Bright Sword: Heiyunzhai was closed at the beginning

Chapter 271

Headquarters of the [-]th Army of the Little Devils in the Burma-British Territories.

Faced with the fall of Monywa, Sagaing, and Mandalay, and the annihilation of the 15th Division and the 22nd Division, Shoji Iida was obviously not mentally prepared.

When the news came that Mandalay had fallen again, old blood spewed out on the spot.

In the eyes of Shoji Iida, the 15th Division and the 22nd Division are really useless. Facing the Second Theater Expeditionary Army cluster with more than 3 people in the area, relying on positional defense to take advantage of the geographical advantage, they were defeated by the opponent one after another. And the fighting time is only a few hours!

In contrast, the 18th Division resisted nearly 4 troops of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and still kept the Northern Front without losing any position in the bloody battle for several days!

The Monywa-Mandalay line of defense, which was originally considered to be the most stable, fell apart in an instant, putting the 15th Army in the most dangerous situation, and was cut into two separate parts, the north and the south.

This made Iida Shoji a little unacceptable.

After spitting out a mouthful of old blood, Iida Shoji felt a little relieved.

Start thinking about future plans.

Now the 15th Army is divided, with the 18th Division on the northern front and the 56th Division on the southern front.

But these two elite divisions from the Kurume area are very capable of fighting.For the little devil, the 18th Division and the 56th Division have made great achievements in battle.

The 18th Division can use "Chrysanthemum", which has special meaning in Xiaotian, as the division code, and the 56th Division is even known as the "Dragon" Division. These are all earned by their subordinates who committed bloody debts.

The 18th Division has already fought with the First Army of the Expeditionary Army on the northern front, but basically they have not let the other party take advantage of it. Shoji Iida is not too worried. The two sides are now at most [-]-[-], and the situation is completely controllable.

However, the expeditionary army group in the second war zone in the south has a strange number and name, and its strength is really confusing. It is said that the 15th Division, the 22nd Division, and the second-line field troops such as the Guard Division are not as powerful. It's a one-hit defeat, and it's such a miserable loss.

Since the 15th Division and the 22nd Division were destroyed very quickly, many battles were not passed on to Iida Shoji's ears, so he didn't know the specific situation at all.

I just know that the opponent's artillery fire is very fierce, there are a large number of 155mm howitzers and 105mm howitzers, but it is not like they have encountered such artillery fire when facing the Allied forces. This is what Shoji Iida couldn't understand.

It can only be attributed to the stupidity of the two division heads.

"Isayama-kun, with the 56th Division, can we keep Ren'an Qiang and Dagon?" Shoji Iida thought for a long time, but still did not dare to make a decision. He turned and asked the chief of staff Haruki Isayama.

"Iida-kun, frankly speaking, I think there may be some problems. The 15th and 22nd divisions were defeated too quickly. This new expeditionary army group is said to be from Jindi. They once defeated the 22nd and 41nd divisions. 15st Division." Haruki Isayama obviously did some homework, and of course the [-]th Army did not have this information, but he could ask the base camp.

Although the detailed intelligence base camp does not know, there must be some information from the base camp for such a large group of expeditionary forces in the second war zone, so when all kinds of information are collected, Isayama Haruki did not respond to this as Iida Shoji did. The army knows nothing.

"The army that defeated the First Army?" Shoji Iida's heart suddenly contracted. He knew that Yoshio Shinozuka of the First Army was not a vegetarian. If he could defeat Yoshio Shinozuka, this army would be more dangerous Take treats to the next level.

"I'm afraid it will be." Haruki Isayama said with a wry smile, "otherwise our 15th and 22nd divisions wouldn't have lost so badly."

"Your Excellency, General, I think that Your Excellency the Chief of Staff is exaggerating the opponent's strength." A staff officer next to him, Lieutenant Yahara Hirotsu, suddenly interjected.

"They can fight in Jindi because they are familiar with the local terrain and have a base in the local area. But in our place, they have lost all these advantages, so I don't think I need to worry too much. I suggest sending a team The brigade went to sneak attack them to try their quality."

"Our 56th Division's tunnel-style defenses in Ren'anqiang and Dagon are criss-crossed and extremely strong. They can definitely be buried here." Yahara Hirotsu said with confidence.

Yahara Hiroto is a great hero in the attack on the Burmese and British territories. He is talented and arrogant. Sometimes even Shoji Iida is ignored, and he is a thorny figure who makes Shoji Iida very angry.

But sometimes his vision is really unique. When attacking the Expeditionary Army, it was Yahara Hirotsu who strongly advocated sending a division to attack the Expeditionary Army's logistics base, and then defeated the Expeditionary Army.

"I don't think it's possible. According to our current situation, it's best to send out the National Independence Army to try it out. We send out a brigade alone, which means we will die in vain." Haruki Isayama hurriedly stopped.

"Your Excellency Isayama, with a humble job and no talent, is willing to lead a large team to sneak attack. Playing by ear, you will be able to find out the truth of the enemy." Yahara Hirotsu retorted.

"In addition, if you are still not at ease, then it is inevitable to ask the front army for reinforcements."

Speaking of asking for reinforcements, the faces of Shoji Iida and Haruki Isayama changed.There is no doubt that only incompetent commanders would leave problems to their superiors to solve them.

Shoji Iida thought for a while, and decided not to ask his superiors for reinforcements yet.He has to wait for the further dynamics of this expeditionary army group to come out before deciding on his next plan.

Even the 18th Division may be in a dangerous situation of being attacked from both sides.

Iida Shoji felt that with the ability of the 18th Division and the complex terrain of the Burmese-British territories, at least he would be able to escape by then.

"Yahara-kun, I will hand over the first brigade of the 56th regiment of the 113th division to you, and form a special detachment with the first division of the Quanyi Independence Army to go north to find out the details of the expeditionary army cluster." Shoji Iida pondered for a long time , finally decided to synthesize the opinions of the two staff officers.

"Hi Yi!" Yahara Hiroto stood upright with some joy.

His heart eager to make contributions immediately surged.

Strategizing in the rear, no matter how great the credit is, basically those who make plans are not as good as annihilating the enemy at the front, because the credit for strategizing is generally given to the leaders.

Almost at the same time, Gao Jianwu was also calling his three major attack groups for a meeting.

"Gao, I think it's time to go north and attack the 18th Division, and attack the 18th Division from north to south with the expeditionary force on the northern front, and annihilate them in one fell swoop." Colonel Smith said a little excitedly.

According to the attack group of the Expeditionary Force in the second theater, the combat capabilities demonstrated now.Colonel Smith believed that the 18th Division could be wiped out in one fell swoop in the northern part of the Burmese-British territory, thus opening up the channel of communication with the mainland.

This is what the Allies have been dreaming of for the last two years.

"John, I don't think it's time yet, because there is still the 56th Division eyeing us to the south. Once he and the [-]th Division attack us in both directions, we will be in a very difficult situation."

Gao Jianwu shook his head and said.

"We must first solve the worries of the 56th Division before we have the strength to go north. We only have more than 3 people. If we hold on to Sagaing and Mandalay, we can't even attack south. Otherwise, our logistics supply line will be truncated.

If we don't have the manpower to firmly control and hold this place, and the enemies on the southern or northern fronts come to attack and intercept us, it is very likely that we will repeat the same mistakes as last year's expeditionary force. "

Gao Jianwu's analysis is reasonable, and Smith has no other way to refute it.Although it is cool to bloom in the center, it also means enemies on all sides.

In fact, this is also the case. After Gao Jianwu took Mandela down, he has reached the limit of the use of troops. Next, he can only start the next operation after re-stabilizing the site, otherwise his logistics support line will indeed be severely damaged. big damage.

Now it is really cool to have cannons to bombard the little devils, but it also means more dependence on logistics.Hundreds of thousands of tons of shells are often required in a battle, which is impossible without a stable logistical supply line.

What's more, Gao Jianwu still has his own things to do in Mandalay, and he must stay here for a while.

As for the situation on the northern front, in Gao Jianwu's memory, they can win the war themselves, but it may take a little longer.

"Maybe we can use the British and Indian troops in the Allied forces to fill the defense here." Colonel Smith still said a little unwillingly.

"John, can you believe that the British and Indian troops in the allied forces will act as your back?" Gao Jianwu asked back.

"I can't!" Although Colonel Smith was a little unwilling, he still admitted truthfully.

The hip stretching of the British and Indian troops is not a day or two. There are so many battles where a few little devils can't win and they have to surrender, so that Colonel Smith admits it without thinking too much.

"Yeah, I can't, I can't put my back on an untrustworthy teammate, John, we've moved so fast.

Now is the time to completely expand our advantages in Mandalay and Sagaing into a winning situation. We need to establish a good relationship with these local aborigines. We are here to help them, so we can develop some things here to the best of our ability. work. "

"For example, building bridges and roads, improving local people's livelihood, and even introducing foreign businessmen to expand productivity here. John, we are not only going to drive away little devils, but also helping local people improve their lives."

Gao Jianwu said awe-inspiringly.

"Ding, more than 56 people from the Yayuan Special Detachment of the 6000th Division set off from Binmana and are expected to arrive in Mandalay in 3 days." A new message suddenly came from Gao Jianwu's intelligence system.

Gao Jianwu was taken aback, who is so stubborn?Knowing that he has already killed two divisions, such a small number of people still have to come up and get beaten, isn't this sick?
But this news came at the right time for Gao Jianwu!
(End of this chapter)