Brooke on his Dodge Jeep, informed Slim of the deployment of Captain Chu, although he hated this deployment of putting troops in the middle and pretending that one of his battalions could save the entire defensive line, but it was his duty to do so, lest Slim not be able to grasp all the movements of the Allied forces, of course, he was not afraid of Captain Chu's so-called remarks that the British army would collapse, and the Americans did not have the unlucky string in their heads.

He had seen the western bunker group, the thickness of the concrete walls of those main support points, which was not moved by the 105mm guns of the Japanese division, and in the area where it was too late to complete the pillboxes, the British army had buried a large number of *, deployed machine gun bunkers, and there was a large number of artillery support in the shallow and deep rear, and there was a ready-made road network to mobilize troops, so he judged that it could last at least many days, unless it was really another amphibious landing.

During the conversation, a strange and dull explosion was heard in front of me, not the crisp and crisp sound of artillery, it seemed that after hitting the target, it took a few more seconds before exploding. He suddenly had an ominous premonition, as if heavy artillery had used delayed fuse ammunition.

Sure enough, he immediately learned from Slim's command that Chu Tingchang's prophecy had come true, and that it was the strongest eastern flank that had broken through. Now Japanese tanks are making a rapid breakthrough to the oil field area. Slim hardened his head and sent the 7th Armored Brigade, which had been replenished for the third time in a month, to intercept it.

For Western combat theory, being hit twice in a short period of time means that the army is crushed by will, and it cannot be recovered by immediately replenishing personnel and weapons, and the 7th Brigade was originally going to retreat to India for a year of repair, but unfortunately the Japanese blockaded the Bay of Bengal, making it impossible for them to escape. In essence, it is simply impossible for them to play the role of reserves, real reserves are in a daze by the sea. He suddenly thought of Pavilion Chief Chu's battalion, but turned to deny the thought in his mind. Although those tankmen have driven the T26, there are two types of tanks with the Grant. He knew very well how bad the Grant tank was, and that it was designed to try to piece together a variety of mature subsystems into a perfect weapon that could cope with all kinds of situations, but it turned out to be a failure. The complex structure of this weapon doomed it to be not so easy to handle. On many occasions, the commander will find himself in a situation where he is at a loss.

But it's not impossible. He immediately thought of Sun Liren's 38th Division, which was a little farther away, at the junction of the Chinese and British armies. It is believed that the British have asked Luo Zhuoying for help, and the mechanism for the allies to coordinate with each other is ready-made. But he was worried that Luo Zhuoying would ask Chongqing first, and this back and forth would delay time. The only thing that the Chinese and British armies have done in Burma is to establish a large and inefficient liaison mechanism. It seems that neither country is so impatient.

He decided to contact Sun Liren directly to save time on long passes. At the end of the meeting the day before yesterday, Stilwell deliberately talked with Sun Liren for a few words, and found that he was a soldier with a rigorous style and no bureaucratic style, and such a person was considered a rarity in the Chinese army.

He had a brief call with Sun Liren's staff, who told him that one of General Sun's regiments was already on its way to Ringanqiang, and that the rest of the troops were gathering and waiting for the car to return and continue to deliver, which made Brooke overjoyed, and sure enough, there were still reliable soldiers in Burma. He was really fed up with the slippery, chicken thief, and Chu Tingchang, who was clinging to the power of the army.

Chu Tingchang's team hit the road in a mighty way, and he did not rush straight to the side that had already been broken through, but rushed to the crumbling west side.

Now that Sun Liren and the British armored forces have gone to save the oil fields, he feels that he should go to the places where they are more needed, not to mention that his team has a strong mobility ability, and he can also turn back to put out fires if necessary. Qin Xiaosu's intelligence indicated that another heavy artillery detachment of the Japanese army was heading west. The senior Japanese generals revealed in the call that it would be a decisive force.

At this moment, the 213th Wing of the Japanese Army was storming the front of the Anglo-Burmese 1st Division of Major General Arthur Burke. Because the British defense line began to be repaired from the seaside, so the defense here is more complete, those seemingly impregnable fortresses, with the commanding heights on the machine gun position, the Japanese infantry can not get close, the Japanese army lacks tanks and other assault weapons in this direction, and the charge over and over again has never been able to break through.

Captain Miyawaki, Kosuke, was not in a hurry, he had just received good news that the 11th Heavy Artillery Brigade had been put in place, which was assigned to him siege firepower, using 270 mm heavy mortars, which were far more powerful than those 150 field guns in the east, and it was also more difficult to deploy.

It was not easy to bring a 4-ton mortar within the range of the enemy's 6-pounder guns and even machine guns. His previous infantry assault was in fact to cover the heavy artillery that required eight horses, maneuvering through an open area under the nose of the enemy and deploying to low-lying areas beyond the reach of direct fire.

Hearing that the deployment had been completed, he ordered the infantry to suspend the attack. The British troops stationed there thought that the Japanese had retreated on all fronts, and the soldiers came out of the bunkers covered with bullet casings to catch their breath and smoke. They looked at the corpses of Japanese soldiers all over the battlefield and felt that the Japanese were probably out of luck.

A Japanese shell landed not far from the pillbox, smashing a large crater, and instead of exploding, a puff of purple smoke rose into the sky. The veterans shrank their heads and hid in the pillboxes, knowing that they were smoke bombs for calibration, indicating that there would be artillery bombardment later.

Someone saw that not far away in the riverbed, there was a puff of smoke rising and quickly dissipating, apparently there were several Japanese mortars firing there, because the sound of artillery could not be heard at all. If the Japanese thought that they could knock on the fortress with mortars, then it was a bit whimsical. The support point here is not the half-finished bunker on the east side with skylights. There are also heavy walls on top, and even 250 kg * are difficult to destroy in one hit.

Two minutes later, the second shell fell, still missing, but closer to the main fort, close enough to be seen, the crater that had been smashed was half a meter deep.

2.2 kilometers away, a squadron of the Japanese army was operating a 274 mm mortar, the loading group used a small crane to lift the shells, when the shells were halfway up, the officers installed a fuse under the shell body, and used a strange key to twist a hole in the top, twisting it twice, which means that it was still instantaneous, they did not expect one shot to penetrate the top, and the southern organ had detailed construction drawings, so it was conservatively estimated that 6 rounds were needed. Over there, the observation team reported to the commander the location of the second smoke bomb. The gun crew began to fine-tune the direction and pitch.

The 150-kilogram shell slowly crashed into the chamber, and then the officer gave the order, and with a tremor on the ground, the shell flew towards the target.

This time the shell hit the top of the pillbox accurately, and there was a violent explosion. In the deafening explosion, large pieces of cement from the ceiling of the pillbox began to fall and hit the heads of the British near the gun emplacements below, and they realized that the situation was not good, although the first shot did not penetrate, but this was definitely not an ordinary mortar.

The shells fell evenly at a rate of one shot every 2 minutes, and the Japanese were not in a hurry at all. A shot was made, and it seemed to them that about one platoon in the bunker was already dead.

The 6th shell was a time-delay fuse, and this shell finally smashed open the top and fell into the pillbox, just as calculated.

The violent explosion detonated the ammunition from the inside and destroyed the fort, and the Japanese squadron leader smiled from the artillery mirror when he saw the human body and various fragments spraying out of the shooting hole.

"Yoshi, the breakthrough is here, tell the captain of the Miyawaki, we have completed the mission. Prepare to transfer, eliminate the next target. ”

The whole squadron began to get busy, and the horses dragged the gun out of here and in other directions, because the range was too close, and it had to be constantly moving to the next target.

Chu Aiyun intercepted the news of the breakthrough of the position on the road, and he had to immediately block the Japanese troops who might rush in from the breach. In addition, Qin Xiaosu intercepted the Japanese army's communications and learned that the 15th Artillery Brigade directly under the 11th Army was in this direction, and several heavy mortars were wandering around doing evil, and if they were not eliminated, within half a day, the entire defense line would be torn to pieces by them. It seems that this matter has to be handed over to Zhou Youfu, who has rich experience in reconnaissance, and can use a rangefinder, and also has experience in artillery observation.

Chu Aiyun didn't know the shape of the enemy's strange siege weapon, but he knew that the range was very close, it was easy to be seen, and there were many horses pulling the horse, so he asked Zhou Youfu to immediately go to the nearby commanding heights to stand by, and once the enemy's heavy artillery was found, he would immediately report the location information back. His Grant firepower might give them a bit of color.

Tao Mingzhang's troops were at the forefront, rushing towards the wreckage of the smoking bunkers, and saw the tide of Burmese soldiers retreating from the front.

The Japanese infantry offensive was disconnected from artillery fire, which was supposed to be an excellent opportunity to reorganize and deploy, but the will of these guys collapsed again. From the fall of Shanghai to the fall of Yangon, Tao Mingzhang has seen too many such scenes, and he has been depressed about one thing, why does this kind of thing always happen over and over again? The Japanese are not immortals, he has long noticed that the Japanese attack is very dull, but you just can't do anything about them.

"Brothers, rush up at once and take your ground." He shouted on his walkie-talkie.

"Company commander, the rout has blocked the road, are you abandoning the road?" A platoon commander said that the vehicle could also travel in the field, but at a slow pace.

"Shoot at the sky and let them go. Deceleration is not allowed. He gave the order decisively. The ruins are in sight, and the sun flag has not yet been planted, so there is still a chance.

With the maneuverability of the M3 half-track, he quickly rushed through the last kilometer, not hesitating to run over the defeated soldiers. When the soldiers found out that the Chinese army was really coming, they quickly retreated to both sides and made way for them. Some officers saw the infantry followed by the majestic tanks and even turned back to their positions.

Due to the heavy artillery advancing on the front line and crushing the telephone line, the main attacking Wenjing brigade was delayed for 5 minutes to get the attack order, but seeing that the enemy had been routed, and even white flags stretched out from the firing holes of several nearby secondary pillboxes, he felt that it was not a big problem. As long as you capture the fortress on the commanding heights, which has been reduced to ruins, the battle will be won.

With a telescope, Onai Nakasa watched a soldier with a sun flag on his bayonet, first climbed up the rubble, then stood on top of it with his head held high, and began waving the flag. But then a figure jumped up and raised his hand and shot down the Japanese soldiers who were cheering and distracted.

Later, more figures with M35 steel helmets appeared, and they quickly set up machine guns on the rubble and went into battle.