The strength of the Japanese army was somewhat stretched in the vast Pacific battlefield.
Mainly, in China, too many troops are wasted.
If the Japanese army transfers all Chinese troops to the south, it is still unclear what kind of storm it will cause.
At this time, we should be grateful. Fortunately, the Japanese are greedy, ignorant, and lust covers their reason. Of course, if Japan transfers all its troops in China to the south, China's troops will also be freed up, and more troops will inevitably be sent.
Entering Southeast Asia, the same thing happens one by one. However, for the Chinese people, it would be a good thing if the battlefield is placed elsewhere.
However, in Burma, apart from the 100,000 expeditionary force soldiers, they were the British army. Zhou Weiguo did not want to mention the performance of the British army when it encountered the Japanese army. Therefore, the British army could almost be ignored.
Then, there are 100,000 expeditionary troops. They have to deal with more than 3 Japanese divisions, nearly 80,000 people, which is a lot of pressure.
Judging from the combat effectiveness of the national army, the pressure is great. It is almost impossible to complete a counterattack.
However, it may not be possible in the end, and it all depends on human effort. If there is no plan, then design, if there are no conditions, then create. These have always been the creeds of Zhou Weiguo. Although there are no soldiers in hand now, he can only use the power he has in hand to
To the extreme, try to inflict heavy damage on the Japanese army as much as possible. As for whether the Japanese army will adjust its troops after the heavy damage, that is a matter of two opinions.
"Master, this is a telegram from Third Brother and the others!" Zhao Sheng handed over a dense telegram, "It is news about the terrain on the road from Yangon to Tonggu."
Zhou Weiguo nodded, took it, and started marking it on the map.
Donggu is just a small city on the plains of southern Myanmar, also translated as Taungoo or Donggua. In the maps of later generations, if you don't zoom in on the map, you will not notice this place at all.
But now, it is just an inconspicuous dot on the map.
Yangon is a slightly larger point.
After the fall of Yangon, the forces in the hands of the coalition forces included the 17th Indian Division, the 1st Burmese Division, the 7th Armored Brigade, and the reinforced Chinese 5th Army and 6th Army. However, in addition to the Chinese troops, the British army
The combat effectiveness of the troops has been greatly reduced, and there are only 150 aircraft supporting these troops.
So, it's difficult.
When Zhou Weiguo finished marking all the information on the telegram, he sighed. At this time, I am afraid that Dai Anlan and his Fifth Army would not think of ambush the Japanese.
"Shengzi, come here." Zhou Weiguo waved.
Zhao Sheng came over and said, "What's up, master?"
"Send a report to Commander Dai of the Fifth Army and tell him to see if they can ambush a wave of Japs at this place!" Zhou Weiguo pointed to a small dot on the map, "Tell him that the Japs are in Burma.
There are only so many troops in total. If an ambush can attack the enemy's effective strength, it will be helpful for future operations. Attack is the best defense."
"Great!" Zhao Sheng nodded, turned around and went to send the report.
Others in the command would not agree with this kind of combat method. Because soon, after Alexander arrived, they would soon plan a so-called Battle of Mandalay and then trap the expeditionary force to death.
Therefore, when Dai Anlan received the telegram, he frowned. Most of the time, you still need to listen to the command on how to fight on the front line. However, Zhou Weiguo's design can be designed for encounters, which is not impossible.
Moreover, the telegram made it very clear that the Japanese army would definitely pursue them. Then, they would have countless time to prepare and retreat all the way. It was better to prepare to slay the Japanese. Moreover, he agreed with Zhou Weiguo's words.
,Offense is the best defense.
There were obviously not many Japanese troops in Yangon, with a total number of about 40,000.
It is true that in normal times, how many national troops would be needed with this quantity? Dai Anlan knew very well.
But now, he did not want to fight a positional battle with the Japanese, it was just a secret. What's more, even if the Japanese army advanced, 40,000 people would not all rush forward with their heads covered.
However, with the troops he currently has in hand, it is still somewhat difficult to hide the Japanese and ambush them. After all, there is only one Fifth Army with less than 30,000 men, not to mention that some of them were lost in Yangon.
If the Sixth Army was also nearby, Dai Anlan would do as Zhou Weiguo said without hesitation.
"An Lan, I think we can actually give it a try. Even if it doesn't cost the Japs much, it can still delay the Japs' progress." From the side, Gao Jiren spoke.
"That's right, the battle in Yangon was too frustrating. No matter who it was, they all needed an outlet."
"Okay, if that's the case, then let's plan carefully and determine the appropriate amount of troops to stop the attack!" Dai Anlan nodded after listening to everyone's words.
…
When Harold Alexander arrived in Kunming, it was already March 13th.
Stilwell expressed a warm welcome to Harold Alexander. After all, it would be much easier for him to have an Englishman in the command.
So, the two returned to the headquarters happily.
And, began planning for the Battle of Mandalay.
Everything, according to inertia, is still going on.
…
But at this moment, more than 100 kilometers north of Yangon, a Japanese army heading north stopped.
"Captain, there is a minefield ahead!"
"Nani?" A Japanese colonel picked up a telescope and began to investigate. Sure enough, the area in front was filled with red flags, specifically reminding them that there was a minefield ahead.
On both sides of this road, there is water on one side and mountains on the other, which cannot be bypassed.
"Let the engineers go up and clear mines immediately!"
"Hi!"
So, a group of Japanese engineers began to step forward, holding detection circles in their hands.
But what is very strange is that even at the marked point, the detection circle in my hand does not respond.
"Captain, there is no response!" An engineer looked at their squad leader.
"Dig it up!"
So, the engineers in this team all started the same action, bent down, pulled out the small red flags on the ground, and then began to dig the soil carefully.
After digging for a while, nothing was found.
"Nothing at all?"
"No way?"
"Are the Chinese kidding us?"
Several engineers and soldiers whispered to each other.
Even though we have dug quite deep and still haven't found anything, that means there is nothing buried here at all.
The soil in Myanmar is already a little soft, not to mention that there is a river on the left side of this area.
"Continue!" the Japanese engineer squad leader continued.
"Hi!"
So, more than a dozen engineers started digging at the next location.
Still nothing.
Continue to the next place, nothing.
The engineer squad leader's face darkened. Digging soil was also very tiring! Although as an engineer, he usually did a lot of this kind of work, but this was his first time in Myanmar!
"Continue to test the front. If there is still no response, dig out some random points!"
