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Chapter 834: The Slowly Dying Japs

834 The Slowly Diing Japanese

Just when Ye Qingshan was worried that the main force of the expeditionary force and tens of thousands of American troops were blocked in the western mountainous area of Siam by the main force of the Japanese 25th Army.

In Siam, at the headquarters of the Japanese 25th Army, the Japanese commander Yamashita Tomoyuki was also worried.

"Is it true that there is no more manpower to be mobilized from the western mountain defense line?"

Yamashita Tomoyuki asked helplessly.

The Japanese Chief of Staff next to him sighed after hearing this and said, "Commander, we really can't withdraw troops from the western defense line.

At present, the main force of the Allied forces is attacking from this direction.

It was Ye Qingshan’s expeditionary force, with at least 200,000 people, and the US military also had several divisions.

Our two main divisions, including all the vassal troops, have a total strength of only half of theirs.

If we continue to withdraw troops from the mountains, we may not be able to hold the western frontier."

"In the past few days, the Fifth Division has been requesting tactical guidance.

Ye Qingshan’s expeditionary force was already very capable in fighting.

Now, they relied on artillery fire provided by the Allies, as well as air support.

The attack on the left wing of the Fifth Division resulted in heavy casualties among the soldiers of the Fifth Division.

If not, Commander, you have foresight.

Let the Fifth Division dig and build strong fortifications in the mountains in advance. Perhaps Ye Qingshan has already attacked."

Yamashita Tomoyuki looked very unhappy when he listened to the advice of his chief of staff.

He knew that what his chief of staff said made sense.

But there was a reason why he wanted to withdraw troops from the two main divisions in the western mountainous area.

"Take a look at this: the message the 18th Division sent from Long City an hour ago.

The second wave of Allied offensive forces heading south, under the cover of the Allied aircraft carrier fleet, not only successfully landed but also surrounded the city of Long.

Even Singapore was lost.

If it were not for the 29th Brigade, which fought a desperate battle and unexpectedly defeated a main division of the British Army, forcing the British Army to abandon the encirclement of the main force of the th Division in Long City.

Now, the decisive battle between the two sides may have begun.

But even so, the Malay Peninsula faced attacks from nearly 100,000 British troops and the US aircraft carrier fleet at sea.

Mutaguchi Renya felt that it would still be difficult for them to win.

So I ask for tactical guidance."

As Yamashita Tomoyuki spoke, he handed a telegram to the Japanese chief of staff.

"This……"

After reading it, the Japanese Chief of Staff's expression changed again and again, and he looked at Yamashita Fengwen: "Commander, Your Excellency.

At present, it seems that Stilwell and Ye Qingshan’s combat intentions are still the same as their attack two months ago.

Advance in two directions.

The main force of Ye Qingshan's expeditionary force is still traveling by land, trying to break through our defense line from the west.

But Ye Qingshan and Stilwell obviously also knew that we were well prepared in this direction.

If they really want to, they can force their way through our defenses in the mountains.

I don’t know how many people will die.

Therefore, they took advantage of their maritime advantage, went south and landed on the Malay Peninsula to open up a second battlefield.

As long as we defeat the 18th Division, their troops heading south can go directly north and penetrate into the heart of our army.

By then, our defense line in the western mountainous area will collapse on its own.

Ye Qingshan and Stilwell's move is simple yet effective."

The Japanese chief of staff was helpless.

Although they knew very well the combat intentions of Ye Qingshan and Stilwell, they did not have a good way to deal with it.

It’s just because this time Ye Qingshan and Stilwell used an open conspiracy.

What we need to fight against the Japanese is hard power, there is no need for so many conspiracies and tricks.

Even if the Japanese saw through their combat intentions, they still wanted to stop Ye Qingshan's main expeditionary force in the western mountainous area.

On the Malay Peninsula side, guarding the southern line.

This means that the Japanese need enough troops.

But compared with the Southeast Asian theater commanded by Stilwell, the hundreds of thousands of expeditionary forces and British and American troops.

Even though Yamashita Tomoyuki's 25th Army had four divisions under its command, it still did not have enough troops.

Even so, at this time, Yamashita Tomoyuki's 25th Army had not only drawn Japanese troops from other places in the previous two months.

They also recruited tens of thousands of new Japanese soldiers from the country, bringing the total strength of their 25th Army to over 100,000 again.

The number of indigenous servants forcibly conscripted from the local area exceeded 300,000.

On the surface, Yamashita Tomoyuki's 25th Army had almost recovered to its glory when they defeated the British army, captured Singapore and most of Southeast Asia.

But in fact, Yamashita Tomoyuki knew it very well.

At this time, their hard power is still much weaker than that of the Allied forces.

Judging from the number of army troops alone, if the vassal troops are included, and they are the defending party.

They don't seem weak.

But the problem is that the Allied forces are not only strong in the army, but also in the navy and air force, which are now crushing the Japanese.

Ever since the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet was defeated in a decisive battle with the US Pacific Fleet in the Western Pacific.

There are almost no Japanese warships to be seen on the sea in Southeast Asia.

Without sea transport, the fighter planes equipped by the Japanese 25th Army's flying regiment would not be replenished.

Every fighter plane lost is one less.

Since the Expeditionary Force moved eastward, there have been air battles between Allied and Japanese aircraft in the sky every day.

In the continuous air battles, the number of Allied fighter planes hardly decreased.

If one is lost, another can be immediately replenished in the rear.

The Japanese flying regiment could never replenish the lost fighter planes.

At this time, Allied pilots had already gained air superiority over Siam.

Bombing also began on the Japanese rear.

Having lost air superiority and with the southern battlefield in danger, it is no wonder that the old Japanese soldier Yamashita Tomoyuki is so anxious at this time.

In his opinion, if the war continued like this, they would be dying a slow death.

Faced with this situation, Yamashita Tomoyuki could not find a way out.