Chapter 595
The "Thunder Hammer" banner was flying in the wind on a small high ground, which was very eye-catching.
Parachutes are slid in the hazy sky like white clouds.
After Zhang Junhao landed, he quickly untied the parachute and put it in his bag. As soon as he stood up straight, Yu'er and waited for a quick run.
Before Zhang Junhao could get the commandos gathered, he strode towards the team flag.
Colonel Zhang Boliang ran down the small highlands to welcome Zhang Junhao.
While walking towards the small high ground, Zhang Junhao said to Colonel Zhang Boliang: "Every time set up a radio station, report to General Slim and General Wingate, and listen to instructions."
After Colonel Zhang Boliang shouted yes, he immediately ran aside to command the radio staff to set up the radio station.
Under the small high ground, the team gradually came to concentrate.
Zhang Junhao stood on the small high ground and looked at the west ridge. A large number of officers and soldiers of the Chindi Brigade ran around, and gunfire sounds were very dense on the ridge. From time to time, shells crossed the ridge and exploded in the British army.
Parachutes are densely packed in the air.
Twenty minutes later, Colonel Brandon, Lieutenant Colonel Xie Xinming, Lieutenant Colonel Wang Jinxian and others came to the Little Highlands.
Zhang Junhao asked Xie Xinming to organize the commando immediately and prepare to participate in the battle at any time.
Zhang Junhao and Colonel Brandon came to the radio station together, and the radio staff were receiving and sending telegrams. Colonel Zhang Boliang was translating the telegrams in accordance with the code book, which came from General Slim and General Wingate.
The telegram was translated soon, and Zhang Junhao picked it up and read it.
Thor, the Chindi Brigade had airborne in the morning and was fighting a battalion of the 15th Division that suddenly arrived on the west ridge. The enemy and our sides fought repeatedly on the ridge. I beg for reinforcements immediately. The commander of the Chindi Brigade was the former British paratrooper unit, Colonel Les, and the Chindi Brigade was temporarily under your command. According to the Air Force report, a Japanese convoy appeared on the small road from Kohima to Ukruel, with a large number, and it was very likely that it was a team of the 31st Division of the Japanese Army. The 15th Army Command determined that the Japanese army was trying to rush to Ukruel by car and control the strategic location of Ukruel. I beg Thor to be able to firmly defend Ukruel at all costs, thereby changing the entire battle situation in one fell swoop.
After reading it, Zhang Junhao quickly wrote on the telegram: I heard that Thor's Hammer was airborne. As soon as I got in touch with Colonel Les, Thor's Hammer joined the war and resolutely defended Ukruel.
Zhang Junhao never expected that the brigade commander of this Chindi brigade was actually Colonel Les, and General Wingate also asked Zhang Junhao to command the brigade.
The arrogant British generals seemed to have become pragmatic and had the courage to hand over a brigade of the British army to the Chinese officers for command.
The main reason for letting Colonel Les be the brigade commander of the brigade was that the team led by Colonel Les had been successfully rescued by Zhang Junhot melee team at Kumenling, and achieved great results. The Metchina suffered a crushing defeat in the Battle of Myitkyina, and the command of the Sino-US coalition forces was in chaos. General Slim and General Wingate may all be very clear. The bloody lesson of the Myitkyina battle was clearly there, and it is not a good thing to blindly appoint British and American commanders to control the battlefield. In Ukruel, which determines the success or failure of the battle, if Zhang Junhao is not respected and Zhang Junhao is responsible for the battlefield command, it means not taking the lives of Chinese and British soldiers seriously and not wanting to win the Battle of Impalkohima.
Colonel Luo Zhong and Lieutenant Colonel Zachary arrived.
Zhang Junhao and Colonel Zhang Boliang, Colonel Brandon, Colonel Luo Zhong and Lieutenant Captain Zachary stood for a meeting.
Zhang Junhao said: "Let's talk about a long story short, tell five points. First, Colonel Brandon immediately contacted Colonel Les, and the phone must be connected immediately. Second, Colonel Luo Zhong immediately led three infantry teams to occupy the highest mountain on the northwest side. Half of Jack's artillery will be deployed in that area, and Lieutenant Colonel Jack personally commanded it to assist the infantry team to attack the Japanese convoy. Third, Colonel Zhang Boliang led the team to the hill on the northwest side, find suitable places in that area, establish team headquarters, and store all materials in the team headquarters. Explain that Ukruel City may repeatedly compete with the Japanese army, and the team headquarters should not be located in the city. North 3
The main force of the 1st Division will break through the siege, and the commanding mountain head will be the key place that both sides must fight for. Fourth, the commando and Jack Artillery's other half followed me to reinforce the Chindi Brigade, and this half of Jack Artillery was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Zachary. Fifth, Colonel Brandon went to the city to understand the situation and see if there were Japanese troops in the city to seize supplies. It was understandable that the Japanese 31st Division had a convoy coming, because the 31st Division suffered a heavy blow in the direction of Kohima, and there was a possibility of retreat. But how could a brigade come to the 15th Division of the Japanese Army come? Is there something that the Japanese army dreamed of? Each unit acted immediately as I said."
Zhang Junhao walked down the small highland and led the commando together with Xie Xinming and Wang Jinxian to walk northwest first. Lieutenant Colonel Jack's artillery was still busy collecting the mortars and related materials dropped from the air. Jack's artillery had to wait for a while to participate in the battle, so Zhang Junhao could only lead the commando to participate in the battle first.
Zhang Junhao walked in the front, followed by Yu'er and two guards.
Xie Xinming and Wang Jinxian led the team to follow behind, and the commandos carried wooden boxes filled with bullets and grenades and incendiary bombs.
Colonel Les came up to meet him when he was a few hundred meters away from the foot of the ridge.
After saluting each other, Zhang Junhao and Colonel Les said loudly: "Tell me about the relevant situation."
Colonel Les followed Zhang Junhao forward and shouted: "General, the Japanese army attacked the ridges, which was a brigade of the 15th Division, and its combat effectiveness was too strong. The Japanese army arrived as soon as our brigade landed. Our brigade responded hastily and the battle was very difficult. Our brigade did not have heavy weapons, the Japanese army had mortars and grenade launchers, and the Japanese offensive was very fierce, and all the Japanese army was like mad dogs."
Zhang Junhao asked: "Is there anything in the city that the Japanese army might have dreamed of?"
Colonel Les nodded and said, "The Japanese army actually stored a large amount of food and ammunition here. But the Japanese army arranged a small team to guard it, and it was wiped out by me after a hard battle."
Zhang Junhao nodded and said, "So that's it. We airborne this place for a secret operation. People who don't know the truth will think that our operation has been leaked. It seems that the Japanese 31st Division and the 15th Division are all coming for the supplies here. Coincidentally! We airborne here, and we happened to control the supplies here first. However, the Japanese army will also attack here desperately, trying to seize the supplies here."
Colonel Les said: "My brigade has four battalions, each with five hundred people, with a total force of only more than two thousand, and belongs to the light special forces. Under the attack of the main Japanese brigade, our brigade could not withstand it."
Zhang Junhao nodded and said, "The three infantry units of the Special Melee Team need to block the Japanese 31st division on the northwest side. You must understand that if the main force of the 31st Division retreats, Ukruhr is a must-pass place, and I cannot use the infantry units for combat on this side."
Colonel Les sighed and said, "My brigade is not suitable for positional warfare. What if the ridge is broken by the Japanese army?"
Zhang Junhao said: "As long as the materials in Ukruhr are not captured by the Japanese army, even if the city is captured by the Japanese army, there is no major problem. The key point here is the commanding mountainous areas on the northwest side. You must be able to understand this. As long as the commanding mountainous areas are under our control, even if the Japanese army seizes Ukruhr, they will not be able to seize it. We will face our condescending attacks. I divided half of the artillery and the entire commando to participate in the battle on this side, fighting with the Japanese army while studying the next actions."
Colonel Les nodded repeatedly and said, "It makes sense. Please rest assured that I firmly obey your leadership."
Zhang Junhao waved his hand and said, "Discuss them together when encountering something, and who will listen to whom."
Colonel Les nodded and said yes.
After Colonel Les climbed halfway up the mountain with Zhang Junhao, Zhang Junhao asked Colonel Les to return to his command and made an appointment with the two to keep in touch by phone.
After Zhang Junhao arrived at the ridge, he immediately joined the battle.
When the officers and soldiers of the Qindi Brigade heard that Zhang Junhao came to fight with them in person, they immediately became excited as if they were injected with chicken blood, and their morale was instantly boosted.
The officers and soldiers of the Qindi Brigade fired fire at the Japanese army and watched the place where Zhang Junhao was.
From the officers and soldiers of the Chindi Brigade, it can be seen that Colonel Les must have introduced Zhang Junhao to the team, otherwise there would have been no such reaction.
Zhang Junhao lay on the ridge and fired continuously at the Japanese army with a semi-automatic rifle.
Chapter completed!