On a small hill less than two kilometers away from the defense line of the 2nd Regiment of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya, commander of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, was leading a group of generals and officers to observe the defense line of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army with binoculars. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the terrain chosen by the people of China is very good, and the frontal defense line is only one kilometer wide. This makes it impossible for our troops to deploy. Bai Jia Ximing, chief of staff of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, said.

Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya nodded, on such a defensive line less than a kilometer wide, the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army only needs to invest more than 1,000 people to form a solid defensive line. In the same way, when the Japanese army attacked, there was no way to put in too many troops. At most, one brigade. If too many troops are invested, it will cause crowding and become the target of the powerful firepower of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

"Mihashi-kun, what do you suggest?"

"Your Excellency, the commander of the division, I humbly believe that we can only use powerful artillery fire to destroy the defense line of the Chinese people, and then invest elite troops to directly break through the defense line of the Chinese people. This is the easiest and most straightforward way to do it. Of course, it would be best if it could be supported by army aviation. Yasuo Mihashi expressed his opinion.

"Well, that's a good idea. The support of the army aviation units will be counted for the time being. They need to fly from Thailand. We will directly use artillery to destroy the defense line of the Chinese people. "Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya is still very confident in the artillery of the 18th Division.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Division Commander." Bai Jia Ximing Dazuo and Mitsuhashi Yasuo Shaozo both nodded again and again.

"Order the artillery wing, and after half an hour, prepare for the shelling. Destroy all the defenses of the people of China! "Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya gave the order.

The 18th Mountain Artillery Wing of the Japanese Army immediately deployed. Originally, they were armed with 36 Type 94 75-mm mountain guns and 12 Type 95 75-mm field guns. However, in the previous battles, they had already lost some artillery. Now only 28 Type 94 75-mm mountain guns and 9 75-mm field guns remain.

The two subordinate infantry brigades also have four Type 94 75-mm mountain guns and eight Type 95 75-mm field guns. These artillery also joined it, so that the 18th Division of the Japanese Army assembled 36 Type 94 75mm mountain guns and 25 Type 95 75mm field guns.

In the Burmese battlefield, which lacks heavy firepower, this is already a very strong firepower.

"Fire!" With the order of Taro Eguchi, the artillery of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army began to shell.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

One after another, the shells, accompanied by the orange-red fire shining from the muzzle, flew out of the barrel and smashed fiercely towards the position of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army.

"Shelling, hide!"

On the position, the officers shouted loudly. The soldiers either got into the anti-artillery holes or cowered at the bottom of the trenches. As long as the shells don't fall directly into the trenches, it is difficult to hurt them.

"Determine the location of the little devil's artillery and launch a counterattack." The commander of the 3rd Battalion of the Artillery Regiment, Major Chu Zhenxiong, anxiously ordered.

The staff officers are calculating the position of the Japanese artillery according to the trajectory, and providing the coordinates for the 91-type 105-mm howitzer and the 95-type 75-mm field gun, so that when the artillery is fired, the Japanese artillery can be directly destroyed.

"Sir, the location of the little devil's artillery position has been calculated." The artillery staff reported.

"Okay, adjust the gun positions immediately." Major Chu Zhenxiong ordered.

The 18 Type 91 105-mm howitzers and 24 Type 95 75-mm field guns of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army immediately began to adjust the direction of the shelling. As for the other 12 Type 94 75mm mountain guns, they were temporarily concealed because of their range.

"Fire!" Major Chu Zhenxiong ordered.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "18 Type 91 105mm howitzers, the first to fire. 24 Type 95 75mm field guns were then fired. These shells, as if they had grown Yanjing, flew directly towards the Japanese artillery positions.

"Whew! Shout! ”

When the sharp whistling sound sounded on the Japanese artillery position, many Japanese artillery soldiers raised their heads and looked at the sky. They could see with the naked eye that the little black dots were rapidly approaching. Having been exposed to shells for many years, of course they know what they are.

"Yaga! Shelling, shelling of the people of China, quickly hide! ”

The Japanese artillerymen hurriedly threw down the shells in their hands and scattered in all directions.

"Boom! Rumble! "The shells exploded on the artillery positions of the Japanese army, and the smoke formed by the gunpowder smoke rose into the air. The shock wave spread in all directions, and shrapnel was even more radiant to harvest the lives of the Japanese artillerymen.

As the shells continued to fall, the Japanese artillery positions were in chaos. Constantly artillery was blown up, and artillery was killed. There were even piles of shells that exploded, causing even more serious losses to the Japanese artillery.

"Yaga! How so? Seeing this situation, Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Renya's face was very ugly.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, the people of China actually have a powerful artillery force. And, they're still so accurate. ”

The faces of the officers of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army changed one by one.

"Eguchi-kun, give me the artillery to suppress the Shina people!" Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya ordered angrily.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, I'm afraid I can't do anything about it. The artillery positions of the Chinese people, outside the range of most of our artillery. Only 75 mm field guns, barely within reach. It's just that our 75-mm field guns, the losses are too much. The rest, I'm afraid, won't play a role. Taro Eguchi replied with his head down.

"Rubbish!" Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya couldn't help but scold.

In order to reduce losses, the artillery of the Japanese 18th Division had to be hastily withdrawn from the battle. But by this time, they had already lost most of their artillery. In the entire division, there are only 14 remaining 75-mm mountain guns, and even fewer 75-mm field guns, only 8 left. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the artillery of the 18th Division.

Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Renya, his face was very ugly. Although, he had expected it a long time ago. This force, which was made up of the rout of the Chinese Expeditionary Force, seems to have been completely changed. However, now he still found that the strength to deal with it was beyond his expectations. It was extremely tricky for him.

Subsequently, Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya ordered the 48th Wing, with a brigade, to launch a tentative attack. As a result, he was crumpled back by the powerful firepower of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, which let Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya know that the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was not easy to deal with.

"Send a telegram to the 4th Flying Division, we need reinforcements from them." The arrogant Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya, at this time, also had to ask for the assistance of the Army Flying Division.