Chapter 352: Boldness
From the location of the 3rd Infantry Battalion of the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, it is 200 kilometers away from Samut Prakan. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Not to mention that they need to take a detour, then they need to walk twice the distance.
Fortunately, when the Japanese and Thai troops evacuated, they basically relied on their legs to hurry. And the 3rd Infantry Battalion, which can be carried.
"It will take at least a week for the Japanese and the Thais to get to Samut Prakan. If we can get to Samut Prakan in two days and build a defence there, it should be pretty much the same. In five days, it is completely possible to build a strong line of defense in a narrow place. At that time, these days* myself and the Thai people will become turtles in the urn. Sitting in the jeep, Major Zhou Yuanhua looked excited.
Although, he knew that his operation this time was very risky. However, if it succeeds, it will be of great help to the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army to win a complete victory in this battle.
Hundreds of trucks, loaded with officers and men of the 3rd Infantry Battalion and the 3rd Reconnaissance Company of the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, quickly approached south along the road. Behind some trucks, Type 92 infantry guns were also towed. This kind of standard equipment of the Japanese army is light in weight and easy to follow the troops, and it is undoubtedly a good infantry support firepower.
Of course, Major Zhou Yuanhua and the officers and men of the 3rd Infantry Battalion didn't seem to have thought about what they would do if the plan failed. Perhaps, they will be directly crushed by hundreds of thousands of Japanese-Thai coalition troops.
The military headquarters of the 1st Army of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. As the main forces had crossed the Wangbin River one after another and began to pursue the fleeing Japanese-Thai army, the military headquarters of the 1st Army also began to pack up their things and prepare to cross the Wangbin River with the troops, and then march south.
Here, it is located in the north of Thailand. Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is located in the south of Thailand, at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River.
It's just that now in the office of the commander of the 1st Army, Sun Changwu and Yu Chengyin, Lu Hengliang, commander of the 1st Infantry Division, and Han Jianfang, commander of the 1st Infantry Regiment, are frowning. The reason why they were like this was precisely because of the telegram sent back by the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 3rd Infantry Regiment.
"The army commander, the chief of staff, Zhou Yuanhua's kid is really too bold. Just now he captured an infantry division of the Thais with an infantry battalion, and he was arrogant that he didn't even know what his surname was. This time, if you dare to directly lead a dissatisfied infantry battalion to intercept hundreds of thousands of Japanese-Thai coalition troops, you are eating the bear's heart and leopard's gall. If you want me to say, just let them destroy themselves. Lu Hengliang, commander of the 1st Infantry Division, looked angry.
Colonel Han Jianfang, commander of the 1st Infantry Regiment, was dumbfounded when he heard Major General Lu Hengliang say this. The worry on his face couldn't be concealed, and he almost opened his mouth to plead with Sun Changwu and Yu Chengyin.
However, Major General Lu Hengliang kicked him, which immediately made Colonel Han Jianfang dare not say anything more.
Lieutenant General Sun Changwu and Lieutenant General Yu Chengyin naturally watched the small movements of the two.
Major General Lu Hengliang looks like he hates iron but not steel. But who doesn't know that after Major Zhou Yuanhua led an infantry battalion to capture an infantry division of the Thai Army, he has become Lu Hengliang's favorite general.
"Okay, Lao Lu, you don't act anymore, what kind of person are you, don't we know yet? If we really don't rescue Zhou Yuanhua and them, I'm afraid you will really scold your mother. Lieutenant General Sun Changwu said with a smile.
"Hehe, the commander still understands me, am I not angry? That kid is too good to cause trouble. Major General Lu Hengliang said with a smile.
"Humph! That kid, this time is indeed too bold. However, he did it really a stroke of genius! If we can succeed, it will be of great benefit to us in completely annihilating those days* themselves. Lieutenant General Yu Chengyin said.
"Then the commander, the chief of staff, how are we going to rescue them?" Major General Lu Hengliang hurriedly asked. I am afraid that Lieutenant General Sun Changwu and Lieutenant General Yu Chengyin will regret it.
"We will give the order to pursue the various troops, speed up. In particular, the tank battalions of armored brigades and divisions will speed up the pursuit. As long as we eat more Japanese-Thai coalition troops, Zhou Yuanhua and the others will naturally be under less pressure. Lieutenant General Sun Changwu said.
"Commander, even if this is the case, I'm afraid they will still be under a lot of pressure. The Japanese and the Thais, when they retreated, were originally a little earlier than us. Major General Lu Hengliang was a little anxious.
"In addition, I will contact the air force and ask the air force to send fighter planes to bomb the retreating Japanese and Thai forces, and delay their retreat as quickly as possible. If Zhou Yuanhua and the others really fight with the Japanese-Thai coalition forces, the air force will also dispatch fighters to provide them with fire support and assist them. Sun Changwu continued.
However, for this answer, Major General Lu Hengliang was obviously not very satisfied.
"Commander, is there no other way?" Major General Lu Hengliang asked.
"Something else? You teach me, what else can be done? Lieutenant General Sun Changwu asked rhetorically.
Major General Lu Hengliang was silent for a moment.
"Commander, why don't we send a regiment and transport it by car, and let them rush to join Zhou Yuanhua and them! In this case, they have five or six thousand people, which should be enough to resist the counterattack of the Japanese-Thai coalition army. After all, the strength of the Japanese-Thai alliance has been further weakened by us. The day * himself does not have much combat power anymore. Yu Chengyin proposed.
Sun Changwu thought about it for a moment, but still nodded.
"Send a telegram to Division Commander Zhou and ask the 2nd Infantry Regiment to go for reinforcements." Sun Changwu ordered.
"Okay, Commander." Yu Chengyin nodded.
The 1st Army of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army is still too small. Six infantry divisions, more than 100,000 people. The other six brigades, with the exception of the armoured, reconnaissance and artillery brigades, are auxiliaries. With their combat effectiveness, there is no problem in defeating hundreds of thousands of Japanese-Thai coalition troops. However, it will be difficult to pursue these Japanese-Thai coalition forces and annihilate them completely.
It is precisely for this reason that every infantry regiment and every infantry battalion of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army must be used in a suitable place, so that the greatest results can be achieved.
After the order of Lieutenant General Sun Changwu was given, the 2nd Infantry Regiment immediately went into action. Hundreds of trucks were drawn from the division's baggage battalion and artillery battalion, as well as other troops. The whole regiment, in a truck, made a rapid southward detour to catch up with the 3rd Infantry Battalion of the 1st Infantry Regiment.