Cha was the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army in Burma. Shojiro Iida was in a more relaxed mood, occupying "Tsk, the first phase of the Burma operation ended successfully; Before the start of the southward operation, the entire Japanese army attached great importance to the British ** team, but at the beginning of the southward advance, the British ** team surprised the Japanese army, their equipment far exceeded that of the squadron, but the combat effectiveness was far inferior. Iida even thought that he could occupy Burma with only one division, and that the march on Burma could be described as easy and pleasant.

According to his plan, "after the capture of Rangoon, the whole army split into two routes, all the way to the west to pursue the British army." The other went north to capture Mandalay and then to the Sino-Burmese border.

But after the conquest of Yangon, it was reported that the squadron ** entered Burma on a large scale, and the leader was actually General Zhina, and the entire southern army, from Terauchi Shouichi to the division commanders below, all became nervous.

The Southern Army, from the commander of the Southern Army, from the commander of the army Terauchi to the commander of the army and the head of the mission below, all fought in China. He himself had participated in two battles on the Jinpu Road, but he was only the deputy chief of staff of the First Army, and he witnessed the fall of almost all the famous generals of the Empire under his men, and the heavy casualties of the brave Imperial samurai.

But in addition to being nervous, the imperial generals germinated the ambition to defeat the general of China, and Terauchi Shouichi's desk was full of letters requesting to go to Burma, and Terauchi Shouichi also attached great importance to the appearance of General Shina in Burma, and rushed to Singapore from Saigon, and at the same time recruited him to Singapore to discuss the next stage of the battle plan.

In Singapore, Terauchi carefully reviewed Shojiro Iida's battle plan and finally agreed to his battle plan "and added a division to him, asking for only one, to completely defeat the Shina general and restore the reputation of the imperial army."

According to Iida's plan, "the Japanese army first rested in Bago, Yangon, and then began to move after the Chinese army assembled in Mandalay."

News from the front and intelligence agencies. General Shina has not yet discovered his battle plan. The Chinese Army continues to assemble in Mandalay. "Yo Si. The commander of the Tanaka Division was ordered to launch an attack on Tonggu tomorrow and occupy Tonggu within three days. "Shojiro Iida was satisfied with the speed of the advance of the divisions reported by Chief of Staff Togawa, and the troops moved very quickly.

For the attack on Burma and China. Iida divided the troops into two routes, the western route consisted of the 55th Division and the 33rd Division, commanded by the commander of the 55th Division, Takeuchi Hiro, and the eastern route, consisting of three divisions, the 18th, 35th, and 56th, commanded by the commander of the 18th Division, Shinichi Tanaka.

Iida's order to the west was to destroy the British forces assembled in Bey, and then take advantage of the victory to pursue and occupy Ringanqiang. The task of the Eastern Route Army was to quickly conquer Tonggu. Then attack Pingmanchun and crush the Shina army in front of him.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese army has a division in Tonggu, and the imperial army has launched a siege with three divisions, and it should be no problem to conquer Tonggu Shichuan's expression did not show the slightest joy: "General Kechina will follow the plan we have set." Let's go? If he found out that the 56th Division was missing, would he be suspicious?

"Northeast Myanmar is sparsely populated, and it is full of primeval forests, which has been difficult to pass since ancient times, even if General Shina has doubts, he is not sure about the whereabouts of the 56th Division, and when he thinks about it, the 56th Division has arrived in Lashio, Iida is a little proud, he is not wearing a military uniform today, a wide kimono is covered on his body. Sitting cross-legged on the tatami mat, it was difficult to say that his subordinates were embarrassed. I went to great lengths to find such a tatami mat for him.

Iida's plans changed after the conquest of Tongko. The 56th Division will break away from the western route and will no longer attack on Pingmanna. Rather, it goes north into the jungle. Bypassing Tangji, they went north to Lashio, and at the same time, in order to confuse the troops of the Chinese army in northeastern Burma. Shouichi Terauchi will capture the 22nd Division in Singapore. Once it was determined that the 56th Division had crossed Namsan, the 22nd Division would cross the Thai-Burmese border and attack Lashio together with the 56th Division. The squadron that occupied Lashio and assembled in Mandalay was pocketed.

Iida is expected. Once the Chinese army in Mandalay learned that Lashio had been lost, it would definitely flee in the direction of Myitkyina in the northwest, so after capturing Lashio, the 56th Division would hold on to Lashio, while the 22nd Division would continue to attack, occupy Myitkyina before the Chinese army, and completely close the way for the Chinese army to return home.

Shichuan is still very supportive of this battle plan in his heart, this plan is extremely bold, but there is a great hope of success, but any punishment has weaknesses, which is what he is worried about: "But Your Excellency. The logistics of the two divisions are difficult to solve, and if Lashio cannot be captured, the two divisions may be in a desperate situation

"Any calculation is a risk". Iida said, "There is a saying in the book of soldiers that we must have this courage if we put it to death and live after it." Jihad is the only way to achieve victory. ”

Although the Japanese army is now winning successive battles, most of the rational Japanese generals think that Japan is taking risks and starting a war with the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union at the same time, at this time Japan's national strength is simply unbearable, not to mention the huge Chinese battlefield, so after the capture of Singapore. The military department introduced peace talks and asked the Swiss government to mediate and negotiate with the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union.

For logistics, the interspersed two divisions were completely pinned on Lashio, according to intelligence, Lashio concentrated a large amount of materials, so many warehouses could not be piled up, the people of China had to pile up Lashio everywhere at will, in the eyes of the Japanese generals, these materials were already trophies, so there was no large-scale bombing of Lashio.

"Shikawa-kun, don't worry, I believe that the Imperial Samurai will successfully complete the mission." After Iida finished speaking, he walked to the front of the qin and the elegant sound of the qin came from the room, and the soldiers standing guard outside looked at this side, they all knew that this commander liked the Chinese guqin very much, and he would play it whenever he was in a good mood or when he was bored, and as for when it was comfortable and when it was boring, they didn't know. The sound of the piano was very peaceful and elegant, and it seemed that the commander was in a good mood. While the soldier was thinking. An officer hurried to the door. Shouting out the report, the soldier's heart tightened, and as a soldier serving in the headquarters, he immediately judged that the situation was not right.

Sure enough, the sound of the piano suddenly became rapid. Finally stopped. Iida's angry screams came from inside the room.

"Eight squares! What is Tanaka doing! I was actually ambushed by the Chinese people! He had been reminded again and again that the people of China had already occupied Tonggu, so why were they still ambushed! ”

Ten, looking at the roaring Iida, he was also very puzzled and angry in his heart. Shinichi Tanaka reports. The vanguard of the 18th Division was about one squadron. Fifty kilometers south of Tonggu, it was ambushed by the Chinese army, three tanks and three armored vehicles were destroyed, and all but sixteen soldiers were killed, and the casualties of the Chinese army are unknown.

"Tell Tanaka Shinichi that Tonggu must be conquered within three days, otherwise, military law will be ruthless. The captain of the Riverside Wing remembered a major demerit. Iida held back his anger and ordered, and Shikawa immediately agreed, this punishment was more appropriate, reminding the front-line generals not to underestimate the enemy, and forcing them to attack with all their might.

Tanaka Shinichi's heart is also on fire, as the striker, Kawabe Higashien is one of his most appreciated commanders, brave and shrewd in battle, never suffered a loss in the war between China and Soviet Russia, but I didn't expect that this time in Tonggu, before the official battle, suffered such a big loss.

"Inform all the divisions that Tonggu is the elite troops of China, and all departments must be cautious and cautious when advancing, and beware of enemy ambushes." Shinichi Tanaka angrily ordered to alert the troops.

Nominally, Shinichi Tanaka led the troops of three divisions, but the 56th Division set out from Yangon. Still on the road, two days away from them, now there are only the 18th and 35th divisions. There was also a wing of the 35th Division that remained in Mao Danjin.

In order to attract the attention of the squadron, Iida Shojiro invested a lot of money, and the 18th Division was one of the first divisions to participate in the China Incident, and participated in the Honghu Campaign, the two Jinran Road Battles, and the Battle of Wuhan, and was also the first to land in Malay Banwu. Later, it was reorganized into a three-wing division, and before fighting in the south, it was changed back to a fourth-wing division.

In addition to the 18th Division, the 56th Division is also a famous unit in the Japanese army, known as the Dragon Division, which stays in Japan all the year round, equipped with tank teams and armored vehicles, although it is a three-wing division, the number is still as high as more than 20,000 people. This was very rare in the Japanese army.

In addition to these two formidable divisions, Iida also equipped Tanaka Shinichi with two separate tank regiments and a heavy artillery wing, as well as more than 60 aircraft from the 3rd Flying Group for air support.

For the enemy situation in person, Dai Anlan was fully prepared. From the day he arrived in Tonggu, he was strengthening the defense of Tonggu City. The whole Tonggu is divided into two parts, the old and the new, the Yangman railway passes through the city, the Tonggu is divided into the old and the new halves, the old city has a tall city wall, it is a natural fortification, the Xitang River flows through the east of the city, and the Piu River meets in the east of the city. It constitutes a natural barrier, and the other three sides are a flat river, and there is no danger to defend.

Dai Anlan's new 39th Division had three brigades. Plus the regimental engineer regiment, the air defense regiment, the heavy artillery regiment. and the automobile regiment assigned to him, with a total strength of more than 15,000 men. After arriving in Tonggu, the whole division began to build fortifications, and Dai Anlan knew that the responsibility was heavy. Therefore, every day, we rush to inspect each defensive position, conduct offensive and defensive drills for each defensive position, and find loopholes until we are satisfied. In the city, there are many barricades, and all the buildings in important areas have been pierced and built into firepower points.

In early March, when the last British army retreated through Tonggu towards Prome, Dianlan ordered martial law for the entire city, entering a state of war. At this moment Tonggu has become an empty city, except for the Chinese soldiers. There are no more residents.

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