Feng Yi's move of leading the troops to retreat did not escape the eyes of the more than thirty devils, and under the order of the devil officer, they cautiously stepped on the position, and behind them, on the edge of the trench where too many people had died, a squadron of devils gathered and waited.

"Boom, boom!"

The sound of explosions on the position made the devils who had boarded the position lie down on the spot like frightened birds, and after losing a dozen people, the remaining devils searched the entire position, except for a dozen Chinese soldiers leaving far away, and never saw any defenders.

"Shw! It really is! ”

The devil officer waiting by the trench nodded, he felt that he had figured out the combat routine of the Chinese army, that is, constantly using mines and explosives to defend; They don't dare to fight hard.

"Let the sappers come up and check the entire position."

"Report the situation to the division commander."

……

The officer leading the team did not dare to rush to press an entire squadron, and the 56th Division had unknowingly suffered very large casualties so far.

The devil is now full of soldiers, the tank is guiding the infantry, and in front of the tank, there is a detachment of more than ten infantry to continue to search.

When Feng returned to the position, there were no wounded soldiers on the third line of defense, and they had already been sent to the field hospital for treatment.

"In front of the position, there was a trench every hundred meters, a total of seven trenches; From the fifth trench onwards, there are mines walking in it, not much; If the devil wants to attack with the advantage of troops, he will definitely let the devil enjoy it......"

Feng Ye entered the forward command post of the position, and the battalion company commander reported on the deployment of this defensive line.

"Are the artillery observers coming?"

Including Meng Lezeng, everyone finished speaking, Feng Yi raised his head and searched.

"Battalion Commander Gao sent nine people over, and the leader was a second lieutenant, just outside."

Chen Haiquan finally showed his presence and pointed to the outside of the headquarters.

"Let's go, go out and have a look!"

Feng Yi nodded and walked out of the headquarters first.

"Let the observers come over!"

Walking to the edge of the forward trench, Feng Yi raised his telescope.

Didn't see a devil coming over, Feng Yi looked up at the sky, it was just noon, the devil would definitely come back today, maybe they would launch an attack before dark.

"Commander."

While Feng was pondering, the second lieutenant officer ran over, stood upright, saluted, and then stood upright.

"Remember, later, in my troops; On the battlefield, it is strictly forbidden to salute any officer!"

Turning his head, Feng Ye did not return the salute, and warned the young officer with a serious face.

"Yes!"

The lieutenant replied puzzled.

"Camp Commander Meng, you also have to remember; Inform the battalion commander Gao to do the same. ”

Feng Ye immediately sounded something and explained to the herald.

"The whole position should be within the coverage of the mountain artillery by now; Your task is to figure out the base of the artillery bombardment, and when needed, the artillery must be accurate, can you do it? ”

Feng Yi stared at the observer, this was what he was most worried about, after all, these artillery pieces were not brought by him, but robbed on the road.

"No problem, sir!"

"The whole position, we have done a good job of marking; Of the thirty mountain cannons in the city, sixteen can cover the mountain cannons here, and the others have to take care of other aspects; If you want to increase more, you have to adjust it now. ”

The observer reported what he knew, and in fact, it was the result of their communication with Gao Yushu after they arrived.

"Enough!"

"Stay in bunker when you're fine, or command at the front; Nine of you, don't all stay together; The devil's bomb is very powerful, don't reimburse it together! Go get busy! ”

Feng Yi waved his hand and continued to observe the entire defense line.

From here, the southern position and the eastern and western positions were connected as a whole, and it was no longer isolated and independently defended; In the same way, from here on, he can no longer easily give up his position, once he gives up here, it means that the positions on the east and west sides will shrink at the same time.

"Let all the brethren be prepared that this line of defense shall be held at least until the morning after tomorrow; Because the fourth line of defense behind us is our last line of defense, and if we retreat through the fourth line of defense, we can only retreat to the city and fight the devils......"

At the command post, Feng Yi was eating and explaining to the officers scattered around; Not only that, but even the radio station of the 87th Regiment is located here, just to facilitate communication.

"Commander, the devil is here; Their small reconnaissance force had reached the outermost trench; But it quickly disappeared. ”

Feng Yi had just finished eating and was resting on the wooden table, Luo Da brought the latest news, now the entire front line of the battlefield is the battlefield of the assault team, and they have a safe route, and they can shuttle in front of the battlefield at will.

"That is, the army of devils is coming; Let the brethren not run around and stay around the gun holes. ”

After Feng Ye finished explaining, he walked to the observation port and raised the binoculars, next to him was the artillery observer's artillery mirror, and the artillery observer was next to him, Feng Ye did not grab his things.

"Nari?"

"Trenches again? How many? ”

In the rear, Hideji Matsui stared at the reported military Cao, with a look of disbelief; In his opinion, it takes a lot of effort to dig a trench, and the Chinese have dug so many trenches in the position just now, how can they have so much time to dig trenches here again.

"We only saw three trenches......

Jun Cao actually did not say a word, that is, he only vaguely saw the position of the Chinese from the telescope, which means that the trench that appeared was about a kilometer away from the position.

"Build fortifications and report to the division commander!"

Hideji Matsui looked around, the plains were still plains, but he was starting to hate the terrain now, because the tanks they relied on were so badly restricted.

"Like the commander sent a report, the 56th Division once again captured the defensive positions of the Chinese, less than ten kilometers from Lashio; Chinese In this fortification, the chariots are restricted by trenches, and our supply is insufficient, so we urgently need to replenish all kinds of supplies......"

Watanabe Masao, who received the news, was also helpless, in addition to a large number of soldiers, even artillery shells had become a scarce commodity, and in the face of the defenders with complete fortifications, he had little to do.

"Tell General Watanabe that the Emperor's birthday is approaching, and whether he can complete the mission to present His Majesty the Emperor and bring glory to the Burmese Front......"

Hebe Zhengsan sighed, he now feels very difficult, after the Chinese have received the support of Britain and the United States, they are no longer the beggars who are about to collapse on the battlefield on the mainland.

"How long will it take for the 33rd Division to make a detour to Nankan?"

Looking at the headache of Lashio, Kawabe Shozo confirmed the news again, he hoped that the roundabout troops of the 33rd Division would capture Nankan as soon as possible, so that he could concentrate the 18th, 55th, and 56th divisions and annihilate the Chinese Fifth Army in the Lashio area, which could be regarded as achieving the goal.

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