The Japanese army's weeping and fighting style of fighting for their lives is rarely found among war officials, especially the way of handling power and power in the public is extremely rare in the history of world wars. Full // this \ small // say \ net

"It's getting dark, sir, let's have dinner first." There was a sense of relaxation in Liu Zhengfu's tone, he looked at the approaching night, and exhaled softly, the long day was finally coming to an end.

The two soldiers brought everyone's rice, the meal was very simple, a big bowl of white rice, with a meat and a vegetable, and a big bowl of rice soup next to it, this kind of lunch method was also implemented by Zhuang Jihua, one per person, no one was too little.

"Inform the troops, prepare for a night battle, Watanabe is already crazy and can't judge by common sense." Zhuang Jihua didn't feel relaxed at all, Watanabe was already in ruins, and there was no way to retreat, so he could only continue to attack. With a constant attack, it is impossible to remain inactive for such a long night. Moreover, the dark night was favorable to the Japanese and would seriously weaken the firepower superiority of the expeditionary force.

Zhuang Jihua's judgment was very accurate, the sound of artillery and gunfire was endless, and it did not weaken in the slightest because of the fall of night, and the Japanese army was still attacking.

Gao Yinfeng's position on the eastern front was the most dangerous, he had already retreated to the last line of defense, and if he retreated, he would only retreat into the city, but neither Zhang Chong, who was still present to supervise the battle, dared to give this order.

At night, the Japanese offensive did not ease at all, it was still fierce, and the night made the Japanese army more active, and fierce battles were fought everywhere on the kilometer-long front. The position was full of fire, and the bullets pierced the night. Flew into the night with a shrill whistling; The short whistling of shells was followed by a violent explosion.

In front of Gao Yinzhu and Zhang Chong side by side, the telephone bell behind them kept ringing, all of them were asking for help, and the chief of staff scolded this and that on the phone. The atmosphere inside the bunker was tense and oppressive.

"Wounded high ground lost. Brigade Commander Meng of the jumping brigade organized a counterattack unsuccessfully, and Peng Qin, the commander of the flying regiment, was killed. The chief of staff held the phone in his hand and reported to Gao Yinshui and Zhang Chong.

Gao Yingui turned around and grabbed the phone, and shouted at the microphone in a hoarse voice: "Brigade Commander Meng, take back the position!" I'll send the military guard battalion to reinforce you right away! You go in person! ”

After speaking, he slammed the phone on the interlocutory seat, turned to the chief of staff and said: "Let the guard battalion go over immediately" The wounded high ground must be recaptured. ”

Then grab the telescope and observe the direction of the burning height. Unable to see anything but the firelight, Zhang Chong was slowly pacing in the shelter at this time. The situation of the Zhao Division was very bad, he used the strength of one division to resist the entire division of the 22nd Division, and due to the tactics adopted by the Japanese army, many units were isolated behind enemy lines, and these units lost contact with the main force. I don't know what the situation is, but the division headquarters can only control more than 10,000 troops.

Zhang Chong picked up the phone and dialed the military headquarters: "Commander Zhuang, I suggest that the division shrink, their defense line is too long, shrink to the northeast of the city, and let the Japanese army attack the city." ”

Zhuang Jihua was silent on the phone before saying, "I'll think about it." Before receiving the order, it is not allowed to abandon the position, Deputy Commander Zhang. The Kou army had already moved to the area of Gaopa Village, which was only 20 kilometers away from the battlefield, and told the commander of the Gao Division, persevering, we are in difficulty. It is more difficult for the Japanese army, they have no logistics, no replenishment, as long as they survive tonight, everything is in our hands. ”

Zhang Chong's suggestion is a good plan. At present, it is said that an army of the 58th Army is holding on to Lashio, but it is actually true! The two divisions of the cylinder and the decay were against the 56th and 22nd divisions, and the "concave division was held in the city." So far, there has been no large-scale confrontation with the Japanese army.

After retreating to the northeast of the city, the left flank was the Rapopa Hill held by the division, and the right flank was the Lashio city wall. At the same time, it can cover the north gate and contain the Japanese army attacking the east gate, and in addition, if the Japanese army attacks the south gate. Just expose the back to the coming.,Mouth Army.。 Huang Botao will never let go of this opportunity.

"I think so." Xiao Yisu expressed his opinion that at present, the pressure on the decaying division is the greatest, they do not have the geographical advantage of La Popa Mountain, only the vast jungle, the Japanese army made full use of this jungle, and the defense line of the decaying division is interspersed, which is also the main reason why the three lines of defense of the division were lost in one day.

To Zhuang Jihua's relief, Stilwell has not pointed fingers at his command so far, and has only occasionally offered his opinions, and if Zhuang Jihua did not adopt it, he did not show displeasure. If he does, he won't show much joy.

"Okay, let the decay master shrink, tell Lu Daoyuan, and strengthen the defense of the west gate, south gate, and east gate." Zhuang Jihua specially reminded Ximen that the Japanese army's interspersed tactics were to drill at the cracks, and it was likely to take a detour.

"When retreating at night, we should pay attention to preventing chaos, tell Gao Yinzhui to launch a counterattack first, and then retreat, and there are troops who are isolated behind enemy lines, so they can abandon their positions and fight everywhere to fight chaos." Zhuang Jihua added.

Zhuang Jihua was a little annoyed in his heart, this battle was so dangerous, and there were some problems with the pre-war deployment, he didn't expect the Japanese army to dare to adopt such a bold tactic, "The defense area of the decaying division and the division is too large, and the contact between the troops is poor, which gives the Japanese the opportunity to carry out a surprise attack."

"Zhuang, when do you plan to put the 103rd Army into battle?" Stilwell asked.

Ten; The army was hidden in a valley thirty kilometers north of Lashio, and Zhuang Jihua never threw this force into battle, and Stilwell guessed that Zhuang Jihua wanted to give up one at the most opportune time

The army came out in chaos and directly outflanked the 56th Division, which was in charge of the 22nd Division.

Tomorrow, Zhuang Jihua said extremely calmly: "Tomorrow will be the day when we will completely annihilate the 56th Division and the 22nd Division. "According to the original plan" Lashio had to hold out for three days, and after three days, the 103rd Army from the north, the Kou Army from the south, and the 66th Army fought out of Jingdong to close the Thai-Burmese border, so that the 56th Division and the 22nd Division were completely annihilated in one fell swoop.

But now Masao Watanabe's crazy attack. He was worried that the 58th Army would not be able to withstand it, and once the Japanese army was allowed to attack Lashio, the whole battle situation would be passive. He didn't want to take any chances.

At a makeshift headquarters made of banana leaves on a slope two kilometers from the main peak of Mount La Popa, Watanabe was disappointed with the day's results.

After a smooth start, the resistance of the squadron gradually became tenacious, and the attack on the main peak began in the afternoon, and in the middle of the night, the main peak position was still standing.

Watanabe's decision to adopt this interspersed tactic was based on confidence in the officers and soldiers of the entire division, and so far, reports from all sides have come that the tactics have been implemented very successfully, the squadron has fallen into disarray, and the 22nd Division has already fought directly under the castle of Lashio.

For Mount La Popa, Watanabe was troubled by the lack of heavy firearms, in order to smoothly intersperse in place, both divisions did not carry heavy firearms, only part of the light artillery, and now this drawback has been exposed, several attacks on Mount La Popa were defeated by the artillery fire of the squadron, and the troops suffered heavy casualties.

"Your Excellency, I propose to abandon the attack on Mount La Popa. We used a branch of the Chinese army to attract the Lapopa Mountain, the main force was quietly transferred, and the 22nd Division was combined to attack Lashio directly, as long as Lashio was occupied, the Chinese army was bound to collapse, the chief of staff Takeda suggested.

But if you can't take Mount La Popa, you can't hold Lashio, Watanabe calculated in his heart that this is the highest commanding height in the vicinity for dozens of miles, and as long as he occupies here, he can control the overall situation.

"Your Excellency, at the end of the day, we have suffered more than one real casualty, and the soldiers are carrying very limited ammunition to support more than three days of fighting, and we must quickly conquer Lashio. Otherwise, once the reinforcements arrive, we will lose all our efforts

The Japanese did not know that the 103rd Army was hidden north of Lashio, and Takeda was mainly worried that after the news of the ** squadron in Mandalay, it would be bound to move north quickly. Coming for reinforcements, the train from Mandalay to Lashio only takes one night, even if you walk slowly, you can reach Lashio tomorrow.

"This, don't worry, Tanaka-kun will drag them Watanabe waved his hand irritably, but his footsteps stopped, he frowned and thought about it, and showed a smile: "Okay, that's it, Sasaki Wing continues to attack La Popa Mountain, and the main force of the division immediately shifts and attacks Lashio together with the 22nd Division." ”

What prompted Watanabe to make up his mind was the chief of staff's words. Once Lashio is conquered, the Chinese army at Mount Rapopa is bound to collapse, which may also be a good solution.

The Chinese and Japanese armies successively began to adjust, and the sound of gunfire finally became a little sparse after midnight. Attacking Lashio is not losing the attack on the hill surrounded by jungle, and it is impossible to carry out interspersed division, but only a strong attack. Masao Watanabe rushed to the headquarters of the 22nd Division in the early morning, jumped off his horse and rushed into the headquarters of the division commander Katsumi Ota.

After receiving the order to stop the offensive, Katsukai Ota was wondering, the main commanders of the division were all in the headquarters, including Chief of Staff Yoshida, and Infantry Commander Netmoto.

"Watanabe-kun, when will the attack begin?" Ota asked first when he saw Watanabe.

"Ota-kun, don't worry." Watanabe said: "Although the 16th Division still has two hours before it can be moved, I would like to use this time to talk to you about the deployment of the attack on Lashio." ”

Ota nodded, and turned sideways to invite Watanabe to the battle map: "Watanabe-kun, you are the commander-in-chief, let's talk about your deployment." ”

"Now, General China in Mandalay must have known that our army is attacking Lashio, so he will definitely send troops north to reinforce it, I mean immediately send a wing to seize Papani Mountain, ten kilometers south of Lashio, and build a blocking line here, Sasaki's wing is responsible for pinning down the Jianna Army on Mount La Popa, Ota-kun, you send a wing to continue attacking the Shina Army Division that has withdrawn to the northeast, the main force of the division turns to the south gate, and I lead the 56th Division to attack the west gate. The Chinese army would never have imagined that we would focus our attack here

Ota stared at the map, and Watanabe then explained: "The wing attacking the Shina Bow Division continues to adopt the tactic of interspersing and dividing, and the troops are divided into squadrons, remember that the more chaotic the fight, the better, so that the Shina people think that the focus of our attack is the Bow Division."

At this time, a smile appeared on Ota's face, he was already clear about Watanabe's tactics, and the attack on the bow division was a trick, but the general of Koshina would not necessarily be fooled. They wouldn't believe it, so when he appeared at the south gate, the Shina generals would definitely think that this was the main direction of attack of the Japanese army, and they would transfer all their forces to him, which would give Watanabe, who had made a detour to the west gate, an opportunity.

The two looked at each other and laughed in unison.

The wolf, baring its fangs, is when the fatal blow is delivered.

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