Cross the Songhu battlefield and rise to become the most powerful warlord

The British army was in complete chaos in 872.

"It's over, everything is over."

At this point, Robles could no longer hold on and his body went limp.

"commander!"

Several British officers nearby were startled and rushed over to help Robles up.

Robles was pale. He knew all too well what the destruction of their rear ammunition and supply base by the Japanese meant for their 100,000-strong army.

The reason why the 100,000-strong army was still able to maintain its fighting capacity was that they lost their sea supply.

They assured Ye Qingshan that they could stay there for more than half a month.

Robles' confidence stemmed from the large quantities of ammunition, weapons, and supplies they had stockpiled at the supply base.

But now, the Japanese ambush has completely destroyed Robles' greatest source of confidence.

"Quickly, send a telegram to General Stilwell and Commander Ye."

Tell them that we have been ambushed by multiple Japanese units.

The destruction of the supply base allows Ye Qingshan's expeditionary force to advance south as quickly as possible.

Robles pushed aside the British officers around him and stumbled back to his command post.

After looking around the map, he pointed to the western and southern regions.

He said to the British officers around him, "The Japanese are attacking our rear supply base."

It could never have come from the north.

I suspect that Japanese troops landed by sea and bypassed our defenses.

They bypassed our weakest point on the southern front and carried out this surprise attack.

Send someone to investigate immediately.

I need to know where the Japanese army came from.

Where will their next target be?

Robles screamed hysterically; he was truly going crazy.

Just moments ago they were gloating, confident that their 100,000 British troops could definitely stop the Imperial Guard Division led by Yamashita Tomoyuki as it marched south.

Holding out until Ye Qingshan's expeditionary force arrives is a piece of cake.

But now, Robles remembered that many of his officers had previously clamored that they did not need the support of Ye Qingshan's expeditionary force.

He felt ashamed when he realized that they could defeat the Japanese Imperial Guard Division and the 18th Division on their own.

Now, Robles needs to figure out exactly where the Japanese soldiers came from to get behind them.

However, the chaos among the British troops outside was only just beginning.

Following the successful raid on the British supply base, the 1st Regiment of the Japanese Imperial Guard Division, along with other units of the Japanese 16th Army, were captured.

They quickly continued northward according to their original plan, attacking the weak points in the British defenses.

Before this attack, the Japanese had done their homework thoroughly.

They not only utilized their spies left in the Malay Peninsula, but also their high-ranking spies planted in the British army.

They obtained the unit numbers and specific locations of the various British troops that Robles had deployed around Long City.

Thus, a highly targeted sneak attack plan was formulated.

The Japanese attacked the British supply base in less than an hour.

Several dozen miles to the east, two other Japanese troops had already moved into position.

They contacted the Japanese 18th Division, which was still defending Longshi at the time, and joined forces with them.

At the same time, a counter-offensive was launched against the two main British divisions that were still attacking Long City.

They directly attacked these two main British divisions, catching them completely off guard.

The Indian soldiers in the British army never imagined that there would be Japanese soldiers fighting them and the Japanese 18th Division in Long City.

They attacked from their flank.

Under these circumstances, the British army was simply unable to hold back, and the attack turned into a complete rout.

The two British divisions at the front were routed, and the fleeing Indian soldiers ran away in a panic, even throwing away their guns.

When Robles received the news, he sent out the reserve team from the rear to take over.

It was already too late.

The retreating British troops at the front were expanding like a snowball, and British generals like Robles wanted to stop it.

But they were simply powerless to do so.

And this wasn't the first such piece of bad news.

Almost every telegram received by the radio station in the command post was a report of bad news.

The Japanese 1st Guards Regiment even raided and approached the British artillery regiment's positions.

A decisive surprise attack was launched.

The Indian soldiers on the British artillery positions heard the sound of gunfire approaching them.

They decisively abandoned all artillery and turned to flee.

The situation on the British side was completely chaotic.