"Boom!" A moving m3 tank was hit by a 105mm shell falling from the sky. Suddenly, this m3 light tank suddenly became a ball of fire.

Generally speaking, tanks are difficult to hit while marching. However, the armored forces that are now facing the anti-Japanese rescue are not fast, and this also gives the Japanese artillery a great opportunity. They only need to fire artillery toward the highway. Once they hit the target, the weak armor on the top of the tank will not be able to withstand the shells falling from the sky.

"Bastard! What's going on?" Major General He Zheng got out of his command vehicle and saw that several tanks were hit, his face suddenly became very ugly.

"Brig Commander, we were violently bombarded by Japan himself. This is a trap, this is a trap for Japan himself." said a tank battalion commander.

"Order all tanks to reverse immediately and evacuate here." Major General He Zheng immediately ordered.

In any case, the Japanese artillery range must be withdrawn first. Only in this way can the troops reduce losses as much as possible.

After the order was issued, the 2nd Armored Brigade of the Anti-Japanese Rescue, as well as the 19th Infantry Regiment and the 22nd Infantry Regiment, all retreated quickly. However, the Khmer transportation facilities were already very bad. The highway was not wide. This made their retreat very slow. But at this time, the Japanese army's shelling was still very fierce. Rear tanks or armored vehicles were constantly hit.

Major General He Zheng almost bit his teeth into pieces as he watched this scene.

"Damn Japanese myself, they actually set up a trap. The person who came will immediately report the situation here to the rear." Major General He Zheng ordered.

"Yes, brigade commander." The correspondent immediately went to send a telegram.

The 2nd Armored Brigade and two infantry regiments of the Anti-Japanese Rescue ** took more than half an hour to withdraw from the Japanese artillery range. However, even so, during this period, more than fifty tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed by the Japanese artillery fire. This is equivalent to one-fifth of the armored force of the 2nd Armored Brigade. It can be said that as soon as the battle began, they were severely damaged by the Japanese himself. This was a big blow to the troops.

What's more, withdrawing from the Japanese artillery range does not mean that it is safe. Since Japan himself has taken great pains to prepare this trap, he will definitely not let the pursuing troops who are fighting against Japan and rescued the ** will easily escape. Next, there will inevitably be more dangerous situations waiting for them.

Therefore, Major General He Zheng ordered the troops to prepare. Once Japan himself launched an attack, they must resist their attack and wait for reinforcements to arrive. Once reinforcements arrive, they can immediately get out of the predicament and even take the initiative to launch a counterattack.

Fortunately, although the pursuit troops are not very strong, the 19th Infantry Regiment and the 22nd Infantry Regiment are both elite troops. With the assistance of tanks and armored vehicles of the Armored Brigade, it is enough to form a steel defense line. If the Japanese army wants to break through their defense line, it will be more difficult than climbing to the sky. At that time, they can naturally wait for reinforcements to arrive safely.

The news that the pursuing troops were ambushed by the Japanese army was reported to the 2nd Army headquarters as soon as possible. When Lieutenant General Xu Feipeng saw the telegram, especially the loss of the Armored Brigade, his face turned even darker and a little scary.

"Captain, it seems that Japan* himself deceived us. Their main force is not east of the Mekong River, but south of the Tombsari Lake! I really don't know how they did the confidentiality work." Chief of Staff Major General Chen Qi sighed.

"No matter how Japanese* himself did all this, they did it in the end. And it caused us considerable losses. It seems that we have underestimated Japanese* himself. I didn't expect that they would dare to launch such an attack when they were at a disadvantage. This is a lesson for us! It is worth remembering this lesson for us." Lieutenant General Xu Feipeng sighed.

Major General Chen Qi nodded. Indeed, this was a profound lesson for the entire 2nd Army, a lesson that was exchanged for blood.

"However, if Japan* thinks that this will be possible to eat our pursuit troops, it would be a big mistake. An armored brigade and two infantry regiments have a force of 17,800 troops. If you just defend yourself, even if the entire Japanese Burmese Front Army presses over, you will not be able to wipe out them. I want to see if Japan* himself has such a big appetite this time to eat our pursuit troops." Lieutenant General Xu Feipeng sneered.

Indeed, the Japanese army's appetite exceeded their expectations. He did not think that the Japanese army would have such a big appetite. In other words, the Japanese army had the ability to eat so many of their troops in one bite.

"Captain, if Japan himself wants to eat so many of our troops, he must first have a good tooth eloquence. At least, I don't think they have such a good tooth eloquence. Of course, the losses of the 2nd Armored Brigade were mainly caused by Japan himself's artillery. Their artillery strength has indeed exceeded our pursuit troops. If their artillery can be solved in one fell swoop, the pursuit troops will be safe." Major General Chen Qi said.

Lieutenant General Xu Feipeng nodded: "Contact the air force and find a way to destroy the Japanese artillery. Since they want to eat so many of our troops in one bite, they have to make the possibility of their teeth being broken!"

"Yes, commander." Major General Chen Qi nodded.

At the same time, the main forces of the 7th Infantry Division and the 8th Infantry Division also learned that the pursuit troops were in trouble.

Major General Yan Tianning and Major General Song Xinwei suddenly felt nervous. If there were any shortcomings in the pursuit troops, it would be a heavy blow to the anti-Japanese and rescue troops. If the responsibility was held accountable, they would definitely not be able to escape. When they thought of this, they were a little anxious. They immediately ordered the troops to speed up and strive to catch up with the pursuit troops in the shortest time and provide support to them. If the main forces of the two infantry divisions arrived on time, it would not be so easy for the Japanese army to eat the pursuit troops that were fighting against Japan and rescued.

After the main force of the Japanese Burmese Front Army discovered that the pursuing troops that were fighting against Japan and rescuing ** had retreated beyond their artillery range and began to prepare to defend and wait for assistance, Lieutenant General Nakanagata immediately issued an order to attack.

"You guys, we don't have much time left, and the reinforcements of the Chinese people must be coming. We must eat the Chinese people before dawn tomorrow morning. Otherwise, we will have to continue to retreat." General Nakanagata ordered.
Chapter completed!