Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 1,106 Flesh and Flesh Flying across Mandalay (2)

Tang Qiuli was completely sure that he would conquer Myitkyina before eleven o'clock at night. As long as the temple's Shouchi changed his original defense deployment, he would lose. With five main field brigades, four tank brigades and five thunder brigades.

It took the rocket artillery battalion, plus the heavy artillery regiments of each brigade, four and a half hours to capture Myitkyina, so he should commit suicide.

At the same time, the 7th Brigade, Xin Beiting's 8th Brigade, and Magao's 9th Brigade, which had pushed into Mengguan, launched a surprise attack on the Japanese troops facing them at the same time as Myitkyina.

Five hours later, when Liu Hongzhang's first brigade was fighting repeatedly with the Japanese troops in northern Myitkyina, the third and fourth brigades arrived in the Hukang Valley and launched a full-line attack on the Japanese troops in the Hukang Valley.

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Just as Tang Qiuli expected, the 3rd and 4th brigades, which launched the attack five hours later, did not affect the progress of the battle because they were out of sync with the Myitkyina battle. Although the Japanese troops stationed here received orders from the temple

Shouyi's order to withdraw to Myitkyina was able to gather the scattered troops and prepare supplies for the long march, which took them several hours.

The Japanese soldiers who had suffered enough at Yeren Mountain shuddered in their hearts when they thought about the hundreds of kilometers of virgin forest and mountain canyons from the Hukang River Valley to Myitkyina. The unbearable experience of Yeren Mountain was a lesson to the Japanese in southern China.

The remaining soldiers of the Expeditionary Forces received a vivid and painful wilderness survival lesson.

Every Japanese soldier should bring as much food, drink, medicine and other items as possible. When the Japanese soldiers fill their backpacks with things and prepare to set off, the 3rd and 4th brigades of the Corps directly under the ** Division are already in Hukang

The river valley line spread out, and each regiment reached the designated position.

Moreover, in accordance with the order of the division commander, the third brigade sent two regiments of troops to set up an ambush at Sujiya, the only place they must pass from the Hukang Valley to return to Myitkyina, which was equivalent to cutting off the Japanese troops in the Hukang Valley from returning to Myitkyina.

The retreat route is in another battlefield, forming a closed-door and dog-fighting trend, and returns to Myitkyina in an impossible...

Liu Hongzhang, commander of the 1st Brigade, finally realized his idea of ​​serving braised pork to the Japanese army. The 1st and 2nd Regiments, after briefly blocking the counterattacking Japanese army, immediately retreated and commanded the counterattacking 19th Division.

The regiment commander, Lieutenant General Koizumi, was overjoyed. The temple commander had made the right judgment. The ** division troops attacking Myitkyina did not have many troops.

This is the best opportunity to regain the northern defense line. More than 20,000 Japanese soldiers are chasing them down. Liu Hongzhang is watching every move of the Japanese army through the telescope, his palms are sweating nervously, and his mouth is mumbling:

"Hurry, get away quickly, don't let the shells fall on your own heads," Liu Hongzhang yelled "Fire!" more than ten minutes later.

The formation of the Japanese army, which was pursuing vigorously, suddenly ignited a sea of ​​fire. Then, the dark red flames, twisting and tumbling, carrying thick smoke, rushed into the evening sky of Myitkyina, covering all directions, and thunder.

The rocket launchers once again unleashed their power, creating a death net of flames and steel on the path of the Japanese pursuit.

The ground was shaking, and only fifteen minutes of rapid artillery fire left the Japanese army alone and helpless. The soldiers lying on the bare ground felt as if they had lived a lifetime. When the shelling stopped and the smoke cleared, there were thousands of Japanese soldiers.

Disappeared from this world, not even a shadow of existence could be seen. When the rocket shell exploded, the terrifying high temperature generated burned it into a pile of flying ash.

Japanese soldiers lying on the ground, with their arms and legs blown off, their eyes burned out, rolling and wailing, were everywhere. They looked like a miserable image of hell on earth. The surviving Japanese soldiers got up, not knowing what to do.

When retreating or continuing to attack, rows of steel fortresses appeared in front of them, with black muzzles pointing indifferently forward.

The commander of the Koizumi Division got up in disgrace. The hellish scene in front of him made him shudder. He realized that he was very wrong. The Chinese troops were retreating, and they were clearly luring the imperial army into their shelling.

The range, but what kind of artillery is this, so powerful? "Convey my order, all troops will withdraw to the city immediately..." Koizumi ordered loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the already twilight land suddenly burst into flames. In an instant, they weaved into a huge fire net and covered the head. Then, the sound of countless guns and cannons filled the space in an instant.

The 1st Tank Brigade and the 3rd and 4th Infantry Regiments began a fierce attack on the Japanese army.

The more than 20,000 troops used by Juichi Terauchi for the counterattack in northern Myitkyina collapsed. Nearly half of the Japanese soldiers never returned to their island country. Liu Hongzhang was an excellent tactician, capable of handling infantry and artillery.

, the tank-tank coordination tactics were carried out so skillfully that in just one round, about a quarter of Touichi Terauchi's defenders were killed. The casualties of the first brigade were less than 500 people, and only four tanks were lost.

This is the result of superior firepower and tactics. The Japanese army hastily retreated into the city like an ebbing tide. Liu Hongzhang muttered unsatisfactoryly, "It's really boring. You just hide when you see something. What kind of bullshit bushido is there? Send a telegram to the division commander, the Japanese army

The first counterattack was repulsed by our troops, leaving nearly 10,000 little Japs dead."

After receiving Liu Hongzhang's telegram, Tang Qiuli, who was in the headquarters of Bhamo in northern Myanmar, laughed and said to Chief of Staff Chang Feng: "Liu Hongzhang is very good at fighting. He uses the rocket launcher battalion to perfection." Chang Feng

Feng nodded and said, seemingly unintentionally, "Thunder rocket launchers are extremely powerful. If they are fired one at a time, they will be destroyed."

Tang Qiuli glanced at Chang Feng thoughtfully, knowing that in his heart, he still couldn't let go of his order to bombard residential areas. However, the general attack on Myitkyina was about to begin, and it was not for him to have an in-depth and long conversation.

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The troops who counterattacked the ** Division returned with a huge defeat, losing more than 8,000 people in just over an hour. If they continue to fight like this, the few troops they have will be almost exhausted, but the northern defense line

If we don't take it back, it will always be a nail wedged into Myitkyina. The troops of the Japanese Army can launch an attack on the urban area at any time. It will be so embarrassing that it almost kills Juichi Templeuchi.

He had no choice but to mobilize some troops from other directions again to form a second counterattack corps. This was already the limit of the Japanese army's strength to defend Myitkyina. It was still commanded by Lieutenant General Koizumi, commander of the 19th Division. The Japanese army had just

Assembling in northern Myitkyina, the starting point for counterattack, at 6:30, fierce artillery fire sounded simultaneously in southern, eastern, and western Myitkyina.

The corps directly under the ** Division, the troops participating in the Battle of Myitkyina, began the general attack on Myitkyina. The heavy artillery regiments of each brigade were pouring artillery shells at the Japanese positions. Under the dusk, the scorching ballistics were flying in the twilight.

The initial blow was a heavy punch that the Japanese army could not react to. Thirty minutes after the bombardment, the troops, under the cover of tanks, pounced on Myitkyina from three different directions.

By nine o'clock in the evening on the 8th, the Japanese division attacked various troops in Myitkyina, broke through the Japanese outer positions, and entered the urban area. The end of the temple was reached. About half an hour later, Mengguan, Xinbeiting, Magao,

Battle reports came from the direction of the Hukang River Valley, "The division pointed out that our unit has completed the campaign objectives. The Japanese troops under attack were wiped out in large strides. Only a few remaining soldiers fled into the virgin forest. Our unit has sent a small group of troops to pursue them."

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Among them, the battle report of the 3rd and 3rd brigade in the Hukang Valley is the most distinctive, "The division commander intercepted the Japanese 113th Division, 95th Division, and 93rd Division in Yusujia who were about to return to Myitkyina.

Each division fought fiercely for four hours, annihilating about 14,000 Japanese troops there, and about 3,000 remaining troops fled into the Imphal area in eastern India. Without orders, our troops did not pursue them.

, leaving only one regiment of troops to monitor on the spot."

The long snake formation formed by Shouyi in the temple from Myitkyina to the Hukang River Valley was torn into several disconnected sections by ten brigades of the regiment directly under the ** division at almost the same time. The battle in the urban area of ​​Myitkyina,

It would end before midnight at the latest. The Japanese army was just struggling to its death and could not change the entire war situation.

Tang Qiuli was not surprised at all when the battle report came. This was expected, but it was only an hour and a half early. Only Alexander's attitude made him confused. It had been more than two hours since the telegram was sent.

, there was no response at all from Alexander. What is this British man planning?

Tang Qiuli thought for a while and said to Chang Feng: "Send a telegram to Alexander again. The passage from Myitkyina to the Hukang Valley in eastern India has been opened at 9:30 tonight. The Japanese army in Myitkyina has been

All were annihilated, and I urge the general to deploy Mandalay's noble army as soon as possible to make all preparations for a breakout."

Alexander was even more confused than Shoichi in the temple who was surrounded in Myitkyina. The difference was that there was a huge opportunity in his chaotic mind. After receiving Tang Qiuli's first telegram, Alexander was almost surprised.

Fainting, he always thought that the main force of the ** division had all pushed towards the outskirts of Mandalay. The message he conveyed to the surrounded British army was that the ** team was rushing to Mandalay.

But Tang Qiuli unexpectedly came to raid Myitkyina. Even if Alexander had two heads, he would never have thought of this. He blurted out, "Tang Qiuli is a villain and a liar! But when you calm down and think about it, he has never been deceived.

You, Tang Qiuli, promised to rescue the British troops surrounded by Mandalay, capture Myitkyina, and open up the evacuation channel to India. This is also an indispensable part of this plan and a battle that must be carried out.

It's just that he has been focusing on the intention of letting the Chinese and Japanese have a bloody battle in Mandalay and the British army will take the opportunity to retreat. The door to India has been opened. Tang Qiuli has already done this. Next,

It's up to the British themselves. Alexander knew clearly in his mind that Tang Qiuli did it impeccably.

But is it easy to break out from the encirclement of hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops? Just when Alexander was hesitant, Tang Qiuli's second telegram came next.

(To be continued)

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