nucmednet Chapter 311: Dawn Operation of the 78th Storm Assault Division
Chapter 311: Dawn Operation of the 78th Storm Assault Division
On the other side, when the main force of the Northern Expedition Corps retreated to Linzhou, Su Zhengyang, alone with the First Squadron of the Divine Punishment Special Forces, parted ways with the main force, plunged into the vast forest, and trudged northward on the snow-covered plains.
Although they had obtained information from Yan Shuangying that Ningci Okamura had been firmly captured, it was still a fantasy to capture Songjiang and protect the safety of more than 200,000 people in the city without any external intervention.
At this time, Su Zhengyang still had 470,000 system points left in the system mall, which was just enough to summon an elite mercenary force to cooperate with the Gangcun Division to capture Songjiang. After the summoning was successful, the troops in the system mercenary page could be deployed at any designated location within a radius of 15 miles with Su Zhengyang as the center. Now, every move of the main force of the Northern Expedition Corps was under the close attention of Fuso.
This is also the safest solution Su Zhengyang can think of.
Su Zhengyang turned his attention to the German 78th Storm Assault Division, which could be summoned with only system points.
In World War II, the most impressive part of the German army was its ground armored forces. With the scream of "Stuka" dive planes, the roar of various tanks and armored fighting vehicles, and the rapid assault of blitzkrieg, German armored vehicles became a myth in the history of world wars. When people later mentioned the armed forces of Nazi Germany in World War II, the first thing they thought of was the surprise attack on Poland, the ingenious bypassing of the "Maginot Line", the wild march into the heart of the Soviet Union, and the "steel purgatory" of Kursk.
Even, few people pay attention to the oldest branch of the military - the infantry, although this branch of the military is the largest entity in the army.
The 78th Division of the Wehrmacht is a member of the German Infantry Division and the only assault division in the German Infantry Division. Just like its name "Storm", the 78th Infantry Division was formed on the eve of the storm when war clouds were gathering in Europe, and made a name for itself in the largest ground war in human history - the Soviet-German War.
Unfortunately, although they fought desperately in the name of God and the motherland, in the end, this storm brigade, along with other troops and even the German people, sadly discovered that their motherland was gone after the Nazis' fantasies and militarist dreams were shattered. After the storm, the dust settled, their homes and loved ones fell apart, and all that remained were broken walls and rubble everywhere.
When it was first established, the 78th Infantry Division was almost a second-line unit.
It was not until the eve of the German defeat that this special force was upgraded to the only assault division and prepared to be equipped with the standard equipment of the main force.
In a series of famous German battles such as the Battle of Kursk, the 78th Storm Assault Division demonstrated extremely strong combat effectiveness and indomitable fighting will, and completed almost impossible tasks many times. Although this assault division is not as famous as the five ace divisions of the German Army, it is still a feared combat division famous for its storm assaults.
The 78th Storm Assault Division has four main infantry regiments, an artillery regiment, an engineering battalion, a logistics battalion, a communications battalion, a division-level guard battalion, an anti-tank battalion, an anti-aircraft artillery battalion, and two storm assault regiments, with a total personnel size of people.
Two days later, in Baihu Mountain, 30 kilometers north of Songjiang City, Su Zhengyang, wrapped tightly in a black military coat with mink fur, walked out of the forest with the First Divine Punishment Team. The long journey of nearly three days and 130 kilometers in the forest made Su Zhengyang feel for the first time the difficulties of the front-line troops in such an environment.
In the forest, the temperature difference between day and night is extremely large, and wild beasts are constantly roaming around. If it weren't for the extremely responsible and close protection of the First Divine Punishment Team, Su Zhengyang might have been buried in the vast forest on his own.
At this time, they were less than 20 kilometers away from the north gate of Songjiang City. After trekking another 10 kilometers westward, Su Zhengyang and others hid in a forest less than seven kilometers away from Songjiang City.
"System, I want to summon the 78th Storm Assault Division of the German Wehrmacht!"
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, the summoning was successful. 400,000 system points were deducted. Currently, there are 70,000 points left. Please set the coordinates for the summoned troops. ]
After pondering for a moment, Su Zhengyang placed the troop deployment coordinates in Songyuan Mountain, four kilometers south of him. It was less than three kilometers away from Songjiang City. Moreover, Songyuan Mountain was huge and densely wooded, enough to hide the traces of the 78th Storm Assault Division.
An hour later, Su Zhengyang successfully met up with the summoned 78th Storm Assault Division at the northern slope of Songyuan Mountain. The commander of the 78th Storm Assault Division was a tall, slightly fat middle-aged man. The moment he saw Su Zhengyang appear, the commander Brand quickly walked up and saluted Su Zhengyang.
"Brand, commander of the 78th Storm Assault Division, meet the great leader!"
Looking at Brand, who had a Chinese face and looked unusually calm, Su Zhengyang nodded and said, "Welcome Commander Brand to join the Northwest Revolutionary Army. From now on, the 78th Storm Assault Division will be renamed the st Storm Assault Division of the Northwest Revolutionary Army. I hope you will be the sharpest sword of war in my hand!"
"Please rest assured, Leader. The Storm Assault Division will never let you down!"
Next, Su Zhengyang briefly described the situation that the Storm Assault Division would face and the mission they were about to perform.
Brand listened to Su Zhengyang's mission requirements with a serious face, and nodded without hesitation: "Please rest assured, leader, as long as there is no problem with the support in the city, we will take Songjiang City in the shortest possible time!"
Until this moment, Su Zhengyang finally breathed a sigh of relief. He, Su Zhengyang, had never intended to compromise with Fuso. Now everything was ready, only the east wind was missing. As long as Songjiang City was captured and the people in the concentration camp were rescued, it would be the time to launch a fatal blow to Fuso's Kwantung Army!
At one o'clock in the morning, under the arrangement of Ningji Okamura, the 1st Infantry Regiment under the Okamura Division arrived at the north city wall to replace the troops originally stationed there.
"Colonel Kimura, I don't think I received any orders from the higher-ups to change guards. Why did you suddenly come over to change guards?"
Kimura Eichiro, a trusted subordinate of Ningji Okamura, was not panicked either. He smiled and said, "Commander Tanaka personally gave the order to our division commander. Now that the Northern Expedition Corps has withdrawn, there is not much garrison pressure on the north gate. Let us take over the defense, so that Watanabe-kun can have a good rest."
Watanabe Toshiaki, the commander of the Kyushu Division's infantry regiment who was in charge of guarding the western city gate defense line, did not have any doubts. After all, the Okamura Division was also a well-known and well-reputed unit in the Fuso Kwantung Army. How could it deceive him?
"Thank you for your help, Kimura-san. After signing the treaty with the Northern Frontier government, the situation is no longer as tense as before. It is reasonable for you to take over the defense."
After the two men exchanged polite greetings, they commanded their soldiers to complete the rotation of guards in just half an hour. At this time, the Storm Assault Division outside the city was ready to carry out a special military operation which Su Zhengyang called Operation Dawn.