Anti-Japanese heroic righteousness

However, no troops other than the Second Division of the Japanese Army were found at the front. Still sticking to Xidang, the expeditionary force will not be able to tear through their defense line for a while, and it is entirely possible to drag it until the reinforcements arrive.

But if the Japanese reinforcements had already arrived, what else could they do if they did not gather superior forces to counterattack from the front?Where exactly are they at this moment?

These problems are like a lingering nightmare, entangled in the minds of everyone in the headquarters, even Jiang Haoran, who has always been active, fell silent at this moment, making the entire headquarters feel oppressive and dull.

For a long time, Leng Rushuang was thoughtful, and suddenly said: "Boss, do you think the Japanese army knows that we use helicopters to transport weapons and ammunition at night, and civilian labor to transport food during the day? There is also the opening of the hump route, and the replenishment of troops will be transported by air immediately." India, or even go directly to Yingdo?"

Jiang Haoran was taken aback for a moment, as if he didn't understand why Leng Rushuang suddenly asked this question, but he still replied: "The Japanese army may be able to hide it from the Japanese in such a short period of time, but after so long, the Japanese army must have already learned this information, let alone the British army. Many, even India and Kunming cannot guarantee that there will be no Japanese spies, why, does this have anything to do with the Japanese reinforcements?"

Leng Rushuang didn't answer Jiang Haoran's question, and continued to ask: "If the Japanese army knew about this situation, we would be able to fight them based on the current strength of our troops and the estimates of the Japanese army under the condition that we have sufficient ammunition and food supplies. how long?"

Jiang Haoran thought about it for a while, and said: "If the Japanese army's divisions are organized normally, there will be about [-] troops. Our army is comparable in strength to theirs. In addition to the advantages in terrain, although the overall individual quality may be slightly lower. , but the superiority in weapons can completely make up for it. The longer the time drags on, the troops can even achieve a full refit. More and more automatic weapons will make us stronger and stronger. We don’t know when this battle will last, and , once our supplementary soldiers start to enter Yingdo, even if we fight until the rainy season comes, there will be no problem.”

Leng Rushuang continued: "Okay, if the Japanese army knew everything about it at a glance, what would they have to do if they wanted to win this victory? In other words, if this attack was assigned to you, how would you fight it?"

Jiang Haoran finally understood Leng Rushuang's intentions, she was guiding her reverse thinking, trying to straighten out these problems, Jiang Haoran suddenly felt enlightened, and blurted out: "Cut off the logistics channel!"

But as soon as the words came out, Jiang Haoran's expression changed, as if he was frightened by his own words, he suddenly exclaimed, "Homalin, no, the little devil wants to surprise Homalin!"

"Surprise attack on Homalin?"

The headquarters exclaimed, Homalin is the logistics channel of the expeditionary force, the place where supplies are stored, and it is also the last route of retreat for the expeditionary force. Once cut off by the Japanese army, not only will the food and retreat route be gone, even helicopters will not be able to use this route. This means that the expeditionary force will not even be able to guarantee ammunition in the end.

However, from Xidang to Homalin, if you want to bypass the defense line of the expeditionary force, you have to travel [-] miles west, then turn to the north, and then pass through the virgin forest for nearly [-] miles, and you have to cross the Bonnia Mountains. It is unimaginable to cross a river with a long distance and complex terrain. This is the fundamental reason why the headquarters has hardly considered this route.

Huang Jie said: "Boss, this is not realistic, let alone the two hundred miles of virgin forest, you must know that Mount Bonya is the western barrier of India, with a maximum altitude of 3000 meters. If the road is more than one kilometer, if the road is opened in the mountains and the bridge is filled with water, and a road suitable for mechanized troops is built, the Japanese army may not be able to repair this road for a month. You have to walk for ten days and a half months, and you also have to suffer from various plagues and diseases caused by poisonous insects and beasts, miasma, and mosquito bites, but these are not the most important thing. It is impossible for the Japanese army to carry a large amount of ammunition and food. The food is calculated at two catties per day, and it will be twenty catties in ten days. Adding weapons, ammunition and other materials, each individual soldier can carry at least more than forty catties. This is almost the limit. Suppose they spend ten days on the road, and when they start a war with us, they will basically run out of food. If the battle does not go smoothly as they imagined, it will take another day or two, and their ammunition will also run out. It is impossible for a division to rely entirely on airdrops for its supplies, without supplements, what would they use to fight us?"

It can be said that Huang Jie's analysis is three-pointed and relatively in place. These are indeed what the Japanese army must face, and there are many irrationalities, but Jiang Haoran is unmoved, and orders Leng Rushuang to call Sun Biren immediately, ordering him to find Several guides who are familiar with the jungle in this area came over.

Leng Rushuang immediately picked up the phone and called the Yingduo County Government directly.Soon, Sun Biren hurried into the headquarters with two people. This former businessman turned into a deputy county magistrate, and he was also the real head of Yingduo's family. His expression and temperament were full of complacency and high spirits .

Without too many words, Jiang Haoran asked Sun Biren directly if there is a way to pass through this jungle if he enters Homalin from the direction of Xidang.

Sun Biren hurriedly turned his head back, babbled to the two young men behind him, and then replied to Jiang Haoran that the river at the foot of Mount Bonya is called the Geng Wan River, which is rich in jade ore. Geng Wanjiang mines jade ore, so they are very familiar with the terrain in this area. According to them, there is a road to Geng Wanjiang no matter from Homalin or Xidang. If it were not for this war, after the rainy season in previous years, Xidang The people in Dang and Homalin will enter the Wanjiang River to collect jade, but not many people know this road, because the jade in the past came from the Wuyou River, the upper reaches of the Wanjiang River, and the Wanjiang River in the Gengjiang River. The jade was produced in the past two years, and no one who knows will announce the news, so most people don't know.

Jiang Haoran's expression changed immediately, and he anxiously asked about the condition of the road, whether cars can pass, and how long it would take to cross this jungle?

After asking the Burmese, Sun Biren told Jiang Haoran that the road is not wide, but they basically have no problem carrying jade back all the year round. Along the Wanjiang River all the way north, although the terrain rises all the way, there is no need to cross Bonya Mountains, and the terrain is not as complicated as imagined.

However, in order to avoid the cliffs by the river, it is necessary to swim across the Wanjiang River twice.Under normal circumstances, with their foot strength, they can travel from Xidang to Homalin in five days.

Jiang Haoran asked more about the width and depth of the Wanjiang River and some other small questions in detail, and then ordered Sun Biren to take the two out to rest first, and call them if necessary.

When the three of them went out, Jiang Haoran quickly walked towards the combat sand table, and according to their description, marked the road between Xidang and Homalin.

With this road, the idea of ​​the Japanese army passing through Homalin from Sitang can basically be established. As for the issue of supplies, they can completely build an open space in the jungle and use airdrops to guarantee it. In addition, they can still use this road to supplement Part of it, the concept of continuous combat can be fully realized.

Based on the information provided by Stilwell, the No.18 Division of the Japanese Army had withdrawn from Malaysia, and Jiang Haoran immediately regarded the No.18 Division as an imaginary enemy.

If the No. 18 Division of the Japanese Army entered from Xidang two days ago and rushed to the jungle to attack Homalin, under normal circumstances they would have traveled one-third of the way, and they should be building a bridge to cross the river for the first time now.What's more, although the water area of ​​the Wanjiang River is not wide, only more than 200 meters, the current is relatively fast. It is impossible for all the brigade to swim across the river, so they can only build bridges.

It took at least one day for the two bridges to be erected. Although the Japanese army marched in a hurry, they were advancing with a large force after all, and the speed could not be faster than the Burmese locals who were familiar with the road. If the Burmese locals needed five days to complete the journey, Including the time for the Japanese army to build the bridge, it would take at least six to seven days.

In other words, they still have five days to prepare, but the problem is that Homalin only has one division of the British army now. Division, if you want to block the attack of a division of the Japanese army, not to mention Jiang Haoran's lack of confidence, I am afraid that everyone in the headquarters will think it is impossible.

The establishment of a division of the British army is about 5000 people. The difference in strength between the two divisions and the Japanese army may not be too large, but the combat effectiveness of the British army is poor, and it is famous all over the world. Tiger's Japanese army, it is already commendable for them not to flee at the wind, expecting them to withstand the Japanese attack, I am afraid it is a bit unrealistic extravagant hope.

The No.18 Division of the Japanese Army canceled its designation after the First World War, and was rebuilt shortly after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in China.That is the infamous "Kurume Division".Most of the members are some orphans in Japan, who were raised by the Japanese government in a centralized military manner, and received Bushido education since childhood.It can be regarded as one of the most elite troops in Japan, with fierce combat and strict discipline. The "Seventh Lugou Bridge Incident" was launched by this division, and it was also one of the culprits of the Nanjing Massacre.

Subsequently, the Guangdong offensive was carried out, and at the same time as the Japanese 104th Division landed in Daya Bay and successfully occupied Guangzhou.

Two hours before the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the No.18 Division landed on the Malay Peninsula and began fighting against Malaysia and Singapore.And along the west coast of the Malay Peninsula, it quickly went south to Singapore.He quickly took control of the entire Malay Peninsula, landed in Singapore immediately, and captured [-] British troops with more than [-] troops, which shocked the world and enjoyed the reputation of "Eternal Victory Division" in the Japanese army.