Age of Rebirth

Major General Xu Guofu, commander of the 30nd Brigade of the North China Field Corps, is feeling suffocated. In the order of the corps headquarters, the [-]nd Brigade, Song Guotai's [-]st Brigade, and the [-]st Tank Brigade were ordered to jointly annihilate Kwantung Army No. [-] For the Sixth Division, Xu Guofu also planned in the same way. A kid in the division is not greedy himself, so he can split half of it.

However, by the time Xu Guofu rushed to the Baolongshan battlefield with more than 6000 people from the second brigade, the battle was already coming to an end. Incorrect, but is that called fighting? Most of the little devils who were beaten by the first brigade were stubborn and refused to surrender after being injured. Let the second brigade fight the little devil who lacks arms and legs.

From Xu Guofu's point of view, the Second Brigade seemed to be here to clean up the battlefield. There were sporadic gunshots in the Baolong Mountain area, so Xu Guofu came to Song Guotai full of anger. What he was dissatisfied with was, Since your Song Guotai's first brigade can fight the No.30 Sixth Division of the Kwantung Army, then tell Commander Yuan why bother to recruit the second brigade. .15 army on the way, instead of picking up your leftovers from Song Guotai!

When I arrived at Song Guotai's temporary headquarters, when I saw this guy looking around and smoking happily, with a happy expression on his face, Xu Guofu became angry and spoke sourly, "Oh, isn't this Brigade Commander Song! You fought a beautiful battle of annihilation, and more than 2 little devils spit out their stomachs without opening their eyes. It’s very beautiful! This time, you are the first brigade of Brigadier Song. , I don’t even want to show my face!”

Song Guotai heard the sour meaning in Xu Guofu's words, and knew that this guy was in a hurry to fight for a profit.There was a lot of energy in my heart, but I didn't care. I jumped off the front of the car and said, "Brigade Commander Xu, I can't help it. You didn't see the situation at that time. It took two weeks Four to five thousand little devils. He stopped with a bayonet and stared blankly, playing some kind of sword charge, don't look at Wu Yaoxian who has more than 300 tanks under his hands. But at that time, his little face was pale and he lost his mind!"

"He drives a tank. He has seen such a formation before, but we are different. The little devil has seen it a lot. You say, if such a good opportunity is offered, I can't fight to the death. Is it? I want to save some for your brother's second brigade, but it won't work, it can't be left at all, so I can only have a burst of light and heavy machine guns and submachine guns, and they are all rushed! In other words, if your brother meets a little devil If you are stupid, you have to swallow it in one gulp!"

Xu Guofu was so angry that his teeth itched.But I can't say anything, and I also understand that once the little devil launches a white-blade charge, it will be the result of endless death, and there is no room for hesitation, but look at Song Guotai, isn't this guy cheap and good-looking, and he also brings Mai Tai Wu Yaoxian, who joined the first tank brigade, could only admit that he was unlucky. Who let his second brigade take pictures of the battle sequence behind him, so why does he feel uncomfortable looking at this guy's smug face?

Just as Xu Guofu was about to retort a few words, he was more or less relieved. A military jeep, carrying a trail of smoke and dust, drove up quickly and stopped in front of the two of them. A captain and officer jumped out of the car. Dazed, this is the combat staff officer of my brigade headquarters. He came here in a hurry. There must be important military information?

Before he could ask, the captain stood at attention and saluted the two brigade commanders, fixed his eyes on Xu Guofu and said: "Report to the brigade commander, I received an order from the regiment headquarters and ordered my brigade to immediately follow the first tank brigade and go to the tank immediately." Pursue and advance in the direction of Siping, before this, the order to participate in the battle of the Kwantung Army No.

Xu Guofu was overjoyed, looked at Song Guotai who was listening with his ears stunned, and asked deliberately: "Is this what is in the order? Is there any mission for the first brigade?"

The captain's staff glanced at Song Guotai, and replied hesitantly: "Brigade Commander, when I was looking for you just now, I passed by Brigadier Song's headquarters, and I heard from the staff of the First Brigade that the mission of the First Brigade is to stay Baolong Mountain is responsible for cleaning the battlefield and dealing with the aftermath, and nothing else!"

"Hahaha!" Xu Guofu laughed loudly, stretched out his hand and opened the door of the armored command car, kicked in and out of the door, and said to Song Guotai: "Brigade Commander Song, excuse me, more than 2 children The devil’s broken guns and dead bodies all over the place are all yours, by the way, I’m waiting for you under the new capital, and I’ll send you prisoners, do you have any experience!” After finishing speaking, he lowered his body and drilled Get into the car, raise a puff of smoke and go away.

Song Guotai didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "No wonder, it's been almost half an hour since the end of the battle, and the Corps headquarters has not given any order, dare to let his majestic main brigade work as a second-line army, and was ridiculed by Xu Guofu." , No, I have to send a telegram to the commander, what's the matter, the next battle must not fail!"

Yuan Jinghao, who was in a great mood, had no idea what the two brigade commanders under his command were thinking. Of course, his eyes could not be limited to Baolong Mountain. The troops of the North China Field Corps were all retreating at the fastest speed. The soldiers of the North China Field Corps were divided into five groups to pursue them. Seeing that the speed of advancement was extremely fast, however, the number of soldiers who eliminated the Kwantung Army was indeed not many.

Of course, the No.30 Sixth Division of the Kwantung Army in Baolong Mountain is an anomaly. With a brigade of troops, Song Guotai didn't even use tanks. It took about five hours to wipe out more than [-] enemies. In all fairness, Yuan Jinghao himself didn't quite believe in the results of the battle. He was quite satisfied with the combat effectiveness of Song Guotai's first brigade.

But Yuan Jinghao also realized that the Battle of Baolong Mountain was delayed for more than five hours. The task assigned by the division to the North China Field Corps was to completely entangle the more than 40 Kwantung Army in the Ximan area before reaching the East Liaohe. They bought time for the blocking troops to go to Siping and Shuangliao. Therefore, it seemed that the first brigade had achieved a very great record, but the other three divisions of the Kwantung Army's No. 15 Army were able to escape.

The local battle exceeded the expected goal, but from the overall situation of the Ximan Campaign, the biggest loophole was also in the direction of Baolong Mountain. The other four-way pursuit troops were not blocked by the Japanese army. The purpose of the Ximan Campaign , it is more than 40 Kwantung Army, not the No.2 Sixth Division with more than 30 people. Therefore, in Yuan Jinghao's order to the pursuit troops in the direction of Baolong Mountain, he particularly emphasized: "With the fastest speed, the most ferocious Move, carry out uninterrupted pursuit, get rid of all entanglement and blocking, and be sure to clamp it down before the Kwantung Army's No.15 Army reaches Gilgalang!"

The North China Field Corps is divided into five groups, each with five infantry brigades and one tank brigade, respectively chasing the five armies of the Kwantung Army in the Ximan area. In terms of strength, they have a slight advantage, but in terms of firepower, they have an absolute advantage. Each of the main brigades is assigned two self-propelled artillery regiments, coupled with the bombing of air and aviation fleets, and superior ground-to-air firepower. In this battle, Yuan Jinghao fought with full confidence. Lost too many Kwantung Army soldiers.

Yuan Jinghao knew that the blocking force on the front line from Siping to Shuangliao was only the five brigades under the command of Jing Zhanqi, the commander of the first brigade of the No. 20 Ninth Corps. Bring more pressure.

After thinking about it carefully, Yuan Jinghao personally dictated and sent a telegram to his teacher, reporting in detail the current situation of the Ximan Campaign, focusing on the Battle of Baolong Mountain. In the telegram, he did not hide his influence on the follow-up operations. Perhaps, he was using this method to remind the division commander that the blocking troops must be prepared to withstand tremendous pressure.

In Kailu County in the east of Mengmeng, after Yuan Jinghao's corps headquarters went to the front line, the huge courtyard seemed a bit empty. In the room of the division commander Tang Qiuli, Ge Zhenzhuang, the division chief of staff, was reporting that the North China Field Corps had started to attack. The development of the battlefield is mainly the telegram from Yuan Jinghao.

After listening to Ge Zhenzhuang's words, Tang Qiuli was speechless. After a while, he said: "The Battle of Baolong Mountain is a miracle. One brigade wiped out a division of the Kwantung Army. This is the first case in which the brigade commander Song Guotai is a talent. Director Ge, in the name of the commander, notified the whole army to commend the first brigade of the North China Field Corps for its outstanding performance in the battle of Baolong Mountain. Remember the collective second-class merit!"

"In addition, call Yuan Jinghao back and complete your own tasks. Don't worry about it. Regarding the blocking troops, the teacher has other instructions. The better you fight, the less pressure the blocking troops will have!"

Ge Zhenzhuang went out. Tang Qiuli looked at the map and said to himself: "The troops of Jingzhan Banner have time to set up a blocking line. The east of Dongliao River, Siping to the west of Shuangliao is a good battlefield!"

Major General Jing Zhanqi, commander of the first brigade of the No. 20 Ninth Corps, commanded five brigades to bypass Tieling, Kaiyuan and other places in the east of Fengtian. The National City Defense Force left behind, via Changtu, Yehe, and Xifeng, and went straight to Siping to the Shuangliao line day and night. Thanks to the main force of the Kwantung Army, they were all concentrated in western Liaoning, Ximan, and the northwestern border.

The five brigades of the Jingzhan Banner, as if entering the land of no one, of course, there are also small units of the Kwantung Army who are not open-eyed, trying to intercept them, but without exception, they have become the targets of the Jingzhan Banner. Tanks, Armored vehicles, artillery vehicles, self-propelled artillery, plus all trucks, the troops commanded by Jing Zhanqi marched completely mechanized, like an angry dragon, passing the land east of Fengtian.

After the rapid march for two consecutive days and two nights, the leading troops arrived at the foot of Siping City. After receiving the report, Jing Zhanqi heaved a long sigh of relief, and said to the chief of staff, Colonel Wang Xujiang: "Chief of staff, immediately call the division to point out that we The vanguard of the Liaoxi blocking force has arrived at Siping City, ready to launch an attack, and the rest of the troops are advancing towards Shuangliao!"

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