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- Chapter 363 Chinese Expeditionary Force Laos Campaign (2)
The commanders of each army suggested to Yue Hanping that the training could be done this way, but the soldiers must try to save ammunition as much as possible on the battlefield. They really got used to it. The soldiers were extravagant. Once the supply of ammunition was not available, the soldiers' fighting will would be very low. Disperse soon.
Yue Hanping felt that this issue needed to be clarified to the entire army, so he took some time to review some representative units. When chatting with the soldiers, Yue Hanping encouraged the soldiers to try their best to improve their performance during training. But on the battlefield, we must try to save ammunition and carry forward the tradition of war. Strive to kill a Japanese soldier with every bullet on the battlefield.
He specifically requested that the Logistics Department learn from the experience of the US military and ensure the practices and experience of logistics supplies under modern warfare. Thanks to Yue Hanping's efforts, the two vehicle transport groups affiliated to the expeditionary force headquarters were fully staffed, and the repair shop also stepped up technical research to ensure battlefield machinery repair.
Each army has also placed logistics work in a key position, and the transportation department and personnel have been strengthened. Each corps has a transportation regiment, each division has a transportation battalion, and each regiment has a transportation company. Logistics support systems and emergency response mechanisms have also been established accordingly.
General Stilwell also strengthened his reserves of ammunition and food. The 26 large military warehouses near Wulong were full to the brim. These supplies are enough for the expeditionary force and the US military to use for 4 to 6 months.
After four months of preparation, the Allied forces were fully prepared for war in Wulong. The soldiers were ready to fight out of Thailand just waiting for the general's order.
On May 3, 1944, General Stilwell issued an offensive order for the Laos Campaign to the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the U.S. Army. The shrill sound of military bugles broke the tranquility of the Wulong military camp, and more than 200,000 Chinese soldiers set off in preparation.
In order to suppress the Laotian army on the northern line of Laos, Yue Hanping specially invited Commander Zhang Bingyao of the Shan State Self-Defense Force to set off from the Jingdong line, penetrate the Laotian border, and launch raids in western Laos. Zhang Bingyao obeyed the Chinese Expeditionary Force. Not long after Yue Hanping's order was issued, one of Zhang Bingyao's divisions quickly and secretly crossed the Myanmar-Laos border from Tachileik and entered Laos along the Mekong Valley.
Zhang Bingyao¡¯s Shan State Self-Defense Army was originally from a caravan. He often walked in the border area of ??Laos and Myanmar and was very familiar with it. Therefore, the Shan State Self-Defense Army attacked very quickly.
The First and Second Divisions of the Chinese Armored Corps suddenly broke out of the jungle on the northeastern border of Thailand and detoured to the Vientiane side. The two armored divisions, with the cooperation of the US troops from the two brigades, made very rapid progress. In just three days, they captured the city of Yewuli in western Laos and successfully joined forces with the Shan State Self-Defense Army.
With the cooperation of Zhang Bingyao¡¯s Shan State Self-Defense Force, two divisions of the Armored Corps swept through northwestern Laos. The Lao government and army are equipped with weapons captured by the Japanese army in Southeast Asia or Chinese battlefields. Not only are there a wide variety of weapons, but the calibers of light weapons are also complex, and the supply of ammunition is not guaranteed at all. The number of artillery pieces was even more pitiful. One division did not have ten artillery pieces, large or small.
Under the rapid attack of the Chinese armored army, the Laotian government and army had almost no power to fight back. The Laotian army surrendered in front of the torrent of steel.
The infantry force of the Chinese Expeditionary Force departed from Wulong and arrived in Nong Khai, a border town in Thailand, by car, where the expeditionary force¡¯s logistics department is located. It is only more than 100 miles away from Vientiane. It can be said that Vientiane, the capital of Laos, is right outside your door.
In Nongkai, after Yue Hanping and Liu Wenye established the temporary headquarters, they immediately ordered their staff to spread out the map. The two of them lay on the table and stared at the map. Vientiane was heavily guarded, and Situ Fei sent people to sneak into Vientiane in advance, but they were driven out by the Japanese and Lao troops.
Detailed information about the Japanese army has not yet been obtained. According to the plan, Yue Hanping ordered the First Army to attack the western area of ??Vientiane, and the Second Army to attack the eastern area of ??Vientiane. The two armies were combined in the north. To the south, that is, the front of Vientiane, the three infantry divisions of the Youth Army and the 20th Army were responsible for the offensive mission. .
The three group armies set out from Nong Khai in three routes, each heading towards designated positions. The 3rd Armored Division is directly under the headquarters and serves as the general reserve force. Yue Hanping and Liu Wenye personally led the headquarters to advance with the Third Army.
On the evening of the 4th, all three armies arrived at their designated positions. Yue Han ordered all his troops to conduct reconnaissance of the enemy in front of them all night long and get a feel for the enemy's firepower deployment. The Chinese ** teams in three directions sent some small teams to launch attacks on the Japanese positions that night, trying to get a feel for the distribution of Japanese firepower.
The cunning Lieutenant General Matsuyama issued an order to the Japanese troops that important firepower points should not be exposed at will in the forward positions. Despite the fierce firepower of the Chinese reconnaissance unit, the Japanese soldiers heard the attacking firepower and knew that it was a small group of troops harassing them, but they refused to expose their firepower easily.
At dawn the next day, Yue Hanping of the Third Group Army, which was attacking frontally, came to the front line in person to inspect the enemy situation in the Japanese positions. In a small mountain col, the frontline headquarters of the Chinese Expeditionary Force is located here. On the hill next to the headquarters, Yue Hanping and Liu Wenye stood on the top of the mountain, holding telescopes and looking at the Japanese position opposite. The security personnel spread out the cordon next to them, watching the surroundings with vigilant eyes.
In front of Yue Hanping was a stretch of low hills and slopes. A trench connected these hills and slopes into an arc, facing the Chinese Expeditionary Force. The hills are covered with Japanese positions, and the front edge is cut into a steep wall. On top of the steep wall is the Japanese defensive position. You can vaguely see the Japanese anti-gun holes and other facilities.
In front of the trench between the hills is a wide anti-tank trench. The trench is dug straight to the bottom of the trench. In front of the trench is a trench more than 6 meters deep. Together with the heightened trench edges, the trench can reach more than 9 meters high.
After all, the Matsuyama kid was a general who fought against the Chinese Expeditionary Force. He improved and perfected the Japanese army's fortification system on the Burma battlefield to form a stronger tunnel fortification system.
Yue Hanping frowned, "Damn, the Japs' trenches completely blocked our roundabout. The anti-tank trenches are more complete than those on the Myanmar battlefield. It is difficult for our tanks to overcome such anti-tank trenches."
Liu Wenye nodded, "Yes, if this nail is not pulled out, we will not have peace at the back. Even if we bypass Vietnam from Cambodia, the Japanese soldiers in Vientiane can completely cut off our logistics supply line and attack us from behind."
Yue Hanping nodded, "Let's go back and think of a solution." Liu Wenye waved his hand, and the guards around him escorted the two down the mountain. Back at the headquarters, the two men smoked and thought hard about countermeasures.
Situ Fei tried to go in several times at the door, but was stopped by the guards. After finally encountering Huang Yueling and Tao Wenqing coming over, Situ Fei immediately greeted them, "Secretary Tao, Secretary Huang, you have been waiting. I wanted to go in but was stopped by the guards. Please help me, I want to see the commander."
Tao Wenqing and Huang Yueling smiled and said, "Colonel Situ, please wait a moment. We will inform the commander when we get in." Situ Fei rubbed his hands and thanked him profusely.
After a while, Situ Fei was brought into the headquarters by the guards. "Commander, our special forces ask for a fight." Situ Fei saluted and asked Yue Hanping for a fight.
Yue Hanping smiled, "Hey, Situ Fei, why can't you sit still?" Situ Fei patted his chest, "Commander, we have also reconnoitred the enemy's situation. With such a defense like the Japanese, we can only have hope if our special forces attack first." .¡±
Yue Hanping laughed and scolded: "Bullshit! I have to save your special forces for the critical moment." Situ Fei was stunned, his face turned red, "Commander, isn't this the critical moment? The Japanese have such a strong position, and the infantry can only be used. Increased casualties.¡±
Liu Wenye patted him on the shoulder, "Young man, pay attention to the person you speak to. The person in front of you is the commander of the expeditionary force who is also the commander of the Third Group Army."
Situ Fei was anxious, "Sir, you can't be unreasonable. I heard that the senior officers also visited the Japanese positions and honestly said, how many people do you think will be sacrificed if the infantry is allowed to go up?"
Yue Hanping stared into his eyes, "Then how will your special forces fight? How many casualties will you pay?"
Situ Fei cleared his throat and gathered his thoughts, "Commander, Chief of Staff, my idea is to use artillery to bombard the Japanese positions during the day to give the Japanese signs that we are going to use artillery to clear the way for the infantry. Let's first choose a piece of land between hills and hillsides. In the trench position, at night, our special forces sneaked into the Japanese position quietly. After killing the Japanese soldiers on the position, we tore a hole in the Japanese defense line.
Then the infantry took over the defense position and guarded the gap. We filled in the anti-tank trench and drove the tank troops in through the breach. Then advance deeper into the Japanese, and the infantry will follow up and attack. With the right tactics, the special forces can complete the mission with almost no harm to a single person. "
Yue Hanping and Liu Wenye looked at each other and smiled, "I've been waiting for your words!" Situ Fei finally came to his senses, "It turns out that the commander and chief of staff had already thought about it, and they were just waiting for me to come and ask for a fight."
Yue Hanping nodded and said, "I'd rather be more aggressive than a general. I deliberately didn't let you come in to see me. I just want you to hold back your anger and tell me your battle plan. Okay, let me add one more thing. The artillery bombardment can be carried out for three days first, to paralyze you." Paralyze the little devils. It also makes the little devils anxious and unable to rest well during the day. You can let them sleep peacefully for a while at night."
Situ Fei saluted happily, walked out of the headquarters, and went to arrange his troops.
For three days in a row, the Chinese Expeditionary Force called in US bombers to carpet bomb Japanese positions and dropped incendiary bombs on hilly positions. On the ground, the artillery group of the expeditionary force launched a fierce bombardment on the Japanese positions.
Intense artillery shells exploded in the Japanese army's position, and the entire Japanese army's first line of defense was filled with smoke and flames. The Japanese army's position was shaking constantly, and the Japanese soldiers were always on guard, fearing that the Japanese soldiers would take the opportunity to charge.
As a result, for three days in a row, everything was bombed by bombs from planes in the sky and artillery on the ground. daytime,The Japanese were completely surrounded by artillery fire. At night, I finally stopped having sex and took a rare break. At first, the Japanese army remained vigilant. For two consecutive nights, there was no movement from the Chinese ** team.
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