Age of Rebirth

The first thousand and 110 second chapters put to death

Faced with the situation of being in a desperate situation and being ambushed and suffering heavy losses, the chief of staff of the British army who commanded the troops to break through to Ribo, Major General Francis, had to consider surrendering to the Japanese army after being surrounded by the Japanese army. matter.

In the current situation, Mandalay is not necessary. At that time, the British army at least had solid fortifications that could resist, and the materials hoarded in Mandalay could support the troops until the moment when the reinforcements arrived, but Libao was in the wild. In the Grand Canyon, the troops were suddenly attacked during the march, and fell into an extremely passive state from the very beginning.

Domestic food and grass, heavy casualties, foreign reinforcements, and the Japanese army have the upper hand. Is there any way to fight this battle?Moreover, in the European tradition, it is not shameful to surrender to the other party when the situation can be recovered, or to lose military integrity. This point is very different from the Eastern concept. worlds apart.

There is no such thing as a "death battle" for Europeans. The reason is very good. In order to reduce suffering and avoid greater casualties, therefore, in history, on the Southeast Asian battlefield of World War II, the British and American troops resisted a little when they were surrounded by Japanese troops. , or did not resist at all, and surrendered to the Japanese army one after another. [

Even Alexander, the commander-in-chief of the British army, ran to India in a flash. The commander-in-chief of the US military in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, that is, General MacArthur, who later provoked the Korean War and served as the commander-in-chief of the Joint Army, even more simply, the Japanese bombarded the capital of the Philippines. Manila, the five-star general of the United States, left 10,000+ soldiers and ran to Australia by himself to avoid the limelight.

It was not until two years later that General Nimitz, the commander-in-chief of the US Pacific Fleet, destroyed the Japanese naval and air forces in several sea battles in the South Pacific. Under protection, he returned to the Philippines and continued to be his native emperor.

This is not just a strange thing that happened to the Chinese battlefield, only the mixed forces. The British and Americans did more than the Chinese in the Southeast Asian war, and even worse. Regarding this history, The British and Americans kept their mouths secret and kept silent, and it was rare that they didn't say a word of accusation about the similar situation in the Chinese battlefield.

Francis was just doing things according to the tradition. Therefore, when he saw Captain Gerdman, he couldn't help being very surprised. The first sentence he asked, "Jack, did the Japanese let you come back? What conditions did they bring?" Hearing this, Gerdman's tears came down at that time, and he cried bitterly. He just choked up and shouted "Chief of Staff!" and couldn't continue.

When Francis listened to Gerdman and told the truth about everything he saw, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, which slammed on his forehead, with stars in his eyes, and a burst of dizziness. The Japanese shot and killed the man who put down his weapon. A prisoner of war, he is still here with beautiful fantasies, negotiating surrender with the Japanese, and looking for a way to survive for hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

He was wrong. The Japanese did not want prisoners of war. Thinking of the bloody scene where hundreds of thousands of unarmed and unarmed soldiers were massacred by the Japanese army, with corpses strewn all over the field and blood flowing into rivers, Francis could not help shivering. Send hundreds of thousands of soldiers to the Japanese butcher's knife.

He completely believed in Gerdman's words. The rearguard troops were wiped out very cleanly, and no one escaped. At first, he thought that they were sent to the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp. Now it seems that they were massacred. Gelderman's words also shocked all the senior British officers present. Immediately, the atmosphere in the cave became oppressive and cold as if frozen.

After a long time, Francis raised his head, looked at these senior officers, and said: "Everyone, the reality is before us that even if we surrender to the Japanese army, we will be massacred. Send troops to open the road from Libao Grand Canyon to Myitkyina at any cost, and in doing so, this army may be ruined."

After finishing speaking, he looked at these officers quietly. The expressions of the officers changed drastically. They all knew in their hearts that surrender was a dead end. They also had some rumors about the prisoners of war, but deep down in their hearts, they didn't want to believe it.

Gerdman confirmed this rumor. Since there is no retreat, it is better to fight to the death. Maybe you can make a way out. It is better than sticking your neck out and waiting for the Japanese to chop. When you raise your head again, the eyes of these officers Here, there is already perseverance and determination.

Francis felt relieved, and then said: "Okay, start deploying now, No. 11, [-], [-] infantry divisions, [-]th, and [-]th mixed brigades, strengthen the defense line overnight, and must block all Japanese attacks. Nailed there firmly, to buy time for the troops who opened up the passage, and the rest of the troops uninterruptedly launched attacks on the northern foot of the Libao Grand Canyon. In addition, the Japanese army shot and killed the prisoners of war. Troops convey."

The so-called "sorrowers must win, put them to death and then live," at one o'clock in the morning, knowing that there is a way out, even if they lay down their weapons, the Japanese will not let their British and Burmese soldiers let go, which aroused the fighting spirit and blood in their hearts , A desperate attack was launched towards the Japanese positions at the southern foot of the Libao Grand Canyon.

The silent battlefield suddenly erupted with fierce gunfire, and there were not many Japanese soldiers who had enjoyed fighting for a day, and they did not expect that the British, who were already battered and dying, would take the initiative to launch an attack until the British It was only when the army soldiers touched it under their noses that they suddenly realized it.

In the dark night, short gunshots rang out, and then, the red-eyed soldiers of the British and Burmese soldiers rushed into the Japanese positions without fear of death. There was a hand-to-hand fight, and the British soldiers who were forced to desperately burst out with unprecedented courage After a brutal, bayonet-to-bayonet, fist-to-fist entanglement, the Japanese positions on both sides of the Libao Grand Canyon, which blocked the north withdrawal passage, were occupied in many places.

When Francis heard the news, he immediately invested a large number of troops again. At four o'clock in the morning, the east was gradually brightening. The British army finally occupied and consolidated the cardinal area for more than three hours at the cost of more than [-] casualties. Live in the Japanese position on the retreat road.

Lieutenant General Takashimaemon, the commander of the Japanese Riho ambush unit, who was informed of the news, was startled and furious. After being furious, he immediately threw in the elite troops of the three divisions and repeatedly competed with the British for the lost positions. By [-] o'clock in the morning, the positions on both sides of the northern pass of Libao Grand Canyon were still firmly in the hands of the British army.

In the melee in the middle of the night, the Japanese ambush troops with almost no casualties during the day suffered heavy losses. More than 2 Japanese soldiers were lying on the wet and cold ground. In order to keep this lifeline, the British army paid tens of thousands more. The price was that the corpses of soldiers from both sides were covered with the emerald green mountains and rivers in central Myanmar, and the blood stained the grass under their feet, making it a shocking sauce red.

After hearing the news that the Riho Grand Canyon and the passage at the northern foot were occupied by the British, Genzaburo Ito, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Southeast Asian Expeditionary Force, made the first order to immediately dismiss Lieutenant General Takashimaemon and submit it to a military court. The sudden change caused Ito, who had always thought that Zhizhu was in control and in control of the overall situation, to panic for a while.

It took a lot of hard work to lure the British out of Mandalay, which has a strong city defense, and rush to Libao, such a place with an overwhelming advantage. The man got out of his pocket, causing all his strategic intentions to be wasted. He would never spare Takashima. If it wasn't for Takashima's high rank, Ito would even cut off the idiot's pig's head himself, even if he was an officer. [

Ito Yansaburo was so angry that his eyes almost burst into flames. Now, it is almost impossible to regain the exit at the northern foot. The chasing troops have no way to cross the canyon and rush to the front of the British, while the British troops at the southern foot of the canyon are extremely resistant. The usual ferocity is often a position, and the British soldiers will fight to the last one without retreating.

When the fierce battle broke out at the northern foot of the canyon, Ito ordered the troops chasing after him to attack. It was blocked, and it cost a lot of casualties. Even if Ito recruited aviation to help him bombard the British's crude position with the most violent artillery fire, he failed to shake the British blocking line.

The Japanese army advanced step by step, and stopped there. He couldn't understand how the dying British, who were already trapped and dying, would be like taking a stimulant. In just a few hours, the soldiers broke out amazingly. Combat will?In the case of heavy blows during the day, it launched an active attack on the Imperial Japanese Army.

It's unbelievable, it's unbelievable. In the headquarters, Ito kept shaking his head and talking to himself. He wanted to grow his head a few times, but he still didn't have a clear answer. He wouldn't think of it at all, just because of his order "no prisoners of war" , which led to Japanese soldiers being able to shoot and kill prisoners at will. It just so happened that a British army commander who was injured and survived saw all this. British soldiers desperate fuse.

The British troops that broke through the barrier, like a flood that burst the embankment, rushed towards the exit of the southern foot of the Libao Grand Canyon, and the Japanese ambushing troops could no longer stop this flood of hope, and even sent troops to stop it , were all swept away by this torrent, this is a crazy and violent torrent, like a wild horse running wild, galloping towards Myitkyina.

Knowing that most of the British army had rushed out of the ambush circle he carefully designed, Ito Yanzaburo roared out four words "full line pursuit!" However, in the seemingly angry words, it seemed that he lost his previous confidence and confidence.

(To be continued)

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