In April, the Japanese army's offensive strengthened again, and two divisions surrounding Lashio launched attacks on the defense zone where Long Weng was located. On the other side, the late 49th Division and the 72nd mixed brigade also formed an encirclement of Xibu at the same time.

China's confidentiality work has always been full of loopholes. The Japanese easily found out that the expeditionary forces had withdrawn from their country. They were desperate and desperate to take advantage of this opportunity to regain their lost territory.

Today's Lashio defense zone is no longer limited to the surroundings of the town. In the jungle dozens of kilometers ahead of it, several defense lines and strongholds were established by Longwen, and they were closely connected with each other by radio.

More than 4,000 Nanyang Self-Rescue Army, who were chased by Japanese devils from Malaysia, have now become the main force in the hands of the dragon demon. These people may lack training and combat qualities, but their practical experience is quite rich, especially in the forest.

As long as you give them enough food and ammunition, they can hide like ghosts in places invisible to the enemy, rush out from time to time to give the other party some blood, and quickly disappear from sight. When your nerves are relaxed, several black muzzles will appear from which direction, making you cry but you can't find someone.

Such a scoundrel's fighting style really made the Japanese hate him but he was helpless. Not to mention the Nanyang people in the forest who were slippery than loaches, the Chinese people on the front line were not that easy to fight.

In addition to letting the self-rescue army play guerrilla warfare, Long Wen's several defense lines also chose not to fight against the Japanese. He used the jungle terrain to play hide-and-seek with the opponent, relied on the advantage of poor information to avoid the main force of the enemy, lured the enemy into depth, and then concentrated his troops to encircle and annihilate it.

Although the Japanese army advanced very quickly in the early stage, they soon entered Lashio City in less than three days. It was all done by Long Wen on purpose, with the purpose of making the other party flaws.

On the fourth day, with the cooperation of the tanks and armored vehicles of the 200th Division, the soldiers of the 88th Army Engineer Regiment and the Nanyang people in the forest launched a counter-encirclement of several Japanese brigades that were alone.

Birds are flying high, beasts are scattered, guns and cannons swept across the entire primeval forest, with explosions and howling bullets everywhere, and the direction and number of enemies are not clear in this endless blue ocean.

For a time, the command center of the 54th Division of the Japanese Army was busy. In less than half a day, he received three emergency telegrams in a row, without exception, all of which were surrounded by the enemy.

The division commander of the division, Gunkuo, quickly sent reinforcements, but the results were minimal. The other party dispatched a large number of armored vehicles to fight for assistance, and the mortars smashed them around like money, and the road ahead was full of hardships.

At this time, "hail" broke out in the sky, and more than a dozen Allied fighter jets crossed the ridgeline and dropped hundreds of kilograms of aviation bombs on the Japanese's heads.

The explosion of fire turned into a cautious sun and kept beating in the forest like a scorching sun. The violent shock wave destroyed everything encountered along the way.

The Japanese were stunned. When all the passionate blood turned into a series of casualties, they finally understood how ridiculous the so-called Bushido spirit that was not afraid of death was.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Three shells landed near the division command center. The huge explosion shocked the temporary fortification, which scared the Japanese officers. The experienced ones went to the island soon realized that their location had been exposed and the enemy artillery was calibrating!

"Retreat! The command center retreats 15 kilometers and notifies the frontline troops to withdraw from the battle, move quickly!"

"But...what should I do the Kimura United that was surrounded in front?"

"Execute the command!"

“Hi…”

Without any hesitation, Shangdao quickly issued a retreat order, his angry face full of helplessness.

In this situation, we can only choose to cut off the tail and survive. The enemy's firepower and cooperation are not average. If we drag it on, we may suffer greater casualties.

Even if I was unwilling to accept it, I could only admit defeat. I knew very well that this war had been completely changed and would never be as easy as when the two countries were at the beginning of the war. But now, the weaker one has become oneself.

...

The Lashio defense battle lasted nearly half a month, and the two divisions failed to shake the mountain of Long Wen, but instead suffered from the loss of troops and generals.

Although the main force of the 88th Army was not here, the Dragon Demon also made the Japanese understand a truth: if you don’t pay a price of ten thousand people, you can’t even think about going here.

The 49th Division next door attacked Xibu was not much better. Sun Liren's 38th Division's weapons, equipment and heavy firepower were only higher than those of Long Wen and others. The Japanese, who were unknown in the depth, were disappointed in the first battle. Among them, 72 mixed brigades were almost beaten and autistic. They lost more than 2,000 corpses on the position and fled in a hurry.

The top Japanese troops were really helpless and had to evolve from the initial proactive attack to an endless confrontation, waiting for the rear to send reinforcements before making plans.

Long Wenhua didn't plan to take the initiative, he was also waiting.

...

Two kilometers outside the Lashio Defense Zone, on a mountain...

Dozens of Japanese devils were measuring the secret positions and laying out artillery positions. They dug artillery pits on the ground, carefully pushed up six 92 infantry cannons, woven into blocks with weed branches, covering the cannons for camouflage.

I have to say that the 92 infantry cannon is quite concealed. Even if the enemy hears the sound of the cannon, it is difficult to find the launch position in a short time. For a long time, it was called "ghost cannon" by Chinese soldiers.

The reason why an artillery position was to be established here is to hide here to guard against the attacks that the enemy would launch at any time.

Commander Major Nozawa observed the scene in front of him with a telescope. The trees on the top of the mountain provided excellent cover for the artillerymen, but his brows slowly frowned.

The foot of the mountain is the only way south. If the Chinese want to attack, they can pour shells from a high place, and even several machine gun positions can be arranged on the mountainside. If the ammunition is sufficient, it can even block the attack of seven or eight hundred people.

But this is the most ideal situation. The Chinese people now have too many heavy weapons. No one in machine gun positions, artillery and fortresses used to rely on their lives as before. It is unreasonable to just hit a few rockets. If they really don't work, they can summon fighter jets to dive bomb. How do you think this battle should be fought?

These Japanese devils were still working hard to dig pits, but they didn't know that on a small hill more than 800 meters away, two pairs of eyes were silently staring at them.

"Brother Zhang, these damn gods are quite brave. They dare to push the artillery position to such a high position."

Yang Danzi moved his sore arm a little, and the quadruple mirror on his hand aimed at one of the Japanese soldiers.
Chapter completed!