Age of Rebirth

"Conservative!" Regarding the suggestion of the deputy brigade commander Gao Jingkun, Liu Hongzhang did not hesitate to deny it. "This way of fighting can ensure that the troops will not be entangled by little devils, and it is also safe, but how big is the result? Small fights, I'm sorry for sending so many little devils to my door!"

Regarding the brigade commander's denial of his suggestion, Gao Jingkun's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't mean to become angry. After working with the brigade commander for more than a year, he has already understood Liu Hongzhang's temper, and he has a straightforward personality. He is used to saying whatever he wants. Well, if you cure your anger with him, you can piss yourself off to death!

Seeing the suggestion of the deputy brigade commander, it was rejected, and the rest of the officers were silent. In fact, in the hearts of the first brigade and regiment level officers, they still preferred the deputy brigade commander's style of play. Said, just the number of little devils who retreated made me dizzy when I heard it. There were 50 to 8000 people, and the first brigade only had more than [-] people. Will there be a frontal attack?

Ignoring the officers' eyes, Liu Hongzhang said: "However, the deputy brigade commander's style of play still has merits, that is, to be conservative, to deploy troops along both sides of the road, to lengthen the interception line as much as possible, and to give up I never thought that the blocking tactics in Tekan Town could be used!" "From the south of Antekan Town, on the road leading to Temple Street, a large number of landmines and explosives must be laid in large quantities. For minefields with a length of more than [-] kilometers, the task of laying mines and explosives will be carried out by the engineer battalion of the brigade and the engineer companies of each regiment, and we will start immediately!"

"It's a fool not to use the ready-made favorable terrain. Relying on Antekan Town. Form the first blocking line..." The officers who participated in the meeting were stunned at that time, and their heads were foggy. water.You put the infantry on both sides of the road. Are there any troops available in the town?

"What are you staring at me for?" Liu Hongzhang said dissatisfied, "Ten kilometers north of Antekan Town, there are two self-propelled artillery regiments and a rocket launcher battalion. Why didn't I put the artillery group in the town?" "My request is that the above-mentioned artillery unit, after the Japanese artillery reconnaissance, immediately move forward to the north of the town to carry out sudden artillery fire on the little devil. Assault, two to ten minutes is enough, we must evacuate quickly, the artillery of the little devil is not a vegetarian, the reaction is very fast, let's not suffer that disadvantage!"

"Two heavy artillery regiments belonging to the brigade and the artillery battalions of each regiment form the second batch of firepower strike groups. After the first batch of artillery shelling is completed, the shelling will begin immediately. The shelling time is also 10 minutes. Then, the two A self-propelled artillery regiment and a rocket artillery battalion will use artillery fire to cover the retreat of the second batch of artillery groups, and so on, with a route of more than [-] kilometers, we can launch three or five artillery fire raids!"

"Brigade Commander, the self-propelled artillery regiment and the rocket artillery battalion are easy to talk about, and they are flexible, but the heavy artillery group is not easy to handle. In case the Japanese army quickly catches up, we don't even have enough time to move the artillery positions. Besides, we have been going all the way. If you retreat, you cannot guarantee that you will not be entangled by the little devils, and you will continue to retreat like this, it is dangerous!" Liu Chenglin, chief of staff of the brigade, said worriedly.

What Liu Chenglin said was also what the officers who attended the meeting said they were worried about. Liu Hongzhang smiled slyly, "The highly mobile artillery group, covering the heavy artillery group, can make a difference in time. It is important that we grasp the rhythm and not be entangled by little devils." , don’t forget about Cheng Lin, and the infantry on both sides. They can’t stop causing trouble for the little devil. All the artillery groups have been retreating, and they have been withdrawn directly to the position of the second brigade. If this is the case, our artillery Qun, you can still continue to win battles, don’t you think so?”

The officers all burst into laughter, and finally understood the intention of the brigade commander. The artillery group's mobile operation is also a pioneering work. The deputy brigade commander Gao Jingkun said: "Let's send four artillery soldiers to the second brigade commander Ouyang out of thin air. It’s too late for him to be happy with the addition of a rocket artillery battalion to the regiment!"

"Yes, that's the reason. The meeting will be adjourned immediately, and the heads of the regiments will go back and prepare immediately. I guess, the little devil is not far away from us!" Liu Hongzhang said loudly.

The main force of the Japanese Far East Dispatch Army came to the golden cicada to escape its shell, leaving two armies to cover. After starting to retreat, it was smooth at first, but later, troubles came. Vehicles were blown up all over the sky, and the minefields were not concentrated and contiguous, with landmines buried in nowhere, but it was hard for the Japanese engineers and soldiers to explore the road almost inch by inch.

Even so, they still couldn't avoid the minefields, and the rumbling explosions almost accompanied the marching troops. The worst thing was the engineers who were detecting landmines.

The troubles encountered by the front troops were quickly reported to Prince Zairen, and his heart sank suddenly, "There are indications that the commander of the independent division has sent troops to fight on the road from Temple Street to Magadan." , to stop it, that is to say, the Imperial Far East dispatched troops will fight all the way there, damn Chinese people!" Zai Ren cursed viciously.

In normal times, an army of more than 40 people, even with the blocking of independent divisions, can completely push through. The Chinese devil, Tang Qiuli, would never use hundreds of thousands of blocking troops, but the situation is different now , more than 100 million independent division troops were chasing after them, biting them tightly, and the rear guard troops were blocking them at all times. The longer the delay, the more unfavorable it is to oneself.

"Chief of staff, where is the front?" Prince Zairen asked the chief of staff, Major General Yamada.

Chief of Staff Yamada replied: "Commander, the only road ahead is the only way to enter the Zhugezhu Mountains - Antekan Town, there is no other road to go!"

"Antekan Town?" Prince Zairen pondered for a while, and ordered: "Order Mizuno Kenji, the commander of the avant-garde third army, to open the passage to the Zhugezhu Mountain Range at the fastest speed, and meet the independent division. Blocking by troops, attack at any cost!"

"Commander, do you suspect that there will be blocking troops from the Independent Division in Antekan?" Chief of Staff Yamada asked.

There was a faint glint in Prince Zairen's eyes, and he said, "Mr. Yamada, it's not doubt, but affirmation. There is no reason for the Chinese people not to block us before we enter the first pass of the Zhugezhu Mountain Range, and , the blocking will be quite strong!"

Lieutenant General Mizuno Kenji, the commander of the Third Army who received the order from Prince Zain, entrusted the task of occupying Antekan Town to the No.40 Fifth Division. The Third Army is the vanguard of the Far East Expedition Army, No.40 The Fifth Division is the vanguard of the Third Army.

Lieutenant General Tsuruta Chiyou, the head of the division, was very angry. Most of the landmines planted by Liu Hongzhang’s brigade were enjoyed by the No.40 Fifth Division, and they were blown up. According to preliminary statistics, more than 30 trucks were lost. More than 3000 people were killed or injured, and one and a half alliances were gone!

Now, Lieutenant General Tsuruta Ikeyou is less than five kilometers away from Antekan Town, observing the dark town. The town is small, located between two mountains, and the only road is blocked. From the telescopic lens, you can see that there is no light in the town. The order of the army headquarters said that there is an independent division in the town. The No. 40 Fifth Division must quickly occupy it at any cost. the town.

Looking at the mountains on both sides, Lieutenant General Tsuruta gave up on sending infantry and rounded out from both sides to encircle the town of Antekan. Within a few hours, the soldiers could not climb the mountains on both sides, wasting time, divisions Behind is the main force of the dispatched army, so there must be no delay here!

When Lieutenant General Tsuruta Chiyou was thinking about a solution, suddenly, there was a scream in the air, "Boom boom boom!" More than a hundred mortar shells slammed into the No.40 Fifth Division queue. A few shells exploded not far from Lieutenant General Tsuruta, and the mud and gravel blown up caused him pain all over his body and his face was ashamed.

"Baga! Damn Chinese soldiers!" Lieutenant General Tsuruta cursed viciously, distracted. No.40 Fifth Division, the avant-garde unit, was quite unlucky. The Regimental Artillery Wing set up field artillery and blasted for a while. After the infantry rushed up, they only saw empty craters, not even the shadow of the soldiers of the Independent Division.

Lieutenant General Tsuruta did not dare to send infantry in pursuit. Behind the Far East Expeditionary Army, there were more than 100 million independent division troops chasing. The chasing troops might be eaten by the independent division troops behind!

After knocking off the dirt on his body, Lieutenant General Tsuruta ordered: "The Division Field Artillery Regiment, immediately concentrate all the artillery fire and blow up the town of Antekan. Even if there are blocking troops from the independent division, under the fierce artillery fire, There will be no bones left!"

"Boom boom boom!" The shells fired by the Japanese artillery, trailing dark red flames and screaming, landed in the town of Antekan. In an instant, the town was enveloped in a sea of ​​flames. About ten kilometers north of Kan Town, in front of a self-propelled artillery, directly under the Corps