dognovel Chapter 847 The troops are approaching the city
Chapter 847 The troops are approaching the city
847 The Enemy is at the Gate
"Your Excellency, there is a Chinese army behind us, following us all the time.
Two of our teams have been wiped out.
We must find a way to deal with this Chinese army and not let them continue to chase us.
Otherwise, our retreat may very well turn into a rout.
Especially the vassal troops of the other two divisions. If they are scattered, it will be difficult to gather them together again."
On a warhorse, a Japanese colonel quickly reported to the Japanese division commander who was also riding a warhorse.
"Baga, the Chinese are arrogant."
"Miyamoto-kun, do you think we should turn around and launch a surprise attack?
How about eating up this daring Chinese army that has been chasing us?"
The Japanese division commander asked.
But the Japanese colonel next to him immediately shook his head: "Your Excellency, Division Commander, I don't think it's appropriate."
"why?"
"Your Excellency, the Chinese army chasing us is not very numerous.
There are only three or four hundred people.
However, they had dozens of tanks and armored vehicles.
It was thanks to these chariots that they were able to catch up with our marching troops.
This is a very elite Chinese armored unit, even if our regiment launches a surprise attack.
I can't guarantee that we can wipe out this Chinese armored force in a short period of time.
What if they tie up the main force of our regiment and wait for other Chinese troops to catch up?
We'll be in trouble.
Our wing's most important task now is to ensure that the main force of the wing can be withdrawn to the headquarters."
The Japanese colonel analyzed the situation they were facing very rationally.
After hearing this, the Japanese division commander was still very unwilling, but he also understood that what the Japanese colonel said was right.
I can only swallow my anger.
"Leave one regiment of the Siamese 34th Division behind to cover our retreat until we cross the river ahead.
Let them blow up the bridge.
The river water should be able to block the pursuit of the Chinese armored forces behind us."
Half a day later, when the regiment commander led the armored assault troops to the river.
The Japanese regiment has also crossed the river.
"Damn it, it's still a step too late."
The group leader was so angry that he wanted to curse.
No matter how hard they tried, they were still a step behind.
The Japanese's escape this time was much more decisive than ever before.
"Commander, we have gained a lot from this battle.
Not only did we annihilate more than 300 devils, we also captured more than 3,000 devils.”
An officer nearby comforted him.
“Forget it, let’s retreat.
Have the engineering battalion come over and build a pontoon bridge to prepare for the entire regiment to cross the river."
“Also, send a few reconnaissance teams across the river ahead of time.
Explore the situation ahead.
Prevent the Japanese from setting up an ambush on the opposite river."
"Don't worry, Commander, I guarantee that the Japanese commander doesn't have such courage.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have fled like crazy without even looking back."
"It's always better to be careful."
"Yes!"
A day later, after a brief rest, the group immediately crossed the river in front of them and continued to head north.
Although, they could no longer catch up with the last regiment of the Japanese 56th Division that escaped yesterday.
But it doesn't matter, their destination is the same.
It was the headquarters of the Japanese 25th Army at that time, which was also the capital of Siam.
By then, sooner or later we will meet this Japanese regiment again.
In the following two days, the First Regiment of the New First Division did not waste a moment, marching forty to fifty kilometers every day and approaching the capital of Siam.
The main force of the New 1st Division, led by Lu Dahai, also followed them northward along the passage opened up by the 1st Regiment.
Five days later, the group finally arrived in the southern area of the Siamese capital.
It was not easy for them to come this far.
The Japanese who retreated earlier not only buried a lot of mines along the way, but also blew up all the bridges along the rivers.
It is to slow down the marching speed of a group.
And the devils' goal was indeed achieved.
The regiment took twice as long as the original two or three days to finally arrive.
"Commander, look.
Are the Japanese forcing the local people to build fortifications?"
Standing on a hillside outside the city, the regiment commander and accompanying officers could see it.
At this time, outside the city of Siam, the Japanese and their accomplices were driving local laborers to dig trenches.
"Humph, it's useless to hold onto Buddha at the last minute."
The head of the regiment didn't care about it.
"Commander, do you want to fight?"
The officer next to him asked excitedly.
"hit what?"
"You are not so arrogant as to think that we can complete our mission alone.
Just capture the headquarters of the Japanese 25th Army, right?"
"You are crazy, but I am still sane."
"Send a few reconnaissance teams north to first locate the Japanese airfields and military factories, as well as the routes used by their logistics and transport forces.
Make the locations of these important attack targets clear and obvious.
This is our group’s most important task right now.”
As Lu Dahai's confidant, the regiment commander remained sober at this time.
He was not carried away by victory, nor was he in a hurry to make achievements.
He knew very well that it would be extremely difficult for their regiment to destroy the 25th Army Headquarters of the old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki.
In the end, we still have to wait for the arrival of the main force of the New 1st Division commanded by Lu Dahai before we can tackle this tough problem.
The mission of their regiment was to precede the arrival of the main force of the division.
Find out all the important targets to be attacked behind the Japanese lines and ensure that the main force of the division can immediately launch the attack after arriving.