frightfiction Chapter 130: White Phosphorus Incendiary Bomb? Napalm? (500 Gifts Plus)
Chapter 130: White Phosphorus Incendiary Bomb? Napalm? (500 Gifts Plus)
The 212th Division entered a busy expansion phase. However, Zhang Chi, the division commander, temporarily handed over all military affairs to the General Staff Headquarters. He stayed alone in his office, lost in thought while looking at the world map.
It is now the beginning of May in 1943. The battlefield in Qian country has fallen silent. Except for the Eighth Route Army who is still fighting bravely with the devils behind enemy lines, the front battlefield has basically reached a stalemate.
The Japanese also basically gave up the plan to capture Yunnan and Sichuan, two provinces that were the rear bases of the War of Resistance Against Japan, and shifted all their attention to the east, to the fierce battle with the White Eagle United States in the Pacific.
In Southeast Asia, aside from his 212th Division, the Allied forces had no organized resistance forces left in the Japanese territory, leaving only a number of guerrillas. Therefore, after briefly putting himself in the shoes of the Japanese high command, he knew that his unit would inevitably become the top target of the Japanese Southern Army.
Although the Japanese lost 3 elite troops, 600 aircraft and elite pilots in the Battle of Guadalcanal, most of the planes that fell from the sky that day were Zero fighters, and the dead were naval pilots. The Japanese army's air force still had some strength left.
At the same time, with large-scale conscription, although the quality of the Japanese army has declined a lot compared to the elite in 37, the number has increased a lot.
Therefore, Zhang Chi estimated that the Japanese reinforcements to Pegu would only arrive within the next few months. By then, it would depend on whether the Japanese army reinforcements arrived first or if his troops were fully expanded first. If he were to complete the expansion first, he could march directly into Myitkyina, where the troops were currently sparsely populated, and open up a land route to the Qian Kingdom in one fell swoop.
If the Japanese reinforcements arrived first, his troops would have to fight another counter-siege battle.
However, based on the later information Zhang Chi had read, he judged that the Japanese's maritime transportation capabilities were now extremely stretched and difficult to maintain.
Then we should first consider what to do after taking Myitkyina.
He traced his finger along the Pegu border on the world map to the right, muttering to himself:
"After we capture Myitkyina, the only thing separating me from the Qian Kingdom is the Songshan Fortress (the South Gate of Heaven in the regimental commander's words). Taking this fortress will require a significant expenditure of heavy bombs and napalm. I need to save some Silver Lions to purchase 500-pound, 1000-pound, and 2000-pound bombs, white phosphorus incendiary bombs, and napalm bombs from the system. Prepare them for the Japanese."
"Old Shi, Old Shi, your air transport is not good enough. In the end, I have to pay for it from the system myself, sizzle sizzle..."
"Once the transportation line is opened, it will be difficult for some White Party members to come and take advantage of it. At that time, it will just be a competition of who has the bigger fist."
Zhang Chang's fingers then slid along the border to the left:
"If we eliminate the Xinpingyang devils, we can open up a land route to the allied forces in Sindhu. But by then, those John Colonial Divisions will come back along the way. So I can't move these Xinpingyang devils for a while. I have to keep them as dogs to show me the West Gate."
Continue pointing south along the map where Myitkyina is located:
"Myitkyina, then split into two groups to take Bhamo and Indaw, then march south together to attack Mandalay and Lashio, then combine to attack Yenangyaung, and finally march south to Yangon?"
"This style of play is a bit crude. Let Old Tan and his men come up with some detailed attack plans later."
He didn't care whether Chief of Staff Tan Zhijie would be exhausted to death by himself, Zhang Chi would just use any useful person to the utmost and add more burden to the old Tan.
At the same time, Tan Zhijie, who was arguing with the commanders of the Artillery Corps and the Fast Corps in the office about the distribution of half-track vehicles, sneezed.
Have you caught a cold because your immunity has been weakened due to staying up late every day recently?
The weather in Bago is so hot that I definitely didn’t catch a cold. Well, it must be a heat cold.
Thinking of this, Tan Zhijie decided to go to Dean Hao to get some Chinese medicine after he was done with his work.
But, will he ever be done with his work?
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Staring at the huge world map, Zhang Chi sighed.
In any case, he would not take his troops back to Qian Country to interfere, so in addition to driving away the Japanese, the most important thing for him was to take root.
So he picked up the intercom and said directly: "Guangjun? Bring the three of them in."
After a while, Secretary Zhang Guangjun knocked on the door and entered the office with three old men.
"Gentlemen, please take a seat. Xiao Qi, pour the tea."
After giving the order, Zhang Chi sat down first.
The three old men felt a little creepy when they saw Zhang Chi, who was commanding tens of thousands of soldiers, didn't say anything but just kept staring at them. They could only pick up the hot tea poured by Xiao Qi with a wry smile on their faces and drink it while thinking about random things.
The Qian people in the area currently controlled by Zhang Chi can be roughly divided into three types.
One type is the Qian people who lived in northern Pegu before the painting world. They were basically from Yunnan Province and had lived here for generations. It was because of the problem of the John people that they suddenly became Pegu people.
The representative figure is Meng Xingfa among the three. They are veritable local tyrants. Now many gold mines, iron mines and coal mines are mined by them.
One way was to take the sea route. Merchants and craftsmen from Fujian, Guangdong, Guangdong, Hakka and Chaozhou began to migrate to the coastal areas of Pegu from the end of the previous dynasty. During the colonial era, they actually controlled the industry and commerce of Pegu.
The representative figure among the three is Huan Borong, who is the president of the Guangdong Provincial Chamber of Commerce. Although most of his industries have been seized by the Japanese, his connections and resources in the entire Pegu business community are still there and should not be underestimated.
One type is the families of his soldiers. Being wealthy, he gave out plane tickets as a reward for the soldiers' good performance in training and combat. As long as they were willing, they could airlift their families to the Pegu base.
The representative figure among the three is Qi Leshan, who is Qi Quan's father. He participated in the Advisory Council during the Beiyang era. This time he was invited from Chuncheng to take charge of civil management work.
After a long silence, Zhang Chi suddenly asked, "What do you all think about the future? What are your plans after driving away the Japanese?"
When the three heard this, their expressions changed.
But none of the three old foxes said a word.
They knew that Zhang Chi was not asking about their plans, but was about to tell them his own plans.
"Once we've driven the devils away, the Johns will return. By then, I'll have completed my mission and will be leading the army back home. I wonder what kind of official position you're planning to seek from the Johns?"
The three of them looked at each other and cursed the little fox in their hearts.
You have tens of thousands of troops under your command, and you are the same Zhang as the Malaysian rubber tycoon Zhang Zhichao. You say that you will return to your country after defeating the Japanese?
No one believes this.
But I can't resist Zhang Chi using this as a threat.
Zhang Chi still owns 70% of the shares in Meng Xingfa's gold mine. Once Zhang Chi leaves, he will be counterattacked by John's people who have returned and will be skinned alive. By then, let alone the other 30% of the shares, he may not even be able to save his life.
Meng Xingfa then clasped his fists and spoke first: "General Zhang, Commander Zhang, Marshal Zhang, you absolutely cannot do this! Hundreds of thousands of people in Kejian State are counting on your protection. You absolutely cannot leave!"