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"Dig the trench deeper!" Harada Yuta, who was stationed by the Sedang River, shouted loudly in dissatisfaction.

"Yes!" his subordinates responded mechanically, and his subordinates immediately started to move.

Unconditionally obeying the orders of superiors is the most basic condition for the Japanese army, but the subordinates did not think it was necessary. The reason was that the task this time was to defend Se Danghe... The main force of the Japanese 56th Division was the main force of the Japanese army's 56th Division. According to their idea, the Chinese trapped in Tonggu would never be able to break through from Se Danghe unless they were seeking death.

But Yuta Harada's thoughts were obviously different. He looked at Seanda, which was only about one meter deep not far ahead, and couldn't help but sigh again.

Generally speaking, it is indeed difficult for the Chinese army to break through the Sedang River. Although the river water is very shallow in Myanmar's dry season, the river water is river water after all, and this meter-deep river water can be said to be useless for the offensive troops... Crossing the river with bamboo trays is obviously too shallow, and traversing will greatly slow down its speed and flexibility. So to a certain extent, if Chinese soldiers in the same ancient times dare to break through here, they will almost be beaten by the imperial army in the river as a target.

This is also one of the reasons why the wing captain arranged the main force to defend along the Seed River. He wanted to use such favorable terrain to defeat the Chinese soldiers in one fell swoop.

But this is just a general situation. If Chinese soldiers have tanks, the situation will be completely different.

First of all, the river water more than meter deep does not pose a threat to the tanks at all. The Chinese could use the cover of the tank to quickly cross the river. The river placed the Japanese army on the other side of the river at the muzzle.

Secondly, the 56th Division was forcibly marched all the way... After landing in Yangon, the 56th Division rushed to Tonggu in just three days. This not only made the 56th Division lose its troops, but also made them unable to move forward lightly. Most of the equipment was left behind and unable to keep up. For example, the artillery gang and some of the baggage could not be raised. This is also one of the reasons why Yuta Harada's troops were defeated when facing tanks at the Wajie Bridge.

After the Wajie Iron Bridge was blown up by Chinese soldiers, it became more difficult and slower to get heavy equipment.

It is precisely because of these reasons that Harada Yuta has always been worried that tanks will appear on the other side of the Seda River.

However, Yuta Harada still clearly remembers the scene when he reported to the wing captain Colonel Matsui:

"It was the British, not the Chinese who defeated you, Harada!" Colonel Matsui glanced at Harada with contemptuous eyes: "When the 33rd Division chased the British around, Harada's troops were defeated by the British. Do you want to use it as a more tenacious Chinese to reduce the blame?"

"Colonel!" Yuta Harada couldn't help but be surprised: "I don't have this meaning. Many of us have heard the cheers of Chinese people. I'm sure it's Chinese..."

"Enough!" Colonel Matsui interrupted Yuta Harada and said, "Harada, face your failure bravely! If the Chinese have tanks, why don't they use them in the same ancient times? And they have to charge towards the tanks of the 55th Division with explosives packed grenades?"

At this point, Yuta Harada had nothing to say, and what Matsui said made sense. If the Chinese had tanks, or so many advanced American tanks, they should have used the attack of the 55th Division in the Tonggu direction. However, the report from the 55th Division was that no American tank was found, only two to three Su-style T26s, and one was destroyed and injured two.

"Maybe...it's the Chinese hiding their strength!" Yuta Harada still felt something was wrong.

"Harada-kun!" Matsui patted Yuta Harada on the shoulder and said earnestly: "The failure of Wajie Iron Bridge is just an accident. You are still an excellent soldier of the Great Japanese Imperial Army. I hope you can cheer up again and not be discouraged in the face of failure. Do you understand?"

"yes!"

"Go down!" Matsui nodded: "I want to see Harada Jun's courage in the next battle, and see the courage of the first team. I hope Harada Jun will not disappoint me!"

"yes!"

Since Matsui said so, Yuta Harada had no choice but to salute and retreat.

In fact, Yuta Harada also hoped that Matsui was right, because it at least means that he and his subordinates no longer need to face enemy tanks like the Wajie Iron Bridge in the absence of heavy equipment or anti-tank weapons.

From this point of view, Matsui completely misunderstood Yuta Harada or did not understand Yuta Harada... Yuta Harada is a pragmatist. Unlike most Japanese soldiers, other Japanese soldiers can sacrifice their lives for honor, and Yuta Harada hopes to survive in the war or lead his subordinates to survive together.

At this moment, there were dense gunfires coming from Tonggu, which made Yuta Harada feel a little relieved. At least at this time, the Chinese were still fighting fiercely with the 55th Division head-on, and had not shifted their focus to breaking through.

However, Yuta Harada was wrong this time. The gunshot was actually the first step in the breakthrough organized by Dai Anlan.

Generally speaking, especially when breaking through, like the 200th Division, it is very taboo to take troops and directly retreat in a certain direction with your troops... This is not only a problem that the strategic intention will be known to the enemy, but also a problem that the enemy will light up the back in front of the enemy and let the enemy attack.

In this case, you need to make an action before breaking through, that is, counterattack.

In the previous ten days of attack, the 55th Division of the Japanese army had occupied a part of Tonggu, which made the soldiers of the Expeditionary Force stationed in Tonggu very passive, because the Japanese army often took advantage of the night and the cover of houses to infiltrate the Expeditionary Force's defense line... The Japanese army was several times the strength of the 200th Division, so the Japanese army could be divided into several batches, fighting one by one during the day and one by one at night, while the Expeditionary Force was very passive during the day and could not rest at night and was exhausted day and night. This is one of the reasons why the commanders of each regiment were all very embarrassed when they were in the meeting.

But tonight, the Expeditionary Force launched a counterattack against the Japanese army that had attacked Tonggucheng, and put on a stance to drive the Japanese army out of the city and defend. So the Japanese 55th Division was ready to defend, while the 56th Division was distributed in other directions to continue waiting for the rabbit.
Chapter completed!