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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 2705: Interception in the Far East (Part 2)

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    However, the town of Antkan, which houses a few hundred households, was bombarded by ferocious artillery fire from the 35th Division of the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force and was shrouded in a sea of ??fire. The firelight reflected the night sky red. Thirty minutes later, the town was almost  Razed to the ground.

    "Yo Xi!" Lieutenant General Tsuruta, the division commander, put down his telescope with satisfaction. He believed that under such a fierce shelling, there would be no life left in the town. "First Regiment, start attacking immediately!" Shelling  After stopping, he gave the order.

    A regiment of Japanese soldiers rushed into the town of Antkan, which was littered with ruins, collapsed houses, and was still on fire. Of course, they found nothing except numerous bomb craters. Lieutenant General Tsuruta, who received the report,  Immediately sent a very short telegram to the commander of the army, Lieutenant General Mizuno Kenji, "Our unit has occupied the town of Antkan and the passage is open!"

    The follow-up troops of the 45th Division began to pass through the town one after another. Behind them, there was an endless queue of marching soldiers from the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force. The soldiers of the Division's Field Artillery Regiment, who had completed the artillery mission, began to busy dismantling the artillery and packing up.  Ammunition and ready to move on.

    "It's our turn. The self-propelled artillery regiment and rocket launcher battalion attack!" Liu Hongzhang ordered through gritted teeth. Then, he shouted to the driver of the armored command vehicle: "Let's go!" Behind him, a roar of motors sounded.  , nearly a hundred self-propelled artillery and rocket launchers, heading towards the Japanese army,

    Speaking of which, Liu Hongzhang was brave enough. Instead of following the brigade headquarters, he followed the artillery. Because of this, Deputy Brigade Commander Gao Jingkun and Chief of Staff Liu Chenglin almost quarreled with him.  It didn't change Liu Hongzhang's mind, so the three of them simply divided up the work.  Liu Hongzhang and Liu Chenglin followed the artillery operations, and the infantry was under the control of Gao Jingkun.

    Liu Chenglin watched Liu Hongzhang's armored command vehicle disappear into the night. He waved to the commander of the brigade guard battalion and whispered: "We must ensure the safety of the brigade commander and don't let him get too far forward! What?  If the brigade commander doesn¡¯t listen to you, then you can use the division commander¡¯s ban!¡±

    North of the town of Antkan.  The fire burning in the town was the most conspicuous target, the mobile artillery group of the 1st Brigade.  Just waiting here quietly, Liu Hongzhang had most of his body exposed outside the armored command vehicle, holding a telescope.  In the midst of the blazing fire.  The figure of a Japanese soldier appeared in the distance, "Prepare for shelling in five minutes!" he said coldly.

    The Japanese soldiers who were marching were not mentally prepared at all. The dense artillery shells fell from the sky with a piercing scream and smashed down on their heads. "Boom! Boom! - Boom!" Nearly a hundred artillery pieces fired in volley.  The scope of the shelling basically covered the entire road, and the explosion points were connected together.  The dark red fire ball was mixed with gravel and soil, and irregular shrapnel flew across the sky, mercilessly cutting the bodies of the Japanese soldiers. Piles of Japanese soldiers' bodies were torn apart in the explosion.

    After the self-propelled artillery fires the third round of shells, it is followed by the first salvo of the "Thunder" rocket launcher, which is used to cover targets and blockade area targets. This terrifying weapon is the first choice. The first salvo fires, a  The rocket artillery battalion, with twenty-four thirty-two-tube rocket launchers and more than seven hundred 230 mm rockets, shrouded the bombardment area in a sea of ??fire. The high temperature of thousands of degrees turned the groups of Japanese soldiers into  The ashes also created an impassable area.

    "What? We were suddenly attacked by the artillery of the independent division! Baga!" Commander Tsuruta yelled angrily, his eyes red with anger and his hands trembling. He knew very well that the two regiments at the head of the division,  I'm afraid I have to pay a heavy price. Just listening to the sound of artillery, the independent division troops dispatched at least one regiment of artillery. Moreover, it is a large-caliber heavy artillery, and there is a narrow terrain. It is destined that their soldiers can only be bombed by artillery shells!

    "Order, the division's field artillery wing to counterattack immediately. Be sure to suppress the enemy's artillery fire until it is completely destroyed. Ask for help from the military headquarters and request for additional artillery to support our division!" His eyes were fixed on the distinctive rockets.  , Commander Tsuruta Division, flying like a meteor in the night sky, issued a series of orders.

    The response of the Japanese artillery was quite rapid. After receiving the order, they packed up the artillery and ammunition and walked less than ten minutes when the division commander gave an order. The Japanese artillerymen cursed and shouted bad luck and began to set up  Artillery positions.

    Liu Hongzhang looked at his watch and saw that the time was up, "Evacuate immediately!" He gave the order. Less than twenty minutes after leaving the original artillery position, the Japanese artillery began to counterattack, blasting the area into a flash of flames.

    Fighting and retreating, two days later, Liu Hongzhang, who was smelling of gunpowder smoke, led his artillery unit that had fired all the shells and rumbled with a rumble to the interception area of ??the second brigade of the directly affiliated corps - Jigda. In two days  Inside, the artillery of the First Brigade made the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force retreat less than 30 kilometers day and night. The distance originally planned to be covered in more than five hours took two full days and two nights.

    Directly under theMajor General Ouyang Yishan, commander of the second brigade of the regiment, listened to the sound of artillery for more than two days in Jigda. The second brigade was fully prepared to fight. When he heard the staff report that Liu Hongzhang was coming, he was shocked. The first  Isn't the brigade's interception area in the town of Antkan, more than a hundred kilometers away?  .  .  .  .  .

    Ouyang Yishan hurried over and saw Brigadier Liu Da, who was well-known in the entire independent division. He was covered in dust and unshaven. He looked like an infantry squad leader who had just crawled out of the trench. He seemed to have been beaten.  Although he was defeated, he looked satisfied and proud, but he looked puzzled and asked: "Brigadier Liu, what are you? Could it be that the first brigade was unable to withstand the Japanese attack and was forced to  Retreating?"

    Liu Hongzhang rolled his eyelids and said dissatisfied: "What are you talking about, brother, my Liu Hongzhang's army is still defeated? I am sending artillery to you! From now on, my two heavy artillery regiments  , two self-propelled artillery regiments and a rocket launcher battalion belong to you, Brigadier Ouyang. However, there are no artillery shells, and they are all used on the little devils. As for Cheng Lin and I, we are just begging for food from you!  "

    At the temporary headquarters of the Independent Division's Far East Campaign Headquarters, Liu Tiehan looked at the telegram sent by the 1st Brigade of the Directly Affiliated Corps, laughed and said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, this Liu Hongzhang is not simple. The artillery maneuvers will last two days.  Time allowed the Japanese army to travel less than 60 kilometers, and the casualties of the troops were minimal. Well, the soldiers were eccentric and did not stick to routines. Fortunately, he came up with such a way of fighting, good! "

    Zhao Yuhe was also happy, and his heart suddenly relaxed. The situation he was worried about did not happen. "The deputy division commander and the brigade commanders directly under the corps are all skilled in fighting. I also received a message from Ouyang, the commander of the second brigade.  "Yishan's telegram, now, Liu Hongzhang is taking his artillery to the interception area of ??the second brigade!" he said.

    "If this is the case, the six intercepting brigades can delay the retreat of the Japanese army to the maximum extent at the minimum cost, and can effectively kill the Japanese army!" Liu Tiehan said with appreciation, "By the way, Yuhe, the two wings will be roundabout.  What's the situation with the outflanking troops and the pursuing troops?"

    Zhao Yuhe said concisely and concisely: "The Japanese troops serving as rear guards resisted very tenaciously and often fought until the entire army was annihilated. The frontal pursuit of troops was not very fast. The roundabout troops on both wings were limited by terrain conditions. At present, they are still  They did not rush to the front and sides of the main retreating Japanese army!¡±

    Liu Tiehan shook his head slightly, obviously dissatisfied, "Yuhe, when will the aircraft fleet of the Northern Aviation Group's Outer Mongolia cruise area start to conduct air strikes against the Japanese army?"

    "According to the report of Meng Qingpeng, commander of the Outer Mongolia patrol area, air strikes can begin tomorrow morning when the visibility improves. Deputy Commander, you also know that this place is close to the Sea of ??Okhotsk, and this season, it is foggy.  More often!" Zhao Yuhe replied.

    With such natural conditions, Liu Tiehan had no way to solve it. "Yuhe, send a telegram to Meng Qingpeng. The aircraft fleet in the Outer Mongolia cruising area must make full use of the fine weather to ensure the intensity and density of bombing. In addition, don't just focus on the Japanese army."  Isn¡¯t bombing bridges and key sections of the marching troops one of the ways to do this?¡±

    "Also, order the frontal pursuit troops to increase the intensity of the artillery attack. You can mobilize the detour troops on both wings and the artillery left on Temple Street and assign them to the pursuit troops. To reach the maximum artillery density on the frontal battlefield, I think the little devil has  How many soldiers can be filled in after being cut off?" He said with murderous intent in his eyes.

    From the first pass into the Zhugarzhu Mountains - Antkan Town, they were attacked by Liu Hongzhang's troops of the 1st Brigade of the Directly Affiliated Corps. After layers of artillery fire, the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force retreated all the way. The days of hardship began.  .

    Following the example of Liu Hongzhang, commander of the 1st brigade, the five brigade commanders who subsequently intercepted the troops directly under the corps used their brains to catch the retreating Japanese troops. They did not dare to entangle them, let alone send troops to pursue them, and racked their brains.  Thinking about how to fight, he wanted to surpass Liu Hongzhang's record. He used various methods and strange tricks to recruit hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers. The retreating Japanese Far East Expeditionary Forces had to pay every kilometer they walked.  cost.

    Prince Zai Ren was almost driven crazy. Coupled with the East Point troops chasing after him, they changed their previous fighting style. More than a thousand large-caliber artillery, self-propelled artillery, and hundreds of tanks went into battle, blocking the blocking Japanese troops.  , not even the shadow of the independent division soldiers was seen at all, and they disappeared into the overwhelming artillery fire.

    The fierce bombing by the Northern Flying Group of the Independent Division Aviation and the aircraft fleet in the Outer Mongolia patrol area made the Japanese soldiers even worse and miserable. As long as it was a clear day, the bombers of the Independent Division would arrive in the sky above the heads of the Japanese soldiers on time.  Heavy aerial bombs poured down one after another, which made the Japanese soldiers hate the October sunshine in the Far East. Although the troops pursuing in a roundabout way on both sides could not keep all the Japanese troops behind, they still managed to drive them away.In the previous section, we surrounded and annihilated this part of the Japanese army.

    By early October, the Japanese Far East Expeditionary Force, which had stumbled and bled all the way, finally saw the outline of the Magadan Port on the edge of the blue waters of the Sea of ??Okhotsk after paying a heavy price.

    (To be continued) (To be continued)
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