Since Hu Biao sent two clear telegrams, the Japanese army has been extremely attentive to Hu Biao and the independent division under his command. Before the reinforcements arrived, the special high division was also closely investigating the location of the independent division, and did not want to be attacked by the independent division again.

This time, the Japanese army attacked Renqiang City again, directly using two elite divisions, each of which did not advance quickly. In the event of an attack, the adjacent divisions can be quickly reinforced to ensure that they are not surrounded and annihilated.

According to the situation detected by the Japanese army's special high school, the independent division that had previously besieged and annihilated the 33rd Division in Renqiang City had been staying behind the new 38th Division to rest and recuperate. Although the main force was scattered and hidden, it was difficult to hide from the Japanese troops who had arranged many surveillance posts.

When the Japanese occupied Renqiang City again, one of the divisions prepared to pursue the retreating New 38th Division, but was met with strong resistance from unknown forces. Judging from the intelligence collected by the special high school class, the one covering the new 38th Division should be an independent division.

Originally, the Japanese army wanted to gather the main forces of the two divisions and strive to annihilate the independent division and the new 38th division. As a result, to the horror of the Japanese army, a division of the expeditionary army deployed behind Renqiang City soon joined up with the new 38th Division.

After several tentative attacks, the Japanese knew that the Independence Division had built strong fortifications. In addition, in the area where the new 38th Division retreated, the roads were in poor condition, and the Japanese artillery and tanks could not be used.

Once it goes too deep, no one dares to guarantee that if the troops of three divisions are gathered, they are afraid that two Japanese divisions will not be able to bargain too much. In view of this situation, the Japanese Front immediately made a decision and ordered one of the divisions to continue to advance.

The other division was stationed in the city of Renqiang, focusing on protecting the oil fields they had reoccupied. The follow-up reinforcements of the vigilance troops, as well as the workers responsible for the exploitation of the oil fields, will be stationed in the territory of Renqiang one after another, and seize the time to exploit the oil fields.

Hu Biao, who was in Angkor Thom, received a telegram from Qin Tianyou and smiled: "It seems that the little devil also knows how to accept it when he sees it!" Send a telegram to General Wei to warn him of the Japanese troops on the side of Tonggucheng, and the blocking troops should beware of being surrounded by Japanese troops. ”

"Yes, wolfhead!"

Compared with the previous three-way march, the Japanese army, which had assembled four divisions this time, combined with a division and regiment stationed in Tonggucheng earlier, and the Japanese army that had gathered the strength of five divisions and regiments, fought relatively conservatively, dividing the troops into two roads, and each with two divisions.

Breaking through the city of Renqiang, where the new 38th Division was stationed, the main force of the Japanese army continued to advance towards the city of Mande, which was garrisoned by the British colonial army. After receiving a telegram from the new 38th Division, the generals of the British colonial army were also panicked: "How can they retreat? ”

"If they don't retreat, do they want to fight to the last soldier? Speaking of which, they have bought us two days and two nights, and what about our troops? As soon as I heard that the Fusang army was coming, I just thought about retreating to the rear! ”

"General, if we don't withdraw, we may be surrounded by the Fuso army! Otherwise, let's retreat! ”

As Hu Biao expected, these British colonial troops had no intention of fighting. In the case of other Allied forces, they may be able to make a show and wait for the Japanese to come and put up a little resistance before retreating. But right now, no one wants to stay behind to block the attack.

Knowing this situation, Lieutenant General Dennis, who has always been dissatisfied with the expeditionary army, also said helplessly: "The army's spirit is scattered, and everyone from the generals to the soldiers has no intention of fighting. How could such a battle not be lost? ”

"General, what should I do? If you don't withdraw, I'm afraid it'll be too late! ”

After thinking about it for a while, Dennis finally said: "Let the generals of the Indian army send us a telegram, that is, the Indian colonies are in frequent wars, and we need to return to the Indian army." When we have retreated, we will send a telegram to General Steve to explain this.

In addition, we sent a telegram to the Nationalist Government, saying that we were willing to pay more money and weapons and equipment, and hoped that the Nationalist Government would send more troops to cooperate in the war. Once the southwest loses, it will also be very disadvantageous for them. ”

"Understood! What does the general mean by dragging the expeditionary army in and letting it consume the strength of the Fuso army? ”

"That's right! The Nationalist Government has more land forces than we have in the colonies. Since our soldiers don't want to stay here, let them contain more enemies for us and wait to see how the tide of battle changes. ”

"Yes, General!"

This trick of finding an excuse to be a deserter seems reasonable, but for Steve and Wei Junru, they can naturally see through the fear of war of the British colonial army at a glance. Before the Japanese army reached the city of Mandeb, the colonial army retreated on its own initiative.

Looking at the apologetic telegram sent by Dansny, Wei Junru couldn't help but sarcastically say, "General Steve, we were invited to help in the war. Now it looks like you're planning to push us to the front and stop the Japanese for you. ”

In the face of Wei Junru's sarcasm, Steve could only smile bitterly: "General Wei, you should know that this is not the situation I want to see. As the commander of the Allied forces, I only have the right to advise the British colonial army, but not to command it! ”

The meaning of this is also very straightforward, he just came to see the play, and he couldn't mobilize the British colonial army at all. These British colonial troops were determined to withdraw to the Indian colonies, so how could Steve stop them?

"Humph! I'll report it! Such friendly forces are really chilling. ”

As a result, what was even more chilling was that when Wei Junru reported the situation to the Shancheng government, Lao Jiang, who had already received a note from Yingli in advance, knew that he could not afford to offend the allies despite scolding his mother in his heart. Who is called the National Government, which has already boarded the ship of the Allies!

After thinking about it, he said: "Call Wei Junru back, we are both allies, and we should also understand the other party's distress." In view of the current situation, it is also hoped that the three armies will be sent out to keep the enemy out of the country. If there are any difficulties, discuss countermeasures with General Flying Fox! ”

I have to say that Lao Jiang is indeed a ruthless person, and in addition to offending the allies, he also wants to drag the wolf army formed by Hu Biao into the water. According to the information that Lao Jiang currently knows, he already knows that the wolf army is in the French colony and its power is extremely large.

took the initiative to contact all parties to reach an agreement on sending troops, more because Hu Biao did not want the Japanese army to enter the French colony out of self-preservation. If the British colonies fell, it would also be an extremely dangerous thing for Hu Biao, and the only way to protect himself was to go all out.

This meant that even if Lao Chiang did not send more troops, he could still ask the Allies for more political benefits and military aid in the name of the conquest. On the other hand, Hu Biao's words also had no choice but to send troops to participate in the war.

Receiving Wei Junru's return full of grievances, Hu Biao was silent for a long time and said: "Killing two birds with one stone, what a plan!" The battle has been fought to this extent, and I don't forget to calculate it, amazing! Then let's see, who can't hold their breath first! ”

Long before the Japanese army attacked the British colonies, Hu Biao deployed heavy troops and built fortifications in the border areas of the colonies. It was almost impossible for the Japanese army to push the war into the area controlled by the wolf army.

The one who will really feel the pressure may be the expeditionary army in charge of defense. As far as the Japanese army was concerned, their attack on the British colonies was also in the hope of opening up the southwestern front, advancing the war into the territory of Yunnan Province, and exerting more pressure on the mountain city.

As the British colonial army retreated on all fronts, and even retreated all the way to the Indian colony, another line of Japanese troops also began to engage in a full-scale confrontation with the expeditionary force. With the help of the fortifications built in advance, the expeditionary army fought and retreated, and finally withdrew to the country.

The three main divisions under the command of the Fifth Army, which had been immobile earlier, were all ordered to be stationed in the defensive positions they had built. The remnants of the Sixth Army, which had been withdrawn earlier, also served as a reserve at any time.

In addition, all the border areas bordering the British colonies were heavily defended. Following Hu Biao's suggestion, General Long of Yunnan Province, who has been patrolling the border recently, also sent his elite to the front line.

Seeing that the main forces on both sides were advancing smoothly, the Japanese front also seemed extremely happy. The commander of the front army, looking at the occupied territory, said: "Order the 18th Division to start an attack on Jinglong and wait for the opportunity to enter the French colony!" ”

"Hey! Your Excellency, the French colonies must have amassed quite a few mercenaries. If it joins forces with the Chinese Army, with only the 18th Division, I am afraid that it will be difficult to make a breakthrough. Is it to wait for the follow-up 56th Division to arrive before launching the attack? ”

"Mercenaries? How many mercenaries did the French colonies on the border with Jinglong gather? ”

"I don't know! These mercenaries usually wear people's clothes, and it is difficult for the special high school to find out how much the specific scale is. But the information from the special high class should be able to confirm that a certain number of mercenaries are deployed there! ”

After thinking about it for a while, the commander of the Japanese army immediately said: "Based on the information provided by the special high school, the main force of the mercenaries recruited by Faransi should be on the front line of Angkor Thom. Ordered the coastal troops to start a counterattack to contain the main force of the mercenaries.

As long as our combat troops can tear a hole in the rear of the French colonial army, then the whole game of chess in our southwest can be brought back to life. For the sake of safety, the 56th Division was ordered to speed up and join the 18th Division. ”

"Hey!"

After listening to the commander's battle plan, the rest of the generals felt that if this plan could be successful, it would indeed be able to revitalize the entire battlefield in the southwest colonies. Even if they can't enter Dian Province, they can let their troops break through to the French colonies smoothly.

When Hu Biao received the telegram forwarded by Chen Qiang, he looked at the map and thought for a while: "Is the sound of the east hitting the west?" It seems that the commander of the little devil has a really big appetite, and he actually wants to take this opportunity to make us take care of the head and tail. This trick is kind of interesting!

Send a telegram to the 5th and 6th Divisions, telling them to quickly move to the front line of Jinglong and stand by. Ordered the 7th Division stationed in Jinglong to change equipment for battle, without resolute resistance, and to put the attacking Japanese troops in first. This time, Lao Tzu wants to cripple the Japanese army! ”

Although he felt that he was being calculated by Lao Chiang, Hu Biao had already decided that when the Japanese army advancing on this road was eliminated, the three divisions that had been assembled would launch a counterattack, and the trend would be to enter the British colony and control the nearby towns.

In that case, the control areas such as Zhenning Mansion, which is located behind Jinglong, will also have a longer strategic depth. As for the Japanese army, if they want to attack Yunnan Province, they should be more cautious. In a short period of time, the flames of war should not be able to burn into the territory of Yunnan Province!