My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 373
Times have changed... Those who were defending at the beginning are now attacking, and the Japanese who used to be invincible can only hide inside and tremble.

Some time ago, Western Yunnan experienced several wars. The Japanese army in northern Myanmar dispatched several troops to support them, but they all went like meat buns and dogs, and this also led to a huge loophole in the originally perfect defense circle.

不算驻守华夏滇西的竹内联队和56师团、18师团一部，光是在缅北日军便拥有31、33、53这三个满编师团，饭田祥二郎的缅北方面军总兵力达到了十万。

The Japanese army in Myanmar is only 30, and he alone occupies one-third of it.

But now the situation has taken a turn for the worse. Takeuchi United and the 18th Division have been destroyed one after another. The disabled 56th Division has fled China like a bereaved dog. The 31st and 33rd Divisions and the Indian Army are entangled in the Hukang Valley. , but the 53rd Division, the last hope, was blocked by the Huaxia people south of Lashio and unable to go north.

The hatred in Iida Shojiro's heart, all of this is attributed to the rising Chinese army, which disrupted his game of chess abruptly, why can't he figure out how they can win the battle?
Compared with Iida, who kept scolding his mother, the 49th Regiment stationed in Bhamo was even more stressed. Their dissatisfied regiment only had more than 2000 people. Although they supported an infantry brigade from Myitkyina, they faced countless Enemies who are twice as big as themselves still seem powerless.

The captain of the regiment, Changdao, was anxious like an ant on a hot pot. He had no other choice but to keep asking the military for help, but the response he got was to stick to it for a week, and the reinforcements would arrive in seven days at the earliest.

It turned out that Shojiro Iida had asked for help from the Central Burmese Front Army. The 2nd Division was heading to Myitkyina from Mandalay by train. However, due to the large number and frequent bombing and harassment by Allied fighter planes, the progress was much slower than expected. It is estimated that the vanguard will not be able to reach Myitkyina until a week later at the earliest.

After all, Mandalay is nearly a thousand kilometers away from Myitkyina, and it cannot be reached in a day or two. If there is no railway, it is estimated that it will take a month to reach the destination.

But when Chang Daozheng heard the news, his heart was about to break. Damn it, the posture on the other side was enough to defend for three days, and defend for a week...it was fatal.

In desperation, he had no choice but to hide his troops in various fortresses around the city, not daring to start a battle with the opponent in the wild, and try to delay time with a large number of bunkers until reinforcements arrived.

But even so, Long Island had no idea. According to the report of the scouts, the enemy had a huge artillery force in addition to the superiority in numbers. Although he didn't know the exact number, his intuition told him that it was absolutely terrifying.

And the reason why the opponent hasn't started attacking yet is because they are waiting for all the artillery units to arrive at the designated positions.

These days, the Bhamo Japanese Army Air Force has not been idle. At any rate, they have nine Falcon fighters parked at the airport, with sufficient ammunition and fuel. The pilots basically take to the air to fight every day, trying to take advantage of the enemy's offensive. to bombard their supply lines and artillery units.

Chen Jize had long expected that the little devil would come. The anti-aircraft artillery battalion was always by the side of the artillery unit, and whenever they saw enemy planes take off, they would immediately contact the division headquarters, and Jamie and the others would rush over to support them.

It only took 10 minutes for the fighter planes to travel from Nankan to Bhamo. After several air battles, both sides lost each other. The Japanese army was shot down five fighter planes, and Jamie's flight team also lost two P40s.

After all, the P40 fighter does not have an absolute advantage against the Falcon, and is even less flexible than the opponent in low-altitude dogfighting. Jamie and the others rely entirely on their extraordinary skills and tactical cooperation to win when the number is less than the opponent.

Fortunately, the pilot who was shot down parachuted early, only suffered some minor injuries, and was finally found by the search team sent by the second regiment and sent back to Nankan safely.

After paying the price, the little devil didn't dare to fight lightly unless he had to, so he had to stay in the position and be their coward.

Just after noon, in an open field five kilometers away from the Bhamo Japanese army's position.

Dozens of cannons were arranged here in several rows, the small calibers were arranged on the gentle slope, and the large calibers were all lined up in the open space. The artillerymen were busy carrying the measurement data of the shells, and the crowd was so lively.

In a hidden command and observation post built with wooden piles and branches, Li Liansheng recorded the received shots with a pencil while holding a radio headset.

"Repeat again: coordinates 391-408, vertical 145-156, height 85, direction shot 30, please confirm again."

"It's confirmed..." A confirmation reply came quickly from the other end of the radio.

"Received, confirm the coordinates, the proximity fuze of the high-explosive bomb and the white phosphorus chemical incendiary bomb, please seek cover at the evacuation observation point immediately."

After Li Liansheng finished speaking, he immediately put down the wireless phone and shouted towards the door: "Fatty! Don't fuck it up, you're ready to fight!!"

Krupp was sitting on the cannon stand, holding a piece of biscuit and eating it. Hearing Li Liansheng's shouting, he immediately regained his energy.

"Quick! Let's shoot!"

Because the food is getting better and better now, Krupp, who is already overweight, has become even fatter. He runs round like a mountain of meat. It is estimated that he is running three hundred catties now.

But don't look at this big fat man, he is flexible and experienced in his old profession. After getting the shooting coordinates from Li Liansheng, he immediately ran to the position, and impatiently called the gunners to start action.

"This shriveled brat gets excited when he hears it."

Li Liansheng muttered, and then called the communication soldier to give him the coordinates written on the table: "Notify the other two artillery groups immediately, and wait for the order from the regiment headquarters. Later, all artillery positions will be fully fired towards this coordinate." Shoot and kill these bastards!"

"Yes!"

In this Bhamo battle, in addition to the artillery regiment, the artillery battalions of the two regiments of the second regiment and the third regiment also joined the battlefield.

Li Liansheng and the others didn't care about the elimination of the Japanese air threat. As long as the artillery with a range of more than five kilometers was concentrated, they were ready to have a good time for the enemy at once.

24门155榴弹炮，36门105榴弹炮，两个炮营的24门博福斯75山炮，外加每个步兵营的营属中型迫击炮连，两团整整72门美制81口径迫击炮。

Do you think this is the end?There are also ten tracked armored vehicles equipped with German-made PAK40-75mm anti-tank guns in the tank battalion, as well as 37 anti-tank guns and 60 mortars in each company, but they are all arranged on the front line because of the range. s position.

Two infantry regiments and one artillery regiment have a total of more than 300 artillery pieces of various calibers.

The huge number is daunting, and the number of artillery in this way even exceeds that of a field heavy artillery brigade in China, and even the artillery directly under the military level does not have such a luxurious lineup.

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"Reporting to the regiment, Commander Li has sent a telegram that the entire artillery regiment is ready to fire and is ready to fire at any time!"

"Report! Regiment Commander Xing called. The Second Regiment has entered the scheduled attack position and is waiting for combat instructions."

"Report! Deputy Head Hong has completed the detour mission, requesting the next step."

"Report! Battalion Commander Yuan reported that the entire battlefield battalion has arrived at the designated location and is ready to launch an attack at any time..."

Chen Jize stood on the top of the mountain with his hands behind his back, silent. The soldiers' reports kept ringing in his ears. Before the battle even started, there was already a chilling atmosphere.

This can be said to be the highest mountain within a radius of tens of kilometers, and it can almost overlook the entire battlefield, and the place just eight or nine kilometers away is his inevitable goal this time!
"Where is the flying team?" Chen Jize raised his head, looking at the empty blue sky and white clouds in the distance, and asked calmly.

The correspondent beside him immediately replied: "Return to the commander, the division headquarters just sent an order, the flight team took off 2 minutes ago, and it is expected to reach the sky over Bhamo within 10 minutes."

"The order is that the artillery regiment will open fire immediately after the air strike begins, and maintain continuous firepower for 10 minutes. During these 10 minutes, the tank battalion and the second regiment must advance within 200 meters of the enemy. After 10 minutes, the third regiment along with the flank Let's launch a general attack together!"

"understand!"

Chen Jize exhaled slowly, looking down at the small town in the distance, he felt an unprecedented sense of excitement.

His plan is very clear, using the powerful firepower superiority and the tactical cooperation between the troops, before the enemy responds effectively under the first wave of firepower, the armored troops and the infantry cooperate to break into the city as quickly as possible and get close to the enemy , The three regiments on the roundabout flank launched an attack at the same time and quickly completed the encirclement, and then concentrated their firepower to destroy those strong fortresses one by one.

Since the little devil dares to fight positional warfare and urban street warfare, let them taste what is called cannonism and infantry coordination. He is also very experienced in this regard.

As a student who graduated from the Virginia Military Academy in the United States, the American style of fighting and strong firepower suppression emphasized in the academy has always been engraved in his heart. Combined with the four-way offensive tactics of rifles, tanks, artillery, and air proposed by the participants, what are the conditions? How many troops can stop it.

At this moment, I finally have the opportunity to command such an army with first-class firepower, equipment, and quality. How can this not be exciting.

The movements of the large troops could not be concealed from the eyeliners of the little devils. Seeing that the Chinese people who had been confronted for several days suddenly started to move, the Japanese army was sweating from top to bottom. Today, a big battle is inevitable.

Because of Nagashima Masa's order, all Japanese are not allowed to leave their positions without authorization, and can only stay in fortification bunkers for defense.

Although there was a little uneasiness in his heart, Chang Daozheng still felt that although there were many enemies, it should be no problem to rely on the fortification group that had been built for more than a year for at least three to five days. It may not be a big problem to persist for a week.

The cunning Chinese people not only pressed the situation head-on, but also some troops wanted to outflank from the flanks, none of which could escape the eyes of the Japanese monkeys hiding in the treetops, but most of the Japanese soldiers were very surprised, because the opponents had already put up a posture. It's been some time, except that the artillery will bombard two cannons to correct the angle from time to time, why do other Chinese people have been quietly standing still?

buzzing...

At this moment, the roar of the plane suddenly came from the sky. Nagashima was startled, and subconsciously ordered to the people next to him: "Let Mitarai and the others take to the sky to fight immediately. This time, the Huaxia people are here for real!"

The orderly was about to agree, but in addition to the roar of engines, there were other terrible sounds in the sky that day.

Shhhhhhhhhhhh

(End of this chapter)