The greatest physical exertion in the construction of fortifications is the felling and transportation of logs. The designer, Lieutenant Colonel Komuro, knew that the large trees on the position could be used as cover and could not be cut down.
In this way, the required wood must be harvested from the dense forests in the valley south of the main position. You can imagine how difficult it is to use homemade tractors and manpower to transport the pine trees on the winding mountain roads. The Japanese army's response to "Greater East Asia"
The fanaticism of "Jihad" is almost crazy and incredible.
Songshan was a barren mountain before the war. There were only Japanese military fortifications on the mountain and almost no civilian buildings. Each position in Songshan looked like a turtle's back, with the main fortress in the center.
There are several sub-forts or concealed areas nearby, connected by spider-web-style trenches and tunnels. The machine gun firepower of each fort can be directed to all directions. The principle is not to leave any gaps in this position, and the vitality between several adjacent positions is
Then they will provide mutual flank defense and mutual defense, completely eliminating each other's fire dead spots.
There are barbed wire fences outside some strongholds, and two or three more lines are added outside the stronghold groups, each 4 meters deep and fixed with two-meter-high wooden or iron piles. An iron mesh is also set up on the innermost layer of the stronghold, with a width of 2 meters.
~5 cm, nailed to wooden stakes. At road intersections, horses are often used to open and close. In dead corners of highways and in front of barbed wire fences, landmines and substitute mines modified with artillery fuses are also laid.
Wei Lihuang was greatly surprised after watching it. He knew that many people would die if a fortification like this was captured! Hu Zhiyong's three shells not only killed the enemy and detonated the mines, but also left all buildings, weapons, and materials intact.
Saved!
"This kind of weapon is great!" Du Yuming clucked his tongue in shock: "It can be used to fight foreign enemies, but if it is a civil war, it is a bit too cruel!"
"He won't use it easily!" Wei Lihuang shook his head and was very sure that Hu Zhiyong would not use such powerful artillery shells indiscriminately.
The supplies were cleared for a whole day, and finally, all the fortifications were sealed with cement. In the afternoon, all the troops attacked together and finally captured all the towns! The commander of the 55th Division was killed by an artillery shell, and the commander of the 56th Division, Mizumi Minami,
Major General Zang fled to the east bank of the Yi River and shot himself under a big tree.
A total of 13,400 Japanese troops were killed in this battle. The exposed Japanese troops fled into the mountains and never dared to come out again! At noon the next day, Hou Dashun received a telegram from the Blood Wolf Team: "All north of Pyinmana has been recovered, and Yan'an, the crude oil producing area in Myanmar,
Qiang is occupied by us! We found a large number of foreigners here, please tell me what to do!"
"Leave it to General Wei Lihuang, and give the credit to the National Government!" Hou Dashun smiled evilly: "General Wei, are you satisfied with this?"
"Not satisfied." Wei Lihuang said unceremoniously: "Send them to Chongqing by plane. Only then will I be satisfied."
"Bah, let them take my plane? What a dream!" Hou Dashun said unkindly: "Tell them, there are many trucks hauling lumber. Those who are willing to leave please get on the bus, and those who are unwilling to stay here work for me!"
"Ah!" Wei Lihuang was surprised: "They are international friends!"
"Bullshit, they never treat Chinese people as friendship and friends!" Hou Dashun raised his eyebrows: "Execute the order!"
"yes!"
The European battlefield has been mainly reflected in the two military powers of the Soviet Union and Germany in recent times. Since the war began, the Soviet Union has lost 14.67 million troops, of which approximately 8 million to 9 million are irrecoverable.
Germany has more than eight million regular troops. Although Tianhua Kingdom no longer transports supplies to it, it does not restrict their purchases in Hong Kong. They all have sharp air forces, artillery and tanks, and it depends on whose tactics are better.
In Southeast Asia, the Japanese army gradually occupied many places. The big battles have not yet ended, but small encirclement and suppression, and sneak attacks are happening all the time. The islanders are very depressed. Their troops are being restrained. Once they leave, the islands they finally got will be lost.
Get a new owner in no time.
The situation in Myanmar is the most optimistic. Hou Dashun deployed his troops on the Pyinmana line and used small groups to continuously attack the Japanese army. After losing the 55th and 56th divisions, the islanders understood: "If we don't increase the number of troops, Myanmar will be invaded by the Chinese."
control!"
A division from Taiwan entered the trenches after landing in Yangon. Hou Dashun's air force first started a bloody battle with the Japanese air force! Three air force divisions dealt with 400 Japanese aircraft. Both sides were taking advantage of their own advantages to fight.
Hitting the other side’s weakness!
After seizing the oil field, Hou Dashun came to inspect. More than 500 captured British soldiers, American missionaries and journalists were rescued from danger. They asked to use more than 100 cars captured by the Japanese army to take refuge in Chongqing.
"Everyone, cars are the most important supplies for the war. I can't stop and continue the attack just to see you off! It's good to ride in a lumber truck. You can enjoy the scenery and keep cool. The Nationalist Government will send cars to pick you up when you arrive in Yunnan."
Hou Dashun said in a gentle tone, then with a frown on his face: "We have nothing to eat or drink, we are almost without food, and all the medicines have been used up. Do you know the news about the increase in troops of the Japs? I'm afraid -
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"Let's go, take the lumber cart!" the British said. They understood China's situation and it was more dangerous to stay here.
After sending these foreigners away, Wei Lihuang laughed: "Commander, you don't seem to have a good impression of their country."
"How do the Burmese people treat us?" Hou Dashun did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically.
"Okay!" Wei Lihuang sighed: "You have given them a comfortable life, how can they not say good things about you?"
"How do countries such as Britain, France, and the United States treat us?" Hou Dashun said sternly: "People's hearts are exchanged for people's hearts, and eight taels are exchanged for half a catty. People who do not respect the Chinese nation are not worthy of our flattery and flattery!"
Everyone was recalling that what Hou Dashun said was true, and every one of them had experienced it personally. If a country is weak, it is inevitable that it will not be looked down upon by people from strong countries. Yan'anqiang is Myanmar's main oil production center, and was mined in 1887.
The oil pipeline leads directly to Salian, the oil refining center southeast of Yangon, with a total length of 440 kilometers.
Production was resumed and crude oil was transported in barrels to the Nanhai Refinery. Seeing the newly arrived oil workers fighting hard, Hou Dashun said to a group leader who was defending here: "Be careful, the little devil will not be willing to lose this place!"
"yes!"
The sky is high and the clouds are clear. Looking south, there are rows of tall derricks standing on a wilderness. That is the Ren'anqiang Oil Field. There are oil pipes, oil tanks, and oil barrels everywhere. A single shot can ignite it.
A big fire.
Hou Dashun frowned: "This won't work, the defensive pressure is too great! Old commander, transfer a division of new recruits to clean up this place for me!"
"Yes!" Huang Jinshan agreed and hurriedly transferred a division of the 66th Army here.
"Report, a Japanese cavalry detachment and a tank brigade are moving here!"
"Order the air force to take off. After the bombing, our tanks will counterattack the Japanese army!" Hou Dashun was not surprised at all. The oil field is the most important to the Japanese, and they will continue to cause trouble.
"yes!"
The Japanese army lost Myitkyina, and once they lost the Ren'anqiang oil field, everything in Myanmar would be over! The commander of the Burmese Front Army, Asam Masamori, wanted to send heavy troops, but he knew that he only had less than three divisions left in his hands.
The group can be up to 60,000 people!
The sound of bombing by planes made his expression suddenly change. He knew that the Chinese had enough artillery shells and a large number of personnel. If they attacked at this time, his troops could only retreat to the sea or Thailand.
Yangon Province is the grain-producing area of Myanmar, and the Gongchegou and Dayitie areas are the main grain-producing areas of Yangon Province. One season of rice is planted a year, rice is transplanted in May, and harvested in November. During this period, one season of garlic is planted.
The plain in the middle reaches of the Irrawaddy River also produces sesame, peanuts, cotton and tobacco. It is also an important cattle-raising area. Chiang Kai-shek sent telegrams several times to urge him, but Hou Dashun remained unhurried.
Wei Lihuang was very anxious, but he believed that Hou Dashun's tactics were correct. Several days of sneak attacks by a small group of troops had caused the Japanese to retreat to key areas. He knew that the young commander was going to take action and kill a large portion of the Japanese army.
The great battle!
"Chief of Staff, where do you think it is appropriate to attack?" Hou Dashun looked at the map and listened carefully to the sound of aircraft bombing in the distance.
"Avoid Yangon and the docks, clear out the Japanese troops on the periphery first!" Wei Lihuang is a very capable military strategist. He has cooperated with Hou Dashun for so long. Not only is he familiar with the situation of this army, but he also knows that these people are best at using it.
tactics.
"Okay, you will arrange the battle plan. A full-scale attack will begin in three days!" Hou Dashun was anxious. If he did not eliminate the Japanese army, he had to drive out these flies!
"yes!"
At the headquarters of the Japanese Fifteenth Army in Yangon, Iida Shojiro's face was filled with anger. Hou Dashun did not seek a decisive battle with his large troops, but instead swept away his small town defense forces everywhere.
The tea set on the table had been smashed by him. His men were being eaten away bit by bit, and he could only huddle in the basement and fume. There were two infantry regiments and a mountain artillery regiment stationed in the city, and 36 75mm mountain cannons had already been raised.
Begin to prepare a profitable counterattack against the Chinese attack!
"Report, urgent call from headquarters!"
"Read it!" Shojiro Iida did not answer the telegram. He was not interested in the orders of those stupid pigs.
"The command is handed over to the commander of the 18th Division, Tanaka Shinichi. Please go to Thailand as soon as possible. You have a new mission!"
"Baga, this is asking me to run away from the battlefield!" Shojiro Iida thought this was a shame and couldn't help scolding those bastards in the military department.
"Your Excellency, Commander, in order to avoid the Chinese people's attack, Tang Longxiang's Burmese people were left to deal with the Chinese people." The chief of staff whispered to Shojiro Iida and explained the above plan.
"Yo West!" Iida Shojiro smiled: "Use Burmese people to serve the empire, mine will set off immediately!"
Hu Zhiyong received that Hou Dashun was going to completely liberate Burma in the final battle. After thinking deeply, he issued an order: "Keep the Japanese troops and merge and reorganize the various factions in Burma first. If you don't obey the order, resolutely attack and don't let anyone from all parties escape!"
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"This -" Wei Lihuang looked at the telegram and asked in surprise: "Is this appropriate?"
"For the sake of China and the long-term peace and stability of Myanmar, no official who participated in the Japanese and puppet government will be spared!" Hou Dashun understood that those on the wall are masters of adapting to the changing circumstances. Only by eradicating them completely can Myanmar truly enjoy peace for a while.
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"Yes, keep the Japanese troops and carry out non-stop bombing of various strongholds in Myanmar!" Wei Lihuang understood that he must not leave hidden dangers without worrying about his life!