Chapter 161 The Tiger Slaying Plan
In the evening, the heavy artillery brigade, which was directly under the main force, and the main force of the 54th Army of Fang Tian gathered under Longling City. The broken walls of Longling City in the night seemed to tell the previous tragic battle to seize the city.
At this moment, there is only the 112th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese 56th Division in Longling City. The corps leader Ichiro Imura was holding an emergency meeting with Yokota Kanichi who had retreated to Longling on how to carry out defense.
Due to the fierce battle between the Chinese and Japanese armies, the Allied Air Force and the 5th Flight Division in Myanmar conducted multiple rounds of bombings on Longling when the two armies competed for Longling. In addition, both Chinese and Japanese armies had blasted as means to attack the city, so the city defense fortifications in Longling had basically been completely destroyed.
Faced with the ruins of the city, the captain of Imura Ibuchiro vowed to promise Honda Masato that he would persist until the main force of the Second Division returned to Longling, and annihilated the Chongqing Front's absolute elite First Mechanized Army under Longling City.
Imura Ichiro's vow not to mention Masazo Kawabian, even he himself did not believe it. Jade breaking in Longling City is probably the best choice for the 112th Infantry Regiment.
Yokota Kanyi, who was forced to participate in defending the city, dared not slacken at all when facing his life. As we all know, street fighting with complex environments is a nightmare for armored troops, so he formed a group of two tanks under his command, hiding in the ruins of Longling City, and using the tactics of cold artillery of the two vehicles to fight with the Chinese army. Once the attack spirit of the Chinese army's armored troops is consumed, the subsequent Chinese infantry forces will not be able to quickly and effectively occupy Longling.
The main force of the Japanese Second Division and the 56th Division cooperated with each other to divide the attack on the 11th Army. The First Mechanized Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the 54th Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force were attacked by Longling to cut off its retreat. The Japanese army gave the Jingcun Regiment and Yokota Rapid War Tank Detachment to defend Longling, assembled reinforcements mainly from the 70th Mixed Brigade to cooperate with the Second Division to counterattack, annihilate the First Mechanized Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force's elite at the city of Longling.
When he received the information about the siege of Song Xilian's troops of Chongqing's First Mechanized Army attacking and advancing towards Longling, intending to explain the siege of Song Xilian's troops of the 11th Army, Kawabian Maeda and Chief of Staff Maeda Hoe repeatedly studied that Tengchong's loss had threatened Longling. If the Chinese army broke through Tengchong and Longling's front line, then the weak Burma at this moment would be a ripe fruit for the Chinese army.
Once Myanmar loses its mistake, the main force attacking Impal will lose its support and fall into a situation where he is attacked from both sides. This is what Zhengsan, the Hebian is most worried about.
At this time, the fierce battle in Impal was at a critical moment. Impal was an important transportation and supply base for the British army in India, and its high ground was easy to defend and difficult to attack. The British army has been operating for many years and has a solid defense system and supporting facilities. Impale stored a large amount of materials, weapons and ammunition, which can support the British army in high-intensity combat for a long time.
After completing the encirclement, the Japanese army, who were eager to seize Impal, tried several times to stop the strong attack and find a breakthrough point for the British army's defense. After several failed attacks, in order to deter the opponent, the Japanese army inhumanely brutally killed hundreds of British and Indian prisoners in front of the position.
The brutality of the Japanese army made the British senior officials completely give up their fantasies. Only by fighting the Japanese to the death was their only way out. They defeated the Japanese and lived gloriously. Or were killed miserably in the jungle by the Japanese.
A large number of British and Indian troops, which had only received a brief training for only three weeks, were continuously replenished into Impal. Even the fourth and sixth infantry brigades were urgently airlifted to India and Australia, where the Chinese New 38th Division of the Indian Army was held tightly in the hands of the British. Sun Liren knew all this. If the troops in other places were not moved, they would definitely be the most critical and dangerous position.
Impal's attack was fruitless. However, the Japanese local divisions succeeded in another British supply storage area, Kohima, not far from Impal. The Japanese 53rd Division and the 54th Division defeated the British and Indian 4th Division, like tigers going down the mountain, to defeat the British and Indian 7th Armored Brigade in the reinforcement area.
After the Japanese army seized various supplies in Kohima before the British army could destroy them, the Japanese were just trying to breathe a sigh of relief, but they were helpless to find that their backyard was actually in Burma.
The Myanmar Front Army, the first mechanized army and the old rival of Song Yuhangdi, is pointing to Longling, an important land in western Yunnan, in an attempt to connect the left and right wings of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and revitalize the game of chess in western Yunnan.
If Chongqing can annihilate the First Mechanized Army, it will not only lift the siege of Longling, but also cut off the local connection between the north and south routes of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and then recover Tengchong.
Song Yuhang left an indelible impression on Hebian Zhengsan who went to supervise the battle. The first mechanized army he commanded made Hebian Zhengsan see him as a thorn in his eyes. He wanted to annihilate him and then quickly.
This time, the First Mechanized Army and the 54th Army went deep into Longling to rescue the 11th Army. Hebian Zhengsan realized that this would be a rare opportunity and urgently drew the 53rd Division from the direction of Impal. In addition, the 51st and 72nd Mixed Brigade stationed in Myanmar, and part of the Second Chariot Division arrived by sea. He concentrated his superior forces to completely annihilate the Chongqing First Mechanized Army under Longling City.
In a hurry, Kawabian Masato mobilized all the troops he could mobilize, and the Burmese Front Army's high-ranking combat agent Major General Tengma Zuokuang was responsible for formulating the combat plan!
Tengma Zuocang stood in front of the Yunnan-Burma map for three hours. In the past two years, all the terrain of Yunnan-Burma and the recent allocation of enemy- and our troops has long been familiar with it.
To eat its most elite first mechanized army under the noses of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, Tengma Zuokura could only admire the amazing spirit of the commander, Lord Masasa Kawabian.
Tengma Zuokura knew that the significance of Myanmar's existence was that it was a springboard for attacking India, completely cut off the support of the allies to the Chinese battlefield, and finally occupied the Middle East through India and completed the foundation of the grand blueprint for the Axis powers to divide the world.
That night, Tengma Zuokura brought his carefully formulated combat plan to Kawabian Masaru's headquarters. This combat plan, called "Slaying the Tiger", can be said to be Tengma Zuokura's full-scale work. Although Tengma Zuokura has very little time to give Tengma Zuokura, it is not a difficult time for Tengma Zuokura. The biggest difficulty is whether the Japanese troops marked on his combat map can arrive at their location in time and complete their respective tasks.
In the headquarters, Tengma Zuocang marked the combat plan on the headquarters' combat map and explained to Hebian Zhengsan: "In order to achieve the strategic purpose of annihilation of Chongqing's First Mechanized Army in Longling City, the First Mechanized Army and the 54th Army must be separated. A small force will lure the main force of the 54th Army out of Longling to the distance, and the Second Division will give enough blows to the 11th Army of the Chinese Army to slow down! Send blocking troops to Tengchong and resolutely block the Tengchong side.
To aid the enemy, we concentrated the main force of the 53rd Division. The 55th Division and the 56th Division were one each, and the 51st and 7th Mixed Brigades and the 2nd Chariot Division were the main force, besieging the Chongqing First Mechanized Army in Longling. At the same time, the main force of the Second Division and the 56th Division quickly separated from the Chongqing Eleventh Army and joined the Longling battleship, trying to divide and annihilate the Chongqing First Mechanized Army in the city of Tengchong. The Independent Mixed 70th Brigade serves as the strategic reserve team."
Kawabian Masasa was not very satisfied with the combat plan formulated by Tengma Zuocang. He believed that the plan was too complicated. Practical experience showed that the more complex the combat plan, the more difficult it would be to implement, and the troops participating in the war needed precise cooperation and coordination. Song Yuhang, commander of the Chongqing First Mechanized Army, is known for his persistence. Once the encircled troops cannot quickly eliminate the Chongqing First Mechanized Army, then the Second Division will be trapped in the enemy's heavy siege.
In the end, the combat plan formulated by Tengma Zuocang was simplified to lure the enemy, block the aid, and encircle and annihilate it!
General Zheng San from Hebian slapped the location of Longling County with heavy hands and shouted: "The ace means tiger, and the first mechanized army is the elite of Chongqing. It is much more meaningful to kill the ace army in Chongqing than to capture several cities and annihilate tens of thousands of miscellaneous armies!"
The "Tiger Slaying" plan saved the 112th Infantry Regiment and the Yokota Rapid Tank Detachment, which were in fierce battle in Longling City. In the evening, the Tianmen of the 54th Military, who arrived at Longling City, immediately cooperated with Song Yuhang's first mechanized army to surround Longling City from three directions, and immediately launched an siege after completing the siege.
From the 112th Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Army, the corps leader Imura Imura Imura to Major General Yokota Kanichi, they did not know the organization and combat methods of the First Mechanized Army of Song Yuhang. Imura Imura Imura, who had fought with Song Yuhang in the same age, still equated the First Mechanized Army with the previous 200th Mechanized Division.
When the fierce siege battle broke out, Imura Imura and Yokota Kanichi discovered that the enemies they faced were far different from any Chinese army in the past. The first mechanization was from weapons and equipment, tactical guiding ideology, military officers and non-commissioned officers, and offensive methods.
Song Yuhang on the high ground outside Longling City was standing on the turret of an m4 chariot, and Wang Chongxian was sitting at Song Yuhang's feet, sucking beautifully the high-end cigar that had just been taken out of Song Yuhang's coat.
Lu Long stood by silently. Compared with Wang Chongxian, Song Yuhang liked Lu Long more because Lu Long did not have the arrogant nature of Wang Chongxian, and was far more pragmatic than Wang Chongxian. He was conscientious and dedicated. The most important thing was that Lu Long did not have the cruelty of Wang Chongxian, which made Song Yuhang feel more relieved.
Due to the timely arrival of the army's heavy artillery brigade, the siege in Longling became much easier. After negotiations, Song Yuhang and Fang Tian first concentrated all the light and heavy artillery to bring the Japanese army in the ruins in the city to a rock.
The command and coordination of artillery bombardment site was Zhang Wei, deputy commander of the army's direct heavy artillery brigade. At this time, Zhang Wei was no longer a handsome young man with ideals above everything else. After many cruel battles, Zhang Wei had already developed a heart of iron.
At 19 o'clock in the evening, the heavy artillery brigade directly under the First Mechanized Army, the Second Motorized Infantry Division, the Third Infantry Division, and all artillery soldiers under the 54th Army were divided into two directions and three laddered artillery groups according to the caliber.
Chapter completed!