Not long after the Japanese bomber group began to return, the aviation brigade led by Chennard and the 9th fighter flight regiment of the Tiger Army rushed to the sky above Taungchi.

The Japanese escort fighter fleet immediately turned the nose and covered the bomber fleet and retreated.

"Chasing at full speed! Let all these damn Japanese invaders meet God!"

"receive!"

"clear!"

"Haha, brothers, we finally have the chance to participate in the first round today. There are not many opportunities like this. We have to kill happily today!"

"Yes, these dog days must be kept coming and going!"

"Don't be excited, keep the formation and chase at full speed!"

Chennard and the Tiger Army Flying Tigers, who were determined to kill the Japanese, would not let the Japanese Air Force go easily? Without any hesitation, he rushed forward at full speed and fought with the Japanese escort fighter formation.

A fierce air battle broke out in an instant!

"assault!"

"Taozi changed!"

However, the Japanese Army did not change their combat plans because of the coming of the US Air Force and the Chinese Air Force. Under the guidance of the Type 95 tank unit, the three Japanese divisions of the Japanese army divided into five groups, directed to five towns, including Taungzhi, Nansang, Gunxin, Mengbin and Jingdong.

These five towns form a complete defense chain, which is the barrier between the rear of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the Yunnan-Burma Highway. Therefore, from the very beginning, Yang Fan placed the 6th Army and the 66th Army on this defense chain.

The 71st Army was also asked to be stationed in Lashio and Xibu to ensure the safety of the Yunnan-Burma Highway and the connection between the Chinese expedition and the country, so as not to be cut off from the rear like in the original history, and after defeat, they could only flee to India.

"Hurry up! Fire up! Kill me hard! Fuck these dog gods to death!"

"Brothers, it's time to raise troops for a thousand days to use troops for a while, defend the country, and kill the enemy and make contributions!"

"Brothers, the 5th Army, the 31st Army, and the Chinese Tiger Ben Army have fought with the Japanese many times and severely damaged the Japanese troops. Now it's our turn to go on the field!"

"I'm a man, so I stood up and held on! The Japanese are nothing scary. The Japanese are also humans and flesh and blood. If you shoot them, you will have to make a blood hole!"

"Everyone listens. If anyone retreats without fighting, he will smear our 38th Division's face. The gun in my hand can only turn against others!"

"Brothers, beat me hard! Kill me!"

"kill!"

"Little Japanese, you 18 generations of ancestors!"

The 6th Army and the 66th Army have long completed the replacement of US equipment, which is even better than the Japanese Army in terms of weapons and equipment, especially in terms of large-caliber artillery.

Coupled with the long-term preparation for military preparation and the coordinated combat of the air force, although the Japanese were coming in full force, the 6th Army and the 66th Army were very strong from top to bottom, and there was no panic, nor was there any sign of collapse at once.

Just as the 18th Japanese Army launched a full-scale attack on the Taungzhi-Jingdong front line, the 15th, 19th and 20th Japanese Army were not idle either.

The same recipe and the same taste, the Japanese still use the three-axe tactics. They first pulled out the bomber group to bombard it, and then bombarded the cannons and naval guns.

After doing this, the Japanese infantry began to cross the river to fight, or under the cover of tank troops, they attacked Maudan Fortress.

In addition, the Japanese special gang fleet also transported a Japanese infantry gang to land on the battlefield from Bilu Island.

The defense line of the Pa'an River section of the Salwen River, the 22nd Army’s pre-war headquarters.

This is a small mountain located about 6 kilometers west of the Salwin River. The view is wide and you can overlook the entire river defense line. In order to facilitate observation, Li Jiayu, deputy commander-in-chief of the 22nd Army, placed the pre-war command post here.

When the Japanese Air Force bombing was over, Li Jiayu hurriedly walked out of the air defense command room with a telescope and quickly walked towards a steel and concrete observation deck on the top of the mountain to observe the enemy situation on the front line.

Following Li Jiayu are also the chief of staff of the 22nd Army, Zhu Ying, chief of staff of the 41st Army, Yang Junqing, chief of staff of the 45th Army, Chen Dingxun, chief of staff of the 45th Army, and Sun Shengsong, chief of staff.

Although the Japanese artillery bombardment was not over yet, loud explosions continued to come from afar.

Walking into the observation deck and standing next to the observation port, Li Jiayu quickly picked up the telescope and looked forward.

I saw that the sky above the defense line along the river stretched for more than ten kilometers ahead was filled with smoke, just like a thunderstorm about to break out from the roof.

After a closer look, in the vast sky with dark clouds, enemy and our fighter planes were chasing each other, flying up and down to engage in an extremely fierce battle of life and death.

Looking at the 22nd Army's defense line along the river, I saw black smoke rising from the ground, and the Japanese artillery on the other side were carrying out high-intensity artillery bombardment.

Due to the insufficient range of light weapons and the fierce artillery fire of the Japanese, most of the soldiers of the 22nd Army could only temporarily avoid the edge and hide in the anti-aircraft hole behind the trenches.

The rest of the people either hid in the solid steel and concrete bunkers and stood on guard, waiting for the Japanese to enter the effective range and then began to rush wildly.

In addition, many artillery soldiers along the river defense line were using their strong bunker fortifications to control anti-aircraft artillery to bombard the Japanese troops that were carrying out crossing the river!

The 88mm anti-aircraft gun has excellent air performance and is also extremely sharp to ground targets. Its initial flat firing speed can reach 1,000 meters/second, and its maximum range can reach 14.5 kilometers.

The 88mm anti-aircraft gun was the most successful artillery system used in World War II. Yang Fan also favored it very much, so he kept replacing it.

The system mall priced at 80,000 yuan. Although it doesn't seem to be much, it can't resist the demand and consumes extremely ammunition. Even if Mr. Yang is rich and powerful, he can't withstand the consumption.

So after learning from the pain, Yang Fan spent 150 million yuan in Wealth Point one and a half months ago to customize an 88mm anti-aircraft gun production line, which has been officially put into operation in Zhucheng County, Shandong.

Then the vision extended to the other side of the river, and he suddenly saw the black Japanese infantry on the other side of the river pushing rafts, wooden boats, fishing boats and other crossing tools, pushing into the river like dumplings.

The artillery units of the 22nd Army, which were preset on the back slope of the mountainous positions in the rear, naturally would not be abusive to the Japanese infantry. Hundreds of 155mm and 150mm howitzers roared one after another, and the shells rushed to the sky like a bolt from the blue. After a moment, they continued to explode in the Japanese army.

The heavy artillerymen of the Chinese army had usually measured the terrain distance on the other side of the river accurately. At this time, the firepower was fully opened and almost shot without any bullets.

Every shell can cause casualties to the Japanese, causing the Japanese to scream.
Chapter completed!