.Lieutenant General Maruyama Masayoshi was 46 years old. At this age, he became the commander of a permanent division. In the Japanese army a few years ago, which was dominated by old men who participated in the Russo-Japanese War, it was an unimaginable thing. But in 1942, it was only considered a very old Mesozoic generation. This situation of senior commanders getting younger and younger is actually a common phenomenon in every army after a long war. The cruel war is actually a big melting furnace that specializes in measuring the talent and courage of soldiers, and is all conservative due to timidity.

All officers who cannot keep up with the development of the times will be ruthlessly eliminated. No matter how rich your current life is, the great generals of the past can be avoided. After one go, those who can make their mark in war will naturally be mostly rising stars with novel command consciousness and strong fighting will. From another perspective, this is also the reason why there has never been a lack of militant young officers throughout the ages. Without war, how can they realize their personal value when they have extraordinary opportunities to advance to the post!

Maruyama Masayoshi was also a fanatical officer of the Imperial Doctrine. If he were in Japan at that time, he would definitely have participated in the 2nd and 26th mutiny. However, as his status and his seniority increased, the horns on Maruyama's body gradually became smooth and gradually disappeared. He became peaceful and mediocre, so that Maruyama's colleagues were laughing at his sharpness. The young officers of the Second Division often dared to criticize the extreme conservative tactic principles pursued by their division commanders as long as they had a 20-liang yellow soup. However, in recent years, Maruyama has been deeply loved by every boss and valued it. Not only has he firmly held the throne of the commander of the ace division, but this time he was entrusted with important tasks by the headquarters to govern the assault corps composed of three divisions, including the Second Division. This means that as long as the Myanmar battle was successful, it would be natural for Maruyama to be promoted to the commander of the army.

Why is Lieutenant General Maruyama so popular with the base camp?

This puzzle that puzzled many Japanese soldiers in many places was puzzled. The parties involved naturally had answers. But this answer made Masayoshi Maruyama feel filled with indescribable bitterness whenever he thought of it.

Yes! The war that Japan launched on its own has entered its sixth year, but not only did not end as expected. With Japan's comprehensive victory, the war has become more and more prosperous, and the battlefield has become increasingly larger. Although Tokyo's wartime cabinet vigorously promoted the national policy of using war to support war, Japan's resources plundered by bayonets are always unable to keep up with the consumption of war. There is only one land that cannot be exceeded, overdrawn! As for Japan's weak national strength, how long can it take for it to be overdrawn? Maruyama dares not even calculate this arithmetic question.

It was precisely because Maruyama saw this that he was very careful when fighting. Every move was trying to exchange for the greatest land results at the minimum price. In this way, Maruyama stood out from the many battles around him. However, the local troops consumed the materials and the speed of replenishing troops in the area were changing with each passing day, and the brave generals stood out among the powerful generals.

Maruyama can not only have such knowledge, but also be able to complete the combat tasks assigned by his superiors repeatedly, although it is always a beat slower than his popular peers. However, his outstanding military talent can also be seen from this. In theory, it is difficult for such a calm and skillful general to be stumped by anything or anyone.

But the highly anticipated battle of Tonggu was just the second day, and Maruyama Masayoshi's heart, liver, spleen, stomach, and internal organs were wrapped tightly with a sense of powerlessness. All this started with the Second Division when the troops of the Second Division were at the foot of Tonggu City.

The infiltration of Japanese spies into the Myanmar-Central region is much deeper and much wider than expected by the Expeditionary Force headquarters. It is no exaggeration to say that as early as the end of May, the resumes of each and above officers of the 93rd Division stationed in Tonggucheng were placed on the desk of the head of the Japanese Taoist agency headquartered in Bangkok. Detailed information all tells the fact that the 93rd Division of China has not recovered from the pain of the Battle of Mandalay and is in a relatively weak period. Moreover, even at its heyday, the overall combat effectiveness of this division was only considered to be medium-level among millions of Chinese troops.

The experience of fighting against the Chinese army countless times told Maruyama that the Chinese army, which is full of new recruits who have not been tested by war, will most likely collapse under the fierce but rhythmic attack of his division. The initial development of the situation seems to confirm Maruyama's idea.

Several highlands located in the remote suburbs were voluntarily abandoned by the Chinese defenders. The Japanese army did not encounter any resistance on the hills and rivers in the suburbs. Especially when the Chinese army blew up the Keyonggang Airport, they thought that after the enemy destroyed important facilities, they would escape like the Japanese generals who had been in the past, and even beat their chests and stamped their feet because they did not have the chance to let go!

When Maruyama flatly rejected the radical subordinates' proposal to move forward, quickly passed through Tonggu's suggestion, and only sent a brigade to try the depth of the water. The angry youths inside the Second Division reached the peak of history with Maruyama's long-standing dissatisfaction with Maruyama. If it weren't for the huge inertia of the strict hierarchy of the Japanese army, there would have been no such thorn jumped out and disobeyed.

But the bloody facts quickly proved how wise Lieutenant General Maruyama's decision was.

A full-fledged infantry brigade entered the Tonggucheng District for only an hour, and when he retreated, there were only less than 400 people left. This means that more than 60% of the members of this unlucky brigade died in the city inexplicably.

Lieutenant General Maruyama, who had a meticulous style, immediately went to comfort the defeated soldiers who fled from the city in a hurry.

"Sa Yamada Nakasa, what kind of tactics are used by the Chinese? Why didn't you call for reinforcements early?" Maruyama asked in a word, putting the number of troops and weapons and equipment of the 93rd Division in his heart.

"When we walked to the center of the city, we were attacked by the Chinese army in all directions with battalions and companies. The enemy attacked our army with familiarity with the terrain. When they rushed, they rushed into our army's temporary positions with bundles of grenades and died with us. 1-6-k-small-say-network they attacked fiercely, but as soon as they felt that the attack momentum had weakened, the Chinese army would immediately turn around and retreat. They would never fight again. One after another, they almost had a gap between farming. You could not start if you wanted to resist, and you could only be beaten passively. The Chinese must have done this in the city.

After detailed measurements, although their mortars were separated, they could always bombard the bombardment, which was accurate and ruthless. What's even more terrifying was that they had ambushed some snipers on a high place in the city. When the two radio stations first entered the city, they were destroyed by the opponent's blocker. Captain Asahara also gave his life like this. If it were not for the opportunity to be seen, no one of these 300 people would have been able to escape." The chief of the division headquarters, Yamada, who entered the city with the advance brigade, replied word by word with lingering fear. Yamada's left hand hanging on his chest was wrapped in gauze, and made the best footnote for his local language!

Hearing this, Lieutenant General Maruyama is still unclear. The Chinese army in the city is not only not a timid person as expected, but also a strong enemy with two characteristics of cunning and insulting and bravery. When dealing with the opponent's rash rushing into the mud, it will fall into the quagmire as many troops set up by the opponent. There is only one way, which is to rely on firepower and absolute advantage in military strength to squeeze into the city. Squeeze forward step by step, clear one piece, consolidate one piece until the entire city is occupied. Although this method is ready-made, the problem is that time does not wait for anyone. Once Tonggu has not yet been taken, the Chinese army on the outside will surge from all directions. A good blitzkrieg into a large-scale melee is still second. One is not good, and the Second Division is trapped in a heavy siege and even annihilated. You must know that the other Japanese divisions have just crossed the border.

After thinking hard, Masayoshi Maruyama decided to have the best of both worlds. He set up an ambush on the 58th Chinese army closest to Tonggu to reinforcements with the force of a brigade, trying to deal with severe damage to him and create favorable conditions for the next step of division of troops on both ends and relying on dangerous obstacles to support. The main force of the division commanded by Maruyama began to erode the ancient city day and night with the attitude of advancing from three sides and surviving the way.

Facing the heavy artillery and chariots, the large group of Japanese troops who had actually taken over the command of the 93rd Division did not contain the crazy counterattacks, regardless of casualties, as usual. They just used small troops to cooperate with selected snipers to frequently harasse the Japanese army, and delayed their advancement speed. Although the Second Division, who was used to the big scenes, sneered at this level of blockage, they were afraid of falling into a small quagmire created by the Chinese army, and they did not dare to let go of the seemingly smooth battle, but they did not dare to make a quick move. On the contrary, they had to stop from time to time, avoid and fight back. In this way, the progress of the Japanese army can be imagined.

So, the ancient city, which is nearly twenty miles in radius, was accompanied by the sound of gunfire, changing hands every inch. After this situation lasted for a whole day, the commanders of both sides could no longer sit still.

Maruyama felt like a mirror in his heart. The Japanese army had already taken half of the same ancient city. However, although the Chinese army that had retreated to the center of the city had some casualties, the main force still existed, and the density of the troops was even greater. This meant a desperate street battle that was so fierce that people were waiting for his second division in front of him. Too many soldiers and generals were not what Maruyama wanted to see. But the helplessness of being placed in the main combat direction made him not care about so much. What made Maruyama most worried was that the 58th Chinese Division, which should have been trapped in his trap, had never been heard from. This was not a good phenomenon. When he thought of the scene when the troops at his hands were trapped in the alleys in the city and the long streets, the 58th Division, which had been hiding in the dark, suddenly rushed out with lightning speed, Maruyama Masayoshi felt his scalp numb and his palms were sweating!

The 93rd Division.

"Everyone says that Zhang Yuling is lawless when fighting, I've learned this time!" Commander Lu said angrily: "In such a crucial battle, Zhang Yuling dared to shut down the radio station and disappeared! Okay, don't even say we can't find him now. Even Chongqing or Yangon don't know that he went there! I don't believe it. If Tong Gudi, he would be better than him, Zhang Yuling!"

"It's not because of favor, finding an excuse for not being able to communicate easily and avoid fighting passively!" Qi Zhengchao, the deputy chief of staff of the 93rd Division, was less than 30 years old. He was a strong man, and seemed to be confused by the anger. Even such a very hurtful and harmonious statement was brought to the table. Don't say that there were really a few of the direct generals in the highest authorities who had done similar ditches. Therefore, Qi Zhengchao's idea immediately resonated among the local staff of the division headquarters.

"I understand Zhang Yuling! He was a guy who forgot to bring out the word "fear" from his mother's womb. He might make a mistake of light troops, but if he was afraid of the enemy, I would not believe it. I guess this guy is not the one who stared at Maruyama Masayoshi's every move in the forest outside the city, but he should be on his way to this place? No matter what, at most, in four or five hours, he will send us a telegram, and everything will be clear at that time." As he said that, he stood up and stood up. He pressed the place where the index finger was on the map on the wall. The officers who surrounded him saw him all took a breath. He had already had a red face and became pale because he was too frightened.

After a while, the first to come back to his senses, Commander Lu asked in an incredible tone: "Shen Zun, Zhang Yuling has a whole master in his hand. At best, there are only 12,300 people. How dare he take this dangerous move? Is this courage too great?"

"That's why I said that there was never anything in the world worth Zhang Yuling's fear. If he had an army in his hand, he would probably go directly to Bangkok!" The deep mutual appreciation revealed in Cheng Jiaji's words had a strong persuasion.

Just when Cheng Jiaji was shocking, there was a vast army with no head and no tail, trekking hard between the mountains and ridges located on the southern foot of Bennong Mountain, forty kilometers northeast of Tonggu. The mountain path was dangerous, and what was even more troublesome was that it was densely drizzled in the sky. These factors that were not conducive to the march made the officers and soldiers fall one by one. The mountain road was not as flat as the ground. When this person fell down, bright red blood marks were left on the rocks. But despite this, none of the entire army screamed and pulled down the team.

Half a step. Everyone was silently falling, getting up, moving forward, falling down, getting up, and moving forward. The invisible tension permeates everyone in this army. Without too much observation, you can see that this is a truly elite army composed of soldiers who have lived for the rest of their lives. At the front of the queue, a middle-aged man covered in mud and water and not very smart with his right leg limped forward and small steps. Suddenly, the middle-aged man slipped his feet, slanted his body, and he was about to fall down again.

"Master!" A tall and thin man with a worried look on his face rushed forward and supported the middle-aged man.

"Changyue, you are all good, but you are too focused and afraid of this and that, you are not enough! As the saying goes, there is no turning back, and you are only worried now, it's too late!" The middle-aged man, Zhang Yuling, once he stood firm again, he smiled at Lu Zhongliang, the chief of staff of the 58th Division who supported him.

No matter how hard he persuaded him, it would be useless. Lu Zhongliang, who knew that no matter how hard he persuaded him, was not only smiling bitterly in his heart, but also sighing, what could he say?

In fact, among the 58th Division at this time, Zhang Yuling had to be the most uneasy. He also knew that the combat operation he had formulated to penetrate Maoqi, while forcibly splitting the Japanese Second Division and its subsequent troops into two, also sent the 58th Division into a desperate situation. Yes! It was a desperate situation. Zhang Yuling, the division commander, had no confidence in whether the 58th Division could survive under the attack of 100,000 Japanese troops. But one thing he could be sure of was his own choice.

The choice of the Fifty-Eighth Division is the most beneficial to the development of the entire battle situation. After the Fifty-Eighth Division arrives at the ground, it will support it for a day in the cracks. The Japanese army will not be able to take care of each other for a day, but the Expeditionary Force headquarters, which is mobilizing troops everywhere and preparing to fight a decisive battle, can be calmer. Correspondingly, if China wins this battle, the chance of this war will be higher. Just for this purpose, Zhang Yuling is worth it, and the 58th Division is worth it 13,421 passionate men!

What made Zhang Yuling feel guilty was that before leaving, he gathered all the officers and soldiers of the division to analyze the current situation on the battlefield thoroughly, and also explained the situation of the life-and-death situation after moving to the target position. He didn't even know about the peak of this operation. But when he announced to the division that he was willing to take a step forward in this operation, a neatly arranged 10,000-person array actually moved forward one step in front of him. At that moment, after the Battle of Shanggao, Zhang Yuling would rather suffer a lifelong disability than return to the team before he recovered.

This is Zhang Yuling, a standard soldier with a strong patriotism! A descendant of Yan and Huang who vows to share the same ties with the Japanese invaders! This is the Fifty-Eighth Division, a national force that is ready to die!

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