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Chapter 533: Own Armored Reinforcements

533 Own Armored Reinforcements

"Reporting to the regiment commander, I am leading the armored battalion back to the team!"

Wang Yuan came up to Zhao Dongsheng, saluted and shouted.

Zhao Dongsheng directly held Wang Yu'an's hand and said happily: "Well, you came back just in time.

Otherwise, we would be in trouble today."

"Commander, don't praise us.

I still want to apologize to you.

I took it upon myself to abandon the defensive fortifications and evacuate with a supply of ammunition."

After being praised by Zhao Dongsheng, Wang Yuan was not very happy. Instead, he said with a lonely look.

Previously, Zhao Dongsheng transferred their armored battalion to defend the fortification.

But in the end, Wang Yuan was captured by the Japanese in Dongzhi in the north.

The logistics supply route from Lashio to Leigu was cut off by the Japanese.

Wang Yuan decisively led the armored regiment to evacuate Leigu.

After listening to Wang Yu'an's explanation, Zhao Dongsheng patted Wang Yu'an on the shoulder and comforted him, "It's not your fault.

Dongzhi in the north has been captured by the Japanese. It makes no difference whether you defend the fort or not.

Our logistical supplies will be cut off.

You were right to lead your men to evacuate the fort in time and preserve the manpower.

Why should I punish you?"

Zhao Dongsheng's words made Wang Yuan feel much better.

Then, Zhao Dongsheng asked again: "Tell me, how many people did you bring back?"

"Yes, Commander.

This time I brought back 420 brothers. "

At this time, Zhao Dongsheng walked into the armored battalion and looked at the weapons and equipment they were equipped with, such as rocket launchers, mortars, and blasting tubes.

Each soldier was armed with a submachine gun, and there were also a large number of light and heavy machine guns. Their eyes suddenly sparkled.

“I was wondering why your attacking firepower was so strong before.

The equipment of your 400 men has more firepower than that of a battalion."

Zhao Dongsheng said with a smile.

The return of the remnants of Wang Yuan’an’s armored battalion is truly a timely relief.

Not only did they repel the Japanese attack, but they also brought back so many weapons and ammunition for them.

This allowed them to finally have rockets and mortars to use when responding to the attacks of the Japanese armored forces.

There was no need for his soldiers to rush towards the Japanese tanks with explosives.

"Commander, before we evacuated Loikaw, our warehouses already had a lot of ammunition supplies sent from Lashio.

We haven't had time to send it to you yet.

A battalion of Japanese soldiers launched a surprise attack on us.

Before we retreat, we will take as many weapons and ammunition as possible."

Wang Yuan smiled slightly and explained.

"It's a pity that all the tanks and armored vehicles of our armored battalion were destroyed."

At this time, Wang Yuan's armored battalion was actually still an infantry battalion in essence.

Originally, Wang Yuan's armored battalion was temporarily established by Zhao Dongsheng.

The equipment used was still that of a tank platoon and an armored vehicle company that Wang Dachuan had fought for, and it was temporarily formed.

The number of tanks and armored vehicles was not large to begin with.

After this period of fighting losses, they were all used up in the end.

"That's right, Commander.

There is also urgent news."

"what's up?"

“When I led my troops over from the eastern mountainous area, I saw it from a distance through a telescope.

At this time, on the main road south of Toungoo, an armored force was approaching us.

If nothing goes wrong, this armored force will be able to reach our Taungoo within two hours."

Wang Yuan said, looking worried.

Zhao Dongsheng was silent for a moment, then said, "Do you think that the armored force that appeared in the south is the Japanese's reinforcements?"

"Ah."

Wang Yuan nodded heavily.

He really couldn't imagine that such a large armored force coming from the south was not the Japanese.

Could it be that it belongs to their expeditionary force?

That's impossible. There's no way the armored division of their expeditionary force could come from the south.

"That should be the armored force sent by the Japanese from Rangoon.

But this shouldn't be the case.

How come the Japanese still have such an armored force in Rangoon?

Could it be that the Japanese reinforcements have entered Burma?"

Zhao Dongsheng said with a frown.

Zhao Dongsheng didn't think that the armored troops coming from the southern road might be their reinforcements.

After all, Black Bear commanded the special operations regiment and the armored regiment, rushing south from the western front to attack Rangoon after these operations began.

Zhao Dongsheng's radio station has been blown up by the Japanese.

Therefore, Zhao Dongsheng did not know that they had an armored unit rushing to attack the Japanese rear base in Rangoon.

He instinctively felt that the troops coming from the south at this time should be the Japanese troops.

"Commander, I can't care about so many things.

Regardless of whether they are the Japanese's new reinforcements.

Now, we have to deal with the attack from the existing Japanese troops outside the city.

It's already difficult to move forward.

What if the Japanese armored forces in the south really came to attack us?

Our mobile regiment is completely finished.

Commander, we can no longer defend Toungoo City. Should we evacuate here?"

Wang Yu'an looked at Zhao Dongsheng and suggested cautiously.

"You want to withdraw?"

Zhao Dongsheng glanced at Wang Yuan and several officers around him and asked.

Everyone was silent.

“I can tell you clearly.

Even if there really is another Japanese armored unit attacking.

I will not order a retreat either.

The mission of our mobile regiment is to defend Toungoo. I will not give up this place unless I die."

Zhao Dongsheng said this firmly.

Hearing what Zhao Dongsheng said, Wang Yu'an sighed in his heart, but still stood up straight and shouted loudly: "We obey the orders of the regiment commander.

I swear to live and die with this position."

Although, Zhao Dongsheng's decision seemed old-fashioned and stupid.

"Obey the orders of the regiment commander and swear to live and die with the position."

The officers of other mobile regiments immediately followed suit and shouted loudly.

"it is good!"

Zhao Dongsheng was also very moved when he saw this.

"If we hold on for one more day, I believe the commander will not abandon our mobile regiment.

The commander must be trying to find a way to send us reinforcements."

Zhao Dongsheng took the opportunity to comfort everyone and boost morale.

Just as Zhao Dongsheng and Wang Yuan were talking and commanding, Hu Xianqun's armored regiment was still marching rapidly on the road more than ten kilometers south of Toungoo City.

It turned out that their armored regiment and special operations regiment had just completed a long-distance raid yesterday.

After more than ten hours and a rapid advance of over 300 kilometers, we arrived at Zelun Town, 50 miles northeast of Yangon, at ten o'clock last night.

At this time, Black Bear also received Ye Qingshan's telegram.

Let their two regiments split up midway and have the armored battalion quickly reinforce Toungoo.

Ye Qingshan understood that the radio that Zhao Dongsheng carried with him could be blown up by the Japanese.

That means the battle in Toungoo has entered its final stage.

Toungoo cannot be lost.

Holding on to Toungoo is more important than taking Yangon.

So, Ye Qingshan ordered the special operations regiment and the armored regiment to split up their forces midway, one to support Toungoo and the other to attack Yangon.