Anti-Japanese War: My equipment is infinitely refreshed

Chapter 173: The Thai Army is not even as good as the Garrison Regiment! (Second update!)

At Nantianmen, Yu Xiaoqing received the telegram forwarded from Shancheng and was stunned for a long time.

While he was still figuring out how to capture Nantianmen, the Sichuan Army in Myitkyina actually broke through the mountain defense line built by the Takeuchi Regiment.

Not only that, the regiment flag was also seized.

The gap between the two sides is really too big, isn’t it?

For a moment, Yu Xiaoqing looked at the telegram for a long time, not knowing what to say.

Until He Shuguang on the side reminded him.

"Master, Master..."

"Xiao He, what do you think? Do you have the confidence to take down Nantianmen?"

"Yes, the Sichuan Army Corps can take it, so can we. But if we only have two American-equipped regiments, it may not be enough. At least we need the support of the artillery regiment." He Shuguang reminded after a moment of hesitation.

After hearing this, Yu Xiaoqing thought about it and realized that it was true.

It's not enough to just not be afraid of death, at least you need artillery support.

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaoqing was silent for a while and then said.

"Leave the artillery regiment to me. I will have them fire on time, but Nantianmen is left to you."

Hearing this, He Shuguang nodded and then spoke solemnly.

"Master, please rest assured that I will never come back unless I can capture Nantianmen."

"Okay, with your words, I feel relieved."

Tang Ji did not fail to notice Yu Xiaoqing's little trick. He really looked down upon the pride of the Yu family.

Saying it is Adou is a bit insulting to him.

Anyway, it's just a pile of mud, far inferior to Cun Yunsheng of the Sichuan Army.

"If he wants to counterattack Nantianmen, what can he use? Just those two American-equipped regiments? He doesn't even know what the situation is on the mountain, so he can counterattack?"

"Still want to order the artillery regiment around? Humph!" Tang Ji snorted coldly, saying with disdain.

Master Yu was nominally Yu Xiaoqing's man, but in fact, all the officers at the company and platoon levels were his men.

As long as he transferred those battalion and regiment-level officers to the military headquarters in the name of a military meeting, the entire Yu Division would be paralyzed, and Yu Xiaoqing would not be able to command any troops at all.

This genius of the Yu family still doesn't know himself well.

"Master Tang, what should we do now?" the major in front of him asked puzzledly.

"I will go to the military headquarters for a meeting in two days and tell the brothers that they are not allowed to send troops or fire artillery without my order."

"Also, tell them that the military does not support sending troops. This is considered mutiny and they will only be charged with treason. Let them think it over carefully."

"Also, their actions will not get any support." Tang Ji said half threateningly and half intimidatingly.

Hearing this, the major's face tightened. If he was charged with rebellion, he would be in big trouble.

"Yes, Commander Tang, I will definitely warn my brothers and will never follow Yu Xiaoqing to the end." The major assured quickly.

"Well, let's go back and let the brothers think it over carefully. Don't make a mistake and keep on doing so." Tang Ji said meaningfully.

"Yes."

Zhang Ruzhi on the other side couldn't help shaking his head when he heard the news.

"I guessed right, right? Yu Xiaoqing is not going to be a big deal. Tang Ji can easily suppress him. What can he use to fight Tang Ji?"

"Unless he has the guts to capture Tang Ji directly, otherwise, his counterattack will become the biggest joke, and his career as a division commander will be over."

Li Jiu in front of him gave a thumbs up and praised.

"Sir, it's you who can see Yu Xiaoqing so clearly."

This is not flattery, but sincere praise.

He also didn't expect that Tang Ji would cut off the source of the problem at this time.

If he were Yu Xiaoqing, he would probably cry himself to death.

The two American-equipped regiments that we had accumulated with great difficulty were gone just like that.

If it were him, he would definitely be so angry that he would vomit blood.

"It's not that I see through everything, but there are just too many people like this. Yu Xiaoqing is the type who has little ability but a bad temper. If it weren't for the status of the Yu family, it would be redundant for him to be a battalion commander." Zhang Ruzhi said disdainfully.

"Then let's continue watching the show?" Li Jiu said after hesitating.

"We shouldn't get involved in this kind of thing. It has nothing to do with us. What we need to do is to do business. I have already smoothed out a lot of relationships recently. Not to mention the Kunming stationmaster, at least a deputy stationmaster will definitely be no problem. You can follow me when the time comes. There is a broader sky waiting for us there." Zhang Ruzhi said with a smile.

As he made more and more money, more people started to watch him.

There was no other way but to find a way to smooth over the relationship and get his position promoted.

Generally speaking, the military rank of the station chief of Kunming Station is at least major general. He is now a major, and his sudden promotion to such a high position will definitely cause gossip among others.

But being a deputy station chief is not a problem. As for the military rank, since he had made great contributions in obtaining intelligence about the Sichuan Army last time, he can be promoted to lieutenant colonel. After spending money to smooth things over and solving a few successful cases, he will be promoted to colonel in no time.

This is the time when Zhang Ruzhi is in high spirits. He is now extremely grateful that he agreed to cooperate with the Sichuan Army. Otherwise, he would not be so successful today.

"Congratulations, sir." Li Jiu quickly flattered Zhang Ruzhi, making him even more proud.

"Well, we haven't even started yet. What we need to do now is to maintain a good relationship with the Sichuan Army and try our best to solve the problems they ask of us."

"I've finally come to understand that without money, everything is useless."

"Yes, sir. We have also recruited a group of starving people from Henan Province. We will send them over when they arrive at Nantianmen. The Sichuan Army is really kind-hearted. You don't know how hungry those starving people are. No wonder there are so many puppet troops. They are all forced to do so." Li Jiu sighed.

"Okay, just say this to me and don't spread it around outside. We can't afford to offend that person." Zhang Ruzhi glanced at him and reminded.

"Yes, sir."

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On the other side, Ma Dazhi led the reconnaissance company to conduct some reconnaissance and found that the Thai army on the opposite side did not show any sense of tension.

In other words, they don't see it as a war, but rather a journey.

It has to be said that the Thai troops' ability to destroy villages is no weaker than that of the Japanese army.

Those occupied towns were basically destroyed.

Seeing this, Ma Dazhi also knew that there was no need to be polite to these beasts.

"Are you saying that these people have no vigilance at all?" Li Liansheng was speechless after hearing the news.

Because of the lessons learned from the Northeastern Army, Li Liansheng is now very stable in fighting.

"Yes, at least the guerrillas know how to set up guard posts. These Thai troops don't even have the most basic secret sentries. I don't think there is any need to deploy tactics. Just let the tank battalion charge forward." Ma Dazhi suggested.

Hearing this, Li Liansheng calculated the power in his hands and found that the artillery was completely overwhelming, so there was really no need to be cautious.

"Okay, inform the tank battalion of this situation and let the artillery company get ready to fire in twenty minutes." Li Liansheng ordered.

"Yes."

The tactics were also very simple, it was nothing more than encirclement from both sides and then overwhelming with firepower. He believed that the Thai army on the opposite side would definitely not be able to withstand such powerful firepower.

The Thai army on the opposite side really couldn't hold on.

boom!
boom!
boom!
Following the order, the battalion's 81mm mortars opened fire first. In addition, more than 105 mm howitzers from the artillery battalion that had just arrived also joined the battlefield in due course.

In just half an hour, one third of the logistical reserve of artillery shells was used up.

Almost instantly, the 17th Division of the Thai Army on the opposite side was also stunned.

They had no idea where the shells came from.

And why are there enemies?
By the time they reacted and wanted to fight back, their own artillery positions had also been destroyed.

The remaining artillerymen looked at the messy position and ran away without saying a word.

What are we fighting for!

All the cannons have been used up, what else is there to fight?

Without the artillery battalion, the Thai infantry could only flee in panic.

Especially since many of them are new recruits and have never experienced such a cruel war.

So he could only hold his head and huddle in the position.

After finally waiting for the bombardment to end, I saw the giant steel beast in the distance and was completely terrified.

"Tank, that's a tank."

A Thai second lieutenant shouted in horror.

As a result, the next second, some artillery shells directly crushed this position.

The Thai machine gun positions, which had originally wanted to open fire in counterattack, were stunned by this scene.

He tried to escape, but a high-explosive bomb hit him again.

boom!
The machine gun had become a pile of scrap metal, with broken limbs and arms lying around it.

The M3 light tank was very fast and was advancing forward madly.

This made some of the backward M4 tank commanders a little unhappy.

Fortunately, their range was strong, and some gunners, relying on their good skills, stopped and attacked the Thai positions in the distance.

Basically, if you encounter a resisting position, you can take it down with one artillery fire.

The Thai army's fighting spirit cannot be compared with that of the Japanese army.

If it were the Japanese army, they might shout "Load on board" and rush forward with explosives or grenades to die together.

The Thai army only wanted to survive and escape.

Act as a suicide squad?
That is basically impossible.

"Sir, we are under attack, we are under attack, requesting reinforcements, requesting reinforcements." The commander of the 4th Infantry Regiment of the 17th Division of the Thai Army, who was in charge of the outer defense line of Jingdong, requested reinforcements at the top of his voice on the phone.

"Bastards, bastards, hold on, hold on, I've called for air support, I've called for air support, hold on, hold on, the air force support will arrive in an hour at most." The commander of the 17th Division roared with cold sweat pouring down his face.

He didn't expect that his troops were attacked just a few days after occupying Jingdong.

The firepower of the opposite side was far beyond his imagination, and his own division could not even stop the enemy's attack.

"Sir, my troops can't hold out for an hour, at most ten minutes. The enemy will attack us. They have tanks, they have tanks, and my troops can't stop them at all." The commander of the 4th Infantry Regiment almost howled.

I originally thought that this would be a very easy mission, but who knew that I would have to face such a brutal enemy.

Dozens of artillery shells hit the position directly, including some large-caliber shells.

The scene was truly spectacular.

Not to mention, there were more than a dozen tanks driving towards their position with great momentum.

"Asshole, asshole, hold on, you must hold the line." After the 17th Division Commander finished yelling and hung up the phone,

"Ask where the Air Force is and tell them to speed up."

"Yes." The communications staff responded quickly.

At this moment, a loud charge sounded suddenly from outside.

"Da-tick-tick-tick!"

The soldiers of the First Infantry Battalion, who had been waiting impatiently, picked up their weapons without saying a word and rushed towards the Thai army's position howling.

With the help of tanks as cover, they successfully rushed to the Thai army's position. Without wasting any time, the Sichuan Army soldiers fired at the enemy in the trenches.

Ta-ta-ta-ta!

Caught off guard, many Thai soldiers were knocked to the ground on the spot.

The Thai army, which had never fought such a battle, was stunned on the spot.

I have no idea how to fight back.

More and more Thai soldiers fell to the ground, and finally the remaining Thai soldiers could not hold on any longer and began to flee.

According to subsequent statistics, the Thai army suffered less than 10% losses before it was defeated.

It is enough to see that their fighting spirit is indeed very poor.

Even worse than some guerrillas.

At least most of the time, some guerrillas dared to fight to the death.

The army was defeated like a mountain!
The morale of the Thai army dropped to the lowest point and they fled on the spot.

No matter how the officers scolded, it was useless.

Some people even took the opportunity to shoot officers in the back.

Some Thai soldiers who really couldn't escape simply laid down their weapons and chose to surrender.

At this point, the battle is basically very simple, and all that's left is to chase down the remaining enemies.

"These Thai troops are not even as good as some bandits. They have no order at all. No wonder they chose to surrender as soon as the Japanese army landed. I thought they were trying to preserve their strength, but who knew it would not work." Ma Dazhi looked at the scene in front of him and shook his head.

"It's really not possible. Not to mention our Sichuan Army, some local garrison regiments can handle them."

This is not bragging. In fact, the corps formed by third-rate soldiers such as the local security group were able to dominate here, which shows that the combat effectiveness of these troops is really poor.

"What a pity, our speed is too slow. It would be much better if we could all switch to infantry fighting vehicles." Li Ula said regretfully as he looked at the Thai army running farther and farther away.

"Take down Jingdong and rest first. We came out in a hurry and the supplies are not sufficient. Let's make some corrections for now and wait for follow-up orders."

Because the order was to destroy the Thai troops in Jingdong and did not allow them to continue attacking eastward, Li Ula did not dare to make decisions on his own.

"Taking Jingdong is not bad. At least we are across from the Lancang River, and it will be easier to go back in the future."

Who knew that as soon as Li Ula finished saying this, he got a cold look from Ma Dazhi.

"Do you know what's going on across here? There are mountains everywhere. How can we go home? Think about it, why did we cross the river from Zenda instead of here?"

In this era, Yunnan Province had almost no infrastructure and roads, and except for some mountain roads, it was basically cut off from the outside world.

So what Li Wula said about going back via the Lancang River was pure wishful thinking.

"What a pity! It would be great if we could build a road leading to Kunming. This place is still very close to Kunming." Ma Dazhi looked to the north and shook his head.

(End of this chapter)