The setting sun left a trail in the western sky, and the remnants of the sun were like blood. Providence is so, heralding the coming of a great war. The military headquarters of the 6th Army in Laika, several trucks were parked in front of the military department. The army commander Gan Lichu was gray-faced, as if he had just come down from the battlefield, and his body was covered with traces of gunsmoke.

Yesterday, Gan Lichu led the division headquarters guard battalion and the 163rd regiment withdrawn from Leigu to fight bloodily in Leimu, and finally was outnumbered and had to withdraw from Leige and retreat to Laika, preparing to continue to retreat in the direction of Mengdong.

However, Gan Lichu did not expect the sudden change in the battle situation, and Meng Ya unexpectedly appeared a unit of the Eighth Route Army. In an instant, he quickly came out of the haze of failure, and immediately refreshed himself.

The Expeditionary Force Command ordered him to immediately gather all his units and concentrate in Laika, and ordered the 49th Division to come to Laika to meet and stand by. "Report to the army commander, all the mines in reserve have been pulled." "Captain Wang!|"" Arrive! "The engineer battalion commander stepped forward and listened to the order." Your engineer battalion suffered more than half of the casualties in the defensive operation, and I will hand over to you the military guard battalion and immediately lay a large number of mines on the road. The command ordered our department not to allow Japanese trucks and tanks to pass through Laika easily. You unload the truck right away and start laying mines tonight. "Yes! Resolutely complete the task. ”

The commander of the engineer battalion led people to unload the truck, and Gan Lichu asked: "Chief of Staff, when will the 49th Division arrive?" "Based on the speed of their march, it is estimated that they will arrive tomorrow afternoon." "Order Peng Bisheng to speed up, it doesn't matter if the weight of the department is left behind, the main force must arrive at noon tomorrow!" A combat staff officer quickly drew up a telegram and sent it to him. "Chief of Staff, immediately convene the operational staff to draw up a blocking plan!" "Commander, the 56th Division of the Japanese Army is so rampant that it doesn't take us seriously at all, and actually leaves us behind and doesn't ask, thinking that we are pinched by eggplant."

"Chief of Staff, if Meng Ya does not appear with the special forces of the Eighth Route Army, we are really useless. If the Japanese army captures Lashio and the logistics supply is completely cut off, how many days can you and I hold out? "Deputy Commander Ouyang ordered us not to fight desperately with the Japanese army, as long as we delay the retreat of the Japanese army, this is the first time that such a blocking operation is the first time, and our pressure is not great." "Yes, one general is incompetent and exhausts the three armies. In the past, we held our ground, and even if it was critical, we would fight to the end until the whole army was annihilated. Although the command let us take charge of ourselves, we can't just let the Japanese run away! ”

After the Japanese army broke through Reim, they were invincible. All kinds of vehicles are used together to quickly advance along the highway towards Lashio. The troops on this line were empty and unimpeded, and the Japanese officers and men fought bravely to be the first as if they had been beaten with blood. The Japanese captured a large number of British trucks and sky-high military supplies in Rangoon, which can be described as a tiger with wings and icing on the cake. In order to ensure that the retreat of the expeditionary force was cut off, the Japanese command deliberately assigned the 13th Tank Brigade to the 56th Division. The Japanese 13th Tank Brigade had about 200 tanks and armored fighting vehicles, and the Japanese tanks were all new 97 tanks.

At this time, the rolling iron flow on the road is unstoppable, and hundreds of trucks are spectacular. Watanabe, the commander of the 56th Division of the Japanese Army, sat in a car full of ambition. Such a majestic army of steel heralded an immortal feat for the establishment of the empire. A sidecar stopped in front of the car, and a Japanese communications officer announced: "Your Excellency, the forward troops have arrived at a fork in the road. "Order the commander of the infantry regiment, Shizuo Slope, to lead the 113th Wing and the 146th Wing to attack Jiaomei, and be sure to occupy the key points of Jiaomei tomorrow. The large force was ordered to continue its advance towards Lashio. ”

The road from Loikaw to Lashio forks about 50 kilometers south of Monya, with a road stretching to Jou Mui in the northwest. It is the main point between Mandalay and Lashio railway line, and the capture of Jiaomei will cut off the connection between Mandalay and Lashio. The important Japanese army of Jiaomei's key points naturally knew about it, so they dispatched two wings to take Jiaomei as quickly as possible, and strive to win it with one blow. The main force smashed directly to Lashio, and then captured Ba Mo and Myitkyina, completely blocking the retreat of the expeditionary force, gathering and annihilating it.

The first defeat of the expeditionary force in later generations deduced the tragedy of singing and crying, but if there was no bloody fight of the Chinese expeditionary force, the Japanese army would have captured Burma more easily, and the British army in Burma would not only have suffered a worse defeat, but also the vast majority would have become prisoners of war of the Japanese army. If that happens, maybe the Japanese will really follow the British into India. This shows how important the role of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in sending troops to Burma is. Now, the Japanese army has met a "freak", whose fate is destined to be sad.

There is a north-south valley called Snake Valley 5 kilometers in front of Mengya, and it is not difficult to see that this valley is winding. The mountains on both sides of the Snake Valley are gentle, the vegetation is very lush, and the woods are dense and weeds are growing. The valley is about 2 km long and there is a small river running at the bottom. kilometers along the west side of the creek. It's the dry season, and the bare pebbled flats on both sides of the river are very eye-catching. On the mountain bag on the right, Mu Shixiong held a telescope and looked at the road below. Chief of Staff Deng Guangming stood beside him and explained the task to Hao Yi, the commander of the special regiment

"Head Hao! After the interdiction operation begins, your special operations team will be on standby for the time being, and will not participate in the battle. Keep your special operations squad ready for jungle combat. The 56th Division of the Japanese Army is known as the Jungle Tiger, and we will compete with this Jungle Tiger. "Please rest assured, Chief of Staff, I will definitely beat this jungle tiger's ass." Hao Yi swore an oath.

"Your assault brigade and cover brigade need to be prepared, this is a bad battle, attack quickly after the battle starts, understand?" "Understood!" "Report that the Japanese convoy has penetrated 1 kilometer," an operations staff officer reported. "Prepare for battle!" Mu Shixiong gave the battle order, but continued to observe with a telescope in his hand. On the road at the foot of the mountain, three tanks and two armored fighting vehicles were driving in front, and the convoy behind was swaggering. From time to time, light machine guns mounted on Japanese trucks fired at the mountains and forests on both sides for fire reconnaissance.

At first, the Japanese army entered the valley cautiously, but after a kilometer of penetration, there was no movement, and the Japanese army was relieved to boldly speed up. The Japanese army opened the road in front of 3 tanks and 2 armored fighting vehicles, and just turned a small bay. Suddenly, there were 5 muffled sounds, and I saw 5 rockets heading straight for Japanese tanks and tanks. Accompanied by a violent explosion, 3 tanks were covered in smoke, and 2 two armored vehicles were torn apart.

Without waiting for the truck behind to stop advancing, ** fell from the sky, and a dense rain of bullets swept towards the Japanese soldiers on the truck. The mountains on both sides opened fire condescendingly and fiercely, and the strike fire was extremely fast, and the Japanese army was immediately in chaos.

There is nothing to say about the military quality of the Japanese soldiers, I saw them jumping out of the car one after another and spontaneously fighting back, but the valleys on both sides were too dense, and the special forces of the Eighth Route Army were wearing camouflage uniforms, and the Japanese soldiers were dazzled. Resistance was to no avail, but the Japanese soldiers still resisted desperately. Since the Japanese soldiers were clustered on the road, it was clear at a glance. Coupled with the narrow terrain, in less than an hour, the Japanese soldiers suffered heavy casualties and quickly retreated. The Japanese soldiers fled at an astonishing speed, the roads were in shambles, and burning trucks were staggering.

Seeing the Japanese army fleeing, Hao ordered the assault brigade and the covering brigade to attack. Soon, the remnants of the enemy on the road were cleared, and the captured Japanese light and heavy machine guns, anti-aircraft guns, and 92nd infantry infantry guns were carried up the mountain. The Japanese anti-aircraft guns and 92 infantry guns were abandoned almost before they had time to be erected, and the first battle was a complete victory.

The sudden attack made the Japanese army's heart tremble, and the commander of the 56th Division of the Japanese army, Watanabe Pifu, heard that a brigade of the forward unit had been ambushed and suffered heavy losses, and the enemy's firepower was rapid and the combat effectiveness was strong. The division commander, Watanabe, was stunned. The chief of staff of the Japanese army said: "Your Excellency, the enemy forces that appeared in front are elite troops, and according to the analysis of firepower, there are at least two regiments. Watanabe's eyes rolled and he said, "Intelligence shows that there is no enemy army in this area at all!" ”

Watanabe said decisively: "Order the search wing to enter the woods and attack along the mountains on both sides. Tank brigades were ordered to send tanks to attack along the highway and quickly crush the enemy forces. The enemy's blocking force must have come from Lashio, which means that Lashio is empty. "The 56th Division of the Japanese Army has been specially trained in the jungle and mountains, and is known as the Jungle Tiger in Malaysia, so Watanabe has no worries about fighting in the jungle and mountains. Soon the soldiers of the Japanese search wing entered the woods from the valleys on both sides, and the Japanese troops dispatched 20 tanks and 10 armored fighting vehicles on the road. As soon as the Japanese tanks and tanks entered the valley, they opened fire on both sides, and the on-board machine guns fired wildly.

The command post of the special forces of the Eighth Route Army in the forest on the right side, "reported to the commander, and the reconnaissance unit on the south side reported that the Japanese soldiers entered the woods from both sides to cover the advance of the tanks on the road. "Captain Hao!" "Here!" "Order your cover group to deal with the Japanese tanks, and the assault group and special operations team to assist the mountain regiment to deal with the Japanese army entering the woods." "Immediately inform the political commissar on the opposite side that the Japanese army has entered the woods! The 56th Division is known as the Jungle Tigers in Malaysia, and we will meet this group of Bantam Tigers. "The Japanese entered the woods in a rage and soon realized that something was wrong.

The opponent is not only agile, but also extremely high-quality. In addition, the opponent wears a camouflage uniform and a steel helmet on his head, and the style of the steel helmet is also different. The 56th Division of the Japanese Army did not fight with the Eighth Route Army, but the 18th Division of the Japanese Army fought against the Eighth Route Army in the Songhu Battlefield that year, and was once shocked by the strong combat power of the Eighth Route Army, so the soldiers of the 56th Division of the Japanese Army more or less heard the "story" of the Eighth Route Army from the mouths of the soldiers of the 18th Division. Soon the Japanese commander judged that the opponent was the Eighth Route Army. However, when it was too late for the Japanese army to figure it out, they must have paid a heavy price.

After the Japanese troops entered the woods, the leader of the special operations group, Jie Zhenbang, received an order to attack and quickly deployed: the whole team met the enemy in a combat group of three people. Jungle Combat teams of 3 are the best combination, which can cover each other, support each other, and advance and retreat freely. Soon hand-to-hand combat was staged, and the explosions of gunfire and grenades in the woods were heard one after another.

At this time, in a dense wood, a team of three people searched forward. The special combat team members who walked in front were tall and vigilantly observed forward with short guns in their hands. Because the team members have ** ghosts and horrors painted on their faces, they can't see their faces clearly. The strong man in front is called Li Gang, and he is the leader of the three-person team.

Li Gang came to Jiangxi from Henan in 39 to participate in the Eighth Route Army. After Li Gang joined the Eighth Route Army, it happened that the army selected special combat personnel, and Li Gang was selected with his agile skills, and immediately entered the special forces training base for a two-year systematic training. Last year, the special forces went to the Sino-Burmese border to serve as road guards, and a group of outstanding trainees such as Li Gang were transferred to the special combat team. After Li Gang came to the Sino-Burmese border, he participated in several operations against the Japanese and served as the team leader because of his outstanding performance.

Li Gang is good at pistols, and his close-range shooting is not only fast but also has 100 shots. His other strength is hand-to-hand combat, and three or five people are no match for him. 3 people form a triangular battle formation to search and advance. Suddenly, Li Gang waved his hand to signal that there was a situation ahead. The three people quickly hidden, and the two team members in the back were responsible for covering. Soon, a squad of Japanese soldiers appeared in front, and 12 Japanese soldiers searched and advanced in a diamond shape, and it could be seen that the Japanese troops had undergone special jungle training.

Entering a distance of 30 meters, Li Gang signaled the team members on the right behind him to shoot to confuse the Japanese army. With the sound of gunshots, a Japanese soldier fell to the ground in response, and when the Japanese army was attracted, Li Gang jumped up and fired two shots, and two Japanese soldiers were shot and fell to the ground. The pistols of the special combat personnel of the Eighth Route Army are all specially made, imitating the American 1911 style pistol. The pistols used by the special operators have slightly longer barrels, are more powerful and have a longer range.