Age of Rebirth

Chapter 86 Air raids and bombings

General Ito Gensaburo, commander-in-chief of the Japanese Southeast Asian Expedition Army, is a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army.In the Indochina Peninsula and Burma, they were invincible and invincible. They sang fiercely and rejoiced all the way, and they were very distressed because they could not catch the retreating British troops. These British people were more slippery than loaches. Not to be outdone as a soldier.

The Japanese army chased wildly, and they were about to vomit blood. The British army ran wildly, until they had lost their helmets and armor. All the Japanese troops rushed towards Mandalay, but they couldn't keep up with the British army's two legs. Hu Naihe, looking at the hundreds of thousands of British and Burmese soldiers rolling into a ball, swallowed saliva, but there was no way to eat.

Major General Takeo Morishima, the commander of the air force of the dispatched army, appeared at the right time when the Commander-in-Chief was extremely troubled, and proposed to use all the power of the aviation force to bomb the retreating British and Burmese troops. Ito Gensaburo was overjoyed and excited The beard shook back and forth, grabbed Morishima Takeo's shoulder, and looked at the aviation major general with expectant eyes.

He said in a hurried tone: "Mr. Morishima, please! Dispatch all your planes, send those with wings to the sky, and bomb them fiercely, bombing all the targets in sight, British, Burmese, roads, Bridges, even a tree or a rock that can hide, will be blown to pieces. The logistics department of the dispatched army is all for aviation. As long as Morishima-kun can hold back the retreating British, you will be the leader of the Great Japanese Empire. Hero, I will personally ask His Majesty the Emperor for your merit, please!" [

After finishing speaking, General Ito Gensaburo solemnly bowed deeply to Morishima. Not only him, but also all the officers in the headquarters of the dispatched army also bowed please. With a trembling voice, he said: "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, and all the gentlemen for your great trust. Morishima will live up to the mission, even if he sacrifices his life, he must complete the mission!"

After finishing speaking, Mori Dao walked away in strides. Mori Dao was really touched. He had never felt that the burden on his shoulders was so heavy. As for giving his life, it was pure nonsense. It's just a high-profile, in the sky in northern Myanmar, as long as the Southern Aviation Group of the Independent Division Air Force does not take action, there will be no air power that threatens the Japanese aircraft. The British aircraft fled to India early to seek refuge.

Starting from the first ten days of May, the soldiers of the British Burmese Army who gathered in Mandalay had no way to live a peaceful life. The Japanese Southeast Asian Expeditionary Army Air Force dispatched all the planes to Mandalay every day. On one road, indiscriminate bombing, the air bombing of Chengdun, poured on the heads of the soldiers of the British Burma Army.

Major General Keno Morishima spent all his money, not only all the fighter jets and bombers were sent to the sky, even the transport planes were loaded with aerial bombs, the reconnaissance planes were equipped with machine guns, and all of them went to the battlefield. In the sky in central Myanmar, All kinds of Japanese aircraft roared and screamed strangely, throwing countless steels at the targets they thought should be bombed.

A soldier, a car, a mountain road, or a bridge will attract several or even dozens of Japanese planes to bombard them crazily. The emerald green land was dyed into patches of dark red, the smoke filled the air, and the smoke column soared into the sky. The retreat speed of the British and Burmese troops immediately slowed down.

Takeo Morishima fulfilled his promise, using more than 300 planes, including transport planes, to blow up the retreat road of the British and Burmese troops into a wall of death. If the British wanted to take a step back, they would have to pay a heavy price. In fact, the situation shouldn't be so bad. If the British army retreated in an orderly manner and organized ground anti-aircraft firepower, even if there was no air cover, they would not be so passive. Those crazy Japanese pilots flew the plane almost to the treetops .

A few light machine guns can knock down the raging Japanese planes, not to mention those clumsy transport planes and bombers. However, the British only care about fleeing for their lives, and the command system is completely paralyzed. Commanders at all levels have lost control of the troops. The most basic air defense cannot be organized, let alone issue effective orders.

A few days later, the chaos of the British and Burmese troops and the wanton massacre by the Japanese air force did not change in the slightest. That army wanted others to be bombed targets, and it was often a narrow mountain pass, with troops of different organizational structures. Competing for the benefits of being the first to pass, fiercely arguing, viciously cursing, huddling together, not giving in to each other, almost to the point of using swords and guns.

The Japanese pilots had a bad cola. Tens of millions of people crowded into a pile, and they could send bombs and bombs into the body of the British guy with their eyes closed. Later, when the Japanese pilots returned to the voyage, they asked each other about the results of the battle. It is no longer necessary to kill them today. Instead of asking each other what to do with a few Brits, say, "I sent bombs to a bunch of Brits today."

Takeo Morishima's air blockade strategy achieved unprecedented success. The activities of the British and Burmese troops during the day were restricted across the board. There are many people who died, and after a few days like this, the distance between the pursuing Japanese troops and the retreating British troops was shortened from the original six days to four days.

The sky in central Myanmar was in full swing. Major General Le Yiqin, the aviation commander of the Independent Division who was on standby at Kunming Airport, and the commander of the First and Second Southern Flying Groups, couldn’t sit still on his stool. He watched on the radar screen every day. Looking at the little red dots representing the Japanese aircraft, they scurried around all over the screen, swallowing their saliva, and each red dot is a plane of a little devil. Looking at this posture, there may be more than 300 planes. How big is a piece of fat?

After discussing several times with several officers of the Operation Department, the telegram to the division commander Tang Qiuli was finally issued, "The division commander and the division refer to all the officers. Since the units of the Southern Aviation Group of our independent division aviation have entered Nanning and Kunming airports, they have For about three months of combat missions, the pilots are eager to fight. I have recently heard that the Japanese air force is very rampant and frequent in the airspace of Myanmar. All the troops of our Southern Aviation Group have requested the approval of the division commander to enter Myanmar to participate in the combat mission against the Japanese air force. The Japanese air power, the second is to train the actual combat capabilities of the troops, and we hope to approve it!"

After Tang Qiuli received Le Yiqin's telegram inviting him to fight, he gave a "puchi" smile, and then said to Chang Feng, the chief of staff beside him: "Chang Feng, look at this telegram, Le Yiqin can't sit on the stool anymore. I invite you to fight!" Chang Feng took the telegram, read it carefully, and said: "Master, Commander Le has very good reasons for asking for a battle, and both of them are justified. If you don't give a close answer, I'm afraid it's not in your heart. Are you comfortable?"

Seeing that Tang Qiuli did not respond, Chang Feng continued: "A week ago, more than 100 fighter jets were transferred from Commander Liu Cuigang of the Northern Aviation Group. After a few battles, if the pilots of the aviation army didn't eat him up, I guess he couldn't stand the instigation of the people below?"

Tang Qiuli smiled, looked at Chang Feng meaningfully, and said, "Chang Feng, I'm afraid you also have thoughts of meddling in the Burmese battlefield?" Chang Feng blushed, and said, "Master, this is a common mentality. Seeing that the Japanese are fighting vigorously in central Burma, and the British can’t even catch a single move, the officer in our army is not interested? They dare not look for you, and they all come to me to complain.”

Tang Qiuli shook his head and said: "Record, call back to the air force, let's play a piano, what's the matter? Watching the fight in Myanmar, my buttocks are hot, and my heart is itchy. I can't sit on the stool? Let me tell you, hurry up and our troops have not entered yet. Southeast Asia is a favorable time to step up training for the troops, especially the newly assigned pilots, and when the time comes, they will be able to fight if they are pulled up, otherwise, I will transfer Liu Cuigang to take over your command position."

After Chang Feng recorded the content of the telegram, he couldn't help being taken aback, and said: "Master, I'm afraid this is inappropriate? It will dampen the enthusiasm of the troops." Tang Qiuli waved his hand and said: "As the original text is sent, Le Yiqin, a militant, If you are not strict, he will come to trouble me. In fact, the time to join the Burmese battlefield is not ripe yet. The British want to save face now. When people come to us, the initiative is in our own hands.”

Le Yiqin at the Kunming Field Airport, received a call back from his teacher Tang Qiuli, and couldn't help shrinking his neck. The sweat on his head was pouring out. He believed that the teacher would definitely be able to do it, and the battle in the north was terrible. Fighting, Liu Cuigang, who was idle and flustered, asked the division commander more than once to switch positions with himself. It is said that the division commander also had this intention, so let's stop training.

A border line is divided into two situations. In China, ordinary people live as usual. Myanmar, Thailand, and even the entire Indochina Peninsula are full of wars and smoke. With the retreat of the British and Burmese troops, they are rolling towards the north. Alexander, with black lines all over his forehead, was about to hang himself, looking forward to the stars and the moon. More than ten days later, the first British army to arrive in Mandalay could finally see the city of Mandalay. [

Alexander rushed out of the city to meet his subordinates in person. This is the Royal No.11 Infantry Brigade of the British Army stationed in Chiang Mai, Thailand. It is located farthest from the Japanese attacking arrows. Therefore, the timely withdrawal is the fastest. Of course, There were no other troops blocking the road ahead, so they ran the most smoothly, but when Alexander saw the troops, he was so surprised that he couldn't speak.

Ordinarily, the No.11 Infantry Brigade had never experienced any battle at all, and it was an organized retreat. However, General Alexander, the commander-in-chief of the British army, saw a group of remnants and defeated generals. I can't see that many soldiers are empty-handed, and they have lost their military caps and military boots, and they are in extreme embarrassment.

Alexander saw that the troops he had been dreaming of turned into a group of broken soldiers who had lost even their weapons, and an uncontrollable anger rushed straight to his forehead.

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