The Japanese army's fighting style of life-threatening fight is rarely seen among war officials, especially the way that Bu and Cambodia can handle power is probably extremely rare in the history of world wars...

"It's getting dark, sir, let's have supper first." Liu Zhengfu's tone was relaxed. He looked at the gradually approaching night and exhaled gently. The long day was finally over.

Two soldiers brought everyone's meals. The meal was very simple, a large bowl of white rice, with one meat and one vegetable, and a large bowl of rice soup next to it. This box lunch method was also promoted by Zhuang Jihua. One serving per person, so no one should think it was too little.

"Notify the troops to prepare for night battles. Watanabe is crazy and cannot judge by common sense." Zhuang Jihua did not feel relaxed at all. Watanabe had already burned his boats and had no way back, so he could only continue to attack. The continuous attack could not do anything for such a long night. Moreover, the dark night was beneficial to the Japanese army and would seriously weaken the firepower advantage of the expeditionary army.

Zhuang Jihua's judgment was very accurate, with the continuous sound of gunfire and gunshots, and they did not weaken at all because of the arrival of night. The Japanese army was still attacking. "Bong and the two divisions were in a tough battle.

Gao Yinfeng's eastern front position was the most dangerous. He had retreated to the last line of defense. If he retreated, he had to retreat into the city. However, neither he nor Zhang Chong, who was present to supervise the battle, dared not give this order.

At night, the Japanese offensive did not ease at all, and was still fierce. The darkness made the Japanese army more active, and fierce battles were everywhere on the front lines of several kilometers. Fires were lit on the positions, and bullets broke through the darkness. Flying into the darkness with sharp roars; the short roar of the shells was followed by a violent explosion.

Gao Yinzhu and Zhang Chong were standing side by side in front of the observation portal, and the phone ring behind him kept ringing, all of whom were asking for help. The chief of staff cursed this and that on the phone. The atmosphere inside the bunker was tense and depressing.

"The injured high ground was lost. The brigade commander Meng of the jump brigade organized a counterattack but failed." The commander of the flying regiment Peng Qin was killed." The chief of staff held a phone in his hand and reported to Gao Yinshu and Zhang Chong.

Gao Yingui turned around and grabbed the phone, shouted at the microphone with a hoarse voice: "Braft Commander Meng, take back the position! I will send the military guard battalion to reinforce you! You can go in person!"

After saying that, he smashed the phone heavily on the seat and turned to the Chief of Staff and said, "Let the guard battalion go over immediately." The wounded highland must be taken back."

Then he grabbed the telescope and observed the direction of the burning high ground. Nothing was seen except the fire. Zhang Chong was slowly pacing in the cover unit. The situation of Zhao Shishi was very bad. He used the strength of a division to resist the entire division of the 22nd Division. Moreover, due to the tactics adopted by the Japanese army, many troops were isolated behind enemy lines, and these troops lost contact with the main force. I don’t know what the situation was. The division headquarters could only control more than 10,000 troops.

Zhang Chong picked up the phone and called the military headquarters: "Commander Zhuang, I suggest that the army retreat. Their defense line is too long. It will shrink to the northeast of the city and let the Japanese army attack the city."

Zhuang Jihua was silent on the phone, and then said: "I'll consider it. Before receiving the order, no position is allowed. Deputy Commander Zhang. The Order Army has moved to the Gaopa Village area, which is only twenty kilometers away from the battlefield. He told Commander Gao to insist that we are in difficulty. The Japanese army is even more difficult. They have no logistics and no supplements. As long as they survive tonight, everything will be in our control."

Zhang Chong's suggestion is a good plan. At present, it is said that the 58th Army is holding on to Lashio, but in fact, the Gang and Huo Divisions are fighting against the 56th Division and the 22nd Division. The Ao Division is guarding the city. So far, there has been no large-scale battle with the Japanese army.

After the Ghost Retreat to the northeast of the city, the left wing was the Lapopa Mountain defended by the division, and the right wing was the Lashi City Wall. At the same time, it could cover the north gate and restrain the Japanese army attacking the east gate. In addition, if the Japanese army attacked the south gate, it would just expose its back to the one who was rushing to the rushing army. Huang Botao would never miss this opportunity.

“I think it’s OK.

"Xiao Yisu expressed his opinion. The Dead Division is under the greatest pressure at present. They do not have the geographical advantage of Mount Rapopa, but only have a vast jungle. The Japanese army made full use of this jungle and interspersed the defensive division's defense line. This is also the main reason why the three lines of defense were lost in one day.

What made Zhuang Jihua feel relieved was that Stilwell had not touched his command so far but only occasionally raised his views. If Zhuang Jihua did not accept it, he would not show any unhappiness. If he accepted it, he would not show much happiness.

"Okay, let the decayed division shrink, tell Lu Daoyuan to strengthen the defenses of the West Gate, the South Gate and the East Gate." Zhuang Jihua specifically reminded Ximen that the Japanese army's interlude tactics are to get as they happen, and it is very likely to detour.

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"Retreat in the dark, be careful to prevent chaos. Tell Gao Yingui to launch a counterattack first, then retreat. There are troops isolated behind enemy lines, who can give up their positions and guerrillas around to fight chaos." Zhuang Jihua added.

Zhuang Jihua was a little annoyed. The battle was so dangerous and there were some problems with the deployment before the war. He did not expect the Japanese army to dare to adopt such a bold tactic. "The defense area of ​​the dead division and the division was too large and the troops were poor, which gave Risang the opportunity to carry out a surprise attack.

"Zhuang, when are you going to put the 103rd Army into battle?" Stilwell asked.

10; the army was hidden in a valley thirty kilometers north of Lashio. Zhuang Jihua never put this force into the battle. Stilwell guessed that Zhuang Jihua wanted to let 10 at the most appropriate time.

The army came out in chaos and directly surrounded the 56th Division and rushed from Mandalay to be responsible for the 22nd Division.

"Tomorrow Zhuang Jihua said very calmly: "Tomorrow is the day when we will completely wipe out the 56th Division and the 22nd Division." According to the original plan, "Laxue will hold on for three days. After three days, the 103rd Army will go from the north." The Kou Army will break out from the south, and the 66th Army will close the border between Thailand and Myanmar, and will completely wipe out the 56th Division and the 22nd Division in one fell swoop.

But now Masao Watanabe's crazy attack made him worried that the 58th Army would not be able to withstand it. Once the Japanese army invaded Lashio, the entire battle situation would be passive. He didn't want to take risks.

On a hillside two kilometers away from the main peak of Mount Rapopa, in the command center temporarily built with banana leaves, Watanabe Masao was very disappointed with the results of the day.

After the smooth start, the squadron's resistance gradually became tenacious, and they began to attack the main peak from the afternoon. By the middle of the night, the main peak position remained standing.

Masao Watanabe's decision to adopt this interlude tactic is based on confidence in the officers and soldiers of the entire division. Until now, the tactics have been implemented very successfully from all aspects. The squadron is in chaos, and the 22nd Division has been fighting directly under the city of Lashio.

What was troubled by Watanabe's mountain was that it lacked heavy firearms. In order to successfully penetrate it, neither division carried heavy firearms, but only some light artillery. Now this disadvantage was fully exposed. Several attacks on Lapopa Mountain were defeated by the artillery fire of the squadron, and the troops suffered heavy casualties.

"Your Excellency, I suggest that we give up attacking Mount Rapopa. We will use a Chinese army that attracts Mount Rapopa. The main force will quietly transfer, join forces with the 22nd Division to attack Lashi directly. As long as we occupy Lashi, the Chinese army will inevitably collapse. Chief of Staff Takeda suggested.

But if you can't get rid of Labopa Mountain, you can't defend Lashio. Watanabe thought in his mind that this was the highest commanding height of dozens of miles nearby. As long as you occupy this place, you can control the overall situation.

"Your Excellency, in one day, our casualties reached many Ichijin, and the bullets carried by the soldiers were very limited and they could not support more than three days of battle. We must quickly conquer Lashio. Otherwise, once the Chinese reinforcements arrived, all our efforts would be wasted

The Japanese army did not know that the 103rd Army was hidden north of Lashi. Takeda was mainly worried that after receiving the news from Mandalay, he would go north quickly. He came to reinforce. The train from Mandalay to Lashi only takes one night. Even if he walked slowly, he would arrive at Lashi tomorrow.

"This, don't worry, Tanaka Jun will hold them down Watanabe, waved his hand irritably, but stopped. After frowning and thinking, he smiled: "Okay, just like that, the Sasaki United continues to attack Mount Rapopa, and the main force of the division will immediately transfer and attack Lashio with the 22nd Division."

What prompted Watanabe to make up his mind was the Chief of Staff. Once Lashio is conquered, the Chinese army on Mount Rapopa will inevitably collapse, which may be a good idea.

The Chinese and Japanese armies adjusted one after another, and the sound of guns and cannons finally became a little sparse after midnight. Attacking Lashio did not lose the attack on the hills surrounded by the jungle, and it was impossible to perform interweaving division, so it could only be a strong attack. Watanabe Masao rushed to the command center of the 22nd Division in the early morning, jumped off the horse and rushed into the command center of the division commander Katsukai Oda.

After receiving the order to stop the attack, Oda Katsukai was wondering that the main commanders of the division were in the command center, including Chief of Staff Yoshida and the Infantry Commander.

"Watanabe, when will the attack start?" Ota asked when he saw Watanabe.

"Ota-kun, don't worry," Watanabe said: "Although the 16th Division has two more time to move in place, I would like to talk to you about the deployment of attacking Lashio during this period."

Ota nodded and asked Watanabe to go to the battle map: "Watanabe, you are the commander-in-chief, just let's do it."

"Now, the Chinese general in Mandalay must have known that our army is attacking Lashio, so he will definitely draw troops to go north to reinforce. I mean, immediately send a corps to seize the Papani Mountain ten kilometers south of Lashio, and build a blocking line here. The Sasaki United is responsible for restraining the Jianna army of Labopa Mountain, Ota Jun, you send a corps to continue attacking the China Army in the northeast China. The main force of the division turns to the south gate, and I lead the 56th Division to attack Ximen. The Chinese Army would never have thought that we would focus the attack here.

Ota stared at the map, Watanabe continued to explain: "The wing that attacked the Chinese Kung Division continued to adopt the interweaving division tactics, and the troops were divided into squadrons. Remember to fight the more chaotic the better, so that the Chinese people thought that the focus of our attack was, the Chinese

At this time, Ota smiled on his face. He already knew Watanabe's tactics and his attack on Gu Shi was a trick, but the Chinese generals might not be fooled. They would not believe it, so when he appeared at the South Gate, the Chinese generals would definitely think that this was the main attack direction of the Japanese army and would transfer all their strength to him, which would give Watanabe, who deviated from Ximen, a chance.

The two looked at each other and laughed at each other.

The wolf, showing its fangs, is when it emits a fatal blow.

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