Age of Rebirth

The sound of cannons in the periphery of Liaozhong was still fierce and continuous, and the pervasive gunpowder smoke could be heard even tens of kilometers away from the shelling area. General Meijin, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, looked as ugly as dead gray. A detachment and a tank brigade could not be withdrawn. Two artillery regiments were used to bombard them. The commander of this independent division was absolutely ruthless!

However, General Meijin also judged that this was not an ambush, but a blockade, because so far, only the Liaozhong direction has been fighting, and there is no movement around. Next, it is time to verify his judgment. General Meijin ordered the following The troops immediately turned to the direction of Manduhu, while sending telegrams to the garrison commanders in Sujiatun and Yuhong, asking if they found any traces of the independent division troops.

However, General Meijin has absolutely no intention of ordering the troops to retreat immediately. He knows very well that if his judgment is confirmed, then, on the way to retreat to Fengtian, the Liaoxi Assault Corps will definitely get into the ambush circle of the independent division troops. Without ambushes, the first detachment and the chariot brigade with the most powerful combat effectiveness have been lost. How many capable soldiers are left in the army? Do you count on those women and young and old men?

In this regard, General Meijin did not have much confidence. Originally, the establishment of the Liaoxi Assault Corps this time to assault the independent division's blockade lines in Panshan and Beining was a fluke. He sent troops to deal with himself, but now, it turns out that he was wrong. The independent division blocking troops not only blocked his more than 40 troops on the front line of Panshan and Beining, but also had surplus troops.Come to stop the Liaoxi Assault Corps.

Not only there, but many more, just in the direction of Liaozhong County.There are enough two brigades plus two artillery regiments. There are three necessary roads to Panshan and Beining. Two brigades of independent divisions emerge from Liaozhong. Then, in Manduhu and Liujianfang How can the direction be blank, "Damn Tang Qiuli. How many troops do you have in Manchuria?" No matter how hard General Meijin thought about it, he couldn't figure it out.How could his opponent, the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli, have so many available soldiers?

Soon, Yu Hong and the commander of the Sujiatun garrison called back, but.General Meijin was quite surprised.The commanders of the garrison teams of the two places replied with convincing words, "No trace of the independent division was found within the area under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education, and the surrounding garrison and Manchukuo garrisons were checked, and nothing unusual was found!"

But these two telegrams could not dispel the shadow of General Meijin, who firmly believed in his own judgment.Around Fengtian, there must be an independent division hiding in the dark.Staring at himself coldly, like a poisonous snake in the corner.

"There is no way out! We can only fight to the death!" General Meijin sighed in his heart, and then issued an order, "The troops in the western Liaoning direction immediately launched a full-line assault on the blocking line of the independent division troops, and the rescue troops came from Fengtian direction. The line from Liaozhong to Manduhu was blocked by the independent division and is launching a frontal attack on Manduhu!"

On the tulou at the east gate of Liaozhong County, Colonel Xu Zixiao, the commander of the first brigade of the Shandong Garrison District, held up his binoculars intently and observed the shelling. The shelling had been going on for almost an hour. In the shelling area, the original large expanse of green was no longer visible. , instead of scorched earth, burning trucks and tanks, there is no scene of the little devil charging desperately, only the howling shells falling, and the puffs of gunpowder smoke.

Xu Zixiao was completely relieved. He knew that the effect of the bombardment was better than he expected, but there was one thing he didn't understand. It stands to reason that he had fought against the little devil for several years, and the commander of the little devil was not so stupid. ?

When they arrived at the outskirts of Liaozhong, they didn't even send reconnaissance troops, and there was no firepower reconnaissance before the attack, so they bumped into them in a swaggering manner, and got hit by shells, otherwise, the battle would not have been fought. It's so easy, is the little devil commander's head flooded, or what?

Xu Zixiao shook his head. If he can’t figure it out, don’t think about it. Anyway, he just took advantage of it. He turned his head and said to the combat staff: “Order the artillery, stop the shelling, the fire is almost ready, order the frontline troops, and prepare to meet the Kwantung Army’s attack!”

As soon as the combat staff officer left, the radio operator shouted: "Brigade Commander, I received a telegram from the reconnaissance company that all follow-up troops of the Kwantung Army should leave Liaozhong and turn to the direction of Manduhu!"

"What?" Xu Zixiao blinked his eyes a few times in surprise, shouted in surprise, and hurriedly took over the telegram. Sure enough, apart from the Kwantung Army troops who were caught in the fire net, the Kwantung Army troops more than 30 kilometers away from Liaozhong County The follow-up troops turned to the direction of Manduhu, that is to say, the first battle of the first brigade ended in this way!

Hearing what the radio operator said, the staff officers of the brigade headquarters were eager to try and suggested, "Brigade Commander, this is a good opportunity. The Kwantung Army's follow-up troops did not continue to attack. Should we order the troops to attack? Look at the bombardment area. There are no little devils left? It's better to fight with the little devils with real swords and guns!"

However, Xu Zixiao flatly rejected the excited suggestion of the staff officers. He is a veteran of the battlefield, and he is always observing the effect of the shelling. After an hour of shelling, the artillery regiment poured tens of thousands of shells, and the small area was almost plowed two or three times by the artillery fire. Over and over again, there are still Kwantung Army soldiers who survived. Even if there are, they are wounded soldiers with missing arms and legs.

Seeing the disgruntled faces of the staff officers, Xu Zixiao said angrily: "What are you doing with your face drooping? We have all arrived in the Northeast battlefield, and we are worried that we will not have a chance to fight in the future. Immediately report the situation of the battle in Liaozhong to Commander Wang. Our Shandong guard The first brigade in the district exchanged fire with the vanguard of the Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps. The one-hour bombardment dealt a heavy blow to the enemy. Because we didn't clean up the battlefield and didn't know the exact number of enemies wiped out, our troops had no casualties. Now, the Kwantung The follow-up troops of the army did not continue to attack Liaozhong County, but turned to the direction of Manduhu!"

In the Sujiatun area to the west of Fengtian, a brigade commanded by Wang Dongshan, Chief of Staff of the Marine Corps, is hiding in an area less than ten kilometers away from Sujiatun. It is easy to hide more than 1 troops and equipment in the land of Yuhong. The other two brigades have already moved to the surrounding area of ​​Yuhong. Similarly, they are also hiding in the crops everywhere, waiting for the order to attack!

In addition, after the troops arrived, the news was strictly sealed. This is also the reason why Sujiatun, Yuhong and other places, the local garrison of the Kwantung Army and the Manchukuo garrison did not find out that there were nearly [-] independent divisions hidden by their side. .

Wang Dongshan sat comfortably cross-legged under a big elm tree. The scorching sun was blocked by the canopy like a canopy. The breeze from the field was blowing with the scent of crops. Although it was midsummer, it was not too hot. He looked at his watch and thought about it. Counting the time, "The direction of Liaozhong, Manduhu and Liujianfang is about to start!"

"Report Commander, I received a telegram from Brigadier Xu of the [-]st Brigade of the Shandong Garrison District defending Liaozhong County!" As if to test his idea, a staff officer ran over sweating profusely and glanced enviously. Wang Dongshan, who was sitting in the shade of a tree, reported.

After reading the telegram, Wang Dongshan was overjoyed, "This Xu Zixiao is still good at fighting. With a bombardment, he repelled the more than 5 people led by that old devil in Meijin, with zero casualties, not bad. , did not take advantage of the situation, was calm enough, Meijin led the team to the direction of Manduhu, thinking he could take advantage? That direction is not easy to touch!"

"Send a message to the Second Brigade of the Shandong Garrison in the direction of Manduhu. The main force of the Kwantung Army's Liaoxi Assault Corps has turned to your blockade line to attack after being frustrated in the direction of Liaozhong. I hope you are ready to face the battle. Emphasize one point and stick to the defense line That's it, even if the Kwantung Army retreats across the board, no troops can attack without my order!"

"Convey my order. All brigades will immediately launch an attack on the Kwantung Army garrison on the line from Hong to Sujiatun, and the Manchukuo garrison. Each brigade will send a battalion of troops to guard against Fengtian!" Since the troops in the Shandong Garrison District, It has already started, and there is no need for him to hide anymore, Wang Dongshan gave the order to attack.

"Director of Intelligence, the soldiers don't have a photo of Umezu Yoshijiro either?" Wang Dongshan shouted loudly. He suddenly remembered an important question. The big net that was cast this time was to catch Umezu Yoshijiro. Big fish, the soldiers don’t have any photos. The Japanese look pretty much the same, and Yoshijiro Umezu didn’t have a mark on his face. What if he slips away?

The director of brigade intelligence rushed over and replied in a difficult way: "Report to the chief of staff. Before departure, the Corps' intelligence department urgently sent a batch of photos of Yoshijiro Umezu to the brigades. Not much, it can only be sent to the first level of the company!"

Wang Dongshan clicked his lips, waved his hand to let the director of the intelligence department go, and secretly complained to himself, "Why didn't I think of this? If Umezu Yoshijiro slipped away from my hands, I would never regret it for the rest of my life! Negligence!"

At this time, the battlefield from Panshan to Beining, which had been silent for several days, boiled again. The encircled Liaoxi Kwantung Army had more than 40 troops, of which 10,000+ were used to defend Feng Jiwu's troops from behind. All the rest will be devoted to the attack on the blocking line of the Hantie troops!

Maybe it was General Meijin's empty check that played a role, or General Meijin personally led the troops to help, which gave the soldiers of the Kwantung Army great confidence and courage. The way of group charge was like a wave, continuously attacking the blocking position. The sound of guns and cannons on the battlefield could not be counted. The diffuse smoke covered the morning sun, and the air was full of choking The smell of gunpowder smoke!

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