Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 1,209 Mogok, the battlefield of purgatory (Part 2)

Ito knew that Lieutenant General Nomura was telling the truth. In late September, in the airspace of the South China Sea, in order to ambush and intercept Tang Qiuli's special plane flying to Manila, he suffered two devastating attacks by the Japanese Air Force in one day.

In the attack, the dispatched military air force was not only damaged, but also lost its combat effectiveness.

But to deal with aircraft in the sky, besides aircraft, is there any better weapon? The dispatched army’s anti-aircraft firepower is very weak. Although he has issued an order to organize anti-aircraft shooting, almost all the light and heavy machine guns of the front-line troops are aimed at them.

He sprayed bullets into the sky, but as a result, not only did he have no effect, but he was brutally shot by fighter jets from the Japanese Air Force.

To be fair, the Le Yiqin fleet was not very lethal to the Japanese troops at the Libao Grand Canyon defense line, which had a natural hiding place. A whole day of bombing only achieved one-fifth of the killing effect of the field positions, which is what happened in Mandeb.

Although the Japanese troops were scattered and concealed, they did not achieve the expected results. This made Le Yiqin feel extremely uncomfortable.

Although the division commander told him that the intensive bombing of your Southern Flying Group has only two purposes, one is to prevent Ito from gathering troops to attack Feng Jiwu Corps and Ma Chaoyang Corps eastward, and the other is to cause our main force on the Mengmi front line to be about to attack

The Japanese army's position in Libao Grand Canyon was falsely launched, but the actual number of Japanese troops killed and wounded was second to none.

Even so, Coke Yiqin is by no means a master of establishing a business without taking advantage of it. This time, the aviation team plays the leading role and does not do a job to show off to the army. He is sorry for his pilots, and those who don't want money,

The bombs were thrown, but the Japanese troops were hiding in natural caves or hidden units, so the bombs were useless.

Just in time, Ito ordered the Japanese army to organize anti-air shooting and found a new target for Le Yiqin. He immediately issued an order, "Attention all fighter groups, immediately stop free hunting, double-click to cooperate, and specialize in attacking the anti-air shooting firepower group of the Japs.

Remember, if you kill one on sight, it’s best to take out the little Japanese’s light and heavy machine guns as well.”

October 15th was a disastrous day for the Japanese troops on the line from Ribo to Mandalay. It was not because of the number of casualties, but because of the huge strength displayed by the 1st Division aviation force, which made everyone from Ito and below

All the Japanese officers and soldiers had an instinctive sense of fear. Have they ever seen the Chinese planes that covered the sky and unscrupulously dropped bombs on the heads of the imperial soldiers?

I have never seen it before, but I have seen it today. From the defense line of Libao Grand Canyon to the important town of Mandalay in central Myanmar, there are billowing smoke and burning fires everywhere along the front line of more than 300 kilometers. On the ground, almost all roads

The buildings and bridges were all blown into pieces of dead snakes, and the buildings on the ground were turned into ruins.

As long as there is an Imperial Army soldier or a vehicle on the ground, it will attract fierce strafing from several Japanese Army aircraft. On this day, the Japanese army's ground activities were restricted across the board, and more than a thousand groups were destroyed.

After firing in the air, Ito understood the reality. Shooting in the air with light and heavy machine guns on the ground was tantamount to sending piles of living targets to the fighter jets of the air force division.

Ito, who understood, issued the order without delay, "All troops, immediately take cover, stop all activities, and preserve strength as the first priority." Such an order was the first time for the Imperial Japanese Army.

Only the empire's fighter jets were dropping bombs and shooting unscrupulously in the sky above the enemy's heads. How could they be forced to dare not move by the enemy's aircraft?

In fact, after Ito issued this order, he clearly realized that his plan to defend from the north and attack from the east was completely bankrupt. Even if Tang Qiuli's troops did not attack the Libao Grand Canyon defense line, his troops would continue to move towards

On the line of the Salween River, if we attack the Army Corps troops coming from the east, isn't that sending hundreds of thousands of moving targets to the Army Air Force planes in the sky?

After the indiscriminate bombing all the way, what fighting capacity does his troops still have to fight against the two regiments of ** divisions? Putting down the phone, Ito felt his throat was sweet, and he forced himself to swallow a mouthful of blood that almost spurted out.

His vision turned black, and he was holding on tight to prevent himself from falling. Now, Ito had to judge whether Tang Qiuli would really launch an attack on the Libao Grand Canyon defense line?

The bombing lasted all day. Amidst the "rumbling" explosions, Ito did not leave the hiding place for a whole day. He almost exhausted his efforts. He was thinking hard, would Tang Qiuli take action? On that day, how intense would the attack be?

How big? After analysis, Ito found that the initiative on these three issues was not in his own hands. In other words, everything depended on Tang Qiuli. The imperial army could only wait passively, waiting for the fierce and fierce attack of this Chinese devil.

hit.

Powerless, Ito felt a deep sense of powerlessness. In the evening, the bombing of the 1st Division aviation gradually stopped. Under the cover of night, in the bunker and the hidden department, which were like bumping boats in the rough waves, anti-gunners

The Japanese soldiers in the cave finally breathed a sigh of relief and came out one after another to breathe in the air filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke. The damn China plane could no longer show off its majesty.

However, the Japanese soldiers thought wrong again and did not agree with large-scale and indiscriminate bombing during the day. Le Yiqin specially organized a night air raid fighter group. Two fighters and one bomber were in a group. If they saw a little light, they would be able to attack the enemy.

Throwing bombs vigorously, what was delivered to the Japanese dinner table were heavy aerial bombs roaring one after another, and large-caliber machine gun bullets one after another.

Under the night, the land in central Myanmar was full of explosions and fires, and the "rumbling" explosions echoed in the night. The Japanese soldiers who were screamed by the bombing had to hurriedly grab a ball of half-cooked rice, and then,

They crawled into hiding places, bunkers, and caves like shit, and while helplessly eating rice dumplings, they viciously cursed the China plane that had brought them misfortune.

Tang Qiuli looked at the flashes of fire in the night and listened to the incessant explosions. He smiled and said to Chief of Staff Chang Feng, "Le Yiqin is addicted to playing. He won't let Ito stop even at night. If this continues

, Director Zhang of the Logistics Department needs to be scolded. This bastard Le Yiqin consumes tens of thousands of aerial bombs from me in one day. If this continues, the *** division will be defeated by him. Give Le Yiqin a call.

Just accept it when you see it!"

Chang Feng replied: "Division Commander, before dark, Commander Le called the division commander. The Southern Flying Group is taking advantage of actual combat opportunities to train new pilots in their night flying capabilities. He said hello first, and there is a good reason.

, wouldn’t it be a disservice to others if you call me right now?”

Tang Qiuli shook his head with a smile and said nothing more. In this battle, he can be said to have taken the initiative. When and how to fight is not up to Ito. As long as he controls the heat, he can achieve the purpose of the battle. If, at this time, Ito

Knowing the danger he was facing and retreating towards the Malay Peninsula as he hoped, Tang Qiuli would never put Ito's Japanese troops to death.

I hope that Ito can cooperate a little, and I will save some energy. It is estimated that even if Ito wants to retreat, the Japanese base camp will not agree. Le Yiqin's aviation force has already crushed Ito's plan to avoid the truth and attack the fictitious, and to face the Feng and Ma Corps.

If he insists on fighting, the battlefield can only be on the line from Mogok to Mengmi.

And Mogok is a piece of poisonous cake that he left to Ito. Mogok will become the trigger for the Japanese army to retreat. Should the pressure be increased? Forcing Ito to eat this cake, Tang Qiuli thought about it,

Shouting: "Yang Ketian!" Yang Ketian didn't come, and Liu Xinlan quickly appeared in front of Tang Qiuli.

Tang Qiuli remembered that Liu Xinlan was the person in the staff office who was responsible for conveying his orders and sending important telegrams. He didn't know what Yang Ketian meant by such an arrangement. He glanced at Liu Xinlan, whose face was calm.

It was completely like a subordinate in front of a superior, "Record, Feng Jiwu Corps and Ma Chaoyang Corps of the Eastern Front Group accelerated their advance, quickly cleared out the enemy in front of them, and set up an encirclement from two directions: Indo and Mengong."

The situation in Mandalay.”

After Liu Xinlan recited the order crisply, she saluted, turned and left. Looking at her graceful figure, Tang Qiuli felt in a daze again. He had a feeling that he did not exclude Liu Xinlan from being around, and her figure

His impressions of Xiaoling gradually overlapped. Sometimes, he couldn't even tell which one was Xiaoling and which one was Liu Xinlan. This feeling made him distressed and blamed himself.

Mandalay, the underground command post of the Japanese Southeast Asia Expedition Force Headquarters, Ito was still sitting on the chair blankly. He didn't even take a bite of the carefully cooked, pure Japanese-style dinner brought by the guards. He really didn't.

Appetite, he could vaguely feel the tremor caused by the explosion, which made him even more upset. It seemed that Tang Qiuli was determined to attack the defense line of Libao Grand Canyon.

Even after reading the report on casualties and losses from today's bombing sent by the combat department, Ito did not feel happy. Judging from the report, the losses of his troops were not significant, compared with the intensity of the bombing by the ** division's aircraft.

In comparison, it was already the best result, but it was because of this sudden large-scale air raid that it disrupted its planned deployment.

The ** division troops coming from the eastern part of Indochina Peninsula continued to advance unstoppably towards Mandalay. The two divisions of the imperial army suffered almost all casualties. He knew better that this was God's help. It rained for several weeks.

The heavy rain blocked the advancement of the ** Division troops coming from the east. Otherwise, even the troops of the two divisions would not have time to deploy to the eastern front.

Ito comprehensively analyzed the current situation and had already begun to intend to retreat. The ** division troops attacking his flanks and Mandalay have shown their sharp teeth. If they do not retreat, the Southeast Asian Expeditionary Force will be in danger of being encircled in central Myanmar.

However, can the base camp allow itself to retreat?

Tang Qiuli's actions forced Ito to the point where he had to engage in a decisive battle, but this required money, fighting and retreating, which made Ito fall into extreme entanglement and distress.

(To be continued)