Age of Rebirth

The two brigades were deployed across the board, and the telegrams of the frustrated attack reached the hands of Lieutenant General Shinyuemon, the head of the 21th Division. He had the same expression as Major General Kono, the head of the [-]st Brigade. , Then, his face was livid, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

In the telegram, not only the head of the Kono Brigade mentioned that the defensive independent divisions used heavy artillery, but Major General Gangcun, the head of the 23rd Brigade, also reported a similar situation, that is, in the [-]th Division On the front of the regiment's advance, the heavy artillery units of the independent division appeared. In summary, there were about four to five heavy artillery regiments, which already exceeded the number of heavy artillery of all the field artillery regiments of the [-]th Division.

There is also a heavy artillery regiment, which is in the hands of Meng Jianzhu in the direction of Wulu Town. If Lieutenant General Xinyouwei knows, it is only advancing on the front of the [-]th Division, but the front is only more than [-] kilometers wide. To have the firepower of six heavy artillery regiments, he didn't know how to feel?

If he still knows that there are three "Thunder" rocket artillery battalions, just behind the defense line of the three brigades of the Marine Corps of the Independent Division, holding back their sharp teeth, waiting for the best time to baptize their division with hellish bullet rain At that time, did he still have the confidence to continue to advance towards Lushunkou, the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula?

The current situation alone is enough to make Lieutenant General Shinyuemon terrified. The independent division that blocked the [-]th Division was not the one that fled, but another one that was well-equipped, powerful, and well-prepared. There is an independent division with at least four to five brigades, but it is strange.The intelligence department of the Kwantung Army, why didn't there be any intelligence reminders in advance?

This force and equipment has far exceeded the independent division of the [-]th Division.Where did it come from?With these questions in mind, Shinyuemon considered again and again, first ordered the frontline troops to suspend the attack, adjusted the deployment, and then ordered the division leader of the logistics wing.Before [-] o'clock tomorrow morning, complete the preparation of enough ferries for the frontline troops, as for how to complete it.It is the responsibility of the captain of the logistics wing.

Finally, the head of the Shinyuemon division personally dictated and sent a long telegram to General Umezu Yoshijiro, commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army.Describe in detail the two main brigades of the [-]th Division.In the telegram, Lieutenant General Shinyuemon did not exaggerate the situation of one day's battle, and the blocking force of the independent division. Situation on the front lines.

His judgment on the strength of the blocking force of the Independent Division is based on his knowledge of the strength and equipment of the Independent Division, generally speaking.The first-level troops of the independent division and brigade will be equipped with a heavy artillery regiment with a 6000mm caliber howitzer.The strength of the whole brigade is about [-] to [-] people, and there are four to five heavy artillery regiments, which means that there are four to five independent division brigade-level troops blocking the [-]th Division.

But what Lieutenant General Shinyuemon would never have imagined was that when the first, second and third brigades of the Marine Corps returned from the Mokpo battlefield on the Korean Peninsula, Tang Qiuquan knew that the three brigades returned to Liaodong The peninsula battlefield was about to face a fierce battle, so three heavy artillery regiments were transferred from the Southeast Mobile Corps to strengthen the three brigades. A mistake caused a misjudgment by the head of the Shinyuemon Division, and the independent division The strength of the blocking troops has been doubled.

The 20th Division on the Eastern Front was strongly blocked by the three brigades of the Marine Corps of the Independent Division. Soon after the offensive had to be suspended, the first and second detachments of the Kwantung Army advancing on the center line totaled [-] troops. The strength of the remaining people was also blocked by the first part of the third brigade of the Marine Corps and the first part of the third brigade of the No.[-] Ninth Corps. This is the blocking line from Zhuanghe to Bayuquan, the junction of the two troops.

Under normal circumstances, the junction of the defensive positions of the two troops is the area that is most likely to expose its weaknesses and be breached by the opponent, but this problem does not exist on the blocking line from Zhuanghe to Bayuquan. The two troops from different regiments have their own strengths. A regiment defended the Guiyunhua area at the junction.

Although there are no rivers to become natural obstacles in this area, it is the most dangerous area in the middle of the Liaodong Peninsula. There are many peaks, criss-cross valleys, and dense forests. The terrain that can be used to block can be seen everywhere. The head of the regiment, and the head of the first regiment of the third brigade of the No. 20 Ninth Corps, happened to be classmates in the tactical training class for school-level officers of the Dingbian Military Academy.

Moreover, the two still lived in bunk beds. After half a year of study and life, the two regiment leaders formed a deep friendship and deep personal friendship. When old classmates met on the battlefield, they were naturally overjoyed. The two regiments jointly commanded and fought together. Naturally, there was no problem at all. The troops disrupted the organizational system and mixed together regardless of each other. The joint of the two troops, which was originally a weak point, immediately became the strongest area.

The strength of the two detachments of the Kwantung Army advanced all the way without any resistance. However, due to the constraints of the terrain, they did not catch up with the [-]th Division on the Eastern Front. The Kwantung Army generals who have always been proud of the "Flower of the Army" felt very uncomfortable. In this battle to recover the Liaodong Peninsula, the Kwantung Army troops were regarded as supporting roles.

This made Suzi, the Kwantung Army general who thought he was superior to others, feel extremely uncomfortable. The attacking troops on the east and west routes were all divided into divisions. In the establishment of the army, what is called a detachment is a temporary formation of troops. In other words, it is put together before the battle, and after the battle, it will be disbanded, and each will return to its own old troops.

Belittled and ignored, the major generals of the Kwantung Army who served as detachment leaders were so depressed that they almost vomited blood. The troops of the first and second detachments are indeed scattered. There are more than a dozen divisions and brigades of the Kwantung Army from the Liaoxi Corridor area, and there are as many as two dozen designations. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are pieced together.

Several detachment leaders of the Kwantung Army, holding back their anger, wanted to show off the Kwantung Army's prestige in the battle to recover the Liaodong Peninsula, and let the officers of the third army from outsiders who were transferred from the Southwest Pacific battlefield take a look, Who is the real elite division of the Imperial Army?

Helpless, God does not give face to the generals of the Kwantung Army. The route advancing in the middle is the most mountainous, river-rich, and forest-rich area in the Liaodong Peninsula. Although officers at all levels are desperately urging the soldiers to speed up the march, even When it was bombed by the aviation of the Independent Division, it did not care about the casualties of the soldiers even more than the [-]th Division and forced the troops to advance, but in the end they still fell tens of kilometers behind the [-]th Division.

Major General Narita, the leader of the first detachment, and Major General Asayama, the leader of the second detachment, who were ambitious and determined to do glorious things, were very frustrated. Fortunately, they finally caught up with the [-]th Division on the western front. How much to save some face.

The advancing direction of the second detachment of the Kwantung Army is the Guiyunhua area. The detachment leader, Major General Asayama, climbed a mountain peak and observed the situation ahead with a telescope. A small mountain town clearly appeared in the telescope lens. Looking at the map and confirming the location, he issued an order: "Order, the troops immediately enter Guiyunhua Town in front, rest for an hour, and continue to set off!"

Major General Asayama used to enter rather than capture. During the march, he encountered several mountain towns like this, and the residents of Manchukuo had already run away, and the remaining few could not move. Old thing, the houses in the town are intact, just for the troops to rest!

As for those few old-fashioned residents and the houses in the town, Major General Asayama did not order the troops to erase them from the map after the troops moved out. How can the territory under the Kwantung Army's jurisdiction destroy what belongs to us?

Therefore, Major General Qianshan took it for granted that the Guiyunhua Town in front was still empty without a single resident. It was a sudden stop.

Just when the second detachment of the Kwantung Army appeared in the north of Osmanthus osmanthus, on the mountains on both sides, the old classmate heads of the two corps of the independent division led their respective troops to ambush in the dense woods and bushes Among them, there are two battalions of troops left in Guiyunhua Town.

These two bold regiment leaders wanted to turn the blocking battle into an ambush and encirclement. More than 9000 Kwantung Army soldiers lined up in two columns and walked unsuspectingly into Guiyunhua Town. Searching the squadron was just a routine, firing a few random shots at the peaks on both sides, or the machine gunner firing a shuttle of bullets. The officers and soldiers of the Second Kwantung Army Detachment were used to such situations.

Just when most of the soldiers of the Kwantung Army entered the valley, and the leading search squadron was already close to the edge of the town, suddenly, a loud noise erupted from the peaks on both sides, and countless light and heavy machine gun bullets, submachine gun bullets, forced Shock shells and grenades, like a hailstorm, hit the marching ranks of Kwantung Army soldiers, and the entire valley was instantly enveloped by sparkling flames and flying shrapnel.

The huge explosion, the rumbling muffled sound in the valley, and the sudden blow instantly stunned the soldiers and officers of the Kwantung Army. The intensity of the firepower reached an astonishing level. The two regiment leaders were determined to fight At the same time, the artillery battalions of the two regiments in Guiyunhua Town also began to show their power. One after another, the shells roared and landed on the chaotic Kwantung Army soldiers. In the pile, clouds of blood mist exploded.

Major General Qianshan almost fell off his horse in shock. He was very lucky to be marching in the rear guard, otherwise, Major General, His Excellency is in the rain of bullets at this moment, watching the smoke and flames rising in front of him, Major General Qianshan's face is pale, The order to retreat immediately was issued.

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