It's not just Shinichi Tanaka who is blinded.

The headquarters of the 15th Army of the Japanese Army was quiet.

The devils inside stayed where they were, panicking.

I won't even speak.

Okamura Ninji's face has been squeezed into a fleshy chrysanthemum, and only the mouth that rises high can be seen.

The Mawlamyine oil depot was bombed, 70 planes were captured by the opposing side, and the defenders of the two brigades were completely annihilated.

What shocked him even more was that the three light destroyers and two troop carriers docked in the port actually fell into the hands of the other party.

This is no longer bad news, it is simply devastating.

Okamura, who received the telegram, didn't believe it was true at first.

His two divisions were guarding Tonggu and Moltke, and it was impossible for the opposing army's troops to bypass his two divisions and go straight to Mawlamyine.

Unless it's a small force.

But if a small force wants to occupy Mawlamyine, don't think about it at all.

There were two of his infantry brigades, and on each battleship there were hundreds of soldiers.

It is possible for a small group of troops on the other side to cause some sabotage, but it is completely impossible to snatch their warships over.

The soldiers on the battleship didn't grow up eating, so how could they not even be able to defend their own battleship.

The unexpected can just happen.

Okamura never imagined that Mawlamyine's five battleships would be robbed by the other party so easily.

Moreover, they actually operate battleships.

That is, before the operation, the commander of the other side was already thinking about his battleship......

The more Okamura thought about it, the more terrifying he felt.

This commander of the other party is simply a devil.

Why is there everyone in his army?

Artillery, tanks, aviation, and now even naval soldiers.

Is there anything he doesn't have?

The chief of staff of the Japanese army, Aoki, rolled his eyes and said: "Your Excellency, commander, I suggest that our troops immediately retreat north from Tonggu and Moltke and withdraw from the battlefield.

Mawlamyine has already been lost, our warships have also been captured by the other side, if we do not withdraw our troops as soon as possible, then the 18th Division and the 55th Division will be completely surrounded by the other side. ”

Mawlamyine has already reached the hands of the other party, and the commander of the other party will definitely increase the troops of Mawlamyine and attack Tonggu from behind.

In that case, their two divisions will be very dangerous.

Originally, their forces did not have an advantage, and if they were attacked by the opponent in front and back, there would really be no hair left.

Okamura shook his head: "Aoki-kun, it's too late to retreat now. The opposing forces have already launched a fierce attack on Tonggu and Moltke, and if our troops retreat, they will only be annihilated more quickly.

Order the 55th Division to send a wing of troops to Mawlamyine immediately, and Mawlamyine must be recaptured! ”

Aoki said, "Your Excellency, Commander, haven't we already sent a wing of troops from the Eighteenth Division?" ”

Okamura sighed: "The strength of one wing is not enough, if we want to defeat Mawlamyine's troops, our strength must be several times more than that of the other party.

Aoki-kun, didn't you find out? The comparison between us and the other party's individual soldiers has been reversed.

In the past, our troops were 1 to 5 compared to theirs, but now it has become 5 to 1.

One reversal and one positive, ten times worse!

We can't win this big war. ”

Okamura spoke weakly, and his speech was slurred as if he was biting a shitstick in his mouth.

Aoki, the chief of staff of the Japanese army, looked at Okamura in surprise and felt incredulous.

It was a rare sight for this phrase to come out of his mouth.

As soon as Okamura's order was issued, the 55th Division of the Japanese Army immediately transferred a wing of troops to Mawlamyine.

However, in this case, whether it is the 18th Division or the 55th Division, the strength will immediately appear to be overstretched.

The two divisions, which were already understaffed, felt even more useless at the moment.

The shelling stopped.

The expeditionary force began a full-scale offensive against Tonggu and Moltke.

Li Lei's temporary regiment was responsible for the front of Tonggu, and the Fifth Army and the Sixth Army were responsible for the left and right flanks of Tonggu respectively.

The advance of the 1st Temporary Regiment was very smooth, because the anti-tank fortifications and pillboxes of the Japanese troops on the periphery of Tonggu had been basically blown up, so the tank units of the 1st Provisional Regiment advanced very quickly.

The first line of defense of the Japanese army has basically been completely blown up.

However, Li Lei did not dare to be careless.

After all, Tonggu had the strength of one division of the Japanese army, and there were several outer defense lines alone.

Although the shelling time was not short, there were always devils who were not killed.

"Order the troops, don't advance too fast, to prevent the lone army from going deep and being surrounded by the Japanese army.

Tell the troops that we won't do anything about losing money. Be sure to pay attention to the coordination with the troops.

Don't get to the end, let the devil take a bite. ”

Mawlamyine had now been occupied by himself, but Okamura had not ordered his troops to retreat, which surprised Li Lei a little.

It seems that Okamura, the old bastard, hasn't completely given up yet.

In that case, let's leave these two divisions here.

Li Lei's principle is that if he can kill one more devil, he will kill one more devil.

Nothing good anyway.

Killing is also for the sake of peace on earth.

However, these are Okamura's last two divisions, so you must pay more attention.

The combat effectiveness of the mourning soldiers should not be underestimated!

At the same time, Li Lei asked Zhao Gang to send a telegram to Yang Liqing and Chen Anping, reminding them that they must pay attention to the counterattack of the Japanese army.

Mawlamyine was lost, and Okamura did not order the Japanese troops of Tonggu and Moltke to retreat.

That means Okamura will definitely send troops to recapture Mawlamyine.

Yang Liqing, who received the order, immediately called Li Lei back that his six battalions had already built fortifications and were completely capable of blocking the Japanese attack.

For the sake of the safety of the warships, Chen Anping ordered all the warships to leave the port, which was more than 500 meters away from the wharf.

In this case, the Japanese army would not be able to touch the battleship at all.

The two wings of the Japanese army advanced quickly towards Mawlamyine, reaching the perimeter of Mawlamyine after half a day.

The 6th Battalion of the 1st Regiment, which had already entered the combat position, immediately launched an artillery attack on the Japanese troops.

Before the Japanese troops who had just arrived understood what was going on, they were blown up in confusion.

Hurry back.

In order to block the Japanese attack, Yang Liqing pulled out a lot of weapons and equipment from the Japanese supply warehouse.

However, there were no heavy weapons, most of them were shells and bullets.

There are also quite a few infantry mines.

In order to delay the Japanese attack, Yang Liqing had a lot of mines planted around Mawlamyine.

Then they set up the cannons and waited for the Japanese to come.

This time, Yang Liqing did not plan to take the initiative to attack.

His mission was to hold on to Mawlamyine.

Because he didn't know how many troops the Japanese army came to reinforce him, Yang Liqing felt that it was better to be safe.

The two wings of the Japanese army did not have much confidence in recapturing Mawlamyine.

Although their division commander told them that the opposing troops in Mawlamyine were only small units.

But they simply don't believe it.

Small troops?

What about the crooks?

The original defenders in Mawlamyine had two brigades, 2,000 men!

There were still hundreds of people on the five battleships combined.

But in just a few hours, he was completely wiped out by the other party.

Is this something that a small force can do?

Whether you believe it or not, I don't believe it anyway.

The two wings of the Japanese army were even more convinced that there was at least one brigade of troops on the other side in Mawlamyine.

This can be heard by listening to the sound of artillery.

How could a small force have so much artillery?

The Japanese wing commander immediately sent a report to Shinichi Tanaka, saying that they were on the periphery of Mawlamyine and had been shelled by the main forces of the opposing side, and it was expected that the opposing troops, around one brigade.

Shinichi Tanaka, who received the telegram, was a little worried, and one of the other party's brigades ......

That being said, the past two wings didn't have much of an advantage.

After all, the opponent is on the defensive, with fierce firepower and a lot of troops.

You can't fight like this, and if you fight again, these two divisions will be finished.

Shinichi Tanaka immediately sent a telegram to Okamura, requesting that his troops retreat south.

If you don't retreat, you will be wiped out.

Although the opposing party's large forces had now begun to attack Tonggu, Tanaka Shinichi was confident that most of his troops would withdraw from Tonggu.

The reason why we have to retreat to the south is because the south is Mawlamyine, where the opponent's troops are weak, and when the time comes, the human division will be able to destroy the other side and recapture Mawlamyine.

Then retreat north from Mawlamyine, and you will be able to get rid of the pursuit of the other side.

The same ancient can't hold it.

Okamura Ninji received a telegram from Tanaka Shinichi, and thought for a long time with a frown.

As soon as the other side began to attack Tonggu, his two divisions retreated, which was too incompetent.

Okamura was originally going to let the two divisions guard Tonggu for three days, in that case, at least he could save some face.

But now it seems that his old face in Okamura is completely gone.

Mawlamyine was such an important place that was occupied by the other party in a few hours.

And Tonggu's defense is also not optimistic.

If this continues, the remaining two divisions of the 15th Army will not be able to support it for much time and will be wiped out.

Aoki, the chief of staff of the Japanese army, said to Okamura: "Your Excellency, Commander, I think the suggestion of the commander of the Tanaka Shinichi Division can still be tried.

Now Mawlamyine has a lot of troops on the other side, and it is completely okay for us to go through Mawlamyine, withdraw from the battlefield, and then retreat through country T. ”

Okamura looked at the huge map and fell into deep thought.

Retreat east from Mawlamyine, so that his troops would be completely evacuated.

If you want to be ashamed, it is probably impossible.

Okamura thought about it for a long time, and finally agreed to the retreat of the two divisions.

But it was not easy for the two divisions of the Japanese army to retreat.

The 18th Division of the Japanese Army was already surrounded on three sides.

Troops from all walks of life were launching fierce attacks on the Japanese army.

Li Lei's temporary regiment had already begun to attack the first line of defense of the Japanese army.

The first line of defense of the Japanese army, which was three kilometers deep.

Through reconnaissance, Li Lei chose the left side where the Japanese defense was weakest to attack.