Anti-Japanese heroic righteousness

Three days later, Mandalay.

Mandalay City, also known as "Wacheng", is the former capital of Myanmar, the provincial capital of Mandalay Province, and the second largest city in Myanmar. It is the place where several ancient dynasties once established their capitals. It is also a city where a large number of overseas Chinese gather. It is located in the central region of Myanmar. , is the material distribution center and the largest transportation center in central Myanmar.Along the Ayeyarwady River, the waterway can be traced back to Myitkyina and to Yangon Port in the south. There are railways leading to Yangon in the south, and Myitkyina and Lashio in the north. Many roads intersect here, which is an out-and-out strategic location.

In the center of the city, in the magnificent old palace of Mandalay, the headquarters of the No.17 Army of the Island Army is located here.

At this time, Lieutenant General Fengwen Yamashita, Commander of the No.17 Army of the Island Army and Commander of the No.16 Division, Lieutenant General Imamura Jun, Commander of the Second Division, and Lieutenant General Nishimura Takuma, Commander of the First Guard Division , and the heads of the 235th Division, 236th Division, and 237th Division, who just arrived a few days ago, are gathered together, and an emergency military meeting is being held.

They had monitored the frequent use of the expeditionary army's radio station three days ago, and they had been anxious, worried that the expeditionary army would attack Mandalay. Dele pushed forward, which confirmed their deduction.

Since they knew the secret of the expeditionary force's airborne radar, the island army never dared to release reconnaissance planes to their defense area. They couldn't bear the exhaustion of going nowhere, so they could only set up more secret posts along the way.

But to the north of the Inovaddy River, there is a plain area after Xibao. It is difficult to hide, whether it is Mingka or secret sentry along the way, and there is almost no danger to defend. Therefore, after the island army along the road discovered the expeditionary army, they only You can choose to retreat all the way.

The scouts only knew that the expeditionary force was advancing on a large scale, and they knew almost nothing about the exact number of troops and what weapons they were equipped with.

Of course, how many expeditionary troops are stationed in northern Myanmar, which troops are they, what weapons are equipped with each army, and what is the combat effectiveness of the troops?They still know these basic data. After all, they have not played against them once or twice. Based on these, they can roughly calculate it.

Since the failure of the Battle of Northern Myanmar, the island army retreated to Mandalay with all its strength, and built a steel defense line around Mandalay.

Mingon, 16 kilometers north of the west bank of the Inovaddy River, is guarded by the No.235 Division and the [-]th Division.

Ren'an Qiang and Mengdu in the rear of the western front are guarded by the 236th Division.

The Second Division guarded Kyaukme Town, [-] kilometers north of Mandalay, and the First Guard Division guarded Nanyan Town, [-] kilometers south of Mandalay.

The 237th Division is stationed at the base camp of Mandalay and is a mobile force.

At the same time, behind the Second Division of Kyaukme Town in the north, there is an independent tank regiment and the [-]th Heavy Artillery Brigade. Kyaukme Town is the gateway to Mandalay, and the island army has to guard against it.

After the failure of the Battle of Northern Burma, the island army had already expected that Mandalay would be missed by the expeditionary force sooner or later, so it had already secretly transported the Fourth Heavy Artillery Brigade from China.

In general, Mandalay's Island Army has six divisions, of which No.16 Division, Second Division and First Guard Division are all permanent divisions, and their strength is [-] extra conventional As above, although they were all injured in the previous battles, they were quickly replenished.

However, the other three divisions are not so generous. In the history of the island army, there were nearly 200 divisions. Type C divisions, but those above 300 are Type C or even Type D divisions, such as the 200th Division, 200th Division, and 235th Division are all Type C divisions.

Division C: expanded from a mixed brigade, with jurisdiction over 3 infantry regiments, one regiment for engineering and one regiment for artillery. Generally, there are 5 regiments, plus about 15500 non-combatant personnel at the division headquarters.

Therefore, although Mandalay has six divisions, its strength is less than 20.

Before meeting Jiang Haoran, the 20 to [-] troops might still be able to do something, not to mention defending a city, even attacking a city would be no problem.

In the battle of Songhu, the island army dispatched nine divisions and two brigades totaling more than 28 people, and defeated nearly 75 Chinese troops with 80 divisions and nine brigades.

In the Battle of Wuhan, the island army dispatched more than a dozen divisions to face off against the 120 million Chinese army.

It's a pity that these can only be history. Since Jiang Haoran turned out to be born, this situation has been completely reversed. The No. 40 Army can easily pull out a division to defeat a permanent division, let alone eat two in one go. A special combat division of a permanent division.

At present, the strength of the Expeditionary Force in Myanmar plus the troops directly under the headquarters has a total of 60 divisions, with a strength of more than [-]. Among them, there are also special warfare divisions, airborne divisions, new third divisions, and new fifth divisions with extremely powerful combat effectiveness. Jiang Haoran's ace unit.

In terms of weapons and equipment, the island army is even more far behind. Although there is a strategic-level heavy artillery brigade and the First Guards Division is also equipped with an independent tank wing, the expeditionary missiles, helicopters, and tiger tanks. The nightmare of the island army is that other light weapons are also one level behind the expeditionary army.

Therefore, at this time, when the expeditionary force was found to be approaching Mandalay, everyone in the headquarters panicked. The division heads of the three permanent divisions had all suffered losses in the hands of Jiang Haoran, and each of them suffered a lot. Little, whoever says you're not afraid is just bragging.

But regardless of whether you are afraid or not, you have to bite the bullet. One of the most important reasons why the islanders are called a perverted nation is that they refuse to admit defeat unless you can beat them to the ground. body.

In fact, this battle is an offensive and defensive battle of head-on confrontation, relying on strength to speak, and fighting whose fist is harder.

The tactical thinking had already been formulated as early as the construction of the permanent fortifications in the defense zone. The military meeting at this time was actually a brainwashing meeting. It will be very useful for the current battle to deepen and consolidate.

Although the expeditionary force's action is bound to be menacing, the locust army is strong, well-equipped, and occupies a geographical advantage. At critical moments, naval carrier-based aircraft can also be mobilized to provide assistance. After the aviation force of the expeditionary force suffered heavy losses, the locust army had absolute air supremacy, and their dominant helicopters could not exert their due combat capabilities. The odds of winning are at least [-]%, Jiang Haoran's plot will not succeed, and the victory will eventually belong to the brave and fearless locust warriors.