On April 26, the commander of the Japanese 15th Army, after receiving a telegram from the 56th Division, knew that the defenders of Lashio had only two regiments, based on information provided by the Burmese.

In the face of two regiments, there was no reason why a division could not be attacked, and an official order was issued: "After capturing Lashio, the main force should continue to pursue along the Yunnan-Burma Highway to the Nu River." ”

"The search wing has captured the small package and is now attacking the 419 heights; The 146th Wing immediately supported and set up positions at Xibao and two high ground to intercept the returning Chinese troops. ”

"Order all the combat vehicles attacking the high ground, and after capturing the 287th height, cooperate with the search wing to continue the attack towards Lashio."

"Send a telegram to Major General Sakaguchi, if the 200th Division moves towards Lashio, the 56th Infantry Regiment should immediately occupy Tangji and send troops to set up ambushes along the way; I can't let the 200th Division come to Lashio comfortably ......"

Manshan, the 56th Division has gathered a large number of troops, and for the next battle to attack Lashio, the division commander Watanabe Shozo has his own considerations, and he is now eliminating all disturbances and making preparations before the battle.

The defenders of the two regiments, he thought of Tang Ji again, the trouble that the two new regiments had caused him; Regardless of whether Lashio is one of those two difficult recruits this time, he is ready to take Lashio with a thunderous offensive.

"Didi ......"

In the night of Burma, because of the battle of the 56th Division, the air waves kept transmitting various orders back and forth.

"Report, the new 28th Division called, reinforcements were delayed, and Heights 419 and 287 were lost; The new 28th Division is retreating to defend against Lashio. ”

"Report, Zhang Zhen and Ma Weiji's headquarters are five kilometers away from Lashio New Town......"

"Report, the 200th Division gave up Tangji, and the whole division returned to help Lashio; The Fifth Army is covering each other and retreating, attacking the ......"

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In the early morning of the 27th, a series of news directly stunned the headquarters of the Expeditionary Force and the General Staff Regiment, and the troops were defeated like a mountain, and the 56th Division would be under the city of Lashio tomorrow morning.

"General Ruan, General Xiao, the Japanese soldiers are coming to the city, what do you think?"

The head of the staff regiment, the deputy head of the regiment and the chief of the staff who had already fallen asleep were called up and were at a loss for words around the map.

"General Lin, I suggest: Ma Weiji's headquarters should immediately garrison the old city of Lashio, and the new 28th Division and Zhang Zhen should reinforce the new city of Lashio, and the devils will not be so easy to capture."

The deputy head of the regiment made his own judgment.

"General Nguyen, what kind of unit is the new 28th Division? In half a day, Xiaobao, 419 Heights and 287 Heights were lost in a row, do you think they still have fighting spirit? ”

"The new city of Lashio is easy to attack and difficult to defend, the devil has planes in the sky and tanks on the ground, and no matter how many troops are placed here, they can only be cannon fodder; It's untenable. ”

"The old city of Lashio is different, even if it can't be defended here, it can quickly return to defend Xinwei, Nankan, and Guijie; Defend the last way home for the expeditionary force. ”

"Moreover, the devils will not pursue before occupying Lashio New Town, they will definitely storm Lashio New Town, and the materials here are equally important to the devils who are alone in the depths!"

……

In the war room, the three of them were constantly analyzing, and in the end, Xiao Yisu, the chief of staff, walked out with a black face.

"Inform the guard company, immediately prepare the convoy, and the staff group retreats back!"

"Order Zhang Zhen and Ma Weiji to fortify the old city of Lashio, and the new 28th Division to retreat to defend the old city of Lashio."

"Connect Feng Yi's phone."

Xiao Yi, chief of staff of the staff group, had a calm face and issued orders continuously, Lin Wei threw all the evil deeds on himself.

"Captain Feng? I am Xiao Yisu, the 419 heights and the 287 heights of Xibao, the 419 heights and the 287 heights are lost, the Japanese army will definitely launch an attack on Lashio at dawn, and the Expeditionary Force Commander's Department and the Staff Committee order that your troops must lose Lashio and fight until one soldier is killed; All the materials and equipment in Lashio can be used freely by your unit, and if the situation is critical, it must not be left to the Japanese. ”

Xiao Yisu's voice was very serious, and he ordered Feng Yi on the phone.

"Yes, General; How long are we going to keep it? ”

Feng asked.

"If the Expeditionary Force Commander's Department has not given the order to retreat, you will keep holding it; Still have questions? ”

The corners of Xiao Yisu's mouth twitched, he felt that there was no need to answer this question, under the onslaught of a division of devils, I was afraid that Feng Yi would not be able to hold out for a day.

"General, we don't have enough troops......"

"All the units of the Fifth Army are returning and should soon reach Lashio; That's it. ”

Xiao Yisu didn't know what to say, the nearest and most reliable force was the Fifth Army, but now that the bag has been lost, the Fifth Army must fight back, and the 200th Division is difficult to protect itself, and I am afraid that there is no way to count on it in a short time.

"General...... Toot Toot ......"

Feng Yi was about to say more, but there was a blind sound on the phone, and he reluctantly put down the phone.

"Report, regimental commander, the commando is back."

At this time, Min Fei was overjoyed and ran to the regiment headquarters to report to Feng Yi.

"Oh? Are they all back? How are they? ”

Feng asked.

"There were no casualties, but they were all tired."

Min Fei nodded, the fourteen teams walked more than 400 kilometers in two days, and they didn't know how they came back.

"Let them rest, give them cans; Assemble in a row and follow me to the Staff Corps. ”

Feng Ye didn't have time to care about this now, he was going to the staff to ask what was going on.

"Woo woo woo ......"

Outside the staff station, the engines of the cars roared, the braziers inside the houses were urgently burning important documents, and the personnel kept coming and going......

"Fast, fast, fast......"

Under Lin Wei's urging, half an hour later, all the personnel of the staff group boarded the car, and the car roared away from Lashio and went straight to Nankan.

"Hey! Wait......"

When Feng Ye arrived at the staff group's station, all he saw was the tail lights of the car, and he was leaving far away.

"His female horse, these old men, running too fast!"

Feng Yi cursed.

"Platoon leader, find me machinery, notify the engineer company, work overnight, Lashio becomes, a trench of 500 meters, at least two meters deep."

"Woo woo woo ......"

Feng Ye rushed into the house where the documents were burning, picked up the phone and shook it violently.

"Pick up Zhang Chuan."

Fortunately, Feng Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and the phone still works.

"Zhang Chuan, now take your troops to fortify ten kilometers north of Lashio, and block the Yunnan-Burma highway for me......"

"Let Wang Ying answer the phone!"

After finishing the order, Feng Ye felt that he was still not at ease, and called his regiment headquarters again.

"Wang Ying, take the gendarmerie and go to the north of Lashio to find Zhang Chuan, from now on, except for the convoy transporting supplies, all the soldiers and convoys that have fled will be intercepted, and let them return to Lashio New City immediately to standby; In case of disobedience, summarily executed. ”

Feng Yi gritted his teeth, without the reinforcement of soldiers, he would definitely not be able to hold Lashio, since the staff group had run away, then he would figure it out by himself.

"Is there an order from the General Staff and the Chief's Department?"

Wang Ying asked.

"No, the staff ran away; Commander Luo followed Stilwell and didn't know what he was doing, Commander Du was returning to help Lashio......"

Feng Yi introduced the situation, now the real disaster is coming, there are no reinforcements, it will not be long here, the combat effectiveness of the 56th Division has been seen in Tangji, and now Lashio has no terrain advantage, I am afraid that the brothers of these two regiments will die in battle.

He can also learn from Liu Bolong and retreat along the Yunnan-Burma Highway with his brothers, but in Tangji and Wacheng, there are still tens of thousands of soldiers of the expeditionary force, if he runs away, what will happen to the tens of thousands of brothers? He is not Liu Bolong, even if he escapes military law, the curse on his soul will accompany him throughout his life.