Age of Rebirth

The military meeting that Alexander may or may not hold did not last long. At around eight o’clock in the night, it was already coming to an end. At the end of the meeting, Alexander made a very passionate final speech, which can be regarded as a A pre-war mobilization.

He said: "Gentlemen, a historic moment is coming. Our army of the British Empire, after more than two years away from the Indochina Peninsula, will once again return to this area that our ancestors developed and is familiar with. I believe that our old friends will sincerely welcome us back to our homeland and bring them happiness and prosperity.”

"For this reason, I have a special order to let our soldiers take a good rest tonight and prepare a sumptuous dinner. Of course, they can drink some wine appropriately. In addition, let our boys shave off their beards. Putting on a new military uniform, and appearing on the land of northern Myanmar in good spirits, some people may say, what I said is too early."

"No, gentlemen, I am not exaggerating in the slightest. Xinduo is the last barrier out of the Hukang River Valley. After capturing Xinduo, there will be no obstacles in front of us that can stop the advance of the British Empire. The beautiful and rich Myanmar Bei Dadi is like a "naked" oriental beauty, exposed in front of us, dear Fisher, at [-]:[-] tomorrow morning, you will use your cannons to play the sound of our return Prelude to Indochina! Gentlemen, have a good time tonight! The meeting is over!"

I have to admire Alexander's eloquence and provocative power. His words aroused the blood in the bones of the British officers, and the officers present at the meeting applauded and applauded. What's more, they even blew sharp whistles. , turning a serious military meeting into the same smog as a third-rate pub where hooligans in London gather. [

Obviously.Alexander was very satisfied with the results of the meeting, and believed that the officers' blood and desire to conquer had been ignited by him.Of course, after the meeting was over, he did not forget to give troops in the direction of Leido, Sujiya, Gamai, and Xintaiji.A stern order was issued, "Before noon tomorrow, we must arrive in northern Myanmar according to the original plan, and launch attacks on all scheduled occupation targets on time!"

In Xinduo Town.On the stone fence, Xiao Jinshan, who was observing the movement on the opposite side, listened to the faint laughter from time to time in the British and Indian military camp, looked at a brightly lit camp, did not show undisguised arrogance, and then looked back Look at the soldiers hiding behind the wall, gnawing dry food silently.He gritted his teeth angrily.

These bastards are too arrogant.Using binoculars, Xiao Jinshan could even see piles of bonfires. Soldiers of the British and Indian Army sat around the bonfires, having a happy barbecue, and pouring wine from time to time, not too much.Put up dozens of cannons and bombard him for half an hour.Keep the night, Britons and Indians.Don't even try to get a good night's sleep.

However, he didn't even have a mortar, and he had already retreated to the rear according to the command of the division commander. Xiao Jinshan regretted this, and he couldn't help complaining to himself, "Why are you so honest? It is impossible for the division commander to send Let's count, if there are more than a dozen mortars left, touch them in the dark, one shot, and keep these bastards on their backs."

Xiao Jinshan walked back and forth on the wall angrily, walked to a heavy machine gun, pulled the shooter aside, raised the muzzle of the gun, and was about to fire, but looked at the distance, and put it down in frustration. Too far, the range of the heavy machine gun can't reach, so I can only get angry.

After watching for a while, in Xiao Jinshan's mind, several battle plans were brewing in Xiao Jinshan's mind to attack these bastards at night, but they were not [-]% sure, so he had to give up, and gloomily spoke to the people who followed him. The communication staff officer said: "Send a report to the division commander to report the situation in Xinduo. The British and Indian troops advanced to a distance of five kilometers from Xinduo at about [-]:[-] this evening. At first, they were ready to attack. Later, they did not know For some reason, there was no attack on Xinduo, and everything is normal now."

At two o'clock in the morning on April 28th, Tang Qiuli stood in front of a large military map in Ma Gao, the front-line headquarters of the Northern Burma Campaign of the Independent Division, staring intently at the marked map of the enemy's situation. So far, the progress of the battle has completely Under his own control, the rhythm and development of the battle did not deviate from the predetermined track.

Alexander's Central Route Army has approached Xinduo, the last barrier of the Hukang River Valley. According to normal conditions, the British and Indian troops will attack Xinduo at dawn tomorrow. Tomorrow evening, they can approach Ma Near Gao, the Magao ambush will start on time, and the northern Myanmar campaign will officially begin.

Everything went according to his plan, without any loopholes, but for some reason, Tang Qiuli couldn't calm down, and always felt that something was missing?But he couldn't tell the specific details, the premonition that came and went suddenly, but he couldn't grasp it, this feeling made him very uncomfortable, frowning, thinking hard there, even Liu Xinlan came to ask him to eat supper , nor noticed.

It wasn't until Liu Xinlan pulled his sleeve lightly that Tang Qiuli felt as if he had just woken up from a dream. He came back to his senses, looked at Liu Xinlan's worried eyes, smiled apologetically, and let go of his thoughts, "Maybe everything went too smoothly. , I worry too much, what kind of threat can the British and Indian soldiers pose to the troops with their fighting power!"

Looking at the supper brought by Liu Xinlan, Tang Qiuli sniffed it a few times, and said repeatedly: "Xinlan is good at cooking, I am lucky, oh, Xinlan, go and call Chief of Staff Zhao, he is busy Up to now, I’m probably too hungry to panic.” Hearing his praise, Liu Xinlan smiled sweetly, and replied: “I’ve already called him, he’ll be here soon, I’ve prepared a meal for two, don’t worry, eat it!”

When Zhao Yuhe came over, he first smelled the sweet smell, rubbed his hands together in embarrassment, and said, "Master, I see that Staff Officer Liu's cooking skills are getting better and better. You are lucky!"

Tang Qiuli was eating supper while saying to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, sit down, Xinlan's cooking is definitely good, if you have time to go back to Dingbian, let my mother teach her some Northeast cuisine, I can also I often eat hometown dishes, you don’t know, Yuhe, if I don’t eat it for a long time, I’m so greedy, especially the pig-killing dishes, oops, I can’t eat enough for one meal, in my hometown in the Northeast Hey, when winter comes, every family slaughters pigs and stews sauerkraut with white meat and blood sausage, the taste will never be forgotten in this life!"

Liu Xinlan's face turned red, and she couldn't help yearning, "Go back to Dingbian and see the two old people, then my identity will be confirmed, I must learn the Northeast cuisine that Qiuli said, every day Make it for him," the little girl's face was full of sweetness, she didn't know that it was as difficult to find sauerkraut with pure northeast taste in Indochina Peninsula as it is to go to the moon.

Zhao Yuhe also smiled, and said: "Master, after so many years, you still haven't forgotten the taste of hometown food. In fact, so do I. My hometown is from Shaanxi, and I studied in Xi'an university. Since when, I have followed Teacher, I often recall the snacks on the streets of Xi'an, it has been several years, and I have no chance to go back!"

Liu Xinlan listened with great interest to the two big men discussing food and drink there. Tang Qiuli casually asked, "Didn't Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan send a telegram? These two guys must be in Xinduo, and Yingyin The army fought a battle, and I was feeling very happy. I ordered the blocking intensity to be increased, and they should not fight me into a small-scale battle. It's Xiao Jinshan who does something out of the ordinary."

Zhao Yuhe smiled and said, "Master, you didn't guess right this time. Twenty minutes ago, you received a telegram from the two brigade commanders Xiao and Fang. , did not launch an attack immediately, but camped on the spot, I guess at this moment, Brigadier Xiao is sulking! Didn't win the battle!"

Tang Qiuli was taken aback, stopped chewing, and asked, "What? There was no fight in Xinduo? It's not normal!"

Zhao Yuhe nodded in a strange and puzzled way. Tang Qiuli seemed to have grasped the source of his anxiety. Compared with Alexander's crazy advance two days ago, it was abnormal that he did not immediately attack Xinduo. Well, Alexander is also a veteran soldier, so he knows that time is very precious to him, and he must rush out of the Hukang River Valley before his main force reinforces northern Myanmar. [

This is a common-sense question, otherwise, he would be in a very dangerous situation if he was stuck in the Hukang River Valley, but Alexander, who was as anxious as a spark, stopped abruptly in Xinduo and would rather give up one night, why?What made him make such a decision?

Seeing Tang Qiuli's thoughtful expression, Zhao Yuhe and Liu Xinlan exchanged glances, they both stopped their hands at the same time, and looked at his expression.

Tang Qiuli filtered the entire battle plan in his mind again. He suddenly discovered that there was a fatal loophole in the orders he gave to Xiao Jinshan's brigade and Fang Yuanshan's brigade, and that was the time to evacuate Xinduo. However, with Xiao Jinshan's personality, he would never withdraw until [-]:[-] am. If his troops did not leave, Fang Yuanshan's troops would not be able to withdraw.

If Alexander ordered the troops to launch an attack on Xinduo in the early morning, there would still be a few hours until eight o'clock. The importance of Xinduo to northern Myanmar, as Alexander, who has operated the Indochina Peninsula for many years, is more He knew better, and he could judge that he would not easily let his troops leave the Hukang Valley.

Although Alexander judged that the local troops did not have much combat effectiveness, he did not rule out his belief that Xinduo must be the last line of defense defended by the independent division troops, so the way of attack must be more violent than the battles along the way. , artillery fire, new terrain conditions and defensive facilities are not conducive to infantry attacks. Only by destroying the fortifications with artillery fire can the passage into northern Myanmar be opened at the fastest speed.

Thinking of this, the sweat on Tang Qiuli's forehead came down!

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