Age of Rebirth

On the Qinglonggou battlefield, which is only more than ten kilometers wide, more than [-] Kwantung Army soldiers almost filled the entire area. The mixed night flight fleet of the Grand Division was a disaster for them. A heavy bomb exploded on the ground, It can almost take away the lives of dozens of Kwantung Army soldiers. The sea of ​​​​people tactics, in the face of flames and steel, looks very small and powerless.

Following the positions of the two field artillery brigades of the Third Army of the Kwantung Army, under the overwhelming bombing bombardment, the artillery turned into piles of broken parts, and the artillery of the Kwantung Army became mutilated corpses , the suppressed artillery group of the first brigade has finally recovered and can provide artillery support to the forward positions!

Colonel Wu Xujiang, head of the first heavy artillery regiment of the brigade and head of the artillery group of the brigade, spat out the mud in his mouth, pulled the gauze covering one eye, and ordered viciously: "Attention all artillery groups, adjust the coordinates, Immediately intercept and bombard the Kwantung Army's charge formation!"

The heavy artillery, which had been silent for less than 3 minutes, roared again, Wu Xujiang was a little dizzy, the wound on his head, the blood oozing, warmly flowed to his face, a piece of shrapnel took away a piece of his head Flesh, if it is a few millimeters away, the commander of the first brigade artillery who commanded hundreds of large-caliber howitzers will be sacrificed on the ground!

"It's fucking unlucky, the brat's cannonballs are tough enough to bite off a piece of flesh. He has been fighting for many years, and he was wounded for the first time on the battlefield!" Wu Xujiang muttered, sitting cross-legged by the side of a large bomb crater On the way, he took out a cigarette, lit it comfortably, and took a good puff, until now.Only then did he feel that his whole body was uncomfortable as if he had fallen apart.He thought to himself: "This time, my artillery group must have suffered a loss!"

The bombing and strafing of the aviation night flight group completely disintegrated the Kwantung Army's attack on the Qinglonggou line and the first brigade's blocking position. The army soldiers were so bombarded that they cried for their fathers and mothers.Rushing around.

An hour later, the two self-propelled artillery regiments that were reinforced also rushed to the front line of Qinglonggou and joined the bombardment of the Kwantung Army.Four infantry regiments transferred from the left and right wings of the first brigade rushed to the Qinglonggou battlefield. More than two hours later, the four brigades of the theater command to reinforce the blocking force in the southern mountainous area arrived at their positions, and the other two brigades arrived.It was immediately deployed on the front line of Qinglonggou.

So far, in the direction of the breakthrough chosen by the Ximan Kwantung Army—the Qinglonggou line, three mechanized infantry brigades, four infantry regiments, and two heavy artillery regiments have been assembled in the Ximan theater.The powerful forces and equipment of the three self-propelled artillery regiments formed an insurmountable gap.Blocking the Kwantung Army troops trying to break out of the encirclement, Tosa's attempt to tear open the encirclement in the southern part of Nuluerhu Mountain was completely shattered!

More than an hour later, after completing the bombing mission, the night flight mixed fleet of the aviation force returned. The artillery group of the first brigade also stopped shelling. There were only sporadic gunshots on the battlefield. Fire, bomb craters everywhere, no gunpowder smoke, and more than 2 Kwantung Army soldiers, fragmented corpses and a strong smell of blood!

Wang Qingshan returned to the brigade headquarters. The commanders of the two mechanized brigades, the commanders of the four infantry regiments, and the commanders of the two self-propelled artillery regiments who came for reinforcements all rushed here, waiting to receive orders. The seventh brigade of the Outer Mongolian Field Corps The brigade commander, Major General Hasgetu, is an old comrade-in-arms with Wang Qingshan. When he saw him coming in, he greeted him with a smile: "Brigade Commander Wang, we have come to support you under the order of the theater command, and accept your request." command!"

Hasgetu saw the bandage on Wang Qingshan's arm at a glance, and said jokingly: "Good guy, your old Wang is now very powerful, commanding nearly ten thousand people, and almost catching up with the commander of the corps! Hey! Old Wang, you are injured, this is new, when will your tiger Wang be injured!"

Normally, Wang Qingshan would have joked with Hasgetu, but today he was not in such a mood, smiled lightly, and said: "I, Wang Qingshan, thank you for coming to support. Now, everyone returns to their respective Go to the troops and wait for my order. Right now, the [-]st Brigade has not been fired yet. I will not be polite when you need everyone. Artillery units, immediately report to Colonel Wu Xujiang, the artillery group leader of the [-]st Brigade, and wait for him The command!"

Everyone knows that the battle is not over yet. On the front line of Qinglonggou, there are at least 10,000+ troops of the Kwantung Army. They have no time to gossip, so they leave one after another. When Hasgetu left, he said to Wang Qingshan: "Old man Wang, my brigade is just behind you, less than fifteen kilometers away, don't hold on!"

The commanders of the reinforcements were all sent away. Wang Qingshan sat down on the shell box exhaustedly. The brigade chief of staff, Colonel Alslen, came over. "Chief of staff, have the casualties of the troops been counted?" He half-closed his eyes and asked .

The Chief of Staff of Als was a Mongolian man who was not more than 40 years old. He usually had a loud voice, but now his voice was a little hoarse. Shocking!"

Wang Qingshan suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Chief of Staff, tell me, I'm mentally prepared!"

"Preliminary statistics show that in just one hour or so of fighting, the brigade had a total of more than 8000 casualties, among which more than 5000 were killed!" Chief of Staff Alslen said.

"What?" Wang Qingshan's head buzzed, and he asked eagerly, "Where are the two heavy artillery regiments? How about casualties and losses?"

Chief of Staff Arslen replied: "The situation is even more serious, because our artillery group is the key target of the Kwantung Army's artillery. According to the report of the artillery group leader Wu, more than 500 artillerymen were injured or injured, and more than 70 artillery pieces were damaged!"

"Bang!" Wang Qingshan slammed heavily on the shell box, and said in a hoarse voice: "Chief of Staff, the casualties are heavy. In one hour of fighting, our casualties exceeded half, and the artillery lost three points." More than one, the first brigade is almost disabled! I, Wang Qingshan, have never fought such a disadvantageous battle!"

Chief of Staff Alslen, with a gloomy face, suggested: "Brigade Commander, the troops suffered too many casualties, and the troops in the blocking position are obviously insufficient. Should we transfer three regiments from the reinforcements to supplement the front-line positions? It is estimated that the Kwantung Army will not give up, and the next attack may start soon!"

Wang Qingshan is brave and good at fighting, and he likes to fight tough battles, but he is not a person who shows off his bravery. He nodded and said: "Okay, Chief of Staff, I would like to send the four infantry regiments transferred from the frontline headquarters to the frontline positions. The other two Brigade, stay put and stand by!"

In the cave where the headquarters of the Third Army of the Ximan Kwantung Army is located, Commander Tosa is leaning against the rock in silence, his face is pale and his eyes are closed. No one knows what the Commander is thinking?

The chief of staff, Major General Akutagawa, ran over in panic, "Report to Your Excellency, Commander, I received a telegram from General Takakura Yuo, Commander of the Fifth Army, in the direction of Qinglonggou. The attack did not open the channel, the Grand Division dispatched a large number of planes, and we suffered heavy losses!"

"Failure!" General Tosa murmured to himself as if in a dream, and his whole body instantly aged ten years, and he didn't even want to ask the reason for the failure. Army soldiers, there is no possibility of survival anymore, the result is already clear!

General Tosa smiled miserably, and struggled to get up. Several guards came to help him, but he did not refuse. When he reached the entrance of the cave, the sound of guns flooded him instantly. Shrouded in the flames of war.

Back in the cave again, General Tosa said to Chief of Staff Akutagawa: "Mr. Akutagawa, immediately send a telegram to General Takakura, the commander of the Fifth Army. I have decided to hand over the position of supreme commander of the Ximan Kwantung Army to Gao General Cang, from now on, all troops must obey the command of Commander Gao Cang!"

Looking at Chief of Staff Akutagawa, General Tosa continued: "Mr. Akutagawa, you lead the headquarters and move towards Qinglonggou immediately. Although the breakout failed, it is not without chance. Takakura-kun will command the troops and continue to attack!"

After finishing speaking, Tosa walked staggeringly into the depths of the cave, "Your Excellency, you can go with the headquarters! The situation of the war has not reached the point of no return!" Akutagawa shouted loudly, he already understood, General Tosa's plan.

The back of General Tosa hesitated for a moment, but then disappeared deep in the cave. Chief of Staff Akutagawa and dozens of officers from the headquarters were poked there like wooden stakes. After more than ten minutes, the captain of the Major Guard of the headquarters walked away. In front of Chief of Staff Akutagawa, he said with a choked voice, "Chief of Staff, Commander Tosa cut himself open in the most respectable way for a Yamato samurai!"

"The most decent way?" Chief of Staff Akutagawa repeated ironically and angrily, "Did your Excellency, Commander, leave a suicide note?"

Captain Shaozuo shook his head silently, and Chief of Staff Akutagawa sighed, and ordered: "The headquarters should move immediately and move closer to Qinglonggou. As for the body of Commander Tosa, leave it here, Captain, after the headquarters withdraws in a while." , you are responsible for blowing up the cave, Commander Tosa will be buried here, and he deserves to die!"

Chief of Staff Akutagawa led dozens of people from the Third Army Headquarters. He had just walked out of the cave when he saw with ashes on his face that dozens of tanks were opening the way ahead, followed by a large number of infantrymen of the Japanese Army Division, appearing in front of him!

In the light of dawn, the tank's black muzzle, the soldiers of the Grand Division, pointed their guns at dozens of Kwantung Army officers and soldiers, and looked into their eyes with a murderous look!

(To be continued)