Chapter 19 Marching into Myitkyina
"Captain, are you kidding? We really want to march into Myitkyina? There is no better than Sun Brad Pink!" Liu Shiquan's eyes once again looked at a madman.
Myitkyina is the central city in northern Myanmar. It is also an important strategic fulcrum for the Japanese army in northern Myanmar. At the beginning, in order to defend Myitkyina, the Expeditionary Force fought a bloody battle with the Japanese army. But in the end, the Expeditionary Force was defeated and had to withdraw from Myitkyina.
If the supplementary regiment attacks Myitkyina, it will undoubtedly lead to a hornet's nest. At that time, the entire Japanese army in northern Myanmar will definitely participate in the encirclement and suppression of the supplementary regiment. This is not a good thing for the supplementary regiment with very weak strength. The Japanese army will simply mobilize a brigade troops and make the supplementary regiment completely complete.
"Chief of Staff, I know your concerns, and I know that attacking Myitkyina is a bit risky. However, we have to take risks! Now, the main force of the Japanese army is still concentrated in the mountainous areas of northern Myitkyina. There are not many troops near Myitkyina, at most only one brigade. It is entirely possible to chew off a brigade of the Japanese with the strength of the regiment." Qin Shou seemed very confident.
However, Liu Shiquan still did not have much confidence. After all, on the Chinese battlefield, a brigade of the Japanese devils had the ability to defeat a division of the National Army.
"Chief of Staff, I admit that the strength of the Japanese brigade is indeed very strong. However, our supplementary regiment is also different from the past. We are already a powerful army with 4,500 people and well-equipped troops. Before, we were able to ambush two squadrons of the Japanese brigade one after another and achieved success. Then, if we have expanded our strength by nearly four times, it should be useless to solve the Japanese brigade.
Besides, risks and opportunities coexist. We have obtained so many good things in Sunbram. And Myitkyina is an important strategic fulcrum for the Japanese in northern Myanmar. There are so many good things from Japanese in there! If we can grab another hand, our strength will leap again!"
Liu Shiquan was speechless. Qin Shou clearly took advantage of Sun Brad Pink and became addicted to it!
"Captain, although there are many good things in Myitkyina, it is not that easy to fight! Even if the Japanese have only one brigade in Myitkyina, if we want to take it down, the casualties will probably not be less than one thousand." Liu Shiquan was a little worried.
After all, the supplementary regiment is not a strong army. Even if it is replaced with excellent equipment, its combat effectiveness is still very limited compared to that of the real elite. Once it encounters a tough battle, it may suffer heavy losses and may even collapse.
Qin Shou nodded: "Chief of Staff, I know all of these. However, powerful troops are fought one by one. After the baptism of war and tempered army, it is a first-class strong army. If we want to continue to exist in Myanmar, where enemies are everywhere, we must cultivate a powerful army. There is only one way, that is, to constantly fight with the Japanese army. Through combat, the soldiers will become stronger quickly."
Liu Shiquan was silent. Although Qin Shou's words seemed a little cruel. But that's the truth.
The supplementary regiment wants to survive on the Myanmar battlefield and develop more powerfully. It is obviously unrealistic to avoid fighting with the Japanese army. Only through one tough battle after another can the army's combat effectiveness be stronger and can survive in this crisis-ridden battlefield in Myanmar.
"In addition, in Myitkyina, there is a camp where the most expeditionary forces are imprisoned. The number of expeditionary forces prisoners is imprisoned there. If we can rescue those prisoners and then let them join our troops, then our strength will be stronger. At that time, as long as the Japanese army in Myanmar is not all over Myanmar, we will have enough strength to fight against the Japanese army." Qin Shou knew that we must seize the time to expand our strength now. If we miss such an opportunity, their life will be more difficult in the future.
Liu Shiquan nodded. He knew that now they were like sailing against the current, and if they didn't advance, they would retreat, and there was no way out.
"Regiment Commander, if we take down Myitkyina, there will be so many prisoners of war, I'm afraid that more than one infantry division will be reorganized. At that time, should you be the division commander or the army commander?" Liu Shiquan said with a smile.
Qin Shou was stunned. He knew that Liu Shiquan agreed with his plan. However, he had never thought about this point that Liu Shiquan proposed.
"Whether it is the division commander or the army commander, these troops must be controlled by us. In this way, we can control our destiny and avoid being regarded as abandoned by others."
Liu Shiquan agreed with Qin Shou's view very much. When they were ordered to block the Japanese army, they could be said to have tied their heads to their belts, and they were all dead! Fortunately, they were lucky and escaped this disaster.
This also made Qin Shou no longer trust the senior leaders of the Expeditionary Force. If they gave up those prisoners and returned them to the Expeditionary Force, they would probably be grateful that they could save their current positions. Among the National Army, it is rare for Qin Shou to be the leader of a supplementary regiment at the age of 22. It is even more impossible to become the leader of the main regiment. What's more, the current supplementary regiment is still an elite infantry regiment with more than 4,500 people.
Once they take Myitkyina, the size of the troops will be further improved. If they are back under the expeditionary army, they will have no chance to make a comeback, and there are more officers than their experienced ones.
Maybe their regiment will be directly used as the main force, and Qin Shou and Liu Shiquan will probably be directly transferred from their current positions. This is completely possible in the national military system.
"Chief of Staff, it seems that you agree with my point of view. Today, I won't go around with you, just go straight to the point with you. Anyway, the country is so messy that they have made, I don't want to go back. If there are people fighting the Japanese, why do you have to go back to China? In Nanyang, you can still fight the Japanese. Maybe one day, we can fight directly to Tokyo and pull Emperor Hirohito off his throne." Qin Shou seemed very arrogant.
"Captain, I understand your worries, and I understand and agree with your point of view. Since we were regarded as abandoned children, I told myself that Liu Shiquan was dead. From now on, I, Old Liu, will willingly follow the commander and be a local tyrant in Nanyang!"
Chapter completed!