Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 1,105 Flesh and Blood Flying across Mandalay (1)

Liu Hongzhang's First Brigade was fighting fiercely in the north of Myitkyina. The officers and soldiers of the Sixth Brigade, who were waiting in hiding in the southeast of Myitkyina, listened to the roar of artillery and felt itchy in their hearts. Brigadier Chu

Ziye was like a wounded old wolf, grinning and spinning around on the ground...

After a while, he shouted loudly, "Chief of Staff, are the artillery and tanks in place? The attack order was issued. The first wave of shelling was to level all the Japanese fortifications and bunkers. The first wave

Our Sixth Brigade cannot take credit for the first one to enter Myitkyina. The second one to enter Myitkyina must be given to me! That department delayed things, don’t blame me, Chu Ziye, for turning his back on me!"

After a while, he complained to the Chief of Staff again, "Chief of Staff, you said that our Sixth Brigade is no better than the First Brigade where Liu has a loud voice. Isn't it because the movement is not as big as his? The division commander is really partial, Liu

The loud voice made a quarrel at the meeting, and the main offensive task was taken away. Isn't the level of the first brigade just like this?"

"We have been fighting for more than three hours, and we are still wandering around the suburbs. If our Sixth Brigade goes up, we will probably be digging out the lair of Shouichi in the temple right now!" he said while clicking his tongue, seeming to be dissatisfied with Liu.

Hongzhang was a hundred unconvinced.

The chief of staff smiled and said: "Brigade commander, the first brigade is responsible for attracting the Japanese defenders of Myitkyina to make it easier to attack in other directions. Otherwise, you can send a telegram to the division commander to request an attack. In this direction,

Also launch an attack at the same time?" Chu Ziye shook his head repeatedly and said: "No, I don't want to be punished at this time! The division commander is most taboo about the troops not fighting according to the plan, so we should wait."

Just as the commanders of the four brigades in the other attack directions were anxiously watching for sparks, Liu Hongzhang had already moved the positions of the two heavy artillery regiments forward to the northern suburbs of Myitkyina where the Japanese were guarding. It was a cluster of low-rise residential buildings.

There are mud houses and thatched houses, as well as stone bunkers, dug out fortifications, and anti-tank trenches. Under the noon sun, the helmets and bayonets of the Japanese soldiers in the fortifications reflect the cold light...

In this kind of terrain, tanks cannot operate on it, and it is extremely easy to become a target for Japanese soldiers to blast. If the infantry charges, the casualties will be inestimable. Liu Hongzhang licked his dry lips and said to Chief of Staff Ren Zhaoquan: "Zhao

Complete, command the rocket launcher battalion, within a range of four kilometers wide and eight kilometers deep, covering all directions, leaving no blade of grass behind, heavy artillery groups, bombarding the Japanese troops in depth. I don’t believe it. This hammer goes down, and the old Japanese Juichi Terauchi is still not moving.

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The overwhelming rockets emitted a permeating scream, trailed long tail flames, and whizzed down on the Japanese positions. According to the requirements of the battlefield conditions for rocket launchers, it was originally not suitable to carry out intensive attacks in the charge area that our own side was about to pass.

Fire strikes, but Liu Hongzhang could no longer care about it in order to gain time. The Soviets were still testing cutting-edge weapons like rocket launchers. The troops of the ** Division had already been equipped with organic equipment to each brigade. Today, it is a brigade-affiliated rocket launcher.

Camp, showing off its power for the second time.

The disadvantage of the rocket launcher is that its accuracy is poor. It is somewhat powerless against point targets. It can be used against surface targets and line targets. It is definitely a big killer. Wherever the rocket shell falls, a sea of ​​​​fire rises, thick smoke mixed with dark red flames, and a mushroom cloud.

Generally, a huge explosion soared into the sky of Myitkyina, reverberating in the air.

In the first wave of shelling, the low-rise residential area was reduced to ashes, and reinforced concrete fragments were flying all over the sky. The Japanese trenches, bunkers, bunkers, and anti-tank trenches were instantly reduced to flat ground, dense as a

Locust rockets flew across the sky overhead without hesitation, blasting the Japanese position into a boiling furnace of molten iron.

There was no safe corner. The Japanese soldiers had no way to retreat. The heavy artillery group of the Japanese Army was blocking the retreat. There was no way to hide. Rockets and shells plowed through every inch of the land. In thirty minutes, Liu Hongzhang planned to do so.

In the attack area, tens of thousands of rounds were dropped. These were not ordinary artillery shells, but rocket shells that were more powerful than a 155 howitzer.

The area eight kilometers long and four kilometers wide became an extremely clean pure land. All the Japanese soldiers who were stationed in the defense system built on the basis of civilian houses survived. Their minced meat was turned into fly ash and mixed into northern Myanmar.

In the red earth, no one can know the effect of this intensive bombardment, and the first brigade has no way to calculate the results.

After the rocket artillery battalion's bombardment stopped, Liu Hongzhang looked at the bombardment area that was still in flames and grinned, "Damn, the big guys the division commander gave us are really scary. Let alone the little devils, even if we want to pass, it will be difficult."

Son, order the first tank unit to cover the third and fourth regiments, attack the two flanks, expand the breach, and give me a hard hit. The heavy artillery group stops shelling, and the first and second regiments prepare for counterattack."

Terauchi Shouichi finally couldn't sit still. His northern Myitkyina defense system had already filled more than 8,000 people, accounting for one-fifth of the Myitkyina defense force. He did not expect that the suburban defense line that gave him high hopes was still missing.

After blocking the attack of the ** Division, what surprised him even more was that the commander of the ** Division's attack force actually ordered shelling of residential areas.

This is also the insidious part of the temple's Shouichi. When he built the second defense system in northern Myitkyina in a residential area, he also had the vicious intention of using the residents of Myitkyina as human shields. Based on his understanding of the Chinese people,

, it is impossible to attack ordinary residents. Of course, for the Japanese Empire, there is no problem at all. Everything is a target that can be attacked and destroyed, including local residents.

In this way, not only can the ** Division troops be stopped in the north, but the fortifications can also be used to inflict heavy damage to the ** Division troops. At least it can support Ito Yanzaburo's troops to go north for rescue. The commander of the China Army, really

There was a bombardment, and the one and a half regiments and more than 5,000 troops he had placed there, as well as thousands of houses, bunkers and fortifications, as well as his own intentions, were all reduced to ashes in this steel storm.

In the northern part of Myitkyina, the gate was opened, and Shouichi in the temple gave a painful order, leaving the 19th Division as the general reserve, and the other three non-war directions in Myitkyina, allocating half of their troops to form a counterattack force, at any cost.

We must also retake the second line of defense in the north and drive the Chinese troops to the outskirts of the city.

Piecing together, demolishing the east wall and repairing the west wall, the Japanese army in Myitkyina assembled a counterattack force of more than 20,000 people. Under the command of Lieutenant General Koizumi, commander of the 19th Division, they aggressively moved towards the 1st Brigade

I rushed towards him. At this time, it was already around 4:00 pm on June 8th.

Liu Hongzhang saw the black Japanese troops in the telescope, and shouted excitedly, "Zhaoquan, send a report to the division commander immediately. There is a movement in the temple. There are about 10,000 Japanese soldiers, and they are pressing towards the breach.

"While he was talking, a burst of artillery shells flew in, and the mud stirred up splashed all over Liu Hongzhang.

He patted the dust on his body and cursed angrily, "*** the little devil still has artillery? The fight was so lively just now and he didn't even show his head. Now he's showing off his power and ordered the heavy artillery group to knock out the little devil's artillery.

Come on, if you let the little devil shoot another artillery shell at the brigade command post, I will replace the two heavy artillery regiment commanders!"

From the direction of the artillery position of the first brigade, there was a loud thunder-like sound. A group of heavy black artillery shells flew through the sky, passing over the heads of the Japanese infantry. Under the horrified gaze of the Japanese soldiers, the shells fell behind

On the Japanese artillery position, Juichi Templeuchi

The artillery regiment that was cobbled together by crying father and mother was not willing to take it out until the counterattack. In just ten minutes, it was shrouded in smoke. Dozens of Type 92 infantry cannons, together with the artillery, turned into nothing.

For parts everywhere and rain of blood all over the sky.

Division Commander Tang Qiuli called, "Retreat to the first line of defense of the original Japanese army, pin it down, and attract the Japanese army to fight for it repeatedly. The time for the general attack on Myitkyina is set to be exactly 6:30 this evening." In other words, the first

The brigade had to stand at the breach for two and a half hours and withstand the crazy counterattack of the Japanese army that exceeded its own strength. This task was not easy.

Liu Hongzhang rolled up his sleeves and said: "Okay, we can finally let go and fight hard. I ordered the 1st and 2nd Regiments to retreat immediately after blocking the attack for a while. The 3rd and 4th Regiments were to build up a defensive line at the original Japanese defense line."

position, tell Commander Shen of the tank brigade to put the tanks on the front line

The heavy artillery group continued to suppress the Japanese follow-up troops. After ordering the rocket launcher battalion, the first regiment and the second regiment to withdraw, they blasted me a sea of ​​​​fire on the Japanese attack route. This is a big fat piece of meat.

, I want a braised little devil."

Liu Hongzhang bullied the Japanese army because they had no artillery, but with more than 600 tanks, he was able to knock out the little Japanese's front teeth. Facing the superior strength of the Japanese army, he was not afraid, but felt extremely excited.

I don’t know why, when most of the troops in the temple were transferred to the northern part of Myitkyina, I felt guilty and frightened. Although the attacking ** division troops had fierce firepower, their strength would never exceed 20,000. Tang Qiu

Could it be that Li used a small number of troops to storm Myitkyina to contain himself while his main force headed south to Mandalay to break the siege of the British army?

There are other troops hidden around Myitkyina. The northern attack is to attract my attention. Various speculations have made Temple Shouyi confused, restless, and the feeling of emptiness in his heart must not be groundless.

Send a telegram to Ito Genzaburo.

"Commander Ito, the ** Division troops are violently attacking Myitkyina. Our troops are engaged in battle across the board. The battle is fierce. I hope you will end the Battle of Mandalay as soon as possible and go north to decrypt the siege of Myitkyina. Otherwise, our troops will surely fall into a dangerous situation.

During the battle, Tang Qiuli’s move had two purposes. One was to hold back our Myitkyina Imperial Army, and the other was to send its main force to march south to Mandalay to rescue the besieged British army. The next one is more likely, Ito-kun.

, please consider my suggestions carefully."

At the same time, Tang Qiuli also said to Chief of Staff Chang Feng: "Send a telegram to Alexander. The line from Myitkyina to Hukang Valley should be opened before 11 o'clock tonight. Please order your troops in Mandalay to

We can break out in the direction of Myitkyina, we must do it tonight, this is the only chance!"

(To be continued)

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