newbobooks Chapter 840 The dragon enters the sea
Chapter 840 The dragon enters the sea
840 Dragon Enters the Sea
"Commander-in-Chief, isn't it too risky to let the New 1st Division march north alone to attack the devils in Siam?"
After Ye Qingshan hung up the phone with Stilwell, Chief of Staff Luo Zhuoying next to him quickly spoke.
Ye Qingshan said helplessly: "It is a bit risky.
But there is no way.
With the combat effectiveness of the British army, they faced the Japanese 18th Division, which relied on the construction of strong fortifications and comprehensive defense.
If you want to annihilate it, forget it within two months.
The US military is about to launch the Battle of Guadalcanal. In two months, the supply of materials to our Southeast Asian theater will be cut in half.
There is no other way. We must end this war within two months.
We can only take a risky move."
Although, when Ye Qingshan was in the country in his early days, he always liked to take risks when commanding troops to fight against the Japanese.
But there's nothing we can do about it.
When the enemy is strong and we are weak, if we want to win, we can only take an unconventional approach.
But in the past two years, the balance of power between the enemy and us has reversed.
The expeditionary force, which was originally at a disadvantage, is now at an advantage in Southeast Asia compared to the Japanese 25th Army after joining forces with the US and British forces.
Since he was the one with the advantage, Ye Qingshan also knew the risky and unconventional fighting style he had used before.
It is no longer suitable for expeditionary forces.
On the contrary, it is more suitable for the US military's style of play.
But unexpectedly, because of the situation on the US military side, Ye Qingshan was forced to go back to his old job.
"Chief of Staff, go send a telegram to Lu Dahai.
Tell them that we will leave the British army tomorrow and lead our troops north immediately.
They have only one goal.
The headquarters of the Japanese 25th Army in the capital of Siam.
Within a month, I hope they can call.
Even if we cannot attack, we must cut off the connection between the rear of the Japanese 25th Army and the two Japanese divisions in the western mountainous area of Siam.
As long as these two Japanese divisions in the mountainous areas lose their logistical supplies.
Zhou Pingkou and his men can now launch the final general attack on these two main enemy divisions."
Ye Qingshan had made up his mind and no longer hesitated.
Although Luo Zhuoying was still worried about the safety of the New 1st Division in this battle heading north.
However, he also understood the difficulties faced by Ye Qingshan and Stilwell.
Seeing that Ye Qingshan had made up his mind, he, as the chief of staff, had no choice but to obey.
“Yes, Commander-in-Chief.
I'll send a telegram to the New First Division right away."
"By the way, how do we solve the supply problem for the New First Division?
They have also been fighting the Japanese these two days, and a lot of supplies have been consumed.
If we let them go north tomorrow, how can we provide them with supplies?
It will take at least two days to send supplies from the nearest port."
Ye Qingshan had already thought of a solution to this problem.
"Let the New 1st Division obtain some supplies from the British Army.
Once they reach Siam, our Air Force will send a fleet of aircraft to drop supplies to them.
Now, the air supremacy over Siam is in the hands of our Air Force most of the time.
Airdropping supplies to the New First Division should be no problem at all."
After saying this, Ye Qingshan also felt emotional in his heart.
This is one of the benefits of having air superiority.
The conditions under which he now commands the expeditionary force are much more convenient than when he fought against the Japanese in China, on the Battle of Shanghai, and on the Battle of Nanjing.
“Back then, the situation was so difficult.
We can all defeat the Japanese, and now we have so many advantages.
Can we lose again?"
At this moment, Ye Qingshan's desire to survive was completely aroused.
"Tell Lu Dahai to advance north with all your might and break into Siam as soon as possible.
They don't need to worry about other things.
Let the British slowly gnaw away at the Japanese 18th Division."
Soon, this telegram was sent to Lu Dahai, the commander of the New 1st Division.
"Commander-in-Chief, the commander-in-chief ordered us to march north immediately and invade Siam.
This……
This is completely different from the plan we prepared before the war."
At the headquarters of the New 1st Division, a deputy commander was also surprised and worried after reading the telegram.
"The commander-in-chief ordered us to go north?"
After hearing this, Lu Dahai snatched the telegram and couldn't help laughing after reading it: "Haha, this should have been done a long time ago.
Damn it, during this time, we should go and knock the Japanese's turtle shell.
It's driving me crazy.
Let the British slowly deal with those Japanese gophers hiding in the fortresses and tunnels.
I'm going to take the main force and head north to mess with Yamashita Fengwen's ass.
Haha, the commander's order is wise!"
Compared with the worries of other commanders in the division, Lu Dahai was extremely happy.
Compared to attacking and defending the Japanese in the fortress every day, Lu Dahai would rather fight the Japanese in the field.
Only in this way can they give full play to the advantages of the new weapons and training equipped by their New 1st Division in the past two years.
During this period, Lu Dahai actually felt very frustrated.
Even so, Ye Qingshan's order for their New 1st Division to move north and directly attack the rear of the Japanese army seems even more dangerous.
But he preferred it because this was the way their New First Division should fight.
"Order the entire division to pack up supplies immediately.
We'll set off tomorrow morning."
Lu Dahai gave orders excitedly.
As for the dangers of this journey north, he didn't care at all.
As one of the earliest officers to follow Ye Qingshan, Lu Dahai rose from the grassroots level and followed Ye Qingshan through the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
He doesn't know what danger is.
Now, he at least has an elite mountain division of more than 10,000 people.
No matter how dangerous it is, can it be as dangerous as when he followed Ye Qingshan and led hundreds of people to launch a sneak attack on the Japanese?
At this moment, Lu Dahai felt like he was about to dive into the sea like a dragon.