Age of Rebirth

The first thousand and 150 chapters do not understand the opponent

The most critical battle of the Northern Burma Campaign, the Battle of Ubin, after Tang Qiuli ordered the troops to stop the offensive, the Japanese army built a defensive position at the northern foot of the Libao Grand Canyon, and the independent division controlled the front line of Mogok, and temporarily stopped.

This order to stop the attack on the Japanese army puzzled all the commanders, and it was very uncomfortable. How could there be any reason to stop suddenly at the moment when the little devil was beaten to death, and all the counterattacks The troops fought very smoothly. If this continues, the capture of Mandalay will not be a problem.

What's more, the seven infantry brigades participating in the counterattack came from two regiments, and they inevitably had the intention of fighting with each other, especially the sixth brigade directly under the regiment, which rushed to the forefront, leaving the other brigades far away. Leaving behind, these brigade commanders are all generals who have been fighting for many years. The troops in their hands are not the main force, so it's no wonder they are convinced?

Why should he show off the limelight, pull out the troops to practice alone, and no one will obey anyone. The other brigade commanders just mutter in their hearts. His goal was Mandalay, but he was stopped abruptly, not convinced! [

A phone call was made to the Wubin Campaign Headquarters, and the named person wanted to find the commander in chief of the campaign, and the deputy division commander Tang Qiusheng asked for an explanation. Tang Qiuli answered the phone and said a few words calmly. There was no movement on the other end of the phone. , Chu Ziye, like Liu Hongzhang, is an independent division unit, a well-known titan, followed Tang Qiuli from the northeast to abroad, and did not lose a single battle.

To the other high-ranking officials pointed out by the teacher, and even the hot-tempered deputy teacher Liu Tiehan, these two people dared to ask the truth. Teacher Tang Qiuli, the anger in Chu Ziye's heart disappeared all of a sudden, not only that, but also felt a chill down the back.

Why, where is the example of Liu Hongzhang? The brigade commander of an imposing major general became a small staff officer next to the division commander. I heard that this time he was sent to take care of the logistics. "Master, I am Chu Ziye , I will resolutely implement the orders of the headquarters without any doubt," Chu Ziye said solemnly, his body stiffened on the other end of the phone.

In the armored command vehicle, he had to tilt his head because he was wronged by a big man, and his voice was unprecedentedly gentle. The staff officers in the vehicle looked at each other in blank dismay, isn't this change too fast?The brigade commander was furious just now, but in the blink of an eye, his voice dropped an octave, and he still looked nervous.

Tang Qiuli couldn't help laughing, and immediately sullenly asked, "Chu Ziye, have the troops stopped attacking?" Commander, after receiving the order, the troops stood guard on the spot and faced the direction of the Japanese army to build field fortifications. Don't you know when I disobeyed orders," Chu Ziye said with a pale face.

"Well, your brigade retreats ten kilometers, immediately withdraw from the battle, and hand over your defense to the first brigade directly under the Corps, and the troops will gather in Mengmi," Tang Qiuli said in a very light tone. Chu Ziye was tongue-tied, and he How did they know that calling the teacher to inquire about the crime would result in such a result, the teacher's serious words came back again in a daze.

"Chu Ziye, repeat my order just now," Chu Ziye was so frightened that he hurriedly repeated it, put down the phone, Chu Ziye said spiritedly, and ordered the troops to withdraw to Mengmi immediately, "this is good, even the eyes There is no chance of staring at the little devil, Meng Mi! Meng Mi is tens of kilometers away from Libao.

Not to mention the vanguard of fighting Mandalay, I'm afraid they won't even be able to catch the second echelon. "I've been busy for a long time, but it's cheaper than Ren Zhaoquan," Chu Ziye muttered, and the armored command vehicle turned around and drove back. The phone rang, and Chu Ziye picked it up. It was Major General Xu Zhigao, commander of the Third Tank Brigade.

"I said, Old Chu, you have caused me a lot of trouble. Just now, the division commander talked to me personally and gave me a good lesson. He said that I was not accompanied by a large number of infantry on the two wings, and I rushed in with tanks alone. A live target, and told me that the division headquarters lacked an armored staff officer, and asked me if I planned to transfer there. I was so scared that I hurriedly reviewed it. I said, Lao Chu, if this happens in the future, you should figure it out first! "

Xu Zhigao complained loudly, and before Chu Ziye could reply, the phone was hung up, Chu Ziye grinned, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said to the driver angrily, "speed up," Sixth Brigade 1 The troops of more than [-] people withdrew from the front. Looking at the troops of the first brigade coming from the side of the command vehicle, Chu Ziye still couldn't figure out why the division commander transferred the sixth brigade to Mengmi. What plan?

Therefore, in central Burma, with the Libao Grand Canyon as the dividing line, the independent division troops and the Japanese troops under Ito faced each other across a canyon. It was said that it was a confrontation, but in fact it was the independent division troops who took the initiative to stop the attack. Otherwise, the confrontation site would be It may be near Yangon in southern Myanmar. Regarding this, Ito Gensaburo knows better than anyone else.

Great defeat, disastrous defeat, a half-day and one-night melee, Japan dispatched troops to Southeast Asia, suffered heavy losses, Ito took all the tank brigades, more than two-thirds of the artillery, and the lives of more than 9 soldiers. The aviation unit was defeated over Mandalay, and Ito's Southeast Asian dispatched army suffered heavy losses from the air to the ground.

Ito has already returned to Mandalay, looking at the telegram manuscript paper on the table, his eyes are straight, he doesn't know how to write this battle report to the base camp, the defeat of Ubin, he is unwilling and helpless, who can do it? Thinking that the frontline commander of the independent division would dig such a big hole for himself.

Thinking of that overwhelming artillery fire, Ito still has lingering fears. Before the Battle of Ubin, he was quite proud of the ferocious firepower of his troops and the number of heavy artillery equipped. After seeing the artillery fire of the Independent Division, he felt that he was too petty. Especially the kind of cannon that rips to the sky, drags a long tail flame, and makes strange screams, which is something he has never seen before.

A group of cannons fell, and there was a sea of ​​fire everywhere. The troops of the imperial army were shrouded in such artillery fire, and there was no dead angle to avoid. The bodies of soldiers and vehicles were all turned into fly ash under such artillery fire. Ito closed his eyes in pain. Eyes, the Southeast Asian dispatched army, in the previous battle to annihilate the British army, although it achieved an unprecedented victory, it also lost more than 5 soldiers.

Adding up the front and back, the force of the dispatched army has been consumed by nearly one-third, and the heavy weapons have almost been lost. They are already injured. Ito will never go north to Myitkyina to defeat or eliminate Tang Qiuli's independent division. The army, the ambition to control northern Myanmar and even the entire Indochina Peninsula, what he is most worried about now is whether Tang Qiuli's troops will attack Libao and seize Myitkyina.

If this guess becomes a reality, the dispatched army will face even more brutal battles and unbearable losses. How can a unit without heavy weapons deal with the overwhelming artillery fire from the Independent Division?All the individual weapons of the imperial army are useless, independent division tank units with thick armor?

More than two hours later, there was still not a word left on the manuscript paper in front of Ito. The staff officers who came in to deliver the documents and telegrams all acted lightly, not daring to speak loudly, for fear of offending His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, who was clearly on the verge of going berserk. , the staff members found that, in the past few days, His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief is frighteningly old.

The originally rosy face was dark and haggard, with sunken eye sockets, his eyes were not as confident as usual, and his temper became extremely irritable. Even Second Lieutenant Yuzi, who is known as a flower in the headquarters, suffered a violent training yesterday You know, Miss Yuzi is quite favored, as well as the chief of staff, Major General Koizumi. [

Just because of the incomplete information provided about the Chinese commander who commanded this campaign, he was sent by the Commander-in-Chief to the Joint Service Command in Yangon, where he became a major-general-level logistics coordinator. Before that, Staff Officer Koizumi Long, but he is very valued by the general. When the two of them are free, they discuss issues together, which makes other senior staff feel sour with jealousy.

The two big celebrities in the general headquarters have suffered one after another, and that one dared to make mistakes. If you say that Koizumi was demoted, there was a reason for it. It may not be entirely because of the incomplete information provided. On closer inspection, it is probably because of the battle in Ubin Among them, he encouraged Ito to continue to attack northward, so he was fooled by the independent division. Speaking of it, Ito was suspected of revenge from a narrow-minded.

The information that led to Koizumi's sad departure was about the battle, the information of the Chinese commander, two thin pages, "China Independent Division Wubin Frontline Commander, Name: Tang Qiusheng, Military Rank: Lieutenant General , Current position: Deputy Commander of the China Independent Division and Commander of the Sulu Mobile Corps, Age: Unknown, Education Level: Ominous, What Military Academy He Graduated from: Unfavorable, What Education Received: Unfavorable, Military History: Unfavorable, Personality Traits: Tends to be conservative , Native place: It is said that it is a Manchurian, but it has not been confirmed."

Ito almost scanned the words with two eyes, and was so angry that he slapped the table and the stool, and scolded Chief of Staff Koizumi and the Minister of Intelligence. The minister said: "Next time, if I see these two pages again, you will commit suicide by cutting open your stomach!"

What annoyed Ito was definitely not the information of a few words, but just an introduction. Ito always thought that in northern Myanmar, from Myitkyina to Degang, from Ubin to the Baldwin mining area, he would be his opponent , It was Tang Qiuli, the devil of China. Thinking of it, Tang Qiusheng appeared again. On his side, the coach went into battle naked, but the opponent only sent a general, and he was defeated and retreated.

This made General Ito Yansaburo, who had a high self-esteem, feel so embarrassing. From face to face, anyone who can accept this cruel reality, if it is against Tang Qiuli, Ito will feel better. After all, in Tang Qiuli Qiu Li was not the first and not the only imperial general who was defeated in battle.

Every time I think of this, Ito's heart is like a cat's paw scratching, with mixed feelings in his heart, indescribable feelings, he is very embarrassed now, he is in a dilemma.

(To be continued)

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