Rebirth of the Republic of China: The Rise of China

In less than 2 minutes, there was a sudden whistling sound of shells piercing the air, and it had already whizzed past everyone's heads.Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone on the battlefield, it slammed heavily on the scene where guns were still firing.

The cannonball exploded, and the hot flames and air waves generated by the explosion quickly centered on the impact point and swept towards the surroundings.Everything is within the range of artillery shells, whether it is soldiers of the enemy and us, or the tanks of the Japanese army that are still showing off their might on the battlefield.They were all shrouded in flames and gunpowder smoke at the first moment.

Each soldier, torn apart by the combination of fire, air waves, and countless shell fragments, turned from a living person into a pile of old meat in a blink of an eye.Then, driven by the air waves, it was thrown high into the air, and together with the black smoke produced by the shell explosion, a black mushroom cloud with red stars formed in the air.

The first round of hundreds of shells quickly formed hundreds of black mushroom clouds of different sizes over the battlefield.

Facing the sudden artillery fire, the officers and soldiers of both the enemy and us who were fighting on the scene were stunned.For a moment, he froze on the spot, watching the fireball sweep towards him. [

The first round of hundreds of shells easily took the lives of at least [-] officers and soldiers on the battlefield.The astonished soldiers of the enemy and us finally came to their senses.

I didn't expect the Chinese commander to be so cruel. The Japanese commander who even bombarded his own people certainly didn't want to see thousands of elites under his command die in this bombardment for no reason, and bury the Chinese army he had just wiped out. .What's more, there are only more than 50 tanks left in the entire division on the battlefield.In any case, these heavy weapons cannot be allowed to be destroyed by artillery fire.

The first round of shell explosions had just ended.The horn for the Japanese army to retreat began to sound on the battlefield.

The officers and soldiers of the 242 regiment who quickly reacted from the shock.After a brief shock, it was also the first time.Understand the ultimate purpose of this shelling.

I saw the Japanese army who quickly left the battlefield around me and was about to retreat to get rid of the shelling.A roar full of farewells quickly began to sound on the battlefield: "Brothers, kill one to earn money, kill two to earn one. For the brothers who sacrificed, no matter what, we must drag the little devil on the battlefield. There is such a If there are many devils buried with us, we will not lose money. Fight back against me. Hold the little devils and kill..."

"Kill..." A loud roar came from the mouths of the remaining hundreds of officers and soldiers of the 242 regiment, hundreds of officers and soldiers who already knew their situation.Without the slightest hesitation, holding a bayonet-mounted rifle, he rushed desperately towards the Japanese army who was about to retreat.

The almost "suicide" attack of the 242nd regiment did not hide from Zhang Zizhong's eyes.Seeing hundreds of lives disappear on the battlefield like this, Zhang Zizhong's heart ached even more than a knife.However, the actions of the 242 regiment strengthened him even more.The determination to keep all the Japanese troops participating in the night attack tonight on the battlefield.

Clenching his fists tightly, he continued to order: "Order the artillery group, immediately dispatch a heavy artillery regiment, on the way for the Japanese army to retreat. Use artillery shells to create a fire zone. Tonight, I will use artillery shells to keep these little devils on the battlefield. superior."

After giving the order, Zhang Zizhong quickly glanced at the watch on his arm.He opened the mouth and said: "From the time point of view, there is still one hour. The sky will turn bright. Order the artillery group. Without my order, the artillery attack cannot be stopped."

Then, facing Master Zhu Shengda who was standing beside him with the same dignified expression, he ordered: "Master Zhu, order the 231st Regiment to assemble on the battlefield immediately. The Japanese army's remnant enemy."

In an hour, tens of thousands of shells came down, even though the body of the Japanese army was all made of steel.Facing such fierce and continuous artillery fire, coupled with the fact that there are no trenches at all, and the battlefield is unobstructed, the result can be imagined.

The more than [-] tanks of the Japanese tank regiment that participated in the night attack were all blown into scrap iron by heavy artillery shells.More than [-] elite Japanese soldiers from the Second Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army survived except for less than a hundred remnants.The remaining Japanese soldiers, without exception, either turned into a mutilated corpse or a pile of minced meat.

The sound of the guns ceased, and thousands of officers and soldiers of the 231st Regiment quickly passed through the anti-tank trenches and entered this battlefield, which was full of broken limbs and corpses of soldiers from both the enemy and us, and was completely enveloped in the smell of blood.

Several crisp gunshots sounded from the battlefield, and the battlefield, which had been noisy for several hours, completely fell silent.Commander-in-Chief Zhang Zizhong raised his binoculars, took another look at the battlefield where the smoke had not completely cleared, sighed, and said, "The battle is finally over...>

"Yes, Master...>

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Sun Lianzhong's troops occupied Lingyuan and Suizhong, cut off the only passage for Zhang Xueliang's Northeast Army to leave the customs, and ensured that the Ninth Army had no worries.The navy and air force jointly attacked and wiped out the Japanese escort fleet at the mouth of the Yalu River, and captured three Japanese field divisions who had just left the country and had not even set foot on the land of China and North Korea.

In the face of these two victories that completely resolved the worries of the entire Northeast War.Li Guosheng, commander-in-chief of the Ninth Army, who has already moved into Shenyang City, can be said to be in a good mood.

Under the care of the confidential secretary Li Mengjie, it is rare to have a peaceful night's sleep. [

When he woke up, he saw Li Mengjie beside him looking at him with joyful eyes, and Li Guosheng suddenly showed an embarrassed expression on his face.At the same time, the passionate scene last night slowly appeared in Li Guosheng's mind.

Li Guosheng, who was in a good mood, faced the three northeastern provinces that were almost in his hands, and it was a rare indulgence.

Take out the good wine that Zhang Xueliang hid in the mansion, and get drunk with Li Mengjie.As the saying goes, under a rational situation, facing Li Mengjie's friendship with him, because of the long-term impact of the monogamy system in later generations, what Li Guosheng can do is to refuse as much as possible.

However, after being influenced by alcohol, facing Li Mengjie's eyes looking at him, Li Guosheng finally became intoxicated and became involuntary...

Because of the perennial military training.Faced with Li Mengjie's appeal overnight, Li Guosheng fought all night.Did not feel any fatigue.Seeing Li Mengjie's gaze looking at him, he touched Li Mengjie's jade-smooth back.Li Guosheng with an embarrassed expression on his face.He could only open his mouth and say, "Mengjie, I'm sorry...>

A slender and white hand quickly pulled out from the bed, and immediately blocked Li Guosheng's mouth.

Then, facing Li Guosheng, he almost begged and said: "Don't talk, everything I did last night was voluntary... Don't worry. I don't ask for any title, I just want to be with you... >

All along, what Li Guosheng saw from Li Mengjie was strength.Now, finally see the other party's weak side.How could Li Guosheng be so cruel in his heart.Besides, for such a beautiful woman who worked with him for a long time, he fell in love with her for a long time, saying that he didn't like her.Absolutely fake.

Holding tightly to Li Mengjie, who was about to cry, Li Guosheng said with a firm face, "What are you talking about? How could I let you go? Don't worry. You followed me, and I will definitely give you a title. Wait for this battle The fight is over. I will definitely propose marriage to your parents in person, and in Shenyang City, I will marry you home in a glorious manner..."

Just when the two hugged each other tightly, feeling each other's throbbing and body temperature.A burst of hurried footsteps came from the direction of the door, disturbing Li Guosheng's good business.

Before Li Guosheng could speak, the slightly anxious voice of Deputy Chief of Staff Xiong Shaowen came from the direction of the door.

"Boss, the Sinuiju battlefield urgent report...is sent by Master Zhang himself, and you need to make a decision immediately...>

After glancing at the flushed Li Mengjie in his arms, Li Guosheng couldn't help showing a wry smile on his face, and complained: "It's really not the right time...>

After finishing speaking, facing Li Mengjie, who was blushing because of shyness, he said helplessly: "Don't get up today, I will personally bring you some chicken soup in a while, so I can make up for you...I'll go to work first , Deputy Chief of Staff Xiong is in such a hurry, there must be some accident on the front line? Take a good rest... >

After finishing speaking, Li Mengjie pressed down on Li Mengjie, who was about to get up, and shouted to the door: "I'll go to the war room right away, you go to the war room and wait for me first..."

In the huge war room of the former Northeast Army, after reading Zhang Zizhong's self-invited punishment telegram, Li Guosheng's face, unconsciously, was shrouded in gloom.After thinking for a while, he asked Xiong Shaowen, "Deputy Chief of Staff Xiong, what do you think about this matter...>

Although the Ninth Army is a whole, factional disputes are also unavoidable.

Among all the combat units under the Ninth Army, there are clearly three factions.

Of course, it goes without saying that he completely obeys his own faction.

As for the remaining two factions, since the establishment of the Ninth Army, various struggles and confrontations have never been interrupted.However, because these confrontations did not affect the overall situation of the Ninth Army, Li Guosheng temporarily ignored them.

One is the local faction headed by Wang Guoli and others, who have followed Li Guosheng to conquer the world from the very beginning.As for the other, it was headed by Sun Lianzhong and others, who were surrendered generals on the battlefield and held high positions directly because of Li Guosheng's trust.

Faced with Li Guosheng's trustful appointment of Sun Lianzhong and others, Wang Guoli and others who have been following Li Guosheng to fight the world, on the surface, there is no dissatisfaction.However, in their hearts, there is always a little lump and unconvinced.After all, the opponent is just a general.As soon as he came up, he actually had the same status as himself...[

In the face of these high-ranking generals of the former Northwest Army, Wang Guoli and others did not do anything out of the ordinary on the surface.However, in secret, they have been looking for the faults of these surrendered generals.It is hoped that through the military laws committed by these former Northwest Army generals in the army, they will gradually weaken their strength within the Ninth Army.

Xiong Shaowen, deputy chief of staff, as a senior general in the veteran faction, knows the truth very well.

Now that there is such a good opportunity to attack Zhang Zizhong, of course Deputy Chief of Staff Xiong Shaowen will not let it go.

Facing the gaze Li Guosheng was looking at him, Xiong Shaowen quickly sorted out the thoughts in his mind, and said: "Boss, one infantry regiment was lost at one time, and this infantry regiment disappeared on the battlefield in an organized way. I can To be sure. Never since the formation of the Ninth Army have I seen such a large loss."

"In order to strictly enforce the military discipline of the troops, and to convince the soldiers, and to give an explanation to the officers and soldiers of the 242 regiment who died in battle. I think: We must deal with this matter seriously. For the person involved in this matter, Mr. Zhang Zizhong, we must Severe punishment will be imposed, even sent to a military court..."

Seeing Li Guosheng in front of him who was still silent and his face didn't change at all.Deputy Chief of Staff Xiong Shaowen continued to instigate: "Boss, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Commander Zhang Zizhong actually ordered the artillery to fire at our own people...>

"Knowing that there are still our officers and soldiers on the battlefield, brazenly ordering the artillery to fire, this is simply a massacre of our officers and soldiers...>

Li Guosheng did not immediately draw conclusions about Xiong Shaowen, the deputy chief of staff.Instead, it was facing Xiong Shaowen.With a meaningful expression on his face, he asked: "Deputy Chief of Staff Xiong, if you were the commander-in-chief on the battlefield, what would you do in such a situation?"

"Send troops immediately to reinforce the battlefield and rescue the 242 regiment from the encirclement?" Deputy Chief of Staff Xiong Shaowen replied without thinking.

Li Guosheng smiled, and continued to ask: "Send troops for reinforcements? Then, in your opinion, under the circumstances at that time, how many troops do we need to send to rescue the 242 regiment caught in the melee? Don't forget, there are still at least [-] regiments on the battlefield. Fifty Japanese tanks."

"This……"

Faced with this problem, I was still full of confidence just now.Xiong Shaowen, who was filled with righteous indignation, immediately fell into deep thought.

After a full 2 ​​minutes of analysis, he opened his mouth and said: "Deploy an infantry regiment and a tank battalion to reinforce the battlefield, which is enough to rescue the 242 regiment. As for the casualties of the troops. Because it is night, and the enemy and us are fighting together. We The superior firepower cannot be brought into play. After a bloody battle, the two infantry regiments will suffer at least 3000 casualties."

"The 3000 casualties are exactly one regiment. What about the results of the battle for the [-] casualties?" Li Guosheng didn't stop, looked at the deputy chief of staff Xiong Shaowen, and continued to ask.

This time, Xiong Shaowen did not answer right away. After another 5 minutes of analysis, he replied: "Boss, because the Japanese night attack troops are equipped with a large number of tanks. Under the cover of tanks, at least half of the Japanese troops can withdraw smoothly." Out of the battlefield."

A sneer quickly surfaced on Li Guosheng's face. Facing Xiong Shaowen in front of him, he asked in a deep voice, "That is to say, if you pay the price of 3000 people, you can only wipe out less than 2000 Japanese troops."

Seeing that Xiong Shaowen nodded noncommittally, Li Guosheng raised the telegram in his hand, and continued to speak: "Very well, this is your conclusion. Now, I order you to read this telegram carefully again, without any other prejudices. Let’s analyze carefully, whether it’s your tactics that are better, or Master Zhang’s tactics.”

After speaking, he handed the electronic board back to Chief of Staff Xiong Shaowen.

For the same loss price, Master Zhang Zizhong's tactics can wipe out more than 2000 Japanese infantry regiments, and eat up the Japanese tank regiment by the way.As for myself, I am thankful that I can eat [-] Japanese soldiers.Which is better and which is worse, a discerning person will know at a glance.

Seeing Li Guosheng looking at him sharply, Xiong Shaowen's deputy chief of staff's face suddenly turned red.

Facing Li Guosheng, he said with regret on his face: "Boss, I made a mistake in my lowly position, I shouldn't go with prejudice against Mr. Zhang..."

"That's it..."

Li Guosheng waved his hands helplessly.Facing Deputy Chief of Staff Xiong Shaowen, he said with a look of hatred that iron cannot be made into steel: "At first, I thought that after the Northeast War is over, I will let you go to the main division below to train and exercise, so as to be promoted to the main division in the future." Teacher, get ready. Now it seems that you are still not mature enough... >

"Don't forget, although Master Zhang Zizhong is a general, but at this moment, he is a senior officer of our Ninth Army. In terms of military rank, he is still your commander. I don't care how you usually fight or what faction you are divided into. But there is one thing I can't tolerate, and that is that the battle is related to the future of my Ninth Army...>

"I won't say too much. You will spend another year at the general headquarters. During this year, I will always pay attention to your status. I hope you understand your position. As the commander-in-chief of the Ninth Army Deputy Chief of Staff of the Department, some struggles, don’t participate in those who shouldn’t be involved. I believe that as long as you can do this, with your military talent, sooner or later you will succeed. As for the Ninth Army, sooner or later There will be a place for you, Xiong Shaowen...>

The face of Xiong Shaowen's deputy chief of staff was immediately shrouded in deep regret.

Afterwards, faced with Li Guosheng's lesson, he promised sincerely: "Please rest assured, Chief, I will never let down your trust from now on...>

What Li Guosheng didn't expect was that it was because of what he said today that he successfully created a future champion of the Ninth Army, and he was a champion who was completely heartfelt to him...

After this episode related to the future of Deputy Chief of Staff Xiong Shaowen, the expression of Deputy Chief of Staff Xiong Shaowen quickly returned to seriousness.

Facing Li Guosheng, he continued to ask: "Then...>

After a short period of contemplation, Li Guosheng ordered decisively: "Zhang Zizhong, the commander of the 81st Division of the Ninth Army, caused the destruction of the 242nd Regiment and the Second Battalion of the Tank Regiment because of underestimating the enemy. According to the Ninth Army's military law, the post of commander of the 81st Division of the Ninth Army is specially removed , after the battle is over, we will carry out specific punishment..."

At this point, Li Guosheng changed the subject and continued to speak: "However, Zhang Zizhong, commander of the 81st Division of the Ninth Army, was able to attack decisively after the 242nd Regiment was surrounded by heavy Japanese troops, and wiped out an infantry regiment of the Japanese Army at a small cost. A chariot regiment has led to the development of the Sinuiju battle situation in a direction that is more beneficial to our army. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the Sinuiju battle situation, Major General Zhang Zizhong was specially appointed as the acting commander of the 81st Division to continue to command all our army's combat troops on the Sinuiju battlefield , wiped out the first division of the Japanese army, and made meritorious deeds...>

"Just according to these contents, call Zhang Zizhong back immediately. At the same time, tell Zhang Zizhong that the logistics department will send them another [-] shells within five hours. During the decisive battle, don't be stingy with shells. I can use shells to solve the problem." If there is any enemy, use artillery shells to deal with it, and reduce the casualties of the troops as much as possible..."

Facing Li Guosheng with a serious face, Deputy Chief of Staff Xiong Shaowen quickly replied: "Yes, Chief..." (to be continued...)