Age of Rebirth

It was nothing more than a coincidence that it was just a coincidence that at around twelve o'clock midnight, according to the order of the theater headquarters, the artillery groups of the independent division Ximan, which moved its position forward overnight, had all been in place in the east, north, and west directions. After more than an hour of intense preparation, the shelling position was built, and then, in the dark night, the muzzle of the black hole slowly raised, pointing into the encirclement.

At this time, a large number of Kwantung Army troops assembled in the direction of Qinglonggou were still on their way to the assembly point. On the opposite side of the Wang Qingshan Department of the First Brigade of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps on the blocking line in the southern mountainous area, two field troops The Japanese artillery unit of the Artillery Brigade was also ready to fire at any time. The brigade commander Wang Qingshan had no knowledge of all this.

At around [-]:[-] in the morning, the reports of each artillery group's preparations arrived at the theater headquarters one after another. Sun Zhenbang clenched his hands a few times, with a burning light in his eyes, and said to Yuan Jinghao: "Commander Yuan, you should give the order. !"

Yuan Jinghao smiled and said to Jing Zhanqi, Chief of Staff Jing Zhanqi, "Chief of Staff Jing, give the order, let's start!"

The quiet night is no longer silent, and the thunder-like loud noise suddenly exploded. In the dark night, the earth trembled violently. The supreme commander of the Kwantung Army Ximan area who had finished his prayer homework, the commander of the third army Lieutenant General Tosa, startled by the violent explosion, looked at his watch hurriedly. It was only about [-]:[-] in the morning, and there was still an hour and a half before the scheduled breakout time. Why did the shelling start?

"Chief of Staff Akutagawa, what's going on? The scheduled breakout time hasn't arrived yet, why are there gunfire? Who gave the order to fire ahead of time?" Lieutenant General Tosa asked sternly with fierce eyes.

Chief of Staff Akutagawa is also confused. He ordered the artillery in the direction of Qinglonggou to fire without authorization. Outside the headquarters, no one in the military headquarters has the potential and courage! The headquarters never issued such an order!" Seeing Lieutenant General Tosa's almost cannibalistic eyes, he hurriedly replied.

"Huh?" Lieutenant General Tosa glanced suspiciously at his chief of staff.I believed his words, "He doesn't even have the guts!" I didn't give the order to fire, and neither did Chief of Staff Akutagawa. Several other army commanders couldn't command their own field artillery brigade. Where did the sound of the artillery come from? Come?

"Could it be...?" Lieutenant General Tosa's expression changed drastically, and he hurried to the entrance of the cave. As soon as he got out of the cave, he was stunned by what he saw immediately.In the dark night, the cannonballs, like a meteor shower, dragged a shining tail flame, pierced the night sky, with piercing screams.Plunging headlong to the ground, he looked over from where he was standing, and saw the flames of shells exploding everywhere.

In the flames, there were Kwantung Army soldiers who were caught off guard, running in panic, and further away, there were bursts of flames.The flickering flickering, reflected half of the sky red, Lieutenant General Tosa, who had experienced many battles, knew that it was the fire from the muzzle of a large-scale artillery group, and.Not just one direction, except for the south where there is no movement, the other three directions are the same.

Lieutenant General Tosa immediately understood what happened. "The plan was exposed, and the secret breakout operation was discovered by the independent division!" His head went "buzz!", blank, cold sweat flowed down uncontrollably, and he fell to the ground. Pain like a broken tailbone.

Chief of Staff Akutagawa, who was following behind, was also stunned. The flying shells dazzled his eyes, pointed at the flashes of explosions everywhere, and stammered, "Commander, this, this..." For a moment, he forgot to lift Lieutenant General Tosa who had fallen to the ground.

I don't know where the energy came from, Lieutenant General Tosa turned over and got up, in the flames from the shell explosion, his face was ashen and ugly, his eyes shone with despair, and he grabbed Chief of Staff Akutagawa by the neck The son shouted hysterically: "Baga! I still don't understand, our actions have been exposed, hurry up! Immediately order the artillery in the direction of Qinglonggou to bombard the blocking positions of the independent division troops immediately, hurry up!"

The large-caliber heavy artillery groups in the three directions of the participating troops in the Ximan theater continuously poured shells into the encirclement, while the artillery group composed of tanks and self-propelled artillery, accompanied by a large number of infantry, took advantage of high mobility to reach the enemy in the Kanto region. Near the army positions, the heavy artillery group fired at close range, but the tanks and self-propelled artillery groups that bombarded purposely discovered the problem immediately.

In the field fortifications temporarily built by the Kwantung Army, the number of Kwantung Army soldiers defending them was extremely small. With the flames of the shell explosion, the infantry commanders immediately noticed something abnormal. On the battlefield, these infantry commanders are all veterans who rolled over from the battlefield, their minds turned quite quickly, and they immediately reported the situation to the theater headquarters.

"Crack!" Sun Zhenbang slapped the telegram on the cannonball box, "Commander Yuan, no wonder I'm restless, the little devil is definitely going to break through, hahaha! It's the bad luck for the little devil, the cannonball was not in vain. !"

Yuan Jinghao frowned, and said unhurriedly: "Commander Sun, it is basically certain that the Kwantung Army troops in the encirclement are trying to break out of the siege, and the focus is on the southern mountainous area. Our shelling has disrupted the Kwantung Army The deployment of the army, I think, it is time to dispatch the night flight fleet of the aviation force, and the focus of the bombing should be placed on the blocking line in the southern mountainous area. If everything goes well, we can launch a general offensive tomorrow evening!"

"Success!" Sun Zhenbang affirmed, "You, Commander Yuan, will handle the matter of contacting the air force!"

"Communication staff officer!" Sun Zhenbang turned his head and shouted: "Immediately send a telegram to Deputy Chief of Staff Han to remind him to pay attention to the Kwantung Army's breakout and ask about the situation on the battlefield!"

Perhaps it was the intuition brought by the battlefield after many years of military service. Major General Wang Qingshan, the commander of the First Brigade of the Outer Mongolia Field Corps, guarding the front line of Qinglonggou in Nuluerhu Mountain, sent away the deputy chief of staff of the theater, Han Guangqi, and returned to the brigade headquarters. I don't know why, but I just feel restless, lying on the lookout hole in the shelter, looking at the dark night in the north of Qinglonggou, and in the night, there are hills with blurred outlines, he muttered to himself, "Damn, what? What do you think is going to happen tonight?"

Everything was normal, but after Wang Qingshan thought about it, he still issued an order. Apart from leaving a small number of troops on the ground to monitor the movement of the Kwantung Army troops in the encirclement, each regiment left a battalion of troops to enter the underground shelter And the anti-battery hole, the remaining three battalions immediately retreated to the second line of defense!

Then, Wang Qingshan picked up the phone again and wanted to call the artillery group, "Is it the heavy artillery group? I am Wang Qingshan, and I ordered the heavy artillery group not to sleep tonight. After firing at the positions, no matter what price the heavy artillery group pays, they will immediately knock out the little devil's artillery positions for me!"

"... What? Provide fire support for the blocking position! I don't understand, don't worry about it, just keep an eye on it. If the second round of shells from the little devil falls on the forward position, Wu Xujiang, you The kid knows the consequences?"

Colonel Wu Xujiang, the head of the First Heavy Artillery Regiment of the First Brigade and the head of the brigade artillery group, couldn't help grinning, and hurriedly said: "It's the brigade commander, obey the order!"

After a short pause, Wu Xujiang said again: "Brigade Commander, are you nervous? You have fought all day during the day, but you haven't seen the little devil have artillery. At night, the little devil can still juggle and make a bunch of guns. Cannons? Brigadier, I have a suggestion, otherwise, just leave two heavy artillery battalions on duty, and the other battalions rest. After fighting all day, the soldiers are exhausted..."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Qingshan on the other end of the phone exploded immediately, roaring angrily: "Wu Xujiang, arrogant soldiers must be defeated, do you understand? I am nervous, and I will tell you that I would rather be nervous than negligent Careless, no matter how hard you work, it is better than being blown to the head by the shells of the little devils. If there is nothing wrong tonight, I will be the brigade commander!"

Before Wu Xujiang could explain, "Boom!" The phone on the other end was dropped, Wu Xujiang looked at the receiver and gave a wry smile. The brigade commander has such a fiery temper, and he dared not discount the execution of orders.

In the early hours of the morning, Wang Qingshan, who was lying in his clothes, had just faded away when a loud explosion sounded from afar, waking him up immediately. Lie down on the lookout hole to observe the situation.

In the dark night, the northern sky was reddened by the flames of the shell explosion. Wang Qingshan heaved a sigh of relief, "It wasn't the little devils who fired, but our troops shelled the little devils in the encirclement!"

"No!" Wang Qingshan immediately realized that the order for the general offensive had not yet been issued, and the blocking troops in the southern mountainous area had not received any orders. Why did the theater headquarters order shelling at night?Not normal!

Just as he was about to leave the lookout hole, he called Deputy Chief of Staff Han to ask, and saw a flash of fire in the north of Qinglonggou in the night. Immediately, countless bright spots flew over the sky and covered the sky, all with screams in an instant The sound was approaching, and there was a thunder-like loud noise, which was mixed into the original loud noise!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" A series of shells landed on the top of the brigade headquarters' shelter, shaking the soil "rustling" down, "Damn it!" Wang Qingshan cursed, "The little devil really has tricks!" !"

The shells from the artillery group of the Kwantung Army fell on the position of the first brigade. Less than 2 minutes later, from behind the position, there was a scream of shells piercing the air, "Wu Xujiang's reaction is not bad!" Wang said. Qingshan's heart fell to the ground immediately, and the brigade's heavy artillery group began to fight back!

After thinking for a while, Wang Qingshan walked towards a telephone.

(To be continued)