coobybook Chapter 874 Keep Fighting
Chapter 874 Keep Fighting
874, keep fighting!
"Never mind, it doesn't matter how the British army was defeated."
Now, figuring out how to clean up this mess is more important.
Ye Qingshan waved his hand helplessly.
In fact, Ye Qingshan could guess the general idea without having his subordinates read the report.
It's simply that the British defenses have encountered a major problem.
The Japanese soldiers seized upon this weakness.
Ye Qingshan was also curious about what the flaw was.
He'll find out soon enough.
Now, his most important task is to work with his men to come up with a plan to deal with the premature defeat of the main British forces.
"Commander, the main British force was defeated by the Japanese before we could get there."
This has completely disrupted our original plans.
"These British guys are so useless."
"that is……"
Other expeditionary force officers around them also complained.
"Alright, stop with the useless talk."
Chief of Staff Luo Zhuoying quickly stopped the people from talking.
Then he looked at Ye Qingshan and said, "Commander, shouldn't we tell Zhang Fa and Lu Dahai about this?"
Their armored divisions and the New 1st Division have just opened up a passage south to the Malay Peninsula.
They are rushing day and night towards Kuala Lumpur.
The main force of the British army has now been defeated by the Japanese.
In case the Japanese are free to lay an ambush on their way south.
That would be troublesome.
Ye Qingshan pinched the bridge of his nose: "Where are the New First Division?"
"They just reported this morning that they have headed south to the Songke area."
It's still three or four days' drive to Kuala Lumpur.
Ye Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief: "If that's the case, that old devil Yamashita Tomoyuki shouldn't have the energy to ambush them."
After all, the old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki's current troop strength on the Malay Peninsula.
There were only two understrength Guards Divisions and the 18th Division.
The main force of the British army numbered over 100,000.
Even in defeat, without sufficient troops, it would be impossible to wipe out these fleeing British soldiers.
There is absolutely no way that old devil Yamashita Tomoyuki would let these defeated British soldiers escape and give them a chance to reorganize.
They must be annihilated with all their might.
As a result, the Japanese army, with its two understrength troops, was also stretched thin.
They didn't have the troops to ambush Lu Dahai and his men who were heading south.
"However, it is still necessary to remind them."
It was a reminder that they should continue to accelerate their southward journey.
The main British forces have just suffered a crushing defeat, and the situation in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula is in chaos.
They had to get there early to quell the situation.
To gather as many of the routed British troops as possible that had not yet been annihilated or captured by the Japanese.
After hesitating for a moment, Ye Qingshan slapped the table and said in a cold voice.
Upon hearing this, Chief of Staff Luo Zhuoying immediately understood.
Ye Qingshan made a decision to continue pushing this battle forward.
They did not order the main force of the expeditionary force to halt its southward advance.
However, such a decision also carries significant risks.
After all, the Japanese 25th Army at this time, even if it was indeed as Ye Qingshan said.
Only two disgruntled divisions escaped to the southern part of the Malay Peninsula.
After defeating the main British force, the morale of the Japanese soldiers was bound to rise, and their shortage of ammunition was also resolved.
Furthermore, it allows them to regain the initiative in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula.
If the expeditionary force were to fight this battle again, the situation would be completely different from before.
In this situation, it would be logical to let the expeditionary force stop and rest, and take a break.
It would be more appropriate to engage in a decisive battle with the two remaining divisions of the Japanese 25th Army in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula.
Ye Qingshan seemed to see Luo Zhuoying's worries and sighed, "We must win this battle completely."
The Japanese 25th Army must be annihilated or driven out of the Malay Peninsula.
Because the US military will be conducting island-seizing operations in the Western Pacific for the next six months.
For the next six months or so, we were unable to receive new supplies from the U.S. military.
It is no longer possible to launch a large-scale campaign.
Moreover, because of General Stilwell's situation, even if the British army lost this battle.
He also wouldn't allow the attack to stop.
Sure enough, just as the two were talking...
An expeditionary force staff officer rushed in and reported the contents of a new telegram sent by Stilwell.
He ordered the main force of the expeditionary force to accelerate its southward advance and annihilate the remaining forces of the Japanese 25th Army.
For this reason, Stilwell went all out.
He ordered all American and expeditionary force pilots to begin continuous bombing raids on the Japanese from this moment forward.
In mid-July, the New 1st Division and the Armored Division arrived in Ipoh as the vanguard.
They were the first to engage in combat with the Japanese Imperial Guard Division here.