Invincible from the sword

Chapter 275
In the No.15 Army Command of the Japanese Army, Neiji Okamura deduced the previous plan of Shojiro Iida in detail.

I don't think it's a big problem.

Suo ga.

There was nothing wrong with Iida Shojiro's overall plan.

The biggest problem is that he thinks the combat effectiveness of the opponent's troops is too weak.

And Iida Shojiro never thought that the expeditionary force would appear.

If he was only facing the troops of the Queen's Kingdom, then Shojiro Iida would probably have occupied the entire Burma by now.

The appearance of the expeditionary force has changed the entire situation in Myanmar.

Ningji Okamura thought for a while.

He was surprised.

The combat power of the expeditionary force was even stronger than that of the Japanese army.

According to Kawaguchi, Chief of Staff of the Japanese No.15 Army, the overall strength of the expeditionary force was a bit higher than that of their island country.

Such a conclusion surprised Neiji Okamura.

How can this be?

Although the expeditionary force is the elite of the national army, its combat effectiveness will not exceed the overall strength of the national army by much.

Ningji Okamura, an elite unit of the national army, has encountered many times.

What impressed him the most was, of course, the Battle of Changsha, when Tiger Cub commanded 20 troops and defeated him by [-] troops.

At that time, Tiger Boy had several elites of the national army in his hands.

There are almost two elite troops.

The combat power is really extraordinary.

And in the later stage, because of the replacement of Su Tool, the combat effectiveness of the opponent has been greatly improved.

However, it is not as awesome as the Expeditionary Army.

Although Meiji is better than Suji, how much better can it be?
You can't have a machine gun in your hand, can you?
Neiji Okamura was a little confused.

Because it doesn't make sense.

In Neiji Okamura's view, it is unlikely that the combat effectiveness of an army can be improved too much at once.

In order to better command operations, Neiji Okamura sent a telegram to the base camp of the island country, requesting that Kawaguchi continue to serve as the chief of staff of the No.15 Army.

Kawaguchi wiped away tears with excitement.

Lao Gang, good man!

It made Shojiro Iida, who was going back to the island country, even more depressed.

After a long time, I am the only one who is responsible for the blame!
Kawaguchi told Neiji Okamura what he had learned in the past few days.

Ningji Okamura was terrified.

At the same time, it was decided that the main idea of ​​attacking Burma this time is to adopt the method of central breakthrough.

The traditional way of three-way attack can no longer be used.

Neji Okamura smacked his lips. His No.15 Army only had four divisions. If the troops were divided into three groups, they would probably be defeated by the expeditionary forces.

Shojiro Iida suffered from this.

If the No.18 Division and the Sixth Division had not divided their troops at that time, it would have been basically impossible for the expeditionary force to eat them all at once.

Neiji Okamura immediately ordered that the No. 30 Third Division, Fifth Division, Second Division and [-]th Division at sea should all enter Thailand first.

After the troops are assembled, attack Burma again.

Inside the expedition headquarters, Commander Luo, Zhang Lei, Zhao Gang, Stilwell and other commanders sat in a room full of people.

The artillery and tanks left by Alexander have been divided.

The artillery was given to the Expeditionary Army Fifth Army, Sixth Army and No.60 Sixth Army.

The tank gave a temporary regiment.

In the current temporary regiment, there is no shortage of artillery, but tanks.

Although Alexander's command ability is not very good, the performance of the tank in his hand is still good.

Much better quality than Japanese tanks.

He is also bigger.

Almost as big as a Sherman tank.

Alexander's seventh armored brigade has a total of one hundred tanks.

Besides that, there are tons of trucks and motorcycles.

The degree of mechanization is very high.

These equipments are basically equipped in the temporary regiment.

For the next step of the battle, Zhang Lei thought about it in the first two days.

Zhang Lei estimated that the commander of the No.15 Army of the Japanese Army is very likely to be replaced this time.

Zhang Lei estimates that this possibility is 90.00%.

Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why Neiji Okamura left the island country.

According to the information obtained so far, Zhang Lei said in the headquarters: "According to the current intelligence, the commander of the No. 15 Army of the Japanese Army is very likely to be replaced by Neiji Okamura.

The No.15 Army of the Japanese Army consisted of the No.30 Third Division, the Fifth Division, the Second Division and the [-]th Division.

These four divisions originally belonged to the No.20 Fifth Army of the Japanese Army, the troops of Yamashita Fengwen.

Combat ability is still very strong.

In particular, the Second Division is one of the most capable units in the Island Division.

The combat effectiveness is one of the top in the entire Japanese army.

When our troops were in Shanxi, they fought against the Second Division of the Japanese Army.

I am relatively familiar with the combat style of the Second Division of the Japanese Army.

In addition, the No.30 Third Division and Fifth Division are also typical Japanese second-tier divisions.

In the Filipino Maid Islands, I have been in contact with these two divisions, and they still have combat effectiveness.

And this [-]th Division has the worst combat effectiveness.

Because it is a newly formed division of the island country, its strength and equipment are much worse.

Under normal circumstances, there should be three alliances.

However, the total strength of the troops would have to be 2 if they were all messed up.

The total strength of the four divisions exceeds 10.

At present, our expeditionary force, after deducting casualties, only has a strength of [-] troops.

On par with the Japanese army.

It should be no problem to defeat the Japanese No.15 Army.

But my idea is not only to defeat the Japanese No.15 Army, but also to wipe it out.

This is very difficult for us. "

As soon as Zhang Lei's words came out, everyone in the headquarters was shocked.

Annihilate the No.15 Japanese Army! ?
Is this a joke?
Everyone's eyes widened, looking at Zhang Lei in disbelief, as if they were looking at a God of War.

Li Yunlong's body was hot when he heard it, and he felt his blood was on fire.

Annihilation of the Japanese No.15 Army...

This sounds exciting!

Commander Luo was obviously very surprised.

Zhang Lei's goal is actually so big.

One hundred thousand Japanese troops, their expeditionary force, can they do it?

Commander Luo frowned and said, "Zhang Lei, isn't this goal a little too big?
Although our combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the Japanese army, it is difficult to kill all 10 people against 10 people in one go. "

Commander Luo's intentions are obvious, we still need to be cautious about this matter.

If we have 20 troops in our hands, he really has the confidence to kill the No.15 Japanese army in one go.

The [-] troops are a little less powerful.

Zhang Lei pointed to the map and said to Commander Luo: "The reason why I made this goal is based on a basis.

According to the current intelligence, the current commander of the No.15 Army of the Japanese Army should be Ningji Okamura.

In the early stage of the battle, the No.15 Army of the Japanese Army was wiped out two divisions in a row by us due to lack of troops and division of troops.

It's almost painful.

Therefore, in the next battle, Okamura Ningji's combat method should be to concentrate his forces to attack one place.

In other words, the No.15 Japanese army will adopt the tactics of central breakthrough.

The terrain of Myanmar is long and narrow, and there is only one railway between Yangon and Mandalay in the middle.

Moreover, the Burma Road is also connected from Mandalay to Yunnan.

Therefore, the focus of the next Japanese attack should still start from Yangon.

After occupying Yangon, they followed the railway and went northward, occupying Tonggu and Mandalay.

As for other places, the Japanese army should not attack for the time being. "

Zhang Lei's analysis made the people in the headquarters nod again and again.

Zhang Lei is right.

When the Japanese army divided their troops, they suffered a big loss.

If the head of the Japanese commander is not broken, he will definitely change the way of fighting.

In the whole of Myanmar, the most important route is from Yangon to Mandalay.

As long as the cities in this area are captured, Myanmar will be divided into two.

When the time comes to divide and attack Myanmar, it will get twice the result with half the effort.

But here is a premise.

That is, there are enough troops.

Otherwise, there would be no absolute advantage at all.

Unless the Japanese army has absolute confidence in its own combat effectiveness, otherwise, the danger of adopting such a central breakthrough tactic is quite high.

Commander Luo pointed to the map and said: "If the [-] Japanese troops adopt such a tactic, it will be disadvantageous for our expeditionary force.

Although our overall combat effectiveness is already at the same level as the Japanese army.

However, it is dangerous to fight against four divisions like the Japanese army.

It is hard to say whether the Japanese army can be defeated in the end.

And even if the Japanese army is defeated, our expeditionary force is estimated to suffer more than half of the casualties.

Zhang Lei, it is not easy to form this army.

It would be a pity if it was lost like this. "

Hard bar?

Zhang Lei shook his head: "The life of our expeditionary army is very precious, and we cannot exchange one life with the Japanese army.

My initial idea is still the same as before, to concentrate superior forces and defeat the Japanese army one by one.

My idea is this, find a way to divide the divisions of the Japanese army, and then annihilate them separately.

As long as the speed is fast enough, we are fully capable of annihilating the No.15 army of the Japanese army. "

Zhang Lei pointed to the map and said, "The distance from Yangon to Mandalay is very long.

And there is only one railway.

The Japanese army wanted to push their troops from Rangoon to Mandalay, and this was the only railway they could use.

According to my estimation, the advance speed of the Japanese army should be very fast.

After all, the Japanese army has four divisions, and their supplies are a big problem.

Although Thailand is now in the hands of the Japanese army, it is not a big problem to replenish food, but weapons and ammunition are a big problem.

It is very difficult for the Japanese army to resupply from the sea.

The navy of the island country and the army of the island country have always been at odds.

This is an open secret.

In terms of supplying weapons and equipment, let alone the navy of the island country fully supports it, it would be nice not to hold back.

So I estimate that Neiji Okamura will end the Burma campaign as quickly as possible.

And what we want to take advantage of is the Japanese army's psychology of wanting a quick victory.

Starting from Yangon, lure the enemy to go deep.

When the Japanese army occupied Yangon, they would push their troops to Mandalay.

The transportation capacity of a railway can only support one division in a day.

We can take advantage of this time difference to annihilate a division of the Japanese army first. "

Zhao Gang's eyes lit up: "Regimental Commander, you mean, between Tonggu and Mandalay, first concentrate on annihilating a division of the Japanese army."

Zhang Lei nodded: "Look, there is a river between Tonggu and Mandalay.

That is the Irrawaddy River.

The trend of the Ayeyarwady River between Tonggu and Mandalay is east-west.

Our goal is to fortify here.

After a division of the Japanese army crosses the Irrawaddy River, use the strength of the two armies to use the Irrawaddy River to block the advance of the Japanese army's follow-up divisions.

Then use one army, plus the independent regiment, to wipe out the Japanese army division across the river within half a day.

As long as the speed is fast enough, it is no problem to wipe out a division of the Japanese army. "

After annihilating a division of the Japanese army, according to Zhang Lei's plan, the troops of the expeditionary force retreated collectively.

In order to end the Burma campaign as soon as possible, the Japanese army will definitely look for opportunities to fight the expeditionary force.

What the expeditionary force has to do is to annihilate the Japanese army in motion.

Mobile warfare will become the main method of warfare in the future.

"After annihilating a division of the Japanese army, the Fifth Army and Sixth Army immediately advanced in the direction of Ren'anqiang.

The No.60 Sixth Army and the First Regiment temporarily advanced towards Tangji.

Detour to the Japanese flank.

At the same time, it launched an attack on the Japanese army.

The goal is to kill the vital forces of the Japanese army to the greatest extent.

After these two battles, if nothing else happened, the Japanese army lost at least one and a half divisions. "

(End of this chapter)