Special Forces of Crossing: Cloud's Anti-Japanese

Chapter 2963 Xinghua Volunteer Army

The formation of tactics does not mean that victory can be reaped immediately.Because the battle of Kampong at this time has become a complete war of attrition.

The Battle of Ganbang may become a protracted war and a war of attrition. Both the Chinese Supreme Command and the Third Expeditionary Army Command headed by Sun Liren have a clear understanding of this.It's really because the place of Kampang is so important - Kampang used to be the military base of the Japanese army in Southeast Asia.It was by relying on these arsenals that Toshiichiro Koizumi was able to produce enough weapons and equipment to arm the huge National Independence Army, and was also able to manufacture new tanks, fighter planes, and warships to fight against China.Therefore, if these arsenals fall into the hands of the Chinese army or are destroyed, it will be a devastating blow to the Japanese army in Southeast Asia.

The Japanese army was absolutely unwilling to give up Ganbang. On the contrary, the third army of the expedition was naturally bound to win.

For the battle of Ganbang, the Chinese side actually has another option, which is to give up the initiative and only fight a purely defensive battle.The advantage of doing this is that it can reduce the investment of active forces, and does not give the Japanese army the possibility of expanding the battle of Ganbang, but it can still contain the Japanese army and prevent the Japanese army from using excessive force in the battle to seize the island.However, because the Japanese army overreacted at the beginning of the Battle of Kampong, this enabled the Chinese decision-makers to more clearly recognize the importance of Kampong to the Japanese army, so China's strategic purpose naturally changed.

In Gu Zhutong’s words reported to the Supreme Command: The Japanese army’s overreaction made us feel that perhaps we had underestimated the importance of Ganbang; we believed that since the Japanese army was desperately trying to recapture Ganbang, it meant that there must be more after Ganbang. Targets of value——Considering that most of the Japanese military’s arsenals, shipyards, and aircraft factories in Southeast Asia are located in the area east of Kampang, what we can now conclude is that it must be because the Japanese army thought that our attack targets were these arsenals, so They want to stop them at all costs; in this case, we feel that we should seize this opportunity and destroy these arsenals, so as to cut off the regeneration ability of the Japanese army in Southeast Asia!
"Cut off the regeneration ability of the Japanese army in Southeast Asia", this sentence is really good, the ambition of Ouyang Yun and others was immediately ignited.From this moment on, if they just hoped that the Battle of Malan would prevent the Japanese army in Southeast Asia from fully exerting their full power in the battle to seize the island, now they had greater hopes for the Battle of Malan.As the strategic purpose changes, naturally, the level of war readiness will also increase accordingly.On the day Gu Zhutong's telegram arrived in Chongqing, Ouyang Yun called a meeting.At the meeting, he pooled the efforts of everyone to make a decision to transfer five more divisions from Chongqing to the Malay Peninsula. At the same time, he asked Tielin Fei to allocate at least one fighter aviation division and one medium-range aviation division to support the third expedition. Group army combat.

The strength advantage of the Japanese army in Southeast Asia is too great. Therefore, although the Supreme Command gritted its teeth and increased its support for the Battle of Malan, they knew how the Battle of Malan would turn out in the end, and whether the Expeditionary Third Army could finally win the Battle of Kampong. Victory in the war requires some luck.

The occurrence of the man-eating mosquito incident is undoubtedly the best symbol of luck on the side of the third army in the expedition.Therefore, when the relevant reports were sent to Chongqing, the Supreme Command, from Ouyang Yun down to ordinary staff members, all believed that it was time to see the results of the Battle of Ganbang.

"Opportunity, there is no better opportunity than this. Hurry up, get Li Ziwen here immediately, this is a good subject for political propaganda! Even the mosquitoes know to target the Japanese, isn't this the end of the day, what is Japan?" Ouyang Yun In his office, he greeted Pan Mei excitedly.

Then, he stopped in front of the map, found the place name Ganbang on the map with a magnifying glass, squinted his eyes, and said, "You can contact Tielinfei later, I have something important to talk to him about!"

"Do you want to increase air force support?" Pan Meiren asked after she had finished contacting Li Ziwen.

Ouyang Yun replied: "Taking advantage of his illness to kill him, it's a god-given opportunity. It's necessary to go all out! By the way, help me call Boss Deng over. The Xinghua Volunteer Army, it's their turn to start!"

Turning his gaze back to Kampong--

After more than two months of bloody war, Kampong no longer has a little bit of its original appearance.This famous meat grinder, if you look down from the air, you will find that it is like an active volcano that has fallen into the dense forest. Not only is there no grass, but it will emit billowing smoke from time to time.

"For both China and Japan, it was impossible to build any fortifications in Gambang at that time. Because if you go deep into it, you will find that the entire land of Gambang has been covered by too many artillery attacks. All that was left was dust. And today, three months after the end of the Battle of Kampong, when our film crew set foot on this land, we could still easily pick up a handful of soil with our hands, and we It is easy to find one or two or more shrapnel from the soil. If we are more careful, then we will find some dark brown particles from the floating soil - there is no doubt that it is the human blood seeping into the floating soil A special product formed by condensation..."

The above text comes from the commentary of the large-scale war documentary "Battle of Gambang" filmed by China Central Radio and Television Station.Through this text, it is not difficult for people to discover the tragic extent of the Battle of Ganbang at that time.

Yes, at the end of the Battle of Kampong, it was impossible for China and Japan to build any more fortifications. All they could do was to mobilize other troops to fill in when their frontline troops were about to fail.And if they find that the situation on the front line is so bad that they have no time to increase their troops, they will not hesitate to direct their artillery to launch an indiscriminate bombardment, directly covering the entire battlefield with dense artillery fire...

The turning point in the Battle of Kampong came from the incident of man-eating mosquitoes in the Shorin Heights.Because it was the man-eating mosquitoes that helped the Chinese defenders in the Xiao Lin Heights deal with enemies that were several times their size, and liberated them from the defense of the Xiao Lin Heights, so that they had the possibility of becoming a surprise soldier.

In addition, in the later stage of the Battle of Kampong, the Chinese side also dispatched a surprise army, the Xinghua Volunteer Army.

Regarding the use of the Xinghua Volunteer Army, the Supreme Command’s original plan was to allow them to exert influence in the Malay Peninsula area controlled by the Chinese side, so as to form a local armed force with Malays as the main force to assist the third expeditionary army to control the area.However, because of the sudden turning point in the Battle of Kampong, and the officers and soldiers of the Xinghua Volunteer Army strongly demanded to join the battle, it still got a chance to fight in the later stage of the Battle of Kampong.

(End of this chapter)