The Anti-Japanese War Begins with the Northeast Army

"boom!"

As the turret of the tank that was hit first was aimed at him, Sun Jiunian only had time to yell to his brothers near his own fortifications before they opened fire!

The earth-shattering explosion instantly blew the brick and cement fortifications into pieces, which scattered in all directions accompanied by heat and explosion.

The huge amount of energy caused great harm to the brothers in the surrounding trenches who had no time to hide - there was a sudden wailing in the trenches, and chaos soon began because of the tanks that advanced one after another.

Several heavy firepower points composed of machine guns and small cannons were destroyed one after another. Seeing seven tanks supporting the rapid advance with dense infantry formations following behind them, Sun Jiunian knew very well that it was impossible to stop the coordination between infantry and tanks relying solely on these brothers on the position.

Without further detailed consideration, Sun Jiunian immediately ordered an orderly retreat... but the troops chasing him from behind were simply relentless.

"Don't leave any wounded behind! Take away all those who can still breathe..."

The commander roared angrily, once again making his attitude clear that he would never give up on his subordinates.

But he knew very well that if no reinforcements arrived from Jinzhou, they would find it difficult to escape from here. Guo's army even sent out infantry and tanks, obviously intending to surround and kill them here.

"Captain Han, you will lead the evacuation - I will lead the cavalry battalion to go around and attack Guo Guizi's headquarters!"

Han Hao, whom he called Captain Han, changed his expression immediately upon hearing this. However, the battle situation was so tense, and seeing those tanks and fierce infantry approaching,

Even if he didn't bring people to attack from behind, they would most likely be surrounded and killed here.

Suppose the tanks turn around or slow down their attack because their own side blitzed their headquarters - maybe they still have a chance to survive!
But just as these two comrades-in-arms, who had been friends for many years, looked at each other with some intention of saying goodbye, a shell suddenly fell from the sky and hit the front line of Guo’s infantry and tank coordination!

This explosion was definitely not the kind that Sun Jiu Nian was familiar with, consisting of flames and shrapnel... The flames produced by the explosion were close to yellow-orange, and although there were no flying shrapnel, the high-temperature flames were like some kind of fire evil spirit in the underworld, instantly engulfing the soldiers and tanks within a hundred meters of the explosion point.

Before they could even let out a muffled cry, Sun Jiunian, Han Hao, and the brothers they led were knocked over by the blast of the shell in the blink of an eye.

The residual heat that swept over made people feel as if their faces were burned and oily, and as if their hair was about to be set on fire.

What they didn't know was that this round of artillery fire was fired by Jiang Cheng's artillery regiment: this time, the Jilin army carried almost all new weapons... and one of them was the incendiary bomb that could be loaded into the field main gun.

This type of artillery shell was developed specifically to deal with infantry-tank coordination.

Because of the particularity of its tactics, infantry and tanks must cooperate with each other to complement each other's strengths and weaknesses, which determines that this formation must be relatively dense.

This violently exploding incendiary bomb will generate high temperatures the moment it hits the ground, and contains phosphorus, which can not only kill infantry, but can also suffocate drivers and others in tanks.

However, because it is still in the testing stage, the production of artillery shells has not yet reached a large scale, and Jiang Cheng did not bring many from Mobei this time.

At an observation post in the distance, Jiang Cheng was observing the area through a telescope with a satisfied smile on his face.

"This lethality is okay, right?"

He put down the telescope and nodded to the foreign researchers beside him, "The affected area has basically met my requirements - so once we return to Kulun, you have to find a way to increase production." The two researchers immediately lowered their heads and began to record in their notebooks, but Zhang Hanqing, who came to the observation post with him, was almost mad: "I said, why don't you send reinforcements now, and actually run here to see the power of the shells -"

Hearing the young commander's dissatisfaction, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but chuckle: "Sorry, sorry, I almost forgot about this!"

In fact, while the artillery array was firing, Jiang Cheng ordered Li Shitou to lead reinforcements to rescue.

They knew very well that the real fierce battle was about to begin with the arrival of Guo’s army... Although the Lianshan bombing caused considerable damage to Guo’s army at the vanguard, the Third and Fifth Corps were considered the backbone of the Fengtian Army's combat effectiveness.

Coupled with the large number of people and sophisticated weapons, the battle of Jinzhou is bound to be difficult.

"Reporting to Master Jiang, Jinzhou's fortifications have been repaired according to your arrangement - the work of pre-burying mines on the three main lines has also been completed!"

The signalman ran all the way over and reported the main contents of the telegram to Jiang Cheng and Zhang Hanqing, "In addition, Commander Liu Runchuan asked the young marshal for instructions. He is willing to lead the cavalry regiment to attack Guo's supply line."

In fact, as soon as the war broke out, Jiang Cheng thought about dividing his troops and sending them to the rear of Guo’s army to cut off his connection with Luanzhou.

After all, he had an alliance with Feng Yuxiang and Li Jinglin, so there must be a steady supply of supplies coming from Luanzhou.

Moreover, Rehe is currently engaged in a decisive battle with Feng Yuxiang. If the "gap" cannot be blocked, Feng's troops will most likely head south to rescue Jinzhou. If the two sides encircle the city, the battle will become even more difficult to fight.

On the one hand, Jiang Cheng did not want to invest too much, on the other hand, he also wanted this battle to cause a certain "baptism" to the old Fengtian clique, which would also be beneficial for him to control the overall situation in the future.

"Great! Liu Runchuan is awesome. He actually volunteered to fight—"

Without waiting for Jiang Cheng to comment, the young commander Zhang Hanqing immediately said, "Pass my order down immediately. Liu Runchuan is very courageous. Appoint him as the vanguard of the rebellion… Lead his troops immediately to destroy the supply line of Guo's troops!"

Jiang Cheng saw his energetic expression but said nothing. He just winked at his messenger, indicating that he should follow the young marshal's order and go to meet the enemy immediately.

In fact, at this time, there is not much point in destroying the rear supply line.

You should know that the one guarding Luanzhou was Li Jinglin. Although this old guy suffered some bullying when he was under the command of the Marshal, he also gained real benefits. The Zhili Governor-General belonged to him.

In other words, this guy doesn't have the rebellious mentality of Guo Songling... He doesn't want to fall out with the Marshal at all, and the fact that he is dragging his feet and not rushing to Shanhaiguan to help with the defense is proof of this.

He had planned to order Hai Pingchuan to secretly march north, and when Feng Yuxiang and others were all looking outwards, he would suddenly launch a surprise attack on Zhili and other places.

In this way, not only can the connection between Guo and Feng and the interior be completely cut off, but Pingchuan's territory can also be expanded again, which should be able to echo each other with Rehe.

When the Marshal enters the capital again, Yan Laoxi will definitely change his attitude and submit to them obediently.

But if Liu Runchuan led the main force to attack Guo Songling's supply line, it might disrupt his pace. (End of this chapter)