Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

Chapter 510: Intentions Exposed [with Simple Map]

510's intention was exposed. He simply drew the strategic positions. Just take a look at them. It's enough to know the general positions. "Commander, all battalions, get ready.

Ready to act at any time.”

In the jungle, Zhao Dongsheng received a report from his officers.

"Ok.

Notify all battalions to act according to the original plan.

Especially the assault battalion. After the battle starts, they must rush into the Japanese camp as soon as possible.

End the battle as quickly as possible."

Zhao Dongsheng said.

They rested for two days.

"Yes."

The entire mobile regiment is waiting for the order to attack.

At nine o'clock in the morning on the 18th, when the attack time arrived, the only armored unit of the mobile regiment.

A total of five M2 light tanks rushed towards the Japanese military camp in Taunggyi, followed by a dozen Hound armored vehicles.

This is also Zhao Dongsheng’s mobile regiment, the only armored unit.

"The Chinese are attacking!"

The Japanese soldiers defending Dongzhi looked at the armored force that suddenly attacked them, and after being stunned for a moment, they shouted in fear.

There was only a small team of Japanese soldiers defending Taunggyi.

But they also brought with them five or six hundred vassal troops. The so-called vassal troops were puppet troops forcibly recruited by the Japanese from the occupied areas.

The Japanese vassal troops in Taunggyi are mainly composed of Siamese and local natives.

At this time, because Dongzhi was already part of the Japanese's strategic rear, the Japanese did not leave too many troops here.

Da da da!

Boom boom boom!

The armored battalion attacked too suddenly, and the Japanese troops defending Taunggyi were caught off guard.

I was caught off guard.

In particular, they were attacked by armored forces, with five M2 tanks firing at full capacity.

It's impossible for these Japanese puppet troops to stop them.

Soon, the armored battalion broke through the Japanese blockade and killed their military camp.

Covering the rear, the main force of the mobile regiment rushed in.

The battle was over in less than an hour.

Basically, it’s about the same time as planned before Zhao Dongsheng and his team started the war.

"Captain, when the commandos broke into the enemy's telegraph room, they had already sent the telegram."

An officer came over and said to Zhao Dongsheng.

After hearing this, Zhao Dongsheng also felt a little regretful.

If they could stop the Japs in Dongzhi, they would send a telegram to the Japs headquarters.

This would allow the Japanese headquarters to know one day later that their mobile regiment had infiltrated and launched a surprise attack on Dongzhi.

With better cover, they continued their movement southward.

But unfortunately, this goal was not achieved.

Before being annihilated, the Japanese soldiers defending Taunggyi still sent out the news of the attack.

"The Japanese headquarters should have known by now that our regiment has captured Taunggyi.

As long as the Japanese commander is not stupid, he should be able to guess our intention.

Next, the Japanese troops who are fortified in the south will definitely take precautions.

We can't launch a sneak attack again.

We can only attack by force.

Fortunately, we are now 200 kilometers away from the main battlefield of Mandalay.

It would take time for the Japanese to dispatch reinforcements to support us.

Speed ​​is of the essence. Notify the armored battalion.

Let them set out immediately southwards and attack Leigu.

It’s about a hundred kilometers away, and if they drive at full speed, they will arrive this afternoon.”

"Yes!"

Half an hour later, the armored battalion left Taunggyi and quickly headed south along the muddy road towards Leigu.

This rugged and muddy road greatly limited the speed of the soldiers in the mobile regiment riding on 28-inch bicycles.

However, the impact on tanks and armored vehicles is much smaller.

Now, Zhao Dongsheng wanted the armored regiment to run a hundred kilometers to reach Leigu in half a day.

Take down the fortification before the Japanese can react.

At the same time, at the Japanese headquarters, the Japanese commander Shojiro Iida did receive the urgent information sent from below.

"What? A Chinese army appeared in the direction of Taunggyi. Have they taken Taunggyi?"

Shojiro Iida was also surprised after hearing this information.

Then, quickly walk to the map and find the location of Dongzhi.

"Commander, according to the last telegram sent back by the garrison defending Taunggyi.

There was at least one regiment of Chinese troops appearing on their side.

There were also armored forces that caught them off guard.

Soon, Taunggyi fell.

If my guess is correct, the Chinese army that launched a surprise attack on Taunggyi must have been sent by Ye Qingshan.

Because only his troops meet the requirements.

Moreover, I have studied several battles between our empire and Ye Qingshan. When this man was commanding operations, he was very fond of using infiltration and roundabout tactics.

This time, it is probably the same.

Ye Qingshan is here to outflank our frontline army from behind."

The Japanese chief of staff stood nearby and spoke to Shojiro Iida worriedly.

After hearing this, Shojiro Iida did not say anything, his eyes still fixed on the map, but he agreed with what his chief of staff said.

"It's careless, it's careless."

It was not until a moment later that Shojiro Iida spoke, his face grim and with some regret in his heart.

He originally thought that he valued Ye Qingshan enough.

Unexpectedly, I was still careless.

In fact, this is not the fault of the Japanese commander, but mainly because the situation on the battlefield changed too quickly.

A few days ago, they were still on the attacking side. After the 56th Division captured Lashio, they completed the encirclement of the expeditionary force.

Forced the expeditionary force to suffer a complete defeat.

As a result, within two or three days, the situation quickly turned around as Ye Qingshan led his troops into Burma.

The fast-paced changes in the battlefield situation made Shojiro Iida a little difficult to adapt to. He did not expect Ye Qingshan to be so bold.

Dare to attack and encircle their four divisions.

They still have to march hundreds of kilometers, which is a capability that other expeditionary forces find difficult to possess.

However, other expeditionary forces do not have this feature because they lack armored units and their mobility is far slower than Ye Qingshan's troops.

At this time, Iida Shojiro pointed to Toungoo City, 300 to 400 kilometers south of Mandalay, and said, "The final target of the infiltration troops sent by Ye Qingshan should be here.

Taungoo."

"Hey, Commander, your thoughts are the same as mine."

The Japanese chief of staff nodded immediately.

Taungoo has an extremely important geographical location, judging from the terrain from Mandalay to the south.

There is a long and narrow river valley, which is also the fastest road from Yangon to Mandalay in the north.

On both sides of the valley are steep mountains and primitive jungles, making marching impossible.

As long as Zhao Dongsheng's mobile group can eventually capture this place successfully.

It is equivalent to cutting off the Mandalay front and the retreat route of tens of thousands of Japanese troops, and then cooperating with other expeditionary forces.

This was equivalent to completing the encirclement of the four divisions of the Japanese 15th Army.

Shojiro Iida couldn't understand how Ye Qingshan dared to do this.

With only tens of thousands of troops from the Expeditionary Force, they think they can wipe out the four divisions of the 15th Army?

It's just a fool's errand.

“Toungoo cannot be lost.”

Iida Shojiro said in a firm tone.

Although he did not believe that the expeditionary force could defeat their 15th Army, he could not easily give up Toungoo.