The destruction of the Japanese reconnaissance squadron made Zhang Chi take Lingbang without much effort.

This surprised the American instructor Pete, who originally thought that the Japanese reconnaissance troops had a squadron, and the Japanese troops in Lingbang were also above a squadron, so he asked Zhang Chi several times to stop advancing and wait for the main force behind...... Zhang Chi, of course, didn't take his order seriously.

From this point, it can be seen that the American instructors are ignorant of the Japanese army, and most of the time the Japanese army is attacking, attacking and attacking, and under a light enemy that can almost be said to be conceited, they will not deploy too many troops to defend in Lingbang, not to mention that Lingbang is still a flat land that can be defended without danger.

More importantly, Zhang Chi speculated that the Japanese army might have made another mistake, that is, the error of estimating the enemy's situation.

To put it simply, it is very likely that the Japanese squadron that was annihilated by Zhang Chi determined that the enemy in front of him may only have one company after some reconnaissance...... This is a fact, so the Japanese army will report this situation to their superiors, but even if the Japanese army adds "the firepower of the Chinese army is very strong" in the report, the Japanese superiors will still think: It's just a company, no matter how strong the firepower is, can it still beat a squadron of the Imperial Japanese Army?!

In fact, as Zhang Chi thought, the acting squadron leader of the Japanese reconnaissance squadron (the leader of the Japanese reconnaissance squadron, Yoichi Araki, was killed at the first time) was reporting the situation to his superiors and asking for reinforcements, but he was scolded by the captain of the brigade, Yuto Nagahashi: "What's the matter with you?" A squadron meets a company of Chinese and asks for reinforcements! I command you to destroy the enemy as quickly as possible! ”

Of course, in the end, the Japanese squadron not only did not destroy the Chinese army, but was wiped out by the Chinese army with a very disparity in casualty ratio.

It was also for this reason that Nagahashi did not send reinforcements in the direction of Lingbang at all, so the Japanese army stationed in Lingbang only had a squad of about 50 people. When Zhang Chi and others launched an artillery bombardment on Lingbang, these 50-odd Japanese soldiers even gathered together for lunch...... They simply did not expect that the Chinese army would be able to fight in such a short time.

Needless to say, the soldiers first used mortars to blow up the bamboo huts and wooden houses below, and blew up the Japanese soldiers out of the houses like rats. Then, machine guns and rifles were used to shoot at the scattered Japanese soldiers who fled for their lives, knocking them to the ground.

The battle lasted only a dozen minutes, and the only casualties of the Chinese army were one dead and one wounded while cleaning up the battlefield when a wounded Japanese soldier pulled a grenade and ignited it.

This scene was a common occurrence for the Chinese army, which had been fighting the Japanese army for a long time, but Pete exclaimed, "Oh my God, why did he do this?" What does he get by doing so? ”

In the eyes of the Americans, if they can't change the tide of the war, then sacrifices like this are unnecessary or even meaningless stupidity. But what he didn't know was that not everyone thought the way they did, and that this was just the tip of the iceberg of the brutal war between China and Japan.

After occupying the territory, Zhang Chi immediately ordered his troops to occupy a high ground near the territory...... There is no danger to defend in Lingbang. Only the control of the highlands near the Ling State can ensure the safety of the Ling State.

Pete excitedly reported to his superiors on the walkie-talkie: "Yes! We have taken the territory, we have annihilated many Japanese troops, more than 200 men, and we have paid very few casualties...... Yes, the Japanese are not as difficult to fight as they think, in fact, it is simply a breeze! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Chi couldn't help but smile...... If this battle had been commanded by Pete, I am afraid it would not have been easy.

But of course, Zhang Chi will not bother with Pete, Zhang Chi's goal is very clear, that is, to defeat the Japanese army and drive them out of Burma. As for whether these American instructors are robbing him of credit, he doesn't care.

However, Zhang Chi thought it was simple at this point, because the American instructors were not satisfied with grabbing credit, and they were more often hoping to seize command and control the Chinese army.

The rapid rout of the Japanese reconnaissance squadron and the loss of Lingbang surprised Nagahashi so much that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time...... That's more than 200 good fighters. How can you say that if you don't, it's gone? Could it be that there is more than one company of Chinese soldiers?

But after asking the surviving Japanese soldiers in the rout, he was sure that the Chinese army did indeed have only one company, but the equipment was a little strange...... The Chinese army wore British helmets in British uniforms, but American rifles.

"I see!" Nagahashi suddenly realized: "This is a Chinese army that uses American-style equipment. No wonder the firepower is so amazing! ”

However, Nagahashi still did not believe that the Chinese army would have such a strong combat effectiveness, and he believed that there were two reasons why the Araki reconnaissance squadron was defeated:

The first is that the squadron leader Araki was killed at the first time, leaving each squad to fight on its own, although someone soon took over Araki's command. But a large number of casualties among the troops have already been inflicted.

On the other hand, the Araki squadron did not expect such a strong firepower from the enemy, so they were caught off guard.

As for the loss of Lingbang, not to mention, it was an unintentional mistake without defense.

So Long Bridge gave an order without thinking about it: "Order the Naga task force to retake Lingbang!" ”

"Yes!" The signal soldier answered and passed on the order.

The Naga Task Force is an elite unit of the 55th Wing of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, although the number of this force is not large, only more than 300 people, but the rank of officers is not low, among these 300 people, there are two captains, three lieutenants and one lieutenant colonel (note: the Burma Independent Volunteer Army continues to use the rank of the British Army)...... You must know that the captains of the Japanese army can be captains, but in this task force, they only serve as squadron leaders or even squad leaders.

The reason for this is that this Naga task force is a special force similar to modern times established by the Japanese army, it is more engaged in infiltration, sabotage, sneak attack, reconnaissance and other tasks behind enemy lines, it was originally used by the Japanese 18th Division to infiltrate the Myitkyina defense line......

Modern people know that the use of special forces in battles with ordinary forces, especially in battles, should be avoided as much as possible, because this will greatly reduce the role of special forces or even turn them into ordinary troops.

Of course, at this time, the Japanese army did not have such an idea, and Nagahashi only knew that when he encountered a difficult Chinese army, he should send troops with strong combat effectiveness. (To be continued.) )