The Xinbo battlefield is probably the most suspenseful place for Tang Qiu to leave the northern Burma campaign plan, Tang Qiusheng, who is old and serious, is very heavy in the way of using soldiers, he led three infantry brigades and two tank brigade troops, looking at the Japanese army of two divisions, tens of thousands of soldiers, hundreds of tanks, thousands of cavalry, a rumbling puff of smoke and dust, from Kunqiang straight to Xinbo.

The troops commanded by Tang Qiusheng had slightly more troops than the Japanese army, and the number of tanks was more than three times that of the Japanese army, and as for the large-caliber howitzers of the brigade's heavy artillery regiment, they were more than four or five times more than the Japanese army.

"Commander, this little devil is too rampant, isn't he? More than 40,000 people, they dare to go on a rampage, as if they are in a no-man's land, let's do this little devil dumplings, don't use anything else, just our brigade's heavy artillery regiment, bombard him for an hour, and keep the little devil fighting, "This brigade commander is an authentic northeasterner, one of the first members of the bloody hand regiment to go up the mountain."

The infantry brigade commanders said this, and the commanders of the two tank brigades were more direct, "Deputy division commander, is that tank of the little devil still called a tank?" Just like a tractor wrapped in a layer of iron, our two brigades, front and rear, first kill the little devil's tank, and then, attack the Japanese infantry, as for those cavalry, live targets, as long as the deputy division commander gives us an hour of artillery support, this battle, our tank troops are all covered! ”

Also, this time the Japanese Kuda Tank Brigade, which served as the vanguard assault force, was equipped with tanks, but it opened the eyes of the officers and soldiers, except for more than 100 "Izu" series light vehicles, the rest are more than half a person tall and two meters long, just like a tank that has shrunk a few sizes, and the tank has no artillery on it, only equipped with a heavy machine gun.

The soldiers looked at the novelty, and the officers didn't know where the monster was? This kind of small tank is like a shell wrapped in a layer of steel plates, it is not big, but its movements are quite flexible, and it is all over the ground, compared with the Soviet-style tanks equipped by the independent division, five or six are not one, Tang Qiusheng is also full of question marks.

Dare to be affectionate, all the officers and soldiers of the independent division have never seen such a tank, "Hey, Lao Zhang, what good things do you think the little devil can make up?" I said, a grenade can blow it up in the belly, and if our anti-tank gun is used, it won't explode with a single shot? "The officers and soldiers were talking.

At that time, the Battle of Degang had not yet begun, and after receiving a telegram from the Sulu Mobile Corps, Tang Qiuli smiled and did not blame everyone for making a fuss, the Japanese thinking was sometimes very strange and they liked ingenuity, this small tank, officially known as an infantry reconnaissance assault vehicle, had a crew of two people, was not equipped with artillery, and was equipped with a heavy machine gun.

The role is to be used for long-distance reconnaissance, and assault on enemy positions, is the Japanese military industry, specially to adapt to the Southeast Asian battlefield and the Chinese battlefield, and developed Ito's troops, is the first Japanese army equipped with this kind of infantry reconnaissance assault vehicle, not to mention, in the early days of the Chinese battlefield, the lack of heavy weapons of the squadron, in front of this small and flexible steel monster suffered a lot of losses, light and heavy machine gun bullets, to this kind of small tank, not much threat, stunned, the Japanese army's small tank, has rushed to the position.

It wasn't until later that the Chinese soldiers learned the lesson of blood, and gained experience, with artillery fire or cluster grenades, they could kill more than half of them at a time, and in the middle and late stages of the Chinese battlefield, it was rare to see this type of Japanese miniature tank, one was that Japan's war resources at that time were exhausted, and there were not so many steel shafts, and secondly, the Japanese military high-level found that this kind of weapon, the threat to the squadron, is decreasing day by day.

In the Southeast Asian battlefield, such a miniature tank weighing less than two tons is very suitable for the bridges and roads in Southeast Asia, small and light, extremely fast, the wooden bridge that is very common in Southeast Asia, there is no problem at all, and it has become the Japanese army's deep penetration and great detour of the weapon, I don't know how many British troops are not much, they were copied back roads, and they are still surprised, how did the Japanese advance so fast?

Tang Qiuli scoffed at this kind of weapon equipped by the Japanese army, and with the German-style heavy machine gun firepower equipped by various units of the independent division, two heavy machine guns fired a salvo, and it took less than a thousand rounds of ammunition to strip the armor of the Japanese thing, so he called Tang Qiusheng back and explained in detail the performance of this tank and the method of dealing with it, so as to dispel the doubts of the troops.

Brother Sheng, this is the equipment of the Japanese army, the maneuverability is very good, the firepower and protection are extremely weak, with dense artillery fire, anti-tank guns, high-explosive grenades, heavy machine guns, can be completely destroyed, in addition, artificial obstacles, can also restrict its mobility, "received Tang Qiuli's telegram, Tang Qiusheng released."

Heart, since it's so easy to deal with, there's nothing to worry about.

In the face of the generals' request for war, Tang Qiusheng specially convened a military meeting, in which he only emphasized one point, "We all know that the battle in northern Burma is a whole, and the Xinbo battlefield is just a part of it, and the focus of the campaign is on the front line of Degang under the personal command of the division commander. Are you going to make a mistake that will affect the whole battle? ”

To tell the truth, the 1st to 3rd Brigades of the Sulu Mobile Corps, which are also the number one main brigades, are fighting in a secondary direction, and the hearts of several brigade commanders can't help but feel a little unhappy and not enjoyable.

Tang Qiusheng continued: "Our main task is to prevent this part of the Japanese army from turning around and returning to aid the Japanese army in Degang, so as to ensure the smooth progress of the battle, as a senior commander, we must have a sense of the overall situation, and I can assure you that as soon as Degang starts, we will have work to do, okay, in the future, no one will mention such a thing, go back to rectify the troops, and prepare an ambush circle for the Japanese army." ”

Simbo is less than 300 kilometers away from Myitkyina, and has entered the hinterland of the Gangao Mountains, and through the mountains and mountains of Guò, you can reach Mofeng directly, and you can already smell the breath of Myitkyina and see the outline of Myitkyina.

Lieutenant General Toshihiko Nomura, commander of the 17th Division of the Japanese Army, was ordered to command the strength of more than 40,000 troops of two divisions, a chariot brigade and a cavalry wing, and he felt quite good about himself.

But as soon as Nomura crossed the Drink Dun River, he was like a wild horse with the reins opened, and he rushed quickly in the direction of Myitkyina, and in addition, he was not blocked by the troops of the Independent Division at all along the way, in the words of Lieutenant General Nomura himself, "Since the North Crossing of the Drinking Dun River, every six or seven days, there are battles along the way, such as entering a no-man's land, the troops of the Imperial Japanese Army, the progress is rapid." ”

"The former, what Commander-in-Chief Ito said, the troops of Tang Qiuli of the Chinese people, how to benefit and disadvantage, when I saw it today, I was disappointed, although I saw the invincible army of the Chinese army, but its fear of war did not come out, it has been very obvious, Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, alarmist and exaggerated, with more than 40,000 troops, hundreds of kilometers across northern Burma, even did not encounter a battle, it is really a pity for our emperors."

Nomura's own personality is not the most arrogant and arrogant among the senior generals of the Japanese army, but in the past few days, the advance has been so fast that the people of Shina do not dare to fight, and they can't help but feel a little fluttering in their hearts, forgetting Ito's warning at the military meeting on the Yudun River, and in his heart, at this time, the troops of the independent division should be classified into the same category as the British, or even not

Lieutenant Nomura did not expect that because of his rapid advance, the Japanese troops under the Nagumo Division, who had led the second echelon, had to follow the pace of the vanguard, so it also disrupted Ito's overall deployment, causing a fatal break in the Nagumo army and the subsequent main force of the Japanese army, and an extra day's march.

This gave Tang Qiuli, who was looking for the annihilation of the Japanese army, an opportunity to attack Degang, and ran happily, thinking that he was the first imperial army unit to enter Myitkyina, an important town in northern Burma, Nomura, and suddenly received an urgent order from Commander-in-Chief Ito, and immediately turned around and returned to the troops of Degang, which was attacked by the main force of the independent division.

Lieutenant General Toshihiko Nomura, full of joy, was full of interest, turning into a stomach full of chagrin, he felt incredible, according to the convention, the first to be attacked should be his own troops, not Nagumo who followed behind, but the people of Shina did this, is this what is said, "Shina-style cunning?" ”

The next day, the Japanese army made a rumbling U-turn, followed the road they came, dug in the direction of Deokang, looked back at the direction of Myitkyina, and secretly scolded Nagumo in his heart for being unlucky guy, dragging himself down and not being able to fulfill his wish.

Soon after the Battle of Degang, Tang Qiusheng learned that the telegram could not be completed on time, although Tang Qiuli did not clearly give himself a task in the telegram, but Tang Qiusheng knew in his heart that Degang was not progressing smoothly, and if there was an unexpected situation, his task would change accordingly, and it was no longer the original blockade, but the Japanese army must be eliminated.

Tang Qiusheng's patience and steadfastness won him an excellent fighter, and the troops stayed on the front line of Jiesha to block

The preparations made for the battle were also solid, and Tang Qiusheng worked tirelessly, with his staff officers, to all the places near Jiesha and chose the best location for the Japanese army.

It was in the depths of the Gangao Mountains, fifteen kilometers southeast of Jesha, in a dangerous place called Banmao, that even the most discerning military expert could have swooped down on a more suitable site for ambush than Banmao.