My Head of the Huaxia Expeditionary Force

Chapter 481
Of course, the British were not convinced, and immediately contacted the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces, General Louis Mountbatten, the supreme commander of the Southeast Asia theater, and wanted the other party to come forward to check and balance Liao Mingyu and help the British army regain their interests in Burma.

A telegram from Imphal, India, was quickly photographed on Liao Mingyu's desk. The content was all accusations and blames on the 88th Army, and he was also asked to cooperate with the British Army in post-war recovery work and assist him in controlling Mandela. Le area.

It's a pity that Mountbatten, who was born in the British royal family, is the supreme commander in name, but in terms of the right to speak in the entire theater... His orders may only be effective within the British army. The Indian army and the Americans listen to Stilwell. Not to mention the "no one's eyes" Liao Mingyu, who will only take his words as farts.

These Brits take themselves too seriously, do they really think that the whole world has to serve their British Empire?I don't even think about who was beaten into a dog in Southeast Asia, and others need to wipe their ass.

Liao Mingyu just took a look at the telegram and lit a cigar with a match. He didn't take it seriously at all, and didn't even reply.

Then he ordered the first and second regiments to go to Setan and Muge counties in the west of Mandalay, and ordered Yaoma to take command and prohibit anyone, including allied troops, from entering this area.

Such blatant hostile behavior made General Mountbatten feel very insulted. After all, he is a British royal aristocrat, a dignified commander of the Southeast Asian theater, and was ignored by a little-known "little character". Is there any law? ?Is there any reason?
He first went to Stilwell to explain the situation, and then contacted high-level officials in China, and began to accuse Liao Mingyu of being irresponsible and sabotaging the joint anti-Japanese military alliance, and demanded strict sanctions from Stilwell and the Huaxia Nationalist Party.

He thought he could get the support of both parties, but unexpectedly this time he hit the south wall.

To say that the relationship between Stilwell and this General Mountbatten is also very subtle. One is a high-ranking US military official, and the other is a self-arrogant veteran imperial noble. .

The latter implemented the conservative strategic thinking of the British army and advocated defensive operations along the coast of the Bay of Bengal to ensure their only remaining interests in India.

But Stilwell wanted to open up the Yunnan-Myanmar line of communication from the very beginning and regain northern Myanmar. For this reason, the two quarreled many times. Unexpectedly, Mountbatten was still beaten by Stilwell and the expeditionary force's impressive record. In the end, the noble lord saw that the opponent was really strong, and he also began to follow the trend and actively support the southward counterattack.

Support is support, but when it comes to actual benefits, who will spoil him?Stilwell has been tricked by the British too many times, and he has long been unhappy with those self-righteous guys. He immediately said that he would do his own work. If you have the ability, you lead troops to fight the Japanese. Are you going to receive it?How big is your face?

The reason why Stilwell helped Liao Mingyu was that on the one hand, he had to rely on the other party to continue fighting in Burma, and on the other hand, he really couldn't understand some people's endless behavior.

As for the Huaxia Nationalist Party, it is more confusing. They first apologized and said that they would deal with Liao Mingyu's actions seriously, and then turned their finger on the Southeast Asia Theater Command, asking the other party to go to Stilwell to discuss a decision first. After all, the 88th Army is under the jurisdiction of the Southeast Asian theater, and there is nothing China can do to help it. Obviously, it is an effective method of kicking the ball and playing Tai Chi.

After going through this set of procedures, Admiral Mountbatten, who was already on fire, was so angry that he almost gave the order to rob directly.

Fortunately, the officers under him tried their best to stop and dissuade them, coupled with the warning from Stilwell, this prevented the situation from further aggravating.

The British guys are more or less self-aware. They know very well that if they really want to fight the 88th Army, they will definitely suffer a loss, and they may lose all face when the time comes.

But Liao Mingyu didn't take them seriously at all. At the moment, his attention was all on Fifty Division and the escaped Yamashita Fengwen.

As soon as the Japanese army broke out from Mandalay, Chen Jize's Armored Brigade and Gao Xijiang's [-]th Division received an order to encircle and set up troops in the southeast and southern areas of Mandalay as quickly as possible. The ambush circle, waiting for the rabbit to hit itself.

At this time, the Japanese army had no other way to retreat. All they could do was go down the Ayeyarwady River, or go to the primeval jungle of Zen State to join the Fourth Division.

Fengwen Yamashita was caught in a dilemma. On the whole, going south along the river was the fastest and safest route, but now Meiktila in the south has long been occupied by the Chinese. It is estimated that at this time the other party has already laid a net to wait for them to pass. In addition, the Irrawaddy River Basin is mostly plains and hills, with very few bunkers, and is easily bombed by enemy fighter planes.

After much deliberation, he finally decided to go east and pass through the dense forest between Mandalay and Zen State. Not only would he be able to avoid threats from the air, but he would also be able to join the Fourth Division, which was also retreating southward, to ensure that the troops continued to have fighting power.

Although the idea is good, the reality did not develop as he expected. The road to the east is obviously longer and the journey is dangerous. In order to quickly break through and evacuate, many equipment and materials have been lost, and each soldier only carried them for three days. There is not much food, and the amount of ammunition is not much, so it will be troublesome if something happens.

The number of Japanese soldiers who escaped from Mandalay was about 3000, and they lost more than 2000 when they broke through. Including the missing and injured, after entering the dense forest, there were only less than 5000 people left around Fengfu Yamashita. Others Some of them have either dispersed and broken through, or they have disappeared without a trace.

The rainforest in this season is humid and hot, full of poisonous insects, even a healthy person will feel extremely uncomfortable walking for a long time, not to mention the soldiers who were shot and injured, the lack of medical treatment is the second, the most terrible thing is the wound caused by inflammation and festering In severe cases, high fever persists and even death due to shock.

The disheartened Japanese army did not dare to stay for a moment. From time to time, there would be US reconnaissance planes patrolling in the sky. As long as they were found, the bombers would soon drop napalm bombs on their heads. The terrifying power of burning a large area was frightening. .

In order not to affect the marching speed, the Japanese military officers were cruel and directly ordered those wounded soldiers to be abandoned. Anyway, carrying them is a burden and it is easy to expose the whereabouts of the troops. It is better to be cruel and leave some weapons and grenades. Let them kill themselves. of allegiance.

It's just that no one knows what difficulties and obstacles await them in that vast forest...

Somewhere in the jungle, a group of soldiers wearing grass rings were lying in the bushes, their sharp eyes were fixed on the front, as if they were waiting for something.

Looking around, there are soldiers in ambush all around. They curl up and hide their bodies in the bushes and bushes as much as possible. The guns are covered with camouflage made of withered grass and branches. Hundreds of people.

The jungle seemed extremely quiet, except for the chirping of insects and birds, there was no sound at all, but at this moment...all the soldiers held their breath, because in front of them, a group of Japanese soldiers was slowly advancing.

In order to observe better, a major officer moved his body slightly, fixed his eyes on the Japanese soldiers who didn't know what to do, and began to think about how to deal with it next.

"Battalion Commander, do you want to fight?"

The adjutant beside him crawled over cautiously, and asked in a low voice.

The battalion commander chewed on the grass roots and observed carefully, and found that there were only a dozen people on the other side. Presumably, they should be the vanguards looking forward. There is no need to expose the ambush point to deal with them. There must be big fish behind them.

"Let them go first, don't shoot without my order."

"Yes…"

The adjutant nodded, and crawled back along the original road. After hiding his body, he cleared his throat slightly, and called a few times into the woods like a thrush.

"Goo chirp... chirp chirp..."

"Cuckoo...cuckoo..."

After a while, a few cuckoo calls came from the other direction, which was the contact signal they had agreed upon.

Those Japanese soldiers didn't notice it at all. After driving in the forest for several days, they were so hungry that their eyes stared at gold stars. What they want now is to get out of this green hell as soon as possible. Other things can't be controlled so much. .

The Japanese army team quickly walked out of the soldiers' ambush circle, and peace was restored here again...

Sure enough, in less than 10 minutes, a Japanese army team slowly came down the valley. Judging from the number of people, there are at least two squadrons of 500 people.

The battalion commander regained his energy in an instant, spat out the grass roots in his mouth, immediately grabbed the rifle with both hands, and whispered: "Second son, let the brothers prepare..."

"understood…"

The soldiers resisted the excitement in their hearts, tried not to make loud noises, gently pulled the bolt of the gun, unscrewed the cap of the grenade, and quietly waited for the opponent to slowly step into the center of the ambush circle.

Most of the little devils were dressed in rags and their faces were haggard. They were completely different from their original image. Many of them were still wounded, and many of them were wrapped in bandages. They didn't even realize that there were hundreds of guns aimed at them around them.

"beat!"

Bang bang bang bang...!
Bang!Bang!Bang!
All of a sudden, gunshots rang out, and countless fire snakes swept in from all directions. The little devils below fell down in pieces, and the team was in chaos in an instant.

"Enemy attack! Help me める!"

Heart-piercing shouts were heard endlessly, dense barrages of bullets hit the sky and covered the sky, and countless unsuspecting little devils were shot.

The Japanese soldiers who reacted rushed to find a cover to avoid, and the officer struggled to yell to fight back, but only gunfire was seen in the vast forest, and even the shadow of the enemy did not know where it was.

The adjutant took a cold breath and pressed the detonator, and the explosives pre-buried at the ambush point were detonated instantly. The explosion rolled like a dragon, and the stumps and broken arms flew randomly along with the clods of soil.

Before the little devil could catch his breath, the rain of hand grenades started a new round of offensive. The Japanese army suffered heavy casualties and there was nowhere to hide.

The desperate Japanese soldiers also seemed to have gone crazy. They took up their rifles and rushed towards the hillside desperately, trying to charge into the enemy's camp with their bayonets. Unfortunately, only cold bullets and ruthless slaughter awaited them.

"Kill them all, leave no one behind!"

The shouts of the battalion commander echoed in the woods. The soldiers kept trying to empty out the bullets in their guns. Little Japan even wanted to fight with the bayonet. He didn't give them a chance and ended their lives with bullets.

The same scene is still happening in this jungle. The 5000th Division ambushed for two days in advance, and nearly [-] people were distributed along the Japanese evacuation route, in order to capture Fufumi Yamashita alive and let these bastards stay here forever !
(End of this chapter)