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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1231 Ito changed his tactics

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    General Ito Genzaburo, who was inspired by a personal letter from Emperor Hirohito, made new adjustments to Yangon's defense deployment and withdrew all the troops previously deployed on the outskirts of Yangon into the city.  The three lines of defense have become two. It seems that the line of defense has been reduced by one layer, but the strength of each line of defense has more than doubled.

    Ito knew clearly that before the heavy equipment arrived from the mainland, the troops deployed in the open fields on the outskirts were living targets under the fierce artillery fire of the Army Division. No matter how strong the fortifications were, they could not withstand the bombardment of such overwhelming artillery fire.  In the Battle of Mogok in northern Myanmar, 150,000 heroic imperial soldiers died under such artillery fire, and Ito still remembers it fresh.

    The best strategy to defend Yangon is to introduce Tang Qiuli's troops into the urban area, use the city's complex buildings and favorable terrain conditions to offset the superiority of heavy weapons of the ** division troops, and fight with the Chinese devil's soldiers.  In the bloody street fighting, in terms of individual soldier quality and combat effectiveness, the Imperial soldiers are not much worse than the soldiers of the Army Division.

    Using each other's strengths to overcome the enemy's weaknesses, urban street fighting is a contest between light weapons and soldiers' will and combat effectiveness. Ito is confident that with two defensive positions surrounding Yangon on three sides, it will not be a problem to defend Yangon for several months. The empire will not  He will sit back and watch the fall of Yangon, and will definitely do his best to reinforce the Yangon battlefield. In this port city on the Indochina Peninsula, he will fight a stalemate with Tang Qiuli's troops, twisting him and consuming him.

    When the local cutting-edge troops arrived in a steady stream and counterattacked in time, the situation of the battle may not be known. In order to defend Yangon, Ito worked hard to figure out new tactics. Every street, every building, and every house became a  If we lose the firepower point and let the ** division troops not advance a step forward, they will have to pay a heavy price.

    Ito even used scorched earth tactics to defend the city, burying a large number of bombs in houses and buildings on both sides of the main streets. Once they could not withstand the attack of the Japanese division troops, they would blow up everything. He was still in Yangon  Burma entered the area and selected pro-Japanese elements to form a volunteer team to assist Japanese soldiers in defending the city. They also ordered various search forces to mix with the Burmese Volunteer Team to form assassination and sabotage teams behind enemy lines.

    The targets were senior commanders of the ** division, important ammunition warehouses and supply centers. Ito said murderously at a military meeting of officers above the Japanese squadron commander level: "This is a combination of urban defense warfare and guerrilla warfare.  In battle, we must use all means to prevent the enemy from entering Yangon, even if it means sacrificing lives. "

    After a pause, seeing the officers' attention being attracted, Ito nodded with satisfaction and continued: "The whole city is a fighting fortress. What we give to the enemy is our courage and strength."  Loyalty to the Japanese Empire, and endless bullets, warriors of His Majesty the Emperor, we must let the enemy see that apart from the scorched earth and our corpses, they will get nothing. Fight  The horn has sounded, fight! His Majesty¡¯s warriors!¡±

    "Our bayonets are already eager to drink the blood of the Chinese soldiers, and let the enemies who dare to attack Yangon tremble in front of us." In this scene, even Ito himself felt a desire to fight rising in his heart.  Starting from the beginning, the Japanese officers, stimulated by Ito's impassioned words, shouted and danced wildly, and the crowd was so excited that they all expressed their determination to Ito.

    Especially the middle and lower-level officers, who almost wrote a bloody letter on the spot. Ito was very satisfied with the effect of this military meeting. The emotions of the officers had been aroused. They were like sparks in their respective troops.  Ignite the fighting will of the soldiers. This fanatical will is indestructible and unrivaled.

    After the officers calmed down, Ito continued: "Our battle today will create a miracle and glory for the empire. His Majesty the Emperor is watching us, and thousands of subjects of the Empire of Japan are watching us.  , it is also the time for our empire to dispatch troops to Southeast Asia to avenge the enemy's invasion, covering every inch of the streets and alleys of Yangon. The safety of Yangon depends on you," he said, facing thousands of people.  Officers at all levels bowed deeply.

    After the meeting, looking at the empty conference room, Ito was still immersed in the passion just now. He was very satisfied with his agitation today. What was the war about?  In addition to weapons, there is also the fighting will of officers and soldiers. The empire does not lack warriors who dare to sacrifice their lives. What it lacks is the commander who ignites this spirit. I am this person. This is a great sense of accomplishment!

    Northwest of Yangon, Yangdong Town, the Yangon Campaign Headquarters of the ** Division, the division commander Tang Qiuli was also holding a military meeting. Unlike Ito Yanzaburo, who was jumping up and down, passionate and inciting, the ** Division's military meeting was  , seemed plain and a bit dull. The Japanese troops in Yangon were frequently mobilized, abandoning their original suburban positions and shrinking their troops into the urban area. In this unusual situation, the forward troopsThe above report was sent to the teacher.

    Feng Jiwu, who was in charge of the main attack due west of Yangon, and Li Honggang, who was due north, were helpless and resentful. According to the original attack plan, the artillery of the two corps plus the artillery of other corps attached to it reached thirty-two.  The regiment's artillery firepower, more than 2,800 artillery pieces of various types, carried out a devastating artillery bombardment on the Japanese front-line positions on the outskirts of Rangoon before the attack was launched.

    The bombardment lasted for an hour and a half. This was also one of division commander Tang Qiuli's plans. In the open suburbs, as many Japanese troops as possible were killed and the difficulty of subsequent street fighting was reduced. The bombardment should eliminate four of the Japanese guards in Yangon.  About one to one fifth, but the sudden change in the deployment of the Japanese army made this plan come to nothing.

    This means,

    The attacking troops of the ** Division entered the stage of street fighting from the beginning. According to the requirements of the division commander, Yangon could not be reduced to ruins. All the artillery fire from Feng Jiwu Corps and Li Honggang Corps became decorations, which caused great damage to the attacking troops.  The difficulties, the ferocity and combat effectiveness of the Japanese soldiers are all well understood by everyone here.

    Today's military meeting is to solve this problem. Tang Qiuli has been annoyed enough in the past two days. That annoying MacArthur has been clamoring all day long to see Tang Qiuli and the Japanese Army troops.  When the Japanese army launched a fierce attack, the liaison officer, Second Lieutenant Liu Xinlan, tried his best to delay the United States for two seconds.

    In the evening, when she returned to the division headquarters to report the situation, Liu Xinlan was as tired as if she had run dozens of kilometers of mountain roads. She told Tang Qiuli about the United States' stalking, and tears of grievance rolled in her eyes, which made Tang Qiuli  Li was so distressed about this, and after some gentle words of persuasion, Liu Xinlan broke down in tears and turned into a smile.

    Seeing that it was too late, Tang Qiuli personally sent Liu Xinlan back to the dormitory. This time, Liu Xinlan no longer refused Tang Qiuli's hand in holding her. Although she was still shy and did not dare to raise her head, she did not try to pull it out. I guess,  This girl didn't see that not far behind, there were more than twenty special guards, who followed slowly and secretly to protect them. Otherwise, even the soft little hands would not be held by Tang Qiuli. When they arrived at the officer's dormitory,  At the door, Liu Xinlan refused to let him go in, so Tang Qiuli had no choice but to give up the idea.

    On the way back to the division headquarters, Tang Qiuli carefully considered the time to attack Yangon. In Yangon, the problem cannot be solved without attacking, but when to attack is a question that must be carefully considered. The choice of timing is very important.  There is a reason why Tang Qiuli did not launch an attack on Yangon for a long time, but instead adopted a posture of pressing the enemy with troops.

    It is to make Ito understand that no matter how stubborn he is, it will not help. The best result is that Ito sees his strategy of surrounding three and one missing. Under pressure, if he does not want the entire army to be annihilated, he can continue south according to the route he has set out.  Withdraw, in this case, the Yangon problem would be much simpler, but the sudden change in the deployment of the Japanese army made his plans come to nothing. Therefore, the current military meeting was held.

    After a moment of silence, Feng Jiwu spoke first: "The enemy situation has changed, and the original plan can no longer be implemented. My opinion is to change the style of play, use tanks as the guide, cover the infantry, and conduct a tentative attack on the Japanese positions.  How about the scale? The main attack corps will have two to three brigades each and attack from two directions, the west and the north. In this way, we can also test the characteristics of the Japanese defense deployment and the firepower configuration. "

    Li Honggang added: "Our exploratory attack can be launched at multiple points at the same time. The number of troops in each direction should not be too many, one regiment is better. In this way, we can avoid being hit by the Japanese artillery fire in the city.  If we can break through a point, we can firmly control it and attract the Japanese troops to fight for it. We can also use artillery fire to inflict damage on the Japanese troops. It is much better to smash one place to pieces than to smash the whole city, and it does not violate the division commander's orders.  Require."

    Tang Qiusheng continued Li Honggang's words and said: "Tanks are not conducive to street fighting, so we will not go deep into the urban area. We will engage in tug-of-war with the Japanese army at the junction of the city and the suburbs, consuming the Japanese defensive forces and constantly attracting reinforcements from the Japanese guard troops in the urban area."  , can also achieve the purpose of annihilating the enemy in the suburbs, and the main attack corps can continuously send out cutting-edge troops to attack the Japanese positions, which will not only tire out the Japanese army, but also consume the Japanese army. "

    After everyone had finished speaking, only Tang Qiuli remained silent. His mind was no longer in the meeting. Ito's abnormal deployment aroused his high vigilance. According to the basic principles of urban defense warfare, the enemy and us will first engage in fierce fighting in the suburbs.  The struggle is to achieve the purpose of consuming and frustrating the strength and vigor of the attacking party.

    However, Ito suddenly abandoned his suburban positions and retracted all his troops into the city. This is a very bad phenomenon. This shows that Ito has made up his mind to defend Yangon and use street fighting to counter our superior troops and weapons.  Ito is a cunning guy. He bets the entire city. The key problem is that he doesn¡¯t want to bet. Therefore, the difficulty of attacking Yangon in the first battle is??Big.
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