Chapter 474 Rescue of the besieged British army is imminent
At 9 o'clock in the evening, Zhang Junhao was still presiding on a meeting of officers above the squad leader of the special melee team to study the operation to rescue the besieged British army.
At this moment, the radio staff sent General Stilwell's call. After reading it, Zhang Junhao read it and read it to the participants. Colonel Brandon and Colonel Luo Zhong immediately left the conference room and wrote the war report. Lieutenant Colonel Zachary presided over the meeting and continued to study the rescue of the British army. Zhang Junhao left the tent, climbed onto the high ground alone, and looked at the besieged British Army.
There was a large brigade of the Japanese army surrounded by the British army. The British army was surrounded by the Japanese army for more than a month. The morale must be very low. Without any hope of breaking through the encirclement, if the Japanese army attacked vigorously, the British army had only two ways to go, either surrender or be wiped out.
The special melee team eliminated two Japanese brigades and launched a heavy blow to the Japanese army. The Japanese army must have changed its strategy and no longer tried to use the British army to attract special melee teams to rescue them. They just wanted to eliminate the British army as soon as possible to eliminate the troubles they had.
The Japanese army is preparing tonight and will inevitably launch a full-scale attack on the British army early tomorrow morning.
Before the Japanese army takes action, we must attack the Japanese army, tear open the gap, and rescue the British army from the gap.
How to attack the Japanese army that surrounded the British army?
We will definitely not be able to act tonight, because even in broad daylight, the light in the primitive jungle is very dim and if there is no compass, we will inevitably get lost. We march at night and we will not be able to see the road clearly, and the officers and soldiers are easily cut by the band sawed leaves and needles of trees, and cut their bodies. There are countless ants, lees, mosquitoes, flies, and poisonous snakes that will cause harm to the officers and soldiers.
If you want to attack the Japanese army before the Japanese attack on the British army, you can only act before the light of the sky, and you must arrive after dawn.
Then an attack on the Japanese army was launched.
Rescuing the British army is the main goal of this operation, and eliminating the Japanese army's livelihood is the secondary goal. If the British army can be successfully rescued and there is no problem with the Japanese army's survival, this Japanese army can be completely eliminated in the future. It is too difficult to rescue the British army and destroy the Japanese army. If it is not only impossible to rescue the British army, it may also lead to the Japanese army massacre of the British army.
The three infantry detachments leaned together in a font shape and advanced towards the Japanese army. Jack's detachment and commando occupied an important place. Jack's detachment used artillery to support the infantry detachment operations, and the commando was responsible for protecting Jack's artillery.
At ten o'clock, Zhang Junhao returned to the conference room. At this time, the battle report had been written. Zhang Junhao read the battle report and found that the battle report had written all the data clearly, which was very brief, and the situation analysis and post-war summary were written very briefly.
This battle report was written out. If it was to be written very well, it had to be written all night. General Stilwell was waiting for the battle report. It was not easy to be able to write out the battle report in such a short time.
As long as the data is not wrong, it's fine.
After Zhang Junhao signed the autograph, he handed over the battle report to Wu Qiong and asked Wu Qiong to arrange someone to send the battle report to General Stilwell.
Wu Qiong took the battle report and immediately went to the telegram room, arranged for someone to translate the telegram into code, and then sent it to General Stilwell on the radio station.
Zhang Junhao told the participants about his idea of rescuing the British army, which was unanimously recognized by everyone. The specific action was conducted by Colonel Luo Zhong and the deployment was conducted.
At 11 o'clock in the evening, the meeting ended and the participants returned to their respective teams to convey the spirit of the meeting.
Stilwell received the report of the special melee team and was so shocked that he couldn't speak. How could it be?
However, the battle report not only included the signatures of Zhang Junhao, but also the signatures of Colonel Brandon and Colonel Luo Zhong.
The special melee team actually had only single-digit soldiers injured, but they had not lost their combat effectiveness. The situation of the Japanese army being eliminated was proof of the identity card. Two Japanese brigades, including the brigade headquarters, were completely wiped out by the special melee team.
After reading the battle report, General Wingate was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
More than ten minutes later, General Stilwell and General Wingate finally believed in the authenticity of the war report.
General Wingate said to Lieutenant General Stilwell: "Zhang Junhao is really a god of heaven. No wonder the Chinese people say that Zhang Junhao is a god of war."
Stilwell laughed so hard that tears splashed and said, "If I had listened to Colonel Beck's words and let Colonel Beck be the captain of the special melee team, such a great special melee hero would be buried. The special melee team would not have achieved such brilliant results. I am so guilty now that I almost made a big mistake for myself. There is a saying in China, first there is Bole, and then there is a thousand-mile horse. There is often a thousand-mile horse, but Bole is not often. As the main generals, if we cannot recognize people, we will make big mistakes! Zhang Junhao's special war ability has been fully proven in Zhejiang. There should be no need to prove it again, but I don't trust him."
Admiral Wingate said: "We British people have always been arrogant and have never looked down on the Chinese. Because of Zhang Junhao, I have to change my mind and admire the Chinese."
Stilwell said: "I want to give Zhang Junhao full authorization. Zhang Junhao can lead the special melee team to fight independently based on his own judgment. We just provide him with intelligence and logistics support. When Zhang Junhao was in Zhejiang, almost all the battles he fought were made independent. If we intervene too much, it will affect Zhang Junhao's decision-making."
Admiral Wingate nodded and said, "If Zhang Junhao can rescue the British army, I want Zhang Junhao to command the British army."
Stilwell smiled and said, "Can you count on what you said? You still have to ask General Mountbatten's opinion?"
Admiral Wingate nodded and said, "Yes! Admiral Mountbatten is the commander-in-chief, and he is the commander-in-chief of the British counterattack on the Japanese army. Without his consent, it is obvious that it is not possible to hand over such an excellent team to Zhang Junhao for command."
Stilwell stopped his smile and said, "The British army is still surrounded by heavy troops of the Japanese army, and it is still unknown whether it can be rescued successfully. Zhang Junhao has a certain degree of luck in destroying the two Japanese brigades. The two Japanese brigades were introduced into the encirclement by their designs. The Japanese army surrounding the British army must have constructed a fortification system. It is extremely difficult for the Special Melee team to tear open the gap. I am so worried that the Special Melee team will not only not be able to rescue the British army, but will cause major casualties on its own!"
Admiral Wingate said: "No matter what, the rescue operation must be carried out, and it should be fast, not slow. Two Japanese brigades have just been eliminated by the special melee team, and the Japanese army will inevitably have the intention to kill the besieged British army. I speculate that the Japanese army will launch a general attack on the besieged British army tomorrow. We must ask the special melee team to attack the Japanese army before the Japanese army launches the general attack."
Stilwell nodded and said, "Okay! I will give Zhang Junhao the order now, asking him to prepare for rescuing the British army overnight, and he will have to launch an attack on the Japanese army tomorrow morning."
Zhang Junhao hugged Li Li in a small tent and slept peacefully.
Zhang Junhao was woken up by Wu Qiong outside the tent, and came out wearing clothes. He took the telegram and looked at it, and said with a smile: "Whether this telegram comes or not, we will take offensive actions against the Japanese army surrounded by the British early tomorrow morning."
Wu Qiong smiled and said, "Without this telegram, the action of the Special Melee Team tomorrow is an act of overreach. With such a telegram, tomorrow's action will be authorized. And this telegram specifically states that in the future you can lead the team to take action against the Japanese army independently."
Zhang Junhao nodded and said, "Yes! Stilwell finally believed me."
Wu Qiong looked at the tent and asked in a low voice: "Is Li Li asleep?"
Zhang Junhao whispered: "You are so loud, she is awakened by the noise."
Wu Qiong pouted and whispered: "I want it very much."
Zhang Junhao raised his hand to touch Wu Qiong's face, stared into her eyes, and whispered: "I must respect Li Li. We can only take the time to do that."
Wu Qiong nodded repeatedly.
Zhang Junhao said: "Tell Colonel Brandon, please tell him to pass Stilwell's orders to the officers above the squad leader."
Wu Qiong stood attentively and whispered yes.
Zhang Junhao nodded and said, "The work of intercepting and decoding the Japanese telegram must be stepped up."
Wu Qiong nodded and said, "There is only one radio station here, and it is impossible to intercept the Japanese telegrams. Only by returning to the team headquarters can I carry out intercepting the Japanese telegrams. Moreover, I am not very clear about the codes of each department of the 18th Division. Even if the telegram is intercepted, it is difficult to decipher in a short period of time."
Zhang Junhao nodded and said, "I'm not in a hurry, don't worry, take your time. There is a battle to fight! In less than a year or two, the Japanese army will not be eliminated. Let's take a break early, and we will take action before dawn tomorrow."
Wu Qiong nodded, "Yeah" and looked like a well-behaved and cute little girl.
Chapter completed!