A moment ago, Aida Masao ordered the troops to postpone their entry into the position. Not even a minute passed before he ordered the troops to speed up their entry into the position. In the past, this change of orders was nothing. After all, the battlefield situation changes instantly, and the commander
The introduction of new decisions based on the current situation is also based on the consideration of the war situation. But now, because the artillery fire of the Xuebing Army is extending to the second and third line positions, entering the position at this time will definitely face heavy casualties. Therefore, whether it is the Aida Brigade
The Japs soldiers of the regiment are still Indonesian monkeys of the 26th Division of the Indonesian National Liberation Army, ranging from officers to privates. They collectively questioned this order. In addition, the division commander of the 26th Division of the Indonesian National Liberation Army even more
He immediately hung up the phone and said that the orderer must have made a mistake. This order was not issued by Commander Aida at all.
The two orders were in conflict, which inevitably caused confusion in the command system. By the time Xiang Tian came forward to clarify, Zhang Lingfu's troops had already overwhelmingly broken through the Japanese front-line positions and began to advance toward the second line. After Zhang Lingfu issued the order to attack, he jumped on a truck
Great Wall brand light off-road vehicle to facilitate personal command. As the top officer of the First Division of the National Defense Force, he chose to risk his own life and personally lead the charge on the front line. Naturally, this move was collectively opposed by his officers.
Chief of Staff Xiao Dahe even threatened to report to the headquarters and ask General Ouyang to punish him. In response, Zhang Lingfu went his own way and refused to accept it. In his private words to his adjutant: "How can I know if I don't get to the front line personally?"
What is the specific combat strength of the unit? I still hope that this battle will help our division gain an honorable title, and I don’t dare to take it lightly."
Zhang Lingfu did not dare to take it lightly, not because he did not trust his officers, but because after spending some time in the Xuebing Army, he knew the importance of basic military knowledge. In this regard, the officers of the First Division who were originally from the Central Army,
It is precisely what is lacking most. Therefore, he hopes to use his words and deeds to help the troops adapt to the new tactical characteristics of mechanized combat more quickly, so that the combat effectiveness of the first division can be improved as quickly as possible through actual combat.
I don’t know if it was because they were encouraged by him to charge on the front line, but the officers and soldiers of the First Division behaved particularly bravely and truly brought out the characteristics of the mechanized troops. Under the leadership of the tank troops, the troops of the First Division
The First Division advanced wildly, following the artillery fire, and first broke through the first line of defense of the Japanese army, and then rushed to the second line of defense. When they appeared on the second line of the Japanese army, the Japanese army had just entered the third line of defense, and,
Many people haven't been able to enter the battle position yet.
At this time, dawn had already emerged in the east. Zhang Lingfu discovered this keenly through observation. He immediately urged the chariot troops to speed up their attack speed, and then singled out the guard regiment and asked them not to follow the large troops, but to move toward them.
Assault south and search for fighters independently.
The first division's attack went smoothly, and Sun Liren, who was a little worried at first, was completely relaxed. He spoke with Zhang Lingfu on the phone and learned that the Japanese army was unprepared and lacked anti-tank weapons, so he convened an emergency meeting with Wen Mingjian and others, and decided to change the original strategy to just
The attack on the front line of Pyay was a two-pronged attack, striving to advance the front line to the vicinity of the Denver defense line and completely annihilate the defenders of Pyay and Moulmein.
Thanks to the painstaking efforts of Bai Liusu and Gu Lianyun, the Xuebing Army not only established a complete intelligence system in the Southern Peninsula, but also established good relations with local organizations and armed forces seeking national independence. These, Sun Liren did in Karachi
At that time, he had been authorized to seek help from the intelligence and diplomatic departments when needed. Now, Sun Liren wanted to take advantage of these favorable conditions and divided his troops into two groups. One group was responsible for continuing the attack on Pyay, and the other group rushed into Moulmein.
, trying to hold back the Japanese troops there.
"Everyone must be very clear about the relationship between the current Thai government and our country, so there is absolutely no problem in attacking Mawlamyine through Thailand. According to Commander Zhang's analysis, if our army commits another division to a humiliating enemy, it will take one week at the latest.
Then we can completely annihilate it. I decided to gather the Sixth Division, the Eleventh Division and the tanks directly under the army, and then use them with the third independent brigade to form a southward column and take Zongtong to sneak attack on Mae Sot, and then sneak attack or attack Mao Dan
Mian. This is done to prevent the enemies of Moulmein from abandoning the city and fleeing to Denver once the strength of our army is completely exposed..."
When Sun Liren decided to change the fake fight to a real fight, no one of the senior officers of the Third Expeditionary Army took issue with the command of the headquarters. In fact, some people opposed it at the beginning. In fact, they were more worried that the enemy was too strong and they were afraid of destroying the troops.
The battle was over, giving the high command an excuse to force them to retire. But now, the real combat power of the Japanese army had been placed in front of them, and it turned out that their worries were completely unnecessary. As a result, their mentality returned to normal, and they were more concerned about their fame.
Become enthusiastic.
"I think it's okay!" Wen Mingjian was the first to express his opinion.
He was the chief of staff, in fact the second person in charge of the Third Expeditionary Army. Since both the top and second-in-commands voted in favor, the others naturally had no objections. So Sun Liren first ordered Lu Zhicheng, the deputy chief of staff in charge of liaison and communications, to report this to the headquarters.
After the military meeting, he issued an order ordering the troops organized into the southward column to immediately withdraw from the original sequence and assemble at a certain location. Then, he contacted Zhang Lingfu and announced the military headquarters' decision, appointing Wen Mingjian.
As the acting commander-in-chief of the Pyay Raiders, he led his direct guard regiment to the assembly point of the southward column, preparing to personally lead the southward column in the expedition to Moulmein.
In Chongqing, it was already a day later when Ouyang Yun saw the military meeting report. Because it was Chen Cheng's turn to be on duty yesterday, Chen Cheng signed the report before sending it to him for approval.
"Commander Sun and others are preparing to fight in the Southern Peninsula. I think we can let them try," Chen Cheng said after passing the notice to Ouyang Yun. After saying that, he secretly paid attention to Ouyang Yun's face and wanted to know how he would handle this matter.
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As the highest military organization in the country, Ouyang Yun, as the head of the headquarters, actually holds full power. According to Chen Cheng's understanding, in this position, the most taboo thing is for the military chief below to ignore orders from the top.
Do your own thing. Because this is not only related to the overall situation, but also a challenge to the prestige of the supreme commander.
But he didn't want to think about it. When Ouyang Yun issued the order to Sun Liren, he specifically mentioned that he would be allowed to act expediently, and he had actually taken this into consideration. Therefore, what puzzled him was that Ouyang Yun had no special performance at all.
Just pick up a pen and sign your name and that's it.
Return to the Piaomi front line.
After the tanks of the First Division entered the Japanese third-line position, the artillery fire from the Xuebing Army finally stopped. For Zhang Lingfu and his brothers of the First Division, the next step was the real test.