newbobooks Chapter 570 Confrontation
Chapter 570 Confrontation
570 Confrontation
In the following half a day, Ye Qingshan received reports from the Fifth Army, the Sixth Army and the 66th Army.
We learned that the Japanese were withdrawing their forces and defending the areas around Rangoon and the Mawlamyine area connecting to Siam.
In these two areas, we began to strengthen our positions.
The Japanese actually gave up all other areas.
This surprised the commanders of all the expeditionary forces.
"Commander, is this old devil Yamashita Tomoyuki showing weakness to our expeditionary force?
They actually took the initiative to withdraw their troops and gave up large areas of occupied areas.
I wonder if he is afraid of the commander and our expeditionary force."
Chief of Staff Luo Zhuoying said with a smile.
It was also the first time that I felt so happy.
It turns out that the Japanese are also afraid of the damn Malayan tiger.
When our expeditionary force arrived, didn’t they run away in disgrace?
Ye Qingshan is not as optimistic as Luo Zhuoying.
"This old devil, Yamashita Fengwen, is very cunning.
He is not afraid of our expeditionary force.
This old guy is trying to set a trap for me again.
They pretended to be weak and waited for the opportunity to tire themselves out, hoping to lure me into launching a strong attack on them.
What this old guy was betting on was that I would be under pressure from the British and would be forced to attack them and rescue the captured British troops.
Also, I would be ambitious and want to drive them out of Myanmar completely.
This old guy is quite good at understanding people's minds.
Unfortunately, I didn’t fall for it.”
Chief of Staff Luo Zhuoying also understood what Ye Qingshan meant at this time.
Ye Qingshan had no intention of engaging in a decisive battle with the Japanese 25th Army in Yangon.
"Commander, are you really not going to fight anymore?
The headquarters was under great pressure from the British."
Luo Zhuoying asked tentatively.
Because the headquarters actually wanted the expeditionary force to continue fighting.
It would be best if we could annihilate the Japanese 25th Army, completely retake Burma, and rescue the hundreds of thousands of captured British troops.
In this way, the High Command can give the British a very satisfactory explanation.
Ye Qingshan looked at Luo Zhuoying and shook his head slightly: "The opportunity has been lost, we can't fight anymore.
If you continue to fight, you will fall into Yamashita Tomoyuki’s trap.”
"As a general, you must take advantage of the situation and suppress unnecessary desires.
I also want to wipe out the Japanese 25th Army as well.
I also want to drive all the devils out of Burma.
However, in the current situation, the Japanese have completed their orderly retreat before our army arrived.
They have all retreated to the Yangon area and completed the deployment of the defense line.
If our army launches a strong attack on the Japanese 25th Army defending Rangoon now.
There are probably two outcomes.
Otherwise, our army would suffer heavy casualties and ultimately win a tragic victory, driving away the Japanese 25th Army.
For this tragic victory, I estimate that we will have to pay at least half the casualties, or even more.
This is something I cannot accept.
Otherwise, our attack will fail.
We were defeated by the Japanese 25th Army, and finally lost the large occupied area in the north that we had conquered with great difficulty.
I can accept both outcomes.
A ceasefire at this time is the best outcome.
If you still want to fight, then wait for a few months until our soldiers have completed their rest and replenished their weapons and ammunition.
If we play again at that time, our chances of winning will be greatly improved.
Why take the risk now?"
To be honest, this battle wiped out more than 100,000 troops of the Japanese 15th Army and recaptured most of Myanmar.
In particular, Ye Qingshan was very satisfied with the recovery of the Yenangyaung oil field.
What people fear most is being too greedy.
Especially greed, at this time you do not have the ability to have what you should have.
There is a heavy price to pay.
At this moment, Ye Qingshan also wanted to wipe out the Japanese 25th Army, but fortunately, reason overcame greed.
Let him make a decision calmly.
"Okay, Commander.
You convinced me.
I agree not to launch a strong attack on the Japanese 25th Army.
But I have a suggestion.”
"explain.
Why are you being so polite to each other?"
“Finally, let the front-line armies launch several feint attacks on the enemy’s 25th position.
In this way, we can explain to the headquarters.
It can shut the British up.
The High Command can tell the British that we have tried our best but were unable to break through the Japanese positions.
It will save the British from causing trouble for our headquarters, which will be very annoying for them.”
“Haha, the Chief of Staff is right.
When doing a show, you have to do the whole thing.
The rest of the play needs to be performed.
Tell all the troops to beat me hard in the next two days.
Just make a little more noise."
After hearing this, Ye Qingshan laughed and agreed to Luo Zhuoying's proposal.
Because this is what Ye Qingshan thought.
Therefore, in the next two days, the expeditionary force launched a "fierce" attack on various positions of the Japanese 25th Army.
As a result, after two days of fighting, a lot of artillery shells and bullets were consumed.
But the casualties on both sides were pitifully small.
There were only a few hundred people, and most of them were killed by artillery shells.
"idiot!
How could Ye Qingshan, this young boy, be so mature and prudent?
He didn’t fall for it!”
Yamashita Tomoyuki received telegrams continuously from the defensive units of the Japanese 25th Army over the past two days.
Of course Yamashita Tomoyuki realized that although the expeditionary force seemed to be attacking, it was actually just a show.
Otherwise, the battle between the two sides involving more than 100,000 people lasted for two days, but only a few hundred people died.
This is just hilarious!
"Commander, this young commander of the Chinese Army is really difficult to deal with.
He might be preparing to let his troops rest.
Launch an attack on our army again."
The Japanese Chief of Staff Suzuki Sou expressed his opinions nearby.
"Ah."
Yamashita Fengwen nodded, knowing that Ye Qingshan probably thought so.
This made Yamashita Tomoyuki very unhappy.
He thought his conspiracy would definitely succeed, but it failed again and again.
Especially, Ye Qingshan is much younger than Yamashita Fengwen.
This made Yamashita Tomoyuki, who had always looked down on everyone, feel humiliated.
I was actually outdone by a Chinese junior.
How can this be done?
However, this old guy was also a cunning person. Although he was angry, he did not let his anger cloud his mind and make any stupid decisions.
"Notify the garrison in Singapore and ask them to transport more weapons and ammunition by sea.
Especially artillery, send as many as you can.
Contact the headquarters, we need additional troops, and ask them to recruit new soldiers from the country as soon as possible."
Subsequently, Yamashita Tomoyuki issued an order.
He had realized that they would be in a standoff with the expeditionary force for some time to come.
But once the expeditionary force completes its rest and replenishment, a new offensive will surely begin.
Therefore, they had to take advantage of the expeditionary force's rest period to replenish weapons and soldiers.
They had to follow the expeditionary force and launch a new offensive to hold on to the small southern area of Rangoon.
This is the last occupied area of the Japanese in Burma.
If they lose this place, it will be difficult for them to fight back.