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Chapter 149: Soldiers force Tengchong

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As a participant in this battle, Song Yuhang naturally cares about Tengchong's offense and defense. However, what Song Yuhang is more concerned about is the difference between the Tengchong Battle at this moment and the Tengchong Battle in history.

The fierce battles on the front lines of Tengchong, Longling and Songshan in history were to open up the Yunnan-Burma Highway so that the U.S. aid piled up in India could transport materials to China along the India-Burma Highway. At this time, the Japanese army assembled 300,000 heavy troops in Myanmar to try to capture Impal, the allied material distribution center of India, and used Impal as a springboard for occupying India. Under such circumstances, the Chinese Expeditionary Force had absolutely no possibility of opening the India-Burma Highway.

Moreover, the new 22nd and 3rd Divisions, which were planned to set out from the Indian-Myanmar border town of Lido in history, are still in India at this moment, and they are regarded as strategic reserves by the Allied Command.

In history, two well-equipped and well-trained Chinese divisions crossed the India-Myanmar border, first occupied the areas east of the Tanai River, such as the New Ocean, established offensive starting positions and logistics supply bases, and then crossed the Wild Man Mountains, and used powerful firepower and roundabout tactics to break through the Hukang Valley and the Menggong Valley, and seized the Myitkyina, an important land in northern Myanmar, which played a decisive role in the final connecting the Yunnan-Burma Highway in Yunnan.

Now, Song Yuhang knew that the Chinese army was not able to open the Yunnan-Burma Highway at present, so the 11th Group of Song Xilian, which was protruding from the right wing to surround the Japanese army on the Longling line, was very likely to fall into supply difficulties. In history, the 11th Group of the Army did indeed fall into supply difficulties because of Tengchong's long-term attack and Songshan's inability to break through. Therefore, the Tengchong battle was related to the battle situation of the entire expeditionary army. Although the Chinese expeditionary army still had some advantages at this moment, it was very likely that due to a slight mistake, our army would move from active to passive.

Song Yuhang knew that Wei Lihuang, Huo Kuizhang, Song Xilian and others had considered more. Although this battle was to save others and himself, it was actually equivalent to taking the chestnut from the fire of the British. How to get this chestnut and obtain the clever method is the key. That is, the Japanese army cannot feel that the rear threatened to return to the rescue with all their strength, and it must be able to threaten the Japanese army, so that they cannot capture Impal with all their strength...

Huo Kuizhang turned his gaze to Song Yuhang Road: "What do Commander Song thinks about the next battle in Tengxian?"

Song Yuhang was slightly stunned, then waved his hand and said, "Song said for the first time, let's listen to everyone here! He still has some experience in defending Song. He doesn't have much experience in field battles, mountains and street fighting, so it's better not to be ugly."

Seeing Song Yuhang's refusal, Huo Kuizhang thought about Song Yuhang's words carefully, he picked up the teacup and took a big sip and said, "Captain Song, you have some understanding of my personality these days. You are from a corps and can't do anything in a circumstantial manner. Please say anything if you have it!"

When Song Yuhang heard this, he had to smile awkwardly. He walked to the front of the stage. He took the baton from Chen Zhishen and walked around the sand table for a few times. After hesitating for a while, Song Yuanhang used the baton to point to Tengchong in the sand table and said, "Please look, the terrain of Tengchong City is surrounded by four mountains. The Japanese army gathered heavy troops to defend the surrounding area. I believe that he has prepared for street fighting. On the other hand, our army has artillery fire support and Allied air force.

Assist in the war, but please pay attention. Just now, Staff Chen has introduced that the Japanese army turned Tengchong County into a fortress. Although the Allied Air Force can explode several gaps, our army still cannot go deeper. It requires infantry to approach and blast and destroy enemy fortifications before it can be occupied in fact. If our army attacks the city in a conventional way, it will inevitably fall into repeated battles with the Japanese army. Our army will inevitably take a month or even longer, and Tengchong County may not be able to capture it for a long time."

Before they knew it, the division commanders and the regiment commanders stood up one after another and gathered in front of the sand table.

Song Yuhang pointed to the outer periphery of Tengchong City and said, "The power of Tengchong County is especially at the intersection of the city center. Tengchong County is a mountainous area. The central intersection is the highest in the city. There is a tall and majestic Diwenxing Tower built at the central intersection. You can overlook the whole city. Around the city, there are a narrow basin. Outside the city, there are four mountains of Feng, Feifeng, Feifeng and Fengfeng. It is a natural barrier. About two kilometers east of the city, it comes to Fengshan. It looks like a pen holder. There are five mountains

The peak is bare and without trees. According to the information of the Allied air reconnaissance site, the Anmen may have a tunnel that can be connected to the city. In other words, the Japanese army can reinforce Laifengshan through the city at any time to transport supplies and raise ammunition to it. The top of Laifengshan is about 150 meters higher than the city wall. It is the commanding height of the suburbs of Tengchong. If we do not take down Fengshan, our siege troops will be attacked from both sides. It is impossible to attack the city. However, the task of attacking Laifengshan is extremely arduous."

Standing behind Song Yuhang, Qi Baiming, the commander of the Second Motorized Infantry Division, and Liang Chao, the commander of the Third Infantry Division, both frowned. Their troops were urgently transferred to the ground by Song Yuhang. Before leaving, the two of them were instructed to almost wipe out the shortage of materials such as the US aid in Kunming in the near future.

As the first mechanized army and local government, the commander of the first mechanized division, Tian Fang, kept silent in the face of Tengchong County. For Chang Tian Fang, the mountains and tropical rainforests of Myanmar are one of the most unsuitable areas for mechanized corps to launch combat operations in the world. The only tank regiment in his hand now is in such an environment. The maintenance process is far exceeding the mileage. For a mechanized unit, the intact rate of weapons and equipment is the first combat force.

Chang Tianfang was puzzled when he pulled his mechanized division into the deep mountains and forests of Myanmar instead of staying in the country suitable for mechanized troops and the plain battlefield. So he decided to go to the army to have a discussion later.

Zhou Fucheng and Fang Tian looked at each other. Zhou Fucheng pointed to Laifeng Mountain and said, "The terrain of this mountain is steep. The permanent fortifications of the Japanese army are sealed above. Observing through the frontier, the Japanese army did not transport supplies up the mountain through the northern part of the city. Therefore, it is very likely that there are secret passages."

Fang Tian nodded and continued, "Following this situation, there are no two groups of casualties who can get up?"

Song Yuhang pointed at Tengchong City with the baton in his hand and said, "After the Japanese army accommodated the defeated soldiers everywhere, the Japanese defending troops in Tengchong had more than 15,000. If there were no surprise troops, it would be impossible to capture Tengchong County in the short term."

Song Yuhang's basis is that the Tengchong Battle in history lasted for a full 42 days since the siege of the city, and more than 9,000 soldiers of the 20th Army were killed. Tengchong was stained with blood.

The result of this kind of historical land was something Song Yuhang did not want to see. In history, the Chinese Expeditionary Force sent troops to Myanmar for the second time to break the siege of Impal and restrain the Japanese army, and the second was to open the connection between the India-Myanmar Highway and the Yunnan-Burma Highway in order to quickly obtain supplies.

At present, the Chinese Expeditionary Force has no possibility of connecting the India-Myanmar Highway and the Yunnan-Burma Highway. In order to reduce the pressure on the Japanese army on Impal, this situation is extremely unfavorable for the Chinese Expeditionary Force. It is already very difficult to fight on the supply of the 200,000 troops alone. Before the US completed the expansion of the Hump route, it only relied on more than 9,000 tons of supply per month to support the entire Chinese theater, and the consumption of the 200,000 Yunnan-Burma counterattack army?

What the Expeditionary Force needs is a quick battle and decisive decision. At this moment, the Japanese troops fighting fiercely with the British and Indian troops in the Impal Plateau area are also facing the same tremendous pressure.

Facing the stumbling block of the road in western Yunnan in Tengchong, Hirokazumi and the mountain troops he commanded, Song Yuhang had actually had a plan and plan to be improved, but at this moment, there were many people, so Song Yuhang must reserve it.

On the tactical level, Song Yuhang believes that the "Black Wind Team" commanded by Mizuki Zhekang and Zhang Tianshengde Mountain Infantry Brigade has the power to fight, and it is still a matter of 55 to decide who will win in the end, but at the moment, Mizuki Zhekang is in Tengchong. It is precisely Song Yuhang's most hope to see the result. Just like a beast trapped in a beast's nest, the "Black Wind Team" is no longer worth worrying about.

After the meeting, Huo Kuizhang brought Zhou Fucheng and Fang Tian to Song Yuhang's First Mechanized Army Command. Huo Kuizhang put on a classic expression of respecting the wise and ruthless, because everyone present could hear that Song Yuhang of the First Mechanized Army seemed to have the tactic of repelling Tengchong.

Seeing that this situation was even worse, Song Yuhang had to say embarrassingly: "Brother, I am in contact with this matter. If there is full cooperation from the Allied Forces, as long as the number of special missiles transported to the ground is sufficient, I believe that I can completely capture Tengchong, a strategic key Yunnan province, in a short time."

Huo Kuizhang looked at Song Yuhang in surprise, then looked at Zhou Fucheng and Fang Tian. Hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Song, can you talk about the specifics?"

Song Yuhang nodded seriously. He stretched out his hand and looked up, and his five fingers looked like a mountain peak: "The four mountains of Feng, Feifeng, Feifeng, Fengfeng, Feng are like my palm. If our army wants to take Tengchong, we must first remove the four fingers, but these four fingers echo each other. Our army must attack at the same time, but at this moment, time is no longer waiting. Time is crucial to our army and we cannot tolerate following the steps!"

Song Yuhang paused for a moment, looked around Zhou Fucheng and Fang Tian and then said: "I applied for a special ammunition from the Allied forces. This ammunition has a strong combustion effect, which can cause the throwing to instantly produce a high temperature of several thousand degrees Celsius in the explosion area, and burn some air, causing the enemy to suffocate in the underground fortifications."

Huo Kuizhang, Zhou Fucheng, and Fang Tian immediately took a breath of air conditioning. The power of the bomb Song Yuhang mentioned was simply terrifying. They had never even heard of it before.

Song Yuhang is not unfamiliar with aluminum thermal napalm bombs. In history, the US military had used a small number of experimental special bombs to attack Japan in 1943, and the large-scale use occurred in January 1945. Major General Curtislemay was appointed commander of the 21st Bomber Force. On February 19, the command of the 20th Air Force issued a new order to give priority to the "experimental" incendiary bomb air strikes. The US military first launched a large-scale incendiary bomb offensive against Tokyo from February 23 to 24, 1945. That night, 174 B-29 bombers were in the east.

Beijing dropped a large number of napalm bombs (lm) and burned about 2.56 square kilometers of Tokyo. The experimental incendiary bombs used by the US military in history were still very primitive and the effect was very average. The special aluminum thermal napalm bomb code-named as Song Yuhang has two warheads. According to the formula and theory proposed by him, he used the charge and air to produce local high-temperature suffocation. The effect was closer to the cloud bomb. After several months of continuous research and optimization by US military aerial bomb experts, all personnel who participated in the test unanimously determined that the bomb was too cruel and needed to be cautious and strictly controlled in approval and use.

Although Song Yuhang had never seen the actual use effect, the US military's caution made him full of confidence. One thousand 100 kilograms of special bullets were enough to support his entire plan.
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