Chapter 7 Expedition to Burma Section 3 Battle (22)
The two-and-second husband was close to the mountain, and it took a quarter of an hour to get old at the foot of the mountain... It seemed like soldiers who were breathless, and they were again on the mountain. From the map, there was a horse gang on the other side of the mountain, which could pass two horses side by side. He took the bazooka from the soldiers and carried it on his shoulders, shouting: "Brothers! Go up and trampled the Japanese back path. Brothers work harder! One line is in the middle, two line is on the left, and three line is on the right. Go up the mountain!"
The entire company began to climb up the mountain together. The mountain was not very steep, but it was covered with wormwood and big trees. The grass here was a little different from the one in front. There were some thick and hard broad-leaved clover in the middle, and the leaves were covered with serrated teeth, leaving blood marks on their hair. All the soldiers bulged their feet and used their last strength to climb up the mountain.
Forty minutes later, they finally climbed up the mountain. As soon as they arrived on the mountain, almost everyone was sank on the ground. The trees on the top of the mountain were sparse and weeds were thorny. Zhang Liansheng sat on a rock and took a breath. Then he stood up and observed the mountain. A winding horse gang road passed by the foot of the mountain. There was also a small hill opposite the mountain. These two small hills tightly clamped the horse gang road in the middle.
The mountain was quiet and there was no sign of human activity. Zhang Liansheng breathed a long sigh and he could conclude that if he had not made a mistake, they would arrive at Mokun Mountain before the Japanese army.
Suddenly he felt something abnormal in the distance. He turned the telescope slightly and immediately saw the swaying plants and trees four or five kilometers away. Obviously, a large group of people were acting. "A platoon leader! Li Fu led a team to occupy the opposite mountain, hurry up! Others immediately build fortifications! The action is fast! The devils are coming soon!" Zhang Liansheng shouted loudly.
With his roar, the entire company immediately took action. Zhang Liansheng shouted again: "Call the regiment headquarters immediately. Our troops will occupy Mokunshan before the Japanese army. The Japanese army is about three kilometers away from us. Please speed up the regiment headquarters!"
The Japanese army was very fast, and in a short while, they could see the figure clearly. The Japanese soldiers were also panting and exhausted, carrying weapons, and moving forward mechanically, and the team was scattered and dragged the old.
Zhang Liansheng looked at the opposite side, and a row of Caiwang magazines rushed over the horse gangway and climbed to the foot of the mountain. He couldn't help but feel anxious. At this moment, all the soldiers in the row suddenly disappeared into the artemisia at the foot of the mountain.
"Be careful of being hidden, no one is allowed to expose the target." Zhang Liansheng whispered, staring at the Japanese army getting closer and closer. There was about one squadron in the Japanese vanguard, and the subsequent troops were still in the jungle. I don't know how many of them were.
As the Japanese army approached, they seemed to be able to hear their heavy breathing. Zhang Liansheng lowered his voice calmly: "Prepare for battle."
The sound of the gun bolt was pulled out, and the Japanese army stopped at the entrance between the two mountains, and the commander who led the team raised his telescope to observe the mountain.
"Open fire!"
With the words "scared" out, the sniper had already locked in the officer who was observing. When the gunshot sounded, the officer's head stood and broke. The fatigue made the Japanese army a little numb, and they stood in a daze to find the location where the gunshot sounds were emitted.
"Boom!" A shell fell accurately into the crowd, and the body was blown into the air by the explosion shock wave. The Japanese army woke up from a dream at the foot of the mountain. Nine fire chains "Da" erupted out, sweeping the Japanese army down like mowed grass.
The sudden attack caused the Japanese army to be in chaos. Zhang Liansheng stood up and raised the Type 39 semi-automatic rifle in his hand with one hand. "The second platoon defends the position, and the third platoon attacks with me! Blow the charge!"
A majestic charge rang out among the forests. Zhang Liansheng led the way toward the mountain. A row of people jumped up from the grass opposite, roaring towards the chaotic Japanese army. Most of the Japanese soldiers fell under the rain of bullets like a splash before they could react. The remaining Japanese troops retreated in panic. Zhang Liansheng chased after a hundred meters and immediately stopped chasing.
After receiving the report that Mo Kunshan was occupied by the squadron, Watanabe's expression changed drastically. He knew that this was the shortest way to escape from the Lashio trap. If the troops turned to Quzha Valley now, it would be impossible for them to rush in front of the squadron that had already broken through Mount Papani.
The Japanese army immediately launched a crazy attack on Mo Kunshan, and Watanabe sent heavy troops from the beginning. A whole brigade divided into two groups to attack the vanguard company on the mountain. It attempted to seize Mo Kunshan in one fell swoop while the squadron was not yet stable and open the road to escape.
Fierce battle broke out in the two mountains, and the vanguard company had too few troops. The troops guarding the two mountains were even thinner. Especially a row of defense on the left mountain. The Japanese army soon found that the troops here were thinner, so they concentrated their firepower and rushed towards the mountain. They soon reached a place thirty meters away from the mountain, and the position at the top was shaken.
Zhang Liansheng ran to the artillery position in his heart and ordered the artillery to fire at the opposite side. The artillery squad leader was very embarrassed. The distance between us and us was too close. Zhang Liansheng was anxious and personally used his palm to measure the distance to the opposite side. He loudly reported the data: "Dimension, angle, distance, release!"
The shells fell accurately into the enemy group with a roar. The artillery let out a slight cheer, and then a series of shells landed on the opposite hillside. The Japanese offensive suddenly fell slightly, and his momentum fell, and he retreated to the foot of the mountain in panic.
"Boom!" A shell exploded near the artillery position. On the hillside, two Japanese soldiers set up grenade launchers, and black and yellow uniforms covered the hillside. Whether the Japanese army had two or ten soldiers, they knew that this must be stuck in the throat, which was the Chinese noon that was stuck in the throat, and won the vitality of the entire division.
Without the support of artillery fire, the Japanese army charged up the mountain without fear of death. Zhang Liansheng commanded the troops to fight to the death. Six machine guns spewed out flames, bringing the rushing Japanese army to layer after layer. Later, the Japanese army approached the top of the mountain step by step with the bodies of their companions as cover.
With a grenade, raindrop-like grenades fell from the air, and explosions sounded on the hillside, and the Japanese army's momentum was slightly set. Before they could retreat, a group of people at the foot of the mountain rushed up shouting long live. The leader was the captain of the rank of Zhongzuo.
"Long live!" The Japanese soldiers' eyes were filled with a fanatical light. They carried a bright bayonet and charged towards the mountain in the rain of bullets. The Chinese soldiers on the mountain were also red. Many soldiers stood up with guns and fired wildly at the Japanese army. They were then knocked down by bullets, and the rocket launcher shot a round of artillery shells at the dense Japanese army, but this still could not stop the Japanese army's offensive?
"Grenade! Grenade!" A crisis occurred there. Zhang Liansheng's rough voice rang out there. Grenades flew down from the air again. The Japanese army was not willing to be outdone and threw grenades into the mountain. "Long live!" Zhong Zuo waved his shiny command knife and took the lead in charging up the mountain. The Japanese army advanced twenty meters forward, only about twenty meters left from the top of the mountain.
One thing, the wounded rolled down from the mountain with a bundle of grenades, and a violent explosion sounded in the enemy group. The Japanese army was slightly frustrated, and then rushed up. Two wounded people rolled down from the mountain, and two consecutive explosions sounded in the enemy group. A sharp command knife fell to the ground in the smoke of gunpowder.
At this moment, a loud charge sounded on the flank, and a crowd rushed out from the flank. Four or five machine guns sprayed with flames, and behind them were dozens of strong men pounced towards the foot of the mountain.
"The main force is here!" Zhang Liansheng stood up and shouted: "Run!"
The mountain and the flank Shiji finally completely defeated the Japanese army. This time the Chinese did not intend to easily let the Japanese army go. They chased them for a kilometer before they stopped.
After receiving a telegram from Liao Yao that there was no battle between Mo Kunshan, Zhuang Jihua finally took the lead and Chen Mingren's report of occupying Quzha Valley was only ten minutes earlier than Liao Yaoxiang.
"Good job! Tell Liao Yaoxiang, nail it there like a nail!" Zhuang Jihua said to Xiao Yisu excitedly and sternly, how can he eat this big meal now.
Chen Mingren reported that the Japanese army that appeared in Quzha Valley was the 22nd Division. Although Liao Yaoxiang did not report the Japanese army number, it can be inferred that the 56th Division appeared here.
"Telection Huang Botao to speed up and annihilate the 22nd Division as soon as possible." Although Zhuang Jihua's tone was still very strict, his face was relatively relaxed. After pausing, he added: "The battle limit order between Papani and Rapopa Mountain ended before sunset today.
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After saying that, he paused, thought for a moment, and then added: "The telegram ordered Dai Anlan to move forward immediately to Lashio as the reserve for the entire battle."
After the battle between the two Gu, the New 39th Division suffered heavy casualties, and the entire division was reduced by half. After the war, Zhuang Jihua asked them to retreat to the Sino-Myanmar border to repair. Although their strength has not been restored, Zhuang Jihua could not find other troops, so he could only transfer them up.
Although the situation is optimistic, it is still far from the time when the dust is settled. According to the experience of domestic combat, to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army, it is necessary to have more than five times the Japanese army's strength. Now there are less than 150,000 under the city of Lash, while the Japanese army has more than 40,000. The troops have an absolute advantage over China, but to encircle and annihilate the Japanese army is slightly weak.
"Telection Yu Chengwan that Watanabe has entered the net, and the Japanese army will definitely strengthen its attack on Mandalay. Their pressure will inevitably increase exponentially, and your success or failure is directly related to the success or failure of the Lashiro Battle." Zhuang Jihua finally set his eyes on Mandalay, three hundred miles away. He seemed to see the fierce war outside Mandalay City, and the soldiers of the New Eighth Army persisted in the war. "Deputy Chief of Staff Gong led the headquarters on the way back to Lashiro." Yu Jishi rubbed his hands excitedly. He returned to the city from the 103rd Army this morning. As soon as the Japanese army appeared in Tangji, Zhuang Jihua let him go to Lashiro, and later sent him to Xiaocheng to organize defense in western Yunnan and coordinate logistics supplements. He didn't understand Zhuang Jihua's re-use of surrendered generals at first, but He Wei's accurate judgment changed his point of view: "The Cultural Revolution was to annihilate Watanabe, and the British had nothing to say."
Zhuang Jihua sneered: "Don't worry about them. Let's fight this battle first." He paused at this point and added: "It's better or worse for us to do this, the principal knows what we do."
He was walking on the map and thought about whether Yu Chengwan could defend Mandalay. The pressure there was the greatest.
Mandalay, artillery fire was everywhere. Under the command of Shinichi Tanaka, the 33rd Division of the 18th Division came from the front, the 35th Division came from the east, and the 55th Division defeated the British army, and detoured towards Mandalay's right wing. The entire Mandalay went from east to west, and the entire line was in fierce battle.
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