I was suddenly nervous. \.qβ Five, Com China reinforcements are coming sooner than expected! Two after the other came from the north and the south, and the whole battle situation became extremely dangerous at once.

"Did Dasong report on the size of the Chinese army attacking Papani Mountain?" The chief of staff of the division, Kenji Onizuka, hurriedly asked.

The staff officer who came to report shook his head: "No. ”

Onizuka frowned: "Let Dasong report immediately." ”

The staff officer hurriedly turned around and left, almost colliding with another staff officer who rushed in in a hurry, Watanabe saw their appearance, and was even more annoyed, and couldn't help but scold: "Bastard! Keep your composure! ”

The two officers shouted in shame: "Hai! ”

Then the staff officer who went out turned sideways and let the one come in. The staff officer calmly came in and reported: "Captain Hosokawa reports that the Chinese army in La Popa Mountain has taken the opportunity to counterattack, and he has ascertained that the Chinese army attacking in the north is the new 38th division of the elite 103rd Army of China, and in addition, another Chinese army is found in his rear in motion, the number is unknown, and the wing is now divided and surrounded. ”

Watanabe's heart was like a lightning strike, when did the 103rd Army arrive in Lashio? Why didn't the intelligence services find out? It took him a long time to react. Looking up at all the officers of the division and regiment headquarters, they were all stunned, and the sharp spirit that had been earlier was gone.

Hosokawa Wing was divided and surrounded so quickly. This shows that the Chinese army has been prepared for a long time, and the troops from the south have appeared just right, if it is not for their own caution, they will put a wing on Papani Mountain. The Chinese army will suddenly appear behind the division, and then the situation will become out of control.

But now the situation is already very bad, the Hosokawa Wing has been divided and surrounded, and how many armies are the Omatsu Wing facing in Papani Mountain? Watanabe looked at the soldiers who were still struggling to rush the city, and a sense of defeat surged in his heart, the artillery fire in the city became more intense, the shells formed a blockade line within a hundred meters, and dozens of machine guns on the city wall were frantically spitting flames, harvesting the lives of the imperial samurai.

"Your Excellency, we only have two dings, choose a small retreat or capture Lashio immediately!" Onizuka reminds him loudly that he must make a decision immediately, and if he wants to attack, he must devote all his strength to destroy the Shina army in the city, and then hold on to Lashio and wait for reinforcements from Shinichi Tanaka.

Watanabe wanted to retreat, but he already felt that the situation was not good, and Lashio was probably a trap set by General Shina, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why the Shina army on the northern and southern fronts appeared so quickly. So just right. But retreating would mean admitting defeat and abandoning the Battle of Lashio, but if he did so, would Iida Shojiro agree?

"Doesn't there be any news from Dasong?" Watanabe also wanted to verify it, but Onizuka was anxious and reminded repeatedly: "Your Excellency, stop attacking immediately." No more offense. ”

Onizuka's show of weakness was not refuted by the young officers of the division, who were armed with the spirit of never giving up and bushido, and they also felt that the situation was critical, even if Papani Hill held back the Shina army, Kolapopa Hill had collapsed, and the Shina army on the northern front could quickly reach Lashio.

"Telegraphed Ota-kun that reinforcements from China appeared on Mount La Popa and Mount Papani and immediately stopped the attack. Gather your troops and wait for the next order. Watanabe quickly ordered, and then thought about it and said: "Telegraph to Commander Iida that the 103rd Army of the Strong Army of China has suddenly appeared north of Lashio, La Popagong. The Hosokawa Wing has been divided and surrounded, and the Papani Mountains

"Report!" Without waiting for Watanabe to finish speaking, the staff officer who had just gone out hurriedly came in to report, holding a telegram in his hand: "Captain Omatsu reports that it was the 10th Division of the Honor of the Shina Pass Army that attacked Papani Mountain, and the Shina Army was attacking fiercely, and the Captain of the Omatsu Wing requested tactical guidance. ”

Watanabe's mind buzzed, and in the information he got before the war, "The Koujun is in Mandalay, and the Honor 10th Division is the main force of the Koujun, and this division appears on Papani Mountain, which means that the entire Koujun Army has probably already come."

"Telegraphed to Commander Iida and the Southern Army Command that the 103rd Army of China was present in La Popazhi...... The Kou army was attacking Papani Mountain, and the division was in danger of being encircled by the Chinese army, so I decided to stop the attack on Lashio and break through to the east with the whole army. ”

In order to confuse the Shina army in the castle, Watanabe ordered to continue shelling the castle, but the troops quickly retracted. Drive west. At the same time, Ota was ordered to defend on the spot and cover the transfer of the 56th Division.

Watanabe's actions were fast, but the movements of the squadrons on the north and south lines were even faster, and the two regiments of the new 38th Division entered Mount La Popa from the flanks, and the already exhausted Hosokawa Wing was cut into three pieces at once, and Hosokawa was surrounded on a small hill east of the main peak of Mount La Popa.

Listening to the constant gunshots in all directions, Hosokawa felt sad in his heart. Start with Tangji. The whole operation became unsmooth, and before he took Tangji, he had already been accused by the division commander and the army commander, and this time he was left to contain the mouth division of La Popa Mountain, in addition to the great loss of troops, another reason was that he "did not expect the first wave of blows to be borne by his wing."

Looking at the Shina army surrounded the hill, Hosokawa was very helpless and very powerless, and the Shina people did not want to hide their actions at all, and they prepared to attack unscrupulously and in an orderly manner. Looking at the more than a hundred tired soldiers around him, Hosokawa knew that the wing had reached its final moment.

The flag bearer Hosokawa shouted in a low voice, but he did not get the answer he deserved, he turned suddenly, his eyes were strafing around, and he did not see the flag bearer.

"When the wing headquarters was attacked, the flag bearer was scattered." A lieutenant stumbled in, the wing headquarters was attacked at the beginning, and the entire command center was broken, so that Hosokawa could not organize an effective defense. Hearing that the flag bearer was gone, Hosokawa's mind suddenly became a little confused, and he immediately realized that the military flag had probably become a trophy of the Shina army. From the beginning of the war to the present, the Japanese military flag has never been lost, and although there have been several defeats on the Chinese battlefield, the Chinese have never captured a complete Japanese military flag.

"Captain, we should break through immediately." The captain looked anxiously at the Chinese army that was gathering at the foot of the mountain, and they didn't seem to be moving quickly. It was efficient, methodical, and not the slightest bit of chaos.

"I ordered you to lead the troops to break through the siege, and when the Zhijun flag was lost, Hosokawa decided to die for his country. Otherwise, even if you break out, you will be ordered to break your abdomen, and it is better to die like this than to die in such a humiliating way.

"Dazuo!" The captain was a little anxious, time waits for no one now, if the person is ready, everything will be over, Hosokawa shook his head resolutely, he didn't do any ceremony, pulled out the command knife, and quickly inserted it into his stomach.

The lieutenant wordlessly saluted the corpse of the fine. Turning around, he shouted to the soldiers: "Attention everyone, immediately break through the siege and charge east." No matter what the reason, don't stop. ”

The gunfire in the mountains and forests suddenly became intense, and the sound of killing was mixed with desperate shouts of long live. The new 38th Division pursued the remnants of the Hosokawa Wing all over the mountains.

Zhuang Jihua finally let out a sigh of relief, and Sun Liren's swift action completely reversed the Battle of Lashio. He knew that now the initiative in the battle was in his hands.

"Telegraphed to Sun Liren, leave the remnants of the Hosokawa Wing alone, immediately gather troops, and attack eastward. Zhuang Jihua, who completely surrounded the Japanese army, repaired last night's deployment and no longer let the new 38th Division come to Lashio City: "Order the old division to concentrate on annihilating the remaining Japanese army. Then hold on to Mount La Popa

"Telegraphed to Gao Yinfu that reinforcements had arrived, and an all-out counterattack would be launched immediately."

"Telegraph Huang Botao, speed up, the Japanese army has begun to retreat, and if we don't speed up, we may slip out of our palms."

"The telegram ordered Yu Chengwan, whether Lashio would succeed or fail. The key is the success or failure of the Mandalay blockade, and I ask you to hold on for at least a week

The retreat of the 56th Division was quickly discovered by the troops in the city, and Zhuang Jihua immediately realized that the Japanese army was going to run, and he had no order! The division must go out of the city to pursue, but let the concave division continue to hold on, this order made Stilwell very puzzled. "Zhuang, we should organize the troops in the city to go out of the city to pursue, instead of ordering them to stay in the city." Stilwell waited for Zhuang Jihua to give a series of orders, and immediately raised his objections.

"No, the first task of the slack master is to hold Lashio." Zhuang Jihua shook his head resolutely, "I am even more contemptuous of Stilwell, and now this is the situation." As long as Lashio is in hand, this battle will be invincible, and once Lashio is lost, the future of the battle will immediately become uncertain.

"Coffee! Sail! Stilwell was anxious: "I have never seen such a command, if there are no troops entangled with them, they will slip out of our hands without paying any price!" ”

"No, General Huang Botao will stop them." Zhuang Jihua didn't explain, and threw down a sentence casually.

"They haven't crossed Papani Hill yet. It's still ten kilometers away. Stilwell didn't intend to let Zhuang Jihua go like this, and insisted on asking.

"General, General Huang Botao will personally lead two divisions and insert them directly here." Xiao Yisu saw the impatience in Zhuang Jihua's heart, worried that the two sides would be completely deadlocked, so he hurriedly interjected, pointing to a location on the map, which is a place called Quzha Valley more than 20 kilometers southeast of Lashio City: "If the Japanese army wants to go in this direction, they can only go here, and the new 22nd Division is inserted here More than 10 kilometers east of Xiao Yisu's finger city." A place called Mokunshan: "As long as these two places are closed, Watanabe will not be able to run."

Stilwell carefully examined the map, and these two locations were indeed the main routes for the eastward advance, but he felt that something was wrong when he thought about it: "I have a question, since I know these two points, why didn't I set up a position here in the first place, but was attacked by the Japanese army?" ”

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