Chapter two hundred and eighty seventh angry
In mid-January 1943, Qin Shou left Yangon and headed to Maudan, an important seaport city in southeastern Myanmar, where he established a command center. At the same time, the six infantry divisions and six brigades of the 1st Army of the Anti-Japanese and Rescue were all gathered on the front line of Jiongduo and Gaojiao. The preparations for the Thai battle have basically been completed.
The border between Myanmar and Thailand was mainly because of the Tatta Ong Mountains. He hesitated about the barriers of the mountains, which made the anti-Japanese and rescue troops who wanted to attack the Japanese army entrenched in Thailand, he could only cross the Tatta Ong Mountains. However, among the long border line, there was only a road east of Maudammian, crossing the Tatta Ong Mountains. After crossing the mountain, it was the Mae Sot, where Thailand came to Xingfu.
In addition, there is no road leading to Thailand. For the anti-Japanese rescue **, which has more heavy equipment and is very dependent on logistics support, it is only necessary to launch an attack from here. Otherwise, logistical supplies alone can collapse the anti-Japanese rescue ***.
Transport ships from the United States can directly dock at Maulhammian, unload war materials, and then transport them to the front line through trucks. Relatively speaking, the logistical pressure will be much smaller. Of course, if the US Navy can cross the Strait of Malacca and enter the Gulf of Thailand, it would be the best. Unfortunately, the American navy did not enter the South China Sea in the Pacific Ocean at all. It is probably only after the anti-Japanese and rescue fleet formed its combat effectiveness before it had the opportunity to enter the South China Sea to fight.
On January 17, Qin Shou held a military meeting at Maudan's command center. This military meeting was equivalent to a pre-war meeting.
"Old Sun, has the 1st Army completed the assembly?" Qin Shou asked.
"The commander and all units of the 1st Army have completed the assembly in accordance with the regulations. The logistics supplies required for the battle have also arrived at the front line. We can launch an attack at any time." Sun Changwu reported.
This was the first time he commanded a large-scale battle after becoming the commander of the 1st Army of the Anti-Japanese and Rescue. Of course, he hoped that this Battle of Thailand would achieve a perfect victory.
Qin Shou nodded. He was also very concerned about this Battle of Thailand. The Battle of Myanmar was just a rise of the fight against Japan and rescue **. Many people believe that the reason why the Anti-Japanese and Rescue ** was able to win in Myanmar was just because it was the right time, place, and people. However, in Thailand, Japan himself was solemn, and the Anti-Japanese and Rescue ** had lost the first move. It was probably not so easy for them to win easily.
Qin Shou hopes to use a perfect victory in the fight against Japan and rescue to let the whole world know that the fight against Japan and rescue has become a world-class strong army. At least, the tactics are still at the last world war, and he is definitely not the opponent of the fight against Japan and rescue.
"Very good, Chief of Staff. I will introduce the information transferred by the Americans to everyone." Qin Shou nodded.
"Yes, Commander." Liu Shiquan stood up, glanced at everyone, and then began to introduce the situation.
"The Japanese army in Thailand is mainly its 18th Front Army, with the 4th Division, the 56th Division, the 15th Division, the 22nd Division and the Independent Mixed 29th Brigade, and the 5th Engineer Command."
"The Chief of Staff, the Japanese 56th Division, the 15th Division, the 22nd Division and the Independent Mixed 29th Brigade, have we been eliminated on the battlefield in Thailand? Could it be that they have rebuilt again?" Yu Chengyin, the chief of staff of the 1st Army, was a little puzzled.
"That's right, Japan himself has indeed rebuilt these divisions and brigades. These troops are composed of reserves they brought from the country." Liu Shiquan explained.
"Chief of Staff, does this mean that except for the Japanese 4th Division, which is an elite, the rest are garbage? If we want to defeat them, it will be very easy." Zhang Erniu, the commander of the 1st Reconnaissance Brigade, had a smile on his face.
"Yes! It seems that the difficulty of the Thai battle is not as difficult as we think." The other generals also laughed, as if they only needed to launch an attack at will to eliminate the Japanese himself entrenched in Thailand.
"Cough!" Qin Shou coughed heavily, and suddenly, the generals all kept silent.
"What's wrong? Keep talking? Are you not very proud? I thought I was so proud after defeating Japan himself on the battlefield in Myanmar, right?" Qin Shou got angry a little.
He knew that the victory of the Myanmar Battle had established them with confidence to defeat the Japanese army. However, he absolutely did not want this confidence to turn into being complacent. In that case, the anti-Japanese and rescue of the ** will sooner or later fall into a big blow on the battlefield.
The current anti-Japanese rescue seems to be very powerful. However, the foundation is actually not stable. Everything is based on a victory in the anti-Japanese rescue. If the anti-Japanese rescue is defeated on that day, this may cause the anti-Japanese rescue to fall into crisis. Therefore, Qin Shou was unwilling to see the generals who fought against Japan and rescued the soldiers and was too proud.
"Commander, this is not what everyone means." Sun Changwu said quickly.
"Hmph! I tell you, the so-called arrogant soldiers will be defeated. If Japan myself is really so easy to deal with, then they would not dominate the entire Western Pacific with a small country. The reason why we can defeat Japan myself is more because our weapons and equipment can completely crush Japan myself. Otherwise, can our soldiers' qualities be compared with Japan myself? It is best for everyone to understand this." Qin Shou said with some regret.
It can be said that the reason why the Anti-Japanese and Rescue ** could defeat Japan himself on the battlefield in Myanmar is inseparable from the strong support of the Americans. The Americans' weapons and equipment and logistics supplies allowed them to crush Japan himself on the battlefield. However, if there is no support from the Americans, wouldn't the Anti-Japanese and Rescue ** not even fighting? Qin Shou did not want the Anti-Japanese and Rescue ** to become such a force. After all, American tactics need a huge industrial system to support. The industrialization development of the Myanmar military government has just begun. It will take a long time to develop into a combat that can support the Anti-Japanese and Rescue **.
"Yes, commander, we know." The generals quickly admitted their mistakes.
No one can replace Qin Shou's prestige in the fight against Japan and rescue **. When he got angry, everyone was silent. What's more, these generals also knew that Qin Shou was right. After deducting the weapons and equipment, there are indeed many things that are worse than the fight against Japan and the Japanese army.
Chapter completed!