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Headquarters of the 56th Division of the Japanese Army on May 11, 1944.

"Shimada-kun intercepted the top secret information of the Chinese army, so there was no secret to the Chinese army's operation, and two hours later, the Chinese army began to cross the river. Their attempt was to feint on Songshan and capture Tengchong. The specific deployment of our 56th Division: abandon the defense line along the river, and then rely on the natural danger of Gaoligong Mountain to block the Chinese army, and then completely annihilate the Chinese army in the Nujiang Gorge. I would like to remind you that the situation is not very rosy for us.

General Mutaguchi was engaged in an all-out battle with the British Fourth Army at Imphal, and our 18th Division was also fighting fiercely with the Chinese army in the Mong Gong Valley in Burma. In order to prevent the Yunnan-Burmese Imperial Army from being attacked on both sides, the Southern Command ordered us to strictly guard against the Nu River defense line and not make any mistakes. Ijiro Dazuo, you are responsible for telegraphing Jinguang Shaozuo that Songshan is the choke point of the Yunnan-Burma Highway, no matter what happens, you must stick to Songshan and not leave half ......a step without authorization."

"Shimada Daisa, during the battle, your Mangshi No. 1 must monitor every communication of the Chinese army, and at the same time, you must also closely monitor the enemy intelligence organizations lurking in Mangshi and Longling, and everyone will act immediately."

"Yes......"

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Command of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

Yu Hanmin just finished talking about the attack deployment of this major counteroffensive. At this time, the commander-in-chief stood up and said to all the officers present: "In another two hours, I will send 200,000 generals to the national disaster, and I will shoulder the heavy trust of the nation together with you." Ladies and gentlemen! This battle can only be won, not defeated"

The 116th Division is ready.

The 36th Division was ready.

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At seven o'clock in the evening of May 11, 1944, the general offensive began.

With the support of strong artillery fire, the 53rd Army, the 54th Army, the 76th and 88th Armies, and the New 39th Division of our Expeditionary Force each crossed the Nu River in 7 places. One reinforced regiment of the new 39th Division took the lead in successfully crossing the upper reaches of Huitong Bridge.

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"Your Excellency Shaozuo, the Songshan position is under all-round heavy shelling! The artillery fire of the Chinese army was fierce, whether the artillery immediately returned fire. ”

"What are you panicking about, this is just the beginning, you are scared. When it's time for us to counterattack, it's possible that we won't sleep for days and nights. ”

"Kimura-kun, convey my order to all the soldiers, and the most important task at the moment is to recuperate and sleep." Jin Guang Shaozo patted Kimura and said.

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Peng Gang's second regiment and Wang Huzi's sharp knife company were the first to land. But strangely enough, there was no resistance.

Under the heavy artillery fire, no corpses of devils were found all over the mountains, and all the bunkers were empty, and there was not a single devil. It's also so abnormal.

Yu Hanmin and the commander-in-chief had just received a telegram from the vanguard. Not only was our troops crossing the river attacked in the middle of the way, but the ground troops were not even blocked. It seems that the devil knew early that our army would cross the river, so he retreated in advance...... Questions flashed in the commander-in-chief's mind, but he also knew that the general attack of the 200,000 army had begun, and there was no turning back from the bow......

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Hearing the sound of artillery bombardment in Matsuyama, Major General Sakaguchi of the 56th Division was still standing by the telephone, he was waiting for information from Shimada at No. 1 in Mangshi, and it was here that the sound of the tinkling phone rang.

"Your Excellency General, my listening station has heard the radio signal of the Chinese army, and they have crossed the river on time." Shimada reported.

"Yo Xi, tell everyone not to fight back, Mangshi No. 1 continues to listen."

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Longling Shen Mansion.

Bursts of artillery pierced the sky, and in the courtyard of the Shen Mansion, Shen Liping raised her head and looked at the sky, and the artillery fire in the sky from time to time lit up the dark night. It seems that Ma Chenglong's intelligence has not been sent, and the large army has begun to cross the river. This is the responsibility of the butterfly group. It's just because of their responsibilities and how many compatriots have paid for their lives, thinking of these Shen Liping's chest aches...... I hope that Ma Chenglong can send the information to the general headquarters. In this way, it may be possible to reduce casualties, and perhaps the general command will strategize and turn the crisis into safety.......

Ma Chenglong, deep in the dense forest, soon saw the vanguard that had reached the other side of the Nu River. It seems that it is still night, and the troops have already crossed the river.

"Ma Chenglong, why are you here?"

"Needless to say, what are you guys doing? How did you cross the river? ”

"We're going to fight, we're the vanguard, I'm not going to say it, I'm going to take over the troops."

"Old Gui, it's bad, the big army has already crossed the river, no, you have to find two horses quickly." Ma Chenglong said to Han Laogui.

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The large army had already estimated that they would all cross the river in an hour. Zhu Ziming, the major of the 428th Regiment of the New 39th Division, who was about to touch in the direction of the mahogany tree, met his old comrade-in-arms, Peng Gang, the commander of the 2nd Regiment of the New Formation.

"Old Peng, you're also up, let's finally wait for the day of the counterattack, what about that kid Ma Chenglong?"

"He, his kid is now the commander, and he hasn't come back from the mission?"

"What, as a commander?"

"Black Jungle Task Force Commander!"

"Old Zhu, I won't talk to you first, the field hospital will cross the river soon, and the general headquarters will let me protect them to cross the river smoothly......" said Peng Gang and walked towards the river.

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In the early hours of the morning, the rain became lighter, and the forest belt was covered with fog. Several hours of artillery fire had already driven away the birds and animals in the vicinity, and it was quiet everywhere, and when the slightest movement in the depths of the dense forest came, Lieutenant Ono, who was stationed in the small village, opened his eyes wide and alert like a cat, and tore off his gun holster.

Some figures slowly emerged from the mist, their outlines becoming clearer. It was a Chinese soldier, in an earthy yellow uniform, with a medium-sized rifle and sturdy leggings, and there were about twenty of them.

"Let them go, this is the advance unit of the Chinese army." Ono said to the soldiers who were lying in ambush in the ruins.

"Headquarters, headquarters, we have arrived at the Redwood Tree, we have not found the Japanese army, and we are going to Tangxi Village first." The Tong staff officer of the Sharp Knife Company reported on the telephone.

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Headquarters of the 11th Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

"Contact the 39th Regiment of the 428th Division immediately! See where they are now? ”

"Wasp, Wasp, report your location."

"Wasp, Wasp, report your location."

"I am Zhu Ziming, the major commander of the 428th Regiment, and my department has reached the periphery of Xiaozhai. The reconnaissance company has passed through Xiaozhai and Redwood Tree, and is now marching towards Tangxi Village. ”

"Stick out the thorns and sting them!"

"Understood!"