Age of Rebirth

Lieutenant General Tosa, the commander of the Third Army of the Kwantung Army, sent this telegram to Commander-in-Chief Nanjiro, with a morbid revenge mentality, or in other words, a self-defeating lament. He clearly realized that the more than 40 people in the Ximan area Thousands of Kwantung Army soldiers may not be able to get out of this mountainous area with a radius of several hundred kilometers.

After sending a telegram to the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, Lieutenant General Tosa issued the following order to all the troops, "Every department, we have fallen into the trap of the independent division troops. Now, there is no other way but to die calmly." Bushido spirit, attack and attack again!"

Then, Lieutenant General Tosa stared blankly at the flames of the shells piercing the sky, and sneered nervously. He really wanted to know what kind of expression Commander-in-Chief Minamijiro would have after receiving the telegram, and how he would call himself back ?

But this time, there was no reply from the headquarters of the Kwantung Army, and Commander-in-Chief Nanjiro did not issue any orders.

Lieutenant General Tosa was right. This mountainous area is indeed a big pocket, surrounded by the Qilaotu Mountain Range and the Nuluerhu Mountain Range. The Ximan Combat Group of the Independent Division, with six main brigades, marched in Ximan Kwantung Army to western Liaoning. On the only way to break out of the siege, a blocking line composed of thousands of artillery pieces was established. The artillery fire like a volcanic eruption blasted the sky before dawn, and a sea of ​​flames rose into the sky.

Under the fierce orders of officers at all levels, the soldiers of the Kwantung Army braved fierce artillery fire and rushed forward regardless of casualties. However, except for the fragmented corpses everywhere, they could not advance half a step. Afterwards, the Ximan Combat Group The main force of the Kwantung Army pressed on from the east, north, and west. At 40 o'clock in the morning, more than [-] Kwantung Army troops were compressed between the Qilaotu Mountain Range and the Nuluerhu Mountain Range. in a small area!

At about 40 o'clock in the morning, for the more than 500 Kwantung Army soldiers who were surrounded in the mountains, a greater disaster came, the independent division aviation.At least more than [-] bombers and fighter jets were dispatched, and tons of heavy bombs were dropped on the Kwantung Army soldiers in the encirclement, and the bombs shook the ground.The earth is like a furnace of boiling molten iron!

Sun Zhenbang followed the footsteps of the troops and moved the headquarters forward until he could see the flames and smoke rising from the battlefield. At the same time, Yuan Jinghao also moved the headquarters forward. The two commanders and deputy commanders in the Ximan theater , Across the huge battlefield, I sent a telegram for a few days, this time.Finally got together.

Hearing that Yuan Jinghao was coming soon, Sun Zhenbang walked out of the tent, facing the sunshine of Ximan in the morning of August, looking into the distance, the rolling mountains in the distance.A convoy rolled up dust all over the sky and galloped forward. After a while, it arrived in front of Sun Zhenbang.

Yuan Jinghao jumped off the armored command vehicle, and Sun Zhenbang rushed to meet him, and said with a big smile, "Commander Yuan, we finally meet!"

Yuan Jinghao looked at Sun Zhenbang carefully.I haven't seen him for a few years, and this guy is still fierce. "Your Commander Sun set up the headquarters here, so how can I, the deputy commander, not come!" He said jokingly.

Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao were no strangers. They were both commanders of the first detachment of the Bloody Hands, the predecessor of the Corps directly under it.Later, each commanded a corps and fought in different areas, so there were fewer opportunities to meet each other. This time we met.Nature is very kind.

On the battlefield full of gunfire, there is not much time to reminisce. Sun Zhenbang immediately cut to the topic, "Commander Yuan, a new encirclement circle has been formed. The little devils continue to attack the southern blockade line regardless of casualties. Just now, Han Guangqi telegraphed me saying , the little devil was repelled several times, and his head was broken. Now, the air force has made the little devil worse. I guess, after this round, if the little devil doesn't lose tens of thousands of lives, it will be considered cheap These bastards!"

"I think, after a few more hours of fighting, the fire will be almost ready. Shall we ask the commander for instructions and start the general attack this evening?"

Yuan Jinghao said with a smile: "I ran all the way here, and I didn't even drool when I arrived at your Commander Sun's place! Well, let's talk about serious things first, my opinion is, let's not ask the teacher for instructions, and continue to fight for two God will tell!"

"Oh?" Sun Zhenbang narrowed his eyes, "Commander Yuan, what else can you do?"

Yuan Jinghao smiled and replied: "The current battlefield space is still too large, what I mean is, continue to compress the battlefield space of the little devils, and drive these bastards together, which will also help us take advantage of our artillery fire! Commander Don’t you often emphasize that the problems that can be solved with shells will never be bullets. If you add up the artillery of our two corps, how many cannons are there? However, you are the commander-in-chief, so the specific idea is up to you!”

Sun Zhenbang smiled, punched Yuan Jinghao, and said: "What is the matter, let's discuss it. In this way, let's report the situation to the teacher first, and then we can give instructions later. Anyway, there are more than 40 little devils. The meat in the pot, even the bones and the skin, is what we eat, so don’t be in a hurry! Guard, make a pot of my milk tea for Commander Yuan, it’s the authentic flavor of Outer Mongolia! Not brothers , I can't even smell it!"

Yuan Jinghao laughed happily, "I said Commander Sun, don't be stingy, if you gave me this milk tea a year ago, I wouldn't drink it, but since I went to Kailu in eastern Mengdong, I'm used to something wrong, I don't drink it for a few days, really I'm still so hungry, I have to try it, how is your Outer Mongolia milk tea different from Kailu's?"

"Hahaha!" Sun Zhenbang laughed triumphantly, "What's the difference? Two words, authentic! Take care of it and you won't forget it after drinking it!"

The ground artillery roared, and the shells flew across the sky like locusts. In the sky, fighter jets and bombers, like hovering eagles, swooped back and forth, and bullets and bombs fell like raindrops. The battlefield became a mess. The commanders of the two corps of the independent division The officer, but amidst the deafening explosions, started talking about milk tea, and the dozen or so combat staff officers who followed the two of them could only be speechless for a while.

Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao were in the headquarters, sipping milk tea with gusto, listening to the rumbling sound of artillery and bombing, discussing that we should report the situation on the battlefield to the division commander. Feng Jiwu and Han Tie on the battlefield in western Liaoning , Not idle, the Seventh Army of the Liaoxi Kwantung Army dispatched to the north, intending to respond to the breakout operation of the Ximan Kwantung Army.

Of course, Feng Jiwu would not be merciful in this regard. He used five brigades of troops, tanks and heavy artillery, and beat him head-on. The Seventh Army of the Kwantung Army left thousands of corpses and retreated to their original positions in embarrassment. The encirclement remains the same.

Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao discussed the battlefield situation and reported it to Tang Qiuli in Jinzhou. Originally, according to the original battle plan, the Liaoxi battlefield and the Ximan battlefield launched a general offensive at the same time, but since it was judged that the Japanese After forming a troop transport fleet of several thousand merchant ships, Tang Qiuli had a new plan. While not changing the overall battle plan, he gave new instructions to the battlefield in the Ximan mountain area.

"Commanders Sun and Yuan, as far as I know from your call, the encirclement circle of Qilaotu Mountain and Nulu'erhu Mountain has been formed. You have accomplished the mission of the division command excellently, and you are equipped to completely annihilate the Kwantung Army troops in the Ximan area. Necessary conditions, but, as you said in the telegram, the Kwantung Army's battlefield maneuver space is still too large, which is not conducive to our army's firepower superiority and mass annihilation!"

"Therefore, the division refers to the opinion that it can use two to three days to gradually clear the Kwantung Army troops on the periphery of the encirclement, further compress their battlefield survival space, and kill a large number of their vital forces to create favorable conditions for the final general offensive. In addition, I would like to emphasize one point: when the battle is at its final stage, the Kwantung Army soldiers remaining in the encirclement can be persuaded to surrender based on the actual situation on the battlefield."

"Of course, the prerequisite is that the Kwantung Army soldiers' will to fight must be completely destroyed psychologically and spiritually, otherwise, they would rather be wiped out! Regarding this point, you two must explain this to the commanders at all levels of the participating troops!"

The telegram was in the hands of Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao. The two looked at the telegram and looked at each other with puzzled eyes. The teacher's advice in the telegram was absolutely correct. However, the problem lies in this passage, "At the final stage of the battle, the Kwantung Army soldiers remaining in the encirclement can be persuaded to surrender!"

Sun Zhenbang frowned, thought for a while, and said to Yuan Jinghao in a puzzled way: "Commander Yuan, I'm not mistaken, the old rule of our independent division is that we never keep little devils as prisoners. What happened to the division commander this time?" , There are more than 40 little devils, even if we fight to the end, there will be tens of thousands left, why are you keeping these bastards and persuading them to surrender?"

"Should we give treatment to the wounded soldiers of the little devils? It is a waste of medicine to be used on these beasts! If you want me to say, what is persuading to surrender! After a bombardment, they will all be dealt with. It is clean and worry-free! We The food on the ground in China does not feed these little devils!"

Yuan Jinghao also clicked his lips bluntly, "Commander Sun, the commander's order is strange, and I am also confused! I can't figure out why these little devils are kept as prisoners?" Then, he smiled slyly, "Commander Sun, don't worry about it. This is annoying. Didn’t you say that just now? These 40 little devils are the meat stewed in the pot. Even the belts and bones are the vegetables in our mouths. How much is left in the end, the initiative is not in our hands Li! Ah!"

"A great plan!" Sun Zhenbang slapped the cannonball box and shouted loudly, "Yes, that's it, let's just fight to the death. As for how much food is left in the pot, it depends on the luck of the little devils in the encirclement." !"

"The combat staff, immediately convey the order of the theater headquarters to the troops. Except for the blocking troops in Qilaotu Mountain and Nuluerhu Mountain, the troops in the east, north and west directions should advance steadily. , Gradually compress the battlefield space of the Kwantung Army troops, and focus on artillery and armored troops, and let them bomb the little devils!" Sun Zhenbang ordered loudly.

(To be continued)