Mandalay, the position of the 6th Company of the 598th Regiment of the 200th Division.
At two o'clock in the morning, the Japanese attack was defeated again, and retaliatory bombardment began immediately.
But this time, the Japanese army's retaliatory bombardment was really crazy. It has lasted for more than three hours now. Starting from two o'clock in the morning, the Japanese army's mountain artillery, field artillery, infantry artillery and heavy howitzers of various calibers have not stopped.
However, at least tens of thousands of tons of artillery shells were dumped into the central urban area where the Chinese Expeditionary Force was entrenched.
Li Changgeng, commander of the 6th company, put his fists on his chest and lay firmly under a broken wall without daring to raise his head.
The bombardment of the little devils this time was really crazy. The bombardment of the 150mm caliber heavy howitzer did not stop. This thing is a real killer weapon. Even if it is dozens of meters away from the center of the explosion, it can kill people lying on the ground.
People and animals were shocked to death, so Li Changgeng did not dare to lie down on the ground, otherwise he would probably be shocked to death by the shock waves transmitted from the ground.
"Boom!" A 120-caliber grenade exploded, and the rising mud instantly splashed Li Changgeng's face.
Li Changgeng shook his head vigorously to get rid of the mud splashed on his face, and then cursed angrily: "His grandma is a bear. It's been more than three hours and she still refuses to stop? Can't you beat the little devil? It's still theirs.
Are the cannonballs blown by the strong wind? Are they throwing them at our heads like they don’t have any money for it? That’s really fucking evil.”
"The kid is probably getting impatient." The veteran lying next to Li Changgeng continued, "I have a fellow who works as a liaison officer at the headquarters. Last night he secretly told me that the kid's air force was eating food near Yangon.
It was a big loss. It is said that the Flying Tigers were allowed to blow up and sink an aircraft carrier. It was a big thing of more than 40,000 tons, and it also carried hundreds of planes."
"But this has nothing to do with us." Li Changgeng said gloomily, "Why retaliate against us?"
The veteran said mysteriously: "I also heard that the Baoshan Division's airborne regiment has captured Yangon's airport. The little devil is throwing artillery shells so desperately, he is probably going to escape! Because once Yangon Airport is lost, the little devil's
Our retreat has been cut off. If they don't run away, they will make dumplings for us."
"Knife, are you telling the truth?" Li Changgeng suddenly became more energetic.
"Of course it's true," said the veteran nicknamed Knife, "My fellow soldier is the major's staff officer."
"His grandma is a bear." Li Changgeng licked his lips and said excitedly, "These days of being useless have finally come to an end. Hey, little devils, go back and wait until dawn to see how your grandpa Chang Geng will deal with you!"
As soon as Li Changgeng finished speaking, the overwhelming sound of explosions suddenly became sparse.
Less than five minutes later, the Japanese bombardment completely stopped. The ruins of the city where the shelling had just shaken suddenly fell into a deathly silence. Li Changgeng quietly poked half of his head out from between the broken walls.
Looking forward from the gap, he saw that there was no movement in the ruins ahead, and all the Japanese soldiers who were hiding there just now had disappeared.
"Knife!" Li Changgeng immediately ordered, "Take two people to the front to see what's going on?"
Dao Zi agreed and immediately led two soldiers out of the ruins. The three of them lined up in a Z-shaped formation with submachine guns and began to search carefully along the corner. Soon, the three of them entered the area that had just been occupied by the Japanese army.
A three-story building, and less than half a minute later, Knife walked out of the building in a swaggering manner.
"Company commander, all the little devils have escaped!" Daozi shouted excitedly, holding his submachine gun high.
"Run away?" Li Changgeng slowly stood up from behind the broken wall, suddenly at a loss.
Li Changgeng's 6th Company has been fighting the Japs in this alley for almost half a month. More than half of the company's more than 100 people have died here, but suddenly, they still have an absolute advantage.
But all the little Japs ran away, which made Captain Li Changgeng feel a little unreal. Was this battle won like this? Was it really won?
"Haha, we won!" A veteran suddenly shouted excitedly.
In a short time, the last surviving veterans of the 6th company, more than 20 of them, crawled out of the rubble.
A veteran held his Garand rifle in the air and laughed. But as he smiled, the veteran shed tears. Then he threw the gun away and hugged the half stone pillar next to him and cried loudly. He cried while crying: "Pillar!
,Brother Zhuzhu, did you see it? The little devil ran away, we won, we really won, aw aw aw..."
As soon as the veteran cried, more than 20 other veterans also started crying.
Company Commander Li Changgeng also took off his helmet from his head and gently rubbed it while weeping silently. The health worker "Erya" who had just been assigned to the 6th Company for a few days even cried like a baby. This little girl actually has no intention.
Lonely is a born optimist, but when she saw such a strong man like Li Changgeng shed tears, she felt like crying.
For a time, the entire 6th company's position fell into a gloomy mist.
Crying, Erya suddenly found a relatively clean white cloth in the ruins. He took a few steps forward and wanted to pull the piece of white cloth from the ruins to wipe the tears of Captain Li Changgeng, but Erya couldn't.
Only then did he realize that the other end of the white cloth was actually held in the hands of a dead Japanese corpse, and this tug actually woke up the dead Japanese corpse.
"Ah!" Erya screamed loudly in fright, then turned around and ran away.
Unfortunately, Erya hadn't even taken two steps when a bloody knife tip suddenly penetrated from between her breasts. Erya's footsteps suddenly stopped, and her big eyes that were originally bright and lively suddenly disappeared.
It became dim, but at this time, the surviving officers and soldiers of the 6th company were still laughing, crying, jumping, and shouting, venting their joy of the rest of their lives to their heart's content.
It wasn't until Erya fell straight to the ground that Company Commander Li Changgeng first realized something was wrong.
Two veterans quickly stepped forward and stabbed dozens of bloody holes in the Japanese soldier's back with bayonets, but they could not save Erya.
Soon, Erya was on her deathbed, lying in Li Changgeng's arms. Erya just kept crying, calling her mother with trembling lips as she cried. Apart from the fear of death, her beautiful eyes showed...
She also has infinite attachment to her relatives, life and this mortal world. She really doesn’t want to leave.
After daybreak, Colonel Zheng Tingji, commander of the 598th Regiment, arrived after hearing the news.
Only then did Li Changgeng and the surviving officers and soldiers of the 6th Company realize that Erya was actually the cousin of Colonel Zheng Tingji, and she was also a local rich girl. If she wanted to stay away from the war, she could easily achieve her goal, but in the end she chose to be with Jue
Most people of the same age made the same choice and stepped out of the country shouting the slogan of resisting Japan and saving the nation.
Mandalay city center, expeditionary force headquarters.
Lieutenant General Luo Youlun walked into the war room excitedly and reported to Yue Weihan: "General, the news has been verified. Except for the two regiments guarding the airport, the rest of the main Japanese forces have withdrawn and all the tanks have been blown up.
They also burned cannons and even cars. It seems that the little devil really doesn’t intend to take the main road back to Yangon."
"Haha, okay!" Upon hearing this, Yue Weihan immediately looked up to the sky and shouted, "Haha," and cheered loudly.
Yue Weihan had no reason to be unhappy. The Japanese army burned all the cars, which meant they had to go to the Shan State Plateau. This was a real road of no return. Historically, the main force of the Sixth Army of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the 200 Division came from the Shan State.
Although the results for those who returned home from Bang Plateau were not as miserable as those of the main force of the Fifth Army who walked through Savage Mountain, they were not much better.
Now that the Japanese army has embarked on the point of no return, it is time for the expeditionary force to move on to the next step.
However, before that, the two Japanese regiments at Mandalay Airport need to be dealt with first.
At that moment, Yue Weihan said to Dai Anlan: "Brother Haiou, the airport will be handed over to your Fifth Army. These two Japanese regiments must be wiped out before dark!" After that, Yue Weihan said to Luo Youlun and Li Shuzheng, the leader of the engineering corps respectively.
, "Immediately contact the Fourteenth Air Force of the U.S. Air Force and request air support. The Engineer Corps is ready to repair the airport at any time."
Dai Anlan, Luo Youlun and Li Shuzheng suddenly stood at attention and immediately took the order and left.
The airport in Mandalay must be captured and repaired as soon as possible. Only in this way can the troops assembled in Mandalay be quickly airlifted to any city in Myanmar with an airstrip. Only then can Yue Weihan communicate with Stilwell and the headquarters of the 39th Army as soon as possible.
At the meeting, there were many things that Yue Weihan had to discuss face to face with Stilwell and Liu Yi as soon as possible.
For example, the U.S. government’s subsequent assistance to the Chinese Expeditionary Force, such as the large-scale expansion of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
Soon, General Luo Youlun came back again and said to Yue Weihan: "General, General Stilwell wants to talk to you. He is now over Mandalay."
Yue Weihan looked up at the sky, shook his head and said, "This old American man is really impatient."
At that moment, Yue Weihan strode into the communications room and took over the wireless communicator from the US military liaison officer.
"Yue, I must congratulate you!" As soon as the signal was connected, Stilwell's hoarse voice with excitement reached Yue Weihan's ears through the receiver, "Also, I must admit that you are a genius military strategist.
!I can’t believe that the Allies actually won the Battle of Mandalay in such an unfavorable situation. Yue, you have created a miracle!"
"General Stilwell, you are too polite." Yue Weihan said modestly, but in his heart he was quite proud.
Needless to say, the Chinese Expeditionary Force fought beautifully in this battle, and Yue Weihan's command was even more impeccable. His use of air power also reached a level of proficiency. If the "100,000 Japanese troops" retreating eastward to the Shan State Plateau were really defeated,
Devoured by the primitive jungle, this will definitely become a classic battle that will go down in history!
"Yue, I think we have to have a serious talk." Stilwell said excitedly.
"I think so too." Yue Weihan said with a bitter smile, "However, this will still take time."
"God, the Mandalay Airport is in rotten condition and has no repair value at all. You'd better let the engineering corps re-level a piece of land on the outskirts of the city and repair two simple runways as soon as possible." Stilwell shouted on the communicator.
He said, "As for you, you don't have to wait in this hellish place anymore, hurry up and join me in Lashio, as soon as possible."