Chapter 732 Stunned
Li Dalong felt a little disappointed when he heard Hu Bin's words. He thought that those planes came and could provide great help in capturing Mandalay, but now he heard Hu Bin say that those pilots still need to grow and need more practical experience, and may not play a big role now. Therefore, Li Dalong felt that Mandalay is not easy to fight now.
"I don't know whether it works. It depends on how we command it. I will go back to the airport in the evening. I will leave the matter here to you. Let's discuss how we should win this battle. Malai, we must eat it." Hu Bin looked at Li Dalong and said.
"Well, if this happens, we will directly attack Malai. There is no problem with tank raiding for one night, but there are still insufficient infantry divisions to keep up with. After all, there are not many infantry in the tank troops. Moreover, our tank troops' main purpose is to raid the Japanese positions and tear open the Japanese defense line, not to annihilate the enemy! The Japanese defense line is dozens of kilometers, and it is very difficult for me to rely on armored troops to raid it!" Li Dalong said to Hu Bin.
"It's difficult, but as long as the infantry division and the armored division that we passed before could occupy more positions, our infantry has passed and there is a place to hide, there is no big problem. We defend during the day and take the initiative to attack at night. As for tanks, we can withdraw first, retreat into the forest, and avoid the Japanese bombers!" Hu Bin said to Li Dalong.
"I really want to fight like this? Once it fails, the troops in front of us will be in danger!" Li Dalong said to Hu Bin.
"We must fight like this. There is no problem with the armored troops. The only problem is the infantry, but this danger cannot be avoided. We can only do the command. How much we fight ahead depends on the commander on the front line. Go and order the troops of the 99th Division, prepare for attack, and work with the armored division!" Hu Bin thought for a while and said.
Hu Bin still made up his mind to fight. If he didn't fight, the Japanese would not be under pressure. In this way, they would dare to attack India unscrupulously, and then they would rush their troops south to attack their own troops. Now the fight can prevent the Japanese from taking both sides. If they can continue to occupy some Japanese positions, the Japanese would have to draw more troops from India. In this way, India would not lose it, and there would be no danger to China's northwest direction.
"Okay, then just fight. Do you need to notify the country?" Li Dalong nodded when he saw Hu Bin so determined, and agreed with Hu Bin's opinion.
"No, Commander Jiang and Commander Mao both gave me the greatest command power. We just need to let go of our hands and fight." Hu Bin shook his head and said.
Then, Hu Bin discussed the specific details with Li Dalong and asked. Originally, Hu Bin wanted the three divisions behind to follow immediately, but later discussed with Li Dalong and mobilized the troops based on the specific situation of Ma Lai. An infantry division plus three infantry brigades of the armored division. As long as more than half of Ma Lai's troops were killed at night, they would have no problem defending the breakthrough, and continued to attack the troops the next evening.
After discussing the details, Hu Bin left the command center and went to a conference room outside the command center.
"Hello commander!" Hu Bin just entered the conference room, and all the division commanders and brigade commanders stood up. They were all acquaintances, and they were cadres of the 99th Division before!
"Haha, here I'm here. I'm a little busy just now. I can't come to see you immediately!" Hu Bin said happily when he saw the generals.
"Commander, it's okay. Now we know that a big war is about to be fought, so where do you have time?" One of the division commanders said to Hu Bin with a smile. These divisions were all reserve troops of the previous divisions of the 99th Army, and are now transferred to the front line as the main force.
"Well, I'm really busy now! I may not be able to entertain you at night. I have other things to do. I have arranged the cooking class to cook good dishes. You all have a good meal!
You are rushing on the road every day these days, and you are also busy. You must have a good rest tonight. Your troops will rest here for a few days and then go to the front line again!" Hu Bin sat down with a smile and said, then pressed his hand and signaled them to sit down and say.
"Commander, you are busy with your own things, don't worry about us!" the commanders said with a smile.
"Well, have you read all the information I showed you just now?" Hu Bin nodded with a smile. When the division commanders heard it, they immediately became serious and nodded.
"It's great to see. The Japanese have more than 300,000 troops in Mandalay, and now the reinforcements from Yangon have exceeded 400,000. And in Yangon, there are more than 300,000 troops in Yangon, and if Japan needs it, they can send more troops to reinforce Yangon at any time.
In other words, they can also reinforce Mandalay at any time. We now have only about 350,000 troops, and we have to deal with more than 700,000 Japanese troops. If there is no Japanese air force, I will not be afraid of them. Our troops will be able to fight than Japanese troops. Whether it is individual combat or large-scale combat, our strength is stronger than Japanese troops.
But now the Japanese Air Force is our heart-wrenching, and we dare not let go of our hands and feet to fight, because we want to control casualties. Once the casualties are too serious, it is not us who attack the Japanese. I guess the Japanese will definitely come to counterattack us, and then there will be huge problems in the entire southwest defense line.
Therefore, in the next battle, as the top commanders of the front-line troops, I hope you will consider the issue of casualties in the army, do not fight stubbornly, and do not be reluctant to let go of ammunition. Relying on the soldiers to launch a charge, this is not possible!" Hu Bin said to the division commanders in front of him.
"Commander, don't worry, who will command the troops to charge now? Unless the ammunition and food are exhausted, who dares to blow the charge?" One of the division commanders looked at Hu Bin and said.
"Well, that's great. In the past few days, you have to order the soldiers to have a good rest. Once you go to the front line, it is estimated that it will be very difficult to have a good rest. These days, the troops should ask the political commissar and ask the political commissar to go to the logistics warehouse to ask!" Hu Bin looked at them and said.
The division commanders nodded and looked at Hu Bin. Hu Bin saw them today, but there was nothing wrong with him. It was just because they had just arrived at the front line and Gui Jian came to the expeditionary army. Hu Bin wanted to see them.
After chatting with them for more than an hour, Hu Bin asked them to move freely. When Li Dalong came to see them later, he got into the car and started driving to the airport. He wanted to see the commander of the aviation division and the young pilots. If these people could not sacrifice a few air battles, they would be the backbone air combat commanders and pilots of Yan'an and even the country.
Hu Bin got into the car and leaned against the seat and fell asleep. He has been in the command center every day these days and has something to deal with at any time, so he didn't have a good night's sleep. Now that he gets in the car, he must have a good rest.
In Yan'an, Li Zongren had already followed the commander-in-chief to a tank assembly factory in the suburbs of Yan'an.
When he just entered the assembly plant, Li Zongren was completely shocked by the equipment in the factory and the neatly arranged tanks.
"Commander Zhu, this, this, this is really what you produced yourself?" Li Zongren pointed to the neatly arranged tanks and asked the commander-in-chief who was accompanying him.
"Yes, these tanks are about to leave the factory. You will drive out after you finish your taxi number! The fifth armored division we are forming is deployed in Hebei!" The commander-in-chief nodded with a smile.
Now Yan'an has decided not to hide his strength from his own strength. No matter what Chongqing will think, it still needs to develop its own troops and continue to fight the Japanese. Now, relying solely on Chongqing, it is very difficult to defeat the Japanese. Even the United States now will be in danger!
"Oh my god, you actually made it!" Li Zongren said and walked towards the places where the tanks were parked. Looking at the tanks, they were obviously larger than the Japanese tanks.
"This is the main battle tank of our 40th Division. The soldiers called him the Siberian tiger, in order to remember that our Northeast was the first place to be invaded by the Japanese. The soldiers also hope that these tanks can be killed one day and drive the Japanese into the sea." The commander-in-chief said to Li Zongren with a smile.
"How is the performance?" Li Zongren looked at the commander-in-chief and asked.
"There is no problem to fight the Japanese heavy tanks. Both the mobility and defense are better than the Japanese heavy tanks. The most important thing is that our artillery system is better than the Japanese artillery system. If you really want to fight, the Japanese heavy tanks are not our opponent!" The commander-in-chief said proudly.
Because after the arguments of those scientists, the Japanese heavy tanks were simply unable to compare with the Type 40 main battle tank.
"Is this tank the only one?" Li Zongren asked again.
"There are also armored personnel carriers, specially designed for the armored division, and there is also a medium tank, which is produced in another factory. It is a type 40-1 medium tank. The maneuverability is better than this, the protection is worse than the medium tank, and the firepower is also a bit worse, but the effect is very good when it comes to the main battle tank attack!" The commander-in-chief introduced to Li Zongren.
At this time, Li Zongren had climbed onto the tank and stood on the top of the tank. Seeing the area full of tanks, there were more than 200, and his mood was very complicated. He knew that Yan'an had the strength to challenge Chongqing, and it had exceeded Chongqing's strength. Li Zongren was still very worried about what the country should do in the future.
Li Zongren stood on it and looked at it for a while, then got off the tank and asked the commander-in-chief to take him to the assembly workshop to take a look.
Chapter completed!