Age of Rebirth

Chapter 420: Taking Jinzhou

The proud Itagaki Division of the Kwantung Army, the famous Japanese army general Itagaki Seishiro, and his more than [-] soldiers were wiped out and ceased to exist.

In the past history, in the land of North China, Itagaki was invincible. With his brilliant record of defeating 37 Chinese divisions, he achieved his illustrious reputation. In today's history, when Tang Qiuli had not stepped into the land of North China, he Ended the lives of him and his division.

If Tang Qiuli hadn't appeared, would Itagaki still be the same as it was in history?Maybe, I can only say that meeting Tang Qiuli was the sorrow of the Itagaki Division, and it was also the inevitable end. When Itagaki led his division to fight on the Korean Peninsula and sweep across the Kanto land, when he single-handedly launched the September [-]th Incident, he Have you ever thought about what to do today?

Itagaki's death, from the moment he set foot on the land of China with a blood-stained sword, was doomed to the current ending, but he himself did not expect that this ending would come so early, so fast, so unimaginable. [

Itagaki Division lost its wings in Shanhaiguan, North China battlefield. Without Itagaki Division, there would be no capital for the Japanese Army to be proud of. Itagaki was not the first Japanese general who died at the hands of the Independent Division and Tang Qiuli. Not the last one.

The two divisions of the second echelon of the Kwantung Army's Southward Corps were on the march, listening to the gunfire that continued all night long, and they were very anxious. The order given to them by the supreme commander of the Kwantung Army was to rescue the Itagaki Division at any cost, otherwise, The heads of the two divisions apologized by caesarean section.

Why don't they want to speed up? The commander's order is on the one hand, as the army of the Imperial Japanese Empire, there is no reason to refuse to save them. What's more, one division commander and Itagaki have incense, and the other division commander , I admire Itagaki very much, so the more than 7 Japanese troops in the two divisions were short of flying.

However, the sky failed as people wished. The muddy roads after the rain and the waterlogged roads greatly restricted the marching speed of the troops. Coupled with the continuous care of the special warfare unit of the Independent Division along the way, the marching speed of the Japanese army was even faster than usual. Much slower.

The two division heads of the Japanese army were also full of lawsuits. The nasty Chinese people worked petty theft. On the road, a few landmines with added materials exploded violently from time to time. The Chinese people were tied up on the landmines, at least a dozen grenade.

After finishing the formation with great difficulty, a dense wave flew over, and they were specialized in cars or towed artillery horses, including mortars. Several medicine carts were detonated, and many soldiers were killed or injured.

The troops spread out, but the Chinese people slipped away like loaches. The whole team advanced, and within a few steps, the previous scene was repeated. The Chinese people clung to each other like gadflies, so we had to send a squadron of troops to pursue them. Fighting and walking, along the way, the two Japanese army division commanders did not know how many squadron soldiers they sent.

It took more than six hours to travel more than 50 kilometers, leaving the lives and hands and feet of more than 1000 soldiers, more than 30 burning trucks, and dozens of dead horses. When they reached the east bank of the Liugu River, it was already sunny It was past seven o'clock in the bright morning.

The heads of the two Japanese army divisions carefully observed the movement on the other side of the river with binoculars. Everything was quiet. The wind in the field swept over the treetops, and there was no sign of fierce fighting. Severe devastation, almost completely intact.

The two division heads discussed it. It seems that the battle is over. Itagaki-kun and his division were either wiped out or broke through. There was no need to cross the river. They reported the situation to the Kwantung Army headquarters and attached themselves Views.

General Nanjiro, the commander of the Kwantung Army, is furious. There is no news from the Itagaki Division, and itagaki has never seen anyone alive or dead. These two guys are not even in the mood to go to the battlefield to check on the ground. .

In the telegram, in addition to scolding the two division commanders for a communication, he strictly ordered them to cross the Liugu River and approach Shanhaiguan. , I am anxious to hit the wall, and I have to find the whereabouts of the Itagaki Division and understand the whole process of the battle.

After receiving the order, the heads of the two divisions did not dare to neglect. They all knew that the Itagaki division was the son of the base camp and the Kwantung Army headquarters, and Itagaki was also a friend and classmate of Chief of Staff Tojo-kun. Now, his whereabouts are unknown. , is it strange that the commander is not angry?

The Japanese engineers were busy erecting crossing bridges on the Liugu River. After working for more than two hours, they finally erected five pontoon bridges. The Japanese troops began to cross the bridges. There were fewer soldiers on the bridges. Most of the Japanese troops used rubber rafts as tools for crossing the river. Weapons and luggage are temporarily left on the east bank of the river.

At noon, more than 7 Japanese troops had already crossed over 4 people, and the rest of the troops were also crossing the river. The two division leaders followed the vanguard and set foot on the west bank of the Liugu River. After careful observation, they were startled. The big jump, the pit on the ground could not be distinguished, the dark red blood had already stained the soil red, the broken military uniform was in the soil, and a corner was exposed, it was the military uniform of the imperial army.

This effect can only be achieved by shelling at the same time by no less than five heavy artillery regiments. Itagaki-kun is more than lucky, and it is very likely that the whole army is broken. Under the sun, the torn military flag, the red sun was split in half, As the breeze blew, the military flag trembled a few times, and then fell down forcefully on the blood-stained soil, as if telling the final fate of the Itagaki Division.

The two division heads suddenly shivered. The wreckage everywhere had already shown how strong the opponent of the Itagaki division was, so what about me?Ask yourself, in terms of the strength and equipment of the troops, as well as the combat effectiveness and fighting will of the soldiers, they are far inferior to Mr. Itagaki's division.

Where is this devilish Chinese army now?Is it not far ahead, staring at themselves like a poisonous snake, they have a kind of extreme anxiety in their hearts, the road going south this time is absolutely not safe, finally, they decided to send a brigade of troops, as the second echelon of the south going corps The avant-garde search troops, after ascertaining the situation, the troops are deciding on the next move.

Commander Nanjiro's orders must of course be carried out, but only on the premise of keeping their roots. The prudence of the two Japanese division commanders is the second echelon of the Kwantung Army's southward corps, which prevents the entire army from being annihilated. [

After Tang Qiuli received the information from the special operations unit, he calculated the time. The troops had time to rearrange, so he used the battlefield here to deal a head-on blow to the follow-up troops of the Kwantung Army's Southward Corps. He would use the same pot to cook Dumplings twice.

Not far ahead, 10,000+ troops were waiting in formation. The artillery of the Artillery Brigade had already entered the state of firing. The Japanese army in this brigade destroyed Tang Qiuli's plan to wipe out the Japanese army.

He ordered that the attack should be launched in advance, and the artillery brigade was the first to launch. A group of old cannons tore through the air and flew over with strange screams. The first round of cannons hit the Japanese army accurately, and the coordinates determined in advance , there is no reason to make mistakes.

The smoke was billowing, the guns were rumbling, and the assembled Japanese troops were caught off guard. The Japanese soldiers on the raft fell into the water like dumplings, and were carried away by the rapids. In front of them was the vast sea. Can China's Liaodong Bay accommodate these invaders?

Some rubber rafts were directly hit by the artillery, and the soaring water column mixed with the limbs of the Japanese soldiers flew into the sky. The five pontoon bridges were simply lucky, and they survived such fierce shelling.

The cannons gathered on the shore of the Japanese army exploded into a sea of ​​flames. The panicked Japanese soldiers crowded across the pontoon bridge and fled towards Jinzhou. It wasn't that they didn't have the determination to fight, but it was such a fierce artillery fire, which Japanese soldiers had never seen before. , Fear had overwhelmed their courage and Bushido spirit.

As soon as the bombardment started, one of the two division commanders was lucky enough to win the lottery. His car was hit directly by a large-caliber gun and exploded into a ball of fire, a pile of scrap iron and minced meat. Within three days, another high-ranking Japanese lieutenant general was killed by Tang Qiuli.

The shelling suddenly became known, just as suddenly as when it came, and the Japanese soldiers, who were rushing to retreat, breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly, the ground trembled, and billows of smoke rose from the west. The sharp-eyed Japanese soldiers could already see a piece of The saber is as dense as a forest, shining coldly under the sun.

Then, a group of cavalry appeared on the horizon, and the sound of horseshoes sounded like several giant drums. The dust stirred up covered the cavalry and the horses under them, and they rushed towards them like clouds and fog. The Japanese soldiers were so surprised that they almost fainted , My Amaterasu God!I'm afraid there are tens of thousands of cavalry?

Tang Qiuli saw that the fighting style had changed, and the originally scheduled annihilation battle could only be turned into a rout battle, so he urgently called up the cavalry troops, and took advantage of the opportunity when the Japanese army was flustered by the shelling, they suddenly rushed out and dealt a fatal blow.

The retreat of the Japanese army turned into a total defeat. Tens of thousands of Japanese troops swarmed and fled towards Jinzhou. On the east bank of the Liugu River, the Japanese artillery units were still carrying mortars on their horses, and their large-caliber artillery was shot down by several horses. Pulled by mules and horses, they are preparing to cross the river.

The panicked soldiers frightened the army horses, and dragged the artillery carts like crazy, rampaging through the crowd, overwhelming many Japanese soldiers, five deliberately reserved pontoon bridges were used, four brigades of cavalry, more than 6000 People and horses rushed across the pontoon bridge like a gust of wind, chasing the backs of the defeated Japanese soldiers and rushing towards them.

On the land of western Liaoning, horseshoes flew and gunshots rang out. They drove past Xingcheng, the cavalry did not stop, and they drove past Huludao, but they still did not stop. I don’t know how many Japanese soldiers fell under the sabers. The corpses of the Japanese soldiers and the guns thrown around, even Tang Qiuli didn't know where the cavalry who could kill them rushed to where.

Pushed to the foot of Jinzhou City, several cavalry brigade commanders discussed and took Jinzhou City altogether. More than 2 cavalry rushed into Jinzhou City like a dark cloud. The defenders of Jinzhou were all withdrawn.

The cavalry occupied Jinzhou City almost without encountering decent resistance. The Japanese soldiers who fled back did not know that Jinzhou had changed hands, so they entered the city foolishly, and naturally became ghosts under the sword.

When Tang Qiuli arrived in Jinzhou, thousands of cavalry formed a huge guard of honor to welcome his commander into the city. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the sword was as bright as autumn water. Under the eager eyes of the soldiers, Tang Qiuli returned to Jinzhou .

(To be continued)