Myanmar counterattacked the north, and how did the troops stationed in India get good news all the way?

After Wessez came to power, he dispatched the air force to support the ground forces to attack. At that time, the weather was bad, and the troops stationed in India attacked many times in the rain, but it was still difficult to make progress in the face of the strict defense of the Japanese army.

On July 6th, Zheng Dongguo captains and Sun Liren teachers arrived in Myitkyina battlefield. At that time, the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in China had been going on for seven years. In order to boost morale, Zheng Dongguo issued a general attack order to seize Myitkyina to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the Anti-Japanese War. After Zheng Dongguo went to the battlefield, he often visited the front line to inspect the bid, to boost morale, and directly directed the Indian troops stationed in to besiege Myitkyina.

On July/KOOC-0/3, the main force of the 30th Division, 60th Division/KOOC-0/4 and 50th Division/KOOC-0/each, and the 5307th Army, with the support of the air force and artillery, launched an attack on Myitkyina. After three days of fierce fighting, the troops approached downtown Myitkyina.

On July 18, the troops stationed in India concentrated air fire and artillery fire and launched a fierce attack on Myitkyina. Fierce fighting continued until 26th, when officers and men stationed in India approached the central city of Myitkyina. At the critical moment of the encirclement campaign, the newly formed 30 th Division and 90 th Regiment were airlifted to Myitkyina, which strengthened the attack power.

On August 3rd, China troops stationed in India captured Myitkyina. In this campaign, the troops stationed in India defeated the Japanese "ever-victorious division" who launched the Lugouqiao Incident in China, annihilated more than 2,700 Japanese troops and captured more than 70 Japanese troops. Major General Shui Yuan, head of the Infantry Brigade of the 56th Japanese Division, committed suicide after losing the battle. In this extremely difficult siege war, the casualties of troops stationed in India reached more than 5 100. The war is so cruel and the price of victory is so precious.

General Stilwell said with emotion that the counterattack against northern China was "the first sustained attack on the first-class enemy in's history".

After the Battle of Myitkyina, Indian troops stationed in China were rehabilitated and reorganized. General Stilwell still served as commander-in-chief of the Indian army, and Zheng Dongguo was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief. His subordinate troops were expanded into two armies, namely the new 1 army and the new 6 army. Sun Liren was promoted as the commander of the new 1 Army and was in charge of the new 30th and 38th Divisions. The newly formed 2nd Army includes the newly formed 22nd Division, 14 and 50th Division. A few months later, the New Sixth Army was ordered to be transferred back to China to fight.

After the Indian army captured Myitkyina, the railways and highways from India to Myitkyina via Kameng and Mogang were unimpeded, and the war materials transported by the Allied forces to China could transit through Myitkyina, thus reducing the pressure on the "hump" route and increasing the transportation volume of war materials. This shows the great significance of the counterattack victory in northern Myanmar.

Bhamo, located on the border between China and Myanmar, is a big city in the Irrawaddy River basin in northern Myanmar, second only to Myitkyina in scale, and also an important stronghold for Japanese invasion of western China. After Indian troops in China conquered Myitkyina, Ba Maw's defensive position became more prominent. In order to safeguard the aggressive interests of northern Myanmar, the Japanese army moved the 2nd Search Corps deployed in Namkham, the 2nd Wing of 16 Division, the mixed artillery 1 Wing and the remnants of Japanese troops retreating in Mogang and Myitkyina to Ba Maw, and built fortifications around Ba Maw to form a new defense line, with a total defense force of more than 5,000 people.

On August 28th, 1944, the main force of the 2nd division of the Japanese army advanced to mangshi (Luxi, Yunnan, China), and 18, the division moved from Yingduo to Namkham, the border between China and Myanmar. The Japanese army deployed these two divisions to western Yunnan, mainly in an attempt to prevent the Indian troops stationed in China from joining forces with the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

After the Indian troops stationed in China won the Battle of Myitkyina, after nearly two months of training and supplement, the establishment of the troops was also partially adjusted. 10 On June10, the Indian Army General Command issued the second-stage operational order.

10 10/2 1 day, the 38th division 1 13 regiment of China's Indian vanguard commandos was ordered to attack, and the right-wing column captured the temple embankment on the 29th. After crossing the river near Tiesuo Bridge in the upper reaches of Taiping River, the left column arrived at 1 1 in June. However, the river is surrounded by dangers, and the main force of the 38 th Division is still stranded on the north bank of Taiping River.

In order to conquer Ba Maw quickly, Commander Sun Liren immediately adjusted his deployment and ordered the right column 1 12 regiment to move quickly to the left. Xinlong Kabbah attacked Mansi, south of Ba Maw, and cut off the rear transportation line of Japanese troops stationed in Ba Maw. With the cooperation of the 1 14 regiment, the 1 13 regiment launched a frontal attack on Ba Maw.

After the attack was launched, the troops stationed in India, with the support of the US Air Force, conquered Momak and Mansi successively after more than days of fierce fighting in 10, and surrounded the Japanese army in Ba Maw at the beginning of 165438+ 10. For several days, the troops stationed in Ba Maw, with the cooperation of air fire and artillery fire, launched an attack on the Japanese army in. However, 1500 Japanese remnants, relying on favorable terrain and strong fortifications, continued to defend Bamo and desperately resisted, dreaming of waiting for the Japanese army in Nankan to come to support.

165438+1October 12. After the newly-built 22nd Division captured Dammam and other Japanese strongholds, it quickly dispatched some troops to Ba Maw and cooperated with the 38th Division to besiege Ba Maw.

165438+1On October 24th, the troops stationed in Ba Maw broke through the outlying strongholds of India and invaded Ba Maw. In the fierce battle, except for more than 60 Japanese troops who jumped into the Taiping River and fled to Nankan, all other Japanese troops, including former Yugoslav defense commander Colonel Miyoshi, were annihilated.

165438+1On October 25th, the whole city of Ba Maw was occupied by the newly organized 38th division.

Fighting in Ba Maw, the troops stationed in India killed 2,430 Japanese troops, captured 2/kloc-0 Japanese soldiers, captured 2 planes, 25 cannons, 2 chariots, 65 light and heavy machine guns, more than 630 rifles, and seized 2 aircraft repair shops. New 1 Army Casualties 102 1. The victory of the Battle of Ba Maw laid the foundation for the troops stationed in India to join forces with the Expeditionary Force.

After the conquest of Bamo, the troops stationed in India once again launched an attack on Namkham.

Nankan is located on the border between China and Myanmar, bordering bhamo in the west and Longling in the east. Nankan Highway is connected with Yunnan-Myanmar Highway, and the traffic is very convenient. Since the Japanese army invaded North Myanmar, it has been building roads in Namkham, storing ammunition and preparing for long-term defense. After the Battle of bhamo, the Japanese army in Nankan was mainly composed of 56 divisions 1 troops and 2 divisions 1 troops, with a total of 2 divisions.

When the 38th Division of the Indian Army besieged Mozambique, the Japanese army in bhamo knew that it was difficult to fight for a long time, and urgently went to Nankan for help. 1 65438+1On October 30th, Colonel Yamazaki Shiro, the brigade commander of the 55th Japanese brigade in Nankan, led his troops, with artillery, engineers and trench1wing, and went north from Nankan to rescue Ba Maw. Who knows, this Japanese army, known as "Yamazaki detachment", encountered the main force of the 30th Division of the Indian Army on the way. The two armies fought fiercely near Baijiatang and Kangma, and it was difficult to win or lose for a while. General Sun Liren, the commander of the new First Army, immediately ordered the 38th Division 1 12 regiment on the battlefield of Octobe to intercept in the rear of the Japanese army, which made it difficult for Yamazaki detachment to attend to one thing and lose sight of another from beginning to end and could not support Octobe at all. 65438+February 17, after the 30th Division repelled the Japanese Yamazaki detachment, it advanced with victory and approached Nankan. Soon, the 38th Division 1 12 regiment also arrived to the west of Nankan. 65438+In late February, the 30th Division advanced to the periphery of Nankan. Sun Liren's commander saw a long and narrow valley near Namkham. If they attacked head-on, it would be difficult for the troops to expand. Therefore, Commander Sun Liren ordered the 38th Division 1 12 Regiment and other troops to annihilate the Japanese troops outside Nankan first, thus forming a double encirclement of Nankan.

1945 65438+1October 14. The troops besieging Nankan successively entered the scheduled starting positions in the southwest of Nankan to prepare for the general attack. On June 5th, 1, the troops stationed in India and New Zealand 1 broke through with tanks with the cooperation of powerful aviation firepower and artillery firepower, and launched a fierce attack on the Japanese troops stationed in Namkham. Although the Japanese troops stationed in Nankan resisted desperately, they could not stop the Indian army's powerful firepower and military assault, causing heavy casualties and low morale.

15 10/5 15, the newly-built 30 th division troops captured Nankan, and a few remnants of the Japanese army broke through in confusion and fled to the northeast, where ancient trees covered the sky.

In the Battle of Namkham, the troops stationed in India successively killed Japanese troops 1780, captured Japanese troops 12, seized trucks 10, seized more than warehouses 10, and many other war materials.

Chiang Kai-shek attached great importance to the Battle of Nankan. When Chiang Kai-shek saw the good news that the troops stationed in India had conquered Nankan, he immediately telegraphed Wei and ordered the Chinese Expeditionary Force to capture it quickly and clear the last Japanese stronghold on the Sino-Indian highway as soon as possible.

Chiang Kai-shek's orders opened a new campaign for the Chinese Expeditionary Force.