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spn Chapter 351 Burmese Jungle War (2)

Myanmar, Mandalay.

As the Myanmar Defense War was about to break out, in order to resist the Allied attack, Mandalay, a once rapidly developing city, had to stop and build a large number of air defense bunkers, conduct frequent air defense drills, not only a large number of nearby field airports and air defense

When troops participate in drills, they are more targeted at ordinary people.

As the provincial capital of a Southeast Asian province, Mandalay's political status will be the political center of the entire Southeast Asia in the future. Today, it is the most developed city in Southeast Asia, with many factories and clusters of buildings. It is also the seat of the provincial capital.

As the war in Myanmar progresses, it will inevitably be subject to heavy bombing by the Allied forces.

On November 21, General Zheng Zhinan, commander-in-chief of the Southeast Asian Front of the National Defense Forces, and Zhang Zhizhong, commander of the 9th Group Army, who followed the army south, arrived in Mandalay and established the Burma Campaign Headquarters in the jungle as the command center for the entire campaign.[

When Zheng Zhinan saw Tuo Zhong, the new provincial governor was so covered in dust that he only had time to wipe it off.

"Commander Zheng, Commander Zhang, welcome."

After becoming the governor of the province, Tuo Zhong officially took off the military uniform of the Myanmar People's Army that he had worn for nearly 20 years and put on a southwestern suit. He looked about forty years old, but he already had a border.

The composure and wisdom of the official.

He is diligent in government affairs. Although he is no longer responsible for commanding the army, he is still responsible for coordinating the province's military training, national defense, recruitment, training, and militia organizations.

When he received the news that Zheng Zhinan and Zhang Zhizhong had arrived in Mandalay, he was still inspecting a large underground air defense center and directed three drills on the spot. He drilled around in the underground air defense shelter and was covered in ashes.

"Governor Tuozhong has worked hard, how is the situation in the city now?"

Zheng Zhinan couldn't help but admire him when he saw that this famous and powerful leader in Southeast Asia actually spoke very fluent Mandarin.

After Tuozhong signaled the staff to serve tea, he simply said, "The current situation in the city is very good. In terms of public sentiment, according to our old habit, we mobilize to every street to unify publicity and awareness. The current mainstream of public sentiment is against the Allies.

However, we do not require the people to stand on the ground and shout slogans to the Allied aircraft. We only require them to participate in some military production on a street-by-street basis in peacetime, actively carry out military and civilian production in wartime, participate in logistical supply support, and repair uniforms.

, caring for the wounded and other matters, and hiding in underground air raid shelters as quickly as possible in the face of air raids.

The people still very much support the central "government" of the mainland, and they all shout that they will defend the newly born Southeast Asian provinces to the death and surround the Burma area.

In terms of wartime production, most military factories have moved into the mountains, and some simple detachable military industries are completed by street units. In terms of war material supply, currently 15 large material supply centers built in the early years can provide supplies 24 hours a day.

It can support our current military strength for at least 2 months of high-intensity fighting. Subsequent supplies can only be relied on self-produced and allocated by the central government.

The allied air strikes were launched at dawn yesterday. The radar center reported that more than 20 allied fighter jets and 15 bombers had violated the airspace over Chin State. The air battle has already begun.

Looking at it now, rear areas such as Mandalay are still very safe. However, we have mobilized militia organizations from various places to strictly prevent enemy infiltration. If necessary, we can use small groups of guerrillas to eliminate small groups of enemy reconnaissance and infiltration troops...

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Most of what Tuozhong introduced was the one taught by the central government in mainland China. First, it was to mobilize the people, unify their understanding, and make the people feel a sense of belonging to the newly established provincial government. Secondly, in Myanmar’s existing military, industrial and civilian

On an industrial basis, we actively carried out wartime production and replenished 13 large supply centers.

Of course, the most important thing is to mobilize the people, form a well-trained and at least moderately well-equipped militia force, and formalize the guerrilla force.

Zhang Shusheng knows very well that in history, the Vietnam War between the Vietnamese and the Americans was so traumatic for the Americans, how much the Americans suffered. Burma, which has tropical and jungle terrain, also has the potential for the whole people to fight.

Of course, he does not want to increase the casualties of the Burmese people out of thin air. After all, the so-called guerrillas are often an embarrassing supplement when the regular army is insufficient. But what he wants to do is to use well-trained militia

troops to supplement the powerful regular army. In this way, a large number of Myanmar's militarized troops have been trained, and the people's self-protection capabilities can also be strengthened. More often, the fundamental task of these militia organizations is to provide enemy intelligence to the regular army and counterattack

Infiltrate, assist the main force in combat, etc.

"The current situation is also very urgent. Judging from the latest battle situation, in Chin State and Rakhine State adjacent to Bengal in East India, the local Southeast Asian Provincial Front troops have started fighting with the Allied Forces. Governor Tuo, now on the front line

The troops used to be the 33rd Division under your command. How long do you think they can resist? Of course, I have ordered the 126th Division to rush to their aid as quickly as possible."

Zhang Zhizhong is the person in charge of the direction of Chin State and Commander-in-Chief Zheng Zhinan. The main combat direction of the 9th Group Army is Chin State, the junction area between Chin State and Rakhine State. This area is also directly opposite Bangladesh and is the current battlefield of the Allied Forces.

The main direction of attack. Zhang Zhizhong not only ordered the fire line of the 126th Division under his jurisdiction to rush to the Wenduo area of ​​​​Chin State, but also transported the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the 126th Division by air to head to Wenduo. Further ahead of Wenduo is the Allied Forces, the Allied Forces

Small groups of troops have crossed the India-Myanmar border.

Tuozhong naturally knew the troops under his command. "Although I trust them very much, frankly speaking, I don't know how long they can resist. There are too many Allied forces. The 33rd Division is just an ordinary 10,000-person army."

Division, Wen Duo's brigade has only more than 3,000 people, and it is very difficult to defend. There is a telephone line here that leads to Wen Duo, directly to the brigade headquarters Ling, please ask Commander Zhang to call."

Tuo Zhong was no longer responsible for commanding the military forces of the Southeast Asian provinces. Since then, he had focused on government affairs, so he gave this opportunity to make a phone call to Zhang Zhizhong.[

"Hello, I'm 2nd Brigade Ling."

When the call went through, not only was there a lot of noise on the other end, but there was also the rumbling of gunfire.

Zhang Zhizhong naturally did not delay and said directly, "Comrade Ling, I am Zhang Zhizhong, commander of the Ninth Group Army. How is the situation on the front line?"

The other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, and then immediately replied: "Commander Zhang, we are still on the position. We have just repelled a small-scale probing attack by the Allies, about one battalion of Indian troops. Now, they are in

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Zhang Zhizhong asked: "Comrade Ling, facing a superior enemy, we cannot take it all in one bite. Remember to act according to the original plan."

"Yes, Comrade Commander, please rest assured that we will resolutely implement the orders of the Front Army Headquarters."

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As soon as Ling put down the phone, he was interrupted by a burst of shouting.

"Report, the Allied forces have begun to attack again, there is about one regiment of Indian troops."

the correspondent shouted.

Ling Mo memorized the operational outline issued by the front army to the entire army in Myanmar, and the 33rd Division's order was to retreat into the jungle, wait for opportunities to annihilate the enemy, delay the Allied forces' actions, and wait for the main force of the National Defense Force to catch up.

Speaking of the Allied forces on the opposite side, they are not afraid of defeat simply because they have more than 3,000 Burmese men under their command.

The 33rd Division is not an ordinary Burmese division, but one of the 20 Burmese divisions that were reorganized into jungle field divisions. The 33rd Division has a common feature with other divisions. In the early days of the establishment of the army, the backbone of the army was composed of Chinese and Burmese who are most pro-China. They all have high cultural knowledge, have received specialized military education and training, and are especially good at jungle warfare.

Moreover, the 33rd Division, like other divisions, has grown from a platoon or a company to a division. It is built step by step by the division commander from platoon commander, company commander, battalion commander, regiment commander, brigade commander, and division commander. The result is that the troops' fighting style is particularly tough and unafraid of death. In the years of fighting with the Allies, it has become bigger and bigger like a snowball, and the more they fight, the tougher they become. Although there is a tendency towards hilltop doctrine, However, it hinders the overall situation and ensures extremely strong combat effectiveness.

Weapons and equipment are also good, at least better than the Indian army on the opposite side, and not worse than the US military. What is worse is the lifestyle luxuries. For example, the Myanmar army will not enjoy battlefield luxuries such as Coke and chewing gum on the front line, but when it comes to hands Chinese-style rifles, semi-automatic rifles, machine guns, infantry guns, mortars, anti-tank rocket launchers and artillery, and even some weird special equipment. As one of the 20 elite divisions in Myanmar, the 33rd Division may be even better than the Allied Forces The army is stronger. The large-caliber artillery and mountain tanks directly under the division headquarters can also provide division-level offensive and defensive confrontation at critical moments.

Generally speaking, the Myanmar Jungle Field Division at the division level is mainly focused on mountain warfare, mobile warfare and jungle ambush warfare, but when integrated to the division level, it can also conduct frontal offensive and defensive warfare. It can be said that it can be fought when it stops. A force that can run after a fight, run through mountains and forests, and can defend or attack from the front after emerging from the mountains and forests.

For example, the 33rd Division's mountain tank battalion and 105mm field artillery regiment were stationed more than 20 kilometers behind Wendo, waiting for opportunities.

Therefore, although Ling knew that there would only be more and more Allied forces on the opposite side, he was not afraid. He had his elite reconnaissance team on the flanks. As long as he ensured that the Allied forces would not steal the retreat, after two small victories, he still had Definitely time to retreat into the jungle.

"If you don't fight, how can you anger them?" This was Ling's idea.

Ling's position of the 2nd Brigade was built against the mountains. The mountains were not high but densely packed, similar to the shallow hilly terrain of his hometown in western Sichuan.

There are many hills and a wide field of vision, making it inconvenient for the enemy's large forces to deploy. However, Chachawendo is a weak spot. If the Burmese brigade is not removed, the Allied forces' deployment speed in the frontal battlefield of Chin State will be greatly affected. Influence.

It is more troublesome to fight in a roundabout way, so when it was learned that there was only one Burmese brigade on the Wenduo position opposite, the order from the Allied Command was that with a stroke of the hand, an Indian division and a British regiment in the vanguard were responsible for taking down the enemy. , the time is two days, which is also the bottom line of breakthrough time for several other Burmese army positions set by the Allies in Chin State.[

"There are so many people here, Brother Asan."

Ling held up the telescope and couldn't help but sigh. In the lens, the mountains were full of Indian soldiers wearing turbans and their heads wrapped. This statement of Asan Ge was passed down from China. After Ling arrived in Myanmar, he always claimed to be Indians.

Just now, there was a battalion of hundreds of Indian Asan brothers. The equipment was pretty good. They had guns and cannons. They rushed for a long time, but they were blown up by the mortars here. They immediately lay there and fired machine guns and shells. They couldn't survive. Already.

Later, Ling also blamed his regiment commanders for firing too early and scaring away the Indians.

The troops in front were the 3rd Regiment. Ling personally went to the position and found Zhu Zhongbo, the commander of the 3rd Regiment.

"Brigadier, why are you here? It's too dangerous here." Zhu Zhongbo was observing the Indian army's attack when he saw Ling rushing to his side.

"What are you afraid of? It's dangerous here. There are only a few hundred meters behind. The enemy's artillery can't hit it." Ling took the telescope handed over by the guard, looked at it, and said, "Don't attack too early this time." , listen to me."

From time to time, the cautious Indian army, like herding sheep all over the mountain, climbed over the line of fire that had just been shelled. When they found that the Burmese army on the opposite side did not fire, they became bolder. Under the urging of the British officers behind them, they began to prepare to climb the mountain.

"Boom...boom...boom..."

At this time, the Allied artillery also opened fire, aiming directly at the hilltop position. It seemed that there was an artillery battalion. The caliber of the guns was not large. It was probably some mountain cannons and mortars.

Taking advantage of the artillery fire, seeing that there was no firing on the position, and seeing that the distance was less than a hundred meters away, the Indians began to stand up and prepare to charge.

Just when he saw the white-clad heads raising their heads, Ling raised the brigade commander's gun in his hand, aimed at the nearest Indian soldier, and fired first: "Hit!!"

The 1,000-gauge rifles of the 3 regiments on the top of the hill suddenly burst into flames. The Burmese soldiers' marksmanship was also very accurate, at least much better than the Indian soldiers in front of them. They knocked down about a hundred Indian Asans in one fell swoop.

The Indian regiment had a large number of people. It seemed to be a large-scale regiment, with at least 2,500 people. They were fired hard from the top of the mountain and were beaten a little dizzy. They were then bombed randomly by mortars and grenades hanging in a large curve. Once I was angry, I didn't dare to raise my head.

"Damn, these Asans are really cowards. They wanted to run away just after the fight started, but their American second dad spent so much money to arm them. This time we organized a counterattack."

After all, the range of the pistol is limited. After firing a few shots, killing one and injuring an Indian Asan, Ling put away the gun and picked up the binoculars to observe the situation. With the firepower of 1,000 people, a group of Indians actually He couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to run away, which made him feel a little unbelievable.

Although I heard that some European servants looked cowardly when fighting the Soviets, and I also knew that the Indians were not good at fighting, and there had never been a shortage of Indian cannon fodder troops in the many years of Anglo-Burmese war, the Indian army in front of me was actually more powerful than two The Indian army during the Anglo-Burmese War three years ago was even worse. It could be compared with the rubbish British and French armies on the European battlefield, the African battlefield, and the previous battlefields in the Middle East.

"Organize a counterattack." Ling Pai was afraid of Zhu Zhongbo, the commander of the Third Regiment next to him.

Soon, the countercharge was organized, and the soldiers of the entire third regiment rushed out of the trench with old Chinese rifles in their hands. At the front were a few submachine guns and semi-automatic rifles.

"kill!!!"

The murderous shouts, all in Chinese, resounded throughout the hills, even overpowering the sound of gunfire for a while.

The Indian group, which had never experienced this kind of battle, turned around and ran, and some of them rolled directly down the mountain. The entire group of more than 2,000 people was like ducks fleeing, panicking and choosing their way.

Poor Indian Asan brothers, most of them are farmers who have just put down their farm tools. They were trained in a hurry and went on the field. They have never seen such a lethal battle. As soon as they heard the roars all over the mountains and plains, they turned around and ran away.

The combat effectiveness was so poor that it even made Lingdu feel miserable.

Ling was from the southwest of the National Defense Force, and he had some thoughts when he came to Myanmar. However, after training a perverted Myanmar army, he felt a sense of accomplishment, and he looked down on the Indian cannon fodder army even more. Obviously, due to the large-scale military expansion, the quality of the Indian army has declined again.
To be continued...