20demayo Chapter 497: The Fierce 56th Division
Chapter 497: The Fierce 56th Division
497 The Fierce Fifty-sixth Division
"Such heavy fire!"
At this time, Commander Gan and other generals of the Sixth Army were also shocked when they heard the bursts of artillery fire coming from afar.
They finally understood what Ye Qingshan had just said about the generous gift they had prepared for the Japanese.
Originally they thought that after their expeditionary force entered Burma, they received artillery support from the British Army.
The firepower is already very strong.
However, after seeing the artillery fire of Ye Qingshan's 86th Army, they realized what it meant to be a dwarf compared to a giant.
“It was an ambush operation under such heavy artillery support.
Ye Qingshan’s 86th Army has more than people.
In this battle, Ye Qingshan's 86th Army was really good at eating up the pursuing devils from the th Division. "
Gan Lichu had this thought in her mind.
At this time, Commander Gan still thought that Ye Qingshan's 86th Army had only people.
After all, when Ye Qingshan reported to the headquarters, the number of troops in their 86th Army that he reported was about .
In fact, up to now, the data obtained by other people outside is also this one.
However, Ye Qingshan actually brought more than 50,000 people.
"No, I have to go back and reorganize the troops quickly.
This battle may be able to save the situation with the participation of Ye Qingshan's 86th Army.
If this is the case, the subsequent fighting in Myanmar will have to continue.
Our Sixth Army cannot be eliminated."
Commander Gan was thinking in his mind.
Then he said goodbye to Ye Qingshan and led his men back to his Sixth Army, taking advantage of the time when Ye Qingshan's 86th Army was ambushing the Japanese.
They began to reorganize their Sixth Army in preparation for the subsequent counterattack.
The shelling continued.
On the highway, the soldiers of the two regiments of the Japanese 56th Division were already dizzy from the explosion.
Many Japanese armored vehicles and motorcycles were blown up.
The Japanese commander also understood that they had been deceived and fell into the ambush circle of the expeditionary force.
"Baga, what the hell is going on?
How could there be an ambush by the Chinese army here! "
Colonel Aihara Muyuusuke, commander of the Japanese 148th Regiment, hid behind a large rock and shouted in surprise.
"Sir, the commander of the corps, these must be reinforcements sent by the Chinese from their own country.
Judging from the firepower, they must be the elite of the Chinese Army."
The Japanese chief of staff next to him said.
"Baga, these are the elite Chinese troops.
The Sixth Chinese Army that entered Burma and was defeated by us was also an elite force.
In front of our ever-victorious division, they are all just chickens and dogs.
When the Chinese bombardment ends, immediately organize a suicide squad to capture the two mountains. "
After scanning the terrain on both sides of the road, the Japanese regiment commander Aihara Wuweizhisuke quickly found two commanding heights.
They immediately realized that they had to capture these two commanding heights.
This Japanese colonel was not panicked at all in this situation, and the first thing he thought of was not to escape in a hurry.
It turned out to be a counterattack, an attempt to seize the surrounding commanding heights.
He is indeed worthy of being called the elite of the devils.
Finally, the long bombardment ended.
On the road, the soldiers of the Japanese 148th Regiment had suffered heavy casualties.
A large number of Japanese tanks, armored vehicles, cars, and motorcycles were destroyed.
But the surviving Japanese soldiers, under the command of grassroots Japanese officers, split into small teams, sought shelter, and held out until the shelling ended.
"Kill him!"
As soon as the shelling ended, the Japanese 148th Regiment launched an attack on the two commanding heights of the mountains on the east and west sides of the road.
"Damn it, the Japs still dare to attack us?
Beat him up hard!"
The soldiers of the 209th Division on the mountains on both sides became furious when they saw the Japanese soldiers rushing towards them.
In southern Zhejiang, the Japanese were defeated one after another, especially after the Battle of Southern Zhejiang.
The heavy Japanese troops in the Songhu area did not dare to go south to attack them easily.
From then on, no Japanese troops dared to be so arrogant in front of them, and even counterattacked them when they were ambushed.
Who gives you confidence?
Both sides are the elite of their respective sides and are both proud.
Da da da!
Browning heavy machine guns sprayed flames and fired bullets, directly forming a death zone.
Any Japanese who rush up will be torn to pieces by bullets.
As soon as the battle started, it became fierce.
Although the Japanese were ambushed and had just been bombarded at this time.
But at this time, their counterattack was still fierce.
When the Japanese who rushed forward fell, the other Japanese soldiers behind him would immediately replace them.
Each of them is fearless and ferocious.
If you don’t know, you might think they were not trying to break out of an ambush, but were storming the enemy within the encirclement.
"Hey, the devils from the 56th Division are really fierce.
The Sixth Army’s defeat was not unjust.”
On the distant mountains, Ye Qingshan was watching the battle through a telescope.
When they saw the Japanese charging fearlessly, trying to seize a commanding height and create a gap in the ambush circle.
It was also quite unexpected, he said to Zhou Pingkou next to him.
“Yeah, indeed.
The appearance of the Japanese 56th Division reminded me of the time when we annihilated the Japanese 13th Division in Nanjing.
At that time, the soldiers of the 13th Division of the Japanese army were also fearless and brave.
They even constantly launched suicide tactics and attacked our soldiers.
But those were the Japanese's first batch of regular divisions, so their fierce combat effectiveness was understandable.
But I didn't expect that this newly formed division of the devils would be so powerful. "
Zhou Pingkou was also surprised.
Ye Qingshan smiled and said, "Old Zhou, you still don't understand the 56th Division of the Japanese.
Although they are newly established, they are pretty good.
However, the predecessor of their division was not simple.
Their predecessors were the Japanese 101st Rear Division and the st Division, known as the Dragon Division.
They are well-equipped, fight fiercely, and are much stronger than ordinary Japanese divisions.
Otherwise, how could they easily defeat the Sixth Army? "
"I see. It seems that this Japanese 56th Army will be our biggest enemy after we enter Burma."
"It's okay, the Japanese 56th Division is strong.
Our 86th Army is stronger."
Ye Qingshan’s confidence does not only come from his weapons and equipment.
What's more important is that Ye Qingshan's new training method for the soldiers under his command has greatly improved the soldiers' combat effectiveness.
And Ye Qingshan combined more innovative combat tactics from later generations.
This is Ye Qingshan’s greatest confidence.
In addition, because of the successive victories over the Japanese, the 42nd Army under Ye Qingshan had built up confidence and high morale from top to bottom.
As well as the soldiers' will to defend their country, in Ye Qingshan's opinion, these are no less effective than advanced weapons and equipment.
The Japanese's breakout is still continuing.
It’s a pity that the ferocity of the Japanese soldiers of the 56th Division was of no use here this time.
The well-prepared 209th Division not only had a complete position, but also could receive artillery support from the rear at any time.
No matter how fiercely the Japanese 148th Regiment attacked, they tried to seize two commanding heights.
However, after suffering a fierce attack from the 209th Division, they also suffered heavy losses.