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- Chapter 1,100 The First Battle of Myitkyina (Part 1)
Myitkyina is not only an important town in northern Myanmar, but also the only transportation artery connecting Myanmar to the Imphal and Sathya regions in eastern India. The occupation of Myitkyina by Juichi Templeuchi cut off the land connection between the British army in Myanmar and the British army in India. If the army wants to withdraw to India, this is the only way. .
Tang Qiuli was about to enter Myanmar for the first battle. He chose Myitkyina based on the situation around Mandalay. More than half a million Japanese troops gathered around Mandalay. He would not be stupid enough to use all his strength to fight there. Go to war head-on with the Japanese army and use the lives of the Japanese army soldiers to open a hole for the British.
In choosing Myitkyina, in addition to the above considerations, there was also Tang Qiuli's intention to attack the weak Japanese army and reduce troop casualties. In the eyes of the British, the remnant army left by Juichi Teruchi was an obstacle to their westward retreat to India. From Tang Qiuli's point of view, the temple's Shou Yi Lai remained in northern Myanmar and had become a de facto lone army.
He was able to escape from Savage Mountain because Tang Qiuli did it intentionally. He released this exhausted wolf to bite the British and block the British army in Myanmar. Now, the war situation in Myanmar has undergone fundamental changes. Juichi Templeuchi has lost his usable value, and there is no need to exist. If he stays in northern Myanmar, he is seeking death, and the emperor cannot save him.
Tang Qiuli had to pull this nail out for the British. In fact, the troops participating in the Burma battle were only the entire direct-affiliated corps, plus part of Tang Qiusheng's corps. The British army was surrounded by the Japanese army in Mandalay for several days. God, but the Japanese army has not launched an attack for a long time. Obviously, the top Japanese commander Yanzaburo Ito who commanded this battle is a guy who is very proficient in Chinese military art.
The army pressed on the border and surrounded more than 400,000 British Burmese troops. Mandalay was short of supplies and had no reinforcements from outside. The besieged British troops had only two options. One was to fight to the death and live or die with Mandalay; the other was to choose Surrender, and according to Ito Genzaburo's understanding of the British, the British did not have the courage to fight to the death, let alone the fighting spirit. .
Surrender is very possible, so Ito Yanzaburo besieged Mandalay without attacking, constantly creating fear and panic, and slowly consuming the morale and resistance consciousness of the British soldiers. Ito Yanzaburo had a bold, but very An easy-to-achieve goal, creating a miracle in the history of the Japanese Empire's foreign operations. In World War I, they captured more than 400,000 enemy soldiers, while their own casualties were negligible.
He thought this way and did the same thing. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops dug three blockades around Mandalay. Bunkers and fortifications were densely packed, surrounding Mandalay like an iron barrel. Ito Yanzaburo firmly believed , in less than two weeks, the British army in Mandalay City will completely collapse due to lack of food. He will wait in Mandalay City to accept the surrender of the British supreme commander.
In the city of Mandalay, because the *** division sent troops to Burma to relieve the siege of Mandalay, the psychology of the British soldiers in the city underwent subtle changes. Francis, the British chief of staff, cried with joy after receiving Alexander's telegram. His exhausted heart finally relaxed. Next, he should do something to give the soldiers waiting to die full hope.
Through the radio in the city, Francis made the following emotional and inflammatory speech to all the British soldiers, "Soldiers of the British Empire, although we are now surrounded by enemies, God and motherland have not Abandon us, just today, Commander-in-Chief Alexander, good news comes from Tengchong.¡±
"Our ally, the Chinese General Tang Qiuli's troops, with more than 600,000 troops, entered Myanmar last night and are traveling day and night to Mandalay. We are saved. Soldiers, as soldiers, cannot It is a pity to die in battle, but it is even more shameful for an ally to surrender to the enemy after a battle."
"I order all the soldiers to cheer up immediately. With the cooperation of the squadron, they will completely break the Japanese siege of Mandalay, and then successfully withdraw to India. Do you want to go to Ramgarh? Do you want to go to Imphal? ? Want mellow scotch? Want comfortable sunshine and warm beds? Follow our Commander-in-Chief Alexander and come to India! , just waiting for our arrival!¡±
It should be admitted that Francis¡¯s speech was extremely beautiful. He aroused the soldiers¡¯ hope and yearning for a better life. If possible, which soldier would be willing to be a prisoner until he was cornered and in a desperate situation? Personality aside, given General Francis's beautiful description of India, there were not many British soldiers and officers willing to be captured by the Japanese. .
Among them are those officers who secretly collaborated and prepared to surrender to the Japanese army. If they had hope, they would not surrender. Although the British troops withdrew from Thailand and southern Myanmar could not break the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army. The Japanese detachment surrounded them with great suspicion.? However, the British soldiers and officers who were transferred to the north and fought against the ** Division troops had no doubt about this.
After seeing the report, they were still doubtful and hesitant. These people became anxious and came out with their own experience. They praised the combat effectiveness and weapons and equipment of the soldiers of the ** division as if they were invincible. After going back and forth, the hesitant and doubtful British soldiers and officers also became He believed it and waited wholeheartedly for the Chinese soldiers to come to rescue him.
When Yanzaburo Ito was still dreaming about his dreams outside Mandalay, the morale of the British soldiers in Mandalay changed fundamentally. This was what Tang Qiuli hoped to give the British the opportunity to fight. Confidence and hope, and the determination to compete with the Japanese.
Kill the remnants of Juichi Temple's troops, occupy Myitkyina, open up the passage to India, and let the British see the hope of withdrawing westward from India. The British army will fight to break through. The Japanese will not let the British get their wish, and will definitely block this battle with all their strength. It doesn't matter if you don't want to fight, one wants to run away, but the other refuses to let go. When two collide with each other, even wet firewood can cause sparks to appear.
Therefore, Myitkyina was the key point that triggered a series of reactions. After the troops of the three brigades directly under the corps entered Nankan, Myanmar, they turned around and headed north, heading straight into the direction of Myitkyina. The other seven brigades rushed towards Myitkyina. In the area east of China, at the same time, Tang Qiuli ordered Tang Qiusheng's regiment to advance westward from Lawu with eight brigades.
With Yu Guanghan, chief of staff of the corps, as the commander, multiple ambush positions were prepared on both sides of the main road from Mandalay to Myitkyina. Yu Guanghan's mission has two tasks. First, when the corps directly under the corps attacks Myitkyina To the front line of Endo, the Japanese troops under the command of Juichi Temple launched an attack. After the attack began, the Japanese troops under Yanzaburo Ito who surrounded Mandalay divided their troops to reinforce Myitkyina.
Yu Guanghan's command adopted a method of blocking attacks step by step to delay the Japanese reinforcements' northward advance. Yu Guanghan controlled this rhythm himself, in order to ensure that the directly affiliated corps completed the campaign mission. In other words, what do you do to Yu Guanghan? I, Tang Qiuli, will not interfere. Anyway, I will not allow Japanese reinforcements to appear behind the directly affiliated corps that attacked Myitkyina.
The second task is that if the British army can really break through from Mandalay, Yu Guanghan's troops should hide on the spot and not make any attacks on the pursuing Japanese troops, nor should they lend a helping hand to the pursued British troops. Tang Qiu Li particularly emphasized this point in his order. He was worried that if Yu Guanghan saw the Japanese, he would not be able to suppress his anger and take action, which would be a great help to the British.
Tang Qiuli estimated that it was unlikely that the Japanese army would send reinforcements north to Myitkyina. After all, Ito Yanzaburo held more than 400,000 British and Burmese soldiers in his hands. His strength was relatively insufficient. Once the troops were divided, When reinforcing Myitkyina, there is a possibility that the British army will break the encirclement. Ito is not a fool and should not take such a risky move.
The British will inevitably break through and open the passage to India, which is just a sweet cake. It is also Alexander's unswerving plan. Therefore, the British troops who break out are most likely to be chased by the Japanese army. When they reach Myitkyina , how many people can be left? It can be predicted that the duck will fly away, and Ito Yanzaburo will definitely be chasing after him.
After the remaining British troops retreated into India, Yu Guanghan's troops suddenly broke out on the flank of the Japanese army and intercepted them layer by layer. Tang Qiusheng's regiment and Feng Jiwu's regiment pressed forward across the line and killed some of the Japanese troops. It was entirely possible. In this way, Come, the Japanese army will retreat all the way along the narrow strip of the Malay Peninsula until they are driven out of the Indochina Peninsula. This is Tang Qiuli's link-by-link strategy for Southeast Asia.
Tang Qiuli issued extremely strict orders to all the troops participating in the Battle of Myitkyina. The troops must march covertly and engage with the enemy covertly. In order to achieve the suddenness of the launch of the Battle of Myitkyina, the Chutian Special Operations Detachment operating in the Myitkyina area , to eliminate unsafe factors in advance for the large force to approach Myitkyina.
The concealment work of the troops directly under the corps was extremely good. Hundreds of thousands of troops had entered Myanmar for more than a day. From Myitkyina to the Hukang Valley, the Japanese troops of the Shoichi Division in the temple were lined up in a row without any notice. arrive,
Genzaburo Ito, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force who surrounded Mandalay, had enough patience to cook more than 400,000 British and Burmese troops in a slow fire. After several days of siege, not a single British soldier or officer was left. Surrendering to himself outside the city, Ito resisted the urge to attack, but received a piece of news that made him feel uneasy.
China, Britain and the United States signed a military alliance agreement in Tengchong, a small town on the border of Yunnan. Ito Yanzaburo was shocked. This was by no means good news for the Empire of Japan. It meant that Britain and the United States in Southeast Asia had joined forces with the Chinese. , the first thing he thought of was Tang Qiuli's army, which made the imperial army jealous and frightened.
Ito's army has never fought against Tang Qiuli, but it does not mean that he can despise this elite China division that has caused many imperial veterans to suffer defeats and claimed the lives of nearly a million imperial soldiers. Therefore, one Learn Chinese and EnglishWhen the three countries formed an alliance, the first thing he thought of was that the Japanese division troops that had been stationed in the border areas of China were very likely to send troops to Myanmar.
(To be continued)
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