Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 1,100: The First Battle of Myitkyina (Part 1)

Myitkyina is not only an important town in northern Myanmar, but also the only transportation artery connecting Myanmar to the Imphal and Sathya regions in eastern India. The occupation of Myitkyina by Juichi Terauchi cut off the land connection between the British army in Myanmar and the British army in India.

If the army wants to withdraw to India, this is the only way...

Tang Qiuli was about to enter Myanmar for his first battle. He chose Myitkyina based on the situation around Mandalay. More than 500,000 Japanese troops gathered around Mandalay. He would not be stupid enough to use all his strength to fight there.

Go to war head-on with the Japanese army and use the lives of the Japanese Army soldiers to open a hole for the British.

In choosing Myitkyina, in addition to the above considerations, there was also Tang Qiuli's intention to attack the weak Japanese army and reduce troop casualties. In the eyes of the British, the remnant army left by Juichi Terauchi was an obstacle to their westward retreat to India.

From Tang Qiuli's point of view, the temple's Shou Yi Lai remained in northern Myanmar and had become a de facto lone army.

He was able to escape from Savage Mountain because Tang Qiuli did it intentionally, releasing this exhausted wolf to bite the British and block the British army in Myanmar. Now, the war situation in Myanmar has undergone fundamental changes.

Juichi Templeuchi has lost his usable value, and there is no need to exist. If he stays in northern Myanmar, he is seeking death, and the emperor cannot save him.

Tang Qiuli had to pull this nail out for the British. In fact, the troops participating in the Burmese battle were only the entire direct-affiliated corps, plus part of Tang Qiusheng's corps. The British army was surrounded by the Japanese army in Mandalay for several days.

Heaven, but the Japanese army has not launched an attack for a long time. Obviously, the top Japanese commander Yanzaburo Ito who commanded this battle is a guy who is very proficient in Chinese military art.

The army pressed on the border and surrounded more than 400,000 British Burmese troops. Mandalay was short of supplies and had no reinforcements from outside. The besieged British troops had only two options. One was to fight to the death and live or die with Mandalay; the other was to choose

Surrender, and according to Ito Genzaburo's understanding of the British, insist on fighting to the death. The British do not have the courage, let alone such fighting spirit.

Surrender is very possible, so Ito Yanzaburo besieged Mandalay without attacking, constantly creating fear and panic, and slowly consuming the morale and resistance awareness of the British soldiers. Ito Yanzaburo had a bold, but very

An easy-to-achieve goal, creating a miracle in the history of the Japanese Empire's foreign operations. It captured more than 400,000 enemy soldiers in World War I, while its own casualties were negligible.

He thought so, and did the same. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops dug three blockades around Mandalay. Bunkers and fortifications were densely packed, surrounding Mandalay like an iron barrel. Ito Yanzaburo firmly believed

, in less than two weeks, the British army in Mandalay City will completely collapse due to lack of food. He will wait in Mandalay City to accept the surrender of the British supreme commander.

In the city of Mandalay, because the *** division sent troops to Burma to relieve the siege of Mandalay, the psychology of the British soldiers in the city underwent subtle changes. Francis, the British chief of staff, who received Alexander's telegram, cried with joy.

His exhausted heart finally relaxed. Next, he should do something to give hope to the soldiers waiting to die.

Through the radio in the city, Francis made the following very emotional and inflammatory speech to all the British soldiers, "Soldiers of the British Empire, although we are now surrounded by enemies, God and motherland have not

Abandon us, just today, Commander-in-Chief Alexander, sent good news from Tengchong."

"Our ally, the Chinese General Tang Qiuli's troops, with more than 600,000 troops, entered Myanmar last night and are traveling day and night to Mandalay. We are saved. Soldiers, as soldiers, cannot

It is a pity to die in battle, but it is even more of a shame for an ally to surrender to the enemy after a battle."

"I order all soldiers to cheer up immediately, and with the cooperation of the squadron, completely defeat the Japanese siege of Mandalay, and then successfully evacuate to India. Do you want to go to Ramgarh? Do you want to go to Imphal?

? Do you want mellow Scotch whiskey? Do you want comfortable sunshine and warm beds? Do you want beautiful and enthusiastic Indian girls? Follow our Commander-in-Chief Alexander and go to India! Our compatriots in India are ready to return everything

, just waiting for our arrival!”

It should be admitted that Francis's speech was extremely beautiful. He aroused the soldiers' hope and yearning for a better life. Whenever possible, until he was cornered and in a desperate situation, which soldier would be willing to be a prisoner? Regardless of personality

Not to mention, based on General Francis's beautiful description of India, there are not many British soldiers and officers who are willing to be captured by the Japanese...

Among them are those officers who secretly collaborated and prepared to surrender to the Japanese army. If they had hope, they would not surrender. Although the British troops withdrew from Thailand and southern Myanmar could not break the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army.

The Japanese detachment surrounded them and they had great suspicions. However, the British soldiers and officers who were transferred to the north and fought against the ** Division troops had no doubts about it.

After seeing the report, they were still doubtful and hesitant. These people became anxious and came forward to speak out. They praised the combat effectiveness, weapons and equipment of the soldiers of the ** division as if they were invincible in the world. Back and forth, the hesitant and doubtful British soldiers and officers also

He believed it and waited wholeheartedly for the Chinese soldiers to come to rescue him.

When Yanzaburo Ito was still dreaming about his dreams outside Mandalay, the morale of the British soldiers in Mandalay changed fundamentally. This was what Tang Qiuli hoped to do, giving the British the opportunity to fight.

Confidence and hope, and the determination to compete with the Japanese.

Kill the remnants of Juichi Temple's troops, occupy Myitkyina, open up the passage to India, and let the British see the hope of withdrawing westward from India. The British army will desperately break through. The Japanese will not let the British get their wish, and will definitely block this battle with all their strength.

It doesn't matter if you don't want to fight, if one wants to run away but the other refuses to let go, if two and one collide, even wet firewood will cause sparks to appear.

Therefore, Myitkyina was the key point that triggered a series of reactions. After the troops of the three brigades directly under the corps entered Nankan, Myanmar, they turned around and headed north, heading straight towards Myitkyina. The other seven brigades rushed towards Myitkyina.

In the area east of China, at the same time, Tang Qiuli ordered Tang Qiusheng's regiment to march west from Lawu with eight brigades.

With Yu Guanghan, chief of staff of the corps, as the commander, multiple ambush positions were prepared on both sides of the main road from Mandalay to Myitkyina. Yu Guanghan's mission has two tasks. First, when the corps directly under the corps attacks Myitkyina

At the front line of Endo, the Japanese troops under the command of Juichi Teruchi launched an attack. After the attack began, the Japanese troops under Genzaburo Ito who surrounded Mandalay divided their troops to reinforce Myitkyina.

Yu Guanghan's command adopted a method of blocking attacks step by step to delay the Japanese reinforcements' northward advance. Yu Guanghan controlled this rhythm himself, in order to ensure that the directly affiliated corps completed the campaign mission. In other words, what do you do to Yu Guanghan?

I, Tang Qiuli, will not interfere. Anyway, I will not allow Japanese reinforcements to appear behind the directly affiliated corps that attacked Myitkyina.

The second task is that if the British army can really break through from Mandalay, Yu Guanghan's troops will hide on the spot and do not make any attacks on the pursuing Japanese troops. They will also not lend a helping hand to the pursued British troops. Tang

Qiu Li particularly emphasized this point in his order. He was worried that when Yu Guanghan saw the Japanese, he would not be able to suppress his anger and take action, which would be a great help to the British.

Tang Qiuli estimated that it was unlikely that the Japanese army would send reinforcements north to Myitkyina. After all, Ito Yanzaburo held more than 400,000 British and Burmese soldiers in his hands. His strength was relatively insufficient. Once the troops were divided,

To reinforce Myitkyina, there is a possibility that the British army could break the encirclement. Ito was not a fool and would not take such a risky move.

The British will inevitably break through and open the passage to India, which is just a sweet cake. It is also Alexander's unswerving plan. Therefore, the British troops who break out are most likely to be chased by the Japanese army. When they reach Myitkyina

, how many people can be left? It can be predicted that if the duck has caught the eye, Ito Yanzaburo will be in hot pursuit.

After the remaining British troops retreated into India, Yu Guanghan's troops suddenly broke out on the flank of the Japanese army and intercepted them layer by layer. Tang Qiusheng's regiment and Feng Jiwu's regiment pressed forward across the board and killed some of the Japanese troops. It was entirely possible. In this way,

Later, the Japanese army would retreat along the narrow strip of the Malay Peninsula until they were driven out of the Indochina Peninsula. This was Tang Qiuli's link-by-link strategy for Southeast Asia.

Tang Qiuli issued extremely strict orders to all the troops participating in the Myitkyina Battle. The troops must march covertly and covertly engage the enemy. In order to achieve the suddenness of the Myitkyina Battle, the Chutian Special Operations Detachment operating in the Myitkyina area

, to eliminate unsafe factors in advance for the large force to approach Myitkyina.

The concealment work of the troops directly under the corps was done well. More than 100,000 troops have entered Myanmar for more than a day. From Myitkyina to the Hukang Valley, the Japanese troops of the Shoichi Division in the temple were lined up in a row without any notice.

arrive,

Genzaburo Ito, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force who surrounded Mandalay, had enough patience to cook more than 400,000 British and Burmese troops over a slow fire. After several days of siege, not a single British soldier or officer was left.

Surrendering to himself outside the city, Ito resisted the urge to attack, but received a piece of news that made him feel uneasy.

China, Britain and the United States signed a military alliance agreement in Tengchong, a small town on the border of Yunnan. Ito Yanzaburo was shocked. This was by no means good news for the Japanese Empire. It meant that Britain and the United States in Southeast Asia had joined forces with the Chinese.

, the first thing he thought of was Tang Qiuli's army, which made the imperial army jealous and frightened.

Ito's army has never fought against Tang Qiuli, but it does not mean that he can despise this elite Chinese division that has caused many imperial veterans to suffer defeats and claimed the lives of nearly a million imperial soldiers. Therefore, one

When he learned about the alliance between China, Britain and the United States, his first thought was that the Army Division troops that had been stationed in the border areas of China were very likely to send troops to Burma.

(To be continued)

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