Age of Rebirth

~- -~230 Chapter [-] review

Sending away MacArthur, let this guy get over the addiction of a master in a solid way. The play that should be performed is over, and the rest is how to complete Tang Qiuli's strategic intentions, so that Yangon can't be smashed, and Yangon can't be smashed. To force Ito to continue to retreat south, Yangon must be held in his own hands to complete the overall control of the Indochina Peninsula.

Therefore, Tang Qiuli was eager to know that the tentative attack early this morning had discovered those problems. Seeing the teacher ask this question, Feng Jiwu and Li Honggang who participated in the attack seemed very calm and could not see other expressions. Logically speaking, With Feng Jiwu's and Li Honggang's personalities, these two main forces have never returned empty-handed. If they don't kill them, they have to tear off a piece of flesh.

Tang Qiusheng, commander-in-chief of the Rangoon Campaign, took over the conversation and said, "Jiwu, let me tell you about the situation of your corps first." Those who were prepared said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I'm really a little embarrassed. I've been busy all morning, and I didn't even touch the edge of the city, so I let the little devil call me back."

There was a burst of good-natured laughter from everyone, and Feng Jiwu went on to say: "For this tentative attack, our corps is responsible for the attack due west of Yangon, and a total of more than [-] troops from three brigades and twelve regiments have been dispatched. Our deployment is like this, with the battalion as the unit, each unit under the cover of [-] tanks will launch a full-scale attack on the Japanese western defense line.”[

"After the troops were deployed, there were a total of 48 attack points, and the distance between the attacking troops was three kilometers, which basically included all the landforms and topographical characteristics of the Japanese defense line in the west of Yangon. Judging from the effect of the attack, it was much better than we expected. The situation was much worse, all units suffered varying degrees of casualties, and six tanks were lost, although the casualties and losses were not large, but we did not break through any point."

Feng Jiwu's words immediately attracted everyone's attention. With more than 4 troops under the cover of tanks, not only did the tentative attack yield nothing, but the troops suffered casualties, which was enough to attract everyone's attention. Tang Qiuli asked: "Jiwu, as long as there is any reason for the casualties of the troops? Under the cover of the tank, the tentative attack, the casualties of the troops are very abnormal!"

This time, Feng Jiwu smiled wryly. He looked at the few pages in his hand and said, "The crux of the problem lies in this. The Japanese army dug a trench around the city of Yangon. When we came up, the trench was about five meters wide and four meters deep, and the bottom of the ditch was filled with seawater, which was about two meters deep. Our tanks, not knowing this situation in advance, were forced to stop when they reached the outside of the trench. It was at this time that the accompanying infantry were shot violently, and the casualties of the troops occurred at this time."

After a pause, Feng Jiwu went on to say: "Moreover, the Japanese army set up firepower points in all the buildings and houses on the edge of the urban area, condescending, forming crossfire, and our offensive troops were crushed. With the cover of tanks, the casualties must be much greater, and not many battalions can come back, and besides, the Japanese mortars and other curved firepower pose a great threat to the infantry hiding behind the tanks."

"Also, the tanks we lost were blown up by suicide bombers of the Japanese army. This is a new situation. The bombers of the Japanese army, covered in explosives, ambushed in the pit outside the trench in advance, waiting for our tanks As soon as they get close, they suddenly pounce and adopt the attack method of killing each other, damn it, it's also thanks to the little devil for coming up with such an idea, is this the doll bomb!"

In the conference room, there was a moment of silence. Everyone was thinking about what Feng Jiwu said just now. For the independent division troops, capturing a big city like Yangon is a brand-new operational task. The mechanized equipment of the independent division is most suitable for field operations In the past, large-scale battles with Japanese troops were mostly field battles, and it was rare for the Japanese army to hold on to a city.

Tang Qiuli was thinking about another problem. Ito spent so much effort to dig a trench around Yangon and put on a defensive posture. From this point of view, the high-level Japanese army will not give up on Yangon. It was not so difficult to achieve the effect of the Battle of Mandalay, and Ito would not dare to continue to retreat south. It seemed that he could only focus on the Japanese base camp and let them order Ito to retreat.

Otherwise, the Japanese army under Ito will be in a situation of endless death in Yangon. The problem is how to break into the urban area and put the greatest pressure on Ito. Tang Qiuli glanced at the generals who were still thinking.

He said with a smile: "Commander Feng, who always fights tough battles, only takes advantage of the advantages and doesn't suffer any disadvantages, this time, he suffered a big and small bum, isn't he feeling very comfortable?" Feng Jiwu said with a wry smile: "Mr. To be honest, I was really uncomfortable after suffering such a small loss. Although I only suffered hundreds of casualties, I didn’t get anything. How much manpower will be used? Could it be that the people in all Yangon help the little devils dig trenches?"

Tang Qiuli said: "This is just the direction of your attack. If my judgment is correct, except for the south side of Yangon that is backed by the sea, there should be such trenches in the other three directions. Ito is an expert. He knows that we His armor strength is currently difficult for the Japanese army to resist, and he did this to offset our armor advantage."

After a pause, Tang Qiuli's eyes turned cold, and he said, "Without the hard work of the citizens of Yangon, the Japanese army alone would not have been able to complete such a large workload. Do the citizens of Yangon have a good impression of the Japanese? Hearing Tang Qiuli's cold tone, Chang Feng couldn't help shivering, he remembered that when conquering Myitkyina, in order to open the passage to attack the urban area as soon as possible, the division commander issued an order like this, "Differentiate the target area , All-round coverage is bombardment."

As a result, the defending Japanese army, thousands of houses, and the citizens there were all reduced to ruins and ashes under the overwhelming artillery fire. Liu Hongzhang, the brigade commander of the first brigade, even had the idea of ​​leaving the army. Judging from the tone of the division commander now, I am afraid that he has murderous intentions again.

After thinking about it, this is unlikely. When the division commander deployed before the battle, he repeatedly emphasized that Rangoon should not be smashed. For this reason, even the artillery was not used. However, why did the division commander say this? When Chang Feng was thinking wildly, Feng Jiwu said: "What the hell, the people in Yangon are helping the little devil, isn't it possible? After all, the little devil is an aggressor. Or, they occupy other people's countries and lands?"

Tang Qiuli sneered, and then said: "Nothing is impossible. The British have implemented decades of colonial rule in Burma, and they have not seen any decent resistance from the local people. Now that the Japanese have come, they Still, this cannot be said to be the tragedy of the nation, but it can only be said that the residents of the Indochina Peninsula and even the entire Southeast Asian region are more wary of us Chinese than any other country."

"They would rather accept foreign rule than accept that we Chinese are good intentions. This is the difference. You have not forgotten it. During our first battle in Burma, during the battle of conquering Myitkyina, the local Burmese, Formed a volunteer team to assist the Japanese army in Terauchi Shoichi to fight against us, attack our logistics convoy, blow up our medicine depot and supply center, assassinate our single officers and soldiers, Chang Feng, the first brigade directly under Liu Hongzhang, three One-third of the casualties all came from the Burmese volunteer team, right?"

Tang Qiuli took a special look at Chang Feng, and it was indeed the case. At that time, Chang Feng was in charge of the battle command. During the attack on Myitkyina, the troops suffered a lot from the Burmese Volunteer Team. The division troops are more ruthless than the Japanese. They mix among the common people, and they will give you a grenade or a shuttle if you don't know it.

Many soldiers who did not fall under the guns of the Japanese soldiers fell into the hands of these scum. Later, it was Liu Hongzhang who, with the consent of the division commander, used iron fists to free the troops from all troubles. It is an indisputable fact, so Chang Feng nodded and said: "Yes, what the commander said happened completely, because I underestimated the situation at that time. in-depth review."

Tang Qiuli waved his hand. Obviously, he was unwilling to get too entangled in this issue. He only said these words, "We will definitely be able to capture Yangon. There is nothing to doubt about this issue. What needs to be reminded is that we Our enemies are not only Japanese soldiers in military uniforms, but also Burmese traitors mingling among ordinary citizens."

After finishing speaking, he motioned to Tang Qiusheng to continue the meeting. Tang Qiusheng said: "The situation of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps is like this. Now, Hong Gang, tell me about the situation of your Corps." [

Li Honggang said: "Our situation is similar to that of Deputy Division Commander Feng. We also encountered trenches. The difference is that the northern part of our corps is responsible for attacking, and there are many water network areas, which are not suitable for tank movement and combat at all. Launched at the same time, the attacking troops of our corps were about 10 minutes slower, and the casualties were higher than that of Deputy Commander Feng's troops, and many of the tanks covering our attack were stuck in the mud."

Li Honggang paused and continued: "There is another thing that I find very strange. After our offensive was launched, although the Japanese counterattacked fiercely, there were no large-caliber artillery, at most some mortars. This question deserves attention. Be vigilant," Feng Jiwu said immediately, "Yes, what Hong Gang said is the same with our Corps' frontal attack."

(To be continued)

~- -~