Hun Yisu said with a wry smile! Two points were sent out, far from Lashio, and we only followed the small platoon here, mainly to play a warning role, but until now we have not received any news from these two platoons. There is another reason for this, which is in the jungle. ”

Xiao Yisu's implication is that no matter how many troops are placed here, it is not safe, it is easy to be raided, and it is difficult to rescue, and now the new 22nd Division and the Kou Army are interspersed here, and their actions are very difficult. In particular, heavy weapons are difficult to pass through in the jungle.

But Stilwell still couldn't understand: "We should send a force out of the city to attack the Japanese army, delay their speed, and buy time for the new 22nd Division and the Kou Army." ”

Xiao Yisu didn't understand Zhuang Jihua's decision very well, Shi Qiwei insisted, he also spread his hands helplessly, Zhuang Jihua sighed: "From yesterday to today, I estimate that Watanabe's attrition is at least thirty percent, and his total strength is calculated at 50,000." There were still 35,000 men, and after deducting the blocking forces of Mount La Popa and Mount Papani, there were at least 30,000 on hand, and the troops in the city could send up to 2,000 men. This point troops can't entangle Watanabe, secondly, Watanabe has no logistics, he wants to retreat into the jungle, even if we don't chase him, we have to reduce more than 30% of the troops, his only chance to turn defeat into victory is to capture Lashio, so as long as Lashio is in our hands, we will win 70% of this battle. ”

Stilwell's heart was disdainful, he was very dismissive of Zhuang Jihua's spirit, and he felt that this victory was likely to fade because of Zhuang Jihua's timidity. But Zhuang Jihua insisted on such words, and he had no choice. With a cold snort, Stilwell turned around and left the military headquarters, he didn't want to stay here anymore to see Zhuang Jihua's face.

A staff officer stood at the door, let him pass, and then walked in quickly to report: "Commander Huang of the Kou Army has sent a telegram that the Honor 10th Division has defeated the Japanese troops at Papani Hill and killed the Japanese Wing Commander Omatsu Daisa; At present, he is leading the new 64th and 53rd divisions to Quzha...... Gu advanced, and Commander Xia led the Honorary Tenth Division to encircle and annihilate the Dasong United, and then advanced to Lashio

"Order Xia Yanglin to leave part of his troops to encircle and suppress the remnants of the enemy, and the rest of the troops immediately go to Lashio to participate in the battle of encircling and annihilating Watanabe." Zhuang Jihua was not at all happy that Xia Yanglin quickly broke through and defeated the Dasong United, but scolded a little angrily: "What is Xia Yanglin doing, is it worth it to have a little remnant of the enemy!" The big head is here, and there are at least 30,000 here, tell him to rush to Lashio within three hours. ”

The battle at Papani Hill was both the same and different from that of Rapopa, and the Omatsu Wing arrived at Papani Hill only a few minutes before the Honor 10th Division, and the two sides discovered each other almost simultaneously, and the battle broke out and a fierce battle ensued.

The two sides fought fiercely around the hills on both sides of the road, the Chinese soldiers rushed up the hill twice, and were counterattacked by the Japanese twice, and after Xia Yanglin led the follow-up troops to arrive, the battle immediately spread to both sides.

Xia Yanglin's style has long been instilled in every company of the Honor Tenth Division, and the troops are fighting endlessly, crazy, crazy, crazy, and the shells are still exploding on the mountain, and the troops begin to rush up, and before the front retreats, the troops behind will rush up.

Da Song was completely attracted by Xia Yanglin, who was attacking head-on. His forces were also fully invested in blocking Xia Yanglin's offensive, and Du Zhenfan's brigade, which had made a detour from the Lulu Pass, successfully detoured back to the flank of Dasong Company. Three regiments were then launched and rushed into the rear of the Omatsu wing.

Du Zhenfan's assault caught Dasong off guard, and was rushed to the headquarters by the Du Brigade at once, Dasong was furious, and personally led his troops to counterattack, and the two sides launched a melee near the headquarters, Dasong was beaten to pieces by machine guns, and the entire wing headquarters was annihilated. The Japanese troops, who had lost their command, were quickly routed under the front and rear attacks.

When the fighting was still raging on the hills on both sides, Chen Mingren led the new 64th Division to the battlefield, and he observed the fierce fighting on the hills on both sides, and then ordered the engineer battalion to clear the road, and the engineer battalion braved artillery fire to rush up the road sandwiched between the two mountains to quickly clear the road.

The engineer battalion was still clearing the road, and Chen Mingren couldn't wait, he got into his jeep, and with a wave of his hand, led the way into the valley, and the gunfire on the hills on both sides was still fierce.

The Japanese did not have time to destroy the roads in the valley. They blew down rocks from the hill to block the road, which the sappers blasted with a few blows. Then the small stones were moved to the side, and the Japanese troops on the mountain could only watch as the squadron cleared the road, and the brigade quickly rushed through the valley to the north.

Chen Mingren's new 64th Division passed not long ago. Huang Botao led the military headquarters of the Kou Army and the new 53rd Division to also arrive, Huang Botao did not get off the car at all and ordered the troops to pass through the valley, he picked up the walkie-talkie in the car and told Xia Yanglin to clear the remnants of the enemy in the shortest possible time, and then immediately advance towards Lashio. When Huang Botao arrived, the gunfire on the hill had basically subsided, and after the Japanese found out that the wing headquarters had been eliminated, the Japanese troops on the hill took a different approach, the Japanese Fujisawa Brigade on the left hill chose to continue to hold on, and the Matsumoto Brigade on the right hill chose to break through.

The main force passed, Xia Yanglin decided to vacate to annihilate the remnants of the enemy, he put Wang Huozi in charge of the Fujisawa brigade around the heart of the Sichuan, and led Du Zhenfan's brigade and Meng Zuhui's brigade to chase and kill the remnants of the enemy.

Watching his soldiers chase and kill the fleeing Japanese army all over the mountains, Xia Yanglin's heart was full of pride, and it took less than an hour to conquer the Lulu Pass. It took less than a few shots to completely defeat the Omatsu United. As a child, he was proud of the troops he had trained, and he was proud of himself.

His pride didn't last long, Zhuang Jihua's telegram arrived, visiting the telegram, Xia Yanglin thought for a moment, and then ordered: "Order Du Zhenfan to continue to pursue the fleeing Japanese army, order Wang Yanzi to end the battle in half an hour, and order Lin Shujing, immediately send to gather the troops, and follow me to Lashio." Damn it. Watanabe: This *** runs so fast. small

Chen Mingren had already dropped his heavy weapon, divided his troops into three routes and entered the jungle, and quickly advanced towards the Quzha River Valley. Huang Botao led the military headquarters and the new 53rd Division to follow closely three kilometers behind.

The sky is bright, the situation on the battlefield has completely changed, and the gunfire around Lashio is gradually fading. Stilwell stood at the east gate, surrounded by Chinese soldiers cleaning the battlefield, the battle at the east gate was not fierce, but the traces of the battle were very eye-catching, the traces of explosions, bloodstains, corpses, bullet casings all over the ground.

As Stilwell strolled through the city, he stopped at a gap where several sandbags were piled up, and he looked at the corpses of the Japanese soldiers lying under the gap with disgust. Then look up into the distance.

The division turned from defense to attack, and on the way back, the fierce brigade received an order to attack the Japanese army from the flank, and the Japanese army, which was gathering troops, neglected the flank defense and was broken through by the Hongkou brigade at once. The Japanese army suddenly fell into chaos, and Gao Yinluo took the opportunity to launch a counterattack, so the Japanese army responsible for containing the distillers was completely confused and could no longer organize an effective defense.

The attack of the 3rd Division pinned down the main force of the Japanese army, which was retreating eastward, and Masao Watanabe, who was troubled by the constant reports of defeat, was already a little numb. He dispatched a squadron to launch a counterattack against the decaying division. The main forces continued to retreat to the east.

The counterattack in the northeast of Lashio continued, but Shi Qiwei judged from the sound of gunfire that the Japanese army was retreating. He was very worried about whether the New 22nd Division and the Kou Army would arrive in time to close the way for the Japanese army to flee eastward.

"General" called from behind him, and Stilwell turned back to Logan and Webb Charles, Webber still with a camera on his chest that he had gotten from nowhere. Stilwell nodded calmly at the trio. After arriving in Lashio, Logan met Webb and Charles outside the military headquarters, and the three of them went together, and Webber was filming interviews at the West Gate at the height of the fighting.

"Did the Japanese retreat? Little Logan walked over and stood on the stomping, Webb picked up the camera and took pictures around, and Charles also stood next to the mouth, holding his hands on the wall, looking at the place where the gunshots rang out in the distance.

"Defeated, to be exact." Stilwell's tone was calm, and his argument with Zhuang Jihua could only be kept within the expeditionary force, and the reporters must not be allowed to poke into the newspaper.

Logan was a little surprised, the Japanese army that had attacked fiercely last night was defeated in just a few hours. He sighed and said with a slightly sour sigh: "This is a victory at the expense of Ren'anqiang, General Shi Qiwei. What do you think? ”

Stilwell said lightly: "I think General Zhuang Jihua must have a different opinion on this question.

"General, the Japanese army is retreating, why is it not pursued?" Charles asked, already sensing that Stilwell's expression was a little blank. It is not the mood of a general who is about to win a victory, and it is inappropriate for him to appear in the city now, but to direct the battle at the headquarters.

"There are already troops in pursuit". Stilwell also felt that his emotions were wrong, and Lihai mobilized his emotions and made an excited look: "We have two corps chasing the Japanese army, please rest assured." Soon you will see the results

There is nothing difficult to understand, Webb took a few photos, and when he walked over, he was very excited: "General Zhuang is really a magical person." He designed a trap for the Japanese. He knew that the Japanese left was going to attack Lashio, so he left the 58th Army in Lashio. Now that Lashio is in our hands, it will be difficult for the Japanese to get out of the way. There is a possibility that the situation in Myanmar can be reversed. ”

"I'm wondering, since the Japanese are retreating. Why didn't the soldiers in the city pursue? "Rogan seems to have to find loopholes in the Chinese.

"I have known General Liangzhuang since the Battle of Nanjing, and from what I know of him, he is a very cautious general," Weber shook his head and said, "I think his only adventure was to let the 104th Division attack the southern front during the Battle of Nanjing, and he never took any more risks after that." In my opinion, the only reason why the troops in the city did not go out of the city to pursue was. Lashio was more important than pursuing the Japanese army. "There's been a lot of things lately, and updates have been slow. I beg your pardon!!!!!。!

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