My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 562
"Brother Fang, where do you think the future of our expeditionary force will be..."

On the stone road going down the mountain, the two of them walked almost side by side. The breeze blew gently, and the raindrops on the treetops rushed down and splashed on their trouser legs. The rainy weather enveloped the entire back mountain. In a haze.

way out?Fang Jingyao was confused by this sudden question.

To say that they discussed this topic a long time ago, when the 88th Army was formed. In order to avoid being called back to the country, relying on the supply of supplies from the Yankees, going south to Burma became the only direction.

The early strategic intention was to control most of the central and southern parts of Myanmar as much as possible with the support of the Allied Forces, and then develop a solid base, and then take the opportunity to move closer to Malaysia. The best case is to enter the Malay Peninsula.

Now judging from the establishment of the base area and the situation in southern Myanmar, the strategic goal has been initially achieved, but there is no more specific plan for the next combat plan.

Looking at the dark clouds in the sky, Fang Jingyao simply replied after thinking for a while:
"Taking Rangoon and Bago, consolidating the Siamese border, and formulating a follow-up plan according to the post-war situation, it is best to... try to enter the Malay Peninsula, but the Japanese navy is very difficult, and we have nothing to stop it s method."

Right now, the troops advancing south are encountering a lot of resistance. Basically, it can be said that the closer to the coastline, the greater the pressure. The Japanese army is much more efficient in terms of personnel transfer and supply than when it was in northern Myanmar, and its combat determination is also stronger. .

In fact, apart from these objective reasons, the root of the problem lies with the Americans.

Especially after January, the attendance rate of the air forces of the Allied forces dropped by 80.00%, and the logistics materials also dropped from 5 tons per month a year ago to 2 tons, and this figure is still declining.

The reason why they had an overwhelming advantage in the previous battles with the Japanese army was that in addition to equipment and firepower, the absolute suppression from the air was the key to successive victories.

But Stilwell made it clear in the telegram that the U.S. Pacific Theater Command is preparing a new offensive plan recently, and plans to attack the last outlying island chain of the Japanese mainland... Iwo Jima and the Ryukyu Islands starting in February.

The huge landing plan for seizing the island involves a lot, especially the upcoming Battle of Okinawa, which can be called the largest amphibious landing operation in the Pacific battlefield of World War II. The US military has assembled 50 troops, which can be described as It is imperative.

Therefore, the military resources in Southeast Asia have also begun to tilt towards the Pacific battlefield. In addition to reducing the supply of materials, the most important thing is the more than 100 fighters and bombers in the two air brigades of Myitkyina and India.

"Today's world is like the weather in Southeast Asia, with turbulent clouds and unpredictable changes, who can know the final direction..." Liao Mingyu looked at the gloomy dark clouds in the sky, and at the same time his expression became more serious.

Fang Jingyao nodded silently, quietly waiting for what the other party would say next.

"The Americans asked us to suspend our offensive against Japan, because they will attack Iwo Jima in February. Now most of the military resources are focused on the Pacific battlefield. I heard that most of the 2th Air Force has been transferred to the Philippines. The [-]th Air Force The team is going there too."

"So, don't the allied forces plan to counterattack Singapore and other places?" Fang Jingyao asked hurriedly with his eyes fixed.

"Stilwell said that this is an order personally issued by their president, asking Southeast Asia to fully support the Pacific theater. To put it bluntly, the help that can be provided to us in the future will be less and less... Hehe, the Yankees do not think that the recapture of the Malay region will be possible. It's better than taking down the Japanese portal, they still dream of being able to land in the small Japanese land..."

Liao Mingyu told the facts melancholy. In fact, it is not difficult to understand the reason for doing this from the standpoint of the Americans. It's just that they overestimated the capabilities of their own warships and aircraft, and underestimated how tenacious the crazy Japanese are behind them.

"If we stop here, it will be very difficult for us to win Yangon before the rainy season, and it will be even more difficult to enter Malaysia..." Fang Jingyao's expression gradually became serious, and some terrible pictures could not help thinking in his mind.

Now that the Japanese army has changed their combat thinking, it is difficult for the troops to exert their maximum combat power in their offensive. As a frontline commander, Fang Jingyao is quite aware of this.

In the rainy season, in Myanmar, this word is more terrifying than a flood. Once it enters May and June, the bad weather in Southeast Asia is every soldier’s nightmare, let alone heavy artillery and tanks and armored vehicles. At that time, the combat effectiveness of the troops is at least Will lose 6%.

A few days ago, under the blow of absolute air superiority, most of the mountain fortifications that the Japanese are proud of have become living targets without legs, such as napalm bombs, high-explosive cluster bombs, goblet ground penetrating bombs... countless They have tasted all the battlefield killers, and they have been bombed so badly.

The little devils were beaten hard, and they also summed up some experience. They gave up the rigid and sluggish inherent defensive tactics in the past, and instead learned the routines of mobile warfare and guerrilla warfare. Knowing the details, especially in the vast forest, it is more difficult to catch them than to reach the sky.

This is also the problem that Long Wenwen's left army is facing. If it is in an open area like Mandalay, you don't even need to think about it. Just kick the door and cannons to open the way, and the armored troops and infantry will crush them all the way. If the Buddha blocks and kills the Buddha, even if the little devil gathers a few divisions, he will not be able to stop the current 88th Army.

But it's a pity... When it came to the border of southern Myanmar, hills, mountains and jungles became the main theme, and the Japanese army frantically destroyed the already unsightly road traffic. The heavy artillery troops needed to spend several times more manpower and material resources than usual for moving one kilometer forward. Tanks He even became the iron king who was disgusted by others, sometimes stuck on the road for a long time and couldn't drag it out, unable to keep up with the pace of the frontline team.

The current armored brigades are all broken up into parts, and the fast and light-weight Greyhound infantry fighting vehicles are the main ones. They support infantry operations as much as possible, and no longer conduct large-scale collective operations. As for tanks and other armored vehicles...the conditions are not allowed , most of them are still lagging behind.

Therefore, the combat power that the Third Division can exert is limited, most of them are chasing after each other in the jungle with little devils, some small-scale conflicts broke out, and the U.S. Air Force started paddling, and the situation became quite bad.

The supply line is too long, it is difficult for supplies to be sent to the front line quickly, and it is very easy to be harassed and attacked by the enemy.The army is large and inflexible, the firepower advantage in equipment cannot be deployed, and the lack of effective strike capabilities against the enemy's permanent targets after losing air support is the main problem encountered by the left army in northern Bago Province.

(End of this chapter)