In April, the Japanese offensive intensified again, and the two divisions surrounding Lashio successively launched an attack on the defensive area where Long Phong was located, while the 49th Division and the 72nd Mixed Brigade on the other side also formed an encirclement of Sib at the same time.

The secrecy work in China has always been full of loopholes, and the Japanese can easily find out the news of the expeditionary force's withdrawal to China, and they are eager to take advantage of this opportunity to regain the lost territory.

Today, the Lashio defense area is not limited to the area around the town, and several defensive lines and strongholds have been established in the jungle dozens of kilometers in front of it, which are closely connected with each other by radio.

The more than 4,000 Nanyang self-rescue troops who were chased all the way from Malaysia by the little devils have now become the main force in the hands of the dragon demon.

As long as they are given enough food and ammunition, they can hide like ghosts in places where the enemy cannot see, and from time to time they will rush out to bleed the other party, and then quickly disappear from view. When your nerves are relaxed, I don't know from which direction there will be several black holes in the muzzle, making you cry dad and call your mother but you just can't find anyone.

Such a scoundrel's style of play really makes the little devil hate it but is helpless, not to mention the Nanyang people in the forest who are more slippery than loaches, and the Chinese people on the frontal defense line are not so easy to fight.

In addition to letting the self-help army play guerrilla warfare, several lines of defense of Long Wenwen also chose not to be tough with the little devils, and used the jungle terrain to play hide and hide with the other party, relying on the advantage of poor information to avoid the enemy's main force, lure the enemy deep, and then concentrate troops to encircle and annihilate.

Don't look at the rapid advance of the Japanese army in the early stage, and they quickly entered Lashio City in less than three days, which was all deliberately done by Long Wen, the purpose was to make the other party have flaws.

On the fourth day, with the cooperation of the 200th Division's tank armored vehicles, the soldiers of the 88th Army Engineer Regiment and the Nanyangs in the woods launched a counter-encirclement against several Japanese brigades that were lone and deep.

Birds flew high, animals scattered, guns swept through the primeval forest, explosions and bullets whistled everywhere, and the direction and number of enemies were not known in this endless blue sea.

For a time, the headquarters of the 54th Division of the Japanese Army was very busy, and in less than half a day, it received three urgent telegrams in succession, all of which were news that they were surrounded by the enemy.

The commander of the division, Kunimitsu Uejima, hurriedly sent reinforcements, but with little success, the other side dispatched a large number of armored vehicles to help, mortars smashed as if they didn't want money, and the road ahead was full of hardships.

At this time, "hail" fell from the sky, and more than a dozen Allied fighters crossed the ridgeline and dropped several hundred kilograms of aerial bombs on the little devil's head.

The flames of the explosion were like the scorching sun, turning into a careful sun and constantly beating in the forest, and the violent shock wave destroyed everything encountered along the way.

The Japanese were dumbfounded, and when all the blood turned into a cascade of casualty figures, they finally understood how ridiculous the so-called bushido spirit of not being afraid of death was.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Three shells landed near the division headquarters, and the sound of a loud explosion shook the makeshift fortification, which frightened the Japanese officers, and the experienced Ueshima soon realized that their position had been exposed and the enemy artillery was calibrating!

"Retreat! The command retreated 15 kilometers and notified the troops on the front line to withdraw from the battle, move quickly! ”

"But... What to do with the Kimura United, which was surrounded in front? ”

"Execute the order!"

"Hey..."

Without the slightest hesitation, Ueshima quickly gave the order to retreat, his angry face full of helplessness.

At present, in this situation, we can only choose to break the tail to survive, the enemy's firepower and cooperation are not ordinarily strong, and if it drags on, there will be greater casualties.

Even if you are unwilling in your heart, you can only admit it. Ueshima knew very well in his heart that this war had changed completely, and that it would no longer be as easy to crush as it was at the beginning of the war between the two countries, and that now, the weaker side had become himself.

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The battle for the defense of Lashio was fought for nearly half a month, and the repeated attacks of the two divisions failed to shake the mountain of Longwen, but the loss of troops was unspeakably miserable.

Although the main force of the 88th Army is not here, the dragon demon also made the little devil understand a truth, don't even think about passing from here without paying the price of 10,000 people.

The 49th Division attacking Xibu next door was not much better, and Sun Liren's 38th Division's weaponry and heavy firepower were only higher than those of Long Wenwen, and the little devils who didn't know the depth of the first battle touched a nose of ash, of which the 72nd mixed brigade was almost beaten and shut up, and fled in a hurry after losing more than 2,000 corpses on the position.

The Japanese top brass was really helpless, and had to evolve from the initial active offensive to an endless confrontation, waiting for reinforcements from the rear to make plans.

And the dragon article did not intend to take the initiative, and was also waiting

……

Two kilometers outside the Lashio defense area, on a hill...

Dozens of little devils are measuring the secret position and arranging artillery positions. They dug artillery pits in the ground, carefully pushed up 6 92 infantry guns, made blocks with weeds and branches, and covered the guns for camouflage.

I have to say that the concealment of the 92 infantry gun is still quite strong, even if the enemy hears the sound of the cannon, it is difficult to find the firing position in a short time, and for a long time it was called "ghost artillery" by the Chinese soldiers

The reason for the establishment of an artillery position here was also to hide here against the enemy's attack at any time.

Commander Nozawa observed the scene in front of him with a telescope, and the trees on the top of the hill provided excellent cover for the artillerymen, but his brow slowly furrowed.

The bottom of the mountain is the only way to the south, if the Chinese want to attack, it is just the right place to condescendingly rain shells, and even a few machine gun positions can be arranged on the mountainside, and if the ammunition is sufficient, it can even block the attack of seven or eight hundred people.

However, this is the most ideal situation, the current Chinese people have too many heavy weapons, and the artillery fortresses of machine gun positions are not filled with recognition of human lives as before, and it is unreasonable to directly send a few rockets over. If you really can't summon fighters to dive and bomb, how do you say this battle should be fought?

These little devils were still digging the pit, but they didn't know that on a small hillside more than 800 meters away, two pairs of eyes were silently watching them.

"Brother Zhang, these dogs' guts are quite fat, and they dare to put the artillery position in such a high position."

Sheep Danzi moved his aching arm slightly, and the Garand with quadruple lenses in his hand aimed at one of the Japanese soldiers.

Zhang Liu didn't speak, lying motionless behind the stone, his dark green gilly suit covering his figure, as if he was integrated with his surroundings......

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