coobybook Chapter 838 Attack
Chapter 838 Attack
838 Strong Attack
"Unfortunately, Ye Qingshan only has two escort aircraft carriers, and the number of carrier-based aircraft that can take off is still too small.
The twenty or so fighter planes that come each time and the bombs they drop are far from enough to meet our combat needs."
After a moment, Roberts also sighed.
There is no way. Ye Qingshan now has only two escort aircraft carriers in his expeditionary fleet.
This type of escort aircraft carrier, which was converted from a large merchant ship, carries far fewer carrier-based aircraft than a real aircraft carrier.
There are only two of them, but these are all the aircraft carriers of their allies in the Southeast Asia theater.
Even the US military did not send a fleet here.
Therefore, even at this moment, Roberts was dissatisfied with Ye Qingshan.
But before the end of this battle, he did not dare to openly turn against Ye Qingshan.
A big reason for this was that the British army was attacking the defensive positions of the Japanese 18th Division at this time.
The two escort aircraft carriers of Ye Qingshan's expeditionary fleet are needed to launch carrier-based aircraft to provide bombing support.
"Come on!"
The attacking British army, under Roberts' strict orders, performed exceptionally well this time.
The attack was very brave.
Teams of British soldiers, of course the lower-level soldiers are mainly Indians, and most of the combat backbones and officers are real British.
They launched a fierce attack on the outer defense line of the Japanese 18th Division.
The old devil Mutaguchi Ren'ya placed two regiments and two divisions of vassal troops in his outer positions.
The outer defense line forms a large semicircle, guarding the north, east and south sides of Long City.
The defense line is more than 20 kilometers long.
However, this large semicircular defense line is not completely connected.
It is divided into three parts, separated by rivers and jungles.
It belongs to the Japanese defense force and is the weak link between the various defense zones.
The British front-line generals also knew that it was right to attack the weak links in these Japanese defense areas.
We cannot confront the Japanese's most difficult frontal defense positions head-on.
However, the Japs obviously knew this as well.
In addition to arranging the main force to defend the main position, the Japanese on the front line also arranged a number of mobile troops, equipped with tanks, armored vehicles, war horses, etc.
They lay in ambush at the junction of the three defense zones, waiting for the British army to launch a surprise attack.
"Kill them! Shoot them!"
In a jungle in the east, hundreds of Japanese soldiers who were ambushed here, along with more than 3,000 vassal troops, happened to encounter a British army that came to attack.
They immediately opened fire at full force and madly sprayed the British soldiers.
Dense bullets flew back and forth in this dense jungle, and soldiers on both sides fell quickly.
The soldiers on both sides didn't even see each other's faces at this time.
On the first day of fighting, the British army suffered more than 2,000 casualties but failed to capture any of the Japanese defensive positions.
The next day, the attack continued.
"Commander, we need more flamethrowers and submachine guns.
Yes, these two weapons are most urgently needed.
Of course, we also need artillery and artillery shells.
The Japanese defensive positions are too strong. We need more artillery fire to cover the infantry before we can charge forward.
Yes, please ask the logistics team to send the second batch of supplies as soon as possible."
The British commander at the front called Roberts in the rear and asked for more supplies.
After only two days of assault, the British combat troops on the front line consumed a huge amount of ammunition.
This is how Westerners fight wars because they don't have to worry about ammunition.
Therefore, this has trained their soldiers to not think about how to save ammunition when fighting.
This results in extremely fast ammunition consumption during combat.
Roberts could not refuse such a request from the British front-line commanding officer.
If there is not enough supply of ammunition, then what is the point of fighting this battle?
The British army's two-day offensive caused several hundred casualties to the Japanese but made little progress in capturing the Japanese outer defense lines.
The Japanese defense line was more difficult to attack than the British expected.
“Fuck, the Japanese are determined to hold on.
If this continues, we will never be able to win quickly.
We can only fight with the Japanese army through attrition, wearing them down bit by bit."
The results of two days of fighting made the British high command face reality.
Let them give up their plan of a quick victory.
A week later, the war situation finally improved.
The New 1st Division commanded by Lu Dahai finally broke through the blockade of several Japanese troops and cut off several connecting channels between the Japanese outer defense line and the rear defense line.
In this way, the Japanese on the outer defense line will not be able to obtain supplies sent from the rear positions.
"Inform the British command that we have completed the blocking mission.
The Japanese cannot transport their supplies in the rear to the front line in a short time.
Let them take advantage of this opportunity to immediately launch a large-scale counterattack against all the Japanese positions on the outer defense line.
Try to capture the enemy's outer positions."
Soon, a telegram was received from the New 1st Division, and a smile finally appeared on Roberts' gloomy face.
“Commander Lu and his men’s actions have been successful.
The Japanese troops in the position ahead of us were cut off from supplies.
Order all divisions to intensify the attack; this is our best chance to capture the enemy's outer positions."
After receiving the telegram from the New 1st Division, Roberts also realized that this was the perfect time for their entire army to attack.
Upon receiving the order, the British troops immediately launched a more fierce attack.
Two days later, the Japanese lost five defensive positions on their outer defense line.
The British army finally opened a gap in the tortoise shell built by the Japanese 18th Division.
The Japanese on the outer defense line held out for another two days, and after losing thousands of people, they finally received the order from Mutaguchi Ren'ya to retreat to the second line of defense.
In this way, after less than half a month, the British army finally captured the outer positions of the huge defense line built by the Japanese 18th Division.