Chapter 174: Attack on all fronts
For the Japanese army, which was advancing on both sides, the overwhelming victory did make it relax its vigilance. Especially when the Japanese army learned that except for a small number of main forces left behind in the British colonies, the rest of the main forces returned to China, it was more reassuring.
The British colonial army, which thought it would stop the Japanese attack, did not even fight the Japanese army, and was directly frightened to withdraw to the Indian colony. The Japanese divisions in charge of the pursuit spent most of their time receiving towns abandoned by the colonial army.
Even the commander of the Japanese division in charge of the pursuit bluntly said that this was not a battle but a victory to be received. The fear of the British colonial army undoubtedly made the attacking Japanese army feel that the British colonial army was really vulnerable.
The Japanese troops in the center pursued closely along the retreat of the British colonial army and did not encounter much resistance at all. In the face of the arrival of the Japanese army, the local natives in the occupied area spontaneously organized an action to welcome the Japanese army, which made the Japanese army quite happy.
Many officers of the little devils even said with a smile: "The ***** policy of the empire is still very popular with the people of all countries!" ”
The Japanese army, which swept away the previous haze, never imagined that another attacking force, which had gathered two main divisions, would be planted in the hands of Hu Biao again. As soon as the encirclement battle ended, Hu Biao ordered someone to send a telegram to Wei Junru.
"Tell General Wei that you can launch a full-scale counterattack! The 18th Division of the Japanese Army, which attacked our defensive positions, has become a lone army. If they don't want to be wiped out, they have no choice but to retreat. At that time, our department will block along the way! ”
"Yes, wolfhead!"
Wei Junru, who stayed in the rear headquarters, had been paying attention to the battle on the front line, and what made him a little relieved was that in the face of the attack of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army, the three divisions of the expeditionary army were still very good at blocking the Japanese offensive.
Thinking of Hu Biao's instructions before, Wei Junru was also very glad and said: "Fortunately, the fortifications were built in advance, otherwise it would be a bit choking if you want to block the attack of the Japanese army." The main division of the Japanese army is indeed very strong in combat! ”
But Wei Junru never dreamed that just when he was worried that the front-line troops would not be able to hold out for too long, when he saw the secret telegram sent by the confidential staff officer, Wei Junru said with joy on his face: "I knew that General Flying Fox must have a way!" ”
After laughing, Wei Junru immediately said: "Send a report to General Du, send all the reserves out, and launch a full-scale counterattack." The 18th Division of the Japanese Army, which attacked our defensive position, will never be able to wait for follow-up reinforcements! ”
"Yes, General!"
Commander Du of the Fifth Army, who was supervising the war on the front line, received a telegram from Wei Junru, and said with joy on his face: "Wow! General Hu really deserves to be the general of the flying fox, and every time he makes a shot, he points directly at the fatal place of the Japanese army! ”
After laughing, Commander Du also said directly: "Order all divisions, pull out all the artillery for me, and start a comprehensive counterattack." Tell the division commanders of the divisions that there is no need to keep reserves anymore, and the little devils will not have any more reinforcements. ”
"Yes, Throne!"
For the Fifth Army, what they were really worried about was not the attack of the Eighteenth Division, but the Fifty-sixth Division, which was following the Eighteenth Division. But no one expected that this division would be completely annihilated by Hu Biao.
The remaining Japanese combat units were scattered in the newly occupied towns. For these scattered Japanese combat units, the expeditionary troops are still not afraid of asking themselves. After receiving the order, the divisions immediately launched a full-scale counteroffensive.
Seeing that the defenders took the initiative to launch a counterattack, the division commander of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army was also extremely shocked and said: "Baga! Are these Chinese troops crazy? How dare they start fighting back? Do they want to fight us to the death? ”
At this moment, the chief of staff of the division said with a frightened expression: "Your Excellency the division commander, we have just received a clear telegram from the independent division. The 56th Division, which was preparing to attack the French colonies, was unfortunately wiped out. ”
"Na? How can it be? Damn, did you contact the 56th Division? ”
"Contacted! But there was no response! ”
Quickly running to the side of the battle map, the commander of the Japanese division was obviously a little flustered and said: "Order all attacking troops, draw out the strength of a wing, and make every effort to block the counterattacking Chinese army, and the rest of the troops quickly move closer to the division headquarters!" ”
"Hey!"
"Immediately send a telegram to the commander of the front with a request to send an air force for tactical guidance! When the troops were assembled, they abandoned the bulky supplies and retreated to the rear at full speed. Damn, isn't the Independent Division in Renqiang City? ”
The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, the two clear codes were electrified, and the Japanese army was lost two and a half divisions. Hu Biao's prestige made the generals of the Japanese divisions and regiments even fearless. And now, Hu Biao's military exploits are thin, and there is one more Japanese division.
If someone else is changed, perhaps the division commander of the 18th Division will choose to stick to it and wait for help. But in the face of the independent division that suddenly appeared in the French colony, he knew that if he didn't retreat in time, he was afraid that the next division to be completely annihilated would be them!
In fact, once again receiving a clear telegram from the Independent Division, many forces found it unbelievable. In the past, the Japanese army was victorious one after another, and the colonial army and the expeditionary army had to retreat with all their strength to protect themselves, but the independent division never moved.
No one expected that the independent division would not move, and if it moved, it would be killed. The Japanese divisions and regiments, which were already short of troops, were planted in the hands of Hu Biao one after another, how could the Japanese army not be afraid or fearful?
In contrast, Chen Qiang, who was in charge of commanding operations in the coastal zone, received a clear telegram from Hu Biao, and said excitedly: "Order all departments to attack on all fronts!" This time, it must hurt the little devils completely, see if they dare to jump! ”
"Yes!"
The beginning of the recovery of some coastal cities was also a combat order issued by Hu Biao. It's just that Hu Biao had asked Chen Qiang before that he had to choose the best opportunity to attack. And this clear code is powered, which is the best clarion call to fight back!
Although the Japanese army still has four main battle divisions in the British colonies, there are at most a little more than two main divisions that can really be freed up for combat. The 56th Division was annihilated, and the Japanese began to worry about the 18th Division.
After receiving a telegram from the 18th Division, the commander of the front immediately said: "Send a telegram to the air force and immediately send fighters to reinforcements." Send bombers and blow up all the jungle areas where the Independent Division might be hiding! ”
"Hey!"
It has to be said that the commander of the Front, who has been thoroughly enraged, sent out all the army aviation units that could be mobilized in his hands. As news came from the radar station one after another, Hu Biao knew that it was time for the Eagle Strike Air Force to make its debut.
"Send a message to the Menia Air Force and let them rush in for reinforcements! Send a report to the second brigade again, and you can take to the air to prepare for battle! ”
"Yes, wolfhead!"
"Send a report to the 1st and 3rd Brigades, dispatch all bombers, and start bombing all the Japanese military ports and warships in the southwest!"
From the telegram sent by the Shuo Rat Intelligence Group, Hu Biao already knew that the little devil had dispatched all the fighters deployed in the southwest. When the Japanese fighters engaged the Menia Air Force and the 2nd Group, he sent fighters to bomb the Japanese troops.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, he wanted to let the Japanese army really know that if they dared to attack the idea of the French colonies, they would pay a heavy price. On the other hand, when the Japanese army attacked the middle of the road, he would pretend not to see it, and let it continue to break through and pursue the British colonial army.
If possible, Hu Biao would even find an opportunity to cut off the retreat of these Japanese troops and force them to attack the supply bases established by the British colonial army in the Indian colonies. The Japanese army, whose rear road was cut off, believed that there was no choice but to attack desperately!
At the same time, Hu Biao said: "Send a report to the First Division, the Second Division, and the New 38th Division, and ask them to cut off the supply channels between Mande City and Renqiang City." Drive the Japanese army to continue the attack, as long as the Japanese army does not retreat, then leave it alone! ”
"Yes, wolfhead!"
A series of battle orders were issued, and it was also realized that the second attack of the Japanese army against the British colonies would also fall into a complete defeat. In the end, how many troops can be retained may depend on Hu Biao's mood.
When a large number of Japanese fighters flew over the border area of the three places, the Menia Air Force, which also flew overhead, immediately launched an attack on the Japanese army. Just when the Japanese fighters sensed that something was wrong, a large number of fighters joined the air battle.
"Yaga! We were fooled! Damn, this is Menia's new fighter, we have to break out as soon as possible! ”
It was thought that as soon as the air force arrived, the 18th Division would be able to calmly retreat the Japanese army, and when they saw the Menia fighters covering the sky, many of the little devil's soldiers were instantly defeated. Just looking at the number of fighters, they are much less than Menia.
The Japanese bombers who were ordered to bomb were taken care of by the fighters, and soon they became turkeys and fell from the sky one after another. Seeing this scene, the commander of the 18th Division also knew that he had pitted the aviation team miserably.
"Yaga! How so! Damn the Menians, why should they help the Chinese people? ”
In the face of such complaints, the subordinates standing beside him did not know how to answer. In fact, in the Pacific theater, the Japanese army had already fought a bloody battle with the Meniya army. The land, sea and air forces of both sides have fought several fierce battles.
The generals who had successfully attacked Pearl Harbor for the Navy earlier seemed to be a little complaining about the Navy at this time. If you don't provoke the Menia side, maybe Menia will not form an alliance with the Nationalist government, so it will be easier for the Japanese army to deal with it.
But at present, the Japanese army, which is surrounded by enemies on all sides, will undoubtedly feel great pressure if it wants to oppose the Nationalist Government and join forces with the Allies. From the scale of this air battle, it can be seen that they want to fully occupy the LinkedIn colony, but I am afraid that there is no possibility!
Telegrams were received one after another from the combat units at the front, and the commander of the front army was also depressed. As far as the current situation is concerned, it is really unknown how many troops sent to the front line will be able to keep in the end!
But he didn't know that the encirclement and annihilation of the 56th Division of the Japanese Army was just a prelude to the Wolf Army's counteroffensive. What followed was that the wolf army officially proved to all forces that whoever dared to fight the idea of a French colony must be prepared to pay a heavy price.
The English, who had completely withdrawn from the British colonial army, were afraid that it would be impossible to recover the British colonies again. Even in view of their previous renegade on joint operations, Hu Biao will definitely teach the colonial army a profound lesson!