Age of Rebirth

Tang Qiusheng's use of troops was strange in his calmness. The Baldwin mining area was only more than [-] kilometers away from Wubin. He dared to set up an ambush with four brigades, and used armored troops in a counter-assault posture to make a frontal assault. The Japanese troops on the march were very unexpected. Not only the supreme commander of the Japanese army, Genzaburo Ito, did not expect it, but even the other members of the campaign headquarters did not expect it.

Two tank brigades with hundreds of Soviet tanks, followed by six brigades of infantry, with a surprise blow, the No. 13 division, the vanguard of the Japanese army, was unable to hold back at first, just like cheese being pierced by a red-hot iron rod. It collapsed in an instant, 13 Japanese troops were submerged in the frenzy of the independent division, and the No.[-] division was finished.

Unable to withstand the impact of this frenzy, they began to retreat across the board. Then, they shook the stability of the Japanese troops behind, and then caused chaos to the Japanese attacking troops participating in the attack on the Baldwin mining area. The Japanese artillery did not even have artillery. Before it could be unloaded, it was hit by the rampaging tanks, knocking people off their feet.

Ito was marching with the troops behind, when the front suddenly became chaotic, just as he had figured out the situation, the retreating soldiers rushed over like ebbing sea water, and immediately disrupted the troops behind, and immediately after, the entire Japanese army was in chaos.

After retreating to the Baldwin mining area, Ito gathered his troops, stabilized his position, opened his posture, and prepared to fight with the independent division troops who dared to attack the imperial army. It was as sudden as when the attack was launched, and the offensive was fierce. The independent division troops quickly retreated to Wubin. After a busy morning, the Japanese army returned to the original starting point. [

Ito was so angry that his face was livid. The sudden blow of the independent division caused a lot of damage to the troops. The No. 13 division, the vanguard, lost more than half of its soldiers, which was equivalent to being disabled. The third artillery brigade , lost more than two-thirds of the artillery, and in the chaos, collided with each other, injured and died thousands of non-combat attrition soldiers. Tang Qiusheng's punch made Ito dizzy.

This was a beautiful counterattack in the defense, and it also verified the combat effectiveness of the independent division and the team in the rapid offensive and defensive transition. This may be the first time that Tang Qiusheng has used such a bold force since he led the army for several years. · This was forced by the teacher Tang Qiuli.

So far, the nature of Ubin's blockade has changed. It is no longer solely to ensure the smooth end of the Battle of Degang, and it will be stopped at the speed of the Japanese attack. Even if the Battle of Degang is over, Ito will be dozens of Ten thousand Japanese troops, continue to march northward to Myitkyina and hold on to the troops of the Independent Division. Since they cannot get rid of the Japanese army simply and quickly, they will fight the Japanese army on the front line of Ubin.

Therefore, on the night when Tang Qiusheng commanded the troops to evacuate the Baldwin mining area, Tang Qiuli sent him a telegram, "Brother Qiusheng, in view of the current situation between the enemy and ourselves, it is imperative to stop the Japanese troops under Ito's troops in Ubin. I plan to use all the troops of the independent division in the Indochina Peninsula to fight a decisive battle with the Japanese army on the front line of Ubin. It will take time for all the troops to rush to the battlefield. Therefore, whether the Japanese army can stop the northward advance in Ubin is particularly important.

Tang Qiuli had no choice but to change his original plan for a decisive battle with the main force of the Japanese army in the Gangao Mountains. For some reason, since he met Ito, Tang Qiuli felt that everything was not going well. It just started in July this year. In the area, there was continuous torrential rain, and a major flood broke out, which was rare in ten years. All roads and bridges were washed away by the flood.

The Feng Jiwu Corps and Ma Chaoyang Corps, which were originally scheduled to arrive at the battlefield in northern Myanmar in about two weeks, were blocked on the east bank of the Salween River. It started from Hanoi and went to the north of Chiang Mai, Thailand, but was blocked by the flood.

With such a large water potential, the engineering troops couldn't build a bridge at all. Several pontoon bridge regiments gathered all their equipment together. Jiwu yelled in the tent, "This shitty weather, it's a hell!" After scolding, he looked helplessly at the raindrops, helpless.

The commander of the engineer brigade, dripping with water, stood in front of him dejectedly. Feng Jiwu looked at the major general who looked like a clay figurine. It can be said that even if he shot the commander of the engineer brigade, the troops and equipment would not be able to cross the river. The strength of the Salween River, the engineering brigade has lost hundreds of people, he has no right to risk the lives of soldiers.

After contacting Ma Chaoyang, he learned that the situation of Ma Chaoyang Corps was similar to his own. Although there was no turbulent Salween River blocking the way, the torrential rain for several days made the small rivers and streams a few meters wide become tens of meters or tens of meters wide. The turbulent rivers, big rivers, and original bridges are not even a ghost. Every step forward takes more than ten times the time.

According to the speed of the Ma Chaoyang Corps, it took less than [-] days to reach the battlefield in northern Myanmar. There was no way to do it. Feng Jiwu sighed. It was his control, so he sent a telegram to his teacher Tang Qiuli, explaining the difficulties he encountered.The division pointed out that our corps and Ma Chaoyang corps were both trapped by the flood in the eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula for ten years. Our corps was blocked on the east bank of the Salween River, and the Ma Chaoyang corps stopped in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. The original schedule was two weeks The plan to rush to the battlefield in northern Myanmar cannot be realized. Therefore, I suggest that the division guide adjust the deployment of the campaign according to this situation. In addition, I suggest that the division guide transfer the equipment for crossing the river to ensure that our corps and the Ma Chaoyang corps can cooperate with each other. The fastest speed, rushed to the battlefield in northern Myanmar, so as not to affect the division commander's overall campaign deployment. "

After reading the telegram, Tang Qiuli knew very well that the difficulties Feng Jiwu encountered were more serious than what he said in the telegram. With Feng Jiwu's character, he would never complain easily. He must have tried his own methods. It is strange that in northern Burma, it has been raining for many days, and the sun hangs in the sky like a stove, and the temperature is so hot that people feel irritable.

In view of the actual situation encountered by Feng Jiwu Corps and Ma Chaoyang Corps, after Tang Qiuli sent a telegram to Tang Qiusheng, he immediately issued an order to Major General Zhang Quan, commander of the Joint Service Command of the Independent Division in Kunming, "Commander Zhang , Within a week, we must raise a ferry for [-] troops and all equipment to cross the Salween River. If there is any matter, discuss with Zhou Yushan, the commander of the independent division's transportation force."

After receiving Tang Qiuli's order, Zhang Quan's head swelled three times. When it comes to using vehicles, people, guns and ammunition, Zhang Quan didn't even frown, and opened up the supply. But when it comes to boats, Zhang Quan's I didn't have one in my hand, and besides, the independent division has been fighting in the north, so there is no need for that thing at all.

No way, Zhang Quan called Zhou Yushan back to Kunming in Myitkyina. The two discussed for almost a night, and sent more than half of the officers of the Joint Logistics Department to the inland to collect ships, Shanghai, Wuhan and other places. It is also a key procurement area. In Zhang Quan's words, "This is a piercing ear when you get on the sedan chair." Whether it is procurement or requisition, anyway, if you get enough ships, you will complete the task.

Because of Tang Qiuli's unreasonable order, the Independent Division established an engineering unit to fight in subtropical regions, which provided great convenience for future operations, and it could be regarded as a blessing in disguise.

Then, Tang Qiuli issued an order to Li Honggang's No. 20 Ninth Corps, which was in charge of guarding Fujian's coast, to be transferred to northern Myanmar urgently, "No. 20 Ninth Corps, after receiving the order, hand over the defense of Fujian and Guangxi Give it to the Guangdong Provincial Garrison Command, and your troops will enter Myanmar immediately, and the assembly point will be Myitkyina in northern Myanmar."

Li Honggang's No.20 Ninth Corps is actually Tang Qiuli's strategic reserve in the south and Southeast Asia. Now, due to special circumstances, he has to use the reserve in advance. The main combat corps in the south were all transferred abroad.

The only troops in the country are the Jiang Yanming Corps stationed in Songhu and Hangzhou Bay. Compared with the vast area in the south, the troops are quite empty. Whether to take the opportunity to play tricks behind the scenes, all of this is still unknown.

All the deployment adjustments were completed in the middle of the night. Tang Qiu's inner pressure was slightly relieved. The No. 20 Ninth Corps rushed to the battlefield in northern Myanmar, and the forces confronting the Japanese in Ubin would not be The difference is too great, supplemented by heavy equipment, it is still very sure to turn the battle into a stalemate. [

At around one o'clock in the morning, it was the darkest hour of the night. Chutian finally arrived in Degang with four teams. In addition to the original No.18 team, the special warfare detachment concentrated more than 2000 people in Degang. human force.

The task Tang Qiuli gave to Chutian was to bring out as much as possible one and a half battalions and more than 1000 soldiers who had been surrounded by the Japanese army for three days without disturbing the Japanese army in the valley. Tang Qiuli did not It is unfair to Chutian to ask Chutian to bring them all out.

At two o'clock in the morning, in the canyon northwest of Degang, there was still a burst of sparse and dense gunfire from time to time. The surrounded troops tried to break out of the encirclement many times, but they all returned. The Japanese army decided to pay attention. As long as the independent division If the troops don't break through, they don't attack, so it's exhausting.

At about 40:[-] in the morning, the gunfire in the canyon suddenly became intense, and it was concentrated at the mouth of the valley. Tang Qiuli waited anxiously for more than [-] minutes. The gunfire seemed to freeze, and after more than ten In a few minutes, the communication staff turned around and reported: "Master, the leader of the Chu detachment called. The troops of the special operations detachment and the besieged troops have already protruded from Taniguchi and are blocking the Japanese troops chasing after them.

Tang Qiuli suddenly felt a sense of exhaustion. Degang, who had been tormenting and entangled himself for three days and three nights, was finally resolved completely. He turned his head and said to Chen Feng, the director of communications: "Order Le Yiqin and send at least two bomber regiments." , Bombing the canyon at [-] o'clock in the morning today," Chen Feng's heart trembled for no reason, and there was a cold murderous look in the teacher's words.