Chapter 19: The March to Myitkyina
"Captain, you're not kidding, are you? Are we really going to march into Myitkyina? There, it's no better than Sun Bra Bang! Liu Shiquan's eyes once again looked like a madman. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Myitkyina is the central city of northern Myanmar. It is also an important strategic fulcrum of the Japanese army in northern Burma. At the beginning, in order to hold Myitkyina, the expeditionary force fought a bloody battle with the Japanese army. But in the end, the expeditionary force was defeated and had to withdraw from Myitkyina.
If the supplementary regiment attacks Myitkyina, it will undoubtedly pass through a hornet's nest. When the time comes, the entire Japanese army in northern Burma will definitely participate in the encirclement and suppression of the supplementary regiment. This is not a good thing for the replenishment regiment, which is still very weak. The Japanese army can simply mobilize the troops of a brigade and regiment, and the supplementary regiment can be completely finished.
"Chief of Staff, I know your concerns, and I know that attacking Myitkyina is a bit risky. However, we have to take risks! At present, the main forces of the Japanese army are still concentrated in the mountains of northern Burma. There were not many troops near Myitkyina, at most only one brigade. It is entirely possible to replenish the strength of the regiment and gnaw off a brigade of little devils. Qin Shou seemed very confident.
However, Liu Shiquan still does not have much confidence. After all, on the battlefield in China, a brigade of little devils is capable of defeating a division of the national * army.
"Chief of Staff, I admit that the strength of a brigade of little devils is indeed very strong. However, we have replenished the regiment, and it is no longer what it used to be. We are already a strong, well-equipped force of 4,500 men. Previously, we were able to ambush two squadrons of the little devils in succession, and we succeeded. Then, with our strength expanding nearly four times, it should be useless to solve a regiment of little devils.
Besides, risks and opportunities coexist. We got so many good things in Sunbrabang. And Myitkyina, that is an important strategic fulcrum for the little devils in northern Myanmar. How many good things for little devils are stored there! If we can grab another handful, our strength will once again achieve a leap! ”
Liu Shiquan was a little speechless, Qin Shou obviously took advantage of Sun Bulbeng, and then grabbed it!
"Captain, Myitkyina has a lot of good things to do. But again, it's not so easy to play! Even if the little devils only have one brigade in Myitkyina, if we want to take it, the casualties will probably not be less than a thousand. Liu Shiquan was a little worried.
Replenishment regiments, after all, are not considered a strong army. Even if it is replaced with sophisticated equipment, its combat effectiveness is still very limited compared to the real elite. Once you encounter a tough battle, I am afraid that you will suffer heavy losses and even collapse.
Qin Shou nodded: "Chief of Staff, I know all this." However, a strong army is fought one battle at a time. An army that has been baptized and tempered by war is a first-class strong army. If we want to survive in Burma, which is full of enemies, we need to build a strong army. And there is only one way, and that is to keep fighting the Japanese army. Through battles, the soldiers can quickly become stronger. ”
Liu Shiquan was silent, although Qin Shou's words seemed a little cruel. However, this is the case.
Replenish the regiment and want to survive on the battlefield in Burma and develop stronger. It would be obviously unrealistic to avoid engaging the Japanese army. Only through one tough battle after another can the army's combat effectiveness become stronger and survive on the battlefield in Burma, which is full of dangers.
"In addition, in Myitkyina, there was the largest prisoner of war camp for the expeditionary force. The number of expeditionary prisoners of war held there was very large. If we can free those prisoners of war, then let them join our troops. Then, our strength will be even stronger. When the time comes, as long as it is not the Japanese army of all Burma, it will come against us. We also have enough strength to confront the Japanese army. Qin Shou knew that he had to seize the time to expand his strength now, and if he missed such an opportunity, their life would be even more difficult in the future.
Liu Shiquan nodded, he knew that now they were like sailing against the current, if they didn't advance, they would retreat, and there was no way out.
"Commander, if we take Myitkyina, so many prisoners of war, I'm afraid there will be more than one infantry division. When the time comes, should you be a division commander or a military commander? Liu Shiquan said with a smile.
Qin Shou was stunned, he knew that Liu Shiquan had agreed with his plan. However, he didn't think about this point raised by Liu Shiquan.
"Whether it is a division commander or a corps commander, these troops have to be controlled by us anyway. In this way, we will be able to control our destiny. to be able to avoid being regarded as an outcast by others. ”
Liu Shiquan very much agrees with Qin Shou's point of view, when they were ordered to block the Japanese army, it can be said that they tied their heads to the waistband of their trousers, and they died for a lifetime! Thankfully, they were lucky enough to escape the disaster.
This also made Qin Shou no longer trust the high-level leaders of the expeditionary force. If they had just taken those prisoners and returned them to the expeditionary force, I am afraid, they would have been able to keep their current positions, then thank God. Among the national * army, there are seniority in seniority. At the age of twenty-two, it is already very rare for Qin Shou to be able to serve as the head of a supplementary regiment. If you want to become the head of the main regiment, it is even more impossible. What's more, the current replenishment regiment is still an elite infantry regiment with more than 4,500 people.
Once they take Myitkyina, the size of the force will increase even further. If they were reassigned to the Expeditionary Force, they would not have a chance to rise out at all, and there were more officers with more seniority than them.
Perhaps, this regiment of theirs will be directly used as the main force, and Qin Shou and Liu Shiquan are estimated to be directly transferred from their current positions. In the national * army system, this is entirely possible.
"Chief of Staff, it seems that you agree with me. Today, I won't go around in circles with you, just get straight to the point with you. Anyway, the country is made by them, and I don't want to go back. It's all devils there, so why do you have to go back to China? In Nanyang, you can fight devils just as well. Maybe one day, we can go straight to Tokyo and remove Emperor Hirohito from his throne. Qin Shou looked very arrogant.
"Commander, I understand your concerns, and I understand and agree with your views. From the moment we were treated as outcasts, I told myself that the former Liu Shiquan was dead. In the future, my old Liu willingly followed the head of the regiment and became a soil overlord in Nanyang! ”