Age of Rebirth

The wind is blowing, and the cold wind blows from the far north of China, passing over the mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, cities and villages, shaking the land of southern Guangdong and the thousands of flowers and trees in the Indo-China Peninsula. The treetops are whispering in the wind, as if blowing The horn of the expedition.

At 58:[-] in the morning, Lieutenant General Tang Qiusheng, commander-in-chief of the Independent Division Yangon Battle Frontline Headquarters in Yangon Town, northwest of Yangon, glanced at Tang Qiuli with a calm face, and Tang Qiuli nodded slightly.

Tang Qiusheng said to Chief of Staff Chang Feng: "Let's start!" Chang Feng immediately ordered: "According to the original plan, the general attack on Yangon will begin!" pass on.

This general attack on Yangon only used the strength of two corps, and the corps directly under the division served as the general reserve. After the order for the attack was issued, the atmosphere in the headquarters became relaxed, without the solemnity and peace before the war began. Tense atmosphere.

In the twilight before dawn, there are no flying signals, no shouting during the charge, radio and walkie-talkie, the independent division field regiment that has been deployed to the company and platoon level does not need signals to unify the actions of the troops, and there is no usual artillery fire Prepare, hundreds of thousands of troops, just like this suddenly burst out, without seeing the scene of continuous artillery fire, but the suddenness of the start of the battle has reached. [

Thousands of tanks roared, and the steel helmets of the soldiers shone with a gloomy cold light in the faint sky, exuding a chilling atmosphere. Guangzhengbei deployed ten brigades, and the two corps had a total of 22 brigades and more than 35 troops, and launched an attack at the same time.

The outer trench dug by Ito painstakingly fell into the hands of the independent division troops a few days ago. When the troops started to attack, they went directly to the edge of the city. The first brigade of Feng Jiwu Corps, as the vanguard of the Corps, was the first to fight Guarding Japanese troops exchange fire.With a burst of intense gunfire, the calm before dawn in Yangon was broken.

The brigade commander, Major General Liu Jinsheng, deployed four regiments to face the Japanese position in front of him.After a fierce attack, the resistance of the Japanese army was hasty and chaotic. The tense days of more than [-] days exhausted the mental and physical strength of the Japanese soldiers. The tense nerves could not stand the tension for a long time.Laxity is inevitable.

There was no warning in advance, and the attack was launched very suddenly. Neither the commander-in-chief, General Ito Yanzaburo, nor the chief of staff, Major General Kawashima, had expected that today would be the day that would determine the fate of the Southeast Asian dispatched troops. "Dinglingling", There was a rapid ringing of the phone.Chief of Staff Kawashima, who will be on duty at the headquarters, woke up from his dream.

He grabbed the phone in a daze, "Report to Your Excellency the Chief of Staff. I am the defensive commander of the North District of Yangon, No. 13 Division Commander Oshima Shinhiko. At four o'clock in the morning, the independent division launched an attack on our defense line." Violent attack! The battle was extremely fierce, and in less than 10 minutes, the armored troops of the Independent Division had already broken through my position in many places."

Chuan Dao trembled all over, and ran away sleepy. Before he had time to ask Oshima Shinhiko for details, more than a dozen telephones on the table rang.They all rang crazily. The staff officers on duty, awakened by the loud phone ringing, ran in hurriedly, picked up the phone, and entered the room.Immediately became a mess.

all calls.They all reported a news, "The independent division troops launched a full-scale attack on Yangon from the two directions of due north and due west. The battle was fierce, and the positions of the imperial army were broken through in many places." With a hint of luck, this is just a tentative attack by the independent division!

But these news shattered his fantasy, Kawashima sighed, "It's finally here," he hurried to a red telephone, and wanted to tell the news to Commander Ito, before he could pick up the phone, The phone rang first, "Is this Kawashima-kun? What's going on?" Ito's tired voice came over.

Kawashima calmed down and said: "Commander-in-Chief, the independent division, launched a full-scale attack on Yangon." On the other end of the phone, Ito was silent for a long time, and said to himself: "It's still here!" Then, it was He sighed, and then said: "Mr. Kawashima, first order the troops to hold the existing positions. The troops in the urban area should immediately enter the street fighting fortifications, and I will rush to the headquarters immediately."

Ito was awakened by bursts of gunshots. At first, he thought it was a dream. During this time, he often dreamed of these. Opening an account, in the northwest direction, the gunshots were as dense as a storm hitting the woods, and he didn’t hear the overwhelming sound. With the sound of cannons, without the usual firepower preparation, Tang Qiuli started to attack without any warning. This Chinese devil, like a poisonous snake hiding in a corner, finally showed his ferocious face.

Ito made this call not to confirm his judgment, and he did not immediately drive to the headquarters, but leaned against the edge of the house in a daze. The dawn wind before dawn was as cold as his bones. Mood, even if I went to the headquarters, how would it change the situation of the battle?At most, it is a symbolic meaning.

More than 30 minutes later, Kawashima called from the headquarters, "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, I believe that you should come here immediately to discuss countermeasures." Ito understood what Kawashima meant. The plan to withdraw from the Malay Peninsula was brought up on the agenda, but he was not willing to just give up Yangon to the Chinese devil.

On the way to the headquarters, Ito had already made a decision to take advantage of the long-running barricades in the city of Yangon and take a step-by-step approach to gradually shrink the troops to the east of the city. Unless it was a last resort, he would not retreat south Coming to the peninsula, Ito didn't want to be kicked out of Yangon in such a mess for Tang Qiuli, whom he hated to the bone.

In Ito's heart, he already tends to fight one game before leaving. Even if he loses Rangoon in the end, that China devil will suffer a heavy loss. Otherwise, he will have sleepless nights and be tortured for the rest of his life. The shadow in his heart will accompany him for the rest of his life. .

After arriving at the headquarters, Ito's first order, "immediately report the situation to the general staff of the base camp, and report the battle situation truthfully," he didn't even ask, how is the forward troops fighting?From the faces of Kawashima and many staff officers, he has already seen the result. Ito is smart. The attack of the independent division was sharp and violent. In less than an hour, the second line of defense of the Japanese army was beaten to pieces. , The six divisions and regiments placed at the front were wiped out.

Ito's second order was the decision he had just considered in the car. After hearing the order, Chief of Staff Kawashima's face changed drastically, and he didn't convey his order immediately. Ito looked at Kawashima angrily, and asked sharply: "Baga! What? The troops of the Independent Division haven't entered the city center yet, so you won't obey the command?"

Kawashima pulled Ito into a room and said, "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, I don't doubt the correctness of your order, but have you ever thought about it, if Tang Qiuli's troops suffered casualties during the street fighting in Yangon?" What kind of revenge will he take?" Chuan Dao's words have been very clear, if Tang Qiuli suffers, can we still leave?

But Ito stared at his bloodshot eyes, and said in a fierce tone: "Revenge? Then he will pay a higher price," Kawashima said for a while, is this the original wise and wise Commander-in-Chief?From Mandalay to being besieged in Yangon for more than [-] days, a generation of famous generals turned out to be half-demented people, still unable to see the situation in front of them, it is sad and lamentable!

Kawashima can only wake up the commander-in-chief, who still refuses to admit defeat, with strong medicine. He also said in a cold tone: "The imperial army's tactics of fighting back and forth can cause certain casualties to the independent division troops, but, do you think Have you ever thought that since Tang Qiuli has been able to besiege Yangon for more than [-] days, will he be eager to capture Yangon City? Let our street fighting fortifications play the greatest role?" [

At this point, Ito understood that Yangon was already in Tang Qiuli's pocket, but when he took it, but he still didn't understand what Chuan Dao was going to say, and said impatiently: "Chuan Dao's staff Boss, talk straight, don't need to go around in circles, I still have to command the troops? There is no time to waste on nonsense."

Kawashima went on to say: "If Tang Qiuli's troops suffered more casualties than his psychological bottom line in the process of capturing Yangon, he would not let us retreat southward to the Malay Peninsula. Tang Qiuli released one in Bangkok. The corps, with a force of more than [-] people, also has full command of the air, marching westward from Bangkok, without any effort, can cut off our southward retreat, Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, have you ever thought about it?"

On Ito's forehead, cold sweat suddenly broke out. He realized that the danger of his order, what Tang Qiuli lacked most was time. Since he could surround Yangon for more than [-] days, he could also take a longer time , in the urban area of ​​Yangon, it is not difficult to adopt the cannibalization tactics of slowly advancing and clearing point by point, and slowly play to death. The rhythm of the battlefield is completely in his hands, how to fight Well, what the Chinese devil said, the imperial army was just passive defense.

Ito sat down slumped, and with the little courage and ferocity he mustered up just now, Kawashima’s words let out nothing left. This is the reality. With a way out in front of him, no matter how determined he is to fight to the death, he will be shaken. Tang Qiuli's battle layout is to prevent Ito from fighting to the death, and save this defeated general to deal with the Americans.

Ito closed his eyes and sorted out his chaotic thoughts. Mimi Kawashima had already convinced his superior to be patient enough to wait for the commander-in-chief's decision, so he didn't make a sound to disturb him. The room was as quiet as death. The continuous ringing of the phone outside became increasingly harsh, as if urging Ito to make a decision.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)

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