Zhao Zhi was also surprised that Tang Lei and they came so quickly, but Tang Lei's explanation made Zhao Zhi suddenly realize that Zhao Zhi was starting from Mandalay, so they naturally spent time reading some. Tang Lei and the others went to Taunggyi first by car, and then boarded the plane at Taunggyi Airport and set off, which naturally saved more time than Zhao Zhi and them. "Taunggyi continues to say that although the construction is not yet complete, their four runways are enough for aircraft from the fighter unit to take off and land in Taunggyi." Tang Lei's reply made Zhao Zhi overjoyed, and Taunggyi was able to take off and land planes, which was a great help to Zhao Zhi's plan to intercept the 25th Army.

The reason why the Japanese army has repeatedly defeated the Chinese anti-Japanese forces in China depends not only on the well-trained Japanese army and the so-called imperial courage, but also on the sophisticated equipment such as warships, aircraft, and artillery. The use of strong firepower to destroy the opponent's imminent heart first, and then carry out an infantry artillery coordinated attack, although in Zhao Zhi's view, the Japanese army's infantry and artillery coordination is still very naïve, but it is enough for the Chinese anti-Japanese armed forces that lack heavy weapons and lack strong firepower to fight back.

A large part of the glory of the Thunder in Shanxi comes from the ferocity of the fighter planes, and if it were not for the fighter planes that wiped out all the Japanese airfields and fighters in Shanxi, the war in Shanxi would never have been so smooth. Mountain warfare is not suitable for carrying strong firepower weapons such as large-caliber artillery, but hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese army will increase unnecessary casualties for the mercenary troops, and the fighter unit has become Zhao Zhi's first support firepower, and I believe that the appearance of the fighter unit is also a torture for the 25th Army's imminent battle.

"Maybe we can build an airfield here so that our fighters can be ready to take to the skies." Looking at the open land full of mercenaries and supplies under his feet, Zhao Zhi's heart suddenly had the idea of wanting to build an advance base here. The forward base can not only maintain Zhao Zhi's continuous combat strength, but also after repelling the 25th Army, Zhao Zhi can use this as a springboard to enter Thailand, I believe that when a large number of fighters belonging to Thunder appear in the sky over Thailand, those Thai troops who can only ride elephants will definitely flee.

"Sir, there is news from the scout, 20 miles away, Japanese troops have appeared, the number is about an infantry brigade, no heavy fire weapons have been found, mortars and light machine guns are quite a lot." The briefing of the foot talkers interrupted Zhao Zhi's ongoing calculations, and the Japanese squadron that was blocked by his own team called for rescue, which was something Zhao Zhi expected, he just didn't expect his scouts to run so far, and found the traces of Japanese reinforcements so quickly.

"Leave 30 people to take care of these materials, and the others will be formed into three teams, and I, Yan Wudao, and Tang Lei will each lead a team to prepare to meet the reinforcements of the Japanese army." Zhao Zhi called Yan Wudao and Tang Lei to his side, and used a short knife to simply draw a topographic map of this place on the ground, "A squadron of the Japanese army was blocked here by us, with an open field in front of them and a valley behind them. What we need to do now is to deal with this blocked Japanese squadron before the Japanese reinforcements arrive, otherwise we will have to divide our forces against them when we meet the Japanese reinforcements, which will make our forces too scattered. ”

"Agreed, it will take 2 hours to get over the 20-mile mountain road, which is enough for us to pack up this Japanese squadron." Yan Wudao nodded again and again, the Japanese squadron that was closely monitored by snipers had already suffered more than half of the casualties, and the remaining Japanese troops wanted to deal with the powerful attack of more than 300 mercenaries, and it was estimated that they would not be able to survive even half an hour.

"I knew this would happen, and when I came, I called a bomber to come, and an incendiary bomb would have solved everything." Unlike Yan Wudao's eagerness, Tang Lei's face showed a trace of self-blame. Just hurried over, and when he set off, he just called a transport plane and an escort fighter, Tang Lei didn't know that his husband had already exchanged fire with the Japanese army, and the Japanese reinforcements who were about to arrive would be an infantry brigade of thousands of people.

For Tang Lei's self-blame, Zhao Zhi just shook his head and smiled, it is not a good thing to rely too much on the strong firepower of the fighter force, Zhao Zhi's main purpose in fighting the Japanese army in Burma is to train mercenaries. After a simple assignment, Zhao Zhi and the others immediately left the airborne site to act separately, the mercenaries who only carried weapons and ammunition climbed the stone mountain a few points faster than when they were trained, Yan Wudao led the frontal troops to encounter the Japanese squadron, Zhao Zhi and Tang Lei also took their respective teams up the ridge and were approaching the flank of the Japanese squadron.

The Japanese squadron, which was blocked and did not dare to retreat into the valley, remained silent, and the snipers who were fighting against them were not in a hurry, but just shot as many Japanese soldiers as possible who accidentally showed their bodies, so that their formation became closer and closer. The walkie-talkie successively came the news that the two wing squads had been in place, and Yan Wudao, who was arranged on the front, ordered an artillery bombardment, and the power of the salvo of 8 mortars was no longer comparable to sporadic scattering, and the Japanese squadron, which had been compressed to the extreme by snipers, suffered an unprecedented artillery bombardment.

Three consecutive mortar salvos smashed the defense line of the Japanese squadron, and it was rare for large-caliber artillery to have two shells hit the same crater, but there was no such thing here in Yan Wudao. Three rounds of mortar salvo smashed the defense line of the Japanese squadron back and forth twice, and the Japanese soldiers who survived such a dense bombardment were definitely very lucky people, but it was a pity that they had to face more than 300 mercenaries from three sides, and only ten minutes later, the entire Japanese squadron could no longer find a single living person.

"Clean up the battlefield, sappers go to the valley to plant mines and explosives, this will be our main battlefield." Yan Wudao commanded his 100 mercenaries to deploy according to the steps planned by Zhao Zhi. The uniforms of the Japanese soldiers were stripped off, and more than 30 mercenaries, who looked relatively short, were ordered to disguise themselves as Japanese soldiers and shoot at the open field, and they would be bait to lure Japanese reinforcements into the valley. The corpses of the Japanese soldiers were always scattered all around, and no mercenary would look at them, even if it was just a glance, because they started this war, and since they were defeated, they should pay the price they deserved.

After the sappers planted mines and explosives in the valley, they did not stop too long, and after cleaning up the traces they left behind, these sappers withdrew from the valley one after another to join Yan Wudao and them. The scouts in front reported every ten minutes, and as the Japanese brigade approached step by step, Zhao Zhi and his mercenaries were ready to fight. Sato Bingwei is the oldest lieutenant in the Fifth Division, and he is also a veteran officer, and the infantry brigade under his command has never been defeated in either the Chinese battlefield or the South Asian theater.

The difficulty of the mountain road surprised Sato Soldier, and his mount had to stay on the halfway road, although the march on foot was nothing to him, Sato Soldier still felt that his physical strength was very high, after all, he was now a man who was about to be 40 years old. Leaning against a boulder, Sato Beibei sat down and took the kettle handed by the adjutant and poured a few sips before relieving himself. "Inform the Elite Squad to pay attention to the surrounding terrain, we are not carrying heavy weapons, in case there is an enemy ambush here, not only will we not be able to support the Koizumi squadron, I am afraid it will be very passive." Sato Guard's order was only subconscious, this is a mountainous terrain, the easiest to set up an ambush, with years of experience in the army, Sato Guard made an instinctive reaction. After receiving the order, the top soldiers of the Sato Brigade immediately sent additional men on guard on both flanks of the route. The Japanese army's spearhead squad was still 2 miles away from their brigade, and in order not to be discovered by the Japanese army, the scouts could only retreat and hide before the Japanese spearheads arrived, but in this way, they could not detect the exact situation of the Japanese brigade.

The news was transmitted to Zhao Zhi by the scouts on a walkie-talkie, and after a little consideration, Zhao Zhi ordered all the scouts to be withdrawn, anyway, this Japanese army brigade is here to act as a rescuer, as long as the besieged "Japanese army" guns do not stop, this Japanese infantry brigade will finally step into the trap set by itself. "Tell everyone to be careful and hidden, so as not to let the Japanese soldiers find us, and tell us to be more careful in the actions of the disguised Japanese army."

Zhao Zhi's telescope finally appeared in the figure of the Japanese soldiers, perhaps the besieged "Japanese army" gunfire was urgent, and the Japanese soldiers on the other side of the valley rushed in without having time to think about it. "It's coming, it's coming." A mercenary pretending to be a dead corpse shouted in a low voice, the submachine gun that was pressed under him had already been loaded and could be fired at any time, and there were not only more than 30 mercenaries disguised as Japanese soldiers in the defense line of the Japanese squadron that had been completely annihilated, but also many submachine gunners who pretended to be Japanese corpses, and they were the main force that killed this Japanese elite squad.

Seeing that the Japanese reinforcements were finally coming, the besieged "Japanese army" shouted loudly, and it took a lot of physical strength to rush to the Japanese soldiers who rushed here to hear the cry for help from the trapped "Japanese army" in Japanese, and there would be any doubts there, so they rushed out of the valley and rushed over, ready to join the war group to rescue these "companions" who had been trapped for a long time.

"Nani?" The leading second lieutenant of the spearhead squad had already rushed out of the valley and was still more than ten meters away from those "companions" who were fighting fiercely, when he suddenly noticed that something was wrong. The trapped "soldiers" who were fighting fiercely had bullet holes and blood stains on their uniforms, and the location of those bullet holes was fatally wounded, but they didn't do anything at all, which was too abnormal. "It's not good, it's a trick, retreat, retreat." The second lieutenant's pupils suddenly tightened like pinpoints, and an Imperial soldier who was supposed to be a corpse turned over and sat up, and the submachine gun in his hand happened to be looked at by him.