When Qin Shou led the main force of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army to fight the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army, Chief of Staff Liu Shiquan led the 2nd Regiment and the 6th Regiment to wait for the north of Myitkyina. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info They need to hold off the Japanese 18th Division here before Qin Shou annihilates the 33rd Division.

"Chief of Staff, the position has been constructed. We have done everything we can to secure our position. Trenches, dug three ways. Each lane is two hundred meters apart. If the little devil wants to break through our three trenches in a row, it will be impossible. In order to guard against the shelling of the little devils, we specially reinforced a lot of logs in the trenches. Yu Chengyin introduced.

There are not many others in Myanmar, but there are many trees. There are dense primeval forests everywhere, so if you want to, just cut them down.

Liu Shiquan nodded, he knew that under the existing conditions, they had tried their best to do their best.

"Old Yu, in this battle, your 2nd Regiment is the main force, and the 6th Regiment is mainly responsible for assisting you."

"Don't worry, Chief of Staff, I know. The defense line here is not wide, only a kilometer. Deploy a maximum of one battalion to the line at a time. Our three battalions would take turns to go to the defensive line. If the day * himself wants to break through our defenses, it will be impossible. Yu Chengyin is very confident. In his opinion, there was a strong line of defense, and the line of defense was not wide. The defending side undoubtedly has the upper hand.

"Chief of Staff, although the combat effectiveness of our 6th Regiment is not as good as that of the 2nd Regiment, let's go to the battlefield to experience it! Without the tempering of war, we will never be able to become a strong army. "Wang Chengdong quit.

"Don't worry, this battle is still fought, and you have fought."

"This time, we're going to deal with a group of Armor divisions of the little devils. Even the severely weakened Alpha Division. Their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. Therefore, we need to pay special attention to it and not relax in the slightest. Liu Shiquan reminded.

Yu Chengyin and Wang Chengdong both nodded heavily.

"The artillery of the little devils is very strong, the field artillery wing of the 18th Division, equipped with 36 75-mm mountain guns and 12 75-mm field guns. There are two brigades below, each with a mountain artillery squadron and two field artillery squadrons. That is, the 18th division had a total of 44 75-mm mountain guns and 28 75-mm field guns. Liu Shiquan's face was solemn.

The 18th Division of the Japanese Army was a pack horse division, so the artillery wing was armed with 75-mm mountain guns and 75-mm field guns. In the case of the Horse Wing Division, the artillery wing is equipped with 36 75-mm field guns and 12 105-mm howitzers.

"Chief of Staff, the little devil's artillery is powerful, but we are not vegetarians either. Our two artillery battalions combined, also had 12 75-mm mountain guns and 24 75-mm field guns. There are also 18 105-mm howitzers, which are not much different from the little devils. In addition, we have 12 150-mm medium mortars, which can also be counted. As for the rest of the infantry artillery and grenadiers, we had the upper hand. In general, in terms of artillery, we did not suffer. Yu Chengyin was not afraid.

"Yes! Chief of staff. The cannons of the little devils are mostly 94-type 75mm mountain guns. The maximum firing range of this mountain artillery is only 8,300 meters. And our Type 95 75 mm field guns have a maximum firing range of 10,700 meters. The maximum firing range of the Type 91 105-mm howitzer is also 10,800 meters. As long as the artillery of the little devils dares to open fire, we will be able to suppress them. If they continue to fight, they will soon pay enough for their artillery. Chu Zhenxiong, commander of the 3rd Battalion of the Artillery Regiment, said with a smile.

Hearing them say this, Liu Shiquan breathed a sigh of relief. The Japanese army had more field artillery and mountain artillery than the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. However, in terms of the performance of artillery, it was the side of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army that had an advantage.

The caliber of artillery used by the Japanese army is often smaller than that of Western countries. On the one hand, there are smaller guns, which are lightweight and easy to move on battlefields with poor infrastructure conditions in East and Southeast Asia. Another aspect is that these small-caliber guns require less steel. This is a very cost-effective solution for a day with a severe shortage of resources.

What's more, in the whole of East Asia and Southeast Asia, with the exception of Japan, the strength of all countries is very poor. With these small-caliber artillery, it was enough for Japan to win.

Of course, in the later period, in the face of the crazy and violent United States, and in the face of the American army armed to the teeth, the Japanese army appeared to be very weak. In the Pacific, they were almost abused like dogs by the Americans.

Now, when the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army is on the battlefield in Burma, it is possible to let the Japanese himself experience that feeling. After the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army received a large amount of weapons and equipment from the Americans, it would completely destroy the Japanese army in terms of weapons.

"Telegram from Chief of Staff, Army Commander." A communications officer sent the telegram to Liu Shiquan.

Liu Shiquan took the telegram and read it.

"Commander, they have already handed over to the Japanese himself. And, let the day himself suffer a lot of losses. Next, it was time to see if we could withstand the attack of the Japanese 18th Division. ”

"Rest assured, Chief of Staff. We'll definitely be able to fend off the little devils. Yu Chengyin and Wang Chengdong are both very confident.

In order to provide the best fire support to the troops on the front line. The artillery battalions of the 2nd and 6th regiments of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army were deployed behind the third line of defense. At the same time, the air defense forces also established anti-aircraft positions around the artillery positions. Anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns of various calibers pointed to the sky. If the Japanese planes dared to come, they would definitely be pleasantly surprised.

On the afternoon of June 19, the vanguard of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army crashed headlong into the position of the 2nd Regiment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

A brigade of the 24th Infantry Brigade of the 18th Infantry Division of the Japanese Army launched a tentative attack. It's just that they were hit by the fierce fire of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. After leaving behind more than 200 corpses, he retreated in embarrassment. At the same time, the news that the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army had set up a position in front was reported to the division commander, Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya.

"The people of China have set up positions in front? Do you want to stop us from attacking Myitkyina? Hum! They did a good calculation, thinking that with the help of the terrain, they would be able to resist our attack? Lieutenant General Mutaguchi snorted coldly.

Although, he had to admit that the terrain of the blocking position chosen by the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army was very good, only one kilometer wide. If they want to break through, it's very difficult.

However, Lieutenant General Mutaguchi had every reason to believe that the powerful Japanese troops would definitely be able to break through the interception of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army and directly attack Myitkyina.