The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 651
Gao Jiu knew that with the anti-Japanese army and the troops of the 38th Division gathered in Yangon City, the strength of the troops was still a bit weak, and it was impossible to wipe out the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army.He could only wait patiently for the arrival of the Yunnan army.

At the station of the 38th Division, Gao Jiu and others continued to receive supplies from the transport plane sent by Guo Hengming.The technical force of the Golden Triangle Armory is very advanced. They have modified many airdrop devices, which can not only drop various living materials and light weapons, but also heavy equipment such as cannons. It was disassembled and reassembled by the technicians of the arsenal who followed the airdrop.The troops of the 38th Division quickly replenished the original full set of equipment.

Not only that, in order to strengthen the firepower of the 38th Division, Gao Jiu also requested to airdrop 40 88mm anti-aircraft guns, and equip the 38th Division with rocket launchers that were originally reluctant to give to other troops.

Ning Wen and Ning Wu led the members of the Taohuashan Special Forces to arrange strict security around the temporary garrison of the 38th Division to prevent the whereabouts of the 38th Division from being exposed.

On the one hand, Gao Jiu sent a telegram to the King of Yunnan, asking him to urge the 153rd Army to speed up the march, and on the other hand, he sent a small team to investigate the interspersed route.

Gao Jiu, Liao Tong, Liu Zhanying and others could only wait patiently for the arrival of the 153rd Yunnan Army.In order to prevent the 38th Division from exposing the target, after replenishing their equipment, they retreated another 10km and entered the forested area.

Yangon City, coalition headquarters.

Wang Guimin, Wang Zhankui and others received a telegram from Gao Jiu, saying that they had arrived near the planned penetration location, and after the 153rd Army of the Yunnan Army arrived, they would penetrate to the junction of the 22nd and 23rd Divisions of the Japanese Army. Launched a campaign to encircle and wipe out the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army.

He asked the anti-Japanese army in Yangon City to stick to their positions, replenish weapons, ammunition and supplies, and be ready to launch a counterattack against the Japanese army at any time.

The coalition headquarters conveyed this good news to all anti-Japanese troops. The anti-Japanese soldiers were high-spirited and ready to participate in the battle to encircle and wipe out the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army.

Gao Jiu and others waited for another day. The 153rd Army of the Dian Army and the troops of the Kokang Autonomous Army marched day and night. They had already arrived at Mahongkou, 130km away from Yangon City.They said that they would be able to reach Yangon City in one and a half days and form a siege facing the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army from the northwest.

So far, the campaign plan formulated by Gao Jiu and others has progressed very smoothly.But for some reason, Gao Jiu had a vague sense of foreboding in his heart, but for a while, he didn't know where the problem was.

Gao Jiu has always attached great importance to reconnaissance of the enemy's situation, so he ordered the Taohuashan guerrillas to expand the search area to monitor the movements of the Japanese 22nd and 23rd Divisions.

That evening, Gao Jiu received a report from the 153rd Army of the Yunnan Army, saying that they were less than 80km away from Yangon City.It is expected that the vanguard will be able to arrive in Yangon City before 8:[-] tomorrow morning.

Gao Jiu sent a telegram to the coalition headquarters, asking them to start an attack on the Japanese army at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.He, Liao Tong, Liu Zhanying and others led the 38th Division and began to march towards the scheduled interspersed location, planning to arrive at the designated location before 7:[-] tomorrow morning.

At exactly 10 o'clock that night, Jia Liu received an urgent telegram from the special forces members in charge of monitoring the 23rd Division of the Japanese Army. They said that the situation of the 23rd Division of the Japanese Army was not normal.

After careful observation, they learned that there were only the division headquarters and a brigade of the Japanese army here, and the troops of one brigade were missing.

Hearing this news, Gao Jiu couldn't help becoming nervous.He analyzed the movements of the Japanese army in this brigade and believed that there were two possibilities.

One possibility is that the Japanese army wanted to detour to the south of Yangon City and encircle the defenders of Yangon City. This is a common tactic used by the Japanese army to shake the confidence of the defenders.The main forces of the two master regiments are attacking Yangon City. It is very reasonable for them to adopt such a tactic. On the surface, this possibility is the greatest.

If this is the case, Gao Jiu is not worried, because the 23rd Division of the Japanese Army is divided, and after the 38th Division is interspersed with the designated location, the pressure on the Japanese Army will be reduced. It can be said that this is a good one. fighter.

Liao Tong and Liu Zhanying also believed that the brigade of the Japanese army should achieve such a campaign goal, and their destination should be the south of Yangon City.

Everyone's inferences were reasonable and their opinions were consistent. It is said that Gao Jiu should be relieved, but he just had an ominous premonition. He always felt that this matter seemed reasonable, but he just didn't feel at ease.

He immediately sent special forces members to the south of Yangon City to conduct investigations, and at the same time notified the coalition command in Sunshine City of the news.The coalition command also immediately dispatched troops to the south of the city to search.

About an hour later, the Japanese army appeared in the south of Yangon City. They had a fierce exchange of fire with the troops sent by the coalition headquarters to search. It seems that the Japanese army has a lot of troops.

This basically verified the conjectures of Gao Jiu and others. Although Gao Jiu was still a little uneasy, the campaign plan to encircle and wipe out the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army had already begun to be implemented, and he could not afford to hesitate.Therefore, he ordered that the 38th Division of the Yuanzheng Army continue to march towards the predetermined interspersed location.

At midnight, 50km northeast of the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle, a transport convoy of the Construction Workers' Self-Defense Force suddenly encountered a large group of Japanese troops.They rushed to the battle, but the Japanese army had a large number of troops. The Construction Workers' Self-Defense Force suffered heavy losses, with more than one hundred casualties, and the supplies they carried were also robbed by the Japanese army.

Members of the Self-Defense Force reported the news to Guo Hengming who was stationed in the Administrative Committee, and Guo Hengming hurriedly telegraphed the news and reported it to Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu was very surprised when he saw the telegram. He now understood why his premonition was not good. The goal of the Japanese brigade was not Yangon City, but the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle.What appeared in the south of Yangon City was not the main force of the Japanese brigade, but at most an infantry brigade of the Japanese army.
Gao Jiu immediately sent this information to the coalition headquarters in Yangon City, asking them to send no less than 5000 troops to the south of Yangon City to attack the Japanese troops who appeared there.

In order to find out the reality of the Japanese army.If the Japanese army's strength is insufficient, they will be resolutely eliminated.

It turned out that the Japanese army's large-scale attack on Yangon City was a conspiracy from the very beginning.After a long period of combat in Southeast Asia, the Japanese Southern Expeditionary Army has already made a correct judgment. They know that the anti-Japanese troops active in Thailand, Myanmar, and especially around the Golden Triangle rely on the strong industrial capabilities of the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle. For support, in order to eliminate these anti-Japanese troops, we must first destroy the industrial base in the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle, and cut off the supplies of weapons, ammunition and other materials for these anti-Japanese troops.

Therefore, when they launched this battle in Yangon City, their real intention was to send troops to attack the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle.The reason why the Japanese army put up such a big battle was to attract the main force of the anti-Japanese army to concentrate in Yangon City, thus leaving the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle empty of troops, and then secretly dispatched a brigade of troops to attack during the fierce battle. In the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle, an attempt was made to completely destroy the rear base of the Anti-Japanese Army.

Now the main force of the anti-Japanese army in Myanmar is concentrated in Yangon City. The northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle is very weak. The main force is only a reinforced squadron of the Taohuashan guerrillas led by Li Chengwu and a self-defense force of 1500 construction workers.Such a small number of troops guarding the huge northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle is obviously insufficient.

Gao Jiu and others misjudged this large-scale offensive campaign launched by the Japanese army from the very beginning. It can be said that they have been fooled by the Japanese army so far.

The Golden Triangle area is Gao Jiu's old nest. Most of Gao Jiu's painstaking efforts over the years are here.Once something happens in the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle, Gao Jiu's hard-earned family fortune over the years will basically be wiped out.

The two major problems facing Gao Jiu now, one is to command the coalition forces according to the predetermined combat plan to encircle and wipe out the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army.Winning this battle will limit the activities of the Japanese army in Myanmar for a long time, which will have a positive and significant impact on the situation of the anti-Japanese struggle in Southeast Asia.Now all the anti-Japanese troops are gathered in the area of ​​Yangon City. This is a good fighter. If you give up this plan, you don’t know when you want to find such a fighter in the future.

But the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle must not be lost, Gao Jiu must keep his foundation no matter what.

Gao Jiu judged that the Japanese army was going to attack the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle, and he told Liao Tong and Liu Zhanying about the situation.Liao Tong and Liu Zhanying became impatient when they heard this, and they immediately suggested abandoning the original plan to encircle and wipe out the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army in Yangon City, and return to the division immediately to rescue the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle.

Gao Jiu considered again and again, and decided to follow the original combat plan. He could not give up this good opportunity to encircle and annihilate the 22nd Division of the Japanese Army and seize the initiative on the battlefield.

The Japanese army reduced the strength of a brigade in Yangon City, which was more conducive to the anti-Japanese army's encirclement and annihilation of the 22nd Division of the Japanese army.After Gao Jiu made up his mind, he sent a telegram to Guo Hengming.

Guo Hengming quickly returned the telegram. He said in the telegram: "Please rest assured! We will definitely be able to defend the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle and prevent the Japanese army from destroying every plant and tree here." Guo Hengming has followed Gao Jiu for many years. His confidant loves the general, he acts calmly, and Gao Jiu trusts him very much.

With Guo Hengming's guarantee, Gao Jiu's heart became more at ease, and Laiga strengthened his determination to carry out the original battle plan.

He said to Liao Tong and Liu Zhanying: "Immediately command the troops to march in a hurry, and must arrive at the scheduled crossing position at 6 o'clock in the morning."

Although Liao Tong and Liu Zhanying were very worried about the safety of the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle, seeing that Gao Jiu had made up his mind, they were very moved by Gao Jiu's attitude of taking care of the overall situation, and immediately ordered the whole army to speed up the march and continue to move towards the predetermined goal .

At the same time, Gao Jiu sent a telegram to the coalition headquarters in Yangon, asking them to eliminate any interference and resolutely follow the original combat plan.

Gao Jiu did not tell Wang Zhankui, Wang Guimin and the others that the Japanese army wanted to attack the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle. He was worried that they would be in chaos if they got the news, which would affect the morale of the entire army.

After Guo Hengming sent a telegram to Gao Jiu, he immediately issued a mobilization order, calling on all residents in the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle to fight against the Japanese attack.

There have always been Japanese military activities around the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle. Although the residents of the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle are mainly focused on the construction of the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle, they have never given up their preparations for the Japanese attack.

The Administrative Committee of the Golden Triangle formulated an emergency plan to prepare for the Japanese army's surprise attack. While carrying out economic construction, it did not forget the basic training for the majority of residents.Today's northern part of the Golden Triangle has a population of more than one million. Most of them are industrial workers. These workers have strong discipline and have received basic military training.They have to conduct assembly drills against Japanese attacks every month.In addition, the factory was incorporated into the militia organization, which could be quickly assembled in a short period of time. The staff of various departments of the administrative committee also received basic military training.

In today's northern part of the Golden Triangle, there are very few simple farmers, and a small number of rural areas have established militia organizations, which can also undertake combat tasks at critical moments.In order to be able to arm the people in a timely manner, the organs of the Administrative Committee have stockpiled a large number of weapons and ammunition in various institutions, villages, and factories so that they can be obtained nearby.

After Guo Hengming issued the war mobilization order, sirens sounded everywhere in the northern part of the Golden Triangle.

In a factory, workers on the night shift are busy.After they heard the siren, everyone immediately shut down the machines, ran out of the workshop quickly, and gathered in the open space outside.

The workshop director stood in front of the team and shouted loudly: "Workers, the devils have come to attack our Golden Triangle. In order to defend our homeland, everyone will follow me to collect weapons and resolutely destroy the invading enemy."

In the industrial school in the northern part of the Golden Triangle, as the siren sounded, a large number of young students gathered on the school playground while getting dressed.

Holding a submachine gun in his hand, the teaching director said impassionedly: "Teachers, students! Devils are coming to attack our Golden Triangle. The administrative committee has issued a mobilization order, calling on us to arm ourselves, resolutely repel the Japanese attack, and defend our homeland." , to defend our school, to defend our peaceful desks."

The reason why the teaching director issued such a mobilization order was because during the War of Resistance Against Japan, there was a very famous saying

: "There is no room for a peaceful desk in such a huge China." Such mobilization slogans have greatly inspired the fighting spirit of the majority of students, faculty and staff to defend the school and a peaceful and quiet learning environment.

Everyone immediately lined up to get their weapons, and under the leadership of the school leaders, they walked out of the school and ran towards the gathering place in the city.

The above-mentioned scene can be seen everywhere in the entire northern part of the Golden Triangle. A large number of armed people quickly gathered towards the assembly point in the city.

As a result, government cadres, staff, factory engineers, technicians, and ordinary workers all quickly received weapons, and quickly assembled according to the usual training establishment.

The staff of the administrative committee also immediately carried out active mobilization activities, and they mobilized a large number of ordinary citizens.

Most of the ordinary citizens of the Golden Triangle come from all over the world, and most of their previous lives were difficult and difficult.Now here in the Golden Triangle, they are living a happy and affluent life that they could never imagine in their dreams. They all have great enthusiasm for defending their homeland.

In just three hours, the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle not only mobilized 400 members of the Taohuashan guerrilla special forces, 1500 members of the construction workers' self-defense force, but also gathered 25 workers and 25000 basic militiamen from the countryside. As well as 10 ordinary citizens, they also picked up weapons and joined the ranks of the battle.

Among these people, there are also a large number of foreigners from all over the world, and their number is nearly 1.They also love this piece of homeland, took up arms without hesitation, and joined the ranks of fighting.

According to the usual training and combat plan, Guo Hengming assigned the special forces members to these armed teams as commanders, and then led them to face the invading Japanese army.

In a very short period of time, tens of thousands of armed forces have been assembled in the northern area of ​​the Golden Triangle. This is where Guo Hengming's confidence lies.

After Gao Jiu received Guo Hengming's telegram, he couldn't help laughing, and he handed the telegram to Liao Tong and Liu Zhanying.

After reading it, Liu Zhanying said with emotion: "Master Jiu, I really didn't expect that the people of the Golden Triangle are so united! In a short period of time, tens of thousands of troops have been mobilized. A brigade of devils is really not enough, haha! I admire you!"

(End of this chapter)