Age of Rebirth

The first thousand and 140 chapters three Nai's confrontation

At dawn the next day, the sun had just revealed a gorgeous morning glow in the east. After fighting on the battlefield for almost a night, there were sporadic gunfire. Several senior Japanese commanders in the valley, after putting Nakazawa under house arrest, commanded the troops to Wave after wave broke out of the canyon, and they all knew very well in their hearts that after the besieged independent division troops broke through, the fate that awaited them was death.

Whether it is dying or desperate, the Japanese do not want to wait for death in the canyon of the turtle in the urn. After trying again and again, the Japanese soldiers died, and even their commanders were numb. Four heavy artillery regiments firmly blocked the exit of the canyon. On the front line, more than 200 light and heavy machine guns were released.

The place where the exit of the canyon is only so big, the Japanese army can only deploy two squadrons in one charge. Just as they emerged from the canyon mouth, there was pouring rain on their faces. "Swoosh" straight down, hitting the ground with flying sand and rocks, and the Japanese soldiers who were trying to break out were torn into pieces by the dense rain.

The shattered corpses of Japanese soldiers piled up at the exit of the canyon. Several senior officers who deprived Nakazawa of his command had tossed in the middle of the night. In the valley, more than half of the 2 soldiers entered. Almost the entire army was wiped out, and they all became a pile of burning scrap iron under the artillery of the Independent Division. [

This night, in the words of the soldiers, "it is called to close the door and beat the dog," especially the first brigade, under the command of the acting brigade commander Ren Zhaoquan, beat the Japanese soldiers on their backs, and let out a bad breath. Ren Zhaoquan did not forget the interval between fierce battles To inform Liu Hongzhang, the former brigade commander who has been demoted to the staff, the call was made directly to the division headquarters.

"Brigade Commander, the first battalion and the other two companies have already broken out. There are not many casualties. There are more than 300 people in total. Also, our brigade is blocking the little devils and beating them hard. Didn't you see that? It was really fun to fight, the little devils rushed out in a row, and our light and heavy machine guns fired together, ouch, that was a joy!"

Liu Hongzhang heard his blood rushing, he slapped the cannon box suddenly, and shouted into the microphone: "Okay! Zhaoquan, pay attention, don't relax, don't let the little devil take advantage of the loopholes, let's turn around in this brigade, and we will do it!" rely on you!"

Liu Hongzhang's voice was also a little too loud, attracting the attention of everyone in the division headquarters, and without realizing it, he said "tsk tsk", his face was flushed, and when he put down the phone, he was still shaking his head Intoxicated by himself, when he looked up, he saw the teacher Tang Qiuli's eyes, looking at him coldly.

Liu Hongzhang shrank his neck, and said awkwardly: "Master, I'll go to the confidential office to see if there is any new telegram." After finishing speaking, he was about to slip out, but was stopped by Tang Qiuli, "Come back, send You have a new mission." Liu Hongzhang cheered up, raised his chest and raised his head. "In order to ensure the smooth progress of the northern Myanmar campaign, the division has newly established a joint service command for the northern Myanmar battlefield. You will be the chief of staff and Zhou Yushan's deputy. , report to Myitkyina immediately," Tang Qiuli said lightly.

Liu Hongzhang almost cried out, even the division commander's staff can't do it, let a dignified major general and brigade commander take care of the logistics?As far as he knew, Zhou Yushan, the logistics director of the Independent Division and the commander of the transportation force, was a colonel, he was a major general, and he was the chief of staff for a colonel.

Tang Qiuli finished writing the letter of appointment without hesitation, and handed it to Liu Hongzhang with a straight face, regardless of the expression of the mournful Liu Hongzhang. Then, he went to work on other things. Liu Hongzhang stayed for a while, seeing that the teacher did not change his mind at all. , I had no choice but to pick up the letter of commission and leave dejectedly.

Chief of Staff Yang Ketian, looking at Liu Hongzhang's back, said to Tang Qiuli: "Master, is this appropriate? Brigadier Liu is a fierce general, let him take care of the logistics, as long as Director Zhou is slow and meticulous With the temperament in his bones, Brigadier Liu will go crazy within three days, and when the time comes, he will have to come and beg you!"

Tang Qiuli looked at a telegram sent by Le Yiqin, and said without raising his head: "Ke Tian, ​​I just let Zhou Yushan's character have a greater influence on him, and Liu Hongzhang is more impatient. The accident that happened to Gang should be a lesson for him, and it will be good for him to grind it out, by the way, give Zhou Yushan a call and tell him that it is my order, and he must be strict with Liu Hongzhang."

Le Yiqin's telegram was to inform the division that the two bomber regiments and the three fighter regiments escorted by the Southern Aviation Second Group of the Air Force are already on standby on the take-off line and ready to take off at any time. Tang Qiuli asked Yang Ketian, "Ke Tian God, what time is it?" "Teacher, five twenty in the morning," Tang Qiuli thought for a while, and said to himself, "It's not too late."

He said to Yang Ketian: "Ketian, order Le Yiqin to carry all the bombers with Foguang napalm. After bombing the Degang Canyon, rush to Wubin to carry out air strikes on the Japanese army, and ask him to increase the escort fighters to five regiments." , if the prediction is not bad, there will be a fierce battle in the sky above Wubin today."

At six o'clock in the morning, there were bursts of roaring in the quiet sky. After a while, the small black spot visible to the naked eye suddenly expanded in the field of vision, and more than a hundred bombers appeared in the sky over Degang, above the bomber fleet , is more than 300 fighter jets, and the five-clawed golden dragon and the Great Wall logo on the wings are shining brightly in the rising sun.

From the cockpit, Le Yiqin glanced at the ground, and turned on the communication switch: "Report to the commander, the bomber formation and escort fighter formation of the Southern Aviation Group of the Aviation Force have reached the sky over Degang, and ask for instructions. Do you want to start bombing immediately?"

Tang Qiuli's stern voice came, "Yiqin, carry out a devastating bombing of the remaining Japanese troops in the Degang Canyon. Remember, use Buddha's light for all, so don't waste ordinary air bombing. Let's start!"

Le Yiqin grinned, "Teacher, I hate the little devil so much, I don't want to leave anyone alive, and the shot is Buddha's light napalm, this thing can burn through even steel plates." At Le Yiqin's level, The battle situation in the northern part of Duma is well known, and the confidential section of the Communications Department of the Independent Division will send regular battle reports.

Le Yiqin ordered: "Each echelon passed the bombing area one by one, dropped two bombs, and then immediately rushed to Wubin airspace, escorted the fleet, escorted in batches, and started to act!" On the road, one team after another rushed down, there was no deafening explosion, only flames soaring into the sky, wrapped in billowing black smoke, soaring straight into the blue sky.

No one can evaluate the effect of this bombing. The raging fire burned for a whole day and night before it gradually extinguished. According to the local residents of Degang later said, "This fire is so fierce that it burns your face a few miles away. , "In this little-known hidden canyon, everything was reduced to ashes, and the rocks were burned to maroon. Within two years, there was no grass growing, and there was no trace of Japanese soldiers and tanks anymore. A wisp of smoke over northern Myanmar.

When Le Yiqin's aircraft group carried out a devastating bombing of the Degang Canyon, Tang Qiusheng, who was on the front line of Wubin, commanded the troops, and had just repelled a violent attack by the Japanese army.

Ito received a head-on blow from Tang Qiusheng, was beaten back to the Baldwin mining area, and couldn't contact Degang's troops, so he realized that the situation was not good, and it was no longer just tens of thousands of independent divisions blocking the way ahead. The soldiers who came to die were Tang Qiuli's new troops, and his opponent changed. It took almost a night for Ito to reorganize the troops and adjust the deployment. [

At dawn, the messy troops finally sorted out their appearance, which made His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief feel exhausted. Compared to the nearly 40 troops, the blow he suffered yesterday was not a big loss, but it was fatal What's more, the new troops of the independent division disrupted the sequence. Fortunately, the opponent did not take advantage of the situation to continue attacking, giving him room to breathe.

The increased troops, large numbers of tanks, and the strength of the opponents have already given Ito a headache. Since the beginning of May, troops from Southeast Asia have landed on the Indochina Peninsula in Yangon and Bangkok. They first fought with the British, and then fought with the troops of Tang Qiuli, a Chinese. , For more than two months, there was no rest at all, continuous operations, and the number of troops was greatly reduced.

Although it took no effort to fight the British, after repeated battles, the casualties of the dispatched army exceeded [-]. In addition to Banmao and Degang, more than [-] people were lost, and the troop strength dropped by one-third. Their mental and physical strength has reached their limit, and with the extension of the logistics supply line, the supply base is located in Yangon, which can no longer keep up with the combat consumption of the troops.

Coupled with the mountain roads in Myanmar that can barely be called roads, logistical supplies are even more difficult. The grim reality is placed in front of Ito Gensaburo. He rushed to northern Myanmar in one go, and he could only let this breath last until he defeated Tang Qiuli and took control of northern Myanmar.

Therefore, Ito never wants this battle to drag on for a long time, and he can't afford it. Difficult logistical supplies, continuous fighting, and exhausted soldiers, if they can't win to the end in one go, retreat to southern Myanmar, and want to make a comeback. It's not easy. , gave enough time to Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, and Ito knew in his heart that it would be more difficult than reaching the sky if he wanted to attack northern Burma smoothly.

Moreover, in Ito's heart, he has always been wary of the independent division troops in the eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula. Once they join the battlefield in northern Myanmar, their advantages will disappear. At that time, whether they can withdraw southward smoothly will be a problem. Thanks to the blessings of Amaterasu and the Emperor, the eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula experienced a flood that had not happened in ten years, and God prevented Tang Qiuli's troops from arriving.

For Ito, the time to win the Battle of Northern Burma is determined by the time when the eastern troops of the Independent Division join the battlefield. Ito must continue to fight. For him, this is the only chance and the last chance. Seven After the first attack on the morning of May [-]th was repulsed, Ito, without blinking his eyes, immediately took out the cutting-edge troops of the three divisions and launched a second attack on the Wubin defense line.

(To be continued)

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