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Chapter 844 Yamashita Tomoyuki's Response

844 Yamashita Tomoyuki's Response

Boom!

Not long after the New 1st Division defeated the remnants of the Japanese 56th Division heading south, the old Japanese soldier Yamashita Tomoyuki became furious when he received the news.

He smashed everything in his office to pieces.

The group of Japanese staff outside were so scared that they didn't dare to go in.

In the end, it was the Japanese chief of staff who went in anyway.

"Your Excellency, Commander, now that the southbound detachment has failed, Ye Qingshan's New First Division will definitely continue northward.

We have to find a way to stop this Chinese army.

They must not be allowed to invade Siam."

The Japanese chief of staff said anxiously.

The old devil Yamashita Fengwen looked at his chief of staff unhappily and roared, "Baga, don't I know this?

But now, tell me, how can we resist this Chinese army heading north?"

Ye Qingshan's sudden decision to send the New 1st Division north was obviously unexpected by the Japanese 25th Army Command.

Originally, the old devil Yamashita Tomoyuki thought.

The goal was to let the Japanese 18th Division hold the British Army and the New 1st Division on the Malay Peninsula to buy them time.

Originally, everything was going according to the old devil Yamashita Tomoyuki's expectations.

Just keep dragging it on like this.

He felt that they still had a chance to win this battle.

But now, the main force of the British army was indeed dragged down on the Malay Peninsula by the Japanese 18th Division and could not move.

But the team heading north was replaced by the New 1st Division.

Perhaps the New 1st Division has fewer troops than the main force of the British Army.

But if they succeed in breaking into Siam, they will be able to deal a devastating blow to the Japanese 25th Army.

After all, the Japanese didn't have many troops left in the heart of Siam at that time.

"Commander, we only have the last regiment of the 56th Division in the rear, and five divisions of indigenous vassal troops.

It is indeed difficult to stop this Chinese army heading north.

So, should we transfer a brigade from the Western Mountainous Area to the Imperial Guard Division?"

The Japanese chief of staff asked tentatively.

The Japanese 25th Army has a total of four divisions, the most elite of which are the Guards Division and the 5th Division.

At this time, these two elite divisions were all defending in the western mountainous area of ​​Siam to resist the main force of Ye Qingshan's expeditionary force.

The 18th Division was on the Malay Peninsula, and the remaining remnants of the 56th Division remained in the rear.

Now facing the New 1st Division heading north, the Japanese Chief of Staff also knows that they can only rely on the last remaining regiment of the 56th Division in the rear.

It is impossible to stop Lu Dahai's New 1st Division.

The Japanese had a very clear understanding of Lu Dahai's New 1st Division.

After all, this is Ye Qingshan’s founding force. I don’t know how many elite Japanese troops they have defeated in the country following Ye Qingshan.

If the Japanese chief of staff dares to underestimate such an ace division of the expeditionary force again, he will be seeking death.

Hearing the Japanese Chief of Staff's proposal, Yamashita Tomoyuki was embarrassed: "Based on accurate intelligence.

The main force of Ye Qingshan's expeditionary force, more than 300,000 people, is now fiercely attacking the defense lines of the Guards Division and the Fifth Division.

It is already difficult for them to deal with Ye Qingshan alone.

It is simply impossible to transfer back a brigade from the Imperial Guards Division.

If that happens, the entire western mountain defense line will probably collapse immediately."

How could the old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki not have thought about the idea of ​​transferring troops back from the Imperial Guards Division or the Fifth Division?

But the reality is that the old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki did not dare to transfer any soldiers back from the western mountainous areas.

He was worried that once the troops were transferred back, the defense line in the western mountains would be breached by the expeditionary force.

In this battle, they were completely defeated.

But we have to call back the troops.

The last Japanese regiment in the rear would definitely not be able to stop Lu Dahai's New 1st Division.

If the New 1st Division really were to attack the Siamese capital, their rear command center and supply base would be destroyed.

They still lost this battle.

In the end, the old devil Yamashita Tomoyuki made a compromise.

"Send a telegram to the Imperial Guards Division and ask them to dispatch a regiment.

But tell them too.

Even if they transferred a regiment back from their front line.

The defense they are responsible for must not have any problems."

"Hey! Commander, you are wise.

If the Imperial Guards Division could recall one regiment, plus the last regiment of the 56th Division in the rear.

In addition, we have five divisions of vassal troops.

It shouldn't be a problem for the enemy to defeat a lone Chinese army heading north."

"The troops are still too few."

Yamashita Tomoyuki shook his head.

In Yamashita Tomoyuki's view, if they really fought with the New 1st Division, the only ones they could rely on were their own soldiers.

Those local vassal troops cannot be relied upon at all.

These vassal troops have always been working without putting in any effort in the battle, and the old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki naturally knows this.

He had to find a way to solve the problem of these vassal troops not fighting hard.

If the vassal soldiers could fight hard in the battle, there should be no problem in stopping Lu Dahai's New 1st Division.

"Send someone to guard the families of all officers above the rank of Servant Battalion."

After thinking for a while, Yamashita Tomoyuki said to the Japanese chief of staff next to him.

Yamashita Tomoyuki did this naturally to prevent the problem of the officers and soldiers of the indigenous vassal army being perfunctory in battle.

Under the watchful eyes of Yamashita Fengwen, if they could make good use of the five divisions of indigenous vassal troops in the rear.

It will definitely not be a problem to stop Lu Dahai's New 1st Division.

"Hi. Commander, you are wise.

I'll send someone to do it right away."

The Japanese are very skilled in using threats and inducements.

Immediately afterwards, Yamashita Tomoyuki ordered all the Japanese soldiers in the rear to assemble, including those lightly wounded Japanese soldiers who were still in the rear hospital.

This time they were directly pulled back to the battlefield, leaving them no time to recuperate.