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- Chapter 1,105 Flesh and blood flies across Mandalay (1)
Liu Hongzhang's First Brigade was fighting fiercely in the north of Myitkyina. The officers and soldiers of the Sixth Brigade, who were waiting in hiding in the southeast of Myitkyina, listened to the roar of artillery and felt itchy in their hearts. Brigadier Chu Ziye was like a wounded old wolf, grinning but spinning around on the ground. .
After a while, he shouted loudly, "Chief of Staff, are the artillery and tanks in place? The attack order was issued. The first wave of shelling was going to level all the little Japanese's front-line fortifications and bunkers. The first wave Our Sixth Brigade cannot capture the credit for entering Myitkyina. The second one to invade Myitkyina must be given to me! Don¡¯t blame me, Chu Ziye, for delaying things!"
After a while, he complained to the Chief of Staff again, "Chief of Staff, you said that our Sixth Brigade is no better than the First Brigade where Liu has a loud voice. Isn't it because the movement is not as big as his? The division commander is really partial, Liu The loud voice made a quarrel at the meeting, and the main offensive task was taken away. Is the level of the first brigade nothing more than this? "
"We have been fighting for more than three hours, and we are still wandering around the suburbs. If our Sixth Brigade goes up, we will probably be digging out the lair of Shouichi in the temple right now!" As he spoke, he tsked his tongue, seeming to be dissatisfied with Liu. Hongzhang was a hundred unconvinced.
The chief of staff smiled and said: "Brigade commander, the first brigade is responsible for attracting the Japanese defenders of Myitkyina to make it easier to attack in other directions. Otherwise, you can send a telegram to the division commander to request an attack. In this direction, Also launch an attack at the same time?" Chu Ziye shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, I don't want to be punished at this time! The division commander is most afraid of the troops not fighting according to the plan, so we should wait."
Just as the commanders of the four brigades in the other attack directions were anxiously watching for sparks, Liu Hongzhang had already moved the positions of the two heavy artillery regiments forward to the northern suburbs of Myitkyina where the Japanese were guarding. It was a cluster of low-rise residential buildings. There are earthen houses and thatched houses, as well as stone bunkers, dug out fortifications, and anti-tank trenches. Under the noon sun, the helmets and bayonets of the Japanese soldiers in the fortifications reflected a cold light. .
In this kind of terrain, tanks cannot deploy and can easily become the target of Japanese soldiers' blasts. If the infantry charges, the casualties will be incalculable. Liu Hongzhang licked his dry lips and said to Chief of Staff Ren Zhaoquan: "Zhaoquan, Order the rocket artillery battalion to cover all directions within a range of four kilometers wide and eight kilometers deep, leaving no grass behind, and heavy artillery groups to bombard the Japanese troops in depth. I don¡¯t believe it. If this hammer goes down, the old Japanese Juichi Terauchi will still not move? "
The overwhelming rockets emitted a penetrating scream, trailing long tail flames and whizzing down on the Japanese positions. According to the requirements of the battlefield conditions for rocket launchers, it was originally not suitable for carrying out intensive attacks in the charge area that our own side was about to pass. Fire strikes, but Liu Hongzhang can no longer care about it in order to gain time. The Soviets are still testing cutting-edge weapons like rocket launchers. The troops of the ** division have been equipped with organic equipment to each brigade. Today, it is a brigade-affiliated rocket launcher. Camp, showing off its power for the second time.
The disadvantage of the rocket launcher is that the accuracy of the artillery fire is poor. It is somewhat powerless against point targets. It can be used against surface targets and line targets. It is definitely a big killer. Wherever the rocket shell falls, a sea of ????fire rises, thick smoke mixed with dark red flames, and a mushroom cloud. Generally, a huge explosion soared into the sky of Myitkyina, reverberating in the air.
The low-rise residential area was reduced to ashes in the first wave of shelling, with reinforced concrete fragments flying all over the sky. The Japanese trenches, bunkers, bunkers, and anti-tank trenches were instantly reduced to flat ground, as dense as Locust rockets flew across the sky overhead without hesitation, blasting the Japanese position into a boiling furnace of molten iron.
There is no safe corner. The Japanese soldiers have no way to retreat. The heavy artillery group of the Japanese Army is blocking the retreat. There is no way to hide. Rockets and shells plow through every inch of the land. In thirty minutes, Liu Hongzhang planned In the attack area, tens of thousands of rounds were dropped. These were not ordinary artillery shells, but rocket shells that were more powerful than a 155 howitzer.
An area of ??eight kilometers long and four kilometers wide became an extremely clean pure land. All the Japanese soldiers who were stationed in the defense system built on the basis of civilian houses survived. Their minced meat was turned into fly ash and mixed into northern Myanmar. In the red earth, no one can know the effect of this intensive bombardment, and the first brigade has no way to calculate the results. .
After the rocket artillery battalion's bombardment stopped, Liu Hongzhang looked at the bombardment area where the flames were still flying, and grinned, "Damn, the big guys the division commander gave us are really scary. Let alone the little devils, even if we want to pass, it will be difficult." Son, order, one tank unit, cover the third and fourth regiments, attack the two flanks, expand the breakthrough, hit me hard, the heavy artillery group stops shelling, the first and second regiments, prepare for counterattack. "
Temple Shouyi finally couldn¡¯t sit still anymore. His defense system in northern Myitkyina has been filled with more than 8,000 people.Accounting for one-fifth of the Myitkyina defense force, he did not expect that the suburban defense line that gave him high hopes still failed to block the attack of the ** Division troops. What surprised him even more was that the commander of the ** Division's attack force actually ordered Shelling residential areas.
This is also the insidious part of the temple's Shouichi. When he built the second defense system in northern Myitkyina in a residential area, he also had the vicious intention of using the residents of Myitkyina as human shields. Based on his understanding of the Chinese people, , it is impossible to attack ordinary residents. Of course, for the Japanese Empire, there is no problem at all. Everything is a target that can be attacked and destroyed, including local residents.
In this way, not only can the ** Division troops be stopped in the north, but the fortifications can also be used to inflict heavy damage to the ** Division troops. At least it can support Ito Yanzaburo's troops to go north for rescue. But the commander of the China Army, really There was a bombardment, and the one and a half regiments and more than 5,000 troops he had placed there, as well as thousands of houses, bunkers and fortifications, as well as his own intentions, were all reduced to ashes in this steel storm.
In the northern part of Myitkyina, the door was wide open. In the temple, Shouichi gave a painful order to reserve the 19th Division as a general reserve. The other three non-war directions in Myitkyina were to allocate half of their troops to form a counterattack force at any cost. It was also necessary to retake the second line of defense in the north and drive the Chinese troops to the outskirts of the city.
Piecing together, demolishing the east wall and repairing the west wall, the Japanese army in Myitkyina assembled a counterattack force of more than 20,000 people. Under the command of Lieutenant General Koizumi, commander of the 19th Division, they aggressively moved towards the 1st Brigade The direction rushed towards me. At this time, it was already around 4pm on June 8th.
Liu Hongzhang saw the black Japanese troops in the telescope and shouted excitedly, "Zhaoquan, send a report to the division commander immediately. There is a movement in the temple. There are about 10,000 Japanese soldiers, pressing towards the breach. "Just as he was talking, a burst of artillery shells flew in, and the mud stirred up splashed all over Liu Hongzhang.
He patted the dust on his body and cursed angrily, "*** the little devil still has artillery? The fight was so lively just now and he didn't even show his head. Now he is showing off his power. He ordered the heavy artillery group to knock out the little devil's artillery. Come on, if you let the little devil shoot another artillery shell at the brigade command post, I will replace the two heavy artillery regiment commanders!"
There was a loud thunder-like sound from the direction of the artillery position of the 1st Brigade. A group of heavy black artillery shells flew through the sky, passing over the heads of the Japanese infantry. Under the horrified gaze of the Japanese soldiers, the shells fell behind On the Japanese artillery position, the artillery regiment that Shouichi Temple put together after crying for his father and mother was not willing to take it out until the counterattack. In just ten minutes, it was shrouded in smoke, dozens of Type 92 The infantry artillery, together with the artillery, turned into parts everywhere and a rain of blood all over the sky.
The division commander Tang Qiuli called, "Retreat to the original Japanese first line of defense, pin it down, and attract the Japanese troops to fight for it repeatedly. The time for the general attack on Myitkyina is set to be exactly 6:30 this evening." In other words, the first The brigade had to hold on to the breach for two and a half hours and withstand the crazy counterattack of the Japanese army that exceeded its own strength. This task was not easy.
Liu Hongzhang rolled up his sleeves and said: "Okay, we can finally let go and fight. I ordered the 1st and 2nd Regiments to retreat immediately after blocking the attack for a while. The 3rd and 4th Regiments were to build up a stronghold on the original Japanese defense line." position, told Brigadier Shen of the tank brigade to line up the tanks in a line and treat them as movable bunkers. The heavy artillery group continued to suppress the Japanese follow-up troops, and ordered the rocket launcher battalion, the first regiment and the second regiment to withdraw, and to attack the Japanese attack route. I exploded into a sea of ??fire. This is a big fat piece of meat. I want a braised little devil."
Liu Hongzhang bullied the Japanese army because they had no artillery. With more than 600 tanks, he was able to chip out the front teeth of the little devil. Facing the superior strength of the Japanese army, he was not afraid, but felt extremely excited.
I don't know why, when most of the troops in the temple were transferred to the northern part of Myitkyina, I felt guilty and frightened. Although the attacking Army Division troops had fierce firepower, their strength would never exceed 20,000. Tang Qiu Li used a small number of troops to storm Myitkyina. Was it to contain himself while his main force went south to Mandalay to break the siege of the British army?
There are still other troops hidden around Myitkyina. The northern attack is to attract my attention. Various speculations have made Temple Shouyi confused, restless, and the feeling of emptiness in his heart must not be groundless. Send a telegram to Ito Yanzaburo.
"Commander Ito, the ** Division troops are violently attacking Myitkyina. Our troops are engaged in battle across the board. The battle is fierce. I hope you will end the Battle of Mandalay as soon as possible and go north to decrypt the siege of Myitkyina. Otherwise, our troops will surely fall into a dangerous situation. During the battle, Tang Qiuli's move had two purposes. One was to hold back our Myitkyina Imperial Army, and the other was to send its main force south to Mandalay to rescue the besieged British army. The next one is more likely, Ito-kun. , please consider my suggestion carefully.¡±
At the same time, Tang Qiuli was also investigatingChief of Staff Chang Feng said: "Send a telegram to Alexander. The line from Myitkyina to Hukang Valley should be opened before 11 o'clock tonight. Please order your troops in Mandalay to break through in the direction of Myitkyina. They must be there tonight. , this is the only chance!¡±
(To be continued)
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