My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 467

At present, the Fifth Division has been attacking for seven days. Whether it is a frontal attack or a sneaky night attack, all methods have been exhausted, but judging from the overall situation, there has been little effect.

The Huaxia people only shrunk the defense line back a few kilometers, but the position was still stable. On the contrary, they lost a lot of troops on their side, and there were some problems with logistics supplies.

The members of the Fourth Division did not come up for a long time, and the front-line offensive troops showed fatigue again, and the superior ordered him to take down this army at all costs, which made Yamada Seiichi a little bit hard to get off.

Except for Taunggyi, the main force of the Huaxia people has already started to attack Mandalay. The entire Ayeyarwady River defense line is full of firefights. Yamashita Fengwen also feels that the Huaxia people are indeed not what they used to be. The overwhelming bombardment is deafening. , It's really hard to imagine when the opponent has such a terrifying heavy firepower.

Therefore, Mandalay has always focused on defense, and there is no need to take the initiative to attack with such a strong fortification. Although Yamashita Fufumi has already dispatched his trump card, the overall battle is still quite aggrieved.

There is a price to be paid for underestimating the opponent. This "giant man" in the Japanese population, dragging his 1.7-meter-long body, does not think about food and tea, and the battered battle situation makes people sleepless at night.

But right now, Taunggyi has become the key to the overall situation. If the Huaxia defenders guarding the Nandu River can be wiped out, the 88th and [-]th Divisions will go northward to threaten Lashio and cut off the [-]th Army that is fighting in Mandalay. The main force of the army is on the back road, and the battle is basically over.

Coupled with the secret army interspersed from the Kyaukse Plain, it is not impossible to defeat the 88th Army and retake the central Burma region.

Thinking of this, Fengwen Yamashita suddenly regained his energy, and once again sent a report to Dongzhi to eat that group of Huaxia people at all costs.

At the same time, at a middle dam shoal in the upper reaches of the Ayeyarwady River, three temporary bridges built of stone and wood stood on the river.

Although this section of the Ayeyarwady River is relatively wide, the water depth is relatively shallow and the flow velocity is relatively gentle. There are also several exposed middle dam shoals in the center of the river, which greatly reduces the difficulty of bridge construction.The three bridges were assembled with the sweat of the two engineering regiments of the Armored Brigade and the Third Division and countless laborers, and it took half a month to build them.

Especially the main bridge in the middle is reinforced with steel bars. Although the bridge body is not too big, it can barely pass a 30-ton tank at one time, let alone other vehicles and supplies.

Chen Jize stood on a hillside on the west bank with his binoculars in hand, looking at everything in front of him sternly.

Heavy trucks drove past the bridge, and there were many kayaks and wooden boats carrying guns and ammunition on the river. Countless soldiers shuttled on both sides of the river, and there were several anti-aircraft artillery positions on the bank.

"Report to the brigade commander, the tank regiment and the armored combat vehicle regiment have all crossed the river, and the transport regiment is transporting the last baggage, please give instructions."

"The whole brigade must complete the task of crossing the river before the sun goes down, so that the others behind can speed up." Chen Jize ordered with a deadpan expression.

In order to allow the heavy equipment of the entire armored brigade to safely pass through this big river, the two troops have spent a lot of effort, and this has been delayed for nearly half a month.

Fortunately, this area is far away from the main battlefield, and the third division is also in the front to make a strong attack posture. In addition, the Japanese army is now afraid to go out with aviation, so they didn't notice anything.

Soldiers are precious and fast, as long as all the troops cross the river, the west bank will be a vast and bright plain, and the torrent of steel from the armored brigade will definitely surprise the little devils.

"Report...Report to the traveler!"

A soldier with a camouflage face and a grass ring on his head hurried to Chen Jize.

"What's the matter? Talk slowly."

"Huhu... Go back to the brigade seat, the reconnaissance company found a large number of Japanese troops [-] kilometers to the southwest, and they are moving north!"

As soon as these words came out, all the officers present looked at him in disbelief. They didn't expect that the little devil had already touched here.

"How many people are there?" Chen Jize asked hurriedly.

"From the perspective of the size of the team, there is probably a wing, and there may be more behind. They are very fast, and they are all riding bicycles. There are no forests in that area. We can see clearly from the hillside." The scout replied immediately.

"Twenty kilometers away? It can't be from Mandalay, right? Those bastards have such a fast speed?" Fan Xiangwu stared, his face full of shock.

"It's not impossible if they have a bicycle."

Chen Jize analyzed calmly. This was the first time he had encountered this situation, but it also made sense why they had such a speed.

"Map! Mark their locations for me."

"Yes!"

From the map, the position of the Japanese army is about 23 kilometers southwest of them in a mountain depression. The opponent has been marching in a hurry, and it is expected that they have not found them yet.

"Out of that mountain depression is an open field, with very few trees, so it can be said that there is no shelter. Now the forward troops of the Devils have probably come out and are moving to the position of the tank regiment."

The scout pointed to the map while reporting to the crowd.

The troop of the little devils is extremely strange. Not only is everyone riding a bicycle, but the two wheels are only steel rims. At first the reconnaissance company thought it had encountered an enemy armored force.

bike?Maybe it's the Yinlun army that Junzuo mentioned before, I didn't expect to meet him this time, it's interesting...

Chen Jize sneered and asked lightly: "Which army is at the front now?"

"The third battalion of the tank regiment is right in front of them. According to what this kid said, we are expected to be found in an hour." Fan Xiangwu quickly replied.

Chen Jize embraced his arms, and kept thinking about how to deal with the current situation. The Bright Plain is not to say that it is flat, but a large number of open areas are very suitable for armored troops to attack directly, and this group of little devils bumped into them without thinking. The best chance of annihilation?

"Order the reconnaissance company to continue to keep an eye on the Japanese army, report the latest enemy movements at any time, then contact Hong Mu, immediately assemble the tank regiment and armored combat vehicle regiment, and complete the preparations within three to 10 minutes!"

"Brigade Commander, shall we start the fight right now? Shall we report to Junzuo?" a staff officer asked cautiously.

"Reports are required, but this does not affect our actions. Remember to me, the most important thing is to fight quickly, and what you fight is a surprise attack. You must not be indecisive and miss the opportunity!"

Chen Jize taught sternly, and at the same time glanced at the faces of the surrounding officers: "This is the first actual combat since the establishment of the Armored Brigade. Keep your spirits up and don't let our reputation of the 88th Army fall!"

"Yes!"

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(End of this chapter)