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Chapter 1764 Is it necessary to be cheap Americans?

"What now?"

The four commanders of the Siamese army, who followed the charging procession, lay on the ground in horror, glanced at each other, and in the bright light of the flares, they all saw the fear from the heart. www.biquge.infoImmediately, several people shouted "counterattack" hoarsely, but in the fierce gunfire, no one answered, they turned their heads and looked at the reserve team that had run without a trace behind them.

Under the powerful machine gun fire of the An Jia Army, no Siamese soldier can raise his head to shoot, you must know that the Type I general-purpose machine gun can fire 1,200 rounds per minute, and the salvo of hundreds of general-purpose machine guns in the whole regiment is concentrated.

At this time, the only ones that could counterattack were the light and heavy machine guns, grenadiers and artillery positions of the Siamese army in the rear. However, while the infantry was under attack, the artillery was also suffering from purgatory. At the moment when the first trench general-purpose machine gun salvo was fired in front of the Three Towers Pass, the rocket artillery company, mountain howitzer company, infantry artillery company of the 1st Regiment Artillery Battalion of the 3B Division, and more than 50 mortars from all the regiments concentrated in one regiment opened fire together.

Because it is a Category B unit, the rocket artillery company is only equipped with six 107mm rocket launchers, the mountain howitzer company is equipped with four 105mm mountain howitzers, and the infantry artillery company is equipped with twelve imitation Japanese 92 infantry guns, but such firepower has been able to completely suppress the artillery attack of the Siamese army division.

What really destroyed the morale of the Siamese artillery was a salvo of rocket artillery. Six 12-barrel rocket launchers, as many as 72 rockets in a single salvo, the damage to the Siamese artillery is unimaginable.

"Whoosh-"

While the mountain howitzers and infantry artillery were firing, the 107mm rocket artillery position was filled with sharp and piercing sounds of breaking the air, and in this dense whistling sound, the points of light were like meteor showers rising from the ground, tearing apart the dark night sky in an instant.

A moment later, on the artillery position of the Siamese army, dense red clouds with rolling thunder suddenly came. The sudden flames were like fires from hell, with a hideous evil laugh, mercilessly devouring the lives of the Siamese artillerymen.

Mountain grenades, infantry guns, and mortars were intertwined into a dense network of firepower, and grenades flew into the sky with a piercing whistle, and dark red bullet marks drew a perfect arc in the sky, rushing towards the Siamese army's heavy machine gun positions, light machine guns, and grenadier positions.

Shocked by the sudden burst of fire of the An Jiajun, the Siamese army's position had not yet had time to counterattack, and a string of rockets and grenades smashed down with a strange scream.

"Boom—"

A series of explosions sounded, countless black and red fireballs rose from the ground, and the mountain artillery, infantry artillery, light and heavy machine guns, grenadiers, and shooters at the center of the explosion were fiercely lifted into the air, and countless sharp shrapnel flew in the air.

"Jingle Bell—"

This is the sound of shrapnel and the impact of various guns.

"Pss

This is the sound of shrapnel cutting through the human body.

The parts of various weapons that braved the brilliant sparks rained down like drops of blood, human body fragments, and internal organs.

It was in the Siamese Army that the commander of the 5th Division, Song Boon. Tana watched his artillery and heavy firepower units fall into danger and was about to order the commander of the artillery regiment, Colonel Badafon, to move urgently, when he found more bullet marks coming back.

"Boom-"

In the continuous scarlet fireballs, screams were repeated, and hundreds of Siamese soldiers rose into the air in the firelight.

The tattered corpses of officers and soldiers flew in the air on the artillery, machine-gun and grenadier positions of the Siamese army, which were once again covered in artillery fire, and the mountain artillery, field artillery, infantry guns, crooked light machine guns, chicken-neck heavy machine guns, and grenadiers were twisted into the air like toys and lifted into the air.

The various positions were once again combed through by various shrapnel and machine-gun bullets that had been detonated, and the surviving Siamese soldiers were either cut in two by sharp shrapnel or beaten into hornet's nests by the bursting bullets.

After being covered by several ** small-caliber rockets and grenades, the Siamese army's heavy fire position became a terrible purgatory!

The choking smell of gunpowder smoke could not hide the pungent smell of blood, there were bloody stumps and broken arms everywhere, and all kinds of equipment that had become twisted flowers were sprinkled with internal organs that were still steaming, and in the craters, there were all puddles of bloody red and dazzling liquid.

After completely solving the threat of Siamese artillery and heavy firepower, the defenders' artillery turned their guns and began to bombard the attacking forces of the Siamese army.

Rockets and grenades, according to the shooting costs that had been calculated long ago, quickly flew into the sky, and after reaching the highest point, they crossed a perfect arc and smashed down with a piercing whistle towards the place where the Siamese army had gathered, which had become as miserable as hell.

The explosion sounded quickly, and a huge fireball with various debris rose into the air.

The cluster of shells continued to explode in the group of thousands of Siamese soldiers who were crushed to the ground by machine-gun fire, and the Siamese officers and soldiers at the center of the explosion were blown to pieces, and the flying shrapnel and the wails of the Siamese people were intertwined, and the blood and broken limbs were splashed and rained down on the Siamese officers and soldiers who were huddled in a ball.

When the bullets screamed and pounced again, a young Siamese soldier finally collapsed.

"O Buddha, forgive me, I don't want to fight anymore!"

In the terrible and frantic cry, the Siamese soldier got up, but unfortunately before he could turn back, with a "boom", a 60 mm high-explosive grenade fired by a mortar exploded behind him, and the sharp shrenchnel cut the Siamese soldier's body into two pieces at once, and the huge wave of air threw his upper body into the air, and the blood mass wrapped in various internal organs gushed out from the abdominal cavity and sprinkled to the ground.

Thousands of sharp shrapnel harvested blood and lives in the crowd of Siamese soldiers, and everywhere they passed, the screams were incessant, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and between the corpses that were cut in two and their heads were cut off, hundreds of Siamese officers and soldiers with missing arms and legs were churning in pain in a pool of blood.

"Attention artillery companies, listen to my instructions!"

The commander of the artillery battalion, who carefully observed the landing point of the grenade, calmly gave the order, "Cover fire at the front of the position!" Destroy all resistance of the enemy! ”

Rocket artillery, mountain howitzers, infantry guns, and mortars that quickly adjusted their muzzles began to sweep the hidden places of Siamese officers and soldiers, and in less than a minute, thousands of shells of various kinds smashed into the crowd of Siamese troops, and tens of thousands of sharp fragments combed the entire battlefield from head to toe, almost completely.

Everywhere there was a strange scream of sharp shrapnel and tyrannical shock waves, and large swaths of Siamese soldiers who escaped direct damage from the explosion were crucified alive in pools of blood.

The entire battlefield was filled with painful wails and pungent blood that resounded through the night sky.

"It's over! It's completely over! ”

A handful of tearing off a bloody belly and intestines that smashed on his head, and Songwen was drenched in blood. Tana, who had been stunned by the powerful artillery fire of the An Jiajun, looked at the battlefield strewn with corpses in the light of the explosion, and suddenly reacted and gave a loud order to retreat, he knew that if the troops stayed on this battlefield without any cover, the result could only be the annihilation of the whole army.

Of the tens of thousands of Siamese soldiers, less than 1,000 survived on the battlefield, and they turned around and withdrew like a tide despite the rain of bullets in the sky.

"Doodoo-"

The trumpet sounded, and behind the two circular positions, the pass of the Santa Pass suddenly opened widely, and the officers and men of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th regiments of the reinforced regiment had already been killed, and seeing the enemy's defeat and retreat to the rear, they shouted and crossed the entrenched positions of a regiment and quickly assaulted the front.

The battle has reached this point, and there is no suspense.

The 5th Division of the Siamese Army attacked a regiment of the An Jia Army, which was beaten to the ground, and now it was completely shattered by such a fierce attack, and everyone from officers to soldiers fled behind in confusion.

The Siamese army has built a strong fortification north of the town of Kronwa, and it will be safe for the time being when they retreat there, and as for not completing the tasks of their superiors, and at the same time there is a possibility of being ruthlessly counterattacked by the An Jia army, everything can only be considered after it is truly safe.

After such a tragic battle, Songwen. Tana had no ambitions, and the only thing he could think of was to get out of this terrible place.

......

"The enemy is just defeated?"

After receiving the order of the General Staff and the Front Army, Fu Guanjie, commander of the Third Army, who was mobilizing troops, received an urgent report from the front and asked with some surprise.

The Director of Communications, Colonel An Xiang, replied affirmatively: "The news has been confirmed, and the enemy is retreating towards the town of Kronwa. Colonel Zheng Lan, commander of the 3B Division, called for instructions, whether to resolutely press in front of the enemy's battle line, or choose to temporarily retreat and wait for the main force to arrive before launching an attack? ”

Guan Shan, the political commissar of the group army, said with a smile: "The enemy is fierce, and he will retreat faster...... However, the 3B Division is a Category B unit, I think they should be withdrawn, and when we arrive at the Three Towers Pass tomorrow, we will follow the main force to attack......"

Fu Guanjie shook his head: "No, now that the enemy's position is in chaos, maybe you can take this opportunity to take Klongwa Town, and by the way, test the real combat effectiveness of Category B troops." I think Zheng Lan should try to attack, even if he can't attack, he can also see the strength of the enemy's defense......"

Chief of Staff Dai Tonglong nodded, and then reminded: "But they have to leave enough reserve troops, otherwise they will fail to attack the fortification, let the enemy counterattack, and lead to the loss of the Three Towers Pass, that is their responsibility!" ”

Fu Guanjie smiled slightly: "Zheng Lan graduated from the Non-commissioned Officer School, and later studied at the National Defense University for half a year, and received the personal guidance of the boss, so I still know a little bit." But now that I think about it, the Siamese army is really inferior enough, there are two lines of defense in the forward position of Santaguan, three lines of defense in the main position, plus the fortress of Santaguan built on the mountain, the enemy has come with all his intentions, and he has not even broken through our first line of defense, so there is no need to expect too much from them......"

Listening to the laughter coming from the headquarters, Fu Guanjie turned to Ding Shuo, the chief of operations: "Tell Zheng Lan that if they can break through the enemy's defense line, I will give him credit!" ”

......

Kolkata, India.

The East Indies finally entered the best season of the year, and during this time, Koichi Ishikawa was able to rest from falling asleep until the next morning, without being awakened by the heat of the climate.

As the plague in the East Indies gradually subsided, the Japanese army began to enforce the "Great Sanitation Campaign" while counting the population, and took resolute measures to suppress any random behavior and littering on the streets, and achieved remarkable results in a short period of time, which made the Japanese soldiers living in the period feel much better.

At five o'clock in the morning, when Koichi Ishikawa was sleeping soundly, he was woken up by Yasushi Murakami, the chief of staff.

Hearing that the Siamese army took the initiative to attack the Anjia army, and the current battle situation was unknown, Ishikawa Hiroshi was shocked into a cold sweat and immediately called a meeting of the generals.

Fort William, the conference hall is brightly lit.

Combat staff officers Anda Lan and Dazuo finished introducing the battle situation, and then said:

In addition to the 28th Army and the 14th Army, the 1st, 6th, 7th, and 8th Divisions, which are directly under the command of the Theater Command, were also transferred one after another, and the 49th Division was only replenished to us.

"Today, we only have eight divisions in our hands to defend a huge territory, and the Burmese army and the Indian army, which are assigned to the command of the theater, are newly formed units. Now that the Siamese army is taking the lead in provoking a war at Santa Pass, it is very likely that it will evolve from a local war to an overall war, and we must take precautions. ”

Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida, commander of the 15th Army, said:

"The Imperial *** team is using troops in the Philippines, the South Pacific and the Hawaiian Islands, at this time, if we rashly start a war in southern Burma, the base camp may not be able to support it! Moreover, the current situation is that the enemy is outnumbered, and once a full-scale war is triggered, it is very likely to lead to the collapse of the whole situation......"

Speaking of this, Iida Shojiro shook his head and expressed his extreme disapproval of the Siamese action.

"You should go and reprimand the arrogance of the Siamese! We are not asking them to cause trouble for us, but we are simply taking this opportunity to make them suffer! The commander of the 33rd Army, Honda Masako, said with a frown.

A group of Japanese generals were gossiping, and all of them were suggestions that they should try to avoid fighting the An Jiajun.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Ishikawa Hiroshi said in a deep voice: "Gentlemen, the question now is that the Siamese have provoked a war, if we show weakness, how can we explain it to the country?" Also, if the empire promised to help the Siamese recover, if we refuse to help, what will the other armies we support think? ”

Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida said: "The incident was caused by the Siamese, we can report the matter to the Southern Army Command and make a decision by Marshal Terauchi!" In addition, the commander can also call the commander of the 33rd Division stationed in southern Burma to see what the officers and men of the 33rd Division have! ”

Chief of Staff Yasudo Murakami: "Iida-kun, it's not that Iida-kun passively avoids the battle, if I really want to fight, the 33rd Division will not be able to stop the attack of the An Jia Army at all." Don't look at the Siamese army, there are fifteen divisions, and in the face of the attack of the Anjia army, this bit of strength is completely insufficient! Do you remember the last time you fought in northern Burma? The opponent is equipped with a weapon like a bamboo dragonfly, which can be suspended in the air, aimed at tanks, armored vehicles, fortresses and machine gun fire points to carry out precision strikes, plus the opponent has the advantage of air force and army, the collapse of the Siamese army is inevitable! ”

"Murakami-kun!"

Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Ryoya, commander of the 18th Division, said with some displeasure: "Why bother to raise the morale of others and destroy your own prestige? In any case, our Burmese and Indian army is also a large military region second to none, and now, the newly formed Indian army alone has 50 divisions, plus 18 divisions of the Burmese army. ”

"Huh!"

Murakami Yasu smiled disdainfully: "Mutian-kun, don't you know how bad the equipment of the Indian army and the Burmese army is?" Most of the troops were only armed with rifles, and the ration of ammunition was only a dozen or so, and the slightly more elite units were equipped with light and heavy machine guns, grenadiers, and mortars.

"If these soldiers have tenacious fighting spirit and superb technical and tactical level, such as the *** army in the northern part of China, I am confident that they will fight with the An Jia army, but what are these people? Their religion tells them that the caste hierarchy of people after birth determines their destiny throughout their lives, and that the four classes of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras are clearly demarcated, do not intermarry, do not interact, do not change, so they are always content with the status quo and do not act actively at all......

"Many of the soldiers we recruited insisted on non-violence, non-killing, and said that it was unkind to step on an ant to death. Most of them are vegetarians, and some of them don't even eat eggs, so how can such a 'benevolent' army have combat effectiveness? In an internal exercise conducted last month, one of our divisions easily broke through the defenses of 10 Indian divisions, and in constant movement operations, completely annihilated 10 Indian divisions...... You can fully imagine what kind of consequences such an army will have in the face of the An Jia army......"

Murakami shook his head and sighed.

"Not necessarily!"

Lieutenant General Masafumi Yamauchi, commander of the 15th Division, said:

"The Indian army may not be as bad as imagined, there is a fable - a sheep led by a lion defeated a lion led by sheep. In the previous exercises, the Indian army did not receive our tactical guidance, and naturally it was a complete defeat. However, in the fight against the Anjia Army, our officers at all levels will be assigned to every link of the Indian Army, from grassroots companies to division headquarters, and I believe that the performance of the Indian Army will be greatly improved as a result! Now in North Africa, there are many Indian soldiers in the troops fighting against the so-called invincible German army, and their performance is not inferior to the German army, so we can expect more from them! ”

"The combat effectiveness of the Indian army is still there!"

Koichi Ishikawa said: "In my opinion, the key is not to let them fight on their own soil!" The base camp has followed my advice and has already made a decision to transfer Indian troops to Australia to fight after the successful landing operation in Australia! The unfamiliar environment and relatively unfamiliar climatic conditions will make the Indian army cut off all thoughts and die for us!

"Ladies and gentlemen, here I would like to inform you of the news I got before I went to bed last night, that the 14th Army, which was transferred by our Burmese and Indian Army, has strengthened the 16th Division, and has been assisted by the 5th Flying Group, the Philippine Fleet of the Navy and the 11th Air Fleet, and has undertaken the heavy task of attacking the Philippines!

"On the afternoon of the 31st, Imperial Navy fighters attacked the two flight bases of Clark and Iba in the Philippines, and achieved the results of shooting, burning, and seriously damaging more than 100 enemy planes. In the evening, the 11th Air Fleet carried out a second attack on the two bases around Manila and Dekamin and the ships anchored in Manila Bay, the third attack on three bases around Clark, Iba and Manila on the 1st of this month, and the fourth attack on the two bases of Dekamin and Nikos yesterday.

"The Fifth Flying Group did not have the ability to attack southern Luzon due to the range of its aircraft, and at dawn the day before yesterday, it covered the flotilla of the Tanaka Detachment and the Guanye Detachment of the 16th Division and directly assisted in the landing battle, and engaged US fighters in northern Luzon.

"As of yesterday, the Tanaka detachment, which was the vanguard of the whole army, had successfully landed near Apari and the Kanno detachment near Vigan and occupied all the airfields there. Echoing this, naval forces and ground forces of army aviation also occupied the island of Batan...... The first battle of the Philippine war has been won! ”

There was a round of applause in the conference room.

Koichi Ishikawa waved his hand, and then said: "The South China Sea Detachment, which was formed from the 52nd Division, successfully landed on Guam the day after the Pearl Harbor Incident, with the help of the naval aviation unit of the Fourth Fleet and the flight unit of the seaplane carrier Shengchuan. After a day and a night of fierce fighting, they occupied all the important places on Guam yesterday morning, and at 4:30 p.m. they occupied the Guam City Hall in Agania City. About 330 U.S. garrisons under Colonel Millin surrendered. ”

There was another cheer in the room.

Since the Pearl Harbor incident, due to strict information, even the generals at the division and corps level have not known the situation on the front line, and all kinds of rumors have been rampant in the army, saying that there are both victories and defeats.

"Wake Island, located 3,700 kilometers west of the Hawaiian Islands, is a nail we must remove. At the same time as the aircraft carrier task force launched an attack on Pearl Harbor, the naval unit, consisting of the landing force of the Special Marine Corps of the Fourth Fleet Headquarters, the Dispatch Marine Corps of the Sixth Base Force, and the Sixth Mine Combat Team, was engaged in operations with the assistance of the 18th Combat Force, the aviation unit, and the diving unit.

"In the bombing on the 31st, basically all the US fighters on Wake Island were wiped out and some military installations were damaged. In the early morning of one day, our landing force braved the artillery fire of the US troops, forcibly landed, and after continuous fighting, yesterday captured the US commander Kang Ning. Lieutenant Commander and below of Admiral Cam, occupy the entire island. ”

Listening to the warm applause, Koichi Ishikawa continued:

"The island of New Guinea is the largest island in the Pacific Ocean and the second largest island in the world after Greenland, it is located on the south side of the equator in the western Pacific Ocean, adjacent to the Lanyin Islands to the west, separated by the Arafura Sea and the Coral Sea to the south, and northeast of mainland Australia. The central part of the island of New Guinea is a series of mountains that stretch from northwest to southeast, forming a continuous central mountain range, most of which are mountains and plateaus, with an altitude of more than 4,000 meters.

Among them, the towering mountain range in the west, collectively known as the Snow Mountain Range, and the eastern section of the Mahler Mountains, gradually descended to the east, and then extended to the southeast to form the Owen of the Papua Peninsula. Stanley Ridge. Many of the island's peaks are extinct volcanic cones, and volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur frequently in some mountainous areas. These tall east-west ridges, full of cliffs and rugged roads, have become a huge obstacle to north-south traffic throughout the island.

"Before the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Empire had amassed twelve main divisions in the western part of the island we occupied, including the 28th Army, which was drawn from this theater. At present, the Imperial *** team has fully broken into the eastern area occupied by the Australian army, thanks to the support of the local population, the troops are progressing smoothly, the attacked Australia is being defeated, and being driven out of the island of New Guinea is something to be expected! ”

"Ishikawa-kun, what's going on in Hawaii?" Lieutenant General Shojiro Iida asked excitedly.

"It's not clear yet!"

Koichi Ishikawa shook his head: "Even the news I just reported is also a secret in the army, and the troops stationed in the mainland, northern China, and Manchuria are not known yet." However, due to the disastrous defeat of the US Navy at Pearl Harbor, we have reason to believe that the victory of the landing operation on the Hawaiian Islands must belong to the Great *** Empire! ”

Speaking of this, Koichi Ishikawa said solemnly: "Gentlemen, the reason why I have informed you of these secret reports is mainly to explain that while the victory on all fronts is achieved, our Burmese and Indian army must not drag the empire back, although we do not want to tear our faces with the army of Nanhua at this critical juncture, but we cannot retreat without limit, we must urgently mobilize to meet all challenges......

At this time, Ichiro Inoki, a communications staff officer, walked into the conference room quickly and said loudly: "Urgent report, the Siamese army has been defeated, and southern Burma is in critical ......."

Murakami Yasu pouted: "Look, there is a mental calculation or no intention, and it has only been less than four hours since the failed telegram came...... We're in trouble now......"

Ishikawa Koichi glared at his chief of staff, took the telegram and read it carefully, then turned his head to Iida Shojiro and said: "Iida-kun, your troops have three divisions deployed in Burma, and the matter is urgent, I think it is better for you to rush back to Yangon and personally command the war in Burma......

"This—"

Shojiro Iida is not happy, isn't this roasting himself on the fire? After hesitating for a moment, he asked directly: "Ishikawa-kun, if it really starts a full-scale battle, due to the deployment of our troops and other reasons, the failure in the early stage is certain, I want to ask now, where is the bottom line of the failure we can accept?" ”

Ishikawa thought for a moment and said, "In this way, the narrow strip of southern Myanmar is dispensable for us...... If the enemy's offensive is too strong, I allow you to retreat the 33rd Division to the area west of the Salween River. Remember, the Siamese are a pawn that can be used, don't throw it away easily, it's really not good, let them retreat to the central part of Burma, in any case, the combat effectiveness of the Siamese army is much stronger than the Indian army and the Burmese army, and there are many places to use in the future! ”

"What if the enemy wants to break through our bottom line?" Shojiro Iida asked again.

"Then there is no way!"

Ishikawa Koichi's face was grim: "Then there is only one way to fight, even if all the jade of our army is broken, we can't lose the glory of the Great *** Imperial Army!" But at that point, the base camp will not be left alone, but it's a pity that it's cheaper Americans...... It is estimated that all the troops originally hoarded in the Lanyin Islands will have to be pulled to Burma and India, where industry, commerce, food, population, and Burma's oil are the foundation for the victory of the imperial jihad......

All the generals have a heart in their hearts.

Koichi Ishikawa is a member of the imperial family, and he is also a good friend of Chief of Staff Ishihara Wan'er, his words basically represent the will of the base camp, if that is the case, the decisive battle that will determine the fate of the empire in the future will break out in the Burma-India theater.

Thinking of this, everyone was worried and excited, and there was a rare silence in the conference room for a while.

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