Saigon, the headquarters of the Japanese Burmese Front. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Lieutenant General Hyotaro Kimura, the commander of the info, was anxiously pacing back and forth in his office.

"The battle should have begun, and I don't know if those people have been fooled. It would be great if we could seize the opportunity to deal with an infantry division or a brigade of the Chinese people in this battle. Lieutenant General Hyotaro Kimura said secretly.

"Your Excellency Commander, Kono-kun reports that they have abandoned Battambang and are retreating to the intended area. And the people of China have already sent an army to pursue them. Major General Shinichi Tanaka, Chief of Staff of the Myanmar Front, reported.

"Yo Si! It's just wonderful. The people of China have launched a pursuit, and they will surely fall into our trap. Lieutenant General Hyotaro Kimura, with a smile on his face.

In his opinion, their plan is now at least half as successful. Next, they only need to deal with all the anti-Japanese salvation troops that have fallen into their trap, and then they will win completely.

"Order the troops, get ready. This time, we must let the people of China pay a sufficient price. Lieutenant General Hyotaro Kimura ordered.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander." Major General Shinichi Tanaka nodded repeatedly.

"In addition, the troops on the front line were ordered to retreat immediately if they could not do anything, and not to fall in love with the battle. No matter what, we must preserve our strength as much as possible. The Mekong defense line also needs enough troops to defend it. Lieutenant General Hyotaro Kimura then ordered.

Of course, he was prepared for the worst. If the losses are too great, there is no need to move forward with the plan. Withdrawing from the battle and preserving strength so that it can hold the Mekong defense line is the most important thing.

"Hi, Commander. However, the lowly position believes that the possibility of our victory is very good. After we have eaten a force of the China, we can retreat calmly. Major General Shinichi Tanaka had a smile on his face, as if he was full of confidence in this battle.

To the south of Lake Tungsari, the Japanese 53rd Division and the troops of the 72nd Brigade were rapidly retreating. In order to increase their speed thoroughly, they discarded the heavy equipment in their clothing.

Along the way, equipment, supplies and other supplies discarded by the Japanese army were thrown everywhere. Some Japanese soldiers even threw away their backpacks.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, our troops are behaving so badly. The people of China will definitely launch a crazy pursuit. When the time comes, they will soon find out that they have fallen into our trap. Major General Uno Jie, with a smile on his face.

"Hmmm! This time, we have been preparing for such a long time, and it is not easy to have such an opportunity, of course, we can't let it go in vain. This time, it will definitely make the people of China pay a heavy price. Lieutenant General Etsujiro Kono, with a smile on his face.

"Your Excellency the Division Commander, Headquarters telegram." A communications officer sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Etsujiro Kono.

After reading the telegram, Lieutenant General Etsujiro Kono said to Major General Takeshi Uno: "Your Excellency the Commander orders us to speed up. Before sunset, it is necessary to join the main forces. In addition, the number of people who pursued us was not very large, less than 20,000 people. Your Excellency the Commander asks us to seize this opportunity to completely wipe out this group of Chinese people. ”

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, we have already gained the upper hand in this operation. The people of China have completely fallen into our calculations. We will surely win this battle. Major General Uno Jie said confidently.

Subsequently, Lieutenant General Etsujiro Kono gave the order to speed up.

A large number of Japanese troops, discarding their excess heavy equipment, began to run forward. Even so, many Japanese soldiers ran out of breath. And, in order to stop the pursuit of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, buy time for their retreat. The Japanese dug up the road ahead of schedule. There were deep pits everywhere, making it impossible for tanks and armored vehicles of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, as well as trucks, to stop and fill these pits before they could continue to advance. This also made the pursuing troops of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army have to waste a lot of time on the road.

"Dog*day, these days* I am really fast to escape!" Major General He Zheng, commander of the 2nd Armored Brigade, got out of a command car.

On the road, tanks and armored vehicles of the 2nd Armored Brigade were parked, as well as a large number of trucks.

A kilometer ahead of them, a section of the road was dug by the Japanese with a large hole. Neither tanks nor armored vehicles can pass. Panzers are filling the hole. Only when it is filled can we move on.

Looking at the equipment and supplies discarded by the Japanese army along the way, Major General He Zheng thought that the Japanese army was quite embarrassed when they retreated. This can even show that the Japanese army has no combat effectiveness anymore. As long as they catch up with these Japanese troops, then they will be greeted with a brilliant victory.

"Order the brothers in front of you to speed up, and be sure to catch up with those days as soon as possible." Major General He Zheng ordered.

"Yes, Brigadier General. These days, I can only stop us with some indiscriminate means. We'll be able to catch up with them soon. Said the commander of the 1st Tank Battalion.

At the same time, the 18th Division, the 31st Division, and the 24th Brigade were ready for battle. They built a defensive line at Grogao, 30 kilometers from Battambang, and waited for the pursuing troops of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army to run headlong into their defensive line.

On the afternoon of April 9, the 53rd Division of the Japanese Army, independently mixed into the 72nd Brigade, arrived at Grogau. Many Japanese soldiers came down all the way down like this, and they were so tired that they were about to collapse. If it weren't for the fact that they had dug so many big holes in the road in advance, it would have been absolutely impossible for them to outrun the tanks, armored vehicles, and trucks of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army with only human legs.

At the same time, the pursuing troops of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army were not far from them.

"Your Excellency, the commander of the division, the people of China have caught up. It is less than five kilometers from our line of defense. A staff officer reported to the commander of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Taro Nakanaga.

"Order the artillery, start shelling!" Lieutenant General Taro Nakanaga ordered.

The 18th and 31st Wings of the Field Artillery have long been prepared. Having received the order, 24 105-mm howitzers and 84 75-mm field guns of two field artillery wings, began a heavy shelling.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! ”

One after another, the shells slid into the sky and smashed fiercely into the pursuing troops of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

The shells exploded, and some soldiers of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army were directly killed.