Behind Feng Ng, there were troops of the new 22nd Division who retreated, but the new 22nd Division was much better, because they did not have as much ammunition and equipment as Feng Ng.

"Huhuhu......"

Seeing that the sky was about to dawn, Feng Ye and the new 22nd Division were still marching quickly on the avenue, and they were still some way away from Xinwei.

"Commander, the convoy is back, Feng Yi has made a lot of good things; He actually had an artillery regiment, all American-style mountain artillery. ”

Xingwei, artillery commander Zhu Maozhen found Du Yuming with a look of envy.

"What's wrong? Fancy those mountain artillery? Your 75mm howitzer is also American, and it is not more powerful than that? ”

Du Yuming frowned and asked his artillery commander.

"Commander, after these battles, the howitzers have lost a lot, and there are only twenty of them; Besides, artillery! Isn't it powerful enough to be used intensively? ”

Zhu Maozhen smiled, as an artillery commander who returned from studying in the Soviet Union, he was a little influenced by the Soviet Union's artillery doctrine, and always wanted to draw more artillery.

"Feng Ye has been guarding Lashio for so long, we can't touch his things! If it weren't for him, the brethren would have had to go to the Savage Mountains to return home if they didn't want to go to India to be beggars; Which of the shells you are replenishing now, and the ammunition that the brothers have replenished, did not Feng Ye save for us? ”

Du Yuming was a little unable to get his hands down, shaking his head and saying; On the way from Wacheng to Lashio, their mortar shells would have been exhausted in the defense long ago, otherwise the attacking troops would not have been so difficult to attack every time; Now he has finally replenished all kinds of ammunition once, which is the reason why he has the confidence to return to China.

"Army commander, I asked, it is Gao Yushu who is in charge of commanding, and the artillery under his command is simply not enough, isn't it a waste to give them? Or, discuss with Head Feng and give me ten gates, my brothers have experience, and manpower is not a problem! ”

What Zhu Maozhen said is indeed the truth, even if Gao Yushu built three positions in Lashio, but every time he cannonballs don't move, the artillery has to run back and forth to operate the artillery, and their manpower is really insufficient.

"You go to Feng Ye yourself, I don't care about the rest."

Du Yuming shook his head, it was really difficult for him to meddle in this matter.

"Buzz ......"

As soon as the sky was brightened, the devil's plane arrived over Lashio as promised and began a new round of bombing, but this time their key targets were the positions on the west and south sides.

"Kill and give!"

After the bombardment, the devil officer roared and quietly advanced in a position under the cover of tanks.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese will not really run away! It's not moving! ”

Behind the tank, a military officer asked the officer who was leading the attack.

"Be careful, the Chinese are too cunning, and only when they attack the position do you know whether they are going or not."

The devil officer shook his head, they had suffered too much at Feng Yi's hands, and they couldn't figure out what was true at all.

"Up, up, up......"

The tanks stopped at about 300 meters and stopped advancing, and the devil infantry bent over and jumped in the craters under the order of Jun Cao, and there was no gunfire on the position, and they were even more nervous.

"Stop!"

"Second team, go up and have a look!"

It had reached a hundred meters, and there was still no movement, and the devil officer raised his hand, asked the attacking troops to stop, and ordered a squad of devils to rush up.

"Huhuhu......"

"Report, the Chinese ran away, and there was no one on the position!"

The devil quickly ran back, and the news he brought back made the devil officer dumbfounded.

"Report to Your Excellency Nakasa, the rest of you, move on."

The devil officer shouted, and the tank moved forward again, and it was not until an hour later, standing inside the ruinous Lashio, that they understood that the Chinese had indeed run.

"Inform the aviation troops, search for traces of the Chinese, here, here, is a key area!"

Watanabe Masao looked at the map, Xingwei and Guijie are now a vacuum area of troops, the Chinese want to run, now they can only withdraw to the country along the Yunnan-Burma road, and Nankan and Wancho have been captured, as long as they continue to follow up from behind, under the oppressive encirclement and suppression, the Chinese expeditionary force without supplies and bunkers can only be defeated.

"Hello!"

"Buzz ......"

The devil's plane took off from Wacheng again, heading for Xinwei, this time not bombers, but their reconnaissance planes.

"Guijie is very important to us, especially the 58-yard hilltop line behind Guijie; It is about 7 kilometers away from Guijie, the terrain is dangerous, the top of the mountain and the foot of the mountain are more than 600 meters apart, and more than 100 meters on the left side are a broken back mountain stream, and the highway spirals up; If our heavy equipment is to return home, it must pass through here; The devil only needs to deploy a squadron of troops here, and in front of this natural barrier, if we want to take it, the casualties will be very heavy......"

Xinwei, in the temporary headquarters of the Fifth Army, all the retreating troops were stationed in the city, and the 96th Division was building defensive positions outside the city; Feng Yi's headquarters and the new 22nd Division were resting, and Du Yuming once again summoned officers at the headquarters to analyze the situation.

"Commander, we must send a force to occupy this place first, if the devil arrives first, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

The chief of staff frowned, he was very worried.

"I'm afraid the devils have taken over this place now."

Du Yuming slapped the map, Xinwei is just a small town, tens of thousands of troops are nesting here, and the devil's planes and artillery will cause heavy losses to the troops, and the troops must be separated.

"Feng Yi, the 85th and 87th regiments have been repaired for two hours; You are in charge of the command of the two regiments, advance lightly, occupy Guijie first, and then reconnoiter to the top of the 58-yard hill, if the devils occupy this place, find out the enemy's situation, and if the devils are not there, firmly hold this place. ”

Du Yuming looked at Feng Ng, now among all the troops, Feng Ng's troops have the best physical fitness, this kind of rapid marching and rushing work, he can only let Feng Que come.

"Don't worry, I won't move your artillery regiment and all the supplies, and when the convoy can move at night, I'll transport it to you as soon as possible; Now the convoy is going to walk on the avenue, it's too dazzling, the devil's plane is not vegetarian. ”

Seeing that Feng Yi wanted to speak and stopped, Du Yuming said with a smile.

"Sir Du, I didn't mean that; I'll take the troops and set off at once. ”

Du Yuming said so, and Feng Yi was embarrassed to say anything else, so he stood up and saluted to receive his orders.

"I just got the news from the 200th Division, they have crossed the thin package blockade line and are hidden in this area; We may have to wait here for a day, and at most tomorrow night, 200 divisions can join us. ”

When Feng Ye walked out of the headquarters, Du Yuming pointed to the map and said why the 96th Division wanted to build a solid defensive position outside the city.

"Commander Zhu, Feng Yi's artillery regiment is under your unified command, build artillery positions in the city, and pay attention to the problems of concealment and transfer......

As soon as Feng Ye left, Du Yuming still attacked the artillery regiment, but at least he did not deprive Feng Ye of his ownership.