Chapter 88: Hundred Thousand Army Souls (Part 1)

Faced with this commendable victory, he could not find a trace of excitement on Dai Anlan's face, and even a smile, so he really couldn't laugh.

"We fought fiercely with the enemy for a whole day and night. Putting aside the enemies killed on the spot, let alone those who can follow the large army to withdraw from Tangji City with minor injuries. Under our continuous shelling, they should have a large number of wounded soldiers who are seriously injured and unable to move at all. We really can't even find a prisoner?"

Dai Anlan's words were not said to Deputy Division Commander Gao Jiren, nor to Chief of Staff Zhou Zhizai. Although these two assistants are both talented and proficient in the army, the real expert in special operations, searching for residual enemies and capturing prisoners is Lei Zhen!

Faced with Dai Anlan's inquiry, Lei Zhen shook his head silently. He personally took the translator to ask the locals, but these native Burmese people refused to provide any information to Lei Zhen and the others with a silent attitude.

It was on the tense faces of these native Burmese people that Lei Zhen could clearly feel the strong hostility emanating from them.

If he was not wrong, those Japanese soldiers who were seriously injured during the attack of the 200th Division should have been taken in by some Burmese natives.

But what can Lei Zhen do? Like those Japanese soldiers who entered China, they could use blood-stained bayonets to threaten them. After the passionate civil war, can they use machine guns to suppress them bloodily?

In Tangji City, where there was silence everywhere and hostile eyes were everywhere, Lei Zhen searched for a whole day and found a very small number of documents that the Japanese army had no time to destroy when they retreated. It was confirmed that the troops guarding Tangji had reached more than 300 kilometers a month ago.

Quickly support Takeuchi Hiroshi's troops and completely crush the 56th Division's troops under the 56th Division, which was completely crushed by Lieutenant General Stilwell's "Gonggu Battle" plan!

According to the military command of the Military Commission far away in Chongqing, those who are well-minded but have not had enough intelligence communication because they are too far apart. No matter how they look at it, they have some collective judgments from behind the scenes that the group suddenly attacked on April 20, captured Leke City, and then went north without stopping.

The enemy, who was attacked by the strategic important position of the Expeditionary Force in a surprise manner, forced the Fifth Army to return to the army to rescue. Even the elite troops like the 200th Division, who fought bloody battles with the ancient city for twelve days and recovered for a month, had to regain their energy. It was just the enemy who was specially dispatched to harass the Expeditionary Force and disrupted their strategic plans and deployments. A rapid assault force with a number of about 2,000 to 3,000 people was just a fast assault force.

Judging from the situation where the 200th Division fought against the enemy today. The enemy who captured Tangji City on the 24th and encountered fierce counterattacks on the 25th were indeed consistent with the judgment of the senior leaders of the Chongqing Military Order.

But in Dai Anlan's heart, there is a problem that no matter how he enlightens himself, he cannot let go of himself... the one who is good at fighting against the mountains.

Masao Watanabe, who likes to win the most, really sent a corps alone to harass them, and finally defended Tangji Castle in a big way.

Will the Chinese Expeditionary Force gather superior forces to launch a fierce counterattack against the Third Regiment trapped in Tangji City?

In addition, the combat power of the subway blood brigade named "Dragon Battle Group" such as the 56th Division, and the officers and soldiers of the division were almost crazy and absolutely loyal and worshipped to the Emperor. There is no special reason. One of them defended Tangji City, even if the attack of the 200th Division was fierce.

It wouldn't be that it took only more than a day to voluntarily withdraw from the defense zone?

If we can only do this, why did Masao Watanabe and the 56th Division led by him win the title of "Dragon" in the Japanese Army, which is full of talents and full of military and national fanatic atmosphere?!

Looking at the entire Myanmar military used as a battle map in front of him, Dai Anlan found that he really could not judge the plan of Masao Watanabe. He could not speculate on the movements of the 56th Division that completely disappeared from the Allied Intelligence Network after the Battle of the United Ancient City.

You should know that those who are good at using surprise weapons must have a jumping mindset. They like to play cards without using common sense, and they also have the characteristics of gamblers.

Dai Anlan is a student who graduated from the third phase of the Whampoa Military Academy. He climbed up step by step from a lieutenant platoon leader on the battlefield. He has long possessed the two essential qualities of a commander in the military camp.

Suddenly, I met a strategic master like Masao Watanabe who used surprise weapons. It would be a little too difficult to catch up with the other party's thinking rhythm and judge the other party's direction.

He looked at Lei Zhen, who was specially summoned to the division command center by himself, and felt Lei Zhen, a child who came out of the mountains, even if he had been in his life, he would not have a slightly faded primitive aura. Dai Anlan suddenly asked: "Lei Zhen, if you were Masao Watanabe, how would you lead the 56th Division to fight?"

As soon as he finished speaking these few words, Dai Anlan kept shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Although Lei Zhen was a disciple carefully trained by Xie Jinyuan, and he also showed outstanding command and command skills in local combat in small units, he was just a child in his twenties after all.

Without receiving formal and systematic militarization education at the Whampoa Military Academy, and without the experience accumulated step by step in the battlefield and the military camp, how could he expect such a big child to grow up in the mountains to see through the carefully designed strategic plans of a general like Masao Watanabe?

But Lei Zhen answered, and he answered very quickly, "We are playing with fire!"

Facing Dai Anlan's slightly puzzled eyes, Lei Zhen said: "Our army command underestimates the enemy too much. Those high-level leaders generally believe that our three divisions can stand up to the enemy's elite division.

However, based on the experience of the Kunlun Mountain Battle and our 200th Division in the Battle of the Tonggucheng, it is not difficult to conclude that unless all of them are ace troops like our 200th Division, six or seven divisions may not be able to match the combat power of an enemy division.

It was because the commander gave the wrong information that Stilwell, a Samsung Lieutenant General from the United States, formulated a plan for the battle between the Gu and asked us to take the initiative to attack when our two divisions had already collided with the two enemy divisions.

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If you listen to Lei Zhen’s analysis, you would have responded politely to a close friend’s disciple at the beginning, and then come to the back. Dai Anlan’s face had already shown a serious listening look.

"The intelligence we received from the British 'allies' showed that only two divisions of enemies landed in Myanmar. In this case, concentrating all our fifth, sixth and ninety-ninth armies to deal with their two divisions, both sides could barely get into a draw without calculating air power.

If in this case, our 'heroic' British allies were willing to lift their gentlemanly footsteps and join the war, it seemed that Yangon could be recovered and the Burmese Highway was smooth. But..."

Speaking of this, Lei Zhen strengthened his tone, "The enemy is actually invested in Myanmar. But it is the eighteenth, thirty-three, fifty-five, fifty-sixth, and four divisions.

Plus a Fifth Flight Division! Whether it is the grand strategic deployment or the actual tactical response on the battlefield, our army has lost more than one level! Look at our British Allied forces, which are clearly defending their own colonies.

But they were beaten by the enemy and fled, or I can simply say that they had no intention of resisting seriously. So, in fact, our expeditionary army was fighting against the enemies of four divisions alone with the strength of several divisions.

At this moment, the most terrifying thing is that the high-ranking leaders in our command are still dreaming of destroying the enemy and regaining Yangon!”

Lei Zhen said this and quickly walked to the entire Myanmar military for combat map. He grabbed the command whip and said, "Masao Watanabe, the highest commander of the 56th Division, is that his own strength is far beyond the enemy and he has absolute air supremacy, of course I must strive to achieve the greatest victory!"

"Bang!"

Lei Zhen commanded the whip in his hand. He fell fiercely to a point on the military map. Facing Commander Dai Anlan, Deputy Commander Gao Jiren, Chief of Staff Zhou Zhizai was disbelief, but he showed a strong shocked gaze.

Lei Zhen looked around the audience. His faint and cold voice, with a sharp breath like a wild wolf's teeth, pierced into everyone's ears like an awl: "What is the biggest victory? It's not annihilation of one of our divisions, nor does it eat one of our regiments! If I were Masao Watanabe who could command the 56th Division, the position I wanted to attack was the only way we must go back to China. As long as we occupy this place, I can cut off all the logistics supplies of the expeditionary army, and I can join forces with the other three divisions to stand up all the borders. On the battlefield in Myanmar, we will encircle little by little, strangle the 100,000 expeditionary army to death little by little!"

The division command center was silent. In fact, everyone was so radical and bold by Lei Zhen. However, once it was successfully implemented, it could really shock the strategic plan of the Chinese Expeditionary Force to wipe out the entire land.

After a long time, Zhou Zhi then became a Chief of Staff and said in comfort: "But there are a thousand kilometers from the front line to Xula City. Even if the defense line behind our army is empty, their troops of more than 20,000 people will not be able to disappear silently.

The most important thing is that a unit of more than 20,000 people will carry out a long-distance raid that will be separated from logistics supply for thousands of kilometers. Once our army discovers their whereabouts, their strategic plan will become a bunch of bubbles. Their 56th Division is more likely to fall into the siege of our army. Because the supply is not maintained, our army will be severely damaged or even annihilated!"

"Captain of Staff, you will not forget that Masao Watanabe is a master of warfare in jungle and mountain, right?" Lei Zhen commanded the whip in his hand and moved slowly along a line representing the mountains on the military map. "Thailand has become an ally of Japan. Masao Watanabe can fully use the Myanmar indigenous guide to advance along the mountains and forest areas of the Myanmar border. Although the marching route will be further 500 kilometers long, in this case when our army has completely lost air supremacy, it is impossible to find their whereabouts with just a small number of ground reconnaissance teams! As for logistics supplies, as long as they can successfully capture the logistics base of our army, how much is it?

"But..." Deputy Commander Gao Jiren also spoke, "A few days ago, did the British Allied forces send us the information that the 56th Division appeared on the Western Front? How could the 56th Division divide its troops into multiple places to fight at the same time? If this is true, they would not have enough strength to complete such a long distance run!"

"Yes, the British Allies have been providing us with intelligence. They told us that they were also difficult to recharge. They lacked gasoline, food, and medicine. They told us that the enemy landed in Myanmar had only two divisions. They told us.

They will firmly defend our right wing and fight side by side with our army; or will they say that they will actively cooperate with the Battle of the Gugu and will actively launch supportive attacks on the enemy.

What is the result? How much did our British Allies, our British gentlemen, do, and how much did the intelligence they provided to our army?”

Lei Zhen looked directly at Deputy Commander Gao Jiren.

At this time, he really spoke like a knife, "With the "support" of the intelligence provided by the British Allied forces, our army took the initiative again and again and again, and failed again and again, and could only revise the combat plan and plan again and again.

Is it possible that every time the enemy acted so quickly that we could not capture the fighter planes and fight them to the decisive battle? Is it possible that the enemy avoided our weak force and took the initiative to challenge them because they were not prepared?!"

"Lei Zhen, your analysis is very reasonable and very remote. Some places are so sharp that even I was shocked when I heard it. But you ignored an essential problem."

Commander Dai Anlan, who had been silent for a long time and thought carefully for a long time, finally spoke, "Our expedition to foreign lands is of course to defend the Yunnan-Burma Highway, the artery of life aid to China by Western countries. The British fought here.

It is also to preserve their colonies and the dignity of their old empire on the international stage.

Although everyone has different starting points, they have the same goal. In this case, the British will not, and they will not deliberately convey wrong information to us, and they will not deliberately wipe out our expeditionary force in Myanmar!"

Lei Zhen was listening carefully, and what Commander Dai Anlan said made sense. Everyone has the same enemy. No matter how self-righteous the British military is, it should never spread false information to the Chinese army.

"It is based on this major premise that I personally judge that the British army repeatedly conveyed to us that the main force of the 56th Division and the intelligence that appeared on the Western Front was correct.

Since it appears near Tangji, our Eastern Front, is not the main force of the 56th Division. Then it should be like our Chongqing Military Command expected. It is just a fast assault force with units in the corps!"

Deputy Commander Gao Jiren and Chief of Staff Zhou Zhizai nodded vigorously, and Dai Anlan said these words.

It does seem to be an impeccable judgment. Even Lei Zhen, who is like Masao Watanabe, has jumping thinking and gambler characteristics, and likes to surprise the winner on the battlefield, cannot refute it.

This discussion seemed to be able to make a final summary at this time, but for some reason, in the division command, whether it was Dai Anlan, Gao Jiren, or Zhou Zhizai, their eyes would inevitably fall on the mountain range between Thailand and Myanmar that Lei Zhen once used the command whip to pass by.

Until Lei Zhen saluted them and returned to the 598th Regiment's headquarters, until it was dark, Dai Anlan, Gao Jiren and Zhou Zhihuai were still standing there quietly, quietly looking at the huge combat map.

I don’t know how long I stood quietly like this, and I don’t know how many thoughts I turned into my mind and how many possible possible places on the battlefield. Zhou Zhizai finally broke the silence between the three of them. "Forget it, we can’t even convince ourselves, how could we convince the Commander and let the Commander readjust the strategic deployment because of Lei Zhen’s bold prediction? Even if the Commander is willing, I think that Deputy Commander Stilwell, who is thinking about fighting the enemy’s main force on the Myanmar battlefield every day, and after defeating the enemy in one fell swoop, will definitely scold us to the point of being so bloody, right?"

"Yes, this speculation can be completely overturned by just the latest developments of the Fifty-Sixth Division provided by the British Allied Forces.

"Deputy Commander Gao Jiren said, "But I don't know why, when I looked at the map and recalled what Lei Zhen said today, I couldn't help but feel scared."

"That was his words, which were so sharp that he said many things we already knew in our hearts, but no one was willing to say!"

Zhou Zhi sighed again: "Before our 200th Division has entered Myanmar, we are being controlled everywhere in the British 'Alliance'. I really can't feel their sincerity as friendly troops, but I have learned a lot of the pride and disdain of the British.

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Chapter completed!