Chapter Seventy-Seven: Unification of the Six Southern Provinces
After arranging the Red Police sub-base, Lee Jun-ho met with his own group of army bosses again, and at the same time, Lee Jun-ho decided to wait before the arrival of British reinforcements. Complete the battle objective of controlling ******** southern provinces.
Of course, Lee Jun-ho also telegraphed again to the Northern Bureau, which was waging guerrilla warfare in the northern part of ********. Ordered them to turn the northern region upside down. Of course, the guerrillas in the north at this time did not have a very good time. Although the British were pinned down by them, they were unable to obtain Li Junhao's weapons assistance because of their distance. As a result, the size of the guerrillas has shrunk considerably, and the scope of their activities has been driven out of the cities. Guerrilla struggle can only be waged in the mountainous villages.
"The general has arrived! Salute!! With the command of the attendant outside the door, the officers who were sitting in the headquarters immediately stood up and saluted.
Then I saw Li Junhao wearing a marshal uniform of the three armies, and walked in with the length of the Guards Army.
This is the conference hall of the Provisional Military Command of the African People's Army, Li Junhao walked directly to his place and sat down, nodded and said, "Okay, everyone sit!" โ
On the left and right sides of Li Junhao, they are filled with cadres at or above the division level of the African People's Army. The first one is the deputy commander-in-chief of the African People's Army, Jeriola, and then the chief of the general staff of the African People's Army, Nibron, and other senior officers, the lowest of which is also a major general and division commander, which can be described as a star-studded group.
Because this is only the temporary headquarters of the African People's Army, there is no simulated sand table, but a thick dark green canvas is spread on the table, on which a military map of the distribution of troops between the enemy and the enemy is unfolded.
So far, the African People's Army (AB) has invested hundreds of thousands of troops in the ********, and after a brief rest, it is about to proceed with the next offensive plan.
A map on the table, which already shows the actual occupied areas of both the enemy and the enemy. The blue scissors represent their own Hainan Army units, and the red ones represent the British.
This military map is probably the only most accurate military map in the world. On this military map, Li Junhao can see clearly at a glance, except for a blue arrow and defensive array that can be seen in the four provinces of Ruwuma, Mtwara, Lindy, and Morogoro, the rest of the places are red marks representing the British.
This is Lee Jun-ho staring at the map and saying to Nebron and Jeriola, "I'm not here today to review the army, I'm here to put pressure on you." โ
"Please. Commander. Jeriola said with a straight face:
Lee Jun-ho said at this time: "After this battle, I am not going to give you time to recuperate, here I hope that you have better control and liberation of Dar es Salaam and Iringa provinces within one to two weeks." Of course, I will hand over all the troops on the eastern and western fronts to you, and at the same time, I will cooperate with your air force units, so you can rest assured. Is there confidence? โ
Jeriola originally heard Li Junhao say that his army would control Dar es Salaam and Iringa provinces in one to two weeks, but after hearing that Li Junhao promised to send his air force to cooperate with his actions, he immediately assured Li Junhao and said: "Please rest assured, commander." I will guarantee the end of the campaign in Dar es Salaam and Iringa within 7 to 10 days. โ
After hearing Nibron's assurance, Lee Jun-ho patted him on the shoulder and said, "That's good, in addition, what I want to tell you is to use cannonballs to solve it when you are fighting, and you are not allowed to fill it with soldiers' lives." My soldier's life is precious. It's expensive. โ
After hearing this, Ofur said: "Please rest assured, Commander, it is already the middle of May, and it is the rainy season again. Can you prepare some thicker uniforms and raincoats for my soldiers, this rainy day march is a muddy road, and I am afraid that a large number of soldiers will be attrition in Africa because of the rainy season. โ
After hearing this, Li Junhao nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will let the logistics department solve it for you, this point." Although you are fighting, I will consider the rest of the matter with Nebron, the head of the logistics department. โ
"In addition, I will allow you to rest for a day after you arrive at the assembly area, after which the campaign to liberate Dar es Salaam and Iringa provinces will be launched. Aim to end the fighting on May 25. You launched your attack on time on 11 May. Lee Jun-ho said.
"You may be assured that, according to the information gathered by the intelligence officers, there is now a serious shortage of troops in the two provinces of Dar es Salaam and Iringaam, and the main forces of their forces have been fully reduced to the north of the city of Iringa and to the coastal areas of Dar es Salaam. Prepare where to stubbornly defend and create time for the rear army to assemble and win their 300,000 reinforcements to arrive. Geriola pointed to the map and said:
And from the map, there is no pressure in Iringa, but there is some trouble in Dar es Salaam, as you can see from the map, the port of Dar es Salaam, Kibasa, and Vigindu, these three points form a triangular defensive front. And with the cooperation of the Navy, this is very bad for us! Jeriola added.
But we have the advantage in terms of numbers and armament, but if we want to capture the port of Dar es Salaam, we must first take Kibaรงa or Vigendu. Otherwise, the troops of the lone army in depth are likely to be saturated by the opponent from both wings. By then, our casualty numbers will be much higher. Jeriola continued:
After a little contemplation, Li Junhao said at this time: "If it really doesn't work, I will let the air force carry out an air attack on the port of Dar es Salaam." The British fleet would be timid, but the army units stationed at the port were still there. And as an important military port, the British operated there for many years, and the defense was very strong. Therefore, the army must be prepared to attack the fortifications. โ
After talking about some other things, Lee Jun-ho returned to Rovuma Province to continue the riot. He now has six or seven armies in his hands. Lee Jun-ho planned to maintain the number of his army at 20 and 1 million troops, and then shift his focus to the navy and air force. After going back, Li Junhao directly expanded the three armies, as long as he successfully solved the British troops in Dar es Salaam and Iringa provinces this time, rested for a week, waited for the arrival of British reinforcements, eliminated the British reinforcements, and completely drove the national army out of ******** in the next one to two months. Then build your own country, whether you recognize it or not, the British recognize it. The country itself has decided that it will be a big deal, and then it will be enough to fight a patriotic war.
Soon the time came on 11 May, and at 5 a.m. the African People's Army in the south and east crossed their zones and entered Dar es Salaam and Iringa, respectively. In the fierce artillery fire, the British army lost 4 county towns in two hours, and the helpless British army had to retreat under the artillery of the African People's Army.