Chapter 411: Never Retreat
Wang Tiehan, commander of the Youzhou Army of the Han Imperial Army, army general, ancestral home of Panshan, Liaoning.
Wang Tiehan, who was born in 1905, was not yet forty years old. In the Guards Legion, forty years old is not considered young, and Jiang Shuai and General Xiao Guoxing are just over it. But among the commanders of the 13th Legion of the Han Dynasty, Admiral Wang is an absolute "young Zhuang faction", and he is also known as a "Confucian general".
This title given by His Majesty seems to be incompatible with his name as an iron man, but the "Treatise on War" written by him in his spare time has been identified as one of the top ten extracurricular books by the Royal Military Academy, and His Majesty has praised him as "South China Rommel" and "Great Han Confucian General".
Wang Tiehan, who was born in the fourth phase of the Army Lecture Hall of the Three Eastern Provinces, has pure blood of the Northeast Army, and at the time of the "918" incident, he commanded his brothers and brothers to take the lead in firing the first shot of resistance against Japan, which made him stand out in the era when 100,000 soldiers of the Northeast Army immigrated to South China, and replaced the veteran Wan Fulin, who retired due to injury, as the new commander of the Youzhou Army.
Since then, in the 13th Army of the Han Dynasty, the Youzhou Army, which was already quite strong, has reached a higher level, whether it is in the fierce battle in the Far East, the liberation of Mongolia, or the recovery of Tangnu Wulianghai, and the battle of troops into Central Asia, the Youzhou Army has been invincible and has become an iron-blooded elite in the Imperial Army who dare to fight tough battles and are good at fighting tough battles.
After the "Hou Xi" plan was launched, Wang Tiehan led the Youzhou Army out of the state in Nogales, Mexico, and approached Phoenix. After months of bloody battles, nearly half of the 100,000 Youzhou boys were killed and wounded, and finally shot down the phoenix.
During the repair period, the General Staff originally wanted to transfer the Youzhou Legion, which had suffered heavy casualties, back to the mainland, and other legions would take the initiative in rotation. But Wang Tiehan resolutely said: The Iron Army of the Youjun Army can still fight again.
In the end, the "hometown complex" in His Majesty's heart flooded again, and the Youzhou Army was able to continue to stay in North America and stay in Phoenix after being replenished.
At the Battle of Dallas, General Chen Shukang also expressed doubts about this corps with half of the recruits. Therefore, it was not assigned to take the initiative, but as a general reserve for the campaign.
This made General Wang Tiehan very dissatisfied. However, there are people and troops who are destined to be the protagonists in the war.
When the U.S. 11th Army came out of Oklahoma City and the left flank was tight, Wang Tiehan was ordered to be in danger, and the iron-blooded Youzhou Army once again became a surprise soldier that affected the situation of the battle.
After a long march, they successively captured Clovis and the military town of Amarillo, and the Northeast lords showed the other allies with their usual bravery that even if nearly half of the recruits were recruited, the Youzhou Army was still the iron-blooded army that could conquer everything.
On Highway 25, the Youzhou Army and the 3rd Army of the Western Regions pocketed the US 11th Army in Lawton, and Wang Tiehan's command talent was once again impressive.
Even Zhong Yi, who supported the Youzhou army, was a little surprised. In my impression, there are many fierce generals in the Northeast Army who dare to rush and fight, but they can be called wise generals, except for the Guo devil who was poured into the soup and abandoned his friends, there is really nothing that can be put on the table. But then again, after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, there was really no stage for the generals of the Northeast Army to display their talents. However, after coming to Nanhua and having a good environment, several generals from the Northeast Army are extraordinary. Not to mention Wang Yizhe, He Zhuguo and other old people, many of the Northeast masters of the Mesozoic Era, represented by Wang Tiehan, also won the favor of the commanders and bigwigs in the imperial army with their outstanding performances and were able to hold important positions.
Of course, there is no one like Wang Tiehan, who was promoted to the general of the empire in his thirties and served as the commander of the main army. And Wang Tiehan also repaid His Majesty's trust with excellent performances again and again.
After the Battle of Dallas began, when the group tactics on the right flank feint and did not have a substantial encounter with the US army; Storming Waco in the middle of the pack was blocked; And the left-sided cluster is in a stalemate between Amir and the attack; The Youzhou Army's series of advances on Highway 25 tore a small hole in the flank of the United States' tightest defensive line, but it moved the whole body and mobilized all the millions of American troops near Dallas.
Bradley could not sit idly by and watch the Allied forces toss and turn behind the back of Dallas, let alone watch the 11th Army being surrounded and annihilated. Six infantry divisions and two tank divisions were successively transferred on the left flank of the Dallas Line, and three infantry divisions and one tank were transferred in the center to form the Northern Advance Corps; The U.S. Secretary of the Army, General Stimson, also mobilized again, organizing a southward march corps in St. Luth, including seven motorized infantry divisions and four tank divisions, to quickly reinforce Oklahoma City, which was empty of troops, under the cover of the air force and through the well-developed road network in the United States.
"The U.S. military wants to use the 11th Army as a bait to form an encirclement outside our Youzhou Army Corps, the 3rd Army Corps in the Western Regions, and the Xuzhou Army Corps. Hehe, it seems that the small town of Lawton is going to put on a sandwich show again! β
In the war room of the Supreme Command of Wei Qingge, Marshal Ye Weixun, chief of the general staff, held a small stick and circled dots on the map. A number of large red and blue arrows on the map indicate the offensive and defensive dynamics of the two armies in the Dallas area.
"It seems that the Americans are not afraid of chaos, and they are determined to fight us before Route 25 and Dallas! Bradley has to get back on the field, but we are also people with good faces, and we can't lose this face! It's just that the Youzhou army on the north side of the encirclement is a little more bitter. β
Jiang Yunzhi stood against the wall with a cup of fragrant "big red robe". Back in Chang'an, Jiang Shuai was also bitter, not only did someone care about someone to warm the bed, but even the guy in his hand was a shotgun for a gun, and the teacup was replaced by a beautiful magnetized thermos cup from the green enamel jar that had been used for many years. But because of this, he was ridiculed by His Majesty.
His Majesty is not laughing at the little thing between Jiang Shuai and his sister-in-law, but as the queen of the dignified empire, she doesn't even know that the thermos cup is not suitable for making tea, which is really embarrassing - in fact, the crystal cup in Zhong Yi's hand is not good for making tea, and the best way to drink oolong tea is, of course, to use a purple sand cup. It's just that Xinhua once sent a set of top-level Yixing purple sand tea sets to his majesty, which was mailed back to Yangzhou by Wu Jiayi to curry favor with Daddy Wu.
And then...... Then there are the big men of the Imperial Army in the Wei Qing Pavilion, everyone is holding a nondescript porcelain cup or even a tempered cup and drinking the best red robe!
In a way, this is also the lack of cultural heritage in the suddenly rising empire of South China. It is unrealistic to expect an armored cadet who mainly drinks cattle in the dormitory to quench his thirst and a group of Red Police officers who are recruited in the base to study what tea culture is. In other words, in the years when the empire was created, Zhong Yi and the founders of these empires had no time to engage in those leisure things.
Some old scholars and Western aristocrats called the Han Empire an explosive household, and if it was meant in these aspects, Zhong Yi really had nothing to say. "Everyone wants to be vegetarian and exquisite, but when you are still poor, you still have to ...... first Let's talk about it after sending it! β
He shook the large crystal cup in his hand - this was hand-polished by the elder grandfather of the Golden Concubine Vivian with all his strength. The courtesy is light and affectionate, not to mention that it also represents the love of the natives of the South China Continent for His Majesty. Although he knew that it was not such a thing for this thing to be used to drink the "big red robe", Zhong Yi had never abandoned it.
"I believe in Wang Tiehan, I believe that the Youzhou Legion can hold on! Ye Shuai, send a report to Chen Shukang! We are determined to fight, we are not afraid to fight big. Even if the Americans bring in all their troops, we will accompany them. It's just a matter of saving trouble, so you don't have to chase it around. β
"This is relieving, if you want me to say, just take advantage of the US military build-up, throw a few more 'naughty' ......" After the nuclear bombing of Oak Ridge, Jiang Yunzhi became a staunch supporter of the "final conclusion of the atomic bomb."
Ye Shuai smiled bitterly, "Okay, Your Majesty!" I'm going to send a message to Chen Shu, it's just ...... Your Majesty, in this case, the 11th Army of the United States will be surrounded and annihilated, and the casualties of the troops responsible for blocking it will definitely be very large, and there are so many recruits in the Youzhou Legion......"
Hearing Ye Weixun's words, Jiang Yunzhi stopped messing around, after so many years of fighting, everyone understands that the survival rate of recruits on the battlefield is not a little lower than that of veterans. This has nothing to do with training, no matter how perfect the reserve system of the empire is, no matter how scientific the training is, it is not worth mixing on the battlefield for a few days.
Originally, the recruits of the Youzhou Legion were led by veterans who had experienced a hundred battles, and as long as they went through a few more battles, they would take off their immaturity on the battlefield and become veterans. But in their first major battle in North America, they had to take on what was destined to be an extremely difficult blocking mission, so the casualties of these recruits were ...... Jiang Yunzhi knew very well that in such a fierce battle, the possibility of the new recruits surviving might not be one in ten.
In the transparent crystal cup in Zhong Yi's hand, the dark red tea suddenly rippled, and even a few drops spilled out of the cup and landed on the dark green military uniform without military rank.
After being silent for a long time, Zhong Yi slowly spoke, "Since you are iron-blooded, why are you afraid of sacrifice?" The shame that bears the burden of the Northeast man is now ...... It's time to take it off! β
"918" is a pain for the Chinese nation, but for the men of Northeast China, it is a shame. Leave behind the father and mother, leave the black mountain and white water, leave the pride of the soldiers, leave the glory of the outsiders, run, run desperately!
During the Anti-Japanese War, he was bloody and killed, and during the counteroffensive, he was devastated, and in Zhong Yi's mind, those victories could not wash away the shame of the past.
"If you are iron-blooded, why are you afraid of sacrifice?" In the strongest collision, puff out your chest; In the midst of blood and fighting, wash away the shame.
"For Xun, generate electricity! Sue sΓΉ Wang Tiehan, a Kanto man, never retreat again, born as a hero, and died as a ghost. β
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"Kanto boy, never retreat ......" Ye Shuai understands and thinks deeply about His Majesty's Kanto complex. Boys should take Wu Hook with him, fight for the nation, and work hard for his relatives, so that his life will not be in vain.
At the headquarters of the Youzhou Army Headquarters in Lawton, a small town before Route 25 and Dallas in North America, General Wang Tiehan received a telegram from General Chen Shukang, the commander-in-chief of the Allied forces. Chen Shukang only added four words to the telegram, "Your Majesty XiΓ New Draft!" β
"Kanto boy, never retreat from the ...... again" As a first-hand witness of that period of history, Wang Tiehan certainly understood what His Majesty meant, and when he saw these words, he was also excited, His Majesty had not forgotten the Northeast Army, how could he have forgotten him? Although he immigrated to South China for many years, and even in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, some former Northeast Army generals were too stubborn to the title of "Northeast Army", and caused a lot of trouble, but the former Northeast Army soldiers, which one did not have the three words hidden deep in his heart?
"Never retreat again, Your Majesty, Tie Han understands! The iron-blooded Youzhou army will wash away the shame of the past and reproduce the pride of the Kanto boys! Holding a telegram in his hand, Wang Tiehan, who was whispering softly, suddenly raised his voice, "Order, convene a meeting of officers above the brigade level." β
In November in the Northern Hemisphere, the cold winds pick up and the leaves drift away.
However, in the North American Highway 25 area, tens of thousands of soldiers of the 27th Army of the Dahan Youzhou Army are busy with their work. digging trenches and repairing fortifications...... Of course, after the Allied commander-in-chief made up his mind to encircle and annihilate the US 11th Army at Lawton, blocking the southward advance of the US Army on Route 25 became the most important thing in whether or not he could achieve the objectives of the campaign.
If the US southward advance corps can be blocked, the Allied left flank cluster and the Youzhou army can form a local strength advantage and counterattack the southward advance corps after encircling and annihilating the 11th Army. However, if the 25th Highway Area is broken through by the U.S. Army, then the Youzhou Army in the north of Lawton and the 3rd Army Corps in the Western Regions will be attacked by the U.S. Army in turn.
After receiving this arduous task, Lieutenant General Wan Qingshan, commander of the 27th Army, who was responsible for blocking the US southward marching corps, quoted the four words on the telegram "His Majesty XiΓ personally drafted" to express his determination, "never retreat again"!
On the construction site where the trench was dug in a hurry, the blood-colored golden dragon banner of the imperial army was fluttering everywhere, and next to the golden dragon flag, there must be a more bright red flag, with only four big characters on it: "Never retreat again".
Take out the shame of the past and tear it off little by little. Many of the soldiers of the Northeast Army have died or retired, but most of the soldiers of the Youzhou Army are immigrants from the Northeast. The four words "never retreat" contain much bitterness and suffering, and there is no need for the officers to explain in detail.
"Who dares to pretend to be cowardly in battle, who doesn't say that you are from the northeast!" There are not many veterans who have worn the gray military uniform of the Northeast Army, but when they see the bloody battle flag of these four words, each of them is like chicken blood, and their eyes are red.
"Don't look down on people, we were born late, if I catch up with '918', I will fight with the little ghost, and I will never run away!" The recruits' words hurt a bit.
"Damn, it's against your little rabbit cub, if it weren't for the commander's order, would the old men be able to run?"
"Hehe, don't worry! Anyway, brother, when those guys in Dongying saw our Han people, they were all like their grandsons meeting their masters, why didn't you dare to fight with them at that time? "Some of the recruits are younger, and they're really a little confused about that history.
"You little rabbit cub knows a fart, during the Anti-Japanese War, before our Han army participated in the war, what kind of bear the country/army was fighting, you always know, right? Later, the tanks of our 77th Armored Army drove from the Yangtze River to the Songhua River, and the combat effectiveness could not be compared at all! Come, light it for Lao Tzu, and listen to Lao Tzu tell you slowly......"
During the break, in the trench, next to the fortifications, the soldiers of the 27th Army gathered in a pile, listening to the veterans reminiscing about the past, and the years were glorious; Look at the present day, the scenery is infinite.
However, the U.S. military did not give the officers and men of the 27th Army too many opportunities to reminisce about the bittersweet and sweet, and during the Great Depression, Roosevelt built a large number of buildings and infrastructure to stimulate domestic demand, making the U.S. highway network dense.
The all-motorized infantry and armored divisions of the Southward Advance Corps took advantage of the rapid movement of these roads, far exceeding the expectations of the Allied command organs. Although Long Xiaotian mobilized a large number of "Weilong" attack planes and ventured to launch an air attack on the southward advance corps under the escort of the "Raptor," the US Air Force's desperate counterattack and the effective air defense measures of the southward advance corps achieved great results.
The Southward Advance Corps, which was in a hurry to relieve the 11th Army, was in Oklahoma City and did not even repair for a day, but continued to advance with just refuel. Even though Blackray's northward march was blocked by Abilene and crossed the Brazos River to Wichita Falls as planned, attacking the Xuzhou army on the south side of Lawton, Admiral Rondo of the southward march still ordered the whole army to advance. On the afternoon of November 6, we arrived at the Route 25 area.
However, the armored division, which was the first to attack the position of the 27th Army of the Youzhou Army, did not make the expected breakthrough on the day of the 6th. The Imperial Army, which had never suffered in armor, was unable to mobilize more tanks in this blocking battle. However, the 27th Army was equipped with a large number of anti-tank weapons, and the anti-tank infantry guns of the Land God were configured to the platoon level, and a large number of armor-piercing rockets were deployed in large quantities at the squad level.
Coupled with the cooperation of the Air Force's attack planes, the US armored division, mainly with M4 Sherman tanks, did not take advantage of the 27th Army's position in the slightest during the entire afternoon, but instead dropped dozens of burning "bonfires" to illuminate the front of the position when night came.
The troops of the Western Regions, who were in charge of the flanks of the positions in the highway area, were also remarkable. The last to join the Imperial Army, but they are the last to perform well in a series of battles, the bravery on the battlefield is completely opposite to the embarrassment of life, hugging the empire's sturdiest tree, they have been bullied by white Westerners, and they regard the North American war as a war of revenge! Although it has always been Britain and France that have bullied them.
However, whether it is because of the coastal areas, the more knowledgeable Yue monkeys, or the angry guys in Myanmar and Laos, after the establishment of the Governor's Palace in the Western Regions of the Empire, after they think that they are also subjects of the empire, they feel that their bodies are great, and they eat deliciously! In addition, when they saw that the white Europeans who were afraid of them in the past had to nod their heads in front of the Han people, especially when they saw the Nanyang Army, which was very similar to them, showing off their might in Japan and the Middle East, these Central and Southern monkeys regarded being a soldier and fighting as the most awesome profession.
Downplaying life and death in battle, being mad after victory, groveling in the face of the Han people, and being arrogant in the face of the whites have become their most common portrayal.
General Shui Mo, the governor of the Western Regions of the Empire, once bluntly said that if it was to fight with the Thirteenth Army of the Han Dynasty, the Western Regions Army would have no courage and would be vulnerable. But fighting against the whites, every unit in the Western Regions is a death squad.
When he said this, the Governor of Water was arrogant, and his face was full of smugness, and when he began to squeeze his eyebrows, he was scolded by the whole country Lin who didn't want to deal with him, and then stopped.
There is no way, the water governor is a figure of the emperor on the Indochina Peninsula, but when he returns to the imperial capital Chang'an, he is just a lieutenant general of the Guards. When you meet your old boss, or the handsome who is known for being confused, it is definitely ...... When the people of the Western Regions saw the Khan, they "had no courage and were vulnerable." But it is the monkeys of Southeast Asia who have shown great performance in a series of battles, the bravery on the battlefield is completely opposite to the embarrassment of their lives, hugging the empire, the thickest tree, they have been bullied by white Westerners, and they regard the North American war as a war of revenge! Although it has always been Britain and France that have bullied them.
However, whether it is because of the coastal areas, the more knowledgeable Yue monkeys, or the angry guys in Myanmar and Laos, after the establishment of the Governor's Palace in the Western Regions of the Empire, after they think that they are also subjects of the empire, they feel that their bodies are great, and they eat deliciously! In addition, when they saw that the white Europeans who were afraid of them in the past had to nod their heads in front of the Han people, especially when they saw the Nanyang Army, which was very similar to them, showing off their might in Japan and the Middle East, these Central and Southern monkeys regarded being a soldier and fighting as the most awesome profession.
Downplaying life and death in battle, being mad after victory, groveling in the face of the Han people, and being arrogant in the face of the whites have become their most common portrayal.
General Shui Mo, the governor of the Western Regions of the Empire, once bluntly said that if it was to fight with the Thirteenth Army of the Han Dynasty, the Western Regions Army would have no courage and would be vulnerable. But fighting against the whites, every unit in the Western Regions is a death squad.
When he said this, the Governor of Water was arrogant, and his face was full of smugness, and when he began to squeeze his eyebrows, he was scolded by the whole country Lin who didn't want to deal with him, and then stopped.
There is no way, the water governor is a figure of the emperor on the Indochina Peninsula, but when he returns to the imperial capital Chang'an, he is just a lieutenant general of the Guards. When you meet your old boss, or the handsome who is known for being confused, it is definitely ...... When the people of the Western Regions saw the Khan, they "had no courage and were vulnerable." β