Age of Rebirth

The first thousand and 210 chapters desperate

Ito struggled in pain, leaving the defense line of the Libao Grand Canyon to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the independent division. He had no chance of winning at all. Why did Tang Qiuli abandon the existing position of Mogok?

, attracting him to stay away from the favorable terrain of Ribao, creating a large number of opportunities for his superior air power to kill and injure the vital forces of the imperial army.

Mogok is a trap, there is no doubt about it, but just being beaten passively like this, when the independent division troops attacked from the flanks approached the city of Mandalay, their own retreat was completely cut off, and what the sending army faced was a catastrophe. , the only proper way is to retreat to the front line of Yangon, use sea supplies, maintain the combat effectiveness of the troops, and wait for an opportunity to attack northward.

Retreat to Yangon?This is more difficult than my own obedience and obedience. It is more difficult to implement the Burmese battle plan in the base camp. His Majesty the Emperor will not allow it first. Ito is so embarrassed that he almost hangs himself. After thinking for hours, there is no safest way to solve the current crisis. [

At this time, Lieutenant General Takemura Yamaichi, the chief of staff, walked in, saw Ito's appearance, the corner of his mouth twitched, a smile that could not tell whether it was sarcasm or sympathy hung on his face, "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, good news, I just received a telegram from the base camp that the South Pacific Front Army is being formed in the local area. It is expected to become an army at the beginning of next year. By then, our Southeast Asian dispatch army will not be fighting alone. With a strong backing, we are more confident and let go A decisive battle with the Chinese with hands and feet."

Ito raised his head and startled Takemura, "It's only been a few hours, this old guy with a rigid mind, just crawled out of the dead, his face is ugly and scary, and his eyes are like rabbits It's red?" Wu Cun thought to himself, but he still pretended to be concerned and asked, "Commander-in-Chief, are you feeling unwell? Please go to rest, the troops will be handed over to me."

An ugly and bitter smile appeared on Ito's face, "Damn! Pretending to be a gesture, the troops will be handed over to you, can I rest assured? You are such a stupid guy, you can even take Tang Qiuli's move!" Can't stop," cursed in his stomach, but had a kind smile on his face, "Takemura-kun, thank you for your concern, but, the current severe situation, how can I sleep!", Ito said bitterly.

Wu Cun deliberately asked in surprise: "Oh, Commander-in-Chief, is the situation serious? Why don't I feel that way? Although the planes of the Chinese people bombed our imperial army for a day, they didn't give the imperial army any damage. It caused serious losses. In addition, according to the report of the troops who went out of Mogok, Tang Qiuli's troops were still on the front line of Mengmi. Does this mean that Tang Qiuli did not dare to get too close to the imperial army for fear of being attacked by the glass defense line? Sudden attack by the imperial army?"

Ito really wanted to slap this idiot with glasses with a big mouth, and beat this idiot with glasses all over the place, hysterical?Talking nonsense at night, telling Tang Qiuli that he was afraid of being attacked by the imperial army, so wake up, pig head, it is our imperial army who is afraid of being attacked by Tang Qiuli's troops, Ito absolutely cannot understand, how could Wucun, a lieutenant general in the army, Make such a low-level and ridiculous judgment?

He didn't bother to make a detailed analysis of this imbecile guy, but pointed out the root of the situation bluntly, and Ito said word by word: "Mr. You have already seen the scale of today's air strikes. Do you think that our soldiers of the imperial army exposed in the field positions can avoid being bombed by the air forces of the independent division on the same scale? ?"

"Also, even if we can preserve our strength under the bombardment of the Independent Division's aviation force, once the battlefield falls into a stalemate, the two corps of the Independent Division from the east with more than 20 troops will stab us in the back , do you think we still have a chance of winning in such a situation where we are surrounded by enemies? If Mandalay is occupied by the independent division, we will be surrounded. As the chief of staff of the dispatched army, have you considered all of this? ?”

The more Ito spoke, the more excited he became, and at the end, his tone turned sharp, with a questioning tone in every sentence. These words had been held in Ito's stomach for several days, to the point where he couldn't vomit. It was a smooth feeling, and Wucun's face turned blue and white after being questioned by Ito. He instinctively felt that Ito's words had some truth, but the reason was not sufficient, and it seemed far-fetched, so he couldn't convince himself.

Takemura is a Japanese general who has never been to the battlefield. Most of his military career was spent in the office, writing articles on paper, and he never suffered from Tang Qiuli's hands. Therefore, in his mind, stubborn It still retains the idea that the Imperial Japanese Army is invincible, that the imperial soldiers are brave and good at fighting, and that there are ten Chinese soldiers at the top of each other.

Ito's analysis made sense, but he always felt that something was wrong, and there was no way to refute it. Suddenly, a judgment came to his mind, "Could it be that this old fellow Ito wants to retreat without a fight? He mentioned Mandalay, so he went to A must-go place in Yangon," I understood, Ito was scared, timid, and frightened by the superficial superiority of the Chinese people.

Combining the previous signs, Wu Cun became more firm in his judgment, so Wu Cun put away his false smile and said coldly: "I need to remind the commander-in-chief that the Burmese battle plan in the base camp must be launched on the tenth of this month. Five days," he said, looking at his watch, and then said: "Oh, it's almost six days, we don't have much time left, you should think about the orders from the base camp!"

Takemura has already made up his mind. If Ito still has this tone, he will immediately send a telegram to the base camp, requesting that Ito Genzaburo be deprived of his command. The Imperial Japanese Army absolutely does not allow such cowards and cowards to exist. It was so bad that Ito said that before the arrival of the independent division troops attacking Mandalay, the Chinese troops on the front line of Mengmi could be defeated.

Like a discouraged ball, Ito fell back into his chair. Takemura's words hit him right on the nail, and his heart was full of excitement, turning into a cold sweat. Takemura was right. Disobey the order and lead the troops to withdraw all the way south, otherwise, the black hat on his head will be taken off without hesitation as soon as the order is issued.

And the person who will replace him is undoubtedly the Wucun in front of him with a cold light in his eyes. In the end, what the dispatched army is facing is the same fate, or even worse, and his own fate is not much better. His Majesty the Emperor and the headquarters , will never allow a disobedient front army commander to exist, the only thing I can do is to try to avoid the imperial army from suffering greater losses.

Ito stood up suddenly, the look of despair on his face was swept away, his eyes lit up, and he said in a low voice: "Chief of Staff Takemura, record the order, and the troops assembled on the front line of Mandalay will start from October [-]th. Under the cover of night, they secretly moved towards the Libao Grand Canyon. The deployment was completed on the [-]th, and Mogok was occupied on the [-]th. At [-] o'clock in the morning on the [-]th, an attack was launched on the main force of the independent division on the front line of Mengmi. The artillery unit and aviation unit it belonged to Synchronized assembly, the staff completed the campaign deployment plan overnight."

Wu Cun stood at attention excitedly at that time, and said loudly: "Yes, resolutely carry out the orders of His Excellency Commander-in-Chief!" Wu Cun's voice was so loud that all the officers in the room could hear it clearly. After leaving, Ito sneered, he would not entrust the deployment of a major battle that determines the life and death of the dispatched army to a stupid pig like Takemura. His intention was to find something for him to do, so as not to get in the way and delay business.

Ito directly issued orders to the divisions. He is indeed an old soldier. When Takemura was still dizzy in formulating a deployment plan, Ito had already completed the mobilization of troops, and the Japanese army moved. This was a desperate move. Mogok is a trap, and Ito has to bite the bullet and jump into it.

On October [-]th, Le Yiqin's air raid was still going on, but the scale and intensity had dropped a lot compared to the [-]th day. No matter how unhappy Le Yiqin was, the order of the teacher, Tang Qiuli, was Not to be defied, the decline shown by the independent division air team, in the form, gave Ito increased confidence.

At the same time, on the front line of the Salween River, the Japanese troops blocking the westward advance of Feng Jiwu Corps and Ma Chaoyang Corps were completely annihilated and defeated. Feng Jiwu stood in front of Leigu, a destroyed Japanese bunker, and said to the communications staff: "Send a report to the division. Our corps has eliminated the Japanese blocking troops in front of us, occupied Leigu, and continued to attack in the direction of Taunggyi. Immediately contact Ma Chaoyang's corps to inquire about the battle situation." [

The Japanese garrison in Leigu was a strengthened brigade. Feng Jiwu didn't waste time and ordered the first heavy artillery brigade to bombard in all directions. Four or 10 minutes later, a tank regiment covered the infantry of two regiments and walked through the almost ruins Leigu, an important town southwest of Mandalay, was captured in less than an hour and a half after encountering weak resistance.

Ten minutes later, Ma Chaoyang called back, "Deputy division commander, our corps has captured Langmei and Mengnai, and is now attacking Taunggyi. It is estimated that the battle will end in two hours." Feng Jiwu nodded, and Ma Chaoyang's movements were consistent Slow down, after Taungzhi is taken down, the two important nodes in the southwest of Mandalay are in his hands. The gate to the southwest of Mandalay is open, and as long as he wants to, he can cut off the retreat of old devil Ito at any time.

On the [-]th, the intensity and scale of the air strikes of the Le Yiqin Southern Flying Group decreased again, and stopped completely on the evening of the [-]th. The air strikes on the Japanese troops under Ito’s command completed the scheduled campaign objectives and destroyed the Japanese troops gathering in the direction of Mandalay. , Against the attempt of the Feng Jiwu Group on the Eastern Front of the Independent Division.

By the evening of October 38th, Ito took advantage of the opportunity of the Le Yiqin Air Force's less violent air strikes to complete the campaign deployment for the Battle of Burma, and the Japanese troops assembled on the front line of the Libao Grand Canyon reached [-] divisions and more than [-] people. In terms of strength, that night, six divisions of the vanguard of the Japanese army left Ribao and occupied Mogok, and Ito finally made a move.

(To be continued)