, Chapter 1103 had a bad start

The artillery attack on the north of Myitkyina by the 1st Brigade of the Corps directly under the Independent Division was sudden and ferocious, without warning, and the Japanese soldiers were still in the morning fog of dawn, as they had done every day, and began to live in a foreign land in a step-by-step manner.

Shells flew all over the sky, and in this way, the earth splashed and the smoke of gunpowder rose everywhere, and the Japanese army's defense system, which was not very strong in the north of Myitkyina, was suddenly shrouded in a storm of steel.

This shelling, whether it was the two heavy artillery groups or the tank guns of the 1st Tank Brigade, did not have the Thunder Rocket Artillery Battalion of the brigade, which gave the Japanese soldiers a great shock, and the strange screams were all over the sky, dragging rockets with long tail flames, like hailstones, pouring down, and the area of the Japanese defensive position was about four kilometers wide and seven or eight kilometers deep, and there was a sea of fire.

Under such intensive rocket and artillery fire, there was no so-called safety blind spot, there was nowhere to hide, the bodies of thousands of Japanese soldiers turned into ashes, and the earth seemed to be overturned.

Turning his head to the chief of staff, Ren Zhaoquan said: "Zhaoquan, just the big guy that the division commander has equipped us, go up all at once, it is estimated that even the capture of prisoners will be saved, you say, how many people are enough for the little devils to fill in?" Ren Zhaoquan reminded: "Brigade commander, the task of our brigade is to attract the attention of the Japanese army, you fought too hard, how can the Japanese army come to reinforce it?" ”

Liu Hongzhang slapped his thigh and said: "Yes, yes, Zhaoquan, immediately order the rocket artillery battalion to stop the shelling, the heavy artillery group continues to shell the Japanese army's deep positions, and the 1st Tank Brigade is ready to cover the infantry assault. ”

The Thunder Rocket Artillery Battalion, stopped shelling, only the heavy artillery of the brigade continued to carry out a rapid fire attack, and the Japanese soldiers who were dazed by the situation just now came out of the soil tremblingly, looking at the position like a slaughterhouse in horror, Terauchi Shouichi put a division of defensive forces in the north of Myitkyina.

In just a while, more than half of the reimbursement was made, and Terauchi Shouichi was awakened from his morning sleep by a loud explosion, and as soon as he turned over and got out of bed, he startled the Burmese girl who accompanied him, and before he could get out of the bedroom, the attendant adjutant broke in and collided with His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief.

The attendant adjutant also didn't bother to apologize, and said in a panic: "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, unidentified armed forces have launched a fierce attack on the northern defense line of Myitkyina, according to the report of the commander of the defenders, the enemy is only forty minutes of rapid artillery fire, the defenders have suffered heavy casualties, and most of the positions have been destroyed, Your Excellency Commander, have we sent additional reinforcements?" ”

Terauchi Shouichi sat on the chair one by one, what kind of unknown armament is basically the army of the devil Tang Qiuli, in the current Burma, who has the ability to launch an attack on Myitkyina, except for the troops of the independent division? The British were surrounded by the imperial army in Mandalay, and it was difficult to defend themselves, so how could they still divide their forces to attack Myitkyina.

After 40 minutes of artillery fire, most of the defenders' divisions suffered casualties, what kind of fierce artillery fire should it be? His premonition finally became a reality, since the occupation of Myitkyina, he has been deeply afraid of the independent division behind him, like a sharp edge on his back, his more than 200,000 troops, out of the savage mountain alive, but more than 90,000 people, is thanks to the devil Tang Qiuli in China.

He dared to occupy Myitkyina with tired troops, first, because of the cowardice of the British, and secondly, the southward movement of the Southeast Asian Dispatch Army, which gave him confidence that, according to Terauchi Shouichi's estimate, the end of the Burma campaign would not take more than two weeks, so he repeatedly built a telegram to Ito Yanzaburo, the commander-in-chief of the Southeast Asian Dispatch Army.

"The British army attacking Mandalay should be annihilated on the spot by the most direct and simple method, and the time of the battle should be shortened as much as possible, and whether the troops of Tang Qiuli in China will join the Burma battlefield or not, the situation in front of them is unclear, and the battle of Mandalay will drag on for too long, and it is terrible that something will happen, so I implore Ito-kun to adopt my proposal."

Ito Yanzaburo, who received the telegram, smiled at it, he looked down on Shouichi Terauchi, who was beaten to the death of the people of China, and as a result, Ito made a name for himself in the Japanese military circles in order to realize his eternal war, besieged Mandalay without attacking, and played a game of cat and mouse.

The development of the situation was unfortunately told by Terauchi Shouichi, Tang Qiuli found his head, and after a moment's pause, Terauchi Shouichi asked the attendant adjutant, "Is there only a fierce battle in northern Myitkyina?" What about the other directions? ”

If Myitkyina is attacked by the troops of the Independent Division on all sides, Tang Qiuli's intention is to open the way for the British who are surrounded in Mandalay to withdraw to India, and it must be the main force, a large number of attacks, if it is only an attack in one direction, it is intended to attract attention to Myitkyina, and his main force should be on the way to Mandalay.

Terauchi Shouichi shook his head and said to the attendant adjutant: "Order the troops, hold on to the spot, enter the combat state, closely monitor the other directions, the troops of the northern defense line, withdraw to the second defensive position, Tang Qiuli is very cunning with his troops, let's not fall for him, go!" ”

Terauchi Shouichi was not confused, in order to attack the defensive positions in the north of Myitkyina, the ferocity of Tang Qiuli's troops, no matter how many troops were filled in, it would also increase casualties, in case the troops defending Myitkyina were transferred to the north, and the troops of the independent division launched a surprise attack in other directions, it would be a catastrophe for themselves, and the loss of Myitkyina would be a matter of great speed.

It is better to shrink the northern defense area, take advantage of the favorable terrain on the edge of the city, and offset the power of the artillery fire of the independent division, as long as they hold on to Myitkyina for a few days, Ito Yanzaburo's troops will come north to rescue, and they can get rid of the situation of being alone and living by the wolf's mouth all day.

After Liu Hongzhang poured tens of thousands of shells into the Japanese position, he took a telescope to observe carefully, the shelling effect was very good, the Japanese position had been overturned, and he said without looking back: "Zhaoquan, order the Thunder Rocket Artillery Battalion to give me reinforcements for the Japanese army, and inform the commander of the tank brigade Wang to prepare to cover the first and second regiments, reinforce the Japanese army, and carry out a counter-assault." ”

Liu Hongzhang was gearing up, just now, when he ordered the rocket artillery battalion to stop the shelling, he left a hand, this thing hit the target in the surface, it is an excellent weapon, the little devil just ran to the place, a burst of rocket shells that split the head and covered the brain, to cover in all directions, can there still be a living?

How many waves have come like this, the little devils in Myitkyina City, they are almost tossed, and they still use other brigades to do it? I can fight Myitkyina by myself, one brigade has done the work of five brigades, and the casualties are still the smallest, and one head gong can't run, thinking about Liu Hongzhang, he can't help grinning.

The shelling stopped, and Liu Hongzhang said to Chief of Staff Ren Zhaoquan: "Zhaoquan, order the troops, make a false impression of an immediate attack, the first and second regiments are on the left flank, and the third and fourth regiments are on the right flank, launch a feint attack, attract reinforcements from the little devils, tell the sù rocket artillery battalion, the little devils who come to reinforce are not allowed to let go!" ”

The 1st Brigade was both tanks and infantry, and opened its posture and put on a posture of storming Myitkyina, waiting for Japanese reinforcements to enter the pocket, but half an hour later, the commander of the 1st Regiment on the left flank shouted on the walkie-talkie: "Brigade commander, the Japanese troops in front of our regiment are shrinking their strength, and there are no follow-up reinforcements from the Japanese army." ”

Liu Hongzhang "chuckled" in his heart, and secretly thought to himself, "Oh no, the little devils in Myitkyina City have not been attracted over, and the shape of the battlefield has changed," because Terauchi Shouichi did not move, the current position of the First Brigade is very embarrassing, and the general attack on Myitkyina is based on the fact that most of the Japanese troops in the city are transferred to the north, and the other directions are empty.

Of course, with the five brigades of independent divisions concentrated on the periphery of Myitkyina, if they attack strongly, they can also be defeated, but the casualties and time consumed are unacceptable to Tang Qiuli, so he has a combat plan for the first brigade to attract Japanese troops.

The sweat on Liu Hongzhang's face fell, and in the first battle abroad, he was beaten into a pot of raw rice by himself, and the first brigade could not launch an attack, with more than 15,000 troops, attacked Myitkyina, which was defended by more than 40,000 Japanese troops, and the troops broke through, and they would fall into the encirclement of the superior Japanese army.

Can't evacuate the battlefield, artillery, tanks fought for more than an hour, suddenly withdrew, with the shrewdness and cunning of Terauchi Shouichi, it is not difficult to see the problem, startled this old devil, maybe what happened? can't fight, can't retreat, Liu Hongzhang is anxious.

He suddenly said to the chief of staff, Ren Zhaoquan: "Zhaoquan, the shape of the battlefield has changed, I have an idea, change the virtual attack into a real attack, just use our brigade, along the route of the Japanese army's contraction, insert into the city of Myitkyina, and advance step by step, if the little devil does not come to reinforce, I will keep fighting inside, if he comes to reinforce, our task will be completed."

Ren Zhaoquan nodded cautiously, he knew the danger of doing so, the first brigade would suffer huge casualties, but this was also the only way, in the end, the two of them jointly sent a telegram to the division commander Tang Qiuli.

"The division pointed out that our brigade launched an attack on the Japanese positions in the north of Myitkyina at 5 a.m. on June 8, and the 40-minute artillery attack was very effective, and the Japanese defenders and positions were destroyed, but the Japanese troops in the urban area did not come to reinforce them, but there were signs of shrinking the defensive line, and the plan to mobilize the Japanese troops failed to materialize."

"Therefore, I ask the division commander for approval, and the 1st Brigade will take the opportunity to break into the urban area to occupy the northern part of Myitkyina, open a gap in the Japanese defense line, and create an opportunity for other attacking troops, Brigade Commander Liu Hongzhang, Chief of Staff Ren Zhaoquan."

After receiving Liu Hongzhang's telegram, Tang Qiuli was also stunned, and said to Chief of Staff Chang Feng: "Oh! Shouichi Terauchi has become smart and has seen through our schemes? Well, according to what Liu Hongzhang said, the First Brigade immediately occupied the northern part of Myitkyina, and Liu Hongzhang should be reminded that the speed of the advance should not be too fast, so as to prevent being entangled by the Japanese army. ”

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