Chapter 663: Attack!! Attack!!

The Chinese army had a strong offensive and it took only two days to stubbornly push the front forward for 60 kilometers.

In two days, a total of 47 battles were fought in all sizes, annihilated more than 2,200 Japanese pirates, more than 26,000 puppet troops, and more than 20,000 prisoners.

But the Chinese army itself suffered huge casualties.

As for the 326th Brigade of the 111th Division, the first to enter the battle and fought continuously for two days, 2,800 people were killed in the entire brigade, and the brigade was seriously injured, two regiment commanders were killed and two battalion commanders were killed.

When the division headquarters decided to temporarily remove the 326th Brigade and repair it, the entire brigade, from the commander to the soldiers, was already red.

One-eyed brigade commander Lu Yuzhang shouted loudly at the phone:

"The master's seat cannot be removed, and the brothers are all fighting for their lives!"

"Lu Yuzhang, you are disobedience on the battlefield!"

However, the teacher's words did not calm Lu Yuzhang down. He took a long breath, then turned the microphone outside his command post, and after a while, he put the microphone to his mouth again:

"Master, have you heard it? The brothers are all crazy. My brigade leader is seriously injured. It's hard to say whether he can be rescued. My two regiment commanders are gone, and the two battalion commanders are gone. How do you ask us to retreat? Will I still have the face to retreat if I retreat?"

The phone was silent, and it was only after a long time that Feng Zhenhua's voice came again:

"Please protect yourself, I don't want to lose another brigade commander!"

After slowly putting down the phone, Lu Yuzhang straightened his blindfold, brushed his spotless leather boots, then picked up the submachine gun that had been prepared long ago, glanced at the brigade headquarters, and suddenly said loudly:

"Everyone, take weapons and rush up with me. Today I will set up the brigade headquarters in the Japanese stronghold!"

Whether it is the 326th Brigade, or the 327th and 328th Brigade, the entire 111th Division was crazy and red-eyed. They no longer had the fear of death in their eyes. The only thing they had was the enthusiasm for fighting to the end...

These officers and soldiers all remember one thing firmly. They belong to the 111th Division. This unit was established by the commander-in-chief. It was an elite army that fought here from the Northeast!

They can die, but they cannot embarrass the army.

When the sun on the 18th slowly set, the battlefield that had been noisy for a day became a little quieter.

Du Peng lay down on the ground without saying a word, quietly observing the situation opposite.

Opposite was the Japanese pirate Shanshan Infantry Regiment, one of the few gangs that were still dominated by veterans. In several major wars, they never suffered major blows.

During today's day's offense, this corps fully demonstrated the role of a veteran.

Their individual combat capabilities are very tough and they are very accurate and fierce. The 327th Brigade was beaten back by the Sugiyama United team several times in a row.

And this group of arrogant Japanese troops even made various actions to provoke the Chinese army.

They dragged the bodies of the fallen Chinese soldiers back, then took off their military uniforms, insulted the bodies to their fullest, and then hung the Chinese military uniforms on the bayonet and shouted wildly.

This move completely angered the Chinese soldiers, and the officers below shouted that they would organize suicide squads to rush up to avenge the dead brothers and teach these arrogant Japanese a lesson.

However, Du Peng unexpectedly ordered the attack to stop and ignored the mood of his subordinates.

I knew very well why these Japanese did this. I did this to send them anxious mood and maintain full combat effectiveness, and to anger Chinese soldiers.

Once the Chinese soldiers are angry, they will be able to take advantage of the Japanese when attacking.

I will never be such a confused officer, I must be responsible for the lives of my subordinates.

Night has already fallen, and from here, the Japanese's defense has not yet relaxed.

After all, these are veterans with rich combat experience and will never relax their vigilance at any time.

"Some troublesome, if you rush like this, you will suffer greater casualties tomorrow."

Du Peng was a little annoyed and said to himself.

"The traveler, this fellow villager said that one day the small road was used to circumvent the Japanese."

At this time, the battalion commander Zhao Debiao brought a commoner and whispered.

Du Peng's eyes lit up: "Mr., do you mean there is a small path to go around the back of the Japanese?"

"Yes, sir." The commoner probably had never seen the sir and seemed a little timid:

"In fact, everyone who lives in this area knows this path, but when the Japanese came, everyone ran almost the same, so the Japanese may not know..."

Although all that is said is perhaps, Du Peng still feels it is necessary to take a risk.

"Zhao Debiao, take your battalion and touch the back of the Japanese with this fellow villager. I will hand over my guard company to you to command. It is eight o'clock in the evening now, and it will be ready to start an attack at 1 a.m. tomorrow!"

"Yes, prepare to start an attack at 1:00 a.m. tomorrow!"

As time passed by, Du Peng felt a little nervous. After all, whether he could detour behind the enemy was a guarantee of whether he could successfully win the battlefield, and all this depends on God's will.

After reading the table below, it was already late at night.

There was still no movement at all, which was a bit impatient.

"Smoke a cigarette and wait." Staff Officer Yuan Kai walked over.

After taking the smoke from the staff officer, Du Peng took a strong breath and exhaled a long breath. Waiting was really an worrying thing.

"I am from Nanjing," Yuan Kai took a few breaths and suddenly said.

Du Peng was stunned for a moment. Yuan Kai had just been transferred from another army. He didn't know him. He only knew that Yuan Kai took the initiative to ask for transfer here before the war was about to begin.

Looking into the distance, Yuan Kai's expression was a little stunned:

"That year, the Japanese pirates attacked Nanjing, and the General Command ordered the evacuation. Our whole family evacuated, but my father refused to leave.

He said that he was born in Nanjing and died in Nanjing. Even if he wanted to die, he would have to die in his own bed. My old father became stubborn and couldn't even pull back a few cows.

There was really no choice but to go with him. But a few days after Nanjing fell, I received news of my father's death. It was so miserable that I was stabbed to death by the Japanese with a bayonet.

My mother is old and fainted on the spot after hearing this news. When we woke up, she was obviously unable to do so. I still remember that she held my hand and said:

‘Son, you are a soldier at least, why can’t you even defend the capital? The capital is the place where the emperor lives and the safest place in the world. I originally thought that living in Nanjing, where the emperor lives, could always live a peaceful life.

But why are you soldiers so unsatisfied? You can’t even defeat Japan, and you can’t even defend the home where the emperor lives.

Mom has no other wishes, just think about when you can win back Nanjing. Remember to find your father and bury your father and your mother together...'

The traveler, after hearing this, I felt like I was slapped in the face. Why do you think we can’t beat Japan? Why can’t we defend Nanjing? I hate it, I really hate myself for being incompetent!

So I heard that our teacher was the first to attack, so I tried every means to get myself here. I had no other idea, but I just wanted to fulfill my mother's wish."

Du Peng listened silently, and he found that Yuan Kai's eyes were red as he spoke.

"Your mother's wish will be fulfilled, and she will definitely." Du Peng said quietly, unconsciously finding that his voice seemed to tremble a little:

"We are going to attack Nanjing. Your mother will definitely be able to go back, but I am from the Northeast. When will I go home and when will I meet my parents?"

I don’t know when I will be able to return to the Northeast, nor even if my parents are still alive.

"Forget it, I won't talk about these things." Seeing that he had aroused the sad things about the voyage, Yuan Kai hurriedly changed the topic: " voyage, do you know the Expeditionary Force? I have a brother who was transferred there."

Du Peng nodded. Of course he knew about the expeditionary operations of the Chinese Expeditionary Force.

In the spring of 1940, Japan bombed the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway; in June, France was forced to accept the request to stop shipping goods between China and Vietnam.

Despite this, the Japanese invaders did not give up. In September, Japan invaded Vietnam and signed a friendly treaty with Thailand, which completely interrupted the Yunnan-Vietnam Line. The Yunnan-Burma Highway became the only aid channel for China.

Myanmar is a strategic country on the Southeast Asian Peninsula.

Xiping British India, bordering China's Tibet and Yunnan in the north and northeast. The Yunnan-Burma Highway is an important international transportation line for China, and the Japanese army can also threaten the rear of southwestern China based on this.

Myanmar has important strategic significance for both China and Britain among allies. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese army swept across Southeast Asia in a short period of time, and then pointed the finger at Myanmar.

In order to defend Myanmar, China and Britain planned to establish a military alliance as early as early as 1941. China actively prepared and proposed that the Chinese army enter Myanmar to deploy defense as soon as possible. After the outbreak of the Pacific War, on November 23, 1941, China and Britain signed the "Sino-British Joint Defense of the Yunnan-British Road Agreement" in Chongqing, and the Sino-British military alliance was formed.

However, because the British army despised the power of the Chinese army, overestimated itself, and did not want foreign troops to go deep into their colonies, and repeatedly delayed and obstructed the Chinese expeditionary force from entering Myanmar, the Chinese expeditionary force scheduled to enter Myanmar had to stay on the China-Myanmar border.

However, after Japan launched an attack, the British and Burmese troops were defeated all the way, so they hurriedly invited the Chinese army to join the war.

China established the Commander-in-Chief of the First Route of the Expeditionary Force and headed to the battlefield in Myanmar. However, due to the loss of combat initiatives, the defense of Myanmar was defeated.

This is mainly because Britain insisted on the established strategy of first Europe and then Asia. Once the war situation was unfavorable, it completely lost interest in defending Myanmar. Instead, it retreated repeatedly, turning the battle of the Chinese Expeditionary Force to defend Myanmar into a battle to cover the British army's retreat.

However, the Chinese Expeditionary Force still made achievements that were admired by the Allies of the British and American allies, and achieved certain strategic goals.
Chapter completed!