nucmednet Chapter 878 The Japanese soldiers' rest and reorganization before the decisive battle
Chapter 878 The Japanese soldiers' rest and reorganization before the decisive battle
878 Japanese soldiers rest and reorganize before the decisive battle
Bang bang bang!
At this moment, in the Japanese command post, the old Japanese soldier Yamashita Tomoyuki had received news of the victory from the front.
But he remained furious and overturned all the sand table, maps, and other items in the command post.
He roared, "Idiots, you're all a bunch of useless trash!"
Three days! They wasted a full three days to deal with those cowardly Englishmen.
The other Japanese officers around them were all silent, none of them daring to speak at this moment.
Until Yamashita Tomoyuki, that old devil, got tired of venting.
He slumped back into his seat, looking exhausted.
Originally, according to his plan, it would take at most a day and a night for his two main divisions to defeat the British Second Army.
Then, their two main divisions joined forces and immediately headed north to attack the Expeditionary Force's New 1st Division and Armored Division.
Defeat them and drive them out of that hilly region in the north.
In this way, their two main divisions can build a more complete defense system in Ipoh, a region that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
In this way, even if we wait for the main force of the expeditionary force to arrive and then fight them to the death.
At that time, the Japanese, who will occupy this place with absolute geographical advantage, will be able to both attack and defend, and use the advantage of the terrain to make up for the gap between them and the main force of the expeditionary force.
It's important to know that this region in the central part of the Malay Peninsula has the most treacherous terrain.
The rest of the place was either plains or jungles.
As long as they completely occupy this place, even when they fight the main force of the expeditionary force later.
Some defeats occurred.
They won't be completely routed immediately; they can still use the complex terrain to buy themselves a chance to counterattack.
On the contrary, if the expeditionary force suffers a defeat, it will be in trouble.
They have no geographical advantage to take advantage of; if the expeditionary force is defeated, it is very likely that they will suffer a complete rout.
It can be said that the old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki and his group of Japanese staff officers did indeed plan quite well.
If they really achieve this goal.
The odds of them winning a decisive battle against the main force of the expeditionary force could indeed become 40/60.
Unfortunately, the Japanese soldiers on the front lines had been fighting and marching for days, and they were not made of iron.
Even if they are brainwashed by the Bushido spirit, the physical exhaustion cannot be washed away.
This resulted in the Japanese soldiers' attack intensity on the front lines being lower than before.
In addition, there was the fierce resistance from the British Second Army.
Let the old devil Yamashita Tomoyuki plan to eliminate the British Second Army in a day and a night.
It eventually dragged on for three days and two nights.
By the evening of the 23rd, the British Second Army had completely collapsed, and the two main Japanese divisions had finally joined forces.
At this time, the old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki also already knew that the New First Division and the Armored Division had retreated to the north of Ipoh.
The matter of reinforcing the defenses there.
"Ye Qingshan is a man who always takes an aggressive approach to combat."
Unexpectedly, he became quite composed this time.
Yamashita Tomoyuki stared at the map, listening to the reports from the Japanese scouts he had sent out about the situation of the New 1st Division and the Armored Division.
They knew they had missed their best chance to crush the New 1st Division and the Armored Division.
Meanwhile, news also emerged that the main force of the expeditionary force, numbering 150,000, was accelerating its southward march.
It was also known to the undercover agents via telegram.
It will take at most three days to arrive.
"Three days is not enough time for us to defeat Ye Qingshan's two main divisions in the north."
Yamashita Tomoyuki, the old Japanese devil, shook his head.
The New First Division and the Armored Division have used these three days to regain their footing in the north.
Even if two main Japanese divisions continued their fierce attack, they would definitely not be able to wipe out the New 1st Division and the Armored Division within three days.
On the contrary, the main force of the expeditionary force will head south at that time.
Their two main divisions have been fighting for days without rest and are exhausted.
It's estimated that they'll be easily defeated by the main force of the expeditionary force.
At this point, even the old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki knew that they had to change their plans again.
"Let's implement the backup plan."
"Old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki said helplessly."
He chose to abandon the offensive and instead attack the New 1st Division and the Armored Division in the north.
"Using the main force of Ye Qingshan's expeditionary force, during these last three days of their arrival."
Let all the soldiers get a good rest.
Waiting for the final battle with the Chinese.
This time, it's time for us to settle the score with Ye Qingshan.
Yamashita Tomoyuki stared at the map, his eyes seemingly knowing that Ye Qingshan was also standing in front of it.
He, like everyone else, was observing the battle situation.
The duel between the two was also a duel between the Expeditionary Force and the Japanese 25th Army, which lasted for such a long time.
The final battle has finally arrived, a moment to determine victory or defeat, a moment that will decide life or death.