Age of Rebirth

No matter why the head of the Uchiyama Brigade doesn't understand why, the tanks of the independent division have already rushed over, the ground trembled slightly with their tracks, and their own artillery is still building positions. In less than half an hour, they can't shoot shells. The artillery can fire, but judging by the size of the tanks of the independent division, I am afraid that the [-]mm caliber mountain guns equipped by the artillery regiment of the brigade can't do anything with these big steel objects!

"Baga!" Uchiyama brigade head scolded through gritted teeth, and then gave an order: "The first-line troops, after a little resistance, let the Chinese tanks come in, and each department immediately organizes a blasting team. The imperial warriors will not be afraid of the enemy. of!"

The head of the Uchiyama Brigade had the right idea. There were no anti-tank weapons, and the hastily built fortifications could not hide even one person. The artillery was not yet ready for shelling. The only way to lose the tanks of the independent division was, It is the flesh and blood of imperial soldiers, even if it is to exchange the lives of a dozen soldiers for a tank of an independent division, it is worthwhile. ,

The head of the Uchiyama brigade had a good idea and the tactics were right. Unfortunately, Liu Hongzhang had no intention of fighting the Japanese army at all. The tanks were in front and the self-propelled artillery was behind. As soon as the shells fell, the Japanese positions were immediately blown up into flames, smoke and dust, and the smoke filled the air. The corpses of Japanese soldiers, along with the dust from the explosion, flew into the air.

This was a one-sided shelling. The Japanese soldiers could only watch the shells fall, and they didn't even have a chance to go forward. After more than 20 minutes of shelling, the Japanese artillery finally fired. Tanks exploded.There was a blast of flames, but nothing more than wiped a little paint off the tank.What's wrong!

"Hey! The little devil still has artillery!" Liu Hongzhang clicked his tongue, "Order. The self-propelled artillery group, kill the artillery of the little devil!" Regardless of the caliber, range or power of the artillery, the 150mm mountain artillery equipped by the Japanese army , are not comparable to the [-]mm caliber self-propelled artillery equipped by the Independent Division. The large-caliber shells flew over and immediately submerged the Japanese artillery positions in a sea of ​​​​fire.

More than an hour later, with two salvos of a "Thunder" rocket battalion, the Japanese army's position was like a furnace of boiling molten iron. "Okay!" Liu Hongzhang shouted excitedly, looked at his watch, and ordered: "Order, the troops immediately leave the battle and retreat to the direction of Mount Vernon!"

Three battles a day, first eating more than 30 Japanese soldiers in the city of Royhill, then setting up an ambush at the Bruce Mountain Pass, almost completely annihilating a semi-mechanized wing of the Japanese army, and finally.Using fast and mobile tanks and self-propelled artillery, with a surprise attack style of attack, the main force of the No. [-] Ninth Brigade of the Japanese Army was severely injured, and finally retreated completely.

These three battles.Liu Hongzhang played extremely enjoyable, daring and adventurous, and this was under the circumstances that the three Japanese troops were encircled.Fighting three battles in a row, I guess.In the entire independent division, there are only a few brigade commanders.With the courage of Liu Hongzhang.

Another hour or so later, the two Japanese troops from the north and the east finally arrived at the city of Royhill. What they saw was a city that was almost in ruins, and the corpses of soldiers could be seen everywhere.

Then, a few kilometers away from the city of Royhill, I saw the battlefield after the bombardment, and the fragmented corpses of imperial soldiers on the battlefield, the imperial soldiers who were still alive but still in shock, and the distraught, with bandages on their arms and wrapped around their heads. Like a rice dumpling, Major General Uchiyama, head of the No.30 Ninth Brigade, whose face was smoky like a kid.

Seeing his colleagues, Major General Uchiyama was so ashamed that he almost passed out. After fighting for less than an hour, the No.30 Ninth Brigade not only lost a main field regiment, but also suffered a round of shells. According to statistics, the number of casualties reached Killed more than 30 people, and the No.[-] Ninth Brigade was beaten to half-mutilation, but they were beaten up without even seeing the enemy infantry. This battle was really useless!

The commanders of the three-way troops discussed it. The most active action should be to chase after the retreating independent division troops, but this is almost impossible. The independent division troops are all marching mechanized. Fifty kilometers away, with the current mechanized troops of the imperial army, it would be very difficult to catch up. Finally, I decided to stop at Royhill.

Because this encirclement operation was personally commanded by General Ito, the commander of the Imperial Australian Front, the results of the battle must be reported directly to His Excellency Commander Ito, but how to report is a difficult matter?

In the end, after repeated revisions and polishes by a lieutenant-general division head and two major-general brigade heads, the report was finally released. The attack of the fast mechanized troops of the Independent Division was repelled, but the casualties of the troops were also very heavy, all because the artillery fire and armored assault forces of the Independent Division of China were too fierce!"

"The enemy army took advantage of the quick action of the mechanized troops. Before the three-way encirclement of the imperial army was about to form, the enemy left the battlefield and fled to the south. Because the mechanized troops of the imperial army were very few, they did not pursue them. Now, the troops that were originally scheduled to encircle are gathered at the front line of Royhill City and are on standby, requesting the next action order!"

The report can only be written in this way, and it is basically in line with the facts. Otherwise, it cannot explain the fact that more than half of the No. 30 Ninth Brigade was lost. After receiving the report, General Ito was speechless for a while. It was destroyed like this, and thousands of people were lost. He couldn't tell what it was like in his heart.

My own plan to lure the enemy to go deep seems to be very unsuccessful. The attacking troops of the China Independent Division are only in the direction of Royhill. For this reason, I also left a bait for the regiment However, it failed in the end. The prey swallowed the bait and retreated.

"It's so cunning!" General Ito could only sigh, Roy Hill also left a deep impression on him, because after this battle, there will no longer be independent division troops hooked, he issued an order, "Everyone Detour troops along the way, immediately stand by and build fortifications, and do not take any offensive actions without the order of the front army headquarters!"

General Ito's plan to lure the enemy into the depths ended silently like this, and died halfway. Fortunately, he finally regained the area that the bastard Morishita lost before. Nearly one-third of the land area can be regarded as a little consolation !

The mechanized troop rolling over the iron stream crushed the desolate semi-Gobi landform in central Australia. In the armored command vehicle running, Liu Hongzhang, humming a little tune, ordered the vehicle radio to send two telegrams, one to Tang Qiusheng, the commander of the Australian theater, "reported to Deputy Division Commander Tang, directly under the fast pursuit column of the [-]st Brigade of the Corps, and wiped out a reinforced regiment of the Japanese defenders in Royhill City, with about [-] people."

"Afterwards, in the west of the city in the area of ​​Bruce Mountain Pass, two consecutive battles inflicted severe damage on a brigade of Japanese troops attempting to encircle our troops. The number of the Japanese troops is unknown. The casualties and equipment losses of our troops were extremely slight, and the Japanese troops did not dare to pursue them. , and now the troops are withdrawing to the direction of Mount Vernon, waiting for the next order from the headquarters!"

The second telegram was addressed to Liu Chenglin, chief of staff of the brigade. Liu Hongzhang knew that he, the chief of staff, was probably anxiously waiting for his news. The content of the telegram was of course full of Liu Hongzhang's characteristics, " Cheng Lin, this battle was really enjoyable, talking about meat, it was enjoyable! Okay, don't be so anxious, I am commanding the troops to retreat in the direction of Mount Vernon. Ben is ready to eat and drink, and wait for me to come back!"

After Tang Qiusheng read the telegram, he slapped the table and said to Yu Guanghan, the chief of staff: "Well, I guessed right, this Liu Hongzhang must be addicted to playing, and he still loves fighting so much when surrounded by three Japanese troops. , Violating the orders of the headquarters, I must punish him!"

Yu Guanghan said with a smile: "Deputy Commander, you are also patronizing not to lose your temper. It depends on the record. Brigadier Commander Liu has won consecutive battles. With two regiments of soldiers, he not only wiped out the people in Royhill City More than [-] Japanese troops inflicted severe damage on a brigade of the encircled Japanese army, and finally retreated completely, beating the Japanese army so that they dare not pursue them! At most, the merits and demerits will be equalized, and no reward will not be punished!"

Tang Qiusheng smiled wryly again and again, and said, "Guanghan, I think you have the intention of pleading for Liu Hongzhang's credit. Well, the gang of warriors directly under the corps should be handed over to the division commander. Are the troops in other directions following the same rules? Order from the headquarters, stop the pursuit?"

"Yes!" Yu Guanghan replied: "After discovering the Japanese army's attempt to lure the enemy deep, all the attacking troops followed the order and controlled the pursuit distance within a range of [-] kilometers. According to the latest intelligence from the reconnaissance plane, A large number of Japanese troops have been discovered, and they are adopting a posture of outflanking, and the target area to outflank is the frontal direction of our army's current attack!"

"However, it is clear that the Japanese army's actions were too slow. Just after receiving a report from the reconnaissance aircraft brigade of the air force, all the Japanese troops who were outflanking and outflanking stopped their advance and rushed to build fortifications on the spot."

"Luring the enemy to go deep, and then use heavy troops to outflank them in an attempt to fight a war of annihilation, this is the idea of ​​Ito Genzaburo!" Tang Qiusheng said with a sneer, "Seeing that things can't be done, he changed his strategy and played this set in front of the commander. Trick, hum! The two wings outflank, without mechanized troops with extremely fast maneuverability, can it be done?"

Judging from the current situation on the battlefield in central Australia, the Japanese army has not yet formed a complete line of defense. In terms of the assault capability of the independent division, there are still fighters to divide and annihilate. However, a few days later, the division finger suddenly issued an order, " The four attacking troops on the battlefield in central Australia, all retreat to the original area and stand by!"

Tang Qiusheng didn't understand this order, and General Ito, who was connected to the intelligence, was also very puzzled. Why did the independent division of China retreat?

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