Chapter 52: A Thousand Burdens
Everyone in the command tent was looking at Zhao Zhi who was pacing back and forth, Yamashita Fengwen was really cunning, he thought it was a piece of fat to search for the Fifth Wing was simply a bait thrown by Yamashita Fengwen, just when Zhao Zhi and the others thought they were going to eat the Fifth Wing, Yamashita Fengwen mobilized heavy troops to form a siege of the airdrop field. The current airdrop site is not yet able to take off and land planes, and the more than 30,000 Japanese troops are not only more than 1,000 people in the search for the Fifth Wing, but the thousands of airborne troops and nearly 1,000 mercenaries who have landed, including Zhao Zhi himself, are already in danger.
"Engage in guerrilla warfare with them, when the disparity between the forces of the two sides is too great, the only way to give full play to the strengths of the mercenary unit and fight guerrilla warfare with the Japanese army, and use the terrain here to destroy the encirclement of the Japanese army, but the airdrop site must not let go, and too many supplies are too late to be transferred." Zhao Zhi was thinking quickly in his mind about how to deal with the encirclement of the Japanese army. If this was placed in Zhao Zhi's previous life, his first reaction was to evacuate quickly before the Japanese army completed the encirclement, but now he has different considerations, and he has not yet reached the point of exhaustion, he has almost 7,000 soldiers and nearly a thousand mercenaries on hand, but the ratio of troops is one to four, and the capital to fight against the Japanese army is still there.
"Immediately organize people to pick up Tang Lei and them back, and send more people to help the sappers build all the steel fortresses in our hands, and there must be steel fortresses at the high points around the airdrop field. Don't be afraid of being searched by the Japanese army for our radio station, from now on you go all out to search for the frequency band of the Japanese army's radio station, and make full use of the Japanese code book in your hand, I want to know the content of all the telegrams sent by the Japanese army. Speaking of this, Zhao Zhi paused slightly, as if he was thinking about something that he had forgotten, "Block the news of the Japanese army's encirclement of us, and don't let this news spread out of the airdrop field." ”
Zhao Zhi made such a decision, mainly considering that Rowling was far away in Mandalay, when the telecommunications soldiers left Mandalay, Rowling, who only took two female guards, wanted to get on the plane, if it weren't for Ye Kong's close attention, I am afraid that Rowling would have landed at the drop field with the radio station a long time ago. Once the news of being surrounded by 30,000 Japanese troops is known by Rowling, this crazy woman will definitely try her best to come here, Zhao Zhi now has to mobilize all his thoughts to deal with the siege of the Japanese army, and there is still time to take care of Rowling, so the main object of the blockade news is Rowling.
All the airborne troops were gathered together by Zhao Zhi, and the Japanese army came with momentum, the purpose of which was to encircle and annihilate the thunder troops here at the airdrop site in one fell swoop. Before obtaining specific information about the Japanese army, Zhao Zhi did not want to disperse the little force in his hands, the airborne troops were not mercenaries and sweepers with abundant physical strength, and they consumed physical strength to actively find the attacking Japanese army, Zhao Zhi would not make such a stupid decision. The airdrop site is located in a mountainous area, and in order to conceal their actions, the attacking Japanese troops will definitely not carry too many heavy firepower weapons.
The airborne troops who have arrived are assembled according to the formation of 500 people, and Zhao Zhi plans to leave 2,000 airborne troops and 300 mercenaries to stay at the airdrop site, and then release them all out to fight with the Japanese army according to the scale of 500 airborne troops and 20 mercenaries per team. The mercenaries of the 20-person formation can act as the eyes and ears of the airborne troops, and can pass the news to the airborne troops in advance before encountering the enemy.
"Sir, the scouts have come back." Zhao Zhi's staff officer in charge of information collection rushed over, "To the south of us is the 11th Infantry Wing of the Fifth Division, to the east is the 21st Wing of the Fifth Division, to the north is the 42nd Wing of the Fifth Division, and to the west is our old rival the 18th Division. Since the Japanese army already has a plan to encircle the airdrop site, it doesn't matter whether the Japanese army discovers the scout's actions, so the scouts obtain these information by capturing the prisoners directly, no wonder the intelligence is so detailed.
"The Eighteenth Division is in the west" Zhao Zhi looked at the sand table and thought thoughtfully, and then made a decision, "Since it is our old opponent, let's go and say hello to them first." Mobilize 8 airborne formations to meet the 18th Division, do not care about the consumption of ammunition, and make a strong move, so that the 18th Division thinks that we are going to retreat from the west to northern Burma. After saying this, Zhao Zhi paused for a moment and added, "If the 18th Division takes the initiative to get out of the way, the troops will rush out, and then turn to the north to attack the 42nd Wing, don't think about defeating them, just fight." ”
"Wu Dao, the troops attacking the 18th Division are under your command, remember, whether you are facing the 18th Division or the 42nd Wing, don't entangle with them too much, and use wolf pack tactics to attack a little, I think even if the Japanese army is strong, when facing wolf pack tactics, they can't think of a good way to solve it." Yan Wudao could not refuse, and Zhao Zhi insisted on handing over the command of the attack on the 18th Division to him. The wolf pack tactic was a group attack method that the mercenary troops came up with when they faced the 22nd Division in Donghu, and Yan Wudao, who commanded the mercenary troops, was obviously the most suitable person to use this tactic.
"Fifth brother, don't look at me, I just came back, you have to let me take a breath." Tang Lei, who had just come back, dodged Yan Wudao's threatening eyes, who didn't want to stay by Zhao Zhi's side. Besides, Tang Lei's Qingfeng troops were more effective than the team when they were surrounded by the Japanese army, so no matter how Yan Wudao hinted at himself, Tang Lei just didn't express his position, and he was completely invisible.
"Don't frown and make eyes there, it's decided, Wudao will lead the team to attack the 18th Division, as for Tang Lei, I have other arrangements." Seeing that Yan Wudao was showing signs of going violent, Zhao Zhi spoke out in time to resolve the matter. If you use the characters in an online game that Zhao Zhi played in his previous life to describe Yan Wudao and Tang Lei, Yan Wudao, who was born in the rivers and lakes, is obviously a samurai with super combat power, and Tang Lei, who commands the Qingfeng troops, is a mage, but a mage who is good at group attack, in the face of the siege of the entire Fifth Division, Zhao Zhi needs the shot of the Qingfeng troops, while Yan Wudao leads the team to meet the eighteenth division, the Qingfeng troops can attract the attention of the fifth division very well.
Tang Lei, who was left by Zhao Zhi, kept blinking at Yan Wudao provocatively, and Yan Wudao, who was angry, turned his head not to look at his smug face, but Zhao Zhi only brought the two of them with him this time, and the responsibility of facing the Eighteenth Division was not small, and Yan Wudao really didn't have the right person if he didn't go. Yan Wudao also knew the importance of this matter, but before leaving Mandalay, Rowling had specifically approached him in private, asking him not to leave Zhao Zhi's side at any time, Yan Wudao was not afraid of taking responsibility, but mainly worried about Zhao Zhi's safety.
"Okay, since everyone has no opinion, let's get started." Zhao Zhi looked around at the officers in the tent, and finally called Yu Sheng to his side, "2,000 airborne troops stayed at the airdrop site, this number of troops is really a bit small, I can't find anyone more suitable to command them than you." You once organized a city defense battle in the national army, I have read the battle report of that battle, you are a good defender, now, I will hand over the airdrop field to you, all the materials here are you can use, as long as you keep the airdrop field. ”
In the face of the frenzied encirclement of the Japanese army, only 2,000 troops defended the airborne field, which was indeed a dangerous move, once the airborne field was lost, Zhao Zhi and they would not only have to face tens of thousands of Japanese troops to encircle and intercept, but they would also lose the channel of material supply. At least enough ammunition and supplies for nearly 10,000 people to consume a month were hoarded in the airborne field, which were the credit of the transport aircraft group being airborne back and forth several times, and Zhao Zhi handed over such a big responsibility to Yu Sheng, which was a trust in Sheng, and an affirmation of Sheng's own ability.
"Please rest assured, sir, as long as I Yu Sheng still has a breath, the airborne field will still be ours." Facing Zhao Zhi, who was 13 years younger than him, Yu Sheng solemnly saluted with a military salute, and his body, which was no longer strong, also tried his best to stand straight. Yu Sheng, who has always been unpopular in the national army, is already foggy at this time, he knows what Zhao Zhi's decision means, this is to make a face for himself, as long as he can ensure that the airborne field is not lost this time, he will definitely be reused by Zhao Zhi like Tang Lei in the future.
"Remember, no matter where you come from or where you are national, as long as you are committed to Thunder, there will always be opportunities and stages to display your talents, and your abilities will be affirmed here." Zhao Zhi patted Yu Sheng's shoulder lightly, then turned to look at the foreign officers present, "This sentence also applies to you, this is the promise of Thunder, and it is also the promise of my Zhao Zhi." "The big war is approaching, and Zhao Zhi can't do the passionate pre-war mobilization, but he can make promises in advance to these officers who are eager to be recognized.
"I, Yu Sheng hereby swears that as long as I can still carry a gun, as long as I can still stand and pant for breath, I will follow Mr. in this life and never give up for the rest of my life." Looking at the back of Zhao Zhi leading the team to slowly disappear in the jungle, Yu Sheng took out a short knife and cut his palm, and swore a blood oath according to the customs of his hometown, and the tears he had been holding back also flowed.
Those Jewish airborne soldiers may not care, but Yu Shenghe and the 300 mercenaries standing behind him have already burst into tears, and Zhao Zhi, who only has a few hundred mercenaries around him, is in danger. This is to change to the generals in the national army who encounter such a situation, I am afraid that they will have already fled away, and they will rush to pick up the most dangerous things to do, which may be because of the difference between Zhao Zhi and others. Being able to follow such people, even if there is a lot of danger ahead, they do not regret it.