Bright Sword: Heiyunzhai was closed at the beginning

Chapter 289
The Phnom Penh Little Devils Security Command is on the verge of an enemy.

There are little devils coming in and out everywhere, and they seem very nervous. Now the news of the expeditionary force has been transmitted. According to the front-line reconnaissance report, it is less than 100 kilometers away from Phnom Penh.

In the headquarters, there were not many people sitting in a large conference room.

There were only Lieutenant General Nagano Yuichiro, head of the 37th Division, Major General Kazuo Okura of the 34th Independent Mixed Brigade, and Major General Nagashima Nagakawa, the staff officer of the 37th Division.

At this moment, the three of them had sad expressions on their faces.

"Kushima-kun, tell me about the current situation." Yuichiro Nagano glanced at Kazuo Okura and said to Nagakawa Kushima.

"Mr. Nagano, Mr. Okura, according to the latest information we have obtained, the expeditionary force group is only 80 kilometers away from Phnom Penh, and its forward consists of two tank battalions and two attack groups. The distance from their main force is less than 10 km.

Calculated according to the fighting power they showed before.There is no chance of winning against them. "Kushima Nagakawa said.

"We have asked the Southern Army for reinforcements before, but the Southern Army has no extra troops to support us now. So this time we can only rely on ourselves."

When Kushima Nagakawa finished speaking, Nagano Yuichiro tapped on the table lightly.

"Mr. Okura, we all know that the Southern Army has no other reinforcements. According to the plan, the reinforcements from the Kwantung Army will take at least half a year to arrive. We can't wait that long.

Now that the Southern Army Command has not yet made a clear judgment on the strategic intentions of the expeditionary force group, His Excellency, General Terauchi, cannot make up his mind to fight a decisive battle with the expeditionary force.

Our intelligence personnel cannot penetrate into the core of the expeditionary force cluster, so the intelligence we know now is very limited.

For the past two months, the Expeditionary Force Group has been undergoing refurbishment and training work in the Malay Peninsula.

From how well they trained the Freedom Army, we thought they would be there for a long time, but it appears we were wrong.

Now they are here. According to the intelligence research and judgment conveyed by the Southern Army from the Allied Southeast Asia Command, this battle was initiated by the expeditionary force group, not the Allied Southeast Asia Command.

Therefore, the Southern Army Command believes that the expeditionary force group is about to launch a new round of offensive against our Southern Army, and the target is our French Indochina.

They attempted to occupy the entire Southeast Asian peninsula through this battle. "

Nagano Yuichiro said so much in one breath, took a sip of water from his cup, cleared his throat, and continued.

"This time our southern army is not strong enough in French Indochina to gather the main force to fight them to the death.

According to the order of the Southern Army Command, we will mainly adopt the new tactics of dispersing our strength and resisting step by step this time. However, since we do not have air superiority and artillery superiority, this time the command ordered us not to rely on strong fortifications, but to adopt flexible tactics. The mobile warfare and the guerrilla warfare method killed and wounded the enemy in large numbers. "

Nagano Yuichiro finished the latest tactical arrangement of the headquarters.

There was also an extremely helpless look on his face.

Now that Gao Jianwu is forcing the Southern Army into this state, to be honest, Gao Jianwu himself didn't think about it. You must know that the little devils here reached their peak, which is about half a year.

The little devil has just risen to the top, thinking that he can already dominate the east of the Pacific Ocean.

Who knew that he would fall from the altar in a short period of time.

Gao Jianwu's expeditionary army group had done so much damage to the southern army that the commander-in-chief of the southern army, General Si Nei, had to back away, and now began to adopt guerrilla tactics that he once looked down upon very much.

"Your Excellency Nagano, we just left in such a despondent way. Will you give up the city to them? Retiring without a fight is the greatest shame of the locust army!" Kazuo Okura asked extremely unwillingly.

"Other than that, what else can we do? Okura-kun, the situation is different now, please be patient." Nagano Yuichiro said bitterly to Okura Kazuo.

"The locust army now has no air superiority, no artillery superiority, and now we have nothing but strength superiority.

Of course, what's more important is that after we lost these things, we can't even beat the mobs of the expeditionary army group. "

Nagano Yuichiro felt a little helpless when he talked about this matter. Not long ago, the locust army was invincible on the mainland with one against ten. Except for the area in Jin Province, the national army suffered dozens or even hundreds of casualties. Exchange ratio!
However, after paying nearly 20 locust troops successively in the Burmese and British territories, these little devils are now honest one by one.

Because the entire army was annihilated in front of it, not only ordinary divisions, but also ace divisions that were armed to the extreme, but without exception, they were cleaned up one by one by the expeditionary army.

Although the 37th Division is also an old-fashioned division, it was urgently dispatched from the mainland to the Southern Army for defensive operations last month.

However, after seeing the powerful attacking power of the expeditionary army group in the Malay Peninsula, Nagano Yuichiro was also a bit desperate, obediently prepared to follow the arrangement of the Southern Army Command, and began to avoid the expeditionary army group by breaking it up into parts The main force is ready to adopt the movement guerrilla combat mode.

Kazuo Okura is a fanatic. He is actually extremely unwilling to follow the humiliating tactical arrangement of the headquarters, so Nagano Yuichiro summoned him to work alone.

"Hey, Nagano-kun, I understand." Okura Kazuo bowed his head in response.

"Mr. Okang, I hope you will really listen to it and implement it. This time, my 37th Division will be dispersed to the north, and your 34th Brigade will be dispersed to the south. The brigade will be used as the combat unit, and the brigades will be separated by [-] or [-] brigades. Echoing at a distance of several kilometers, once the opportunity is seized, the enemy will be attacked immediately.

Immediately implement the evacuation tactical transfer plan, and order the ministries to kill the enemy in large numbers and preserve themselves as the top priority this time. Don't stick to the previous tactical methods. The captain made a decision on the fly, and each other used the radio to strengthen communication and coordination! Seeing that Kazuo Okura did not resist any more, Nagano Yuichiro conveyed the final order.

"Hi!" Although Kazuo Okura was still a little bit dissatisfied, the general who defended Phnom Penh was Nagano Yuichiro, and this was the strategy of the Southern Army Command, so he had to abide by it.

To the west of Phnom Penh, the expeditionary army group was rolling forward. When it was 60 kilometers away from Phnom Penh, the leading reconnaissance team sent back the latest information on Phnom Penh.

"The little devil is now broken up into pieces, and they drove out of Phnom Penh and dispersed?" Gao Jianwu couldn't help being a little stunned when he heard the investigation report ahead. This little devil has changed a lot. The main force is scattered, ready to play guerrilla warfare with yourself?

Faced with the new tricks played by the little devil, Gao Jianwu is not worried at all. In terms of guerrilla warfare tactics, he can be regarded as the ancestor of the little devil.

Gao Jianwu decided to teach them a lesson, what is anti-guerrilla warfare?

"The first attack group immediately entered Phnom Penh to eliminate the remaining forces of the little devils. At the same time, they were looking for local guides, especially mobilizing local Chinese and overseas Chinese to quickly pull up an intelligence network, and then take the center to support them.

The little devil's business in these places is not monolithic. On the contrary, there are still many grievances. I believe we will receive a lot of useful intelligence information soon.

There are so many little devils, they can't hide in the ground and the mice can't see it. "Gao Jianwu ordered.

"The air force formation was dispatched immediately, using low-altitude search to find traces of the little devils. Judging from the time and distance they dispatched, it should not exceed a radius of 150 kilometers at most."

"The second attack group and the first attack group of the Free Army are mixed, leaving a tank battalion for mobile support, with a main battalion partnered with a guard regiment to form a detachment, forming a 1-way detachment at an interval of 5 kilometers in the north, forming 30 A search team on the North Road within a kilometer range sweeps up."

"The third attack group and the second attack group of the Free Army were mixed, and the search detachment was also composed of the main battalion partnered with the security regiment, and the search team scattered 150 kilometers southward to sweep."

"The fourth, fifth and sixth attack groups, and the main heavy artillery regiment, don't worry about other things, just keep moving forward."

This time Gao Jianwu didn't have time to chat with the little devil here, so after leaving nearly 5 attacking group formations to form a strong search group, the remaining main force continued to advance towards Saigon.

With his current strength, there are three attack groups plus six main heavy artillery regiments.

Even if he encountered 3 or 4 divisions of little devils, with air superiority and a powerful heavy artillery regiment, Gao Jianwu was still sure to defeat them head-on.

This time he crossed Phnom Penh and rushed directly to Saigon, the headquarters of the Southern Army.

Gao Jianwu's completely unreasonable jump attack caught General Si Nei, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army, by surprise.

In his view, Gao Jianwu's expeditionary force group will spend at least half a month playing hide-and-seek with the 37th Division and 34th Brigade in Phnom Penh, so that he can redeploy a solid line of defense in Saigon.

Then use the 37th Division to disperse to attack the logistics and transportation routes of Gao Jianwu's expeditionary army group, block the logistics, and then drag down Gao Jianwu's offensive, just like the tactics adopted by the Eighth Route Army against the North China Front Army.

The general in the temple felt that he should do better than Balu, because he was stronger and waited for work with ease.

But it never occurred to me that the time was wrong, the occasion was wrong, and the opponent was even more wrong.

In Gao Jianwu's view, the scattered little devils are not difficult to deal with. In fact, everyone here is away. Relatively speaking, after the expeditionary army group has the full support of the Nanyang Chinese, the foundation in this area is so strong that it does not make sense.

Everywhere you go, you can find support, so you just leave 3 main attack groups and 2 newly formed free army attack groups to search after breaking up, and then continue to rush forward regardless of the nails buried behind you.

With five attack groups behind him, Gao Jianwu was not afraid of the logistical road being cut off at all.

You must know that this kind of battle consumes a lot of weapons and ammunition. For such a huge team, the ammunition carried with the army is only two bases.

Going hundreds of kilometers deep, in case the back road is cut off, let alone fighting, eating, drinking and messing with the army will be an astronomical figure.

The general in the temple had a good idea. Faced with Gao Jianwu's fast and bold advance, it was too late to implement the general's plan to reinforce Saigon and fight steadily, but the trend of spreading strength and attacking the lone army also gave the general in the temple a new opportunity!
Southern Army Headquarters.

The commander-in-chief of the Southern Army, General Si Nei, was high in the middle of the meeting room, and a group of Southern Army generals sat on both sides of a row of long tables.

"Gentlemen, the expeditionary army group has now crossed Phnom Penh and is about to attack the main headquarters of our Southern Army in Saigon. There is no way to escape. Our army is now weak. Only a decisive battle can save the defeat!"

The general in the temple looked at the generals and said, there are the 21st Division defending Saigon, the 21st Independent Mixed Brigade, the chief officer of the 4th Independent Mixed Wing, as well as the 21rd Air Division and the [-]st Independent Air Force Air Force general.

Seeing the commander-in-chief say that at this moment, they stood up together and bowed their heads and said, "Hi Yi!"

"Please sit down, gentlemen. Since you are so determined, this commander is also very pleased." Seeing that everyone could still maintain a certain morale, the general in the temple relaxed a little.

But it soon sank down again.

Now the power he holds in his hand is a little weak.

Relying on the strength of 21 field troops from the 21st Division and the 4st Independent Mixed Brigade, before the main force of the Burmese-British Front Army that Gao Jianwu destroyed Mawlamyine, General Si Nei believed that he could fully cope with the challenges in an emergency. The Allies can hold on to Saigon until reinforcements arrive.

But now facing the group of expeditionary forces, the general in the temple found that he did not have this confidence.

"Mr. Numata, the expeditionary army group marched so fast this time that we lost time to respond. Our main force couldn't get reinforcements in place in time at the first time. What's the plan for the staff now?" The general in the temple said to himself said the chief of staff.

"Your Excellency, according to the deduction of the staff department, Saigon will be besieged by the expeditionary force group. In order to ensure the safe operation of the Southern Army Command and the command of the entire Nanyang region, your Excellency should immediately transfer the Southern Army Command to Luzon Island." Chief of Staff Numata said.

"Stay humble in Saigon, use the entire city of Saigon as the battlefield, and drag the expeditionary army group into a street battle! The remaining troops fight bloody battles with the expeditionary army group with the greatest determination, constantly killing and consuming the expeditionary army group, and take Saigon city For a huge position, let the warriors of the locust army enter the streets and houses, so that the enemy's artillery advantage cannot be used at all."

"After the expeditionary force group was dragged down in Saigon, encircle the 70th Independent Mixed Brigade and the 29th Independent Mixed Brigade of the Second Division, and wipe out the expeditionary force group!"

Chief of Staff Numata stood up and demonstrated the latest battle plan on the map to the public.

This bold and reckless plan stunned all the generals present. It is not uncommon for these generals to have thought about this tactic that is almost annihilated. After all, there have been too many painful lessons before. On the other hand, it is simply unable to deal with the powerful fire offensive of the expeditionary force.

But it has really progressed to dragging the entire city into it through the tactic of street fighting.Everyone shuddered.After all, this is no longer killing three thousand enemies and damaging oneself by eight hundred.But it may be to kill [-] enemies and damage [-], which is really the ultimate method of exchanging blood.

Has the Confederate Army reached this point now?All the generals present were stunned.

The general in the temple did not expect that Chief of Staff Numata was willing to stay on his own, and it would only be such a doomed battle with no way out.

This paragraph was not in the original plan.Apparently, it was the will of Chief of General Staff Numata to play temporarily.

It's just that the general in the temple thought about it, and felt that Chief of Staff Numata's approach was not unreasonable.

After all, if there is no high-ranking general in this place to provide unified leadership, it will be difficult for the several divisions and brigades below to coordinate well.

From this perspective, it is the best choice for Chief of Staff Numata to stay.

The general in the temple took a deep look at Chief of Staff Numata.

"Numata-kun, I will always keep two transport planes for you. When things are really impossible, Numata-kun must remember to transfer to Luzon Island in time. The Southern Army needs an excellent chief of staff like Numata-kun.

The empire also needs Numata-kun! "

The general in the temple thought for a while, and agreed to the request of Chief of Staff Numata.

It is true that in Saigon, too, a strong figure was needed to lead the battle.

Otherwise, these people will lose their backbone, not that they will escape or surrender, they have not yet fallen into the desperate situation of no survival like Bogu, and now there are still a dozen, even if the sacrifice is great.

The current situation lacks a unified command. If they fight independently, the overall combat effectiveness of the troops will drastically weaken the ability to coordinate operations.

Chief of the General Staff Numata took the risk to stay and take advantage of his prestige, and he actually took the blame for the general in the temple.

Now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, the general in the temple will certainly not be naive enough to stay in Saigon and fight to the death with the expeditionary army.Because the ending of this war is very dangerous, if it is played well, it will be a tragic victory. If there is any mistake in the middle, the whole army may be destroyed.

As the center of the entire Nanyang combat command, General Si Nei obviously would not be so impulsive and put the entire headquarters in danger.

As the commander-in-chief of the southern army, the general in the temple is considered a giant in the little devil's base camp. How could he risk his life so easily in such a place!

It was just right for Chief of Staff Numata to stay. He could command the remaining troops well, and he could run away directly when necessary. The target was much smaller than that of the general in the temple.

It is a good way to advance, attack and retreat.

Gao Jianwu didn't care about the little devil's calculations, and led the team all the way.

It is more than 200 kilometers from Phnom Penh to Saigon. For the current expeditionary force group, this distance is nothing. Now weapons, ammunition and heavy weapons are towed by trucks and jeeps. 80 kilometers, and reached Saigon in three days.

During the march, Gao Jianwu received several good news one after another, and the Phnom Penh north-south search group captured several little devil brigade-level teams.

These little devils who have no base in the local area, after Ding Wei completed the initial construction of the local intelligence network through the connections of the Nanyang business group, many local people will soon come out to report the whereabouts of the little devils in exchange for Ding Wei offering a reward Food prizes provided by the little devil information.

You must know that the little devils are not occupying these places for fun, but trying their best to squeeze the locals to provide blood transfusions for the empire. Their message is better than anything sold for food.

In addition, although Lu Xingguo and the others are not good enough in air combat, aerial reconnaissance will not be a problem. With more than a dozen fighter planes in the air, a tight aerial reconnaissance network can be quickly formed, making it even more difficult for little devils to hide.

And the combination of a main battalion and a free army garrison is perfectly capable of encircling a brigade of little devils, making these little devils the best whetstone for the free army garrison.

This size of the little devil army is not too big or too small for training, just right.

Gao Jianwu also did not expect that the little devil would let the Free Army complete his first stage assessment of the Free Army Guard Corps in such a way after being clever enough to break it up into pieces.

In the face of the little devil brigade-level team that lacks artillery and other heavy weapons, even if the Free Army Garrison Corps is actually fighting for the first time, the commander of the basic battalion company has the core force command of the expeditionary force group, and calmly deploys the offensive formation in the face of the enemy. The firepower advantages of mortars and 75mm howitzers were brought into full play.

A group of little devils with only two infantry guns and two 2mm mortars was completely passively beaten under the care of more than 2 artillery pieces from the Free Army Garrison Regiment.

Seeing that the Freedom Army garrison was fighting in an orderly manner, the main battalion of the Expeditionary Army who was partnered with him knew that the higher ups intended to train the Freedom Army garrison, so they didn't move, and spread out to surround the little devil and swept aside.

Let the Liberation Army Guard Corps do their best, beat the little devil to pieces and have no power to resist!
The little devil's three tricks, now the Free Army garrison has learned seven points, first the artillery attack, after the little devil's defensive formation is disrupted, the infantry slowly advances, and the machine guns and mortar fire support are set up layer by layer, and the bazooka rocket launcher Hit the firepower point, don't leave any chance for the little devil to refire!
Under the command of the backbone of the expeditionary army group, the Free Army Garrison gradually found the rhythm of the battle.

These fighters, who have undergone several months of rigorous and cruel hell-style training, have a very clear goal and pursuit of building a new home, so they are also relatively tenacious in terms of fighting will.

Facing the initial casualties, they did not frighten them, but after entering the battlefield environment, they quickly adapted to it.

After all, this is the most industrious and brave nation on this planet. They have their own traditional great characteristics of not being afraid of sacrifice to fight for their own bright future.

Once they can have a common goal to pursue, then they will burst out the most powerful force.

In the first show of the Free Army Guard Corps, one after another they used the little devils to hand in excellent answers.

Almost every security regiment finally uses their own strength to annihilate a brigade of little devils as their graduation answer sheet.

(End of this chapter)