In the face of the Xinghua Army's capture of Qiongya Island in one fell swoop, the Japanese troops stationed in the coastal cities of Liangguang were undoubtedly greatly shaken. It's just that the news of the successive defeats made the Japanese troops stationed in Liangguang still dare not act without authorization.

The reason is also very simple: according to the intelligence obtained by the Japanese army, the Xinghua Army has an unknown number of submarine units, which are operating in the waters of the South China Sea. Sending warships over, it is quite possible to be ambushed by these submarine forces.

In the case of not thinking about solving the Xinghua military submarines, they were only afraid that the Japanese warships stationed in Liangguang did not dare to dispatch at will. If they were really ambushed by the submarines of the Xinghua Army again, it would be a mortal threat to the infantry stationed in Liangguang.

Even in this case, the Japanese troops stationed in Liangguang and the garrison of the coastal city across the sea from Qiongya Island have entered a state of combat readiness. What is even more surprising is that the Japanese army recruited people to build fortifications near the coast.

From this situation of the Japanese army, many people were also surprised, and these little devils seemed to be a little worried about the landing operation of the Xinghua Army. If such a situation really occurs, it will also be a heavy setback for the Japanese troops currently stationed and fighting in Liangguang.

The Japanese combat units, which were about to advance to Guilin, were soon ordered to stand by on the spot. As for whether to continue the offensive or retreat to the defense, I believe that the Japanese army should also think carefully and dare not be so careless again.

Not long after the news of the rapid recovery of Qiongya Island by the Xinghua Army returned to the Japanese Cabinet, the large Japanese troops assembled from Phnom Penh fell into a very dangerous situation again. The strength of nearly a division was counter-surrounded by the Xinghua army.

Just when the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army stationed in Burma realized the danger of the situation and planned to transfer it into an infantry wing to strengthen the defense of Phnom Penh. This infantry wing was attacked by a surprise attack by the Xinghua Army.

An infantry wing, which lasted less than an hour, was surrounded and annihilated by the raiding Xinghua army. Except for the surrendered Japanese troops, not a single soldier returned to Phnom Penh. As soon as this news came out, the main force of the Japanese army that was about to arrive in Saigon panicked instantly.

The reason is simple, their communication channel with Phnom Penh was cut off. Originally, they planned to outflank the Xinghua army that had recovered Saigon by land and sea, but in a blink of an eye, the Xinghua army completed the counter-encirclement of them.

More than 10,000 elite troops drawn from various places were surrounded near the jungle on the road from Phnom Penh to the west. Although the Xinghua Army did not attack, it was unlikely that the trapped Japanese army would want to break through.

Unless the Japanese army transfers another main force, the Xinghua army that blocked the rear of the Japanese army will be defeated. Otherwise, it would be almost impossible for this main force, which was besieged in the middle, to successfully break through.

After receiving a telegram from the reinforcements for help, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese army stationed in French Indochina was also shocked: "Baga! How many troops did the Xinghua Army dispatch? Damn, why did so many troops suddenly come out? ”

Earlier, according to the intelligence detected by the Japanese army's special high school, the Xinghua Army trained a regular army of nearly 10,000 people in the French Indochina region. These troops are usually located in the vicinity of areas inhabited by Chinese.

But after the battle began, the number of troops gathered in Saigon alone was as high as 10,000. So where did the troops to attack Qiongya come from? Where did the Xinghua Army, which cut off the strategic channel, emerge from there?

The most deadly, the nearly 10,000 Xinghua troops who currently control the area around the upper and lower reaches of the Mekong River, came out of there? These troops alone are only about 30,000 troops.

What's even worse is that the combat effectiveness of the Xinghua Army in this battle is beyond the imagination of the Japanese army. The uniform and standard armament, coupled with the skilled military combat skills, shocked the Japanese army.

Even in a short period of time, the Hing Wah Army, which had occupied Saigon earlier, continued to expand its territory. Some of the surrounding towns that had been ordered to be strictly defended were recovered by the Xinghua army in a very short period of time.

Many of the Japanese troops stationed there had mutinies between officers and soldiers. After this news was summed up, there was no doubt that the Japanese troops fighting in the French Indochina region felt a sense of helplessness that made matters worse!

If the land reinforcements sent to Saigon were encircled and annihilated, it would cause major problems for the entire Japanese army in French Indochina. After all, if the rear is unstable, how can the troops on the front line be at ease?

On the other hand, Zhao Tiehu, who successfully blocked the main force of the Japanese reinforcements sent by the army, was not in a hurry to order an attack. The troops stationed in the Saigon area continued to advance into the territory of Yunnan Province according to Zhao Tiehu's arrangements in advance.

This situation also greatly disturbed the Japanese cabinet. In their view, once the Xinghua Army opened up the land route bordering Yunnan Province or Gui Province, it would also pose a major threat to the Japanese troops stationed in the southwest region.

Even the current Japanese army's operations in northern Burma and the operational plan to cut off the Yunnan-Burma road will become completely useless. After all, the Xinghua Army has reopened a land route, which can still transport large quantities of strategic materials inland.

In the long run, it will also play a major role in dealing a major blow to the entire Japanese army's strategy of aggression against China. For a time, the Japanese Cabinet strictly ordered the troops bordering Yunnan Province to make every effort to block the speed of the Xinghua Army's advance to Yunnan Province.

Upon learning of this situation, Zhao Tiehu continued to launch a feint, but at the same time instructed Chen Youren, who had entered the territory of Yunnan Province to liaise with the expeditionary force, to take advantage of the Japanese army's focus on blocking the first division of the Fourth Theater of Operations, and to take the opportunity to lead the two divisions of the Zhongyan Army down the river.

With the help of the Mekong River, the main divisions of the two integrated expeditionary forces were secretly guided to the rear of the Japanese army fighting in northern Burma. As long as it cooperates well with the main forces of the expeditionary force and the Allied forces fighting on the front line, it can inflict heavy losses on the Japanese army.

This was extremely beneficial to the Allies and the Expeditionary Force, and even to the Xinghua Army. After all, most of the elite Japanese troops sent to French Indochina were concentrated in northern Burma, rather than in what the Japanese thought they were in the rear.

Chen Youren, who had already arrived in Zhenyue County, looked at Du Luming, the general of the expeditionary force who had secretly met, and took the latest telegram from Zhao Tiehu to report: "General Du, the fighter plane has appeared!" The Japanese troops on the opposite side have already been successfully fished by us. ”

After receiving the telegram handed by Chen Youren, Du Luming also said excitedly: "Great! I have to say, you guys really helped us a lot this time! If this battle can be successful, your Xinghua Army will be the first merit! ”

"General Du is too polite! Our commander-in-chief has said that although most of our Xinghua Army have moved overseas, we are all Chinese like you, and we also hope to see the end of the War of Resistance at home as soon as possible and start post-war reconstruction as soon as possible.

If the motherland can become strong, we also have the motherland as a backing in Nanyang. Most importantly, it will be difficult for us to achieve real peace without defeating these aggressors. Since the goal is the same, it is natural that we should work together!

Next, my troops and I will try to block the news that the army has infiltrated behind enemy lines. But what you have to do is also try to avoid making this news public in advance. The longer the information is kept secret, the greater the results we will achieve.

According to what we know so far, the little devil is currently in the Matsuyama area, and he is already planning to build stronger fortifications. It's really not easy for the little devils to finish building these fortifications, and if they want to clean them up in the future! ”

"That's right! Okay, just do as you say, how do you need us to cooperate, you just say! ”

As the commander-in-chief of this raid behind enemy lines, Du Luming naturally had a very good relationship with Chen Youren. If it weren't for Chen Youren's sudden appearance, the expeditionary force would have paid a heavy price if it wanted to withdraw to China.

And this time, he had the opportunity to cooperate with Chen Youren, and Du Luming also felt very happy and looking forward to it. After the two discussed the battle plan, they quickly set a time for the secret allocation. It didn't take long for the river wharf in Zhencheng County to become busy.

First of all, the combat materials of the two main divisions, loaded with a batch of bamboo rafts, went down the river into the temporary camp established by the wolf warriors. If you can't find that many boats, then things like bamboo rafts are relatively easy and simple.

The first batch of shipwrights arrived at their destination safely, and Du Luming followed the first batch of raiding troops, and began to take the river defense ships captured by the Xinghua Army, and began to enter the territory of Annan as the second group of main forces, preparing to carry out an outflanking raid.

Looking at the large number of river defense ships driven by the Xinghua Army, Du Luming was also shocked and said: "It's really hard to imagine that so many ships were captured by little devils. No wonder, you have control over this important inland waterway. ”

"If General Du is interested, maybe when this battle is over, you can mention it to our commander-in-chief. Perhaps, for the sake of General Du's face, our commander-in-chief may send you a river defense ship force.

In fact, we have captured quite a few gunboats this time. Many of the gunboats were temporarily mothballed because there were not enough people to pull them out. If General Du really needs it, he only needs to transfer some troops over and take over these gunboats.

And in the next battles in northern Burma and Annam, there is a river defense ship force, whether it is transporting troops or raiding, I believe it can come in handy. Of course, whether the commander-in-chief will agree or not, you have to ask to find out! ”

"Brother, you didn't mean to say nice things to coax me, did you? Are you really willing to give this thing to us? ”

"Actually, we don't need so many river defense gunboats! In fact, our Xinghua Army has already begun to build its own shipyard in Nanyang. In the future, I am afraid that we can build warships, and we will not be long before we can build this kind of river defense gunboat.

As long as you can ensure the river channel, you will be able to send a few extra river defense gunboats, and you will be fine. Of course, if you want our commander-in-chief to cut meat, you'd better tell the one in Chongqing that our commander-in-chief should sell his face. ”

Some inland river ships sent to the expeditionary force to fight in Burma were naturally Zhao Tiehu's idea. But in Chen Youren's opinion, if you can make the person in Chongqing owe a favor, it is undoubtedly a better choice for Xinghuajun and Zhao Tiehu.

In these years, personal debts are often the most difficult to repay. Whether it is Lao Jiang or Du Luming, sending some inland river ships that cannot be used for the time being to the other party is not a big loss for the Xinghua army. After all, these are all captured from the hands of little devils!