Chapter 685: The Decisive Battle in Burma (16)
Yamashita Fengwen looked at the high mountains outside the bamboo house, stopped and stood at the door and took a deep breath. The early morning mist floated halfway up the bamboo house. Yamashita Fengwen picked up a cup of tea with a bamboo tube as a teacup, and a light smell
The fragrance of bamboo makes people have a long aftertaste. Yamashita Fengwen is in a good mood at the moment. Ying
The army originally planned to deploy a group of troops in the primitive jungle along the Chindwin River to carry out a continuous blockade against the Japanese army. However, Abe Norihide's mountain troops used lightning speed to defeat the British army before the British army's blockade line was formed.
The British and Indian troops suffered heavy casualties, and many troops were completely wiped out by the Japanese.
The speed of the Japanese attack has greatly exceeded the British expectations. The British initially expected that the Japanese would invest up to two divisions to forcefully cross the Chindwin River. As a result, three Japanese divisions followed Abe Kihide's mountain army and forcibly crossed the Chindwin River.
Eleven ferries were used to cross the river within a length of 50 kilometers along the coast, and the equipment of the British pontoon force captured in Yangon immediately began to build four pontoon bridges in preparation for heavy equipment to cross the river.
Until this moment, the British were in disarray and hurriedly dispatched the air force in an attempt to destroy several pontoons. The Japanese ground firepower was very fierce, and a large number of fighter planes were also deployed in the air to intercept. The last remaining strength of the Royal Air Force was almost completely destroyed. Chennault refused.
Following the bombing plan proposed by Stilwell and Mountbatten, rather than risking heavy losses by bombing the pontoons, it was better to concentrate superior air power against the Japanese supply convoys.
As a result, the air strike plan was postponed one after another during the debate. However, more and more British troops and British Indian divisions were assembled in Imphal. There were already seven fully equipped British Indian divisions and an artillery division.
The British 7th Armored Brigade has completed its assembly and is preparing to hold on to the Imphal Plateau. However, the British are not yet accustomed to the Japanese troops' digging techniques, especially the fierce attacks of the Japanese troops that made the British's calves spin.
From Churchill to Mountbatten, Alexander, Slim, Skunas and even the ordinary soldiers of the British and Indian troops, they were all looking forward to seeing the Chinese Expeditionary Force come and hit the Japanese from behind, and then the Japanese were like their butts were being kicked
Like a stabbed tiger, he turned around and fought with the Chinese Expeditionary Force, so that Imphal was saved. Anti-Japanese Blood Sacrifice to Mountains and Rivers 685
Gao Fei looked at the mountains in the distance and looked at the restless Stilwell and said with a smile: "General Stilwell, don't worry, our British allies are the subjects of the British Empire. They spent more than a hundred years conquering almost half a century.
, is known as the British Empire on which the sun never sets, and the Japanese happen to call themselves the Sons of the Sun. Isn’t the battle between the two Sons of the Sun worth looking forward to?"
Stilwell glared at Gao Fei angrily and said: "As a soldier, General Gao Fei, you are very unprofessional. It can even be said that you are unprofessional to the extreme. As a soldier, you disobey orders? Have no overall concept of the overall situation? You are a black sheep.
, your so-called narrow nationalism will harm the interests of the entire Allied Powers. Maybe you are not aware of the seriousness of this, but please allow me to remind you, General Gao Fei, that you are walking on a path of no return, and you will become history.
sinner."
Gao Fei smiled calmly and said: "General Stilwell, I'm afraid you are exaggerating. As a soldier, I fulfill my duties, but I must remind you that I am a Chinese soldier, and the people I serve are the Chinese people, not the Allies. If it were not the Axis
Will the Allies give us aid if our hearts are rampant? It was we who used our flesh and blood to hold back the main force of the Japanese Army and Army and Navy Air Forces, as well as part of the Navy, during this eleven-year war. It was our sacrifices that held back the Japanese army.
Japanese troops in the north
Advance and southward, don’t the Allies now want us to launch a full-scale counterattack against the Japanese army? But without weapons, ammunition, supplies, and medicine, how can we fight back? The British are choking our necks. How come you, General Stilwell, turn a blind eye and ignore these things?
When the British were being beaten and in trouble, you, a knight of justice, jumped out? Please let me remind you, General, that British interests may not be equal to the interests of the United States of America. You are an American soldier, and you know much better than me politically."
Stilwell frowned, pondered for a moment and said: "But losing India and annihilating the British army is not in China's interests. If the last international communication line is lost, how can the Allies assist the Chinese theater? Even if the Chinese Expeditionary Force is extremely elite,
, without the supply of ammunition and materials, the combat effectiveness will be sharply reduced."
Gao Fei said thoughtfully: "Actually, General Stilwell, how do you know that I will definitely give up reinforcing Imphal? Do you know that many Japanese spies and Burmese traitors are being killed near our garrison camp every day? Our
The Japanese army knows every move. How to provide supplies for hundreds of thousands of troops? You transferred me
General Chennault's Tenth Air Force is preparing to airdrop supplies to the attacking forces. More than half of their fuel, ammunition and other reserves are now consumed to support the British and Indian forces in combat. So how can I guarantee my operations? As the saying goes, the army moves forward before using food and grass, Stilwell
General, before I took action, you took my escape route."
Stilwell almost lost his temper when he heard this. In Stilwell's impression, he was relatively rude and good at arguing. But today he discovered that he was really nothing compared to Goofy! Goofy's whole
A master who confuses black and white and distorts the facts, has a basin of dirty water thrown at him? As if it is his own fault that the Chinese Expeditionary Force cannot cooperate with the Allies in fighting? Stilwell calmed down his emotions as blood rushed to his head.
After a while, Stilwell stared at Gao Fei and said seriously: "I immediately ordered Chennault to use all the supplies in India for supplies, and transfer back to Myitkyina to cooperate with your operation. What do you think? As long as the goods arrive,
You can use all the supplies from the Allied Powers that have arrived, and everything will be given priority to protect your Chinese Expeditionary Force."
Gao Fei suddenly became energetic, squinting at Stilwell and said: "In that case, let's study the implementation of specific combat missions first!"
Stilwell immediately said with integrity: "General Gao, action! Action! I have to act!"
Gao Fei smiled calmly and said: "General Stilwell, don't worry, our two brigades have penetrated into the rear of the Japanese army, our main attack division has begun to form an attack formation, and our mechanized division and the New 20th Division have already prepared
We are preparing for the battle to attack Rangoon. Once the attack is launched, our army will completely defeat the Japanese army and Imphal with a thunderous offensive, just like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves."
Chapter completed!