Age of Rebirth

On an August night in the Indochina Peninsula, across a strait, Tang Qiuli and Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe discussed the battle situation between the Japanese and American troops on Luzon Island. Qiu Li's memory.

"Stilwell! The American general who died indirectly at the hands of Chu Tian," Tang Qiuli's figure suddenly appeared in Tang Qiuli's mind. In all fairness, his impression of Stilwell is quite good. MacArthur is more like a pure soldier. Although he has different positions and fundamental conflicts, he is destined not to be friends, but this does not hinder his appreciation for him. It is a pity that a generation of famous generals suddenly fell, and in the United States, they were killed one after another. Not even on the list, it can be described as extremely miserable!

Tang Qiuli's eyes were a little confused, and he said leisurely: "Yuhe, if in the Calais Mountains, it is not Whiteman but Stilwell who commands the US Third Army, the result of the two-day battle is definitely not like this, Ito Yan Sanlang couldn't do anything good, and if he didn't lose more than half of his troops, he wouldn't be able to pass through the Calais mountains in less than a month. It's a pity that MacArthur ruled out dissidents, killed people with a knife, and cut off his own arm, which led to today's ending. .”

Zhao Yuhe had never met Stilwell. Stilwell came to Yangon twice. At that time, Zhao Yuhe was still the chief of staff of Dongzhi. The teacher was quite moved, and the words with a sense of appreciation, Zhao Yuhe said disapprovingly: "Master, do you admire Stilwell so much?"

Tang Qiuli said solemnly: "Although the positions are different, my evaluation of Stilwell is far higher than that of MacArthur in terms of personality, suitability and military command ability. If the commander of the US Southwest Pacific Regional Headquarters is Stilwell In other words, the Pacific War launched by the Japanese would never be what it is today. In less than two weeks, several important islands were taken lightly. It’s just that neither US President Roosevelt nor MacArthur realized this. !” [

"For Stilwell's death, on the one hand, I am relieved, and on the other hand, I am very sorry. In terms of the strategic structure of the Pacific, if we want to gain dominance in the Pacific, we will inevitably collide with the United States. Stilwell will be our biggest Opponent. Even if we achieve our goal, the price we pay will increase several times. Chutian, this guy has cleared up this hidden danger in advance, hey. It's all off topic, what are you talking about!"

Tang Qiuli laughed at himself and ended the topic on his own initiative. Zhao Yuhe's eyes flickered a few times. "The US military general who can be admired so much by the division commander should be an extremely outstanding person. It seems that I have to get to know this person deeply, even though he no longer exists, and through him, I can have a deeper understanding of Americans, potential opponents, and opponents !"

In Tang Qiuli's eyes, he looked at Zhao Yuhe with a hidden smile. He knew that his chief of staff had thought about the Americans because of what he said just now. This is a good thing, so he said : "Yuhe, I'm fine now anyway, call Fu Qiang, call Mei Xue, go out for a walk with me!"

Zhao Yuhe called Fu Qiang and Mei Xue, and when they came out, Tang Qiuli asked, "Yuhe, Shanhu is almost healed, right?"

Zhao Yuhe smiled and replied: "In four or five days, I should be discharged from the hospital. I also received a telegram from the director of that hospital yesterday through Commander Tian, ​​and Captain Huang clamored to be discharged. If it wasn't for the dean who was afraid of taking responsibility and stopped him alive and well, I'm afraid he would have arrived in Yangon by now!"

Tang Qiuli laughed and said: "Shan Hu is a man of iron. He has been in the hospital for more than ten days, and his heart has grown grass. He is a person who can lie down. By the way, how about Chu Tian? Didn't you also make a fuss about leaving the hospital?"

Zhao Yuhe replied: "The injury of the leader of the Chutian Detachment needs to be recuperated for a period of time. The main reason is that he is weak. He didn't make a fuss about leaving the hospital, but he used the ward as a training ground. Dean Jin specially sent a telegram , let you issue an order to prohibit him from doing strenuous exercise, otherwise, if something goes wrong, the hospital will not be able to bear the responsibility!"

Tang Qiuli shook his head with a wry smile, and said: "These two guys, it's not worrying to be in the hospital. Tomorrow, you will give Chu Tian an order in my name. Well, just say it, Chu Tian , if you still want to go back to the special warfare detachment, you can give me a good recovery, otherwise, you can transfer to my side as a staff officer! As for Shanhu, if the injury is almost healed, let him come back and recover in Yangon That's fine too!"

Zhao Yuhe wrote it down with a smile. At this time, Mei Xue also came out of the military control committee compound in military uniform. Zhao Yuhe looked at Mei Xue who was walking slowly, and said to Tang Qiuli: "Mr. , should be promoted to a higher level, the division chiefs of the departments directly under the division are all colonels, and only Division Chief Mei is a major, it's not fair to her!"

Tang Qiuli said seriously: "Yuhe, there are strict regulations for the promotion of our independent division. You can't make an exception just because Mei Xue is my wife. Let's go according to the established procedures!"

The two were muttering, Mei Xue came over, greeted Zhao Yuhe first, and then said jokingly: "Master Tang, why are you in the mood to go for a walk today?" Before Tang Qiuli could answer, she saw Fu Qiang brought a dozen special guards and drove over a few cars. Tang Qiuli had an idea, waved his hand generously, and said, "Put the car down. Today I will pay for it myself. Please have a good meal!"

The special guards exchanged glances with each other excitedly, having dinner with the teacher was a treat, and they were sure to hear a lot of new things, so a group of people, led by Tang Qiuli, went straight to kill the people not far away. A restaurant!

In the early morning of August [-]th, the battle in the Calais mountains was still kicked off by the fierce Japanese artillery fire. On this day, the Japanese army replaced the new troops and adopted the tactics that they had tasted the sweetness yesterday, storming the American positions. As soon as the battle started, it put great pressure on the US military.

Commander Whiteman in the headquarters kept receiving urgent calls from various positions, and the phone rang one after another, all of which needed air support. Whiteman had sent all the planes of the First Air Force to the sky, but today's The U.S. pilots were not as handy as the previous two days. On the ground, the Japanese anti-aircraft firepower woven into an impenetrable fire net, forcing the U.S. fighter jets and bombers to increase the height of shooting and bombing. , down immediately.

Obviously, the Japanese army has found an effective way to deal with the US air strikes. Moreover, to the surprise of the US military pilots, the Japanese fighter jets that have not shown up for two days have also appeared in the airspace of the Calais mountains. Although the number is not large, it is less than the number of US aircraft However, the fierce fighting style of the Japanese pilots, the insane drive to fear death, and the superb flying skills made the US bombers and fighter jets, as well as the US infantry, suffer immediately.

Although the Japanese fighter jets were at a disadvantage in numbers, the madness of the attack was desperate as soon as they came up, which made the American pilots dizzy. They saw with their own eyes that a Japanese fighter jet was under the siege of three of their own fighter jets. , the fuselage is already emitting thick smoke and flames. According to the knowledge of the US military pilots, they should parachute immediately at this time, otherwise, if the plane explodes, the pilot must be smashed to pieces!

However, the U.S. pilots saw a scene that made them unbelievable. This fireball-like Japanese fighter jet staggered straight towards the U.S. position with a tail of thick smoke. Under the stunned gaze of the pilot, the Japanese fighter jet regarded itself as a huge bomb, and directly blasted a US firepower point, together with more than [-] US soldiers, into the sky!

After a day of fierce fighting, the First Air Force of the U.S. Southwest Pacific Theater paid the price of losing more than 20 fighters and bombers. Finally, relying on its numerical advantage, five or six fighters fought one, drove the Japanese fighters out of the fighting area, and shot down Killing [-] Japanese fighter jets is considered a small victory!

However, the ground troops of the U.S. Third Army suffered a lot during the battle on August 7000. In one day, more than [-] people were killed or injured. The commander, Major General Whiteman, looked at the statistics of the staff When the casualty report came up, my eyes went black for a while. [

After three days of fighting, the number of casualties of the Third Army has exceeded 4, with an average of more than 3000 casualties per day. According to the order of the officer, there are at least four more days to fight, according to the number of casualties. On the last day, the third army defense line in the Calais mountain area will be empty, and there will be only corpses everywhere.

Groups of monotonous numbers fluttered in front of Commander Whiteman's eyes, turning into bloody soldier corpses, hideous faces of Japanese soldiers and cannons flying all over the sky. He felt tight in his chest and couldn't breathe. Come on, what kind of battle is this called? It is filled with the lives of soldiers. Commander Whiteman is still clear about today's extraordinary casualties, because the Japanese army dispatched fighter jets.

Although the number is small, it has broken the dominance of the U.S. aircraft. The sky is no longer dominated by American aircraft. When the fighter jets of the First Air Force attacked the Japanese aircraft, they lost the Japanese troops suppressed in the air. Several attacks that almost broke through the defense line were launched, and the huge casualties occurred at that time. It is impossible to imagine how many days the third army, which has lost its air superiority, can last?

The third army has no reserve team, and all the soldiers have gone to the front line to supplement the troops with huge losses. There are many troops, one company, and less than two platoons of troops left. The Whiteman Army The sweat on his long face came down, and after he stabilized his emotions, he walked to the phone with some erratic steps, and picked up the phone with trembling hands.

(To be continued)