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Chapter 186 decisive battle in southern Myanmar

Mitella, a southern city in Mandalay. After the vanguard of the anti-Japanese and rescue troops captured this place, they did not immediately attack south, but waited for the subsequent main force. Qin Shou immediately rushed here after the meeting with General Stilwell.

The anti-Japanese and rescue troops did not move south quickly. Because Myanmar's transportation facilities limited their marching speed. In particular, the heavy howitzers of the heavy artillery brigade and the tanks of the armored brigade were seriously affected. For this reason, the anti-Japanese and rescue troops had to slow down the marching speed.

The troops heading south this time were mainly the 1st Infantry Division of the Anti-Japanese Rescue, the 2nd Infantry Division, the 3rd Infantry Division, the Armored Brigade, the Heavy Artillery Brigade, etc. The Air Defense Brigade has two battalions accompanying, mainly at Morey's airport and arsenal to avoid being attacked by the Japanese army. The reconnaissance brigade also has two battalions accompanying, and the rest of the troops have been dispersed. The logistics brigade is responsible for transporting war materials to the frontline troops and ensuring the consumption of the troops. As the front line grows longer, the pressure on the logistics brigade is also very high. The engineering brigade is responsible for widening roads, building floating bridges, etc., and its combat effectiveness is very limited.

"Brothers, now the entire Myanmar, except for southern Myanmar, has fallen under our control. The Japanese army has gathered three divisions and two brigades in southern Myanmar. Of course, after the previous battle with the Japanese Burmese Front, we already have reason to believe that with our strength, there is no problem in solving these three divisions and two brigades of the Japanese army." At the combat meeting held by Mitela, Qin Shou smiled and looked very relaxed.

Although the strength of the Japanese army cannot be underestimated. However, after a series of battles with the Japanese army, the Anti-Japanese and Rescue Army also had a great understanding of its combat effectiveness. With its strong firepower, an infantry division that anti-Japanese and Rescue Army could completely defeat a division of the Japanese army and directly defeat them. With the powerful strike ability of the heavy artillery brigade and the powerful assault ability of the armored brigade, there is no problem in defeating the Japanese army.

"Commander, three divisions and two brigades are not our opponent at all. Our 1st Infantry Division solves one division and one brigade." Sun Changwu said first.

"Commander, our 3rd Infantry Division will solve the remaining two divisions and one brigade!" Chen Dehai said in the first place.

"Oh, Lao Chen. You have filled all the remaining troops, so why don't you leave it for our 2nd Infantry Division? How can this work?" Yu Chengyin stopped.

"Okay, there are still some fighting in this battle. The three divisions and two brigades of the Japanese army are just troops that have arrived in Myanmar now. The news received by the Americans that the Japanese army will send more reinforcements to Myanmar in the future. Therefore, we have many enemies." Qin Shou said.

"Of course, this means that when we fight against the Japanese army, we still need to reduce losses as much as possible and preserve our strength as much as possible. In this way, we can prepare for the next battle!" Qin Shou added.

"Yes, commander." Several division commanders replied.

"How many cannons have been reached by the heavy artillery brigade now?" Qin Shou continued to ask.

"The commander, all 72 155mm field artillery pieces from the heavy artillery brigade arrived. If the Japanese army dared to stand in front of us, we would definitely tear them all to pieces." Yu Fei said immediately.

In the Battle of Sidang, the 72 155mm heavy howitzers of the Heavy Artillery Brigade played a very strong role. The attacking Japanese army suffered extremely heavy losses under the shelling of these heavy howitzers. Qin Shou was also very looking forward to the performance of the Heavy Artillery Brigade in the Battle of Southern Myanmar.

Qin Shou nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Hu Cuiming, the commander of the Armored Brigade.

"Lao Hu, how many tanks and armored vehicles do the Armored Brigade have to participate in the battle?"

"The commander, the Armored Brigade originally had a total of 72 m4 medium tanks and 144 m3 light tanks. Many of them were broken down on the road, and many of them could not be repaired, so they could only be considered scrapped. Now, there are only 42 m4 medium tanks and 92 m3 light tanks that are gathered in Mitela. However, the Japanese army lacks tank troops and anti-tank weapons. The transportation facilities in southern Myanmar are much better than those in northern Myanmar. The terrain here is flat, and the armored troops are sometimes used. If the Japanese army dares to fight with us, we will definitely beat them up and cannot find the north." Hu Cuiming said.

As the former commander of the Expeditionary Army's armored forces, Hu Cuiming enjoyed his current life very much. The Expeditionary Army had very few tanks and armored vehicles. It was not like he commanded more than 200 tanks and hundreds of armored vehicles now!

Qin Shou nodded. There are so many tanks for the Armored Brigade to fight. With the tanks of each infantry division, this is undoubtedly a very strong force. In addition, the terrain conditions in southern Myanmar are more suitable for armored troops to fight. Therefore, in this battle, armored troops should be able to shine and play a greater role.

"Captain, the latest information." A staff officer suddenly walked in and sent a document to Qin Shou.

After Qin Shou finished reading it, he immediately laughed.

"Brothers, I don't know what to say. The Japanese* myself divided the troops. Their three divisions and two brigades were deployed on the east and west sides of the Bogu Mountains. Among them, two divisions and one brigade was deployed east of the Bogu Mountains, and another division and one brigade were deployed west of the Bogu Mountains. Could it be that they thought we would also divide our troops into two groups and attack southern Myanmar?"

After the Japanese army divided their troops, they undoubtedly gave them a better opportunity to fight against Japan and rescue. Their advantages will be able to be taken to the extreme. If some of the Japanese troops can be dealt with in the next battle, they will have a greater advantage in this war.

"Captain, the division of troops at this time is just seeking death. Since they are seeking death, we can only help them." Sun Changwu smiled.

"Yes, commander! If you don't take it, you will be blamed. This is a good opportunity for us to destroy Japan and take over southern Myanmar!" Yu Chengyin also said.

Qin Shou nodded: "Brothers, of course I know that this opportunity is very rare. Early tomorrow morning, the main force will be taken down immediately. First, besiege Nabido, deal with some of the Japanese troops, then sweep south and fight all the way to southern Myanmar."

"Yes, commander." Everyone replied.

On September 27, the main force of the anti-Japanese rescue team set out from Mitela and attacked directly south, with the troops directly pointing to the front line of Nabidou. The decisive battle between the anti-Japanese rescue team and the Japanese army in Myanmar kicked off. (To be continued.)
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