The bomber group and fighter group of the Japanese Southeast Asian Dispatch Army were forced to return to the Yangon field airfield after the fighters commanded by Major General Le Yiqin, commander of the independent division's air force and commander of the Southern Flying Group, fought fiercely a few times and lost more than 40 bombers and more than 20 fighters

Ordered the fighter group to chase closely, not to mention, he was still on the way, giving the Japanese aircraft group a big surprise, as the battle in the air gradually went south, the sky was quiet, Ito had no hope in the air, and he could only rely on ground artillery fire to achieve his campaign intention, break through the independent division troops, and defend in the area of Ubin.

In the words of the chief of staff, Major General Koizumi, "it was a gift from Commander-in-Chief Ito to the soldiers of China," and under such a dense and fierce artillery bombardment, every qiē would be reduced to ruins unless it was a reinforced concrete structure and a fortification deep underground.

The fierce artillery fire flooded the first fortifications and trenches of the Uhama defense line of the independent division, and Ito's mood gradually improved, and the exclamation of Koizumi's chief of staff frightened Ito, and it was too late to blame the somewhat neurotic chief of staff, Ito hurriedly looked at the sky, at that time, Ito's face was pale, and beads of sweat came down.

More than 100 bombers of the independent division roared over his head, and the logo under the wings pierced Ito's eyes and heart, all of which were in severe pain, and looked at the direction of the flight, which was his artillery position, "Quickly, organize air defense, order the artillery to move immediately," Ito almost carried the collar of the military uniform of the chief of staff Koizumi, and shouted hoarsely, saying lightly, it is easy to organize air defense, but the artillery that is fighting vigorously does not mean that it will be transferred.

Behind the Japanese position, a sea of fire suddenly rose up, and the bomber group of the independent division aviation carried all "Buddha light" napalm, one by one, swooping down, the sky was full of silver-white small bright spots falling to the ground in strings, everything was burning, the bodies of the Japanese artillerymen, shell boxes, trees and grass, as well as rocks and soil on the ground.

In less than 30 minutes, Ito's carefully prepared assault force, two tank wings, and three heavy artillery brigades were all submerged in this sea of fire

The sea of fire was mixed with a violent explosion, it was a cannonball detonated by napalm, in the explosion, the sound of the explosion, the sound of the four fields, the sky was full of artillery parts, Ito sat on the ground, trembling in distress, the entire dispatch army, only equipped with five such heavy artillery brigades, just a moment of effort by Tang Qiuli's bombers, more than half of the destruction.

Also, the tank wing, who didn't know the loss, Ito's eyes were red, and he roared in a hideous face and a hoarse voice: "Damn the devil of China, order the anti-aircraft fire to shoot down all the bombers of the people of China!" "It's almost empty words, Ito launched the Indochina campaign, targeting the British.

He knew for a long time that all the planes of the British had gone to India, and the issue of air defense was not on the agenda at all, and the Southeast Asian dispatch army did not have an organized air defense unit, let alone equipped with air defense weapons, so they could only use heavy machine guns.

However, the time for the Japanese army's anti-aircraft firing was still much later, and the bomber formation of the independent division aviation, according to the order of the commander Yiqin, fought a quick battle, and after pouring all the napalm on the Japanese artillery position, immediately climbed in altitude, and after the high-altitude formation, began to return home, and the Japanese heavy machine guns could only shoot blindly at the shadow of the Chinese plane, and there was no threat at all.

The bomber group of the independent division of the air force, which brought a devastating blow to the Japanese artillery, disappeared at the end of the blue sky, leaving a lingering nightmare for all the Japanese soldiers, Ito was helped up by several staff officers, and in just a while, His Excellency the commander-in-chief seemed to be much older, and if the Imperial Army could not grasp air supremacy, the prospects of the Northern Burma campaign would be worrisome.

If Tang Qiuli's bomber group came to him at the infantry that was attacking or on the march for such a moment, Ito couldn't imagine what the consequences would be, especially the kind of bomb that didn't explode but landed but ignited a skyrocketing fire, "It's so inhumane for this devil to use such a weapon that exterminates humanity!" Ito thought indignantly.

It's really a great irony, from the mouth of a high-ranking officer of the Japanese army, to say inhumane words, is the most ridiculous thing in the world, Ito didn't need to ask to know, his three heavy artillery brigades are finished, more than ten kilometers away from the artillery position, the choking smell of burnt and scorching air, has already explained the problem.

Chief of Staff Koizumi came over with a solemn face, "Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, I just inquired about it, the heavy artillery position was destroyed and bombed, and about 90 percent of the heavy artillery was lost, and more than two-thirds of the soldiers were killed or wounded," Ito glared at Koizumi angrily, and used you to report the funeral, the blind can smell it, and there is an ominous smell in the air.

Koizumi was looked at by the cold eyes of the commander-in-chief, and his body was tense, and he was also confused, counting the results of the battle, casualties, and losses is the duty of the chief of staff, why does His Excellency the general seem to be very unhappy? Koizumi, who was dutiful, continued to report: "The losses of the two tank wings deployed to the front line of the attack were not large, about a quarter, and the commander of the attacking unit called to ask whether to attack the positions of the independent division according to the original plan. ”

Ito frowned, in a dilemma, the artillery suffered such a big loss, even if the artillery was mobilized again, it would take more than half a day's work, in case the second-line troops of the independent division counterattacked, the attacking imperial army troops, the losses would be immeasurable, but the effect of the artillery just now was obvious, and the defensive positions of the independent division troops were all destroyed.

If he gives up, Ito is not reconciled, he still has the biggest worry, will he give himself a chance to prepare again if the returning independent division aircraft group makes a comeback? After thinking about it for a while, Ito made up his mind that the attack plan would remain unchanged, and he said to Koizumi: "Order the attacking troops, with the tank wing as the lead, to attack according to the original plan, order the 4th and 5th brigades of heavy artillery to immediately enter the artillery preparations, and, ask, Commander of the Air Force, what is the result of the air battle?" ”

After speaking, Ito looked at the blue sky with palpitations, he was really scared, those independent division planes that brought death suddenly appeared in the sky of Uhama again, if that was the case, Ito didn't know if he still had the confidence to continue the northern Burma campaign, Koizumi was just about to give an order, but was stopped by Ito again, "Immediately send a report to the base camp and urgently mobilize the troops and equipment of no less than five air defense wings to support the Southeast Asian dispatch army,"

Koizumi went in a hurry, and Ito said to himself, "I hope that the eagle of the empire can create a miracle, otherwise, the sky in northern Myanmar will be the world of Tang Qiuli, and the situation of the dispatched army will deteriorate sharply, I hope this situation will not occur." ”

In the north of Wubin, at the command post of the Wubin Campaign, Tang Qiusheng put down the binoculars and said to Chang Feng: "Okay, Le Yiqin did a good job, at least kill more than half of the artillery of the Japanese army, as for the result of the air battle, it is not known for the time being, but I believe that it will also be a huge victory." ”

Chang Feng's face swept away the solemnity of the previous few days, this time, the aviation unit, joined the Wubin battlefield, the blow to the Japanese artillery, so that the pressure on him for many days was almost relieved, and he couldn't suppress his excitement, and said: "Deputy division commander, in this way, the threat of the Japanese artillery to our troops will be reduced to a minimum, our artillery can completely suppress and even destroy the Japanese artillery, and it is my greatest wish to block the Japanese army on the Wubin line at the minimum cost." ”

Tang Qiusheng was about to say something, the phone rang urgently, Chang Feng picked up the phone, "I'm the headquarters, what?" Pay attention to observation, the troops are on standby, and I will report to the deputy division commander immediately," Tang Qiusheng looked at Chang Feng with an inquiring gaze.

Chang Feng said: "Deputy division commander, the forward observation post reported that the Japanese army has mobilized troops on a large scale, and the Japanese tanks have appeared on the front line, and they judge that the Japanese army has the possibility of attacking our front-line positions," Tang Qiusheng smiled and said: "Oh? Ito was hit by such a severe blow, but he still didn't give up, he probably thought that the troops in our first-line positions were all wiped out by his artillery fire, so he would give up the second-line positions to Ito. ”

"It's okay, the big meal I prepared, you can still serve it on the table, order, rocket artillery, after receiving the order, the artillery fire covers the original first-line and second-line positions, heavy artillery troops, shelling the follow-up troops of the Japanese army, come and don't be rude, Ito blew me up all morning, this time, it should be returned, the battle is fought at this time, there is something to see."

The Japanese army began to attack, more than 100 tanks, over the uneven terrain, roaring straight up, behind the tanks, there were a lot of Japanese infantry, bomber groups, the blow to the Japanese infantry, very little, therefore, Ito's main force, has not been wounded, but also Ito dared to attack in such a situation, still launch an attack.

In the headquarters, there was silence before the big battle, all the staff officers and communicators were staring at the horseshoe watch on the table, the sound of "ticking, ticking", slow and urgent, knocked on people's hearts, Tang Qiusheng looked at the phone on the table, his face was very calm, the phone rang again urgently, this time, it was Tang Qiusheng who answered the phone himself.

"Okay, second-line troops, immediately withdraw from their positions, put the Japanese troops in to fight, and after fifteen minutes, prepare for shelling!" Tang Qiusheng ordered in a calm tone.