Chapter 23 Reopening the Malay Peninsula Offensive
Using Sun Liren's Third Expeditionary Army as the main force to attack the Malay Peninsula was not Ouyang Yun's whim. As early as when he decided to rescue the Chinese in Singapore, he had already taken into account the future of Singapore. At that time and space, Singapore was very important to the Chinese. Yan is definitely an awkward existence. It is obviously a Chinese country, but it doesn't want to be friendly with China. It actually goes against China everywhere, and instead mingle with those anti-Chinese countries. It's like the relationship between poor relatives and rich relatives. , both parties obviously share the same culture and species, and have the same ancestors, but the rich relative is as arrogant as anything, and never looks at the poor relative, and even joins forces with the nearby bullies to suppress the poor relative.
Although there are historical reasons for this kind of thing, it seems that rich relatives have no choice but to take this path. However, now that there is an opportunity to change this situation, Ouyang Yun is naturally unwilling to let it go. The Third Expeditionary Army serves as the vanguard and main force. The Xinghua Volunteer Army was then responsible for the complete occupation and transformation of Singapore. As early as a year and a half ago, the Supreme Command Staff Headquarters had prepared the relevant combat plan. Now Ouyang Yun has implemented it ahead of schedule, which can kill two birds with one stone.
A few days later, when Stilwell received the relevant information from the Supreme Command, although the Americans were not satisfied, because Ouyang Yun had already gone to the front line of the Great Wall, and the Chinese army's move would indeed help the US-Australian coalition attract considerable Japanese troops. , so that he could finally submit a report to the White House, and he could only choose to face reality.
The coalition government worked very efficiently. Two days later, Sun Liren, who was resting in Hanoi, received an order from the Supreme Command. He was so happy that he ordered the troops of the two divisions resting in Hanoi to move out overnight. Zhang Lingfu, who was in charge of the frontline command, called him to prepare for the attack.
In the Malay Peninsula, in recent times, although there has been no large-scale fighting because both Chinese and Japanese troops have been on the defensive, the Chinese Expeditionary Third Army has never stopped encroaching on the Japanese positions.
Sun Liren did not mention that several generals under his command, such as Zhang Lingfu and others, were all afraid of chaos in the original Central Army era. Therefore, although the Supreme Command reduced the material department and strength of the Third Army, they were unable to do so. Launched a major offensive, but they still encroached on the Japanese army's positions through various small fights. Currently, they have driven the Japanese army to the Raub area, and are about to completely drive the Japanese army out of Thailand.
Zhang Lingfu was patrolling the front line when he received the call from Sun Liren. After receiving the order, he burst out laughing and said loudly: "Great, it's finally our turn."
"The commander-in-chief has strictly ordered that we can only win this battle and not lose. We must proceed with caution." Sun Liren heard on the phone that he was arrogant and hurriedly warned.
"Hey, I know, I know, military seat, you can relax. As long as the weapons and equipment are in place, attacking the Japanese army in Honma is not just a joke." Zhang Lingfu said, with a look of elation. Soldiers who don't want to be generals are not. A good soldier, when this argument is applied to Zhang Lingfu, means that a general who does not want to leave his name in history is not a good general. Now when the Chinese army is showing its prestige in the world, Zhang Lingfu sees generals from the military training department and those who have learned military training fighting on various fronts. The German army and the Japanese army fought fiercely and became famous overseas. Of course, he would have thoughts in his heart. If he got the opportunity, he would naturally go all out and never let it go.
After Koizumi Toshiichiro began to focus on using troops against Australia, he transferred all the elite Japanese troops to the south. In turn, Masaharu Honma used a small number of Japanese troops as the main force, supplemented by a large number of National Independence Army, to fight against the Chinese troops on the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra Island. Zhang Lingfu has been fighting against the Honma Department many times in the past month since he assumed the frontline command, and he has a clear understanding of its strength, which has given him strong confidence.
Zhang Lingfu's reply made Sun Liren even more uneasy. His tone became stern and he said sternly: "Brother Zhong Lin, let me reiterate that this battle must be won but not defeated. Therefore, the general attack must wait for the main force to arrive before it can be launched. Your troops are now What we need to do is to prepare well before the war and do more reconnaissance work."
Zhang Lingfu probably heard the solemn meaning in it, and stopped joking. He also said seriously: "Military, don't worry, I understand the importance."
"Okay, then we'll see you in a week."
When Zhang Lingfu answered the phone, several officers had already gathered around him. When he put down the phone, although most of the people heard the content of the call, they still couldn't help but asked: "Master, is this a big move?" Counterattack." "Master, there's going to be a big fight."...
Zhang Lingfu first nodded with a smile and said: "Yes, we can finally have a big fight." Then he remembered something, glared at everyone and said: "You also heard the phone call, the commander-in-chief personally issued the order, this battle is guaranteed to win but not defeated. I'm going to say something ugly up front, this battle is of great importance, if anyone slips up at the critical moment, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Everyone immediately beat their chests loudly and shouted one by one: "Master, please be at ease. Our brothers from the Fourth Mountain Division will never embarrass you."
Over the past year, in order to adapt to the new battlefield environment, the establishment of the Chinese National Defense Force and the Cadet Army has been slightly changed. Among them, the three divisions of the Third Expeditionary Army were reorganized into the Fourth Mountain Division, the Fifth Mountain Division and 6th Mountain Division.
Hearing the confident answers from his brothers, Zhang Lingfu's expression softened a little, and then he said: "The military seat means to wait for the arrival of the Fifth Division, Sixth Division and the Xinghua Volunteer Army before launching an offensive. What do you think?"
The people here are all Zhang Lingfu's old subordinates. They are very aware of their parents' temperament. They know the elegant meaning after hearing the voice, and know that Zhang Lingfu has already made an idea. They immediately expressed their opinions: "Master, we listen to you, just give your orders."
Zhang Lingfu was very satisfied with this. He sneered at the corner of his mouth and said: "Everyone knows the combat power of the Honmabu Japs. If one of our Shansi Divisions defeats three of their divisions, we will definitely win. If this is the case, why don't we go first?" When launching an attack, we must be aware that there are too many monks and too little food. If we can't take advantage of the fact that the main force has not returned, we will not even be able to chew the bones. Those guys in the Fifth and Sixth Divisions are all wolves. "
"Master, what you said makes sense. Master, please give the order."
"Okay, everyone, come here..."
When Zhang Lingfu was gathering his men and decided to make a big profit, in Singapore, in the official residence of Koizumi Minichiro, Koizumi Minichiro was playing Go with Honma Masaharu. Koizumi Minichiro locked himself up after offering Ishihara Wanji a poisonous plan to fight overseas. , put himself in another person’s shoes and think about how Ouyang Yun solved this situation. Perhaps because he was a time traveler, he actually expected that the Chinese army might launch another offensive on the Malay Peninsula, so he invited Masaharu Honma to discuss countermeasures.