On the Burma battlefield, up to now, the British army on the Western Front has retreated on all fronts, and even the new 38th Division has followed, and the 33rd Division is pursuing towards the Irrawaddy River; In the center, the 18th and 55th Divisions captured Mandalay and were pursuing the Fifth Army, while in front of the Fifth Army, the 56th Division was intercepting; To the east, the 56th Division had taken the back route of the expeditionary force and was besieging Lashio.

"The support of the aviation is about to arrive, concentrate all the combat vehicles, search for the first brigade of the wing, the third brigade of the 113th wing to accompany the attack, before dark, at least see the new city of Lashio, you guys prepare!"

Watanabe Masao looked at the information in his hand and felt a headache, bad news came from the north where he had high hopes, and it was impossible to flank him, so he could only focus on attacking.

"Your Excellency, wouldn't it be better to let the aviation force clear the minefield in the north, and flank both sides at the same time?"

The chief of staff said his judgment, only attacking one side, the Chinese can focus on defense, the most important thing is that if they cannot fight, the Chinese may withdraw at any time.

"Do you think that the aviation forces can dispatch more than ten bombers at any time? On the front line, aviation was looking for artillery positions for the Fifth Army. ”

Masao Watanabe shook his head, the aviation was not under his command, only the order of the commander of the 15th Army.

As the final hours of April 29 approached, Watanabe did not want to face defeat outside Lashio, and another intention of the key offensive was that he wanted the defenders of Lashio to retreat on their own, and as long as the supplies for Lashio arrived, he could then hunt down the Chinese rout.

"Commander, the armored regiment has arrived, did you order them to attack immediately?"

Thin bag, the armored regiment that everyone was looking forward to has finally arrived; Everyone was eager to take the plunge, and with the cover of the tanks, they felt that it would no longer be difficult to capture the thin bag.

"The flies are always there! Now is not a good time to use them. ”

Du Yuming pointed to the sky, an hour ago, there had been devil planes in the sky of the thin bag, not many, only one or two, they did not bomb, nor did they use machine gun strafing, they kept hovering over the thin bag; Du Yuming knew that the devil was eyeing his artillery regiment; But what is even more tricky now is that once the armored regiment shows up, the devil's bombing opportunity will come soon, and I am afraid that there will not even be an iron sheet left for himself at that time.

"Send a telegram to Feng, ask him about the garrison of Lashio, and ask him, how many days can Lashio be held at most?"

Du Yuming frowned, if he wasn't worried about the loss of Lashio, why would he be fighting with the devil here.

"Commander, Lashio calls back."

Soon, the answer Du Yuming was looking forward to came.

"The devils have attacked from the north and south, and all the minefields that have been laid out in advance have been exposed; The Japanese used bombers to clear the minefield in the south, and a large-scale attack by the devils could start at any time; Street fighting is expected in two days......"

Feng Yi's answer did not say that he could stay for a few days, but the answer was already very clear, he could only ensure his safety for two days; For Lashio, the time when the street fighting began was the time when the materials were burned to prepare for the breakout battle.

"Inform Liao Yaoxiang and let his troops start to rest now, eat and drink well; The first company of the anti-aircraft artillery, the special service battalion, and the first company of the anti-aircraft artillery were ordered to move forward and enter the front-line position to cooperate with the night battle of the new 22nd Division. ”

Du Yuming let out a sigh of relief and gave an order; Two days is enough to fight Lashio by yourself.

"Commander, the battle defense artillery and the flat-fire artillery are inconvenient to move, and they are so close to the Japanese army, what if?"

The chief of staff was a little worried, he was afraid that the Japanese army would suddenly launch a counterattack, and the equipment would run into the hands of the Japanese at that time. Reading.com

"Labor and management are now eager to put artillery on the shoulders of the death squads, what are they afraid of? If Liao Yaoxiang can't even kill the Japanese who ran out of the fortifications, does he still have the face to lead the troops? Execute the command! ”

Du Yuming shouted.

"Report, China's new 38th Division has withdrawn to India with the British, the Irrawaddy River bridge has been blown up, and the 33rd Division cannot continue the pursuit......"

Yangon, the headquarters of the 15th Army, the riverside Zhengsan was not as easy as imagined, the tired division 56th Division arrived in Lashio according to the expected time, but now they are facing hard bones, the Chinese did not panic, but relied on the fortifications of Lashio to carry out a dead defense; The most important thing is that the 56th Division is now underfed and ammunition, and its combat effectiveness is less than half.

"How long will it take for the 56th Division to capture Lashio?"

Hebian Zhengsan stared at the map, now that all the troops are in place, just wait for the 56th Division to capture Lashio, and you can enjoy the feast of encircling and annihilating China's elite expeditionary force.

"General Watanabe replied that the 56th Division is speeding up the attack......"

Shozo Kawabe couldn't get an answer, and in fact, Masao Watanabe can't give a specific answer now.

"Order the 33rd Division to start from Mandalay, attack along the railway, and quickly occupy Bhamo, Myitkyina and other areas in northern Burma; and send a strong force to capture Nankan before the 29th. ”

Hebian Zhengsan stared at the map, since the Chinese are dead in Lashio, then fundamentally cut off their retreat, Nankan, this place at the junction of China and Myanmar, once it is taken, perhaps the Chinese resistance in Lashio will not be so strong.

The Chief of Staff, who was staring at the map, suddenly widened his eyes, and the Commander was ready to make a detour again; However, fortunately, the Chinese troops on the current battlefield in Burma are all near Lashio, and by road and railway, the troops of the 15th Army can be quickly transported to wherever they want to go.

"Buzz ......"

In the south of Lashio, in the roar of the plane, all the soldiers on the position ran into the anti-artillery hole, they had already experienced this kind of thing twice, and they waited for the devil plane to leave quickly after the iron ball.

"Boom, boom......"

In the loud explosion, the originally dilapidated southern position looked even more dilapidated, and on the battlefield filled with gunsmoke, the brothers hiding in the anti-artillery holes kept cursing, hoping that the bombing would pass as soon as possible.

"Zhang Chuan, how is the training of your troops? How's the morale? ”

In Lashio New Town, Feng Ye came to the second battalion, Zhang Chuan's second battalion was filled with routs, and he was not allowed to lead the troops to defend again, Feng Yi just wanted him to use the gap in the battlefield to train the troops well and play a role at the critical moment.

"Regiment commander, it's almost there, these brothers are very good, they are all veterans of war, and there is no problem in going to the battlefield."

Zhang Chuan patted his chest, in fact, after a few hours of rest, the lost spirit of the rout slowly returned, and the light cannon sound that kept ringing in his ears could no longer bring fear, people are like this, once they hold together, their courage will return.

"If you have time, tell them about our offensive tactics; Don't get into a rush on the battlefield! Don't forget, we still have to go back to China, and this road may be cut off by the devils at any time, so we have to fight back. ”

Feng Yi's voice was full of worry, the devil is used to interspersed detours, behind Lashio, there are countless places that may be cut off by the devil, if it weren't for Lashio's supplies, he might have retreated.

The remaining troops on the battlefield in Burma are all China's elite, and with the supplies, they have the courage to fight, and once the supplies are lost, I am afraid they will have to think of another way to withdraw to the country