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Chapter 860 The British Army Prepares to Show Off

860 British troops are ready to show their strength

After figuring out the purpose of the Japanese army heading south, the British commander Roberts and other British officers were furious.

"Fuck, these Japanese are too bullying."

A British officer cursed in frustration.

Roberts also had a gloomy face and remained silent.

The old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki made it clear that he wanted to continue his previous combat style and pick on the weak first.

In the north, Siam was unable to withstand the attack of Ye Qingshan's expeditionary force, so it prepared to move south to devour the British army first.

“What do they take us British soldiers for?

This is too much."

"That's right, this time we must teach these arrogant Japanese a lesson.

Let them know that the armies of our British Empire are invincible."

"That's right.

Commander, give the order."

The excited British officers looked at Roberts one by one, arguing.

Waiting for the British commander-in-chief to issue combat orders against the Japanese Imperial Guards Division heading south.

Roberts raised his head, looked at the excited British officers, and sighed in his heart.

He understood that they could no longer retreat at this time.

Moreover, they don't seem to have any chance of retreating.

At this time, if he dared to give the order to retreat, based on his understanding of the Indian soldiers under his command.

There is a high possibility that the retreat will turn into a rout.

And at this time they were on the Malay Peninsula, their troops numbered more than 100,000 people, and if they wanted to retreat they had to take the sea route.

Not to mention whether there are enough ships at the port to accommodate the retreat of so many soldiers.

Time alone is not enough.

Therefore, the British army now has only one choice, which is to free up part of the troops to move north to block the Japanese Imperial Guards Division moving south.

Fortunately, at this moment, looking at these British officers in front of me, they are excited and have high fighting spirit.

Roberts' worries were somewhat relieved.

They have to be tough for once.

Moreover, the army’s morale is still there, so perhaps this battle can still be fought.

"Okay, let's teach those arrogant Japanese a lesson.

Pass on my order: the Second Army and the First Armored Brigade will move north immediately.

We will strive to reach the Yibao area within two days and build a defense line there.

The Japanese Imperial Guards Division heading south would not be able to reach here in less than a week.

You still have plenty of time to build a defense here."

"Other troops, continue to encircle the Japanese 18th Division.

I estimate that the Japanese 18th Division must have received the news that Yamashita Tomoyuki was leading his troops south.

In the next two days, the Japanese hiding in the fortress might launch a counterattack against us.

We must not give the Japanese army the opportunity to attack our army from both sides."

Roberts gave orders quickly.

Two elite troops, about 30,000 in total, were dispatched from the army to march north to build a defense line around Yibao, an important city several dozen kilometers to the north.

They tried to stop the Japanese Imperial Guards Division from moving south.

After many British officers left and went to perform their combat missions.

Roberts said to the chief of staff next to him with a cold face: "Send a telegram to General Stilwell for help.

Tell General Stilwell that the situation here is very bad.

Urgent support is needed.

In addition, let General Stilwell ask Commander Ye of the Expeditionary Force what their Expeditionary Force actually means.

Why did they allow such a large group of Japanese troops to move south smoothly?

Roberts obviously blamed Ye Qingshan for the Japanese Imperial Guards Division's move south.

The other side even doubted that the Japanese Imperial Guards Division could successfully break away from the expeditionary force's entanglement in Siam and march south into the Malay Peninsula.

Ye Qingshan did it on purpose.

Anyway, the level of trust between the two sides has never been very high.

Ye Qingshan and Roberts had often tricked each other before.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Roberts had this idea at this time.

Soon, the British army began to take action, and Roberts' telegram was sent to General Stilwell.

Stilwell was also very angry about the news that Yamashita Tomoyuki was commanding the Japanese Imperial Guards Division to march south into the Malay Peninsula.

Then he went to Ye Qingshan's command center in person and questioned Ye Qingshan.

"Ye, what on earth did your expeditionary force do?

Why was such an elite Japanese army allowed to move south smoothly?

You promised me before..."

Ye Qingshan looked at Stilwell who was roaring angrily in front of him, and his face was full of helplessness.

Ye Qingshan did not refute and let Stilwell roar at him.

There was no way, this time Ye Qingshan had to admit that there was indeed a problem on his side.

Ye Qingshan himself did not expect that the old devil Yamashita Fengwen would be so decisive and choose to cut off his own arm.

Directly abandon another elite division under his command, the Fifth Division.

He withdrew the Guards Division to the rear, confused Lu Dahai, and led the Guards Division south to attack the Malay Peninsula.

This series of actions by the old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki is truly amazing.

Ye Qingshan had no choice but to readjust his strategy to deal with the current situation.

"General Stilwell, go back and tell Roberts.

As long as the British army can stop the Japanese Imperial Guards Division heading south for two weeks.

The reinforcements I send will go to support them.

By then, we will be able to destroy the Japanese Guards Division by attacking from both the north and the south.

I believe that with the strength of the hundreds of thousands of British troops under Roberts' command, it should be no problem to hold off the Japanese Imperial Guards Division for two weeks."

Ye Qingshan stared at General Stilwell and said seriously.