Chapter 1126: The Sound of Cannons in the Gangao Mountains (Part II)

General Ito, commander-in-chief of Japan's Southeast Asian Dispatch Army, was not pleased with the speed of the advance of the vanguard and the second echelon, and in his opinion, the commanders of the two armies made a great mistake, that is, to advance.

Ito's deployment to the north can be described as seamless, interlocking, the distance between the troops and the speed of the march, after the most accurate calculation, are within the distance that can be reinforced in time, using the method of increasing the number of troops one by one, he can ambush the British in the Libao Grand Canyon, then, Tang Qiuli can ambush his own troops at any point along the way from the Yudun River to Myitkyina.

Knowing that the vanguard troops had rapidly advanced to the Xinbo line in the Gangao Mountains, and that the middle route troops had also advanced to the edge of the Gangao Mountains, and the distance between them and the main forces had been extended to a day and a half, Ito shook his head again and again, and said to Koizumi, chief of the General Staff: "Stupid, rash, the distance between the various departments is widening, and in any place, it is possible to be cut off by the devil Tang Qiuli of China, and ordered the commander of the vanguard Lieutenant General Nomura and the commander of the middle route troops, Lieutenant General Nagumo, to immediately build positions in the existing occupied areas and take strict precautions. Wait for the main force to keep up with the pace before continuing to advance in the direction of Myitkyina. ”

Ito Yanzaburo is definitely a veteran guy, cautious enough, the current situation makes him feel uneasy, the reason is very simple, the situation of the independent division, he basically does not know, how the independent division troops in the direction of Myitkyina are deployed, and at that position, his eyes are black, and none of the reconnaissance troops sent out have returned so far, which makes Ito more careful.

Dozens of detachments, like ghosts, marched close to the Japanese troops, but they were not noticed by the Japanese army at all, and this was also the task given to the special operations detachment by the division commander Tang Qiuli, so that when the Japanese army advanced to northern Burma, it became deaf and blind, and the special operations detachment undoubtedly did this.

On the night of 29 June, after several hours of hard work, seven field infantry brigades and three tank brigades of the Corps directly under the Inyuwa Corps had already built relatively complete field fortifications, and preparations in all aspects were ready.

Speaking of which, it is also quite interesting, just five or six hours ago, the ambush troops commanded by Tang Qiuli and the vanguard of the two divisions of the Japanese army were in the Gangao Mountains, staggered by each other without disturbing each other, because Chutian constantly provided the latest information about the Japanese army, Tang Qiuli took the mountain tiger, and Yang Ketian, the chief of staff, stood only three kilometers away from the Japanese army's imposing marching column, looking at the Japanese army who knew nothing, and continued to rush in the direction of Myitkyina.

Yang Ketian said with a smile: "Division commander, the little devils of these two divisions, if we do it, it won't take an hour, and we won't run away from it, it's good, it's cheaper Deputy Division Commander Tang, too, the little devil doesn't know what to think, and he swooped towards Myitkyina one by one, as if how cheap it was?" ”

Tang Qiuli smiled and said, "How can you conquer the sky? Itchy hands, this is a common problem of Japanese commanders, before they are hit, they are always arrogant and arrogant, such a speed of advancement, maybe not what Ito Yanzaburo wants," Yang Ketian added, "It is a taboo for soldiers to go deep alone," and it was not until the Japanese army disappeared into the night that a few people went back.

In a cave near Inyuwa, the front headquarters of the independent division was located here, and the division commander Tang Qiuli raised his head from several telegrams and asked Yang Ketian, chief of staff: "Ketian, are the troops already in place?" Yang Ketian replied precisely, "The division commander, the first and second brigades, are on the left flank of the preset position. The 3rd and 3rd Brigades were on the right flank, the 5th and 6th Brigades were behind the route through which the Japanese were passing, and the 7th Brigade was in front of the route through which the Japanese were passing, all in place. ”

Tang Qiuli continued: "The three tank brigades used for the assault must be well concealed in order to achieve the suddenness of the launch of the campaign, if the Japanese army advances at the current speed, it is estimated that the time for the battle to be launched should be in the early morning of tomorrow, and we still have four hours of preparation time. ”

Less than an hour after Yang Ketian left, at about three o'clock in the morning on June 30, Chen Feng, director of the communications department, hurriedly walked into the cave and shouted from afar: "Division commander, Chutian detachment commander urgent information!" ”

Tang Qiu couldn't help frowning, the big battle is imminent, at this time, Chu Tian sent information, it can't be that the enemy situation has changed, right? He took the telegram and looked at it, and couldn't help but be stunned, the content of the telegram really made him crow's mouth.

In addition, the main force of the Japanese army on the front line of Mogu suddenly accelerated its marching speed and marched overnight, as if there was an attempt to move closer to the Japanese army in Degang, and at the same time, please tell us the next combat mission of our detachment."

"Bang", in the very quiet command headquarters with only the sound of power construction "ticking", it was particularly harsh, everyone looked up and saw that it was the division commander Tang Qiuli who smashed his fist on the shell box, and then, he said hatefully: "What a cunning Ito Yanzaburo." ”

Yang Ketian asked softly, "Division commander, has the enemy situation changed?" Tang Qiuli exhaled lightly a breath in his heart, shook his head with a wry smile, and said to Yang Ketian, "Ketian, Ito has another big problem for us, the Japanese army in the middle of the road stayed in Degang and did not continue to advance, which means that our preset ambush position in Inyuwa has lost its effect." ”

Yang Ketian was taken aback, Degang to Inyuwa, but more than 40 kilometers away, according to the speed of the Japanese army's march, at most two hours can reach Inyuwa, the infantry of the seven brigades has made all the preparations, just waiting for the little devil to send to the door, but the little devil can't stop, the carefully prepared ambush plan, isn't it going to fail?

Yang Ketian asked eagerly, "Commander, what should we do?" But seeing the division commander Tang Qiuli, as if he hadn't heard his words, he frowned, thought hard, and didn't ask again, for a while, there was silence in the cave, and everyone's eyes were on him.

Ito did set up a great obstacle for Tang Qiuli, the preset ambush area was already waiting for the net, and the opponent seemed to have a prescient vision, just stopped outside the pocket, and also took active defensive measures, Tang Qiuli's first reaction was that his battle intentions were detected by Ito?

However, after thinking about it, the chance of such a possibility is very small, and it has only been more than six hours since he changed his combat deployment, and he and the Japanese army are in constant change, and he can only grasp the dynamics of the battlefield at any time thanks to the special operations detachment of Chutian, and Ito does not have this convenient condition.

The most suitable analysis of the situation should be that Ito felt an instinctive uneasiness and worry about the rapid advance of the two parts of the Japanese army, the terrain in northern Burma is very complicated, with mountains and mountains connected with vast forests, and he is worried that he will use it in his troops in an urn to catch turtles in the Libao Grand Canyon.

The sudden halt of the advance of the two Japanese troops and the construction of fortifications on the spot should have been a routine precautionary measure taken by Ito in order to prevent accidents, otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why the main force of the Japanese army marched in a hurry overnight and moved closer to the Japanese army in the direction of Tokugang.

Even if Ito's intentions were analyzed, this battle could not be fought, and the original ambush, because the target did not come, was equivalent to a battle in vain, and the troops preparing for the ambush war suddenly changed their way and wanted to go to Degang, dozens of kilometers away, to attack the Japanese army that had already begun to build fortifications, and changed from an ambush to a strong attack.

However, if you don't eat this part of the Japanese army according to the predetermined battle plan, wait until tomorrow, the main force of the Japanese army will come over, even if you want to fight, you won't have a chance, all kinds of plans and ideas, in Tang Qiuli's mind, one by one formed and overthrown, are not perfect, since he fought with the Japanese army, it has been seven or eight years, and he has never felt exhausted like today.

Even in North China, against Okamura Ningji, who is known as the most talented commander of the Japanese Army, Tang Qiuli has never been like today, there is nothing to do, Ito Yanzaburo is the first senior commander of the Japanese army he encountered, so that he can change the battle plan again, and the first battle of the Northern Burma Campaign, will not and cannot give up, he can't give up.

As time passed, Tang Qiuli raised his head, the light in his eyes flashed, and he said in a steady but unquestionable tone: "Ketian, record the order, all the troops, immediately withdraw from the preset ambush position, go south from Invayu, and rush to Degang in an hour and a half, and half an hour of preparation time, at four o'clock in the morning on June 30, launch an attack on the Japanese army in Degang on time, and the battle deployment remains unchanged." ”

"The command immediately followed the action of the troops, and the combat department immediately sent staff officers to personally deliver my orders to the hands of the brigade commanders, and the brigades should complete the campaign on the way to the march," Yang Ketian and the staff officers in the headquarters were shocked, the division commander was a ruinous decision, however, in this situation, no one would question the division commander's decision, and everyone replied in unison, "Yes, resolutely carry out the order!" ”

In the darkness before dawn, the troops of the seven field infantry brigades and three tank brigades of the corps directly under the independent division took advantage of the vast night to leave the positions that had been painstakingly spent several hours and plunged into Degang like arrows.

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