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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1104 Let go and fight

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    Chapter 1,104 Let go and fight

    Juichi Terauchi, who received the order to occupy Myitkyina, has completed the tasks assigned by the base camp since he drove away the British army. However, the feeling of being alone in northern Myanmar made him frightened, especially on the Chinese side of the border, where tigers were watching eagerly.  The Japanese army not only frightened him, but also scared him to his core.  .

    That Tang Qiuli, who had been defeated continuously, might suddenly come to Burma at some point. Temple Shouichi asked himself that he would not be able to resist the all-out attack of the ** division troops. The troops and equipment were not of the same level.

    Although the Southern China Expeditionary Force has received a large amount of air supplies from the Southeast Asian Expeditionary Force since it escaped from Savage Mountain, the number of troops has not been replenished. Terauchi Shouichi made several requests but received no reply from the base camp, which made him feel  , he has been marginalized, and the current darling of the empire is Ito Yanzaburo, who is dispatched to Southeast Asia.

    He hoped that Ito Yanzaburo could destroy the British troops surrounded in Mandalay as quickly as possible, and his mission of blocking the British troops' westward retreat to India would be over. The importance of Myitkyina would also be over.  It no longer exists, and there is no need for his remaining soldiers to stay in northern Myanmar, which is very close to Tang Qiuli.

    But this guy Ito never took action against Mandalay. Terauchi Shouichi instinctively felt that this was not a good thing. But this guy Ito didn't listen to his own advice at all and was suddenly attacked by Liu Hongzhang's brigade, which was directly under the ** division.  , Terauchi Shouichi calmed down from the initial panic.

    He knew very well that only by guarding Myitkyina, he would be an important chess piece in the empire's strategic plan for the Indochina Peninsula. If his troops were annihilated by the Army in Myitkyina, it would be impossible for Ito Yanzaburo to solve Mandalay's attack.  The British army had little influence. To put it bluntly, the remnants of its Southern China Expedition Army occupied Myitkyina just to provide an extra layer of insurance for Ito Yanzaburo's siege of Mandalay.

    Today, Myitkyina is attacked by the Japanese Army. Although it is only from one direction, Juichi Temple still smells danger. Tang Qiuli is opening a way for the British troops who were surrounded in Mandalay to evacuate to India.  , then, will the British break out from Mandalay next?  Terauchi Shouichi broke into a cold sweat because of his own thoughts.  .

    If this is the case, defending Myitkyina has become the most important part of the Imperial Burma Campaign. Ito will never sit back and watch Myitkyina be lost, and he will have hope of survival, whether it is an important chess piece or an abandoned piece.  In the temple, Shouichi has to think about his own future and destiny as well as that of his more than 90,000 subordinates.

    Therefore, after being attacked, instead of sending troops to block the gap, he shrank his position and conducted a tight defense, which caused great trouble to Liu Hongzhang, who was embarking on his first battle abroad.

    As soon as the artillery fire in the northern part of Myitkyina stopped, Hisashi Terauchi immediately sent an urgent telegram to Ito Yanzaburo, informing his judgments and thoughts one by one to Ito Yanzaburo, who was nominally an equal, but in fact his weight was much higher than his own.  Saburo, and once again elaborated on his point of view, the British army is very likely to break through from Mandalay, and Myitkyina cannot be lost.

    At the same time, he telegraphed the troops stationed in Hukang Valley, Xinbeiting, Mengguan and other places to immediately shrink closer to Myitkyina to avoid being defeated by the ** division troops one by one. This was also to concentrate their forces and ensure that Myitkyina.  A string of troops were scattered, and any one of them might become the target of Tang Qiuli's attack.

    Just when Terauchi was in a hurry, adjusting his deployment and asking Ito Genzaburo for help, Liu Hongzhang's first brigade was already ready to attack again. After receiving the order from the division commander, Liu Hongzhang made careful arrangements. This time  , he is definitely not relaxed.

    In his words to Chief of Staff Ren Zhaoquan, "This time, our first brigade went to the meeting alone, which is also called shooting an arrow through the heart. It is a dangerous job anyway."

    However, he remembered a sentence in the telegram from division commander Tang Qiuli, "Don't be impatient, fight steadily, advance slowly, use superior firepower to consume a large amount of the Japanese army's effective strength, attract the Japanese army to compete with me repeatedly for positions in northern Myitkyina, and launch a general offensive."  The time will be determined by the progress of your brigade¡¯s battle.¡±

    In this way, our first brigade is still the main offensive force. Liu Hongzhang suddenly felt that the heavy responsibility of the first battle abroad was on his shoulders. In fact, Tang Qiuli's scheduled time to occupy Myitkyina was one day and night. Now, it is just the beginning.  The troops of the other four brigades have not yet taken action. Since Temple Shouichi has reduced his troops, let Liu Hongzhang's brigade follow suit.

    Two hours later, fierce artillery fire rang out again in the northern part of Myitkyina, which had been silent for a long time. Liu Hongzhang's brigade, with a brigade of tanks as the leader, dispatched three infantry regiments and broke into the Myitkyina from the Japanese positions that had been bombed into ruins.  The second defensive position of the Japanese army in the northern suburbs of China.

    First, there were two heavy artillery regiments belonging to the brigade, each regiment belonged to a field artillery battalion, with hundreds of artillery pieces of various calibers, and a burst of overwhelming artillery fire, which made the Japanese soldiers taste the trembling of the earth again.There was a smell of flying shrapnel. Thirty minutes after the shelling, the bunkers flew into the air, the trenches were razed to the ground, and almost all the surface fortifications of the Japanese second line of defense were destroyed.

    When the Japanese soldiers who were stunned by the bombing emerged from the soil, hundreds of tanks roared, spitting out tongues of fire from their muzzles, and kicked up dust all over the sky. Like a moving metal wall, they all headed towards  They pressed against the Japanese army's position. The Japanese soldiers were dumbfounded by this formation.

    If the Southern Expeditionary Force is well-organized, it can use a large-scale artillery group to block fire, which can also cause a certain degree of threat and damage to the tank troops and reduce the pressure on the infantry positions. However, Juichi Terauchi's troops came from Savage Mountain.  , who escaped from a narrow escape and lost all their heavy weapons, a squadron can have two or three Type 96 heavy machine guns, which is already pretty good.

    Although he received a large amount of supplies, heavy weapons could not be transported by plane. Juichi Terauchi finally managed to piece together an artillery regiment, but it was equipped with forty-two Type 92 infantry cannons. Such light artillery could not deal with those of Soviet origin.  The tanks of the ** Armored Forces that have been modified by the Dingbian Arsenal are almost scratchy, with at most a piece of paint scratched off.

    More than 600 tanks formed a diamond-shaped attack formation, and they pressed forward like this. The Japanese counterattack firepower was unable to stop the tanks' attack. Behind the tanks were two regiments of infantry. The Second Army organized by Juichi Terauchi in northern Myitkyina  The line of defense collapsed in an instant. The Japanese troops of a brigade that invested in this line of defense suffered more than one-third of their casualties. Facing the huge pressure of the 1st Tank Brigade, they had to abandon their position and retreat into the city, pulling out a pair of tanks.  Street fighting posture.

    Liu Hongzhang resisted his inner impulse and ordered the 1st Tank Brigade and the 1st and 2nd Infantry Regiments to occupy the existing positions. The 3rd and 2nd Infantry Regiments joined the attack sequence to expand the breakthrough, and the following two regiments pressed forward.  , the Japanese defense system in northern Myitkyina was immediately knocked to pieces, with almost all doors open.

    The First Brigade was fighting in full swing. Chu Ziye, the commander of the Sixth Brigade, who was waiting for the attack order in the southeast of Myitkyina, his eyes were burning with anxiety. He listened to the indistinguishable gunshots and swallowed dryly. In less than a minute, he  He checked his watch twice and muttered, "The teacher is just partial. Why can I, Chu Ziye, sit on the bench while he beats me with a loud voice?"

    Liu Hongzhang moved the brigade command post to a small village on the outskirts of Myitkyina. As soon as the radio station was set up, he ordered, "Send a report to the division commander immediately. After an hour and a half of fighting, the Japanese army retreated into the city. Our brigade  We have occupied the northern suburbs of Myitkyina and have not yet seen the Japanese reinforcements. We are now preparing to break into the city and develop in depth. I would like to ask the division commander for approval as to whether this plan is appropriate!"

    After listening to Chang Feng's report, Tang Qiuli thought for a moment and said, "Okay, only after giving Temple Shouichi a painful blow will the Japanese troops from other directions be mobilized to concentrate on the northern breach. In Myitkyina, only the northern direction is suitable for large-scale armor."  The group attacked, and Liu Hongzhang was very clever and used the First Tank Brigade to the edge. "

    Chang Feng said: "Division Commander, do you want to remind the First Brigade that the urban area is not suitable for tank operations, slow down the attack speed, and heavy artillery and rocket launchers cannot be used, losing the firepower advantage. The strength of the First Brigade,  Compared to the Japanese army, it is very weak.¡±

    Tang Qiuli nodded and said: "In the name of the division commander, I order Liu Hongzhang to push forward in a straight line and assume a posture of storming the city. Don't worry too much. When it is time to use heavy artillery, use it. Ask him to use artillery shells."  , blowing open the northern gate of Myitkyina step by step, instead of using the blood and lives of soldiers. "

    Chang Feng glanced at Tang Qiuli, as if he wanted to say something. Myitkyina is the central city in northern Myanmar, with a population of at least 200,000. If a heavy artillery shell hits, wouldn't it mean that both residents and Japanese soldiers will be destroyed?  Fly into the sky?

    He had been following Tang Qiuli for several years, and this was the first time he heard the commander give such an order. Tang Qiuli knew what Chang Feng was going to say, so he just said lightly, "This is not in the country.  The residents of Myitkyina have long since become accomplices of the Japanese army. Otherwise, if the temple commander was defeated with his remaining troops, he would not be able to recuperate in northern Myanmar for several months. I am afraid that the local residents hate the Chinese more than the Japanese."

    Chang Feng admitted that what the division commander told was the truth. After the troops entered Myanmar, the local people refused to guide the Chinese *** team even if they paid. He just couldn't handle it emotionally. The division commander had already made up his mind, so he didn't.  If you say any more, give the order to the First Brigade immediately.

    Tang Qiuli's thoughts were exactly what Liu Hongzhang was in trouble for. He complained loudly to Chief of Staff Ren Zhaoquan, "Zhaoquan, you said that this little devil is hiding in a private house, and our cannons and rocket launchers are all useless. Is it difficult?"  Can't we let the soldiers fight from house to house? If this continues, the casualties will be huge! Time doesn't allow it, let's fight slowly!"

      Just when he was worried, the order from the division commander came, and Liu Hongzhang immediately shouted excitedly: "Zhaoquan, order the heavy artillery regiment and rocket launcher battalion to move forward immediately and level them all for me!"

    (To be continued)

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