacking the east and west was completely broken by the newly formed No. [-] Air Force Squadron of the Kwantung Army, the vanguard of the three fighter wings. The Japanese army on the Liaodong Peninsula battlefield, Taking advantage of the situation, it rushed towards the southern part of the peninsula fiercely.

In Incheon on the Korean Peninsula, the Air Force of the Independent Division united with the Air Commander. Liu Cuigang put down the phone and said to Le Yiqin, who was circling all over the floor with a smile, "Yiqin, the bombing of the Japanese army on the Liaodong Peninsula has officially ended, and the work has been successfully completed. Follow the instructions of the division. In the next step, our main task is to ensure the air safety of the Zhuanghe-Bayuquan blockade line. Just now, we received a call from the commander of the returning fighter formation, and we had a tie with the three fighter formations of the Japanese army, slightly occupying A bit cheaper!"

Le Yiqin suddenly stopped in her tracks, glanced at Liu Cuigang, and said angrily: "I said Cuigang, it's a tie, I see how you seem to be taking advantage of how big you are, a smug posture, no Is it the fighter squadron of the three little devils? The food delivered to your mouth is fine. In order to keep the overall situation in mind and not affect the overall deployment of the teacher, we don’t eat them all, but it’s okay to take a bite. You just won’t let me lead the team Take off, my heart is on fire!"

Liu Cuigang's smile became brighter and he said, "I'm simmering with anger! You're giving advice to the teacher? Send a telegram right away! Say what you say and I'll write it!"

Le Yiqin was wilted at that time, and said: "Well, when I didn't make it, I was just complaining, and I didn't eat a piece of meat at my mouth, and I felt angry, just talking to you, I am People who don’t have an overall concept? Give the teacher an opinion, and I’ll send it to my door for training!”

The officers in the air finger tower couldn't help laughing when they saw the two commanders bickering like children. Liu Cuigang suppressed a smile and said, "Yiqin, the Japanese aviation force went out of their way and dared to fight with three fighter wings. , I guess, this is just the vanguard, the big ones are still behind, the main battlefield of the future air battle is likely to be unfolded in the airspace from Zhuanghe to Bayuquan, in the future, you will be busy!"

Le Yiqin said with satisfaction: "I like to hear this. The little devils from Japan have never tasted our strength. Today, we fought for the first time, and it seems that we were beaten again, arrogant and arrogant. In addition, we won the first battle, and before the official fight, the little devils air team lost a move first, Cuigang, I will take care of all the little devils who dare to come to the Northeast battlefield and the Korean peninsula battlefield. "

The air force, which seemed to be an independent division, was really beaten by the Imperial Japanese Air Force and dared not show up. On the marching route of the 20th Division, the soldiers no longer had to worry about the bombs that fell at any time. The morale was greatly boosted, coupled with the energy in the heart, the advance speed of the [-]th Division was astonishing. After a day and a night, when the dawn of dawn first appeared in the eastern sky, its vanguard No. [-] [-]st Brigade A unit of the regiment has reached the north bank of the Nahe River in Wulu Town.

After receiving the report from the avant-garde squadron, the commander of the regiment, Colonel Xinqiao, rode a tall horse, surrounded by a group of officers from the regiment headquarters, and rushed up from behind. Colonel Xinqiao was very cautious, and he did not rashly order the troops to continue Go forward, but stay on the north bank of the river.

Colonel Xinqiao jumped off his horse and carefully observed the situation with his binoculars. In the mist of dawn, the river with a width of less than 30 meters was flowing slowly. A wooden bridge silently crossed the two banks of the river, the south bank of the river, A piece of lush weeds and a few dense bushes stretched southward from the gentle river beach. There were no signs of fortifications, and everything was very quiet, just like the area the wing had passed through before.

But it was this undamaged bridge that made Shimbashi doubtful. Since the [-]th Division set off from Anton, all the bridges along the river along the way were blown up by the planes of the Independent Division. The regiments of the army did a lot of work on bridge repairs, but the bridge on the river was intact. In particular, the important town of Zhuanghe was approaching on the way to the southernmost part of the Liaodong Peninsula. The retreating Chinese left behind this bridge. Could it be that there is some conspiracy?

Colonel Shimbashi was more thoughtful, and immediately reported the situation encountered by the regiment to the brigade headquarters, and asked for instructions on what to do next. The telegram was reported to the division headquarters intact. Major General Kono knew that the command style of the division commander Shinyuemon had always been one-shot to the end, and he could even directly command a brigade across the brigade and regiment.

As long as the [-]th Division acts collectively, the brigade commanders and regimental commanders of them are often the role of the mouthpiece, responsible for conveying the orders of the division commander Shinyouemon. For the command method of the division commander, The commanders of the frontline troops of the Japanese army complained quite a bit, but there was nothing they could do about it. Firstly, they had no senior officials, and secondly, they really did not have the commanding ability of Lieutenant General Shinyuemon!

After receiving the telegram from the No.20 [-]st Brigade, the head of Division Shinyouemon raised his eyebrows and said lightly: "Is there a suspicious formation? The Chinese people have read a lot of Romance of the Three Kingdoms! That river is not Changbanpo, Dangyang bridge!"

The officers around me were so confused that they didn't understand anything, such as Changbanpo and Dangyang Bridge, where did this come from?The head of Shinyuemon Division, who intensively read Chinese classics, didn't bother to explain, and ordered: "Call back the 21st Brigade, and its leading regiment can conduct a short-term fire reconnaissance on the south bank of the Na River. After that, the regiment will pass quickly. Nahe, occupy Wulu Town and Zhuanghe County! The main force of the division speeds up the march. At noon today, I will have lunch in Zhuanghe County!"

Among the three-way attacking Japanese troops, the [-]th Division advanced the fastest. If compared horizontally, it was about [-] divisions ahead of the [-]th Division on the western front and the first and second units of the Kwantung Army on the center line. For more than [-] kilometers, just when the head of the Xinyouweimen division was about to have lunch in Zhuanghe, the block line of more than [-] kilometers across the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula. It was found that the vanguard of the Japanese army was approaching.

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