Anti-Japanese War: From Becoming Chu Yunfei to Rising

Chapter 471 The th Division's Difficult March; Operation Codename: The Tiger Out of the Cage! (Subscribe)
"The temperature has increased significantly recently, and the humidity in the air has also increased a lot. Will the rainy season come early this year?"

Chu Yunfei shook his head: "I don't know, but we must be prepared."

"Captain Feng just called to ask for instructions, requesting a more detailed battle plan."

Chu Yunfei sighed, raised the fishing rod in his hand and threw it aside, then walked slowly towards the command center with his hands behind his back: "This old Feng is a smart man, but when he is too smart, he will be outsmarted.

Because of his former Northwest Army identity, he always does things with caution. I guess the fundamental reason why he is so cautious now is that he is worried that if something goes wrong, I will settle the score later. "

"What are you going to do?"

"Let Sun Ming go, Pengcheng, you should go." Chu Yunfei looked at Zhao Pengcheng seriously and ordered: "No mistakes can be made in the Biaoguan Pass."

"Yes."
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Thai-Myanmar border.

The commander of the 55th Division, Hiroshi Takeuchi, issued the order to attack.

The combat units under this force do not have a brigade-level organization.

Instead, it directly commands three infantry regiments: 112th, 143rd, and 144th.

Among these three forces, the 112th Regiment will be the main offensive force.

Cross the tall rainforest that covers the mountains and attack the defenders of Biaoguan.

only.

The rainforests of Myanmar and Thailand are the same for everyone.

Even if it is not the rainy season, it is difficult to maneuver quickly.

The activity of poisonous insects, rats and ants has decreased.

It doesn't mean they are inactive.

In two days, the 112th Infantry Regiment of the th Division of the Japanese Army lost wounded soldiers, and the remaining main force advanced kilometers with difficulty.

During this process, they even cut down a lot of bushes and trees, and killed countless poisonous snakes and spiders.

Three days had passed, and they were still at least forty kilometers away from Biaoguan.

Facing an inquiry call from the 15th Army Headquarters.

The division commander, Hiroshi Takeuchi, didn't even know when his troops would be able to launch an attack.

But, no matter whether their attack speed is slow or fast.

Only his division will be responsible for carrying out this operation.

There was nothing anyone could do to help them except air support.

And the other side.

With the end of the Battle of Singapore.

The Japanese army immediately launched an attack towards Rangoon.

The main attack direction was blocked by the 200th Division under the Fifth Army.

At the same time as the blocking battle began, the 55th Division of the Japanese Army was struggling against the rain forest.

They used small paths to travel, led by pro-Japanese forces in Myanmar.

It took four full days to enter Myanmar.

It was not until the seventh day that they launched an attack on the Biaoguan front line.

When the telegram about the attack on the Biaoguan front was sent to the Expeditionary Force Headquarters.

Stilwell, who had been in a bad mood, also smiled at this time.

"Chu, it seems that our plan was successful. They really chose to attack Biaoguan..."

"Next, we need to choose a troop to rout."

Chu Yunfei's consciousness was instantly immersed in the three-dimensional combat map.

[Unit name: Fifth Expeditionary Army.]

【Organization: 75%】

[Unit name: Sixth Expeditionary Army]

【Organization: 68%】

After a week of fighting, the morale of the two armies remained extremely high.

What made Chu Yunfei most pleased.

The fortifications of both armies were very well constructed.

Anti-virus work is also going well.

On this basis, their casualties were only about one or two hundred people every day.

This was when the Japanese army was attacking with all their might.

If we follow the battlefield statistics that Chu Yunfei collected these days when he was free.

The Japanese casualties have exceeded three thousand.

The casualty ratio reached an alarming level of 1:4.

If the Japanese army continues to attack so recklessly.

Chu Yunfei didn't even need to play the trick of luring the enemy into deep territory. He could just let his troops counterattack on the spot.

Thinking of this, Chu Yunfei immediately turned his gaze to the military sign in the direction of Yangon.

[Unit name: 17th Division of the British Indian Army]

【Organization: 48%】

For a while.

Chu Yunfei remained silent. The Japanese had not even landed directly in Rangoon at this time.

The morale of the British is still so low.

They seemed to have never had high morale since they entered Rangoon.

North Yangon.

In an unknown small village.

The British Army Headquarters in Burma was set up here.

Major General Smith was standing next to Alexander at this time.

This battle.

Stilwell did not give any orders and Chu Yunfei did not contact him.

Just a routine report on the battle situation.

I hope they can hold on to Sunshine Port.

He was responsible for commanding the battle on the front line.

"General Alexander, according to the battle report from the Joint Forces (the name of the British Army) Command, they have already wiped out thousands of Japanese troops. If this trend continues, it seems that we don't need to retreat to India."

"The Japanese army's combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. They are like mad dogs. We need to pay attention to them at all times."

Alexander pointed at the telegram in his hand and said, "Their casualties cannot possibly be so few. I am now worried that they are likely to conceal their casualties for the sake of so-called 'face'."

"If there is a defeat on the front line, it is very likely to lead to an unmanageable situation."

Smith sighed and said, "General, the morale of the soldiers is very low. Even though I have distributed the whiskey in the port, they still don't have the confidence to defend the port."

"The commander of the joint forces headquarters is the famous Far East general Chu Yunfei. His name often appears in newspapers. I also learned some of his command battles before leaving for Burma. He is very good at fighting such defensive battles."

Alexander was also quite conflicted at this time.

On the one hand, he was worried that if the expeditionary force won, its influence in Myanmar would be unprecedentedly enhanced.

Even though he had read reports about the Expeditionary Force's entry into Burma.

He also had a deep impression of the slogans hung on those cars.

Chinese, Burmese and English are the three languages. In short, they are here to protect the local people.

Slogans such as strengthening the Sino-British alliance and reports promoting Sino-British friendship often occupy a considerable amount of space.

At the same time, he was also worried about the defeat of the expeditionary force.

Because even if they retreated northward, they would most likely not be able to outrun these Japanese.

The Japanese wanted to promote themselves as liberators in Southeast Asia.

In fact, related work has been carried out in Thailand since 39.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many guides and traitors in Myanmar.

Of course, from a historical perspective, the Japanese did not fulfill their promise.

What greeted the Burmese was not liberation, but fascist high-handed rule.

"According to the Prime Minister's instructions, we should follow General Stilwell's command, but Sir Wavell obviously doesn't think so."

“No matter what, ensuring that Yangon Port is in our hands is our top priority.”

Major General Smith nodded in approval.

After saying goodbye to Alexander, we took a jeep back to Yangon city.

He needed to think of some other way to boost morale and ensure that Rangoon was in British hands. That night.

A landing operation against Rangoon is underway in full swing.

More than 3,500 Japanese troops boarded landing craft and headed towards the planned beachhead.

It was just dawn

The Japanese landing troops launched the attack on time.

Japanese fighter planes also carried out indiscriminate support bombing under limited visual conditions.

Although it did not cause much casualties to the British Burmese, British and British Indian troops.

But for them, whose morale was already low, this was another major blow.

"Your Majesty, Tianhuang, get on board~!"

"Assault, give it a try~!"

Da da da, da da da~!

The Japanese were still using the old tactics they had used against the colonial armies.

White blade attack.

This kind of tactical approach would be effective against an expeditionary force.

Even Gan Lichu's Sixth Army, whose combat effectiveness was slightly weaker, launched an almost suicidal attack.

But this kind of play.

Very useful when fighting against Southeast Asian garrisons.

Whether it is the US Army, British Army, or any local garrison, morale can be easily crushed.

Not only that, the combat troops with collapsed morale could not even flee like the National Army did, and their main option was to surrender!

Sydney Harden is one of them.

He was originally an English nobleman and joined the army in response to the call.

After arriving, I realized that the war situation here had deteriorated to a certain extent.
They were originally going to go to Singapore as reinforcements, which Sidney Harden felt very sorry about.

Because he also wanted to see what the dazzling oriental pearl on the Queen's crown looked like.

I thought going to Myanmar was the beginning of my career.

However, it wasn't long before Sydney Harden's garrison received news of the surrender of the British army in Singapore.

The battle lasted only a few days.

The British troops in Singapore chose to surrender.

He was quite disgusted by this and believed that these people were blaspheming the glory of the British Army.

It was not until the battle in Yangon broke out that he realized what kind of beast his opponent was.

When the Japanese infantry attacked the position like a tide and launched an attack fearlessly.

Sidney Harden had to admit, he was shaken.

He came to his senses.

It turns out that the Chinese have been fighting against such beasts year after year.

It turns out that there was a reason why the Singapore garrison troops chose to surrender.

Such an opponent has no fear of death.

How should they win?

The soldiers around him soon suffered heavy casualties, and morale was visibly dissipating.

On the battlefield, deserters in groups of three or four fled frantically to the rear.

At the same time, Sidney Harden also received a retreat order from Smith.

Out of a sense of military honor, Sydney Harden wanted to defeat the enemy and then retreat calmly, so as to maintain the demeanor of a nobleman.

But facing such an opponent, he knew he was at risk of dying in battle.

however.

It was because of his hesitation for a few minutes that he missed the best opportunity to retreat.

Sydney Harden thus became the first colonel captured by the Japanese army after the attack on Rangoon.

The British armored brigade was hastily put into use by Smith.

The counterattack force launched a strong suppression against the Japanese charging force.

However, the British and Burmese troops stationed on their flanks had lost their fighting spirit under the bombing of the Japanese army.

Under the infantry's attack, they were almost defeated in one blow.

The powerful tank armored forces had to follow Alexander's orders and continue to retreat northward before they even had the chance to exert their full power.

one day.

In just one day, Yangon fell.

The speed of the fall far exceeded Chu Yunfei and Stilwell's expectations.

"Should we still follow the original plan and lure the main force of the Japanese army to the Pingmanna line to encircle and annihilate them?"

The fall of Rangoon Port was not without a corresponding battle plan.

Huang Baitao's troops have to play the role of firefighters on the battlefield.

But it's not the right time to attack now.

He needed to wait until the British troops completely withdrew from Rangoon before retaking it.

And the garrison in Yangon was replaced by Huang Baitao's troops.

"Given the poor performance of our British allies, we will support them, but not now."

Stilwell came back to his senses: "This is what you call Plan B?"

"After this battle, the leadership of the Burmese war will completely fall into the hands of the Joint Forces Command, and the British will no longer be qualified to intervene."

Stilwell smiled and said, "It seems that I need to advise them to withdraw to the direction of Yenangyaung to guard the oil fields that they care about most."

Chu Yunfei did not say anything, but just observed that the combat force that landed in Yangon was the 18th Division.

The division commander was Mutaguchi Renya.

He is the general who is quite famous in the history of war.

Not a good reputation, though.

During the Battle of Imphal, his reckless command resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers.

Because the number of wounded soldiers and casualties was as high as 20,000.

The British Indian Army suffered less than 20,000 casualties.

The Japanese's own war history regarded it as the most disastrous battle, and Mutaguchi Ren was also "praised" as the stupidest commander.

And this is such a Japanese commander.

They performed brilliantly in the Rangoon landing battle, easily captured the Rangoon Port, and defeated the British Indian Army of about 7,000 troops with only 3,000 landing troops.

This general was also recorded in world history for instigating the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and participated in the Nanjing Massacre.

It is recorded in world history as the most extreme example of Japanese militarism.

For such players.

If there is a chance, we will naturally kill it.

A small town about 45 kilometers north of Yangon.

Huang Baitao put down the phone in his hand and turned to signal the staff department: "Commander Chu ordered that we immediately advance towards the direction of Yangguang according to the original combat plan."

"Operation Codename: Tiger Out of the Cage"

"Operation objective: annihilate the Japanese landing force."

"When communicating, be sure to emphasize to each regiment and commander that this battle is the first battle of our newly formed 11th Army, and we must show our might."

"Yes!"

Zhang Dongkai was also full of emotion at this time: "I didn't expect that everything was predicted by Chief Chu. These British people really can't defend Sunshine Port."

Huang Baitao smiled and said: "It is precisely because of the British's incompetence that we have the opportunity to garrison in Yangon!"

As the troops of various regiments moved south.

The Japanese advance search team was the first to notice something was wrong.

Soldiers wearing the uniforms of the National Army Central Army appeared frequently.

As a reconnaissance unit, they have strong combat effectiveness and high quality.

The Japanese search team was also composed of veteran elite soldiers. Their rich combat experience quickly made them realize that there seemed to be a large number of main expeditionary forces in the north of Yangon.

This was completely different from the intelligence they had previously obtained.

Obviously, they fell into the trap~!

(End of this chapter)