Age of Rebirth

General Alexander, the supreme commander of the British-Indian Army who commanded hundreds of thousands of troops to attack northern Myanmar in five routes, slept very badly last night. His mind was full of various judgments and assumptions, which made him unable to sleep peacefully.

The disastrous defeat of the air force stationed in India weighed heavily on his heart like a mountain. Even if he took this opportunity to get rid of that annoying Lieutenant General Bright, so what?The cruel fact cannot be changed. Starting today, hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in India will be exposed to Tang Qiuli's bombers without air cover.

For this situation, Alexander was very worried. The Chinese bombing for two consecutive days had already caused a lot of casualties to the troops other than the Central Army where he was. In the telegrams of the four division commanders, they all mentioned the problem of unstable morale in the army.

And Tang Qiuli's aviation unit suddenly attacked with thunderous means, destroying his own air force in the first battle. What about his ground troops?what are you doing?

As soon as General Alexander knew about all this, the troops had already entered the territory of northern Myanmar for hundreds of kilometers and passed the middle section of the Hukang River Valley. In a sense, it was equivalent to entering the hinterland of the Independent Division. Except for Xiduo, there was no blockade once. Before that, it could be explained that Tang Qiuli's main force had not had time to transfer to the direction of northern Myanmar, and the local troops tried their best to block it. [

But after today's air battle, Alexander suddenly realized that all of this was a bit abnormal. With the experience and sensitivity of a veteran soldier, he smelled the danger and ominous smell in the air. The intelligence network was destroyed by Tang Qiuli's counterintelligence department, and he could not get any information about the mobilization of the independent division.

Continue to go north into Myanmar, waiting for your own.what will it beBefore sending troops, he was full of confidence, but was knocked out by an air battle. The air combat power shown by Tang Qiuli's troops made Alexander frightened.If these forces are used on their own ground troops, what will be the consequences? I am afraid that the loss of troops in the Magao area in northern Myanmar will not be enough to support continued fighting.

Vigilant and frightened, Jean gave Alexander a safer approach, which he did last night.The troops were ordered to suspend their advance and rest on the spot. Since it is impossible to determine the specific direction of the next step, they should wait in place to see Tang Qiuli's next move. With the current position of the troops, there is still time to turn around.

Although time is very precious to Alexander.Every minute and every second is very precious, if Tang Qiuli's main force has not arrived in northern Myanmar.If you can't get out of the Hukang River Valley, what is waiting for you is to retreat in a hurry and return to the East India region in disgrace. After being ridiculed by your colleagues, you will also become the laughing stock of the troops stationed in India.

Weighing the pros and cons, all kinds of thoughts and judgments entangled in Alexander's heart, making him restless and in a dilemma.It made him hesitate even more. If Tang Qiuli's main force blocked the exit of the Hukang River Valley, then he would give up and simply withdraw his troops back to India. Losing face is better than annihilation or heavy losses. many.

the crux of the matter.It was Alexander who didn't get any information. As soon as he knew about the movements of that ruthless, cunning and vicious Chinese Tang Qiuli, he even had an illusion that Tang Qiuli was somewhere in northern Myanmar, waiting for him with a sneer. The arrival of the soldiers, sharpened knives, ready to slaughter the soldiers of the British Empire.

Such hallucinations made Alexander uneasy, and he even thought of retreating immediately. In the end, he gave a reason to convince himself, "If the Chinese bombers stop bombing the troops tomorrow, it will prove that Bright's air force suffered heavy losses, and Tang Qiuli's air force also suffered a disastrous victory, so they attacked again."

Before the troops were put into a formal decisive battle, they were bombed by Chinese bombers in the forests and river valleys in northern Myanmar. Alexander would never do it. This is the main reason why he ordered the troops to stop advancing. , and the emergence of this situation is what Tang Qiuli, who is at the frontline headquarters of the Magao Independent Division and pays attention to the movements of the British and Indian troops, is most worried about.

Under the cautious call of the adjutant, Commander Alexander finally got up, shaking his head like a ball of paste due to overthinking and lack of sleep, and the cool morning wind blowing in along the open tent curtain, It didn't make him clear-headed, and under the service of his adjutant, he put on his military uniform in good spirits.

The adjutant looked at the haggard face of His Excellency the Commander, and asked cautiously: "Your Excellency, is today's breakfast still according to yesterday's standard?" Alexander smiled bitterly in his heart, "Why are you still in the mood to have breakfast? Yesterday's breakfast I forgot everything," said an absent-minded "um", and the adjutant withdrew.

Alexander yawned and turned on the radio. This is a good habit he has developed for decades. The first thing he does when he wakes up tomorrow is to listen to the news broadcast to understand the situation. The channel he tuned is a Chinese radio station "Voice of Zhongnan," a voice came from the radio.

"Yangon news from our station, yesterday evening, Lieutenant General Tang Qiusheng, deputy commander of the Independent Division and director of the Yangon Military Control Committee, was entrusted by the division commander, General Tang Qiuli, to drive overnight to Myitkyina City in northern Myanmar to represent General Tang himself , Condolences to the pilots of the Southern Aviation Group of the Independent Division, and visited the families of the deceased pilots and the injured pilots, expressing deep condolences and care to them."

"The latest news from our station, General Tang Qiuli, the commander of the Independent Division and the "Chairman of the Military and Political Committee of the Indochina Peninsula", last night, at the headquarters of the Independent Division in Yangon, when he received our reporter, he said that the British brazenly launched a campaign against us in northern Myanmar. The crazy offensive in the border area is a naked act of aggression. Without preparation, our troops in the northern border area of ​​​​Myanmar suffered the greatest loss."

"Their heroic deeds will forever inspire the officers and soldiers of the Independent Division. General Tang also said that he will resolutely fight back against the British aggression that disregards the treaty of the Allies and the relationship between the two sides. Territorial sovereignty cannot Invasion, the general himself, will rush to the Burmese region in the near future to set up a campaign headquarters and personally command the anti-aggression campaign.”

"This station has news from Yangon and Kuala Lumpur that the Corps directly under the Independent Division, the Sulu Mobile Corps, the Niangziguan Garrison Corps, and the No.20 Ninth Corps have canceled their vacations and entered a state of combat readiness. According to informed sources, , each ministry will deploy elite troops, and after the formation is completed, they will go to the battlefield in northern Myanmar to take on the task of fighting against the British and Indian troops."

"This station has exclusive news from Myitkyina in northern Myanmar. Major General Le Yiqin, the commander of the Southern Aviation Group of the Independent Division, delivered an important speech at the ceremony to commemorate the fallen pilots. Since the establishment of the group, it has suffered the heaviest loss, with a total of more than [-] pilots killed and injured in the battle with the British Air Force stationed in India."

"General Le said that this blood debt will be credited to the invaders. The pilots who died are aviation heroes. Their heroic combat behavior smashed the British Air Force's air strike on Magao, a city in northern Myanmar, and protected the citizens there. The safety of life and property, and in other airspace, inflict heavy damage on the invading enemy planes, their sacrifices are valuable."

"General Le also said that the Southern Flying Group of the Independent Division is a particularly combat-effective unit. It will not be slumped because of this loss, lose fighting spirit, and the blood of the fallen soldiers will not be shed in vain. He has already told the division commander Tang Qiuli The general made a request to replenish [-] to [-] fighters and bombers as soon as possible. Once the replenishment is completed, the sky in northern Myanmar will be the grave of the British Air Force stationed in India. Revenge for my comrades in arms!"

The news broadcast on the radio station attracted Alexander deeply, making him forget everything, and he wanted to get in and listen. In these few news, Alexander got the information he wanted, and it was the information he dreamed of. The situation in the Indochina Peninsula, there is a feeling of seeing the sun and seeing the sun suddenly. [

He came to two conclusions. One is that Tang Qiuli is still in Yangon and is actively mobilizing troops to form a field corps against himself. His main force has not yet gone north to northern Myanmar. The mobilization of hundreds of thousands of troops, Could it be an easy task? No wonder, during the process of entering the Hukang River Valley, there was only one stubborn resistance in Xiduo. It turned out that Tang Qiuli's local troops had tried their best to block him.

The second is that the Air Force of the Independent Division, Le Yiqin, suffered heavy losses in the battle with Lieutenant General Bright's air force, and then launched a large-scale air strike against its own troops. More than 800 pilots were killed or injured, Le Yiqin How many pilots can be lost, and how many planes can be dropped? The Southern Flying Group of the Independent Division, which poses the greatest threat to its own ground forces, has been seriously injured.

These two points, on that point, are all good news for Alexander. Tang Qiuli's main force was mobilized to northern Myanmar and formed an attack posture against his own troops. It is impossible to do it in less than a week. , and Le Yiqin's aviation unit, after replenishing the aircraft and pilots, forming a combat force, it is impossible to do it in less than half a year.

This is an opportunity created by God. That guy, Brett, used all the possessions of the air force stationed in India to severely damage Tang Qiuli's air force and remove the factor that threatened him the most. Finally, he did something meaningful. Time, for a week, his own army of hundreds of thousands can completely gain a foothold in northern Myanmar.

Overjoyed, Alexander turned around suddenly, with a "bang", what fell to the ground?

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