Chapter 379 Lure the enemy deeper
Immediately after the order from the command was given, the Fifth and Sixth Armies moved towards the area of Pyongmanna.
And Li Lei's temporary regiment immediately built a defense line in Tonggu.
Li Lei's order was to let his troops attract the Japanese 11th Division to slowly enter Pingmanna.
According to Li Lei's order, the temporary regiment immediately built a defensive line on the front of Pingmanna.
The fifth battalion of the 1st Regiment was directly placed at the forefront of the position.
Following behind the fifth battalion was the first battalion of Li Da's ability. The troops of these two battalions were placed in front of the regiment in order to deal a heavy blow to the 11th Division of the Japanese Army.
As long as the vanguard of the 11th Division of the Japanese Army is defeated, the momentum of the Japanese army can be suppressed.
Fighting a war is a breath of air.
The 2nd and 3rd Battalions were concealed on the flank of Pingmanna, and when the Japanese began to attack, they immediately attacked the Japanese from the flank.
The fourth battalion is the reserve force of the 1st Provisional Regiment.
Yang Liqing's sixth battalion, in accordance with Li Lei's order, prepared to launch a sneak attack on the headquarters of the 11th Division of the Japanese army from the flank.
There is also a mysterious force, which was sent out by Li Lei.
Special operations battalion.
The current special operations battalion has a number of about 800 people, and the battalion commander is still Xu Hu.
Now almost all the troops of the 15th Army of the Japanese Army have been sent here.
The command of the 15th Army of the Japanese Army is now very empty.
According to accurate intelligence, the headquarters of the 15th Army of the Japanese Army, in the neighboring Manshui River, was probably guarded by the strength of a wing.
One Wing ......
If you garrison the entire Manshui River, it is no different from nothing.
If the special operations battalion of the 1st Regiment of the Temporary Regiment departs from Mandalay and secretly arrives at the Manshui River, it will take about seven days.
When the time comes, a sudden attack will be launched, and if it goes well, it will be completely able to take out the Japanese command.
800 people against 3,000 people, although they do not have an advantage in numbers, but in terms of firepower allocation, they do not suffer at all.
The current special operations battalions are all equipped with automatic and semi-automatic firepower.
It's all beautiful equipment.
The M3 submachine gun, the M1 Garand semi-automatic rifle, and the M1911 Colt pistol are all standard equipment for every soldier in the special operations battalion.
In addition, there are light mortars, M3 light howitzers, light artillery such as infantry fighting vehicles and other rapid mobile equipment.
The most formidable thing is that there are three planes directly under the command of the special operations battalion.
If necessary, Xu Hu can directly mobilize a flying squadron.
Such a force, the 3,000 Japanese troops fighting the Manshui River, is not a big problem.
Under the leadership of Xu Hu, the special operations battalion set off from Mandalay overnight and pointed directly at the Manshui River.
As long as the command of the 15th Army of the Japanese Army was eliminated, they would have won half of the battle.
Not long after the temporary 1st Regiment had built a defensive line, the vanguard of the Japanese army appeared in Tonggu.
The vanguard of the Japanese army, numbering about a wing.
It was used as a reconnaissance unit of the 11th Division.
From the port to Tonggu, they did not encounter any obstacles at all, and they did not even see the shadow of a soldier.
So this wing is moving forward very quickly.
This is the 7th Wing of the 11th Division.
The name of the wing captain is Iijima Nagahate.
At this time, Iijima Nagahate was very proud, and he had already ordered his wing to speed up and advance towards Tonggu.
Although the task of his wing is reconnaissance, if he can occupy Tonggu, the division commander will be very happy.
The troops of country Y are simply vulnerable!
I heard that the infantry division of Tonggu Y has retreated, and if that is the case, his wing will soon be able to enter Tonggu.
"Order our Imperial warriors to speed up and advance towards Tonggu. Our wing will be the first unit to enter Tonggu. It's a great honor! ”
Iijima Nagahata has a pair of skunk eyes, dripping and shining.
As long as his troops enter Tonggu, the great glory is his, and an imperial medal cannot run.
The 7th Wing, under the urging of Iijima Nagahate, was very fast, and it was out of the sight of the 11th Division as soon as possible.
became a lone army.
The division commander Sakurai Shisan was very depressed, this Iijima hated for a long time, what the hell was he doing, how did he advance so fast?
What if you fall into an ambush by the other party?
Sakurai Shizo said to his chief of staff: "Let the Seventh Wing not advance too fast, in case there is an ambush in the ancient times, then his wing is very likely to be surrounded." ”
His chief of staff said to Sakurai Ishizo: "Division commander, according to intelligence, the infantry division of country Y in Tonggu is likely to have retreated.
Why should we be so cautious? ”
Sakurai Shizo looked at the map and said, "Chief of Staff, never underestimate our opponents. You know, country Y is a big country, and their troops are very strong.
The troops here, although not their elite, but we better be careful.
There is no room for failure in this offensive. ”
The chief of staff of the Japanese army nodded thoughtfully.
He admires Sakurai Shizo very much, and since he said so, it's better to be cautious.
The Seventh Wing was very depressed after receiving the order, and Iijima complained irritably, Baga, what is the division commander doing?
My wing is already approaching Tonggu, and it is too inappropriate for me to slow down at this time.
Iijima Nagahate looked at the two words Tonggu on the map, and frowned a little distracted.
Go ahead or wait here for the troops behind?
Iijima Nagagaki thought about it, gritted his teeth, and continued to move forward.
I'm sure there must have been no ambush there.
The troops of country Y have retreated!
So the 7th Wing continued to move forward rapidly.
At this time, the reconnaissance unit of the temporary 1st Regiment had already discovered the traces of the 7th Wing of the Japanese Army.
They reported the situation immediately.
Li Lei's brows jumped, a wing of the Japanese army?
A wing dares to go deep alone and run to Tonggulai!
It's so special that I look down on me for a while.
Didn't say it, kill him.
The temporary first regiment is the main force in the country, and now that it has come here, a lot of heavy equipment has been added, so the combat effectiveness is strong.
There is really no problem in destroying a wing of the Japanese army.
The Seventh Wing was not stupid, and when it reached a distance of ten kilometers from Tonggu, it immediately sent a force to reconnoitre.
Wing Commander Iijima Nagaha ordered his troops to prepare for battle, and if there were troops from country Y with Koko, they would immediately go into battle.
The small force sent out soon discovered that there were several lines of defense on the periphery of Tonggu.
The troops defending are not the troops of country Y at all, but their familiar faces!
What's going on?
The Japanese troops who went to reconnoiter were very strange, did we go in the wrong direction?
Just as he was distracted, a familiar roar sounded in his ears.
It's the sound of cannons!
Before the squad leader could react to what was going on, a violent explosion occurred around him, which directly shattered his team.
The commander of the 7th Wing, Iijima Nagaga, was drinking water when he suddenly heard the sound of the cannon in front of him and was taken aback.
Nani??
In Tonggu, there are still troops stationed?
He was clearly surprised.
But the loud sound of artillery told him that Tonggu did have the opposing army.
Iijima Nagahate immediately ordered the troops and prepared for battle.
His heart was agitated.
It's finally time for me to make a difference!
He was very excited, because he found that it was unbelievable that the other party would actually fire the cannon now.
What he sent over was just a small force, and the other party actually opened fire directly.
This kind of stupid army is not an opponent that he hated Iijima at all.
Order your troops, attack now!
At this time, Zhao Gang was very puzzled, and he asked his regiment commander Li Lei: "Regiment commander, the small Japanese army in front of the position is obviously the reconnaissance force of the Japanese army, why did you order the artillery to open fire?"
This would expose our artillery positions. ”
Li Lei smiled: "Do you remember what our mission is?" ”
Zhao Gang was stunned.
Their task is to lure the enemy deeper.
Let them temporarily exchange fire with the Japanese army in Tonggu, and then lure the Japanese army to Pingmanna and then annihilate it.
But what does he have to do with gunfighting?