Chapter 250: Mutation

Songshan Kefu, the Yunnan-Burma Highway was opened, supplies were continuous, and heavy artillery went all the way south along the Yunnan-Burma Highway.

Tengchong was recovered one after another, and the 56th Division had reached the end of its journey.

The 11th Group Army deployed its guns and went straight to Longling.

After three months of siege of Longling, the battle ended in the middle of the night on November 2, and the Japanese retreated.

After the 11th Army regained Longling, it immediately prepared to launch an offensive against the remnants of the Japanese 56th Division entrenched in the areas of Mangshi, Shafang, and Wan Town, and recovered all the lost territory in western Yunnan.

At the same time, the Chinese troops stationed in India in northern Burma were advancing towards Bhamo and Nankan, echoing the expeditionary forces in western Yunnan from north to south.

The day when the two armies will join the country and completely open up the Sino-Indian highway is not far off.

The purpose of the Japanese 33rd Army's implementation of the second phase of the "Broken Operation" was to attack the troops in Bamo and Nan

The areas of Kan, Mangshi, and Longling carried out long-term stubborn resistance to prevent the opening of the Sino-Indian highway.

After the recapture of Longling by the expeditionary force, the commander of the 33rd Army, Honda, ordered the main force of the 56th Division to hold out resistance around Mangshi and engage in a mobile and protracted battle in the deep area north of Wan Town.

Songshan, commander of the 56th Division, defended the existing positions around Mangshi with 6 brigades of the division's main infantry and 2 battalions of mountain artillery, and covered the nearby positions with one part of the defense.

The units of the 11th Army pursued the enemy fleeing from Longling. Took control of the Longmang Highway along the route

and most of the mountains south of Longling, close to the outer positions of Mangshi.

On November 13, the deputy general of the 11th Group Army ordered Huang Jie to issue an order: "In order to continue to attack the enemy in Mangshi, the group army decided to start its action on November 15 and start attacking on the 19th, with the main force remaining on the right flank, encircling the enemy in the Mangshi Dam and annihilating it."

The deployment of forces was based on the 2nd, 6th, and 71st armies beginning to attack the enemy at Mangshi and the Santai Mountains south of it on the 19th. On the 18th, the 53rd Army crossed the Mangshi River, cut off the Mangzai Highway, and captured the Mangzai Road.

The 36th Division, as the general reserve, was assembled near the city of Longling. Before the infantry attacked, they first bombarded the enemy's positions on the outskirts of the city with concentrated artillery firepower, suppressed the enemy artillery, and then coordinated the attack with all armies.

Each division separately advanced to the designated target and entered a position of preparation for attack.

On the morning of 19 November, after the fog first cleared, the units of the 11th Army were under artillery fire

Under cover, they advanced to attack the key points on the periphery of Mangshi.

The 6th Army, which attacked head-on from the Burma Highway

The 200th Division on the right flank, with the main force from north to south, and one part from northeast to southwest, attacked Qingshuping

The enemy of the sub completely occupied 8 small hills near the place, and confronted the enemy at night

The southwest end of the gate.

The 2nd Division on the left flank, with the 45th Regiment, attacked Dawan Dongshan, and the 6th Trap attacked Manyanhou Mountain. The 2nd Regiment of the 9th Division of the 2nd Army advanced to attack the enemy at Songyuanbao and Dadongpo.

Taking advantage of the enemy's retreat to the anti-slope to avoid artillery attacks, the regiment captured both places and then attacked Wanzhi Mountain. The 27th Regiment attacked the small heights southwest of Qingshupo.

The 97th Regiment of the New 33rd Division successively captured Zuojiafen and Gyroyama. The 53rd Army and the 71st Army, in a posture of double encirclement, advanced separately to the key points of the roads at Shafang and Santai Mountain, and cut off the enemy's rear communication lines in many places.

The enemy of Mangshi was trapped in the predicament of being surrounded on three sides, and in order to avoid total annihilation, they abandoned Mangshi on the night of the 19th, and parted ways to cover and retreat violently. At 4 o'clock at dawn on the 20th, the 9th Division of the 2nd Army entered Mangshi.

When the enemy retreated, they planted mines in the streets, houses and Mangzao roads in the city, and blew up bridges and trees in an attempt to prevent the expeditionary force from pursuing.

The headquarters of the 11th Group Army ordered the engineer units to step up the sweep, and at 2 p.m. on the 20th, it issued a pursuit order to clear the enemy at Santai Mountain with one unit, and attack and occupy Shafang with the main force.

The attack was scheduled to begin on November 25, and on the 20th, the 76th Division of the 2nd Army pursued the enemy fleeing to Mengxi along the old road of Mangshi Shafang.

The 71st Army captured Santai Mountain and approached Nangzuo Temple. The 53rd Army cleared the remnants of the enemy north of the Dahe River in Mangshi and advanced to the southwest.

Santai Mountain is the largest mountain in Mangshi and Shafang, and the Japanese army once mobilized a wing of engineers and forced thousands of people to build a strong stronghold group of fortifications here, holding the Mangsha section of the Yunnan-Burma Highway, and its strategic importance is similar to that of Songshan.

After the expeditionary force captured Santai Mountain, the Japanese army used Yingpan Mountain, Yingpan Village, Bocheng, Lailao Mountain on the west bank of the Mangshi River, Nangzuo Temple, Shantouzhai and Yin Line along the highway on the east bank of the Mangshi River, as well as strongholds such as Mengjia and Baiyang Mountain on the main road of Mangshi and Xiangda, in an attempt to ensure the enemy's periphery.

Zhang Ziwen is the only two powerful troops in the Eighth Army, how could He Shaozhou not let him go when he made such a great achievement.

With Wang Jingyuan as the commander of the corps and Zhang Ziwen as the deputy commander, he led the first part of the 308th Regiment, 16 members of the 246th Regiment, and one part of the 244th Regiment, preparing to attack from the front on the 25th.

When the siege was about to be launched, Zhang Ziwen received a telegram.

"Brother Wen, the Japanese army is coming straight from Guangxi, because the commander ordered to withdraw 3,000 to replenish the source of troops, now there are only more than 300 people left in the security regiment in various places, and there are only more than 500 people left in Duyun County, 10,000 people abandon the city and flee to Guiyang, I hope you can return to the division as soon as possible."

He Shaozhou is drawing salary from the bottom of the kettle, and now how to defend himself in southern Yunnan.

"Rao Xiangyun, where is the commander-in-chief?"

"Commander Wang is now reconnoitring on the front line and has sent a team to protect it."

Zhang Ziwen continued: "Give me a call from the military department, and directly answer He Shaozhou."

Rao Xiangyun cautiously dialed the phone and connected to the military headquarters of the Eighth Army.

"Hello, may I ask who you are?"

"I am Zhang Ziwen, the deputy commander of the former corps, and I am looking for Commander He for important matters."

The staff officer was an old man in the 103rd Division's Wuhan Defense Battle, and when he heard that it was Zhang Ziwen, he immediately ran to He Shaozhou.

If it hadn't been for this Zhang Ziwen running back to Qiannan, the commander of the 103rd Division might not have known who it was.

Zhang Ziwen waited for two minutes, and a calm voice came.

"Hey, is it Ziwen?"

"Yes, Throne."

"Is there a problem with tomorrow's attack, if you need artillery, I can get an artillery battalion from the commander."

"There is no problem with the attack, our artillery battalion is already in place, but the Japanese army is rushing to Libo from Guangxi, and southern Qiannan is in danger, so he humbly asks to return to his hometown to fight, so as to protect the safety of his father and fellow villagers."

He Shaozhou did not reply, but looked at an attacking arrow of the Japanese army and thought about it.

After many conscriptions, several divisions of the new 28th Division have completely absorbed Guizhou's new recruits.

Coupled with the 3,000 people he extracted from the Qiannan region through his uncle, Duyun is now an empty shell around him.

If Zhang Ziwen is not allowed to go back, the battle for merit in front of him will not be able to be fought.

"You can go back, the team doesn't move, you are allowed to take a company back, you explain to Jing Yuan, I will arrange the plane, and you will fly directly to Zunyi after you arrive in Baoshan."

"Yes, thanks to the military seat, I will protect my hometown in my humble position."

put down the phone and said to the door: "Lu Wenqing, transfer back to the teaching team, and draw two hundred people to follow me home." Rao Xiangyun immediately arranged a car, I will rush to Baoshan before dawn tomorrow, and everything will obey the commander-in-chief's orders after I leave. ”

After Zhang Ziwen finished speaking, he picked up the gun and got into the car directly, all the way north.