In fact, the Japanese fortifications here in Yingkaitang are much stronger than Liao Yaoxiang thought, the Japanese army field fortifications here are not as simple as reinforced concrete, the Japanese army does not have so many materials after all, but they are very good at adapting measures to local conditions, while saving materials, the Japanese army is also very defensive.

Civil fortifications, since the beginning of the First World War, the armies of various countries have been in use, whether it is the soldiers of that country, when they fall into a disadvantage, they attach great importance to it, the Japanese sappers here, when building the fortifications, first dig a hole of one meter in the ground, and then put a layer of wood up to 0.5 meters thick on it, and then add sand, plus a layer of wood, after their sappers evaluated, this kind of field fortifications can not be destroyed even if they are hit head-on by 105 mm heavy mortars.

Of course, for the Japanese army, bunkers, trenches and fire support points were several necessary conditions for the Japanese army's fortifications, because their fortifications were built for too long, many of the fortifications were already overgrown with weeds, especially the dark bunkers, which were completely hidden.

When the new 22nd Division arrived on the outskirts of Yingkaitang, it was already almost dark, the expeditionary force now had sufficient firepower superiority, and the artillery units had not yet arrived, so Liao Yaoxiang directly ordered to build an offensive position to let the tired brothers rest for a night.

"At dawn tomorrow, the 65th Regiment will attack the southwest position, so that all the Japanese firepower points will be exposed, and then the artillery will open fire and bombard their fortifications......"

The artillery bombarded the infantry skills, I am afraid that an officer will play, Liao Yaoxiang is no exception, he has ordered the artillery unit to rush overnight, and strive to arrive at the forward position before dawn for artillery support, of course, he did not rely entirely on artillery, the artillery speed is too slow, it is certain that they can't catch up with them, so he asked for air support.

"Boom la la ......"

Unfortunately, the sky in northern Myanmar is not beautiful, and it began to rain heavily in the sky in the middle of the night, and it seems that there is no sign of stopping until dawn.

"Division commander, Commander Luo called, the artillery unit stopped, the rain was too heavy, and they had to find a place to camp."

As soon as Liao Yaoxiang was awakened by the heavy rain, news came from the chief of staff, and the artillery commander Luo Xianzhi reported that the artillery could not come to participate in the battle.

"It's dawn, if the rain doesn't stop, I'm afraid the air support will also be in vain!"

Liao Yaoxiang looked at the rain curtain outside the tent, his brows furrowed, this is not the rainy season, the rain is so heavy, if it is really the rainy season, I am afraid it will be more difficult.

"Anyway, attack according to the predetermined plan; Wouldn't we still have tanks without artillery? ”

"Tell Li Dingyi that the tank battalion will cooperate with him to attack ......"

Time is running out, Meng Gong's side has not yet been touched, he can't stop here, and Stilwell will not allow the New First Army to stop the pace of attack, only when the New First Army threatens Meng Gong, Tanaka Shinichi will draw troops from Myitkyina to support, and the King Cobra plan can be implemented smoothly.

"The sixty-fifth regiment is on the front, the sixty-fourth regiment and the assault team are on both flanks, attacking from three sides, hoping that the Japanese army will have the foresight to continue to retreat backwards......"

At dawn, the rain in the sky became much lighter, and the visibility was probably not high, and the planes and artillery still could not move.

Liao Yaoxiang's idea is very simple, that is, to tell the Japanese, you are surrounded on three sides, hurry up and retreat to Meng Gong behind!

Drive all the devils to Meng Gong, this is also one of the original plans, when they come together, the natural density will increase, and the bombing of the US army will make the devils who are gathered pay the price.

"Be careful, attack cautiously, don't rush forward, first make sure that there are no devils' bunkers or tunnel exits in the places we pass by......"

Feng Ye returned to the assault team, and all the officers above the platoon commander were crouching next to him, and he was making the final arrangements.

"When I came yesterday, I asked Rhoda to lead people to investigate, this place is different from the front, the vegetation is too lush, but this luxuriant is too regular, I suspect that the devil's bunker and dark bunker are hidden inside, if we are not careful, we will suffer a big loss......"

Feng Yi took the trouble to keep emphasizing, so that the brothers cheered up and be careful.

"Woo woo woo ......"

The tanks roared, their tracks rolling up wet vegetation and dirt, and rumbled forward, followed by a large number of infantry, towards Yingkaitang.

"No devils have been found in the southwest, so continue to search."

......

The walkie-talkie came with a report from the 65th Regiment, in fact, they are now at least three miles away from Yingkaitang, and the Japanese army will not stupidly expose its position and tell the expeditionary force: I am here, you come and bomb me! In fact, what they want most now is to surprise the attacking Chinese troops.

"Boom, boom......"

"A devil's secret passage was found in the south, it has been blown up, please pay attention to search for the hidden castle hidden under the bushes and weeds, tunnels, and everything that should not exist in this wasteland."

Feng Yi copied the starter phone and explained the cause of the explosion.

"Feng Yi is good at everything, but he is too careful! Such a large piece, you have to touch it little by little, and don't let go of an inch of land, when will you get it? ”

On the front, Du Chaoran, the commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 65th Regiment, was a little unconvinced, and ordered the 3rd Company to follow behind the tank and continue to advance, while he himself took the 1st Company to conduct a symbolic search.

"The Chinese are coming, let the warriors not panic, and give the Chinese a meeting gift first."

The Japanese army Yingkaitang Command, the long Dazuo who commanded the operation, squinted his eyes and did not panic, he had been operating this line of defense for two years, and there were enough things to defend it layer by layer.

"Ready!"

The Japanese forward commander was very happy and ordered the rapid-fire guns and 75mm mountain guns hidden in the trenches to enter the position, and prepared to bomb the tanks used by the Chinese army for cover in the first wave.

The Japanese army's Ming Fort was built in the middle of the trenches, and it can be found by looking carefully with binoculars in the distance, because their shooting holes must be above the horizon, although there are very few exposed to the ground, but there are still some of them, but their dark forts are different, there are only three or five devils in it, a crooked handle, mainly pay attention to concealment, and the solidity is insufficient, but it is not easy to be found.

"Huhuhu......"

The brethren of the commandos who searched and advanced in the south were very slow, and their speed was very slow, one company after another, and the company that was in the back could be relatively easy and tidy, because the search was very tiring and nervous, because they were not accompanied by tanks to block bullets.

And the sixty-fourth regiment and the sixty-fifth regiment are different, precisely because they have tanks in front of them, and the speed is much faster.

"Boom, boom......"

"Da Da Da ......"

The rapid-fire guns and mountain artillery from the Japanese army broke the silence of the battlefield, and several shells suddenly fell into the middle of the attacking 64th and 65th regiments, and even the tanks covering the attack were destroyed and stopped in place in smoke.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

When the crew members inside pushed open the roof and tried to escape from the tank, the Japanese machine guns rang out, and the two tank crews who had just climbed out were directly beaten into a sieve and fell to the field.

"Devil, over there!"

"Bang, bang, bang......"

"Bunker, follow me in a row!"

He Hezhou, the commander of the third company of the 65th Regiment, shouted, and organized the brothers to start a counterattack.

"Spread out, group attack."

At the same time, the 64th Regiment was also subjected to shelling, and their tanks were not hit, but several brothers were unlucky enough to be bombarded by shells, and when they landed, there were no screams.