RPAGF Chapter 867 should have a result.
Chapter 867 should have a result.
867 should have a result by now.
July arrived quickly, and the New 1st Division and the Armored Division had been stuck in Banwufu for more than a week.
With Lu Dahai and Zhang Fa's help, a new offensive strategy was devised.
The two divisions gradually chipped away at the defenses of the 2nd Regiment of the Japanese Imperial Guard Division.
The Japanese were already outnumbered, and now they had lost air superiority.
Therefore, the Japanese commanders had no way to deal with the piecemeal tactics of the New 1st Division and the Armored Division.
In a week, the Japanese had not completely lost their main positions on the three strategically important hilltops.
Apart from the three main positions on the hilltops, most of the surrounding auxiliary positions, especially those in the jungle, had been captured by the expeditionary force.
Meanwhile, during the same week, the main force of the expeditionary force commanded by Zhou Pingkou in the north also annihilated the Fifth Division abandoned by the old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki.
Of the more than 20,000 Japanese soldiers in the 5th Division, more than half were annihilated, leaving less than 4,000 who fled into the vast jungles of western Siam.
It cannot be completely eradicated in a short period of time.
Therefore, Ye Qingshan issued an order for Zhou Pingkou to leave behind a division to clean up the remaining Japanese troops.
The main force of the expeditionary force immediately moved south and basically occupied most of the territory in the heart of Siam that had been occupied by the Japanese.
Ye Qingshan and Stilwell's command post also moved to Mangu City.
Meanwhile, the vanguard of the expeditionary force also arrived in the Ban Vu region, and the main force of the expeditionary force will arrive one after another.
"Old Zhang, the situation is about right, isn't it?"
We have captured most of the Japanese auxiliary positions.
Now only those three hilltops remain.
It's time for the final assault.
The commander has arrived in Mangu, and the main force of our expeditionary force, led by Commander Zhou, will arrive in three days at most.
We can't delay any longer.
We must annihilate these remaining Japanese troops before the main force of our expeditionary force arrives.
Lu Dahai couldn't wait any longer, found the method, and spoke up.
Zhang Fa stood atop a Sherman tank, using binoculars to observe the Japanese soldiers on a hilltop ahead.
After hearing Lu Dahai's words, he jumped off the tank and laughed, "Commander Lu."
I completely agree with what you said.
"We must get rid of this damned Japanese army completely."
Seeing that Zhang Fa also agreed to his suggestion, Lu Dahai became excited: "That's great!"
Let's go back to headquarters and discuss this.
I think the final offensive should be launched tonight.
"Damn it, we wiped out all those Japanese devils in one fell swoop!"
During this period, their two main divisions have been held up here for more than ten days by a mere Japanese regiment.
Lu Dahai was so frustrated he was about to burst.
The previous week's attrition tactics had cost their 1st New Division over a thousand soldiers, and the armored division had lost seven or eight Sherman tanks.
Now, it's finally time to completely settle scores with this Japanese regiment.
Just as Lu Dahai and Zhang Fa were discussing the overall offensive plan overnight.
In the underground command room on the mountain ahead, the Japanese regimental commander was also mobilizing his troops.
"Gentlemen, I have a premonition."
The final assault by the Chinese is coming.
Even if it means our collective annihilation, we will continue to delay the Chinese here.
This will buy your commander time to defeat the British forces in the south.
The Japanese regimental commander looked at the group of disheveled Japanese officers in front of him and shouted sternly.
It must be said that this Japanese regimental commander had a wealth of combat experience.
His hunch was accurate.
"Rest assured, Commander, the Chinese won't be able to get through."
The Empire will prevail! Long live Your Majesty!
A Japanese major looked on with fanaticism, showing no fear despite the heavy casualties his regiment had suffered recently.
"The Empire will prevail!"
Long live Your Majesty!
As soon as the Japanese major shouted, it spurred the other Japanese soldiers to raise their hands and roar wildly.
That evening, the Japanese regiment was also ready, awaiting the final assault by the expeditionary force.
At this point, the Japanese regiment had been reduced from nearly three thousand combat personnel to less than twelve hundred.
Although there are still more than 500 wounded, these wounded are no longer capable of fighting.
Whoosh whoosh!
Just after midnight, the sky was illuminated by the roaring exhaust plumes of rockets.
"attack!"
The general offensive of the New First Division and the Armored Division has begun.
Coincidentally, just yesterday afternoon, Zhou Pingkou dispatched two rocket artillery regiments from the north to provide support ahead of schedule.
This will make the firepower of the New First Division and the Armored Division even more ferocious.
Soon, intense gunfire and explosions resounded throughout the entire night.
The soldiers of the New First Division and the Armored Division, who were seething with anger, launched a fearless attack.
But the Japanese defense was also extremely fierce.
A platoon of Japanese soldiers, their heads wrapped in plaster bandages, shirtless and strapped with explosives, rushed out of a tunnel to carry out a suicide attack.
This was done to delay the expeditionary force's advance.
This all-out offensive lasted for more than ten hours, until about 3 p.m. when it was dawn.
The flag of the expeditionary force was finally planted on the first hilltop occupied by the Japanese.