Chapter 1219: Canyon Minesweeper
Liu Xinlan finished reading Feng Jiwu's telegram, her big black eyes, looking at these core figures of the independent division who were eating and chewing, especially Tang Qiuli's reaction, Liu Xinlan was secretly anxious, the Japanese army had begun to flee, why didn't these people seem to have much reaction, with the experience just now, she didn't speak-/
Tang Qiuli wiped his greasy hands, his expression was indescribably relaxed, the smile on his face was even brighter, and he said to Li Honggang: "It's a pity that Commander Li didn't catch the battle, Ito slipped away," Li Honggang shook his head helplessly, and said: "Our 29th Corps, it's just bad luck, after entering Burma, we haven't fought a tough battle, division commander, I build yì, whether the Eastern Front Combat Group stops the waist and gives the little devil a knife, at least it can cut a large piece of fat, and we are outflanked by the troops on the front line of Mogok, Another battle of encirclement and annihilation. ”
Li Honggang was eager to try, Tang Qiuli shook his head with a smile, and said: "Ito has already suffered a big injury, give him another blow, I'm afraid I won't be able to support it, the Japanese army retreated south overnight, we have achieved the goal of the Burma campaign, and the rest, let MacArthur have a headache!" ”
Li Honggang was unwilling and said: "Just let the little devil run away easily? Tang Qiuli did not answer Li Honggang's words, and said to Liu Xinlan: "Order, Le Yiqin's Southern Flying Group will immediately take to the air and carry out the whole process of tracking and bombing the Japanese troops retreating south. ”
Li Honggang asked puzzledly: "Commander, what kind of medicine are you selling in this gourd?" Tang Qiuli's smile became more and more mysterious, and said: "We have fought many times, and we can be regarded as old friends, so let the Japanese army run a little faster, as for Yangon, Ito don't worry about it, a few, I don't care about lunch." It's time to do it, go to Mandalay to join Feng Jiwu and Ma Chaoyang! The crowd laughed.
The morning sun rises in the sky of northern Myanmar, a rare good weather. No wonder there is an old Chinese proverb, "One fog and three sunny days," a breath of fresh air, Tang Qiuli's body and mind relaxed, and he was entangled with the British and Japanese in Burma for several months, and now, it can finally come to an end. Stretching comfortably, I suddenly remembered Liu Xinlan who was following behind me, and I was a little embarrassed to put down my arms, I have to have an image, right?
I can't help but think that if Mei Ting or Mei Xue are by my side, I can not only stretch my waist recklessly, but also hold their fragrant delicate bodies in my arms and turn around in place a few times. Or, a few rolls on the grass is also a heartfelt pleasure. Hey, how could you think of the Mei sisters, I don't want to fall down, when I think about it, I can't help but feel hot, and quietly glance at Liu Xinlan, who is holding her windbreaker and standing in the morning breeze.
After following Tang Qiuli for a few days, Liu Xinlan was full of curiosity about her boss's boss, the first brother of the independent division. It seems that this man has an indescribable story on his body, commanding the war, but he doesn't see how powerful he is, at least, not as powerful as his classmates legend. In other aspects, Liu Xinlan has an indescribable feeling, for example, last night's dinner made Liu Xinlan see something different.
And now, after making a half-cut and retracting action, Liu Xinlan couldn't help but laugh silently, the scars on Tang Qiuli's face, the black and white hair, this man still has a lot of stories that he doesn't know, of course, Liu Xinlan thinks from the bottom of her heart that he is just a different boss, and she has never thought about it.
He has two wives by his side, although he has not seen them, but this is also a good story that has been circulated up and down in the independent division, about the topic of Mei Ting and Mei Xue, Liu Xinlan's ears have also poured a lot, a man's heart, scattered for two women, can it be said that he is focused? Perhaps, among them, there is still a trace of resistance, and a little shadow in my heart has not yet dissipated, but this man's figure is stubbornly rooted in his heart, and he is so crazy that he doesn't even notice that a communication staff officer is by his side.
The staff officer said in a low voice: "Staff Officer Liu! Liu Xinlan suddenly didn't realize it, "Staff Officer Liu! The voice was raised again, although they are all staff officers, and this staff officer is a captain, two levels higher than Liu Xinlan, but the identity is different, the confidential staff officer of the division commander is a striking role everywhere, and it can also be said that he is a person who never leaves the division commander.
Liu Xinlan turned her head, her face turned crimson first, her expression was somewhat ambiguous, this staff officer pretended not to see anything, and said in a low voice: "Staff Officer Liu, Libao front line call," After signing the receipt, Liu Xinlan arrived behind Tang Qiuli, "Report, Libao front line call, I Mogu front-line troops, when I passed the Guò Libao Grand Canyon, encountered a minefield planted by the Japanese army, the troops stopped advancing, and the chief of staff called to ask for instructions, whether it was possible to postpone the time of Tongguò, because the troops had to clear mines." ”
Tang Qiuli smiled and said to Liu Xinlan, "Is this Ito, he won't just give up the Libao defense line, at least he wants to create some obstacles for us, or rather, to prevent the main force on my Mogu front line, and chase after it tightly, it seems that the area of the minefield is not small," Liu Xinlan looked at the telegram.
Sure enough, before the Japanese army retreated, the minefields were laid on the entire Libao Grand Canyon, and the minefields ran through almost the entire canyon, which was still found by the troops of Ma Chaoyang's corps on the south side of the canyon, "Yes, the division commander, Commander Ma called, and also mentioned a similar situation, because the minefields are too long and dense, and the speed of demining by the engineers of each unit is slow, which affects the advance of the troops," Liu Xinlan was somewhat admired, and it was really as judged.
Tang Qiuli brought a mocking smile to the corner of his mouth, Liu Xinlan found a rule, whenever the man in front of him showed such a smile, he was extremely contemptuous of the opponent, or rather, he was watching a clumsy performance, "Order the 1st Tank Brigade to transfer four Soviet-style tanks to install a minesweeper in front, as for how to install it, let them complete it together with the engineer troops, this evening, the troops must pass through the Grand Canyon, and in the early hours of tomorrow morning, enter Mandalay, by the way, the Eastern Front Combat Group is also arranged so, Accelerate the speed. ”
The order of the division commander was issued to the First Tank Brigade, and these tank soldiers were not worried to death, to be honest, the tank soldiers of the independent division, who had seen the minesweeper roll mentioned by the division commander, even if they heard it for the first time, the commander of the engineer brigade and the commander of the first tank brigade of the directly subordinate corps, the two major generals gathered together, looked at each other with sad faces, and were at a loss, surrounded by a large group of officers.
The division commander's order is very tight, it is already more than nine o'clock in the morning, and by the early morning of tomorrow, there are only more than 20 hours, if you want to get through the minefield of more than ten kilometers long, even if all the sappers of the engineer brigade go up and clear the mines, then you will not be able to complete the task! Minesweeper roll? What does this thing look like? Who has ever seen it, the two brigade commanders had no choice, so they hurriedly drove to the division commander in a hurry, and cheekily asked the division commander for advice.
As soon as he saw the two brigade commanders coming together, Tang Qiuli knew what was going on, and he also blamed himself, tank minesweepers, in various military powers in Europe, are already commonly equipped equipment, and in China, in addition to having an armored force, even the Japanese do not have such a large-scale armored cluster, let alone a positional offensive and defensive battle that stretches for thousands of miles, tank minesweeping, I have never heard of it.
Without waiting for the two brigades to open their mouths, Tang Qiuli nodded to Liu Xinlan, Liu Xinlan handed the engineer brigade commander a drawing, in the end, he was an expert, and immediately opened his mouth, and shouted in surprise: "Division commander, you are really a master, your head is different, you can also come up with such a method, we will do it as soon as we go back, and ensure that the troops will pass through the Guò Libao Canyon tonight." ”
Tang Qiuli was angry and funny, and said: "Why does my head look different from others, are you praising me?" The two brigade commanders laughed and ran away like a smoke, Liu Xinlan on the side almost laughed out of tears, in front of the boss, he couldn't lose his temper, he couldn't hold back his smile, it was really hard.
More than two hours later, in the direction of the Libao Grand Canyon, there were bursts of explosions, and at more than eight o'clock in the night, the minefields laid by the Japanese army were all cleared, and the main force of the independent division on the Mogu front line met with the Eastern Front Combat Group Troops, of course, this only refers to the main passage, as for how many mines the Japanese army laid, looking at the front of the tank, the metal minesweeper that had been unrecognizable rolled, the engineer brigade commander said, "Damn, the little devil is ruthless enough, don't bury your family under the ground, right?" ”
According to preliminary estimates, there are more than 100,000 mines planted by the Japanese army, not only on the main passages of the canyon, but also on some forks in the road, and they have not let go, and we have to admit that the Japanese sappers are quite skilled in laying mines, not to mention that the minefields are cleverly laid, and they are also very insidious, and a mine is accompanied by a few shells, and this power has far exceeded the explosive effect of a mine.
The Soviet-style tank, with thick skin and thick flesh, pushed a big roller in front, and just started the operation, it was like stabbing a hornet's nest, and the sound of explosions and mine fragments hitting the tank armor was loud, and the big guys watched with fear, and the people who drove the tank to sweep mines were all good at the level of squad and platoon commanders, and they were still recruited.
The Japanese sappers insidiously planted a few mines on a weathered rock wall, and as soon as the mines under them were detonated, almost half of the stone wall collapsed, hundreds of tons of gravel and soil, buried two mine-sweeping tanks, and when the gravel was removed and the tanks were pulled out, the external damage of the two tanks was not great, but several members had already died.
Since then, the engineer units of the independent division have been equipped with professional minesweepers and mine-sweeping rockets, and as a result, a new unit has been added to the establishment of each engineer brigade, the minefield wrecker brigade, of course, not only to clear mines, but mainly how to lay mines.
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