In northern Myanmar in 1944, it seemed to rain more than usual.

On the night of 16 March, on the night when Li Siwei had arranged his combat mission, a drizzle quietly came, and there was no sign of stopping until dawn the next day.

According to the operational arrangements of the command, the 66th Regiment was to attack southward along the road that winded through the steep and treacherous passes of the Kenbu Mountains, but the overnight rain had already soaked the gravel road into mud.

It's a bit difficult to walk on foot like this, let alone attack!

Moreover, such a muddy and slippery road was not suitable for the movement of tanks, so the 3rd Company of the 1st Battalion of Independent Tanks, which was planned to support the 66th Regiment in the operation, would not be of use.

"Oh my God!"

In front of the pass on the northern slope of Jianbu Mountain, Chen Huaili looked at the Jianbu Mountain and the muddy road winding on the hillside under the drizzle, and scolded angrily, "Why does he want to help the little devil!" ”

Li Siwei on the side was also looking at Jianbu Mountain in the rain, the cigarette in his mouth had been wet with the rain dripping from the steel helmet, and he seemed to be unaware, a delicate face was gloomy and terrifying, hearing this, he sprayed the smoke in his mouth into the puddle in front of him, and turned his head to look at Huang Hua and Ji Kui who were standing behind him, "Push the cannons up, and bombard his dog's cannons first......

"Uh......"

Ji Kui was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly dissuaded, "Such a long distance...... I can't hit it at all! ”

"yes!"

Huang Hua also hurriedly echoed, "As soon as the rain rises, it will be more difficult to transport supplies...... Damn, God is not beautiful, which old devil in Tanaka can be considered to be able to ease up! ”

As a lieutenant general division commander, as the first lieutenant general division commander to lose the official defense seal, Lieutenant General Tanaka has become a well-known "turtle son" and "old devil" in the Indian army......

"He must not be relieved!"

Hearing this, Li Siwei's voice sank, and his expression was solemn, "I don't know when this rain will stop, even if the rain stops, the battle defense artillery can't push it, it's better to use these shells to make some noise...... Let's fight! ”

"Uh......"

Ji Kui and Huang Hua hesitated slightly, and they both gritted their teeth, "Fight!" Let the brothers push the cannon to the front as much as possible! ”

"No!"

Li Siwei shook his head gently, and a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, "It doesn't matter if you can't beat it, the key is to let the little devil hear the movement...... Let them see our difficulties clearly! ”

"Oh......"

Hearing this, both of them looked moved, "Yes! Let them see our difficulties clearly! ”

"Yes!"

Li Siwei smiled and turned his head to look at Jianbu Mountain, which was shrouded in drizzle, "I hope they can see clearly!" ”

Through the hazy rain curtain, the first stronghold set up by the Japanese invaders on the northern slope of Jianbu Mountain was faintly visible, and when Li Siwei and the others were looking at Jianbu Mountain from afar, Captain Goto was also looking at Li Siwei and others under the mountain from a distance in the stronghold, with a faint smile on his dark and thin face, obviously, he was in a very good mood.

This rain is the time of day, and the position is advantageous to defend according to the danger, and the troops have been replenished...... Now, the right time, the right place and the right people are all occupied by me, what can the people of China endure me?

"Captain,"

Lieutenant Hiyama on the side also stood at the lookout and held a telescope to observe the movement under the mountain, but frowned slightly, "It seems that the people of China are about to attack......

"Attack?"

Captain Goto was stunned, and quickly observed it carefully, and a hideous smile slowly climbed up the corner of his mouth, "Hiyama-kun, it's a good time for us to choose this time to attack...... Isn't it? ”

"Uh......"

Lieutenant Hiyama was stunned for a moment, and a smile quietly bloomed at the corner of his mouth, "Yes!" Captain ......"

"Bang bang...... Bang bang ......"

Before Lieutenant Hiyama could finish speaking, the sound of artillery rang out at the foot of the mountain.

"......Shhh ......Shhhh

Cannonballs whistled through the rain curtain and smashed indiscriminately into the mountainside.

"Bang bang bang...... Boom Boom Boom ......"

The mud and earth flew together, and the whole mountain pass began to tremble.

"Yaga!"

Captain Goto, who was taken aback by the momentum, hurriedly stabilized his figure, held the binoculars and looked carefully, with excitement on his face, "What do they want to do?" ”

"Hmmm......"

Lieutenant Hiyama also held a telescope and stared closely at the roaring battle defense artillery array at the foot of the mountain, his voice full of doubt, "They are wasting shells......

Indeed, the distance was too far for the shells fired by the anti-aircraft artillery company to reach the stronghold of the Japanese invaders.

"Bang bang bang...... Shhh......h Bang bang bang...... Boom Boom Boom ......"

Even so, the eight anti-aircraft guns on the artillery company's position still roared angrily, and in the blink of an eye, thirty or fifty shells were fired, and then all the artillery men stopped in unison, as if trying to move the position forward.

"Hey...... Hey......"

The soldiers shouted in groups and pushed the anti-aircraft guns forward in the mud, and three or five anti-aircraft guns were pushed forward for more than ten meters, but the rest of the anti-aircraft guns did not move at all.

"That's it! That's it......"

Seeing this, Ji Kui hurriedly ordered, "Cover the rain cloth and stand by in place!" ”

The soldiers under the mountain were busy, but Captain Goto in the mountain stronghold looked funny, and smiled a little disdainfully, "The people of China don't seem to understand the time!" ”

"Captain,"

Lieutenant Hiyama on the side was a little surprised, "The people of China are scheming...... Isn't this another ruse? ”

"Trickery?"

Captain Goto's face showed even more disdain, "Hiyama-kun, what tricks do you think they can use in such a situation?" ”

"Uh......"

Lieutenant Hiyama froze for a moment, and his look of surprise gradually faded.

That's right! What tricks could they use in such a situation?

It's raining so well!

The sudden rain gave the little devil who had been defeated in the Hukang River Valley a chance to breathe, and also lifted the spirits of Lieutenant General Tanaka, who had escaped in panic.

Menggong is located at the mouth of the Menggong River Valley, more than 80 kilometers away from Jianbu Mountain in the north, at this time, the front headquarters of the 18th Division is located in the city.

In the headquarters, Lieutenant General Tanaka was sitting in his office, and the attendant was standing in front of his desk, reporting the news he had just received, looking excited, "I just received news from the headquarters that the reinforcements of the 4th Wing, the 146th Wing, the 21st Independent Artillery Brigade of the 3rd Heavy Artillery Wing, and the 24th Independent Brigade have all been dispatched, and they will be able to rush to the predetermined area in a few days......"

In order to recover the decline of the 18th Division in northern Burma, the Southern Army Headquarters launched the "Wu Operation" on 8 March, launching an attack on Imphal with the main force of the 15th Army under the jurisdiction of the Southern Army. The 24th Brigade and the 56th Division of the 33rd Army were independently mixed and dispatched troops to urgently aid the 18th Division in the Menggong River Valley.

"Good!"

After listening to the report of the attendant officer, Lieutenant General Tanaka was in high spirits and "immediately reported the news to all the front-line departments......

At present, the morale of the ministries is low, and such news is needed!

"Hey!"

The attendant paused and hurried out of the office.

Looking at the back of the attendant officer disappearing outside the door, Lieutenant General Tanaka's face was pale, and he looked down at the diary spread out in front of him, and the last line of ink on the paper had not dried, "...... At this point, the future of the division has become bleak day by day! ”

The myth of the 18th Division's constant victory has been shattered!

"Shhh...... ......"

Suddenly, Lieutenant General Tanaka raised his hand, and "hissed ......" tore off the page and crumpled it violently.

No!

The future of the division must not be bleak from this!

The "Chrysanthemum Corps" will surely regain its former glory!

This rain is a godsend!

A sudden rain made Lieutenant General Tanaka see a turning point, and also gave hope to the remnants of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army!

However, this rain came at an inopportune time for the officers and men of the new 22nd Division, which was blocked in the north of Jianbu Mountain!

In the afternoon, Division Commander Liao, who was at the Dinggao Sekan Front Headquarters, rushed to the regimental headquarters of the 66th Regiment and summoned all the officers above the company level of the regiment to the conference room of the regimental headquarters.

"Brothers!"

When the generals arrived one after another, Division Commander Liao's eyes swept over the faces of the generals one by one, with a solemn expression, "This rain is very inopportune, and it will make our attack extremely difficult...... However, we don't know when the rain will stop...... Most likely, when the rain stops, the little devil's reinforcements will also arrive! If that's the case, we'll pay an even bigger price if we take the Gimpo Pass! So ......"

As he spoke, Division Commander Liao's voice sank, "Our offensive plan must not be postponed!" ”

"Yes!"

The generals hurriedly agreed, but they all looked at Li Siwei.

"Commander,"

Li Siwei hurriedly got up and looked at Division Commander Liao with a solemn expression, "The headquarters has launched an attack......

"Captain Li,"

Division Commander Liao hurriedly waved his hand, looked at Li Siwei and smiled bitterly, "Put a few cannons from afar...... You can't hurt the little devil in the slightest! ”

Division Commander Liao obviously knew about the movements of the 66th Regiment in the morning, so he hurried to the 66th Regiment to hold a meeting with the generals.

"Hey......

Li Siwei smiled abruptly, "Actually, my subordinates also want to push the artillery up and bombard the dog fiercely, but you also know it...... Now it's so rotten that it can't be pushed up! ”

As he spoke, Li Siwei saw that Senior Commander Liao's expression sank, and he hurriedly looked solemn, "However, Senior Commander, please rest assured...... Those shells will never be in vain! ”

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Senior Commander Liao's expression softened, "Then tell me about your plan!" ”

"Yes!"

Li Siwei agreed to sweat, but did not answer directly to Senior Commander Liao, but turned around and looked around at the generals with blazing eyes, "Brothers, since the first battle of Waist Banka, our unit has lost twenty-seven people and three hundred and five lightly and seriously wounded...... The present good situation was won by the brothers with their blood and lives! ”

As he spoke, Li Siwei's voice sank, "However, this good situation is likely to be washed away by this rain...... You say, "What should I do?" ”

"Fuck it!"

The generals were stunned and shouted one after another, "Commander, fuck ......"

Seeing this, Senior Commander Liao on the side slowly stretched his brows slightly furrowed.

"Fuck it!"

Li Siwei's voice raised, and he looked around at the generals again, with an excited expression, "After nightfall, I need a force to enter the mountains and make a detour behind enemy lines......

"Commander......"

Before Li Siwei's words fell, Lu Quanyou, Luo Ping'an, Shi Meng, Fucha Morgen and others stood "Tengteng" and said in unison, "Let my department go to ......"

"Good!"

Li Siwei praised loudly, his gaze swept over the faces of the generals, and fell on Lu Quanyou's face, "Quanyou will take a battalion with you!" ”

"Yes!"

Lu Quanyou agreed with a bang, but the rest of the generals were still staring at Li Siwei with blazing eyes.

"Shi Meng!"

Li Siwei naturally had more tasks to assign, and his eyes fell on Shi Meng's face again, "Your department is in charge of assault missions and rushes forward along the highway!" ”

"Yes!"

Shi Meng's spirits perked up and he hurriedly promised.

"Vigorously, brightly!"

Li Siwei's gaze fell on Sun Dali and Zeng Guangming again, "Your troops will move with the third battalion!" ”

"Yes!"

Sun Dali and Zeng Guangming hurriedly promised, and their spirits were invigorated.

"Peace!"

Li Siwei continued to arrange the task, "Your department serves as a reserve...... Huanghua, Ji Kui, your troops continue to bombard Jianbu Mountain, and before dark, two more rounds of bombardment will be carried out as in the morning......"

After the tasks were arranged one by one, Li Siwei turned to look at Division Commander Liao, "Division Commander, this is the plan under the post......"

"Good!"

Master Liao praised him, stood up, swept all the generals, and looked excited, "Brothers, in the bloody line of fire and the smell of ammunition, we have recaptured Daluo and captured Mengguan...... This excellent situation was bought by countless brothers with their blood and lives, and it must not be lost in front of this Jianbu Mountain Pass...... We will take Mount Gembo, and we will follow the rout of the remnants of the enemy all the way south, to Shadujah, to Kamayin, to Bhammo, to Myitkyina...... We're going back to western Yunnan! Go back to China! ”

"Tengteng...... Teng Teng ......"

All the generals stood up one after another, and all of them echoed with passionate expressions, "Go back to western Yunnan!" Go back to China......"

"Bang ......"

At ten o'clock in the evening, the fine and dense rain was still falling, and the battle defense artillery in front of the Jianbu Pass roared again.

"Shhhh......h

One after another, the shells whistled through the dense rain curtain and rushed towards the Jianbu Mountain in the rain curtain.

"Bang bang bang...... Boom Boom Boom ......"

On the mountainside, muddy water and earth and rocks flew together, and the mountain began to tremble again.

"Yaga!"

Standing in front of the lookout, looking at the mud and earth and rocks splashed on the mountainside, Captain Goto's brows furrowed tightly, "Is the Shina crazy?" ”

"Yaga!"

Lieutenant Hiyama on the side also frowned, muttering to himself, "They...... What do you want to do? ”

Of course, not every little devil is as suspicious as they are, and most of them huddle in the strongholds and watch the jokes of the artillerymen under the mountain.

"Are the artillery of the people of China stupid?"

"They're crazy, aren't they?"

"Hey......

There are also officers who have some knowledge of the Chinese language and are showing off, "In the words of the Chinese people, this is called...... Black...... Donkey skills are poor, right! One-trick pony! ”

At night, the front headquarters of the 18th Division of the Japanese invaders was brightly lit, and in Lieutenant General Tanaka's office, the attendant officer was reporting the battle report on the front line to Lieutenant General Tanaka...... According to the assumption of the post, the enemy's front-line troops were oppressed by military orders, so they used this to perfunctory ...... superiors"

After reading the battle report with the attendant officer, Lieutenant General Tanaka frowned slightly and groaned, "Hmm...... Let Chang Jiujun be sure to take strict precautions...... Don't be underestimated......"