After nightfall, the Japanese army launched another attack.
However, the Japanese attack was once again thwarted by the heroic soldiers of the Sixth Army. After a fierce battle until dawn, the Japanese retreated sadly after leaving hundreds of corpses behind.
The fighter formation of the Fourteenth Air Force (Flying Tigers) appeared in the sky above Mandalay again.
At this time, the Japanese Army Air Force in Southeast Asia was massing on a large scale. Before the pilots of the Naval Air Force were in place, they could not yet take care of seizing Myanmar's air supremacy.
In the western suburbs of Mandalay, the position of the 7th Company of the 279th Regiment of the 93rd Division.
When the Japanese army finally retreated like an ebbing tide, the officers and soldiers of the 7th Company couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, and then slumped to the ground as if their spines had been suddenly pulled away. The surviving officers and soldiers were at a loss.
Looking around, I found that there were fewer faces in the trenches, and many comrades who had shared life and death had left forever.
No one was sad, and no one cried because they were too tired.
As long as the enemy does not hold a gun to their forehead, the officers and soldiers of the 7th Company Commander only want to do one thing now, and that is to sleep!
In less than a moment, thunderous snoring could be heard on the battlefield. A veteran had just taken out a cigarette, and before he could light it for himself, he fell asleep leaning against the ammunition box.
It was not until noon that the sleeping officers and soldiers were awakened by the tempting smell of meat.
"Baozi, hot buns, stuffed with beef, stuffed with leeks, stuffed with pork and cabbage, that's enough!" The elderly cook carried two large buckets of hot buns and shouted loudly.
At the position, the officers and soldiers of the 7th Company, who had been sleeping soundly just now, suddenly turned over and sat up, and then swarmed towards the cooks.
After the Chinese Expeditionary Force was replaced by Yue Weihan as commander-in-chief, the fighting became really fierce and the casualties were really heavy.
However, the treatment of expeditionary officers and soldiers is really different from before. Not only have military pay and death pensions been greatly increased, but the food has also been greatly improved. In the past, when fighting in China, they could get two meals a day.
Yes, that was the treatment of the Central Army, but after Yue Weihan took charge of the expeditionary force, the officers and soldiers had meat to eat every meal, and the officers also had wine to drink.
While the soldiers were eating big meat buns and the officers were enjoying American wine, a friendly army suddenly came up.
This friendly force is obviously not from the Sixth Army, because the Sixth Army is wearing the uniforms of the British and Burmese troops, but they are wearing the grass green uniforms of the Central Army, and they are holding all American ordnance. Almost everyone has it.
They were all armed with M1 Garand semi-automatic rifles, and many were also carrying Browning light machine guns or large-caliber heavy machine guns.
"This is..." When the officers and soldiers of the 7th Company saw this, they immediately forgot to eat the buns.
The 7th Company Commander suddenly drank a large gulp of American wine, then wiped his mouth and stood up.
However, before the commander of the 7th company came forward to ask, a captain with a straight military posture had already walked out of the friendly troops, and immediately started to organize the team at the top of his voice: "Everyone gather, look left and right, look forward! Just a moment.
Sigh, stand at attention! All of you, pay tribute to the brave brothers of the Sixth Army..."
"Bang bang bang!" More than a hundred friendly officers and soldiers raised their guns in salute.
Finally, the friendly company commander made a standard turn to the right and saluted the 7th company commander.
Seeing the straight military posture and neat formation movements of the friendly troops, the officers and soldiers of the 7th Company suddenly felt their faces getting hot. However, when they saw the unabashed respect shown in the eyes of the friendly officers and soldiers, the officers and soldiers of the 7th Company felt again.
I am sincerely proud that although our old Hunan army does not have a neat queue or a heroic military posture, we are unambiguous in fighting.
"Are you..." The commander of the 7th company returned the nondescript military salute and asked tentatively, "from the 39th Army?"
The friendly company commander put down his right hand and immediately stood at attention with a snap and said: "The 9th Company of the 5th Regiment of the Baoshan Division of the 39th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army was ordered to come to change the defense. Brothers of the Sixth Army, thank you for your hard work. Now please hand over the position to our company. Please."
Don't worry, as long as there is one person alive in our company, we will never let the little Japs cross our defense lines."
"Change defense?" The 7th Company Commander pursed his lips, suddenly wanting to burst into tears.
It is difficult for people living in peacetime to understand the inner world of a soldier, especially soldiers in wartime. When the war is tense, they are exhausted. In addition to fighting, eating and sleeping, they have no time to think or be afraid. But once they have
The opportunity to rest and recuperate, all kinds of feelings suddenly came to my mind.
The 7th company commander resisted the urge to cry, but many soldiers had already squatted on the ground with their hands on their heads and howled. A few soldiers took out the relics of their comrades from their arms while crying, and they burst into tears.
It was raining like rain. Among the crowd, only one soldier was holding an ammunition box and laughing up to the sky, but there were clearly bitter tears shed on his face.
The officers and soldiers of the Baoshan Division stood silently. They neither stepped forward to stop nor said anything or laughed.
People who have never been a soldier will never know the inner world of a soldier. Soldiers who have never been on the battlefield will never understand the preciousness of life. Similarly, only veterans who have experienced nightmare wars will truly know.
What it feels like to survive a disaster, that feeling cannot be described in words at all.
Half an hour later, the officers and soldiers of the 7th Company staggered off the position under the watch of the officers and soldiers of the Baoshan Division.
When they first took up the position, the 7th Company had more than 180 officers and soldiers. When they left the position 12 days later, there were less than 40 people left. Two of them were seriously injured, and one was on his way back to the division headquarters.
One fell off the jeep and died, and the other died in the field hospital the next day because rescue efforts failed.
In the western suburbs of Mandalay, the headquarters of the 143rd Japanese Infantry Regiment.
Lieutenant Commander Ozawa Jiro, the deputy commander, strode into the war room. He immediately put his feet back and stood at attention, saying to Colonel Unosetsushi, the commander of the commander: "Your Excellency, Colonel, the forward observation post reported that the China Army on the opposite side seems to be changing defenses!"
"Change defense?" Uno nodded and said calmly, "This is also expected."
"Your Majesty Colonel, are you going to launch a surprise attack while the newly arrived Chinese army has not yet established a stable foothold?" Ozawa Jiro said, "Since the Battle of Mandalay broke out, the imperial army has never launched an attack during the day. This surprise attack will inevitably
It can catch the Chinese army by surprise, and as long as you move quickly enough, you can escape completely before the Flying Tigers arrive."
I have to say that Ozawa Jiro is very tactically savvy and his suggestions are also very insightful.
However, Unosetsute rejected Ozawa Jiro's proposal without hesitation, and said coldly: "Ozawa-kun, do you know which army the newly-replaced China Army is?"
"Isn't it the 39th China Army?" Ozawa Jiro said disapprovingly.
"Isn't it the 39th China Group Army?" Unosetsu said indifferently, "If you have served in the North China Front and had the experience of fighting against the 39th China Group Army, you will give up this unrealistic idea. China 39th Group
The group army is by no means comparable to the ordinary China Army. It is wishful thinking to want to attack them by surprise."
"Whoosh whoosh..." Unosetsu finished speaking when a harsh scream suddenly sounded outside the war room.
"Bagagaru!" Unosetsushi suddenly became furious and shouted outside the war room, "Who gave the order for the artillery brigade to fire during the day? What if the target is exposed and the Flying Tigers' bombers are attracted?"
"Your Majesty, Colonel, it's not the artillery brigade!" A major officer hurriedly entered, and immediately stood upright and said, "It's the Chinese Army on the opposite side, launching a large-scale artillery bombardment at our regiment's position!"
"Well, China Army!?" Unosetsue's expression suddenly changed when he heard this. Immediately, he and Ozawa Jiro hurried into the observation post outside the headquarters. Looking out through the artillery mirror, they saw the 143rd Infantry Regiment.
The forward position of the regiment has been completely shrouded in the smoke generated by the explosion. Judging from the effect of the shelling, the Chinese artillery has at least 20 cannons!
"Bagagaru!" Ozawa Jiro said in disbelief, "Where did these Chinese artillerymen come from?"
"Ozawa-kun, can you tell what caliber and model of artillery this is?" Unosetsu suddenly asked.
Ozawa Jiro shook his head sternly and said: "Your Majesty Colonel, I seem to have never seen this kind of artillery. Judging from the explosion effect, it seems to be a heavy howitzer, and the caliber seems to exceed 300mm. But how is this possible!? There are only fortress guns.
It has such a terrifying caliber, but the fortress cannon cannot be maneuvered at all, let alone airlifted!"
"But I seem to understand a little bit." Unosetsu said solemnly, "This must be a heartless cannon. Ozawa-kun, we are in big trouble. The Chinese Army will soon launch a frontal attack!" After that, Unosetsu said
Then he turned around and shouted, "Order, the artillery brigade immediately implements artillery suppression, and the tank squadron and infantry brigade assemble urgently to prepare for an assault!"
Uno Setsue, an old devil, is still very powerful. He knows that the Baoshan Division not only possesses rocket launchers, which are powerful weapons for attacking enemies, but also has large-scale destructive weapons and heartless cannons. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for the Japanese army to block the Baoshan Division's attack with only simple civil fortifications.
It's possible, hiding in the trenches and getting beaten can only lead to death!
The Uno Alliance's only chance is to rush forward and fight with each other. As long as the Chinese and Japanese armies are mixed together, the Flying Tigers and the terrible heartless cannon will become a display. With the tenacious Bushido spirit, the Imperial Japanese Army's
The warrior may still have a chance to win this unexpected encounter in hand-to-hand combat.
Opposite the Japanese army, Baoshan Division Headquarters.
Chief of Staff Colonel Zhang Zhongyi hurriedly walked into the war room and reported to Li Yulong: "Master's seat, the forward observation post reports that the Japs' artillery has begun to counterattack!"
"Oh, the Japanese artillery counterattacked?" Li Yulong couldn't help feeling a little surprised when he heard this.
"It's no match for the Japs?" Colonel Yang Donglin, commander of the 5th Regiment, also asked, "Isn't it afraid of the Flying Tigers' targeted bombings?"
"There's something evil about it." Li Yulong touched his chin, and subconsciously took a few steps back and forth, then suddenly turned back and said, "Damn it, the little devil doesn't know how to live or die, this is going to be an attack on the enemy!"
After that, Li Yulong said to Zhang Zhongyi again, "Order the troops and the general offensive plan remains unchanged, and then order the artillery battalion to stop the bombardment!"
Headquarters of the 143rd Japanese Infantry Regiment.
Ozawa Jiro suddenly stood up from behind the artillery mirror and said to Unosetsu: "Your Majesty Colonel, the China Army has stopped shelling!"
Ozawa Jiro didn't need to remind him, and Unosetsu also saw it. Thousands of Chinese soldiers had already rushed out of the trenches.
Unosetsu immediately drew out his saber and swung it forward, while yelling ferociously: "Order, the artillery brigade immediately moves, with the tank squadron as the leader, and the entire army attacks!"
Half an hour later, the headquarters of the Japanese 55th Division.
Gennosuke Kato walked into the war room angrily. Before he could stand upright, he said to Lieutenant General Hiroshi Takeuchi: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the Uno Regiment has been breached by the Chinese Army. Now, the Chinese Army is moving along the gap to the north and south flanks."
By tearing apart the defenses of the Xiaoyuan and Nanshu regiments, the river defense on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River has also been lost!"
"What!?" Takeuchi Hiroshi suddenly turned around and said in disbelief, "How long did it take for the Uno Alliance's defense line to be broken through by the Chinese Army from the front? Moreover, even the east bank defense of the Irrawaddy River was lost!?"
"Hai!" Kato Gennosuke suddenly lowered his head and said, "Uno Setsushi, this idiot, not only did not rely on fortifications to hold on when the China Army launched the attack, but instead launched a self-righteous counterattack, trying to attack the China Army with attack, but was defeated by the China Army
They were defeated and the defense line collapsed."
Hiroshi Takeuchi frowned and said disapprovingly: "With the loss of air supremacy on the battlefield, attacking with attack is a wise choice, and hand-to-hand combat is also what the imperial army is good at. With the combat effectiveness of the Uno Regiment, in hand-to-hand combat,
It seems that China should not lose to the China Army, let alone be defeated so quickly?"
"You, the division commander, don't know something." Kato Gennosuke said sadly, "The China Baoshan Division is not only equipped with a large number of individual rocket launchers, but all soldiers are equipped with semi-automatic rifles, and each infantry squad is also equipped with a Browning light rifle.
Machine guns, facing such powerful infantry firepower, the warriors of the Uno Regiment have no chance of even a hand-to-hand fight!"
"Baoshan Division actually changed into beautiful weapons!?" Hiroshi Takeuchi was awe-inspiring when he heard this, and a terrifying scene of the battlefield suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. Thousands of Japanese officers and soldiers were charging forward with bayonets in hand. Before the charge,
, the Chinese officers and soldiers on the opposite side were also charging. The difference was that while the Chinese officers and soldiers were charging, they were still firing fiercely. Under the intensive firepower of the Chinese officers and soldiers, the Japanese officers and soldiers fell one by one like wheat cut by a sickle.
Come down.
Gennosuke Kato calmed down and reminded Takeuchi Kan in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, division commander, if the imperial army cannot recapture the river defense on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the progress of China's engineers on the west bank in erecting pontoon bridges will be greatly accelerated. According to the current progress, up to five
Heaven, the mechanized troops of the Fifth China Army will be able to cross the river!"
"Bagagaru." Hiroshi Takeuchi cursed fiercely, then turned around and roared, "Order, the 112th Infantry Regiment and the 144th Infantry Regiment immediately organize forces to fight back and tell Genzawa Yukizo to return
Masao Kususu must retake the river defense on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River at all costs!"