freenovelworld Chapter 557 The plan remains unchanged
Chapter 557 The plan remains unchanged
557 plan remains unchanged
Everyone in the command center was silent, with only the ticking sound of the radio in the distance as the only sound.
Ye Qingshan knew too well the impact on the war situation if Yenangyaung fell.
At this time, Yenangyaung was of no importance to the expeditionary force.
But this is the southern battlefield, the lifeline of hundreds of thousands of British troops.
If Yenangyaung fell into the hands of the Japanese, the supply lines of the hundreds of thousands of British troops commanded by Stilwell on the southern battlefield would be cut off.
Even the retreat route was cut off.
By then, will the hundreds of thousands of British troops in the southern battlefield be able to stop the Japanese 25th Army? Will their morale collapse immediately and suffer a major defeat?
Ye Qingshan couldn't say for sure either.
If that were the case, the impact on Ye Qingshan's expeditionary force would be huge.
“I knew it, I knew it.
That old devil Yamashita Tomoyuki probably has a backup plan.
However, what I didn’t expect was that this old Japanese would not attack at all, but when he did, his attack would be a killing move.
What a good trick to pretend to build a plank road while secretly marching through Chencang, what a good trick to deceive the heaven and the sea, besiege Wei to save Zhao. "
Ye Qingshan was silent for half a minute before he finally spoke.
Before, Ye Qingshan had a feeling that the Japanese 25th Army fought too conventionally in this battle.
Now everything is clear. Yamashita Tomoyuki’s real killer move is here.
"Commander, don't worry.
The battle in Yenangyaung has not yet ended.
After all, there was a British army division defending Yenangyaung, with more than 10,000 people.
It is still uncertain whether the Japanese can capture Yenangyaung."
Chief of Staff Luo Zhuoying next to him comforted Ye Qingshan and said.
Ye Qingshan didn't say anything, he knew the chief of staff was comforting him.
"I'm very curious about how this surprise attack force of the Japanese army got to Yenangyaung.
It is impossible for General Stilwell's southern defense line to have such a big loophole.
Where did this group of devils come from? "
Ye Qingshan still couldn't figure it out at this time, so he walked to the map and started looking at it.
"Could it be that we go this way?"
Soon, Ye Qingshan's eyes also noticed the large area of primitive jungle west of Yenangyaung.
"It's probably here."
"Commander, you said that the Japanese troops who attacked Yenangyaung came through the primitive jungle in the west?
That's impossible.
The terrain of that primitive jungle is so complex that even the locals dare not enter.
Not to mention the devils."
Chief of Staff Luo Zhuoying kept shaking his head.
But soon, he also wavered.
"Even if the Japanese really passed through that primitive jungle, the terrain of the jungle was...
I think the limit for the Japanese to get through is probably two to three thousand people.
Moreover, it is impossible for them to carry many heavy weapons.
How could the Japanese, with such a limited number of troops and Type 38 rifles, break through the barracks of the British division stationed in Yenangyaung?"
"Then you'll have to ask the English."
Ye Qingshan also couldn't figure it out.
But he guessed that the problem in this battle was not only with the Japanese, but also with the British.
He was powerless to change the situation in Yenangyaung, which was what Ye Qingshan needed to think about now.
The question is whether the expeditionary force should continue its general offensive tonight.
If Yenangyaung were really lost, it would be a fatal threat to the British army, but it would also directly affect the Expeditionary Force's general offensive against the Japanese 15th Army.
Ye Qingshan fell into deep thought.
Time passed by minute by minute.
It's already past midnight.
But Ye Qingshan was still thinking.
In the command center, all the expeditionary officers did not dare to make a sound to disturb Ye Qingshan.
Soon, the telephones in the command center began to ring.
Chief of Staff Luo Zhuoying walked over and answered the phone.
The call came from other units of the expeditionary force.
He asked why the headquarters had not issued the order for a general attack when the time had come.
Has there been a change of plans?
Luo Zhuoying knew he couldn't wait any longer, so he hung up the phone and came to Ye Qingshan: "Commander, are you still planning the general offensive?
All the departments are waiting.”
Ye Qingshan raised his head, his eyes unusually firm.
He said word by word: "The overall offensive plan remains unchanged.
However, it needs to be slightly modified.”
After saying that, Ye Qingshan walked to the phone and shouted into it: "I order the general attack to begin!"
Whoosh whoosh!
Just after Ye Qingshan gave the order for the general attack, flashes of light suddenly appeared outside.
Not far away, the rocket artillery regiment was firing rocket shells at the Japanese positions.
Boom boom boom!
Loud rumbling sounds were heard from various artillery positions.
The artillery units of the expeditionary force began shelling the surrounded Japanese troops.
Ye Qingshan looked at the Chief of Staff Luo Zhuoying and said, "Tell the telegraph room to keep in touch with the British troops in Yenangyaung.
I want to know the detailed situation of the battle in Yenangyaung at all times."
"Notify Fu Hongyuan again and ask him to command the Second Armored Division to abandon the joint attack with the Fifth Army and the 66th Army.
Tell them to turn around immediately and provide support towards Yenangyaung.
Rushing to Yenangyaung without stopping.
After we reach Yenangyaung, if Yenangyaung is captured by the Japanese, we will let them take it back at any cost. "
“Yes, Commander.
I'll give the order right away."
Chief of Staff Luo Zhuoying also knew the urgency of the matter and immediately ran to the telegraph room.
“I hope the British division in Yenangyaung will not fail.
Hold on until dawn and wait for Fu Hongyuan's armored group to arrive.
There is still a chance to save Yenangyaung."
After Luo Zhuoying left, Ye Qingshan whispered to himself.
This is also one of the few things Ye Qingshan can do for the British army now.
Ye Qingshan also understood clearly the intention of the old devil Yamashita Fengwen's move.
Yamashita Tomoyuki was using the strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao, and he wanted to use the hundreds of thousands of British troops in the southern battlefield as an exchange.
Forced Ye Qingshan to give up the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese 15th Army.
At this time, if Ye Qingshan was willing to give up the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese 15th Army.
Send a large number of troops to attack Yenangyaung and recapture Yenangyaung.
Perhaps it will be able to resolve the crisis facing the British army.
However, if they did that, the expeditionary force might let the Japanese 15th Army escape.
Ye Qingshan would not allow this to happen.
He has made sure to defeat the Japanese 15th Army.
“We can only let the British army make a contribution.
Don't blame me for not helping you.
It’s just that it’s hard to explain to General Stilwell.”
Ye Qingshan is worried now. He is not sure how he will respond when Stilwell sends him a telegram.
Once Yenangyaung was lost, the British army's morale collapsed and they were defeated by the Japanese.
By then, Stilwell would most likely ask Ye Qingshan to give up the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese 15th Army and send troops south to rescue the British army from danger.
But for Ye Qingshan, if these hundreds of thousands of British troops were gone, it would not be a bad thing for their expeditionary force.
It was impossible to ask them to abandon the plan to encircle and annihilate the Japanese 15th Army and rescue the hundreds of thousands of British troops.
In Ye Qingshan's view, annihilating the 100,000 troops of the Japanese 15th Army is much more important than saving hundreds of thousands of British troops.
Therefore, Ye Qingshan chose to launch a general attack according to the normal plan.
If Stilwell really ordered Ye Qingshan to send troops south later, they would rescue the British army.
That is, they could only refuse on the grounds that the entire army had launched a general offensive against the Japanese 15th Army, and the two armies were fighting each other and could not withdraw.