Chapter 348: Pursuit

"The departments immediately went back to prepare, and after twenty minutes, immediately evacuated. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoAlong the road, we retreat to Samut Prakan first. If the Chinese continue to pursue, then we will continue to retreat south. If the Chinese stop the pursuit, we will build a defensive line on the spot and wait until the 2nd and 38th armies. Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura ordered.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander." All the Japanese generals replied.

Lieutenant General Sekihara 6, commander of the 4th Division of the Japanese Army, Lieutenant General Yuzo Matsuyama, commander of the 56th Division, and Lieutenant General Moriya Seiji, commander of the Japanese-Thai forces, all went back to prepare. The 4th Division and the 56th Division, neither of which had many troops left. However, these days* the troops formed by myself are stronger than the Thais.

As for the Japanese-Thai coalition army led by Lieutenant General Shouya Jinger, although the combat effectiveness of those Thai* armies is rubbish, they are still qualified as cannon fodder. However, it is very difficult to say how many Thai troops are still willing to accept the command of Lieutenant General Moriya Gyal.

"Your Excellency Commander, you ordered a retreat, and the chief of the temple, I'm afraid it's not easy to explain." Major General Kunitaro Yamada, a little worried.

"Alas, Yamada-kun, there is no way to do it! In this battle, we lost. Before the war began, they underestimated the Shina people. That's why we lost this battle so badly. If we don't fight to the death, we're going to let everyone die here. Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura sighed.

"As for the chief of the temple, he should be able to understand my suffering. Besides, the main forces of the 18th Front have been annihilated in this battle, and I have to bear most of the responsibility for this. Of course, if we can defeat the Chinese people in one fell swoop on the battlefield in Thailand, we will win. The temple governor may not hold me accountable. If I fail, I'm in for it. It's just that even Akato Nakamura is not optimistic about their battle on the battlefield in Thailand. Although, the 2nd Army and the 38th Army combined, there were 180,000 people. However, the strength of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was also beyond their expectations. After two major battles in succession, the main force of the Japanese 18th Front Army was completely annihilated. The losses of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army were very slight. Therefore, Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura was not optimistic that the 2nd Army and the 38th Army would be able to defeat the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

Major General Kunitaro Yamada was also lonely and depressed. Indeed, they did not expect that this battle would be lost so badly. The strength of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was simply beyond their expectations!

The time soon came, and the remnants of the Japanese 18th Front, as well as the remnants of the 3rd and 4th armies of the Thai Army, abandoned the Whambin River defense line and began to retreat southeast in an attempt to escape back to Bangkok.

At this moment, the main force of the 2nd Infantry Division of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army had just completed the landing. The 1st Engineer Brigade and the engineer battalions of the divisions are beginning to build pontoon bridges. Fortunately, the Japanese-Thai forces have retreated. So, no one will interfere with their work. This made their work of building the pontoon bridge very smooth. It is estimated that in about half an hour, three pontoon bridges will be built.

However, pontoon bridges capable of passing tanks and armored vehicles are not so easy to build. This requires special reinforcement. Otherwise, if the pontoon bridge collapses once tanks and armored vehicles drive up, the consequences will be serious.

In addition to the lightly armed troops of the 2nd Infantry Division, which chose to be transported ashore by boat, the two infantry regiments of the 1st Infantry Division, in addition to the 1st Infantry Regiment, also chose this method of crossing the river. The rest of the troops chose to wait for the sappers to build the pontoon bridge before crossing the river.

After crossing the river, the main infantry regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division found that the Japanese and Thai troops on the positions had all fled. Major General Zhou Jiarong, commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, reported the situation to the military headquarters on the one hand, and ordered the three main infantry regiments under his command to begin to pursue the Japanese army.

The 1st Infantry Regiment and the 5th Infantry Regiment of the 9th Infantry Division, having come ashore, also joined the pursuit.

Although, the strength of the pursuing Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was far less than that of the Japanese-Thai coalition army. However, the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was not afraid at all. The main force of the Japanese-Thai alliance is the Japanese army. The 4th Division and the 56th Division of the Japanese Army on the Wangbin River defense line have been completely disabled, so naturally there is nothing to fear. As for those Thai Army, although there are quite a few troops. But, in general, their combat effectiveness is much more rubbish. With a very small number of troops, he was able to occupy the entire territory of Thailand. The Thais are even more willing to be cannon fodder for the Japanese themselves. The strength of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army is much stronger than that of the Japanese army. In the face of the pursuit of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, these Thais only have a lot of money.

In fact, it is true. After escaping from the defense line of the Wangbin River, hundreds of thousands of Japanese-Thai troops were pouring out. If the well-trained Japanese army was able to maintain formation when retreating. Then, when the Thai army retreats, it is really no different from a rout. Some of the Thai Army, which had been slower to escape, surrendered on their knees after being caught up by the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. I was afraid that if I surrendered too late, I would be killed by the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

Lieutenant General Sun Changwu, the military headquarters of the 1st Army of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, was also stunned when he learned that all the Japanese-Thai troops stationed on the Wangbin River defense line had escaped.

"Lao Yu, Ri* himself and the Thais, actually ran away like this. There are more than 100,000 of them! If they insist on resisting, we will have to work hard to annihilate them! Sun Changwu said with emotion.

After all, the Japanese-Thai coalition army has quite a few troops. Even if it is more than 100,000 pigs, it will take several days for the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army to catch them. Not to mention, people are much smarter than pigs.

"Old Sun! Doesn't that what we mean? The Japanese-Thai army fled, and it was much easier to pursue them than to defeat them head-on. What's more, the time of their retreat was not much earlier than the time when we crossed the river. At our pace, catch up with them, that's more than enough. Yu Chengyin smiled.

Sun Changwu also nodded again and again, no matter what, this battle, they are sure to win. The only variable is probably how many Japanese and Thai coalition forces can be annihilated in this battle and achieve the final victory.

"Order all the troops to speed up the crossing of the river, and immediately after crossing the river, pursue the Japanese-Thai forces. Eliminate as many of them as you can, no matter what! Sun Changwu ordered.