Age of Rebirth

Chapter [-] Flesh flying across Mandalay ([-])

Tang Qiuli was completely sure that if he conquered Myitkyina before [-] o'clock at night, as long as Siuchi Shouyi changed the original defensive deployment, he would lose. With five main field brigades, there were four tank brigades and five thunder brigades. The rocket artillery battalion, together with the heavy artillery regiments of the brigades, failed to take Myitkyina in four and a half hours, and he should have committed suicide.

At the same time, the [-]th Brigade that pushed into Mengguan, the [-]th Brigade from Xin Beiting, and the [-]th Brigade from Ma Gao launched a surprise attack on the Japanese troops in front of them at the same time they started in Myitkyina.

Five hours later, when Liu Hongzhang's first brigade was fighting with the Japanese army repeatedly in the northern part of Myitkyina, the third and fourth brigades arrived in the Hukang Valley and launched a full-line attack on the Japanese army in the Hukang Valley. .

Just as Tang Qiuli expected, the third and fourth brigades, which launched their offensive five hours late, did not affect the progress of the battle because they were out of sync with the Battle of Myitkyina. The Japanese troops stationed here, although received Shouyi's order to withdraw to Myitkyina took them a few hours to gather the scattered troops and prepare supplies for the long-distance march. [

The Japanese soldiers who had had enough of the suffering of Yeren Mountain trembled when they thought about the hundreds of kilometers of virgin forests and alpine valleys from the Hukang River Valley to Myitkyina. The surviving soldiers of the dispatched army took a vivid and painful field survival lesson.

Every Japanese soldier should bring as much food, drink, medicine and other items as possible. When the Japanese soldiers stuffed their backpacks and were ready to go, the third and fourth brigades of the independent division directly under the Corps were already in the Hukang River Valley. The front line unfolded, and all regiments arrived at the designated positions.

Moreover, according to the division commander's order, the third brigade sent two regiments to set up an ambush in Sugiya, the necessary place to return to Myitkyina from the Hukang Valley, which was equivalent to cutting off the return of the Japanese army to Myitkyina from the Hukang Valley. The way of retreat, in another battlefield, formed a trend of closing the door and beating dogs, returning to Myitkyina, as possible.

Liu Hongzhang, the brigade commander of the first brigade, finally realized the idea of ​​serving braised pork to the Japanese army. The first and second regiments, after a little resistance to the counterattacking Japanese army, retreated immediately and commanded the No.19 division of the counterattack Lieutenant General Koizumi, the head of the regiment, was overjoyed. The commander in the temple was right. The independent division attacking Myitkyina did not have many troops.

This is the best chance to recover the northern line of defense. More than 2 Japanese soldiers are chasing after them. Liu Hongzhang is watching every move of the Japanese army through the binoculars. "Hurry up, get away quickly, don't let the cannon fall on your own head." Ten minutes later, Liu Hongzhang yelled, "Fire the cannon!"

In the formation of the Japanese army that was chasing vigorously, a sea of ​​flames suddenly ignited, and then, the dark red flames, twisting and churning, wrapped in thick smoke, rushed into the sky of Myitkyina in the evening, covering all directions, thunder The rocket launcher showed its power again, and shot a death net of flames and steel on the way the Japanese army pursued.

The earth was shaking and the mountains were shaking. Only 15 minutes of rapid artillery fire made the Japanese soldiers alone and lying on the bare ground feel like they had lived a lifetime. The shelling stopped and the smoke cleared. The world disappeared, and even a shadow of existence could not be seen. When it was exploded by the rocket, the terrible high temperature generated was burned into a cloud of fly ash.

Lying on the ground, with their arms and legs blown off, Japanese soldiers who burned their eyes and rolled and howled, there were even more everywhere. They looked like hell on earth. The surviving Japanese soldiers got up, not knowing what to do. When retreating or continuing to attack, rows of steel fortresses appeared in front of them, with black muzzles pointing indifferently.

Commander Koizumi got up in disgrace. The hellish scene in front of him made him shudder. He realized that he was very wrong. The Chinese army was retreating. It was clearly to lure the imperial army into their bombardment. range, but what kind of artillery is this, so powerful? "Convey my order, and all troops will immediately withdraw to the urban area." Koizumi ordered loudly.

As soon as the voice fell, it was already twilight on the earth, suddenly bursts of flames burst out, instantly, weaving into a huge fire net, covering the head, and then, the sound of indistinguishable guns filled the space in an instant, The first tank brigade and the third and fourth infantry regiments began to attack the Japanese army violently.

Terauchi Shouichi’s 500-strong army used in the counterattack in northern Myitkyina collapsed. Nearly half of the Japanese soldiers would never return to their island country. Liu Hongzhang was an excellent tactician. The coordinated tactics of tanks and tanks were carried out with great proficiency. In just one round, about a quarter of Shouichi's garrison troops in the temple were cut down. The casualties of the first brigade were less than [-] people, and only four tanks were lost.

This is superior firepower plus tactics. Speaking of the record created, the Japanese army hastily retreated into the urban area like an ebb tide. Liu Hongzhang muttered unsatisfactorily, "It's really boring, just hide when you see a tough one. What nonsense is Bushido? Send a telegram to the division commander, the Japanese army The first counterattack was repelled by our troops, leaving nearly ten thousand little devils dead."

After receiving Liu Hongzhang's telegram, Tang Qiuli, who was in the Bhamo headquarters in northern Myanmar, laughed and said to Chief of Staff Chang Feng: "Liu Hongzhang is very good at fighting, and the rocket artillery battalion is used by him to perfection," Chang said. Feng nodded, and seemed to say something intentionally, "Thunderbolt rockets are powerful, if a volley shoots down, everything will be destroyed."

Tang Qiuli glanced at Chang Feng thoughtfully, knowing in his heart that he still couldn't let go of his order to bombard residential areas. However, the general attack on Myitkyina was about to start, so it was not for a long and in-depth conversation with him. when.

The counterattack against the troops of the Independent Division came back in a big defeat, losing more than 8000 people, and it only took more than an hour. Coming back, it was always a nail wedged into Myitkyina. The troops of the independent division could launch an attack on the urban area at any time. It was embarrassing, and it was almost impossible to die.

No way, he can only mobilize some troops from other directions again to form the second counterattack corps. This is already the limit of the Japanese army's defense of Myitkyina. It is still under the command of Lieutenant General Koizumi, the commander of the No.19 Division. Gathered in the northern part of Myitkyina, the starting point of the counterattack, at [-]:[-], the southern, eastern, and western parts of Myitkyina sounded fierce gunfire at the same time.

The Corps directly under the Independent Division participated in the Battle of Myitkyina, and the general attack on Myitkyina began. The brigades belonged to heavy artillery regiments, pouring cannons at the Japanese positions to their heart's content. The initial blow was a heavy punch that made the Japanese army react. After three or ten minutes of shelling, the troops, under the cover of tanks, rushed towards Myitkyina from three different directions.

At [-] o'clock on the night of the [-]th, the independent division attacked the various troops in Myitkyina, all of which broke through the outer positions of the Japanese army and entered the urban area. The end of Shouyi in the temple came. Battle reports came from the direction of the Kang River Valley, "The division pointed out that our department has completed the campaign goal. The Japanese army under attack was wiped out in large strides. Only a few remnants fled into the virgin forest. Our department has sent a small group of troops to pursue them."

Among them, the battle reports of the third and third brigades in the Hukang River Valley are the most distinctive. They fought fiercely for four hours, annihilating about 95 Japanese troops in the area, and about 93 of the remnants fled to the Imphal area in eastern India. There was no order, and our troops did not pursue them, leaving only one The troops of the regiment will monitor on the spot.” [

Shouyi in the temple's long snake formation from Myitkyina to the Hukang River Valley was torn into several disconnected sections by the ten brigades of the Corps directly under the Independent Division at almost the same time. As late as before midnight, the Japanese army was just dying and could not change the whole situation of the battle.

When the battle report came, Tang Qiuli was not surprised at all. This was expected, but it was an hour and a half earlier. Only Alexander's attitude made him puzzled. The telegram had been sent for more than two hours. , There is no response from Alexander at all. What is this British man thinking?

Tang Qiuli thought about it, and said to Chang Feng: "Telegram to Alexander again, the passage leading from Myitkyina to the Hukang River Valley in eastern India has been opened at [-]:[-] this night. The Japanese army in Myitkyina has already They were all wiped out, and I urge the general to deploy the noble army in Mandalay as soon as possible to break through and make all preparations."

Alexander was even more distraught than Shouyi who was surrounded in the temple in Myitkyina. The difference was that there was a huge opportunity in his chaotic mood. When he received the first telegram from Tang Qiuli, Alexander was almost astonished. After fainting, he always thought that the main force of the independent division had all pushed towards the periphery of Mandalay, and the message he conveyed to the besieged British army was that the Chinese army was rushing to Mandalay.

But Tang Qiuli unexpectedly came to raid Myitkyina. Even if Alexander had two heads, he couldn't have imagined this. He blurted out, "Tang Qiuli is a villain and a liar! But calm down and think about it, how could he have been deceived?" You, Tang Qiuli, promised to rescue the besieged British troops in Mandalay, capture Myitkyina, and open up the passage to India, which is also an integral part of this plan and a necessary battle.

It's just that I have been focusing on letting the Chinese and Japanese fight in Mandalay, and the British army will take the opportunity to retreat. The door to India will be opened. Tang Qiuli has already done this. Next, It depends on the British themselves. Alexander's heart is like a mirror, and Tang Qiuli's work can be picky.

But is it easy to break out from the siege of hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops?Just when Alexander was indecisive, Tang Qiuli's second telegram followed.

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