Age of Rebirth

The words of Fukuzawa, the captain of the new first corps of the Kwantung Army, were not just kidding, they were very intimidating. The surrounding Manchurian soldiers were silent at that time, jumped up and ran immediately, this guy not only killed Speaking of soldiers from Manchuria, they are merciless, even if they treat their own compatriots, they can still do it. A small captain, or a pure-bred Japanese, was a few minutes late in executing orders. As a result, the chief It collapsed in one shot!

Well, the Manchurian soldiers who saw the ferocity of the Japanese, how dare they have the slightest complaint, dare not even hesitate to move, a little slower, the whip comes up, that's good, don't open your eyes, wait to eat Gunzier, although he cursed the eight generations of ancestors of the little devil in his stomach, his legs were like the wind, running all the way, maybe he would not be exhausted from running, but if he didn't run, he would definitely become a dead person, more than 9 people, drive in many ways Come in, roll up the dust all over the sky, and come in the direction of An Dong!

Menacing, but not necessarily murderous, the new Kwantung Army First and Second Kwantung Army Corps mainly composed of soldiers from Manchuria, what they lack most is the will to fight bravely from the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army. General Yoshijiro Umezu, the commander, knows this very well in his heart. Therefore, in his heart, he has no sympathy for the more than 9 cannon fodder. !

This is true for the first corps, and it is also the same for the second corps behind. A total of 25 to [-] cannon fodder can be used. General Umezu Yoshijiro's plan is to use the advantage in numbers to pile up and cross the Yalu River.The extremely threatening independent division unit, if the Kwantung Army's first and second corps, will be wiped out at the cost of the entire army.After severely injuring and even encircling and annihilating most of the independent division troops, he will definitely celebrate and be very excited!

Therefore, in his order to the two captains, in addition to marching recklessly, he also specifically mentioned the time to attack Anton.The tactics used by the newly formed First Corps and Second Corps must be the tradition of the Imperial Japanese Army-blade charge!Play a crowd tactics!

General Meijin will never feel sorry for the death of 10,000+ Manchurian soldiers.In other words, although the soldiers of the Manchukuo Army are allies of the Kwantung Army in name, they are in their bones.Still Chinese.Let the Chinese people fight each other and fight for a respite for themselves and the Kwantung Army, which is what he is happy to see, and he is even more willing to take harsh measures!

More than 9 people in the newly-formed First Corps of the Kwantung Army, which pinned all their hopes on General Umezu Yoshijiro, marched in multiple ways. Under the threat of Japanese officers' whips and pistols, the troops marched at an extremely fast speed. Umezu Yoshijiro, who was stationed in Liaoyang general.Constantly received reports from Commander-in-Chief Fukuzawa, "So far, the troops have advanced smoothly, and no independent division troops have been blocked along the way. The department can arrive at the attack location designated by the Commander-in-Chief's order on time!"

After Fukuzawa finally reported the situation to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, less than 10 minutes later, the bomber and fighter groups of the Air Force of the Independent Division appeared in the sky like dark clouds!

Bombers roared and dived, countless bombs poured down the sky like raindrops, fighter jets shuttled back and forth, and the airborne machine guns kept screaming "cluck!", enveloping more than [-] people from the newly-organized First Corps of the Kwantung Army. In the rain of bullets of death!

The flames were shining, the smoke was rising, and the shrapnel was flying. The soldiers of the Manchurian Army were completely exposed to the metal storm. They were exposed to the blows from the air. Even though the Japanese officers cursed fiercely and shot and killed the panicked soldiers mercilessly, they couldn't stop the troops from messing up!

Captain Fukuzawa hid under a rock, looking pale at the bombs falling from the sky, looking at the independent division planes pouring bullets in the sky, with trembling lips, he ordered the radio soldiers to report to President Umezu Yoshijiro immediately. The commander sent a telegram to report the situation encountered by the First Corps, "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, our Corps was suddenly attacked by bombers and fighter jets from the Independent Division on the way to Anton!"

"The density of bombing by enemy planes is unprecedented. Now, the advance of the troops is blocked across the board, and the casualties are heavy. The Ministry implores the commander-in-chief to allow our troops to avoid the air strikes before advancing. Otherwise, the First Corps will inevitably suffer heavy casualties." Big, but loses combat effectiveness, let alone the ability to attack Anton!"

After receiving the urgent telegram from Colonel Fukuzawa, General Umezu Yoshijiro's face was livid, and the corners of his mouth twitched violently, "It's another damn air force of the Independent Division! These damn Chinese pilots always appear in the most critical places!" He murmured Yudao, his heart was almost filled with anger, hatred and helplessness.

The aviation unit of the Independent Division, this group of murderers who massacred the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Empire, shrouded Umezu Yoshijiro's heart like a nightmare. The suffering and loss he suffered made him both hate and helpless. , This account, the headquarters of the Army Aviation Department, has not had time to settle with itself.

Perhaps it was because the situation in Manchuria was critical and they had to do their best to turn the tide. The senior management of the base camp understood this. Surprisingly, there was no telegram to deal with such a huge loss of the aviation team. Or the punishment of demotion or demotion is expected. After all, in his own hands, he lost more than a thousand combat aircraft of the empire!

But the base camp had no attitude, and General Umezu Yoshijiro felt uneasy. He knew that this matter could not be revealed silently. The calm on the surface indicated a bigger storm. Perhaps, after the situation in Manchuria was stabilized, a storm would come. when?

"This is what the Chinese people say, 'Shall we kill the donkey?'" General Umezu Yoshijiro thought bitterly more than once.

Now, the damned Air Force of the Independent Division has come to destroy his last hole card again. General Umezu Yoshijiro held his head in his hands, his teeth were gritted, and his eyes were fierce. There is no way, no ability to change the current situation. The sky of Manchuria is dominated by the aviation of the independent division.

Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Matsuda reminded: "Commander-in-Chief, the First Corps is facing huge losses. The headquarters should agree to Commander Fukuzawa's request and temporarily avoid air strikes. Otherwise, the plan to attack Anton will be seriously affected. The impact!" His meaning is obvious, if the new First Corps has too many casualties, how can it still have the ability to attack Anton?

General Umezu Yoshijiro raised his head, his eyes sparkled, and said: "No! The First Corps can't stop approaching Anton. Matsuda-kun, call Fukuzawa back and ask for dismissal. You must ignore the casualties in order to complete the attack on Anton. The only purpose is to attack, and any external interference should not shake this decision, otherwise, military law will be followed!"

"Also, order the Second Corps to speed up the march. If it encounters an air attack from the independent division's aviation force, it will also adopt the approach of the First Corps. Regardless of casualties, it must not stop advancing. If anyone shrinks back, they will be executed on the spot!"

Chief of Staff Matsuda opened his mouth. He felt that Commander-in-Chief Meijin was a little crazy. He didn't have strong anti-aircraft firepower and air supremacy. More than 20 soldiers from the two corps were just exposed in broad daylight, bearing the crazy pressure of the independent division aviation. What is the difference between bombing and strafing and piles of live targets?Under such circumstances, even if they rushed to the outskirts of Anton, would they still be able to fight?

Seeing that Chief of Staff Matsuda didn't give an order right away, but hesitated, hesitant to speak, General Meijin stared at him fiercely, and said sinisterly: "Chief of Staff Matsuda, are you doubting my order?" ?”

Lieutenant General Matsuda was taken aback by the commander-in-chief's eyes, and hurriedly lowered his head, "Commander-in-chief, the department doesn't dare, go and convey your orders to the first and second corps immediately!" After finishing speaking, He hurried away with sweat on his forehead.

As soon as Chief of Staff Matsuda left, General Umezu Yoshijiro slumped down on the chair and said to himself, "Matsuda-kun, you still don't understand my intentions. Two 10,000+ Manchurian soldiers died, and you can get 5 More than ten thousand soldiers of the imperial army, safely withdraw to Fengtian, it is worth it! - very worth it!"

According to the orders of Liu Cuigang and Le Yiqin, the aviation unit of the Independent Division divided [-] bomber regiments and [-] fighter regiments into three echelons. The newly formed Second Corps of the Kwantung Army rushed over and carried out an all-round bombing. The bombs were on the ground, and clusters of soil flowers were blown up. On the road leading to the direction of Andong, Manchurian soldiers were flying with flesh and blood. !

The bombing aviation pilots were all surprised later, "What's going on? Under such intensive bombing, why don't the little devils on the ground take air defense measures? At least, they should find a safer place and hide for a while." Hide? But these little devils are good, they are like wooden men, braved the bombing to drive in, is it evil? Don’t these little devils fear death at all?”

The situation discovered by the pilots was immediately reported to Liu Cuigang, who was in the Incheon Airport on the Korean Peninsula and directed the large-scale bombing. Liu Cuigang dismissed it with a cold smile on his lips, and said to Chief of Staff Dong Ningxuan: "Aren't you afraid of death? Huh! Give the bomber The commander of the formation and the fighter formation called back, ready-made live targets, let you bomb, why, can’t you do it? No, I’ll switch to the second echelon!”

All the roads leading to Anton were full of Manchurian soldiers, fragmented corpses, bullet craters all over the lush ground, and mottled bloodstains. What kind of blow did the Second Corps, more than 25 Manchurian soldiers, suffer!

Braving the bullets and bombs falling all over the sky, they marched forcefully, lost more than 2 people, and the soldiers of the new First Corps of the Kwantung Army, who had become numb to death, finally rushed to the front line of Wulongbei, Bianmen and Baoshan. Anton is less than thirty kilometers away.

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