Chapter 397 New Troops(1/2)
Li Lei immediately sent the news to the command center, and ordered the temporary regiment to change the plan immediately, and the troops immediately advanced towards Wancheng.
The command center who received the telegram from Li Lei was also shocked.
Unexpectedly, Okamura Yanji was so cruel that he didn't even go to Lashio and went straight to Wancheng.
There are a large amount of military supplies there. If the Japanese army occupied it, not only will the expeditionary army be lost, but the strength of the Japanese army will also be greatly increased.
Deputy Commander Luo immediately sent a report to the country, requesting to increase troops to the Wanding and Tengchong areas immediately to block the Japanese plan to capture Wanding.
I was also shocked by this news in China.
The two Japanese divisions actually targeted southern Yunnan!
This is a big deal.
If southern Yunnan is occupied by the Japanese army, the Japanese army will pose a huge threat to the entire Sichuan.
In this way, the entire situation of the War of Resistance will worsen.
After comprehensive consideration, the Yunnan Army and Sichuan Army were immediately transferred to the south to prepare to block the two divisions of the Japanese army.
After receiving the order, the four armies immediately set out and set out quickly towards southern Yunnan.
The four armies are the Second Army, the Sixth Army, the Fifty-third Army and the Fifty-fourth Army.
The troops of the four armies are temporarily under the command of the Expeditionary Force Command.
Deputy Commander Luo immediately ordered the Second Army and the Sixth Army to advance towards Songshan in southern Yunnan.
The 53rd Army and the two armies of the 54th Army advanced towards Tang Xishan in southern Yunnan.
In order to be able to defend the Japanese army in front of the Japanese army, the command center ordered four armies to conduct urgent marches.
Time is very tight, and it only takes three days to rush to southern Yunnan in front of the Japanese army.
Three days, it is basically impossible.
The terrain in southern Yunnan is basically mountainous, and the troops will advance very slowly.
Even if you lose your baggage, it will be difficult to get to these places within three days.
Not to mention that you have to start fighting immediately after you arrive.
But no matter whether you can or not, you have to give it a try.
The command center notified Li Lei of the news.
When Li Lei saw the telegram, he finally felt a little relieved.
It is still possible to kill two Japanese divisions with the four armies, plus their own temporary regiment.
The troops of these four armies are relatively poorly equipped. The combined combat effectiveness of the troops of the four armies is almost comparable to a division of the Japanese army.
In this way, his temporary pressure will be much less.
Li Lei told the command center to ask them to pay attention to the Japanese army in Ren'anqiang.
Now his temporary regiment is about to arrive in Wanding, where three troops are left in the entire Mandalay and Tangji areas.
The Japanese army was in Ren'anqiang, but there were two divisions!
Three armies, one division that annihilated the Japanese army is OK, and two divisions can be sent to a draw.
Besides, the 18th Division of the Japanese army has very strong combat power.
Li Lei analyzed that after the battle in Wancheng started, the Japanese army in Ren'anqiang would definitely attack Mandalay while the expeditionary army was short of troops.
Li Lei suggested that the troops of the three armies build defense lines in Mandalay and Tangji and defend on the spot.
In this case, it would be no big problem to block the Japanese army for half a month.
Within half a month, Li Lei was confident of killing the two Japanese divisions advancing north.
The command center analyzed and discussed Li Lei's suggestions and felt that Li Lei's suggestions were very correct.
Now their troops in Mandalay and Tangji have three armies, but the Japanese army has two divisions. If they really want to fight, the three armies will not be able to gain any advantage.
Unless the Japanese army can divide the troops.
In this way, use the advantage of troops to defeat them one by one.
But the Japanese army has suffered a loss and will definitely not divide the troops.
If the opponent's two divisions attack Mandalay and Tangji, defense is the most suitable.
As long as they can fight for half a month, not only will Li Lei's temporary regiment be freed, but the four newly added armies can also use troops here immediately.
By then, the troops of the seven armies, plus Li Lei's temporary regiment, will be more than enough to destroy the two Japanese divisions.
The 15th Division of the Japanese Army and the 49th Division were very fast in advance. Li Lei's troops were chasing him quickly, but they could not catch up in a short period of time.
By the time Li Lei's troops arrived in Lashio, two Japanese divisions had already launched an attack on Wanding.
The only reinforcement regiment guarding Wancheng was the National Army, which could not resist the Japanese attack at all. In just half a day, Wancheng was occupied by the Japanese army.
After the success, the Japanese army immediately launched an attack on Longling, Tengchong, Songshan and Tang Xishan.
Due to insufficient troops, these places soon fell into the hands of the Japanese army.
The troops guarding these places can only retreat through the Huitong Bridge on the Nujiang River.
In order to prevent the Japanese army from crossing the Nujiang River, the defenders blew up Huitong Bridge.
By the time the four reinforcements arrived at Baoshan on the east bank of the Nujiang River, the Japanese army had completely occupied the western bank of the Nujiang River.
The bridge was also bombed.
What should I do?
The troops of the four armies were blocked in the Baoshan area and didn't know what to do.
Li Lei's troops have already set off from Lashio and will be able to arrive at Mangyou in one day.
It is only more than twenty kilometers from Mangyou to Wanding.
At that time, you can launch an attack on the Japanese army in Wancheng at any time.
If the four reinforcements can reach the west bank of Nujiang and launch an attack on the Japanese army, then attacking left and right can completely wipe out these two Japanese divisions in one fell swoop.
But how to cross the river has become a big problem.
The command center means to force the Nujiang River to cross the Nujiang River while the Japanese army has not yet gained a foothold on the west bank of the Nujiang River.
Li Lei also agreed with this proposal.
Now Huitong Bridge has been bombed and cannot be repaired in a short period of time.
If you want to attack the Japanese army from both sides, you can only force the Nujiang River.
In order to disperse the Japanese army's forces, Li Lei suggested that the four armies cross the river from the four places of Lushui, Pumiao, Huitongqiao and Haolan.
This can effectively disperse the Japanese army's troops deployment.
At the same time, after Li Lei's temporary regiment arrived in Mangyou, he immediately launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army in Wancheng, trying his best to attract the Japanese army.
The 100 aircraft temporarily registrar will carry out large-scale bombing of the Japanese positions on the Nujiang River when they cross the river.
Reduce the pressure on troops to cross the river.
The four armies immediately recruited wooden boats and prepared to cross the river.
Li Lei's temporary ball was pushed towards Mangyou as fast as possible.
Wang Han's plane had already flown over the Japanese troops to investigate the deployment of the Japanese troops.
According to Wang Han's aircraft's reconnaissance, the Japanese army's troops were deployed relatively scattered.
On the west bank of Nujiang River, from Hoksai Public House to Harlem, the Japanese army deployed defensive forces.
At the same time, a large number of Japanese troops were also discovered in Tengchong and Longling.
According to Wang Han's aircraft's reconnaissance, the Japanese army deployed not many troops in the areas of Tang Xishan, Hongmushu and Qidaohe.
In Songshan, the most troops are deployed.
After receiving the news from Wang Han, Li Lei immediately sent the news to the four troops preparing to cross the river.
One day later, Li Lei's temporary group arrived at Mangyou.
After a brief rest, he immediately launched a fierce attack on the Japanese army in Wancheng.
While Li Lei launched an attack, the troops of the four armies launched a battle to force the crossing of the Nujiang River.
More than 100 fighter jets and bombers in the temporary regiment were all on the battlefield and violently bombed the Japanese defensive positions on the west bank of the Nujiang River.
The four armies were stunned.
My mother, our army actually has so many planes!!
The explosions on the opposite side were connected, and there was no sight of the Japanese. Burning flames and rising smoke were everywhere.
Looking from the east coast, it is completely a wall of flames and gunpowder.
The soldiers were stunned.
To be continued...