Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 1143: Helpless Confrontation (Part 1)

At dawn the next day, the sun had just revealed a brilliant glow in the east. After fierce fighting on the battlefield almost all night, there were still sporadic gunfire sounds. Several senior Japanese commanders in the valley put Nakazawa under house arrest and commanded the troops.

Wave after wave broke out of the canyon, and they all knew very well that after the surrounded *** division troops broke through, the fate waiting for them was destruction.

Whether it was a desperate struggle or a desperate move, the Japanese did not want to wait to die in the canyon. They tried again and again. The Japanese soldiers died, and even their commanders became numb. The directly affiliated corps, with the strength of two infantry brigades, assigned

Four heavy artillery regiments blocked the exit of the canyon. On the front-line forward position, they fired more than 200 light and heavy machine guns.

The exit of the canyon was only a small area. The Japanese army could only deploy two squadrons in one charge. As soon as they emerged from the entrance of the canyon, they were faced with a hail of bullets. The light and heavy machine guns of the 1st and 6th brigades were like strong winds, beating rocks.

The bullets fell straight down, causing sand and rocks to fly on the ground. The Japanese soldiers who tried to break out were torn into pieces by the dense rain of bullets.

The broken corpses of Japanese soldiers were piled up at the exit of the canyon. A few senior officers who had deprived Nakazawa of his command had toiled for most of the night. More than 20,000 soldiers were in the canyon, and more than half of them had gone in. The tanks of a tank brigade,

Almost the entire army was wiped out and became a pile of burning scrap metal under the artillery shells of the ** Division.

That night, in the words of the soldiers, was called "closing the door and beating the dogs." Especially the first brigade, under the command of acting brigade commander Ren Zhaoquan, beat the Japanese soldiers to the point where they were knocked off their feet and let out a sigh of relief. During the fierce battle, Ren Zhaoquan did not forget it.

The tip was given to former brigade commander Liu Hongzhang, who had been demoted to the rank of staff officer, and the call was made directly to the division headquarters.

"Brigade commander, the first battalion and the other two companies have already broken out. There are not many casualties. There are more than 300 people in total. Our brigade is also blocking the little devils and beating them up. Didn't you see it?

, the fighting was really enjoyable, the little devils rushed out row by row, and our light and heavy machine guns opened fire at the same time, oh, that was a blast!"

Liu Hongzhang's blood boiled when he heard this. He slammed the shell box and shouted into the microphone: "Okay! Zhaoquan, be careful. Don't let up. Don't let the little devils take advantage of the loophole. Our brigade will make a turnaround this time."

It’s up to you!”

Liu Hongzhang's voice was also a little too loud, attracting the attention of everyone in the division headquarters. Without realizing it, he made a "tsk tsk" sound in his mouth and his face was flushed. When he put down the phone, he was still shaking his head.

Intoxicated with himself, he looked up and saw the eyes of his teacher Tang Qiuli, looking at him coldly.

Liu Hongzhang shrank his neck and said sarcastically: "Sir, I'm going to the confidential office to see if there are any new telegrams." After saying that, he was about to slip out, but Tang Qiuli stopped him, "Come back and send the message to

You have a new mission," Liu Hongzhang was refreshed.

, raised his chest and raised his head, "In order to ensure the smooth progress of the Northern Burma Campaign, the division has newly established the Northern Burma Battlefield Joint Service Command. You will serve as the chief of staff and be Zhou Yushan's deputy. Report to Myitkyina immediately," Tang Qiuli

He said calmly.

Liu Hongzhang almost burst into tears. He couldn't even serve as the division commander's staff, so he asked a dignified major general and brigade commander to take care of logistics? As far as he knew, Zhou Yushan, the director of the logistics department of the ** division and commander of the transportation force, was the only one.

Colonel, he is a major general and serves as the chief of staff to a colonel. What the hell is that!

Tang Qiuli finished writing the letter of appointment and handed it to him with a straight face regardless of the expression of the crying Liu Hongzhang. Then he went to do other things. Liu Hongzhang stayed for a while and saw that the teacher had no intention of changing his mind.

, had no choice but to pick up the letter of appointment and left dejectedly.

Chief of Staff Yang Ketian looked at Liu Hongzhang's back and said to Tang Qiuli: "Commander, is this appropriate? Brigadier Liu is a fierce general. Let him take care of logistics. Director Zhou is so slow and meticulous in his work."

With his temper deep in his bones, Brigadier Liu will go crazy in less than three days, and when the time comes, he will have to come and beg you!"

Tang Qiuli looked at the telegram sent by Le Yiqin and said without raising his head: "Ketian, I just want Zhou Yushan's character to have a greater influence on him. Liu Hongzhang is more impatient. This time, De

The accident that happened at the post should be a lesson to him. It will be good for him to grind hard. By the way, give Zhou Yushan a call and tell him that it is my order. He must be strict with Liu Hongzhang."

Le Yiqin's telegram was to inform the division that the two bomber regiments of the Second Aviation Group's Southern Flying Group and the three escorting fighter regiments were on standby at the takeoff line and ready to take off at any time. Tang Qiuli asked Yang Ketian, "Ketian

Oh my God, what time is it?" "Sir, it's five-twenty in the morning," Tang Qiuli thought for a while and said to himself, "it's still not too late."

He said to Yang Ketian: "Ketian, order Le Yiqin to have all the bombers carry Buddha's Light napalm bombs. After bombing the Degang Gorge, they rushed to Wubin and launched an air attack on the Japanese army. Ask him to increase the escort fighter jets to five

Regiment, if the prediction is correct, there will be a fierce battle over Wubin today."

At six o'clock in the morning, bursts of roaring sounds were heard in the quiet sky. After a while, small black spots visible to the naked eye suddenly expanded in the field of vision. More than a hundred bombers appeared in the sky above Degang, above the bomber group.

, are more than 300 fighter jets, with the five-clawed golden dragon and the Great Wall logo on the wings shining brightly in the morning sun.

Le Yiqin looked at the ground from the cockpit and turned on the communication switch: "Report to the division commander that the bomber formation and escort fighter formation of the Southern Aviation Group have arrived in the sky above Degang. Please request instructions. Do you want to start bombing immediately?"

Tang Qiuli's stern voice came, "Yiqin, carry out devastating bombing against the remaining Japanese troops in the Degang Canyon. Remember, use all Buddha's Light, don't waste ordinary aerial bombs, let's get started!"

Le Yiqin grinned, "Sir, you hate the little Japs to the core. You are deliberately not leaving any alive. Your attack is Buddha's Light Napalm. This thing can even burn through steel plates." At Le Yiqin's level,

, the war situation in the northern Du Burma area is very familiar. The Confidential Section of the Communications Department of the ** Division will send regular war situation reports.

Le Yiqin ordered: "Each echelon passed through the bombing area in turn, dropped two bombs, and then immediately rushed to Wubin airspace, escorted the aircraft group, escorted in batches, and started taking action!" The ** Division Aviation Bomber Formation, from the morning glow in the sky

In the sky, one team after another rushed down. There was no deafening explosion, only the flames soaring into the sky, wrapped in billowing black smoke, soaring up into the blue sky.

No one could assess the effect of this bombing. The raging fire burned for a whole day and night before gradually extinguishing. According to what local residents of Degang later said, "The fire was so fierce that it burned people's faces even from several miles away."

," In this little-known hidden canyon, everything was reduced to ashes, and the rocks were burned to brown. Within two years, no grass grew, and no trace of Japanese soldiers or tanks could be seen anymore. They all turned into ashes.

A wisp of smoke over northern Myanmar.

Just as Le Yiqin's fleet was carrying out devastating bombings on the Degang Gorge, Tang Qiusheng, commanding the troops on the Wubin front line, had just repelled a fierce Japanese attack.

Ito was hit head-on by Tang Qiusheng and was beaten back to the Baldwin Mining Area. He was unable to contact Degang's troops, so he realized that the situation was not good. It was no longer just tens of thousands of Japanese troops blocking the way.

The soldiers who were used to die were instead Tang Qiuli's new troops. His opponents had changed. It took almost a night for Ito to reorganize his troops and adjust his deployment.

At daybreak, the chaotic troops finally sorted themselves out, making the Commander-in-Chief feel exhausted. Compared to the nearly 400,000 troops, the damage suffered yesterday was not great, but it was fatal.

Yes, the new troops of the ** Division disrupted the order. Fortunately, the opponent did not take advantage of the situation and continue to attack, giving him some room to breathe.

The increased troops, a large number of tanks, and the strength of the opponent have already given Ito a headache. Since the beginning of May, the Southeast Asian dispatched troops have landed in Indochina in Yangon and Bangkok. They first fought with the British and then with the troops of the Chinese Tang Qiuli.

, for more than two months, there was no rest and recuperation at all. The troops continued to fight and the number of troops was greatly reduced.

Although it took no effort to defeat the British, after successive battles, the dispatched troops had suffered more than 40,000 casualties. Adding in Benmao and Degang, the number of casualties was more than 100,000, and the strength of the troops was reduced by one-third.

Their mental and physical strength has reached the limit, and with the lengthening of the logistics supply line, the supply base is located in Yangon, which can no longer keep up with the combat consumption of the troops.

Coupled with the mountain roads in Myanmar that can barely be called highways, logistical supplies are even more difficult. The grim reality is placed in front of Ito Yanzaburo. He is very clear about the current situation of the army. With the remaining power of a complete victory over the British,

Rushing to northern Burma in one go, they can only hold on until they defeat Tang Qiuli and control the northern Burma area.

Therefore, Ito never wanted this battle to drag on for a long time, and he couldn't afford it. The difficult logistical supplies, continuous fighting, and exhausted soldiers would not be easy to win if they could not win in one go and retreat to southern Myanmar. If they wanted to make a comeback, it would be easier said than done.

, gave the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli enough time, Ito himself knew that if he wanted to successfully attack northern Myanmar again, it would be more difficult than climbing to the sky.

Moreover, Ito was always wary of the Japanese division troops in the eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula. Once they joined the battlefield in northern Myanmar, his advantage would be gone. By then, whether they could successfully withdraw southward would be a question.

The problem was that thanks to the blessings of Amaterasu and the Emperor, a major flood occurred in the eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula that had not been seen in ten years. God blocked the arrival of Tang Qiuli's troops.

For Ito, the time to win the Battle of Northern Myanmar is determined by the time when the eastern troops of the ** Division join the battlefield. Ito must fight on. For him, this is the only chance and the last chance.

After the first attack on the morning of July 5 was repulsed, Ito immediately brought out three cutting-edge troops from three divisions and launched a second attack on the Uhama defense line without blinking an eye.

(To be continued)

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