Age of Rebirth

This fatal time gap is enough to put the two main field brigades directly under the corps in an extremely dangerous situation. The new terrain conditions are in itself conducive to defense. From the western section of the Hukang River Valley, they had to retreat all the way. Xiao Jinshan's brigade and Fangyuanshan's brigade fought suffocating battles, plus their own orders to increase the intensity of their blocking.

All of these, it is not surprising that the two main brigade commanders, especially Xiao Jinshan, are holding back their energy in Xinduo to fight a good battle with Alexander's main force. Once a battle occurs, the troops cannot Retreating from the whole body, the casualties caused by the first round of shelling will further strengthen the practice of fighting to the death with the British and Indian troops.

Less than eight o'clock in the morning on the 28th, the 3th and 20th brigades would never be able to evacuate Xinduo without completing the blocking time set by the division commander. This is the combat style of the main brigades of the independent division. The style, in Xinduo, may be the result of heavy casualties. The two brigades have a strength of more than [-] troops, and the British and Indian troops of more than [-] who are rushing to northern Myanmar are more or less fortunate.

All of these together can be summed up in two words: "carelessness!" Seeing Tang Qiuli's constantly changing expressions, Zhao Yuhe and Liu Xinlan became anxious, and Zhao Yuhe hurriedly asked: "Master, is there any problem? "

Tang Qiuli breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Yuhe, when did Xiao Jinshan's brigade and Fangyuanshan's brigade retreat to Xinduo yesterday, and how were they deployed? When did the forward troops of the British and Indian troops arrive in Xinduo?" How peripheral? I want detailed information!" [

Zhao Yuhe replied concisely: "The Ninth Brigade and the Tenth Brigade retreated to Xinduo at around 27:27 pm on the [-]th, and each left a reinforcement regiment. However, the two brigade commanders Xiao and Fang stayed in Xinduo, the vanguard of the British and Indian Army. The two divisions arrived at a distance of five kilometers from Xinduo at [-]:[-] p.m. on the [-]th. The posture of the attack. Later, they stopped the attack and camped on the spot, and it is impossible to judge the reason for the stop of the attack.”

Tang Qiuli looked up to the sky and sighed, and said to himself: "That's right, Alexander is deliberately giving me time, after entering northern Burma. Reduce the frequency of fighting. I made a big mistake! It shouldn't be!"

Zhao Yuhe asked puzzledly: "Master, what mistake did you make? My current deployment is proceeding according to the plan."

Tang Qiuli did not answer his question, but looked at his watch. At 28:[-] am on April [-], he said to Zhao Yuhe in a hurried tone: "Yuhe, immediately order the troops of the Ninth Brigade and the Tenth Brigade in Xinduo Immediately evacuate Xinduo, move closer to Magao, and return to the formation of the corps directly under it. Tell Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan not to find any reason to delay, and must carry out the order conditionally, otherwise, I will shoot them both!"

Zhao Yuhe's complexion changed drastically. The teacher said all the harsh words. There must be something wrong with Xinduo's direction, but he didn't realize it.why is that?

Zhao Yuhe didn't have time to think about it, so he asked casually: "Master, abandoning Xinduo and not blocking the British and Indian troops to any extent is tantamount to changing the established deployment. Will it affect the progress of the campaign plan? Furthermore, will it cause any problems?" Alexander's suspicion? As a result, the British and Indian troops stopped, and Ma Gao's ambush, can it start as scheduled?"

A series of problems, all ordering the Ninth Brigade and the Tenth Brigade to abandon Xinduo, may cause a chain reaction. Zhao Yu and the chief of staff are very competent. With a stern tone, he glared at Zhao Yuhe and said sharply, "Immediately carry out the order, there is so much nonsense here, this is not the time to discuss issues with you, hurry up!"

Zhao Yuhe was taken aback, his face flushed, but he closed his mouth knowingly, and hurried out. In his mind, the teacher's words just now echoed, and he felt very uneasy, "After being transferred to the division headquarters, the division commander still It's the first time I've gotten angry at myself so severely, but the questions I raised are all possible, so what's wrong with me?"

Tang Qiuli turned to Liu Xinlan and said: "Xinlan, record the order to block the British and Indian troops in the direction of Ledo, Sujiya, Gamai, and Xintaiji, reduce the intensity of the blocking, and let the British and Indian troops enter northern Myanmar. In other areas, prepare to encircle and annihilate them."

Liu Xinlan rolled her big black eyes, wanting to say something. Seeing Tang Qiuli's tired face, she silently poured him a cup of hot water, and walked out lightly. The stern attitude frightened everyone, and everyone consciously entered and exited cautiously, and even the voice of the conversation was extremely low.

Tang Qiuli closed his eyes, rubbed his temples with his fingers, and blamed himself secretly, "I shouldn't have made this mistake. It may be that in the past two years, everything has gone too smoothly. I didn't have time in the Northeast, facing the Kanto I have repeatedly warned the senior generals to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, but what about me? If Brother Qiusheng was in command of this campaign, such low-level mistakes would never have occurred."

Tang Qiuli's judgment is somewhat different from Alexander's order not to attack Xinduo for the time being, but it is not far from it. For Xiao Jinshan, commander of the Ninth Brigade, and Fang Yuanshan, commander of the Tenth Brigade, their commanders and The commander of the enemy army gave two diametrically opposite orders, both of which saved the lives of himself and nearly [-] soldiers, but they don't know it yet!

At 28:[-] a.m. on April [-], Xiao Jinshan received an urgent order from the division headquarters. As soon as he read the first few lines of the telegram, Xiao Jinshan complained loudly, "What are you doing? It's set at eight o'clock." Why did you suddenly order to evacuate immediately after evacuating before? With such a favorable terrain, the British and Indian soldiers in front of you are not allowed to fight, what does the commander think?"

Looking at the last few lines of the telegram, I was shocked at the time, and exclaimed in my heart: "My darling, what's wrong with the teacher, you even let out such cruel words, and you will be shot if you don't follow the order. ?”

Reluctantly, he picked up the walkie-talkie and called Fang Yuanshan on the other side of the Hukang River, "I said, Lao Fang, have you received the order from the teacher? Yes, the content is the same as mine. I really don't understand. What is the teacher going to do?" The guy and the Indian soldiers are sleeping, but we have to run away! Wohuo! Old Xiao, I am not reconciled!"

Fang Yuanshan didn't mean to be joking at all, and said seriously: "Old Xiao, we just carry out the order. It should be the enemy situation in other directions. There was an unexpected change, and the division commander changed the deployment. My troops will withdraw immediately. Don't waste time, be careful that the teacher really shot you! Besides, after returning to Jian, will there be a big battle in Magao? What are you complaining about!"

At about [-] o'clock in the morning, in a dense jungle more than ten kilometers east of Xinduo, the Ninth Brigade and the Tenth Brigade met here. The Hukang River turned here, and the torrential and turbulent river suddenly widened. When I got up, the water was less than waist deep, and the troops could ford across the river. This was originally the scheduled rendezvous point for the two troops after the Xinduo blocking battle.

Fang Yuanshan twisted his wet military uniform, looked at the gloomy Xiao Jinshan with a smile, and said, "Why is Lao Xiao not happy in his heart? Just be content, I got completely soaked when I crossed the river, How can you enjoy yourself!"

Xiao Jinshan said angrily: "Old Xiao, I just can't figure it out. The order of the division headquarters is changed day and night. How can we, the front-line commanders, command the troops? We were already full of energy. Teach these arrogant bastards of the British and Indian Army a lesson, but if you order them together and run overnight, if I go back to Xinduo to fight against them, I will cross the river ten times back and forth, and I will feel at ease!" [

Fang Yuanshan shook his head resignedly, and said, "You, with your bad temper, are you worried about fighting when you get to Magao?"

Xiao Jinshan said: "That's different. In Xinduo, we brothers can fight as we like. In Magao, 10,000+ troops are crowded together. There are big men from the first brigade and Chu Da from the fourth brigade. The two of them are so loud, can it be our turn to grab the main attack task? At that pre-war meeting, these two people were not the ones with thick necks and blushing to grab the main attack!"

Fang Yuanshan didn't answer. In fact, he agreed with Xiao Jinshan's statement very much. When the directly subordinate corps were operating together, the Ninth Brigade and the Tenth Brigade were mostly used as reserve teams. However, this did not mean that he agreed with Xiao Jinshan's current situation. How should I put it, as a subordinate, obeying the orders of the superior is a matter of course.

The teacher ordered to withdraw from Xinduo. Naturally, there is a reason for the teacher. Looking at Fang Yuanshan's expression, Xiao Jinshan became a little anxious. Just as he was about to continue, suddenly, there was an earth-shattering loud noise from the direction of Xinduo behind him. The ground at the location trembled.

Xiao Jinshan was startled, what happened?He hurriedly picked up the binoculars and looked in the direction of Xinduo. Xinduo was already a sea of ​​flames. In the twilight of dawn, Ma Gao was shrouded in a cloud when viewed from the two of them's current upper positions.

Although I can't see it very clearly, the soaring smoke column that splashes from time to time can still explain everything that happened there. Xiao Jinshan put down the binoculars, his face was a little pale, he is a veteran who has been fighting for a long time, still can't understand what happened in Xinduo What?

He took a deep breath, and Fang Yuanshan said: "Old Fang, it's so dangerous. The British and Indian troops shelled Ma Gao. Judging by the scale, there are at least four or five artillery regiments, among which there are a lot of heavy artillery. It's completely all-around bombardment."

After a pause, he looked at Fang Yuanshan with a strange light in his eyes, and then said, "Old Fang, what the hell was I complaining about just now? The master's order saved the two of us and nearly ten thousand people." I kept blaming the commander for the lives of many soldiers, if we didn’t withdraw in advance, we brothers would have to answer for the cannonball.”

Fang Yuanshan sighed slightly and said: "Old Xiao, I am convinced. The teacher is really a master. You said, how did he know that the artillery of the British and Indian Army will definitely bombard Xinduo? Order us to withdraw an hour earlier?"

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