Mangshi... This town located on the western Yunnan border is connected to Longling in the east, Wancheng in the west, and the Yunnan-Burma Highway borders Myanmar in the south. Before the war, it was a transportation hub and a distribution center for commercial and material resources in Myanmar, and was a truly border city.

Unlike most parts of western Yunnan, which are mountainous and forested, Mangshi has a rare flat terrain. The mountains are covered with mountains and hills, and are replaced by a gentle place with a height of less than two meters.

The so-called flat dam can also be called a platform. It is between a plateau and a plain. The entire platform is complete and the terrain is gentle and the slope is not high. It is completely different from the mountainous areas in western Yunnan.

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A huge convoy made a hissing roar and slowly advanced, starting from Longling and heading west along the Yunnan-Burma Highway, and the terrain gradually became clear.

Chen Jize, sitting on the armored vehicle, stroked his hair that was somewhat messy by the wind, and looked at the plain-like terrain in front of him curiously as if he had discovered a new continent.

I am used to seeing the boundless mountains and ridges in western Yunnan, but it is really amazing to encounter this plain.

This flat land is mainly concentrated around Mangshi, with an area of ​​about 178 square kilometers. No wonder the gangsters were eager to take it down. It is very suitable for mechanized troops to carry out the development of the chariot camp and is completely an ideal place for the chariot battalion.

If we can fully control this place, the heavy weapons of the entire Third Division can be fully deployed, and the mechanized armored troops and powerful infantry firepower can also be exerted to the extreme. Zaili Plain and the mountains on both sides rely on each other, and the 18th Division did not even want to break through the eastward gate.

"Sizi... Please note that the command car has discovered the enemy's defense line and is expected to contact it in 5 minutes. Please be sure to let the follow-up troops follow up!" At this moment, Yuan Li's voice came from the intercom.

"Received." The communication soldier responded immediately, then looked at Chen Jize.

"Immediately notify the troops to accelerate and tell Hong Mu that they should not stop after Yuan Li and the others, and advance deep into the enemy!" Chen Jize cut off the gold and ordered, and put the helmet on his head casually.

This time the attack on Mangshi, the chariot battalion and the third main regiment served as the main attackers. Under the discussion of Chen Jize and Yuan Li, the troops were divided into three parts.

As the vanguard, 10 SDKFZ251 tank destroyers equipped with 37 war defense artillery lined up at the front of the team, while Hong Mu led the remaining 20 armored vehicles and a battalion of infantry to form the second echelon.

The last five armored vehicles were left to Chen Jize. As the command and rescue vehicles of the entire regiment, more than 70 heavy trucks were carried by the remaining two infantry battalions of the Third Regiment, followed closely behind.

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On the ridge line of a small highland, more than a dozen Japanese soldiers built a temporary post here to monitor the situation of the road ahead.

"Heisuke, is there any news from your brother?" A sergeant walked up to the front and asked the middle-aged soldier who was sitting on the sandbag in a daze.

"Ah? Shouyijun, is my brother... I have never received his letter since the traffic line to Tengchong was cut off." The middle-aged Japanese soldier replied in frustration.

"Don't think so much about cheering up. Once the reinforcements of the 18th Division arrived, we will be able to retake Longling again, and you will be able to reunite with him." The sergeant patted the soldier on the shoulder and cheered him up seriously.

"Hi, wow, mama!"

The sergeant nodded, took out two canned beef from his body, handed it to the middle-aged soldier, and opened it and started eating it.

But he frowned as he chewed and muttered with disgust: "How can I repair it! Is the base camp even adulterated with canned meat? This is not something that people eat!"

Canned beef today is no longer what it was. It is basically full of beef crumbs and beef blood, and there is not even the most basic meat. The slightly disgusting smell makes it difficult for him to swallow.

Now is not the beginning of the war. With the defeat of the Japanese army on the Pacific battlefield, especially the defeat of the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet, the overall logistics of the Japanese army is no longer able to support it.

At this time, beef was very tight, and naturally the Japanese canned beef from the front line was supplied, and its quality dropped sharply. The so-called canned beef did not have beef, and it was replaced by beef offal or even beef blood and vegetables.

In fact, as soldiers on the Southeast Asian battlefield, their situation is good. As long as it is not during wartime, three meals a day can be guaranteed, while the Japanese stationed on small Pacific islands are quite miserable.

Due to the frog-leaping tactic used by the US military, most of the Japanese army's supply lines were cut off, and many Japanese troops on the island could only rely on themselves to survive. In many battles, the number of Japanese soldiers who starved to death far exceeded the number of people who were shot.

Not to mention canned food under the American blockade, it would be nice to have a stuttering. The hungry Japanese even cook their companions' bodies to eat.

"Shouyijun, I still have a few rice balls here, why not..."

"Forget it, keep it for yourself."

The sergeant did not accept his kindness and competed with the canned beef on his own.

"It's so hot. The weather in this ghost place is really a headache." A soldier complained, pulling his collar, sweat slid from his face.

The sky was covered with clouds, but no drop of rain fell, and there was no wind around. A sultry and humid air made people feel upset.

"I heard that it has rained heavily in Wanding for several days, so why doesn't it fall here?"

"Don't mention this, it's because of that rain. The 18th Division is still in Wanding. If they could arrive earlier, we wouldn't be here every day and worrying."

The sergeant was chewing the unpalatable canned food while listening to the soldiers' complaints. He was also extremely irritated. Looking at the calm road ahead, he felt a little uneasy at this moment.

"Heisuke, after dinner, you can take two people to the front to see. I always feel something is wrong."

"Hi Hey"

The Yunnan-Burma Highway is winding around, and the hillside they are located can only see more than 300 meters in front of them, while the further distance is blocked by woods and earthblocks.

“Buzz buzz…”

"What's the sound?!"

At this moment, there were suddenly roars at the end of the highway ahead.

The sergeant quickly picked up the telescope to observe. The road in the distance was still blocked by the woods and could not see the specific situation clearly, but the sound was getting louder and louder from far to near. What is certain is that there were definitely a large number of convoys running ahead.

"car?"

"No, it's Chinese! Send the signal flare quickly!"

The sergeant realized something was wrong, put down his telescope and shouted anxiously, it was impossible for his own convoy to come to the northeast. The only thing that could be explained was the enemy situation!

The roar of the vehicles was getting closer and closer, and through the gap between the branches, armored vehicles with gun barrels were vaguely seen slowly towards them.

"Tan...tank car?"

The sergeant fell into a daze for a moment. He had never seen the world before and thought it was a Chinese tank.

"call out……"

As the scream sounded, a signal flare with red light rushed straight into the sky. Although it reminded the companions behind it, it also exposed their location.

Looking at the slowly rising flames, Yuan Li, who was sitting on one of the armored vehicles, quickly picked up and shouted to the machine: "All vehicles, increase the accelerator and pass quickly, No. 1 and 2, knock out the Japanese sentinel!"

"receive!"
Chapter completed!