The distance between the prisoners of war camp from Ruibao Iron and Steel Plant to Mogu is indeed not far, only more than 120 kilometers, and it takes only three or five days to march with all your strength.

But the problem is that with these 120 kilometers, the aviation supply will be lengthened to more than 450 kilometers.

One round trip is more than 900 kilometers!

Because it is a risky cross-border long-distance supply, the flight range of Indian and British transport aircraft is very limited, and Ruibao City is already the limit of the distance that the transport aircraft can fly.

That is to say...

The British Air Force cannot continue to provide supplies from the section from Ruibao to Magou prisoner-of-war camp. The Lion Dragon Beast troops will not receive any air supply during the 240-kilometer journey.

This means that for more than 10 days, the lion, dragon and beast troops need to be self-sufficient.

At present, the Lion Dragon Beast troops have been fighting in Myanmar for more than a month. Not only have more than 300 soldiers killed, but many mules and horses responsible for carrying supplies have also died of illness and exhaustion.

This has led to the logistics and transportation support capacity being far inferior to when we set out.

With the current support capacity of mules, horses and camels, plus the ammunition and medicine resources that individual soldiers can carry, they can only take up a quantity of 10 to 12 days at most.

This is the limit!

Logistical food support can be maintained for up to 12 days, and it only takes about 10 days to march back and forth to the prisoner-of-war camp, which seems to be completely fine.

The two days left in the middle were enough to capture the Magu prisoner-of-war camp

But in fact it's not the same thing.

The time schedule is so compact that there is not even a day's turnover time, which is a dangerous signal in itself.

This is like a bowstring that stretches to the limit. It looks like there is no problem on the outside, but in fact, a little external force will cause the bow to be destroyed and the string to be broken.

The Lion Dragon Beast Army set out in this state, if something unexpected happened in the middle.

For example, if you encounter a battle between a Japanese army, you cannot withdraw within the specified time, or you may attack the prisoner-of-war camp for too long and cannot end the battle within one day, or you may be blocked by the Japanese army while crossing the river.

There will inevitably be a gap in the supply of the lion, dragon and beast troops.

The soldiers will face the dilemma of lack of food. If they fight with the enemies they encounter for too long, they will even face the danger of lack of ammunition.

besides……

Even if the prisoner-of-war camp rescue is successful, there will be more follow-up problems.

What should we do if these hundreds of British prisoners of war eat and drink? Can we keep going back? Can we adapt to the marching in the jungle without professional training? Will we be caught by the Japanese army after so many more oil bottles?

This series of seemingly unimportant problems will become fatal problems at that time.

No matter which link is involved, as long as one is not handled properly, or there is a little error during the processing process, the consequences will be unimaginable.

It’s not Feng Yuntian’s exaggeration.

It is not impossible for the entire Lion Dragon Beast Army to be ruined for this.

Last and most important!

Once the Lion Dragon Beast troops go to rescue prisoners of war, with so many scoops with insufficient combat power, they will no longer be able to continue to carry out the Khmer operations.

In other words, the Manmi Railway cannot be destroyed anymore, and these prisoners must be escorted back to India in advance.

Feng Yuntian saw all the problems and found that the venture capital he paid for it and the return he could get was not on the same level.

In other words, no matter whether the rescue can be successfully rescued, the Lion Dragon Beast troops will be in great difficulties.

A typical thankless thing!

In order to save the famous lion and dragon beast, and to save the life of his three-person consulting group, Feng Yuntian had to pour a pot of cold water on Wingate, who was in high spirits.

"General, I personally express deep sympathy and regret for your compatriots being captured by the Japanese army. I also admire your patriotism.

But everything needs to be done rationally. Given that the risk of rescuing prisoners of war is too high, I do not recommend that you go to the prisoner of war camp for rescue.

The main reasons are these aspects…”

Feng Yuntian used a very solemn tone and expression to tell Wingate in detail and in-depth the possible risks.

Including the fact that air supplies exceed the voyage, crossing the river when you come back will be very dangerous, the issue of captives marching in the jungle, the forced termination of the Khmer operations in advance, etc.

Finally, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, and this rescue plan is not recommended.

Wingate appreciates Feng Yuntian's analysis and recognizes the questions raised by Feng Yuntian, but he still did not give up his rescue plan.

He also gave explanations that he thought were reasonable to the questions raised by Feng Yi.

It is no problem that air supply cannot be reached. With the current strong combat effectiveness of the Lion Dragon Beast troops, it is easy to get it back within 10 days.

Although the Irrawaddy River is hundreds of meters wide, it cannot stop the lion, dragon beast that can swim in armed forces.

As for the supply issue of British prisoners, it is certainly no problem to rob the logistics food supply of prisoners of war camps to satisfy the consumption of prisoners' return.

In the end, Wingate didn't take it seriously about the forced end of the Khmer operation.

He felt that with the current level of damage, the Japanese army first lost a large infrastructure warehouse and a strategic steel plant.

The Japanese army's logistics transportation has been seriously damaged, basically achieving the purpose of the Supreme Khmer operation.

With such a great advantage in the past, the subsequent damage to the railway tracks is already optional, and it is completely incomparable to rescue hundreds of British prisoners.

...

Wingate's explanations sound very clear at first glance, and what is handled well?

In fact, there is only one core!

That is, the confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Lion Dragon Beast troops has reached a point where no doubt is allowed and no Japanese army is taken seriously.

To put it nicely, this kind of transcendent self-confidence is an absolute trust in the Lion Dragon Beast army.

To put it bluntly, it is blind self-confidence.

It is even more difficult to cross the Irrawaddy River easily, and it takes 120 kilometers in 5 days to easily walk 120 kilometers. It is even more of a matter of minutes to capture the prisoner-of-war camp. There is no problem with everything.

Will this really happen?

Feng Yuntian did not forget that this area is close to the capital, the Japanese army has the strictest defense, and there are Japanese strongholds everywhere. If you are not careful, you will be surrounded.

The Japanese wing, which is responsible for defending the steel plant, has not defended the steel plant now. Will they really go to the end?

In Feng Yuntian’s personal opinion.

It is really difficult to make everything so smooth.

Unless it is really like the joke that the British usually joked, the entire army was slapped by the goddess of luck.

Otherwise, no matter how strong the combat power of the Lion Dragon Beast troops is, it will not be so smooth.

It's as smooth as eating Dove!
Chapter completed!