North of the thin bag, as the sky gradually darkened, the attack of the new 22nd Division began again, and a dozen soldiers felt towards the high ground, and behind them, the tanks were ready to attack.

"Commander, the devil has abandoned the heights, and the 64th Regiment is arranging defenses!"

The tank's engines were still roaring, but there was no enemy on the positions they were preparing to assault.

"Didi Di Di ......"

In the ticking sound of the radio, soon, the communications soldier took a telegram to report to Du Yuming.

"Army Commander, Division Commander Dai is calling."

The words spoken by the communications soldier made Du Yuming hold the telegram in his hand at once.

"Call back: Let Dai Anlan's department move closer to Lashio, and tomorrow we will meet in Lashio."

Du Yuming smiled, Dai Anlan had already arrived south of Nanlan, and the remaining distance could reach the vicinity of Lashio in one night, and tomorrow, they would be able to meet in Lashio.

"Order the 96th Division, retreat while fighting, and we will go to Lashio."

Du Yuming was arrogant, and when he arrived in Lashio, he had supplies, and the Fifth Army was still the Fifth Army.

"The special battalion of the military department, carrying a radio to explore the way in front; The new 22nd Division occupies Heights 419 and 287.5, and after waiting for the 96th Division to pass, it and the 96th Division cover each other......"

"To send electricity to Feng Ye, we expect to enter Lashio along the avenue from Nalang and let them pay attention to the response; With the safety of Lashio ensured, let him send a receiving force......"

……

In a series of orders, the troops directly under the Fifth Army Headquarters, the 96th Division, and the New 22nd Division threw off their footsteps and continued to march towards Lashio.

"It's finally here!"

Lashio, Feng Ye held the telegram, and felt that the whole person began to relax. Nalang was only more than 20 kilometers away from Lashio, and he finally guarded Yunkai to see the sun and the moon.

"Order the headquarters of Luoda, the second platoon and the third platoon of the guard company, and the headquarters of Zhang Chuan; Let Yu Jian dispatch 20 mortars, and an hour later, assemble at the position west of Lashio......"

"Wang Ying, I'm going to pick up Commander Du, the reserves of the three companies in Lashio are under your command, if someone abandons the position and retreats without authorization, and is killed directly, you take the reserve team to the top ......"

Feng Yi sorted out his equipment, and after explaining the defense of the southern position, he packed up his equipment and ran directly to the western forward position.

"Commander."

The chief defender of the western position was Wang Ning, and when he saw Feng Ye and a large number of brothers coming, he knew that there must be action.

"You immediately go to the southern defensive position to take over the defense, before dawn, all positions must be in our hands, and we cannot retreat an inch."

Feng Yi frowned, the more this time, the more careful he became.

"Yes, don't worry, the head of the regiment!"

Wang Ning nodded, watching Zhang Chuan and a large number of brothers gather here.

"A company commander, double the sentry at night, if there is any situation, report by phone!"

"Follow me in a platoon of guards!"

Feng Ye had already entered the darkness, and Wang Ning was also arranging the defense of the western position, and then took a platoon of brothers to enter the southern defensive position from the junction of the positions.

On the 287.5 heights, the special service battalion has passed, and the troops directly under the Fifth Army are slowly passing through, whether it is anti-aircraft artillery, anti-aircraft guns or anti-aircraft machine guns, these heavy equipment must use trucks, and their travel speed is affected by the line of sight, and it is not fast.

"Woo woo woo ......"

The engines of the cars and tanks roared, extinguishing all the lights, and advancing in the dark, flanked by a large number of infantry marching on foot.

"Report, the 200th division is calling."

During the march, Du Yuming received a telegram from Dai Anlan again.

"According to the scout's report, there are large Japanese troops in the areas of Nanlan, Kyaukmai, and Mengya, and the headquarters of the 200th Division plans to cross the Nandu River from the west of Nanlan and intersperse the ...... to the line of fine packages."

Du Yuming looked at Dai Anlan's telegram, and finally understood what those devils were doing, this is going to the 200th division!

"Call back to Division Commander Dai, the devils who surround him may have more than one division, so that they don't have to move closer to Lashio and find a roundabout route on their own; the Burma Highway north of Shing Wy, allowing them to choose their own assembly sites; Let him stay safe. ”

Du Yuming let out a sigh of relief, if he forcibly wants to get closer to Lashio, I am afraid that he will fall into the encirclement of the devils headlong, even at night, in the case of intensive defense, they have no gaps to drill at all.

"Keep up, hurry up!"

……

In the dark night, not to mention the torches, he did not even dare to turn on the headlights of tanks and cars, and marched towards Lashio in the dark.

"Why did it stop? What's going on? ”

The Nandu River runs between Si Pau and Lashio, and is cut off by this river not far after the 287.5 highlands.

"Commander, the bridge over the Nandu River has been destroyed by devils; The special service battalion touched the shallow water and was reconnoitring on the opposite shore. ”

The officer who ran back reported the situation.

There was originally a wooden bridge on the Nandu River, and their tanks and cars could pass over the bridge, but they didn't expect the devils to blow up the bridge.

"Let the engineer battalion drive the bridge immediately."

"Order the 96th Division to immediately cross the river and build fortifications on the opposite bank."

"Send a telegram to Liao Yaoxiang and ask him to stop advancing and stand by at 287.5 high ground ......"

Du Yuming tore off the buttons of his clothes, it was not yet the rainy season, and people could touch the shallow water of the Nandu River, but their tanks, trucks and mountain artillery had no choice, and they had to drive the bridge.

"Boom, boom......"

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

The sappers acted rudely, blowing up the trees with explosives directly in the forest not far away, and the logs were simply chopped and transported to the river.

"Knock, knock, knock......"

"Zra, Zra......"

Axes and saws were wielding in the hands of the brethren, and after the engineer battalion had collected the first batch of wood, it was time to go down to the river, and the rest of the work must have been done by the other units directly under the military department; Now, regardless of the troops, if they want to cross the river and buy time, they must finish the bridge immediately.

"Quick, hard!"

……

On the dark Nandu River, the sappers were soaked, not all the river water, but a lot of sweat mixed with it.

"Your Excellency, there is movement over there, the Chinese should be repairing the wooden bridge."

More than 20 kilometers southwest of Lashio, near Nalang, a devil hidden in the bushes is reporting; Nandu River is not far from them, and they know it from the moment the spy battalion crosses the river.

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

The soldiers searching for the special battalion appeared, the Burmese crawling on the ground gestured, and the devil retreated into the trench.

On this position, the purpose of the devils is very simple, they are to prevent the Chinese from crossing the river; The big strategy of the riverside Shozo was to let the Fifth Army pass, but he didn't want the Fifth Army to enter Lashio so early, how, let them enter after dawn, he wanted the Chinese to watch Lashio's supplies destroyed by bombers; In this way, the morale of the expeditionary force may not be there.

"Flares!"

"Target, Nandu River Wooden Bridge, shoot quickly, release!"

On the battlefield, the devil officer nodded, and finally gave the order; At this time, the shelling parameters of the mortars on the positions had already been adjusted before dark, waiting for the shells to be stuffed into the barrels.