my bright sword career

Mandalay Japanese 33rd Army Command
As the commander of the 33rd Army and the actual person in charge of the war in Myanmar, Duben's generals had a 180-degree reversal from their good mood a few days ago.

Judging from the telegrams sent from various places yesterday, the Huaxia Expeditionary Army has already launched a massive counterattack against them.

It stands to reason that for the Japanese army, the national army's counterattack was actually in their hands. The original Duoben Zhengcai was worried about how to find the main force of the national army and wipe them all out.

The reason why Duoben Zhengcai has this confidence comes from his confidence in the strength of his opponents.

At that time, he not only had the 55th and 56th infantry divisions in Myanmar, but also had a flying team consisting of more than 60 Zero fighters and more than 40 bombers.

With such strong strength, the Japanese army naturally regarded the sky of Burma as its own.

During the first two months of the Burma campaign, the Japanese army, relying on air power and two infantry divisions, launched a counterattack against the expeditionary force that entered Burma, and the expeditionary force retreated steadily.

According to Duoben Zhengcai's estimation, in one to two months at most, he will be able to drive the invading Chinese army out of Burma or even completely defeat it.

But I don't know when it started, a large number of Huaxia planes began to appear in the sky over Myanmar.

These aircraft are not only large in number, but also have excellent fighter performance. The Zero Type of the Japanese army is almost powerless in the face of such aircraft.

After more than half a month of fierce fighting, the Japanese army lost about 70.00% of its air power in Burma. The captain of the flight team, Sasao Kazuhei, was so frightened that he quickly ordered the rest of the planes to hide and not fight without his order.

After the loss of air power, the situation of the Chinese and Japanese armies immediately reversed.

Those national troops who had enough to eat and drink and received sufficient ordnance and supplies seemed to be different individuals. The fierce offensive made the Japanese commanders on the front line complain endlessly.

Among the counterattacks of the national army, the newly formed 38th Division and the newly formed 22nd Division were the most ferocious.

Just now, he received a report from Lieutenant General Shi Benyin, the commander of the 55th Division, that a vanguard unit belonging to the 55th Cavalry Regiment was ambushed by the Huaxia Army as soon as it arrived in Dongyu. .

Failed to seize Taungoo, the 55th Division could only change a sneak attack into a strong attack, but it was stubbornly resisted by the newly organized 22nd Division of Huaxia.

The battle was extremely fierce, especially when the Huaxia army also recruited planes to bomb and low-altitude strafing the 55th Division. The 112th Wing, which was in charge of the main attack, suffered heavy losses. He had to order the 112th Wing to retreat temporarily.

Ishimoto Yinzo also requested in the telegram to send aircraft reinforcements to help him relieve the pressure from the air.

On the other front, Huaxia's newly organized 38th Division is also advancing towards Tonggu under the leadership of its commander Sun Liren, and it is now less than [-] kilometers away from Tonggu.

Once the newly reorganized 38th Division and the newly reorganized 200th Division of Tonggu join forces, all the advantages the Japanese army previously gained will also be lost.

Facing the funeral telegrams from the two divisions below, Duoben Zhengcai was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

As a military-level unit just established this year, the 33rd Army is under the command and jurisdiction of the Japanese Burmese Front Army. It has three divisions, the 55th, 56th, and [-]th.

This kind of strength is already considered good in the Burmese front army, especially the [-]th Division is the only division-level unit of the Japanese army that is good at tropical jungle warfare.

But the problem is that this force with the strongest combat effectiveness is not in Myanmar now, but has just conquered Malaysia and Singapore with the [-]th Army, and is now resting in Singapore.

In the original plan, both he and the staff of the military department thought that with two divisions, it would be enough to deal with a hundred thousand Chinese expeditionary forces. They never thought that they would look down on them The national army actually became stiff as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

Seeing the frowning look of Tomoto Masai, the chief of staff, Major General Sawamoto Rikichiro, comforted him:
"Your Excellency, Commander, the Chinese are coming so aggressively this time. It may be extremely difficult for the 55th and 56th Divisions alone. Why don't we ask Commander Kimura for tactical guidance?"

The Kimura that Sawamoto Rikichiro mentioned was Tamoto Masai's immediate boss, General Kimura Heitaro, the commander of the Burmese Front Army.

The 22nd and 38th armies under the Myanmar Front Army have 7 divisions and 3 independent mixed brigades.

It is specially responsible for the task of defending Burma and defending against the Allied counteroffensive. Now the 22nd Army is still active in Southeast Asia.

Duobon Zhengsai thought for a while, then shook his head: "Forget it, Commander Kimura doesn't have any mobile troops in his hands now, so sending him a telegram is just to embarrass him."

Rikichiro Sawamoto thought about it and thought it was right, but then he said: "Although Commander Kimura doesn't have any troops at hand, it's okay to add dozens of fighter planes to us, right?

Now the sky in Burma has long been owned by the Chinese. Our troops are harassed by Chinese planes every day, and everything is miserable.

Da Zuo Ichibei sent us several telegrams long ago, asking for additional planes and pilots. If we do nothing, the defense line of the 56th Division may be broken by the Chinese.

Duoben Zhengcai sighed softly and waved his hands: "Okay, you go to draft the telegram, and when you're done, bring it over and sign it for me."

"Hay!"
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As a veteran, Aono Akira participated in almost all major wars since the Sino-Japanese War in 1937.

He seemed to be Amaterasu's darling, at least he thought so. During the long war, he was hardly injured, although the comrades around him changed from one batch to another.

In order to compete for the small place on the map of Toungoo, which can barely be named, he, like all the soldiers of the 143rd regiment, fought with the Huaxia army for three days and three nights in this place.

At least three days ago, he firmly believed that the Chinese army on the opposite side could not resist the advance of the Imperial Japanese Army, but now this original firm belief has been shaken.

In the past few days, he has witnessed scenes that made him unbearable to look back on. He experienced dozens of sudden artillery attacks, artillery shells and aerial bomb explosions. That tragic scene was something he had never experienced in the five years since he joined the army.

At this moment, he was lying in a crack in the ground that he didn't know why.

Although it is late autumn, the weather here is still hot and humid, and in the morning, the fog that gushes from the forest will fill the air everywhere.

On the left is the forest extending towards Taungoo and a small river. The sky is filled with dense fog that rolls like blood-red foam. It is impossible to see anything here, but under the cover of fog and foam, from thousands of mouths Still shouting and roaring.