Age of Rebirth

The two field corps of the Independent Division on the Far East battlefield were separated by more than 50 Japanese troops dispatched to the Far East. After fighting for a few days and eating up more than 4 Japanese troops, they finally joined forces on the Temple Street battlefield.

Bullet craters everywhere, Liu Tiehan’s armored command vehicle was parked on the battlefield, he stood outside the vehicle, looking around, there were fragmented corpses of Japanese soldiers everywhere, Zhao Yuhe’s armored command vehicle came quickly with smoke and dust .

Liu Tiehan rushed to meet him, Zhao Yuhe quickly jumped out of the car, ran over in a few steps, and raised his hand to salute, "Deputy Commander Liu, Zhao Yuhe, acting commander of the corps directly under the Independent Division, come to report, please give instructions to Deputy Commander Liu! "

"Yuhe, we are old acquaintances, there is no need to be formal! From Outer Mongolia to the Far East, Yuhe has worked hard!" Liu Tiehan said with a smile after returning the gift.

Zhao Yuhe smiled and said, "Deputy Commander, it's not hard work, but you have been fighting against Zai Ren's troops in the Far East. The troops in the Eastern Command are even harder than the corps directly under it!"

"Hahaha!" Liu Tiehan laughed and said, "Okay, let's stop bragging about each other. Yuhe, directly under the corps, came all the way from afar. Are there any specific difficulties in the long-distance march of hundreds of kilometers?" Zhao Yuhe also You are welcome, and said: "Yes, there is a shortage of ammunition and supplies. My several heavy artillery brigades have three bases for the existing artillery shells, which are only enough to maintain a small-scale battle. The ammunition of each brigade is running low. , especially tanks and armored vehicles, as well as fuel for motor vehicles, are in urgent need! The marching rations of the soldiers are only enough to last three days, so I hope that Deputy Division Commander Liu will provide supplies for the corps directly under him!"

"This is not a problem!" Liu Tiehan said straightforwardly, "The east point is backed by Outer Mongolia and Chita, and the supply line is unobstructed, let alone one of your corps. Even if there are two or three corps, I, Liu Tiehan, can afford it !"

"Chief of Staff Yu!" Liu Tiehan shouted loudly, pointing eastward to Chief of Staff Yu Guanghan.He hurried over to say hello to Zhao Yuhe.With Liu Tiehan's order.

Liu Tiehan said: "Chief of Staff, immediately order the head of the Logistics Department of the East Pointer to contact the logistics department of the Corps directly under it, and provide all ammunition, materials, and fuel supplies. It must be completed in the shortest possible time. It will be undertaken by the East Finger Logistics Department!"

"Yuhe. Sit in the car, I want to hear your plan for the next step!" Liu Tiehan said, seeing a lieutenant colonel officer who was inseparable from Zhao Yuhe, he was a little puzzled, "This Is...?" He looked at Wu Zhenmin and asked. "Oh! Deputy division commander, this is Lieutenant Colonel Wu Zhenmin, the acting chief of staff directly under the corps, and he is still serving as the deputy director of the division's staff department!" Zhao Yuhe introduced concisely.

"Wu Zhenmin! Impressive!" Liu Tiehan said thoughtfully, "Then Chief of Staff Wu, let's sit in my car together!" Wu Zhenmin was not pretentious, and went with Zhao Yuhe.Got into Liu Tiehan's armored command vehicle.

"Yuhe! Now the focus of the battlefield has shifted, and the main force of the Japanese Far East dispatched army is withdrawing to the direction of Magadan. The war of attrition has turned into a pursuit war. What advice do you want?" Liu Tiehan asked straight to the point.

Zhao Yuhe said succinctly: "We have a total of more than 120 million troops in one place, and there is no suitable terrain along the road from Temple Street to Magadan. Let us deploy so many troops to pursue and encircle. , This pursuit battle. The force used should not exceed ten brigades. In addition, I have a plan!"

"What plan. Tell me!" Liu Tiehan asked with great interest.

Zhao Yuhe said: "Except for the ten brigade troops that were chasing the Japanese army head-on, all the troops of Dongzhi and the directly subordinate corps left their heavy equipment in Temple Street, then advanced lightly, detoured from the two wings, and rushed in front of the retreating Japanese army. Surround the Japanese army as much as possible on the way of retreat, and encircle as much as possible, because our troops are sufficient. In this way, even if Zairen retreats to Magadan, there will not be too many remaining troops. As the deputy division commander, you are in Magadan. Create favorable conditions to encircle and annihilate Japan's dispatched troops to the Far East!"...

"In addition, we can coordinate the air forces to carry out uninterrupted bombing to slow down the retreat speed of the Japanese army. If it goes well, our troops that outflank the two wings can reach Magadan earlier than the Japanese army!"

"I agree!" As soon as Zhao Yuhe's voice fell, Liu Tiehan immediately made a decision. They are all veterans on the battlefield, and the stakes are clear at a glance. The Corps has already divided its troops into six brigades, and it is not appropriate to reduce its strength any further!"

Of course, Zhao Yuhe didn't have any objections. After a moment of silence, Liu Tiehan suddenly said: "Yuhe, judging from the current situation on the battlefield, it's a little bit beyond my original expectation. It seems that what I made at the beginning was to send Japan to the Far East. It is too conservative to entangle in the front line of Temple Street, gradually consume its troops, and finally encircle and wipe out the war of attrition!"

"If the corps directly under it arrived at Temple Street and formed a two-sided attack on the Japanese army, it would immediately start an east-west attack. With our absolutely superior force, it would not be a problem to defeat the Japanese army. It is much better than chasing the Japanese army now!"

"Or, accept your suggestion and send troops to go directly to Magadan, cutting off Zairen's other retreat route and making him nowhere to go. It won't be the current situation!"

Zhao Yuhe smiled and didn't say anything. It's useless to argue about things that have passed. Tactics have their own advantages, and they can't say that their own tactics are 20% correct. For the long-distance attack on Magadan, only the corps directly under it is in the best position. However, After the large-scale division of troops, the remaining troops of the directly subordinate corps were no more than 50 troops. On the front line of Temple Street, could the continuous attacks of more than [-] Japanese troops be blocked?

Zhao Yuhe couldn't guarantee that, or if the Japanese army's attack was blocked, the casualty price paid by the direct corps would be astonishing, but the conversation between the two corps commanders shocked Wu Zhenmin's heart.

Wu Zhenmin did not expect that Deputy Commander Liu, who is the second person in the Independent Division, would admit so frankly that his tactics were conservative, or in front of two subordinates, how much courage and openness it would take. Originally, in Wu Zhenmin's heart, it was There are some questions about the tactics used in the Far East campaign, and they need to be presented to the supreme commander of the Far East battlefield, including Zhao Yuhe's previously proposed tactics. Now, Wu Zhenmin dismissed this idea.

"Yuhe, the six brigades that are directly under the corps to block along the way will be under a lot of pressure. I don't want the troops to block too hard. The Japanese army who fled is like a flood that has burst a bank. The front is blocked and there are many dangers , not to mention the huge disparity in military strength!" Liu Tiehan broke the silence and said, with a hint of worry in his tone.

Zhao Yuhe smiled and said relaxedly: "Deputy Commander Liu, I have ordered the interception troops along the way to do what they can, with the main purpose of slowing down the Japanese army's retreat speed and consuming the Japanese army's strength. They will not fight for casualties! "

"That's good!" Liu Tiehan was relieved, "Staff, tell the cooking team to prepare the meals. I will have a good get-together with Chief of Staff Zhao and Chief of Staff Wu!"

Don't look at Zhao Yuhe's easy-going words, but in fact he is also worried in his heart. The six brigade commanders he sent out are all ruthless characters who will beat the devil to death when they see the little devil. Although the order is to intercept and delay , but it's really hard to say when they really fight?

Antekan, about [-] kilometers away from the northeast of Temple Street, is a small town with less than [-] households. It is adjacent to the Sea of ​​Okhotsk to the east. To the north is the only way to Magadan - Zhuge A mountain pass in the Erzhu Mountains, a wide and curved dirt road, passed through the middle of the small town fairly flat. The small town is located among the mountains. Because of the war, the residents of the small town have long since run away. , this is the first pass to enter the Zhugezhu Mountains, and the brigade headquarters of the First Brigade of the Independent Division directly under the Corps is located here.

Major General Liu Hongzhang, the brigade commander, Colonel Gao Jingkun, the deputy brigade commander, Colonel Liu Chenglin, the brigade chief of staff, and the heads of the four mechanized infantry regiments, the two heavy artillery regiments, the thunder rocket artillery battalion commander, and the commanders of other auxiliary units Officers, more than 30 people are crowded in an ordinary house, facing a large military map on the wall, and are studying this battle, how should we fight it?

A gust of cold and strong sea wind blew through the dilapidated door and blew out the candles in the house, "Guard, bring more flashlights!" Liu Hongzhang shouted in a rough voice, and soon, more than ten The light of a flashlight illuminates the dilapidated house.

Liu Hongzhang glanced at the officers, his eyes gleamed like hungry wolves who hadn't eaten meat for a few days, and then said: "Received the notification that the Japanese Far East Dispatch Army has withdrawn from Temple Street. Orders are volleys and delays. Everyone knows that there are 50 to [-] little devils retreating from the direction of Temple Street. Get over it with ease!"

"I, Liu Hongzhang, don't have a big appetite. I swallowed 50 to [-] little devils in one gulp, and I don't have such a good mouth. No matter what, I have to keep [-] to [-] little devils. Okay, let's talk about it later. How can I cut the most without hurting the knife?"

Seeing the brigade commander's eyes, the officers all knew that so many retreating Japanese troops moved the brigade commander's heart. Deputy brigade commander Gao Jingkun said: "Brigade commander, the location of our brigade is the only way for the retreating Japanese troops. , is still the first pass, so it will inevitably be attacked by the Japanese army the most violently, and a frontal interception is absolutely not advisable, otherwise, the whole brigade will be overwhelmed by the Japanese army!"

"Therefore, my opinion is to give up the blocking in the town of Antekan, deploy all the troops in battalion units along both sides of the road, try to lengthen the interception line, give full play to our firepower advantage, and peel off layers of , Once the Japanese army launches an attack on our two wings, the troops will withdraw immediately, follow along the two wings, find an opportunity, and fight again, this is the safest way to fight!"

(To be continued)