"Order the divisions, stop the pursuit of the Japanese * himself, and begin to shrink the line of defense. The division commanders of the divisions and the brigades immediately came to the military headquarters for a meeting. Lieutenant General Xu Feipeng ordered. The elite troops of the Japanese army attacked in a big way, which was undoubtedly a huge crisis for the entire 2nd Army of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

"Yes, Commander!" The Chief of Staff, Major General Chen Qi, replied.

After receiving the order of Lieutenant General Xu Feipeng, all units under the jurisdiction of the 2nd Army of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army stopped the pursuit one after another. Everyone's hearts are more or less reluctant. But they all obeyed the order.

"Commander, what's going on? Everyone was able to catch the tail of the day himself. Why do you want to stop the pursuit? Major General Yan Tianning asked very puzzled.

The same is true of the other generals. The main force of the Japanese Burmese Front has been wiped out, and the next pursuit will be very smooth. If you seize the opportunity, you can even eliminate all these Japanese troops in one fell swoop. Next, it will be much easier to occupy the Indochina colony.

"This is an order from the commander to stop the pursuit and deploy our defenses on the spot. Not because of anything else, but because the Japanese themselves sent additional reinforcements to Indochina, a whole 200,000 elite troops. Lieutenant General Xu Feipeng said.

"Two hundred thousand elite troops?" All the generals were stunned. They also thought that after defeating the Burmese Front, the Battle of Indochina would end perfectly. But I didn't expect that Ri* himself would actually invest so many reinforcements. In that case, I'm afraid this battle will still be fought.

"Commander, isn't it 200,000 days* himself? We can still eat them. Major General Song Xinwei said.

"With the combat effectiveness of our 2nd Army, we may be able to eat the 200,000 elite troops of the Japanese * himself. But let's not forget. After two major battles with the Japanese Burma Front, we were almost depleted of ammunition. If you want to start a large-scale battle with the elite troops of the Japanese army, the amount of materials required is astronomical. And, now our supply lines are stretched for a long time. If there were no large-scale battles, then naturally there was nothing. However, if we want to support a large-scale battle, I am afraid that we will have to accumulate a little bit of supplies. Major General Chen Qi said.

The generals were silent for a moment, and the powerful attack power of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was completely based on powerful firepower. This is a very high requirement for logistical supply. The previous battles of Donsari Lake and the Mekong River had almost exhausted the war materials they had accumulated in the early days. If you want to fight the 200,000 elite troops of the Japanese army again, the war materials needed will be massive.

"Alright, let's carry out the orders given by the headquarters. The divisions prepared to retreat to the Mekong line and build a defensive line to meet the elite Japanese troops. Lieutenant General Xu Feipeng said.

"Yes, Captain." The generals all replied. Everyone understands that when the enemy is menacing, stop the offensive and go on the defensive. Combine strong fortifications with powerful firepower and deplete the enemy's living forces. At the same time, it is also ready for the next counterattack.

"According to the previous assignment, the 7th Infantry Division and the 12th Infantry Division formed defensive positions on the east bank of the Mekong River, east of Phnom Penh. The 8th Infantry Division and the 11th Infantry Division formed defensive positions east of Kampong Cham. The 9th Infantry Division and the 10th Infantry Division formed defensive positions in Hongyu. These three places will serve as bridgeheads for us to stay on the east bank of the Mekong River. When launching a counterattack in the future, it will also need to launch a counterattack from these places. Lieutenant General Xu Feipeng said.

"Yes, Captain." The generals replied.

"Let's organize our troops to build fortifications as soon as possible. It's only a few days before the day * himself arrives. The pontoon bridge over the Mekong River must be built. Once the battle begins, all our supplies will have to be delivered through these pontoons. The Chief of Staff, Major General Chen Qi, reminded.

Immediately after the meeting, the 2nd Army stopped its offensive and moved fully on the defensive. All divisions began to build fortifications on the east bank of the Mekong River so that they could withstand the attacks of the Japanese themselves in the ensuing battles. And with the help of these fortifications, the maximum damage to the living force of the day* himself.

While the 2nd Army was actively preparing to resist the Japanese attack, the headquarters of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was also thinking about countermeasures.

"Commander, the strength of the 2nd Army is still too weak, do we need to send some reinforcements to the 2nd Army?" Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Liu Shiquan suggested.

Qin Shou nodded: "The 1st Army has completed replenishment and rest. There are no other combat missions for the time being. One or two divisions were left, and the rest of the troops were sent to the Indochina battlefield. Since the Japanese themselves dared to send 200,000 reinforcements to Indochina. Then we will eat all these reinforcements of theirs. I'd like to see if we dare to continue to send more reinforcements after we have once again eliminated the 200,000 elites. ”

With the current strength of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, as long as the Japanese army sends five or six hundred thousand elite troops at one time. The Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army was completely able to deal with it. Of course, although now the Japanese army still has millions of elite troops. But these units are mainly distributed across multiple battlefields. There are not many that are specifically used to deal with the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. This allowed the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army to eliminate the Japanese army little by little.

"Well, let the 1st Infantry Division and the 6th Infantry Division stay behind and guard the Japanese on the Malay Peninsula side. The rest of the troops were transferred to the Indochina battlefield. In this case, we will have enough troops to deal with the reinforcements of the Japanese himself. Lieutenant General Liu Shiquan said.

The next stage of the combat mission of the 1st Army of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army was originally to launch an attack on the Japanese army in the direction of the Malay Peninsula. However, this will wait until the fleet returns. With the cooperation of the fleet, the 1st Army was able to achieve a breakthrough in the Malay Peninsula more easily.

Now, the fleet has not returned. Therefore, the 1st Army could first be put into the Indochina theater to fight. After eliminating the reinforcements sent by the Japanese army to the Indochina colony, they returned to the Japanese war on the Malay Peninsula.

Qin Shou nodded: "Then let's arrange it like this." This time, we can be said to have put the main forces of both the 1st and 2nd armies into it. It is necessary to defeat the Japanese in the Indochina colony again cleanly. Let them know that in Nanyang, they are no longer in control. ”

Qin Shou knew that this battle was directly related to the belonging of Nanyang. If the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army can win, then I am afraid that the Japanese themselves will not be able to hold out for much time in Nanyang.