Age of Rebirth

Andong City is in sight, less than [-] kilometers away, and in less than four hours, the Kwantung Army's new First Corps can launch an attack on Andong. Report the situation to General Umezu Yoshijiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army. Looking at the telegram, he was a little surprised. Unexpectedly, the soldiers of the Manchurian army have such an unexpectedly tenacious will. Under the indiscriminate bombardment of the aviation of the Independent Division, even the elite soldiers of the empire may not be able to achieve it. Such a speed of advancement?

These Manchurian soldiers gave themselves an unexpected surprise. Of course, there is no comparison. If it is a pure Kwantung Army team, when encountering such a large-scale bombing, General Meijin will never order that no casualties be taken into account and risk the bombing. Keep pushing the order!

General Meijin personally wrote a reply to Commander Fukuzawa, "Fukuzawa-kun, I am glad to hear that your troops have approached the outskirts of Ando. I am not very pleased. You can make such an amazing move in such a harsh battlefield environment. It can be seen that Fukuzawa-kun is worthy of being a general, but he still needs to make persistent efforts to retake Anton in one fell swoop, and when the battle report comes out, it will be the day when Fukuzawa-kun ranks among the generals of the Imperial Japanese Army!"

In order to achieve his own goals, General Umezu Yoshijiro, who has always claimed to be disdainful of politicians, has also begun to use the common methods of politicians. He has made a wish and can be ranked among the generals of the Imperial Japanese Army. All the members of the emperor are honorless, and General Meijin believes that Fukuzawa will work hard, so that a gold star can be hung on the epaulettes!

Seeing Commander-in-Chief Meijin's personal reply, Colonel Fukuzawa was covered in mud.The indescribable feeling in my heart was mixed, in the bombing just now.The First Corps lost more than 2 soldiers. Just like General Umezu Yoshijiro, no matter how many Manchurian soldiers died, I would never feel sorry and distressed, but the crux of the problem is that these Manchurian soldiers are still needed Soldiers, attack Anton!

Look at the sky above your head.After playing the prestige, the bombers and fighter jets of the independent division, which began to return, climbed to high altitude.Fleeing away in a neat formation, Colonel Fukuzawa sighed, he knew very well the rank of the general.Not easy to come by.Perhaps, he didn't get his life at all, and the air strike was just the beginning, and there would be cruel battles in the future. Anton was the main point in the eyes of the commander-in-chief of Meijin, so why not the important point in the eyes of the commander of the independent division.A bloody offensive and defensive battle is unavoidable!

Colonel Fukuzawa thought about it.The current combat effectiveness of the troops, the continuous air strikes, the loss of Japanese officers is not big, only a few hundred, compared with the tens of thousands of Manchurian soldiers who suffered casualties, it is insignificant, but it is enough for Fukuzawa to feel distressed. At least one person, Yusha, means that there are hundreds or even thousands of Manchurian soldiers. Without a reliable commander, without the suppression and command of the imperial officials, what kind of virtue is a Manchurian soldier, Fuze Colonel still knows, what a headache!

Grand Master Fukuzawa racked his brains to think of a way to fill the vacancies of Yu Sui's hundreds of imperial officials. At this time, the Chief of Staff of the Corps limped over. During the bombing just now, this An officer of the Kwantung Army with the rank of Major was slightly injured. He was lucky that he did not sacrifice his life for His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire of Japan. This guy was originally a staff member of the Kwantung Army headquarters. He stayed in the agency for a long time and was temporarily sent as a staff officer. For a long position, I have never seen bombs flying all over the sky, bullets like raindrops, bones and flesh, but there are all kinds of formations there.

Although the injury was not serious, he grinned his teeth in pain. He was probably frightened. He came to see Captain Fuzawa to find an excuse to return to the rear to recuperate. He knew that the captain, who was at a loss, met the Chief of Staff Afterwards, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "The chief of staff is here. It just so happens that I am worried about those hundreds of imperial officials who are dying. Who will command the remaining troops? What can the chief of staff do?"

The Chief of Staff, Shao Zuo, was terrified. He was too afraid that the commander-in-chief would let him go to the front to command the Manchukuo troops. That's it!

After all, it was the imperial officer who had been with the officers in the headquarters. He was full of ghost ideas, and the chief of staff, Major, rolled his eyes a few times, and suggested: "Captain, this matter is easy to handle, and there is no need to adjust the command system." , just when these Manchurian soldiers who lost their imperial commanders elected their own commanders of their units, and then controlled them in a continuous manner. Whenever each unit flinched or deserted, the commander of the unit The officer will shoot on the spot!"

"By analogy, until the squad leader level, are you afraid that you won't be able to control it? Moreover, if these troops with self-selected commanders are used as the first wave of assault troops to attack Anton, if they are all killed in battle, you will not be able to control them. Need to worry!"

"Yo Xi!" Commander Fukuzawa praised, after all, it was someone from the headquarters, and there were many tricks, "Chief of Staff, convey my order to the troops. After 10 minutes, all the departments will gather and quickly pass through the Wulongbei and side gates." On the line with Baoshan, attack Anton on time!"

Taking advantage of the fact that the planes of the Independent Division did not have the opportunity to throw bombs overhead, the remaining units of the Kwantung Army's newly formed First Corps, driven by Japanese officers, divided into multiple lanes and continued to approach Andong, passing Wulong On the front line of back, side gate and Baoshan, the outskirts of Andong are a safe and undefensible place.

In Andong City, in Hantie's headquarters, Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan put down the phone and said: "Commander, I received calls from the commanders of the blocking forces at Wulongbei, Bianmen, and Baoshan. The newly formed First Corps of the Kwantung Army in disarray is gathering and approaching the blockade line. In addition, according to the report of the reconnaissance troops, the Japanese army's marching shape and movements seem to have not found that there is our blockade in this area force!"

"Hahaha!" Han Tie laughed loudly and said, "With a large group of winged guys helping out in the sky, I have nothing to worry about when I fight. This favor, Le Yiqin and Liu Cuigang, will be kept by me in the future. Order the blocking troops. After the Japanese army approached the blocking line, they used the most violent artillery fire to inflict the greatest damage. The bombs in the sky didn’t satisfy the little devils. Let’s use artillery shells on the ground to supply enough!”

"Order all the artillery units attached to the blocking line to bombard vigorously. Look at the chief of staff. After the bombardment, this gang of improvised mobs will definitely not be able to withstand it. It won't take until tomorrow. I dare to fight A counterattack!" Han Tie shouted with confidence.

The staff officers of the headquarters grinned when they heard it, "According to the commander, do you think that the Japanese army did not come too much? There are only six regiments of the blocking force, more than 3 people, but the Japanese army has two corps, more than 25 people." People, with an eight-to-one comparison of troops, although they have been continuously attacked by aviation, even the remaining half of the troops are more than four times stronger than the blocking troops, and they still have to fight back?"

Han Tiezheng was in high spirits there, and he didn't pay attention to the more than 25 Japanese troops. When a staff officer came in from the outside, he stood at attention and saluted, "Report to the commander. According to the scout report from the intercepting force, the vanguard of the retreating Japanese army has been discovered, and it is expected to reach the above-mentioned area in three hours!"

"Hey! But it's lively! We're all getting together, and my old Han is going to fight on both sides! What a fucking strength!" Han Tie's eyes lit up, like a wolf that has been hungry for many days, he put the table There was a "slap" sound, and he asked, "Is there any report of the troops rushing to other interception areas?"

The staff officer shook his head, Han Tie frowned, and Wang Dongshan explained: "Commander, are the other troops still on the way? It is impossible for the troops in the middle route to reach the scheduled location now. What's more, the troops in the farther west route, we It is estimated that the retreating Japanese army coming from the direction of Zhuanghe should be the first to arrive!"

Still frowning, Han Tie asked, "Does the blocking force have any telegrams?"

"Yes, the division pointed to a telegram from the staff office, and the troops chasing from the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula organized a small group of elite troops according to the division commander's order. Intercepting and killing along the way, I judge, this is the division commander's way of reducing the pressure on our troops as much as possible!" Wang Dongshan replied.

After thinking about it, Han Tie smiled and said: "Chief of Staff, the troops that have already been ordered, no matter what price they pay, must block the retreating little devils. I estimate that as long as we block the little devils for half a day, the pursuit The troops will definitely be able to catch up. Also, order the blocking troops on the front line from Wulongbei to Baoshan in the northeast of Andong not to be restrained when fighting. They can carry out local counterattacks under the cover of tanks. A gang of mobs, as long as they fight well If you are ruthless enough, we will not be under pressure!"

The panting soldiers of the newly formed First Corps of the Kwantung Army hit the iron plate just as they arrived at the front line of Wulongbei, Side Gate, and Baoshan. In the sky, there was a screaming sound, and countless shells smashed towards the head. At this time, a loud noise like heavy thunder followed the screaming sound.

The shells flew down, and countless pillars of soil immediately rose from the ground. The fragments of the corpses mixed with the soil scattered in the air. Without the threat of bombs from the bombers of the Independent Division in the sky, the Manchurian soldiers and Japanese officers thought they could take a breather. , but crashed into the fire net of the independent division artillery.

Han Tie gathered all the heavy artillery regiments belonging to the brigade that crossed the Yalu River in the follow-up to the blockade positions on the front line from Wulongbei, Bianmen to Baoshan. The six heavy artillery regiments fired a salvo, and the unsuspecting Kwantung Army's newly organized No. A corps of soldiers, shrouded in a bloody wind composed of howling and swirling steel fragments!

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