Age of Rebirth

Chapter [-] Mogok, Purgatory Battlefield

Ito knew that Lieutenant General Nomura was telling the truth. In late September, in the airspace of the South China Sea, in order to ambush and intercept Tang Qiuli's special plane that was flying to Manila, he suffered two devastating blows from the Air Force of the Independent Division within one day. However, the air force of the dispatched army is not just as simple as being injured, but has lost its combat effectiveness.

But to deal with the planes in the sky, besides planes, is there any better weapon?The anti-aircraft firepower of the dispatched army is very weak. Although he has issued an order to organize air-to-air shooting, almost all the light and heavy machine guns of the front-line troops are shooting at the sky. Vicious shooting by fighter jets of the Independent Division Air Force.

In all fairness, the Le Yiqin fleet was not very lethal to the Japanese army in the defense line of the Libao Grand Canyon, which had a natural hiding place. The bombing effect for a whole day only reached one-fifth of the killing effect of the field positions. Le Yiqin, because the Japanese army scattered and concealed, did not achieve the expected results, which made Le Yiqin extremely uncomfortable.

Although the division commander told him that the intensive bombing of your Southern Flying Group has only two purposes, one is to prevent Ito from gathering troops to meet the Feng Jiwu Corps and Ma Chaoyang Corps eastward, and the other is to cause our main force on the front line of Mengmi to attack. The Japanese army position in the Libao Grand Canyon, the false appearance of launching an attack, is second only to the number of active forces killed by the Japanese army. [

Having said that, Coke Yiqin is by no means the one who does not take advantage of the advantages of the establishment. This time, the aviation team plays the leading role and does not do any showy work to show the army. He is sorry for the pilots under his command. The bombs were dropped, but the Japanese army hid in natural caves or hidden places, and the bombs could do nothing.

Just in time, Ito ordered the Japanese army to organize air-to-air shooting, and found a new target for Le Yiqin. He immediately issued an order, "Attention all fighter groups, stop free hunting immediately, double-click to cooperate, and the air-to-air shooting firepower team that specializes in attacking little devils, Remember, if you see one and kill another, it’s best to reimburse the little devil’s light and heavy machine guns together.”

October [-]th was a disastrous day for the Japanese army on the front line from Libao to Mandalay. It was not because of the large number of casualties, but because of the huge strength displayed by the aviation unit of the Independent Division, which made everyone from Ito and below All the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army had an instinctive sense of fear. Have you ever seen a Chinese plane covering the sky and throwing bombs on the heads of the imperial soldiers?

I have never seen it before, but I have seen it today. From the defense line of the Libao Grand Canyon to Mandalay, an important town in central Myanmar, the front line of more than 300 kilometers is full of billowing smoke and burning fire. On the ground, almost all roads and The bridges were blown into sections of dead snakes, and the surface buildings were turned into ruins.

As long as it is on the ground, even if there is a soldier of the Imperial Army or a vehicle in use, it will attract fierce strafing from several planes of the Independent Division. On this day, the Japanese army's ground activities were restrained across the board. After shooting the firepower point, Ito understood the reality that the light and heavy machine guns on the ground fired into the air, which was different from sending piles of live targets to the fighter jets of the Independent Division.

Ito, who understood it, issued an order without hesitation, "All troops, immediately hide, stop all activities, and take the preservation of strength as the top priority." Such an order is the first time for the Imperial Japanese Army troops. Only the fighter planes of the empire, throwing and shooting recklessly in the sky above the enemy's head, how can they be forced to dare not move by the enemy's planes?

In fact, after Ito issued this order, he clearly realized that his plan of defending the north and attacking the east was completely bankrupt. Even if Tang Qiuli's troops did not attack the defense line of the Libao Grand Canyon, his troops would continue to march On the line of the Salween River, attacking the independent division troops coming from the east, isn't that sending hundreds of thousands of active targets to the independent division planes in the sky?

After the indiscriminate bombing all the way, what fighting power does his own troops have, fighting against the independent divisions of the two corps?Putting down the phone, Ito felt a sweetness in his throat, and swallowed a mouthful of blood that was almost spurted out. His eyes turned black, and he tried not to let himself fall. Now, Ito must judge whether Tang Qiuli will really Launch an attack on the Libao Grand Canyon defense line?

The bombing lasted all day. Amidst the "rumbling" explosions, Ito did not leave the hiding place for a day. He almost exhausted his efforts. Where was he thinking hard, whether Tang Qiuli would do it?On that day, how strong was the attack?After analysis, Ito found that the initiative in these three issues was not in his own hands, that is to say, everything depended on Tang Qiuli, and the imperial army could only wait passively, waiting for the fierce attack of the Chinese devil.

In the evening, the bombing of the Air Force of the Independent Division gradually stopped. Under the cover of night, in the bunkers, hidden departments, and bomb defense holes of bumpy boats like stormy waves, The Japanese soldiers in the camp finally breathed a sigh of relief, they got out one after another, and took a breath of the air full of gunpowder smoke. The damn China plane finally couldn't show its prestige.

However, the Japanese soldiers were wrong again. They disagreed with the large-scale and differential bombing during the day. Le Yiqin specially organized a group of fighter jets for night air strikes. Two fighter jets and one bomber formed a group. Throwing the bombs vigorously, so what was sent to the Japanese army's dinner table was one after another roaring heavy aviation bombs and large-caliber machine guns.

In the land of central Burma under the night, flames from explosions were everywhere, and the sound of "rumbling" explosions echoed in the night. The Japanese soldiers who were blown up and screamed had no choice but to grab a ball of half-cooked rice in a hurry, and then, They got into the hideouts, bunkers, and caves like hell, while eating rice balls helplessly, while viciously cursing the China plane that brought them bad luck.

Tang Qiuli looked at the constantly flickering flames in the night, and listened to the continuous explosions. He smiled and said to Chief of Staff Chang Feng, "Le Yiqin is addicted to playing, and Ito won't let it stop even at night. If this continues , Director Zhang of the logistics department should scold his mother, this bastard Le Yiqin consumes tens of thousands of air bombs in a day, if this continues, the independent division must be defeated by him, Huo Guang must be defeated by him, call Le Yiqin, see That's fine, take it!"

Chang Feng replied: "Teacher, before dark, Commander Le called the teacher. The Southern Aviation Group took advantage of the opportunity of actual combat to train new pilots' night flight capabilities. He said hello first, and there is a good reason , you call at this time, isn't it to spoil people's interest?"

Tang Qiuli shook his head with a smile, and didn't say anything else. He took the initiative in this battle. When and how he fought was up to Ito. As long as he mastered the fire, he could achieve the goal of the battle. If, at this time, Ito Knowing the danger he was facing, Tang Qiuli would never put Ito's Japanese troops to death if he retreated towards the Malay Peninsula as he hoped.

I hope that Ito can cooperate a little bit, and I will save my energy. It is estimated that even if Ito wants to withdraw, the Japanese base camp will not agree. Attempts, if he insists on fighting, the battlefield can only be on the line from Mogok to Mengmi.

And Mogok is a piece of poisoned cake that I left for Ito. Mogok will become the fuse of the Japanese army's total retreat. Should the pressure be increased?Forced Ito to eat this piece of cake, Tang Qiuli thought about it and shouted: "Yang Ketian!" Yang Ketian didn't come, Liu Xinlan quickly appeared in front of Tang Qiuli.

Tang Qiuli remembered that Liu Xinlan was the person in the staff office who was responsible for conveying his orders and sending important telegrams. He didn't know what Yang Ketian meant by such an arrangement. He glanced at Liu Xinlan, and Liu Xinlan's face was calm, completely It is a posture of a subordinate in front of a superior, "Record, the Feng Jiwu Corps and Ma Chaoyang Corps of the Eastern Front Group, speed up their advance, quickly wipe out the enemies in front of them, and set up a siege from the two directions of Indo and Menggong. Dele's posture."

After Liu Xinlan repeated the order crisply, saluted, turned and left, seeing her graceful figure, Tang Qiuli's heart was in a trance again, he had a feeling that he did not reject Liu Xinlan by his side, moreover, her figure The impressions of Xiaoling and Xiaoling gradually overlapped. Sometimes, he even couldn't tell which was Xiaoling and which was Liu Xinlan. This feeling made him distressed and blamed himself. [

Mandalay, the underground command post of the Japanese Southeast Asian Expeditionary Force General Headquarters, Ito was still sitting on the chair in a daze, and he didn't even take a bite of the carefully cooked, purely Japanese-style dinner brought by the guards. He really didn't Appetite, he vaguely felt the trembling from the explosion, which made him even more upset. It seemed that Tang Qiuli had made up his mind to attack the defense line of Libao Grand Canyon.

Even after reading the report on casualties and losses in today's bombing sent by the combat department, Ito didn't feel happy. Judging from the report, the loss of his troops was not large, which was comparable to the intensity of the independent division's bombing. Bi, it was already the best result, but it was because of this sudden large-scale air strike that disrupted his planned deployment.

The independent division troops from the eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula continued to march towards Mandalay unstoppably. The imperial army troops of the two divisions almost lost all casualties. He knew better that it was God's help. The heavy rain blocked the advance speed of the independent divisions coming from the east. Otherwise, even the troops of the two divisions would not have time to deploy to the eastern front.

Ito made a comprehensive analysis of the current situation, and he already had the intention to retreat. He attacked his flank and the independent division troops in Mandalay, showing his sharp teeth. If he did not retreat, the Southeast Asian dispatched army would be in danger of being encircled in central Myanmar, but , Can the base camp allow itself to retreat?

Tang Qiuli's action forced Ito to the point where he had to fight head-on, but this required capital, and fighting and withdrawing made Ito fall into extreme entanglement and distress.