Anti-Japanese heroic righteousness

"They don't dare?" Tsukada Gong frowned, and said suspiciously, he really couldn't think of anything that Jiang Haoran didn't dare to do.Seeing that the No.16 division has been wiped out, if the remaining two divisions are lost, then they really can't communicate with the base camp. Although these two divisions also suffered heavy casualties, at least the shells are still alive Now, if you have this shell, you can rebuild it. If you lose this shell, the three divisions will be completely wiped out. Although it is not much different in terms of battle damage, but in terms of meaning It was completely different, so Tsukada Gong strongly believed that these two divisions should jump out of the battlefield. Anyway, their existence could no longer pose any threat to Meng Gong's expeditionary force.

"Yes, they dare not!" Terauchi Shouichi replied with certainty: "There are hundreds of miles from Menggong to Mina, and the battle line is not too short. If tanks and helicopters continue to pursue, logistical support is especially important. They A large number of troops would have to be invested for this, but Meng Gong's defenders also suffered heavy casualties. Otherwise, Jiang Haoran would not have to parachute an army to take on the main attack under the premise of having helicopters and tanks as backup. Therefore, Jiang Haoran will never easily give up the advantage of the Menggong Heights when his troops are absolutely insufficient. There is another important factor in switching from defense to offense. No matter how strong his airborne troops are, it is impossible for him to quickly He will catch up with our troops and eat us in as little time as possible. Once it is daytime, the planes of the imperial army will fully control the air superiority, and the helicopters and tanks will lose their protection. Jiang Haoran must also consider this point. For us It is said that giving up secrets is a small matter, and restraining them is the most important thing."

Seeing that Terauchi Shouichi insisted, Tsukada Gong did not bother anymore, but only suggested that the No.30 Third Division of Bhamo should be ordered to move closer to Mina. situation.

To this, Terauchi Shouichi did not refute at all, but just nodded silently, acquiescing to Tsukada Gong's suggestion.

The offensive on the northern front is considered to be over here, and the result ended in a disastrous defeat for the imperial army, but it cannot be said that the situation of the expeditionary army has been opened up, and their threat has been lifted. As long as the imperial army takes Homalin as scheduled, the siege of the expeditionary army It still exists. In other words, the imperial army still has a chance to kill the expeditionary army, and the success rate of this chance is extremely high.

Jiang Haoran's analysis is basically correct. The No.18 Division of the Japanese Army has indeed entered the jungle from Xidang to Homalin. ", and therefore there is a famous battle, that is "bicycle blitz".

Speaking of this "bicycle blitz", Chinese people don't know much about it. After all, they didn't directly participate in that battle, but they empathize with the British army.

After the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese army began to attack Southeast Asia in an all-round way. When the No.18 Division and the Fifth Division landed in Malaysia, they were equipped with a large number of bicycles. Although the Japanese army boasted a high degree of mechanization, its logistics vehicles were seriously insufficient. The landing force has only about 1400 motor vehicles, and it is difficult to guarantee logistical supplies.

On the other hand, even if the Japanese army has sufficient mechanized vehicles, it will frequently fall into a dilemma due to the jungle terrain.But the Japanese solved this problem very well.

Before the attack on Malaysia, the horse formations of these divisions were all converted to bicycle formations. Until the Battle of the Malay Peninsula, the attacking troops of more than 12000 people brought more than [-] bicycles.Because the wheels of these bicycles are plated with silver coating, the Japanese army proudly called these troops "Silver Wheel Troops" after the war.

It is precisely because of this very mobile bicycle unit that the Japanese army was able to rumble southward in Malaysia, chasing the British and Indian allied forces all the way to throw away their helmets and armor. Tens of thousands of wheels merged into a noisy one, and the retreating British and Indian forces The coalition forces were terrified, thinking that tanks were chasing them.

The hot roads in the Malay Peninsula caused the tires of bicycles to burst quickly. Japanese soldiers simply stripped off the rubber tires and rode with only steel rims. Thousands of such bicycles sounded a bit like tanks.

Because of this terrifying sound, the British and Indian coalition forces completely lost their fighting spirit and were defeated all the way, allowing the Japanese army to easily sweep across the entire territory of Malaysia. The Japanese army later called this battle "Bicycle Blitz".

Jiang Haoran knew nothing about this, and the British army at this time kept it secret in order to cover up the terrible defeat in that battle. These rumors from the outside world only came out after World War II, because it was not a battle in the Chinese battlefield. Although Haoran is from a later life, he has no way of knowing so much.

And the main source of Shouichi's self-confidence in the temple is also here.

According to the plan, the No. 16 division can pass through the jungle and reach Homalin in four days. Even if Jiang Haoran finds out in time, they will not be able to send troops back to help Homalin. It is absolutely impossible for the two British divisions to stop the imperial army No. The attack of the 18th Division and the encirclement of Yingduo will become a certainty.

Once the logistics channel of the expeditionary army is cut off, and there is no reinforcements before and no food and grass, no matter how powerful Jiang Haoran is, it will be difficult for him to cook without rice. Destruction is a matter of time, and the final victory still belongs to the imperial army.

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Meng Gong, No.70 Fifth Army Headquarters of the Expeditionary Army.

An unprecedented victory turned the headquarters and even the entire Meng Gong into a sea of ​​joy.

In this campaign, they wiped out the No.16 Division of the Japanese Army. Although the battlefield has not been cleaned up, it is estimated that the number of enemies wiped out exceeds 16. None of the No.[-] divisions at the front of Meng Gong escaped, and all were wiped out.With Jiang Haoran's special operations division, the soldiers upheld the fine tradition of not keeping any prisoners, and did not leave a single life alive for the Japanese army. Even the Japanese soldiers who surrendered were all shot, and even the wounded soldiers, doctors and nurses in the field hospital were not released. Pass.

All kinds of firearms and artillery were seized, and there were even more than [-] intact Type [-] and Type [-] tanks. The only regret is that the division flags of the Japanese army, or even the flags of the regiments, have not been found yet.

The casualties of the expeditionary force can be described as negligible. In such a large battle, only four armed helicopters and two tanks were lost, and the infantry casualties were less than 500.Not to mention that since the Anti-Japanese War, I am afraid that even in Chinese history, I have never heard of such a record.

Such an impressive achievement, from the generals down to the soldiers, who can not be happy, don't talk about revenge, vent the anger of being ravaged by the Japanese army all the year round, and don't talk about the rewards that will be won in this battle. From then on, Any army, any soldier should not be in awe when they see them. For this battle alone, any victory is scum in front of them.