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Text Chapter 800: Attacking Lashio (1)

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    After 20 "Super Flying Fortress" bombers bombed the camp, the entire camp was in a mess. Finally, two squadrons of Mustang fighter jets rushed down and fired a few hasty shots, and more than 3,000 Japs were wiped out.

    While the Chinese Air Force was bombing the Lashio Airport, the remaining large numbers of Mustang fighters were divided into several squadrons. Each squadron consisted of two or three squadrons of Mustang fighters. Dozens of aircraft launched a large-scale attack on the Japanese troops stationed around Lashio.  The retaliatory bombing caused heavy losses to the Japanese army.

    The aircraft at Lashio Airport were completely lost, and air superiority was firmly controlled by the Chinese Air Force. The squadron's aircraft could safely and even launch a large-scale attack on the Japanese army in Lashio in a very high-profile manner.

    On the first day alone, the Japanese army in Lashio lost more than 30,000 people, and a large number of defense fortifications were destroyed. On the second day, the Chinese Air Force's bombing of the Japanese army did not stop at all, and the Japanese army in Lashio lost more than 20,000 people. Two  Days of retaliatory bombing caused the losses of the Japanese troops stationed in Lashio to reach 50,000 to 60,000. Several Japanese division commanders jumped with anger, but they were helpless in the face of the powerful Chinese Air Force.

    In order to ensure that Lashio is not lost, the Supreme Command of the Japanese Army in Southeast Asia has issued an order to increase troops in Lashio again. Two Japanese field divisions are rushing towards Lashio urgently.

    The Chinese side has learned that the Japanese army has increased its troops, but the Chinese side has not adjusted the battle plan because several large Chinese armies have already entered the designated positions.

    With the little devils busy dealing with the bombing in the past two days, the 1st Army and the 2nd Army have entered the due north of Lashio, less than 30 kilometers away from the central city of Lashio.  The exchange of fire with the little devils has already begun.

    The 13th Army moved to the northwest of Lashio, and the 15th Army moved to the northeast of Lashio.  The 13th Army and the 15th Army are only 30 to 40 kilometers away from the central city of Lashio.

    The Chinese Communist Army has a total of four armies with more than 200,000 people. It is almost to complete the encirclement of Lashio on three sides. The 28th Army will penetrate directly from the east side of Lashio according to the plan and will move to the south of Lashio to prevent  The little Japanese from Lashio broke out to the south.

    At this time, the purpose of the Chinese ** team is obvious.  He wanted to eat up the entire Japanese army in the Lashio area and start his first real battle in Myanmar.

    The intention of the ** team is also Zhang Yunfei's intention. In this battle, these Japanese troops must be completely annihilated.

    The Japanese Army Headquarters in Southeast Asia may have noticed the intentions of the Chinese Army, and the two Japanese field divisions in Lashio are urgently marching north to reinforce Lashio.  It is possible to reach Lashio in one day.

    Now, the 28th Group Army is also marching to the designated position. The mission of the 28th Group Army is to block the Japanese reinforcements from moving north, and at the same time prevent the Japanese troops from Lashio from breaking out south.

    Directly north of Lashio.

    Wang Haiyang, commander of the 1st Group Army, and Chen Erwa, commander of the 2nd Group Army, were on a hilltop.  Holding the binoculars and looking ahead, there was a faint sound of dense gunfire from the front. This was a fierce exchange of fire between soldiers and the Japanese army.

    Lashio is surrounded by mountains. Although the mountains are not high, they are still mountainous areas.  The Japanese troops stationed in Lashio relied on the mountains.  A lot of fortifications were built, especially on the hills on both sides of some roads, and the Japanese army focused on defense.

    The Japanese army knew that the Chinese troops had a large number of trucks, and the march was basically motorized. It was difficult for these trucks to move off the road, so the Japanese army focused their defense on both sides of the road, layer by layer along several roads leading to Lashio.  Fortified and deployed one line of defense after another.

    Now, the 1st and 2nd Group Armies, attacking from the north, are advancing along several roads and engaging in fierce exchanges of fire with the Japanese army.

    The main road leading to Lashio is naturally the Burma Road. In addition to the Burma Road, there are also several dirt roads. These gravel-paved dirt roads can also be driven by the trucks of the Chinese Communist Army. Many troops are also traveling along them.  This dirt road leads to Lashio.

    Wang Haiyang and Chen Erwa stood side by side. They were both Zhang Yunfei's old subordinates. This time the Chinese army sent troops to Southeast Asia, Chang Yunfei sent two people. It can be seen that Zhang Yunfei was determined to conquer the entire Southeast Asia.  The remaining little devils.

    "Old Chen! Our troops are advancing smoothly. We can advance at least 20 kilometers today and defeat several lines of defense of the Japanese army."

    Chen Erwa nodded, "Our air force bombed the Japanese army in the Lashio area. The Japanese army suffered heavy losses on many defense lines. There is no problem in advancing 20 kilometers today."

    "Yeah!" Wang Haiyang nodded, and then continued: "The little devils may not have thought that we sent a few surprise troops to abandon the highway and go straight into the city of Lashio along the mountainous area."

    "Ha ha"

    The two looked at each other and immediately burst into laughter. At present, the troops were less than 30 kilometers away from the city of Lashio. The two changed their previous combat style and sent several troops, abandoning the road and walking south along the mountain trails.  , directly inserted into Lashio Citydistrict.

    The main forces of the two armies were still advancing along the road and engaging in fierce battles with the Japanese army.

    Directly north of Lashio, nearly ten kilometers away from the Burma Highway, a troop was heading south along the mountain path. This was an entire infantry regiment of soldiers, nearly two thousand soldiers, all fully armed, heading south.  Travel to Lashio City.  The marching team stretched for three or four kilometers.

    There are seven or eight such teams, and each team is at least a regiment, and some even have two regiments operating together.

    The main force of the defensive Japanese army was being attracted by the soldiers attacking from the front. The Japanese army did not notice at all that the Chinese army was already moving south along the mountainous path on a large scale.

    The Japanese army stationed in Lashio did not have aircraft, so there was no aerial reconnaissance. If the Japanese army had reconnaissance planes hovering in this area, the Japanese army would definitely discover such a large-scale military operation.

    In addition, several Japanese commanders stationed in Lashio have become rigid in their thinking. These commanders believe that the Chinese army is still fighting in the same way as before, first bombing from planes, and then under the cover of artillery and tanks, along the front of the road.  Advancement, in the past, this was the way the Chinese team played, but this time there was a slight change.

    This Chinese troop marching along the mountainous path has been marching for almost two hours and has traveled more than ten kilometers south. If the mountainous road had not been difficult to walk and the soldiers were fully armed, the marching distance would have definitely exceeded this point.

    However, they successfully marched ten kilometers south and were much closer to the city of Lashio. The soldiers had already left the faint sound of gunfire far behind. They knew that they had penetrated deep into the Japanese defense area.  of depth.

    A colonel leader who led the team was also slightly forward in the middle of the team. After two hours of marching, the colonel leader seemed to be full of energy and not tired at all. He was obviously in very good health.

    "Guard! Give the order and rest on the spot for twenty minutes. At the same time, a reconnaissance force will be dispatched to investigate and guard ahead."

    After receiving the order, the marching soldiers began to rest where they were. Many soldiers also carried mortars, ammunition boxes, machine guns and other items. The two-hour march was all mountainous, and many soldiers also felt that  Feeling a bit tired.

    The soldiers put down the things in their hands, and many of them sat down. Some soldiers took out their water bottles and drank a few sips of water. Some soldiers who were more addicted to smoke took out their own cigarettes, lit them, and smoked beautifully.  Take a few bites.

    At the front of the team, a captain company commander was leading more than a hundred soldiers to conduct reconnaissance in the front. This is the reconnaissance company directly under this infantry regiment.

    "Comrades! Spread out as a squad, and the investigation range is two kilometers,"

    Soon, small groups of soldiers dispersed. Not only did some go to the front to investigate, but some also went to the sides to investigate.

    The captain and company commander also personally led an infantry squad forward. About a kilometer further, the road forked. One went south, and the other turned to the right, which was obviously leading to the side.  A valley.

    "Let's go, let's go to the right and take a look."

    The captain and company commander just made a little observation. There were a lot of footprints in this area, and the branches and thatch on both sides had been cut down. When he discovered this situation, he naturally wanted to take a look. If the Japanese army could be found, it would be a big deal.  harvest.

    The company commander, with a dozen soldiers, quietly advanced along this road. After walking about four or five hundred meters, everyone saw at least a dozen little Japs standing guard in front of them. The little Japs standing guard were still standing guard.  Two crooked machine guns were set up.

    Farther away, there seemed to be more little devils. A little further away, it seemed to be a valley basin. There seemed to be many tents on the basin, but there were trees blocking the view, so it was not very clear.

    Is this a frontline headquarters for the Japs?

    Thinking of this, the captain company commander immediately signaled everyone to keep quiet, and he took out his telescope and quietly observed it. After watching it for a while, the captain company commander was sure that this was a headquarters of the Japs.

    Because, there were a lot of Japs coming in and out of the tents just now, and there were Japs standing guard outside every tent. They were undoubtedly the Japs¡¯ headquarters, but I didn¡¯t know what level of headquarters it was.

    "First squad leader! Take two people and report to the regiment leader quickly. There is a situation here. It is a headquarters of little devils."

    "Old Zhao, Xiao Li, you come with me." The squad leader quietly retreated with two soldiers, then trotted all the way to report to his regiment leader, while the captain and company commander personally led the remaining  The soldiers watched from a distance.

    The little devil in the distance was completely unaware.

    This is a relatively large valley. Although the mountains on both sides are not high, the basin at the bottom of the valley is not small.?This is not far from the front line, less than ten kilometers away. It is a very good location and very suitable for setting up a front line headquarters.

    In addition, on the other side of the valley, there is a dirt road connecting the Burma Highway a few kilometers away. On that side, the little devils have deployed a lot of troops to guard, and this side is connected to a desolate mountainous area, and the defense  The strength is very weak, and it happened to be picked up by the soldiers, and it was easily discovered by the soldiers.

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