"Division commander, the Japanese army is being routed to the north. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Lu Hengliang, commander of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division, reported.

"What about the 5th regiment and the reconnaissance battalion? Have you arrived at your intended location? Sun Changwu asked.

This time, what he wanted was not just to defeat the Japanese 18th Division and the 24th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade. Sun Changwu's goal was to encircle and annihilate the 18th Division of the Japanese Army and the 24th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade. This offensive has come to a successful end.

"The 5th Regiment and the reconnaissance battalion have arrived at the predetermined position, and the defensive line has been constructed, and they are waiting for the Japanese * himself to send them to the door." Lu Hengliang reported.

"Very good, this time, we will solve the 18th Division of the Japanese Army and the 24th Brigade of the Independent Army, and leave no one behind!"

"Yes, Commander." Lu Hengliang nodded.

The fierce battle continued, and the tank battalions of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, the 1st and 9th Regiments, were pursuing the Japanese army. And north of Homalin, the 5th Regiment and the reconnaissance battalion were building positions ready to block the path of the Japanese retreat. They made a special detour to the north of Homarin last night to set up defenses.

Sun Changwu was very confident in today's attack, and he believed that after the tank battalion launched an attack, the Japanese army would definitely collapse.

Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya and Major General Jiro Ichita led part of the remnants to flee in embarrassment. As for Lieutenant General Shigesei Aoki's order to hold back the 1st Infantry Division of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, they have already forgotten about it. For them, the most important thing now is to save their lives.

It's just that soon Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya and Major General Jiro Ichita found that they couldn't escape.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, there are a large number of people in front of you. They built a defensive line and deployed powerful firepower to stop us from moving north. Yasuo Mihashi reported.

"What? There are also people in the north of the country? Is it the heavens that are going to kill me? "Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya was completely desperate.

There are pursuers in the south, interceptions in the north, deep mountains and old forests in the west, and Qindun River in the east. It can be said that now the retreat of the Japanese army has been completely cut off, and there is no way to escape at all.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, what should we do now?" Major General Jiro Ichida has already messed up and has no idea.

"Your Excellency, Division Commander, now we have to stay put. I don't know how long I can hold on. However, as the warriors of the Dainichi Empire, it is our duty to continue the bloody battle against the Shina people. Mitsuhashi said firmly.

"That's right, we are the warriors of the Great Ri* Empire, even if we die, we will fight to the death with the people of China!" Lieutenant General Mutaguchi knew that he would definitely die this time, but he still regained the courage to fight.

However, even this did not change their fate.

Soon, three infantry regiments of the 1st Infantry Division of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, plus an artillery regiment, a reconnaissance battalion, and a tank battalion, launched a siege on the remnants of several thousand Japanese troops. The heavy artillery opened fire frantically, and the Japanese troops, who were compressed into a narrow strip, had no place to hide at all. Exposed, they were killed by the fierce artillery fire of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

Immediately afterwards, the tanks of the tank battalion launched another attack, and the defense line hastily built by the Japanese army was easily crushed.

Led by the tanks, the infantry began to expand their gains and slaughter the Japanese soldiers.

The entire battlefield has completely presented a one-sided situation.

Countless Japanese soldiers were killed, and many Japanese soldiers fled to the dense forest to the west in a panic. However, the kind of undeveloped primeval forest, once you break in, it is difficult to come out again, and it is almost a life of death. There are also many people who fled to the Qindun River to the east and wanted to swim across the river. However, there are very few people who actually succeed in swimming across the river. The vast majority of people were drowned in the river.

And those who insisted on fighting were all killed, and no one could live.

Yasuo Mihashi, who was beheaded by soldiers of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army during the battle.

Bai Jia Ximing Dazuo was hit by a stray bullet and was directly killed.

Major General Jiro Ichita, was killed by a shell.

In order not to be captured and humiliated, Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya chose to commit suicide by swallowing a gun. Originally, he wanted to cut his stomach, but the attack of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was very close, so he was not given this opportunity at all.

The Japanese 18th Division and the 24th Brigade were completely annihilated in this battle. Of the 18,000-strong troops, all but a few of the few who escaped were killed by the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. There was not a single prisoner, because the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army did not accept prisoners at all.

Although, the captured Japanese army will be a good labor force. But with Burma having a large number of indigenous people to work with, who cares about those Japanese prisoners of war?

In this battle, the 1st Infantry Division of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army relied on the superiority of heavy artillery and tanks to encircle and annihilate the 18th Division of the Japanese Army and the 24th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, but its own casualties were not large. The total number of casualties was less than two thousand.

Although, such casualties are not small. But compared to the results they achieved, it was much smaller, and it was also acceptable to the top of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

This also made the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army have greater confidence in this battle. Equipped with American-style equipment, they obviously have no problem defeating the Japanese * themselves with the same strength.

After encircling and annihilating the 18th Division of the Japanese Army and the 24th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, the 1st Infantry Division of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army moved closer to the main force non-stop. Prepare to unite the 4th Infantry Division and attack the main forces of the Japanese army.

When the 1st Infantry Division eliminated the Japanese 18th Division and the 24th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade, the 2nd Infantry Division also eliminated the 56th Division of the Japanese Army and the 72nd Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade. It's just that they weren't able to wipe them out.

During the battle, Lieutenant General Masao Watanabe, commander of the 56th Division of the Japanese Army, was killed in battle, but Major General Ohara Jinyu, commander of the 72nd Brigade and Regiment, led more than 2,000 remnants to escape from the encirclement in time and fled to southern Burma.

In this battle, although the 56th Division of the Japanese Army and the 72nd Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade were not able to be completely annihilated, it could be regarded as annihilating their main force. Although Major General Ohara Jinyou led a part of the remnants to escape, he couldn't make any waves.

After that, the 2nd Infantry Division immediately rushed to the 3rd Infantry Division, preparing to cooperate with the 3rd Infantry Division to besiege the Japanese 54th Division and the 105th Brigade of the Independent Mixed Brigade. The commander of the 54th Division of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Akiyama Yoshitoi, received an order to quietly evacuate after dark and rush to Xidang to join the main force of the Japanese army.

But they will soon find out that the only Japanese troops left on the battlefield are the remnants of them and the three main divisions of the Japanese army. (To be continued.) )