20demayo Chapter 850 Abandoning the Car to Save the Commander
Chapter 850 Abandoning the Car to Save the Commander
850 sacrifice the car to save the king
Half a day later, in the western mountainous area of Siam, in the underground bunker command post of the Japanese Fifth Division.
Nishimura Takuma, commander of the Japanese Imperial Guards Division, was looking at the telegram in his hand that had just been sent from the commander of the Japanese 25th Army.
That is Yamashita Tomoyuki's new order, and he also looked confused.
"Nani?
Commander, are you going to let our entire division retreat?
Has the situation in the rear deteriorated to this point?"
The old Japanese soldier Nishimura still thought that Yamashita Fengwen transferred their division back to the rear because Lu Dahai's New 1st Division was causing trouble.
But to stop the New 1st Division, there is no need for their entire Guards Division to withdraw.
"Your Excellency, the Commander's orders.
But it's not just about letting our division retreat.
They also asked us to hand over the defense line to the Fifth Division, and even the tens of thousands of vassal troops under our command had to be handed over to the Fifth Division.
Why do I feel like the headquarters is going to... move forward?"
The Japanese chief of staff next to him expressed his thoughts with a nervous look on his face.
"What? Turn in?
Where else can we turn now?
Could it be that those idiots in the navy can send our fleet over to support us?"
The Japanese division commander was still puzzled.
The senior leaders of the Japanese 25th Army actually knew long ago that their navy was defeated by the US Pacific Fleet at sea.
They lost contact with the mainland.
They can now only rely on themselves in their battles in Southeast Asia.
Occasionally, some small Japanese transport fleets would take risks, avoid the search of the US fleet, and head south to Southeast Asia.
Bring them some machines, supplies and soldiers.
However, these sneaky transport fleets were very small in scale and could only carry limited war supplies.
There is no way, this is the consequence of failure on the naval battlefield.
If the Japanese transport fleet were larger, they would not be able to pass through.
Without the cooperation of the naval fleet, they would have no way of retreat in their operations in Southeast Asia.
In this battle, the Japanese 25th Army will either win or defend their territory in Southeast Asia.
Either they will be defeated, and the result of defeat is basically the annihilation of the entire army.
It is precisely because of this that Nishimura, commander of the Imperial Guards Division, was puzzled by the new order from the old devil Yamashita Tomoyuki.
"Forget it, let's just follow the Commander's orders first.
As for the specific reason, I will ask later.
By the way, after we leave, can the Fifth Division hold off Ye Qingshan's Chinese army alone? "
Said the old devil Nishimura worriedly.
“I guess not.
Now, our two major divisions have joined forces to barely stop Ye Qingshan’s 300,000 Chinese troops.
What if our entire division left?
It is impossible to hold this place with the Fifth Division alone.
By then, it will only be a matter of time before Ye Qingshan's Chinese army breaks through the defense line here."
"Yoshi.
I just hope the Fifth Division won't have too many complaints about the Commander's order."
In the heart of the old Japanese soldier Nishimura, he had already vaguely guessed that the old Japanese soldier Yamashita Tomoyuki did this because he had chosen to abandon the Fifth Division and save their Guards Division.
Although, the old devil Nishimura found it hard to accept the loss of an entire reorganized Fifth Division.
But compared to that, he felt that letting their Guards Division stay was also a good idea.
"Order the entire army to leave the vassal troops and all ammunition to the Fifth Division.
All soldiers, withdraw from the defense line at 12 o'clock tomorrow night.
Turn into! "
The old devil Nishimura gave the order.
"Hi!"
After the command was issued, the war machine of the entire Japanese Imperial Guards Division immediately accelerated.
A few happy and a few sad!
Just as the Japanese Imperial Guards Division was busy packing their luggage and preparing to retreat.
On the defensive position of the Japanese 5th Division next to them, the Japanese division commander Matsui Taikuro did not feel happy at all at this moment.
Some are filled with grief, anger and unwillingness.
Naturally, he also received the new order from the old devil Yamashita Tomoyuki.
Let their division take over the defense positions left behind by the Japanese Imperial Guards Division within the next two days.
And told their division the subsequent tasks.
The old devil Yamashita Tomoyuki ordered their Fifth Division to hold off the main force of Ye Qingshan's expeditionary force in the western mountainous area of Siam for at least three weeks.
Isn't it obvious that their division is being treated as a discarded pawn?
Sacrifice the car to save the king!
After reading the telegram, the old Japanese soldier Matsui sat there for a long time with a gloomy face.
After the Guards Division left, if their Fifth Division had to resist Ye Qingshan's main expeditionary force alone, it would only be a matter of time before it was defeated.
But facing the harsh orders from Yamashita Tomoyuki, their Fifth Division had to
Otherwise, you can only obey.
The result of obeying Yamashita Tomoyuki's order would most likely be that their division would be completely wiped out by Ye Qingshan's expeditionary force.
In this case, even if he was the commander of a Japanese division, his end would definitely be miserable.
"Baga, why should it be our division?"
The old devil Matsui was very unwilling.
But after cursing for a long time, the old Japanese soldier Matsui still did not have the courage to resist the order from the old Japanese soldier Yamashita Tomoyuki.
"Send men to take over the Guards Division's defensive positions.
Abandon all unimportant positions and only hold the most strategic positions."
The old Japanese soldier Matsui instructed the Japanese officer next to him.
That night, the two major divisions of the Japanese army began a special rotation of defense.
By the third day, the Japanese Imperial Guards Division had completely withdrawn from the western mountainous area of Siam, greatly weakening the Japanese defense capabilities there.