Chapter five hundred and fourteen
On the north side of the Ren'anqiang battlefield, on the 533 Highland, the Third Main Regiment of the Third Honor Division and the Heavy Artillery Brigade are confronting the Japanese army.
The defense here is even better than the 501 Highland. The key is that Long Weng only left one regiment here, but he himself led the first and second regiments to the downstream to block the Japanese reinforcements.
The Third Regiment is now the regiment commander. As a standard infantry regiment, they do not have any armored troops, but the only thing that is to be thankful is that the heavy artillery brigade was left behind.
Although Long Wenhua wanted to penetrate and dislike the inconvenience of transportation of the artillery troops, it was cheaper and not spicy, but these dozens of heavy artillery above 120 mm should not cause any destruction of the world?
The entire heavy artillery brigade is divided into three artillery positions, all of which are deployed on the north bank of the Banga River, a tributary of the Irrawaddy River, which is the north direction of Ren'anqiang. The terrain here is high and the sight is wide, and the shooting range can almost cover the entire Ren'anqiang battlefield.
It is just because of the inconvenience of transportation in the rear, the reserve ammunition of the heavy artillery brigade is still concentrated in Mitela. The number of shells carried on the front line is not very large. At best, it is enough for all three rounds of artillery fire. Until now, it is not hot and has not allowed the heavy artillery brigade to open fire. It is completely reluctant to leave...
However, this thief did not use any effort since the morning. He just asked a small group of troops to come forward to test and reconnaissance. He found that the Japanese army resisted tenaciously and immediately retreated. There were only sporadic gunfire on the battlefield, which formed a sharp contrast with the 501 Highland where artillery fire was connected.
On a hill, he was sitting on a sandbag with canned meat and feasting on a sandbag. Although he still had the joyful smile, his eyes were filled with perseverance and wisdom. He was no longer the foolish boy who was so stupid.
The deputy commander next to him looked anxious and was at a loss with two telegrams in his hand: "Captain, you still have the intention to eat. Are we going to fight? Brigade Commander Chen has sent a newspaper to curse."
"He scolded Mo Zi? I still have to teach me when I fight."
He sneered unhappyly and continued his empty plate action. He refused to leave a drop of soup. After finishing, he licked his mouth with unfulfilled satisfaction.
"Oh, I'm just asking why the 533 Highland does not attack and share the pressure. How did I reply?" The deputy commander preached in embarrassment.
"I'm so panicked. He was a tank regiment over there for a whole morning and still had a good face. If you're so good at making a move, don't hold on to that duck. Is he a lie?"
Bula threw away the empty canned food, and I was really distracted. The young man just relied on his overseas experience to get to his current status. If he really wanted to fight, he would be like that.
You should know that the 533 Heights are larger and wider than the 501 Heights, and there are four or five small hills connected together. There is also an Irrawaddy River next to it. There is only one way to attack. If you really want to fight hard, wouldn’t you seek death?
"Then what do you think should I do?"
"Hehe, thank you, what are you thinking of?" Bula asked back.
"I don't know, you have to...you can do it, I have no choice." The deputy commander sat on the sandbag in anger and began to put it in a mess. He didn't care. He was the top leader anyway, and I was criticized at that time.
He smiled unspicablely, but his eyes looked at the hills in the distance.
He did not do anything this morning. The front-line reconnaissance company had basically figured out the approximately firepower distribution of the Japanese, and the coordinates had been sent to the heavy artillery brigade. Just wait and hear the sound.
In addition, he also found loopholes in the defense line on the Ren'anqiang River. It is now the cool season in Myanmar, with little rainfall and the river water level line is almost the lowest in the year. This has caused many Zhongba reefs on the river surface, and various plant shrubs are growing in it.
Although the Japanese army also laid several defense lines and minefields near the beach, the defense range was only two or three kilometers, and only barely surrounded a corner of the 533 Highland.
Because in their opinion, Zhongba Beach is an open land without any cover, and people can see it at a glance when they walk there. Whoever dares to attack from that is completely a living target, and a round of artillery attacks from the mountain must be completed.
However, the Japanese army ignored one thing: if the other party did not break through here, but instead asked a small group of troops to use the swamp shrubs as a cover to detour from a distance, their positions that were too internal could not be stopped.
At this moment, the bomber formation finally arrived on the Japanese army and began to bombard. The terrifying power could be felt from a distance, which also made the warriors of the third main team who had been waiting for a long time extremely happy.
"Captain, what a good opportunity!"
The deputy commander immediately became energetic, staring at Bu Kuo with bright eyes, waiting for the other party to give orders.
"Don't worry, wait a little longer, it's not time yet." Bula raised his telescope and carefully observed the situation on the opposite hill.
"Are you still waiting? When will her mother wait? The armored brigade scolds us for not having eggs!" Deputy Commander Xie was anxious and didn't understand what the other party was doing. Is it just to preserve his strength?
"Don't annoy your mom! Shut up! I'm panicked." Bulao was a little angry because of the quarrel, and I couldn't help but exude fragrance.
Deputy Commander Xie, who was scolded, turned red, but he had no choice but to follow Bu La all the way from the platoon leader to his current position. He dared not fight against the old commander, so he could only retreat aside and secretly feel sad.
I felt a little reluctant when I saw that his appearance was not so bad. As the deputy commander... this guy is very responsible. He can be said to be good at everything. He is just a hard worker, he has too many concerns and talks a lot.
"I said thank you, don't you believe me? When did I let my brothers suffer losses?"
He is not spicy and joking. He has been influenced by various "education" in Longwen. He has long mastered the spirit of being able to stretch and shrink and never suffer losses. You can say that he is cheap, but you can't say that he is good!
Soon... the air formation completed the bombing mission, the armored brigade's shelling of the Japanese positions reached its peak, and its troops launched a new attack, and the battle started again on the 501 Highlands.
This time, Chen Jize made full efforts and invested a large amount of troops without fear of casualties. The tank regiment even attacked to cover the infantry to the top.
Before the Japanese army woke up from the bombing, they had to face the enemy's fierce attack. Most of the fortresses and firepower points were destroyed one after another. In an instant, the defense line became crumbling and all troops were in a hurry.
Compared with the war-torn east, the north 533 Highland was deserted and there was no movement. The desperate Japanese commander had to tear down the east wall and repair the west wall, so that the corps stationed here would divide the part to reinforce the 501 Highland.
The Japanese army quietly withdrew a brigade from the position. In order to avoid being noticed by the other party, the Japanese tried to hiding in the trenches with their necks as much as possible. They thought they had done a lot of hidden things, but how could they hide from the thousands of pairs of eyes on the opposite side? All of this was still visible by the observation posts hiding in front of the Japanese army.
Bula almost jumped up excitedly after receiving the notice. Before Deputy Commander Xie could speak, he pulled the other party in front of him and said in a drooling manner:
"Immediately notify Li Wula that I will shoot enough shells of a base, and... Let the first and third battalions be prepared. It's time for us to come on the field!"
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At the same time, the 533 Highland, which was also plowed by bombers, was surprisingly calm. The Japanese soldiers were just silently cleaning up the mess and the bodies of soldiers who died in the bombing.
As the 501 Highland next door was in a hurry, the commander here just issued a reinforcement order, and the commander here agreed reluctantly. However, in order not to make any trouble in the defense of the main position, the commander had to forcefully form a dissatisfied brigade from those less important defense lines and send it over.
Compared to other places, the defense area here is relatively larger, and there is not enough manpower, but now some of it has been drawn, making the already small defensive force even more cramped.
Fortunately, the Chinese people on the opposite side did not move. The morning test was at best a small fight, and the other party did not launch a decent attack at all.
However, this is not surprising. The Japanese army also conducted reconnaissance earlier. They found that the opponent's troops were not large, and they could only have a strengthening regiment to survive. There might be a reserve team in the rear, but it would be a dream to just take over the 533 Highland position in a short time.
Chapter completed!