Age of Rebirth

If possible, Colonel Xu Zixiao, the commander of the First Brigade of the Shandong Garrison District of the Independent Division, would not fight like this. First, he would use the most violent artillery fire to disarm the Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps. In terms of the enemy's numbers, it will be greatly reduced. The enemy's leading troops will definitely suffer heavy losses, but the troops behind will be vigilant, especially the first round of shelling, which wasted firepower just to deal with the little devil's dozens of tanks.

But Xu Zixiao has to fight like this. If he is commanding an old-fashioned field brigade with veterans who have experienced many battles, the dozens of tanks of the little devils only need to be placed closer, hundreds of meters, tens of meters Use bazookas and recoilless guns to hit the little devil's thin-skinned iron coffin tank, which is accurate. When I was in the field army, I used it a lot. It's powerful. The artillery used it to shell the little devil's brigade Infantry, one guy is guaranteed to get more than half of the little devils in his bag.

However, the first brigade of the Shandong Garrison District is a local garrison. Except for company and battalion-level officers who are transferred to the field troops, the rest of the soldiers are all veterans who have never been on the battlefield or seen blood. A novice, so to speak, is a veteran. He has been in the army for two or three years. He has been in the army for many years. He is very proficient in various military skills. He is said to be a novice, but he has never been on the battlefield or seen blood. He is a veteran on the training ground. .

When the first brigade of the Shandong Garrison District was established, the independent division swept across the land of North China, even going down to Henan, Anhui and other places. There was no fighting in the whole territory of Shandong Province, and even the bandits were wiped out. Even if the troops wanted to fight, there was no actual combat. Chance.Therefore, Xu Zixiao did not dare to use the fighting style of field troops to fight this battle.In case the soldiers of the frontline army are not allowed to panic and tremble when facing the little devil tank, it will happen in the blink of an eye, and they cannot take risks.

The tanks and trucks of the Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps appeared on several roads in a green sea, like a few wriggling poisonous snakes.In the morning sun, the tanks and the helmets of the Kwantung Army soldiers sitting in the carriages reflected the luster of metal.On the contrary, it seemed to be full of murderous intent, although the bulletin from the headquarters stated that the Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps was made up of impromptu Japanese civilians.Another third is made up by women.It is thousands of miles away from the regular little devil army.

But Xu Zixiao's palms were still sweating, because standing on the tulou, he could feel that when the tanks and trucks of the Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps appeared in the field of vision, there was a burst of tension and panic in the front line. Diffuse.For the soldiers of the first brigade who have never been on the battlefield and have never seen blood.The tanks of the Kwantung Army undoubtedly carry a great deterrent effect.

Xu Zixiao looked back and saw that even the brigade staff officers turned pale with nervousness. He understood the feelings of these officers, it was definitely not fear, but nervousness. When he first fought face-to-face with the little devil, Not much better than them, but this is not enough. The brigade headquarters is the soul of the whole brigade, and even the headquarters is uneasy. The next battle will be impossible to fight?

Xu Zixiao jumped down from a high place, walked a few steps to a staff officer, snatched the phone connected to the artillery regiment from the staff officer's hand, and shouted at the other staff officers: "Give me the Kwantung Army immediately." The distance between tanks and trucks is reported every 500 meters, hurry up!"

After finishing speaking, someone said to the phone: "Is the command post of the Artillery Regiment? I'm Xu Zixiao. Now the artillery is under my command! The area within two kilometers and eight kilometers away from my forward position is the bombardment area. Just use artillery shells." Smash it hard, and fire after receiving my order!"

"Brigade Commander, the Kwantung Army tanks and convoy are still seven kilometers away from our forward positions! There are still six and a half kilometers away..." Xu Zixiao's actions gave the staff officers of the brigade headquarters who were on the battlefield for the first time, Greatly encouraged, their emotions began to settle down, and they reported the data accurately.

"Brigade Commander, the Kwantung Army tanks and convoy are still five kilometers away from our forward position!"

"Have you found any reconnaissance troops of the Kwantung Army?"

"No, dozens of tanks are still leading, followed by a large number of trucks!"

"Brigade Commander, Kwantung Army tanks and convoys, enter within two kilometers of our forward position!"

"Fire!" Xu Zixiao slammed his fist on the ammunition box and roared.

There was a loud noise on the flat ground, and more than 200 artillery pieces of the First Brigade Artillery Regiment of the Shandong Garrison opened fire. The shells, with a piercing scream, passed through the air and hit the advancing tanks and trucks of the Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps. In the middle of the queue, "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Gunpowder smoke rose, and balls of fire flashed on the green field.

When entering Liaozhong to set up defenses, Xu Zixiao ordered the artillery to make accurate measurements in advance of several roads leading to Liaoxi County. The artillery group set the target and direction of the bombardment area in advance. It is all-round coverage, the shells exploded, the first unlucky ones were the dozens of Kwantung Army tanks, which were shrouded in a cloud of black smoke. The tanks broke their tracks and could only spin around in place. Those who hit directly, immediately emitted black smoke and flames, and what was worse, were blown upside down, with their tracks facing the sky.

The artillery regiment of the 34st Brigade in the Shandong Garrison District is equipped with artillery with a maximum diameter of [-]mm, which can only be regarded as medium-caliber artillery. If it is to deal with the Soviet-style "t-[-]" improved heavy armored tank equipped by the armored troops of the independent division, Unless a few shells directly hit the track, at most it will immobilize it, but if it penetrates thick armor, it is absolutely impossible, but it is definitely a big kill against the light tank nicknamed "Little Douding" equipped by the Kwantung Army device.

In the first round of shelling, dozens of light tanks led by the Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps were blown up. Unfortunately, there was also the first detachment immediately after the chariot brigade, which consisted of all retired Japanese disabled veterans. The detachment is the only unit with the strongest combat effectiveness in the hands of General Meijin. They were all placed in the Northeast after being wounded in the war against the Soviets in the Far East.

Regardless of these veterans, they are either missing an arm, lame, or blind, but they are all guys who have seen blood on the battlefield and have extremely rich combat experience. The original intention of General Meijin was to use the first With the cooperation of the chariot brigade, a team of strong combat power takes the lead in order to penetrate the blocking line of the independent division troops, or when they are ambushed, they entangle the independent division troops to buy time for other detachments.

It was the first detachment that General Meijin had placed high hopes on, but unfortunately, Xu Zixiao's artillery regiment was bombarded with a fixed position and cover, and all of them were caught in the fire net. After hearing the screeching sound of shells piercing the air, I immediately realized that something was wrong, and jumped out of the car to hide, but it was too late. Within a radius of more than ten kilometers, there were shells roaring.

Under such intensive shelling, there are explosive spots everywhere. The quality of individual soldiers and combat experience are all in vain. The unobstructed crops can't stop the falling shells, and the broken shrapnel flying around tore apart these Kwantung Army soldiers. The soldiers' bodies were splashed with blood, the shells fell into the crowd, and a cloud of blood sprayed up. The first detachment suffered countless casualties, and was beaten into chaos almost in an instant.

Xu Zixiao's safest style of play, unexpectedly received a miraculous effect. A heavy bombardment enveloped the most elite first detachment of the Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps in artillery fire and gunpowder smoke!

In the direction of Liaozhong in front, the sudden burst of gunfire made the hairs of General Meijin, who was marching behind the brigade, explode. Before he could ask what happened, a staff officer ran over panting, "report to the commander-in-chief Your Excellency, I am leading the first detachment and the tank brigade, and was suddenly bombarded from the west of Liaoning. According to the report, the preliminary judgment should be the independent division!"

"Baga! Stupid pig!" General Meijin roared, and was almost vomited blood by the staff officer's report. What is the initial judgment, it is the troops of the independent division. Judging from the density of the cannons, I am afraid that there are two regiments If there are too many, then the independent division in the west of Liaoning must have at least two brigades,

"Order, the first detachment and the tank brigade, retreat immediately and turn to the direction of Manduhu!" General Meijin shouted the order, if you don't retreat, it is the scope and scale of the shelling, the first detachment and the tank brigade, all De Yu Sui was on the outskirts of Liaozhong County, and he was so angry that he gritted his teeth, wishing he could slash the commanders of the first detachment and the chariot brigade ahead, why didn't he send a small force to conduct reconnaissance in advance?

The staff officer who reported the report stammered and replied: "Commander-in-Chief, the enemy's bombardment is too fierce. It is an all-round bombardment. The first detachment and the tank brigade cannot be withdrawn at all!"

General Meijin slumped on the armchair all of a sudden, with cold sweat streaming down his brow. He realized that the ambush from the Independent Division troops that he had been alerted to all along had still appeared, and, as soon as he made a move, the first detachment and the battle team would be killed. The car brigade was shrouded in artillery fire. The commander of this independent division was a veteran on the battlefield.

But what I don't understand is why the commander of the independent division didn't set up an ambush circle on the front line of Sifangtai and Panjiabao, which are most conducive to counterattacks, but he chose to launch his own ambush on the outskirts of Liaozhong County, which is an open land?

"When I left Sujiatun and Yuhong, I was not ambushed. I passed Sifangtai and Panjiabao, and I was not ambushed. It happened in Liaozhong, which is far away from Fengtian. Could it be that the trap designed by the commander of the independent division, It's not an ambush, but the Liaoxi Assault Corps, after staying away from Fengtian, took the opportunity to send troops to the rear to cut off my retreat? It's a bigger trap!" At this point, General Meijin's head hummed, and Venus in front of his eyes Running around, he knew that his own judgment had become a terrible reality!

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