Age of Rebirth

Hearing what Zhao Yuhe, chief of staff of the division and acting commander of the directly subordinate corps, said, Sun Zhenbang's eyes lit up at that moment, and he secretly shouted: "Good things happen again and again! See what Chief of Staff Zhao means, Baogeda Mountain The little devils in the direction are also cleaned up by myself! Before going south, I can still have a bite, which is cool!"

Originally, Sun Zhenbang, the commander of the Outer Mongolian Field Corps, played tricks and took advantage of the opportunity of the border guards of the Kwantung Army to break through in Outer Mongolia, leaving five infantry brigades, their artillery, and two tank brigades to participate in the interception. The remnants of the Kwantung Army were fighting with the idea of ​​taking one bite at a time. He also knew that it was impossible for Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe to order the troops of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps to withdraw at this time!

Therefore, this advantage is taken. There are more than 20 troops going south, leaving more than 8 troops to participate in the final encirclement battle. This brigade, as the first batch of mission troops to go south, is called no delay, the order is still carried out, and the meat is not missed. Sun Zhenbang is quite proud of this method.

Regarding the actions of the commander, Colonel Wang Jun, the chief of staff of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, gave such an evaluation, "Begging for nothing and stalking!" Yes, it's worth it!"

Zhao Yuhe understood Sun Zhenbang's intentions. The Kwantung Army's border garrison broke through Outer Mongolia, which indeed created an opportunity for Sun Zhenbang to annihilate the enemy.After the [-] brigades directly under the Corps attacked across the board, the results so far have been achieved.I'm afraid it's not as much as half of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps!

Sun Zhenbang was so happy that he could not close his mouth from ear to ear, "How many little devils are there?" He asked.

"About 5000 people! They are probably the Kwantung Army commander's suspects! They are trying to distract us!" Zhao Yuhe replied.

"How much? It's only [-] to [-], it's boring!" Sun Zhenbang was discouraged.

Zhao Yu was amused, and said, "Commander Sun, don't be greedy. Originally, it was within the scope of operations of the Corps directly under it. If you don't like it, well, I'll order the troops directly under the Corps to take care of it! Don't delay. You're going south!"

"Don't! Don't! Chief of Staff Zhao. I'm just joking, no matter how small a grasshopper is, it's still meat! I'll help you out, okay, let's leave now!" Sun Zhenbang shouted hastily.After a hasty salute.He got into the armored command vehicle and left in a hurry.

On the battlefield, two armies passed each other, one headed north and the other headed southeast. Hundreds of thousands of people passed through the battlefield. What a huge formation that was. Zhao Yuhe was sitting in an armored command vehicle.Said to Wu Zhengmin: "Chief of Staff Wu, send a telegram to the division commander immediately. The first phase of the Northeast Border Campaign has successfully ended, and the rest of the Kwantung Army's border guards will soon be encircled in the area from Halege to Menghehan in Outer Mongolia. !"

"Sun Zhenbang, the commander of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, has led eight brigades of the leading troops to the direction of Aershan. So far, the campaign plan has been implemented smoothly. It is estimated that it will take three to five days to wipe out the rest of the Kwantung Army's garrison!"

This is the actual situation on the northeast border battlefield. The Kwantung Army's border guards are now defeated, but they have not escaped from the huge encirclement. The next step is the annihilation battle after the encirclement. Zhao Yuhe ordered the Outer Mongolian Field Corps against Sun Zhenbang The troops in Ulan Nur and Halezan retreated dozens of kilometers, established a blocking line from Halege to Menghehan with favorable terrain conditions, and then sent additional troops. I admire it very much.

The biggest advantage of doing this is that it can avoid melee with Kwantung Army soldiers on a battlefield with a radius of hundreds of square kilometers, not to mention delaying the end of the battle, and increasing the casualties of the soldiers. It is appropriate to withdraw the troops. The commander of the Kwantung Army felt that after breaking through the encirclement, the soldiers of the Kwantung Army would gather together to facilitate the encirclement and mass annihilation, which was equivalent to narrowing the scope of the encirclement. "This Sun Zhenbang is really not easy!" He thought with a smile .

In the areas of Halege and Menghehan in Outer Mongolia, the scorching sun ruthlessly scorched the desolate Gobi Desert, scorching the exhausted officers and soldiers of the Kwantung Army. Like a low plant, he looked listless from the inside to the outside. The work of counting soldiers and weapons and equipment was completed as quickly as possible. The chief of staff of the garrison Watanabe rushed to the commander Yoshinaga who was walking like a soldier. lieutenant general.

At this moment, Colonel Watanabe's face was pale, and the Gobi Desert's sunshine in July could not dispel the chill in his heart. The statistical results, how should I put it, were too miserable, and he didn't even dare to report to Commander Yoshinaga.

After walking in silence for a few minutes, Lieutenant General Yoshinaga saw that Colonel Watanabe was silent, he had already guessed in his heart, stopped, turned his head, and asked with a dull face: "Chief of Staff Watanabe, the statistics are out? Say, I can accept any result!"

Chief of Staff Watanabe moved his lips a few times, and his voice was so dry that there was no water in it, "Commander, the statistics have come out, the troops that have broken out of the siege, there are only more than 9 troops left, and most of them are troops with incomplete organizational structures. , There are more than 2 wounded soldiers, the situation of weapons and equipment is not optimistic, we have lost all artillery and tanks, and now the heavy equipment is only some mortars and heavy machine guns!"

"Moreover, the supplies we brought out can only last about a week, and the ammunition can also support a medium-scale battle. What is most lacking now is drinking water. In such hot weather, the lack of water is the biggest problem for soldiers. The enemy already has thousands of wounded soldiers who died of thirst! Moreover, the numerous wounded soldiers have seriously slowed down the marching speed of the troops. What I am worried about is that the troops of the Independent Division will soon catch up!"

Colonel Watanabe's voice was even crying. It's no wonder he looked like this. The Kwantung Army's Northwest Manchuria Frontier Guard has a full staff of 17 people. However, after a few hours of fighting to break out of the encirclement, the loss is almost more than half Son, among the soldiers who broke out, there are still more than 2 wounded. How many soldiers can survive under the climate conditions of the Gobi Desert in Outer Mongolia?

The wounded soldiers dragged down the marching speed of the troops. Once the independent division troops catch up, they will definitely catch up. Then, the remaining troops are also destined to be gradually eaten up. Although they seem to have succeeded in breaking through, the greater crisis Still behind, if there is no water source, tens of thousands of imperial soldiers will die of thirst on the desolate Gobi Desert!

"Hehehe!" Lieutenant General Yoshinaga suddenly sneered nervously, with a gloomy and hoarse voice, which made Chief of Staff Watanabe tremble, thinking that Your Excellency, Commander, could not bear such a huge loss, so that he was insane?

"In Yoshinaga's hands, there are still more than 9 imperial soldiers who can fight. Well, it is much better than I expected, Watanabe-kun, don't make a fuss, you know, according to the independent division artillery and tanks, and put into the offensive The number of our soldiers, after a major battle and the breakout, my bottom line is that the border guards of the Kwantung Army can survive with 5 people, and they are very satisfied!"

"Now, we still have more than 9 people, and the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, the main force in Outer Mongolia, the Sun Zhenbang Corps, has begun to go south, and the commander of the independent first garrison in the direction of Baogeda Mountain, Sano Jun Just sent a telegram, behind him, there are at least nearly [-] soldiers from the Outer Mongolian Field Corps of the Independent Division chasing him, that is to say, when we turn to the Far East, there are almost no independent divisions in Outer Mongolia that can stop us !"

"From here to the Far East dispatched army of His Royal Highness Prince Zairen, all the way is unimpeded! There is no unparalleled road, Mr. Watanabe, don't you think I should be happy?" Jiang said excitedly, a sickly flush appeared on his face, which was abnormal no matter how you looked at it!

Chief of Staff Watanabe couldn't be happy, and he couldn't understand it. He lost nearly half of his troops and almost lost all his money. Nearly [-] imperial soldiers fell forever on the border of Manchuria. Commander Yoshinaga Still happy, could it be that your Excellency the Commander has been severely stimulated, and his mind is confused, but it doesn't look like it!

Seeing that Chief of Staff Watanabe was not very happy, Lieutenant General Yoshinaga was somewhat disappointed, and then said: "As for the problem of more than 2 wounded soldiers, it is easy to solve. The wounded soldiers will be temporarily organized, and one of the wounded officers will be assigned a military rank. The highest officer, as the commander, left them with drinking water and enough ammunition for a day, and is building fortifications thoroughly, responsible for blocking the independent division troops chasing after them!"

"My request is not high, I only hope that these imperial soldiers with battle injuries can stop the independent division troops chasing after them. For more than two days, I also believe that the soldiers of the Great Japanese Empire have this courage and ability. I will use my jade fragments to prove my loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor and the Great Japanese Empire, and I will also win the chance of survival for more companions, and die a worthy death! I will trouble Watanabe-kun to arrange this matter!"

Dazuo Watanabe stared at the terrified eyeballs, and looked at Lieutenant General Yoshinaga's big mouth who talked endlessly, more than 2 wounded soldiers, blocking and equipped with a large number of tanks, and hundreds of thousands of independent soldiers with thousands of large-caliber artillery. Division troops, more than two days, that is to send them to a dead end, that is the lives of more than 2 imperial soldiers!It was such a ruthless plan, such a vicious thought, that Colonel Watanabe shuddered and shivered under the scorching sun.

Seeing the panic on the face of Colonel Watanabe, who seemed to be frightened by his own decision, Lieutenant General Yoshinaga felt disgusted. This guy Watanabe has been the chief of staff for more than a year under him, why didn't he realize that he is a coward man of?

"Watanabe-kun, do you have any objections to my decision just now?" Lieutenant General Yoshinaga asked grimly.

Chief of Staff Watanabe was trembling, how could he dare to say any objection, he lowered his head, "Your Excellency, Commander, the Ministry will resolutely carry out your order!"

"Then hurry up!" Lieutenant General Ji Yong didn't want to talk nonsense with him.

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