In any case, the retreat of the Fourth Division has become a fact. Chiang Mai was fully occupied by the 50th Division in the evening, but Gao Xijiang, as the commander, was not happy at all.
The Japanese ran away inexplicably. They spent several days preparing for war and planning an attack... In the end, they didn't even encounter a Japanese. Although they captured Chiang Mai, it felt like a punch on cotton. Very uncomfortable.
In fact, the main goal of this operation is to eliminate the enemy's effective forces, and occupying the target position is secondary. After all, they are not coming to Siam to grab territory. As long as the Japanese troops who are eyeing the Siam border are eliminated, they can use the road to move westward into southern Myanmar unimpeded.
It's a pity that the ghostly Fourth Division ran away first, leaving the soldiers of the 50th Division extremely embarrassed with nowhere to use their strength.
On the other side, because of his Nuanshan position, both sides were silent and silent, because the continuous mountain fires caused by the bombing burned for several days, and dozens of kilometers in radius were covered by fires.
Ordinary people are currently extremely vulnerable to this unreachable force of nature. The 200 Division did not dare to step into the fire area. Instead, they retreated more than ten kilometers to avoid being affected by the fire.
The Japanese army fully retreated to the Yintha Nuan Mountain position. The highest peak of this mountain that stretched for several kilometers was more than 2,000 meters above sea level, but it was far away from the wildfire area ahead.
Although the 200th Division was unable to attack due to the fire, the U.S. bombers were not affected at all. As soon as it dawned in the morning, the roar of aircraft engines would resound over the mountains of Yinta Nuan. Bombs became a must-have breakfast for the Japanese every day. It wouldn't be a happy day if I didn't eat several tons.
Faced with the daily increase in the number of casualties, the Japanese could only find various caves in the mountains as bunkers, or hide in some hidden woods to wait for the bombing to end.
Now there are only two ways in front of Kimura Jiro, either to leave here before the enemy launches a large-scale attack and rush to Nampang to join the Fourth Division. Either do your best to defend Inthanuan Mountain, block the enemy's southward path, and wait for reinforcements from behind.
It's obviously not Jiro Kimura's character to run away like this. He was finally transferred from the rear to the front line to show off his ambitions, but he didn't fight two decent battles and ended up running away with his tail between his legs in despair. How can he still speak in the military in the future?
Fortunately, this wildfire did not distinguish between friend and foe. It caused losses to him and also blocked the progress of the 200 Division. At least it gave him a few days to arrange defense arrangements.
So Jiro Kimura seizes the time to let the soldiers build positions and strengthen fortifications. At the same time, he urges the Siamese government to send reinforcements as soon as possible to support the front line. In particular, the Fourth Division, which he hates so much, orders it to immediately move closer to Inthanon Mountain and fight with them. The frontline troops faced the enemy together.
Kimura's idea is...now that Chiang Mai has been occupied by the Chinese, there is only Lampang City and Inthanon Mountain left on the northwest border of Siam. If they retreat, I am afraid that the Chinese will continue to advance southward.
Lampang City does not have a natural defensive location like Yintha Nuan Mountain. If you are hit in the face by the opponent, the situation will definitely be worse than it is now, so it is very necessary to continue to defend Yinta Nuan Mountain.
But having said that, the actual situation has not developed as Kimura thought. US military aircraft have penetrated deep into Siam and begun to bomb important industrial areas and logistics lines in the rear areas. The Siamese are unreliable and cannot be counted on. They work together.
Now the Siam National Defense Forces are gathering in Lampang, and the Fourth Division has to choose to advance on foot because the railway track was damaged by enemy bombers. Artillery and other heavy weapons affect the marching speed, so they have only gone 150 kilometers away from Lampang City. Chana light at.
When Kimura's order was delivered to Baba Masaro, the guy threw it aside without even looking at it, as if he didn't give the commander any face.
In his opinion, since the former chooses to continue to stick to Yinta Nuanshan, there is nothing to say. Such a decision is like being sentenced to death. Will there be any chance of survival?
Judging from the entire battle situation, Kimura Jiro and his team's position has been exposed to the Chinese attacks from both sides. Coupled with the constant bombing by the Yankees, it is estimated that the logistics line will be difficult to guarantee. Once they are surrounded, it will really take off. It’s hard to escape. Will it be possible for more than 10,000 people to hide in the mountains and eat grass every day?
It's not that we can't hold on, it's just that it doesn't make much sense. Now we have lost our advantage over the Chinese Expeditionary Force, and it is basically impossible to try to regain the lost territory in Myanmar.
But now they are helping others defend themselves on the land of Siam. They don't learn to be smart and fight with the enemy. Instead, they risk their lives to fight to the end. Isn't this a tiger?
Judging from the current strength of the Chinese, even if they fight them at all costs, they will kill 800 enemies and suffer 1,000 losses. Don't forget that they also have a very large amount of air support. Apart from losing a lot of troops, their side has no impact on this situation. Not much has changed.
Why go head-to-head? Bad brain? It is better to use Siam's vast strategy to advance and retreat and slowly wear down the opponent.
It's a pity that Kimura doesn't like this plan at all. Since this guy is going to die, Masahiro Baba has nothing to do with it. Whoever is happy to go to such an unreasonable battle will go. Anyway, he won't go, and he can't even think about the Fourth Division. Dragging him down is no different from sending him to death.
So Masairo Baba reported to Jiro Kimura in a cowardly manner, saying that they encountered a US bombing on the way and suffered heavy equipment losses, and were gathering the troops to count the casualties. The other side asked the main force to continue to withdraw south, with no intention of going to the northwest because of his warm mountains.
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"ちくしょう! This damn Masairo Baba is unreliable at critical moments. Everyone in the Osaka Division is indeed a coward!"
After tearing the telegram into shreds, Jiro Kimura gasped and roared viciously. He was extremely anxious after waiting for two days and not seeing the fourth division.
Now that the mountain fire in front of him has basically subsided, this means that the Chinese attack is about to strike again. Now, in addition to the 30th mixed brigade, what is left in his hands are the defeated soldiers of the 29th brigade and a fairly full combat force. Car brigade.
With more than 12,000 demoralized troops stationed in Inthanon Mountain, and no follow-up support or supplies, the situation is already very serious.
The most terrible thing is that the enemy's 200th Division has already begun to take action, and Chiang Mai's 50th Division is also moving here. The opponent obviously wants to make a big round and completely annihilate all the Japanese troops stationed here.
"Your Excellency, Commander, let us also retreat to Lampang. If we are surrounded by the Chinese, it will be too late. The Fourth Division is as unreliable as the Siamese. There will be no reinforcements here at all."
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