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Chapter 861: Pursuit to the South

861 Pursuit to the South

Stilwell stared at Ye Qingshan and saw that Ye Qingshan was serious and did not look like he was lying.

He then realized that Roberts was being too suspicious this time, and Ye Qingshan was not deliberately trying to trick the British army.

Stilwell also knew that the situation on the front line was changing rapidly and anything could happen.

Ye Qingshan is not a god, and he cannot completely control the situation of the battle.

“OK, I’ll hold Robles steady.

Let them hold their ground in the Malay Peninsula.

Ye, now it's up to your expeditionary force."

Stilwell had no choice. At this time, the main forces to deal with the Japanese 25th Army were the Expeditionary Force and the British Army.

At this time, the British army was trapped on the Malay Peninsula and became the target of the old Japanese devil Yamashita Tomoyuki.

This will actually free up the expeditionary force's manpower. As long as the expeditionary force can quickly provide support, the Japanese may not be able to achieve their goal.

After Stilwell left, Ye Qingshan's face turned cold.

He said to Luo Zhuoying beside him: "Go to Lu Dahai and convey the order.

Let them not occupy Mangu, it is already our piece of cake.

There is no difference whether it goes one day earlier or one day later.

Let them rush to the Malay Peninsula without stopping.

We must rush over to support before that old devil Yamashita Fengwen defeats Roberts' main British army."

"Commander, do you think the British Army can't stop the Japanese Imperial Guard Division heading south?

The British army now has more than 100,000 men."

Luo Zhuoying looked at Ye Qingshan who was so anxious, but still felt that Ye Qingshan was too worried.

Ye Qingshan sighed: "We can't underestimate this old devil, Yamashita Fengwen.

This old devil has the best command ability among the Japanese generals.

This old devil dared to take such a desperate gamble and go south this time.

This means that the Japanese have made sufficient preparations, and we don’t know what their plans are yet.

Don’t think that the British army has far more troops than the Japanese at this time.

But among these hundreds of thousands of British troops, more than one-third were rescued from prisoner-of-war camps.

It is estimated that they have just recovered from their illness. It is not realistic to expect them to recover their fighting capacity quickly.

It is hard to say whether we can stop the Japanese Imperial Guards Division that is moving south like a wolf or a tiger.

In short, it's always right to let Zhang Fa and his men go south first to support the British army."

"By the way, remember to remind Zhang Fa and Lu Dahai.

The Japanese would most likely deploy blocking troops at strategic locations on their way south.

If you encounter a Japanese blocking force, break through as quickly as possible at all costs."

After listening to Ye Qingshan's analysis, Luo Zhuoying also felt that there was some truth in it, so he responded: "Okay.

I'll send a telegram to the New 1st Division and the Armored Division right away."

Just when Ye Qingshan sent a telegram to Lu Dahai, Lu Dahai's New 1st Division was already moving south rapidly.

Two days later, the vanguard sent by Lu Dahai arrived in Banwu area.

Here, they indeed encountered the Japanese blocking troops.

"Damn it, send a telegram to the division commander.

The Japanese left a lot of troops on the Banwu side.

They occupied the intersection that was the only way for us to go south, and large troops could not pass through at all.

We must take this place back from the devils.

Ask the division commander if we should fire first to test the enemy's firepower."

Boom boom boom!

Soon, the sounds of gunfire and explosions were heard here.

The vanguard of the New 1st Division launched a probing attack on the Japanese who were blocking them.

It took half a day for the attack to stop.

The vanguard did not capture any Japanese positions, but they had a general understanding of the Japanese firepower defending here.

A day later, the main force of the New 1st Division arrived at Banwu.

"Master, look.

Here, here, and here on the map, there is a chain of low mountains in the shape of a Chinese character "品".

It is right where most of the Japanese defensive positions that are blocking us are located.

After our previous exploratory attack.

We speculate that the number of Japanese blocking forces left here is no less than a regiment.

In addition, their firepower is not weak, and they have set up many minefields in the jungles and farmlands between these three mountainous areas.

A strong attack would probably result in many casualties."

A major officer of the expeditionary force pointed to several locations on a simple local map and introduced them to Lu Dahai.

Lu Dahai and other officers nearby frowned as they looked at the Japanese positions marked on the map.

"Commander, the mountainous areas selected by the Japanese are the only way for us to go south.

Moreover, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the Japanese have made relatively sufficient preparations.

A strong attack would probably result in heavy casualties.

Should we wait for Commander Zhang's armored division to arrive and attack together with our division?

With the support of the armored division, our soldiers will be much safer when we penetrate the jungle."

The Chief of Staff of the New 1st Division next to him said to Lu Dahai at this moment.

Unfortunately, Lu Dahai rejected his proposal with a cold face.

"The commander's latest order requires us not to lose a moment.

It is not known how many days it will take for Zhangfa's armored division to arrive.

We don't have time to wait for him.

Pass the order down, rest for half a day, and then organize an attack immediately."

"This time, the Japanese Imperial Guard Division escaped from our division.

We must wash away this shame ourselves."

Boom boom boom!

That night, after completing a simple repair, the New 1st Division immediately began shelling the defensive positions of the Japanese blocking forces.

Then, a strong attack was launched overnight.

But unfortunately, after a bloody battle all night, they were unable to break through the Japanese blockade.

The next day, the New 1st Division continued its attack.

Unfortunately, the Japanese had the advantage of geographical location, and the New 1st Division's attack encountered stubborn resistance, so the results were not very significant.