Take Taobao to fight against Japan

Then Yang Fan looked at Shao Wenren and said: "Shao Wenren's Department of the 5th Army of the Huben Expedition is responsible for the defense of Mijia, Menggong, Yingduo, Bhamo, Yewu and other places. The main duty is to protect the safety of the industrial zone in northern Myanmar."

"Yes! Guaranteed to complete the task!"

Shao Wenren immediately stood up and saluted to accept the order.

"Well, please sit down."

Yang Fan nodded lightly, then looked at Yang Chengliang and Sun Zhen on the right and said: "The 1st Army of the Huben Expedition and the 22nd Army have the heaviest tasks, and we will still stick to the Salween River defense line according to the existing layout and the 5th Army of the National Army! "

Yang Chengliang immediately stood up and saluted: "President, don't worry, our First Army will firmly stick to the position, and will never let a devil walk past our position!",

Sun Zhen also took the order with full confidence: "Commander, our 22nd Army will never slacken the belt, and will definitely hold the position firmly! If there is a mistake, I hope the leader will deal with it!"

"I naturally believe that brothers from the First Army and the 22nd Army can do it!"

Yang Fan smiled and nodded, and then said: "However, this time the little devils are aggressive, and they have gathered the most elite army troops, and there are also a large number of air forces and naval fleets to cooperate in the battle. Just change it!"

"Please give me some pointers!"

"Please speak clearly!"

Yang Chengliang and Sun Zhen asked in cooperation.

Yang Fan said with a smile: "Bilu Island, Moulmein Fortress, and Motama City Fortress can rely on geographical advantages to carry out positional blocking warfare, and wait for work to consume the vital strength of the Japanese army.

The defense line along the river, especially the section of the river where the 22nd Army is stationed, is bound to become a breakthrough point for the Japanese army, and the pressure will definitely be great.

We have to avoid the last big melee, we can only use our own strengths to attack the enemy's strengths, even if we defend it, there will be heavy casualties.

I suggest that the defensive line along the river can adopt a flexible defense. If the Japanese army still adopts the previous breakthrough tactics, we can kill a large number of Japanese troops crossing the river. If the situation is not good, we can retreat to the second line of defense according to the battlefield situation to stop the Japanese army!

At night, we can use night vision equipment, as well as artillery, bombers, tank troops and other technical equipment to launch a counterattack and annihilation battle against the Japanese troops crossing the river! "

"I understand the meaning of the chief! In the past, when we didn't have air supremacy and lacked heavy equipment such as artillery and tanks, we could only rely on human life to fill them up, or fight night counterattacks. This should be similar to the elastic defense that the chief said?"

Sun Zhen frowned slightly and said, "But today is different, I think we can completely confront the little devil!"

Now the 22nd Group Army has all been replaced with all American equipment, plus the same standard combat uniforms as the Huben Army, bulletproof vests, bulletproof helmets, gas masks and other things are readily available. It can be said that it is armed to the teeth.

So not only Sun Zhen, but every officer and soldier of the 22nd Army from top to bottom is confident, thinking that they are ready to fight the little devil head-on, and they are extremely eager to defeat the little devil head-on and kill the little devil. Get lost!

After a pause, without waiting for Yang Fan's answer, Sun Zhen continued: "I know that the chief is kind-hearted and loves soldiers like a son, but there is no one who will not die in a war!

Besides, if the little devils occupy our first line of defense along the river, if we want to take it back, the casualties will not be low, right? "

Yang Fan said in a deep voice: "Commander Sun, I understand what you mean, and I also know that the brothers in the Sichuan Army are all good, and they are never afraid of life and death when fighting. .

However, at the beginning of the war, the morale of the devils must be high. These devil soldiers who have been poisoned by Bushido are simply a group of killing machines. If they blindly fight them to the end under unfavorable geographical conditions, they can only kill one thousand and lose eight hundred! "

Sun Zhen laughed and said: "Boss, killing one is not a loss, killing two is earning one. Now we just want to fight the little devils in a dignified manner, and let these bastards know that our Sichuan Army is no longer the beggar army it used to be. It's that soft persimmon that they can let them handle!

I also want to let Yan Xishan know, I want to let all the Central Army who look down on us know that our Sichuan Army is now an upright and regular army, and we are no worse than them!

Damn, they were too bullying before! "

As he spoke, Sun Zhen's eyes turned red and his voice was choked up, because he remembered too many grievances and sufferings in the past.

Full of enthusiasm and wearing straw sandals, they went out to fight against Japan, but they didn't even get basic supplies and respect. They could only be sent as cannon fodder to the most dangerous and difficult battlefields!

"Okay! Okay! Okay! Then give it a go and fuck it!"

Yang Fan's eyes were also red, and only then did he realize that Sun Zhen didn't know how to be flexible, but that the entire Sichuan Army Corps was holding their breath, wanting to prove themselves with blood and iron facts, to prove that they were not weaker than the Central Army, and they also It is also an iron army that can always fight tough battles and win battles!

Chapter 951

"Thank you, Chief! Our 22nd Army will never let the devil walk out of our position alive alone."

Sun Zhen saluted very excitedly, a man is not afraid of life and death, he only wants to die without regrets!

"Boss, where is our 31st Army? It's been more than two months of rest, and it's time to go out and practice!"

Seeing that the fraternal troops were all assigned combat missions and seemed to have nothing to do next, Wei Yunsong, commander of the 31st Army, finally couldn't sit still.

Two months ago, the 2st Army and the 31rd Division of the Japanese Army fought an unprecedented life-and-death battle along the river defense line in Hpa An.

Later, Li Zongren recruited tens of thousands of strong men from Guangxi to Burma to join the anti-Japanese war. After intensive training, the 31st Army not only fully restored its establishment, but also reorganized two divisions of supplementary reserves.

Yang Fan said with a smile: "Commander Wei, don't worry. Your 31st Army, as the general reserve force of the whole army, is responsible for stationing the Sidang River and Bago River at the east gate of Yangon, and will be stationed together with the Security Command in Bago, Yangon, Bosheng's coastal defense line."

"what?"

Wei Yunsong twitched his lips, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Boss, our 31st Army now has 8 to [-] people, and although half of them are recruits, we are still an iron army that can fight tough battles and win battles.

Brother troops are all assigned to front-line defense tasks, but our 31st Army has become a general reserve team. How can I explain to my brothers when I go back! "

Yang Fan smiled and said: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, this time there are 50 elite troops of the little devils, are you still afraid that you won't be able to eat meat then?

Besides, the little devil also has a very powerful task force to help out. Maybe the little devil will land directly from the port of Yangon to fight when his head gets hot?At that time, the pressure you will suffer will not be less than that of the front line of defense! "

"Yes! Everything is subject to the commander's arrangement, and our 31st Army will resolutely and thoroughly complete the combat mission!"

Wei Yunsong saluted solemnly. He just said that to express the 31st Army's willingness to receive special care without opening the back door, not to really change Yang Fan's decision.

"it is good!"

Yang Fan smiled and nodded, then looked at Chen Ergou and said, "You special forces divisions, you must continue to strengthen the training of your brother troops in jungle warfare, and at the same time, prepare for long-term jungle warfare with the Japanese army!"

……

Tak Province, Thailand.Headquarters of the Japanese Burmese General Army.

Although the devil troops are still being mobilized, it does not prevent the leaders from arriving ahead of time.

The headquarters of the Southern Army was located in Bangkok, Thailand. Umezu Yoshijiro naturally would not set up the headquarters of the Burmese Army in Myanmar, so he chose a large town closest to the Thai-Myanmar border: Dafu.

The Japanese devils requisitioned tens of thousands of people, and after several months of full-scale construction, a road that passes through Dafu and leads to Myanmar has been opened.

With this road, the Japanese army no longer had to detour over hundreds of kilometers of mountainous jungles, and could easily transport heavy equipment such as tanks and heavy artillery to the border with Myanmar.

Therefore, the reinforcements of the Japanese army that were in transit were basically sent to the south coast of Thailand by the transport fleet to land, and then transported by rail to reply, and then entered Myanmar through this road.

Therefore, the geographical location of Dafu has become very important. Umezu Yoshijiro established the headquarters of the General Army here, and ordered the 9th Division of the Division directly under the General Army to be responsible for the security of Gongweidafu.

日本缅甸总军目前下辖第15军、第18军、第19军、第20军，共计16个师团，各师团全员抵达后总兵力将达到52万人之多。

Therefore, the Japanese Burmese General Army became the second largest army group after the Kwantung Army in one fell swoop. Umezu Yoshijiro successfully climbed to the top again, sweeping away the depression of being squeezed out of the Kwantung Army commander by Ishihara Kanji.

Today, Umezu Yoshijiro convened a military meeting at the headquarters of the commanders and chiefs of staff of the various armies, focusing on discussing offensive tactics.

At this time, in the war room of the Tatsufu General Headquarters, the commander-in-chief Umezu Yoshijiro, the chief of the general staff Lieutenant General Heitaro Kimura, the commander of the Japanese 18th Army was Lieutenant General Adachi 23, the commander of the Japanese 19th Army Lieutenant General Kawabe Lieutenant General Shozo, Lieutenant General Seki Kameji, Commander of the 20th Army of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida, Commander of the 15th Army, and other veterans were discussing fiercely in front of the large sand table.

Heitaro Kimura pointed to the sand table in front of him and said to Yoshijiro Umezu:

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, based on the recent information provided by the aviation scouts and the Burmese National Army, it can basically be concluded that the Chinese Expeditionary Army has concentrated the main elite troops on the Salween River Defense Line, the Mawlamyine Defense Line, and Bago , Yangon and other regions.

It seems that Yang Fan still wants to follow the previous strategic deployment with the 15th Army, and wants to use the natural danger of the Salween River to fight a decisive battle with the imperial army. "

Heitaro Kimura and Yoshijiro Umezu are old partners for many years. When Yoshijiro Umezu was the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, Heitaro Kimura served as the chief of staff of the Kwantung Army.

This time Umezu Yoshijiro took office as the commander of the Burmese General Army, so naturally he had to bring his old partner to form a group to make meritorious deeds!

"Stupid guy!"

Umezu Yoshijiro snorted coldly with disdain, and said murderously: "The imperial army was short of troops before, which made them barely defend the Salween River defense line. Now, facing the crushing force advantage of the Imperial Japanese Army, they still want to use the same force. The method of defense is simply to seek death by striking a stone with an egg."

Heitaro Kimura nodded and said, "Yes, I have always been worried that Yang Fan would order the Huaxia Expeditionary Army to focus its defense on the primeval forest to fight guerrilla warfare.

If this is the case, it would not be an easy task for the Imperial Japanese Army to pull them out of the primeval jungle and wipe them out. Now that he wants to fight the imperial army on such an open and flat plain, he is really uncomfortable. According to one's ability!

Not to mention anything else, the navy and air force of the Empire of Japan alone are enough to cause serious damage to the entire defense line. The Imperial Japanese Army only needs one or two onboard charges to easily tear through the defense line along the river! "

Umezu Yoshijiro nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, this time we will not only hit the Chinese Expeditionary Force head-on with thunderous momentum, but also conduct a large-scale detour and outflank from the center.

While defeating the main elite of the Huaxia Expeditionary Army head-on, cut off their retreat, and completely eat up the 50 Huaxia Expeditionary Army in one fell swoop!

This hateful Chinese commander who has caused the Japanese Empire to suffer many times will definitely be crushed to death like an ant this time! "

It's not that Umezu Yoshijiro has never heard of the names and achievements of Yang Fan and the Huaxia Huben Army, but Umezu Yoshijiro has too many trump cards to play!

So much so that he didn't know why, Umezu Yoshijiro didn't believe that with such a crushing superior force, he would not be able to defeat the Chinese army of equal numbers!

Chapter 952

Hearing the two talking more and more, Shojiro Iida's face turned dark, and finally he couldn't help but reminded him in a friendly voice:

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, in the Mawlamyine area, there are extremely strong and powerful mountain fortresses, the defensive fortress of Bilu Island, and the mountain fortress of Motama City, and there are coastal and riverside fortresses at the mouth of the Salween River. There are more than ten large-caliber coastal defense guns.

This iron triangle defense system alone can effectively prevent the imperial fleet from going upstream from the mouth of the Salween River. Without the fire support of the imperial navy fleet and the lack of a strong enough landing fleet, it is not easy to break through the defense line along the river. thing! "

After a pause, Shojiro Iida went on to say: "The Americans have aided a large number of American equipment, and the Chinese army is no longer what it used to be. Not only the infantry has powerful automatic firepower, but also a large number of artillery and armored corps.

If the troops crossing the river cannot transport the tank troops across the river, even if the infantry can break into the defense line along the river, they will not be able to annihilate the Huaxia defenders and break forward! "

"Well, that's certainly worth noting!"

At this time, Heutaro Kimura took over the conversation and said: "Based on the information from various sources, the Chinese army has concentrated more than 30 artillery regiments on the Salween River defense line and the Moulmein defense line, most of which are 105mm or even 75mm caliber howitzers. In addition, there are quite a few 155mm caliber howitzers and larger caliber fortress guns and coastal defense guns."

"Compared with the 155mm heavy artillery equipped by the Imperial Army, the 150mm caliber howitzers and larger caliber fortress guns equipped by the Chinese army not only have a longer range and higher accuracy, but more importantly, the rate of fire is also faster, because the lethality is higher. Much bigger."

"In addition, the 5th Army of the Kuomintang and the Huben Army all have armored corps, and the total number of tanks and chariots of various types is no less than five armored corps!

It is said that there are not only the latest Sherman tanks aided by the United States, but also heavy tanks with thicker armor. These tanks are extremely powerful in defense and firepower, and pose a great threat to the imperial army. The imperial army must pay enough attention. "

"Iida-kun, Kimura-kun, you don't have to worry, today is different!"

Umezu Yoshijiro waved his hands disapprovingly and said: "First of all, this time the Imperial Japanese Air Force has mobilized two pilot regiments with more than 2000 combat aircraft!

As long as the Imperial Air Force firmly controls the air supremacy of the entire Burmese battlefield, the artillery and tanks equipped by the Huaxia Army will be living targets, and they will die as many as they come!

Their stupid decisive battle with the imperial army in the plains will not have any effect other than increasing consumption and burdening the already impatient US government. "

However, Shojiro Iida was still extremely worried and said: "However, Commander, according to intelligence, the Americans have newly aided a large number of the most advanced P-38 Lightning fighter jets and P51 fighter jets.

Coupled with the Air Force of the Huben Army and the American Air Force led by the American Chennault, it is estimated that the total number of Chinese combat aircraft in the Myanmar battlefield will not be less than 600!

It is difficult for the Imperial Air Force to take advantage of these two new American fighter jets. I am really worried that the Imperial Air Force will not be able to firmly control the air supremacy on the Burmese battlefield. "

"Coupled with the Huaxia Air Force's defensive operations and guerrilla operations, it is entirely possible to take the lead by relying on timely and accurate early warnings from ground radar stations.

Therefore, even if the Imperial Air Force has a numerical advantage, it will often be very passive and at a disadvantage when fighting against the Huaxia Air Force. We must take this into consideration. "

As someone who has been there, Shojiro Iida still remembers the unprecedentedly large and tragic air decisive battle two months ago, and he can't forget the horrible scene of the Imperial Air Force being shot down and crashing that day!

Before that, Shojiro Iida had always thought that the Imperial Japanese Air Force was invincible, and that as long as he went out, he could kill the poor Huaxia Air Force.

However, in fact, the Japanese Air Force was unable to gain an advantage. In the end, it could only rely on its numerical advantage and more than double the loss to fight against the Huaxia Air Force.

"Iida-kun, this time is really different from last time!"

Umezu Yoshijiro frowned slightly, he really didn't want to hear these depressing words, and said with great confidence:

"This time the empire has two flying divisions, as long as the imperial air force is in place, they can still occupy an absolute overwhelming advantage of 3 to 1 in the Burmese battlefield!

At that time, the Imperial Air Force can easily seize the air supremacy on the Burmese battlefield. At that time, the artillery and tanks of the Russian Army will still be the target. As for the hundreds of kilometers of defense along the river, it will be a big joke.

With the cooperation of the Imperial Air Force, the Imperial Army only needs one round of forced crossing to break through their line of defense! "

"..."

Shojiro Iida really didn't know what to say. He probably thought so at the beginning, but the reality taught him to be a human being. Too idealistic inferences would only make him pay an unbearable price of casualties. ,

Although I really want to continue the friendly reminder, so that the commander-in-chief who is in high spirits can wake up a little bit, and can read Yang Fan and the Huaxia Huben Army to pay enough attention!

But when the words came to his lips, Shojiro Iida could only swallow the words in the end.

Because he knew very well that Umezu Yoshijiro had just arrived in Myanmar and was full of ambition and ready to show off his skills. It was very inappropriate to say these words at this time!

If you repeatedly "make noise", not only will it not be effective in persuasion, but it will make Umezu Yoshijiro feel disgusted with him, and suspect that he will be scared of being beaten and counseled!

"This time, His Majesty the Emperor and the headquarters made a big determination to resolve the war in Burma, gathered the most elite army troops of the Empire of Japan, and dispatched powerful air forces and naval forces to cooperate in the battle.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the first time such a situation has occurred since the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War. "

Umezu Yoshijiro said: "So, in this Burmese battle, our Burmese sent troops have an absolute advantage, as long as we don't make low-level mistakes in command, it will be very difficult to lose even if we want to.

But no matter what, the lion fights the rabbit with all its strength, all armies and departments must prepare for battle in advance, remember not to take it lightly!"

After a pause, Umezu Yoshijiro glanced at everyone with fierce eyes, and said murderously: "This battle is related to the century-old national destiny of the empire, and the Burmese dispatched army can only win but never lose!

No matter who it is, if something goes wrong because of a low-level mistake, he will kill himself to thank His Majesty the Emperor! "

? "Hay!"

"The Empire of Japan must win!"