Age of Rebirth

Tang Qiuli's question is very strange. What kind of purpose does he have? Simply put, what is he here for?Kiyoshi Hasegawa’s Third Fleet came all the way to Yangon with a very clear purpose, to reinforce the Japanese army in Yangon, to cheer up the besieged Ito, and to help. After all, the little devil doesn’t want to lose Yangon , this is the purpose, why should the teacher ask more questions?Is it superfluous!

Only Tang Qiusheng was thoughtful. He knew his younger brother too well. When he raised such a question, he was definitely not trying to be mysterious or superfluous. , will not rashly speak their minds.

Seeing everyone's eyes, Tang Qiuli focused on himself, and continued: "Hasegawa Kiyoshi's Third Fleet reinforces the Yangon battlefield. Objectively, it adds variables and difficulties to our Yangon battle, but , As long as we can judge which direction Hasegawa Kiyoshi chooses to attack, this kind of variable is under our control."

They are all seasoned veterans. Tang Qiuli has already raised the question. If he doesn't understand, so many years of iron-blooded career is in vain. Tang Qiuli pointed to Bangkok and Yangon and said: "These two landed Hasegawa Kiyoshi must choose one of the locations, and the topic of our military meeting revolves around this aspect."

According to the existing conditions, the two landing sites have their own advantages and disadvantages. If you choose to land in Bangkok on the Gulf of Thailand, the Japanese reinforcements can go directly to the east of Yangon by land, which can save time and avoid crossing the Strait of Malacca and entering Andaman. The sea journey, for Ito, who is in urgent need of reinforcements, time is very precious. [

However, there is a big problem here. When the Japanese reinforcements land in Bangkok, they will directly face the strong resistance of more than [-] troops from the Ma Chaoyang Corps of the Independent Division. There are no benefits, not to mention that the victory of the landing battle is unpredictable.Even if the landing is successful, from Bangkok to Yangon, a distance of several hundred kilometers, Ma Chaoyang will not let the Japanese army escape easily.

I am afraid.The reinforcements of the Japanese army had already been exhausted before seeing the shadow of Yangon. If it was not possible, the independent division troops in Yangon went south for reinforcements. The troops going south attacked from both sides and made dumplings.At the beginning, Tang Qiuli placed the Ma Chaoyang Corps in the Gulf of Thailand to prevent the Japanese army from coming. Now it seems that it is not a casual game.

It will take seven or eight days longer to cross the Strait of Malacca and reinforce Yangon from the direction of the Andaman Sea. Yangon is surrounded by independent division troops.Ito waited impatiently for the reinforcements, his eyes were almost green, could he wait so long?

This route is very safe.The reinforcements don't have to worry about being blocked by the independent division. Moreover, as soon as they arrive in Yangon, they can go into battle immediately. The only problem is time. What Ito lacks is time. He can't guarantee that the third fleet and reinforcements are still at sea During the voyage, Tang Qiuli had already attacked Yangon.

Served as the Chief of Staff of the Independent Division.Chang Feng will inevitably express his opinion. He said: "Based on all the analysis of the situation, I personally think that it is unlikely that the Japanese reinforcements will land in Bangkok on the Gulf of Thailand. There is only one reason. If the Japanese army wants to reach Yangon, they must first pass In the case of the Ma Chaoyang Corps, in the Malay Peninsula, there are still three garrison troops of the Japanese army, who are firmly held down by our troops and dare not move. Ito should not take this risk. The fleet, whose mission is to escort, does not have the capital to fight our army on land."

"Ito also didn't want to see that the reinforcements he had been waiting for so hard were entangled by the Ma Chaoyang Corps before they arrived in Yangon. To mobilize troops to rescue, who is reinforcing whom?"

Chang Feng’s words caused everyone to burst into laughter. This is the truth. Once the Japanese reinforcements landed in the Gulf of Thailand, Ma Chaoyang, whose eyes were red from holding back, would never let the little devil go. , According to the danger and stick to it, no matter how you fight, it will be enough, even if the Japanese army breaks through the beachhead, it will be difficult to get through without leaving tens of thousands of people.

Everyone agreed with Chang Feng's judgment, but Tang Qiusheng raised another question, "The Japanese commander must have considered the difficulty of landing in the Gulf of Thailand, and it is unlikely that he will choose this direction, but will the Japanese army make such a deployment?" , disembarked at the port of Singapore, joined the Japanese garrison of the three divisions, and temporarily stood still. When our army launched a general attack on Yangon, it suddenly went north and disrupted our deployment. Of course, this is just an idea, Ma Chaoyang The Corps was an insurmountable obstacle for the Japanese army."

In fact, because the Ma Chaoyang Corps lined up from Bangkok along the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand and controlled all the landing sites, no matter where the Japanese army landed in the Gulf of Thailand, it would be strongly blocked by the Ma Chaoyang Corps. The possibility of going ashore along the bay has basically been ruled out, and the possibility proposed by Tang Qiusheng is a special case under extreme circumstances.

After discussing and excluding various possibilities, everyone agreed that the next goal of the Japanese reinforcements and the Third Fleet is basically clear, which is to pass through the Strait of Malacca, from the direction of the Andaman Sea, and directly arrive at the port of Yangon. It was also the only route the Japanese army could avoid attrition.

Now that the direction of the Japanese reinforcements and the Third Fleet has been determined, the deployment of the next campaign will be targeted. Tang Qiuli said: "In order not to let the Japanese reinforcements have any illusions in the direction of the Gulf of Thailand, I decided to The directly subordinate corps, led by Chang Feng, will go south immediately to increase the defensive strength and thickness of the area, and form a defense command in the Gulf of Thailand, with Chang Feng and Ma Chaoyang as the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief.

This is a countermeasure that must be taken. Of course, everyone will have no objections. Tang Qiuli continued: "I will explain to you my next target, that is, Hasegawa Kiyoshi's Third Fleet. The fleet, especially the three aircraft carriers, is really greedy! This is what our navy lacks. If you don’t do it for nothing, don’t do it for nothing.”

All the generals were shocked, the commander really dared to think, the whole fleet, stay if you say it?It was on the vast sea, different from land, the little devil's warships ran away, how to catch them?If they were all sunk, would it still be possible, would they be captured?Enough, looking at the disbelieving eyes of everyone, Tang Qiuli smiled slyly and said no more.

Changed the topic, "Since the reinforcements from the Japanese army are coming, we should be prepared. The original plan to encircle the reinforcements, because of the variable Hasegawa Kiyoshi's Third Fleet, make the following adjustments. [-]. Southern Flying Group All combat troops immediately entered the Myitkyina Field Airfield and entered the battle state. In addition, several radar stations were set up near Yangon to specifically target the Japanese carrier-based aircraft."

"Second, the air defense units of each corps have entered the first level of combat readiness. The target is still the Japanese carrier-based aircraft. We cannot suffer from this. All tank units should immediately disperse and hide. All corps have set up all-weather air observation posts. We must not be paralyzed. , stop all attacks on Yangon, give Ito time, and let the reinforcements he is looking forward to follow our intention to take the Andaman Sea route.”

Frankly speaking, Tang Qiuli would not have cared about the route of the Japanese reinforcements if there was no big piece of fat from the Hasegawa Kiyoshi Third Fleet, even though he had ordered the Taiwan Intelligence Station of the Intelligence Department to stop collecting Japanese troops However, out of a high sense of responsibility, the head of the intelligence department, Yu Deshui, still issued an order.

The content of the second intelligence report is the number of reinforcements from the Japanese army, about four first-class divisions, three heavy artillery regiments and two tank regiments. Tang Qiuli did not blame Yu Deshui after reading the information. He just sighed softly, and said to Deshui: "Deshui, you still disobeyed my order, well, the Taiwan intelligence station has entered a dormant state, we cannot afford to lose."

After the meeting was adjourned, Tang Qiuli issued a secret order to Lieutenant General Tang Qiuquan, the commander of the independent division fleet, "Naval fleet, from the date of receiving the order, the fleet will enter a first-level combat readiness state and wait for orders to attack at any time. The combat objectives of the fleet are The Third Fleet of the Japanese Navy."

Along with the order, there was also a detailed record of today's military meeting. After Tang Qiuquan received the order, he compared the meeting minutes, and he understood Tang Qiuli's intentions. His younger brother had taken a fancy to the Japanese warship. Otherwise, they wouldn't have thrown the lumpy fleet into the battlefield. [

From the Qingdao Naval Base to the Zhanjiang Naval Port, the fleet sailed along the coastline of the mainland in order to avoid encounters with the Japanese naval fleet. It was a bit sneaky, which made the officers and sailors of the fleet, especially the carrier-based aircraft pilots, very worried. for dissatisfaction.

After more than two years of preparations for the whole army, the independent division fleet has never had any contact with the Japanese army except for the last time when Tang Qiuli flew to Manila to participate in the highest military meeting of the Allied Forces. It was a small-scale naval battle, incognito, keeping a low profile deliberately, and practicing hard. The Japanese seemed to have forgotten that Tang Qiuli still had such a fleet in his hands.

This battle is the first appearance of the fleet. Tang Qiuquan attaches great importance to it. Although he does not know the specific sailing time, the entire fleet has entered a state of combat readiness, and various supplies are continuously supplied to the ship. All officers and soldiers canceled their vacations. It is to move his headquarters to a warship.

His flagship is the "Canglang", a large destroyer with a displacement of more than 8000 tons. The entire Zhanjiang military port has entered a state of martial law. Tang Qiuquan very much hopes that through this battle, he will gain the reputation of the fleet. For more than two years, he has been incognito. It should be over.

In addition to ordering the fleet to prepare for the battle, Tang Qiuli certainly will not forget another person. Such a big drama, how can this supporting role be missing, he said to Liu Xinlan: "Xinlan, record the content of the message."

(To be continued)