An Yi sent Liu Qing to sleep and returned to the general staff war room alone.
In the entire large room, Yang Fei and several combat staff were taking a nap in front of the conference table. More than a dozen staff officers were discussing quietly around the sand table. Deng Bin and several generals from the combat department stood in front of the map, comparing telegrams to assess the situation.
, the other Zhao Dongquan, Shen Ziling, Cheng Shiming, Fu Mingshan and others were nowhere to be seen, probably going to rest.
Seeing An Yi walking in, the sober generals all stood upright. An Yi nodded and did not speak. He simply waved his left hand to indicate that everyone should do their own thing, and strode to the map.
Several staff officers from the combat department quickly moved out of their positions.
An Yi looked at the combat map that had marked the enemy and friendly situations for a while, turned his head, and said to Deng Bin who was standing aside: "I remember that in the aerial photos, there seemed to be a British family two kilometers east of the Goethe Institute.
A golf course opened?”
"Golf ball? What is that?"
Deng Bin was a little confused and quickly asked the intelligence department to get relevant information and read it carefully. Among the numbers east of the Goethe Institute, he found a large area of green grassland. He suddenly said: "It turns out that it has gradually become popular among foreigners in recent years.
It’s a small white ball game where a person swings a club and jumps up and down chasing the ball. It’s so boring. I heard that the British also wanted to open a restaurant in Xufu before, but they were rejected by the Commissioner’s Office on the grounds that it was a waste of land and water.
Already."
Deng Bin spoke a little louder, waking up Yang Fei who was sleeping at his desk. He rubbed his eyes and saw An Yi standing in front of the map. He quickly stood up and came over: "What's wrong with the golf ball?"
An Yi carefully read the photos, pointed to the map and said: "Lao Yang, look, there is a British golf course two kilometers east of the Goethe Institute, covering an area of about five square kilometers, half of which is flat lawn.
Other areas are arranged with piled mountains, lakes and woods. From the location point of view, this is at the junction of Bangkok East Camp and the Chinese District. It is just within the protection range of the paratroopers and the Chinese District Stormtroopers. It only needs a little reorganization and planning.
, it is a convenient air airport.”
Yang Fei took the photo from An Yi, looked at the map, and nodded repeatedly: "Not bad, not bad. I was thinking about how to send more troops to Bangkok when I was sleeping. If there is such an airport to mobilize troops and transport supplies, we can
It’s in an invincible position.”
Just when An Yi was about to speak, a "report" sound came.
A communications staff officer originally wanted to hand over the telegram to Yang Fei, the deputy chief of staff who was specifically responsible for the affairs of the General Staff Headquarters. But when he saw An Yi was there, he did not dare to neglect. He walked quickly to An Yi's side and sent an urgent message with both hands.
telegraph.
An Yi took it and took a look, his face became solemn: According to the air force reconnaissance, the Siamese army in Prachinburi promptly returned reinforcements to three divisions through the railway. One of them had arrived in Chonburi in time at 1:30 p.m., and the other
Two divisions will also arrive in Bangkok in about three hours.
An Yi frowned tightly, thrust the telegram into Yang Fei's hand, raised his head and looked straight at the map, and said to himself: "What the navy didn't say, although the enemies in Chonburi can cause some trouble
, but in the face of my superior strength, defeat will be a matter of time. The problem still lies in Bangkok - after continuous battles and the division of troops to maintain control of the streets, the paratroopers can now gather up to two battalions for combat. Hongxingshe Siam
There were originally 50,000 troops under the direct control of the branch's stormtroopers, but this incident happened suddenly and the troops could not be mobilized in time. The ministries could only stay in various parts of Siam to organize the transfer of overseas Chinese. There were only about 10,000 people in Bangkok available for combat.
After continuous fighting, less than 5,000 people can be mobilized to fight now, and most of them are local overseas Chinese. The combat effectiveness cannot be guaranteed, and the situation has taken a turn for the worse."
After Yang Fei read the telegram, he immediately cursed: "What tricks are the Marine Corps doing? Three divisions have landed. Now five hours have passed and Chonburi has not been taken. Instead, the enemy's reinforcements have blocked the way north."
Channel, the original plan to rendezvous east of Bangkok before twelve o'clock tonight may be ruined! Chairman, do you think that in the name of the Military Commission and the General Staff, please send me a message?"
An Yi was also a little angry and shouted: "Li Yufu——"
Li Yufu, the Minister of Communications who was responsible for communications next door, heard An Yi's shout and quickly ran into the war room, strode to An Yi's side, and solemnly saluted: "Li Yufu is here!"
An Yi said: "We need to get through the navy's communication frequency immediately. I want to speak to Cheng Guang personally!"
"yes!"
Li Yufu jogged back to the communications room. About five minutes later, he returned and said, "The frequency has been communicated. Now you can use the phone in the war room to talk to Commander Lu."
An Yi came to the phone and took the microphone from the operator:
"Cheng Guang? What is your navy doing in Mushroom? Why haven't the Marines taken Chonburi yet? According to the original plan, after taking Chonburi, you quickly went north to occupy Chachoengsao and cut off the connection between Bangkok and Prachinburi.
It’s good to keep in touch now, but it allows the enemy to take the first step, so how can we fight the next battle?”
Lu Guang's voice was a little hoarse: "Commander-in-Chief, Sattahip is about 150 kilometers away from Bangkok. This is a straight-line distance in the air. In fact, the two places are almost 200 kilometers apart. Because of the urgent time, our navy has to move
All mechanized equipment has been transferred to the 1st Marine Division. The 1st Marine Division is also doing well. It landed at 10 am and set off from Sattahip at 11:30. It has only been 3 pm, three and a half hours, and the entire division has forcibly
The army was more than 70 kilometers away, and the Siamese army was also raided along the way. Now it is only about ten kilometers away from Chonburi.
"But please rest assured, Commander, our navy will never shirk its responsibilities. The First Fleet went north along the inner Gulf of Siam to cover the enemy forces near the coastline with firepower. Our Second Fleet has moved east to Chonburi and can attack this area at any time.
The seaside towns were bombarded to coordinate with the attack launched by the 1st Marine Division."
An Yi's face brightened: "Cheng Guang, I know you are working hard, but the situation in Bangkok is so critical now that we cannot afford to be negligent. In any case, Chonburi must be captured within two hours. At twelve o'clock at midnight
Before, I don’t care which way you take, the Marine Corps must advance to the outskirts of Bangkok, this is a death order!”
Lu Guang said loudly: "Promise to complete the mission!"
An Yi put down the microphone and returned to the map. He said to Yang Fei and Deng Bin: "The navy has their own difficulties. They marched 70 kilometers in three and a half hours. Although there were asphalt roads along the way, this speed was already very good. I am now
I only regret that I did not develop a special landing ship. Otherwise, if a landing operation was launched at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, the three marine divisions would have torn through the defense lines deployed by the Siamese and advanced to the outskirts of Bangkok..."
Deng Bin quickly comforted: "Who could have imagined so much before experiencing actual combat? After all, we know nothing about the Navy. It is already good to have such a performance now. After this war, not only the Navy, but also
All aspects need to be summarized, and I think next time it will be much better.”
"Why--"
An Yi sighed: "It seems that the only option is to pursue the Air Force's idea."
Yang Fei nodded: "The five flight groups deployed in Saigon, Phnom Penh, Battambang, Siem Reap, and Kampong Som must all cooperate with the Bangkok operation and strive to eliminate most of the Siamese army on the railway line east of Bangkok first. It is really not possible.
, you can consider erasing the Chachoengsao transportation hub from the map!"
Deng Bin added: "We can also make full use of the golf course and airlift one or two regiments there. As long as we maintain a strength of two to three regiments in Bangkok City, the Siamese will not be able to take advantage of us!"
An Yi looked at his watch and said decisively: "Time is urgent, so let's give the order this way. I have to go back to Xiaonanhai later. Xu Ziliang and Wu Tingyan are still waiting for me there!"
Yang Fei and Deng Bin immediately drafted the order, and after An Yi signed it, they quickly sent it out.
...
At 3:30 in the afternoon, the main force of the 1st Marine Division commanded by Major General Lu Linhai arrived in front of the Siamese defense line in Chonburi.
Although it is late August, the area along the Gulf of Siam feels like summer all year round, and the sun is still scorching hot, without any hint of subtlety.
The Siamese reinforcements had just arrived, and most of the officers and soldiers were reinforcing the defensive positions in the south of the town, while the 1st Marine Division was parked five kilometers away from them.
Under the scorching sun, Lu Linhai and a group of subordinates climbed to a hill at the northern foot of Kaokao Mountain. The entourage quickly set up a tripod and placed a pair of high-power telescopes on it.
Behind the enemy position is the city of Chonburi. This city is located 90 kilometers southeast of Bangkok. There are roads and railways communicating with Bangkok. It was originally just a small fishing village. With the economic development of Siam in recent years, some Chinese companies have established
Chonburi opened an oil refinery, cassava processing factory, rice mill, fish sauce factory, etc., and gradually gathered into a small city with a population of 40,000 to 50,000. After Siam went to war with Nanhua, the overseas Chinese living here had been flooded.
Xingshe urgently moved to Kao Kao Mountain in the east for refuge.
"Such a defense line is trying to block us. It seems that the Siamese are not quite aware of the situation! Our tanks and armored vehicles can easily break through their trenches and circle back and forth on their positions with ease!"
Lu Linhai smiled and joked to the political commissar Colonel Hu Junhao next to him.
Hu Junhao is Hu Jialin's nephew. He graduated from the Boy Scouts Academy in 2031. After graduating from the Xufu Military Academy in 2033, he was assigned to the Jiang Defense Force of Cheng Guang. After five years of hard work, he rose from a second lieutenant to the colonel he is today.
This speed of promotion is not without the influence of his uncle Hu Jialin, but it is undeniable that Hu Junhao is still very capable, otherwise he would not have passed the level of the Political Department.
Hu Junhao smiled: "Although the enemy's fortifications are a bit crude, they were built according to the standard position defense model, and they were temporarily built within two hours. Now that they can reach this level, it can be seen that the opponent's commander is not
An ordinary person!"
"Haha, if we give them a little more time and strengthen their equipment appropriately, they may be able to stop us, but now, we can easily take them down with just one charge!"
Lu Linhai seemed confident. The current First Marine Division has concentrated the mechanized troops of the Second and Third Divisions. There are a total of one hundred Leopard I tanks, fifty Leopard II tanks, and one hundred and fifty tanks for group charge.
The momentum will be extremely amazing.
Hu Junhao suddenly said "Eh", and Lu Linhai thought he had discovered something. He squeezed past Hu Junhao and got in front of the camera to take a look. He was immediately happy: "What a fool! We are about to engage in a battle. You are actually preparing to start dinner at this time?"
It’s so disrespectful!”
It turns out that in the footage, next to a Siamese army fortification, five or six soldiers were immersed in cooking. The iron pot was steaming, and it was obvious that they would be ready to enjoy it soon.
Hu Junhao shook his head: "The logistics of the Siamese are too backward. How much time is wasted making fires and cooking like this? Unlike us, we only need to carry canned food and dry food to fight, which greatly reduces the pressure on logistics."
Lu Linhai rolled his eyes and whispered in Hu Junhao's ear. Hu Junhao nodded repeatedly with a sly smile on his face.