Chapter 176: Despair
For three consecutive days, the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army still did not launch an attack on the Japanese troops in the encirclement. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info is still using artillery and fighters to attack the living forces of the Japanese army. As a result, the number of Japanese troops in the encirclement is constantly decreasing. At the same time, the morale of the Japanese army has fallen to the freezing point.
"Commander, it's been three days. I must have run out of food on those days. Chen Dehai was ready to move, and he was eager to attack immediately. His 3rd Infantry Division, which also suffered the least losses in the battle, had always wanted to be the main attack in this offensive.
"Well, even if the Japanese army is frugal, it won't last long. It is expected that in another two or three days, it should be about the same. Qin Shou nodded.
"Army commander, when the time comes, our 3rd Division will be the main attacker, there should be no problem, right?" Chen Dehai looked at Qin Shou with a look of hope.
Qin Shou knew that Chen Dehai was a little careful, so he nodded: "Don't worry, if you need to attack, the 3rd Infantry Division will definitely be the main attack at that time." ”
"Yes, Captain." Chen Dehai replied excitedly.
"By the way, is there any new movement in the reinforcements of the Japanese * himself?" Qin Shou asked.
"Commander, I have received information from the Americans that the Japanese themselves have indeed sent reinforcements. Just yesterday, a Japanese division and an independent mixed brigade landed in Yangon, numbered the 46th Division and the 26th Brigade of the Japanese Army. In addition, the Japanese army also transferred the 15th Division, the 22nd Division and the 29th Brigade from Thailand into Burma. Now, it's almost into Myanmar. A staff officer reported.
The Anti-Japanese Salvation Army's own intelligence system was not launched. So, more information about the Japanese army was obtained from the Americans.
However, without its own intelligence agency, it is clearly not possible. Qin Shou also planned to start setting up his own intelligence agency after he was busy with this time. When the time comes, they will not be so lacking in intelligence.
"It seems that I am really reluctant to let the Burmese Front be killed by us. That's why I couldn't wait to send reinforcements. But if they think that in this way they will be able to rescue these days* themselves in the encirclement, they are very mistaken. It would take half a month or more to get here from southern Myanmar. By the time they arrived, the people in the encirclement would have starved to death. Qin Shou said disdainfully.
"Haha, the commander is right. If those days* themselves really dare to come, we can take this opportunity to wait for our work, and then defeat those days* themselves and make them pay a greater price. Yu Chengyin said with a smile.
Qin Shou smiled: "I guess I also knew that the Burmese Front was dead." They came to reinforce me, but they were just here for show. In fact, they were there to occupy southern Burma. Compared to the barren north-central part of Myanmar, southern Myanmar is very wealthy. If the Japanese themselves take control of it, they will not only be able to continue plundering the wealth there, but will also be able to use it as a bridgehead to march into the whole of Burma. ”
"Commander, after we have dealt with the Japanese Burmese Front, we will immediately go south and kill all those Japanese people." Xu Feipeng said immediately. This time the defeat of the Japanese Burmese Front made them all full of confidence.
"Of course, if we can go south and continue to defeat the Japanese army and take the coast of Burma. Then the Americans can support us directly by sea. When the time comes, we will have more weapons and equipment and develop more powerful. ”
When the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was waiting for the Japanese troops in the encirclement to slowly lose their combat effectiveness, the Japanese army had indeed reached the point of exhaustion. A fist-sized rice ball a day is simply not enough for an adult. Some hungry Japanese soldiers even began to dig grass roots and eat them. There are even a lot of Japanese soldiers who can't even stand up.
Coupled with the continuous shelling and bombardment of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, the Japanese army suffered extremely heavy losses. Many Japanese soldiers were completely desperate, as if they were waiting to die.
In a gap between the shelling of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, Lieutenant General Shigesei Aoki took several generals to inspect the troops. When he saw those Japanese soldiers, who were already hungry, he was even more sad.
"They are all warriors who have expanded the territory of the Great Ri* Empire! Could it be that this time they are all going to starve to death here? Lieutenant General Shigesei Aoki said secretly. This is undoubtedly a great shame for these warriors.
Several Japanese generals were also silent. Although their food has been cut a little, it has not reached the point of not being full, at most the food is not as delicate as before, and has become a little rougher.
After returning to the headquarters, Lieutenant General Shigesei Aoki gathered the generals of the Japanese army.
"Gentlemen, we can't go on like this. The despicable people of China did not intend to attack at all. They clearly wanted to starve us all to death. We must not allow their plot to succeed. Lieutenant General Shigesei Aoki looked furious.
"Your Excellency, what can we do? We are now severely short of food, and even if we distribute rice balls a day, we will not be able to sustain two days. Lieutenant General Yoshitsui Akiyama said.
"I've been in contact with reinforcements, they're still far from here. It is expected that we will need to hold out for at least half a month. Lieutenant General Shigesei Aoki said.
"What? Half a month? That's simply not possible. We couldn't even make it for a week. Half a month later, we would have starved to death. Several generals shouted.
"Those guys obviously want to starve us all to death!"
"All right, gentlemen. That's the way it is now. Rather than being starved to death by the Chinese people, we should fight with the Chinese people. In this way, it will be possible to maintain the dignity of a warrior of the Great Empire. Lieutenant General Shigesei Aoki said.
Suddenly, everyone fell silent. Although, they all know that this time it is a catastrophe and they will definitely die. However, if they were to fight with the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army like this, they would still have some resistance.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you are all warriors of the Great Nichi* Empire, do you still want to abandon the dignity of the samurai at this time?" Lieutenant General Shigesei Aoki was furious.
"Your Excellency the Commander is right, it is better to fight with the people of China than to be starved to death by the people of China. Even if it is death, it must die on the way to attack. Lieutenant General Yoshitsumi Akiyama also said.
The other generals had despair on their faces. In the absence of any other way, this one can only be agreed. (To be continued.) )