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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1118 The Impassable Yindun River

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    Chapter 1118: The Impossible Yin Dun River

    General Ito Genzaburo, the commander-in-chief of Japan¡¯s Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force, was like a hungry wolf that smelled the smell of blood. He grabbed hundreds of thousands of British and Burmese troops and refused to let go. Starting from Mandalay, he picked up flesh and bones step by step.  , and now, his blood-red eyes are fixed on the Yindun River, the most insurmountable natural obstacle on the road to Myitkyina.

    Therefore, after Mandalay and the Libao Grand Canyon, the south bank of the Yindon River became a battlefield for fighting. On the battlefield where one side was being chased and the other side was eager to resolve the battle, there was a third-party force in Libao.  On the front line of more than 100 kilometers long to the Yindun River, people were waiting quietly to watch, watching with cold eyes as blood and flesh flew everywhere, turning into a battlefield of grueling fighting.

    Watching the British corpses strewn across the fields, watching the Japanese offensive in waves, and watching the two sides twisting together, although the casualties vary, such a melee involving hundreds of thousands of people cannot go smoothly without the Japanese paying some price.  to resolve the battle.

    This unit is the five brigades commanded by Yu Guanghan, chief of staff of the Sulu Mobile Regiment of the ** Division. Since entering this front-line position, Yu Guanghan's ears have been filled with fierce gunfire every day, but  The sound of gunfire had nothing to do with him. Even though he was furious, he sent a telegram to the division commander Tang Qiuli with a vague intention but an obvious intention.

    In addition to the answer of "Stand still and watch indifferently, it is a violation of military law", the orders he received in the future were to continue to lurk and wait. Feeling uncomfortable, Yu Guanghan took the members of the headquarters and five brigade commanders to carry out the mission every day.  Go to the road leading to Myitkyina and observe the situation.

    It was really an eye-opener for him to see the British who were out of breath and losing their armor. Then Yu Guanghan shook his head and chased the Japanese who were also stumbling in a fierce manner. He was smacking his teeth when he saw Hanako.  It's an eye-opener. I've seen troops in such a state of embarrassment, but I've never seen troops running like this and vomiting blood.

    After a while, a group of British men who had taken off their armor ran over, and the next moment, another group of little devils who looked like they had taken aphrodisiacs were chasing after them. After watching it for a few days, it was the same situation. Not only a few brigade commanders were tired of it.  , Yu Guanghan also lost interest.

    After returning to the hiding place, Yu Guanghan took several brigade commanders and conducted deductions on the sand table according to the British retreat route and method, as well as the Japanese pursuit route and tactics, and came up with a very simple, but surprising  The elusive conclusion is that the British strategic retreat actually turned into a rout.

    There is only one road from Mandalay to Myitkyina. The rest are either rugged mountain roads or need to pass through virgin forests. If the British arranged different troops on this only road to block attacks, not only  The Japanese would not have chased them so miserably, and they would have made the little devils pay a heavy price. Every step they took was a hail of bullets, and mines and weapons were everywhere.

    Along the way, there are many places suitable for ambush and blocking. From Yu Guanghan's perspective, there are no less than a few hundred places. In any case, hundreds of thousands of troops cannot be beaten so badly by the little devils. A brigade commander can even  Said: "Chief of Staff, if our army encounters such a situation, as long as I lead my brigade, I can prevent the little Japs from moving even an inch and retreat to Myitkyina. Along the way, I can eat tens of thousands of little Japs.  I promise not many people will die, do you believe it?¡±

    Including Yu Guanghan, several other brigade commanders absolutely believed in the words of this brigade commander. If it were another brigade, they would not be able to let the little Japanese fight like this. Therefore, he could not understand at all that the British came from Manchu  Dele retreated all the way to the south bank of the Yindun River, leaving behind more than 200,000 people, who were slaughtered by the Japanese army like melons and vegetables. After studying the strange phenomena that occurred on the battlefield, Yu Guanghan lost interest.

    The Englishman and the little devil were not opponents of the same level at all. Except for the slightly outstanding desperate effort in the Libao Grand Canyon, the others were not worth mentioning. In the end, he said to several brigade commanders in summary words  : "What the hell is this fight called? One of them just ran north as hard as he could, not even stopping him, and the other chased them along the road, just like chasing ducks. Did you see that a few squadrons of little devils were just chasing each other?  If you dare to fight into a crowd of thousands or tens of thousands of British people, this battle is hopeless."

    After receiving war reports from Yu Guanghan and Chu Tian from different angles, Tang Qiuli, who had arrived in Myitkyina, carefully marked the location of the Yindun River on the map. The life and death of the British depended on it.  How many people can cross this river is Alexander's last asset.

    However, according to his judgment, if Alexander did not take some measures, the British would drink the Dunjiang River and the entire army would be annihilated. Tang Qiuli himself also secretly praised Ito Yanzaburo's reinforcement method. This Japanese commander was very  Isn¡¯t it simple?

    He knew that he was attacking Myitkyina, and the remnants of Shouyi's army in the temple were no match for the Japanese army, even if they came to rescue him from a long distance.?I'm afraid that no matter how many troops came, they would have to be stationed here, which would also affect the Battle of Mandalay. Therefore, he simply stood still and held Mandalay tightly. After receiving the telegram from Juichi Terauchi, he used his plan to allow the British to easily escape.  Mandalay breaks out.

    The so-called "surrounding three and missing one, annihilating the enemy in the wild." It seems that Ito has read Chinese military books. Setting up an ambush in the Ribo Grand Canyon can be said to be a brilliant stroke. However, the British burst out with combat power that Ito did not expect.  , only to have unsatisfactory results, seize the last natural barrier of the Yindun River, ignore the scattered British troops, and strictly order the troops to penetrate fiercely.

    Using all the air power to block all the ferries of the Yindun River, bombing the bridges and roads along the way, slowing down the retreat of the British army, and never giving up until all the British were killed, Tang Qiuli saw all of Ito's intentions.  One thing about the battle deployment was that he was still not sure. If part or most of the British army successfully crossed the Yindu River, would Ito continue to pursue it north?

    If Ito orders his troops to cross the Yundun River and continue to pursue the retreating British troops in the direction of Myitkyina, then Ito will have the confidence and strength to compete with the troops of the Japanese Army in the area south of Myitkyina, or in other words, he will  Taking advantage of the remaining power of annihilating the British army and attacking the north with a victorious army, we will have the determination and confidence to resolve the Indochina issue in one go.

    If Ito stops at the south bank of the Yindon River and aims to annihilate most of the British troops, his next move will be to turn around and attack Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam in the southeast, or turn south and attack Sumatra through the Malay Peninsula Corridor.  and Kalimantan Island, it is still uncertain. Ito's actions also represent the strategic intentions of the Japanese base camp.

    In addition to the Kwantung Army, Ito¡¯s Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force is currently the largest Japanese combat group outside the homeland.

    Carrying Emperor Hirohito¡¯s ambition and ambition to expand territory in Southeast Asia, Tang Qiuli did not want Ito to continue to invade the north, at least not to cross the Yinton River immediately.

    With the ** division currently concentrated in northern Myanmar, there are eight brigades directly under the corps. Tang Qiusheng's Sulu Mobile Corps has 11 brigades, which can be used for mobile operations. Only eight brigades, with more than 200,000 troops  , facing the Japanese army of more than 400,000 people, the battle can be fought, but it will be more difficult to use the troops.

    It is also not in line with Tang Qiuli's consistent strategy of "concentrating superior forces and annihilating the Japanese army in every battle." The Gangao Mountains are a good place to use troops. Therefore, the main purpose of the campaign deployment is to defeat the Japanese army.  Tang Qiuli was not crazy enough to completely annihilate or wipe out most of Japan's Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force.

    The pattern of the Myanmar battlefield has basically been formed. The British were defeated and dying in Myanmar. The next step was the battle between the Japanese Army Division and the Japanese Southeast Asian Expeditionary Force. In order to make Ito feel threatened, on the evening of June 10th, that is,  That night, Chief of Staff Chang Feng expressed different opinions on the riot incident by Japanese prisoners of war.

    Tang Qiuli ordered Feng Jiwu's Niangziguan Garrison Corps and Ma Chaoyang's Southeast Mobile Corps to clear out the remaining Japanese and British forces in the southeastern Indochina Peninsula, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia, and establish a local management system for the ** division.  , each took out seven brigades of troops, and were personally commanded by two people, and immediately moved towards Burma.

    In the order, Tang Qiuli specifically emphasized that the troops should march in a concealed manner and not be discovered by the Japanese army, and use key locations on the west bank of the Salween River as assembly points. Among them, Feng Jiwu's troops used Taunggyi in central Myanmar.  Ma Chaoyang's troops took the stronghold in southern Myanmar as the center point of strategic expansion and extended to both wings.

    In this way, in the Burma area, thirty brigades of the ** Division and more than 400,000 troops were concentrated. When Ito Yanzaburo saw this formation, he had to weigh his own weight if he wanted to fight. Then, the corps of the ** Division slowly  Suppressing the Japanese army and forcing the Japanese to side with the Americans was Tang Qiuli's real purpose.

    Originally, he wanted to have a long talk with Chang Feng, but there were other important things and it was delayed. Tang Qiuli had to find another opportunity, so he put the matter on hold for the time being. Chang Feng, except for talking less, had everything else.  As usual, Tang Qiuli was somewhat relieved and focused all his energy on paying attention to the situation on the Yindunjiang battlefield.

    Ito's strict order achieved obvious results. With the support of tanks and artillery, the pursuing Japanese troops rushed towards the south bank of the Yindu River. The British, who were already in chaos, suffered this fierce blow.  A punch, causing even more confusion.

    Francis worked hard and braved the indiscriminate bombing by Japanese planes. He had just sorted out some clues about the scattered troops and sent out soldiers looking for a place to ford the river. They had not returned yet. Suddenly, gunfire started not far away from the rear.  With a loud noise, a terrible news spread among the British and Burmese soldiers: "The Japanese have rushed to a place less than five kilometers away from the river."Got it!  "

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