Age of Rebirth

The ambush at Meisi Kailing lasted more than two hours and ten minutes, and ended in victory. About 14 British and Indian troops were annihilated and captured in this battle. The main force of the British garrison in India was lost after this battle.

The independent division that participated in the Meisi Kailing ambush was directly under the various brigades of the corps, and lost no more than a thousand people. Most of them accidentally burned and bruised themselves while cleaning the battlefield. Based on Li's battle theory, with the most ferocious firepower, in the shortest time, inflict the greatest damage on the enemy.

If the Meisi Kailing ambush is carried out in a conventional way, the 10,000+ British and Indian troops who are desperate to fight will not be completely resolved without entanglement for a few days, and the casualties of the directly subordinate corps will also increase dozens of times. The choice of time, the choice of firepower and the choice of firepower equipment did not make the ambush in Meisi Kailing become a classic example of warfare studied by military scientists of later generations.

What consumes the most is the cannon. At this moment, looking at the several telegrams urging "medicine" from the logistics department directly under the Corps, Lieutenant General Zhang Quan, the head of the logistics department of the division and the commander of the Joint Service Command in Kunming, couldn't help cursing.

"These prodigal sons don't know how to feel sorry for the "medicine". After two hours of battle, they actually fired 10,000+ cannons and tens of thousands of rockets. Prodigals, that large-caliber rocket is enough for me, a lieutenant general. A month's allowance, and it's money! They don't feel bad, I feel bad!" Of course, scolding is scolding, and things have to be done. [

On the back of the telegram is the name of the division commander Tang Qiuli. The officers of the joint logistics department are also used to the old man's nagging. It didn't look like a pain in the face, just like selling blood, so tens of thousands of trucks on the transportation line from Kunming to Myitkyina began to rush around again.

Tang Qiuli didn't have to worry about these at all.What troubled him was that so many British and Indian prisoners of war were captured, and they were all wounded, how to arrange them?Like treating Japanese soldiers.It is a peace of mind to solve the problem with one piece, but these captured British and Indian soldiers, especially the British soldiers, are their bargaining chips for negotiating with the British, and they are of great use value.

But the tens of thousands of wounded are just the consumed medicines.It was a number that made Tang Qiuxin feel very distressed. The chief of staff, Zhao Yuhe, saw the troubles of the division commander, thought for a while and said, "Master, regarding the placement of prisoners of war, please leave it to our staff office. Just right, the division commander Part of the Ministry. To return to Magao, I will ask Chief of Staff Ge Zhenzhuang to lead the team to deal with the issue of prisoners of war. Don't worry about it!"

Tang Qiuli said repeatedly: "Very good, but Yuhe, you must clearly explain to Ge Zhenzhuang that there must be a detailed account of all the expenses for the treatment of British and Indian prisoners of war. If we don't pay for this money, we will eventually have to It falls on the head of the British! In addition to the cost of "drugs", nursing costs, labor costs, food costs, hospital bed costs, etc. must be added. Can not be sloppy!"

Zhao Yuhe was taken aback for a moment, the teacher's face now looked like a "profiteer" businessman, he quickly blinked vigorously, and when he looked again, he still felt the same way.He shook his head, remembering his purpose of coming to find the teacher.

Zhao Yuhe said: "Master, the brigade commanders have called to ask when the division will give the order to pursue. All the prisoners of war were sent to Magao overnight. All the troops are ready to go, and they are waiting for the order!"

Tang Qiuli shook his head with a smile, and said: "Don't worry, give Alexander a few hours to gather the troops, otherwise, it will be a waste of time to play with them tomorrow. After the battle, the soldiers are tired, so order the troops. Rest for five hours, eat and drink enough, sleep well, at two o'clock in the morning, with Xiao Jinshan's ninth brigade and Fang Yuanshan's tenth brigade as the guide, pursue along the direction of the Hukang River Valley!"

At 29 o'clock in the morning on April [-]th, the unique morning fog in the Hukang River Valley area covered the land like a dream, and the cliffs, jungles, and roads were all hidden in the fog , only the torrential Hukang River, with a slight whistling, came from the mist, which made people feel real.

It was the darkest moment before dawn, and the morning mist made the night darker again. Only occasionally, the mist was blown away by the morning wind, exposing a few twinkling morning stars in the sky. In the white chaos.

On the road leading to Xinduo, more than 8 British and Indian soldiers hurried on the road in silence. All the vehicles turned on their headlights and carefully looked at the road with a visibility of less than ten meters. It was also for the soldiers on foot. Illuminate, but, in the eyes of the dull-faced soldiers who are mentally and physically exhausted, the faint light like a will-o'-the-wisp seems to be blown out by the wind at any time, making them even more frightened ,

Witnessing the artillery fire that destroyed everything in the squadron during the day, all the soldiers, the joy of surviving after the catastrophe was replaced by the fear deep in their hearts. The whole team was filled with an atmosphere of depression and failure, like mold, Corroding the hearts of everyone from the commander to the soldiers, they just want to escape from that horrible place as soon as possible, the farther the better.

Lieutenant General Adams, chief of staff, looked at the puppet-like soldiers moving mechanically with a worried expression on his face, and sighed deeply. He knew very well that the situation in the army was so bad that the wind was raging and the grass and trees were all soldiers. Even without the power to fight, even a few sudden gunshots can cause the troops to collapse.

The dignified chief of staff of the lieutenant general stationed in India, when arranging the rear guard, was unable to command a brigadier general. Without that unit, he was willing to take on the task of covering the retreat, making noise, haggling, obstructing and stressing difficulties, They are all afraid of the independent division army suddenly coming from behind, so the task of this guard is to die.

What chilled Chief of Staff Adams the most was the faces of his compatriots, the ugliness of the usually arrogant officers, and the performance of those senior generals, who had completely lost the pride and confidence of the generals of the British Empire. In the end, Chief of Staff Adams had to Ramgar was forced to garrison the third brigade, a brigade in which Indian soldiers made up the vast majority, as the rear guard of the retreating troops.

The brigade commander is vacant, and the deputy brigade commander is temporarily under the command of an Indian brigadier general. The Indian brigadier dare not disobey the order of the chief of staff. Lieutenant General Adams, the chief of staff, is a British major, and he can also remove him, the brigadier general's food guy, on the grounds of enforcing battlefield discipline.

The brigadier general looked ugly and said nothing. Of course, Chief of Staff Adams did not treat him badly. He announced on the spot that he was officially appointed as the commander of the third brigade of the Lambgar Garrison, with full command of the troops.

The newly appointed brigade commander did not have the slightest joy after being promoted, and the seal on the spot was just a consolation to himself who was the cannon fodder. Only God knows whether he will come back after this trip, and he is dejected. Soldier, turn around and walk back, but no matter how you look at it, there is no generous and tragic atmosphere, and it looks like a group of death row prisoners being put on the execution ground.

What made Chief of Staff Adams feel a little relieved was that the rear guard had not yet heard a report of an exchange of fire with Tang Qiuli's troops, that is to say, the terrifying Chinese troops had not yet caught up, and the panic-stricken British Emperor **Team is safe for the time being.

But looking at Commander Alexander at the side, Adams was in an extremely bad mood. Since the retreat from Messkai Ridge, Commander Alexander, except for getting mad and grabbing himself by the neck once, never said a word In other words, there is no order, so there is no way, the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Adams, can only bravely play the role of commander, but he knows, at this moment, how heavy is this burden? [

The other officers, when they saw that Commander Alexander was able to remain calm despite such a big defeat, they secretly admired him, as expected of a general. If this matter happened to him, he would have collapsed long ago, right?Take his silence as a review of the ambush in Messkai Ridge.

Only Chief of Staff Adams knows in his heart that your Excellency, Commander, is probably on the verge of collapse. His eyes are dazed and unfocused, and he mutters to himself, seemingly in deep thought. When he occasionally glances at you Only then will you realize that the general's eyes are empty and orderly. In order to prevent Commander Alexander from violently injuring others or "suicide", Adams arranged for four strong guards to guard the Commander's side all the time. side.

Suddenly, Alexander stood up from the slow-moving military jeep, waved his hands nervously, and shouted loudly: "I understand, I understand everything, stop and get the map!"

Adams hurried over and asked, "Your Excellency, please sit down, this is very dangerous! If you have any order, just give it!"

Alexander said eagerly: "Adams, I understand. This is a big conspiracy, a big conspiracy from beginning to end. The troops in other directions are very dangerous. Quickly, order the troops in the direction of Ledo, Sugia, Gamai, and Xintaiji to immediately Stop the attack and return to East India the same way! Order them to blow up all the places along the way that can prevent the pursuit of troops."

After finishing speaking, he laughed loudly, looked at the dense fog in the Hukang River Valley and the night sky in the direction of northern Myanmar with hatred eyes, and then said: "I just let that despicable and cunning Chinese Tang Qiuli experience a failure. It feels like my main force is gone, but the other troops are still there!"

At this time, more than nine hours had passed since Tang Qiuli ordered the brigades of the Sulu Mobile Corps to launch a devastating attack on the British and Indian troops in front of them.

And in such a long time, it is enough for Tang Qiuli to launch another large-scale battle. What's more, the encirclement prepared by Tang Qiuli's four divisions to assist Alexander is far greater than the strength of the ambush at Meisi Kailing. Several times more, Alexander's belated awakening was nothing more than a heavier blow.

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