Chapter 473 The President of the United States Prepares to Commend
The battle ended before dark and two Japanese brigades were wiped out.
The Chinese Expeditionary Force's special melee team entered Myanmar to counterattack the Japanese army in the first battle and achieved a complete victory. This battle was a great victory.
This battle is not only a test of the results of the adaptation of Lamba and special operations training of the Special Melee Team, but also an excellent opportunity to establish Zhang Junhao's absolute leadership authority over the Special Melee Team. After this battle, Deputy Captain Colonel Brandon had to surrender to Zhang Junhao.
Colonel Brandon participated in the formulation of the plan for this battle of the Special Melee Team, witnessed Zhang Junhao's brave performance in the battle, the commando's superb tactical literacy and commando superman combat ability. Colonel Brandon secretly compared the Special Melee Team with the US Special Forces and found that there was a huge gap between the Special Forces of the US Special Forces, which was mainly reflected in actual combat.
Colonel Brandon imagined that if the battle was replaced by the US special forces, it would not only not eliminate the two Japanese brigades, but it would even be possible to be counter-killed by the Japanese army. After all, the difference in strength was huge, and his familiarity with the terrain was not as good as that of the Japanese army, and his experience in jungle warfare was not as good as that of the Japanese army. The special melee team was less than half of the Japanese army. For the first time, it was familiar with the territory of the Japanese army, and introduced the Japanese army into the encirclement, bombarded them violently, and ambushed the Japanese army in the sparse belt. Then, the expulsion tactics were used to drive the Japanese army to the infantry detachment. Using the advantageous firepower and mature tactics of the infantry, he gradually consumed the Japanese army through multiple strikes on the Japanese army, and finally wiped out the Japanese army.
Colonel Brandon witnessed the entire process of Zhang Junhao throwing two kilograms of grenades at the Japanese army to bomb the Japanese army. Zhang Junhao was equivalent to the grenade launcher of the commando team, and he broke the Japanese offensive alone.
He also witnessed Zhang Junhao's magical performance on the primitive jungle trail. He jumped around on the big tree like a monkey. Without falling to the ground, he could travel through the jungle and defeat the Japanese army behind the Japanese army.
If Colonel Brandon didn't admire him, his literacy would be too poor. Fortunately, he has a high literacy and is a real soldier.
There are many things to summarize in this battle.
Colonel Luo Zhong Lieutenant Colonel Zachary and others came to the command post of the Second Infantry Detachment.
After dinner, Zhang Junhao presided over a meeting of the special melee team leader at the command post of the Second Infantry Detachment.
Zhang Junhao first asked the team leader to report the battle situation of their respective teams, briefly commented on the battles of each team, highly praised the command art of each team leader, and encouraged the teams to continue to work hard and strive for greater victory in future battles.
Then Zhang Junhao asked Wu Qiong to report the Japanese military intelligence.
Wu Qiong collected a large amount of information about the Japanese army from the bodies of two Japanese brigade captains and several combat staff members. Before the meeting, Wu Qiong sorted out the information and wrote a report outline.
Wu Qiong told everyone in accordance with the outline that the two Japanese brigades that were eliminated were divided into the 114th Regiment and the 56th Regiment of the 18th Division. These two brigades have strong combat effectiveness and are both the main force in the war of aggression against China. They have slaughtered unarmed civilians in Nanjing. They besieged the British army in Singapore and forced more than 100,000 British troops to surrender. The 18th Division of the Japanese army was also defeated the main force of the Chinese Expeditionary Force's first entry into Myanmar, and once dealt a heavy blow to the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
Wu Qiong then talked about the main structure of the 18th Division. The 18th Division of the Japanese Army belongs to the 15th Army of the Japanese Army, and the 15th Army belongs to the Myanmar Front. The three infantry regiments under the 18th Division are the 55th, 56th and 114th regiments. Other information is not known, and once it is known in the future, it will be reported to everyone as soon as possible.
Zhang Junhao recalled the scene when he first came to Lieduo and listened to General Zheng Dongguo's introduction to the situation in northern Myanmar, and General Zheng Dongguo and General Sun Liren choked up several times.
The 18th Japanese Division committed a heinous crime against the Chinese army and people, and must be dealt with the most severe blow. If it is possible, it must be wiped out completely in case the division continues to do evil.
Zhang Junhao continued what Wu Qiong said, saying to everyone: "Brothers, the Japanese 18th Division is indeed powerful. It has defeated the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the British Army of the United States, resulting in the casualties of tens of thousands of loyal and brave officers and soldiers of the Chinese Expeditionary Force. After General Dai Anlan of the 200th Division was injured, he was carried back to China by the officers and soldiers and died heroically. The greatest result of the division was to force more than 100,000 British troops to surrender. The Japanese 18th Division was so guilty that it committed an unforgivable death penalty against the Chinese people and the world's anti-*** alliance. I ask all the officers and soldiers of the Special Melee Team to establish a strong confidence in resolutely eliminating the Japanese 18th Division. No matter how powerful the Japanese 18th Division is, the brave and fearless Special Melee Team will definitely be able to finally eliminate it with the cooperation of the Chinese army stationed in India and the US and British troops."
After taking two sips of tea, Zhang Junhao continued: "Please ask Colonel Brandon and Chief of Staff Luo Zhong to write a war report together and report to the Chinese Army Command in India and General Wingate."
Colonel Brandon and Chief of Staff Luo Zhong said yes in unison.
Zhang Junhao looked southeast and said, "Next, let's discuss how to rescue the British army."
At this time, General Stilwell came to Ledo.
A few days ago, Stilwell returned to the United States to visit the president and reported in detail the implementation of the "Angenham Operation Plan" and told the President that the Zhang Junhot melee team formed by China, the United States and Britain would drop the Hukang Valley in a certain Japanese airdrop to rescue the British army. After rescued the British army, they would operate in joint operations with the British army to cooperate with the Chinese New First Army stationed in India to attack the Hukang Valley. Stilwell proposed that the Japanese army counterattacked the North Myanmar was seriously insufficient because there were two Japanese divisions in North Myanmar and only two divisions of the New First Army, and the strength comparison was obviously weak. It was suggested that the President propose to the Chinese President that China would transfer another army to Lamba, and that the official headquarters and staff should be established immediately.
The president agreed.
Stilwell reported the British counterattack preparations, believing that the British army's preparations were lagging behind the plan and that the counterattack operation could not be carried out in the near future. He hoped that the president would find an opportunity to coordinate with the British Prime Minister. He emphasized that the British army would preferably carry out amphibious landings in Yangon, so that the Japanese army could be attacked from north to south.
Stilwell reported to the president that Zhang Junhao had almost fought with the Japanese army alone to save the main generals of the Chinese army stationed in Britain from being attacked and massacred by the Japanese army, and explained the situation of Zhang Junhao's rescue and escorting US pilots and rescuing US military intelligence officers in Wenzhou, as well as Zhang Junhao led a special melee team to eliminate 70,000 to 80,000 Japanese troops. He emphasized that when Zhang Junhao was fighting in Zhejiang, the special melee team was the quasi-China Expeditionary Force and equipped US military weapons. It is recommended that the president commend Zhang Junhao.
This shows the outstanding performance of US military combat correspondent Li Li, and proposes promotion and commendation.
It explains the military achievements established by Lieutenant Colonel Jack and proposes commendation.
This shows the outstanding performance of the Marine Corps in the Special Melee Commando commando, and it is recommended that everyone reward it.
The president agreed.
Stilwell stayed in the United States for only three days before returning to India.
After arriving in India, Immediately rushed to Ledo.
Hurry up and hurry up. When Stilwell arrived at the command of the Chinese Army in Ledo, it was already evening. At this time, the battle between the special melee teams in the primitive jungle of Ximenling in the Hukang Valley was over, and two Japanese brigades were completely wiped out. The new 38th Division's operation to attack the New Ocean is also coming to an end, and the New Ocean may be recovered at any time.
As soon as Stilwell arrived at Ledo, he immediately summoned General Wingate and General Zheng Dongguo to have a meeting.
At this time, Stilwell only knew that the Special Melee had wiped out two Japanese brigades in Kumen Ridge in Hukang River Valley, but he did not know the casualties of the Special Melee. In Stilwell's view, the Special Melee will suffer at least half of the casualties. Since the Special Melee has suffered more than half of the casualties, Stilwell thought that the Special Melee would no longer have the ability to rescue the British besieged.
Stilwell concluded that the Japanese 18th Division was a jungle tiger. Since invading Indochina, it has defeated both the powerful British and Chinese expeditionary forces one after another. More than 100,000 British troops were forced to surrender and became the eternal pain point for Britain. The Chinese expeditionary force retreated in a crushing defeat, which was the eternal pain point for Stilwell and China. The strength of the Japanese 18th Division was not enough to be defeated if the lives of a large number of officers and soldiers were not sacrificed at the cost of the lives of a large number of officers and soldiers. The special melee team was airborne in the Hukang Valley and was not familiar with the terrain. The Japanese army dispatched two brigades, with a total force of twice that of the special melee team. The result of the special melee team eliminating the two Japanese brigades was too unexpected. Stilwell speculated that the special melee team would inevitably suffer heavy casualties and must be repaired and supplemented, and it is not capable of rescuing the British army for the time being.
I remember that more than half of the casualties of the Special Melee Team would affect the rescue operations of the British army. However, the Special Melee Team won the first battle and wiped out the two Japanese brigades in one battle, which severely hit the Japanese army, leaving the Japanese army without any extra troops to reinforce the New Pingyang, which could thus be captured as planned.
The victory of the special melee team broke the myth of invincibility of the Japanese 18th Division, eliminated the Japanese army's vitality, and weakened the Japanese army's combat effectiveness. It will surely inspire the confidence of the Sino-US coalition forces to defeat the Japanese army, and its significance is far-reaching and immeasurable.
What Stilwell is most concerned about now is the casualties of the Special Melee team, which is related to whether the British army can still rescue strategic arrangements.
Stilwell personally planned to call back, first of all, highly praised the special melee team for destroying the two Japanese brigades, and secondly, inquired about the situation of the war damage, hoping that Zhang Junhao would inform him tonight.
Chapter completed!