Chapter 336: All that’s missing is the clothes!

Contacting the Malaysian guerrillas was just to ask them to provide support, intelligence support, and harass the enemy's logistical supplies, etc.

This will make the enemy too busy to deal with the situation and prevent them from focusing all their energy on the front line.

Fortunately, during this period, a batch of weapons and equipment were replenished to the Malaysian guerrillas using fishing boats.

As long as we don't confront the Japanese army head-on, we can definitely make them suffer by using guerrilla warfare.

With this time, Cun Yunsheng believed that the troops on the front line would be able to completely wipe out the remnants of the Siamese army.

At this moment, in the operations room in Bangkok, Cun Yunsheng and a group of generals gathered together to discuss the war in the front. The command room was constantly ringing with telegrams, constantly transmitting back battle reports from the front and issuing combat orders.

Because of his arrival, all command of the front line was taken over by Cun Yunsheng.

In addition, there are the staff officers brought from Hanoi.

With the help of these staff officers, Cun Yunsheng can now easily command tens of thousands of troops on the front line.

The reason for bringing them to the front line this time is to train them better.

There will be more troops to command next.

He must have an excellent team of advisers.

Fortunately, in order to train these staff officers, Cun Yunsheng asked William to find some frustrated German officers to conduct a series of training.

So now the staff are much more professional than before.

It’s just that there are too many people, which makes the entire headquarters seem a bit crowded.

Fortunately, the Le Dynasty in Bangkok had already made coordination and vacated a larger room for Cun Yunsheng to serve as his headquarters.

"Commander, the Li family's First Division has already broken through the first line of defense and is advancing deeper into the enemy territory." Duan Zhenguo temporarily served as Cun Yunsheng's adjutant and chief of staff, and took the initiative to report the situation on the front line.

"However, due to the large number of rivers, the troops have stopped. The engineering corps is building temporary bridges. Once the bridges are completed, the main force will be able to cross the rivers."

"However, the casualties of the Li family's First Division were quite heavy. The Siamese army's resistance was very tenacious. It is estimated that there were more than 2,000 casualties."

After hearing his words, Cun Yunsheng frowned and said, "Send an order, tell them not to care about casualties and speed up the attack, the reinforcements are behind."

Li's First and Second Divisions were both trained by the Fourth Division of the Japanese Army, and their combat effectiveness has far exceeded that of before.

Originally, Cun Yunsheng thought that the attack speed would not be very fast, but who knew that it was far beyond his imagination.

He was indeed surprised that they had broken through the Siamese army's first line of defense.

"Wouldn't this be a bad idea? If the Li family's First Division suffers too many casualties, will they have any objections?" Duan Zhenguo asked with some concern.

"With me here, they dare not have any opinions." Cun Yunsheng sneered.

Are there a shortage of natives here?

No shortage!

Most of them are indigenous people!

Not to mention that Myanmar’s 20,000 indigenous troops are also about to arrive.

By then, 40,000 natives will overwhelm us.

Even if it costs human lives, we can still capture the remnants of the Siamese army.

"Yes, Your Excellency." Duan Zhenguo didn't know what to say. Although he felt that this style of fighting was not very good, Cun Yunsheng had made the decision and he couldn't persuade him anymore.

"We are all natives. There is no need to care about these casualties. Besides, these casualties are not meaningless."

"At least they bought us enough time." Cun Yunsheng patted his shoulder, signaling him not to think too much.

The Australian army, which played a more brutal role than him, starved to death 190,000 of the 200,000 Japanese troops, leaving only 10,000 in the end.

As for what's left.

It's nothing more than killing each other.

One thing we can understand from this incident is that we fear power rather than virtue.

To them, if you are a little more cruel, they will be more afraid of you.

If you give someone too many nice faces, you're just taking advantage of them.

"Yes, I thought too much. I always felt that they were our allies." Duan Zhenguo said with a wry smile.

"Okay, remember that we are people of a superior country and don't need to care too much about these things." After Cun Yunsheng finished speaking, he looked at the map again.

He is still waiting for the attitude of the major Chinese groups in Singapore.

Needless to say, the attitudes of these Chinese families in Malaysia are already clear.

Otherwise, he would not provide weapons and equipment.

But those guys in Lion City are not necessarily easy to get along with.

There are also some people with ulterior motives.

Although the geographical location of the Strait of Malacca is very important, to some extent, there is no need to rush to take it.

Because whether or not it was won would not bring much benefit to the Sichuan Army.

On the contrary, taking it down now may even cause some trouble.

Who knows, the Japanese Southern Army might go crazy and directly transfer the entire main force of the Southern Army to Lion City, which would then be troublesome.

After all, the Strait of Malacca is too important to the Japanese army.

So Cun Yunsheng could have waited a little longer.

By the way, we can also find out those people who have ulterior motives and then eliminate them completely, so there won’t be so much trouble.

"Sir, are you looking at the Strait of Malacca? Once we take over Borneo, we can head south to Singapore. By then, the Strait of Malacca will be just around the corner." Duan Zhenguo followed Cun Yunsheng's gaze and looked over.

Who knew that Cun Yunsheng shook his head.

"The importance of the Strait of Malacca is not very important to us now, because the US Navy suffered heavy losses from the Japanese army."

"Besides, the U.S. military's focus is now on Europe. They will not come here until the outcome is decided or they have an absolute advantage."

"Even if we occupy this strait, without sufficient navy, it will be difficult to defend it. On the contrary, it will provoke crazy retaliation from the Japanese army. I am still hesitating."

"So you mean we will stop the attack after we take over Malaysia?" Duan Zhenguo asked with some disappointment.

"No, if Lion City is going to attack, it will be like boiling a frog in warm water. But before that, I want to see what the Chinese tycoons in Lion City really think."

"If you continue to sit on the fence, or remain neutral, then I'm sorry, these people must be cleaned out." Cun Yunsheng didn't want to hide it from Duan Zhenguo.

Because someone will definitely do this kind of thing in the future.

And he must find a suitable reason, otherwise, if he cleans out these people without any reason, he will definitely be criticized.

Judging from the current situation, the effect is still very good. At least the ambitions of some people have long been exposed, so there is no rush to attack Lion City next.

"Are you going to clean up those big Chinese families?" Duan Zhenguo knew what Cun Yunsheng had been busy with recently, so he asked curiously.

"Those who are disobedient must be cleaned out, and those who help the evil must not be kept." Cun Yunsheng nodded.

"Don't worry, you will definitely not be asked to do these things. What are those indigenous armies doing? Isn't it for this?"

Duan Zhenguo wanted to say something but was interrupted by Cun Yunsheng.

"Okay, don't think too much. This war has many purposes. You don't have to guess the specific reasons."

In addition to the above reasons, there is also the need to continuously consume the Japanese army's manpower. When the Japanese army's manpower and supplies are almost consumed, that is the time to launch a decisive battle. Now, there is no rush!
Take your time. What he has more of is the native army.

Compared with the crude tactics used by the British army in the canal, Cun Yunsheng's tactics were naturally much more sophisticated.

It can even make the indigenous people willingly fill in the lines.

…………

On the front line, outside a town in Borneo, at the defense line of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Division of the Li family, a young soldier was leaning against a big tree smoking, and there were indigenous soldiers around him.

The First Division of the Le Dynasty can be said to be the most elite force of the Le Dynasty.

This is a carefully selected force.

Moreover, these troops were trained by the Japanese Army's 4th Division, and their combat effectiveness far exceeded that of the previous Siamese Army.

In order to build this first division, the Le Dynasty paid a huge price and put a lot of effort.

They even bought trucks, three-wheeled motorcycles, etc. from the Japanese Army's 4th Division.

As a result, the Japanese 4th Division made a huge profit.

They even secretly hated themselves for not meeting the Sichuan Army earlier. Otherwise, why would they be so poor?
As for the Japanese army's tiny tanks, they looked down on them.

Because they are too broken and do not have the domineering look of the American tanks of the Sichuan Army.

However, the roads in the south were not good enough to bear their weight, and many of them were left behind by the officers and soldiers of the Li's First Division.

In jungle warfare like this, three-wheeled motorcycles and bicycles are very popular among scouts.

The native soldier finished smoking, threw the cigarette butt under his feet and stomped on it vigorously. He then walked two steps and said to a sergeant, "Sir, when are we leaving?"

The sergeant next to him was a bit older, looking about 30 years old. He said, "We have to wait a little longer. The company commander hasn't come back yet! Besides, why are you so anxious? Are you afraid that there won't be a battle?"

"Hey, aren't you afraid that it's too late and you won't get any credit?"

"I heard that another company won a second-class collective merit, and it was said that they were given ten acres of land on the spot."

"Ten acres of land, enough for me to marry a wife." The native soldier next to him also grinned.

"It's a first-class merit. I can get a lot of land. Next year I can get hundreds of dollars, enough to support my wife." The private first class said with a silly grin.

"It's more than enough for you to marry a wife, you can also build a house and raise a few children." The comrade next to him joked with a smile.

Hearing the private say this, the sergeant also showed an envious expression. You know, he has been in the army for many years.

As a result, he was left penniless and was often beaten by his superiors.

Now he has become a soldier of the new dynasty, but his treatment is immediately different.

Land will be distributed if meritorious service is achieved.

This alone attracts a lot of people.

You have to know that the land in Siam is also privately owned by the landlords and nobles.

Ordinary people like them don't deserve it at all.

Even the Siamese royal family oppressed and exploited them in order to cooperate with the Japanese army, making their lives difficult.

Now when I see others getting land after making contributions, I naturally feel envious.

If you can't make any achievements, you won't have any military merits, and military merits have real benefits.

Especially those who made contributions not long ago, some of them even received a lot of US dollars.

That's US dollars, which these soldiers have never seen in their lives.

The sergeant felt a little depressed when he thought about this!
But just as he was thinking about it, the private first class said quickly: "Look, the company commander is back!"

The sergeant turned his head and nodded, "It looks like the order has finally come down!"

"Sir, the company commander wants you to attend a meeting."

"Okay, I'm coming."

Sure enough, not long after, the sergeant was called over. There were not many people in their infantry company who had fought in a war, and the sergeant was one of them. Therefore, when deploying tactics, they would often call the squad leaders of each squad to hold a meeting.

There is no other way, we have to rely on the experience of these veterans.

This was repeatedly emphasized by the Japanese army when they were training them.

It's because these officers have little combat experience.

"The battalion commander has given us the task of supporting the Third Battalion in combat. The Third Battalion is now on our left wing. Here, the attack of the Third Battalion's Ninth Company has been blocked. According to the intelligence obtained from reconnaissance, there are Japanese troops on the rebel side. Although the Japanese troops are not numerous, they have deployed many artillery and machine gun positions, which are fortress positions. A simple infantry attack is extremely difficult."

"Our mission is to support them, help them break through the Japanese strongholds and open a gap for follow-up troops."

"If we fight well in this battle, we can at least get a collective third-class merit."

"By then, everyone will be able to get at least five acres of land."

"Even if you die in battle, you can still get a share of the land."

The company commander didn't say much nonsense. Instead, he quickly conveyed the order and immediately asked everyone to get ready.

"Captain, have they hollowed out the mountain? Otherwise, the artillery regiment's firepower would not be able to destroy them." The sergeant asked with some confusion.

Their 1st Infantry Division perfectly inherited the firepower of the Japanese army.

There are also mountain artillery, field artillery, and infantry artillery.

Logically speaking, the firepower is already quite strong.

"Not sure. Right now, the Third Battalion has even come to a standstill and cannot move forward."

"It's very likely that the mountain has been hollowed out and it's impossible to get through." The company commander stretched out his hands, indicating that he was not sure either.

"Alright, everyone get ready, we'll set off in five minutes."

"Yes!"

It didn't take long before their infantry company immediately headed towards the position of the friendly forces.

When they arrived at the friendly army's position, they found that the Japanese troops on the opposite side were indeed far beyond their imagination.

Fortunately, their master was also a Japanese soldier.

They were very familiar with the Japanese army's attack pattern, so their troops fought very smoothly.

Things went very smoothly for them, and the Japanese troops on the position were depressed.

Especially those mountain artillery and field artillery, which stunned the Japanese troops on the position.

Even heavier is the Type 38 rifle.

If the clothes on the other side weren't different.

The Japanese soldiers on the position suspected that it was their own people who were attacking them.

In addition to these, the fierce artillery bombardment almost reduced the Japanese positions to ruins.

The artillery regiment directly under the Li family's First Division has a large number of artillery pieces, which is almost equivalent to the firepower of a Japanese artillery regiment.

"Are they a group of natives? They actually have such powerful firepower? I can't believe it." The Japanese major on the position looked incredulous.

"Baka, if their clothes weren't different, I would have suspected they were those idiots from the Fourth Division."

(End of this chapter)