Age of Rebirth

Xiao Jinshan couldn't answer Fang Yuanshan's words. Now, in his heart, there was only extreme shock and fear, as well as remorse and self-blame. Rational judgment?"

In fact, yesterday evening, when the British and Indian troops suddenly stopped attacking, they should have thought of this, instead of sending urgent calls overnight from the division commander. In a sense, I am incompetent as the brigade commander. I didn't understand the true meaning of the mission. Perhaps, when I accepted this mission, I had already planted the root cause of today's underestimation of the enemy.

Fortunately, a stern order from the teacher prevented me from making a big mistake. Seeing Xiao Jinshan's sad look, Fang Yuanshan patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Old Xiao, don't blame yourself, I am not the same. Unexpectedly, the British did not play their cards according to common sense, and they fired first without launching an infantry attack, which was an accident!"

Xiao Jinshan shook his head and patted his shoulder. Fang Yuanshan's hand didn't say anything. Accompanied by the fierce artillery fire from the British and Indian troops, the troops continued to retreat towards Magao. Behind them, the sound of the artillery became more violent.

After walking a long distance, Xiao Jinshan looked back at Xinduo, who had made half of the sky red, and thought to himself: "After going back, I must review it with my teacher." Precious, it also had a decisive influence on the style and method of the two of them commanding operations in the future. [

At 28:155 a.m. on April [-]th, the artillery of the vanguard of the British and Indian Army ended its shelling of Xinduo. Within an hour, the artillery of the four regiments of the British and Indian Army shot towards the small town of Magao, which was only a few kilometers away. Tens of thousands of guns of various calibers were poured, especially the American-made [-]mm caliber howitzer, which was extremely lethal, and one shot went down.A large pit several meters square appeared on the ground.

The small town of Xinduo, instead of collapsed houses, has become a ruin, full of rubble.It is as desolate as it has been abandoned for centuries. Judging from the effect of shelling, no one can believe that an hour ago, this place was still a small mountain town with stone walls and paths, shaded by green trees, and a strong atmosphere in northern Myanmar.It has been fired by tens of thousands and wiped off the map.

Major General Fisher, the commander of the First Division of the Indian Army, was obviously very satisfied with the effect of the bombardment. After putting down the binoculars, he slammed his right hand in the direction of Xinduo. He shouted on the phone: "The commander ordered. The first tank regiment, cover the first and second infantry regiments, and start assaulting Xinduo immediately!"

After more than half an hour.In the new multi-direction, in the black smoke that has not yet dissipated, three green "" signals were raised. Major General Fisher was stunned and looked at his watch. He was obviously shocked by the rapid attack of his troops. It's relieved, under the cover of tens of thousands of cannonballs, what other creatures can survive?

I don't know if I can see it.The fragmented corpses of the Chinese soldiers, the division commander is a very kind man, a devout Christian, he will feel bad for such a bloody scene, but this does not prevent him from ordering the artillery to destroy the town.

Major General Fisher's military boots.Before his boss, General Alexander, he set foot on Xinduo land ahead of time. Looking at the ruins and ugly pits everywhere, Major General Fisher frowned, stepping on a piece that was obviously torn apart by bombing, but it was still flat On the stone, he ordered the signal soldier: "Immediately report to Your Excellency, Commander, that our first division has occupied Xinduo!"

Then, facing a large group of staff officers around him, he said with compassion: "My God! This is too cruel. The poor Chinese soldiers can't even see the signs of their existence. I don't want to use such a cruel method. It's too inhuman. , But this is war, order to go on, if you find the remains of a Chinese soldier, bury it on the spot, I hope that in northern Myanmar, the poor Chinese soldiers will stop doing so-called resistance!"

Alexander came with more than a dozen senior staff officers, and Major General Fisher rushed up to meet him and said, "Welcome, Commander, to inspect the position of the First Division. Unfortunately, I can't send prisoners to you, Commander, poor China." The soldiers have disappeared along with this town, and my soldiers can't even find a single corpse of them!"

Alexander frowned suspiciously, and muttered in his heart: "There is no corpse? This is strange. No matter how powerful Fischer's artillery is, it can't blow up the Chinese soldiers without a trace. This is not normal. Could it be that Xinduo is not defended by Tang Qiuli's local troops at all? The Chinese gave up Xinduo, why?"

Looking at Commander Alexander, who kept turning his light blue eyeballs, revealing an imperceptible look of suspicion, Major General Fisher felt a little unhappiness, "This The difficult commander, what is he doubting? Doesn’t the fact that he sees explain everything? Even if he can’t find a dead body of a Chinese soldier, what does it mean? Xinduo is at his feet, suspicious old man!"

Major General Fisher felt that there was no need to waste time in Xinduo, and he was unwilling to stay with Commander Alexander, who was not quite right. It was very simple, he felt uncomfortable and extremely unhappy!

"Your Excellency, Commander, will our first division cross Xinduo immediately and head towards the north of Burma? Thousands of miles of clouds, the sun is shining brightly, it is really a good weather for marching, this evening, I will be at Magao City to welcome the arrival of the Commander !” Major General Fisher asked in a cold tone.

Alexander, who has become a master, can't understand the hidden meaning of Major General Fisher, but he doesn't need to worry about it, he shook his head inscrutablely, smiled and said: "Dear Fisher Don't worry, order your soldiers to clean up the ruins of Xinduo immediately. You don't want the convoy behind to spend a whole day to clear the road, so that your soldiers will be hungry when they reach the city of Magao Your belly welcomes me?"

Alexander wanted to use a few jokes to adjust the somewhat unnatural atmosphere, but Major General Fisher, obviously ungrateful, with a straight face, gave the order in a blunt tone in front of him, and found an excuse to slip away .

While walking, he was still secretly slandering, "Damn it, my majestic number one main division was actually sent by this unreasonable commander to do the work of engineers and soldiers. I knew that the ruins of the bombing would have to be cleaned up by my own troops. He I would rather not fire a cannon! Along the way, I was "forced" to march in a hurry like a ghost, and I didn't even let me catch my breath. Now it's good, and I'm not in a hurry to leave, I really don't understand what the old guy means?"

Alexander was more anxious than that general. He was anxious to win Xinduo. The land of northern Burma was in front of him. Before this evening, he would be able to approach the city of Magao, and then attack Myitkyina, and northern Burma would be in his hands, but he We have to wait until troops from other directions catch up.

Before launching the bombardment of Xinduo, Alexander issued an order to the troops in the direction of Leido, Sujiya, Gamai, and Xintaiji, "After the troops start marching, one hour later, report the marching situation, Tang Qiu Is the blocking intensity of the local troops still as strong as yesterday?"

Alexander did not worry for too long, and the communications staff sent several telegrams, "Your Excellency, our department started to move at [-]:[-] am today. After more than an hour of marching, we have already marched towards the north of Burma for two For more than ten kilometers, although there have been many battles along the way, the blocking strength of the Chinese army has been significantly weakened compared with yesterday, and it has little effect on the speed of our troops."

Alexander immediately felt refreshed all over his body. He pushed aside the dark clouds and saw the blue sky, and the last trace of doubt in his heart disappeared. In fact, even the troops in the direction of Leido, Sujia, Gamai, and Xintaiji still made him like yesterday. Being held back by Tang Qiuli's local troops, they were struggling, and could not advance a few kilometers in an hour, lagging behind the Central Route Army by more than half a day. [

Alexander will still order the Central Route Army to go out of the Hukang River Valley at the fastest speed, and rush to Magao. The 10,000+ army with high morale is ready to go, but he will adjust the battle deployment slightly. Surround but not attack, allocate half of the troops to sweep away the local troops of the independent division near Magao.

It is also waiting for the other four-way troops to catch up. Also, Xinduo did not find the local troops of the independent division. Where did they go? Alexander's judgment is that they should gather in northern Myanmar and prepare for a long-term deal with themselves. Delay the time for the British Empire's army to attack Ma Gao, and wait for the arrival of Tang Qiuli's main force.

If it is really as I judged, it is troublesome enough. Now, there is no need to worry about it. The local troops of the independent division assembled somewhere in northern Myanmar will be wiped out by other troops. They will command the main force and concentrate on attacking Ma Gao and Mi That's enough, and there's no need to be distracted by Tang Qiuli's mere third-rate troops.

Alexander put down the telegram and ordered to the chief of staff Lieutenant General Raphael: "Immediately convey my order, the first division and the sixth division will continue to be the forwards, and the troops will set off immediately. The goal is to go straight to Magao. Troops are entangled, order Lambga to defend the fifth division, leave a regiment of troops, stick to Xinduo, and set up a logistics supply base in Xinduo."

Swinging a shovel and picking a pick, the soldiers of the First Division, who were working hard, muttered dissatisfiedly after receiving the order, and immediately climbed into the truck with their bodies covered in mud and dust, and followed the "rumbling" Behind the tank, Xinduo, which was full of ruins, rushed towards Magao in northern Myanmar.

As for what Commander Alexander promised, let the boys of the British Empire put on brand-new military uniforms, shave their beards clean, and return to the Indochina Peninsula in good spirits, which has become empty talk.

However, none of the British and Indian soldiers took the commander's nonsense seriously. The British and Indian soldiers who walked out of the Indian mainland and set foot on the land of the Indochina Peninsula for the first time were obviously less passionate about fighting than curious about this land. and the desire to rob.

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