At present, the Fifth Division has been attacking for seven days, and all methods have been exhausted, whether it is a frontal attack or a sneaky night attack, but from the overall situation, it has achieved little success.

The Huaxia only shrank the defensive line back a few kilometers, but the position was still stable, but their own side suffered a lot of losses, and there were some problems with logistics and supplies.

The men of the 4th Division were not seen for a long time, and the attacking troops on the front showed fatigue again, and they ordered him to take this army at all costs, which made it a little difficult for Yamada Seiichi to ride a tiger.

In addition to Taunggyi, the main force of the Chinese people has begun to move against Mandalay, and the entire Irrawaddy River defense line is full of fire, and Yamashita Fengwen also feels that the Chinese people are indeed different from what they used to be, and the overwhelming shelling is deafening, and it is hard to imagine when the other side has such terrifying heavy firepower.

Therefore, the Mandalay side has always been mainly defensive, and there was no need to take the initiative to attack if it had built such a strong fortification, although Yamashita Fengfumi had sent his killer weapon, but on the whole, the battle was still quite aggrieved.

There is a price to pay for underestimating the opponent, this "giant man" in the Japanese population, dragging his one-meter-seven-plus body without thinking about tea, and the anxious battle situation makes people unable to sleep at night.

If the Chinese defenders stationed at Nandu River can be completely annihilated, then the 4th and 5th Divisions will take advantage of the situation to threaten Lashio and cut off the main force of the 88th Army fighting in Mandalay, and the battle will basically be over.

Coupled with the secret force that was interspersed from the Kyaukse Plain, it was not impossible for the 88th Army to recapture central Burma after a defeat.

Thinking of this, Yamashita Fengwen instantly came to his senses, and sent a report to Dongzhi again, and he wanted to eat that group of Huaxia people at all costs.

At the same time, three makeshift bridges made of stone and timber stand above the river at a medium dam shoal in the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy River.

Although this section of the Irrawaddy River is relatively wide, the water depth is shallow, the flow rate is relatively gentle, and there are several exposed middle dam shoals in the center of the river, which greatly reduces the difficulty of bridge construction. The three bridges were built with the sweat of two engineer regiments of the armored brigade and the third division and countless laborers, and it took half a month of hard work to build.

In particular, the main bridge in the middle is also reinforced with steel bars, although the bridge body is not too large, but it is barely possible to pass a 30-ton tank at one time, not to mention other vehicles and materials.

Chen Jize stood on a hillside on the west bank with a telescope in his hand, looking coldly at everything in front of him.

Heavy trucks drove across the bridge, there were many kayaks and wooden boats carrying guns and ammunition on the river, countless soldiers shuttled between the banks of the river, and there were several anti-aircraft gun positions on the shore.

"Report to the brigade commander, the tank regiment and the armored fighting vehicle regiment have all crossed the river, and the transport regiment is transporting the last baggage, please instruct."

"Before the sun goes down, the whole brigade must complete the river crossing operation, so that the rear ones can speed up." Chen Jize commanded expressionlessly.

In order to allow the heavy equipment of the entire armored brigade to pass through this big river safely, the two troops spent a lot of effort, and this was delayed for nearly half a month.

Fortunately, this area was far away from the main battlefield, and the Third Division also made a strong attack posture in front, plus the Japanese army did not dare to go out of the air force now, so they did not notice anything.

As long as all the troops cross the river, the west bank will be a vast and boundless plain, and the steel torrent of the armored brigade will definitely surprise the little devils.

"Newspaper... Report to the Brigade! ”

A soldier with a camouflage face and a straw ring on his head hurriedly ran in front of Chen Jize.

"What's the matter? Take your time. ”

"Whew... Returning to the brigade seat, the reconnaissance company found a large number of Japanese troops twenty kilometers to the southwest, and they were moving north! ”

As soon as these words came out, many of the officers present looked at him in disbelief, but they didn't expect that the little devil had already touched here.

"How many people are on the other side?" Chen Jize asked busily.

"Judging by the size of the team, there is probably a wing, maybe there is a group in the back, they are very fast, they are all on bicycles, there is no forest in that area, we can see it clearly from the hillside." The scout replied immediately.

"Twenty kilometers away? It can't be from Mandalay, right? Those bastards are so fast? Fan Xiangwu's eyes widened, and his face was full of shock.

"If they had a bicycle each, it wouldn't be impossible."

Chen Jize calmly analyzed, this situation was the first time he had encountered it, but it also made sense why they had such a speed.

"Maps! Mark me where they are. ”

"Yes!"

Judging from the map, the position of the Japanese troops was about 23 kilometers southwest of them in a mountain pass, and the other side had been marching rapidly, and it was expected that they had not yet been discovered.

"Out of that col is an open field, and there are very few trees that can be said to be unsheltered, and now the forward troops of the devils are estimated to have come out and are moving towards the position of the tank regiment."

The Scout pointed to the map as he reported back to the group.

The little devil's unit was extremely strange, not only everyone was riding a bicycle, but only the two wheels were left with steel rings, and the convoy was driving on the uneven terrain with a clanging sound, which could be heard from afar, and at first the reconnaissance company thought it had touched the enemy's armored troops.

Bicycle? Maybe it's the silver wheel force that Junzuo mentioned before.,I didn't expect to meet myself this time.,Interesting...

Chen Jize sneered and asked lightly, "Which unit is at the front now?" ”

"The 3rd Battalion of the Tank Regiment is directly in front of them, and according to what this kid said, it is expected that we will be found in an hour." Fan Xiangwu hurriedly replied.

Chen Jize crossed his arms, constantly thinking about how to deal with the current situation, not to mention the plains, but a large amount of open land is very suitable for the armored troops to attack directly, and this group of little devils collided with them without a head, isn't it an excellent opportunity for annihilation?

"Order the reconnaissance company to continue to keep an eye on the Japanese army, report the latest movements of the enemy at any time, and then contact Hongmu, immediately assemble the tank regiment and the armored fighting vehicle regiment, and complete the preparation for war within thirty minutes!"

"Brigade commander, shall we just start fighting? Why don't you report to Junza? A staff officer asked cautiously.

"The debriefing is required, but it does not affect our actions. Remember to me, the soldier is fast, and the fight is a surprise, and you must not be indecisive and miss the opportunity! ”

Chen Jize taught him harshly, and at the same time his eyes swept on the faces of the officers around him: "This is the first actual combat since the establishment of the armored brigade, cheer up your spirit, don't fall into the prestige of our 88th Army!" ”

"Yes!"

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