Age of Rebirth

Major General Wan Lipeng, commander of the Ninth Brigade of the Marine Corps, saw Liu Zijian, the advance team leader under Jing Zhanqi, the commander of the No. 20 Ninth Corps' First Brigade, and more than 100 members. Like a beggar, you don't need to ask, you know what kind of hardships this small and capable army has endured along the way, and how many unimaginable difficulties they have overcome. Although they are not their own soldiers, they are also very distressed.

Therefore, the first thing Wan Lipeng thought of was to arrange for Liu Zijian's advance team to rest in Gaizhou, "Captain Liu, your advance team has a good rest for a day, and don't worry about the sky falling, otherwise, your Brigadier Jing will see me." , don’t be impatient with me and ask me how I treat his soldiers?” Wan Lipeng said half-jokingly.

Liu Zijian suddenly got up and said loudly: "Reporting sir, thank you for your kindness, Zijian can't rest yet, we are the first advance team to arrive in Gaizhou, there are more than a dozen of such advance teams in our first brigade, They are all on their way to Gaizhou, so I have to stay here and be in charge of communication!"

"There are more than a dozen similar advance teams?" Wan Lipeng asked in surprise. He was so excited that he couldn't control it. Didn't he have nearly 100 more elite soldiers out of thin air, "Good thing! It's a great thing!" His heart was filled with happiness.

Wan Lipeng suppressed his excitement and said seriously, "Captain Liu, your advance team has been incorporated into the Ninth Brigade's combat sequence. You should obey my order and contact other advance teams. Leave it to my soldiers." Deal with it, you immediately lead the team to Gaizhou to rest!" The tone was beyond doubt.

Then he turned around.Shouted: "Combat staff!"

A young major officer ran over, stood at attention and saluted, and reported: "Brigade Commander, the battle is over, and three of the 420 Japanese troops have been wiped out. After interrogating the prisoners, it was learned that the Japanese army was the vanguard unit of the first detachment of the Kwantung Army. Contact the Japanese troops in Gaizhou City to respond!"

"Well, I see!" The result of the battle was as expected.Wan Lipeng didn't mean to be surprised, and said indifferently, two companies went in, with mortars and light and heavy machine guns.Even more than 400 little devils couldn't be killed quickly.I can't afford to lose that person.

Wan Lipeng pointed to Liu Zijian and said to the combat staff officer: "I have a task for you. This is Captain Liu Zijian of the advance team of the No. 20 Ninth Corps. You are responsible for sending all the soldiers of the advance team to Gaizhou and arrange board and lodging. Eat well and sleep well, from now on, within twelve hours. No one is allowed to disturb the rest of the advance team. In addition, tell the cooking team of the brigade headquarters, just say what I said, big fish and big meat are enough!"

Liu Zijian was moved in his heart, "Mr. Wan, I..."

"They're all soldiers, not mothers-in-law, it's settled like this! Leave your contact information and radio station password! Rest at ease, until tomorrow, you won't be able to sleep!" Wan Lipeng interrupted Liu Zijian's next words, Said with a wave of his hand.

Seeing the major's combat staff officer, leading Liu Zijian and more than 100 of his team members, leave in a car, Wan Lipeng rubbed his hands excitedly, "Hey! Send charcoal in the snow! There is a shortage of manpower, and there are more than 2000 veterans out of thin air. The blocking line in the southern part of the state is no good! Hehe!"

"Brigade Commander, what's the good thing to make you happy?" Colonel Xu Lei, the chief of staff of the brigade who led the other troops, suddenly appeared behind Wan Lipeng. road.

Wan Lipeng was taken aback, turned around and saw that it was the chief of staff, and complained. "Hey, I said Chief of Staff, can you say hello in advance? Do you want to scare people to death?"

Xu Lei didn't care about the brigade commander's attitude, and kept asking. Wan Lipeng told the No. 20 Ninth Corps First Brigade Jingzhan Banner Troop, which has more than a dozen advance teams of more than one hundred people, and will arrive at the front line of Gaizhou one after another. , said briefly.

Xu Lei was even more excited than the brigade commander. With the number of troops in the ninth brigade constantly being thinned, there were more than 2000 people with strong combat capabilities, which could solve the problem better than sending charcoal in the snow. "Brigade commander, it's a good thing!" He said Said mysteriously.

Wan Lipeng put on a sullen face on purpose, and said, "Well, you Xu Lei, have you learned how to play tricks, haven't you? Come on, what's the good thing? I'm not afraid of good things now!"

Xu Lei said triumphantly: "Brigade Commander, Gaizhou is the logistics supply base of the Japanese army on the middle and west roads. We are lucky. The Japanese army in the city did not have time to destroy the material warehouse. Hey! More than 200 Type 35 infantry guns, There are also 10,000 field guns, brand new and shiny, with [-]+ rounds of shells. I will collect them all, and bring them all. They are deployed on the blocking line, especially in the southern front of Gaizhou, which is where we are now. The area around Rotor Mountain, tell me, is it a good thing!"

With a sound of "bang", Wan Lipeng raised his hand and punched Xu Lei's chest, "Hahaha! It is said that you, Xu Lei, are a lucky general. You are right. With these more than 200 cannons, it is enough to retreat. The little devil has a pot to drink, although the 2000-type infantry artillery of the little devil is really not good, it is far from our heavy artillery regiment, but now we are using it, and we will receive Jing Zhanqi soon You have more than 200 soldiers, and you brought more than [-] cannons from the little devil, now, I hope that the little devil will come soon!"

"Hahaha!" The two bosses of the Ninth Brigade of the Marine Corps laughed as if no one was around, and the soldiers who were busy digging fortifications couldn't help but laugh, "Hey, Chief of Staff, Gaizhou How many garrison troops are left behind?" Wan Lipeng suddenly stopped laughing and asked.

Xu Lei replied: "One engineering battalion, one company of the reconnaissance battalion, and the brigade headquarters are enough. I have brought all the other troops!"

Wan Lipeng nodded in satisfaction and said: "Well, the arrangement is reasonable. You should send a telegram to the commander immediately to report that our Ninth Brigade and all the key points on the front line of Gaizhou are in control. The troops are building fortifications. In addition, we have already cooperated with No. The advance troops of the Jingzhanqi Department of the First Brigade of the Corps got in touch, and the Ninth Brigade has enough confidence to stop the retreating Japanese troops on the central and western roads in the area south of Gaizhou!"

Xu Lei immediately handed over the brigade commander's order to the communications staff to handle, and then he said with a gleeful smile: "Brigade commander, you are waiting to be trained by the commander. After two hours of departure, you will order the brigade to be closed. Keep all the radio stations in the Ministry of Radio Silence, it has been more than ten hours, and there is no news from the Ninth Brigade, the situation is unknown, the commander is not in a hurry to jump?"

"Go, gloat! Isn't this a constant march, and you don't have time to contact, you know, and besides, your chief of staff is also responsible, right! The commander wants to train people, and you can't run away!" Wan Lipeng thought of the commander. Han Tie was frightened by his furious appearance, but he fought back unwillingly.

Anton, Marine Corps Headquarters, the four brigades occupying the front line from Anton to Gaizhou, and the other three brigades have all sent telegrams to the headquarters, "Our department has arrived at the designated location and controlled the tasks specified in the mission. The main point is to step up the construction of fortifications to face the retreat!" Only Wan Lipeng's Ninth Brigade has not heard anything yet.

The radio station of the headquarters kept in touch, but the Ninth Brigade seemed to have evaporated, making Han Tie so anxious that he spun around in the headquarters, throwing the cigarette butts all over the place. At this time, the communications staff came in excitedly. , Handed a telegram to Han Tie, "Report to the commander, received a telegram from the Ninth Brigade!"

Han Tie snatched the telegram and read it quickly, "Snap!" He slammed the telegram on the table and shouted: "Well, Wan Lipeng, after more than ten hours, you finally showed up, I don't care He has now completed the task assigned by the headquarters, that is, if he does not communicate for more than ten hours, Wan Lipeng will have to be punished. Chief of Staff, immediately send a telegram to the Ninth Brigade in the name of the headquarters, and punish! Punishment!"

Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan said with a smile: "It should be punished, Commander, what name should I punish? You have to give me a frame for delaying the fighter plane or failing to complete the set task! Moreover, there must be a reasonable reason. No, Brigadier Wan called out for grievances, what should the headquarters do?"

"You...!" Han Tie pointed at Wang Dongshan, having nothing to say, and suddenly, he burst into laughter, "Okay, we'll talk about the punishment later, Wan Lipeng did a good job, Chief of Staff, immediately send a telegram to the Division Commander. Since the ninth brigade of the Marine Corps successfully completed the task of capturing Gaizhou, the line from Anton to Gaizhou is under the control of our combat group in the northern part of the Liaodong Peninsula! In a word, The trend of closing doors and beating dogs has formed! In addition, all brigades of our department have contacted the advance team of the chasing troops!"

In the central part of the Liaodong Peninsula, Jiuzhaigou, the temporary headquarters of the Independent Division, the afterglow of the setting sun illuminates this small farmyard with green trees and whirling red, and the back of Tang Qiuli, who is standing in front of the map and meditating, is shrouded in a psychedelic In the halo, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe came in and said: "Master, good news, Commander Han Tie has called. The Ninth Brigade has occupied Gaizhou. The blocking forces have contacted the advance team of the Pursuing Corps. Anton To the Gaizhou blockade, it is perfectly closed!"

Although it was expected, the situation in the direction of Gaizhou still worried Tang Qiuli before there was any clear news. There was no news for more than ten hours. Just now, he was even thinking, if Han Tie's troops were not blocked on time What remedial measures should be taken after the Japanese troops on the front line of Gaizhou retreated?

Although the remnants of the Japanese army retreated from the central battlefield of the Liaodong Peninsula and escaped the fate of being wiped out, it would not have a major impact on the entire Northeast battlefield, but for the Liaodong Peninsula campaign, it was not a perfect ending.

After listening to Zhao Yuhe's words, Tang Qiuli heaved a sigh of relief. All worries were gone. After receiving the telegram, after reading it, he said with admiration, "Han Tie's words are classic. The industry has been formed!!"

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