The deployment of the troops of the 55th Division of the Japanese Army was in the shape of a pocket.

The strength of one wing in front, one wing on the left and one wing on the left and right.

In the middle was their divisional headquarters.

Therefore, the number of troops is relatively even, and the number of Japanese troops in each place is about the same.

The strength of a wing is about 3,500 people.

But for the time being, the troops of the first regiment were five thousand men per battalion......

Li Da's battalion has the largest number of troops, 7,000 people.

The number of troops is more than that of a wing of the Japanese army, and the equipment is also better.

So his battalion attacked the sharpest.

The second battalion was on the side of the first battalion, and the attack was obviously a bit slow compared to the first battalion.

But it's also relative.

Zhou Weiguo also fought fiercely, and under his command, the attack of the second battalion was very smooth.

And it's more disciplined.

Li Da is capable of the first battalion, and he likes to break through directly in the center when fighting, because his troops have the largest number of tanks and the most fierce firepower, so they don't need to think about anything else at all.

Zhou Weiguo's second battalion likes to be covered by artillery first, and then attacked by infantry.

Two battalions, more than 10,000 people, fighting a wing of the Japanese army, is not a problem at all.

In addition, Wang Han's plane bombed again in the sky, so in just one hour, this wing of the Japanese army could not resist and began to retreat.

Either an orderly retreat, or a rout.

The captain of the Japanese wing was beaten without a temper.

He was surprised to find that no matter how he organized his troops to defend, he could not stop the opponent's attack.

The armament of the Japanese wing, without artillery, only mortars and grenadiers, in front of tanks and artillery, was simply not enough to see.

The situation of the Japanese wing on the other side is the same, although it has not yet collapsed on all fronts, but it is also about to collapse, although there is a possibility of collapse from time to time.

The equipment of the third and fourth battalions is relatively not as strong as that of the first and second battalions, but compared with the Japanese army, the advantage is still very great.

These two battalions combined also have twenty tanks.

Attacking a Japanese wing, it was enough.

Watanabe immediately sent a telegram to Okamura Ninji, reporting on the situation of his troops.

It's not that they can't withdraw, but they can't withdraw.

Looking at the telegram of the 56th Division of the Japanese Army, Okamura Ningji's miserable face turned even whiter.

The situation of the 56th Division, he probably already understood.

According to the current situation, it is basically impossible to keep the 56th Division.

Aoki, chief of staff of the Japanese army, said to Okamura Ninji: "Your Excellency, commander, if the 56th Division does not retreat in time, it is very likely that it will be completely annihilated. ”

According to Watanabe's report, the opponent's attack on the 56th Division was at least the strength of a reinforced division.

And there are tank units, just tank troops, I'm afraid there is a brigade.

Moreover, above their heads, there were a hundred other planes carrying out non-stop bombing.

And the 56th Division, which now has only three infantry wings in Tangji, has no heavy weapons at all, and even has very few mortars.

If it did not retreat, the 56th Division would be wiped out before it got dark.

That's for sure.

Of course, Okamura Ninji knew that the opponent's attack was so fierce that it was obvious that he wanted to destroy the 56th Division in one day.

Then he will be able to free up his hands to move south and block the 18th Division from reinforcing Ringanqiang.

As long as it can block it for two days, then the probability of the 55th Division being wiped out will be very high.

If the 55th Division is wiped out again, then the 15th Army will basically be finished.

It simply won't work like this.

If there is no other way, then the 15th Army will be in danger.

Okamura Ninji looked at the huge map and wondered how to solve this military order.

"How many more of our planes are there?" Okamura asked Aoki.

"There are still seventy planes, and our planes have not been moved since the last time they were shot down by the other side."

Yaga!!

Okamura Ninji was surprised by this order from Shojiro Iida.

Seventy planes, just left unused.

It's a waste of resources.

"Order our planes to immediately support Ringanqiang, seventy planes, the combat effectiveness is very impressive."

The chief of staff of the Japanese army Aoki wrinkled his brows and said: "Your Excellency Commander, if Ren'anqiang has the opponent's plane, then our plane may still suffer heavy losses." ”

Aoki has analyzed that the reason why Iida Shojiro did not let their planes support Ringanqiang was largely because he was worried that there would also be a large number of planes from the other side in Ringanqiang.

If that's the case, then not only their infantry, but also their aircraft, will be lost.

Okamura Ninji shook his head: "Impossible, the other party's troops, it is impossible to have so many planes."

The telegram from the commander of Watanabe's division said that his 56th Division had more than 100 combat strength and 20 bombers of the other side, and such a large number must have been all the air power of the other side. ”

The chief of staff of the Japanese army nodded, thought about it for a while, and felt that Okamura Ninji's analysis was very reasonable.

After Okamura Ninji's order was issued, 70 Japanese planes immediately took off and went straight to Ringanqiang.

At this time, Ren'anqiang was already dark.

The troops of the Fifth Army, the Sixth Army, and the Sixty-sixth Army had completely surrounded the 55th Division of the Japanese Army.

After the shelling, a full-scale offensive was launched.

The 55th Division of the Japanese Army, with a total strength of about 15,000 troops.

The strength of the three armies of the expeditionary force combined was 80,000 men.

Far outnumbered the Japanese army.

Coupled with the superiority in weapons, it would have been possible to destroy this division of the Japanese army in two days.

However, the resistance of the Japanese 55th Division was fierce.

Under the command of the division commander Takeuchi Hiro, the Japanese army built about five lines of defense on the periphery of Ringanqiang in a short period of time.

It's very strong.

Although the three military artillery shells carried out several rounds, the Japanese defense line was still not broken.

The 200th Division and the newly formed 36th Division are the vanguard units of the entire unit.

The two divisions attacked a high ground on the outskirts of Ringanqiang.

It was probably guarded by a wing of Japanese troops.

It is the most important highland on the periphery of Ringanqiang.

Easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The 200th Division and the newly formed 36th Division attacked continuously for five hours without any progress.

The casualties were significant.

If this high ground cannot be defeated, the next battle will be much more difficult to fight.

In order to take down this high ground, the two yes troops concentrated all their artillery and carried out artillery bombardment, but the effect was not good.

For a moment, the battle was a little tricky.

The telegram from the headquarters said that their troops must take the high ground in one day.

For the total annihilation of the 55th Division of the Japanese Army, a passage was opened.

Time is of the essence.

Now the 18th Division of the Japanese Army is rapidly reinforcing here.

If the Japanese 55th Division could not be reached as soon as possible, then as soon as the Japanese 18th Division came over, their troops would have to retreat.

The three armies faced two divisions of the Japanese army, and there was basically no hope of escalation.

The 18th Division of the Japanese Army is a Class B division, and its combat effectiveness is still very strong.

While they were discussing how to attack again, the sound of airplanes came overhead.

Yang Liren, commander of the newly formed 36th Division, chuckled in his heart, the Japanese plane!

Now Li Lei's planes are all in the Tangji area, and what appears here can only be Japanese planes.

Really.

In the blink of an eye, the small black dots in the sky grew larger, becoming groups of planes.

Japanese planes flew over the air, making a scalp-tingling buzzing sound in the air.

"Pay attention to air defense! Anti-aircraft machine guns!! Yang Liren hurriedly ordered the troops.

There are so many planes of devils, and this time they are going to suffer.

While the 200th Division and the newly formed 36th Division were fighting hard, Li Lei's temporary 1st Regiment had already launched the final general attack on the 56th Division of the Japanese Army.

The wings in front of the Japanese army had been completely annihilated by the 1st and 5th battalions.

The Japanese troops on both flanks were also defeated and retreated.

The commander of the Japanese division had already sent a telegram to Okamura Ninji again, requesting reinforcements.

But Okamura Ninji was unmoved.

The 56th Division can't be saved.

In order to save the tide of the war, reinforcements could only be sent here from other places.

Now the only one that can increase the number of troops nearby is the 25th Army.

Yamashita Fengwen's attack was very smooth, and he had already occupied most of Southeast Asia.

Now the 25th Army has stabilized the situation there.

If two divisions were to be transferred from there, it would be perfectly fine.

Okamura Ninji immediately sent a report to the base camp and reported his thoughts.

Soon, the base camp agreed to Okamura Ninji's proposal and asked Yamashita Fumi's 25th Army to transfer the 15th Division and the 49th Division to immediately support Okamura Ninji's 15th Army.

The sudden large-scale transfer of two divisions from the 25th Army of the Japanese Army made Yamashita Fumimi extremely angry.

His 25th Army, which had a total of five divisions, was now suddenly transferred to two divisions, and with his current strength, he was immediately somewhat overstretched.

But this is an order from the base camp, and Yamashita can only agree.

After receiving the order, the 15th and 49th divisions of the Japanese army immediately assembled and marched towards Mawlamyine through the Japanese troop carriers.

It took about three days for the two divisions to reach Mawlamyine.

Okamura Ninji looked at the current battle situation, as long as the 55th Division could withdraw, his 15th Army would be able to fight again.

At this time, the battle of Ren'anqiang was very fierce, and the bombing of Japanese planes brought many casualties to the expeditionary force.

And they received news that the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, advancing very fast, has now arrived at Alanman.

At this rate, the 18th Division of the Japanese Army will soon be able to reach the periphery of Ringanqiang.

This is not good news.

The headquarters of the 56th Division of the Japanese Army had retreated, and the three wings had almost been wiped out by Li Lei's Temporary First Regiment.

At this time, Tang Ji, the battle has come to an end.

The commander of the 56th Division of the Japanese Army, Watanabe Pifu, with the headquarters and a large group of Japanese troops, withdrew to Laoikao.

Li Da was able to lead a battalion of troops and was in pursuit.