On July 13, the 11th Army regrouped and launched a new offensive against Longling.

In order to redeem the defeat again and again, this round Song Xilian invested 4 divisions:

After the new 39th Division went around to the side of Longling, it attacked the highlands southwest of Fulong Temple and attacked Sanguanpo.

The 1st Division of Honor attacked from Changlinggang and Yangmei Mountain to Guanglin Slope and Shejiao Slope.

The 88th Division attacked the old Dongpo and Fengfeng Slope.

The 87th Division held the 5255 high ground and the deep ditch position, and attacked Menglian with one division.

The new 28th Division, which had just come down from the Matsuyama battlefield, assembled near the dam and entered preparations for the attack.

Menglian, a small unknown place. In the fourteenth year of Hongwu, the ancestors entered Teng, and lived on the bank of the tail of the Dadong River, with delicious herbs and hot springs. From this southward distance, there is a treasure land called "Menglian", which is translated by the Dai family, which means "bright place". This place is originally a plateau valley, a magnificent and magical wilderness, the earth's veins are powerful, and the tension is flexible and natural. The north is flying and shooting, the south looks at the Burmese and Taiyi sides, and the green hills on both sides are facing each other, which is an important place for soldiers. Just like the natural pass, it is really a throat. The sun is shining, the climate is pleasant, the jungle is covered, the hot springs are gushing, the clouds are splashing, and the momentum is magnificent.

At that time, he was called by the court and responded; In the selection of elite soldiers stationed in Teng and the expansion of the surrounding areas, then assembled and reorganized and several surnames were sent to Tuntian here. The purpose is to overcome thorns and thorns and stick to the border passes, and open up the territory without relenting to the ragged road, but to seek Huairou and influence the eight directions, and finally become a magnificent mountain and river and unify China. The world is established, the government and the opposition are prosperous, the martial arts are not stopped, and the literature is admired. There is a person named "Wen Wei" in the clan, as the ancestor of the eighth generation of Teng, he was righteous and righteous, and then joined Menglian. Unload the armor and study the classics, educate the world and know the books and gifts, spread the culture and peach and plum everywhere, follow the holy precepts and show benevolence and righteousness. After many hardships and dangers, we have continued to multiply, uncovered all the efforts to move mountains, and kept our homes healthy. The township party is harmonious, the neighbors help each other, and the courtesies are exchanged, complementing each other. The surnames intermarry each other, and the celebrities and gentlemen are like streams, attracting businessmen to gather and seek prosperity together!

However, the sky changes, the world has ups and downs, and the wheels of history have become scarred by the years. There are as many kings as there are kings, and there are as many bitter blood and tears as there are people. When the catastrophe comes, the wind and rain fill the building, the destruction is withered and decayed, the ground is full of devastation, the overseas Chinese have left their homeland and live abroad, and the ancestral souls have lost their worship and wandered all over the world. An old world collapses, and a new world is built bravely. The world is like this, and Menglian is like this. Gone are the days of fanaticism, but the unbearable suffering has caused heartaches. The entry of the Japanese army broke the tranquility of the place.......

This time, General Song's circle was more rounded, and the east, west, south, and north were fully launched. It's a pity that the Menglian Slope, the old Dongpo and the Fengfeng Slope captured when entering Longling have fallen into the hands of the Japanese army, and this time it will cost a greater price to recapture them.

Heavy rain is like a note, and the rain and fog shrouds the mountains and rivers of the entire western Yunnan.

The soldiers of the 261st Regiment of the 87th Division, taking advantage of the heavy rain and dense fog, lurked in front of the barbed wire fence of the Japanese army in Menglianpo, and when the artillery bombardment of our army stopped, they immediately jumped over the barbed wire and rushed into the Japanese position.

And then the battle did not end.

The Japanese army immediately organized two squadrons of troops, divided into three routes and counterattacked again, the situation was fierce, seeing that the three fortresses just occupied by the 261st Regiment had been recaptured by the Japanese army, and the situation was very critical. Fortunately, the reinforcements arrived in time, and they once again repelled the Japanese counterattack and completely occupied Menglianpo.

The old eastern slope is a towering terrain and a steep mountain, which is an important stronghold for controlling Longling City.

The last offensive relied on quick and fast capture, and at the same time it was unprepared, but this time the Japanese army has strengthened its defense, and it is even more difficult to capture the old eastern slope.

The 262nd Regiment of the 88th Division quickly captured the first and second hills of Sunjiashan, and then captured the third and fourth hills of Sunjiashan.

The Japanese army strengthened the fortifications of the old eastern slope and heavily defended them on all sides. There is no gap to drill, it seems that you can only fight hard.

Regiment Commander Ouyang led the troops to storm in succession and rushed into the Japanese positions three times, but due to the fierce counterattack of the Japanese army, the troops suffered too many casualties and had to retreat.

Also unsmooth with the old Dongpo is the battle at Sanguanpo.

These three slopes are located in the south of Longling City, and the old Dongpo, Fulong Temple form a strong momentum, is an important stronghold of the Japanese army to defend Longling.

The new 39th Division attacked Shuangpo and Zhangjinshan with the entire strength of the 26th Regiment, and Sanguanpo with the 27th Regiment.

On the 21st, the 26th Regiment braved the heavy rain and infiltrated the Japanese barbed wire fence in Shuangpo, taking advantage of the Japanese army's unpreparedness, ready to take them by surprise, but accidentally a Chinese soldier touched a mine hanging on the barbed wire, and the roaring explosion attracted the attention of the Japanese army, resulting in the annihilation of the vanguard of an entire regiment that had just penetrated into the Japanese barbed wire. The next night, the 27th Regiment sent another reinforced battalion to cooperate with the 26th Regiment to finally take Shuangpo after a difficult attack. Taking advantage of the victory, the troops advanced and occupied Zhangjinshan in one fell swoop, cutting off the Longmang Highway.

But it's not so easy to take Sanguanpo. Due to the high terrain and the strong fortifications of the Japanese army, the 27th Regiment was suppressed by the Japanese army several times.

Although the war did not go so well, the results were outstanding. After fierce battles, the units of the 11th Group Army successively captured the heights of Guanglinpo, Sunjiashan, Yiwanshui, and Shanshenmiao.

Song Xilian's 11th Army had once again besieged Longling in the east, south, and north directions.

After the introduction of the Japanese army's "Broken Battle Plan", the strategic location of Longling became more prominent.

Sakaguchi's pressure on the military department dared to sit idly by and watch the battle in Longling. In order to salvage the defeat as soon as possible, he sent the Miyahara Brigade, the Inase Brigade, the Harada Brigade, the Takeda Brigade, and the Murakami Brigade, and equipped with Ikeda's Mountain Artillery Brigade, led by Matsui Daisa, to quickly reinforce Ryuling.

This time, the cunning Sakaguchi changed the route of reinforcements to Longling, and when he wanted to take advantage of the 71st Army to attack Laodongpo and Sanguanpo, he unexpectedly let the reinforcements kill from Fangmaqiao and Rapefield, and stormed Pingga and Xiangda, so as to rescue the besieged Pingga garrison.

This move is indeed clever, if it succeeds, not only can it play the Pingga stronghold, but more powerfully, it will threaten the flank of the 2nd Army of the Expeditionary Force and cut off the back of Song Xilian's department.

The fierce artillery fire in the eastern suburbs of Longling attracted Song Xilian's attention. However, no one expected that at this time, on the southern front, Matsui's team quietly detoured in the rain and fog.