Age of Rebirth

Bayuquan is the west line of the Liaodong Peninsula and the only place leading to Lushunkou in the south. It is the blocking area of ​​the No. 20 Ninth Corps First Brigade Jingzhan Banner of the Independent Division, and it is also the point where the Japanese army will fight desperately.

Jing Zhanqi is full of confidence. He represents the No.20 Ninth Corps. Before departing from Yantai Port on the Shandong Peninsula, the commander, Major General Li Honggang, strengthened the heavy artillery regiments and rocket artillery battalions of several other brigades of the Corps. Three brigade units in the Liaodong Peninsula.

In the words of Major General Li Honggang, the commander of the No.20 Ninth Corps, "You are representing the No.20 Ninth Corps to go to the Liaodong Peninsula battlefield. You cannot let other brother troops laugh at our shabby status and double the strength of our heavy equipment. You are here. If you can't hit well, hehe...!"

Li Honggang didn't say what he said, but the three brigade commanders who went to the Liaodong Peninsula battlefield knew well that if they didn't fight well, they might as well not come back. Weapons and equipment are an important factor in the battlefield. Since the commander has If so, why not be polite, pick the ones and bring them with you!

Therefore, just the first brigade of Jingzhan Banner, not counting the original brigade as a heavy artillery regiment, a rocket artillery battalion and the artillery battalions of each regiment, and a heavy artillery regiment, two artillery battalions of medium-caliber artillery, With the addition of a rocket artillery battalion, in terms of heavy equipment alone, the firepower of the first brigade at this time can match a division of the Japanese army.

Liu Hanzhang, the deputy commander in chief of the Liaodong Peninsula Theater, has done a good job in front-line logistics and has prepared enough ammunition and supplies for the front-line troops. Therefore, Jing Zhanqi has the capital and confidence to fight a grand battle.Especially the teacher and the teacher, after withdrawing from Bayuquan, he was full of worries!

The tactical deployment of Jingzhan Banner.It is very unique, and the core point is to use powerful firepower to inflict heavy damage on the Japanese army by surprise, so as to reduce the pressure for the subsequent blocking war, for this reason.He ordered his artillery unit to form three artillery groups according to the caliber and range of the artillery.According to the shallow, medium, and deep configurations, the coverage of artillery fire should reach all areas from Shuangtai to Xiaoshiliu, with a width of [-] kilometers.

And an area eighteen kilometers wide.It is the passage that the Japanese army must pass through to attack Bayuquan.Each artillery group pre-sets the shooting elements and determines the range of the artillery attack. Moreover, contrary to the usual practice, the artillery group composed of two heavy artillery regiments is responsible for cutting off the retreat of the Japanese army. The medium-caliber artillery battalion to which each regiment belongs is responsible for shelling the Japanese army. Army column.The melee artillery group composed of mortars is equipped with a large number of heavy machine guns.Responsible for intercepting the advancing Japanese soldiers.

The deployment of the Jingzhan flag was to turn the entire Bayuquan area, the place that the Japanese army must pass through, into a huge ambush circle covered by artillery fire. In his words when he held a meeting with the artillery group leaders of each artillery group, "The brigade headquarters issued a unified order , the front-line infantry launched an initial blockade, delayed the advance of the little devils, and let the little devils concentrate as much as possible. Then, each artillery group fired according to the prior deployment, and the number of shells was not limited. In a word, they can fight vigorously. The best opportunity for the Japanese army to have vitality will be gone from the next round!"

The Jingzhan flag was tightly deployed, and the net was waiting, waiting for the Japanese army advancing on the western front to bump into him. He was not worried. The troops of a brigade were concentrated on the front line of Bayuquan, waiting to be noticed by the Japanese army. "The little devil is in a hurry Advance to the south of the Liaodong Peninsula, even if you know that there are independent division troops defending here, after being blocked, you will still attack desperately!" He thought so.

The No. 30 Fourth Brigade of the Japanese 30th Division on the Western Front, as the vanguard of the division, was the first to hit the big net of the Jingzhan Banner. In an hour, more than [-] shells of various calibers fell on the No.[-] Fourth Brigade. The ground shook, the smoke filled the air, the flames burst out, the shrapnel whistled, and the area covered by the artillery fire became a hell on earth.

The No.30 Fourth Brigade was subjected to such heavy shelling. The artillery of the Independent Division fired so densely that the bombing points overlapped. The blue smoke from the muzzle steamed up like a cloud and filled half of the sky. , Under such intensive artillery fire, the Japanese army in a marching posture did not even have the ability to fight back. The mortars and Type [-] infantry guns were still mounted on the backs of the pack mules, and they became broken before they could be unloaded. parts.

The artillery shells rained down, and there was no safe dead angle in the bombardment area. This was the result of the incompatibility of battlefield intelligence. The first and second detachments of the Kwantung Army suffered losses on the right wing of the [-]th Division. The commander thought of Jiang's situation. Reported to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, but unexpectedly, it was reported to the [-]th Division of the neighbors in time. This is a chronic disease of the Japanese army.

After leaving thousands of fragmented corpses, a large number of luggage and wounded soldiers, they were forced to retreat to the Loo area. In more than an hour, the No. 30 Fourth Brigade was half disabled, but even an independent The edge of the division's blocking position was not even touched. Jing Zhanqi rejected the suggestion of the attacking regiment leader to pursue the victory and ordered the troops to stand guard. He knew that the Japanese army was half disabled, but it was less than fifteen Kilometers of the right flank, there is a brigade of Japanese troops.

The No.30 Fifth Brigade of the 20th Division was also hit head-on by the No.170 Ninth Corps' Second Brigade and a part of the Third Brigade on the Kuangdonggou line. They also lost troops and retreated in embarrassment. From Zhuanghe to Bayuquan, covering a front line of more than [-] kilometers, from east to west, there was continuous artillery fire and gunfire. On this day, the Japanese army's three-way advancing troops suffered heavy losses to varying degrees.

At this point, Tang Qiuli designed the blocking position from Zhuanghe to Bayuquan. The whole line exchanged fire with the Japanese army. The fact that the army assembled a large number of troops could no longer be concealed, and the intention to block the Japanese army was fully exposed.

Tang Qiuli, who had set up a headquarters in Jiuzhai Town after receiving the battle reports sent by the frontline troops, looked at each telegram with great interest, sometimes shaking his head and smiling, and sometimes thinking. However, judging from his expression, he The mood is very comfortable.

In the same blocking battle, the six brigades deployed on the front line each have different styles of play, which can be described as full of tricks and tricks. Six, no, counting the new brigade commander Meng Jianzhu, there are seven brigade commanders who can control the blocking force. With so many tricks in the battle, Tang Qiuli chatted to comfort himself. He can only use two words to evaluate Jing Zhanqi's style of play as "ruthless enough!" For the direction of Guiyunhua Town, he turned the blocking battle into a pursuit The two heads of the regiment, he just said "courage is commendable!"

For Meng Jianzhu in the direction of Wulu Town, he beat a brigade of the Japanese army to the brigade without using heavy artillery so far. Backhand, the main target of the Japanese army on the eastern front is Zhuanghe County, and the fierce battle is still to come, so it is a mature and prudent way to keep some backhand!"

What Zhao Yuhe thought of was another question, "Master, in this way, our front-line troops in the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula will no longer have any secrets to speak of. With so many troops popping up all at once, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army Official Umezu Yoshijiro, knowing that things cannot be done, will he retreat and order the three Japanese troops to retreat quickly? From the Japanese raid on the Liaodong Peninsula, it can be judged that this Umezu Yoshijiro is an experienced veteran!"

"Also, according to the report of the Air Force Joint Command, radar stations in various places on the Korean Peninsula have discovered that recently, a large number of Japanese fighter planes have arrived in the Northeast from the Japanese mainland. But none of them showed up?"

Tang Qiuli looked at the military map of the Liaodong Peninsula and said, "We don't need to worry about the appearance of the Japanese air force on the Northeast battlefield. Liu Cuigang and Le Yiqin are more concerned than Shizhi, and they are their opponents! I'm afraid these two people are already drooling over this piece of fat!"

"Your first question, I might as well tell you that the four divisions of the Japanese Third Army have all entered the central area of ​​the Liaodong Peninsula, and the 60th and 73th divisions have already handed over to us. The two detachments of the Kwantung Army on the upper middle road, and the No.[-] Ninth Division and the No.[-] Division, which followed closely behind, have also passed the front lines of Gaizhou and Anton, and Umezu Yoshijiro is no longer able to stop!"

"If he orders the Japanese army to retreat across the board, then we will face the pursuit of our seven brigades on the line from Zhuanghe to Bayuquan, and also worry about the interception of the six brigades commanded by Han Tie in the northern battlefield of the Korean peninsula. Umezu Yoshijiro is indeed experienced. The Kwantung Army gathered troops south of Fengtian and organized them into four detachments. Two of the detachments were transferred by him to the border area between China and North Korea. The purpose was to prevent Han Tie's troops from copying his back possible!"

"So, I judge that not only will Umezu Yoshijiro not order the Japanese army to retreat, but he will call up the No. 60 Ninth Division and the 73rd Division to launch a fierce attack on our blocking line and compete with the Hantie troops. Time, the only way to get rid of the dangerous situation of being flanked by front and back, went deep into the middle of the Liaodong Peninsula, and the retreat route was hundreds of kilometers long. How can it be said that retreat can be retreated? Umezu Yoshijiro's vision is vicious, and the landing point is very accurate. But the appetite is too great!"

After a pause, Tang Qiuli looked at Zhao Yuhe and said, "Yuhe, at the beginning, the three brigades of the Marine Corps were defeated from Gaizhou to Andong, and then the Japanese army launched a full-line pursuit. Since then, Umezu Yoshijiro It is destined to bury the Third Army in the Liaodong Peninsula, wipe out the mobile force of this Kwantung Army, and launch a full-scale campaign to recover the Northeast, and the time is not far away!"

"Yuhe, give Han Tie an order. Your troops will go out of Tokugawa immediately. With a brave offensive posture, you will break through the resistance of the third and fourth detachments of the Kwantung Army, quickly seize all the key points on the line from Anton to Gaizhou, and cut off the Japanese army. The route of the three armies retreating to Fengtian!"

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