Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 491
Then, Tang Jiyao paused for a moment, and said: "Now let's talk about the North Road. The jungle along the North Road is dense. The attacking troops will fight the rebels in the jungle. Our troops will enter the Hukang River Valley from the Xinpingyang area, and then fight in the jungle. Fight the enemy in the middle, and finally occupy Myitkyina, and go south from Myitkyina to attack the Bhamo area. Our army will launch an offensive before May 5 and enter the Hukang River Valley to fight the enemy. On the North Road, there is another The army, that is, the 10st Army under the command of Commander Zhang Xiaozhun, secretly crossed the river from the east bank of the Nujiang River, attacked the west of Yunnan, and finally joined forces with the 21th Army at Bhamo to completely wipe out the rebels in northern Myanmar. The time for your operation is scheduled for May 20th ,any questions?"

Zhang Xiaozhun smiled and said: "No problem, our officers and soldiers have long wanted to take back northern Myanmar, and they have been holding back for a long time, haha"

Seeing Zhang Xiaozhun's bold answer, Tang Jiyao smiled gratifiedly, and then said: "On the South Road, the 22nd and 23rd Armies, together with the Nanyang Fleet formation, landed near Yangon and directly attacked Yangon. Fight north and join forces with other legions, the time is scheduled for mid-May, what do you think?"

Everyone kept nodding their heads. This action was like three fists attacking at the same time. How could the Burmese rebels resist such a powerful attack?
Liu Cunhou stood up and asked Tang Jiyao: "Chief of Staff, I would like to ask, what is the deployment of the rebels in Burma?"

Tang Jiyao said with a smile: "Okay, General Liu made a good point. This is how the rebel forces deployed in Myanmar." The area is the main force of the 9th Rebel Army and the 2nd Field Transport Regiment; the Central Myanmar area is concentrated with the entire 31st Division of the 105th Rebel Army, plus the independent 32th Brigade; the southern Myanmar area is where the Burmese rebel headquarters is located As well as the 33nd and 24rd Divisions under its direct control, the independent and mixed 5th Brigade and the [-]th Field Transport Regiment. In addition, there are some Burmese puppet troops.”

Liu Cunhou thought for a while, and then asked: "Then, once the rebel army finds that their forces are at a disadvantage, and they ask their superiors for support, then, those troops can quickly support them?"

Tang Jiyao pointed to the Myanmar area and said: "The rebel troops in Laos and Siam can support the Burmese rebels at any time, so our battle will be very difficult, and our military advantage may not have any advantage in the future. , Everyone must be mentally prepared."

"Do you have any comments?" Tang Jiyao asked, and everyone shook their heads.

Tang Jiyao looked at Cai E again, and Cai E had no opinion.

"Since everyone has no comments, let's go back and prepare, the meeting is over!"

After a day and a half of rest, Liu Cunhou led the officers and soldiers of the 20th Army to march towards Leigu first. After three days and nights of rapid marching, they finally felt Leigu at the scheduled time, that is, May 5, and quickly made a battle. deploy.

Li Chun, the commander of the 30th Division of the Ninth Army, who was newly promoted under Yuan Shikai, was in charge of guarding Leigu. As early as late April, Li Chun led his troops into the north of Leigu City, and fought with the Burmese Puppet Guards guarding the north of the city. The 4th Wing of the Chinese Army jointly built the defense line in the north of the city. His intention was obvious, that is, to firmly stop the advance of the Huwei Army in Leigu.

"Commander, the rebel army seems to have placed a heavy army in the city, ready to fight us to the death." Chief of Staff Hong Zhaolin said.

"Hmph, it looks like they plan to fight the battle of Leigu as a decisive battle. Do you know how many troops they have?" Liu Cunhou raised his head and asked the chief of staff.

"Commander, according to reports from our insiders, the rebels have made a big deal this time. They have concentrated all their troops in the middle of Leigu, and they want to defeat us here in one go. The total strength of the 30th Division and the Burmese puppet army has reached 3 people."

"Then, have our insiders figured out the enemy's fortifications?"

"The general situation has been basically figured out. The 119th Wing of the Puppet Army is guarding the north of the city, and now the independent and mixed 105th Brigade retreating to the north of the city is added. The total strength is still equivalent to the strength of a brigade; The east of the city is guarded by the 151st Regiment of the Puppet Army; the south of the city is guarded by the 15th Brigade of the Rebel Independent Infantry; and the west of the city is guarded by the 16th Brigade of the Rebel Independent Infantry. There is a rebel brigade guarding the direction. In addition, the artillery wing, search wing and supply wing of the 30th Division of the rebel army are on standby. I estimate that their artillery The troops must have exhausted their energy to compete with our army's artillery regiment."

"Even if this battle is full of difficulties, we must continue to fight and fight resolutely. Our current numbers and equipment are far stronger than our opponents. The enemy has reached the end of their strength. I believe that as long as our three armies use their lives, we will not believe that we will not be able to win." This small fortified city." Liu Cunhou slammed the table hard and said.

"Commander, I suggest that we find a weak point of the enemy to attack. If we spread the attack, I'm afraid it won't work. There is a saying in the art of war: if it is ten, it will be surrounded; if it is five, it will be attacked; If you don't, you can escape. Therefore, the small enemy is strong and the big enemy is captured. Our current force is more than that of the rebels defending the city. In ancient times, we could only use siege warfare, but in that case I'm afraid it will cause a lot of losses to us. Moreover, the Ministry of the Army has an order to adopt effective tactics to avoid our losses as much as possible." Hong Zhaolin suggested.

"Yeah." Liu Cunhou nodded solemnly, "Which area do you think we will focus on?"

"Beimen, let's attack the north of the city. The reason is that according to the current defenders in the north of the city, the 105th Independent Mixed Brigade just fought a battle with our vanguard battalion and suffered a lot in terms of morale. According to the law of war, it is said in the Art of War: one effort, then one decline, three times exhaustion, so it is easier to attack the North Gate." Hong Zhaolin said with certainty.

Liu Cunhou nodded, looked approvingly at the chief of staff, and said decisively: "Okay, we will attack the north gate of Leigu. Pass on my order, and all troops are desperate. The whole army launches a fierce attack on the north gate. The artillery regiment Put eyes on the cannon and destroy all the remaining morale of the rebels!"

"Yes!"

After the ministries received the order, they immediately began to prepare to attack the north of Leigu City, while the artillery regiment took the lead in firing artillery to the north of the city. Amidst the fierce artillery fire, the two sides began a battle in the north of Leigu City.What needs to be pointed out here is that after Myanmar Province was included in the territory of China, although the original cities still had city walls, after decades of construction, most of the city walls of the cities have been demolished, so they are attacking the cities of Myanmar. When attacking the city, it is not as laborious and complicated as attacking the city before. Otherwise, it is more convenient for the side defending the city. Relying on the city wall can resist the enemy for a while, but the city without the city wall, once it is close to the city, then It can only be fought in the way of street fighting and fortress warfare, which is of no advantage to the defender.This is the phenomenon of the current Leigu. There is no city wall, and the forward positions of the rebels are directly under Liu Cunhou's artillery fire. This kind of bombardment has dealt a huge blow to their self-confidence.

After the new first round of shelling began, Li Chun saw the heavy casualties on his side, and immediately couldn't sit still. He immediately called an emergency meeting of officers above the regimental commander level. The officers at all levels present at the meeting saw the division commander With a dignified look on his face, he also felt a little uneasy in his heart. Although the current city defenses are fairly strong, in terms of morale, there is no way to compare with those of the mighty Tigers.

"The army of the imperial court is finally approaching the city. My colleagues, the current situation is quite severe. We all know the internal situation. There are many wounded soldiers. Although relying on the numbers of the various troops can scare people, but if it is really head-to-head However, I believe everyone has seen that the infantry division is quite powerful and well-equipped. More importantly, the opponent's ammunition supply can be said to be uninterrupted and unlimited. In addition, the enemy's air support is very timely. In this series of aspects, we are at a disadvantage. The flying divisions in the south should focus on taking care of big cities such as Yangon, Bago, and Pathein. For us In the Leigu area, only a small amount of air support will be given, so our air supremacy has been lost, and we can only rely on everyone's will to defend the city.

A brigade commander stood up and said: "Excuse me, although the Tiger's Mighty Army is powerful, but they are going on an expedition. I think that according to our current strength, we will go out to attack the enemy army. I don't believe it, and I can't destroy them. Boss There is no way to shrink back like this."

Li Chun waved his hand, asked him to sit down, and then said: "I have thought about sending out all my troops instead of defending an isolated city. However, the opponent's combat power is very strong, and the air supremacy is in the hands of the opponent. If we want to wipe out the opponent, we need at least three or more elite divisions to be sure, but our current strength is obviously very risky, and the possible result at that time is that if we don't wipe out the opponent, maybe we will The losses were heavy, and in the end we lost the base, so taking the initiative to attack and encircle the opponent would not work, we must find a way to introduce the enemy into the city, and then encircle and destroy them, understand?"

"Yes!"

The battle was extremely fierce, and the two sides engaged in a fierce artillery attack from the very beginning. The sound of the rumbling artillery made the whole earth tremble. The sound of explosions and roars continued to resound throughout the entire Leigu battlefield, and the entire earth trembled. stained red with blood.

"He, the resistance of the rebels is really tenacious enough. No, Lao Tzu's troops can't stay stagnant forever. We must find a way to break the deadlock." Putting down the binoculars, Liu Cunhou said very depressed. So far, the progress of the troops It was very slow, and the artillery fire of the rebel army was very intense, and there was no way to break through for a while, which made him a little anxious.

(End of this chapter)