The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 589 Another Lucky Star

The Japanese army that crossed the Maesai River was the 23th Regiment of the 98rd Division, as well as artillery, engineers, and heavy troops, with a total strength of more than [-]. Their attack target was the Kokang area, intending to cut off Burma and the The connection between mainland China and the main force of the Japanese army occupied the whole of Myanmar.

Jinan, the Japanese Third Air Force.

Commander Yokota Makio has not been in touch with Gao Jiu for a while. He has made a lot of money from Gao Jiu. His greatest joy now is doing business with Gao Jiu.What Gao Jiu gave him was hard currency, which was much more valuable and easier to handle than the things they took away by themselves.

Among the goods that Gao Jiu provided them, the most popular ones were not the China Reserve Certificates, because the China Reserve Certificates could not be directly exchanged into gold or rice yuan due to reputation problems, and could only be exchanged directly from the market. The price, the conversion ratio is very large, very disadvantageous,
In order to maintain its value, it is necessary to buy a large number of goods, and then sell these goods and exchange them for oceans, Japanese yen, rice gold, or other hard currencies.These things are too troublesome and the goals are too big.

Their favorite is anti-Japanese medicine, which itself is hard currency, and can be directly exchanged for Japanese yen, rice gold, gold, etc.The most important thing is that it is a sought-after product, which is hard to find in the market, and can only be obtained from Gao Jiu's hands.

Since Gao Jiu went to the south, she has relatively less contact with Yokota Mufu and others, and she has less business contacts, so that Yokota Mufu somewhat misses Gao Jiu's days in Peach Blossom Mountain.

This morning, Yokota Makio received a telegram from Gao Jiu, asking him to get in touch with the Japanese Eighth Air Force and not to bomb targets in the Golden Triangle.

Gao Jiu will provide him with [-] anti-Japanese medicines as a token of gratitude.

After the Japanese came to Southeast Asia, they also faced the problem of adapting to the climate. The humid tropical rainforest climate caused them a lot of trouble.

After the 52nd Regiment of the Japanese Army crossed the Maesai River, they walked through the vast tropical rainforest.The unsuitable climate and mosquito bites caused various diseases, which caused a lot of non-combat attrition to them.

The materials they carry are limited, so they can only rely on saving materials or robbing to live. Many places in the Golden Triangle area are inaccessible, and it is difficult for them to rely on robbing to obtain supplies.

In order to ensure the supply of materials, the 52nd Regiment of the Japanese Army set up a material transfer station on the Maesai River Ferry, with a Japanese defense of a reinforced squadron.

After the 52nd Regiment of the Japanese Army crossed the Meisai River, Gao Jiu had already formulated tactics to deal with them.He sent three squadrons of the Taohuashan Special Forces led by Wang Zhankui, Guo Hengming, and Li Chengwu to harass them along the way. Tian Chuan led the self-defense team of the construction company, the self-defense team of the Wenshan District Administrative Committee, and 1500 basic militiamen on the front line of the Mawan River. Set up a line of defense, Zheng Sanpao's Taohuashan Special Battle Squadron served as the general reserve to prevent the Japanese army from entering the Wenshan area.

At the same time, he informed the Kokang Regional Self-Government Committee and the British presidential palace in Myanmar about the movements of the 52nd Wing of the Japanese Army.

The Kokang Regional Self-Defense Committee was worried that Gao Jiu and others would not be able to stop the Japanese army from entering the Kokang area, so they also dispatched 3000 Kokang Self-Defense Forces to assist the Wenshan area.The British Governor's Office in Burma also understood the reason why the lips were dead and the teeth were cold. They could not mobilize troops to support Gao Jiu and others, so they sent people to deliver 20 catties of rice and some medicines.

In order to fight against this Japanese army, Gao Jiu divided the battlefield into two parts.Part of it is the area from the Mae Sai River to the Wenshan area.In this part of the area, Wang Zhankui served as the commander in chief on the battlefield.

Wang Zhankui carefully analyzed the situation of the Japanese army. He decided not to attack for the time being. After the main force of the 52nd Regiment of the Japanese Army moved away from the Maesai River Ferry and entered the tropical rain forest, he concentrated Wang Zhankui Squadron and Guo Hengming Squadron to attack the Maesai River Ferry. , First cut off the material supply channel between the 52nd Wing of the Japanese Army and the main force of the 23rd Division.

Li Chengwu led the third squadron of the Taohuashan Special Forces, and did not harass the Japanese army for the time being. Instead, under the leadership of local guides, he mobilized various villages along the Japanese army's advance route to evacuate urgently to prevent the Japanese army from looting property from them for replenishment.

Seven hours after the Japanese army crossed the river, Wang Zhankui and Guo Hengming led the Taohuashan Special Forces and launched an attack on the Japanese army stationed at the Meisai River ferry.

On the ferry, the Japanese troops were stationed in simple barracks built with wooden fences, surrounded by the Taohuashan Special Forces on three sides, and they were very recognizable in their khaki military uniforms.The Taohuashan Special Forces members were all wearing camouflage uniforms. They hid in the jungle, and the Japanese army couldn't see them clearly.

The members of the Taohuashan Special Team are distributed in a triangle, and there is no dead angle for shooting.While bombarding the Japanese barracks with heavy artillery fire, they suppressed the Japanese army with machine gun fire.The other special forces members used sniper rifles to kill all the Japanese officers and soldiers they could see.

The Japanese army built simple fortifications in the barracks. These so-called fortifications dug some trenches, and these trenches were of little use.

What the Japanese army is best at is digging cat ear holes in the trenches. Cat ear holes have a great effect on anti-guns and can effectively reduce the damage of enemy artillery fire.It is a pity that this is a tropical rainforest area, with vertical and horizontal rivers, and the groundwater level is very high. If you can't dig two meters down, the groundwater will gushes out. It is impossible to dig a cat's ear hole.

These simple trenches could not stop the bombing of mortar shells, and the Japanese army soon suffered a lot of casualties.The Japanese commander saw that defending to the death was not the answer, so he organized troops to counterattack.But the enemy's machine gun fire was so fierce that they couldn't hold their heads up.

The marksmanship of the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army is very good, especially the officers and soldiers of the 52nd Regiment, all veterans of more than two years, they have rich combat experience and their marksmanship is also very accurate.However, what they were facing was the Taohuashan Special Forces. Those guys' marksmanship was more accurate, and the advantages of sniper rifles far exceeded those of Type [-] rifles.Coupled with the fact that they were hiding in the jungle and wearing camouflage uniforms, the Japanese were completely at a disadvantage in the sniper operations between the two sides.

After 40 minutes of fighting, the Japanese army couldn't hold back anymore. They gave up the ferry and boarded the three sampans by the river. Those Japanese officers and soldiers who couldn't get on the boat simply jumped into the river and retreated towards the opposite bank. .

The members of the Taohuashan guerrilla rushed to the river, opened fire on the Japanese soldiers in the river, and sent most of the Japanese soldiers to the river to feed the fish and shrimp.

Of the Japanese troops guarding the ferry, a reinforced squadron, only a dozen or so fled to the other side of the river.

Wang Zhankui left a team of special forces to monitor the Japanese army on the other side of the river.He led the rest of the special operations team to chase after the main force of the 52nd Wing of the Japanese Army.

After Li Chengwu and others completed the task of evacuating the masses, Li Chengwu, Shi Jianlong and Liang Shihu each led a special warfare unit to harass the Japanese army along the way.They relied on mortars, machine guns, and sniper rifles to attack the Japanese army from a long distance.Relying on the horses, they quickly separated from the Japanese army.The Japanese army had no effective countermeasures against them, and they were beaten terribly.

In just one day, the 52nd Regiment of the Japanese Army lost more than 200 people. In addition to non-combat attrition, the number of people lost has exceeded 300.

At night, it was even more difficult for them.The two special operations squadrons of Wang Zhankui and Guo Hengming also caught up. They divided the special operations team into many combat teams, each carrying a mortar, constantly changing positions, and bombarding the Japanese army.

The Japanese army couldn't figure out the enemy's position at all, and was completely passive and beaten.

Throughout the night, the attacks on the Japanese army never stopped.Not only more than 300 people were killed and injured, but all the troops were in a high state of exhaustion.After dawn, the Japanese officers and soldiers dozed off, not even wanting to eat breakfast.

After the fall of the Maesai River ferry, the Japanese army on the east bank of the Maesai River reported this information to the Japanese 52nd Regiment.Now that they have no way out, they can only move forward desperately, hoping to occupy densely populated areas to replenish.Guided by the map, they headed towards the Wenshan area to attack.

After two days and one night of marching, the 52nd Regiment of the Japanese Army paid the price of more than 700 people, and finally reached the Wenshan area.

Waiting for them are more than 6000 well-equipped construction company self-defense forces, Onsan administrative committee self-defense forces, and the Kokang Regional Self-Government Army.

Behind and around the Japanese army, the three squadrons of the Taohuashan Special Forces kept harassing them.In order to get out of the predicament, the Japanese army quickly launched an attack after discovering the enemy's blocking position.They hope to break through the enemy's blocking as soon as possible to get rid of the immediate predicament.

The Japanese infantry offensive tactics were still the same: artillery bombardment, infantry rush.The artillery of the Japanese army assembled, set up a posture, and prepared to launch a violent attack on the enemy's position.

Unexpectedly, their artillery had just opened their posture and was about to start a test firing, when the enemy's artillery fire had already hit.

Gao Jiu marched into the Golden Triangle this time, carrying a lot of artillery, including a lot of Pops Mountain Cannons, some Type [-] infantry artillery, and even more mortars than can be counted.When Gao Jiu saw the Japanese army setting up artillery, he directly calculated the shooting forces, and gave the Taohuashan artillery unit, which had already been in full swing, an order to fire.

With the magical existence of Gao Jiu, the artillery fire of the Taohuashan guerrillas, as if they had eyes, directly covered the artillery positions of the Japanese army.In less than 3 minutes, the Japanese artillery was basically destroyed.

Since the 52nd Regiment of the Japanese Army entered Southeast Asia, they have fought the French, British, Thai, and Laotian troops with ease.Unexpectedly, in this no-nonsense Golden Triangle area, they encountered such a strong opponent.

After the Japanese army's artillery was destroyed, the enemy's artillery fire did not stop, and continued to bombard the Japanese army violently, causing heavy casualties to the Japanese army's officers and soldiers.

Seeing that this was not the way to go, the captain of the Japanese army concentrated his main force and directly launched a fierce attack on the opposite enemy's position, hoping to break through the enemy's position in one fell swoop.

On Gao Jiu's side, apart from the Wenshan Self-Defense Force and militia, the Construction Workers' Self-Defense Force and the Kokang Self-Defense Force are all battle-tested troops.Their number exceeds 4000, which is already comparable to the strength of the Japanese army, and even slightly richer.

Their firepower is at least twice that of the Japanese army, and they rely on favorable terrain to block the attack. The Japanese army is not an opponent at all.They quickly crushed the full-scale Japanese attack.

Gao Jiu rarely allowed troops to charge in battles, so as to minimize unnecessary casualties of troops.After seeing the Japanese army retreating, he did not issue an attack order, but ordered the artillery to continue to use artillery fire to kill and injure the enemy.

At this time, the Japanese army had problems with both ammunition and food supplies, and it was unrealistic for them to return the same way. The only hope was to break through the enemy's position on the opposite side.

The Japanese regiment captain gritted his teeth and organized troops to attack again.

Facing a large and powerful enemy force, their attack was vain, and they were soon repulsed again.

Taking advantage of the Japanese attack, the Taohuashan guerrillas of the three squadrons of Wang Zhankui and others also used firepower to hit the Japanese army's side and back, which also caused heavy casualties to the Japanese army.

After the Japanese army's two offensives failed, the Japanese regiment captain checked the number of people and found that there were only more than 100 soldiers left under him.

The captain of the Japanese army saw that it was not an option to continue fighting like this, so he led his troops to turn to the northeast and seized a mountain for defense.

Seeing that the time was right, Gao Jiu ordered the troops to attack and besieged the Japanese army on the mountain.

Seeing the critical situation, the captain of the 52nd Regiment of the Japanese Army sent a telegram to the division headquarters requesting tactical guidance.

The headquarters of the 23rd Division of the Japanese Army, knowing that the 52nd Wing was in critical condition, requested air support from the Japanese Eighth Air Force, asking them to drop supplies to the 52nd Wing and bomb the enemy's positions.

The aviation team had already received the notification from Yokota Makio, and they already knew that it was the terrifying Gao Jiu who was in the Wenshan area.They didn't want to provoke Gao Jiu, and got a golden bar from Mufu Yokota, so they didn't care about the life and death of the 52nd Regiment.They found an excuse at random and refused their request.

The 52nd Regiment of the Japanese Army was completely in a desperate situation.

In order to avoid casualties, Gao Jiu just ordered the troops to carry out a strict blockade to prevent the Japanese army from breaking through, intending to trap these Japanese troops on the mountain to death.

Two days later, the Japanese army on the mountain was short of food and ammunition, had no medicine, and died of illness and starvation, resulting in a large number of attrition.If it continues like this, there will be no more living people on the mountain for another three days at most.

Gao Jiu originally planned to just starve these bastards to death, but his wife sent him a telegram, saying that the batch of B-24 Liberator heavy bombers that he was commissioned to buy had arrived in Chongqing.Gao Jiu was a little excited. He asked his wife to provide three B-24 Liberator heavy bombers to fly to Ruili Airport.He wants to personally try the power of this famous heavy bomber.

Gao Jiu flew from the airstrip in Mawan Town to Ruili, personally piloted a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber, and the other two B-24 Liberator heavy bombers flew over the surrounded Japanese army and dropped bombs on the hilltop. 90 aerial bombs were dropped.

The Japanese army on the mountain was already very sad when they encountered the powerful enemy on the ground. They never imagined that they would be subjected to such a violent aerial bombardment.

After the bombing, there were less than 1000 Japanese soldiers remaining on the mountain.The regiment captain of the Japanese army was lucky enough to survive, and a radio station was also lucky not to be blown up.He reported the encounter of the 52nd Regiment to the Division Headquarters.

The 23rd Division of the Japanese Army reported this situation to the Southern Dispatch Army.After investigation by the Southern Dispatch Army, they found out why they encountered such a powerful enemy in the Golden Triangle area.It turned out to be that damned Gao Jiu again. He was full, and instead of staying in Peach Blossom Mountain, he ran to the wild and backward Golden Triangle.

In order to save the lives of the remaining officers and soldiers of the 52nd Wing, they authorized the 52nd Wing to surrender to Gao Jiu.

The remnants of the 52nd Regiment of the Japanese Army surrendered to Gao Jiu. After descending the mountain, the Japanese soldiers were all ragged and pale, and they were so hungry that they could hardly walk.

Gao Jiu was more kind. He fed these Japanese officers and soldiers and treated their wounded, which cost Gao Jiu a lot of money.

No one in the Taohuashan guerrillas questioned Master Jiu's actions.Because they knew that Master Jiu would never suffer a loss. These Japanese soldiers were meat tickets, and they would definitely sell for a good price.

As in history, Dasaku Hejian has been transferred to the Southern Dispatch Army, and is now the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Southern Dispatch Army Major General. In the future, he will be promoted to Lieutenant General Commander of the 15th Army.He already had experience negotiating with Gao Jiu, and the task of negotiating this time fell on him again.

Hejian Dazuo took a transport plane and landed on the airstrip near Mawan Town. Gao Jiu came to greet him in person and hosted a banquet for Hejian Dazuo.

In the past, Hamada Yoshito was Gao Jiu's lucky star, and now Hejian Dasaku has also become one of Gao Jiu's lucky stars.As long as they are there, they will continue to create new achievements for Gao Jiu, and at the same time bring a large amount of economic income.

Sure enough, this Hejian masterpiece brought another fortune to Gao Jiu.Since the Japanese occupied most of Southeast Asia, they made a windfall from robbery, and gold was plentiful.This time they were also very generous, and directly gave Gao Jiu 150 large yellow croakers and 400 small yellow croakers, and redeemed the officers and soldiers of the 52nd Company of the Japanese Army.

Gao Jiu expressed his heartfelt thanks to Hejian Dazuo and hoped to have another chance to cooperate in the future.Gao Jiu was also very generous, quietly giving Hejian Dazuo a large yellow croaker and ten pieces of Burmese jade.Hejian Dazuo couldn't laugh or cry, so he had to go back and return to his life.

Gao Jiu played the Japanese very happily here, but the British Governor in Myanmar in Yangon felt great pressure.Facing the turbulent Japanese offensive, the British army could not resist and asked Gao Jiu for help.

(End of this chapter)