The 200th Division is the only mechanized unit in the National Revolutionary Army, under the jurisdiction of an automobile regiment, an armored regiment, an artillery regiment, five infantry regiments, including a motorized infantry regiment, equipped with all American weapons, all Tom Xun submachine guns, the whole division of more than 20,000 people, is an out-and-out elite troops.

However, after Jiang Haoran arrived, the automobile regiment and the armored regiment were transferred and directly assigned to the direct command of the military headquarters, but the combat effectiveness of the 200th division was still good.

Although the Japanese planes were dense, they were also helpless against the jungle area, and after the battle, the intricate terrain had completely mixed the two troops, forming a dog's tooth stagger, and the Japanese planes could not find the target, and the only thing they could do was to ravage the transport troops on the road, but this situation did not last long, and the expeditionary force soon put the transport troops in the night operation.

Therefore, since yesterday, the Japanese air force has given up bombing the Fifth Army, and the targets are all in the area of Menggong, Yingduo, and even Homalin.

In the mountainous and jungle areas, the mountains are high and the slopes are steep, the valleys are deep and the forests are dense, not to mention that the planes cannot find the target, and even the large-caliber artillery has lost its power.

The two sides are fighting for the infantry's combat quality and fighting will, the expeditionary force may be inferior to the Japanese army in terms of quality, but the Chinese soldiers' fighting will is never weak, plus the weapons in the hands of the 200 division in the front are all Tom Xun submachine guns, and the strong firepower can make up for the defects in quality, so in the two days of the offensive and defensive battles that you fought for, the 200 divisions did not suffer losses, and the battle entered a stalemate.

In the valley less than a mile to the right rear of the 200th Division, the front enemy headquarters of the Fifth Army was located here. At this moment, General Luo Zhuoying, deputy commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force and commander of the Fifth Army, was sitting firmly in the central military tent, calmly commanding all front-line units to carry out offensive and defensive campaigns. The radio and telephone rang non-stop in the headquarters, and the staff officers and generals shuttled through it, and the atmosphere was tense but orderly.

After a period of intense busyness, the frequency of radio and telephone ringing slowly decreased, and then a burst of cheers erupted in the command headquarters, and the front reported that the Japanese troops had withdrawn, and they had once again repelled the enemy's attack.

Luo Zhuoying dropped the command rod and sat heavily on the chair, her eyes were bloodshot, and the tiredness on her face was slowly revealed, and after a long breath, she muttered: "It's the thirty-eighth time, and it's enough to repel the thirty-eighth attack of the devil." ”

Not long after, Dai Anlan, the commander of the 200th Division, strode in with the smell of gunsmoke all over his face.

Without waiting for Dai Anlan to stand up and salute, Luo Zhuoying hurriedly got up and walked up quickly, and said with a smile: "Hehe, brother seagull, you played beautifully, with you at the forefront, I can put my heart down, quickly, sit down and drink tea!" ”

Luo Zhuoying immediately turned around and ordered the orderlies to pour tea, and personally pulled out a chair for Dai Anlan, so enthusiastic that Dai Anlan was a little overwhelmed, and was mechanically pushed on the seat by Luo Zhuoying.

Luo Zhuoying is known as a delicate figure among the generals of the national army, and this combination of vertical and horizontal techniques is also mottled by this.

After taking a sip of tea, Dai Anlan got up again and straightened his waist, and said: "Deputy General Seat, the enemy's attacks are becoming more and more frequent, and the strength of the army is also increasing, but it is very strange, except for the second division of the Japanese army, we have not found any other divisions of the Japanese army, is it possible that there is only one division of the Japanese army fighting with us, in other words, they have no reinforcements at all?" ”

"Oh, only the 2nd Division? This shouldn't be, according to the speculation of the general seat, the 18th Division of the Japanese Army should also arrive in Xidang, and it is impossible for them to put a division in the back to watch the excitement, right? Luo Zhuoying said suspiciously.

Dai Anlan said: "There is no doubt about this, I have called Yu Shao on the left flank and Liu Xianwei on the right flank before I came, and they have also made sure that they have not found any other units of the Japanese army, and we can completely estimate how many troops the Japanese army has on the entire ten-mile defense line, and only the second division of the Japanese army is fighting against us, so I am in such a hurry to rush back to report to you, do you think this matter should be reported to the general seat?" ”

"Shhh Luo Zhuoying took a breath and said, "What do you think?" ”

Dai Anlan thought for a moment and said, "I wonder if the Japanese army will have another plan to drag us down with continuous frontal attacks, and then the surprise soldiers will enter the jungle, kill from behind us, and flank us from front and back." ”

"This is unlikely, a large army marches into the jungle, the mountains are deep and the forests are dense and difficult to unfold, not to mention, how can they ensure logistics? Moreover, if they want to encircle us, they must wrap the 22nd Division behind us, how big the encirclement is, I am afraid that the Japanese army's journey will exceed 100 miles, tens of thousands of troops through the jungle lightly, in the case of logistics can not be guaranteed, can the Japanese army do this? ”

"Theoretically, no, but just now when I was on the phone with Xianwei, Xianwei also reminded me that when the Japanese Second Division besieged the 331 base, their brigade was responsible for the defense line of Biandan Mountain, and they also thought that it was impossible for the Japanese army to cross hundreds of miles of Dayushan primeval forest, so only one platoon of troops was set up on the northern line of Biandan Mountain, but the Japanese army's mechanized troops were stunned to open a road in Dayushan, and as a result, an independent mixed brigade of the Japanese army was killed from their northern flank, in less than an hour, Their brigade lost the defense line of Biandan Mountain, and the whole brigade was reduced to only more than 800 soldiers. There are similarities between this battle and the Battle of Biandan Mountain, and we are also facing the second division of the Japanese army, so it is inevitable that they will not repeat their old tricks. ”

When Dai Anlan said this, Luo Zhuoying also frowned, feeling that the situation was serious, he immediately picked up the phone and reported all this to the headquarters.

As soon as he put down the phone, Dai Anlan asked anxiously: "How is it, what does the general seat say?" ”

Luo Zhuoying said: "It is the chief of staff who answers the phone, and the specific situation must be reported to the general seat, to see how the general seat decides, and the staff also explained to us that we must strictly guard against it, and we must not let the Japanese army break through in the front, and any difficulties can be reported in time." ”

"By the way, Deputy General Seat, speaking of difficulties, I really have one, just now the Japanese army attacked the position of my 300th Regiment with all its might, covered with dense small-caliber artillery fire, and then the infantry launched a fierce charge, if I hadn't decisively ordered the 599th Regiment on the left flank to attack their flank and forced back the enemy, the position of the 600th Regiment would have changed hands. So, the Japanese artillery is still our biggest threat, although the large-caliber artillery cannot enter the jungle, but the Japanese are equipped with small-caliber artillery that is obviously much more powerful than ours, I think 616161616161"

Before Dai Anlan's words were finished, he was interrupted by Luo Zhuoying, Luo Zhuoying smiled: "Hehe, Brother Anlan, don't worry about this, an artillery regiment of the British army will arrive tonight, and they are all carrying 25-pound guns, the killing radius and distance are stronger than the Japanese army, and they can shoot 360 degrees without dead ends." ”

"Ah, a 25-pounder field cannon?" Dai Anlan immediately frowned, this 25-pounder field gun is a heavy artillery, with a caliber of 88 mm, a short range, great power, and can fire flat at close targets, and the round seat plate landing on the ground is the main firing method of the 25-pounder gun. The combination of the round seat disc and the bow box gun mount allows for 360° circumferential fire, which can quickly deal with surrounding targets. This feature is very useful in mountain warfare and jungles, because it is difficult for mountains and jungles to form a continuous front, and they may be attacked in all directions, so it is important for firepower to maneuver quickly, and the speed of operation is fast, which happens to be the biggest advantage of the 25-pounder gun, but the weight of the 25-pounder gun is not light, and manpower cannot be dragged at all.

Dai Anlan clearly remembered that when the British army entered Burma, it also passed through the jungle without roads, and according to the situation, it should not have carried this kind of heavy artillery, so Luo Zhuoying suddenly said this, which made him feel a little unbelievable.

Luo Zhuoying seemed to see through Dai Anlan's thoughts, and said with a smile: "The British army attaches more importance to artillery support than us, although it is said that two divisions are lightly armed, but they really have a way, and they are stunned to mobilize dozens of elephants and bring these heavy guys all the way." ”

As soon as Luo Zhuoying said this, Dai Anlan was relieved, but he also felt secretly amused by Luo Zhuoying's words, the Chinese army wants to value artillery support, so there has to be wow!

Dai Anlan was just about to say something, but the dull sound of artillery suddenly came to mind outside, and without thinking about it, the Japanese army began to attack again. Soon, the rapid ringing of the phone confirmed this.

"His grandmother's, it's really not breathless, vice president, then I'll go first, you have to keep an eye on the 25-pounder gun." Dai Anlan waved his hand and walked out as he spoke.

"Don't worry, Brother Seagull, this is on me!"

When Luo Zhuoying's words fell, Dai Anlan had already disappeared into the tent, Luo Zhuoying shook his head helplessly, and muttered to himself: "It's really a pioneer!" ”

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Expeditionary Force Yingduo Command.

Luo Zhuoying's phone call immediately aroused Jiang Haoran's vigilance, the lesson of Biandan Mountain is not only the special operations division, but also his Jiang Haoran's, the situation in front of him does show the scene of the year again, and this time it is a whole division that disappears, no matter which direction it appears from the left and right flanks, it is a huge threat.

Jiang Haoran personally led Chief of Staff Huang Jie and a group of staff generals to carry out a sand table exercise, but it could not be carried out halfway through the exercise, because no matter which direction the Japanese army entered, it was impossible to completely avoid the troops of the Fifth Army.

To the east of the Inovady River, there are Yu Shao's 96th Division and Zhang Zhen's 28th Division on the river defense, and the entire eastern front has basically penetrated, and it is basically impossible to sneak attack.

As for the westward side, Liu Xianwei's jungle experience is very rich, and he has put the sentries in the jungle for more than 20 miles, but he has not found any movement of the Japanese army, if this prevention is exceeded, the Japanese army's encirclement will be larger, and the time will be more, so that it will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of the Japanese army's march, and also increase the risk.