My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 294 The attack begins and captures Mangshi
Mangshi... This is a small town located on the border of western Yunnan, bordering Longling in the east and Wanding in the west, the Yunnan-Burma Highway passing along the border, and bordering Myanmar in the south.Before the war, as a transportation hub and a distribution center for commercial and trade materials in Myanmar, it was a border city in the true sense.

Unlike most areas in western Yunnan, which are mountainous and forested, Mangshi belongs to the rare flat landform. The mountains with many mountains are gone, replaced by a gentle land with ups and downs of less than two meters.
The so-called Pingba can also be called a platform. It is between the plateau and the plain. The entire platform is complete, the terrain is gentle and the slope is not high, and it is completely different from the mountains in western Yunnan.

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A huge convoy moved forward slowly with a whistling roar, starting from Longling and driving westward along the Burma Highway, and the terrain gradually became clearer.

Sitting on the armored vehicle, Chen Jize stroked his wind-blown hair a little messy, looking curiously at the plain-like terrain in front of him as if he had discovered a new continent.

I am used to seeing the boundless mountains and mountains in the west of Yunnan, and I am amazed when I encounter this flat land.

This flat land is mainly concentrated around Mangshi, with an area of ​​about 178 square kilometers. No wonder the participants rushed to take this place. It is very suitable for the deployment of mechanized troops, and it is an ideal place for tank battalions.

If we can completely control this place, the heavy weapons of the entire third division can be fully deployed, and the mechanized armored units and powerful infantry firepower can also be used to the extreme. The 18th division wants to break through the east entrance gate because of the mutual support between the plain and the mountains on both sides. nothing.

"Zizi... Please pay attention to the command vehicle. The forward has spotted the enemy's defense line and is expected to contact it in 5 minutes. Please make sure the follow-up troops follow up!" At this moment, Yuan Li's voice came from the intercom.

"Got it." The communications soldier responded immediately, and then looked at Chen Jize.

"Immediately tell the troops to speed up and tell Hong Mu not to stay behind Yuan Li and the others, but to advance deep into the enemy!" Chen Jize ordered categorically, putting the helmet on his head.

For this attack on Mangshi, the Chariot Battalion and the Third Main Regiment were the main attackers. After discussions between Chen Jize and Yuan Li, the troops were divided into three parts.

As the forwards, 10 Sdkfz37 tank destroyers equipped with 251 battle anti-aircraft guns were at the forefront of the team, while Hong Mu led the remaining 20 armored vehicles and a battalion of infantry to form the second echelon.

The last 5 armored vehicles were reserved for Chen Jize as the command vehicle and rescue vehicle of the whole regiment, followed by more than 70 heavy trucks carrying the remaining two infantry battalions of the third regiment.

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On the ridge line of a small highland, a dozen Japanese soldiers set up a temporary sentry here to monitor the situation of the road ahead.

"Ping Jie, is there any news from your brother?" A sergeant came to the front and asked the middle-aged soldier who was sitting on the sandbag in a daze.

"Ah? Mr. Shouyi, my brother...I haven't received any letters from him since the communication line to Tengchong was cut off." The middle-aged Japanese soldier replied dejectedly.

"Cheer up and don't think so much. As soon as the reinforcements from the 18th Division arrive, we will be able to recapture Longling, and then you will be able to reunite with him." Sergeant Cao patted the soldier's shoulder, solemnly Cheer up.

"Hey, Waka Lima Xida!"

Sergeant Cao nodded, took out two cans of beef from his body, handed them to the middle-aged soldier, and at the same time opened the seal and ate them himself.

It's just that he frowned while chewing, and muttered with disgust: "How can it be repaired! Does the base camp even adulterate canned meat? This is not something people eat!"

Today's canned beef is no longer what it was at the beginning. It is almost full of beef offal and blood, not even the most basic meat. The slightly disgusting taste makes it difficult for him to swallow.

Now is not the beginning of the war. With the defeat of the Japanese army in the Pacific battlefield, especially the defeat of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet, the overall logistics of the Japanese army has become difficult to support.

At this time, the beef was very tight. Naturally, the quality of canned beef supplied to the frontline Japanese army plummeted. The so-called canned beef did not have beef, but was replaced by beef offal or even beef blood plus vegetables.

In fact, their situation as soldiers on the Southeast Asian battlefield is considered good. As long as it is not in wartime, three meals a day can be guaranteed to be supplied, while those Japanese stationed on small Pacific islands are quite miserable.

Due to the leapfrog tactics used by the U.S. military, most of the Japanese army’s supply lines were cut off, and the Japanese troops on many islands could only rely on themselves to survive. Even in many battles, the number of Japanese soldiers who starved to death far exceeded the number who were killed.

Under the blockade of the Yankees, not to mention canned food, it would be nice to have a stutter. The hungry Japanese eat everything...

"Shouyi-kun, I still have a few rice balls here, how about..."

"Forget it, you can keep it for yourself."

Juncao didn't accept his kindness, and competed with canned "beef" on his own.

"It's so hot, the weather in this damn place is really a headache." A soldier pulled his collar and complained, sweat dripping down his face.

The sky was overcast, but not a drop of rain fell, and there was no wind, and a hot and humid air made people upset.

"I heard that it has been raining heavily in Wanding for several days. Why doesn't it rain here?"

"Don't mention this. It's because of the rain that the 18th Division is still in Wanding. If they could have arrived earlier, we wouldn't have to stay here every day in fear."

Sergeant Cao was chewing the unpalatable canned food while listening to the complaints of the soldiers, feeling extremely irritable in his heart. Looking at the peaceful road ahead, he didn't know why he felt a little uneasy at this moment.

"Ping Jie, after dinner, you take two people to the front to have a look. I always feel that something is wrong."

"Hi Hey"

The Yunnan-Burma Highway twists and turns, and the hillside they are on can only see a range of more than 300 meters in front of them, but the farther place is blocked by woods and soil.

"Buzzing..."

"What's that sound?!"

At this moment, there was a sudden roar at the end of the road directly in front of them.

Sergeant Cao hurriedly picked up the binoculars to observe. The road in the distance was blocked by the woods to see the specific situation, but the sound became louder and louder from far to near. It is certain that there are definitely a large number of convoys driving ahead.

"car?"

"No, it's from Huaxia! Send the signal flare!"

Sergeant Cao realized that something was wrong, put down the binoculars and shouted eagerly, it is impossible for his own convoy to come from the northeast direction, the only thing that can explain it is the enemy's situation!
The roar of vehicles was getting closer and closer, and through the gaps between the branches, armored vehicles with gun barrels could be seen slowly approaching them.

"Tank...tank?"

Sergeant Cao fell into a daze for a while, and he thought it was a Chinese tank since he had never seen the world.

"call out……"

As the scream sounded, a flare with a red light shot straight into the sky. Although it alerted the companions behind, it also exposed their positions.

Looking at the slowly rising flames, Yuan Li, who was sitting on one of the armored vehicles, quickly picked up the machine and shouted: "All vehicles, increase the accelerator and pass quickly. Vehicle No. 1 and No. 2, knock down this little devil's sentry post!" !"

"Roger that!"

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(End of this chapter)