Age of Rebirth

In the hidden department of the Japanese 130th Fifth Regiment, Colonel Kobayashi Kobayashi was lying in front of the lookout hole, looking at his forward position, submerged in the stormy shelling, trembling in his heart. He had served in the Imperial Army for many years, I also participated in the battle against the British and American Allied Forces in the capture of Australia, but I have never seen such a fierce artillery firepower of a Chinese Independent Division, which is only the size of a brigade. ,

"Bullying people!" Colonel Kobayashi lamented in his heart. The artillery shelling of the Independent Division stopped, and the forward position was in a mess. Even in the hidden department, Colonel Kobayashi could see that the bunkers and bunkers were overturned and the broken bricks were rotten. The tiles are everywhere, and the trenches are no longer visible.

He swallowed, and immediately said to the combat staff around him: "Order, the frontline troops immediately retreat to the city, and the artillery brigade is ready to shell!"

Although he gave the order to withdraw the troops in the forward position, Colonel Kobayashi knew in his heart that the two infantry brigades he had deployed in the forward position consisted of more than 500 people. More, insist on 24 hours, if you continue to fight like this, you can't even hold on for two hours.

The only way is to fight street battles with the Chinese Independent Division, and drag it on for as long as it can. Besides, the strengthened artillery brigade, which did not dare to show up, should be able to cause a certain degree of damage to the attacking Chinese Independent Division .

As the shelling stopped, the battlefield fell silent. However, the ground felt trembling immediately, and amidst the gunpowder smoke that had not yet dissipated, there was the dull roar of engines, and tanks of the independent division.From the smoke, the steel car body is exposed.Thick barrel.

Kobayashi Dazuo raised his binoculars, trembling again.Why are there still a large number of tanks? This is a brigade-level combat unit of the China Independent Division?He closed his eyes, resigned to fate.

"Boom boom boom!" The Japanese artillery brigade fired, and the sparse shells fell on the tank column, blowing up clouds of smoke and dust. The shells of the Japanese 75mm caliber mountain artillery were not at all for the tanks equipped by the independent division's armored soldiers. What a threat.The shell fragments hit the tank, just wiped off a little paint, but it still poses a certain threat to the infantry accompanying the tank attack.

"Hmm!" Liu Hongzhang was surprised, frowning slightly. The little devil still has artillery, "Order the artillery group to kill the artillery of the little devil. If any more shells fall into the attacking troops, you will want to go!" He said to Liu Chenglin beside him roared.

The disproportionate artillery battle, within ten minutes, exposed the position of the Japanese artillery positions, and was immediately hit by hundreds of large-caliber heavy artillery shells.Engulfed by the flames and smoke from the explosion, the Japanese artillery really fired a second round of shells.Didn't have time to call out.

A strengthened artillery brigade that Colonel Kobayashi had hoped for did not affect the progress of the battle at all.The roar of the tanks crushed the forward positions of the Japanese army that had passed through the floating soil and covered their feet.Rushing into the city, at the same time, the troops attacking Royhill from the west also broke through the front line positions of the Japanese army and rushed into the city.

"Less than an hour is not too fast!" Liu Hongzhang, who received the report, said lightly, "Cheng Lin, the brigade headquarters will enter the city immediately, and order the troops to quickly eliminate the remnants of the enemy. The telegram from the headquarters is probably coming. !"

Liu Hongzhang obviously imagined the final stage of the battle to capture Royhill City to be relatively simple. Two hours later, the battle was still going on, and the gunshots kept coming and going, and the regiments ordered to report, "The Japanese army gave up frontal resistance and used the buildings in the city to attack the enemy." Objects and other complex terrain, blocking our army from all directions!"

"Because the roads are narrow and heavy equipment can't pass through, our army started a street battle with the Japanese army. The casualties of the troops have increased. In a short time, the battle cannot be ended. I request the brigade to change the stipulated time for ending the battle!"

"The commander of the little devil is an experienced veteran! Use the terrain in the city to offset our firepower advantage!" Liu Hongzhang said after receiving the report.

Liu Chenglin said: "Brigade Commander, it may be difficult to achieve a quick battle. Street fighting requires a long period of entanglement, and heavy equipment is useless. Time is not good for us! The goal of severely injuring the Japanese army is basically achieved. Is it possible? Consider, the troops withdraw from the battle?"

"It's not my Liu Hongzhang's temper to eat a half-baked meal!" Liu Hongzhang said with a sneer, "A Royhill City can still make me give up halfway!"

There was a cold light in Liu Hongzhang's eyes, and he said to Liu Chenglin: "Order, two tank regiments and self-propelled artillery regiments, the regiments belong to the artillery battalion, with two artillery and tanks as one unit, and the infantry units are divided into platoons as units." , mixed with pain and self-propelled artillery to form a combat team, and wherever Japanese soldiers are found hiding, they will be greeted with shells, don't be too scruples!"

"Tell the regiment commanders to use their brains more when fighting, and to fight street fights with little devils without using tanks and artillery. Is it stupid? This is not in the country, let's fight freely! It can be covered by artillery fire!"

This is Liu Hongzhang's temper. Doesn't the little devil want to fight in the streets? Dozens of shells smashed in and flattened the buildings. Let's see what you use to fight in the streets. As for the people in the city of Royhill Residents are not in his consideration, anyway, they are not in the country, and they don't feel bad if they are broken!

The sound of the guns that had been silenced began to roar again. In every corner of the city of Royhill, black smoke was blown up. After the attacking independent division troops changed their combat methods, Japanese soldiers scattered in every corner of the city to resist, a catastrophe It is imminent, even if you just fired a shot, it will attract a few or even a dozen tank shells or heavy shells, blowing up the hiding place in a mess, even if the Japanese soldiers are not directly killed, they will be collapsed buildings, buried alive in the ruins.

The combination of infantry and artillery, and the tactics of point-by-point clearing, were very effective. The casualties of the Japanese army increased rapidly. There were no more than 2000 people in the first place. People, there are less than 2000 people left, that's enough to explode like this!

Colonel Kobayashi was completely desperate. He relied on the buildings in the city for street fighting, but these Chinese soldiers were really ruthless. They bombarded the tanks and almost wiped Royhill off the map. The sound of soldiers, the shouts of Chinese soldiers, and the sound of tank tracks crushing broken bricks and tiles were approaching his wing headquarters.

If they don't evacuate, the entire regiment headquarters will be taken away. Mr. Kobayashi issued an order to transfer the regiment headquarters. Dozens of Japanese officers and soldiers ran out of the regiment headquarters at the risk of cannon fodder. It hit four tanks and hundreds of soldiers of the Independent Division head-on, not too far away.

Colonel Kobayashi watched the four tanks, and the turrets rotated rapidly. Immediately, there were several loud bangs, flames spewed out from the black muzzle, and the screaming sound quickly rang in Colonel Kobayashi's ears, "Boom boom boom!" There was a loud noise, and clouds of dust were blown up, and several huge craters appeared on the ground. Colonel Kobayashi and a dozen officers and soldiers could no longer see any traces of their existence.

Afterwards, the parallel machine guns on the tank roared wildly, covering the remaining Japanese officers and soldiers in a rain of bullets, and fell a pile of corpses. The tanks and infantry of the independent division continued to attack and advance. None of the soldiers thought that, The group of Japanese troops killed just now was the 130th Fifth Regiment of the Japanese Army defending the city of Royhill. All officers, including the captain of the Dazuo Regiment, were all wiped out.

The battle to annihilate the Japanese army in the city of Royhill was delayed by nearly two hours compared to the original schedule. However, Liu Hongzhang, who was already standing in the center of the city, looked at the city that was almost in ruins, and did not blame his subordinates. As a regiment leader, fighting street battles is a job that cannot be rushed.

"Chenglin, order the troops to gather and count the casualties. The work is done and we should go!" Liu Hongzhang said to Chief of Staff Liu Chenglin. At this moment, a plane flew by in the air. Aircraft of their own troops.

Putting up the awning, looking at the planes in the sky, Liu Hongzhang said suspiciously: "Cheng Lin, didn't we call the air force for reinforcements?"

"No!" Liu Chenglin replied.

At this time, the radio station of the communications department of the brigade headquarters rang a call, "I am the pilot of the third reconnaissance aircraft brigade of the Air Force of the Australian Theater Command. Brigadier Hongzhang, there is an important enemy report!"

"Hey! Contact me directly! Enemy situation?" Liu Hongzhang was greatly surprised, picked up the communicator, and said: "I am Liu Hongzhang, please tell me what's the matter!"

"Report to Brigadier Liu. After reconnaissance, it was found that a large number of Japanese troops were targeting Royhill in the north, east and west of Royhill. Among them, the Japanese troops in the east and west were about 1 About 2 people, the strength of the Japanese army in the north is about [-] to [-] people, and all Japanese troops, a small part of them marched mechanized, and most of them marched on foot!"

"Damn it, the little devil is really here!" Liu Hongzhang muttered, and then asked: "Which little devil is the closest to Roy Hill?"

"The Japanese army in the western direction is now about [-] kilometers away from Royhill City, and its vanguard is about [-] kilometers ahead of the main Japanese army. The remaining two Japanese troops are about [-] kilometers away from Royhill City. The enemy's situation The report is over!" It seems that this reconnaissance pilot is an extremely experienced veteran, and he can speak concisely and clearly explain the enemy's situation in a few words.

"Thank you brother, you are my Liu Hongzhang's eyes in the sky! I will ask the Air Force Command for your credit!" Liu Hongzhang put down the communicator, and when he saw a reconnaissance plane, he shook the wings a few times and headed towards Fly west.

Liu Hongzhang pulled over the map, glanced at it a few times quickly, his eyes sparkled with excitement, and said to Liu Chenglin: "Chenglin, I'm going to make another big one. I'll take the little devils from the West Road. Already!"

(to be continued) (to be continued...)