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Volume 1: On the Songhua River Chapter 1150: Unknown Opponent

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    Chapter 1150: Unknown Opponent

    The most critical battle in the northern Myanmar campaign, the Battle of Ubin, after Tang Qiuli ordered the troops to stop the attack, the Japanese army built a defensive position at the northern foot of the Libao Grand Canyon, and the Japanese division controlled the Mogok line and temporarily stopped.  .

    This order to stop the attack on the Japanese army made all the commanders confused and very uncomfortable. There was no reason to suddenly stop the attack when they saw the little Japanese beaten to death.  The troops are all fighting very smoothly. If this continues, it will not be a problem to capture Mandalay.

    What's more, the seven infantry brigades participating in the counterattack came from two corps. They were inevitably trying to compete with each other. Especially the sixth brigade of the directly affiliated corps, which actually rushed to the front, leaving the other brigades far away.  Left behind, these brigade commanders are all generals who have fought for many years. The troops in their hands are not the main force with a strong reputation. Is it strange that they are convinced?

    Why should Chu Ziye, the big man, be in the limelight and train alone with his troops? No one would obey him. The other brigade commanders just muttered in their hearts. Chu Ziye, the commander of the Sixth Brigade who was at the front of the counterattack force, felt even more angry. He  The target was Mandalay, but was stopped abruptly. I was not convinced, :!

    A phone call came to the Wubin Campaign Headquarters, asking for an explanation by name from the commander-in-chief of the campaign, Deputy Division Commander Tang Qiusheng. Tang Qiuli took the call and said a few words calmly, but there was no movement at the other end of the phone.  , Chu Ziye, like Liu Hongzhang, were both in the Army Division and were well-known warriors. They followed Tang Qiuli from the northeast to abroad without losing a single battle.

    Several other high-level officials pointed out by the division, and even the hot-tempered deputy division commander Liu Tiehan, both of them dared to ask the truth. Of course, the execution of the order was absolutely unambiguous, but they wanted to find out, but they were faced with  Teacher Tang Qiuli, the anger in Chu Ziye's heart suddenly disappeared. Not only that, he also felt a chill running down his spine.

    Why, the example of Liu Hongzhang is obvious. A brigade commander who was a dignified major general became a small staff officer next to the division commander. I heard that this time he was sent to manage logistics again, "Commander, I am Chu Ziye.  , We will resolutely implement the orders of the headquarters without any doubts," on the other end of the phone, Chu Ziye straightened his body and said solemnly.  .

    In the armored command vehicle, the big man like him was wronged and had to tilt his head. His voice was gentler than ever before. The staff officers in the vehicle looked at each other. Isn't this change too fast?  The brigade commander was furious just now, but in the blink of an eye, his voice dropped an octave and he still looked nervous.

    Tang Qiuli couldn't help but laugh, and then he grimaced again, "Chu Ziye, have the troops stopped attacking?" After receiving the order, the division commander, the troops were on alert and facing the direction of the Japanese army, building field fortifications.  Don¡¯t you know, when have I ever disobeyed an order?¡± Chu Ziye¡¯s face turned pale and he dared to say.

    "Okay, your brigade will retreat ten kilometers, withdraw from the battle immediately, and hand over your defense to the first brigade of the directly affiliated corps. The troops will be assembled in Mengmi," Tang Qiuli said in a very calm tone. Chu Ziye was speechless.  Who knows that calling the teacher to accuse him will have such a result, he was dumbfounded, and the teacher's serious words came again:.

    "Chu Ziye, repeat the order I just gave you." Chu Ziye was so frightened that he quickly repeated the order. Putting down the phone, Chu Ziye said listlessly, ordering the troops to withdraw to Mengmi immediately.  The little devil has no chance, Meng Mi! Meng Mi is dozens of kilometers away from Libao.

    Let alone the vanguard of the attack on Mandalay, I'm afraid they won't even be able to catch the second echelon. "I've been busy for a long time, but it's easy for this kid Ren Zhaoquan," Chu Ziye muttered, and the armored command vehicle turned around and drove back.  The phone rang, and Chu Ziye picked it up. It was Major General Xu Zhigao, commander of the Third Tank Brigade.

    "I said, Lao Chu, you have done me a lot of harm. Just now, the division commander personally spoke to me and gave me a good lecture, saying that if I did not have a large number of infantry on both sides, I would be sending the little devils to attack with tanks alone.  He was a living target and told me that the division headquarters was short of an armored force staff officer. He asked me if I planned to transfer him there. I was so frightened that I quickly reviewed it. I said, Lao Chu, if this happens again in the future, you should figure it out first!  "

    Xu Zhigao complained loudly. Before Chu Ziye could reply, he put down the phone. Chu Ziye grinned, swallowed, and said angrily to the driver: "Speed ??up," said a driver from the Sixth Brigade.  More than 10,000 troops withdrew from the front line. Looking at the troops of the First Brigade approaching from the command vehicle in a steady stream, Chu Ziye still couldn't figure out what the division commander was doing when he transferred the Sixth Brigade to Mengmi.  What's the plan?

    Therefore, in central Myanmar, with the Libao Grand Canyon as the dividing line, the ** Division troops and Ito's Japanese troops faced off across a canyon. It was said to be a confrontation, but in fact the ** Division troops took the initiative to stop the attack. Otherwise, the confrontation location  , probably near Yangon in southern Myanmar,Regarding this, Ito Yanzaburo knew it better than anyone else.  .

    A huge defeat, a disastrous defeat, a half-day and one-night melee, the Japanese Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force suffered heavy losses. Ito took in all the tank brigade, more than two-thirds of the artillery, and the lives of more than 90,000 soldiers. If we add in  The aviation force was defeated in the sky over Mandalay, and Ito's Southeast Asia Expedition Force was severely damaged across the board from the air to the ground.

    Ito had already returned to Mandalay, looking at the telegram manuscript on the table, his eyes widened. He didn't know how to write a report on this battle to the base camp. The defeat of Wubin was a defeat that he was unwilling to do and helpless. Who would have thought that  , the frontline commander of the ** division would dig such a big hole for himself. Other book friends are reading:.

    The overwhelming artillery fire reminded Ito with lingering fear. Before the Battle of Wubin, he was quite proud of the fierce firepower of his troops and the number of heavy artillery equipped. After seeing the artillery fire of the Japanese Army, he felt that he was too  Xiao Jiazi was furious, especially the kind of artillery that shot up to the sky, trailed long tail flames, and made strange screams that filled people's minds. He had never seen it before.

    A group of artillery shells fell, and the ground was covered with fire. The Imperial Army's troops were shrouded in such artillery fire. There was no blind spot to escape. The bodies of the soldiers and vehicles were all reduced to fly ash under such artillery fire. Ito closed his eyes in pain.  Eyes, the Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force, in the previous battle to annihilate the British army, although it achieved an unprecedented victory, it also lost more than 50,000 soldiers.

    Added up, the dispatched force's strength was close to one-third, and its heavy weapons were almost completely lost. It was already worn out. Ito no longer had the opportunity to march north to Myitkyina to defeat or eliminate Tang Qiuli.  Division troops, and the ambition to control northern Myanmar and even the entire Indochina Peninsula. What he is most worried about now is whether Tang Qiuli's troops will launch an attack on Libao and then capture Myitkyina.

    "If this speculation becomes reality, the dispatched troops will face more brutal battles and unbearable losses. How can a force without heavy weapons cope with the overwhelming artillery fire of the Japanese Army?"  All the individual weapons of the imperial army are helpless, and the thickly armored Army tank troops?

    More than two hours later, Ito still couldn't finish a single word on the manuscript paper in front of him. The staff officers who came in to deliver documents and telegrams were all very cautious and did not dare to express their anger for fear of angering the Commander-in-Chief, who was clearly on the verge of going berserk.  , the staff discovered that in the past few days, the Commander-in-Chief had become frighteningly old.

    The originally rosy face was dark and haggard, with sunken eye sockets. His eyes were no longer as confident as usual, and his temper became extremely irritable. Even Second Lieutenant Tamako, who was known as the flower of the headquarters, received a violent training yesterday.  , you know, Miss Tamako is quite favored, as well as the chief of staff, Major General Koizumi.

    Because the information provided by the China commander commanding this campaign was incomplete, he was sent to the Rangoon Joint Service Command by the Commander-in-Chief and became a major general-level logistics coordinator. Before that, Staff Officer Koizumi  Although he is a leader, he is very valued by the general. When they have nothing to do, they discuss problems together, which makes other senior staff feel jealous:

    The two famous men in the headquarters were both defeated one after another. The one dared to get into trouble. To say that Koizumi was demoted was for a reason. It was not entirely because of the incomplete information he provided. Looking more closely, it was probably because of the defeat in the Wubin Battle.  During this period, he encouraged Ito to continue the attack northward, and then he was deceived by the Japanese army. Speaking of which, Ito was suspected of selfish revenge.

    The intelligence that led to Koizumi's sad departure was about the Chinese commander in this battle. It was a thin two-page piece of paper. "Commander of the Wubin front line of the China Army Division, name: Tang Qiusheng, military rank: Army Lieutenant Colonel  General, current position: deputy commander of the China ** Division and commander of the Sulu Mobile Corps, age: unknown, education level: ominous, military school graduated from: ominous, education received: ominous, military resume: ominous, personality traits: trend  Yu Bao¡¯s native place: It is said that he is Manchurian, but this has not been confirmed.¡±

    Ito glanced through these words in almost two eyes. He was so angry that he slapped the table and benches and scolded Chief of Staff Koizumi and the Minister of Intelligence. After that, he sent Koizumi to get out.  The minister said: "Next time, if I see these two pages again, you will commit suicide by caesarean section!"

    What annoys Ito is definitely not this few words of information, it is just an introduction. Ito has always thought that in northern Myanmar, from Myitkyina to Degang, from Ubin to the Baldwin mining area, there are many people who are his opponents.  , it was Tang Qiuli, the devil of China, who thought that Tang Qiusheng appeared again. On his side, the coach personally went into battle shirtless, but his opponent only sent one general, and he was defeated and defeated.

    This makes General Ito Yanzaburo, who has a high self-esteem, feel so embarrassed. From face to face, anyone can accept this cruelIn reality, Ito would feel better if he faced off against Tang Qiuli. After all, he was not the first nor the only imperial general to suffer defeat at the hands of Tang Qiuli.

    Every time he thinks about this, Ito's heart feels like a cat that can't scratch its claws. He is in a dilemma now, a dilemma.

    (To be continued)
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