The last month of 1940 is a festive month for the Chinese people and one worth remembering forever. With the efforts of the Xuebing Army and the help of the Americans, a total of more than 63,000 Chinese escaped from the clutches of the Japanese army and returned.
Arriving at the motherland. After nearly two hundred years of silence, the country - this ancient Eastern Ming Dynasty that once had a huge influence on most of the earth, once again straightened its body and told the world with a loud voice: a responsible
How should a big country treat its own citizens?
The "Great Rescue of the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia" has therefore become a textbook for various countries in dealing with similar incidents. Naturally, Ouyang Yun, the main initiator, did not expect this. Just when the whole of Guangzhou was enthusiastically engaged in welcoming the Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia,
He left Phnom Penh and took nearly three divisions of troops to Poipet, a border town on the border between Cambodia and Thailand.
Two Song-class ships sank the "Kaga" aircraft carrier of the Japanese Western Expedition Fleet, as well as one heavy cruiser and one frigate each, and returned to the Haikou base on the 18th. On the same day, the British Singaporean army attacked Percival's
Under his leadership, he surrendered to the Japanese army.
The blame for the Xuebing Army is not easy to bear. After the "Kaga" was sunk by a "British submarine" torpedo fire, the Japanese army strengthened its land offensive. The British army was once inspired by Percival's morale.
, quickly disappeared under the fierce Japanese offensive. Some Japanese army captains refused the surrender of a small group of British troops out of revenge. By the 17th, the British army had lost nearly 15,000 soldiers in just five days.
At least 3,000 of them were stabbed to death or beheaded by the Japanese army after giving up resistance. That night, after Percival counted the casualties, he was worried that more British soldiers would die in battle, so he reported to the base camp, asking for
Unconditional surrender was approved.
The British government was completely cowed at this time, and Churchill approved Percival's report while cursing. As soon as the British troops in Singapore surrendered, Wavell's pressure increased. Percival handed over his own to Hashimoto Shun.
Commanding the sword, he shrank the defense line with his back foot and withdrew all the British Indian troops to the Songkhla area of Thailand. Considering that the Japanese army could use its powerful naval power to launch land, sea and air attacks at the same time, he had no confidence in defeating the Japanese army. Not only did he order the
Savile's Eastern Fleet all withdrew into the Sea of Bengal, and began to build a defense line between Phetchaburi, Thailand, and Myeik, Myanmar. He wanted to use the wide depth at the rear to fight the Japanese army to death and prevent the Japanese army from entering deep into Thailand and Myanmar.
The Northeastern Army participated in the construction of this line of defense. After Ouyang Yun learned of this situation, he immediately concluded that it was impossible for the British to hold this line of defense, so he sent a message to Wan Fulin not to expend too much troops on this line of defense.
At the same time, it was decided to place the headquarters in Popet to prevent the Japanese army from forcibly landing from the Gulf of Thailand.
The current distribution of forces of the Xuebing Army is that Huang Haifu's 1st Mountain Division is stationed in Hanoi to ensure the smooth flow of logistics supply channels for the Xuebing Army; Chu Tiange leads the main force of the First Western Expedition Army to station in Dishi and Kampong Dek.
La area; Guo Da's Old 1st Division stayed in Phnom Penh; Ouyang Yun led the 2nd Mountain Division, 3rd Mountain Division and directly affiliated troops to Pobiet.
On the 21st, the Japanese army attacked Songkhla with Shun Hashimoto's 3rd Marine Division as the main force. They defeated it in one day. On the 22nd, the troops of two British divisions marched straight in, advancing 150 kilometers in one day and night.
The front line was advanced to Nakhon Si Thammarat and Krabi Province. On the 23rd, the Japanese army continued their efforts. Under the cover of two bomber groups and a fighter group, they advanced another 150 kilometers and reached Ranong Province in Thailand.
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It is worth mentioning that during this process, three divisions of the Thai army and two divisions of the British army of the so-called Royal Thai Garrison surrendered without a fight. The three divisions of the Thai army were directly incorporated into the so-called "King of Thailand Garrison" by the Japanese.
The Southeast Asian National Independence Army played a pioneering role for the Japanese army.
By the 26th, the Japanese army had already approached the Pharos defense line. At this time, Wavell had only assembled 30,000 British troops, 50,000 Thai troops and 20,000 Indian troops on the Pharos defense line. Of course, including two divisions
As for the Northeastern Army, Wavell has already assembled an army of 120,000 troops.
In Bobie, the new headquarters and military base of the Cadet Expeditionary Force were finally built. In Ouyang Yun's office, Ouyang Yun, Guo Kui, Huang Hua, the commander of the Second Mountain Division, Bao Jun, and the commander of the Third Mountain Division, Bian Jiansheng
Wang Changlong, the brigade commander of the Unity Brigade, and others gathered around a large sand table and were discussing the battlefield situation based on the battle reports that had just been sent back from the front line.
"One hundred and twenty thousand people can survive at least three months if they work together with one heart and one mind. After all, behind the Fo Lao defense line is a wide rear area, which is very convenient for supply and dispatch -" Huang Hua was the first to speak.
As the commander of the Western Expedition Special Artillery Brigade, Huang Hua is a young officer trained by Ouyang Yun. The Western Expedition Special Artillery Brigade has an anti-aircraft special warfare section and a rocket launcher brigade, and is the king of firepower output of the Western Expedition Cadet Army.
Due to Ouyang Yun's deliberate efforts, the current development trend of the Xuebing Army is to follow the path of modernization. The trend is not to emphasize the number of troops, but to focus on the effectiveness of unit firepower output.
After Huang Hua finished speaking his opinion, he looked at Ouyang Yun expectantly. Before Ouyang Yun could speak, Guo Kui said: "Three months, I think I'll be thankful if I can hold out for one month. More than 30,000 troops surrendered without a fight.
This is incredible.”
Wang Changlong: "I agree with Commander Guo. Fighting a war does not rely solely on the number of people. The key lies in the quality of the troops. As far as I know, the British Air Force and the Japanese Expeditionary Fleet's aviation units have fought against each other several times, and they have all been defeated.
It’s a loss. Now, Wavell still has at most a hundred aircraft at hand. And if it loses its air superiority, hey, I guess Fo Lao will be like Singapore again.”
Huang Hua frowned. Ouyang Yun looked at Baojun and Bian Jiansheng and said, "You two should also talk about it."
Baojun is from the Li ethnic group, and Bian Jiansheng is from the Gaoshan ethnic group. This was not the first time for the two of them to participate in such a high-level military meeting, but neither of them had yet adapted to the atmosphere. When the commander-in-chief called him by name, both men's faces showed signs of emotion.
Blushing. After they looked at each other, Bao Jun spoke first: "Since it is the commander-in-chief's order, let me tell you. I think the issue you are discussing is not important. Moreover, you have ignored a very important issue.
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Bao Jun's remarks were a blockbuster. Everyone's eyes were swept towards him, even Ouyang Yun could not suppress his curiosity.
Bao Jun's face turned redder, but his voice became louder: "I think so, what we are worried about this war is actually how much time the British can buy us and how much time they can consume.
It’s just the Japanese army. But judging from the recent intelligence, the Japanese established the so-called Southeast Asian National Independence Army and recruited many locals to serve as strong men. So I think this issue is no longer important. The natives of Southeast Asia are resentful of the British.
Yes, if the Japanese use some more tricks, they will definitely be able to make them willing to sacrifice their lives. By then, the British army may be defeated without the Japanese taking action. There is another thing, because of the commander-in-chief's ultimatum, the British are actually now
They are also our enemies. So, so, I think the war between Britain and Japan is more like dog eating dog——"