Age of Rebirth

The tense night passed quietly, and the sun rose over the Indochina Peninsula. The bright sunshine dispelled the dense fog, and everything in the Hukang River Valley was clearly displayed in front of our eyes.

In the small town of Xiduo, bathed in the rising sun, those residents who rely on their strength to eat got up early, ready to start a day of hard work, opened the door, and just walked a few steps, surprised, oops, the streets are full of people. It was a soldier armed with a gun, and suddenly retreated, feeling panicked. Could it be that Xiduo changed the hill again?

Through the crack of the door, they quietly observed these soldiers. Their military uniforms recognized them as Chinese soldiers. Now, they were relieved. These Chinese soldiers never harmed the common people. When they were here, it was rare for them to rely on their strength to eat. I lived a good life for a few days, but it was strange that I didn't hear the sound of guns and guns. Where did the British in the town and those miscellaneous military leaders go?

The sun continued to rise, and those who came back with the footsteps of the British, the leaders of the wandering armed forces, and the leaders of various forces also got up one after another. Powerful, they have experienced it deeply and suffered deeply, and their memory is still fresh.

At the beginning, I was beaten to death by these Chinese soldiers, and I was driven to the deep mountains and old forests, and I still didn't let them go. Finally, the British came back, and I lived a good life as before, earning a lot of money , killing someone, robbing a girl, etc., life is good, but the Chinese soldiers are back. [

This day is going to change, but where are those British soldiers?I didn't hear the sound of guns and guns. The sky changed overnight. Are you still letting people live?Why did these Chinese soldiers occupy Xiduo quietly, and their own suffering came again, so they quickly closed the gate, digging holes to bury gold and silver treasures, and then.Run with your cronies.

Otherwise, based on what he did after he came back, the guy who eats will definitely not be able to keep it.The Chinese soldiers were cruel and merciless, but it was too late, the town was surrounded, and when they ran to the entrance of the town, they were blocked and had to go back home dejectedly.The eyes are straight and waiting for the catastrophe to come.

In the barracks of the British and Indian Army, the situation is different again. Outside, the soldiers of the special warfare detachment and the three field brigades have already taken their positions, and the flies around the garrison can’t fly out. Just wait for these young soldiers to get up and do morning exercises Then.Take it in one fell swoop, and save everyone from waking up, which is very troublesome.

But.It was already past nine o'clock in the morning, the sun was rising high, and the barracks of the British and Indian troops were still quiet. There was no intention of doing morning exercises at all, but the ups and downs of snoring embellished this interesting morning.

Chu Tian and the three brigade commanders, including the soldiers, couldn't help wondering, could it be that today is the Queen's birthday?No morning exercises.Sleeping until you wake up naturally is a special way to celebrate Her Majesty's birthday?

The officers and soldiers of the Independent Division knew that since they were stationed in Xiduo, the soldiers of the British and Indian Army in this regiment have never done morning exercises or slept until the sun basked in their buttocks.I was so hungry that I screamed and screamed, and no one got up. It is said that this was an order from the commander of Brest. The reason is that soldiers who don’t rest are not good soldiers. We must fully care about the health of the soldiers and get enough sleep. , is one of the needs!

After another ten minutes, there was still no movement, not even awakened by urination. Chu Tian, ​​Wang Yiwu, Zhao Shoushan, and Geng Zhijie shook their heads and sighed while discussing. Happily, since entering Xiduo, it has long since disappeared.

After looking at the situation of the various encircled locations, it is true that so many troops are not needed. The night is dark and foggy, and the line of sight is not wide. In addition, due to the terrain constraints in the town, too many troops cannot be deployed, and accidental injuries are easy to occur. He also understood Chu Tian's approach.

Wang Yiwu shook his head and said, "Captain Chu, Lao Zhao, Lao Geng, have you ever seen such an army? The muzzle of guns is almost on the forehead outside, these bastards are fine, they sleep like dead pigs , He doesn’t even know he’s in the nest, how can a soldier like this still fight? Brits, what the hell... He just doesn’t know what to say.

Chu Tian also found it incredible, and said: "My opinion is that we can't wait any longer. The commander is still waiting to report the battle situation. Besides, we still need to build blocking positions, open airdrop fields, and build airstrips. There are a lot of things to do. , Simply, let’s start shouting, if anyone dares to resist, shoot and kill, three brigade commanders, what’s your opinion?”

Wang Yiwu, Zhao Shoushan, and Geng Zhijie, there is no reason to disagree, that is, Chu Tian was in charge of the battle to capture Xiduo, and he considered a lot. If it was any one of them, it would be so polite, Sun As soon as they showed their heads, they had already used their guns to drive these British guys and Indian soldiers out of their beds.

The shouting started, but there was no movement at first, and then there were a few exclamations from the room, probably because they saw the muzzle of the gun outside, and then there was a noise of rushing around and knocking things over, as well as panicked voices in English and Hindi. Shouting, ouch, it was like stabbing a hornet's nest. The camps of the British and Indian troops were in chaos at that time.

There were really some unbelievers, a few British and Indian soldiers, who should be officers and the like, took the guns in their hands and pointed them outside, beating them indiscriminately. Probably, they thought the muzzles of the guns outside were just for display.

Immediately, they knew the consequences of impulsiveness. The snipers who had been prepared for a long time, before their guns retracted, "Papa Papa!" Several different gunshots, large-caliber blocking rifles, Spinning and flying over, the high-speed metal pellets, with a huge impact force, crushed the heads of several short-sighted guys like smashing a watermelon.

White brains, mixed with bright red blood, splashed all over the wall, and the dead body fell to the ground. At this moment, the British soldiers and Indian soldiers in the room were frightened and foolish. The guns were as hot as a red-hot iron, and they were thrown out of the doors one by one. Soon, guns were piled up under the doors of every room.

Then, soldiers and officers of the British and Indian Army came out obediently from one room to another in line with hands raised, and gathered in the center of Xiduo, looking nervously at the Chinese soldiers around them with terrified eyes. They couldn't predict what kind of fate awaited them. At 29:[-] am on April [-], the battle to capture Xiduo ended smoothly.

In this battle, a regiment of the Sido garrison of the British Army stationed in India was captured, with more than [-] people from the head of the regiment, Colonel Brest, and more than [-] people. No casualties, the battle process was unusually calm, not even a small-scale battle took place, and the troops fired a total of less than a hundred rounds, creating a classic example of a sneak attack.

As for these prisoners, Major General Zhao Shoushan, commander of the No. 11 Brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps, came up with a good idea. He said to Chu Tian, ​​Wang Yiwu, and Geng Zhijie: "There is no reason to eat and not work. You can’t keep these bastards for nothing, my opinion is, simply, put them all on the construction site, clean up the airdrop site, and build a field airport, anyway, we can’t let them idle!”

Wang Yiwu laughed loudly, claimed to be wonderful, and said to Zhao Shoushan jokingly: "Old Zhao, why don't these prisoners go to your [-]th Brigade to dig trenches and repair fortifications?"

Zhao Shoushan turned pale in shock, waved his hands again and again, and said, "No, no, no! Old Wang, your idea is not very good. Will these wretches dig trenches? I'm afraid that the trenches they dig will put my soldiers' lives in it." , Let them do some unskilled work!" Several people laughed and went to work.

At [-]:[-], Chu Tian, ​​the leader of the special operations detachment, reported the situation of Xiduo to the division commander Tang Qiuli. The telegram was very simple, "Mr. In a few minutes, Xiduo was captured, and the battle progressed smoothly, and more than [-] British and Indian garrison troops were captured, and no news of the battle was leaked."

In the eastern section of the Hukang River Valley, there is a hillside full of wild flowers. After reading Chutian’s telegram, Tang Qiuli happily patted the chair of the jeep and said loudly: “Okay, Chutian has enough brains to know my intentions.” , Unknowingly taking down Xiduo is tantamount to closing the door for Alexander to escape back to the East Indies, nothing more than catching a turtle in a jar!"

What he valued the most was the last sentence of the telegram, "The news of the battle has not been leaked." This was exactly the result he needed. Chu Tian completed it, and Alexander and his defeated soldiers would still hit the iron plate.

Then, Tang Qiuli said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, order Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan not to pursue too closely, and keep a distance of two days from the fleeing troops of the British and Indian troops. Eight more brigades, speed up, get ahead of Alexander, reach Sido, order Le Yiqin, keep in touch with Sido, and be ready to start airdropping supplies at any time, we should also slow down."

Zhao Yuhe said with a smile: "Master, I'm afraid that at this time, Commander Le's mind is not on airdropping Xiduo, all his mind is on thinking about how to blow up the British and Indian troops in a quick battle. People are turned on their backs!"

Tang Qiuli also laughed. He agreed with Zhao Yuhe's words and added: "Therefore, to the order of Le Yiqin, a militant, we should add these words: Xiduo's airdrop mission takes precedence over bombing the retreating British and Indian troops." Army, otherwise, you will be my staff officer for a while!"

Zhao Yuhe was overjoyed. He knew that the commander had really caught Le Yiqin's pulse. He didn't know what kind of wonderful expression the Major General Le Commander, who commanded nearly a thousand planes, had after seeing the commander's order?

At around [-] o'clock in the morning, more than [-] kilometers away from Xinduo, Alexander, the commander of the British and Indian Army, finally woke up slowly under the dedicated treatment of the military doctor, rolled his god's eyes a few times, and said to the staff around him: "Go, Invite Chief of Staff Adams, I have something important to explain!"

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