My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 442

In the urban area of ​​Singapore, there is a European-style white-walled church with a Japanese plaster flag, and there are Japanese soldiers patrolling back and forth everywhere outside. The heavy security makes people daunting.

This is the headquarters of the Japanese Southern Army. At this time, the commander-in-chief Terauchi Shouichi is looking out of the window with a sad face, not knowing what he is thinking in his heart.

At this time, an adjutant came in from the door, bowed his head respectfully and reported to him: "Report to the commander, General Yamashita, please see me."

Shouyi in the temple narrowed his muddy eyes, then opened them slowly, and said calmly, "Let him in."

"Hey!"

Not long after, a Japanese general with a height of 1.7 meters and a big waist pushed in the door. Such a figure was extremely rare in the generally short Japanese army, and even the guards at the door couldn't help but look twice.

I saw him with a big belly and bandy legs as if he couldn't close it, he swayed to the front of the temple.

"Your Excellency Commander..."

"Yamashita, what are you doing in Singapore all of a sudden instead of going to the Philippines?" Si Nei turned around and asked indifferently. He was short in stature and his height only reached the position of the other party's chest, so he had to look up when he was speaking.

"I heard that the situation in Myanmar is very bad this time. I want to come and see if I can help..."

The person who came was Yamashita Fengwen, the commander of the 14th Front Army known as the "Malay Tiger".

To say that this guy is also a strange person, two years ago in Malaysia, he met God and killed God, met Buddha and Buddha, and the British guy was defeated by his "Silver Wheel Troop".

Within days of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese attacked Singapore.For such an important stronghold in the Far East, the British army also deployed troops here, but mainly local mercenaries with very poor combat effectiveness. The real threat to the Japanese army was the British fighter jets. The Japanese army could only attack Singapore by land .

Yamashita Hokumi studied European armored warfare, and led the Japanese 25th Army to concentrate 200 tanks and launch a fierce "armor offensive" in the Malay Peninsula.The Japanese army was so aggressive that it swept across most of the Malay Peninsula in just one month.

However, due to the excessive speed of the march, fuel shortages were caused, and many tanks could not be repaired, the Japanese "armor offensive" was forced to stop.

Yamashita had no good strategy. One day when he walked to the bicycle unit, he saw a soldier riding a bicycle with the tires stripped off, and the metal wheels made a "crack, cluck" sound when it was crushed on the road.Yamashita Fengwen suddenly realized that the sound was very similar to the sound of tank tracks grinding on the ground, so he had an idea and ordered all the bicycle tires in the army to be stripped off, and let the soldiers take these cars with only iron wheels and start them in the dark A new "armor offensive".

At nightfall, with the roar of artillery fire, the Japanese fell from the sky like magic soldiers, and the sound of "clack, clack" sounded in front of the British defenders, and the panicked British defenders shouted "tank" while dying The Japanese fled, and the Japanese easily captured the Malay Peninsula.

Using this wonderful tactic, Yamashita Bongbumi occupied Malaysia and Singapore, which had hundreds of thousands of defenders, in less than two months, and directly achieved his reputation in Southeast Asia.

Although the record is outstanding, the amount of water in it is only a matter of opinion, and the wise see wisdom.

At that time, there were originally 11 British troops in Singapore, but Yamashita, who led the attack, had only one and a half divisions of more than 3 people. The reckless Yamashita directly ordered the attack on Singapore, using the simplest tactics of artillery bombarding infantry. .

However, the Japanese army fought for a few days without any results. In the end, the shells were almost gone, and there was no other way for Yamashita Fengwen at this time.The fortress of the British army is too strong, and its own strength does not have any advantage.

Just when he was about to ask his superiors for reinforcements, the British "collapsed" first...On Valentine's Day in February 42, the British commander Parcival came over with a white flag in person, and more than 2 British troops unexpectedly Voluntarily surrendered to the Japanese army.

At the celebration reception after the war, some Japanese military officers flattered the mountain, calling it the "Tiger General" of the empire, and publicized it in the army.

As we all know, the British have always had a "good tradition", but whenever they lose a battle, they will brag about the strength of their opponents at all costs to cover up their incompetence, so the British army in the Far East also followed suit, claiming how terrifying their opponents are , that's how the name "Tiger of Malay" came out
This old boy is ferocious and greedy for money. When he was the garrison commander in Malaysia, he massacred the local people, especially the Chinese community. Because the overseas Chinese in Nanyang supported the Chinese War of Resistance, Yamashita hated it very much, and wanted to plunder the wealth of the wealthy Nanyang businessmen. property, so they carried out a brutal massacre in Singapore on the pretext of suppressing guerrillas.

He ordered people to formulate the "Plan to Eliminate Overseas Chinese", and killed 10 Chinese in Singapore. All overseas Chinese who supported the domestic war of resistance were all retaliated against. Fang Jingyao's family is one of them. This devil owes a large blood debt to the Chinese people

However, Yamashita Fufumi, who was used to being domineering, showed great respect and humility when facing Juichi Terauchi, and even bowed his head to make his height not so obtrusive as much as possible.

There is no other reason, Shouichi in the temple is a close friend of his father-in-law, and also a great nobleman in his official career.

"This time you were transferred back from the Kwantung Army, your father-in-law said a lot to His Majesty the Emperor."

Terauchi Shou glanced at Yamashita, and said calmly: "I sent you to the 14th Front Army to sort out the military affairs of the Philippines. You can't do anything foolish, Yamashita-kun."

"Master Sinei, you know the situation in the Philippines. Anyone who goes there will have the same result, but there is no room for loss in Myanmar. Look..."

Although Fengwen Yamashita acted a little recklessly, he was clear in his heart. He has learned to be smart since he was transferred to the Kwantung Army by his arch-rival Tojo last time.

Is the Philippines so easy to go to? Then you have to face the Yankees directly. If you lose the battle, you will have to be dealt with by people with ulterior motives. You can't do stupid things.

Terauchi Shouichi didn't answer right away, he closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

"You know, I am very familiar with jungle warfare. Didn't the 10,000+ troops of the British Empire disappear in ashes? And the current Chinese army in Myanmar is only 4 to [-]. To deal with these red deer...as long as the strategic arrangements are in place, it is absolutely possible Annihilate them!"

Seeing that the other party did not respond, Yamashita continued to persuade, and brazenly boasted about his previous achievements in Malaysia.

Compared with going to the Philippines, Yamashita is more willing to go to Burma to fight against the Chinese, because in his inherent impression, the Chinese army is only slightly stronger than the British, and an army that can't even hold a single weapon is not enough. fear.

"You underestimate them! Yamashita-kun!" Terauchi Shouichi suddenly opened his eyes, frowning with displeasure on his face: "Huaxia people are no longer what they used to be, if you still treat them as weak, you will pay a heavy price !"

This kind of price has long been demonstrated on the battlefields of Myitkyina and Lashio. If you still think that the Chinese are a mob, isn't your own army even inferior to the mob?

Yamashita Fengwen turned pale with fright. Unexpectedly, his uplifting words would arouse the extreme dissatisfaction of the chief. He quickly corrected his attitude, bent forward ninety degrees and humbly preached:

"Hey! Wakarimasida... Please forgive my presumptuousness, Your Excellency Commander."

(End of this chapter)