All gods, the lord who started with the bright sword

Chapter 322, the weakness of the Sichuan Legion

Thick clouds enveloped the whole of Mandalay, the air was humid and sticky, and the sharp movements were moving and turning in the low air, everything indicated that a heavy rain was coming.

Sixth Division Headquarters, in the combat conference room.

The dark clouds outside seemed to pass through the window and came to the interior of the meeting room.

A lieutenant staff officer is reading a telegram from his superior.

Today, the No.15 Army has basically won the battle against Burma.

All important cities in Myanmar have been occupied by major traffic routes, and they have also entered the territory of China and occupied Tengchong.

The British army suffered heavy losses. Before the war, there were 60,000 people at 30,000:10,000, [-] people were killed or injured, [-] people were captured or disappeared at [-]:[-], and only [-] people were successfully evacuated to India.

The losses of the Huaxia Expeditionary Army are also huge. Although the exact figure is currently unavailable, it is conservatively estimated that the [-] troops can withdraw [-].

The telegram sent by Shojiro Iida, the commander of the [-]th Army, naturally did not simply explain the results of the battle, otherwise the meeting room would not be clouded with gloom.

The statistics of the casualties caused by the enemy are available, and the next is the Japanese army itself.

In the attack on Burma, there were a total of more than [-] people in four divisions, with a total of [-] casualties.

That sounds like a tenth, not much.

But the key is that three-quarters of them, nearly [-] people, belong to the Sixth Division.

The battle with the greatest loss was a series of offensive and defensive battles around the Gold Mine Airport, accounting for two-thirds of the total score.

"That is to say, a small gold mine airport caused nearly half of the casualties of our Imperial Japanese Army in the Burma campaign."

The head of the division, Hiroshi Watanabe, glanced at the people in the meeting room with a vicious look: "Don't you all feel sad?"

In exchange for questioning, there was a burst of silence.

Everyone bowed their heads and lowered their eyes, and secretly cast their eyes on Takeuchi Lianshan who was present at the meeting.

The battle around the gold mine airport has always been led by Takeuchi Lianshan, and the Artillery Wing, Engineer Wing, Transport Brigade, and Air Force are all cooperating with him.

If someone has to be responsible, Takeuchi Lianshan should be the main responsible person.

It has been less than half a month since he returned from the defeat at the front line, and the entire [-]th Regiment was almost wiped out in his hands, and the blow to the Takeuchi Mountain Range was like an eruption of Mount Fuji.

He was obviously still in his prime, but his black hair turned completely white within a few days, and he was more than ten years old.

The back is no longer straight and bent, like a more than 60-year-old little old man.

Today's meeting was held, and many colleagues didn't dare to recognize him after seeing him. Is this still the high-spirited Takeuchi-san back then?

It is often said that grief is greater than death, and today I saw it.

Takeuchi Lianshan stood up slowly with his hands on the table, and said in a low voice: "General, colleagues, blame everything on me.

I am a damned sinner. I should have cut open my stomach to thank the emperor and comfort the heroic souls who died in battle.

But I told myself, you can't die yet, you have to avenge the dead and screw off the enemy's head, so that you can comfort the heroic souls who died in battle. "

Everyone listened quietly, the previous words are nonsense, but the key is after the word "but".

Even if the military officers who could attend the meeting were not elites, they were elites in the army, and they understood the implication of Takeuchi Lianshan's words.

There are many people who are thinking: This guy said so much, but he still justifies himself to survive, he killed so many people, it's a shame, it's really shameless.

The head of the infantry, Major General Pota Shizuo, got up and accused: "Takeuchi Lianshan, are you worthy of revenge?
From the three numbers of my infantry regiment, only two numbers are left. Do you still want to use up the remaining two numbers? "

In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the divisions of the Japanese army had two brigades and four regiments. Due to changes in the combat form, some divisions had three regiments.

The infantry regiment replaces the brigade level and directly governs three infantry regiments.

The designation of the infantry regiment belongs to the same division as that of the division. Shizuo Pata commanded the Sixth Infantry Regiment.

The [-]th Regiment under the command of Takeuchi Lianshan had been supplemented many times in the middle, and the casualties reached two-thirds. The elite backbone was completely lost.

It is a bit exaggerated to wipe out a number, but if you count the artillery, engineering, and transport teams, it is true that all the members of the regiment have been wiped out.

From this point of view, Shizuo Pota's accusation is true.

After the defeat of Takeuchi Lianshan, the pain in his heart could not be increased, and a little accusation could not make any waves for him.

Takeuchi Lianshan said lightly: "I don't have the idea of ​​pointing fingers, but I just wrote a report of my experience in fighting this enemy, and some insignificant understanding, for everyone to read."

As he spoke, he took out a manuscript and a dozen manuscripts, handed them over to the second lieutenant who recorded the meeting, and distributed them to everyone participating in the meeting.

The military officers who participated in the meeting were all very concerned about the battle around the gold mine airport, but after all, they were not at the front line to command in person, and it was difficult to understand the details after listening to the report from the rear.

A senior military officer's personal experience has considerable reference value.

For a while, everyone was reading carefully.

Soon, Ichiro Kawaguchi, the leader of the [-]th Regiment, which was appointed as the main force for the next attack, raised his head and asked a question: "How do you change the way you fight?"

"Because this enemy's firepower is different, completely different from what we have encountered before..." Takeuchi Lianshan solemnly explained that this was a key factor for him to conclude his failure.

The Japanese offensive tactics were monotonous and rough.

Small groups of troops test the attack, find the enemy's firepower point, use the superiority of artillery fire to destroy it, and then the infantry attacks again.

If you can't beat it once, then do it again.

In short, make full use of firepower advantages, artillery, tanks, and aircraft, and use unequal firepower to gain the advantage of victory.

The style of play is simple and rude, almost still in the first battle, completely backward.

But it is very useful, because they fought all the way, the enemy they faced was completely unequal to their firepower, and they could only be bullied.

But this simple and crude tactic will not work at all when it encounters an enemy with more firepower than them.

Thinking back now, Takeuchi Lianshan could not help but tremble slightly from the fear of being dominated by the rocket launcher.

"The enemy's ghost cannon fires fast, and the firepower is quite fast. Our artillery can't suppress it at all, and the infantry's attack is repeatedly interrupted by its suppression."

"Later, when the enemy's artillery fire was completely destroyed, the infantry could not attack because the enemy was equipped with a large number of automatic weapons."

"Can you imagine that the firepower of a company-level position is actually stronger than that of my brigade?! It can't be suppressed at all."

Takeuchi Lianshan's narration was a bit rambling, but everyone didn't think it was superfluous.

The testimonials of those who witnessed these situations undoubtedly touched them greatly, and sounded the alarm for the next battle.

"According to this, wouldn't the enemy's position become an iron bone, and we couldn't chew it down?" Ichiro Kawaguchi asked with a frown.

An infantry brigade can't take down a company's position, so what's the point of fighting, just admit defeat.

Everyone thought about the solution, but after much deliberation, they finally realized something was wrong.

The right to attack often only exists on the side with the advantage, and the firepower advantage is not as good as that of the enemy. What do they use to attack?

It should be defensive!
"Indeed, the enemy's position is like an iron bone. It is very difficult to take it down. If you want to take it down, you have to pay the price of blood."

Takeuchi Renzan first agreed with Ichiro Kawaguchi, then changed the subject and said: "But the enemy is not without weaknesses, and the sufficient firepower on the battlefield is at the cost of consuming a lot of bullets and shells.

Their consumption is at least ten times that of our army. Once the logistics are cut off, their combat effectiveness will drop sharply, and they are not as strong as they have been seen so far. "

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These remarks should not be dismissed as uncritical. They directly lifted the veil over the enemy, explained the enemy's advantages, and pointed out the key weaknesses.

Everyone was enlightened, and their thinking opened up.

"The gold mine airport must have an important warehouse of the enemy, so the enemy will not retreat, and the firepower has been maintained for a week."

"Then we should give up chewing on this tough bone for the time being, lure the enemy out, cut off their logistical supplies with roundabout attacks, and then destroy them."

"For every kilometer the enemy advances, the logistical pressure increases. Our troops retreat one kilometer, which reduces the pressure. It is the best policy to lure the enemy deep!"

Everyone was discussing in a hurry, and their opinions were almost unanimous, all of which were put on the logistics supply line to attack the enemy.

No one wants to gnaw hard bones and fight recklessly with the enemy.

Takeuchi Lianshan wiped out an infantry regiment, which is a lesson from the past.

Someone suggested that the Gold Mine Airport should be a material transfer station, so what channel did the enemy use to transfer a large amount of munitions to this place?

If the enemy's transportation route is found, it can be strangled at the source.

With almost the entire territory of Myanmar falling into the hands of the Japanese army, the head of the division, Hiroshi Watanabe, felt that it would not be a problem to cut off the enemy's logistics line, and at the same time urged the intelligence agencies to intensify their investigations.

The current problem is how to mobilize the enemy, leave the gold mine airport, an important munitions supply station, and then cut off the logistics supply line.

"There are only less than five hundred enemies left, I'm afraid they won't leave easily!" Kawaguchi Ichiro said with a frown.

Major General Pota Shizuo glanced at the head of the division, saw him nodding before announcing: "According to the latest information we have obtained.

The Enemy Sichuan Army brought back [-] combat soldiers from the [-]th Division to supplement them. They have been undergoing emergency training in recent days to adapt to automatic firearms and tanks, and they are expected to go into battle soon. "

As soon as the news came out, everyone was shocked, and their faces were full of disbelief.

Thinking back to the time when the enemy had only a thousand or so people, it became a steel fortress that could not be taken down, causing so many casualties.

Now the number of people is as high as [-], do you want the entire division to be wiped out?
Watanabe took everyone's surprised and terrified expressions into his eyes.He knew that as soon as he announced this matter, it would cause a huge impact like a magnitude [-] earthquake.

If you don't even have the courage to fight, why fight?
So before, he was discussing with a few people to hide it, and it wasn't until now that he had a coping strategy that he let everyone know.

"Is the information true? Where did it come from?" After Ichiro Kawaguchi finished speaking, he realized that he shouldn't ask,

He quickly changed his words: "It's unbelievable that the [-]th Division actually merged with them."

Shizuo Pota knew the impact of this news, and he was speechless for a long time when he heard about it, so he didn't blame him.

"The news is true. The enemy exchanged a batch of munitions for the support of the [-]th Division. As for the source of information, it is inconvenient to disclose.

As for the [-]th Division, which has withdrawn to Huaxia, it should not really join them. "

It can be regarded as a cover for bad news.

Otherwise, if the 56th Division is equipped with such weapons, they really have to consider whether their [-]th Division can hold Mandalay.

The information comes from the Myanmar Independence Army led by General An Aung San. A considerable proportion of the miners in the large gold mine are Burmese.

The Sichuan Army recruited a large number of laborers, and it was impossible to stare at everyone. The Japanese army used this to obtain a lot of information about the Sichuan Army.

From the current point of view, the enemy's strength has been greatly supplemented, and they may take the initiative to launch an attack, so it is no longer a headache to lure the enemy out.

Which troops acted as bait?
Where should I choose the battlefield to encircle the enemy's main force?

There are still many questions about the layout of the heavy artillery wing, the location of the air defense battalion, and so on.

A large-scale map was hung on the wall, and under the auspices of the division commander Hiroshi Watanabe, everyone started discussions.

In the end, his eyes fell on the Ruibo Plain, [-] kilometers away from Mandalay City, north of Mandalay.

This place was chosen because the Ruibo Plain is located between the Irrawaddy River and the Chindoon River. The existence of the river is not conducive to the deployment of mechanized troops, and there is no danger to defend.

Once the enemy is surrounded here, and troops are sent to the rear to cut off the enemy's logistics route, the enemy will be like a turtle in a urn.

To say that Ripple Plain still has some domineering spirit.

In [-], the leader of the Burmese tribe here, Yujiya, sent troops south many times to crusade against the Mons, and finally realized the unification of the whole of Myanmar again, and established the Yongjiya Dynasty (Gongbang Dynasty).

The early days of this dynasty were ushered into an era of expansionism, once dominating Indochina, and repelling the Qing army four times.

But after being defeated by Britain, it fell into a slump and was annexed by the British Empire in [-].

After half a century of British rule, this colony has now fallen into the hands of the Japanese.

In the current Myanmar, the Japanese army has no strong opponents.

Only one stubborn Sichuan army was nailed to the hinterland, cutting off the Burma Road, threatening the safety of Mandalay, an important town in the central part.

Is it a kind of destiny to wipe out the last wave of enemies in the Ribo Plain?

Mobilize a total of [-] troops and fight [-], which has a six-fold advantage in troops, and has identified the enemy's weaknesses.

Watanabe Pifton felt that "my destiny is my destiny", and this war will eventually end in his hands.

Mr. Watanabe stood up and said solemnly: "Everyone, this battle concerns the honor and disgrace of our Sixth Division. Please."

After all, he bowed to everyone.

"Hi!" The officer present bowed solemnly in return.

This battle weighs on the honor of the division, and all of them will risk everything and fight hard!
PS: I updated less than 140,000 words this month, which failed to meet the promise at the beginning of the month, sorry.

I was deeply troubled by allergic rhinitis. After taking the pills, my brain became drowsy and drowsy.

I heard that there is no such situation in the central region and the south. If I can leave my job and move to a place where the summer is cool and there will be no wormwood... Look at the three-digit number lying on the account, it is the author who wants to eat.

In the future, there will be four thousand changes every day, and I will try to fix the time as much as possible.

(End of this chapter)