Chapter 620: Liao Mingyu's plan
Liao Mingyu's brows tightened, and he instantly felt an unprecedented sense of crisis descending on him.
According to the intelligence calculation, this one is careless, and it seems that the other party has found a way to break the situation.
At that time, once the Chan border is in an emergency, the advantages gained in southern Burma will be lost, although it will not have much impact on the outcome of the war, but Liao Mingyu's goal is not only to drive the Japanese army out of Burma.
If it is really pinned, it will be difficult for the expeditionary force to occupy Singapore before the end of the war, let alone have a chance to control the Malay Archipelago and control the most critical Strait of Malacca.
"Since the Siamese government is willing to reveal such important information, we can't be indifferent." Liao Mingyu's eyes were deep, and he touched his chin and said lightly.
"Go, inform Yu Sifan, let the intelligence department try to contact them, preferably as an ally, and see if you can get more information."
"Humble duty understands." Meng nodded in response.
Although it is equally difficult for Terauchi Shouichi to complete this plan, not to mention whether the Siamese government can cooperate, it is not easy to mobilize the tens of thousands of troops stationed in Vietnam alone.
However, Liao Mingyu still could not rest assured, even if there was the slightest possibility, he could not expose the base area to the threat of the enemy, because this was the foundation for his future foothold in Southeast Asia.
"The Falcon Squad has been training at the Black River base recently, right?" Liao Mingyu raised his head and asked suddenly with a flash of inspiration.
"Well, according to your instructions, most of the team will stay in Heihe for new combat training, and the Dead Star will take a few members to carry out missions in Kayin State." Meng replied in annoyance.
Now each regiment-level unit has added a complete reconnaissance company team, and reconnaissance, intersperse, and ambush are their daily tasks, which can be said to be an extension of the ears and eyes of the whole regiment.
Almost every soldier of the reconnaissance company is an experienced veteran, especially the ability to survive and gain insight into the battlefield is extremely outstanding, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the top soldiers.
And the members of the Falcon squad at the next level are all selected from the reconnaissance companies of various units, which can be described as the trump card of the trump card and the elite of the elite.
Now the Falcon Squad has grown several times after a long period of development, with a total of about 300 people. They will be divided into several squads, which will follow each main force to carry out some special tasks.
It is because the team has expanded greatly during this period of time, and many newcomers need to be familiar with the special operations system, so the captain Dong Dao assigned some veteran team members to serve as instructors and stayed at the Heihe base to train rookies.
And he himself led a small detachment and followed the Merrill commando into the province of Glinday.
The two teams have cooperated on the battlefields of Mandalay and Ringanqiang, and they have a good impression of each other, and they are here this time to prepare for interspersed infiltration operations in preparation for the later attack on Malaysia.
"Well, this matter may not be able to be done by the Falcon Squad alone, and with the presence of the Merrill Detachment, it can add a few more chances of victory." Liao Mingyu stared downward, staring at the document in his hand and said to himself.
"Huh? Junza, what are you doing here? Meng took a breath of annoyance, he clearly heard something strange from the other party's words,
"Contact Dong Dao and ask him to stop all his tasks first and go back to the Heihe base to standby. Brigadier General Merrell is in Kayin State or Glandaly now? They may need to cooperate in the next plan. ”
Liao Mingyu didn't pay attention to Meng's annoying inquiry, and turned his head to look at the latter.
Meng was annoyed and didn't dare to ask more, he had always been in charge of the Falcon Squad's liaison with the Merrill Commando, and no one knew this issue better than him.
"General Merrill has returned to Sri Lanka, I heard that he is about to be recalled to China to give him the rank of major general, and now the McElel detachment is under the command of Colonel Salomund, and we have provided him with weapons, equipment and supplies for this period of time, this guy is very grateful, and has written several letters of thanks to you."
"Oh yes? Then there will be time to meet him. ”
Liao Mingyu thought for a moment, and didn't have much impression of this Salomund, only knowing that he was a Latin American, and he climbed from a low-level officer step by step to his current position.
However, the more people from humble backgrounds, the easier it is to control, anyway, there are almost no Americans in the entire Merrill Commando except for General Namai, and they are basically Latinos from Central America.
These people have grown up in the jungle since childhood, and the forests of Burma are like returning to their own homes, and their combat effectiveness in jungle warfare and guerrilla warfare is no better than that of the main force of the expeditionary force.
The official name of the Merrill Commando is the 5307th Mixed Detachment of the United States Army, although it is a detachment establishment, but the number is two or three thousand, and the 75th Infantry Regiment, the predecessor of the famous Ranger Special Forces of the US Army in the future, is the evolution of this force, and now it is also a good special operations force to be able to control them in their hands.
Since the end of the Battle of Mandalay, Stilwell has temporarily handed over the command of the Merrell Commando to the Huaxia Expeditionary Force, and Liao Mingyu did not plan to let this special combat team that specializes in jungle warfare return to the Yankees' side from the beginning.
"In my name, I will write back to Salomund, praising him and his compatriots for their performance on the battlefield in Southeast Asia, the next batch of supplies is already on the way, all the best weapons and equipment of the expeditionary force, and I would like to explain that their efforts will be remembered by the Chinese people."
There will be no less piece of meat to talk about beautifully, coupled with real materials and treatment, I believe that it can leave a good impression on the other party and lay the foundation for future absorption.
Liao Mingyu knows that those Latinos in Central America have a very low status in the eyes of white people, otherwise they would not leave the most tiring and difficult work to them.
As long as equal respect and tangible materials are given, these Central Americans can be grateful.
Meng was annoyed and took out a small notebook and wrote them down one by one, but he was muttering in his heart, he couldn't understand why Junzuo was so concerned about those people.
At best, the other party strengthens the team of the regiment, and the combat effectiveness may be quite strong, but it is not his own people, and the number is not large, so he really can't do this.
It's just that he didn't know that in the original time and space, the Merrill commando was sent by the allies to the forefront of the counterattack on Burma, and the task was to infiltrate the rear of the Japanese army to cooperate with the Chinese army to fight, cut off the enemy's supply and communication lines, and mainly interspersed, guerrilla, and sabotage.
Going deep into the vast jungle behind enemy lines, lacking supplies and communications, and facing the encirclement of Japanese troops twice as large as oneself, you can imagine how dangerous such a task can be.
From March 1943, when the Merrill Commando entered northern Burma, to May 1944, when the Myitkyina Campaign ended, the Merrell Commando withdrew from the Merrell Commando, and in one year and two months, the 2,900-strong Merrell Commando was almost completely wiped out.
During this period, Merrell's detachment was surrounded by the Japanese heavy army group twice, once by the Japanese 18th Division in the Waruban area of Burma, and successfully broke through with the assistance of the Chinese army.
The other was in Myitkyina and the Japanese 56th Division head-to-head, the Mai detachment suffered heavy casualties, this was also the last battle fought by the Merrell commando in Burma, the formation was basically destroyed, and less than one of the hundred soldiers survived.
It was not easy to go deep behind enemy lines and face the siege of two divisions of the Japanese army, and it was not easy to support it for more than a year.
However, now these two main divisions of the Japanese army have been cleaned up by the Chinese Expeditionary Force early, and Liao Mingyu can be regarded as avenging them in disguise.
In fact, like the Chinese people, the two ethnic groups still have a lot in common, both of them have been colonized and oppressed by the West in modern times, and their dignity is the same
In any case, these soldiers from foreign countries in Central America all died in other people's wars, and during this period, they also fought bravely to kill the enemy, and none of them escaped, no matter what their original purpose was, they all deserve to be respected.
"How's the progress going on Lao Fang's side? Any important news lately?
Liao Mingyu rubbed his temples to soothe his nerves, thinking that he had been busy dealing with the Yangon battlefield recently, and he didn't care about the battle situation in Ayeyarwady Province.
"At present, the main force of the Japanese army is trapped on the islands in the Jiangkou Delta, and the three divisions of the New Army have basically completed the encirclement. Meng replied excitedly.
If you want to say that on the main battlefield in southern Burma, the side of Ayeyarwady Province fought quite well, and no one expected that the new army, which was not favored at all, would push the little devil all the way and almost rush into the sea to feed the fish.
However, this is also due to the crushing of weapons and equipment and combat systems, with new rifles being prioritized for the new army, and air support being given priority.
In addition to the railway line, there are many waterways and rivers to facilitate the transportation of materials, convenient logistics and supply, and more plain terrain can give full play to the advantage of firepower.
But on the whole, the performance of the new army is still gratifying, and it is almost one step away at the moment, and it is only a matter of time before the last 10,000 or so little devils are trapped.
(End of chapter)