Ishihara Kanir never expected that the battle to capture Shinodang would be so unsuccessful.

Ishihara Kanir originally thought that with the strong combat power of the 8th Division, the battle to capture Shimdang would be like cutting butter with a quick knife, and easily defeated it in one fell swoop.

Then the cruel reality slapped him ruthlessly.

The 8th Division attacked Xidang's Chinese defenders for three consecutive days without any advancement!

Not only that, during these three days of fierce battles, the 8th Division was still seriously injured.

Gu Dina Huaxiong held the telegram and said in a deep voice: "As of today, the 5th Infantry Division of the 8th Division, which was responsible for the main attack, has suffered nearly 2,000 casualties, of which more than 800 were killed!"

"In addition to personnel losses, there are also a lot of losses in equipment."

"The Type 95 light tanks lost twenty-six, imitation Vicks armored vehicles lost eighteen, and Type 97 medium tanks lost eleven!"

"Baga!" Ishihara smiled, "Why have you lost so many tanks?"

"Because the Chinese army is equipped with a rocket launcher!" Gu Di Na Huaxiong said helplessly, "Whether it is the Type 95, the imitation of the Vicks armored vehicle or the Type 97, it cannot withstand the direct shot of the rocket!"

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

"Hayi!" Gu Dina Huaxiong said first, "For the Imperial Army, the bazooka is an extremely useless weapon, because the Chinese army is equipped with very few armored vehicles. Although the bazooka has the ability to break armor, it lacks its use. If used to deal with infantry, its range is far less than that of the grenade launcher."

"But for the Chinese army, the bazooka is an excellent infantry support weapon." Ishihara smiled and continued, "Even a 60mm caliber rocket is enough to pose a threat to the armored vehicles of the Imperial Army!"

Gu Di Na Huaxiong said helplessly: "So, the battle to capture Xidang became so difficult."

"But no matter how difficult it is, you must take down Tin as a city, otherwise the large army will not be able to cross the river calmly."

"Commander, from the battle situation over the past three days, it is probably unrealistic to take Xidang City in a short period of time. It is better to send troops to detour. As long as the retreat is cut off, the defenders in Xidang City may collapse without fighting."

"Send troops to detour?" Ishihara said, "If there are fewer troops, it is completely meaningless. If there are large troops to be sent, where can I cross the river?"

Gu Dina Huaxiong pointed to the ancient color of the upper reaches of the Xidang River. Ruijin said: "It's okay to have ancient color, Ruijin. There were originally bridges connecting the two banks of the Xidang River. Now, although the bridge was blown up by the Chinese army, the piers cannot be destroyed. With the help of the original reinforced concrete piers, it will be easier to rebuild the bridge."

Ishihara Kanir said: "In the antique, Ruijin rebuilding the bridge is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the engineers who built the bridge are easily attacked by the Chinese army, which is too risky."

Gu Di Na Huaxiong disagreed: "Although the 18th Division has not made much progress in the Paben and Dakun front line, this can at least show one fact, that is, in Guse, there is no armed force of the Chinese army near Ruijin, so the safety of the engineer troops is guaranteed."

"Then let's try." Ishihara Kanir finally agreed to Tani Na Huaxiong's proposal.

Because Ishihara Kanir was absolutely unwilling to fall into stalemate with the Chinese army in Shin-dang, in order to break the deadlock as soon as possible, he decided to take the risk of detour from Guse or Ruijin.

After pausing, Ishihara Kanir said again: "By the way, don't forget to send an infantry corps to protect the engineers."

"Hayi." Gu Dina Huaxiong paused and immediately issued an order to the 1st Engineer Regiment of the Guard Division. After receiving the order, the 1st Engineer Regiment of the Guard Division immediately drove along the east bank of the Xidang River along the east bank of the Xidang River overnight.

...

In Yangon, the head of the Myanmar War Zone.

Wang Geng used a thumbtack to put the map pin that the General Staff had just drawn onto the wall.

But I saw that on the newly drawn map, two large blue arrows representing the Japanese army, had been blocked by Tin and Parbon in the northeast direction respectively.

In Xidang, Paben, the 27th Army and the 23rd Army had turned into two red arcs, intercepting the Japanese army's path forward.

However, between the two large blue arrows of the Japanese army, another small blue arrow shot out from the Jaito thirty miles east of Sidang, pointing directly to the ancient color, Ruijin.

Wang Geng pointed to the small arrow and said, "Chief, I just received an urgent call from the Special Forces Brigade. The 1st Guard Division, which was originally on standby near the jailu, suddenly sent about two forces from the troops of the regiment and pointed directly northwards. If no accidents occur, this should be the engineer troops sent by the Japanese, who were preparing to build a bridge in the jailu."

"It was expected." Zhong Yi snorted coldly, "The situation in Xidang has reached a stalemate. The Japanese are no longer able to break the deadlock in a short period of time. According to the Japanese's usual behavior, they will definitely send troops to detour from the flanks at this time, so it is completely expected to dispatch engineers to build bridges near Guse."

Wang Geng said: "But Ishihara Kaner could not have imagined that the other four divisions of my 23rd Army were waiting for his engineers in the jungle near Guse. If the old Japanese wanted to cross the Sidang River from Guse, it was a delusion to cross the Sidang River from Ruijin! No Japanese soldier could think of crossing the Sidang River!"

"Don't be careless." Zhong Yi waved his hand and said, "Tele to Commander-in-Chief Pan, don't attack during the day, even if you let the Japanese squad, it's not too late to attack until night!"

"Yes." Wang Geng nodded and said deeply, "Days are more beneficial to the Japanese. It is not only conducive to their artillery to carry out firepower, but their air force can also provide firepower support. However, by night, the Japanese air force and artillery will basically become decorations, and our melee firepower will not be affected."

"Melee firepower?" Zhong Yi nodded and asked again, "When will the second batch of bazooka be shipped?"

"This..." Wang Geng showed a look of embarrassment on his face and said sadly, "The chief officer, there is no second batch of rocket launchers. The second batch of 200 rocket launchers sent from Yinjiang have 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 war between the 23rd Army will become very difficult. I think the Changmin Ministry needs to make plans in advance. If the 23rd Army is not supported, it can also send troops to block the gap in time. Otherwise, once the Xidanghe defense line is lost, the situation will be difficult to recover."
Chapter completed!