My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 472
The distressed commander of the Yamada Seiichi Division no longer had his former demeanor, and his soldiers carried him to the south for several kilometers, and finally escaped from the encirclement of the Huaxia people.

However, there were very few soldiers around, only a few tens of them in detail, and all of them were in a state of distress, as if they had lost their souls and seven souls.

Seiichi Yamada was already in despair. At least two-thirds of the Fifth Division was surrounded by Chinese people, and only a handful of them could escape. Countless soldiers died, and the entire Fifth Division... was completely over.

After the 200th Division and the [-]th Division merged, some people remained to continue to encircle and suppress the trapped Japanese army, and the rest began to chase the little devils who fled in a hurry.

This extremely urgent battle situation made Feng Wen, who was far below Mandalay Mountain, almost fainted on the spot. If something goes wrong with Taunggyi, then Mandalay will be completely surrounded by the Chinese and there will be no turning back. It is only a matter of time before it is broken. .

And at this moment, the Fourth Division, which had been silent and effervescent all this time, suddenly jumped out. They had set up ambushes on various main roads early on, and waited for the [-]th Division that was chasing.

As soon as the two sides came into contact, the [-]th Division caused a lot of trouble to the [-]th Division by relying on landmines and fighting steadily. Many unprepared soldiers died under the sneak attack and ambush of the little devils.

The loss from the front line made the division commander Gao Xijiang furious. He immediately ordered the troops to concentrate their forces and led the team himself. He was about to fight the Japanese to the death.

But the little devils in Osaka are very smart, and they are not greedy after taking advantage of it. They immediately turned around and retreated while fighting.

Although the people under his command are usually out of tune, they are still very competitive at critical moments. The commander of the Fourth Division, Mababa Masao, can finally feel proud this time. Now he is like a savior, leading the army to stop the enemy and collect the remnants. He actively reported the situation to his superiors, explaining why his side has been hesitant to move forward. It is because he has seen through the tricks of the Chinese people that he has not stepped into the trap.

Of course the headquarters knew the virtues of the opponent, but due to the current situation, they had to express their approval and support for their actions, and ordered them to continue to defend Taunggyi and repel the attack of the Huaxia people.

However, Osaka soldiers have always been slick. They know that they will definitely suffer losses if they want to go head-to-head with the current Chinese army.

So the troops of the Fourth Division began to withdraw from the battlefield in an orderly manner. By the time Gao Xijiang and Gao Jiren came with the main force to prepare for a decisive battle, they had already disappeared.

In fact, most of the members of the Fourth Division don’t want to be tough with the Huaxia people. After all, judging from the overall battle situation, they are already at a disadvantage, and there will be no reinforcements. If they stay here, they will only step into the footsteps of the Fifth Division. It is better to go back to the Taunggyi area and rely on terrain fortifications to block the enemy's southward offensive.

Although the actual situation is indeed the case, there are always some people who are not clear-headed and unwilling to admit it. Many soldiers of the Fifth Division even think that these actions of the other party are cowardly. It would not end in a disastrous defeat, including Lieutenant General Yamada Seiichi who escaped from death.

After returning to Taunggyi, he immediately sent telegrams to the Mandalay headquarters and the base camp. First, he outlined the entire battle process, admitted his fault and helplessness, and then condemned the cowardly behavior of those red deer.

However, Yamada knew very well that after suffering such a serious failure, he could not be alone. The best outcome after returning to China was to go to a military court. Only death might preserve a little dignity, so that his family in China could live a better life.

Then the senior Japanese officer chose to end his life with a short knife after bathing and changing clothes on a quiet night.A few days later, the Fifth Division he was concerned about also had to cancel its establishment due to excessive losses of troops, and the remaining more than 3000 soldiers were temporarily organized into the battle order of the Fourth Division.

So far, the Fifth Division, known as the "Steel Army" of Japan, which committed numerous crimes in China, was finally completely defeated by the Chinese, and finally disappeared in the long river of history.

……

In the Japanese Mandalay defense area, the piercing air raid siren had already sounded, and the ground was full of soldiers running around. The fire snakes sprayed out by the anti-aircraft guns intertwined in the sky, and the roar of countless fighters resounded through the sky.

The U.S. bomber formation has begun endless bombing of the city of Mandalay, and more than a dozen tons of aerial bombs are dropped on the top of the little devil's head every day.

In view of the immediate situation, Yamashita had to move the headquarters to an air-raid shelter and lived a life like a gopher every day.However, in the next few days, the two warring parties who were originally evenly matched, the situation on the battlefield took a turn for the worse.

First, in the Jiaose Plain, the Yinlun Army, which had high hopes, was almost completely annihilated. Then, the Fifth Division failed to be encircled and was defeated. stabilize the situation.

In the past two days, the attack frequency of the frontal Honor [-]rd Division has become higher and higher. From the initial feint attack, it has gradually turned into a tough battle with real swords and guns. The terrifying shelling has never stopped. way to open up the situation.

Just as Yamashita Fengwen was in a state of desperation, another piece of bad news reached Mandalay... The Chinese army that killed his Silver Wheel troops on the Jiaose Plain actually appeared in the lower reaches of the Irrawaddy River.

It took them only two days to cover a distance of more than 300 kilometers. When the Japanese scouts found out, the other party had already crossed the river, and the dark troops continued to advance southward at an extremely fast speed.

Because Yamashita put all his troops on the upper reaches of the Ayeyarwady River, the rear was empty, and the armored brigade roared past as if no one was there. Many Japanese strongholds such as Keshijie, Ximikong, and Jiujiang were completely cut off. Mandalay's connection to southern Myanmar.

This is not over yet, after taking control of the downstream area, Chen Jize sent his troops south again, pointing directly at the second important town in central Myanmar... Meiktila!

This place belonged to the Japanese army’s logistics stockpile point in central Myanmar, and it was also an extremely important military location. If it was captured here, it would not only cut off the retreat of the Japanese army in Mandalay, but also use its supplies to supplement its own consumption. It could be said to kill two birds with one stone.

On the third day...the armored brigade did not delay at all. Except for the maintenance personnel and some wounded soldiers left behind to deal with the faulty vehicles, the rest continued to move forward, and they were bound to take Meiktila before the Japanese reacted.

When this news came back to the Japanese army in Mandalay, the entire Japanese army was stunned, and Fengfumi Yamashita stood there in a daze. He didn't expect that the Huaxia people came a long distance and went directly to their own rear.

It was as if a loud slap was slapped on the face hard, it was no longer a question of whether it hurt or not, this fucking completely killed him.

(End of this chapter)