Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 1348: The Battle of Hainan Island (Part 2)

--go-->Ito is still hesitating and entangled. He wants to leave easily. Tang Qiuli has made it clear that he does not want to kill everyone. The big hole in Bago in the east of Yangon is just for him. But the consequences of abandoning Yangon

, but it made him have to think deeply about whether to retreat without fighting or to leave without an enemy. How can he maintain his position amidst the shouting and killing in the base camp? There is a lot of knowledge in this. Green No Bullet Novel [][

Seeing the Commander-in-Chief’s hesitation, struggle, and ever-changing expression, Kawashima’s confidence in himself was shaken. He thought that he had mastered everything about this Imperial Army General. Now, he found that he was wrong, very wrong.

Very serious.

Ito opened his eyes, looked at Kawashima, and said calmly: "Kawashima-kun, convey my order immediately. The imperial army began to shrink the defense line, gradually withdrawing from the west and north of Yangon to the east. However, each unit must be in

This order can only be carried out if we fight every step of the way, otherwise, I will severely punish the commander of the unit as a deserter, go ahead!"

Kawashima's eyes darkened, and he felt a bitter taste in his heart. He underestimated General Ito's confidence and determination. He was not the supreme commander, and even though he had thousands of ideas, he couldn't realize them. He agreed with a desolate expression and was about to go out.

, Ito said to him again: "Kawashima-kun, I will look up to you

The situation of the light was once again reported to the general staff of the base camp. Our army fought desperately. However, facing an enemy force ten times larger than ours and a firepower gap of dozens of times, the imperial army had to gradually shrink its position after paying heavy casualties.

, if necessary, we plan to evacuate Yangon to preserve our strength."

Kawashima's eyes lit up, and he seemed to get a lot of meaning from Ito's words. He couldn't help but secretly admired, "What a cunning old fox. He is much smarter than the method of directly retreating southward that he suggested. It is better for the base camp and the dispatched troops."

We have to give an explanation to the officers, so as not to be accused of retreating without a fight."

"Based on the actual situation on the battlefield, making battle arrangements is within the scope of the commander-in-chief of the dispatched army. It is not that he does not want to fight to the death, but that he will not fall into a situation where everyone is broken." Compared with the general, his own methods are

He was still very young, Kawashima wanted to understand this, and the original depressed mood was completely gone.

As if to cooperate with Ito's arrangement, a staff officer carefully knocked on the door and came in. "Report to the Commander-in-Chief, after receiving a report from the frontline troops, the division troops attacked fiercely, and the northern and western defense lines were lost one by one, and the imperial army had to retreat step by step.

Withdrew, relying on barricades and fighting step by step, resulting in heavy casualties. The front line has gradually advanced towards the center of the city."

When he said the last few words, the staff officer's heart was in his throat. It seemed that since the early morning, the reports he had received were not good news. He was afraid that the Commander-in-Chief would be furious and take his anger out on himself.

Unexpectedly, Ito said calmly: "I understand, leave!" After the young staff officer went out, he wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Such a result was not surprising to Ito at all. After preparing for such a long time, he brought nearly a million people with superior weapons, equipment and firepower several times his own, and launched another attack with all his strength against the Chinese demon Tang Qiuli.

If he couldn't play at this level, Ito would really doubt himself and look down on this mortal enemy of the Japanese Empire.

"However, the division's advance is not as fast as expected. I have carefully designed and prepared the barricades for several months. Imperial soldiers who are full of the traditional spirit of Bushido are not so easy to chew. Without paying a certain price,

If Yangon cannot be taken, of course, the prerequisite for this price is to prevent Tang Qiuli from feeling physical pain. The timing of evacuation is crucial," Ito thought with a sneer.

The front-line commanders and soldiers of the Japanese army did not know the plans and tricks of their commander-in-chief and chief of staff. After receiving the order to fight step by step, they used the existing fortifications to fight effectively without the threat of artillery fire.

Zhang Fa and some lower-level commanders of the Japanese army had their ferocity unleashed, and even fought to the death, causing great trouble to the attacking divisions.

The battle had been going on for more than three hours since the first shot of the first brigade of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps. The brigade commander Liu Jinsheng began to curse. The advancing speed of each regiment was too slow, just like a turtle crawling. If this was in the wild, it would

With the equipment and training level of the First Brigade, under the cover of tanks, it can cover 60 to 70 kilometers in three hours.

On a not too hot day, Liu Jinsheng opened the collar of his military uniform, sweating profusely, and yelled in the armored command vehicle: "The first regiment? What happened? Didn't you have drawings of your attack route in advance?

Are you still so slow?" "The third regiment? Fight hard for me and save your bullets for the cubs?" Because there was no artillery support, Liu Jinsheng, who was used to fighting with artillery and tanks, and shells falling in overwhelming numbers, felt very aggrieved.

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Both Tang Qiuli and the front-line commanders underestimated the Japanese barricades that had been in operation for several months. Ito did not brag. He turned every house, every tall building, and every street into a firepower point.

Although the defensive Japanese troops were not large, ranging from seven or eight to twenty or thirty men, a few light and heavy machine guns and grenades posed a great threat to the division's attacking troops.

When encountering wide streets, tanks can still exert their power, but in narrow alleys, tanks are powerless. The Japanese suicide bombers, who were covered in grenades and bombs, blew up more than a dozen vehicles. The battle was almost in a stalemate.

Liu Jinsheng felt aggrieved. All the front-line commanders felt that their hands were tied, and almost all the brigade commanders were cursing.

"What? The second regiment can't bite anymore? What's going on? We encountered a high-rise fortification, all the windows were fire points, and there was an underground bunker. There were more than thirty casualties. Your regiment was blocked there?

I have mobilized all the mortars of the entire regiment, don’t you believe that we can’t destroy that dilapidated building?” Liu Jin shouted angrily, and the report that the third regiment’s attack was blocked undoubtedly ignited the anger in his heart.

"What kind of war is this? The good artillery is not allowed to be used. Otherwise, even if the brigade's heavy artillery regiment hits it with hundreds of shells, how many little devils will be turned into mud, and the rags will be as big as a pigsty.

The building was blown up and the ground was shattered with bricks and tiles." Liu Jinsheng thought bitterly.

The people responsible for guiding the attack route of the first brigade of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps were the special operations detachment leader Chu Tian and his fiancée Murong Xue. At this time, Chu Tian was in the third regiment. According to the information he conveyed outside the city, this high-rise fortification,

It was a key target of attack. What Chu Tian did not expect was that in the more than twenty days after the intelligence was transmitted, the Japanese army reinforced this firepower point and built many bunkers.

This five-six-story building was right in front of the Third Regiment's attack route. If it was not taken down, the entire Third Regiment would be unable to continue its attack. Looking at the bloody corpses of more than thirty soldiers on the open ground, Chu Tian stopped him.

Although they have the same military rank, their status is vastly different.

Chu Tian is the direct subordinate of the first brother of the division, and his status is almost equal to that of the commander of the corps. The special operations detachment is the elite of the division's nearly one million troops. Therefore, when Chu Tian speaks, the regiment leader dare not not listen, and says with a stern face:

"Captain Chu, I also know that the casualties of the storm will be huge. The brigade headquarters' orders must also be carried out. We have been blocked for more than forty minutes. If we don't break through, the brigade commander will curse us!"

After saying that, he glanced at Murong Xue and wondered, "This captain of the Chu detachment went to the front line with a woman. I really don't understand what it means?" He also knew the temper of his brigade commander, and listening to his tone, he was already angry.

After you come out, don't argue with Captain Chu. If the two of them quarrel again, it will be difficult for you, the leader, to be caught in the middle.

Chu Tian took the walkie-talkie from the hands of the commander of the third regiment, "Commander Liu? I am Chu Tian, ​​the captain of the special operations detachment. I am responsible for guiding your brigade's attack route. I am on the position of the third regiment. I suggest that the attack be temporarily stopped.

, Otherwise, the casualties of the troops will be too great. Of course, on the premise that it does not affect your brigade’s combat plan, Brigadier Liu is asked to consider my suggestion."

Liu Jinsheng heard that it was Chu Tian, ​​the famous special operations detachment leader. He was a legendary figure in the division. In normal times, he would have to say a few polite words to a detachment leader who would personally lead the way with the troops. Just this kind of intention would be enough.

Worthy

Jin Sheng thanked him very much, but things were different now. The troops' attack did not go smoothly, there were casualties, and they were not allowed to use heavy firepower. Liu Jinsheng was in a bad mood and was not rude in his words. What's more, the general who had been wallowing in the flames of war for a long time,

Is that a good temper?

"Let me tell you, Captain Chu, is the Japanese defense map provided by your special operations detachment accurate? According to the report of the third regiment commander, the broken building blocking their attack route has many more firepower points than the map.

?There are also crappy things like bunkers? Pause the attack, the regiment headquarters gave me a dead time, I will talk to the third regiment commander." Liu Jinsheng said dissatisfied.

Chu Tian did not argue. What Liu Jinsheng said was true. Although this was an unexpected change that occurred after the blueprints were sent out, it was the mission of the special operations detachment after all. There was a loophole. He understood Liu Jinsheng's emotions. His soldiers appeared.

There were undue casualties, and it would probably be difficult for me to speak calmly.

He handed the walkie-talkie to the third regiment leader and took off the radio he carried with him. Murong Xue hurriedly came over to help. After Chu Tian turned on the radio, he started a telegram "tick-tick". From the corner of his eye, the third regiment leader saw Chu

Tian's skillful skills secretly praised him as "more powerful than the communications section chief in his own regiment." However, he did not ask Chu Tian why he sent the report?

Liu Jinsheng shouted on the walkie-talkie: "Commander of the third regiment? I will give you twenty minutes to take down that building. If you cannot complete the task, you can report to the cooking class at the brigade headquarters! In addition, I

I'll send you five tanks. You clear out the shooting range first and blast it with artillery. Let me see how hard the little devil's bastard shell is?"

It’s not to blame Liu Jin for being angry. Not only was the attack of the three regiments blocked, but the progress of several other regiments was also sluggish. If it continued like this, it would delay the attack speed and affect the battle progress of the entire regiment. He himself would have to go to the cooking class at the regiment headquarters.

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