I was so angry that I suddenly became nervous... The Chinese reinforcements came faster than expected! Two after two, the north and south were two, and the entire battle situation suddenly became extremely dangerous.

"Does Osong have reported how large the Chinese army attacked Mount Papani?" asked Kenji Onitsuka, the chief of staff of the division.

The staff officer who came to report shook his head: "No."

Onitsuka frowned: "Let Otsune report it immediately."

The staff officer turned around and left quickly, almost colliding with another staff officer who rushed in. Watanabe was even more angry when he saw them, and couldn't help but curse: "Bastard! Stay calm!"

The two officers shouted in shame: "Hayi!"

Then the staff who went out turned around and let the staff come in. The staff member calmed down and then calmly came in to report: "The captain of the Hosokawa regiment reported that the Chinese army in Lapopa Mountain took the opportunity to counterattack. He had found that the Chinese army attacking in the north was the New 38th Division of the 103rd Army of China. In addition, in the rear, there were another Chinese army moving, with unknown numbers, and the regiment was now being divided and surrounded."

Watanabe's heart was like a thunder strike. When did the 103rd Army arrive in Lashio? Why didn't the intelligence department find it? It took him a long time to react. He looked up at all the officers in the division headquarters, and they were all stunned. The sharpness that had disappeared before had disappeared.

The Hosokawa United was divided and surrounded so quickly. This shows that the Chinese army had already prepared and the troops in the south appeared just right. If it weren't for being cautious and putting a gang on Mount Papani, the Chinese army would have suddenly appeared behind the division, and the situation would have become out of control.

But now the situation is already very bad. The Hosokawa United has been divided and surrounded. How many troops is the Omatsu United in Mount Papani facing? Watanabe looked at the soldiers who were still struggling to rush to the city, and a sense of failure surged in his heart. The artillery fire in the city became even more fierce. The shells formed a blockade line around a hundred meters. Dozens of machine guns on the city wall spitting flames frantically to harvest the lives of the imperial samurai.

"Your Excellency, we only have two dings. Choose a small retreat or take down Lashi immediately!" Onitsuka loudly reminded him that he must make a decision immediately. To attack, he must invest all his strength to destroy the Chinese army in the city, and then hold on to Lashi and wait for Tanaka Shinichi's reinforcements.

Watanabe wanted to retreat, but he felt that the situation was not good. Lashi was probably a trap set by the Chinese general. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why the Chinese army on the north and south sides appeared so quickly and so just right. Retreat means admitting failure and giving up the Lashima Battle, but if this is done, will Iida Yoshiro agree?

"Is there no news about Omatsu?" Watanabe wanted to verify it, but Onitsuka was anxious and repeatedly reminded: "Your Excellency, stop the attack immediately. You can't attack any more."

The show of weakness in Onitsuka was not refuted by the young officers of the division who were armed with the Bushido spirit and who were never resigned. They also felt that the situation was critical. Even if Mount Papani blocked the Chinese army, Mount Rapopa had collapsed, and the Chinese army on the northern line could quickly arrive in Lashio.

"Tele to Ota-kun, the Chinese reinforcements appeared on Mount Rapopa and Mount Papani, and immediately stopped the attack. Shrink the troops and wait for the next order." Watanabe quickly ordered, and then thought about it, "Tele to Commander Iida that the 10th and 3rd Army of the Chinese strong army suddenly appeared north of Lashio. The Hosokawa corps of the Rapopa. have been divided and surrounded by Mount Papani."

"Report!" Before Watanabe finished speaking, the staff who had just left hurried in to report, holding a telegram in his hand: "The leader of the Dasong Regiment reported that the 10th Honorary Division of the Chinakou Army attacked Mount Papani. The Chinese Army was in a fierce offensive, and the captain of the Dasong Regiment asked for tactical guidance."

Watanabe's mind buzzed, and in the information he received before the war, "The Oro Army was in Mandalay, and the Honorary 10th Division was the main force of the Oro Army. This division appeared on Mount Papani, which means that the entire Oro Army probably has arrived.

"Tele to Commander Iida and the Southern Army Command that the 10th Third Army of the Chinese Nabopazhi appeared in Rapopazhi. The Gu Army was attacking Mount Papani, and the division was in danger of being surrounded by the Chinese Army. I decided to stop attacking Lashio and the whole army broke eastward."

In order to confuse the Chinese army in the city, Watanabe ordered the continued shelling of the city, but the troops quickly gathered and drove westward. At the same time, they ordered Ota to launch defense on the spot to cover the transfer of the 56th Division.

Watanabe's action was very fast, but the squadrons on the north and south sides were faster. Two regiments of the New Thirty-Eighth Division rushed into Mount Rapopa from the flank. The already exhausted Hosokawa United was cut into three pieces at once, and Hosokawa was surrounded on a small hill east of the main peak of Mount Rapopa.

Listening to the constant gunfire, Hosokawa felt sad. Starting from Tomoki, the entire battle became unsuccessful. Before he took down Tomoki, he was already criticized by the commander of the division to the commander of the army. This time he left him to the oral division that restrained Mount Rapopa. In addition to the great losses of the troops, the other reason was that this was the first wave of attacks was borne by his corps.

From the north, the New Twenty-Eighth Division of the Killing Mountain Claws were moving at a rapid speed. His other cars didn't have time to shake the attack troops, and the fatal blow arrived. Looking at the Chinese army surrounding the hills, Hosokawa was very helpless and powerless. The Chinese people did not want to hide their actions at all, and prepared for the attack in an orderly manner. More than a hundred tired soldiers around him, Hosokawa knew that the regiment had reached the end.

"The flag-master Hosokawa shouted in a low voice, but he did not get the answer he deserved. He suddenly turned around and his eyes shot around, but he did not see the flag-master.

"When the corps headquarters was hit, the flag-master officer was dispersed." A captain stumbled and ran over. The corps headquarters was attacked at the beginning, and the entire command center was destroyed, so that Hosokawa could not organize effective defense. Hearing that the flag-master officer was gone, Hosokawa's mind was a little confused. He immediately realized that the flag-master officer might have become the spoils of the Chinese army. From the beginning of the war, the Japanese army's military flag had never been lost. Although there have been several failures in the Chinese battlefield, the Chinese people had never seized the complete Japanese military flag.

"Captain of the regiment, we should break through immediately." The captain looked at the Chinese army gathering at the foot of the mountain anxiously. They seemed to be unfast. They were very efficient, orderly, without any confusion.

"I order you to lead the troops to break through the siege and the Shige Banner who was lost, Hosokawa will decide to die for his country. Otherwise, even if he breaks out, he will be ordered to break his stomach. Instead of dying in humiliation, it is better to die in battle like this.

"Colonel!" The captain was a little anxious. Now time didn't wait for anyone. If the Chinese were ready, everything was over. Hosokawa shook his head firmly. He did not perform any rituals, pulled out the command knife and quickly inserted it into his stomach.

The captain gave a military salute to the corpse of Xiang Xi silently. He turned around and shouted to the soldiers: "All personnel should pay attention, break through immediately and charge eastward. No matter what the reason is, you are not allowed to stop."

The gunshots in the forest suddenly became fierce, and the killing sound was filled with long live longing. The New 38th Division chased the remaining soldiers of the Hosokawa corps all over the mountain.

Zhuang Jihua finally breathed a sigh of relief, and Sun Liren's quick action completely reversed the Battle of Lashio. He knew that the initiative in the Battle is now in his hands.

"Tele to Sun Liren, don't care about the remaining troops of the Hosokawa corps, immediately assemble the troops and attack eastward. Completely surround the Japanese army Zhuang Jihua, repaired the deployment last night, and no longer allowed the new 38th Division to come to Lashi City: "Order the old division to concentrate its efforts to annihilate the remaining Japanese army. Then defend Mount Rapopa

"Telection Gao Yinfu, reinforcements have arrived, and a full-scale counterattack is immediately."

"The telegram ordered Huang Botao to speed up the pace. The Japanese army has begun to retreat. If they don't speed up, they may slip out of our palms."

"The telegram will lead Yu Chengwan, whether the Lash Battle is successful or not. The key lies in the success or failure of the Mandalay blocking battle. I ask you to stick to it for at least a week.

The retreat of the 56th Division was soon discovered by the troops in the city. Zhuang Jihua immediately realized that the Japanese army was about to run away. He had no order! The division must go out of the city to pursue, but let the Ao Division continue to hold on. This order puzzled Stilwell. "Zhuang, we should organize the internal teams in the city to go out of the city to pursue, rather than order them to stay in the city." Stilwell immediately raised his own objection after Zhuang Jihua gave a series of orders.

"No, the primary task of the Lashima is to defend Lashima." Zhuang Jihua shook his head firmly. "There is even more contempt for Stilwell. In this situation, as long as Lashima is in hand, the battle will be invincible. Once Lashima is lost, the future will immediately become unclear.

"Ka! Fan!" Stilwell was anxious: "I have never seen a command like this. If no troops entangle them, they would slip out of us without paying any price!"

"No, General Huang Botao will block them." Zhuang Jihua didn't explain, and threw a sentence casually.

"They haven't crossed Papani Mountain yet. There are still ten kilometers away from here." Stilwell did not intend to let Zhuang Jihua go, and insisted on asking.

"General, General Huang Botao will lead two divisions in person and directly penetrate here." Xiao Yisu saw Zhuang Jihua's impatient heart, worried that if he would continue, the two sides would have a complete quarrel, so he interrupted and pointed at a location on the map. This is a place called Quzha Valley, more than 20 kilometers southeast of Laxu City: "If the Japanese army wants to go this direction, they can only walk here, and the new 22nd Division will penetrate here, more than 10 kilometers east of Xiao Yisu's finger city. A place called Mo Kunshan: "As long as these two places are closed, Watanabe will not be able to escape.

Stilwell carefully looked at the map and found that these two locations were indeed the main roads for eastward advance, but he thought about it and felt something was wrong: "I have a question. Since I know these two key points, why didn't I set up a position here, but was ambushed by the Japanese army?"

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