Qin Huaiming smiled slightly after hearing this and said, "In my opinion, Mr. Yue may have some deeper meanings in making this arrangement."
"I know this, it's just a fake show." Liu Yi is also a veteran who has been in the army for many years. Naturally, he is well aware of some strategic and tactical considerations. He curled his lips and continued, "Let the 1st and 2nd Army come.
I'm afraid we won't be able to attract enough spectators to sing this show, so we still have to perform this show with the Third Army."
"Then what else are you unhappy about?" Qin Huaiming shook his head and said.
"Hey, why don't you let Cao Xinglong, Li Yulong and the others force you?" Liu Yi shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "Chi Chengfeng has scolded his mother behind her back more than once or twice. He is stupid, big and rude."
"Haha, that's understandable." Qin Huaiming said with a smile, "Speaking of which, since our army entered Myanmar, we really haven't fought any battles, but Dai Anlan's 4th Army and Peng Bisheng's 5th Army have fought very hard.
There are some tough battles, and usually when brothers see people from these two armies, they have to walk around, can you not feel anxious?"
After saying this, Qin Huaiming added: "Besides, brothers are also eager to fight and have high morale."
Liu Yi waved his hand and said: "Let's not talk about this for now. Let's review the specific tactical execution. This beach landing operation is the first battle of our Chinese Expeditionary Force since its reorganization last year. We cannot fail. As a feint attack,
Our group army must not fail in this fake show."
On the outskirts of Yangon, the 1st Army Group is stationed.
Song Xilian and Huo Kuizhang were also discussing the specific arrangements for this beach landing operation.
Song Xilian said with emotion: "I really didn't expect that Yue Weihan would let you and me be the main attacker."
"Yeah, I didn't expect it either." Huo Kuizhang said, "I thought that even if it wasn't the 3rd Army, it would be Dai Anlan or Peng Bisheng's army, but I didn't expect that it would be your and my brother's army."
Song Xilian nodded and said, "Yue Weihan seems to be a bit generous."
Huo Kuizhang hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Brother Xi Lian, have you ever thought about what would happen to you and me if the Japanese army in Central China really invaded Sichuan and Yunnan?"
Song Xilian remained silent, of course he knew what Huo Kuizhang meant.
Once the Japanese army invades Sichuan and Yunnan in Central China, even if Chairman Chiang flees to the northwest, the Nationalist Government can basically be considered destroyed. As Chairman Chiang's direct and beloved generals, Song and Huo will face a very serious situation.
In an embarrassing situation, he may even lose his military power and become a marginal figure in the Chinese Expeditionary Force.
"Brother Kuizhang, what do you mean?" Song Xilian asked in turn.
Huo Kuizhang said: "I have already thought about it. Let the big shots worry about political matters. You and I are just ordinary Chinese soldiers. Soldiers only have to fight and obey orders. In the past, in the country, they naturally obeyed.
Chairman Chiang’s order, now that he has come to Burma, he should obey Commander-in-Chief Yue’s order.”
Song Xilian nodded and said leisurely: "What Brother Kuizhang said is deeply in my heart."
After breaking through this layer of window paper, Song and Huo suddenly felt cheerful. At that moment, Huo Kuizhang said: "Brother Xi Lian, I heard that the British are not optimistic about our beach landing operation. The British and Burmese troops
Lieutenant General Slim, commander of the 1st Army, even publicly threatened that our Chinese army simply does not know how to seize beaches and land on them."
"The British still have the same virtues." Song Xi said in a confused tone.
"This time we will teach the British a good lesson. How to fight a land, sea and air three-dimensional beach landing battle?" After saying this, Huo Kuizhang said again, "Huh, it's not a hundred years ago now. I hate these things.
But the British still regard us Chinese soldiers as the Manchu green soldiers during the Opium War."
Saigon, Southern Army Headquarters.
The simulated sand table in the war room was already surrounded by Japanese generals. Major General Lin Yixiu, deputy chief of staff of the Southern Army, was introducing the situation in Siam to the old Japanese in the temple: "Your Excellency, General, the designation of the China Army on the Siam-Burma border has been confirmed, and it belongs to the China Expeditionary Force.
The 3rd Group Army, formerly the 39th Group Army in the Taihang Mountains, is the direct descendant of Yue Weihan's ace!"
"What?" the old Japanese in the temple said solemnly, "It's actually Yue Weihan's ace direct descendant, the 39th Army Group?"
Lin Yixiu nodded, and then explained: "The main force of the 3rd Army has been assembled in Banta Thongna on the border of Siam and Myanmar. The armored regiment of the 31st Forward Division has entered Chanaburi, which is less than 200 kilometers away from Bangkok, the capital of Siam.
, the Siamese army put up some resistance, but soon collapsed under the attack of the Chinese army."
Anda Twenty-Three frowned and said: "The Chinese Expeditionary Force has not all been redressed. It is obviously illogical to send troops to Siam at this time. Does Yue Weihan really intend to fight with Siam on the two battlefields of Siam and the Malay Peninsula?
The imperial army goes to war at the same time? Although Myanmar’s industrial base has been built, it is impossible to support two wars at the same time, right?”
Lin Yixiu said: "There are clouds in China's military art, which are mixed with reality and fiction. Is it possible that landing on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula is the real smoke bomb, and taking the opportunity to annex Siam is the true intention of the China Army? After all, the China Expeditionary Force
Fundamentally speaking, it is a pure army. If you don’t want to be controlled by the Americans, attacking from the land is the first choice.”
The old Japanese in the temple couldn't help but start to hesitate. Should the five divisions of the 31st Army be committed to fighting in Siam, or should they be sent to the Malay Peninsula for reinforcements?
If the true intention of the Chinese Expeditionary Force is to annex Siam, these five divisions will naturally be transferred to the Siam battlefield. Otherwise, if the Chinese Expeditionary Force actually occupies the Kingdom of Siam, it will gain great strategic depth and be able to seize more control.
Siam is rich in natural resources, and the Indochina and Malay Peninsulas controlled by the Japanese army will also be divided by the Chinese army.
But what if the annexation of Siam was just a smokescreen? Then the Malay Peninsula and Singapore would be in danger.
The old Japanese in the temple suddenly felt that the strength of the Southern Army was still too small. Even though the Southern Army now had more than 20 field divisions and more than 30 mixed brigades in its battle order, the total strength exceeded 800,000 people.
During the war, the old Japanese in the temple discovered that the military strength was still insufficient.
The key is that the Chinese Expeditionary Force left a shadow in the hearts of the old Japanese in the temple.
During the Battle of Burma, the Chinese Expeditionary Force was already so powerful even before it was equipped with beautiful weapons. Now more than a dozen divisions have been equipped with beautiful weapons. Wouldn't it be even more powerful?
Now, a consensus has been formed within the Japanese Southern Army that the Japanese Nanyang Army needs at least five field divisions to form a group before they can go out for maneuvers. If only one or two field divisions are sent out, once they are surrounded by the Chinese army, they will be
The firepower of the Chinese army could annihilate the surrounded Japanese army in a few hours.
At this time, the situation of the Japanese army was somewhat similar to that of the National Army during the Liberation War in history. At first, a brigade of the National Army dared to conduct mobile operations deep into the liberated areas. Later, it was an entire division, then an entire army, and finally, before the Huaihai War began, the entire National Army corps
Even group operations are no longer possible. Mr. Li's appetite has become so big that he dares to gnaw at five regiments of the national army at the same time.
The old man in the temple hesitated for a long time but still didn't dare to make a decision, so he turned his attention to Anda Twenty-Three.
Anda 23 was also a little shaken at this moment, because Yue Weihan not only transferred his direct ace 3rd Army to the Siam battlefield, but also the armored regiment of the 31st forward division of the 3rd Army had already reached the suburbs of Bangkok. If this
If it's really an acting, then it's too realistic, right? It's just a fake act.
"Order..." The old Japanese in the temple gritted his teeth and finally made a decision, "The 31st Army will enter Siam immediately!"
Kuala Lumpur, Japanese Army Headquarters.
Yamashita Fengfumi finally waited for the telegram from Juichi Terauchi, but to his disappointment, the five field divisions of the 31st Army were not transferred to the Malay Peninsula, but to the Siam battlefield. Regarding this result,
Although Yamashita Fengwen had expected it, he still couldn't help but feel a little sad when things came to pass.
In Yamashita Fengfumi's view, Terauchi Juichi still lacked some strategic vision.
Juichi Terauchi obviously did not see the huge strategic value of the Malay Peninsula and Singapore. In the early stage, he only sent the 5th and 10th divisions to garrison the Malay Peninsula and Singapore respectively. Now the Chinese army is obviously going to attack the Malay Peninsula.
A beach landing operation was carried out on the west coast of the peninsula, but Juichi Terauchi still refused to send troops. This is the level of this person.
If Juichi Terauchi can transfer the five field divisions of the 31st Army to the Malay Peninsula, Yamashita Tomofumi dare not say that he will make dumplings for the Chinese Expeditionary Force that landed, but it will definitely not be a problem to hold the peninsula and force the Chinese Expeditionary Force to return without success.
Yes, although the Allies had absolute naval superiority, the Japanese also had solid defenses.
But unfortunately, the old Japanese in the temple finally transferred these five divisions to Siam.
The only thing that made Yamashita Fengfumi feel a little better about Anwei was that after several days of fierce debate, Lieutenant General Katamura No. 8, the commander of the 10th Division, was finally convinced by him, and he also made a lot of efforts in the defense deployment of the Malay Peninsula.
According to the adjustment, a lot of troops were reduced in the land defense unloading in the direction of Mawlamyine, but the defense on the west coast of the peninsula was greatly strengthened.
Seven days later, Yangon Port.
The Seventh and Eighth Fleets of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet finally arrived at Yangon Port.
The next day, carrier-based aircraft of the Seventh and Eighth Fleets and all fighter jets of the Chinese Expeditionary Force Aviation Division took off one after another and began to impose a no-fly blockade on the airspace near Myanmar, Siam and the Malay Peninsula. The Japanese army risked their lives for in-depth reconnaissance.
More than ten reconnaissance planes were all destroyed by the Allies and no one was spared.
Under the double search of Allied radar stations and early warning aircraft, the Japanese fighter planes were unable to escape.
Immediately, more than 60,000 officers, soldiers, and equipment from the 11th, 12th, 21st, and 22nd Divisions of the Chinese Expeditionary Force boarded more than 80 large transport ships and more than 500 armed merchant ships, and sailed toward the Andaman under the protection of the U.S. Navy.
The sea and the military front pointed directly at Shah Alam Beach.
At the same time, more than 2,000 officers and soldiers from the 1st Regiment of the Airborne Division were boarding planes at Yangon Airport.
After the completion of the Myanmar base, more than 100 DC-3 transport aircraft and more than 500 P-51 Mustang fighter jets have been produced so far. Previously, nearly a thousand pilots from the Chinese Expeditionary Force Aviation Division had already conducted flight training at Tingjiang Airport in India.
It took nearly two years, so after these aircraft were installed, they quickly formed combat effectiveness.
With these more than 100 transport aircraft, the Chinese airborne troops have regained their combat effectiveness.
Shah Alam Beach.
Blue sea and blue sky, golden sand like snow.
Waves of waves roared from a distance, crashed onto the beach, and immediately turned into pieces of white foam.
When the tide receded, rows of steel obstacles with sharp spikes emerged from the water. These obstacles were obviously designed to prevent assault boats carrying infantry from reaching the shore.
The farther the coastline is, the longer the infantry has to struggle in the water and the longer the defenders have to shoot.
Across the beach, which is about tens of meters wide, the coastline gradually becomes higher, forming a gentle slope.
The gentle slopes are covered with wormwood and palm trees, and barbed wire fences are hidden in the thick grass.
When you get closer, you will find that there are bunkers hidden in the dense sagebrush. These bunkers are very secretive and cannot be discovered unless you get closer. Through the shooting holes of the bunkers, you can have a panoramic view of the beach a hundred meters away.
, almost every bunker can control a beach nearly 500 meters wide. With several bunkers covering each other, there is almost no blind spot for shooting.
About two kilometers away from the coastline, the terrain began to undulate, and peaks of various sizes began to appear.
These peaks have almost been hollowed out. The Japanese army built a large number of permanent fortifications in the mountains, including infantry bunkers, artillery fortifications, and large fortifications. Looking down from a high altitude, the dozens of miles of Shah Alam coastline are
It is covered with such Japanese military fortifications, and even if it is not impregnable, it is definitely not too different.
Yamashita Fengfumi, an old Japanese soldier, is very clever. He not only built a large number of strong coastal fortifications in a short period of time, but also chose to do the construction at night, cleverly avoiding the Allied air reconnaissance. Until now, the Chinese Expeditionary Force has commanded
None of them knew that the Japanese army had already managed Shah Alan Beach to be impregnable.
At the observation post on the top of the mountain, two Japanese soldiers were smoking leisurely.
The older Captain Cao was squinting and enjoying Private's filial cigarettes, but suddenly a sound of "ho-ho-ho" was heard from the soldier's throat cage next to him. Chang Cao frowned and raised his head, only to see Private's eyes wide open and he was dying.
Staring at the sky in front of him, Commander Cao instinctively turned his head, followed the private's line of sight, and immediately his eyes widened.
A large black mass of Allied aircraft is roaring from the northwest!
After all, Captain Cao had been a soldier for five years and was much calmer than the private who had just joined the army. He reacted quickly in less than half a second, picked up the whistle as quickly as possible and blew it as hard as he could.
Suddenly, the sharp whistle pierced the early morning silence, and all the Japanese soldiers in the outpost were alerted.