Age of Rebirth

On the north bank of the Nahe River in Wulu Town, north of Zhuanghe River, they discovered the situation of the vanguard of the Japanese army and immediately reported it to the division commander. Tang Qiuli put down the telegram and said, "The battle has begun. The [-]th Division is active and leading the way." The other two lines of Japanese troops are more than [-] kilometers away, and the lone army goes deep, it is not small!"

Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe said regretfully: "Unfortunately, the horizontal width of the Liaodong Peninsula is not enough, and the battlefield is not enough to maneuver. Otherwise, the four brigades transferred from the Mokpo battlefield will definitely be able to make dumplings for the [-]th Division. It also saves Commander Han of the Marine Corps the trouble of intercepting in the future!"

Tang Qiuli laughed and said, "Yuhe, you have a big appetite, encircling the 60th Division, and the No.[-] Ninth Division following behind, they are still trying their best to rescue them, isn't it a scuffle? , Alright, call back to the frontline troops, when the battle will start, it is up to the frontline commanders to decide on their own, and there is no need to report to the theater command!"

Wulu Town, more than [-] kilometers north of Zhuanghe, is the defensive area of ​​the [-]st Regiment of the [-]st Brigade of the Marine Corps. This is the only place to enter Zhuanghe County. For this point, the Japanese army will definitely fight desperately Therefore, according to the order of the division commander Tang Qiuli, in the direction of Wulu Town, the strength of a regiment of the brigade directly under the theater was strengthened.

At this moment, in the headquarters of the first regiment, Major General Chen Mengqiao, the commander of the first brigade, was holding up his binoculars to carefully observe the movements of the Japanese army on the north bank of the river. If the bridge is torn down, the little devil will not dare to cross the river. If there is no bridge, the little devil will cross the river and attack. Let's attack at halfway, what effect will that be? It's good now, the little devil won't go away!"

Chen Mengqiao put down the binoculars.Glancing at Sun Zhiyuan, he said, "What are you mumbling about? Regardless of whether there is a bridge or not, the little devil will definitely have to cross the river. Anyway, we are fighting a blocking war, and we are not in a hurry. The Japanese army will have to cross the river sooner or later, making them confused for a while. Not bad, Brigadier Meng, what's your opinion?"

In a regiment headquarters.In addition to Chen Mengqiao, the newly appointed theater command directly under the brigade commander, Colonel Meng Jianzhu, is also here. He is a person who can't stay idle.When I heard that there was a war.I forgot everything, and just received an order from the division commander to send a regiment directly under the brigade to strengthen the defense line of Wulu Town. In the name of leading the support, he went to the front line contentedly. County town, listening to the gunfire ahead.Not in a hurry to get sick?

Seeing Chen Mengqiao calling himself brigade commander, Meng Jianzhu's old face was somewhat unnatural.The main reason is that I can't adapt to the new identity, so I hurriedly said: "Brigade Commander Chen, I am here to watch the battle. The strength of a regiment is under the command of Commander Sun. How to fight, you and Commander Sun decide. In the order of the division, I was not asked to assist in directing this.”

The establishment of the nine main brigades of the Marine Corps, together with technical arms and logistics departments, has at least dozens of regiment-level units. Chen Mengqiao is not very familiar with Meng Jianzhu, but he has only heard that he is under the command of Jiang Xianliang, the commander of the sixth brigade. The number one general, and more, don't know much about it. Seeing his refusal, he didn't say anything more, and continued to observe the movements of the Japanese army.

After watching for a few minutes, the Japanese army on the north bank of the river really made a move. At this time, the sun had risen, and the sunlight dispelled the mist. Mortars were lined up on the bank, and Japanese artillerymen were busy setting up mortars.

Chen Mengqiao smiled and said: "Young devil commander is cautious enough, this is to conduct firepower reconnaissance first, but the shot is shabby enough, it is thirty or forty mortars, I said Sun Zhiyuan, you have a group The artillery battalion is much richer than the little devil, it is estimated that this is the vanguard of the [-]th division of the Japanese army, and its strength will not exceed one regiment, so the order continues, the troops will continue to hide, and the target must not be exposed!"

Sun Zhiyuan immediately conveyed the order, and Chen Mengqiao continued: "After the little devil's firepower reconnaissance, the infantry will definitely have to cross the bridge, so let's bite him first, let a brigade of little devils come over, and block several light and heavy machine gun fire points on the bridge deck." , you have to be ready to shoot, just hit the live target that comes to your door!"

"In addition, gather the artillery battalion and the mortars of each battalion, wait for a brigade of little devils to cross the bridge, fire at the point of fire, immediately bombard the follow-up troops, block the bridge deck and blow up the bridge, let's make a small attack first Large-scale encirclement warfare, but Sun Zhiyuan, let me tell you that none of the artillery battalion's medium-caliber and above artillery is allowed to be used!"

"I know the brigade commander, just look at it!" Sun Zhiyuan happily picked up the phone and issued a series of orders. At this time, the Japanese mortars began to shell, and the mortar shells drew an arc. Flying across the river, landed on the land on the other side, "Boom boom boom!" A series of explosions resounded on both sides of the river and on the lush field, blowing up clouds of black smoke. The battle of the Liaodong Peninsula began in The first line of Zhuanghe in the east started.

The Japanese artillery shelled for more than 20 minutes, and then stopped. Apart from the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke and the gradually drifting black smoke, the south bank of the river became quiet again. On the field, there appeared ugly black pits, which were the Japanese artillery shelling. masterpiece.

"Brigade Commander, the brats have stopped shelling, order the troops to enter the position!" Sun Zhiyuan suggested eagerly.

Chen Mengqiao ignored him, but turned to Meng Jianzhu, "Brigade Commander Meng, what do you think?"

Hearing the sound of the artillery, Meng Jianzhu immediately entered the role, forgetting about the regiment commander and brigade commander, and focused all his attention on the battlefield. He also paid close attention to the Japanese artillery bombardment, so he replied: "It is very likely that the Japanese army is probing. There will be another round of bombardment next! Judging from the performance of the little devil commander just now, he is a cautious guy. Since it is fire reconnaissance, it is not so simple!"

Sun Zhiyuan was not convinced. This brigade commander Meng was just like himself a few days ago. He was a colonel commander, but he was lucky. They are all more than any other main brigade, and they also serve as the mayor of Zhuanghe and the commander of the garrison. The three official titles are held on one shoulder. In terms of combat effectiveness, the sixth brigade ranks far behind the first brigade!

So, Sun Zhiyuan asked bluntly: "Brigade Commander Meng, what basis do you have for making this judgment? The Japanese army didn't realize that there were our hidden fortifications on the south bank of the river, and fire reconnaissance was just a routine. Need to continue the second round of fire reconnaissance?"

Chen Mengqiao felt that Sun Zhiyuan's words were a bit straightforward. He wanted to stop him at first, but after thinking about it, this Meng Jianzhu was suddenly promoted from regiment commander to brigade commander. Sudden promotion, or, there are other reasons, as for the real military command ability, I don't know, so just take advantage of Sun Zhiyuan's question to investigate him!

Meng Jianzhu's eyes never left the Japanese army on the other side, and he replied without turning his head: "It's very simple. After the shelling ended, the Japanese infantry showed no signs of moving towards the bridge over the river, and the Japanese mortars did not show signs of moving towards the bridge." The action of shifting positions!"

As if to prove Meng Jianzhu's judgment, the screaming sound of mortar shells piercing the air sounded again in the sky. Moreover, the impact point of the Japanese bombardment obviously extended to the south bank of the river. Chen Mengqiao looked at the old man with a slightly red face Sun Zhiyuan glanced at him and said, "Learn a little bit!"

As the artillery fire extended, the other side of the river was still calm as usual. Colonel Xinqiao put down his binoculars and nodded in satisfaction, "Yoxi! The cunning of the Chinese soldiers made them suspicious. Order, stop the bombardment. The first brigade passed the bridge immediately. Occupy the town on the opposite bank, the main force of the alliance, follow up in 15 minutes! Our alliance will be the first to enter Zhuanghe County!"

The bombardment of the Japanese army stopped. Hundreds of Japanese infantrymen lined up in a three-way column with guns in hand, and ran quickly onto the bridge deck. The Japanese mortars also unloaded their mounts and were ready to follow. Yes, Meng Jianzhu looked at Chen Mengqiao in admiration, "It's amazing. I can accurately predict that the vanguard of the Japanese army crossing the bridge will not exceed the strength of a large brigade, and based on this, I have formulated a small-scale annihilation strategy. If it were me, I wouldn't have these two tricks!"

The relieved Colonel Xinqiao didn't know that this was a prudent order of his own, and he gave Chen Mengqiao a chance to fight a battle of annihilation. If it was a regiment of Japanese troops, they would all rush forward, even if they were as brave as Chen Mengqiao, they wouldn't dare If you do this, if you can't eat a regiment of Japanese troops in a short period of time and fight in a melee, the Japanese troops behind will catch up, and the defense line of Wulu Town will be in danger of being broken through.

The only way to shoot at the moment when the Japanese infantry started to cross the bridge would be to greatly reduce the results. At the beginning, when Chen Mengqiao decided not to demolish the bridge, it was to see if there was a chance to eat a piece of fat. The bridge can be blown up to the sky with a dozen shells, and it is not afraid of the Japanese army taking it!

The Japanese army at the front had already passed the bridge, and the Japanese army behind them were all on the bridge. Chen Mengqiao slammed down with his right hand, "Fight!"

Suddenly, on the south bank of the Nahe Bridge, dozens of light and heavy machine guns with hidden firepower roared together. To the Japanese troops who crossed the bridge.

The sudden rain of bullets was all absorbed by the unsuspecting Japanese soldiers. Pieces of Japanese soldiers screamed and fell to the ground, but at a distance of a few hundred meters, the powerful heavy machine gun bullets knocked the front Japanese soldiers, It was interrupted at the middle, blood splattered, pieces of meat flew across, and the lush grass on the bank turned into a mottled purple in an instant. The Japanese soldiers on the bridge had nowhere to hide, and were carried away by the huge kinetic energy of the bullets. , the body fell into the river and drifted away along the river.

There was a sudden gunshot, and Colonel Shimbashi's head buzzed, "It was ambushed by the Chinese army!" He immediately came to a conclusion.

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