Chapter 171: Keeping the Enemy Out of the Country
According to the battle plan formulated in advance, in order to distract the attention of the Japanese army, at the same time, to contain more combat troops sent by the Japanese army. Hu Biao privately devised tactics to harass the Japanese army, forcing the Japanese army to send more troops to strengthen its control over the French colony.
Temporarily unable to fight against the navy and air force of the little devils, Hu Biao has the ability to suppress the army of the little devils. Following the tactics of the previous recruit divisions, all battles were declared over as far as the coast was advanced, preventing the Japanese from advancing inland.
For example, in some unimportant coastal places, Hu Biao will also send troops to take them over. In this way, the Japanese troops deployed along the coast of the French colonies will also be invisibly cut off into several parts, and can only communicate by sea.
As for the troops participating in the battle, the 8th Division commanded by Chen Qiang was the main force, and with the three recruit divisions, a full-scale counteroffensive was launched against the Japanese army. The explanation to the outside world was that the British colonial army wanted to regain lost territory and drive the Japanese out of their colony.
After the battle began, the 8th Division, under the command of Chen Qiang, broke through the two cities closest to Angkor in a row, and completely annihilated the Japanese city defense troops stationed there. As soon as the news came out, the Japanese army was also extremely shocked.
Looking at the telegram sent by the special high school, the Japanese commander was also very angry and said: "Baga! These damn Franco-French colonial troops actually jumped out at this time to make trouble. Our city defense forces can't even deal with a group of mercenaries? ”
In the face of the commander's questioning, the staff officer in charge of reporting the intelligence was also helpless: "General, according to the information collected by the special high class, most of the mercenaries currently in the French colonies are from China, and they are all veterans with actual combat experience.
When we attacked the French colonies earlier, they were hired by the colonial government, and their strength should have reached nearly 50,000 men. The person in charge of recruiting is none other than Vic the White Bear, a war broker who negotiated with us earlier. ”
"Damn! It's this guy again! Why can't the action team of the special high class kill this guy? ”
"The Special High School has organized several assassination attempts, all of which have ended in failure. This guy has a group of elite mercenaries next to him. According to the information provided by the Special High School, this person is extremely vindictive, and will retaliate if the assassination fails.
The previous heads of operations of the special high school were all counter-assassinated by Vic after they failed to carry out assassination missions. Coupled with the fact that we needed a communication channel, the above finally gave up on the plan to continue assassinating him. ”
The so-called communication channel is that White Bear Vic acts entirely as a war broker. To the silence of the Japanese army, Vik, who advertised that he was fighting for money, was always unwilling to accept the employment of the Japanese army, which made the Japanese army extremely dissatisfied.
But the Japanese army knew that similar to the previous ransom of the captured generals and adjutants, they had to win over White Bear Vic. Although they were extorted a lot of commissions by the other party every time, compared with the redeemed generals, the Japanese army felt that it was still worth it.
In fact, several generals who were captured by the independent division in the previous round were ransomed by the Allies at a high price and used to exchange their captured generals with the Japanese army. Vic, as a middleman, not only earns the money of the little devils, but also makes the money of the allies.
However, the Allies and the Japanese army, seeing the generals who successfully redeemed them, had to express their gratitude to Vik. Even if some people think that White Bear Vic is too greedy for money, Vic, who has received the money, is still very reliable in doing things.
It's just that for Nuvik, he actually enjoys the taste of being stammered. Even if the money earned, most of it has to be handed over to Hu Biao. The portion of the prize money that could be distributed to him still excites Novik and his teammates.
It is precisely because of the high income of the White Bear commandos that many relocated White Russian youths are very active in joining the army. Serving in the infantry unit first, the best soldiers among them can be selected by the commando team.
Because of the increase in the number of Belarusian youths serving in the military, Hu Biao has given Nuvik the name of the main force of the division, and his troops are also stationed at the Ivan farm. This is also more reassuring for many of the Belarusians who have relocated.
In order to avoid the deterioration of the situation in the French colonies, after some consideration, the Japanese finally decided to transfer a division formed by the colonies and began to enter the French colonies to confront the mercenaries who were attacking and sneaking around.
What made the Japanese army speechless was that these conscripted colonial divisions often fell behind in the confrontation with the mercenaries. The only good thing is that the mercenaries who raid seem to be very disciplined and rarely cross the border to carry out raids.
Some of the retreating troops retreated as soon as they withdrew into the territory of the Xianna kingdom, which was allied with Fuso, and the mercenaries who pursued them would retreat. Second, the Japanese army, which had abandoned some cities and towns of little value, would not be harassed as long as they retreated to the coastal defense area.
In response to this situation, a general soon said: "The top priority at present is to expand the area of control of our British colonies. Those mercenaries recruited by the Francosinian could not really work for the Francis.
According to the information provided by the special high school, the sudden dispatch of the Franco-French colonial army was more due to the criticism of their commanders. This battle is more of a battle launched by Lieutenant General Peake, the commander of the French colony, to prove himself.
If we can abandon the occupied areas that are of little value, focus on the occupied areas along the coast, and concentrate all our energies on attacking the British colonies. As long as the Allied forces and the expeditionary force sent by the government of China are defeated, the French colonial army will also be honest! ”
"Yaga! Is this an admission of defeat? ”
"It's not an admission of defeat, it's a strategic retreat. As things stand, we simply cannot start two wars at the same time. If you want to defeat mercenaries who are good at jungle warfare, you must send at least two divisions of elite troops.
Without these two elite divisions, how could the remaining troops who rushed to reinforce defeat the Allied forces and the Chinese expeditionary army that had replaced the Allied equipment? As long as you defeat the strongest opponent, it's not too late to go back and clean up those mercenaries! ”
After a scramble, the generals who chose to retreat strategically gained the upper hand. Subsequently, the Japanese army completely reduced the defensive line, and all the troops originally sent to occupy the colony were transferred back to the key cities controlled along the coast.
Among them, there were also many troops who retreated directly into the territory of Xianluo State, and instructed the requisitioned Xianluo army to start fighting against the mercenaries. At the same time, the Japanese army also sent several supporting rebels and began to cause chaos in the colony.
Receiving the telegram from the front, Hu Biao said thoughtfully: "It seems that the Fusang people are determined to occupy the colony of LinkedIn. I'd rather give up the territory I occupied before than continue to fight with us, this trick is really good for retreating! ”
"General Hu, should we continue the attack?"
"No, you don't! Major wars should be stopped altogether, and small-scale front-line conflicts can still be maintained. In the future, I will mobilize more new troops from the rear and go to the front line to engage in rotational battles with the Japanese army, so that they can accumulate actual combat experience.
As for General Peake, you can also urge the Allies to continue to invest more money and weapons to maintain greater pressure on the Japanese army. As long as the gunfire here doesn't stop all day long, those generals won't dare to accuse you of inaction! ”
"Thank you! What you mean, I see! ”
The Japanese army took the initiative to retreat, which was indeed a surprise to Hu Biao. Such a happy confession does not seem to be like the character of the Japanese army. Seeing that the five divisions transferred by the Japanese army from the rear, four of which had landed in the British colonies, he knew what the Japanese had in mind.
After thinking for a while, he said: "Send a report to the special operations brigade and let it monitor the movements of the Japanese army at all times." Then give the 1st Division and our combat units all their strength to deal with the Japanese attack. As long as you dare to step into our defense zone, then resolutely call me back. ”
"Yes, wolfhead!"
"In addition, send a telegram to the conscription army, so that all divisions in the theater are ready to engage in battle. The combat units stationed on the front line of Tonggucheng should be prepared for defense and battle. The troops that have been reorganized and trained in the country continue to strengthen the construction of fortifications to keep the enemy out of the country! ”
"Yes, wolfhead! But what about the Allies? ”
"Ignore them just yet! It was said that joint operations were good, but the British colonial army had always avoided fighting. Send a separate sealed telegram to General Wei to tell him to pay attention to the movements of the British colonial army, if they don't help, we won't help! ”
"In this case, will it lead to the breakdown of cooperation?"
"Don't worry! It's them, not us, who will ask for it! As long as we hold the border line and prevent the Japanese army from entering the country, then only the colonial army will be really uncomfortable. I'd also like to know where they want to get there. ”
According to the battle plan formulated by Hu Biao earlier, the left and right sides are mainly defensive and counterattacking. In the middle lane, it is completely left to the little devil to attack. Even if the British colonial army protested, the expeditionary force could give a reason, and they pinned down the Japanese on the flank.
You can't always let the expeditionary army in front and the British colonial army hide in the back to watch the play, right? You must know that according to the signed combat agreement, the expeditionary force has the right to fight independently, and does not directly obey the command of the allied forces.
If the Allies need to send out the expeditionary force to undertake more combat missions, then they must also show greater sincerity. Regarding these views and decisions, Hu Biao also told Wei Junru about it, and Wei Junru had no opinion on this.
As a leading general, who wants to see their troops become cannon fodder for others? After the news came out, the commanders of all divisions of the expeditionary army agreed with Hu Biao's decision and felt that Hu Biao was really on their side.
Changed to other commanders, in order to curry favor with the foreign generals, they may be sent up to block the guns for the foreign devils. In short, through the previous two battles and two victories, Hu Biao's prestige in the Allied Forces and the Expeditionary Army is really unmatched.
Before waiting for reinforcements to arrive, the Japanese army did not stop reconnaissance before the battle. There is also a better understanding of the situation of the expeditionary forces and the Allied forces. After the battle began, the two main divisions of the Japanese army went straight to Renqiang City, where Sun Liren was stationed.
The goal was also very simple, that is, to recapture the oil field that the Japanese army attached great importance to. After two days and nights of fierce fighting, Sun Liren received a telegram from Hu Biao, telling him to retreat overnight, and the first division was responsible for intercepting the Japanese pursuit.
This also means that the first battle of the Japanese army, which came back, ended in victory. While boosting the morale of the army, the Japanese army is also speculating about where the independent division commanded by Hu Biao will be hidden at this moment?