Before dark, the sky that had been sunny suddenly became gloomy, and the sky full of dark clouds seemed to collapse at any time. The wildly surging dark clouds swept along with the strong wind. The sudden change in the weather made Masafumi Yamauchi and his officers
At the same time, they all breathed a sigh of relief. The base camp gave them a task that they thought was impossible to complete. The opponent's defenders were too strong and the 15th Division could not break through their defense line. Fortunately, the sudden change of weather gave them a pause.
Pretext for attack.
The Japanese base camp far away in the Japanese homeland was still brightly lit and a busy scene. Due to the tenacious resistance of the Toungoo defenders, the senior combat staff of the operations department of the Japanese base camp far away in the homeland quickly adjusted the battle deployment and purpose.
The goal was changed from annihilating the Toungoo garrison and then continuing northward to entangling the Toungoo garrison without annihilating it, striving to attract more Thunder troops to the Mandalay line, and then using Japanese troops in Vietnam and Thailand to circle around and reach Thunder.
Lashio, the rear supply base, continues to look for opportunities to cut off the connection between Thunder and China, complete the strategic encirclement of Thunder, and achieve the goal of completely annihilating Thunder.
The purpose of this novel and bold combat plan was to wipe out the entire Thunder. Such an arrogant plan was quickly submitted directly to the Emperor by the fanatical young men. The Emperor of Japan, who had been paying close attention to the war situation in Asia, unexpectedly passed this plan.
The battle plan. The conservatives in the Japanese army ridiculed this seemingly bold plan. If the Thunder was really so easy to fight, the last attack on Burma by 7 divisions should have been effective. If the Thunder would relax its rear
line of defense, then the 18th Division that detoured to Lashio last time would not have been surrounded by thunder and waited to die in Taunggyi.
But no matter what, Masafumi Yamauchi was overjoyed after receiving the secret message from the base camp. The 15th Division could do just a fight with the Toungoo garrison, not to mention that the follow-up divisions would be back here at noon tomorrow. The 15th Division
The predicament facing the regiment was about to be relieved. In the evening, the downpour that had been brewing for several hours swept across the earth accompanied by lightning and thunder. The roaring wind caused the raindrops to hit people's faces with severe pain.
It was a blur outside and I couldn't see anything.
"Go" Tang Lei, who had long been prepared to attack, waved his hand, and the 00 mercenaries divided into four teams disappeared into the heavy rain and wind. Looking at the mercenaries disappearing in the rain, the Jewish soldiers guarding the defense line solemnly
He raised his right hand and saluted the figure that had disappeared into the rainy night. Taking advantage of the bad weather to conduct a night attack is the most common training subject in the mercenary training syllabus. These mercenaries under Tang Lei are all
They are veterans who have been trained for two years. Many of them have experienced the Taiyuan City Defense War, so they are no strangers to night attacks. Even some mercenaries are inexplicably excited and expectant in their hearts.
The heavy rain and strong wind caught the soldiers of the 15th Division by surprise. Except for the officers at the rank of sergeants who had tents to shelter from the rain, the other soldiers and lieutenants could only huddle in the gun-proof holes in the trenches and shivering. Due to the poor visibility, the vigilance officers
Most of the sentries also hid. Will anyone check the posts in this terrible weather? After 22 o'clock in the evening, the rain began to get more and more intense. For two hours, no officers came to check the posts, and the 15th Division's defense line could not be seen.
With the shadow of the sentry, the officers and soldiers of the 15th Division sitting huddled in the shell-proof hole did not know that danger was approaching them.
Tang Lei, who was wearing a Japanese lieutenant's uniform, shivered from time to time. The cold rain made him feel very uncomfortable. After successfully crossing the outer defense line of the Japanese 15th Division, they successfully touched off several Japanese outposts.
, Tang Lei led a 12-member mercenary team disguised as a Japanese patrol and appeared in the camp of the 15th Division. The laxity of the Japanese army gave Tang Lei and the others room and opportunities to move. With the success of the forward team,
Breaking through, the 15th Division's outer defense line had been torn open by mercenaries. The mercenaries who had been waiting for a long time poured into the 15th Division's defense line through the openings.
After cursing the damn weather, Second Lieutenant Naojima Nojima, who belonged to the 51st Regiment, had to get up and leave his bed made of straw to check the sentry. Although he was wearing a raincoat, the violent rainstorm was almost all-pervasive, and a large amount of rainwater ran down his face.
It flowed down, and soon the clothes inside the raincoat were soaked. The cold and sticky feeling made Naoji Nojima very uncomfortable. The 51st Regiment was repelled three times in a row during the daytime attack, and even their commander
Omoto Kisano had also died in the opponent's artillery bombardment. The 51st Regiment, which had lost its commander, was sent by the division commander to defend the outer defense line.
The defeat in the battle has left everyone in the 51st Regiment unable to hold their heads up. After nightfall, they were sent by the division commander to garrison the outer defense line. Junior officers like Naojima Nojima were filled with fire in their hearts. This was also
This is why Naoji Nojima would check the sentry in the rain. He did not want the outer defense line guarded by the 51st Wing to be looked down upon by the division commander because of omissions. Naoji Nojima stepped on the muddy water with one foot high and one foot low.
After walking around for a long time, no sentry was found, so he yelled several times in annoyance, but unfortunately his words were blown away by the strong wind as soon as he left his mouth.
Just when he was furious, Naojima Nojima vaguely noticed that someone seemed to be approaching from the opposite side. As the distance got closer, Naojima Nojima discovered that what was approaching him was a patrol of more than a dozen people.
Highly vigilant, Naojima Nojima unconsciously lifted off his raincoat and put his hand on the pistol at his waist. "Which unit are you from? Password?" Although Naojima Nojima shouted several times and asked for the password, the other party was still stunned.
As if he didn't hear anything, he continued walking this way.
When the two sides were less than 2 meters apart, Naojima Nojima's flashlight finally shone on the other side's face. He was surprised to find that the other side's leader was also a second lieutenant. Although the other side's clothes had been wet by the rain,
You can still see obvious blood stains on it. "Baga, why are you shining your flashlight randomly, aren't you afraid of exposing the target to the enemy on the opposite side?" Before Naojima Nojima could ask for the password again, he only heard a scolding, followed by
The other party's big round slap had already hit his face.
"I'm here to check the sentry," Naojima Nojima defended while holding back his dizziness. It's okay that he didn't explain. However, this excuse only attracted punches and kicks from several people on the other side. "Asshole, we are the ones who went out to investigate the enemy's situation.
It’s still raining, and you’re wandering around in your raincoat. Take us to see the division commander. I want to report this matter.” It wasn’t until the other side’s soldiers took off Naojima Nojima’s raincoat that Naojima Nojima suddenly realized what he had just done.
The team who returned from the mission were all soaked like drowned rats. The raincoat he was wearing must have irritated them.
"Don't be angry with our squad leader. This time we went out to investigate the enemy's situation did not go well. Three imperial soldiers were killed by the opponent's sharpshooters. Our squad leader's biological brother died in his arms, so his
I'm in a bad mood, so I'll apologize to you on his behalf." A round-faced man from the other party came over and pulled up Naojima Nojima, who was lying on his back in the muddy water. After receiving a pack of cigarettes from the other party, Nojima
The straight man nodded slightly to show that he didn't want to be like the arrogant second lieutenant in front of him.
The round-faced Captain Cao's intentional friendship made the beaten Naojima Nojima feel better. After saying that he would continue to check sentries, Naojima Nojima pointed out the direction of the division headquarters to the commander Cao. Until the opponent
The team disappeared into the trench. Naoji Nojima, who was holding on with strength, leaned on the trench full of mud and water and groaned in pain. The fists of those guys were really hard. After leaning in the trench for a while to catch his breath,
Naojima Nojima gave up on checking the sentry and limped to find a military doctor to check his injuries.
What Naojima Nojima, who was looking for a medical officer, didn't know was that he was not the first person to enjoy this kind of treatment tonight. Tang Lei and others, disguised as a Japanese patrol, had successfully passed through more than a dozen Japanese troops in the storm.
Checkpoint. The soldiers or officers of the 51st Regiment they encountered were all slapped by Tang Lei without exception, and all they paid was a dozen packs of cigarettes or other gadgets snatched from the Japanese sentry.
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At 23:10 in the evening, Tang Lei stood at the corner of a trench and wiped the water mist on his watch. Naturally, the watch seized from the corpses of the Japanese soldiers was not as good as his original Swiss watch. Tang Lei knew what would happen next.
If the advance of the large group of mercenaries goes smoothly, according to the current time, they should control at least part of the outer defense line of the 15th Division. And the target he is looking for is right in front of him. Because of the intensification of the rain, the division commander of the 15th Division
The headquarters should be at the other end of the trench, because the terrain here is the highest. The most important thing is the dense telephone lines and numerous overhead antennas here, plus the Japanese military officers and assistants who come and go from time to time, proving that this is probably a division-level headquarters.
The only trouble with the command post is that the guards here are not ordinary soldiers, but Japanese military police directly under the division.
Looking at the Japanese military police cruising around the corner of the trench, Tang Lei was very depressed. With the existence of these guys, his plan to sneak into the Japanese command system was basically aborted. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, with no intention of stopping.
, a dozen Japanese military policemen at the corner of the trench were stacking straw bags to prevent rainwater from pouring into the stuffy shell-proof hole. "Go over and take a gamble with God. I don't believe in fate, I only believe in myself." He looked at the hands of the watch little by little.
It was close to midnight, and Tang Lei, who didn't want to wait any longer, gritted his teeth and walked towards the military police.
"Great, come and help us move these straw bags. It would be bad if the rainwater flows into the headquarters." The person commanding the dozen or so Japanese military police was a major with a full beard. When he saw
When Tang Lei and others appeared, the bearded Major, who was covered in mud and water, waved his arms with joy and shouted to Tang Lei and others.