"Martial throne, is it true? Take this seriously?"

Duan Zhongyi's eyes lit up immediately. From the time he became the commander of the 4th Division to form a new army, half a year passed in a flash.

Watching the troops under his command grow day by day, Duan Zhongyi's self-confidence has also increased, and his obsession with serving the battlefield to defend his country has become more and more intense!

Especially in this month, the war has been getting closer and closer to him. Duan Zhongyi has long been ready for a full war and is always looking forward to fighting the Japanese for 300 rounds.

Yang Chengliang said with a heavy emphasis: "There is no joke in the army!"

"Great, thank you, the military officers and soldiers of our 4th Division have been waiting for this moment. As long as the military officers and soldiers give their orders, we will attack with all our might and fight a beautiful counterattack!"

After receiving a positive answer, Duan Zhongyi saluted Yang Chengliang happily, and her heart had already flown to the front-line battlefield where artillery fire was flying more than ten kilometers away.

Menghe Town, Japan's 19th Army Command.

The riverside was standing in front of the sand table with frowns, looking at the sand table model of the same ancient battle without saying a word.

In addition to the detailed terrain and landforms of the ancient surrounding area, the sand table is also filled with various military flags representing the forces and types of troops of China and Japan.

The Chief of Staff of the 19th Army, Ichichikawa Yongji, who was performing war games with Masako Kawabian, also frowned at the moment, and silently took down three infantry models, a tank model, and an artillery model from his position with a gloomy face.

This means that in the just battle, the 19th Army of Japan lost three more infantry squadrons, a tank squadron, and a field artillery squadron!

After the Myanmar sent troops to advance the front line to the Xidang River defense line, the 19th Japanese Army headed north along the Hebei River and bypassed the middle and lower reaches of the Xidang River, where heavy troops gathered, and the Bingfeng pointed directly to the important military town and ancient city.

At the beginning, the 19th Army was so powerful that it was so powerful that it was so powerful that it was so powerful that it was all the way to attack cities and villages...

In just a few days, the 19th Army conquered several small towns along the way, advanced hundreds of kilometers in one breath, and reached the Xidang River section of the ancient city less than 50 kilometers.

In this section of the river, the 19th Army launched a large-scale river crossing battle, tore through the Xidang River defense line garrisoned by the 5th Army and conquered the Maoqi Town on the west bank of the Xidang River.

This allowed the 19th Army to gain a firm foothold on both sides of the Xidang River and could drive the left and right to attack the last barrier in the south of Tonggucheng: the Orton-Tandbin Line of Defense.

On the surface, the 19th Japanese Army had divided the 2nd Hub Expedition Army stationed on the Tonggu Defense Line and the 5th National Army stationed on the Jiaodega-Ranibin-Bindaza along the river defense line.

The Xidang River, which runs north and south, is a narrow plain area. To the two sides, the east is the Bennong Mountains with high mountains and dense forests, and the west is the rolling hilly and jungle area.

The transportation in this narrow plain is very developed. You can not only go north from the Xidang River Road, but also go north by highway, and there is even a railway trunk line that runs through the north and south.

Therefore, this narrow plain is the most suitable attack route for the Japanese army to launch troops. After defeating Tonggucheng, you can further attack the railway hub cities along the way such as Swa, Pingmanne, Darcy, Mitina and Mandalay, thus threatening the entire northern Myanmar industrial base.

However, the 19th Japanese Army currently hit Iron Plate at the defense lines of Orton and Tandbin in front of Tonggucheng, and attacked for more than ten days in a row. Not only did they not make any progress, but they also caused heavy casualties, with more than 7,000 troops in combat.

The only thing that made Hebian Zhengsan feel confident was that the 19th Army was not alone, and the 15th Army and the 20th Army, which had strong troops, were only more than a hundred kilometers away from them.

In plains with flat terrain and convenient transportation, even if infantry walk, it only takes one day to arrive.

Therefore, despite the unsuccessful war and the losses were quite large, Hebian Zhengsan still has enough capital and courage to continue to fight to the end.

"Hiss Commander, our technical equipment is consumed so much. On this front, the technical equipment of the Chinese Hu Ben Army is only stronger than ours!"

After pondering for a long time, Yoshikawa Yoshiji pointed to the jungle area on the west side of Orton Town and said, "Since the five people are difficult to break through, why can we find another way from here and use surprise weapons to break the deadlock?"

Hebian Masahiro frowned and said, "Yi Zhichuan, I can understand your feelings completely! However, we are facing the Hu Ben Army commanded by Yang Fan, not other Chinese troops!"

Once he was bitten by a snake for three years, he was afraid of the rope, not to mention that he was bleeding from Yang Fan's head after many times. Zheng San by the river really couldn't find the courage or reason to advance.

Before Yizhichuan Yongzhi could refute, Kawabata Masato explained: "The jungle area is not that easy to cross. Our opponents would not leave such a big flaw. Perhaps they had already ambushed a large number of elite troops in the mountain jungles on both sides!

Even if the troops we sent can pass through the mountains and jungles by chance, what's the use of going around the back of Tonggu City? Do you think the defensive forces behind Tonggu are not enough to stop a light-equipped unit?"

"But, there is not much time left before the General Command? Can we just spend it here?"

Yizhi Chuan Yongzhi looked ugly. He knew that the Hu Ben Army commanded by Yang Fan was a tough tough guy, but he didn't know that even this new unit that had just been formed and was the first time it was on the front line battlefield.

"Yi Zhichuan Jun, I can only say that we were too optimistic a few days ago. In fact, we no longer have the advantage of quick battles and quick decisions in the battle with the Hu Ben Army!"

"Don't be anxious when fighting such a powerful and sinister opponent, nor do you lose yourself in a mess. Otherwise, he will be like a poisonous snake hidden in the grass, giving you a fatal blow when you are most proud, most willing and most weak."

Masazo Hebang sighed lightly and silently calculated the remaining capital in his hand.

In addition to the combat reduction of the Salwen River defense line, the 19th Army had more than 30,000 casualties, and the total strength was only more than 65,000, which was more than 16,000 more than the 2nd Army of the Huber Expedition which was stationed on the Tonggu Defense Line.

If you are facing other Chinese troops on other battlefields, not to mention that the total strength is 30%, even if only 60% of the Chinese troops are in the military, the Japanese commanders will have enough confidence to win this battle.

However, the 19th Army faced the Chinese Hu Ben Army with its arms that were extremely firm in combat, and the Hebian Zhengsan was no longer confident that he could successfully conquer Tong'ancheng within the prescribed time!

Unless the 15th Army and the 20th Army can conquer Yangon in a short period of time, they can advance all the way north after breaking the deadlock first, forming a pincer attack on Tonggu!

Otherwise, the 19th Army could only fight with the 2nd Army of the Hu Ben Expedition until one side could not stand it!
Chapter completed!