Chapter 74 Contradiction
The fighter jets are fleeting, and the key to the surprise attack is the speed, which means to fight slowness with fast.
If Davidson did not consume his troops on the Japanese air raid that had no defense when the surprise attack troops arrived at Bamo and took the airport, he would not have consumed his troops on the Japanese air raid that had no need to defend at all, but resolutely put all his troops into the attack of Bamo, the three thousand Japanese troops who were pieced together could not withstand the attack of tens of thousands of well-equipped Sino-US coalition forces. Because the defense of the Japanese army was also barely organized in a hurry. According to the memories of Major Bamo after the war, after the defense, there were only one hundred reserve troops available in his hands.
But Davide let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip away in his hands.
Due to David's wrong decision, the 113th Regiment not only failed to take down Bamo but was beaten out by a counterattack by the Japanese army. Therefore, the Sino-US coalition forces could not be called a siege.
Taking advantage of this time, the Japanese troops on the front line returned urgently to aid, and the first thing they retreated was a Japanese artillery brigade... The artillery was towed by cars and was also at the rear of the front line, so the retreat was relatively fast.
The return of artillery troops caused the morale of the Bamo Japanese army to rise sharply and increase a lot of strength.
Then the one who returned was an infantry brigade as a reserve force.
The infantry brigade did not even retreat to Bamo, but directly implemented a counter-encirclement on the 113th Regiment that attacked Bamo.
At this time, Davis had not even realized that he not only did not send a soldier or a soldier when the 113th Regiment was surrounded, but also ordered an attack.
"That's just an illusion that the Japanese army deceived you!" Davids said: "They don't have so many troops to encircle you, you should fight back!"
"Damn it!" This time Huang Weiming cursed directly: "It's like you, I'm not blind. Is the Japanese I see all over my eyes still fake?"
As he said that, Huang Weiming threw the phone, turned around and ordered: "Organize a breakthrough!"
Huang Weiming is not disobeying the order, but that this order obviously does not conform to the battlefield principles. In this case, if he still obeys the orders rigidly, it is just a waste of his own and his subordinates' lives.
And the Japanese army also made a misjudgment due to the smooth operation...
Major Hachijiang originally thought that Bamo might not be able to protect him, but unexpectedly, Bamo could not only save him but also surrounded the enemy. The enemy was surrounded and there were no reinforcements. These signs seemed to indicate that the Sino-US coalition forces were insufficient... Of course, this was actually not the Sino-US coalition forces were insufficient but the wrong command of David.
So Major Hachijiang decisively dispatched a unit of more than 500 people to attack the airport, but this force was a stone for the defenders at the airport. The Japanese army was killed and a Japanese lieutenant was quickly crushed back to the city.
It was precisely because of the Japanese attack on the airport that Davidson realized that the Japanese army had more than one thousand troops.
If there were only one thousand people, it would be impossible to deploy Bamo in any case. While attacking the 113th Regiment, it could also send 500 people to attack the airport... And the 500 Japanese troops at the attacking the airport were seen by the US military, so it would definitely not be fake.
So in a hurry, Davidson dispatched troops to organize an attack on Bamo again.
But it was too late. Bamo's Japanese army had increased from 3,000 to 5,000. The key points of the high ground outside the city also fell back into the hands of the Japanese army due to the breakthrough of the 113th Regiment.
Then the Japanese army's return troops and reinforcements became more and more. Even the airport lost its function... As long as the Japanese army deployed air defense firepower outside the airport, the Sino-US coalition forces could not carry out aircraft landing even if they held the airport in hand.
All of this is reflected in Zhang Chi's direction, which means that the pressure has dropped sharply... Most of the Japanese troops have returned to the Bamo, so there will be not many Japanese troops they face.
However, the Japanese army still left many scattered soldiers as snipers along the way, which made Zhang Chi wait until ten days later to attack Bamo. At this time, Bamo's Japanese army had occupied various key points and built solid fortifications. Even the airport was recaptured by the Japanese army... Most of the equipment and preparations at the airport were used for air defense, and there was no danger to defend on the ground. Under the Japanese artillery fire, the Chinese and American coalition forces had to withdraw from the airport.
It should be said that the Sino-US coalition forces had much more troops than the Japanese army at this time. The new 22nd Division, the new 1st Division, and the interspersed troops had a total of more than 20,000 people. The Japanese army had only more than 10,000 people, but the Sino-US coalition forces were depressed and their morale was very low.
At the beginning, this negative atmosphere was limited to interspersed troops, but it soon spread to the entire army.
The reason is that the morale is not only caused by the defeat, but also the conflict between Chinese and American military officers exposed after the defeat.
What made the soldiers most angry was that after this battle, Davids not only did not reflect on the mistakes he made in command, but instead put all the mistakes and responsibilities on the 113th Regiment.
As David said to Stilwell: "We have reliable intelligence to prove that the Japanese army had only one thousand troops in Bamo in the early days, including the wounded and sick. If the 113th Regiment could fight braver and more resolutely at that time, there would be no situation where Japanese reinforcements arrived later! Therefore, the incompetent command of the Chinese generals and the ineffective warfare of the soldiers were the main reasons for the failure of this battle. I suggest that the position of commander of the 113th Regiment be revoked and transferred back to China."
What David said now seems ridiculous, because we clearly know that the Japanese army in Bamo is not one thousand but three thousand. Using the 113th Regiment of more than two thousand people to chew the defense of the three thousand Japanese army is obviously contrary to basic battlefield common sense.
But at that time... the Chinese Expeditionary Force and even the 113th Regiment on the battlefield could not prove this. Seeing that it was not applicable on the battlefield, because it would be easily criticized by the Americans as collusion and excuses for failure, the confessions of Japanese prisoners of war were useless, because it was very likely that it was false information provided by the Japanese army to survive.
So David's words cannot be verified, or it cannot be verified for the time being... It is impossible to run to Bamori to ask how many troops the Japanese army has when the war begins! This is military intelligence for the Japanese army, so how can there be a reason for the enemy to know?!
This made the officers and soldiers of the 113th Regiment who suffered heavy losses in this battle furious: I held my head onto the battlefield. I lost so many brothers for life. You American said that there were not so many enemies when you opened your mouth, and you also pushed all the mistakes on us... I quit!
Chapter completed!