During the war, for air defense purposes, a curfew was imposed after dark, and the entire city fell silent.
In the General Staff Conference Room located in the Duzhu Temple in the north of the city, the lights are brightly lit and heavy curtains separate the indoors and outdoors.
Deputy Chief of General Staff Huang Zhi stood in front of a large miniature sand table, holding a long stick in his hand and pointing to various points on the sand table to explain the current war situation.
"On the Malayan battlefield, the First Group of our Central and Southern Front attacked the Kota Bahru Port from Narathiwat District. As of 7 p.m., the area west of the Kelantan River has been basically occupied by our army. The Kota Bahru Port
It is the most important hinterland city of the Japanese army in the Kelantan region, and it is also an important seaport in northern Malaya. The Japanese army has built an extremely strong sea, land and air defense system. It is extremely difficult to cross the river from there. At the same time, we also hope to attack Gotaba
Haru Port attracted the Japanese 21st Division from the Japanese-German defense line in the rear. Therefore, the 1st Motorized Infantry Division of the 1st Group Army, which was responsible for the frontal attack, made a great effort to cross the river, but in fact the attack intensity was not enough.
Not strong!
"According to the planned strategy, the crossing point along this route is Pasir Mas in the middle reaches of the Kelantan River. This city, located in a 'ji'-shaped river bend, is a material transit port. The trees cut down in the upper reaches of the mountainous area are transported along the river.
The rivers float down and are collected in Pasir Mas City, where the wood processing industry is extremely developed. The First Army's Second Tank Division and Third Motorized Infantry Division will suddenly launch an attack on the city at midnight tonight, and tomorrow sunrise
The entire army crossed the Kelantan River and sneaked into the south of Gotabahru City to set up an ambush to eliminate the Japanese troops attacking from the Japanese-German defense line. If the enemy is not fooled, we will concentrate our superior forces and attack from the front and back to eliminate Gotabah in one fell swoop.
The enemy of Lu gathered three divisions and went south;
"The Second Group Army of the Central and Southern Front broke through the Jitra defense line built by the Japanese army on Zhuping Mountain at 9:00 in the morning, and occupied the towns of Liuli, Arau and other towns. The forwards captured Alor Setar City and Kedah Port at 6:00 pm. At present,
, the remnants of the two independent Japanese infantry brigades and two Malay divisions on this line have retreated to the Besha Mountain area, threatening the safety of our army's rear supply lines. For safety reasons, General Min Jingxian, commander of the Second Group Army, decided to clear out the stubborn enemies before proceeding.
Go south! After all, we are a mechanized force and are highly dependent on logistics. The Malay region has complex terrain and dense jungles, making it easy to carry out guerrilla and raid warfare. In addition, engineers are urgently communicating with the railway from Sandao to Liulicheng. Therefore,
Our army is not advancing quickly, and we strive to fight steadily and eliminate the enemy one by one!
"Towards southern Burma, the operational goal of Fu Guanjie's Third Group Army of the Central and Southern Front is to eliminate the Siamese army led by Phibun Somkhram. In order to cause trouble for us, the Japanese army deliberately established a Siamese *** government in southern Burma.
And the area south of the Salween River was handed over to the leadership of Phibun Songkan. The Siamese army is not weak, but due to the lack of sufficient heavy firepower equipment, it cannot pose a threat to our tanks and armored forces!
"Our Third Group Army set out from Padao. After breaking through the Siamese defense line at 7 o'clock in the morning, it went south along the Zami River and passed down the towns of Junjiang and Goma. Currently, the 7th Motorized Infantry Division is attacking Pamiya.
Town, the 8th Tank Division and the 9th Motorized Infantry Division have entered the plain area and are attacking the town of Dakundai. It is expected that troops will arrive at the gates of Mawlamyine within two days to block the Japanese reinforcements in the northwest area of the Salween River."
Having said this, Huang Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that no one had any doubts, and then pointed to the northern part of Myanmar.
"Due to the rugged and complex terrain in the northern Myanmar battle, three mountain group armies were mainly used in the early stage. Among them, the First Mountain Group Army was responsible for attacking the Aniskan and Luoyingxia defense lines east of Mandalay, and immediately consolidated the mountain passes after taking them.
regional defense, and pushed the front to the outskirts of Mandalay, and subsequently cooperated with the Fourth Army, the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army to capture the largest city in northern Myanmar;
"The Second Mountain Group Army attacks the Japanese-held Kyauktang Mountain defense line. The first stage goal is to capture Datse and occupy the railway and highway passes leading to the East India region; the Third Mountain Group Army sets out from the Hugang Valley controlled by our army and crosses the Pagoda.
Tekaishan strives to capture the Margarita area in the northeastern region of East India within half a month, take the lead in opening up the road to East India, and echo the Indian front army's operations!
"Among the three major combat clusters, the first mountain cluster faces Mandalay directly. It is less than 30 kilometers from the mountains to the plains. It is the easiest to achieve a breakthrough. And once a breakthrough is achieved, due to the special characteristics of Mandalay City, it will not be able to defeat the Japanese army.
It constituted the greatest deterrent, so the offensive battle received full support from the Air Force and Army Aviation. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, a comprehensive breakthrough was finally achieved and successfully entered the northern plains of Myanmar! The second mountain cluster was due to terrain reasons and the Japanese army's lack of confidence in the route to Imphal.
, the Kohima area attaches great importance to the railways and highways, and is heavily guarded. Today, repeated battles are still taking place along the Kyauktang Mountains, with little progress. The third mountain cluster has not yet come into contact with the Japanese army, but due to its distance from the Japanese army
The Central Patt Kaishan defense line constructed is not far away. In the next two or three days, a large-scale offensive is inevitable! In general, due to the complex terrain of northern Myanmar, the current war is not going well...
"
Hu Jialin stared at the sand table carefully and saw that the white plaster flag representing the Japanese army on Jiaodang Mountain remained motionless. He suddenly asked: "Have you studied the reasons why the attack on Jiaodang Mountain did not go smoothly? Our army has the ability to calculate with intention but not with care, and has faced many difficulties.
Considering that it also has absolute air superiority, why does such a problem still occur?"
"I'm sorry, Sir Hu, the responsibility lies with me. When making the plan, our operations department seriously underestimated the strength of the Japanese defenses on the front line of Jiaodang Mountain!"
Major General Liu Yu, Chief of Operations of the General Staff, took the initiative to take responsibility: "Kyaudang Mountain is 17 kilometers from north to south and 58 kilometers from east to west. It is composed of more than 30 mountain tops, with an altitude of generally two to three hundred meters. It is located between the Irrawaddy River and the Mu River.
During the period, there were jungles all over the place. The railway that originally led from the dense tunnel to Mandalay followed the Mu River and detoured along the foot of the mountain from the west.
"According to the plan, we will eliminate all the enemy's artillery positions and main firepower points on the front line in the first round of artillery strikes, and then gradually destroy the Japanese resistance. However, the Japanese army has fought with us for many years and has learned a lot of experience and lessons. Its artillery
They are mainly arranged in the defensive fortifications on the reverse slope, which are well hidden. Moreover, the Japanese army also built strong fortifications and bunkers along the mountains. There are many hidden firepower points distributed on each hilltop. It is expected that the interior of these hills may be occupied by the Japanese army.
The labor was organized and dug out, and the various firepower points were connected through tunnels, and the artillery and machine guns could be moved at any time. Therefore, our shelling and subsequent fighter bombing did not achieve the expected results.
"After the ground attack was launched, every time our army attacked a hilltop, it was often hit by many firepower points from multiple hills, and these firepower points were increasing at any time, causing huge casualties to the troops. The support of armed helicopters also faced the Japanese army.
The threat of anti-aircraft firepower deployed in the dense forests in the mountains. As of 7 p.m., there have been no new battle reports from northern Myanmar. If we still adhere to the previously formulated combat plan and open a gap on this line, the casualties may far exceed
Our estimate!”
An Yi's face was serious, and he pondered for a while before saying: "Although there is no perfect plan in this world, and some accidents are allowed, I still hope that the preparations will be more rigorous and detailed next time, such as this carefully constructed by the Japanese army.
A line of defense cannot be established in a day or two. There must be many clues to follow. As the saying goes, know yourself and the enemy. The operations department must fully listen to the opinions of the intelligence department. If you are unclear, you must send scouts to verify repeatedly, otherwise you will take a detour.
!”
Liu Yu said with some shame:
"In the middle of the confrontation area between the enemy and us, there were a large number of mines and traps. Our scouts tried to sneak into the area several times to find out the situation, but were discovered by the enemy. Later, we had to use firepower to conduct reconnaissance, and sent fighter planes to carry out the bombing through Lingxing
After inspecting the enemy's air defense deployment and repeatedly confirming it for half a month, this targeted attack plan was released. However, judging from the actual combat situation, the enemy's exposed firepower points were less than four times of its total strength.
One point finally led to the unfavorable situation for today's attack."
All the generals knew that Liu Yuxin had not long been the head of the General Staff Operations Department, so he must be lacking in experience, so they all responded with a relieved smile. An Yi did not mean to go into details. In general, the work of the Operations Department was effective, and it was important to focus on key strategic locations.
It is entirely conceivable that the Japanese army will strengthen protection. Moreover, the combat plan can only be a framework and cannot be comprehensive. It still depends on how the frontline commanders grasp it correctly.
"Okay, let's continue talking about the war in West Indies!" An Yi motioned to Huang Zhi to continue.
"The Jodanagpur Plateau and the Deccan Plateau lie across the central and southern regions of India. Although the altitude is generally not high, the roads are rugged and crisscrossed, which is very unfavorable for the passage of mechanized troops. In addition, the vegetation is severely damaged. Once a heavy rain hits this area,
It is extremely easy to cause flash floods and mudslides, so our army did not launch an attack in the central and southern border areas. Instead, we chose to attack Bihar, Bangladesh and other areas along the Ganges along the Ganges plain, striving to reach the mouth of the Ganges within two months.
It will then take another six months to a year to eliminate the stubborn enemies in the central and southern regions.
"Although the terrain along the Ganges is flat, there are crisscrossed rivers, lakes and paddy fields, making it difficult for mechanized troops to use the attack speed. Therefore, we did not adopt the German's 'blitzkrieg' strategy, but fought steadily, step by step, and concentrated our superior forces.
, striving to eliminate the effective forces of the Japanese army.
"According to the scheduled plan, as soon as the attack was launched, our Seventh Army forcibly crossed the Song River and attacked the plain area south of the Ganges. The Eighth Army forcibly crossed the Gendege River and attacked the core city of Muzha north of the Ganges.
Falbour, the Ninth Army and the Thirteenth Army used the cover of darkness to cross the river again tonight. The Fourteenth and Fifteenth Army, as strategic reserves, entered the battle one after another.
"The enemy has built a three-dimensional defense system to support the city on the two defense lines of Patna and Muzaffarpur, and is deeply confident in defending the city. The combat plan formulated by our General Staff also made full use of this confidence to formulate a 'siege of the city'
The tactic of "strike for reinforcements" is to try to attract the enemies in the rear to take the initiative to assist, and to eliminate as many enemies as possible in mobile warfare. Unfortunately, since noon, our two armies have been approaching the target on the north and south banks of the Ganges River at the same time, and have carried out a massive attack.
siege operations, but so far, no Japanese reinforcements have been found..."
"Dingling bell——"
The phone in the corner of the conference room rang at an inappropriate time, and the generals turned their heads and glanced almost in unison. Everyone knew that if there was no emergency, the call would not come here.
A lieutenant colonel staff member took the initiative to take the call, and then said to An Yi: "Chairman, this is the call from Commander Xia of the Northern Myanmar Front."
An Yi strode over, took the phone, and immediately heard Xia Jian's loud voice ringing in his ears.
As he responded, An Yi's face became more and more solemn, and finally he said into the microphone: "I understand, Xia Jian! Just do what you want, I'll ask the General Staff to come up with a new battle plan as soon as possible...
..Don’t have any ideological baggage. The Japanese army is not easy to fight with. If not, how can you explain the great victory achieved by the Japanese army in Australia? Do it well, I believe you will be able to overcome difficulties and lead the troops to victory!"
An Yi put down the phone, returned to the sand table, looked around the generals, took the baton from Huang Zhi, and said: "The difficulties encountered in northern Myanmar are greater than we imagined. Not only the Second Mountain Group Army
The front-line attack on Kyauktang Mountain was blocked, and the First Mountain Group Army was also attacked by Bamar armed forces in the area south of Mandalay..."
Later, An Yi told the story of the attack on the First Mountain Group Army in the evening, and finally said: "I don't know if this happened by chance or if it is limited to northern Myanmar. The intelligence department must send people to investigate and verify it immediately."
, if it has a certain generality, the operations department must come up with a response plan as soon as possible.
"In addition, due to too much sacrifice, Xia Jian has made a decision. The Second Mountain Group Army will temporarily give up the strong point of attacking Jiaodang Mountain and use one division to contain the enemies on the Daze line. The two foreign divisions will be transferred to Hu by railway.
Gang Valley, to participate in the battle in the northeastern region of India. After our main group on the southern front goes all out to eliminate the enemies of Mandalay, we will detach a group of troops from south to north along the northern plains of Myanmar to attack Tatse, Danxi
, Yuwadi and other places, completely cutting off the enemy's supply and retreat routes on the front line of the Kyaudang Mountains. At that time, whether we choose to attack or continue the siege, it will not affect the overall situation."
Liu Qing and Liu Yu looked at each other, gave An Yi a solemn military salute, turned and left the sand table, and quickly disappeared at the door of the conference room.
Huang Zhi went on to explain the logistics of each war zone and the progress of political work in the occupied areas. An Yi was a little absent-minded and was thinking about the new situation in northern Myanmar. Chen Yu walked in in a hurry, saw a room full of generals, and asked
Everyone smiled apologetically, pulled An Yi to a small conference room aside, sat down face to face, and then reported in a low voice:
"The situation has been basically investigated... It turns out that after the Japanese army landed on Oahu, they obtained a large number of ship-based radars from the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, and based on these radars, they developed a comprehensive land-based radar system.
Base radar. In the previous continuous reconnaissance carried out by the S4 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, because the Japanese radar base stations were not put into use and there was no signal source, and the jungles in the Malay area were covered, these base stations were covered by camouflage nets, so we had no idea about the Japanese
Nothing is known about radar deployment.
"Just yesterday morning, the supporting diesel generator sets of these radar base stations were filled with oil and officially began to provide power to the radar base stations. They were put into use after debugging at 5 pm. In the early hours of this morning, our fighter jets entered the radar detection range and the opponent
The early warning system responded immediately, making the Japanese land-based aviation forces deployed in Malaya well prepared. Fortunately, these radar base stations had just been put into use, and the communication lines were not yet complete, so there was too much delay in the step-by-step reporting.
Otherwise, when all the Japanese Zero and Falcon fighter jets take off, the difficulty of our air strikes will be greatly increased. If the Japanese reconnaissance planes, bombers, and transport planes can evade in time, the losses may be much smaller!"
When An Yi heard that the Japanese army already had radar, his face changed drastically and he looked extremely shocked. After a while, he frowned and asked: "Don't our S4 reconnaissance planes have advanced radar signal receiving devices? We attacked Ma in the early hours of this morning.
The S4 reconnaissance aircraft also participated in the air strikes in Laiya, so why didn't they discover the enemy's radar deployment in advance?"
Chen Yu replied with a wry smile: "According to the self-inspection of the Air Force Command, there were three of our radar airships cruising in the Malayan airspace at that time. Several S4 reconnaissance aircraft pilots saw that the recognition system did not receive a response, and they took it for granted that it might be radar.
There was a problem with the airship's transponder, so I didn't pay attention to it. After the confirmation, it was no longer helpful. The Air Force Command has made a decision to report and criticize the relevant pilots. Commander Huang Chunyi asks you to impose sanctions!"
"There is no need for punishment, but we must use this as a lesson!"
An Yi stood up and paced back and forth in the small conference room with his hands behind his back for a while before continuing: "It seems that although our weapons and equipment have improved, our awareness has not kept up. The entire army must pay close attention to work style and
Ideological awareness building allows every officer and soldier to clearly realize that every move they make may affect the progress of the entire war situation! Our educational policy is to learn from past mistakes and avoid future ones, to treat illnesses and save people, rather than to beat people to death with a stick. We hope that the Air Force can
Learn a lesson and guard against arrogance and impetuosity, otherwise you will be punished for both crimes and there will be no mercy!"
Speaking of which, An Yi asked: "After the sudden attack today, did the Japanese base camp make any special response? For example, it assembled the fleet and aviation, dispatched the army to reinforce Malaya, Burma and East India? Or did it in other areas?
A retaliatory military action?”
"Based on the news from Tokyo, North China, Lanyin, and Xingzhou, it seems that the Japanese navy and army did not send additional troops to the above areas. Instead, the Japanese military theaters issued orders to the grassroots troops to dismantle machinery and equipment, load ships, and evacuate overseas Chinese. However,
, the Japanese base camp must have issued the next phase of combat orders to the Japanese Southern Army Headquarters in Jakarta. Unfortunately, our intelligence personnel are not high enough to have access to the core information." Chen Yu answered cautiously.
"That's it-"
An Yi returned to the sofa and sat down, closed his eyes and thought for a while, and suddenly asked: "Chen Yu, do you think it is possible for the Japanese to issue a 'scorched earth operation' order?"
Chen Yu hesitated for a moment. As the director of the General Affairs Department of the Fourth Department for a long time, he naturally knew the "scorched earth war" plan that Chiang Kai-shek had formulated in the early days of the War of Resistance, which was to set fire to any property, equipment and houses that could be used by the enemy.
The purpose of exchanging space for time, but An Yi's intention is obviously not to set fire, there must be other intentions.
"The chairman is saying that...in order to slow down our attack, the Japanese will not hesitate to mobilize all their forces to fight us? Even at the expense of all the people in those lands?"
"yes!"
An Yi nodded: "In the evening, the First Mountain Group Army commanded by Jiao Guangxu was attacked by a large number of Burmese people in the plain area south of Mandalay. The battle is still continuing. This large-scale encounter started
So far, there have been at least tens of thousands of Bamar civilian casualties!
"I was thinking just now, what forced these Burmese people to fight hard? Is it a phenomenon unique to Myanmar, or is it true for all three war zones? Liu Qing and Liu Yu have already gone to verify it. I believe it will be done soon.
There is definite news to report. However, I have a hunch that this is probably a deliberate move by the Japanese army. The purpose is to consume the human and material resources of these three areas as much as possible. In this way, even if we win the above areas, what we will inherit will be a mess.
And the deep-seated hatred of the local people!”
"So vicious!"
Chen Yu blurted out, and then said: "Then what should we do? Should we just retreat? That would be such a loss!"
"We can only use soldiers to cover up the water and earth!"
An Yi felt extremely heavy and said: "Our current territory is divided into east and west parts by East India and Myanmar. It is difficult to integrate industrial facilities and mineral resources. The car transport fleet traveled from northern Sichuan to Shaanxi and arrived at Chahar**
*, and then the transportation efficiency is too low through the ***'s railway and road network, and the transportation volume of airships and transport aircraft is too small, the transportation problem has become a bottleneck hindering our development!
"For a long time, our fuel supply has been to transport crude oil produced in Central Asia to Taiwan through railways, and then transport it by truck to southern Sichuan from Japan. The transportation cycle is long and the consumption is high. Now with the increase of mechanized troops,
The oil reserves have increased sharply, and fuel reserves have been exhausted across the board. We must open up mainland transportation lines as soon as possible and import the rich oil in West Asia and Central Asia through the convenient Myanmar-India Railway. Therefore, no matter what, this battle is imminent and has to be launched!"
"That--"
Chen Yu asked hesitantly: "If there are too many civilian casualties, will it affect our rule in the future?"
A ferocious look appeared on An Yi's face: "I don't care whether the *** took any extreme measures, but the key to the problem now is that our troops encountered a ruthless attack. For us, those who participated
Civilians who attack our troops are armed violent elements and must be eliminated resolutely!
"Furthermore, from an international level, the governments of Myanmar, India, and Malaysia have all declared war on the allies and are the common enemies of Britain, the United States, and China. As long as the allies win the final victory, we will stand on the side of justice and justice. There is no
Who would accuse us of attacking the armed forces of hostile countries! From a simple military perspective, what is wrong with us fighting back when we are attacked? Is it right for us to give up resistance and let the enemy shoot and kill us? In a word, no one commits a crime
I don’t offend anyone. If someone offends me, I will attack them. There is no third way!”
Seeing that An Yi had made up his mind, although Chen Yu felt sorry for the fate of the natives, he would not be too sympathetic to criticize An Yi's decision. After the matter was reported, Chen Yu stood up and left.
Two hours later, Liu Qing and Liu Yu reported that all war zones reported being frantically attacked by indigenous militants, confirming An Yi's previous judgment.
An Yi showed no mercy and ordered the front army, group army headquarters and frontline commanders not to be merciful and to resolutely defeat the enemy's attack, even if there were mountains of corpses and seas of blood, the safety of frontline officers and soldiers must be ensured.
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