Chapter 129: The Center Blossoms
Wang Mazi obviously also received information that the Japanese army had reinforcements, so he called Zhang Chi's battalion headquarters and asked angrily: "How are you doing over there?" Can you nibble or not? \'
"Tuanza!" Zhang Chi replied a little helplessly: "Our battalion lost two tanks and sacrificed more than a dozen people, so we can't rush forward!" β
"Alas!" Wang Mazi sighed: "The other troops are similar, there are only seven 'big' tanks in total, and there is no loss in such a long battle, but I didn't expect to be knocked out of four at once now!" β
After a pause, Wang Mazi asked again: "Do you know that the devil's reinforcements are about to arrive?" β
"I just heard!" Zhang Chi replied.
"Try to knock down Rangoon before the devil reinforcements come up!" Wang Mazi said: "Otherwise, this battle will be difficult to fight!" β
Of course, Zhang Chi also knew this, just like the surprise attack on Bamo, the reason why it would later become a stalemate was because of the arrival of the devil's reinforcements one by one...... It can even be said that the situation of the new regiment at this time is worse than that of Ba Mo, because when it hits Ba Mo, it is a flat push, and it doesn't matter how or how long it wants to fight at that time, but now the new 1st Division is interspersed and may be counter-surrounded by the Japanese army at any time.
But how can we take Rangoon so quickly?
The streets and alleys are full of sturdy fortifications built by devils relying on buildings, and the only way to take Yangon is to grab street by street, and this is obviously impossible to do in a short time!
But Zhang Chi has never been a person who fights with conventional thinking, he thought about it for a while, and said to Wang Mazi: "Tuanzuo, I want to know the location of the devil's headquarters!" β
"Why do you know this?" Hearing this, Wang Mazi couldn't help but be stunned, if he wanted to fight the devil's headquarters, he had to go through the devil's defense!
Zhang Chi didn't answer and asked, "Is there a way to get this information!" β
"This ...... It should be ok! Wang Mazi replied: "I'll ask Shangfeng!" β
"Hmm!" Zhang Chi nodded.
In fact, at this time, not only Zhang Chi was anxious, but Stilwell, who was in charge of the Mandalay headquarters, was also anxious.
It should be said that the penetration of the new 1st Division was already to some extent successful, the successful landing of Chinese troops and interspersed with Rangoon, and the capture of the Bago airfield on the way made it possible for the main forces to supply and reinforce the new 1st Division.
But because of the Japanese army in Bagu, it was not able to clear it for a while. Bago Airport was still under the pressure of Japanese artillery, which made it impossible for American transport planes to safely and massively transport supplies and reinforcements to Bago and into the assault on Rangoon.
So this is a problem, the attack on Rangoon is seriously under-manned...... There were only two regiments, and the supplies could not be transported in time, and the US fighters could only provide limited reinforcements because they could not land in Bago and were limited by the distance.
This goes on until the Japanese reinforcements arrive in Rangoon. Not only will the Chinese army not be able to continue the offensive, but it may also be wiped out.
At this time, Stilwell received a telegram from Chen Shanguo, the commander of the new 1st Division, asking if there was any information about the Japanese command in Rangoon.
The telegram puzzled Stilwell.
"What do the Chinese want to know about the intelligence of the Yangon command?" Stilwell said to himself, "Can they still penetrate the Japanese lines and attack the Japanese headquarters?" β
"Maybe ......" Chief Instructor Hill next to him replied, "It's Chinese a desperate or wishful thinking!" I think it's time to withdraw the Chinese troops, it's too late! β
Chief Instructor Hill has always been skeptical about the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army, even after the Chinese army has achieved so many results and proved that they can fight the Japanese one-to-one.
Stilwell was silent, he thought for a moment before he said, "No...... Captain! The Chinese have a saying, called 'do not use doubtful people, do not doubt people', which means that since you have chosen. There should be no doubt. And...... These Chinese are very wise, and they can always surprise you at critical moments! β
Thinking of this, Stilwell ordered: "Contact the Burmese and see if they can get the location of the Japanese headquarters in Yangon!" β
"Yes!" Hill carried out the order somewhat reluctantly.
The Burmese, of course, knew the location of the Japanese command in Rangoon...... The Japanese never thought that the Chinese army would hit their rear "Rangoon" so quickly, so the command headquarters had only moved twice since the Japanese army entered Rangoon.
So this information quickly reached Zhang Chi and Wang Mazi.
"How?" Wang Mazi asked Zhang Chi: "Is there any plan?" β
"Capture the thief and capture the king first!" Zhang Chi said: "Fight the devil command!" β
"I know you're trying to fight the Devil Command!" Wang Mazi said anxiously: "But the devil is as defensive as an iron bucket, how to fight?!" β
"Concentrate on tank fighting!" Zhang Chi replied.
"The tank should be able to get by, too!" Wang Mazi said angrily.
"Of course you can get by!" Zhang Chi took the city defense map of Yangon and looked at it, then picked up his pen and drew a line on the map that went directly to the Japanese headquarters.
Wang Mazi couldn't help but be stunned when he looked at it, because this line was straight and not curved at all. Moreover, the shortest line from the periphery of Yangon to the Japanese headquarters was chosen, and it is not known how many buildings to cross several streets......
"Is there a way here?" Wang Mazi asked.
"Absolutely!" Zhang Chi replied: "There is a tank ahead." How can there be no way?! β
"Oh!" Hearing this, Wang Mazi couldn't help but suddenly realize.
The U.S. Sherman tank has a 500-horsepower engine, and any building in front of it looks like papier-mΓ’chΓ©, so it's really like what Zhang Chi said...... There is a way!
Thinking of this, Wang Mazi's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he immediately nodded and smiled: "That's right, why didn't I think of it?" And...... If we do that, the devil's cannon will be no different from scrap metal! β
Zhang Chi understood what Wang Mazi meant. The cannon is hidden in the building and blocks the street through the window, especially through the window, which makes the firing range extremely narrow, almost only in front of the street.
And now, Chinese tanks are not driving on the streets. It's about hitting something in the building and hitting it all the way, and of course the devil's cannon can't pose a threat to it.
This is one of the reasons why Zhang Chi chose this approach.
"What's more!" Zhang Chi added: "When we go all the way to the center of Yangon, we will go forward...... It's the back of the devil's defense on the other side! β
"Yes, yes!" Wang Mazi couldn't help patting Zhang Chi's shoulder and smiled: "Let's give the devil a ...... Blossom in the center! β
(To be continued.) )