Age of Conquest Reborn

--go-->The wind is blowing. The cold wind blowing from the far north of China passes over mountains and plains, lakes and rivers, cities and villages, shaking the land of southern Guangdong. Thousands of trees in Indochina Peninsula, their treetops are in the wind.

The low chant is like blowing the clarion call for war.

At 3:58 in the morning, Lieutenant General Tang Qiusheng, commander-in-chief of the Yangon Battle of the Yangon Division, northwest of Yangon, in the small town of Yangdong, glanced at Tang Qiuli, who had a calm face, and Tang Qiuli nodded slightly.

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Tang Qiusheng said to Chief of Staff Chang Feng: "Let's start!" Chang Feng immediately ordered: "According to the original plan, the general attack on Yangon begins!" The combat staff responsible for contacting Feng Jiwu Corps and Li Honggang Corps immediately issued the order

Pass it on.

This general attack on Yangon only used the strength of two corps. The corps directly under the division served as the general reserve. After the order for the attack was issued, the atmosphere in the headquarters became relaxed, and there was no more solemnity and harmony before the war began.

A tense atmosphere.

In the dim light before dawn, there were no flying flares, no shouts of charge, radios and walkie-talkies. The ** Division Field Corps, which had been deployed to the company and platoon level, did not need flares to unify the actions of the troops. There were no usual

In preparation for artillery fire, hundreds of thousands of troops suddenly rushed out. There was no scene of continuous artillery fire, but the suddenness of the start of the battle was achieved.

Thousands of tanks roared, and the soldiers' helmets shone with a dark cold light in the dim sky, exuding a chilling atmosphere. Feng Jiwu's regiment deployed twelve brigades due west of Yangon, and Li Honggang's regiment spread out in Yangon.

In Guangzheng North, ten brigades were deployed. Two corps, a total of twenty-two brigades, with more than 350,000 troops, launched an attack at the same time.

The outer trench that Ito had painstakingly dug had fallen into the hands of the ** Division a few days ago. The troops began to attack and entered the edge of the city directly. The First Brigade of Feng Jiwu Corps, as the vanguard of the Corps, was the first

There was a firefight with the Japanese troops guarding the area. A burst of fierce gunfire broke the pre-dawn calm in Yangon.

Major General Liu Jinsheng, the brigade commander, deployed four regiments and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese positions facing them. The Japanese resistance was hasty and chaotic. The tension of more than 20 days exhausted the mental and physical strength of the Japanese soldiers.

That's almost it. Tight nerves cannot withstand long-term tension, so relaxation is inevitable.

There was no warning in advance. The attack was launched very suddenly. Neither the commander-in-chief, General Ito Genzaburo, nor the chief of staff, Major General Kawashima, thought that today would be the day that decided the fate of the Southeast Asia Expedition Force. There was a "ringing bell".

The rapid ringing of the phone awoke Chief of Staff Kawashima, who was on duty at the headquarters, from his dream.

He picked up the phone in a daze and said, "Report to your Excellency, Chief of Staff, I am the defense commander of Yangon North District. Commander of the 13th Division, Oshima Shinhiko, at four o'clock in the morning, the ** Division troops launched an attack on our defense line.

Fierce attack! The battle was extremely fierce. In less than ten minutes, the armored units of the ** Division had already broken through my position in many places."

Kawashima's whole body was agitated, and he felt sleepy. Before he could ask Oshima Shinhiko for details, more than a dozen telephones on the table were ringing frantically. The staff officers on duty were disturbed by the noisy phone calls.

I woke up to the ringing, hurriedly ran in, picked up the phone, and the room immediately became a mess.

All the phone calls reported the news that "the ** Division troops launched a full-scale attack on Yangon from the north and west directions. The fighting was fierce, and the positions of the imperial army were broken through in many places." Originally, Sichuan

Dao is still holding on to a sense of luck. This is just a tentative attack by the ** Division troops!

But these news shattered his fantasy. Kawashima sighed, "It's finally here." He hurried to a red telephone to tell Commander-in-Chief Ito the news. Before he picked up the phone, the phone

"Is it Kawashima-kun? What happened?" came Ito's tired voice.

Kawashima calmed down and said: "Commander-in-Chief, the ** Division troops are launching a full-scale attack on our Yangon." On the other end of the phone, Ito was silent for a long time, and said to himself: "It's still here!" Then, it was

He sighed, and then said: "Kawashima-kun, first order the troops to hold their current positions. The troops in the city must immediately enter the street fighting fortifications. I will rush to the headquarters immediately."

Ito was awakened by bursts of gunfire. At first, he thought he was dreaming. During this period, he often dreamed of these. He opened the window and saw gunshots from the northwest, as dense as a storm hitting the woods.

Hearing the overwhelming sound of artillery, without the usual fire preparation and without any warning, Tang Qiuli started to take action. This Chinese devil, like a poisonous snake hiding in the corner, finally showed its ferocious face.

Ito made this call just to confirm his judgment. He did not drive to the headquarters immediately, but leaned against the window in despair. The dawn breeze was as cold as his bones.

My mood, even if I arrive at the headquarters, how will it change the situation of the battle? At most, it has a symbolic meaning.

More than thirty minutes later, Kawashima called from the headquarters, "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, I believe that you should come immediately to discuss countermeasures." Ito understood what Kawashima meant. The so-called discussion of countermeasures was nothing more than withdrawing to the south.

The plan for the Malay Peninsula was put on the agenda, but he was not willing to hand over Yangon to that China devil.

On the way to the headquarters, Ito had already made a decision to use the barricades that had been in operation for a long time in Yangon City and adopt a step-by-step approach to gradually shrink the troops to the east of the city. He would not withdraw his troops southward until it was absolutely necessary.

Coming to the peninsula, Ito didn't want to be kicked out of Yangon in such an embarrassing manner for Tang Qiuli, whom he hated so much.

In Ito's heart, he is already inclined to fight before leaving. Even if he loses Yangon in the end, he will suffer heavy losses to the Chinese devil. Otherwise, he will have trouble sleeping and eating, suffer torture, and the shadow in his heart will accompany him for the rest of his life.

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After arriving at the headquarters, Ito's first order was to "immediately report the situation to the general staff of the base camp and report the battle situation truthfully." He did not even ask how the frontline troops were doing? Judging from the faces of Kawashima and many staff officers, he had already

After seeing the result, Ito was smart. The attack by the Japanese division troops was sharp and fierce. In less than an hour, the Japanese second line of defense was beaten to pieces. The six divisions at the front were beaten to pieces.

Turn into ashes and disappear into smoke.

Ito's second order was the decision he had just considered in the car. After hearing the order, Chief of Staff Kawashima's face changed drastically and he did not convey his order immediately. Ito looked at Kawashima angrily and asked sternly:

"Baga! What? The troops of the ** Division haven't entered the city center yet, and you don't obey the command?"

Kawashima pulled Ito into a room and said, "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, I do not doubt the correctness of your order, but have you ever thought about what would happen if Tang Qiuli's troops suffered casualties during the street fighting in Yangon?"

What kind of revenge will he take?" Kawashima's words have made it very clear. If Tang Qiuli suffers a loss, can we still make it?

But Ito stared at his bloodshot eyes and said in a fierce tone: "Retaliation? Then he will pay a greater price." Kawashima was speechless for a while, is this the originally wise and wise Commander-in-Chief? Congman

Dele was besieged in Yangon for more than 20 days. A famous general turned into a semi-demented person and could not see the situation in front of him. It was sad!

Kawashima had to give strong medicine to wake up the commander-in-chief who refused to admit defeat. He also said in a cold tone: "The imperial army's tactics of constant resistance can cause certain casualties to the ** division troops. However, you

Have you ever thought about it, since Tang Qiuli was able to besiege Yangon for more than twenty days, would he be eager to capture Yangon City? And let our street fighting fortifications play their maximum role? "

At this point, Ito understood that Yangon was already in Tang Qiuli's pocket. It was just a question of when to take it. But he still didn't understand what Kawashima was going to say. He said impatiently: "Staff Kawashima

Commander, just say what you have to say, no need to beat around the bush, why am I still commanding the troops? I don’t have time to waste on nonsense.”

Kawashima continued: "If Tang Qiuli's troops suffered casualties that exceeded his psychological bottom line during the capture of Yangon, he would not let us withdraw southward from the Malay Peninsula. Tang Qiuli released a

The Corps, with a strength of more than 200,000 men, and complete control of the air, can advance westward from Bangkok and cut off our southward retreat without any effort. Commander-in-Chief, have you ever thought about it?"

Cold sweat suddenly broke out on Ito's forehead. He realized the danger of his order. What Tang Qiuli lacked most was time. Since he could surround Yangon for more than twenty days, he could also use it for longer.

, in the urban area of ​​Yangon, it is not difficult to adopt the cannibalization tactic of slowly advancing and clearing out point by point, slowly killing yourself. The rhythm of the battlefield is completely in his hands. How to fight?

, that China devil has the final say, the imperial army is just a passive defense.

Ito sat down slumped. The little courage and ferocity he had just summoned were completely exhausted by Kawashima's words. This is the reality. If it is a dead end, Ito doesn't mind fighting to the death, but there is obviously

A way out was in front of him, and no matter how determined he was to fight to the death, he would be shaken. Tang Qiuli's battle plan was to prevent Ito from fighting to the death, leaving this defeated general to deal with the Americans.

Ito closed his eyes and sorted out his chaotic thoughts. Kawashima saw that he had convinced his superior that he had enough patience to wait for the commander-in-chief's decision, so he did not disturb him. The room was deathly quiet.

The continuous ringing of the phone outside became increasingly harsh, as if urging Ito to make a decision. --over-->