Age of Rebirth

Chapter 87 finally tasted the bitter fruit

General Alexander, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in Southeast Asia, finally hoped for the first British troops to retreat to Mandalay. In order to express concern for these suffering soldiers, Your Excellency, Commander, brought a large group of senior Officers and staff officers personally went to the outskirts of Mandalay to meet the officers and soldiers of the No.11 Infantry Brigade. (_ " ")

The situation that can be seen made Alexander angry and unable to hold back his face. Is this the royal army that once swept across Asia and created the everlasting glory of the British Empire?No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like it. If it is not a uniform uniform, it will be similar to a group of refugees. It is extremely embarrassing. The troops are not broken up, but run away.

Those who can reach Mandalay are less than half of the complete organization, and a brigade has no more than 3000 people. Seeing their Commander-in-Chief, in the eyes of the British soldiers, there is no excitement, only numbness and indifference, and robbery. Fortunately for the rest of their lives, in their opinion, a delicious meal, a pot of cool drinking water, and a comfortable bed are ten thousand times better than this pretentious old guy in front of them!

Seeing that his kindness did not get the response he deserved, the look in the soldier's eyes hurt Alexander's heart. He was furious, and said sharply to Chief of Staff Francis, "Order No. 11 Infantry Brigade Commander, run to see me I can't help getting angry, when did the British Royal Army, which has always paid attention to etiquette, become like this. [

Chief of Staff Francis walked into the chaotic army, and after a lot of effort, he brought a lieutenant colonel over from the group of soldiers staggering and slumped on the grass. When he arrived in front of Alexander, the lieutenant colonel saluted indifferently and said: " Report to Commander-in-Chief, Lieutenant Colonel Carlton, Deputy Chief of Staff of the No.11 Infantry Brigade of the Royal British Army in Chiang Mai, report to you!"

Alexander's blue-gray eyes stared at the lieutenant colonel like a hungry wolf. Instead of returning the salute, he asked viciously, "What, is it the deputy chief of staff? Where's your brigade commander and chief of staff? Why don't you come to see me?" Lieutenant Colonel Galton mechanically replied: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, on the way to Mandalay, my brigade was bombed by Japanese planes indiscriminately all the way. Both the brigade commander and the chief of staff were killed. commander."

Alexander gulped, held his breath in his heart, couldn't get up, couldn't get down, he couldn't get up, he couldn't get down, his eyes were staring, and his blood was boiling. Both the brigade commander and the chief of staff went to see God, and they competed with a deputy chief of staff acting commander. It seemed like a fuss if it wasn't necessary, so he waved his hand vigorously and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Garton, you've worked hard all the way, take your subordinates and go to the city to rest!"

Alexander wanted to put on a show, but he didn't know that he came here in good spirits and left in a disappointment. What he saw was just the tip of the iceberg of the current situation of the British army. Those troops behind were in a worse situation than the No.11 Brigade. It's just that what he saw, what he didn't see, the greatest threat to the British, the fatal danger that would put the British to death, was coming soon, and I'm afraid that at that time, Alexander would not even have the strength to get angry.

Shouyi in the temple was trapped in Yeren Mountain in northern Myanmar, with more than 20 troops. First, the harsh natural environment swallowed up the lives of several soldiers. Then, he was massacred by the attacking column of Chutian. With the number reduced to less than 10, Shouichi in the temple was disheartened and prepared to rest in Savage Mountain.

Even the Chutian Column, according to the order of the division commander Tang Qiuli, stopped the ceaseless and fierce attack on the Japanese army. Like all the soldiers who were tortured by the Savage Mountain, Terauchi Shouyi almost lost the will to survive, thinking that he hoped to get out of this life in this life. In the vast primeval forest, getting lost has become a common occurrence. In one place, around a mountain, troops wandering around for a few days abound.

Just when the Japanese soldiers were in despair, the grace of Amaterasu and His Majesty the Emperor finally shined on these people abandoned by the empire. Three guide teams composed of British soldiers and local Burmese finally found the needle like a needle in a haystack. The shriveled Terauchi Shouichi, who was directly under the dispatched army headquarters, didn't even bother to open his eyelids when he heard the news from the captain of the guard.

Such an example of hope followed by disappointment. I have experienced too much in Savage Mountain. I have caught Burmese who entered the mountain more than once. I thought I finally had a way out and saw hope. However, after interrogation, I lost my way in Savage Mountain. The Burmese people suffered the same as the Japanese imperial army, but they lived a little better than the Japanese soldiers.

Terauchi Shouyi didn't say yes or no, but nodded yes, but when he saw the British inside, his eyes were already ashen ashes, and finally the light of life lit up with hope. After entering this damn savage mountain, Soon, all the radio stations lost contact with the outside world. They didn't know any news from the outside world.

The intention of the British made Terauchi Shouichi puzzled. When the British army interpreter explained his intentions in broken Japanese, Terauchi Shouichi let out a long sigh, and a few turbid tears flowed down his wrinkled face. He understood everything. The empire did not abandon him. It must be His Majesty the Emperor. After making major concessions to the British, the British would take the initiative to find themselves.

The news quickly spread among the surviving Japanese troops. The Japanese soldiers seemed to be on morphine, and their emotions were high. Terauchi Shouichi immediately issued an order, "All the troops that can be contacted should immediately move towards the direction of the troops directly under the headquarters and follow the British guides. Team, walk out of Savage Mountain, "Terauchi Shouyi didn't know how many troops he could contact, but the opportunity was rare, and it was impossible to wait any longer.

Four days later, under the guidance of the British, the remnants of the southern Japanese dispatched army finally walked out of the savage mountain that had tortured them for several months. When they saw the wisps of smoke from the villages in northern Myanmar, the Japanese soldiers almost went crazy , knelt down on the ground, wailing loudly, and Shouyi in the temple burst into tears. For more than 100 days, he dealt with death every day, facing the love and killing of Chinese people.

It was a blessing among misfortunes that the entire army was not wiped out. Terauchi Shouichi lived up to the great trust of His Majesty the Emperor, and brought out more than 9 troops. Although there were 10,000+ soldiers of the Japanese Empire, they were finally buried in the original place of Savage Mountain. In the forest, Shousuichi himself in the temple also comforted himself, looking at the soldiers immersed in the seductive atmosphere of cooking smoke, he suddenly felt that his merits and virtues were enormous.

Before the Japanese soldiers recovered their strength and rejoiced after the catastrophe, they were greeted with the attack of the British army. Unfortunately, Alexander deployed the main force of the British army on the Sino-Vietnamese and China-Laos borders to confront the independent division troops. It was the British army in northern Burma, but there were only more than [-] people. Since Shouichi in the temple was out of trouble, this old devil was not a good man or woman.

Lima opened his posture, occupied a mountain, and fought head-to-head with the attacking British troops. It should be said that the fighting will and combat effectiveness of the Japanese soldiers were quite good. , although he was weak and wobbled when he walked, and lost all his heavy weapons, he faced the British attack without any fear.

Maybe it's the so-called "sad soldiers must win"?The Japanese soldiers vented all their grievances on the British. After fighting for more than three hours, the British army left hundreds of corpses and hurriedly retreated. The Japanese paid thousands of people. It was not easy for the exhausted troops who had just walked out of Savage Mountain.

The Japanese soldiers rushed down the mountain, grabbing whatever they saw, food, clothes, shoes, hats, weapons, everything they could see, they treated them like treasures, and they were reluctant to give up. The days in the Savage Mountain turned the Japanese soldiers into a group Hungry wolf, grab, grab with red eyes, stuff everything you can eat into your stomach.

It was a farce. The troops sent by Alexander to prevent the Japanese army from walking out of Savage Mountain, not only failed to eliminate the weak and remnants of the Japanese army, but instead became a transport team to replenish the Japanese army. It can be seen that at this time, Alexander was facing the madness of going north. Overwhelmed, the aggressive Japanese troops dispatched to Southeast Asia were in disarray. In northern Myanmar, even the minimum blocking force was not dispatched enough, which gave the remnant army of Shouyi in the temple a glimmer of life.

After filling his stomach, Terauchi Shouichi ordered the radio to contact the base camp immediately to report the news of the blocking troops. After receiving Terauchi Shouichi’s telegram from northern Myanmar, Emperor Hirohito and the senior generals of the base camp were ecstatic. More than 9 people were brought out. General Ito Yanzaburo was worried about how to encircle and wipe out the British and Burmese troops retreating to the north of Myanmar. This group of surprise soldiers suddenly broke out and stabbed a knife near Myitkyina. What should the result be? [

Emperor Hirohito and the senior officers of the base camp are almost having fun. The tens of thousands of treasures that fell from the sky immediately sent a telegram to Southeast Asia to send an air force unit to provide a large amount of air supplies to Terauchi’s unit. Time, then, to launch the Battle of Myitkyina at once.

To tell the truth, even Emperor Hirohito himself felt that it was not kind to order the remnants of the Southern China Expeditionary Army, which was almost dead, extremely weak, and half-lived, to immediately go into battle. Send a telegram.

In addition to the words of praise, he also praised the temple's longevity as a flower, and he was almost called a brother. At the end of the telegram, Hirohito wrote, "The king of the temple, the soldier of the empire, has the will to fight under any circumstances. You and the Southern China Expeditionary Army are even more exemplary. Quickly occupying Myitkyina and blocking the way for the British army to retreat westward to India is of decisive strategic significance to the Empire’s Southeast Asian War. I and the subjects of the Empire, please forgive me ,You have worked hard!"

After reading the telegram written by His Majesty the Emperor, Terauchi Shouyi felt that this life was worthwhile, and he felt at ease when he died. He only rested for a day and a night. The remnants of the Japan-China Southern Expedition Army, with more than [-] people, launched a crazy attack on Myitkyina with a wave of bravery. .

The stupid act of Alexander sending a guide to lead the Japanese army out of Savage Mountain finally sounded the death knell for the British army assembled in Mandalay.

(To be continued)

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