My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 443

The grim situation made people feel overwhelmed, and Terauchi Shouyi shook his head helplessly, pressing and rubbing his temples with his dry hands, it was a physical and mental exhaustion:
"The Chinese attack on the Lashio battlefield is too fierce. It is impossible to defend the Nandu River. The British army is also ready to move north of Mandalay. Alas... we have lost the best time to counterattack northern Myanmar."

"Your Excellency, Commander, what are you going to do next?" Yamashita Fengwen asked quickly.

"We can only give up the Wa State area, and retreat to Taunggyi and Mandalay in an all-round way. No matter what, we must keep the central part of Myanmar!" The temple said firmly and firmly.

At present, the situation of all fronts of the entire southern army is not very good. The 15th Army of Iida Shojiro was directly wiped out in northern Myanmar, and the 14th Army was far beyond the reach of the Philippines. Both the 16th and 25th Fronts have mobilized many troops to varying degrees When it comes to the Pacific battlefield, the rest have to defend Malaysia, Indonesia and other regions.

If Mandalay is lost again, they will not be able to gain a foothold in Myanmar, and the other party will even threaten Malaysia. This is absolutely not allowed to happen.

Terauchi Shouyi thought for a while, then suddenly raised his gloomy eyes to look down the mountain: "Matsumoto Tomokawa's ability is really mediocre, if I hand over Mandalay to you... how sure are you to block the Huaxia people?"

The temple finally made a decision, and the current situation does not allow him to hesitate too much, because there are no generals available under his command.

Although Yamashita was a bit reckless, compared with others, the former was still somewhat remarkable in command ability.

Hearing these words, Yamashita Fengfu immediately regained his spirits, stood up straight with heels together, and promised loudly: "Hey! I would like to issue a military order and definitely guard Mandalay, otherwise I will apologize to His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Yoxi, I will give an explanation to the Prime Minister in the Philippines, and I will leave Mandalay to you, Mr. Yamashita!"

"Hey!" Yamashita Fengwen was overjoyed, this time it was done, and finally he didn't have to go to the Philippines to fight desperately with the Yankees.

As for what the temple said, he felt that it was nothing to worry about. No matter how strong the Chinese people were, they were no match for the U.S. military. When the time came, he would win a few battles and see what those red deer had to say.

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At the end of May... It has been nearly a month since the Lashio counterattack. With the full support of the Americans and the British, the 5th Army was invincible, pushing the front line all the way to Nanping.

The Japanese no longer had the idea of ​​continuing to fight. The 54th and 55th divisions withdrew from the battlefield and retreated south. Long Wenwen led the 200th division and the third regiment in hot pursuit.

The mobile unit composed of Greyhound armored vehicles is really like hounds in the jungle. They are extremely fast and have fierce firepower. They can always reach the position one step ahead of the enemy and launch a sudden attack.

After being beaten several times, the unwilling little devils set up an ambush and waited for the enemy to come up again, but they ignored that the opponent still had air power,
The assault vehicle unit contacted the rear headquarters immediately after encountering an ambush, and the order was transferred directly to the aviation group. With the powerful firepower of the armored vehicles, they were not afraid even in the face of the encirclement.

Andre's pirate formation has been hovering over the vicinity, and immediately flew to the positions of the two warring parties after receiving the order.

A few napalm bombs were thrown down, and the little devil's attitude improved a lot in an instant, and he turned around and ran away without saying a word.

On the other hand, Chen Jize's assault on the Nandu River Bridge was also very smooth. The Japanese army's position on the south bank collapsed in less than two days under the destructive offensive of aircraft and artillery. The first and second main groups quickly crossed and rushed south.

The 49th Division of the Japanese Army collapsed across the board and fled the battlefield in a hurry. At this time, Long Wenwen in the southeast turned back and transferred the third main force to attack the Nanduhe area.

Because the 72nd Mixed Brigade has a lot of heavy equipment, its moving speed is relatively slow. It was blocked by the third regiment that turned around. Coupled with the pursuers behind, they fell into a tight siege instantly.

Seeing that the way of retreat was cut off, the commander of the 72nd brigade, Chiba Jubei, was running around like ants on a hot pot, but now there is an interception before, and there are chasing soldiers later. No way, the whole army has to be finished.

Chiba Jubingwei had no choice but to order the soldiers to build a defense line on the spot while asking for help from the nearby 49th Division.

This situation became very embarrassing. All the Japanese troops had received the retreat order from the headquarters, and they all hurried back, not caring about other things.Moreover, the combat power of the Huaxia people is so strong that even if they want to return to help, they will be powerless.

In this situation, you have to put yourself in when you go back, who dares to act rashly.

Long Wenwen also seemed to have seen what the Japanese were thinking, and stopped pursuing them immediately. Instead, he gathered his forces and increased the siege of the 72nd Brigade, but they did not attack. Bar?

Because the front line is advancing too fast now, the troops are still somewhat unable to coordinate, so Long Wenwen gave up the plan of large-scale pursuit, and simply concentrated his forces to wipe out some of the enemy's active forces with superior forces.

His purpose is very simple. If the Japanese army dares to come over, we will continue to fight. If not, it will be easier. This brigade has thousands of people, so don't blame him for being rude.

When the news reached the Southern Army Command, the 72nd Brigade had been besieged for three days.In these three days, the soldiers never took the initiative to attack, but greeted the Japanese with shelling every day.

When the temple learned that no troops rushed back to rescue, the sixty-year-old devil almost had a heart attack with anger.

As a result, the heads of the 49th, 54th, and 55th divisions, as well as the commander of the Mandalay area, were scolded. .

However, this order did not explicitly mention the number and time of support troops. Everyone knew it well. Perhaps the commander also knew that there was nothing he could do. He did this just to give an explanation to the one above.

Commander of the Mandalay Defense Zone Tomokawa Matsumoto symbolically sent two regiments to move towards the encirclement, but immediately ran away with their tails between their legs after being fiercely attacked by the opponent, ignoring the calls of friendly troops for help.

It's not that the 72nd Brigade didn't try to break through, but the opponent's defense work was too good, and every time they were forced back by the intensive firepower and artillery fire, the action was useless no matter day or night, but they were caught and beaten .

These little devils have been unlucky for eight lifetimes. In this area with a radius of less than 5 kilometers, the power of the shelling can be said to be multiplied, and the casualties continue. Hundreds of people are killed and injured by the shells every day.

Surrounded by enemies, they have no way to move and have to be bombarded every day. This is not the saddest thing, but the most terrible thing is that there is not much food in the army...

(End of this chapter)