The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 650

The British governor in Burma was right. At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Japanese army appeared in front of the British army's position. At 02:30, an attack was launched towards the British position.

The British army was best at trench warfare. They stuck in the trenches and fought back fiercely towards the Japanese army.The British army is far away from the British mainland, and they cannot get supplements from the British side, but behind them are the arsenal in the northern part of the Golden Triangle to provide them with weapons and equipment. They have a large number of artillery and sufficient ammunition.The soldiers held submachine guns and various types of machine guns. Compared with the Japanese army, they had a great advantage in firepower.

The Japanese attack was quickly shattered by them. According to the combat plan formulated by Wang Guimin, the British troops did not take the initiative to attack. They stayed in the trenches and waited for the next Japanese attack.

At 10 a.m. the next day, the main force of the 22nd Japanese Division in the north also arrived in Yangon, and they also attacked Yangon City.The anti-Japanese army they faced was the construction workers' self-defense force under the command of Tagawa. Although they had only 2000 people, they were well-equipped and their firepower was much stronger than that of the British army.

Although the Japanese army was very tenacious, they faced the powerful firepower of the Construction Workers' Self-Defense Force, and the attack was quickly repelled.

Soon after, the Japanese army reorganized their offensive. After paying a heavy price, they were still unable to break through the positions of the anti-Japanese army.

For several days in succession, the Japanese army continued to launch attacks, and was constantly repulsed by the anti-Japanese army.

The 22nd Division of the Japanese Army was unable to break through the defenders' positions for a while, so they postponed the large-scale attack, and used small troops to harass them, waiting for the 23rd Division of the Japanese Army to arrive at Yangon City, and then launched a large-scale attack again.At the same time, various anti-Japanese troops are also heading towards Yangon City for reinforcements.The first to arrive was an anti-Japanese armed force from Cambodia. Although their strength was only one battalion, less than 600 people, their arrival still boosted the morale of the defenders of Yangon City.

The Japanese army's massive attack on Yangon City this time received air support from the Japanese Eighth Air Force stationed in Saigon and Hanoi, Vietnam, and their participation in the battle could not be stopped.Gao Jiu had a secret agreement with the Eighth Air Force. They would not bomb the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle, but Gao Jiu could not make demands on them in other combat operations.

The Japanese air force did not pose much threat to the defenders of Yangon City, because the British Governor in Myanmar sent a telegram to the government's Aviation Committee, asking them to send air force support in the name of the British government.

The government is still very concerned about the attitude of the British government, so it mobilized a large number of air forces to be stationed at several airports in Yunnan.

With Gao Jiu's consent, some Japanese aircraft were deployed in Lao Cai, the capital of Kokang. The air forces of both China and Japan fought fierce air battles in the area around Yangon City almost every day.

The strength of the two sides is basically equal, which greatly limits the support operations of the Japanese army to the ground forces.

Not only that, near the city of Yangon, the anti-Japanese army possessed a large number of 88mm anti-aircraft guns. The firepower of these anti-aircraft guns also posed a great threat to the Japanese air force.

The Japanese air force was almost unable to bomb the anti-Japanese army in Yangon City, which greatly reduced the casualties of the anti-Japanese army.

The battle in Yangon City is going on fiercely. Both sides are carrying out offensive and defensive operations with the support of fierce artillery fire, and have been in a stalemate.The anti-Japanese army stood firm and bought time for Gao Jiu to implement the roundabout plan.

Gao Jiu played a big game of chess this time. He had already discussed with the King of Yunnan and asked him to send troops to participate in the defense of Yangon City.The reason why the Japanese army attacked Yangon was to defeat the anti-Japanese army in Burma and then attack Yunnan from Burma.The king of Yunnan naturally understood the importance of defending Yangon.

The King of Yunnan agreed with Gao Jiu's opinion, and sent more than 153 people from the [-]rd Army of the Yunnan Army to the direction of Yangon City to participate in the defense of Yangon City.

Since the Japanese army invaded Southeast Asia, they have basically defeated the armies of Britain, the United States and other countries in this area, and occupied most of Southeast Asia.However, due to the variable of Gao Jiu, the Japanese army has never been able to occupy Burma, thus completing the strategic attempt to attack Yunnan through Burma.Therefore, according to the order of the Japanese base camp, the Japanese 16th Army concentrated the forces of the 22nd Division and the 23rd Division and launched a large-scale attack on Burma again.

Gao Jiu has a big appetite this time, and he is determined to eat the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army.He led the 38th Division of the National Army to march secretly, planning to intersperse with the junction of the 22nd and 23rd Divisions of the Japanese Army, cut off the connection between the two divisions, and surround the Japanese Army with the Anti-Japanese Army in Yangon City. The 22nd Division of the Japanese Army, and strive to wipe out this division of the Japanese army.

Liao Tong is leading the 38th Division to march in a hurry. Along the way, the morale of the officers and soldiers of the Yuanzheng Army is high, and the marching speed is very fast.

Gao Jiu is very satisfied with the quality of the Yuanzheng Army.Gao Jiu and others were marching when suddenly Jia Liu received a telegram.

The jeep he was riding in was right behind Gao Jiu's car. He continuously honked his horn to remind Gao Jiu in front of him to pay attention. Nine.

Gao Jiu stopped the car, and the car Jia Liu was riding in also stopped.He jumped out of the jeep, ran to Gao Jiu, and handed the telegram to Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu frowned after reading the telegram.Liao Tong and Liu Zhanying, who were in the same jeep with him, couldn't help becoming a little nervous when they saw him like this.Liao Tong asked, "Master Jiu, what happened?"

Gao Jiu handed the telegram to Liao Tong, and then ordered Jia Liu to bring a military map and spread it on the front cover of the jeep.Liao Tong read the telegram and handed it to Liu Zhanying.After seeing it, everyone felt that the situation was more serious.

The circuitous and interspersed routes chosen by Gao Jiu and others were precisely selected in advance. They tried to avoid relatively densely populated areas to achieve the effect of a secret march.Unexpectedly, the scouts of the Special Forces found a sudden Japanese army 20km ahead.Although the strength of this Japanese army is not large, there is only one brigade. After the 38th Division has been supplemented, it now has 12000 troops. It is very easy for them to destroy this Japanese army, but if the 38th Division exchanges fire with this Japanese army, it will be exposed It is impossible for the expeditionary force to complete the roundabout task, so the original campaign plan to encircle and annihilate the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army could not be implemented.

Seeing Gao Jiu looking at the map, Liao Tong and Liu Zhanying also surrounded him. They felt a headache after reading it for a long time.The interspersed route they chose was carefully studied. The terrain in this area is undulating and complicated, and the march of the expeditionary force must avoid densely populated places to avoid being discovered by the Japanese army.Therefore, this is the only way to go.Now that the Japanese army is blocking the front, it is obvious that this road will not work.

Seeing Gao Jiu standing there contemplating, Liao Tong and Liu Zhanying were also trying to find a solution.But after thinking for a long time, they couldn't find a feasible way.

Liu Zhanying couldn't help but said: "Jiuye, we can't penetrate into the joint of the Japanese army. Why don't we change our plan and go to Yangon City to attack the Japanese army head-on? Although we can't wipe out the 22nd Division of the Japanese army. The Japanese attack was also a major victory."

Although Liao Tong had confidence in Gao Jiu, but the 38th Division penetrated into the joint between the two main forces of the Japanese army, and would definitely be attacked by the two master regiments of the Japanese army, and the 38th Division would be under tremendous pressure.

If the anti-Japanese army in Yangon City fails to break through the defense line of the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army in time, the 38th Division will be in danger of being eaten by the two main divisions of the Japanese Army.

Liao Tong led the troops to follow Gao Jiu to carry out this interspersed mission, entirely out of his trust in Gao Jiu. Now that such a change has occurred, he also believes that Liu Zhanying's suggestion is more secure.So he also said: "Master Jiu, I think Chief of Staff Liu's opinion can be considered. What do you think?"

Gao Jiu shook his head and said: "This time to defend Yangon City, we mobilized the Yuanzheng Army, the British Army, the Yunnan Army, and the Anti-Japanese Army from various countries, and the government also dispatched a large number of air forces.

It is not an easy task to mobilize such a large number of troops.If the Japanese army cannot be hurt this time, the Japanese army will definitely make a comeback.If the Japanese army launches an offensive again in the future, it may not be possible to mobilize so many troops to fight.So we must seize this opportunity.

The so-called hurting his ten fingers is not as good as cutting off one finger.Defeating a large number of Japanese troops is not as heavy as annihilating a part of the Japanese army.As long as the 22nd Division of the Japanese army can be completely wiped out this time, the Japanese army will definitely withdraw from Burma, and the situation of the anti-Japanese struggle around Burma will be greatly improved. "

Liao Tong and Liu Zhanying were also senior generals, and they thought Gao Jiu was right.But the reality lies here. According to the current situation, it is impossible for the 38th Division to penetrate into the junction of the two main divisions of the Japanese army on time.

Liao Tong said: "Jiu Ye, the Japanese army is guarding the front. It is very difficult for our such a large army to go around without alarming the enemy. What do you think we should do?"

Gao Jiu already had a solution, he made up his mind, drew a line on the map with his finger, and said, "Go here, Savage Mountain."

Hearing what Gao Jiu said, Liu Zhanying turned pale with shock.He personally participated in the rescue of the Yuan army and walked out of Savage Mountain, knowing the danger there.

Although Liao Tong has never walked through Savage Mountain, he felt very headache when he heard about the situation of Savage Mountain from the generals who walked out of Savage Mountain.

Liao Tong said: "Master Jiu, the road to Yeren Mountain is difficult. Even if we cross it, it may be too late. Also, all the heavy equipment cannot be carried. Ministry, we only have light weapons in our hands, and we are facing the two main divisions of the Japanese army, so we may not be able to resist."

Gao Jiu moved his fingers on the map, and said: "Look, we don't need to go deep into the Savage Mountain, but follow the northern foot of the Savage Mountain and bypass the Japanese army in this area. The Savage Mountain passed by no more than 120 miles. how much time.

As for the heavy equipment, don't worry about it. As long as the troops can get out of the Savage Mountain, we can use airdrops to solve this problem. "

Both Liu Zhanying and Liao Tong believed in Gao Jiu, seeing his firm attitude, they agreed with Gao Jiu's opinion.Soon, the army left a battalion to take care of the heavy equipment and other supplies left by the large force, and the large force left the road and headed for the distant mountains.

Ma Wan City.

Guo Hengming received a call from Gao Jiu, and he immediately drove to the arsenal, took out a large amount of inventory from the arsenal, shipped it to the airport outside the city, and was ready to airdrop for the 38th Division at any time.

After a four-hour march, Gao Jiu and the others arrived at the foot of Savage Mountain.They found a relatively flat place here and set up an airdrop field.Soon after, a large number of transport planes flew over and dropped a large amount of supplies, weapons and ammunition.

This batch of supplies is mainly the necessary living materials such as rations and medicines that are easy to carry for the expeditionary army to cross the Savage Mountain. After the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary army got the supplement, they drove into the Savage Mountain.

In order to speed up the march, Liu Zhanying walked at the forefront of the troops, commanding the engineering battalion to overcome obstacles and clear the way for the troops.

The most difficult thing in Savage Mountain is to identify the direction. In the vast mountains and forests, it is easy to get lost.The reason why Gao Jiu was able to lead the Yuanzheng army out of Savage Mountain last time was mainly because of the help of the plane for navigation.

This time he used the same method. During the day, the troops in Savage Mountain opened the boxes and released balloons into the air every two hours.

According to Gao Jiu's arrangement, Guo Hengming arranged for the planes to patrol the route planned by the Yuanzheng Army. When they saw the balloon rising into the sky, they knew the location of the Yuanzheng Army's troops, and then used the walkie-talkie to inform the Yuanzheng Army. Guide the way forward.

At night, the troops below fire signal flares into the air, and the planes in the sky see the signal flares launched on the ground, and they will also fire signal flares on the planes to indicate the direction for the troops below.In this way, the Yuanzheng Army basically did not take a detour, and passed through the Savage Mountain smoothly.

Ning Wen and Ning Wu led the special forces to open the way ahead. They confirmed that the troops had bypassed the area defended by the Japanese army, guided the large troops out of Savage Mountain, and embarked on the originally planned interspersed route.

In the evening of this day, the Yuanzheng Army camped on a grass field, which was 30 kilometers away from the scheduled interspersed location.In the camp tent, Gao Jiu sent a series of telegrams, then opened a can of beef, and waited for news from various places while eating. Soon after, news from all sides came in one after another.

Under the city of Yangon, the Taohuashan guerrillas and the British army, after tenacious resistance, withstood the Japanese attack.

The Thai army, the Lao army and some Indian troops have all rushed to Yangon City.The British army and Burmese servants stationed in other places also rushed over. At this time, the anti-Japanese army gathered under the city of Yangon had reached more than [-] people, and they were very confident in defending the city of Yangon.

The only regret is that the 153rd Army of the Yunnan Army has just arrived in the Kokang area, and it is still two days away from Yangon City.

(End of this chapter)