Age of Rebirth

Xiao Jinshan has his own calculations. As he said, in the dark night, the terrain is complex, and it is difficult to distinguish the enemy and the enemy. Under such circumstances, the pursuit will increase a lot of casualties. As the troops directly under the division commander Tang Qiuli, they are skilled in battle. Now, if you get confused about this tactical issue, you won't be able to take the position of brigade commander. If you fight in chaos, when will you score?

What's more, there is Fang Yuanshan's Tenth Brigade behind, if the contact is not timely, there is no reason to be beaten by Lao Fang and the others. There are more than 5000 people in the tenth brigade, waiting for these bastards to run back with red eyes. Anyway, none of them can escape, so why worry?

After listening to Xiao Jinshan's briefing, Fang Yuanshan blinked his eyes a few times, and thought to himself, "You Xiao Jinshan fought a clever battle, and I am not a vegetarian." Turning his head, the combat staff officer ordered: "Order the brigade to belong to the heavy artillery regiment, The artillery battalions of each regiment, according to the predetermined area, wait for orders, and carry out all-round coverage shelling. By the way, use all the mortars, and drive some turtle bastards back. I don't accept Xiao Jinshan's favor! "

"In addition, I ordered the regiments at the front to not take the initiative to attack without my order. When British and Indian soldiers approached, they would use light and heavy machine guns to fight hard. Just hold the position. If the black lights are blind, they will not fight this costly battle. Woolen cloth!"

The British and Indian soldiers who fled back ran back to the left bank of the Hukang River Valley, chaotically piled up in piles and batches, without any organization and tactics at all, and hated themselves for not running fast. The artillery fire completely knocked out their courage, and the living soldiers were cursing Brigadier Singer viciously in their hearts, "Just talking big, this is the Chinese army that was chased by us and fled in embarrassment?" [

After running back for less than seven or eight kilometers, the shadow of the British and Indian army's rout was captured by the forward artillery observation post and quickly reported to the brigade commander Fang Yuanshan.Fang Yuanshan said concisely: "Let's get started!"

A burst of artillery fire that was more violent than before hit the sky and covered the sky. Fang Yuanshan used more artillery than Xiao Jinshan, and the explosion points were all connected together.Flames were shining, pieces were flying, and guns were rumbling. The artillery of the [-]th Brigade formed a wall of death in front of the British and Indian soldiers running back.

The soldiers of the British and Indian Army, who had been completely stunned, ran in the direction just now in a daze. Xiao Jinshan looked through the binoculars and grinned happily. "Hey! Old Fang is ungrateful, he drove the British and Indian soldiers back to me, so what's the point of being polite, accept them all, and order the artillery to drive these bastards back to me again go back!"

After tossing and going back and forth a few times, the sky has brightened.In the shelling area between the two brigades, the British and Indian soldiers were no longer panicked and running around like headless flies, until the visibility could not affect the cleaning of the battlefield.The two brigades went together to search for a joint attack. At about [-] o'clock in the morning, Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan met.

The two stared at each other for a while, the staff officers on both sides were so nervous, the two brigade commanders were like fighting cocks, with the word "Mars" jumping around in their eyes, don't quarrel for a while, what to do with the people under them? manage?

Xiao Jinshan laughed happily, and said, "How about the captives?" Fang Yuanshan waved his hand generously.He replied: "I don't care about every detail with your old Xiao, how about half of one person?"

Xiao Jinshan patted Fang Yuanshan on the shoulder, and said with a big smile, "It's an old buddy after all, but it's refreshing, I have no problem. Each of our two companies sent two companies to the division commander as a meeting gift for the northern Burma campaign?"

Fang Yuanshan pulled Xiao Jinshan's big hand away, and said: "As long as you Lao Xiao has a lot of tricks, I agree, these bastards should be sent away quickly, so that I won't hold my breath when I see it!"

Soldiers from four companies escorted more than 1000 British and Indian prisoners towards Magao. Then, the Ninth Brigade and the Tenth Brigade continued to meet the Second Brigade on both sides of the Hukang River Valley according to the original plan. 10,000+ British and Indian troops left.

The first battle of the Northern Burma Campaign ended in such a clean and tidy manner. A mixed brigade of more than 500 British and Indian soldiers was wiped out. There were only more than [-] wounded prisoners, among whom were British soldiers. Most of them fell under the artillery fire of the two brigades, and the casualties of the independent division were no more than a hundred people.

For Tang Qiuli and Alexander, the scale of hundreds of thousands of troops mobilized by both sides, the destruction of the first jungle brigade of the British garrison Plum in India is just an inconspicuous small wave, which will soon disappear In the subsequent large-scale battles, due to the need for confidentiality of the battle, the news of the victory of the [-]th Brigade and the [-]th Brigade in the first battle was not announced to the public, but Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan's first achievements were buried.

At 27 o'clock in the morning on April [-]th, the camp of the third division of the British Indian Army in the direction of Xintaiji was only [-] kilometers away from the place where it was bombed yesterday. And the monotonous life, but, unlike usual, the British and Indian troops did not intend to prepare for the march, but gathered together in groups of three or two, burying their heads in eating a different breakfast.

Those British and Indian soldiers who had finished eating were lazily leaning against the big tree, with a lazy posture of doing things. Just last night, the division commanders of the four British and Indian divisions received orders from Commander Alexander , "In view of the current unknown enemy situation and the threat to our troops from the bombers of the independent division is too great, all ministries are resting in place and waiting for the order of the next move!"

No need to nervously pack up the tents and all the marching equipment, no need to drill into the big forest covered in sweat, no need to walk the mountain road with the soles of the feet worn out, no need to be driven away by the officer like a ghost, for the soldiers, of course It’s a dream thing, basking in the sun and sleeping in the cage is very beautiful. However, the different meals between British soldiers and Indian soldiers made the Indian soldiers full of resentment.

Major General Sorapunin, the commander of the Third Division, woke up on time and opened the curtain of the tent. The morning air in the mountainous area of ​​northern Myanmar, mixed with the moisture that had accumulated overnight, rushed towards his face. It was cool and refreshing with the fragrance of trees. Major General Sorapunin was refreshed, opened his arms, and was about to breathe the air of a new day, when there was a loud noise outside, which ruined the good mood of His Majesty the Major General.

Major General Sorapunin took a few guards and walked towards the direction of the noise. After about a few hundred meters, there was a clearing in the mountains. What he saw made the teacher furious and burst into anger in the heart.

In the open space, dozens of British and Indian soldiers were divided into two teams like fighting cocks, glaring at each other. Moreover, there were quite a few soldiers with bruised noses and swollen faces. It was a mess, and there were still many soldiers watching around, some of them were not afraid of big troubles, whistling and yelling loudly, which meant to encourage another fight!

Major General Sorapunin didn't need to go up and ask, he understood in his heart that it was because of the difference in food, there were quarrels between British soldiers and Indian soldiers, and then they developed into mutual fights. This is common in the mixed British and Indian troops For things, as long as no one is killed, officers at all levels will turn a blind eye to him and don't take him seriously.

In the opinion of Major General Sorapunin, it is natural and logical that the food and treatment of British soldiers and Indian soldiers are different. For the aborigines in the conquered colonies, they are second-class citizens, and the British Empire can absorb them. Joining the army and getting enough food out of the slums is already a special grace. [

If there is trouble again because of the issue of food and treatment, it is because they don't know the severity and gratitude. If it is normal, these Indian soldiers who don't know what is good or bad will be confinement with military sticks if they are light, and those who violate military discipline and harass The crime of disturbing the morale of the army is always shot, but today is different. Being bombed by Chinese bombers for two consecutive days has already made the morale of the army unstable. If it is not handled properly and causes a mutiny, it will be quite bad.

What's more, Indian soldiers are needed to be cannon fodder at the forefront during the war. Major General Sorapunin yelled at the staff around him: "Let the military police send all these troublemakers to the Disciplinary Soldiers Management Brigade. , let them suffer a lot!"

After finishing speaking, Major General Sorapunin walked away in a huff, and the soldiers who were watching also dispersed, leaving only a mess everywhere. In fact, Major General Sorapunin's actions seemed fair. They are treated equally, but they don’t know that the [-]rd Division Violation Management Brigade is managed by the military police, and in the British-Indian mixed army, only the British can be the military police, and the Indians are not even close!

It is conceivable that the British soldiers will be fine when they go inside, but the only ones who will suffer are the Indian soldiers, and it will be very miserable. If it is in normal times, there is nothing serious about what Master Sorapunin did. However, on the front line fighting against the independent division, the consequences were revealed in the subsequent battles. The third division was the entire British and Indian army, the first to be defeated, so that it dragged down the entire army.

At around 27:[-] a.m. on April [-], in a forest more than [-] kilometers east of Xiduo in the Hukang River Valley, the main force of the British and Indian Army was camped in the middle route, and a thin morning mist shrouded the valley. Rows of tents were looming in the fog, and the Indian soldiers who had stood on guard all night were soaked in fog, huddled with cold bodies, staring at the tents with dull eyes, imagining the dry and warm beds inside.

Of course, this kind of treatment can only be enjoyed by those lordly British soldiers. In the mixed British and Indian troops, the Indian soldiers who stand guard and do rough work fall on them without exception.

There is only one exception, and that is the cooking soldiers, British soldiers, and Indian cooking soldiers are absolutely not allowed to take care of their own meals, those who don’t use toilet paper after defecating, are dirty, smelly, and smell like curry Guy, what was made, the British soldier wanted to vomit with nausea when he thought about it.

In one of the largest tents, a soft voice called: "Your Excellency, it's time to wake up!"

(to be continued) (to be continued...)