Age of Rebirth

The independent division refers to the suggestion of Ge Zhenzhuang, the head of the staff department, which is quite tempting. To start the Northeast and Northwest border campaign as soon as possible, the Sun Zhenbang Corps can withdraw from the battlefield in advance and go to Siping and Shuangliao in Ximan. The Zhanqi troops lost a lot less. Moreover, when Sun Zhenbang's corps arrived in Ximan, the more than 40 Kwantung Army soldiers who retreated from Ximan had no possibility of escape!

Tang Qiuli was silent again. After a long time, he shook his head and said, "No need, we will proceed according to the scheduled plan. The battle on the northeast border involves solving the problem of the last heavy-armed group of the Kwantung Army. It cannot be done without completing the battle in the direct subordinate troops." Before deploying, launch an attack hastily, otherwise, it will not be conducive to the next step!" After a pause, he added: "I believe in Jing Zhanqi, and I believe in all the officers and soldiers of the Ximan Blocking Corps!"

The teacher's call back was in the hands of Jing Zhanqi. He breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Chief of Staff Wang Xujiang: "Chief of Staff, immediately call back the teacher's call and inform all troops. Don't look at our small strength, but there are With the all-weather air fire support of the aviation fleet, if the little devil wants to gnaw our position, he needs a good pair of teeth!"

Immediately, Jing Zhanqi sighed again, "Chief of Staff, stick to the blockade line from Siping to Shuangliao. It's not easy to do for five days and five nights. The division commander told me that half of the troops should be prepared for casualties. But we can't fight like this, I, Jing Zhanqi, don't have the right to sacrifice the lives of so many soldiers, so I sent a call back to the division, Ximan's blocking corps, and strive to complete the task of blocking the Kwantung Army of Ximan for five days and five nights with the least casualties!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a staff officer ran up to him quickly. "Reporting to the brigade commander, I received a telegram from the brigade commander Xu of the second brigade. The second brigade has joined the vanguard of the Kwantung Army. We are on fire!"

"Did Brigadier Xu say in the telegram how many troops are in the vanguard of the Kwantung Army?" Jing Zhanqi asked.

The staff officer replied: "Brigade Commander Xu said that there are at least two regiments. Now, a regiment of the second brigade is in fierce battle with the Kwantung Army!"

Jing Zhanqi thought for a while and said: "Convey my order, and the second brigade will attack immediately. It is necessary to wipe out this group of little devils in the shortest possible time. The heavy artillery can be used, and the attached tank regiment must be used. .It is necessary to play with the momentum of more than two brigades. Then, quickly return to defense!"

"Brigade Commander, what do you mean...?" Chief of Staff Wang Xujiang didn't quite understand, and asked in confusion.

Jing Zhanqi took a deep breath and said: "Our troops are small, and the little devil's vanguard troops are not many. If you eat them cleanly, there are at least the following benefits. It will make the Kwantung Army commanders in this direction , mistakenly thought that we were on the front line of Shuangliao. We have deployed heavy troops, and the firepower is fierce, and we have been prepared for a long time!"

"In this way, the commander of the little devil will have doubts. He has to adjust his troops and launch an attack after he is fully prepared. Invisibly, he bought a few hours for the second brigade. Chief of Staff, don't you Forget, the Second Brigade is like us, on the one hand, we have to take down Shuangliao, and on the other hand, we have to build blocking fortifications, a few hours are precious! Not only for the Second Brigade, but for all our troops!"

"Brigade Commander, this is the modern version of the empty city plan!" Wang Xujiang nodded repeatedly and praised.

"Empty city plan!" Jing Zhanqi smiled wryly, "Chief of Staff, if I have more than a dozen brigades in my hand, who is still talking about empty city plan? There is no way to do it. Try to delay the time for the Kwantung Army to launch an attack!"

As soon as the voice fell, there was a fierce artillery sound from the direction of Siping behind him. The attack on Siping by a group began. Once the shot was fired, it was a fierce shelling. Large-caliber shells continued to fall in the circular fortification around Siping. The fortifications made of reinforced concrete were blown up into pieces.

In the direction of Shuangliao, Major General Xu Tingzhi, commander of the Second Brigade of the No.20 Ninth Corps, who received the order from Jing Zhanqi, froze for a moment, frowned, and rolled his eyes a few times, obviously digesting the order, and immediately , then smiled, the officer who can serve as the commander of the field brigade of the independent division, that is a simple character, Xu Tingzhi instantly understood the meaning of Jing Zhanqi's order.

Since he wanted to show off his momentum, Xu Tingzhi was not polite. Not only did he put all the remaining two regiments of the second brigade into battle, but even a regiment of the third brigade, which was temporarily assigned, also threw himself into the attack on the two regiments of the Kwantung Army. In the middle, more than 2 people were surrounded by separate routes, and the heavy artillery regiment also began to shell, pouring out large-caliber shells continuously, and dozens of tank engines roared, rushing towards the soldiers of the Kwantung Army.

This kind of formation frightened more than 3000 Kwantung Army soldiers from the two regiments. They retreated all the way from Ximan and ran here. They never expected that they would be blocked by the Independent Division. fell?

Thousands of Kwantung Army soldiers from the two regiments realized that they were about to be surrounded, and immediately turned around and ran back along the same road, but how could they be faster than artillery shells and tanks? Ten kilometers away, they were eaten by Xu Ting in one bite, and there were less than a hundred people left. They escaped by chance and ran back to report the news!

Xu Tingzhi, the brigade commander of the No. 20 Ninth Corps Second Brigade, did not feel excited at all. He knew very well that the soldiers of the Kwantung Army in the brigade were still behind, and the next step was the brutal blocking At the beginning of the war, "order the troops to return to defense immediately, and hurry up to build fortifications!" He issued an order.

The small-scale annihilation battle in the west of Shuangliao, in the battle between the independent division in the Ximan area and the Kwantung Army with more than a million soldiers, was like an inconspicuous small wave, and was quickly submerged in the vortex of the battlefield. However, it was precisely because This annihilation battle subtly changed the course of Ximan's blockade.

It's just that Major General Xu Tingzhi, the current brigade commander of the second brigade, didn't think about it at all. He was annoyed by the construction of fortifications. The geological conditions in the Ximan area were the same for both sides at war. The soldiers of the Kwantung Army Worrying about not being able to build strong fortifications is the same for soldiers of the Independent Division.

In the black soil mixed with fine sand, a single bunker can be dug out with only a few engineering shovels. After ten minutes of working by the adjacent soldiers, a simple trench has taken shape. However, such a Fortifications, if they can't withstand a few shells, they will be blown down.

What Xu Tingzhi was worried about was not the small town of Shuangliao that was being attacked. In that big place, there was only a garrison squadron of the Kwantung Army and a police station. It took less than an hour to encircle and wipe out the Kwantung Army, which relied on strongholds, to end the battle.

However, the geological conditions in Shuangliao made Xu Tingzhi very worried. Apart from troops and firepower, the most important thing in the blocking war was the fortifications. With strong fortifications, the casualties of the soldiers would be reduced to a minimum. Head-to-head blocking warfare, how can there be no complete and solid fortifications?

"But look at this place, you can't even find a stone the size of your fist. There's so much flat arable land, and there are so few mature trees. If you dig further down the fortifications, you might even be able to dig out water! Damn it! Yes!" Xu Tingzhi cursed irritably.

Colonel Xiao Chenggen, Chief of Staff of the Second Brigade, saw the irritable expression on the brigade commander's face, and he was also anxious. With such a fortification, the Kwantung Army's artillery shells would all be flattened. Even if the shells didn't kill them, they would be destroyed The soil was buried alive and fortifications were the biggest problem and weakness of the Second Brigade.

Xu Tingzhi and Xiao Chenggen walked several places in a row, and the situation was similar. They really followed his words. At the position of a regiment headquarters, dozens of soldiers wanted to dig an underground shelter, but they hadn't dug four or five meters. Deep, clear spring water came out of the ground, and Xu Ting was so angry that he scolded the head of the group severely, but the problem was still not resolved.

Xiao Chenggen thought for a while and said, "Brigade Commander, this is not the solution. We can only demolish the houses, use the wood from the houses, reinforce the fortifications, and build shelters and bomb defense holes. Isn't most of Shuangliao falling into our hands!"

Xu Tingzhi's eyes lit up, and he stretched out his thumb and said, "Success! You still have a lot of tricks, so let's do it like this. Immediately order the troops to carry timber in Shuangliao Town. Don't talk nonsense to the common people. We don't have time to delay. Everything is finished." Let's talk!"

Seeing that the brigade commander adopted his opinion, Xiao Chenggen didn't feel happy at all, and reminded: "Brigade commander, think again, it is a violation of discipline to demolish houses without the consent of the local residents. The crime is not small, enough to go to the military court, the teacher knows, can you spare us?"

One of Xu Ting waved his hand and said, "What are you afraid of? Extraordinary measures must be taken in extraordinary times. We are not using ordinary people's timber for nothing. We ordered the staff office to register in detail the use of ordinary people's timber. Don't leave any household behind. After that, we will compensate according to the price. At worst, our second brigade will not leave and help the common people rebuild the demolished houses. I can't just watch my soldiers lose their lives because the fortifications are not strong. The division commander can understand! "

No.20 Major General Xu Tingzhi, commander of the Second Brigade of the Ninth Corps, was troubled by the construction of fortifications, and even risked violating discipline to forcibly requisition the wood of the residents in Shuangliao Town. In the next bloody battle, increase the insurance factor.

And in the direction of Shuangliao, about 15 kilometers away from Jiergalang, a small Mongolian village on the edge of the Horqin sandy land, there is no one in the village, and the largest courtyard has become the Kwantung Army's Ximan area No.[-] Army Provisional Headquarters is located.

At this time, sitting around a table with a missing leg, a dozen or so senior officers of the No.15 Army, who were busy with travel and dust, looked at them with pale faces. lieutenant general.

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