The commander of the 16th Army said: "It seems that you really haven't figured out the situation here. You are right. There are indeed more than 1,000 guerrillas in the Taohua Mountains in the Golden Triangle, but their combat effectiveness is far beyond your imagination. Even though there are only 1,000 people, you can't do anything to others even if you go to a division. In the end, you can eat all the people in your division.

The full name of the self-defense force under Gao Jiu is the Construction Workers' Self-Defense Force. Don't just listen to the name, just think that they are a mob. Let's put it this way, this team was also trained by Gao Jiu himself, and its combat effectiveness is not much worse than that of the Taohua Mountain guerrillas.

Also, you don’t understand the situation of the Golden Triangle at all. You think Gao Jiu has only less than 10,000 troops. Let me tell you the truth. The Golden Triangle also has an air force with hundreds of various aircraft.

This is not the most powerful one. Gao Jiu in the Golden Triangle can mobilize millions of trained militias at any time. The weapons and equipment of these militias far exceed our equipment. The Golden Triangle has the largest arsenal in Asia, and weapons and ammunition can be supplied unlimitedly.

Faced with such a huge force, do you still think the strength of our two armies is?

This is not the end. Gao Jiu has a strong appeal. In South Asia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, India, France and Britain's troops all obey Gao Jiu's command, as well as the expeditionary force of the Guofu. The total number of these troops is no less than the troops of our two armies. Their weapons and equipment are all provided by the arsenal of the Golden Triangle, and the firepower is far greater than that of us.

Do you still think there is a chance of winning the attack on the Golden Triangle now?”

Fengwen of Yamashita scalp tingled when he heard it. He really couldn't have imagined that Gao Jiu had such great strength here. No wonder the commander of the 16th Army and the original division commanders of the 15th Army were unwilling to express his opinions.

Yamashita Fengwen was silent for a while and asked sincerely: "What do you think you should do?"

The commander of the 16th Army was unwilling to take on this responsibility. He said lightly: "You are the highest commander designated by the base camp. I just tell you the actual situation. What should be decided in detail? You will make the decision."

Yamashita Fengwen was a little confused when he was said. He didn't know what to do for a moment, and was a little depressed, so he ended the banquet in a hurry.

After returning to the office, he told the Chief of Staff the content of his conversation with the commander of the 16th Army. After hearing this, the Chief of Staff felt his scalp numb.

Gao Jiu's strength is really too strong. The Japanese army in South Asia not only lacks military strength, but also has far lagged behind Gao Jiu's Taohua Mountain Guerrillas.

It is obvious that those division commanders, including the commander of the 16th Army, would probably not be wholehearted when fighting. Such unstable morale in the army would be a bit overwhelming to eliminate Gao Jiu.

He suggested: "Your Excellency Commander, it is better to report the situation here to the base camp and make a decision."

Yamashita Fengmo is a person with strong self-esteem, and he still hopes that he can think of the idea of ​​dealing with Gao Jiu.

He said: "Wait a little longer, you can't just listen to the 16th Army, learn more about the situation before making a decision."

Yamashita Tomoto did this because he believed that although Gao Jiu could use a lot of total troops, the anti-Japanese armed forces of various countries were not unified troops after all, and the combat effectiveness of those militias was by no means an opponent of the well-trained Japanese army.

After all, he has just taken over as commander of the 15th Army. The base camp already has the idea of ​​combining the 15th Army and the 16th Army to form the South Asian Front. If nothing unexpected happens, Yamashita Tomoto will be promoted to commander of the newly established front. At this moment, he really does not want the base camp to think he is incompetent and miss this opportunity for promotion.

Fengwen of the Yamashita was still hesitating, but Gao Jiu didn't give him this opportunity.

After defeating the 35th Japanese Brigade, Gao Jiu and others rested for two days and launched a fierce offensive in Thailand, quickly defeating the two independent garrisons of the Japanese army in Thailand, conquering eleven towns, and controlling southwestern Thailand.

Yamashita Fengwen was furious and personally led the 65th, 66th and 144th divisions of the Japanese army into Thailand and launched an attack on the coalition forces commanded by Gao Jiu.

Gaogong Town, the temporary command of the coalition forces.

Liao Tong, Liu Zhanying and others saw the arrows marked on the map in the direction of the attack of the three Japanese troops, forming a frontal attack with two wings encircled, and frowned.

Liu Zhanying said with some concern: "Jiu Ye, the three Japanese divisions are surrounding us. How should we fight the next battle?"

As the chief of staff of the coalition forces, Wang Guimin was already confident and looked at Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu nodded at him and signaled that he would say it.

Wang Guimin said: "The Japanese army came to three divisions at once, plus the direct troops of the 15th Army, with a total force of more than 80,000 people. It seems to be coming in full force, but it is not difficult to deal with them.

My opinion is to use the tactic of concentrating forces and defeating each person, and first choose the 144th Division of the Japanese army to start the operation. As long as the 144th Division of the Japanese army is annihilated, the Japanese army's attack will be broken."

Liao Tong nodded and said, "The 144th Division of the Japanese army is a newly formed unit with relatively weak combat power. Fight this unit first. Moreover, the direction of the attack of the Japanese 144th Division is mostly plains, which is conducive to the action of our mechanized troops. I agree with choosing to fight this unit of the Japanese army first."

Liu Zhanying asked in confusion: "The three Japanese divisions basically advance in unison, and the distance between them is only a few dozen kilometers. How can we break the 144th Division of the Japanese army?"

Wang Guimin said: "Please look at the Japanese 144th Division is on the right wing of the three Japanese armies. Although they are only 25km away from the 65th Division in the middle, our army will take the lead in occupying the 144th Division and the 65th Division of the Japanese army through the Maragon Mountain.

The 66th Division of the Japanese army was on the left wing of the 65th Division. If they wanted to reinforce the 144th Division of the Japanese army, they could only pass through Mount Maragon.”

The Thai general had never spoken. He did not understand Chinese. The conversation between Gao Jiu and others was interpreted by the translator.

At this time, he said: "Chief Wang, this idea is good, but after our army seizes Mount Maragun, it will be attacked by three Japanese divisions at the same time. This is too dangerous, and it may be wiped out by the entire army."

His words clearly felt fearful, and he was obviously unwilling to let the Thai army take on this task.

Wang Guimin said: "What you said makes sense, but the terrain of Mount Maragun is dangerous and easy to deal with.

It is difficult to defend and attack, and you are fully confident to hold on for 48 hours, providing enough time for the 144th Division that annihilated the Japanese army. This task is completed by the Golden Triangle Construction Workers Self-Defense Force."

Hearing that the troops in the Golden Triangle were willing to take on the most difficult tasks, the Thai general breathed a sigh of relief, but he still had some doubts. He said, "We have so many troops here. Even if your troops defend Mount Maragun, the task of encircling and annihilation of the 144th Division of the Japanese army is ours and the Yuanzheng Army. If we and the Yuanzheng Army are insufficient, it is impossible to annihilate the 144th Division of the Japanese army within 48 hours. Is this kind of deployment a little too much? Are there any other combat plans?"

Liao Tong was also a little confused. The question raised by the Thai general was also what he wanted to ask, because among the current coalition forces, the strongest combat effectiveness were the Taohuashan guerrillas and their construction workers' self-defense forces. They were responsible for the task of blocking enemy reinforcements, and the task of annihilated the 144th Division of the Japanese army fell on the Yuanzheng army and the Thai army. Their total strength was only 15,000. The 144th Division of the Japanese army had at least 25,000 people. Although their well-equipped level exceeded that of the Japanese army, there were only 15,000 people. It was basically impossible to annihilate a Japanese division of 25,000 people within 48 hours.

Everyone felt that Wang Guimin’s combat plan was a bit unreliable, so they looked at Gao Jiu.

Gao Jiu said: "I agree with Wang Guimin's combat deployment. As for everyone's questions, I will answer them for you."

After Gao Jiu answered everyone's questions one by one, everyone laughed easily and expressed their agreement with Wang Guimin's combat deployment.

The 65th Japanese Division was stationed in central Vietnam, and the areas controlled by it were rich in resources and relatively prosperous in the economy.

They made a secret agreement with Gao Jiu in advance. Gao Jiu never took the initiative to attack them, and even the guerrillas in the northern part of Vietnam did not harass them. They had kept secret business dealings with the Golden Triangle and lived a very comfortable life.

Not long ago, they sold a batch of raw materials to the Golden Triangle and exchanged them for a lot of industrial products, including the air conditioner that had just been invented.

In the humid and hot South Asia region, the comfort brought by air conditioners is unimaginable. The senior generals of the division already had a lot of money beauties, and the enjoyment brought by air conditioners was also given to them. No one was willing to brave the humidity and heat, run to the jungle to march and fight Gao Jiu desperately.

Since the annoying guy Fengwen of the Yamashita came, he has been in poverty. This time he forced them to attack Gao Jiu's troops first, and they were disgusted from the bottom of their hearts.

Gao Jiu is not that easy to deal with. All the Japanese troops fighting Gao Jiu were in disgrace and might even explain their lives.

So after receiving the offensive order from Yamashita Fengwen, the division commander secretly contacted Gao Jiu. He said that he would not fight Gao Jiu and hoped that both sides would be able to make peace and perform a play, as long as he could explain to Yamashita Fengwen.

The situation of the division commander of the 66th Division was similar to that of the 65th Division. He was also tired of Fengwen of Yamashita and sent someone to contact Gao Jiu in advance.

This is one of the important guarantees for Gao Jiu to concentrate his efforts to encircle and annihilate the 144th Division of the Japanese Army.

Of course, Gao Jiu would not place all his hopes on the Japanese army's failure to turn against each other. He still sent a construction workers' self-defense force to seize Mount Maragong, build a defensive position, and cut off the liaison between the 144th Regiment of the Japanese army and the other two Japanese divisions.

At 8 o'clock that morning, the 144th Japanese Division was marching and was suddenly bombarded violently.

The Japanese division commander immediately ordered the troops to defend on the spot and sent scouts to reconnaissance the enemy situation.

Soon, he discovered that a large number of anti-Japanese armed forces appeared around the 144th Division, including the Guojun Yuanzheng Army, the Thai army, the British and Burmese Army units.

Why did the British and Burmese troops suddenly appear here? It turned out that Gao Jiu and Wang Guimin had already formulated a combat plan to first annihilate the 144th Division of the Japanese Army.

In order to ensure its advantage in military strength, Gao Jiu sent a telegram to the British Governor in Myanmar in advance, and discussed the dispatch of four British regiments and two divisions of the Burmese Army, with a total force of 34,000 people.

In order to ensure that the British and Burmese troops could arrive as soon as possible, the British and Burmese troops not only equipped their own vehicles, but also recruited a large number of civilian vehicles in Yangon City. Gao Jiu also sent a large number of military trucks from the Golden Triangle to help them transport the British and Burmese troops across the Golden Triangle and arrived at the battlefield in time.

In this way, the anti-Japanese armed forces surrounding the 144th Division of the Japanese Army reached more than 50,000.

The commander of the 144th Division of the Japanese Army saw that the enemy's troops were huge, and immediately built fortifications on site. At the same time, he sent a telegram to Fengwen of Yamashita, asking for tactical guidance.

After receiving the telegram, Yamashita Fengwen immediately ordered the Japanese 65th and 66th Divisions to move closer to the 144th Division.

After receiving the order, the 65th Division of the Japanese army immediately prepared to cross Mount Maragun, but was fired by the Golden Triangle Construction Workers' Self-Defense Force.

The artillery fire of the Construction Workers' Self-Defense Force was very fierce, and the shells continued to explode, which looked very spectacular, but they all hit the open area and did not hurt a Japanese soldier.

Of course, this was agreed in advance, and we should make a statement to show the mountain.

Fengwen of Yamashita soon received a telegram saying that the main force of the Taohua Mountain guerrillas occupied Maragorn Mountain and they had organized an attack. The enemy's firepower was too strong, and they suffered heavy casualties and could not break through the enemy's blocking position.

After receiving the order from Feng Wen of Yamashita, the 66th Division of the Japanese army also directed its troops to move closer to the 144th Division of the Japanese army. They were first attacked by the Taohuashan guerrillas led by Wang Zhankui, and then attacked by the Vietnamese guerrillas later. They were forced to stop advancing and counterattack against the Taohuashan guerrillas and the Vietnamese guerrillas, so they were unable to get closer to the 144th Division of the Japanese army.

The division commander also reported the situation to Fengwen of Shanxia.

Fengwen of Yamashita commanded an 80,000 army and came in a fierce manner. He did not expect that this situation would occur when he just entered Thailand. He felt unprecedented pressure.

Fengwen of the Yamashita had no choice but to order the 144th Division to stand firm and wait for assistance. He sent a telegram to the commander of the 67th Division of the Japanese army, asking him to lead the troops to rush for assistance.

The commander of the 67th Division immediately replied, saying that the bridge blown up by enemy planes on the road ahead was still not repaired, and all the heavy equipment could not be carried, and the combat effectiveness would be greatly weakened. Even so, there is no guarantee that he could arrive at the battlefield smoothly.

Yamashita Fengmoto knew that the 67th Division commander was making excuses to shirk it, and he didn't expect anything about it, because last time they were counting on them to rescue the 35th Brigade, they were unable to arrive in time.
Chapter completed!