RPAGF Chapter 815 The Final Attack
Chapter 815 The Final Attack
815 Final Attack
Soon, the meeting chaired by Stilwell lasted for several hours.
On his part, Stilwell was not polite to Ye Qingshan either.
He directly determined the next attack direction for Ye Qingshan's expeditionary force.
Ye Qingshan’s guess was correct.
Stilwell ordered Ye Qingshan's expeditionary force to focus its next attack on the Siam line on the eastern front.
After all, whether it is the expeditionary force under Ye Qingshan, their past battle records, or the locations where they are stationed.
They are all suitable for attacking the Japanese in Siam to the east.
The main force of the British army was arranged by Stilwell to take the sea route to attack the Malay Peninsula and Singapore.
"General Stilwell, according to our information.
At this time, the main force of the Japanese Army, the 25th Army, was mainly in Siam.
They built a large number of fortifications there, and it was obvious that the Japanese high-ranking officials had guessed it.
Our next move is to attack Siam.
According to our intelligence, the Japanese 25th Army has just received reinforcements for half a year.
The total number of troops has exceeded 200,000.
The total strength of General Ye's expeditionary force is about 300,000.
With the strength of the expeditionary force, it would probably be beyond their ability to break through the iron defense line built by 200,000 Japanese troops.
However, the Japanese army only had one division in the Malay Peninsula and Singapore.
It would be a waste of our 300,000 men to go by sea to fight this one division.
Therefore, the main force of our British army should follow the expeditionary force eastward.
As for the landing operation to attack the Malay Peninsula in the south, sending 100,000 people will be enough."
After listening to General Stilwell's plan, the new British commander Roberts put forward his own ideas.
Ye Qingshan glanced at the new British commander Roberts and did not speak for the time being.
What the other party said actually makes sense.
However, Ye Qingshan knew that the other party wanted to participate in the war on the Eastern Front, and he was more worried.
Once his expeditionary force defeated the Japanese 25th Army and invaded Siam.
From that day on, when the interests of Siam were divided up, the British army would have no role to play.
That's not okay.
Stilwell shook his head: "In addition to the 300,000 troops of the expeditionary force, there are also 100,000 American troops in the offensive on the Eastern Front.
Four hundred thousand people should be enough.
And your 300,000 British troops marched south and landed on the Malay Peninsula.
After occupying Singapore, we can immediately move north and attack the Japanese troops in Siam from the southern line.
By then, if our offensive on the Eastern Front does not go well.
It's just right. You can open up a second battlefield on the southern front and strike the Japanese army from behind.
In this way, we will win.”
After hearing what Stilwell meant, the battle plan was not going to be changed.
Moreover, Stilwell's meaning was very clear. It was your British army that mainly dealt with the Japs on the Malay Peninsula.
They can then go north and participate in the attack on Japanese troops in Siam.
You guys have a share of the big cake in Siam.
In this case, Roberts had no objection.
After all, Singapore was also a place that the British army coveted, as it was previously British territory.
They've wanted to take it back for a long time.
The Japanese army over there only had one division. It would be easy for them to go south with 300,000 men to wipe out this devil division.
After taking Singapore, the main force of the British army headed north to participate in the fighting in Siam.
It's a good idea to get a piece of the pie in Siam.
When Stilwell saw that Roberts didn't say anything, he knew that the other party agreed to the battle plan.
Then, Stilwell looked at Ye Qingshan and asked, "Commander Ye, my attack plan.
Is your expeditionary force okay? "
Ye Qingshan smiled and said, "No problem."
"Well, the general direction of attack has been decided.
Then let’s talk about the specific combat operations and time…”
This meeting lasted until dark.
After Ye Qingshan and Luo Zhuoying returned to the expeditionary force's headquarters, Ye Qingshan asked Luo Zhuoying to take the headquarters' staff with him.
Develop a more detailed plan of attack.
"Commander, haven't you always said that you want to retake Singapore from the Japanese?
However, the offensive will begin next year.
It was the British Army that was responsible for attacking Singapore and the Malay Peninsula.
If we don't even have one team participating, then Singapore will definitely fall back into the hands of the British army in the future.
The British Army is now our ally.
If it falls into their hands, it will be difficult for us to get involved in Singapore.”
When only Ye Qingshan and Xiao Wusheng were left, Xiao Wusheng expressed his doubts.
As his close confidant, Xiao Wusheng knew many of Ye Qingshan's plans.
Among them, Singapore has always been a place that Ye Qingshan attaches great importance to.
Xiao Wusheng didn't know why Ye Qingshan gave up the fight for Singapore so easily this time.
Ye Qingshan laughed and asked, "What do you think is the probability that the British army will go south to retake Singapore?"
"Three hundred thousand men against twenty to thirty thousand devils.
The commander of the British army is not a pig, so he should not lose. "
"Yes, everyone thinks this is a battle that must be won.
But is it really so?
I don't think so. "
Ye Qingshan kept smiling.
"Commander, do you have any backup plan?"
The young martial artist was surprised that Ye Qingshan always gave people unexpected surprises.
Ye Qingshan did not tell Xiao Wusheng what his back-up plan was because the matter was too serious.
Ye Qingshan would not let anyone else know except himself.
Not long after, Sun Jiaming, commander of the Ghost Submarine Fleet who had returned to the port of Western Australia, received a new secret message from Ye Qingshan.
“According to the commander’s new order, we must replenish new ghost submarines as soon as possible.
Then prepare for the next battle.”
"Commander, when will our next attack be?"
"The commander said in the telegram that it would be early next year."
A month later, Ye Qingshan's expeditionary force returned to Myanmar, and Ye Qingshan ordered a new round of conscription.
In addition, the entire army underwent a two-month reorganization.
Prepare for the general offensive against the Japanese in Southeast Asia early next year.
Three months passed quickly.
Time has entered the new year, which is January 1st of the new year.
Stilwell issued an order for all Allied forces in the Southeast Asia theater to begin attacking the Japanese.