RPAGF Chapter 862 Battle
Chapter 862 Battle
862 engagement
Just when the vanguard of the New 1st Division, which was heading south to pursue the Japanese, was blocked by the Japanese blocking troops in the Banwu Prefecture area.
The main force of the Imperial Guards Division, commanded by the old devil Yamashita Tomoyuki, moved south at an extremely fast speed.
The main force of the British army rushed dozens of kilometers in one day and headed straight for Long City.
"Hurry, everyone, hurry up!"
On a simple road, a Japanese colonel sat in the back of a motorcycle, shouting and waving to other Japanese soldiers riding motorcycles behind him.
Fortunately, the old Japanese soldier Yamashita Tomoyuki took away all their means of transportation in Siam before withdrawing.
The mechanized transport vehicles in the hands of the Japanese Imperial Guards Division were now more than enough for them to use.
At this time, the Japanese Imperial Guards Division was almost a mechanized force.
The Japanese Imperial Guards Division was well-equipped and was a semi-mechanized force with a very fast marching speed.
Otherwise, they would not have been able to withdraw from the western mountainous areas of Siam at such a fast speed.
Now, with the last batch of equipment and resources mobilized by the old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki, their equipment has been upgraded to a higher level.
At this time, this group of Japanese soldiers, all marching on motorcycles, was the vanguard sent by Yamashita Tomoyuki.
They were ordered to move south hundreds of kilometers as quickly as possible to capture Songkhla, another key strategic location on the Malay Peninsula.
This is a strategic choke point.
If the British army deployed heavy troops here, they would be stuck here.
Even though the Japanese Imperial Guards Division had more than 30,000 people and was marching south with great momentum, it could only do the same as the New 1st Division.
Being blocked here, we cannot move south quickly.
Unfortunately, there were only a hundred or so British troops defending the area.
After all, the British army did not expect that as the New 1st Division moved north, the Japanese would still be able to move south.
In late June, when the Japanese motorcycle brigade arrived in Songkhla, the British troops stationed there immediately lost their will to resist.
The disparity in strength between the enemy and us is too great, and there is no way we can fight.
Therefore, the British company commander immediately ordered the evacuation of Songkhla.
This occupied important place was handed over to the Japanese.
When Roberts learned the news, he was not surprised.
"The vanguard of the Japanese army has captured Songkhla."
Roberts looked at the British officers around him and said in a deep voice.
"Walter? How could the Japanese army be so fast?
It's only been three days, and they've already arrived in Songkhla?"
The surrounding British officers were shocked and then panicked.
The Japanese army heading south arrived faster than they expected.
“Don’t panic, even though Songkhla is lost.
But the Second Army had already arrived in Yibao and was building a northern defense line there.
It would take the Japanese Imperial Guards Division at least three or four days to travel from Songkhla to Nghe Pao.
There is still time.”
Roberts felt somewhat relieved that they received the news of the Japanese Imperial Guards Division heading south in a timely manner.
If it stayed overnight for two or three days, they wouldn't even have time to build a blocking line of defense.
Three days later, the vanguard of the Japanese Imperial Guards Division appeared on the highway north of Yibao.
At this time, more than 30,000 British troops in the Yibao area had already deployed on the blocking line they had temporarily repaired.
Prepare to have a good fight with the Japanese here.
On June 25, the main force of the Japanese Imperial Guards Division arrived in the northern part of Yibao and confronted the British Second Army.
After only one day of rest, the old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki immediately issued the order to attack.
The Japanese Imperial Guards Division launched a fierce attack on the defending British troops.
"The Japanese Imperial Guards Division engaged in battle with the British Army?"
Soon, Ye Qingshan also received the news.
"The Japs are moving south very quickly. They covered a distance of three or four hundred kilometers in just one week?
Unfortunately, Wang Chuying's fleet has returned to the Myanmar port for repairs.
Otherwise, let them take off carrier-based aircraft from the escort aircraft carrier and bomb the Japanese Imperial Guard Division heading south.
They couldn't have marched so fast."
Ye Qingshan shook his head with some regret.
Some time ago, Ye Qingshan issued an order to have the expeditionary fleet commanded by Wang Chuying withdraw from the western waters of the Malay Peninsula to the ports of Myanmar for rest and recuperation.
After all, their fleet has been fighting intensively for some time and really needs to rest.
At that time, the situation on the British side was very stable, and there was no need for support from Wang Chuying and his fleet.
The best time is to retreat and rest.
Who could have thought that not long after Wang Chuying and his fleet withdrew, the Japanese Imperial Guards Division headed south.
Otherwise, Wang Chuying's fleet could be at sea to provide bombing support to the British army.
Ye Qingshan felt that the British army could still stop the Japanese Imperial Guards Division.
"Hasn't the New First Division broken through the enemy's blockade at Banwu Mansion yet?"
Ye Qingshan walked to the map, stared at a small black dot in the north of the Malay Peninsula, and asked Chief of Staff Luo Zhuoying.
Luo Zhuoying shook his head: "I just received a report from the New First Division this morning.
Their assault force still failed to capture Banwu Prefecture and open a passage to the south.
The Japanese regiment defending here is the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Japanese Guards Division, an elite and combat-ready Japanese regiment.
It's full of fanatical warmongers.
They relied on the dangerous terrain of Banwu Prefecture and fought desperately to stop it. The New 1st Division suffered heavy casualties but was unable to capture it.
Ye Qingshan listened with a cold expression and said nothing.
He had no intention of sending a telegram to criticize Lu Dahai and the New 1st Division.
In such a dangerous terrain, it is extremely difficult for an elite Japanese regiment that is not afraid of death to conquer it in a short period of time.