Age of Rebirth

After more than nine hours of distraught, Alexander finally remembered that in addition to the Central Route Army, which had lost more than two-thirds of its troops, there were other Fourth Route troops attacking in other directions towards northern Burma. Tang Qiuli He used all his main forces to deal with his own troops. After the Battle of Messkai Ridge, he freed up his hands. The next step was to deal with them with all his strength. Therefore, Alexander was very anxious. [Source of this book]

After Alexander gave the order, he saw that Chief of Staff Adams did not respond. The staff officers also looked at him with big eyes and small eyes. I'll shoot you! Do you think that the Chinese on the other side react slower than us?"

The staff officers looked at each other and whispered in their hearts, "It's over, Your Excellency the Commander is out of his mind. It's the best time. It's been more than nine hours. I dare you, Your Excellency the Commander has been in a sleepwalking state! Probably his memory is still there. Stay on the Messkai Ridge battlefield?"

Chief of Staff Adams' face darkened, and then he smiled wryly, looked at Alexander who was in an abnormally excited state, and said in the most gentle tone possible: "Your Excellency, it is already late. Nine hours ago, I I received their telegram that in the current area, the troops of my four divisions have been surrounded by the main force of the independent division with more than three times their strength and five times their firepower."

"Five hours ago, I received the last call from their commander. They lost the battle, and the troops were encircled. They broke through and suffered heavy casualties. I have ordered the troops to surrender to the Chinese! You are resting, so I will not disturb you!" [

There were a few more words, but Adams didn't have the nerve to say it face to face, "With your mental state at the time, you would have gone crazy on the spot if you told you the bad news that made things worse?"

"What?" Alexander stared with frozen eyes.His head was "buzzing", he stared at Chief of Staff Adams, his face flushed sickly, and there seemed to be thousands of bees fluttering in his ears.I couldn't hear anything, and I could only see Adams' lips flapping up and down, his heart felt hot, and a mouthful of blood "fluttered" into the morning mist of the Hukang River Valley, and immediately.Consciousness sinks into the darkness of the edge.

At two o'clock in the morning, Mei Sikai Ridge, which had been silent for more than five hours, began to make noise. When tanks, armored vehicles, and trucks were started, the roar of engines, the low voices of commanders, and the loud counting of soldiers, Hasty footsteps.Breaking the tranquility of the early morning, the earth, which was blown away by the night wind, began to wake up.Form a set of majestic battlefield symphony.

Tang Qiuli walked out of the tent, Shan Hu hurried forward and put on a windbreaker for him, Tang Qiuli looked at Shan Hu in surprise, and said, "Oh, I didn't expect that our Captain Huang is so discerning. Son, it's not easy, have you learned how to flatter?"

Shanhu laughed in embarrassment.Looking contemptuously at the intoxicated Tang Qiuli, she replied in a low voice, "Don't be so prettier, who wants to flatter you, it was Liu Xinlan who specifically asked me before leaving, lest you get sick. I said Xiaoqiu Is your body so bad? When we were back home in Northeast China, we didn’t wear hats, and we could still run in the woods in the middle of the winter. Why did the officials get bigger and bigger, and there were more and more problems? Woolen cloth?"

I was hit hard by Shanhu's words. It seems that I have not exercised much in the past few years. .

Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe happened to come over to report the situation. Hearing the conversation between the two, he held back his laughter and said to Tang Qiuli, "Master, an hour ago, the vanguard troops of the Ninth Brigade and the Tenth Brigade each had their own regiments. let's go."

Tang Qiuli said without hesitation: "Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan must be leading the vanguard?" Zhao Yuhe nodded. In fact, Tang Qiuli did not approve of senior officers doing this. They should stay in the command position. Instead of being the leader of the vanguard, he originally wanted to order Xiao and Fang to come back, but he quickly dismissed this idea.

Tang Qiuli asked again: "How is the situation of other troops? Especially the four battlefields and the direction of Xiduo."

Zhao Yuhe replied: "Commander, after receiving reports from troops from Ledo, Sujiya, Gamai, and Xintaiji, the battle has come to an end. A small part of the British and Indian troops of the four divisions have been wiped out, and most of them have been wiped out." Surrender, at present, the troops are cleaning the battlefield, and it is estimated that in two hours, they can be interspersed in the direction of Xido according to the original plan."

"There is currently no report from the troops in the direction of Xiduo. The leader of the special operations detachment responsible for capturing Xiduo, Chutian, called two hours ago. An hour later, he launched an attack on the British and Indian troops in Xiduo. It is estimated that the battle has not yet begun. It's over, we're in the middle of a fierce battle, Commander, do you want to call and ask about the battle situation?"

Tang Qiuli's eyes fluttered a few times, and he said after thinking: "No need, I have deployed three brigades in Xiduo, and Chutian's special operations detachment, there is no reason why the task cannot be completed, I believe in Chutian, let's go Let's go meet Alexander!" After speaking, he jumped into the jeep in a few steps.

In fact, there were still a few words that he didn't say in his heart, "Chutian, I hope you can understand my intentions, Xiduo, that unit can be defeated, why use your special warfare detachment?"

In the dark night, the bright lights of the cars pierced the night sky. A long dragon of lights crossed the Meisikai Ridge, followed the Hukang River Valley, and rushed westward. A total of twelve brigades directly under the Independent Division began Pursue the British and Indian troops who have retreated hastily.

At 11 o'clock at night, in a dense jungle three kilometers northeast of Xiduo, Colonel Chu Tian, ​​the leader of the special operations detachment of the Independent Division, was holding a pre-war meeting. Except for a dozen special operations leaders In addition, Major General Wang Yiwu, Commander of the 12th Brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps, Major General Zhao Shoushan, Commander of the No.[-] Brigade, and Major General Zhao Shoushan, Commander of the No. .[-] Brigade Commander Geng Zhijie Major General.

A huge rock happened to block the sight of the sentinels of Siduo's British and Indian troops. However, the very experienced soldiers of the special operations detachment still used dozens of raincoats to set up a temporary tent, and a few flashlights with their reflectors unscrewed , hanging upside down on the wooden beams of the tent, as a temporary lighting device, Chu Tian briefly read the teacher's order.

Then, Chu Tian said: "Everyone understands the commander's order. We are a special warfare detachment. If we use hard work to organize our troops, it is not our style and does not reflect our characteristics. Why did the commander take Xiduo? The mission, and hand it over to our special warfare detachment, I wonder if everyone has thought about this issue?"

The team leaders shook their heads unanimously, and couldn't help asking, "Is there any difference?" Not only the team leaders of the special warfare detachment thought so, but also the commanders of the three field brigades who participated in the meeting thought that Chu Tian's words , It's superfluous, it's a bit of a mystery. Could it be that the teacher has a deeper intention for a little Xiduo?

Capturing Xiduo is an easy task. The British and Indian troops defending are only the strength of a regiment, and there is no strong fortification. The brigade randomly pulls out a regiment of troops, and the artillery bombards it. Xiduo, who has a large circle, can't hold back hundreds of cannonballs, and it will definitely solve the battle in no more than an hour. [

However, they all knew Chu Tian, ​​as the division commander's beloved general, who commanded the most elite special operations detachment of the Independent Division, they wouldn't say some useless nonsense, right?Besides, Chu Tian is not that kind of person!

Wang Yiwu, commander of the Tenth Brigade, said: "Captain Chu, since the commander has entrusted the task of capturing Xiduo to the Special Operations Detachment, we want to hear your thoughts. When the time comes, the three brigades of us will cooperate fully. "

Chu Tian said: "It's very simple. The division commander's intention is to capture Xiduo without disturbing the enemy defenders, so that they will not have time to warn the commanders of the British and Indian troops who are retreating in this direction, so as not to increase the difficulty of chasing troops. Also, other units of the Sulu Mobile Corps are also rushing to Xiduo, and if the British and Indian troops who retreated from the Mei Sikai Ridge know that the rear route has been cut off, they will come frantically."

"At that time, when our other troops have not arrived, within the first day or two, our three brigades and the special operations detachment will have the opportunity to bear great pressure, and the dogs will jump over the wall. In order to escape, the British and Indian soldiers will be desperate. To recapture Xiduo, a bloody battle is unavoidable, and the casualties of the troops will increase greatly. The division commander just doesn't want to see such a situation happen, so he entrusted the task to us!"

The sub-captains of the special warfare detachment are used to the detachment leader's monsters, but they don't show much surprise. The three brigade commanders of the Sulu Mobile Corps gasped. It's not easy. In an ordinary order, so much content was cut off, no wonder Xiduo, who was extremely easy to attack, was handed over to an elite like the Special Operations Detachment.

The spark in Chutian's eyes flashed, and he continued: "The combat method and tactics of seizing Xiduo, in order to sneak attack, the special operations detachment sneaked into Xiduo, first occupied the headquarters and confidential communication department of the British and Indian defenders, and then, we Send out the signal and trouble the troops of the three brigade commanders to attack from the outside. We will cooperate internally and blossom from the inside out. It is estimated that the battle will be over within two hours. The sneak attack will start in an hour. Do you understand? ?”

Including the three brigade commanders, everyone agreed in a low voice. Although the voice was not loud, the aura contained in it was amazing. As for the specific tactical issues, Chutian didn't talk nonsense. What the special warfare detachment did was In this line, the team leaders have experienced scenes much bigger than this, no one knows how many times they have experienced it.

What's more, a Xiduo who didn't even have a soil fence, and a few barbed wire fences crumbling here and there, in the eyes of these team leaders, was worse than paper. As soon as Chu Tian finished speaking, a complete set of sneak attack plans was already in place. A dozen sub-team leaders formed in their minds, but it depends on which sub-teams the detachment leader handed over this task to?

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