Chapter 1147 is also in color

The Japanese attack troops, as they wished, occupied the first position of the independent division Uhama blocking line, and the commander of the Nanhao Division, who commanded the attack, immediately spoke to Commander-in-Chief Ito, "Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, our artillery fire has completely destroyed the positions of the Shina army, and there are ruins everywhere, and there is not even a single living Shina soldier, please ask for instructions on the next move, whether to attack and advance immediately, or to consolidate the existing positions?" ”

Putting down the phone, Ito's eyes rolled a few times, and he couldn't help but suspect in his heart, to say that the shelling had achieved an effect, which he believed, but no corpses or wounded soldiers of an independent division were found, which is not normal, how to say, there should also be some traces, so that the artillery fire of the imperial army will not bombard the positions of the independent division with the soldiers, and they will be blown into slag, right?

Ito picked up the phone, "Order, the commander of the Nanhao Division, attack the troops, send the strength of two wings, continue to advance to the Uhama deep attack, and the rest of the troops, immediately consolidate the occupied positions and prevent the troops of the independent division from counterattacking," After putting down the phone, he said to the chief of staff Koizumi: "Koizumi-kun, order the heavy artillery brigade to immediately build a position in the rear of the attacking troops, and once the independent division troops counterattack, they will be covered." ”

Be careful to walk the almighty ship, just over an hour ago, Tang Qiuli used the plane to beat himself hard, this cunning devil, what hole cards are still in his hand, Ito is not sure, he always feels that this battle is awkward, if there is sporadic resistance on the occupied independent division position, it will be normal.

Northwest of Wubin, the battle headquarters, the phone on the "jingle bell" table rang urgently, Chang Feng picked up the phone, couldn't help frowning, and said, "Continue to monitor," turned to Tang Qiusheng and said: "Deputy division commander, the forward troops reported that after the Japanese army occupied the first-line position, it did not continue to attack and advance, but sent about two wings of infantry, divided into multiple routes, and advanced towards the second line of position, will we eat this Japanese army first?" ”

Tang Qiusheng shook his head and said: "Ito is cunning enough, he was on the front-line position, and he did not find the corpses or wounded of our soldiers, so he was suspicious, I was afraid that this was a trap, the Japanese troops of these two wings were obviously tentative in nature, and they couldn't figure out the situation, Ito would not attack rashly, and he was also scared by the formation just now." ”

Chang Feng asked: "Then how do we deal with this part of the Japanese army, continue to let them in, and you will find that the troops we have deployed in the third line of defense, Ito will not be fooled," Tang Qiusheng clasped his hands on his shoulders, his eyes stared at the map, and he turned around suddenly, as if he had made a lot of determination, "Chang Feng, order the troops of the third line of defense to withdraw from their positions, creating the illusion that we have evacuated Wubin." ”

"Also, before the troops withdrew, a large number of mines were planted at the main intersections and high grounds, and it had to be done realistically, Ito dreamed of breaking through the Uhama defense line, this bait was scattered, if Ito didn't take the bait, then eat this Japanese army, and then look at Ito's reaction, we will defend, Ito will attack, and we will not be afraid of delaying time."

Chang Feng seemed stunned, thought about it, and said, "Deputy Division Commander, is this too risky?" Our army has a total of three lines of defense, all of which have been abandoned, once the Japanese army makes a large-scale assault, the troops have no fortifications to rely on, and it is difficult to stop the Japanese army, do you think about it again? ”

Tang Qiusheng shook his head, looked at Chang Feng, and said in a firm tone: "The Battle of Degang is over, we have no worries, and now, the nature of the battle is no longer a question of whether the Japanese army can be stopped, but at a certain stage, the main force of the Japanese army will be delayed in a specific location, for Feng Jiwu Corps and Ma Chaoyang Corps, rushed to the battlefield in northern Burma, and created a time." ”

"Compared with Wubin, Degang is more conducive to defense, don't forget, my plan is to use artillery fire to kill as many Japanese forces as possible, in Wubin or Degang line, and the Japanese army to form a stalemate, the 29th Corps is on the way into Burma, once it arrives, compared with the Japanese army, the difference is not too great."

"Order the 1st to 4th Tank Brigades, fifteen kilometers north of Ubin, to form a defensive line, once the Japanese army assaults, this steel defense line is enough for them to gnaw for a few days, and the four brigades led by the division commander are also on the way to Ubin, all the troops are concentrated together to fight a large-scale counter-assault, it is enough, are you afraid that Ito will drive straight in?"

Chang Feng was impressed, the deputy division commander's analysis of these is very reasonable, and, interlocking, instead of fighting a war of attrition with the Japanese army, it is better to use artillery fire to attack, on the two wings of thousands of Japanese troops, the danger to the battle line is not great, Chang Feng said: "It is the deputy division commander, immediately convey the order, and at the same time, inform the rocket artillery that the artillery coverage area is on all the original positions of our army." ”

The Japanese troops of the two wings, without any form of resistance, occupied the second line of positions of the independent division by the way, and the information was reported to Ito, Ito's suspicion became even heavier, and no trace of the soldiers of the independent division was found in the two lines of defense in succession, according to the report of the unit commander, the positions of the independent division occupied, the trenches and fortifications were very complete, and they could completely resist the repeated attacks of the imperial army.

There is fraud in this, Tang Qiuli with more than 50,000 people, stubbornly defended in the Baodwin mining area, reinforcements came, there was no reason to give up the positions that had been built, from Wubin to Degang, the terrain was complicated, Ito Yuby gave an order, "The thirteenth division, follow up the troops in front, search and advance, encounter the attack of the independent division, and immediately retreat." ”

A sly and smug smile appeared at the corner of Ito's mouth, Tang Qiuli put on such a formation, it was to take advantage of the psychology of our imperial army troops, eager to break through the Wubin defense line, on the way to the march, suddenly attacked, I will make a tentative attack, release the troops one by one, end to end, if Wubin has not found any traces of the independent division troops, and then follow up the strength of the three divisions, so that this branch of the devil can see, but he can't swallow it in one bite, and I have to worry about my follow-up main force, play such a trick with me, you Tang Qiuli is still a little tender!

Ito was like a confident fisherman, sitting steadily on the canvas marching chair, ready to enjoy the pleasure of seeing through Tang Qiuli's tricks, and about an hour later, Chief of Staff Koizumi walked into the tent, "Report to Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, the vanguard report that they have passed through Uhama and found the third line of fortifications of the Shina army in the north of Ubin. ”

Ito smiled, as expected, this is a trick in the art of war called "luring the enemy deep", Koizumi paused, and then said: "However, the vanguard is blocked and cannot continue to advance," Ito glanced at Koizumi in surprise and asked dissatisfiedly: "Since no independent division troops were found, why was it blocked?" ”

Koizumi replied: "The soldiers of China, at the main junctions and key areas, a large number of mines have been laid, blocking the road to Myitkyina in the north, and the troops are clearing mines, according to their reports, it will take about five to six hours to clear all the mines. ”

Ito shook his head, got up from the chair, his short and fat body, paced back and forth in the tent, and thought sharply, this is something that Ito did not expect, since Tang Qiuli wanted to "lure the enemy deeper," he would not set up any obstacles in Ubin, but his troops blocked the road to the north with a large number of mines, what kind of ghost is this devil doing?

Looking at His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, wasting a lot of brain cells, Chief of Staff Koizumi hesitated for a moment and said, "General, I have a bold idea to be humble," Ito, who was thinking about it, glanced at Koizumi in disbelief, and said casually: "Oh, Koizumi-kun, say it and listen to it." ”

Ito knows him too well as the chief of staff, how to say it, his brain is not enough, of course, compared with himself, in general, he is still a good senior officer, Koizumi was encouraged, and continued: "According to various indications, our army's artillery bombardment did not cause serious damage to the Chinese troops, and they abandoned the three lines of defense one after another. There are no dangerous terrain conditions that can be exploited. ”

Ito was taken aback, and Koizumi proposed a possibility from another angle, otherwise, it would not be possible to explain the actions of the independent division troops to abandon the three positions one after another without being killed and wounded by a large number of imperial artillery fire, retreat to Degang, and reconstruct the blocking defense line.

He was too careful, it should be said that he was frightened by Tang Qiuli's endless means, although Ito refused to admit this, but all his orders were timid, starting from the shelling, from the air battle to the beginning of the shelling, and then his own artillery position, which was bombed by the independent divisional aviation, a series of dazzling things, made him timid.

Ito deliberately said quietly: "Koizumi-kun, your judgment is worth considering, now, I order, the troops immediately pass through Uhama and approach Tokuka," Koizumi's Jianyì, who was affirmed by His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, had an absolutely brilliant face, and had the feeling of coming out on top, and immediately replied loudly in high spirits, "Hai! ”

Ito was very worried that the troops of the independent division evacuated from Ubin, relying on the dangerous terrain of Degang, built a blocking line that was more difficult to break through.

Chang Feng reported: "Deputy division commander, the forward monitoring post reported that the main force of the Japanese army passed through Wubin and was rushing towards the planned shelling area, Tang Qiusheng said calmly: "Order all troops, prepare for battle, the fifth tank brigade, the first to third brigades of the directly subordinate corps, and the fourth to seventh brigades of the Sulu mobile corps, prepare for a counterattack." ”

Tang Qiuli rushed to the front line in Wubin under such a situation where the big battle was imminent, and as soon as he entered the door of the command headquarters, he felt a tense atmosphere.

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