12dz Chapter 142 The entire war zone is in motion and the Battle of Myitkyina officially begins
Chapter 142 The entire war zone is in motion and the Battle of Myitkyina officially begins
After a round of war game simulations, all kinds of serious and unserious fighting styles emerged.
Zhang Chi and his staff team refined the ideas and extracted many good ideas.
Then Chief of Staff Tan Zhijie was responsible for formulating a detailed combat plan according to Zhang Chi's requirements, and Zhang Chi took this time to visit the bases of each column to inspect the actual situation of the officers and soldiers of each column so that he could have a clear idea of the situation.
As a habitual offender of General Stevenson who fooled the distant Sindhu Kingdom every day in Pegu, Zhang Chi did not want to be fooled by his subordinates.
So even though he knew the world was just a giant makeshift organization and that deceiving superiors was inevitable, Zhang Chi still had to go down to each company to check on the food, the maintenance of the weapons, and whether there were any unemployed soldiers.
Although they were notified in advance and all the columns, regiments and battalions were prepared to welcome Zhang Chi's inspection, it is hard to say that what he saw was the true situation. But if someone is too lazy to even pretend to fool the leader, then Zhang Chi can only let him go.
After an inspection, Zhang Chi had a good impression. At least the soldiers in each column who were being inspected were all very strong and healthy. It was obvious that the food plan he had formulated was being implemented well.
At the same time, the combat readiness of each unit is also good. The number and maintenance of heavy weapons that have been inspected are qualified, and the troops can be deployed to fight at any time.
"Good, we didn't become the wrecked army." Zhang Chi returned to the base, feeling relieved.
It has been more than a year since he traveled through time. The army he carefully built has grown from a remnant of more than 50 people to a field army of more than 5 people. Now it is time to pull them out and engage in head-on combat with the Japanese army.
Next, whether the troops he expanded would be effective or not would depend entirely on their performance on the battlefield.
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On July 3, the combat plan was issued to all units, and at the same time, the captains of each column were given the authority to act without asking for permission in times of emergency.
However, since the telecommunications equipment in the system is not expensive, the army's walkie-talkies are distributed to the platoons, small radios to the battalions, and large radios to the regiments. Each column even has a telecommunications company directly under its command. Zhang Chi estimated that there would not be a situation where the troops could not contact him and had to act on their own.
On July 4, the entire army officially set out.
Except for a few regiments that had been stationed north of Myitkyina to defend against the Japanese advance from the north, the remaining troops left their bases one after another and marched south.
As soon as the army moved, the Japanese responded immediately.
More than 1 Japanese soldiers of the 33rd Division heading towards Xinpingyang and more than 5 Japanese soldiers of the 18th Division that retreated to Mandalay immediately assembled and were ready to support Myitkyina at any time.
For a time, the situation north of Pegu became increasingly tense, and a war was about to break out.
On July 7, Zhang Chi, who was on the march, received a telegram from Stevenson forwarded by the rear base.
"Hahahaha, the men in the mountain city are getting restless." Zhang Chi laughed out loud after reading the telegram. "Who knows what Minister Chen is thinking? He actually ordered the New First Army stationed in Sindhu to attack the New Pingyang 33rd Division in Pegu. He also ordered the two divisions along the Nujiang River, with the assistance of the Guangxi and Yunnan local armies, to attack the Lameng garrison in Songshan. He even called it supporting our attack on Myitkyina."
"This support is fake, and the real thing is to grab the credit." Tan Zhijie, who was born in Huangpu, shook his head. It was because of this that he was extremely disappointed with the upper echelons of the White Party again and again.
"With these two attack directions, one is to rush up the mountain and the other is to cross the river. How could he dare to do that in such a hurry?" Zhang Chi slapped the telegram and asked a question that was destined to have no answer.
He understood Minister Chen of the Civil Engineering Department (the current Expeditionary Force Commander)'s mentality of not letting him have all the glory. The problem was that the new 1st Army's attack direction was the mountainous area on the border of Pegu and Sindhu, and along the Nujiang River, they had to cross the Nujiang River and attack the Nantianmen of Songshan from above, neither of which was an easy terrain to deploy troops.
It would be fine if it was carefully planned, but now that the White Party leaders see that Zhang Chi is preparing to attack Myitkyina, they want to achieve some results in a hurry. How easy is that?
Zhang Chi clearly remembered that it was at the end of October 1943 after the rainy season that the fully prepared New 1st Army officially launched an attack on the Japanese in Xinpingyang after the road was built to Yeren Mountain.
Now the road is blocked and a large amount of war supplies have been handed over to them by Stevenson. Can they do it?
"Forget it, never mind. If the New 1st Army can really break through Xinpingyang, it will be a good thing." Zhang Chi shook his head. He now has 5 field troops and owes a large loan to the White Eagle Bank. He is not afraid of the New 1st Army, but he feels sorry for the divisions along the Nujiang River.
Rushing across the mountain and crossing the river to attack the Songshan Permanent Fortress would surely result in heavy casualties. In any case, those who would be sacrificed would be his compatriots.
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While Zhang Chi's troops, the New First Army, and the newly reorganized expeditionary force of Yunnan Province were preparing for action, the Japanese were also busy.
Since the Allied forces have shown signs of launching a large-scale attack, the Japanese headquarters will naturally have to take it seriously.
The remaining troops of the 2nd Guards Division, except for the 3rd Guards Regiment, immediately loaded onto ships and set off from the mainland. At the same time, the headquarters immediately sent six battalions of demobilized soldiers to Rangoon as reserve forces.
The Japanese troops stationed in Siam, the Malay Peninsula and the Annam Peninsula were also on full alert, and all the fighter planes at the airport took off and patrolled during the day to prevent the airport from being raided again.
By the time Stevenson, commander of the India-Burma Theater, came to his senses, the Myitkyina liberation battle initiated by Zhang Chi had turned into a strategic counterattack for the entire India-Burma Theater.
Although it was three months earlier than Stevenson had planned, since the players had already sat at the gambling table, they could not leave the table easily before losing all or at least most of their chips.
In the city of Myitkyina, Lieutenant General Matsuyama Yuzo, commander of the 56th Division, as the highest commander on the ground, naturally took command.
Faced with the attack, Yuzo Matsuyama could not come up with any brilliant ideas.
Since the enemy has air superiority and there are no defenses around Myitkyina, let's dig in.
Matsuyama Yuzo forcibly conscripted 15 Saka civilians, suppressed them with 2 puppet troops, and dug fortifications deep into the ground north of Myitkyina day and night despite air raids from the aviation fleet.
Under the threat of the puppet army's bayonets, these people dug and punched holes desperately, and dug out endless trenches, anti-artillery holes, underground bunkers, and soldier hiding holes.
Having made up his mind, Matsuyama Yuzo was obviously ready to engage in a World War I-style trench attack and defense battle with Zhang Chi's troops.
As for abandoning the city and retreating to more easily defensible terrain?
As long as Matsuyama Yuzo had the slightest intention, the howling Showa staff and junior officers below would directly shout "Questions and answers are useless" and "Heaven will punish the traitor", and then shoot him eight times in the back, and then help the division commander commit suicide by disembowelment to apologize.
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7月10日，快纵先头部队到达密支那城北20公里的帕德萨尔小镇，M8自行火炮的75mm高爆弹弹直接对镇外鬼子阵地进行了1小时的洗地后，先头部队成功占领了小镇。
Then, using the town of Padesar as a forward base, various units began to deploy offensive formations towards Myitkyina, and the Battle of Myitkyina officially began.