Age of Rebirth

The reality of the narrow battlefield area in Hokkaido, Japan, also troubled the right-wing offensive group of the Independent Division. It was impossible to fully spread the 65 troops on the battlefield. After discussing with Yuan Jinghao, Sun Zhenbang and Yuan Jinghao readjusted the deployment of troops. The North China Field Corps is divided into five echelons. The fifth echelon has four brigades to consolidate and defend the landing site. The remaining four echelons advance toward Sapporo in sequence, with each echelon separated by [-] kilometers.

Yuan Jinghao commanded [-] mechanized infantry brigades, [-] tank brigades and [-] artillery brigades of the North China Field Corps.

Yuan Jinghao personally commanded the strength of the first to third brigades of the North China Field Corps, as well as the first and second tank brigades, and the first and second artillery brigades of the Corps, and began to attack in the direction of Asahikawa.

On the way to Sapporo, among the four targets that must be captured, Asahikawa is the main target, and the other three targets are handed over to the rest of the troops. A mechanized force of more than [-] people rushed towards Asahikawa. go.

After more than four hours, they arrived at an area less than [-] kilometers away from Asahikawa. The march along the way was unexpectedly smooth. There were no Japanese troops blocking the way, and the bridges and roads they passed were not damaged. Destruction is not so much an emergency march of troops as it is similar to a long-distance journey.

Tens of thousands of troops, thousands of trucks and artillery vehicles, hundreds of tanks and self-propelled artillery, marched out a mighty tens of kilometers long, driving in Hokkaido, sitting in an armored command vehicle.Yuan Jinghao, who kept looking out the window, didn't think that the little devil didn't notice him.Besides, this is still on the ground of the little devil.The unusual tranquility made him feel uneasy.

With a sound, the armored command vehicle slammed on the brakes. Yuan Jinghao woke up from his thoughts, looked up and saw the long convoy stopped, and frowned and asked Chief of Staff Han Guangqi: "Chief of Staff, why did the troops stop?" down?"

"Commander, I'll immediately ask the First Guard Brigade. What happened?" Chief of Staff Han Guangqi replied.

Before Han Guangqi could move, the command vehicle received a call from Song Guotai, commander of the 40st Front Guard Brigade, "Report to the commander, the Qianwei Battalion of our brigade encountered a landmine, and three vehicles were blown up, causing more than [-] soldiers to be killed or injured. Destroyed, the troops blocked!"

Yuan Jinghao frowned more and more, and picked up the microphone.He was very unhappy and said: "Song Guotai, report this trivial matter to the Corps Department? Are your engineers eating dry food? Immediately clear the mines and rush to repair the road. I will give you 10 minutes. Open the road to Asahikawa! Yes, I will immediately order the [-]st Tank Brigade to send demining tanks to assist you!"

"Order the [-]st Tank Brigade, and immediately dispatch the demining tanks!" He said to the chief of staff, Major General Han Guangqi.

Waiting is exhausting.Especially during the fast march, Yuan Jinghao looked at his watch.Impatiently jumping off the armored command vehicle, Han Guangqi hastily followed.He reminded: "Commander, let's go back to the car, now we are in the territory of the Japanese, safety first!" He ordered the guards to strengthen their vigilance while talking.

"Cut! The troops have penetrated hundreds of kilometers into Hokkaido, and they haven't even seen a single figure of the little devil!" Yuan Jinghao looked around, and said indifferently: "What's wrong with the little devil's territory, what tricks can he play? ?”

As soon as the words fell, a gunshot was heard, and the bullets flew by less than one meter away from Yuan Jinghao's head with a sharp whistling sound. The guards around him reacted very quickly, and immediately flew up and threw him to the ground. Immediately, There were a few more gunshots, and three of the guards who were on full alert fell down. Then, the submachine guns in the hands of the guards fired back, screaming like popping beans.

"Damn it, dare to shoot me coldly?" Yuan Jinghao, who was pressed down by the guards, suddenly became furious. After pushing away the guards, he quickly hid beside the armored command vehicle and shouted: "Catch me alive! Lao Tzu See what bastard it is?" After many years of fighting on the battlefield, he could tell that it was the sound of Japanese-style [-] guns.

The guards surrounded them, and the bullets from the submachine guns in their hands suppressed the attackers. A few minutes later, the attackers were brought to Yuan Jinghao. The remaining one, although not dead, was shot several times and only had half his life.

Yuan Jinghao looked at the attacker, and couldn't help frowning. The guy who shot coldly was wearing casual clothes. He looked Japanese at first glance, but he was not very old, he looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. Regardless of the young age, the one who was still alive , with fierce eyes, and yelling loudly in his mouth.

Yuan Jinghao didn't even have any interest in interrogation. He pulled out his pistol and shot the guy's head off with one shot. However, he didn't feel the slightest excitement in his heart. It wasn't because he killed a young devil with his own hands. People who live in this island country deserve to die, but they think more about it. It is no problem to fight the regular army of the little devils. It is the armed civilians of Japan who are difficult to deal with.

Twenty minutes later, the troops set off again, and Yuan Jinghao wanted to call Sun Zhenbang, saying: "Old man, the situation is not quite right! I didn't see any of the little devil soldiers, but I was almost sniped by Japanese armed civilians. How do you see it?" It’s a bit like all the people are soldiers, you remind the next few echelons, don’t suffer from it!”

Sun Zhenbang's answer was very simple, "Old man, there is nothing to say, just one word 'kill!' The teacher is right, kill until the Japanese civilians dare not shoot black guns!"

The next march was even more unsatisfactory. One after another, they encountered landmines and cold gun attacks on both sides of the road, and even several waves of armed civilians launched suicide attacks, causing losses to the troops.

Yuan Jinghao became impatient, and ordered all the demining tanks to open the way ahead. As for the attackers on both sides of the road, they were bombarded with shells, blowing up to the bones. As for the human bombs, it was even simpler. In the past, no matter what it was, as long as you tried to get close, you would be shot to death!

The troops cleared mines all the way and eliminated the attackers all the way. At around [-]:[-] p.m. that day, they finally arrived at the outskirts of Asahikawa. A mountain peak in the north of Asahikawa, raising the telescope to observe the situation outside Asahikawa.

Quiet, absolutely quiet, there is a hint of weirdness in the quietness, even on the outskirts of Asahikawa, there are no fortifications. According to normal conditions, Asahikawa is an important passage to Sapporo, and the Japanese army should defend it heavily, but looking at it now Come, it looks like an undefended city.

Yuan Jinghao rubbed his temples, looked at Chief of Staff Han Guangqi and said, "Guangqi, what do you think?"

Han Guangqi thought for a while and replied: "Commander, judging from the marching situation of the troops along the way, there may be no Japanese troops defending Asahikawa City. Of course, it is impossible for the little devil to hand over Asahikawa. I am afraid it is what you said, all the people are soldiers! "

"Order, the first tank brigade sends a regiment of troops to cover a regiment of Song Guotai's brigade, and conduct a tentative attack on Xuchuan!" Yuan Jinghao gritted his teeth and said, "I want to see, what tricks are the little devils playing? Attacking troops Contact the Corps Department directly!"

More than [-] minutes later, a report came from the walkie-talkie, "Report Commander, I am Liu Changshui, commander of the Third Regiment of the First Tank Brigade. The troops passed through the outskirts of Asahikawa unimpeded. There was no resistance from the Japanese army. Now the troops have passed Entering the northern city of Asahikawa, the streets are empty and there are no barricades!"

"Empty city?" Yuan Jinghao thought suspiciously. At this moment, there was a violent explosion sound from the walkie-talkie. He suddenly became nervous and asked loudly, "Liu Changshui, what happened?"

From the walkie-talkie, Liu Changshui's distraught voice came, "Commander, it's an armed Japanese civilian, wrapped in explosives, who suddenly rushed out from the houses on both sides of the street and blew up six of my tanks! The infantry regiment also suffered the same attack. The attack caused heavy casualties, and more armed civilians rushed out from both sides of the street!"

Another explosion sounded from the walkie-talkie, and Yuan Jinghao roared, "Exit Asahikawa City immediately!"

The tank regiment and infantry regiment withdrew, and Yuan Jinghao rushed over. When he saw the remains of soldiers and wounded on stretchers, as well as the tank with blast wounds, his eyes turned red immediately, and he looked gloomyly over one by one.

Major General Song Guotai, the commander of the first brigade, walked up to him in a few steps, and reported with a livid face: "Commander, the first regiment suffered more than [-] casualties, and eleven tanks were blown up. I asked the soldiers, There is not a single devil soldier in Asahikawa City, they are all Japanese in civilian clothes, they are all fucking outlaws, covered in explosives and grenades, come out from every corner, and die with us, Commander, say, How will we fight the next battle?"

"How to fight? It's easy to fight!" Yuan Jinghao's voice was so cold that it made people shiver, and said: "Chief of Staff, order the two artillery brigades and the heavy artillery regiments, self-propelled artillery regiments, and rocket artillery battalions to build artillery positions nearby. The first brigade and the second brigade are all approaching Asahikawa Castle, preparing to bombard Asahikawa, requesting that all firepower strike units cover all areas of firepower, bombard without distinction, and bombard Asahikawa Castle!"

Including Chief of Staff Han Guangqi, none of the officers opposed Yuan Jinghao's order. The tentative attack of the troops just now showed that the Japanese in the entire city of Asahikawa were all human bombs. If the troops wanted to pass through Asahikawa, they would not throw them It is impossible to pass through the lives of thousands of soldiers, and Asahikawa is the only passage to Sapporo, which cannot be bypassed or avoided.

After more than 40 minutes, all the artillery and tanks were ready for shelling. Yuan Jinghao turned to the phone and said simply, "Start!"

Under the slanting sunlight, countless shells pierced the sky like meteors and landed in Asahikawa Castle.

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