"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

On the position of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, hundreds of cannons were still firing frantically. The orange flames www.biquge.info flashed in the muzzle of the cannon, and one by one, under the action of huge kinetic energy, the shells roared towards the positions of the Japanese-Thai coalition forces, smashing into their positions fiercely, bursting into dazzling light. In the violent explosion, the fortifications built by the Japanese and Thai forces were blown up in pieces.

"Boom!" A point of anti-tank fire of the Japanese army, destroyed by a howitzer shell. Powerful howitzer shells not only destroyed this point of fire, but also blew the anti-tank gun into parts.

Although, the defense line of the Danonghe River was painstakingly built by the Japanese-Thai forces. However, under the heavy artillery bombardment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, it was crumbling and could not resist it at all.

The entire section of the Japanese-Thai defense line was as if it had been plowed through by a plow.

Even the officers of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army who watched the effect of the shelling did not think that the defense line of the Japanese-Thai coalition had been seriously destroyed under such a strong firepower of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army. They even doubted that under such a firepower, those Japanese-Thai troops on the position would still be able to survive? It is estimated that many soldiers of the Japanese-Thai alliance have been killed. At that time, the attack of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army will be very easy, and it will only be necessary to go up and collect the bodies of those Japanese and Thai people.

"Yaga! Damn the China, are they going to blow up all our troops with shells? Inside the headquarters of the Japanese army, Lieutenant General Shibata Uichi of the Japanese Army roared angrily. Under the heavy artillery fire of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, their losses were already very large.

"On the battlefield in Burma, the Chinese used endless shells to defeat our Burmese front. Unexpectedly, on the battlefield in Thailand, they still copied this tactic. If it weren't for the damned Americans, who provided the Chinese with a full set of support, they simply wouldn't have been able to fight such a battle! Lieutenant General Saburo Isoda said.

Indeed, although the tactics of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army were very simple and crude, this was undoubtedly a great challenge to logistics and the military industry. Without the support of strong military industrial strength, it is simply impossible to use such powerful firepower on the battlefield. Even Japan, which occupies most of the western Pacific Ocean, does not have the capital to fight such a battle!

"Isata-kun, I can't go on like this. My 15th Division, under the heavy shelling of the Chinese people, has already suffered more than 20 percent casualties. If this continues, there will be no need to fight with the people of China at all, and he will collapse first. Lieutenant General Shibata said.

Lieutenant General Saburo Isoda nodded: "The casualties of the 22nd Division are also very large, is there any good way for Shibata-kun?" ”

"Let's get our people down first, and let the Thais go up. Only when the Chinese began to attack did our troops move to the front. In this way, we can effectively save our troops. Lieutenant General Unichi Shibata proposed.

Lieutenant General Saburo Isoda hesitated slightly, then nodded, agreeing with Lieutenant General Shibata Uichi's suggestion. After all, this way their losses can be minimized as much as possible. Although, this will cost the Thai* army heavy losses. However, for the Japanese themselves, even if the Thais die more, they will not feel distressed. Anyway, Thailand's population is also quite large, with a loss of hundreds of thousands, which can be easily replenished.

So, under the orders of Lieutenant General Shibata Uiichi and Lieutenant General Saburo Isata, the Japanese 15th and 22nd divisions began to retreat from the defensive line. The vacancies left by them were filled by the 1st and 2nd Armies of the Thai Army. You must know that under the fierce shelling of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, the losses of the 1st Army and the 2nd Army of the Thai Army were also very large. However, in the face of the request of the Japanese himself, the Thais simply could not refuse. The current Thailand, although nominally an ally of Japan*Ben, is in fact nothing more than a puppet controlled by Japan* himself.

All the rice grown by the Thais was transported to Japan as rations for the native population and the front-line army, and the resources of Thailand were also transported to Japan as raw materials for the war machine, and even the Thai army was nothing more than cannon fodder for the Japanese themselves.

The 1st and 2nd armies of the Thai Army, relatively speaking, have relatively strong combat effectiveness and belong to the expansion of the old base units of the Thai Army. But even so, they suffered heavy losses under the endless shelling of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. Now, being forcibly ordered to be in front by the Japanese * himself, the losses paid can be imagined.

Throughout the day of January 19, the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was preparing for firepower, except for the use of air forces to cripple the Japanese 5th Flying Division. Hundreds of cannons were used to plow the frontline positions of the Japanese-Thai coalition forces. More than 100,000 shells were fired. Even the barrels of many cannons were scrapped due to the excessive number of shells fired, and the spare barrels had to be replaced.

Eighty percent of the artillery shells stored on the front line before the outbreak of the war were consumed. If it weren't for the American merchant ships, which docked directly at Mawlamyine, and then the trucks of the baggage brigade and the baggage troops of various divisions kept transporting shells from the port to the front line, there would be no way to fight this battle. Of course, after consuming so many shells, the effect achieved was also very impressive. The defense line of the Danonghe River, which was built by the Japanese himself, was basically abolished.

"The commander, the armored brigade and the tank battalions of the divisions, are ready. In addition, the best place to cross the river has been found. Tomorrow morning, the attack will be possible. Chief of Staff Yu Chengyin said.

"Well, get all the armored units ready. Whether they can break through the defense line of the Japanese * himself in one fell swoop depends on them. Let the artillery rest for a while, and tomorrow morning, another round of shelling. Sun Changwu ordered.

Yu Chengyin nodded, after a night, Ri* himself would definitely try his best to repair those defensive lines. In order to reduce the losses of armored forces, another round of shelling was very necessary. Anyway, there was no shortage of artillery and shells in the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army.

On January 20, at 7 a.m., the shelling of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army began.

It's just that this round of shelling only lasted an hour. The Japanese and Thai forces, which had repaired part of the fortifications during the night, were once again destroyed by the shelling.

Before the shelling was over, the armored brigade of the 1st Army of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, as well as the tank battalions of various infantry divisions, had already launched an attack. Hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles, divided into 7 routes, began to attack the Japanese-Thai defense line.