Around the key point of Lashio, both China and Japan are now red-eyed, and the devil wants to completely annihilate the Chinese expeditionary force and present a gift for the emperor's birthday; And the Chinese army wants to regather its forces here, whether to fight or withdraw, and then it can make its own decisions.

"Whew! Fortunately, Feng Ye can still hold Lashio, is there any new telegram coming? ”

Du Yuming didn't want to do anything about the 287 heights, it was dark at night, the tanks didn't dare to move at all, and now there was no other way than infantry attack, the most important thing was that although they had a lot of troops along the way, they had become lonely and tired, and the troops who had been fighting for several days urgently needed to be repaired, even if they slept for a few hours.

"Before dark, Chen Haiquan retreated from the first line of defense without authorization, and Feng Yi personally blocked the second line of defense; After nightfall, in the first half of the night, the devils used special ammunition to sneak attack, and they were beaten down, and the defenders suffered few casualties......"

The chief of staff took two telegrams of average urgency to report to Du Yuming.

"Who is Chen Haiquan? Retreat without permission, why don't you die? ”

Du Yuming asked with a frown.

"The commander of the 87th Regiment of the New 29th Division, if it weren't for Feng Ye hanging the title of Infantry Commander of the New 29th Division, they would be of the same rank; I think Feng Yi is afraid that the brothers of the 87th Regiment will be disgusted, so it is difficult to deal with it now......"

After all, the main forces of Lashio are the 85th Regiment and the 87th Regiment, and if the two regiment commanders fall out because of this matter, I am afraid it will not be conducive to the next war.

"I know, tell Feng Yi, don't forget that he is now the commander of the Lashio garrison, and he has the right to make decisions; When necessary, you can use my name to cut first and then play. ”

Du Yuming thought about it for a while, he wished that he was in Lashio now, so that he could have a bottom.

"Commander, there is no minefield protection south of Lashio now, but there are seven lines of defense here, according to the current battle situation, one line of defense a day, Feng Ye can also hold it for at least a week, is it not to let the brothers rest during the day and continue the attack at dusk; The brethren are tired! ”

The chief of staff looked at Du Yuming, he was a little unbearable now, let alone the brothers on the front line.

"It's not that I'm inconsiderate of the brethren! What you see is only the appearance, and I'm sure that if we don't enter Lashio within two days, Feng Ye will definitely not be able to withstand it; You know why? ”

Du Yuming smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Why?" The chief of staff looked inquisitive.

"The 56th Division made a detour from Tangji and Mengbian, and it was impossible for them to carry a lot of ammunition, even if there was a replenishment on the road, after fighting Tangji once, the ammunition consumption must be very large; You see, this road is too far away from Yangon, and the pressure on the Japanese army's logistics supply is very high; When the 56th Division arrived in Lashio, it was already tired; I guess they also went with Lashio's supplies. ”

Du Yuming pointed to the map on the table and said.

"The devils have attacked for a day today, don't look at the speed at which they are advancing; However, they must have been repairing while attacking, otherwise Feng Yi's casualties would not have been so small; Also, do you remember? Behind us, there are two divisions of the 18th and 55th divisions of the devils, after nightfall today, the devils did not attack, I estimate that they are now detouring again, the road ahead of us, I am afraid that the resistance will be greater and greater, and the only armored regiment we can rely on only has an hour before dusk every day to attack, and our offensive pressure is very great; Time, now on the side of the Japanese army, the longer it drags on, the more preparations we can make for their attack on Lashio or even encirclement, you don't forget, in Yangon, the British left a lot of supplies for the Japanese......"

Du Yuming pointed to the map and said, the more he spoke, the more panicked he felt, and his eyes even focused on several important towns on the Yunnan-Burma Highway behind Lashio.

"Commander, I understand, I will send a telegram to Zhang Zhen right now, after the 66th Army integrates the troops, it must defend the first line of Guikai, Xingwei, and Nankan......"

After Du Yuming said this, the chief of staff also broke out in a cold sweat, and their crisis did not disappear because Feng Yi held Lashio, but became bigger and bigger.

If Feng Yi and Zhang Zhen retreated from Lashio together, the expeditionary force could still follow the British to India, or return home over the mountains of cross-country people; But now they have only one way to go, and that is to fight back to China along the Yunnan-Burma Highway.

The Fifth Army is now assembling around Lashio, and in the same way, most of the four divisions of the Devils are also attacking and assembling around Lashio, and they are now actually caught in the Devil's Encirclement, a very large encirclement.

No matter how many days Feng Ye can hold Lashio, the day Lashio is lost, I am afraid it will also be the day when the Fifth Army will face the encirclement of the four divisions of the devils.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

As soon as the first rays of sunlight appeared in Yangon, the engines of the devil's planes began to roar at the airport, and fighters and bombers lined up, waiting for the order to take off.

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

On the other side, next to several transport planes, a large number of Burmese laborers are helping the devils carry various materials and send them to the transport planes; The commander of the 15th Army, Shozo Kawabe, decided to use transport planes to replenish the 56th Division with urgently needed supplies, and with only one day before the emperor's birthday, he hoped to present it with a wonderful victory.

"Report! The 287 Heights attack failed, two squadrons of the Japanese army launched a counterattack from the north, and the 64th Regiment withdrew......"

In the tent of the headquarters of the Fifth Army, the staff officer reported loudly, and then hurriedly returned to his post.

"Bang!"

"Liao Yaoxiang misled the country!"

Du Yuming shouted and closed his eyes in despair.

"Commander, why don't you take advantage of the fact that the devil plane is not here now, let the armored regiment participate in the attack and take down the high ground?"

The chief of staff hesitated, the devil plane would be here in an hour at the earliest, so it was better to risk attacking with tanks at this time.

"It's late, the devil has reinforcements, that is, last night, the 18th Division and the 55th Division must have sent reinforcements to this line, maybe, they are digging a pit for us in front now?"

"Order the troops, stop the attack, and rest in place!"

"I hope Feng Yi can stay for a few more days......"

Du Yuming muttered and shook his head slowly, now even if he doesn't want to repair, he will be forced to repair under the bombardment of devils.

"Is there any news from the 200th Division? Where have they been? ”

After Du Yuming sighed, he slowly spoke.

"After yesterday's contact, there has been no news; The radio called several times, but there was no response. ”

After the communications staff report returned to the radio, the future of the expeditionary force was uncertain, and everyone was sticking to their posts, hoping to use their own efforts to earn a way.

"Keep calling Dai Anlan, and report it as soon as there is news!"

After Du Yuming finished speaking, he sat down, supported his head with his hands, and stared at the map with red eyes, trying to see something more from the ground.