Age of Rebirth

Sudden changes occurred on the Liaodong Peninsula battlefield. In addition to the patchwork of more than 9 Japanese troops, there was a new Kwantung Army with more than 25 troops in the second corps. Added together, the Japanese troops with a strength of more than 30 were all crushed by South Korea. In the direction of the Iron Army, the battlefield situation is complicated. As the chief of staff, Zhao Yuhe must comprehensively evaluate the battlefield situation and make the worst plan.

Seeing that the commander was still in deep thought, Zhao Yuhe suggested according to his own thinking: "Master, there is an unexpected situation in the northern battlefield of the Liaodong Peninsula, and the situation is not good for me. The new Kwantung Army's second corps will take more than a day. You can reach the outskirts of Andong. I suggest that you order the Hantie troops to give up intercepting the retreating Japanese army, move south from Andong, and join up with the pursuing troops of our army as soon as possible. Then, concentrate your forces and join the Japanese army in the northern part of the Liaodong Peninsula. Have a decisive battle!"

"In this way, the Korean Railway troops can avoid the unfavorable situation of fighting on two fronts, and can also avoid being flanked by the superior Japanese army. It can also annihilate the Japanese army fleeing on the Eastern Front! The reinforcements of the No.20 Ninth Corps and the three brigades can be changed to Disembark at the port of Zhuanghe."

In all fairness, Zhao Yuhe's suggestion is a mature and prudent one, and it is also a feasible way to avoid the Hantie troops from falling into a dangerous situation to the greatest extent. The campaign objective of the second detachment lost Anton and Gaizhou again, but judging from the overall battle situation, the independent division still achieved considerable results, forcing the Japanese army to stay on the defensive and hold the initiative on the battlefield!

"No!" Tang Qiuli said decisively, his eyes burning brightly. "Yuhe, we don't need to take any safe measures now, and if these more than [-] Japanese troops are composed of pure Japanese soldiers, I will be very afraid. Your measures are feasible and very safe!"

"However, the current situation is obviously not the case. The vast majority of the Japanese troops are Manchurian soldiers. This is nothing to fear. Don't we know the quality and combat effectiveness of these soldiers? Moreover. Liaodong Peninsula Unexpected situations occurred repeatedly in the battle, which caused the end time of the battle to be delayed again and again, protracted. We can't follow the rhythm of Umezu Yoshijiro!"

"All the Japanese personnel and the main force of the Manchurian army around Mukden and the hinterland of the Northeast. This is already the limit of Umezu Yoshijiro's strength. It is the last hole card in his hand. It seems that the strength is huge, but it is improvised. Even though there are so many enemy troops, there is nothing to be afraid of if they are not willing to fight!"

"Moreover. Our greatest advantage lies in our absolute air supremacy. The seven brigades chasing the fleeing Japanese army. If all our troops in the Liaodong Peninsula add up, the total strength will exceed the current Japanese army. This battle is worth fighting! "

Tang Qiuli spoke confidently and thoroughly analyzed the advantages of the enemy and ourselves. After a few minutes of deep thought, Zhao Yuhe said, "Master, I still tend to avoid the sharp edge of the Japanese army for the time being. After all, more than 30 people, Not a small amount, but your analysis convinced me!"

Tang Qiuli smiled and said: "Yuhe, what you saw was 30 yuan, but what I saw was a mob. Since Yoshijiro Umezu put all his cards in his hands, it's okay, we are near Andong." , fight a large-scale war of annihilation, wipe out the Kwantung Army's follow-up force potential in one fell swoop, and clear the obstacles in advance for the subsequent campaign to recover the Northeast!"

Speaking of this, Tang Qiuli's tone suddenly became serious, and said: "Order, aviation soldiers Liu Cuigang and Le Yiqin, the enemy situation around Andong has changed, and your original combat plan is no longer suitable for the new situation. The number of combat aircraft planned to be invested has more than doubled, and the bombing targets are all Japanese troops approaching the periphery of Andong!"

"Order to pursue and chase the three brigades of the Marine Corps and the No. 20 Ninth Corps. Regardless of fatigue, continue to pursue day and night. Order the three brigades of the Southeast Mobile Corps that landed at the port of Andong, The original landing plan remains unchanged, and the information about the Kwantung Army's new Second Corps will be reported to Han Tie immediately!"

"The specific deployment pointed out by the general was notified to him at the same time, and he told Han Tie, don't be afraid to become dumpling stuffing, intercept and kill the remnants of the Japanese army. , Han Tie decides by himself, but the battle plan must be reported to the teacher!"

The original Andong City Hall has now become the headquarters of Hantie. Xue Shiqiang, the commander of the First Brigade of the Southeast Mobile Corps, left some troops behind and led the main force of the brigade to rush up from the northeast of Andong to seize various key points. .

Han Tie had just given the troops stationed in the urban area of ​​Andong a combat mission to intercept and kill the retreating Japanese army. He grabbed a glass of cold boiled water on the table and drank it with "gudong, gudong!" Adding up to less than a whole regiment, it took him a lot of brainpower to defend the huge southern area of ​​Andong. In Han Tie's eyes, the Japanese army that had fled was more powerful than the newly formed Kwantung Army approaching the periphery of Andong. The first team, the danger is much greater!

"The trapped beast is still fighting, and the little devil who is trying to escape will definitely go all out! We have cut off the little devil's retreat. This battle will definitely not be easy. The injured dog will be even crazier. You all know it in your heart." Son!" Han Tie explained to several battalion commanders in this way on the phone. Speaking of it, this little force is pitiful enough, forcing Han Tie to consider using it in a company or even a platoon. For commanding 10,000+ For him who fought in the National People's Congress Corps, he was aggrieved.

Just as he put down the water glass, he was still breathing heavily. Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan hurried in, his face tensed, and he said in a hasty tone: "Commander, the division refers to an urgent call! The situation is serious, and the division refers to the notification. In addition to the new First Corps of the Army, a Second Corps has emerged, with a strength of more than 15, and the commander, a total of more than 25 Japanese troops, are all coming towards us!"

"Also, there are at least 5 to [-] Japanese troops retreating from the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula. These are real devils. They are not weak in combat power, and they are in a hurry to escape. Commander, the situation is very bad! We are in front of and behind the Japanese army. In a pincer situation!"

"What?" After listening to Wang Dongshan's words, Han Tie jumped up in surprise, and shouted with a livid face: "It's really fucking evil, all the little devils are coming towards me, okay! My old Han has enough face, 30 people are here to deal with me! Fuck it! No matter how many people come, you can beat me!"

Shouting here, Han Tie remembered that the division commander should have an order for such an important enemy situation, "Chief of Staff, does the division commander have any orders?" He asked.

"Yes! Master pointed out that he has a specific plan to deal with it, and this is a telegram!" Wang Dongshan handed the telegram to Han Tie while speaking.

After Han Tie finished reading, he didn't make a sound. He rolled his eyes a few times, watched it again, and suddenly burst out laughing, "Okay! It's better for the teacher to know, what the **** 25 horses, the little devil who can fight At most, there are only tens of thousands of people, and the rest are just a bunch of mobs, I’m afraid he’ll be a fool! I said the chief of staff, there’s nothing to be nervous about! The division commander has made overall arrangements, so let’s fight freely!”

Wang Dongshan blushed, and said a little angrily: "Commander, don't blame people, why am I nervous?"

Han Tie said anxiously, "Are you really not nervous? Judging by your face just now, it looks like the sky is falling!" Seeing Wang Dongshan's face flushed, he changed his mouth and said: "Order No. 20 of the Ninth Corps The [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th Brigades, after disembarking at the port of Anton, immediately headed to Wulongbei, Bianmen, and Baoshan to stop the Kwantung Army's new First and Second Corps!"

General Umezu Yoshijiro, I really can't wait. Along the way, the Kwantung Army's new First Corps, composed of Manchurian soldiers who were forced to almost lose half their life and almost vomited blood, was in an area about [-] kilometers away from Andong. After taking a breath, before the temporary rest lasted an hour, an order from the headquarters of the Kwantung Army was issued, "The new First Corps will immediately approach Anton and launch a full-scale attack on Anton at [-]:[-] noon today!"

It is now past six o'clock in the morning, and it will be around seven o'clock. It will take seven hours to run the distance of nearly fifty kilometers. Among them, the time to prepare for the attack will take at least one and a half hours. The 9 people in the First Corps, which was almost collapsed, had to run to Anton within four and a half hours, and had to launch an attack after taking a breather. The commander Fukuzawa, who received the order, almost lost his breath!

The two-day journey can be arrived in almost one day, Fukuzawa has already felt that the miracle he created, such a speed, even the real soldiers of the Imperial Army can't do it, let alone these Manchurians In order not to cut himself open, Colonel Fukuzawa exhausted all means and cut off the head of a dissatisfied squad leader of the Manchurian Communist Party with his own hands!

Now, he has to run like hell again, even though he was riding a horse and ran for more than a hundred kilometers, Fukuzawa almost collapsed, not to mention those Manchurian soldiers who were vomiting blood, he definitely did not pity these Manchurian soldiers , but worried, even if the troops arrive at the outskirts of Andong on time according to the order of General Meijin, and the soldiers who have squeezed out the last bit of physical strength, can they continue to fight?

In this regard, Colonel Fukuzawa expressed serious doubts, but he did not dare to refuse in the slightest. He did not even have the courage to send a telegram to General Meijin to state his opinion. The new First Corps was unable to launch an attack on Anton on time, and Commander Fukuzawa Osamu immediately cut himself open as apology!" See, I was taken into consideration by Commander-in-Chief Umetsu!

He never felt honored. On the contrary, Colonel Fukuzawa, who had a chill in his belly, had no choice but to issue an order, "The troops immediately approach Anton at a rapid march speed. Those who are exhausted will be dealt with on the spot!"

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