Age of Rebirth

Jinzhou in western Liaoning, an important city guarding the eastern end of the western Liaoning corridor, has always been a must for military strategists. During the years, the Guan Ning iron cavalry under the command of Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, relied on Guan Jinning's defense line to prevent the Manchus from invading the hinterland of the Central Plains, and continued the Daming Qi for more than ten years.

"If you want to seize North China, you must conquer Jinzhou first!" On the contrary, "If you want to pacify the outside of the pass, you must station troops in Jinzhou!" This shows that Jinzhou has an important military position. At the beginning, Tang Qiuli did not hesitate to use the strength of the two corps. Troops, in the Liaoxi Corridor area, fought repeatedly with the Kwantung Army. The two sides had more than one million troops. The opportunity of the outbreak finally firmly controlled Jinzhou in his own hands.

Pushing forward hundreds of kilometers, Jinzhou became the bridgehead for the independent division to overlook the hinterland of Northeast China. Lieutenant General Liu Tiehan, the commander, led more than [-] elite soldiers and generals under his command, to sit here to deter the Kwantung Army from coveting the land of North China. Jinzhou has thus become the eternal pain in the hearts of the Japanese military and political leaders.

After Liu Tiehan led more than [-] troops from the East Pointing to the Far East, another hero of the Independent Division, the former Chief of Staff of the Division, and the current Commander of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, Major General Feng Jiwu, became the independent leader of the Liaoxi Corridor. The supreme commander of the division troops, the battle for the West Liaoning Corridor two years ago.The bloodstains had just been covered up by the wind and dust of the years, and a great battle to determine the fate of the Northeast was about to break out here first.

The sun was setting.Wan Dao Xiaguang shrouded the ancient city. The smoked wind in early summer, with the salty taste of Liaodong Bay, wandered in the streets and alleys of the city, blowing the dense leaves all over the city and rustling. Although it is at the front line, Jinzhou City is Without losing the prosperity.The shops on both sides of the streets and alleys are booming and full of people.The citizens of Jinzhou are spending an ordinary early summer evening.

A five-story building located in Beiguan, Jinzhou, is where the headquarters of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps is located.It is different from the buildings in other places in Jinzhou City.Just in front of the gate, there is a striking red line drawn. More than a dozen heavily armed soldiers stand neatly on both sides of the gate. Of course, as long as the citizens of Jinzhou do not cross the red line, no soldiers will stop you from the front. passing by on the road.

The same is true now.Citizens who passed by the headquarters of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps did not feel anything unusual.But what the citizens didn't know was that a large-scale military meeting was being held in a spacious conference room on the top floor of the building. The core topic of the meeting was the pre-war deployment to launch an offensive against the Kwantung Army.

Major General Feng Jiwu, the commander of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, is of course the host of the meeting. On both sides of him are sitting several generals. If you look carefully, you can see that this military meeting is not simple. , Major General Zheng Yong, Artillery Commander of the Independent Division, and Colonel Dong Ningxuan, Chief of Staff of the Northern Aviation Group of the Independent Division Aviation, were present impressively, making the weight of this meeting even more unusual.

The rest of the senior officers are the brigade commanders and brigade chiefs of staff of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps. There are nearly a hundred of them. Lieutenant Colonel Xu Zihan was also among those who participated in the meeting. Under normal circumstances, people from the intelligence department rarely participated in this kind of military meeting.

Colonel Zhang Hansheng, Chief of Staff of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, had just read out the order from the teacher. Feng Jiwu took out a cigarette and lit it, took a deep breath, and the light blue smoke curled up. It has been read out, and the order requires us to immediately attack the Kwantung Army troops on the opposite side, but the division commander did not stipulate in the order, the time to launch the attack, we can understand me, when to attack, we decide on our own!"

"Everyone, the reason why the division commander issued the order is that the Kwantung Army troops on the opposite side are eager to retreat to Fengtian. According to the intelligence of the reconnaissance troops, the Kwantung Army troops on the second and third lines, as well as the logistics troops, are gathering in front of them. That is to say, the Kwantung Army has begun to move!"

Speaking of this, Feng Jiwu paused for a moment, looked up at the officers attending the meeting, his eyes seemed to be looking for something, then fell on a lieutenant colonel officer, and called his name: "District Chief Xu Zihan of the Jinzhou Special District of the Intelligence Department, Do you have any latest intelligence from your intelligence department?"

Perhaps because of the inherent habits of intelligence personnel, as soon as Xu Zihan entered the conference room, he found an inconspicuous corner and sat down. I still brought the latest information about the Kwantung Army in the past few days, which is also a concrete manifestation of the rigorous work style of the intelligence personnel.

Hearing Feng Jiwu's command, Xu Zihan stood up, and said in an unhurried tone: "Commander Feng, fellow commanders, the intelligence of the Kwantung Army detected by the reconnaissance troops is roughly the same as that obtained by our intelligence agents. In terms of details, I can add more!"

"The Kwantung Army's second line of defense, Linghai, Qilihe, Dadingbao and other places, began to gather in the above three places one after another. Its logistics troops were also gathering, and some of the Kwantung Army's heavy troops began to move towards Fengtian. Transfer, part of the Kwantung Army troops on the third line of defense have begun to retreat."

"What's more, the troops in Linghe, Xinzhuangzi, and Yingpan, the first line of defense of the Kwantung Army in the north of Jinzhou, have entered a state of emergency combat readiness. They have begun to distribute ammunition, hoard supplies, block all roads, and prohibit civilians from passing. The collected information is just these, and it is only for the reference of the officers!"

After Xu Zihan finished speaking clearly, he sat down quietly. Feng Jiwu nodded approvingly, and said, "It's because the Intelligence Department has done a meticulous job. Now, the situation is basically clear. The little devil on the other side is We must use the troops on the first line of defense to block our attack, and then cover the retreat of the Kwantung Army troops on the second and third lines of defense, throwing away their soldiers to protect the car. Therefore, the Kwantung Army troops serving as cover tasks will inevitably fight to the end !"

"Originally, there was no need to hold this military meeting. Prior to this, the division commander had already issued an operational outline for the Northeast Campaign, clarifying the missions and attack directions of each corps. We just follow them, but now the situation has changed. The little devil wants to Run, this battle has to be played differently, everyone, talk about your opinions!"

After he finished speaking, no one in the conference room was in a hurry to speak. Everyone was thinking quietly. Feng Jiwu was not in a hurry. Veterans on the battlefield, ground-air coordination, infantry, armor and artillery joint assault, what to consider is not the offensive tactics of their own troops, but also the actual situation of other troops.

Major General Battelle, the commander of the armored forces, was the first to speak, "Everyone, the armored forces have always taken the lead in positional assault warfare. My deployment is that the five tank brigades of the armored forces assembled on the front line of Jinzhou will be deployed in three main directions, namely Linghe, Xinzhuangzi, and Yingpan, in Linghe, focus on deploying three tank brigades as the main breakthrough point, and Xinzhuangzi and Yingpan each deploy a tank brigade as a secondary assault direction!"

"There is only one reason for this deployment. From Jinzhou to Linghai, the terrain conditions are most suitable for large-scale armored group assaults. It is also the most powerful and densest direction for the Kwantung Army's front-line defensive forces. Commander Feng, I'm done!"

As soon as Battelle's voice fell, the brigade commander and the brigade chiefs of staff below were whispering to each other, all because of the offensive deployment of Commander Battelle, which was greatly irregular. Generally speaking, the attacking side, in order to quickly break through the enemy Army positions will choose the direction where the enemy's defensive forces are relatively weak, and carry out assaults. How can there be such a way of fighting, and choose the most densely populated army of little devils to fight?

Feng Jiwu smiled, did not speak, and let the brigade commanders discuss in a low voice. He knew the younger brother of the division commander very well. Not only did he drink foreign ink in Germany, but he was on the European battlefield. Fighting over here, the heroic military achievements have been promoted to the position of major general and commander of the German armored assault division. If it is said that when it comes to armored group combat, no one dares to surpass Battelle, not even the division commander. Feng Jiwu believes that Battelle's tactical arrangements are definitely It makes sense.

After everyone's discussion subsided, Feng Jiwu said: "Commander Battelle, can you explain why you arranged the tactics of the armored soldiers like this?"

Battelle stood up again, and said calmly: "As far as the equipment of the Kwantung Army is concerned, the enemy we are facing does not have enough tanks and anti-tank equipment to offset the advantages of our armored cluster. From this point of view, It’s all right to choose that direction as the main assault location, but I chose Linghai as the main breakthrough direction, because I want to use the superior armored group to give the Kwantung Army troops the greatest damage and deterrence!”

"More importantly, most of the Kwantung Army troops trying to stop us are concentrated on the front line of Linghai. Solving this part of the Kwantung Army troops will allow us to continue to advance in depth to the Kwantung Army's defense without any worries, and even move quickly. The German armored group and mechanized troops can rush to the front of the retreating Kwantung Army troops to intercept and kill, and the German armored group uses this tactic, which is invincible in the European battlefield!"

Speaking of this, Battelle smiled. At this time, everyone realized that this commander who has thousands of tanks in the independent division is still a big boy, "However, if you want to break through the enemy that is blocking us in the shortest possible time The Kwantung Army's position, and the massive damage it caused, still needs the help of Commander Zheng's artillery!" He looked at Zheng Yong and said.

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