The British Governor to Myanmar said: "Mr. Gao, we believe in you. We will listen to you when we fight." The British officers and the officers of the Myanmar Servant Army also expressed their obedience to Gao Jiu's command.

Gao Jiu knew that the morale of the British army and the Burmese vassal army was depressed today, and it was impossible to expect them to charge into battle. The role they could play was to rely on fortifications to defend.

Gao Jiu asked the British Governor to Myanmar to lead the 139th Regiment of the British Army Huang Family to defend Shihucheng. The Myanmar Servant Army dug trenches outside the city. The 140th Regiment was scattered among the Myanmar Servant Army and was responsible for monitoring them. Tianchuan's construction workers' self-defense force was used as a preparatory

Team Gao Jiu led the Taohuashan Special Forces to engage in mobile combat.

In order to avoid the British or Myanmar minions' continued escape during the battle, with the consent of the British generals, a team of Taohuashan Special Forces and a British army in the reinforcement company formed a supervisory team. Whether the British or Myanmar minions' army, they dared to retreat with the approval of the British generals.

All are killed.

After the deployment was made, in order to boost morale, the British Governor-General in Myanmar made an inspiring speech to all British troops and the Burmese Servants. He was very eloquent, enthusiastic, and endless, and restored the British and Burmese Servants.

Part of the morale. The most important thing is that he told everyone that now, Gao Jiu himself and his powerful troops fought with them, greatly encouraging the fighting spirit of the British and the vassal army.

At this time, the Kokang Regional Autonomous Committee also sent 3,000 Kokang Regional Autonomous Army to join the coalition forces and accept Gao Jiu's command. Not only that, they also brought a large number of supplies to serve the British army and the Burmese Servant Army.

Supplements were made.

Gao Jiu and the Kokang Autonomous Army were originally opponents of the British, but in the face of jointly resisting the Japanese army's invasion, they have now become close comrades-in-arms.

Gao Jiu placed the Kokang Regional Autonomous Army outside the city to deploy defense, strengthening the strength to defend Shihu City.

Now the British and the Burmese Servant Army became more stable.

Gao Jiu learned in detail about the situation of the Japanese army opposite. When he figured out the number of the Japanese army opposite, he realized why the British could not defeat these Japanese people. Because the enemy they faced was the famous Fifth Division of the Japanese Army.

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The Fifth Division was claimed to have swept across Shanxi with half of the division. This army must be defeated and defended, and basically never suffered a defeat. The division commander of the then division, Shiro Itagaki, has now become the Japanese Army Minister.

. They were originally affiliated with the North China Expeditionary Army, but later they were incorporated into the 21st Army of the Shanghai Expeditionary Army. After conquering Guangzhou, they later joined the ranks of the South China Expeditionary Army with the 21st Army. Now they have become the newly formed Southern Expeditionary Army.

After the troops they belonged to, they were even more imposing, sweeping troops from Britain, France, Mexico, Thailand and other countries.

Now pursuing the British army are the 21st Brigade of the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army, the main force of the 21st Regiment and the 22nd Regiment, with a total force of more than 5,000 people.

Gao Jiu was very interested in the Japanese in the Fifth Division. He wanted to completely break the myth of invincible battles of the Japanese Fifth Division in Shihu City.

The 21st Brigade of the Fifth Division of the Japanese Army is all mechanized, with 12 medium-sized tanks, 30 light tanks, more than 130 artillery pieces, and more than 450 vehicles. During the battle, the Eighth Air Force of the Japanese Army was also in the battle.

Air support. No wonder the British army lacking heavy weapons could not stop their attack.

The captain of the 21st Regiment of the 21st Brigade of the Advance Detachment of the Japanese Fifth Division was the nephew of Shiro Itagaki. Shiro Itagaki specially put his nephew in the invincible Fifth Division for training and equipped him with

The best equipment.

After entering Southeast Asia, Kiyoo Itagaki made rapid progress, and all the enemies were vulnerable to him, making him very arrogant.

This time, he led the main force of the 21st Regiment and part of the 22nd Regiment, and won the city of Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, defended by tens of thousands of British and vassals, and was even more arrogant.

However, during this attack on Yangon, Kiyo Itagaki also suffered a heavy blow. These blows did not come from the British troops, but a small army that emerged from somewhere. This small army had only a few hundred people.

, but they came and went like the wind, and their combat effectiveness was extremely strong. Their sneak attack caused the losses to the 21st Regiment, even more than the attack on Yangon City.

Although the 21st Regiment is a mechanized unit with strong mobility, the terrain of Myanmar is complex, which greatly limits their mobility. And those abominable attackers are cavalry, and they come and go freely in the complex terrain

The Japanese army suffered a lot.

After capturing Yangon City, Kiyo Itagaki decided not to give the British troops a breather and launched a fierce pursuit of the British troops. On the road, they were still constantly attacked by the small troops and had to walk away.

Stop. This made the British troops break away from contact with the Japanese army and enter Shihu City first.

Although Kiyoo Itagaki was arrogant, he was also a top student at the Tokyo Imperial University in Japan. After further studies at the Army University, the highest military academy of the Japanese army, he was not an ordinary person. He reported the strange situation he encountered to his superiors, hoping that his superiors could provide this.

The origin of the enemy with super combat power.

The Southern Expeditionary Army Special High School quickly provided them with relevant information. The one who appeared under Yangon City and harassed them all the way must be the Taohuashan Special Forces under the famous Gao Jiu.

When Kiyoo Itagaki heard that the enemy he was facing was Gao Jiu, he also hesitated. Gao Jiu's reputation was so famous that so many people could not beat Gao Jiu, and he also doubted whether he could do it.

Kiyo Itagaki was so smooth. No one was his opponent among the enemies he encountered. The most important thing was that the troops he controlled were the most powerful mechanized troops in the Japanese army, which gave him great confidence.

Especially since he had his uncle who was taking care of him, he was one of the few army units that could directly mobilize the Air Force to support him.

Kiyo Itagaki believed that the other Japanese troops could not defeat Gao Jiu because their strength was not strong enough. He decided to fight Gao Jiu to the death. If Gao Jiu could be defeated, he would definitely become the greatest pride in the Japanese army.

Although he was full of confidence, he was not a reckless person. He was still vigilant. In order to avoid ambushing on the way to march, he not only sent a large number of reconnaissance troops to conduct reconnaissance in advance, but also on the way to march, he also sent a large number of reconnaissance troops to conduct reconnaissance.

A small number of cavalry arranged in the army are scattered around the army's marching route to avoid the opportunity of an ambush by the enemy.

That morning, the vanguard of the 21st Japanese Army Regiment was advancing north along the highway from Yangon to Kunming.

Suddenly, gunfire came from afar. The Japanese cavalry who were searching for advances on both sides of the highway were dismissed one after another.

After receiving the report, Kiyo Itagaki immediately ordered the troops to stop advancing and be prepared to guard against enemy attacks.

Of course, the attack on the Japanese army was the Taohuashan Special Forces led by Gao Jiu. This time, Gao Jiu brought three squadrons, Wang Zhankui, Guo Hengming and Li Chengwu. They first destroyed the Japanese cavalry units that served as guards, and then began to attack the parked on the road.

Japanese armored convoy.

Kiyoshi Itagaki's troops were equipped with three Japanese latest Type 97 medium tanks. The main weapon was a 57mm cannon with a load capacity of 2,580 grams, an initial velocity of 349.3 meters per second, and a maximum range of 6 kilometers. The ammunition was equipped with 80.

Grenades, 40 armor-piercing rounds, a total of 120 shells; the machine gunner's weapon is a Type 97 7.7mm heavy machine gun, which can carry 2745 rounds, which is a front-mounted machine gun, and the other one is installed at the right position at the rear of the turret.

The biggest advantage of 100 rounds of ammunition is that it has a high following of the target, and the tank can also shoot while marching. It can be said that it is quite energetic.

The front armor thickness of the Type 97 medium tank reached 45cm, the thinnest armor was 23cm, and the defense ability was very strong. It was invincible to the British and French troops without heavy weapons. They now know the Taohuashan Guerrilla gun technique

Accurate, but they hid in thick armor, so they didn't believe that Gao Jiu and others could do anything to them?

They greeted the visible targets, machine guns, and cannons on both sides of the road, and they wanted to see what the abominable attackers could do to deal with them.

What they didn't know was that bad luck would come soon.

The biggest threat to the Taohuashan guerrillas was the three Japanese Type 97 medium tanks. In order to destroy them, Gao Jiu brought the German 88mm anti-aircraft gun, which is known as the tank killer. This anti-aircraft gun can fire armor-piercing shells.

Direct aiming and shooting can be performed at a distance of 2200 meters.

Gao Jiu personally manipulated an 88mm anti-aircraft gun, aimed at a Type 97 medium tank in the Japanese army, and fired an armor-piercing bomb.

German-made 88mm anti-aircraft guns are worthy of being known as tank killer. A armor-piercing bomb hits the turret of the Army Type 96 tank. The powerful shock wave generated by the armor-piercing bombs instantly tore the armor of the Japanese tanks, forming high temperature and high pressure in the Japanese tanks.

The violent war shock wave formed by the bar harvested the lives of the Japanese army.

Then Gao Jiu knocked down the second Japanese Type 97 medium tank tank. This time it was even more outrageous. The explosion of armor-piercing bombs caused the death of the internal artillery shells of the tank, throwing the Japanese tank into the sky like a toy, and then ruthlessly

It hit the ground hard.

The third Japanese Type 97 medium tank discovered the location of the Taohuashan Special Forces and fired a tank shell, and a guerrilla was unfortunately shot and killed.

Gao Jiu took advantage of it's discovering his position and directly hit a row of shells, destroying the last remaining Japanese Type 97 medium tank.

Relieving the threat of the Japanese Type 97 medium tank, Gao Jiu calmly attacked other Japanese armored targets on the road.

Wang Zhankuiran also wanted to get over his hands. He controlled an anti-aircraft gun to attack the Japanese army's Douding tank. This thin-skinned Japanese tank with a thickness of only 23mm on the front and a thickness of only 8cm on the side, under the attack of 88mm armor-piercing bombs.

It was instantly torn apart like paper, and it was blown into scrap iron.

Guo Hengming has always been gentle, but seeing Gao Jiu and Wang Zhankui fight so well, he couldn't help but take action and shoot one by one to destroy the enemy's targets he could see.

Compared to tank shooting, the 88mm anti-aircraft gun uses blasting bombs to attack the Japanese trucks, which is even more satisfying. After one shot, the Japanese trucks were blown up and the soldiers on the trucks were seriously injured in the violent explosion. It was simply too

It's enjoyable.

Kiyo Itagaki did not expect that the enemy would have such powerful firepower, and the small cannons on his remaining Todin tank could not reach the enemy at all. Seeing that this was not a solution, he immediately ordered the infantry to get off the car and attack the enemy, hoping

Drive the enemy a little further and prevent their artillery fire from damaging vehicles on the road.

The Japanese infantry took a scattered line and charged towards the attacker. The special forces members were happy because the number of 88mm anti-aircraft cannons was too small, so it was not their turn to enjoy it. However, the Japanese infantry came up, which was exactly the same.

Give them a good opportunity to practice marksmanship. The Taohuashan Special Forces of the three squadrons had more than 500 members, each with a sniper rifle. It was not their turn to rush up to each of the Japanese officers and soldiers.

Before the Japanese officers and soldiers rushed to the position of Gao Jiu and others 200 meters, they were basically killed or injured.

At the same time, Gao Jiu, Guo Hengming, and Wang Zhankui were not idle either. They continued to use anti-aircraft guns to attack Japanese tanks and vehicles on the road.

Kiyo Itagaki knew that what he had encountered was the world-famous Taohuashan Special Forces. After this fight, he truly realized the power of Taohuashan Special Forces. Seeing that this was not a solution, he immediately ordered the troops to change their back team to the front team and directly

I left 30 kilometers before I stopped.

Kiyo Itagaki suffered this blow and was a little discouraged for a while. However, he was still a little unwilling to accept it. After careful consideration, he discovered the combat characteristics of the Taohuashan guerrillas. So he came up with a solution, hoping that this time

It can deal a heavy blow to the Taohuashan Special Forces.

He once again organized a brigade of troops to march along the highway. This time he put the straggler line in charge of the alert further to reduce the damage caused by the Taohuashan guerrillas to the marching brigade.

As he expected, the Japanese army was attacked again by the Taohuashan Special Forces during the march.

After receiving the report, Kiyoo Itagaki was immediately excited. Because he had already greeted the Japanese Eighth Air Force in advance. When his convoy was attacked by the Taohuashan Special Forces, the Air Force dispatched bombers to the Taohuashan Special Forces.

Attack! He believed that no matter how powerful Gao Jiu and others were, they could not withstand the bombing of the Japanese Air Force.

Kiyo Itagaki was full of confidence in mobilizing the 8th Air Force of the Japanese Army. When the uncle of the Army Minister was guarding him, the 8th Air Force of the Japanese Army always gave him face. Every time he mobilized the air force, the 8th Air Force of the Japanese Army quickly gave it to him.

He cooperated.

Unfortunately, this time he was disappointed. In order to attract the attack of the Taohuashan Special Forces, the Japanese infantry brigade stood on the road, waiting for the Air Force to bomb the Taohuashan Special Forces. However, the bomber of the Eighth Air Force was very slow.

Chi did not appear, and the Peach Blossom Special Forces attacked them unscrupulously.

How could Kiyoo Itagaki know that his uncle General Itagaki has a great face, not as good as Gao Jiu.

Not long ago, the 8th Japanese Air Force assigned 15,000 anti-Japanese drugs from Yokota Makio. One anti-Japanese drug is a small yellow croaker. 15,000 small yellow croakers are put together, which is a small golden mountain. No matter how great the face of it is, Shiro Itagaki has

Not as good as these golds.

No matter which Japanese unit Gao Jiu fights, he will communicate with Makio Yokota in advance. Of course, he will give him certain benefits every time. This time he is no exception. The eighth air force of the Japanese army learned that Gao Jiu will be again

When I came to Shihu City, I naturally would not send bombers to attack.

After suffering heavy losses, the Japanese army finally couldn't bear it anymore and turned around and was about to escape.
Chapter completed!