After the Japanese planes flew away, the battle damage report was quickly sent to Wang Haitao, and Wang Haitao was also heartbroken in the face Chinese of such a big loss. ≈. With so many air defense weapons and such a large loss, Wang Haitao also had more scruples about the Japanese planes. In order to avoid another air attack by Japanese aircraft, Wang Haitao decided to attack the Japanese army at night instead.

The 90th Army had the experience of many night attacks on the Japanese army before, and all units also had sufficient experience in night battles. Now that the order was given to carry out a night attack on the Japanese army, all the officers and men were not nervous and were carrying out various preparations in an orderly manner. At eight o'clock in the evening, another attack on the Japanese began, and the first to move was still the artillery on the various artillery positions. The light of hundreds of guns of large and small calibers reflected the night sky, and the shells flew like meteors through the dark night with bright light towards the Japanese positions.

In an instant, the Japanese positions outside the city were drowned in a cloud of fire and smoke. It was still covered by thirty minutes of artillery fire, and when the artillery fire gradually stopped, on several offensive positions of the 90th Army, one after another the tanks turned on their headlights, and the pillars of light shot directly at the Japanese positions they were facing, and then in the roar of the motives, the tanks attacked the Japanese positions.

While the tanks were attacking forward, they used vehicle-mounted artillery and heavy machine guns to suppress the remaining firing points on the Japanese positions. At this time, there were not many firepower points on the Japanese position that could spit out fire, and even then these firepower points were constantly destroyed by the vehicle-mounted artillery. The commander of Tanaka's Shinichi Division in the Japanese command was excited that the Imperial air raid had forced the Chinese army to stop the attack at night, when he was interrupted by another round of artillery fire.

Then the reports for help from the front-line positions that were constantly sent made Tanaka Shinichi even more anxious. After weighing the pros and cons, Shinichi Tanaka had to take the risk of ordering the mountain artillery wing to carry out artillery support. At the same time, reinforcements were once again sent to the positions outside the city. The direction of the mountain artillery wing of the 18th Division was the direction of the 210th Division's main attack, and dozens of mountain artillery pieces opened fire at the same time, which caused losses to the attacking troops of the 210th Division.

The armored regiment of the 210th Division, which was used as a sharp knife, was hit by bullets and caught fire in a company of several armored vehicles under Japanese artillery fire, and two German-made No. 2 tanks were also destroyed and three were damaged. Only the Cheetah heavy tank did not suffer losses, and even the LT-38 medium tank was damaged. An infantry regiment that followed the attack with the Panzer Regiment also suffered heavy losses under Japanese artillery fire.

The scene in front of him fell in the eyes of Tang Hongming, the commander of the 210th Division, who was watching the battle, and he had never suffered such a big loss, which made Tang Hongming's eyes red, and Tang Hongming squeezed out an order from between his teeth: "Order the heavy artillery regiment to fight back with all its might, and if the artillery fire of the little Japanese is not completely suppressed, Wei Jian, the commander of the heavy artillery regiment, will not do it!"

Tang Hongming's murderous order, hugged the subordinates around him and trembled in fright, and hurriedly went to call the heavy artillery regiment to convey the order. After a while, the heavy artillery regiment of the 210th Division opened fire in full force, 30 self-propelled howitzers, 30 German-made 15o mm caliber heavy howitzers, and 50 75 caliber field guns opened fire at the same time.

In just a moment, a series of explosions sounded in the direction of the Japanese artillery position, and then the flames that rose into the sky made Tang Hongming see clearly, and the Japanese artillery fire also stopped. Without the Japanese artillery fire, Tang Hongming gave the order to continue the attack, and the armored regiment and a new infantry regiment continued to assault the Japanese position. Soon the armored regiment approached the Japanese position, and the two sides fought again.

After a night of fierce fighting, at dawn, the 90th Army had broken through the three positions of the Japanese army in succession, and compressed the Japanese army under the city of Misha. If it is not taken into account that the Japanese army has air support as a big killer weapon, Wang Haitao believes that the soldiers will be able to make persistent efforts to attack the city.

Wang Haitao, who was unwilling to suffer too many losses, could only send troops to hold the occupied positions, then let the artillery and armored vehicles conceal, and then strengthen the air defense forces to prepare for the arrival of Japanese aircraft. Sure enough, as soon as the morning dawned, the Japanese planes came to the sky above the battlefield, and the anti-aircraft weapons on the ground were in full swing, and there was another fierce confrontation between the ground and the air.

After more than an hour of fighting, more than a dozen Japanese planes were shot down and flew back, and the 90 th Army lost some anti-aircraft weapons here, and more than 100 officers and men died under the bombing. Because of the concealment in advance, the artillery and armored vehicles did not suffer any losses this time, but the attack on the Japanese had to be stopped. Wang Haitao did not rush to achieve this, the Japanese troops in the encirclement could not escape, Wang Haitao believed that in two to three nights, he would completely annihilate the Japanese troops in the encirclement.

At nine o'clock in the morning, two telegrams were sent to Wang Haitao's desk, and Wang Haitao stood up in shock after reading the telegram, came to the map in three steps and two steps, and inspected the map. It turned out that these two telegrams came from the 545th Regiment of the 90th Division in Taunggyi City and the 571st Regiment of the 93rd Division in Mitiera City. Zhao Fei, commander of the 545th Regiment, sent a telegram saying: The 33rd Division of the Japanese Army has launched an attack on Taunggyi City with the strength of two wings, and now the 545th Regiment of Taunggyi City is engaged in a fierce battle with the Japanese army.

The 33rd Division of the Japanese Army would turn back to reinforce the besieged Japanese army, which was expected by Wang Haitao, so Wang Haitao had already sent a regiment from the Guard Brigade to the direction of Taunggyi to support the 545th Regiment. It is believed that the strength of the two regiments is enough to block the attack of the two wings of the 33rd Division. What surprised Wang Haitao was the urgent call from Zheng Dongdao, the head of the 571st Regiment in Mitiera City.

This urgent telegram was reported directly by Zheng Dongdao to Wang Haitao that more than 50,000 Japanese troops from the 16th Division, a Taiwan brigade, the 4th Heavy Artillery Brigade, and a tank brigade were attacking Mitiela. The 571st Regiment will defend the city of Mytiera to the death, but with the strength of its own regiment, I am afraid that it will not be able to stop the Japanese army for too long, so please prepare early.

The Japanese army has more than 50,000 troops at once, including an elite 16th Division, plus a tank brigade and a heavy artillery brigade, I am afraid that the 571st Regiment will not be able to stop the Japanese army for too much time, and now it is necessary to immediately reinforce Mitiera City. Thinking of this, Wang Haitao immediately sent the Second Regiment of the Guard Brigade as a reserve to live in Mitiera City, and in order to speed up the march, Wang Haitao also used the 30 armored personnel carriers of the armored brigade.

After sending a guard regiment, Wang Haitao called Li Yuanhong, commander of the 93rd Division, to the headquarters. As soon as Wang Haitao saw Li Yuanhong, he immediately told Li Yuanhong about the situation in Mitiela City and the crisis faced by the 571st Regiment. Li Yuanhong was anxious when he heard this, it was his subordinates! But out of absolute trust in Wang Haitao, Li Yuanhong suppressed the worry and anxiety in his heart and waited for Wang Haitao's next order.

Sure enough, Wang Haitao continued: "Division Commander Li, don't worry, I have ordered a guard regiment to reinforce Mitiera City first, now you let the 278th Brigade assemble immediately and immediately reinforce Mitiera City, and the heavy artillery regiment of the 93rd Division will also move with the 278th Brigade." I want your troops to hold on to me at Mitiera for seventy-two hours, and after seventy-two hours you may retreat to Mandalay without orders. ”

Li Yuanhong replied, "Yes, military seat." I guarantee that the 278th Brigade will hold the city of Mithila for 72 hours. If I fail to complete my mission, I am willing to be dealt with by military law. Wang Haitao said: "Okay! I want to believe that the 278th Brigade will not let me down, you go and prepare!" Li Yuanhong saluted and left the headquarters. As soon as he returned to the 93rd Division, Li Yuanhong called Huang Gang, the commander of the 278th Brigade.

As soon as Li Yuanhong told Huang Gang about the situation, Huang Gang was about to go to gather troops. Li Yuanhong shouted to him and said, "Brigade Commander Huang, I will transfer all the trucks of the division to your brigade, and transfer the division's heavy artillery regiment to you for command." But I promised to hold on to Mytiera for seventy-two hours, and you must give me seventy-two hours. ”

Huang Gang replied: "Don't worry, as long as there is still one person in my 278th Brigade, I will hold on for seventy-two hours, otherwise I will not come to see you alive." Li Yuanhong nodded with satisfaction, and then let Huang Gang leave. The 93rd Division withdrew the 278th Brigade, and the 277th Brigade was still in the position, and a heavy artillery regiment of the army's heavy artillery brigade was still providing them with artillery support.

The reinforcements are out, and Wang Haitao knows very well that these Japanese troops in the encirclement must be eliminated as soon as possible, otherwise if neither Taunggyi City nor Mitiera City can stop the Japanese army, let the Japanese army rush over, then the plan of the Japanese army in the encirclement will be variable, and the boiled duck may fly away, which is the last thing Wang Haitao wants to see.

At the beginning of the meeting, Wang Haitao made it clear to everyone about the reinforcements of the Japanese army in the second place, and then said: "After the battle of the Japanese army last night and one night, nearly half of the Japanese troops in the encirclement have been wiped out by our army, and we must not let them escape with more than 10,000 Japanese troops. In order to wipe out the more than 10,000 Japanese troops as soon as possible, starting at 6 o'clock this evening, the whole army will launch a general attack on the Japanese army, and strive to attack the city before dawn tomorrow. For tonight's attack, two heavy artillery regiments of the army's heavy artillery brigade will also provide fire support. Do you have faith?"

"Yes!" A neat and loud answer sounded in the headquarters, and Wang Haitao nodded with satisfaction and said: "Okay! Everyone will prepare for battle after they go back, and tomorrow morning I hope to see the military flag fluttering on the head of Misha City." At the end of the meeting, the officers of each division returned to the unit and made another emergency mobilization, which raised the morale of all the officers and men, and many companies and platoons fought for the position of a sharp knife.

The main force of the 90th Army was preparing for the battle at night, while Taunggyi and Mitiera were fighting fiercely. Fortunately for Taunggyi Castle, after the reinforcements of the 3rd Regiment of the Guard Brigade came up, the 545th Regiment immediately stabilized its form, not only withstood the attack of the 33rd Division of the Japanese Army, but also fought a counterattack, recapturing the second lost line of defense in one fell swoop, which surprised the commander of the 33rd Division, Lieutenant General Sakurai Province.