Chapter 1148 War General

When Tang Qiuli had not yet arrived in Wubin, on the way, he encountered four tank brigades, where they were busy building a defensive line, and there was no earth-shattering momentum of digging trenches and repairing fortifications, and the commanders of each tank brigade were busy commanding their own troops, arranging troops in accordance with the requirements of armored defense and defense, tense but not chaotic.

Speaking of which, this is still the originality of the independent division, throughout the world, the use of armored forces is based on the principle of rapid mobility and fierce attack, and the defense of armored troops has never been heard of.

There was no way, Tang Qiuli had to do it himself, compiled a textbook, and took a lot of time to train a group of instructors, during that time, it was the time when the war in North China was raging, Tang Qiuli was not whimsical, he was based on his understanding of his opponent, the Japanese, the Japanese army during World War II, there were still very few armored troops, tanks and other armored weapons, compared with European and American countries, that was not at the same level at all.

The opponents of the Japanese army were Asian countries, and the main opponent was China, and China at that time, let alone tanks, could not even manufacture artillery itself, let alone anti-tank weapons, so the tanks equipped by the Japanese army were light tanks with extremely thin armor, which was enough to rampage on the battlefield.

The Japanese Army, advocating white-knuckle charge, Tang Qiuli advocated tank defense warfare, is the use of Soviet-style tanks equipped by the troops, in the attack, quickly converted to defense, one by one, tanks, become movable pillboxes and batteries, for the charging Japanese army, it is tantamount to a steel barrier, can also better protect the lives of soldiers, but also save the time to dig trenches and fortifications.

However, at this moment, he saw that the tank troops of the four brigades were putting on a defensive posture, and he was very strange in his heart, could it be that Wubin was lost, this is a spare line of defense? Why didn't I get a telegram from Brother Qiusheng?

Chief of Staff Yang Ketian, just about to get out of the car to inquire, was stopped by Tang Qiuli, these troops, unified under the command of Tang Qiusheng, he believes, Brother Qiusheng did this, there is a reason for him, came to Wubin, he never thought of taking over the command of the campaign, the troops of the four brigades and the artillery unit, still behind, Tang Qiuli's purpose to the Wubin front line is to find out whether the Japanese army still has the ability to continue the offensive after being attacked by Le Yiqin's aviation.

If this is the case, he will consider that the troops will continue to retreat and confront the Japanese army in the Gangao Mountains, which has the advantage of inducing the Japanese army to continue to penetrate deep into northern Burma, and when the time comes, it will be difficult to turn back, and it will also lengthen the logistics supply line of the Japanese army.

Seeing that Brother Qiusheng had established a reserve defense line, Tang Qiuli had already made a decision, and after repelling the Japanese attack, he began to consider the issue of continuing to retreat north, and it was also a good choice to trap Ito's main Japanese army in the Gangao Mountains.

Seeing that the division commander came in, the staff officers in the command headquarters were busy saluting, Tang Qiuli waved his hand to stop it, meaning, don't disturb everyone, Tang Qiusheng and Chang Feng didn't notice Tang Qiuli coming in, both of them stared at their watches tightly, Chang Feng held the phone in one hand, and the phone on the "Jingle Bell" table rang.

Tang Qiusheng grabbed it, "I am the command headquarters, the main force of the Japanese army, and I am passing through Guò Wubin, okay!" As soon as he looked up, he saw Tang Qiuli, he was slightly stunned, he didn't bother to say hello, and said to Chang Feng: "Let's start!" Chang Feng said into the phone: "Start shelling!" ”

As soon as Chang Feng's words fell, there was an earth-shattering loud noise, and the soil on the roof of the headquarters fell down, Tang Qiuli sat on the chair, and felt that the ground under his feet was trembling, at this time, Tang Qiusheng smiled apologetically, "The division commander is here, I didn't bother to say hello just now," Chang Feng was not as casual as Tang Qiusheng, and hurriedly saluted.

Tang Qiuli hurriedly signaled everyone to be busy, "Brother Qiusheng, which one are you singing?" Listening to the movement outside, it's quite big, I'm afraid that there are not a few artillery groups shelling, and I'll catch up with the show as soon as I come, isn't it a meeting gift for me? Tang Qiusheng said with a smile.

In the command headquarters, there was a burst of laughter, and it was strange to say, as soon as the division commander arrived, everyone's hearts were extremely down-to-earth, and there was a sense of pride, not that they doubted Tang Qiusheng's command ability, nor did they doubt the outcome of this battle, but Tang Qiuli's image had penetrated into the hearts of every officer and soldier of the independent division, and the division commander personally went to the Wubin battlefield, which shows that we are the first important.

In the deafening sound of artillery, Tang Qiusheng briefly reported the situation on the battlefield and his own plan, Tang Qiuli nodded again and again, gave a thumbs up, and said: "Brother Qiusheng, you are now using soldiers, and it is becoming more and more dangerous and treacherous, this is not like your usual style, flat and stable," Tang Qiusheng shook his head and said with a smile: "Xiaoqiu, you make fun of me, with a division commander like you, we are subordinates, can we still stick to the rules?" The so-called, whether there is something good at the top and something must be done at the bottom, it is all learned from you. ”

There was another burst of laughter, in the command headquarters, how could there be a tense atmosphere of fierce fighting, and the laughter even overwhelmed the "booming" artillery outside, Tang Qiuli said: "Brother Qiusheng, Chang Feng, I have good news for you, Le Yiqin's aviation unit, in the Mandalay airspace, gave Japan Southeast Asia to send military aviation units to destroy the blow, it is estimated that in a few months, the Japanese aviation will not be able to recover its vitality." ”

In the command headquarters, there was a burst of warm applause, this is another exciting good news, everyone is an expert, mastered air supremacy, the impact on the northern Burma campaign, self-evident, besides, this morning's thrilling air battle, everyone has seen it.

After receiving Le Yiqin's telegram, even Tang Qiuli, who was still in Degang at that time, was very excited, and the first battle in the airspace of Wubin dealt a heavy blow to the main force of the Japanese air force dispatched to Southeast Asia, shooting down 87 Japanese fighters and 108 bombers, and he only lost 27 fighters, which was almost a 7-to-1 record.

The tactics of Le Yiqin's air encirclement were the key to victory in this air battle, and five of the seven fighter flight regiments that took off from the Nanning Field Airfield were responsible for copying the rear routes of the Japanese planes, and in the sky over Mandalay, several hundred fighters of the independent division just intercepted the return route of the Japanese planes.

The Japanese fighters in Mandalay City, as well as the Japanese expatriates, witnessed an unforgettable and unforgettable air battle for them, and the greatest significance of this air battle was not how many Japanese planes were shot down, but the psychological blow to the Japanese soldiers and expatriates.

According to a letter to his friend from a Japanese businessman who had just forcibly taken over a factory in Mandalay, he said, "The morning of July 6 is a day that will never be forgotten. Can't even the inferior Shina people? ”

Next, there is a specific description of the air battle, it should be said that this Japanese businessman, who had just seized other people's property and was no different from the practices of the Japanese soldiers, wrote well, and described it vividly, "In the clear sky, the shadows of the planes of both sides were covered, and the planes chasing and shooting each other were everywhere. ”

"There are black smoke clouds blooming everywhere, from time to time there are planes exploding in the air, broken fuselage fragments, with thick smoke, tumbling and falling from the sky, some planes, dragging a long tail of smoke, hit the ground headlong and explode into a fireball, sadly, the explosion and falling planes, most of them are large Japanese imperial planes with sun symbols painted on the wings, this is a situation that makes my heart ache, so much so that I can't help but cry, I hope the qiē I see is not true, may Amaterasu God, Bless me for the invincibility of the Imperial Army of Japan! ”

In order to commend the outstanding combat exploits of the Southern Flying Group, Tang Qiuli ordered Le Yiqin to report the list of pilots who had shot down the most Japanese planes and ranked among the top three in this air battle, and awarded him the Order of Warrior of the Second Class, and ordered Major General Zhang Quan, minister of logistics, to immediately start building a field airfield in Myitkyina, so that it could be used in early 1941.

Tang Qiusheng's long-prepared artillery bombardment lasted for more than an hour, and several rocket artillery battalions poured overwhelming rockets into the columns of the Japanese army's marching troops, covering an area more than 20 kilometers deep and more than 10 kilometers wide between the first line of defense and the third line of defense.

As soon as the shelling stopped, the counterattacking troops, led by a brigade of tanks, launched a ferocious attack on the Japanese troops who were in a mess, hitting until the sun sank in the west, and on a frontal area more than ten kilometers wide, the Japanese troops were repelled to the Baodwin mining area.

Ito Yanzaburo tossed for more than a month, killed more than 400,000 British gains, in one day and one night, lost, taking advantage of the geographical location of the Libao Grand Canyon, the defeated Japanese army, reluctantly built a defensive line, the independent division troops stopped the attack, and confronted the Japanese army at the northern foot of the Libao Grand Canyon to the line from Mogok.

Lieutenant General Tang Qiusheng, deputy commander of the Independent Division and commander of the Sulu Mobile Corps, successfully repelled the Japanese army in the north and invaded Myitkyina in the north with less than the Japanese army in an unfavorable situation, turning the tide of the war in northern Burma, and thus became famous in the first battle.

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