RPAGF Chapter 831 Waiting for Supplies and Reinforcements
Chapter 831 Waiting for Supplies and Reinforcements
831 Waiting for supplies and reinforcements
Fortunately, the old man Mutaguchi Ren'ya is also a veteran on the Japanese side. He has rich command experience and can respond flexibly to the current situation.
While allowing the main force of the Japanese 18th Division to remain around Long City.
They still sent out a part of the Japanese troops, along with their vassal troops, to attack the retreating main force of the British army.
Mutaguchi Ren'ya would never miss such a good opportunity to weaken the British army, otherwise he would regret it.
But he did not dare to move the main force of the Japanese 18th Division rashly.
Just because of a telegram sent by the Japanese 29th Brigade.
The content of the telegram was that the Japanese 29th Brigade told Mutaguchi Ren'ya that this time the Allied forces were heading south to attack them.
In addition to the British army, there was also an expeditionary force.
That is Lu Dahai's New 29st Division, which had just launched a surprise attack and captured Singapore, causing the Japanese th Brigade to lose its base.
The Japanese defending Singapore also sent a telegram back before they were completely wiped out.
Inform Mutaguchi Ren'ya that the expeditionary force that attacked Singapore was extremely powerful.
They are definitely the elite of the expeditionary force.
At the same time, there is still the Allied aircraft carrier fleet.
One of the main reasons why the Japanese 29th Brigade fought a desperate battle with elite British troops was that their retreat was cut off.
The supply routes, in particular, were constantly bombed by the expeditionary bombers flying in the sky.
This forced them into a desperate battle with 20,000 elite British troops.
Instead, it made them famous.
This can be regarded as a blessing and a curse.
After hearing the news, the old Japanese soldier Mutaguchi Ren'ya felt like he was facing a powerful enemy, fearing that there were other Allied troops that had not appeared.
In particular, the appearance of the aircraft carrier fleet at sea made the old Japanese soldier Mutaguchi mistakenly believe that it was the US aircraft carrier fleet coming.
Under such circumstances, he was even more afraid to transfer the main force of his division from the defensive fortifications around Long City.
Otherwise, what if we fall into the enemy's trap.
The main force of the division was surrounded by the enemy again after leaving Long City.
It would be much easier to annihilate their division than to annihilate it inside the solid fortifications of Long City.
"Baga, the Chinese army is here too.
Could it be that the one who went south to command the battle this time was not the British?
Is it that bastard Ye Qingshan?
No, it’s better to be safe than sorry. We only have one division in the entire Malay Peninsula.
Even if we have to fight a decisive battle, I will still follow the agreed plan and fight in Long City.
Only by fighting here can we have a chance of winning."
The old Japanese soldier Mutaguchi Ren'ya looked at the telegram in his hand with lingering fear, and was determined not to change the overall combat plan he had formulated.
“Notify the troops pursuing the British.
After chasing for thirty miles, we will withdraw."
Later, he even issued such an order, which was extremely cautious.
There was no other way. With Ye Qingshan's 300,000 expeditionary forces re-entering Burma and forming a new Southeast Asian theater allied force with 300,000 British troops.
The Japanese headquarters knew that they could only take a defensive stance in Indochina.
Let alone continuing the attack, it would be good enough if they could keep their existing occupied areas.
A situation where offense and defense can be changed.
Mutaguchi Ren'ya no longer dared to be as arrogant as before, and could only adopt a strategy of mainly defending in the overall strategy, and launching defensive counterattacks when the opportunity arose.
In the following three days, the 60,000 British troops finally did not collapse despite being pursued by 8,000 Japanese soldiers and 10,000 indigenous vassal troops.
Maintained an orderly retreat.
After losing four to five thousand people, the main force of the British army finally retreated to the Bentong area dozens of kilometers away.
Reconstruct the formation.
After the pursuit, the Japanese returned to Long City.
The two armies faced each other across dozens of kilometers.
The British army did not launch an attack. The British commander Roberts needed to reorganize the British army. It would be difficult for them to restore their combat effectiveness without ten days or half a month.
"Joel, I don't want to hear so many excuses.
New supplies must arrive within a week."
British commander Roberts yelled into the phone.
His army not only needed to rest, but also needed to replenish supplies.
In the previous battle with the Japanese 18th Division, they consumed some ammunition and supplies.
However, during the three-day hasty retreat, their army lost more than half of its ammunition supplies.
In particular, some of the heavy artillery they had brought with great difficulty were all taken away by the Japanese.
Under such circumstances, Roberts really had no intention of attacking the Japanese 18th Division.
He needs to send new ammunition supplies to the rear transport fleet.
Then wait until Lu Dahai's New 1st Division moves north to meet up with them, and then fight a decisive battle with the Japanese 18th Division.
After hanging up the phone, Roberts walked out of the command center with a gloomy face. Looking at the busy British soldiers outside, he felt very annoyed.
“Commander, the Second Mountain Division marched north and captured Zhaoyuan.
That is the largest port nearby.
With this place, as long as our supplies from the sea are delivered, they can be delivered to us in three days at most."
The British Chief of Staff came quickly and reported the good news.
After hearing this, Roberts' gloomy face finally showed some fluctuation.
This is indeed good news for them.
"Where is the New First Division of the Expeditionary Force?"
Roberts asked.
Now, he was more concerned about Lu Dahai's New 1st Division and where it was marching to.
This time, Roberts had made up his mind.
We must never allow Ye Qingshan’s expeditionary force to become the beneficiary of the conflict between them and the Japanese.
Lu Dahai's New 1st Division will not come to meet them until one day.
Roberts would not order the British army to attack the Japanese 18th Division.