Mytiera, a city south of Mandalay. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info After the vanguard of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army captured this place, it did not immediately attack south, but waited for the follow-up main force. Qin Shou rushed here immediately after finishing his meeting with General Stilwell.

The troops of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army did not move south quickly. Because of the transportation facilities in Burma, the speed of their march was limited. In particular, the heavy howitzers of the heavy artillery brigades, as well as the tanks of the armored brigades, were seriously affected. For this reason, the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army had to slow down the pace of its march.

The troops that went south this time were mainly the 1st Infantry Division, the 2nd Infantry Division, the 3rd Infantry Division, the Armored Brigade, and the Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army. The air defense brigade was accompanied by two battalions, mainly the airfield and arsenal in Morey to avoid a sneak attack by the Japanese, and the reconnaissance brigade was accompanied by two battalions, and the rest of the troops had dispersed. The baggage brigade is responsible for transporting war materials for the front-line troops and ensuring the consumption of the troops. As the battle line became longer and longer, the pressure on the baggage brigade was also very great. The engineer brigade was responsible for widening roads, building pontoon bridges, etc., and its combat effectiveness was very limited.

"Brethren, now all of Burma, except for southern Burma, is under our control. In southern Burma, the Japanese army is currently amassing three divisions and two brigades. Of course, after the previous battle with the Japanese Burmese Front, we already have reason to believe that with our strength, there will be no problem at all in eliminating these three divisions and two brigades of the Japanese army. At the combat meeting held in Mitiera, Qin Shou looked very relaxed with a smile on his face.

Although, the strength of the Japanese army is still not to be underestimated. However, after a series of battles with the Japanese army, the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army also had a great understanding of its own combat effectiveness. With its strong firepower, an infantry division of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army could completely shake a division of the Japanese army and defeat them directly. With the powerful striking capability of the heavy artillery brigade and the powerful assault capability of the armored brigade, it is completely no problem to defeat the Japanese army.

"Commander, three divisions plus two brigades are not our opponents at all. Our 1st Infantry Division tackles a division plus a brigade. Sun Changwu said first.

"Commander, our 3rd Infantry Division will deal with the remaining two divisions and one brigade!" Chen Dehai was the first to say.

"Yo, Old Chen. You've wrapped up the rest of your troops, so won't you leave us with the 2nd Infantry Division? How can this work? "Yu Chengyin is gone.

"Okay, this battle, and you guys will fight. The three divisions and two brigades of the Japanese army are just the troops that have now arrived in Burma. The Americans got the news that the Japanese army would send more reinforcements to Burma in the future. So, we still have a lot of enemies. Qin Shou said.

"Of course, this also means that when we fight the Japanese army, we still have to reduce our losses as much as possible. Preserving our strength as much as possible. In this way, we will be able to prepare for the next battle! Qin Shou added.

"Yes, Captain." Several division commanders replied.

"How many cannons does the heavy artillery brigade have now?" Qin Shou then asked.

"Commander, 72 155-mm field guns of the heavy artillery brigade, all arrived. If the Japanese dare to stand in front of us, we will definitely be able to tear them all to pieces. Yu Fei said immediately.

In the Battle of Siddang, the 72 155mm heavy howitzers of the Heavy Artillery Brigade played an extremely strong role. The attacking Japanese troops suffered extremely heavy losses under the shelling of these heavy howitzers. Qin Shou is also very much looking forward to the performance of the heavy artillery brigade in the battle of southern Burma.

Qin Shou nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Hu Cuiming, the commander of the armored brigade.

"Lao Hu, how many tanks and armored vehicles in the armored brigade can participate in the battle?"

"Commander, the armored brigade originally had a total of 72 M4 medium tanks and 144 M3 light tanks, and there were a lot of breakdowns on the road, many of which could not be repaired, so they could only be considered scrapped. At present, there are only 42 M4 medium tanks and 92 M3 light tanks assembled in Mitiera. However, the Japanese army lacked tank forces, as well as anti-tank weapons. The transportation facilities in southern Myanmar are much better than those in northern Myanmar. The terrain here is flat, and more often armored forces play. If the Japanese army dares to fight with us in the field, we will definitely beat them and they will not be able to find the north. Hu Cuiming said.

As the former commander of the armored unit of the expeditionary force, Hu Cuiming enjoys his current life. At the time, the expeditionary force had very few tanks and armored vehicles. How can it be like now he commands more than 200 tanks and hundreds of armored vehicles!

Qin Shou nodded, the armored brigade still has so many tanks to fight. Together with the tanks of the various infantry divisions, this is undoubtedly an extremely strong force. In addition, the terrain conditions in southern Myanmar are more suitable for armored forces to fight. Therefore, in this battle, the armored forces should be able to shine and play a greater role.

"Commander, the latest information." A group of staff officers suddenly walked in and delivered a document to Qin Shou's hand.

After Qin Shou finished reading it, he immediately laughed.

"Brethren, I don't know what to say. The Japanese themselves divided their forces, and their three divisions and two brigades were deployed on the east and west sides of the Bago Mountains. Of these, two divisions and one brigade were deployed east of the Bago Mountains, and the other division and one brigade were deployed west of the Bago Mountains. Could it be that they thought that we would also divide our forces and attack southern Burma in two directions? ”

After the Japanese army divided its troops, it undoubtedly gave the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army a better chance. Their strengths will be able to be brought to the fullest. If they can first deal with some of the Japanese troops in the next battle, this will make them have a greater advantage in this big battle.

"Commander, the division of troops at this time is simply looking for death. Since they are looking for death, we can only fulfill them. Sun Changwu smiled.

"Yes, Commander! If God doesn't take it, he will be blamed. This is a good opportunity for us to eliminate the Japanese and take over the southern part of Burma! Yu Chengyin also said.

Qin Shou nodded: "Brothers, of course I know that this opportunity is very rare. Early tomorrow morning, the main forces will be taken at once. After besieging Naypyidol and taking out part of the Japanese army, it swept south, all the way to southern Burma. ”

"Yes, Captain." All answered.

On September 27, the main force of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army set out from Mitiera and attacked directly to the south, with the front pointing directly at Naypyidaw. The decisive battle between the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army and the Japanese army in Burma began. (To be continued.) )