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Chapter 1694: Stalemate

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    Ishihara Wanji never expected that the battle to capture Xidang would be so unsatisfactory.

    Ishihara Kanji originally thought that with the strong combat effectiveness of the 8th Division, the battle to capture Xidang would be like cutting butter with a sharp knife, easily won in one fell swoop.

    Then the cruel reality slapped him mercilessly.

    The 8th Division fiercely attacked the Chinese defenders of Xidang for three consecutive days, unable to advance even an inch!

    Not only that, during these three days of fierce fighting, the 8th Division also suffered heavy casualties.

    Tanishina Kao held the telegram and said solemnly: "As of today, the 5th Infantry Division of the 8th Division, which is responsible for the main attack, has suffered nearly 2,000 casualties, of which more than 800 were killed!"

    ¡°In addition to the loss of personnel, there was also a lot of equipment loss.¡±

    "Among them, 26 Type 95 light tanks were lost, 18 imitation Vickers armored vehicles were lost, and 11 Type 97 medium tanks were lost!"

    "Baga!" Ishihara smiled, "Why did we lose so many tanks?"

    "Because the Chinese Army is equipped with rocket launchers!" Kao Tani said helplessly, "No matter whether it is Type 95, imitation Vickers armored vehicle or Type 97, it can't withstand the direct fire of rockets at all!"

    "Baga!" Ishihara smiled and said with a dark face, "The rocket launcher is really an annoying weapon!"

    "Hai!" Guodi Nahuaxiong said, "For the imperial army, the rocket launcher is an extremely useless weapon, because the armored vehicles equipped by the China Army are very rare. Although the rocket launcher has the ability to break armor, it lacks use.  , and if used to deal with infantry, the range is far inferior to the grenade."

    "But for the Chinese Army, the rocket launcher is an excellent infantry support weapon." Ishihara Wanji continued with a dark face, "Even a 60mm caliber rocket is enough to pose a threat to the Imperial Army's armored vehicles!  "

    Guodi Nahuaxiong said helplessly: "That's why the battle to capture Xidang became so difficult."

    "But no matter how difficult it is, we must capture Xidang City, otherwise the large army will not be able to cross the river calmly."

    "Your Excellency, Commander, based on the analysis of the battle situation in the past three days, it is unrealistic to capture Xidang City in a short time. It is better to send troops to go around. As long as the retreat is cut off, the defenders in Xidang City may  Defeated without a fight.¡±

    "Send troops to take a detour?" Ishihara Wanji said, "If we send fewer troops, it is completely meaningless. And if we send a large army, where will we cross the river?"

    Guodi Nahuaxiong pointed to Guse and Ruijin in the upper reaches of the Xidang River and said: "Guse and Ruijin are both fine. There were originally bridges connecting the two sides of the Xidang River. Now, although the bridge was blown up by the Chinese army, the bridge piers were destroyed.  If it doesn¡¯t fall off, it will be easier to re-build the bridge with the help of the original reinforced concrete piers.¡±

    Ishihara Wanji said: "Re-building bridges in Guse and Ruijin is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the engineer troops building the bridges can easily be attacked by the Chinese army, so the risk is too high."

    Tanigi Nahuaxiong said disapprovingly: "Although the 18th Division has made little progress on the Paben and Dakun lines, this can at least illustrate the fact that there is no armed force of the Chinese Army near Guse and Ruijin.  Therefore, the safety of the engineering troops is guaranteed."

    "Then give it a try." Ishihara Kanji finally agreed to Tanigina Kao's proposal.

    Because Ishihara Kanji was absolutely unwilling to get into a stalemate with the Chinese army in Xidang, in order to break the situation as soon as possible, he decided to take the risk and make a detour from Guse or Ruijin.

    After a pause, Ishihara smiled and said: "By the way, don't forget to send an infantry regiment to protect the engineers."

    "Hai." Yoshina Kazuo paused and immediately issued an order to the 1st Guards Engineer Regiment. After receiving the order, the 1st Guards Engineer Regiment immediately moved under the protection of an infantry regiment.  Next, along the east bank of the Xidang River, we drove towards the ancient town upstream overnight.

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    In Yangon, the Myanmar Theater Commander's Department.

    Wang Geng used thumbtacks to pin the map just drawn by the staff to the wall.

    But I saw that on the newly drawn map, the two big blue arrows representing the Japanese army had been blocked in Xidang and Pabon in the northeast.

    In Xidang and Pabon, the 27th Group Army and part of the 23rd Group Army have turned into two red arcs, blocking the Japanese army's advance.

    However, between the two large blue arrows of the Japanese army, there was another small blue arrow shooting north from Zhaituo, thirty miles east of Xidang, pointing directly at Guse and Ruijin.

    Wang Geng pointed to the small arrow and said: "General, we just received an urgent call from the special operations brigade. It turns out thatThe 1st Guards Division, which was resting and waiting near Zhaito, suddenly sent about two regiments of troops to the north, pointing directly at Guse. If nothing unexpected happens, this should be the engineering unit sent by the Japanese to build a bridge at Guse.  .  "

    "As expected." Zhong Yi snorted coldly and said, "The situation in Xidang has reached a stalemate. It is impossible for the Japs to break the situation in a short time. According to the Japs' usual style, they will definitely send troops to bypass the flanks at this time.  Therefore, it is completely expected to dispatch engineers to build bridges near Guse."

    Wang Geng said: "But Ishihara Wan'er could not have imagined that the other four divisions of our 23rd Group Army were waiting for his engineers in the jungle near Guse. If the old Japanese wanted to cross the Xidang River from Guse to Ruijin to the west, it would be impossible.  Wishful thinking! No Japanese soldier can ever cross the Xidang River!"

    "Don't be careless." Zhong Yi waved his hand and said, "Telegram to Commander-in-Chief Pan not to attack during the day. Just let the Japanese stand know and wait until night to attack again!"

    "Yes." Wang Geng nodded and said with deep approval, "It is more beneficial to the Japanese during the day, not only for their artillery to use firepower, but also for their air force to provide fire support. But at night, the Japanese air force still has  The artillery basically becomes a decoration, but our close combat firepower will not be affected."

    "Melee firepower?" Zhong Yi nodded and asked, "When will the second batch of rocket launchers arrive?"

    "This" Wang Geng had a look of embarrassment on his face and said sadly, "Headquarters, there is no second batch of rocket launchers. The second batch of two hundred rocket launchers sent from Yinjiang has been intercepted by the Third War Zone."

    "The third war zone? Gu Shutong?!" Zhong Yi said in a deep voice, "This bastard!"

    Wang Geng sighed: "Without these rocket launchers, the battle for the 23rd Army will become very difficult. I think it is necessary for the Changmin Department to make plans in advance so that if the 23rd Army fails, they can send troops to block it in time."  There is a gap, otherwise once the Xidang River defense line is lost, the situation will be irreversible."

    Zhong Yi nodded and sighed: "When will we not be subject to equipment? When will we be able to crush the little devils from equipment?" (Remember this website's website address: www.hlnovel.com
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