The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 771 Chapter 74 Crazy
The dream of being promoted to the commander of the front army is about to be shattered, which makes it difficult for Yamashita Fengwen to accept.

He is determined to fight Gao Jiu to the death, to prove that his name as a Malay tiger is not for nothing.He very much hopes to win a big battle to change the base camp's perception of him.

The reason why he only took the 18th Division to launch this attack was because he could not count on the troops of the 15th Army at all.

Now those guys already know that he is about to be transferred from the 15th Army, and it is impossible to follow his orders. Not only that, but they may also reveal his combat intentions.

The only thing he can count on is the 18th Division and the 144th Division. However, the command organization of the 144th Division has just been destroyed and has no combat effectiveness at all. Therefore, he can only lead his most trusted 18th Division to fight against Gao Nine decisive battles.

Yamashita Fengwen led the 18th Division to travel day and night. They were not found along the way. They came to the Thai-Myanmar border early this morning.

Seeing that it was almost dawn, Yamashita decided to camp in the jungle.

At this moment, the vanguard of the Japanese army saw a group of Thai soldiers coming out of the woods in front. These soldiers were a patrol team of the Thai army. They also spotted the Japanese army, and the two sides immediately exchanged fire.

The Japanese army was worried that these Thai soldiers would report the whereabouts of the 18th Division when they reported back, so they rushed over and surrounded them from both wings, hoping to wipe out these Thai soldiers.

The Thai soldiers found that the Japanese soldiers were numerous and powerful, and they immediately fought and retreated.

The Japanese soldiers were numerous and powerful, and the firepower was fierce. The soldiers of the Thai army were shot and fell down one after another.

Thanks to their familiarity with the local terrain, several Thai soldiers escaped just before the Japanese army encircled them.

The unexpected situation made Yamashita Fengwen a little frustrated. He knew that the surprise attack might have been exposed.

He immediately ordered someone to take out the map, trying to figure out the current location of the 18th Division, but there are dense forests everywhere, and there is nothing unique about the terrain.They were not familiar with the local terrain, so they couldn't make a clear judgment for a while.

Yamashita Fengwen was a decisive person. According to the general direction of the march, he ordered the troops to immediately move towards the Thai-Myanmar border.

It has to be said that the fighting power of the Japanese army is extremely tenacious. Although the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army who had marched all night were very tired, after hearing the marching order, they still cheered up and continued on their way.

An infantry battalion of the Thai army operating in this area, the battalion commander received a report from the soldiers who had escaped from the patrol, and hurriedly reported to his superiors, and the news quickly reached the Thai general.

The Japanese army brigade suddenly appeared here, and the Thai general was also very surprised. He immediately reported the information to Gao Jiu.

At this time, Gao Jiugang was still in Vietnam shortly after he had finished attacking the division headquarters of the 145th Division of the Japanese Army.

Hearing that the Japanese army appeared on the Thai-Myanmar border, Gao Jiu immediately realized that the Golden Triangle was in danger. He immediately sent a telegram to Tian Chuan who stayed behind in the Golden Triangle, and at the same time led the Taohuashan guerrillas to rush towards the Golden Triangle.

After Tagawa received the telegram, he immediately issued a battle alert.

At this time, people in the Golden Triangle have just gone to work and are about to start their day's work.

Hearing the sound of the alarm, people immediately put down their work, went to collect weapons and ammunition, quickly gathered at the designated places of each unit, and then ran towards the designated places of each district.

For this day, the Golden Triangle has gone through countless drills.

The people assembled quickly and methodically, and then the teams moved into the pre-marked defensive positions.

In less than two hours, millions of armed militiamen in the Golden Triangle were ready to fight.

The air force received Gao Jiu's telegram and immediately dispatched a reconnaissance plane to start reconnaissance towards the place where the Thai army found the Japanese army.

The generals of Thailand fought many battles with Gao Jiu, and they also understood the guerrilla tactics of the Taohuashan guerrillas.

He ordered the troops to use battalions and companies as units to harass the Japanese army's marching brigade, and to report the location of the Japanese army at any time.

The brigade of the Japanese army was constantly attacked by the Thai army, causing a large number of casualties.

The head of the 18th Division wanted to stop the troops and counterattack the Thai army.

However, Yamashita ordered to ignore the Thai army and go all out to continue marching towards the Golden Triangle.

At this time, the sound of an airplane came from the sky, and the officers and soldiers of the Japanese army knew that this was definitely not their own airplane, so they couldn't help but panic.

However, the soldiers of the Japanese army are well-trained and have some common sense on how to distinguish the model of the aircraft.

When they saw a reconnaissance plane flying in the sky, they knew that there was no danger, so they continued to march forward in great strides.

The head of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army didn't think so. He knew that the enemy's bombers might be coming soon.They have no large anti-aircraft weapons, and only carry a small number of rapid-fire guns, which are of no use at all.

At this time, the vanguard of the Japanese army had already left the forest, and the head of the 18th Division was very worried that if the troops were exposed to open areas, they would cause heavy casualties under the bombing of enemy bombers.

The head of the division said anxiously to Fengwen Yamashita: "Your Excellency, Commander, do you want to suspend the advance? Let the troops avoid the bombing of enemy planes in the woods."

Yamashita Fengwen was already red-eyed at this time, he knew that if he wasted time in this woods, Gao Jiu would definitely mobilize all kinds of anti-Japanese armed forces to surround them.

He didn't want to give the Golden Triangle time to strengthen its defense, so he decided to put all his eggs in one basket and continue marching.

Yamashita Fengwen pointed forward and said, "Did you see it? There is a forest over there, as long as you pass this hillside and enter the forest, isn't it the same?"

The so-called exhausted horse looking at the mountain, the head of the 18th Division saw the forest, at least [-] to [-] kilometers away from here by visual inspection. There are no tall trees on this road, but some low shrubs and thatch. Soldiers Their figures cannot be concealed. If they are bombed by enemy planes on this section of the road, the consequences will be disastrous.

He said: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, the enemy's bombers will probably arrive soon. In such a short period of time, we will not be able to enter the forest in front of us. We should stop advancing."

Yamashita Fengwen was impatient at this time, he scolded: "Bageyalu, execute the order, otherwise, the military law will follow."

The head of the 18th Division has always respected Yamashita Fufumi and knows that he is an experienced and very calm and excellent commander. He doesn't understand why Yamashita Fufumi suddenly became like this.

However, based on the respect he had for Yamashita in the past, he still carried out Yamashita's orders.

The reconnaissance plane continued to circle in the sky, sending back the situation of the Japanese army continuously.

At this time, a large number of bombers have already taken off and are flying towards here.

The pilots of the reconnaissance plane were very excited when they saw the Japanese army leaving the forest, and urged the bombers to come over quickly.

Two reconnaissance planes circled continuously in the sky, making a buzzing sound.

In the eyes of the head of the 18th Division, he was as annoying as a mosquito. He ordered the troops to set up rapid-fire guns and shoot towards the reconnaissance plane.

The pilots of the reconnaissance plane saw that the Japanese army was on their way, and they were not prepared for the Japanese army to suddenly shoot into the air.

They were caught off guard, and a reconnaissance plane was shot, raising black smoke, and the pilot was forced to parachute.The other one fled in a hurry. He did not fly away, but raised his height, and continued to monitor the Japanese army's marching brigade outside the range of the Japanese artillery fire.

At this time, he saw a scene that made him extremely angry. After the pilot of the downed reconnaissance plane parachuted, the Japanese army shot at him, and the pilot died before landing.

The pilot of the reconnaissance plane was furious, and repeatedly urged the bomber to come over to avenge his comrades.

Soon after, dozens of B24 Liberator bombers flew over.

They saw the Japanese army's marching brigade, and immediately swooped down towards them.

Seeing this situation, Yamashita Fengwen finally regained some sense, and ordered the troops to evacuate urgently, and at the same time ordered the troops to shoot into the air.

The B24 Liberator has a huge body and armor on the belly, so it doesn't care about the Japanese air-to-air shooting.

They swooped down as usual, flew over the Japanese army's marching brigade, and dropped aerial bombs like raindrops.

"Boom, boom, boom."

The aerial bombs exploded in sequence, like plowing the ground, turning the ground over again.

The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties, and most of the rapid-fire guns that fired into the air were overturned.

The B24 Liberator bomber was also shot and injured, but it did not cause a major impact. Only one engine of one bomber was shot and left the battlefield ahead of schedule. aerial bombs.

The head of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army lay on the ground, and finally survived until the enemy bombers flew away.

He got up and looked, the scene in front of him was shocking.I saw the incomplete corpses of Japanese soldiers everywhere on the hillside, the destroyed artillery and various supplies scattered all over the place, the scene was horrible.

At this time, Yamashita ordered the troops to continue to advance. The head of the 18th Division looked at the distant forest and begged: "Your Excellency, Commander, you can't continue to advance. It will take at least three hours to reach the forest in front of you." , During this period, there are enough enemy planes to bomb two more times, and I am afraid that the troops will be lost if they can’t reach there.”

Yamashita Fengwen stared at his blood-red eyes, and roared: "Eight Yalu, if you dare not carry out the order, military law will do it."

The head of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army had no choice but to direct the soldiers to regroup and move on.

An hour later, the sound of bombers came from the sky again, and dozens of B24 Liberator bombers flew back again, bombing the Japanese army's marching brigade again.

The head of the 18th Division lay on the ground and escaped by luck. When the enemy plane flew away, his heart was bleeding.

At this moment, he didn't need to count the number of people, but he knew that at least one third of his troops had been lost, and that was the lives of thousands of soldiers of the Yellow Army.

He made up his mind that he would no longer carry out the orders of the maddened Yamashita.

At this time, the senior officers of the 18th Division also ran over and asked the division commander to stop such a quick death march.

Seeing the commander of the 18th Division and senior officers gathered together, Yamashita Honkumi ran over and said viciously, "What are you doing? Why don't you hurry up and command the troops to go."

The head of the 18th Division waved his hand, and the guards of the 18th Division immediately surrounded Fengwen Yamashita's guards.

Several soldiers set up Yamashita Fengwen and ran towards the forest they had just passed.

Yamashita Fengwen was furious and yelled at him, but the soldiers ignored him at all, kept his feet on the ground and continued to move forward.

The head of the 18th Division immediately assembled the troops and returned the same way.

The previous reconnaissance plane of the Taohuashan guerrillas had run out of fuel and returned, but a new reconnaissance plane took over their mission, and they were still monitoring the actions of the Japanese army in the air.

Seeing that the Japanese army began to retreat, he immediately reported the situation to his superiors.

The air force still sent bombers over, and when they arrived, the Japanese army had already entered the forest.They didn't care so much, and dropped the bomb in the general direction.

This time, although the Japanese army was still bombed, the casualties were much reduced.

The Japanese army ran forward for another four or five miles, knowing that the lost enemy bombers would not come to bomb again, so the head of the Japanese 18th Division ordered the troops to rest.

After counting the number of people, the head of the division wanted to cry but had no tears.

Along the way, they were first attacked by the Thai army, and then bombed by the Taohuashan guerrilla air force. The entire division's organizational system was incomplete, and the number of casualties reached more than [-].

The head of the 18th Division of the Japanese Army wanted to cry, but he actually cried later.He has fought for many years, and it can be said that he has won every battle. In the Malay Peninsula, he has established one of the greatest achievements in the history of the Japanese army.

But when they came to South Asia, they first lost the 35th Brigade, and now they caused such a heavy loss, this situation was unimaginable even in his dreams.

At this time, Yamashita Fengwen finally woke up.He knew that it would be impossible to go to the Golden Triangle at this time, and Gao Jiu was probably leading various anti-Japanese troops towards here.

If you don't take measures quickly and wait for the Japanese army, I am afraid it will be the result of the destruction of the entire army.

Yamashita, who had regained his sanity, quickly regained his composure. He called a meeting of the officers and said, "I have decided to abandon the battle plan to attack the Golden Triangle. The main task now is to preserve our army.

In order to avoid being besieged by the enemy, we cannot go back the same way.My opinion is to march north immediately, defeat the Thai army, and then turn east. "

Yamashita Fengwen still had a high prestige among the Japanese army. The division commander and those senior officers were very relieved to see that Yamashita Fengwen had returned to his previous state.

Immediately they carried out his orders, and turned north with their troops.

(End of this chapter)