"A decision must be made immediately!" Zhou Weiguo said solemnly, "Otherwise, according to the battlefield situation, once the Japanese break through and gather their troops in one place, we will not have any advantage!"
Everyone in the headquarters also knew that what Zhou Weiguo said was true.
The original battle with Tonggu was aborted because of this unexpected chariot force. Perhaps, it would become a decisive battle with Tonggu.
"We have no choice but to break out!" Du Yuming closed his eyes and sighed, "But where should we retreat?"
Indeed, if this army wants to retreat, how should it retreat? If it retreats to Pingmanna, then the Fifth Army led by Dai Anlan will become a lonely army in Tonggu. If it retreats to Tonggu, then the Japanese will
Effortlessly, all the troops of the expeditionary force were surrounded by Tonggu!
Everyone in the headquarters, including Stilwell, felt embarrassed.
"Weiguo, what do you think?" Du Yuming still wanted to ask Zhou Weiguo's opinion.
"The 6th Army should go to Tonggu! The 66th Army should go to Pingmanna! It is closer to Tonggu, and in terms of defense, we have an advantage!" Zhou Weiguo said, "The Fifth Army plus the Sixth Army are also
It is considered a heavy force. It is obviously not that easy for the Japanese to take down the heavily defended Tonggu with these forces! At this time, it is better to concentrate the troops than to disperse them. As for the 66th Army, it is not in Tonggu.
For other accidents, timely support can also be provided.”
Du Yuming nodded, and others in the command headquarters also nodded.
But Zhou Weiguo knew that if these people nodded at this time, if something went wrong at that time, Zhou Weiguo would have to bear the blame.
Then, Du Yuming looked at Stilwell. At this time, the Chairman had returned to Chongqing. After all, he could not stay at the expeditionary force headquarters all the time.
Stilwell frowned and nodded, "Let's do it this way. We'll see how the Japs will divide their forces at that time! However, there is a high possibility that we should go to Tonggu!"
"For now, that's all we can do."
"Then give the order!"
…
The situation on the front line is just as expected!
The Japanese army broke out of the encirclement, integrated the troops, and chased the 49th Division and continued to fight!
As for the other three expeditionary forces, due to timing issues, they were beaten by the Japanese with a time lag!
Originally, the expeditionary force was not as familiar with this forest as the Japanese, so their speed was already a bit slower. In addition, the Japanese's rear-cut troops made their pursuit even slower.
As a result, the 49th Division was almost crippled!
After receiving the order from the headquarters, Zheng Tingji was almost stunned!
"Are the Japanese breaking through now?"
"yes!"
"Grass! Go back to Tonggu!"
"yes!"
As a result, a counter-ambush that was originally carefully planned became hastily understood.
Zheng Tingji was not satisfied. He was transferred from the Fifth Army. He originally wanted to eat this Japanese army, but not only did he not eat it, it seemed that the 49th Division that was used as a bait in front also suffered heavy losses. It did not reach the level this time at all.
The strategic purpose is simply a mystery!
…
"Watanabe-kun, what you said is indeed true. This ambush by the Chinese was just like child's play!" Mutaguchi Renya laughed, "But it's also thanks to you that you left the chariot regiment outside."
Masao Watanabe nodded, "Really, I'm a little lucky!"
"In fact, even if the chariot troops are not outside, I think it will not be difficult as long as we break out here. Therefore, except for the initial panic, we have not suffered any losses." Mutaguchi Lian smiled and shook his head.
, "It's really, it's hard to describe in one word."
Masao Watanabe nodded in agreement, "However, judging from the direction of their retreat, is it Tonggu?"
"Well, it is indeed the direction of Tonggu! Did the troops from three directions withdraw to Tonggu?"
"I guess so."
"So, should we continue to Tonggu with the 55th Division?"
"Let's wait for the telegram from the headquarters first."
"That's fine!"
Therefore, at the Japanese Southern Army Command Headquarters, the Japanese generals who received the telegram were confused.
"In this case, order the 56th Division to go to Tonggu. As for the 18th Division, let's go here!"
"Your Excellency, Commander, is wise!"
"Haha, where is the 33rd Division already?"
"Hi! We've almost arrived at the designated destination!"
"Yoshi! Very good! What will the Chinese and the British do when we see them!"
Then, there was a burst of laughter in the Japanese military headquarters.
Many of the Japanese troops raging in Southeast Asia at this time were transferred from the Kwantung Army. The Kwantung Army, known as the flower of the army, was naturally the representative peak of the Japanese army at this time. Some people also say that the quality of the Japanese soldiers at this time was obviously
It was not as good as the early days of World War II, because the enemy forces were constantly expanding, and even by the end of the period, even teenagers picked up guns and went to the battlefield, but that was also in the later stages. Now, even the United States has
It was just dragged into the water. Even in the Pacific battlefield, the United States was beaten to a pulp.
…
When the 6th Army and the 200th Division returned to Tonggu, they did not encounter many setbacks.
The Japanese 55th Division surrounded Tonggu on three sides. The north side of Tonggu was not surrounded. However, with the return of the 6th Army and the 200th Division, the Japanese 56th Division surrounded the north side of Tonggu.
So far, Tonggu has been surrounded on all sides. Although it is not a lonely army, it is not much better.
"Master." Zheng Tingji felt a little ashamed when he saw Dai Anlan.
"It's okay." Dai Anlan patted Zheng Tingji's shoulder and smiled, "It's okay if we all come here. At least, it won't be so easy for the Japs to capture Tonggu. We can drag the Japs' main force here."
"Eh."
"Okay, don't sigh. Come with me to greet Commander Gan later."
"Yes!" Zheng Tingji could only agree.
Dai Anlan originally had hope for this ambush, but he did not have absolute hope. War is never absolute. A little mistake or an accident may lead to another ending of the war. This
The result of this ambush is reasonable. After all, the combat effectiveness of this part of the Japs is indeed very strong! This was evident to him during the past few days in Shou Tonggu. The Japs did not have many troops in each attack, but
But they were able to suppress the defenders on their position.
Listening to the sound of gunfire outside, Dai Anlan's heart did not change. This was already the norm.
"Commander Gan!" Dai Anlan saw Gan Lichu and the generals of the Sixth Army behind Gan Lichu, and sighed. This time, the Sixth Army suffered relatively heavy losses, and the 49th Division was severely beaten.
"Commander Dai!" Gan Lichu sighed a little, but didn't know how to describe this situation. They didn't expect the Japanese tank regiment, but he didn't expect that the 49th Division could not resist it so quickly.
You know, there are nearly 10,000 people in one division.
"Commander Gan, please give me more advice from now on! Let's defend Tonggu together!"