Age of Rebirth

It was not that Tang Qiuli hadn't thought about encircling and annihilating the British and Indian troops in a favorable area in the Hukang River Valley west of Xinduo. However, there was an unavoidable natural factor that restricted his thinking.

The Hukang River Valley is a long and narrow corridor area, which is a fatal constraint for large corps operations. A huge force cannot be deployed at one time. Tanks and other armored assault forces cannot be deployed too much at one time. Otherwise, the British and Indian The equipment and momentum when the army first invaded northern Myanmar, in Xiduo, it was impossible for them to be blocked by Wen Rongcai's two regiments in the northern Myanmar border security zone for more than a day.

Tang Qiuli would not fight such a battle. Although he could still kill all of Alexander's troops in the end, the time, casualties, and energy invested were not worthwhile.

Moreover, with Sido falling into his own hands, the door to the westward retreat of the British and Indian troops has been completely closed. Tang Qiuli has a new plan to use Alexander's remnant army as bait to attract other troops in India. The British and Indian troops came to the rescue and wiped out all the British troops stationed in India in the India-Myanmar border area, clearing obstacles in advance for the next step to enter East India and East Pakistan.

Moreover, the fleet that has already entered the Andaman Sea is waiting for orders, and Tang Qiuli does not want the British to have the ability to counterattack when the marines approach southern India. According to Tang Qiuli's understanding, this is a typical battle. The battle for aid at the siege point, the battlefield is in the Xiduo area. [

In this way, Xiduo's troops will fight on two fronts, and they will face off against Alexander's remnants and the British and Indian troops from India. Such a heavy task cannot be undertaken by the strength of three brigades. Tang Qiuli ordered the eight brigades of the Sulu Mobile Corps, which had already completed the task of destroying the enemy, to speed up the penetration speed, while the main reason why the directly subordinate corps slowed down the pursuit speed.

With Tang Qiuli's rich command experience.It is impossible for the remaining 8 people in Alexander to attack Xiduo unscathed and vigorously. The sluggish, exhausted, and uninterrupted attacks reached Alexander's remnant army in Siduo.It must be the end of the battle, and this task was handed over to Le Yiqin, the commander of the Southern Aviation Group of the Independent Division Aviation.

At around [-]:[-] am on April [-]th, in Myitkyina, the commander of the Independent Division Air Force Southern Air Group's Northern Burma Base, Major General Le Yiqin, was holding a pre-war military meeting.

In the meeting room.The smog filled the meeting, and the meeting had been going on for some time. Colonel Dong Ningxuan, chief of staff of the flight group, who was in charge of commanding the transport aircraft formation and airlifting equipment, medicine and supplies for Xiduo's troops, was about to report the situation.

Le Yiqin immediately interrupted him and said: "Chief of staff, don't bring your work to the meeting. Anyway, we will ship whatever the logistics department prepares. As for how to ship it, it's up to you It’s not my fault for the chief of staff, when we divided the labor, it was clear that you command the transport plane, and I command the fighter jets and bombers, don’t expect me to give you any advice!”

Dong Ningxuan was amused, and said, "Commander, I didn't compete with you for the command of fighter jets and bombers. I just wanted to report to you. What are you nervous about the progress of airdrop supplies?"

Le Yiqin grinned embarrassingly, and said: "That's good, but you don't have to report it, you can make your own decision. Are you the chief of staff? You still have some power, and the division of labor is clear. Go get busy." , Next, there is no formation of transport planes!"

The heads of the bomber and fighter regiments who participated in the meeting burst into laughter. Dong Ningxuan shook his head resignedly and said, "You are afraid that I will be here. Well, I will go to work, so as to save you from being uneasy and worrying about me." As if I'm grabbing command?"

Le Yiqin sent Chief of Staff Dong Ningxuan out of the door affectionately, and then closed the door of the meeting room, saying: "That's all right, let me coax the business snatcher away, next, we should talk about our business It's time!"

Le Yiqin pointed to the map of the Hukang River Valley and said: "There are no British fighter jets in the sky in northern Myanmar. There is no danger in our bombing mission. This time, the division commander did not limit our bombing location and intensity. It is my understanding." That is, let go of your hands and feet, the bombers are divided into five formations, and they take off one by one to ensure uninterrupted bombing during the day. The fighters follow the bomber formations, on the one hand, as escort missions, and on the other hand, they also participate in the battle against the British and Indians on the ground. soldiers' attack."

"In addition, a squadron with excellent flying skills was deployed to form a night bombing formation. Whenever I saw a little light on the ground in the airspace of the Hukang River Valley, I would bomb it hard, making the British and Indian soldiers restless day and night. Just a reminder, bomber formation, pay attention to the air defense force of the British and Indian troops, these guys are better than little devils, let's not suffer, well, let's start to act immediately! I will bring the first fighter formation, the first attack!"

The heads of the fighter regiments looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling unconvinced in their hearts. Why was the commander embezzled by the commander of this important event? What can be done? Even the chief of staff was coaxed and tricked out. The commander argues a few words, maybe the task of leading the team to attack falls on himself, and everyone will not be fooled by this!

At 10:[-] in the morning, nearly a thousand fighter jets and bombers at the Myitkyina Field Airport were taken out of the hangar. The fighter jets and bombers of the first attack wave had already begun taxiing on the runway. The entire airport was destroyed by huge engines. Surrounded by the roar.

Le Yiqin stepped into the fighter plane, touched the dashboard lovingly, and said to himself: "Old man, there is another job to do today, but unfortunately, you have no opponent, you are destined to be lonely, there is no way , we can’t change it to a bomber, can we?”

In the earphones, the voice of the command tower came, "001, you are ready to take off!" Le Yiqin hit the accelerator, and after gliding for a certain distance, the fighter plane leaped lightly, facing the bright morning sun in northern Myanmar, shooting like a sharp arrow. To the sun-filled sky.

The soldiers of the British and Indian Army, who had rested for more than a day in northern Myanmar, obviously recovered a lot of energy, but the fear in their eyes did not decrease in the slightest. For Commander Alexander's order, everyone raised their hands in favor. No one wants to stay in Xinduoduo. Although there are food and drinks, it is too close to the Chinese.

Maybe when the Chinese soldiers come up from behind, it is unknown whether I can get away. The farther away from the terrible place where 10,000+ brothers are buried in Meisi Kailing, the commander ordered, It has won the hearts of the people and has been thoroughly implemented. Even the soldiers lined up in advance and waited to set off without waiting for the officer to urge them.

Of course, there are exceptions. The brigade that was ordered to stay in Xinduo and was responsible for blocking the pursuit of the independent division, from the brigade commander to the ordinary soldiers, all mourned and looked at the troops that had gone away while complaining about their bad luck. There are many American 155mm caliber howitzers piled up in crates of guns.

But these stocky guys didn't give Simpson's more than 7000 British and Indian soldiers guarding the third brigade any sense of security. They were as noisy as Xinduo in the market just now. People, why are they similar to abandoned orphans? [

The brigade commander, Major General Vladimir, yelled fiercely, ordering officers at all levels, and urging the soldiers to seize the time to build fortifications and build artillery positions.

After the soldiers of the British and Indian Army began to work, they immediately complained and cursed loudly. The artillerymen of the first division of Major General Fisher, who had already become a prisoner of war, did not do anything else. With all his strength, he kept smashing the cannon, blasting Xinduo, which was covered with stones, so that the empty soil and stone chips on the ground could submerge the ankles.

Well now, what construction works?In the whole of Xinduo, I couldn’t even find a stone the size of a fist. I had no choice but to go to a place five or six kilometers away from Xinduo and laboriously move the stone. Of course, British soldiers would not do such drudgery. However, it was Indian soldiers who worked hard. In this way, the work efficiency of Indian soldiers full of resentment can be imagined.

The brigade commander, Major General Vladimir, has no confidence at all. After the battle of Metz, he knows too well that there are 10,000+ people, and there will be no one left in more than two hours. More than 7000 people of his own, in the independent division In front of the artillery of the army, there was nothing wrong with it. I am afraid that when the Chinese army started to attack, their own brigade survived for half an hour.

Major General Vladimir still can't figure it out, why Chief of Staff Adams just took a fancy to his own brigade, in terms of equipment and combat effectiveness, the local garrison is barely second-rate, blocking the Chinese army for more than three days , what are you kidding?

I was able to save my life from Meisikai Ridge, but I was lucky enough not to be the main force. I walked at the end of the marching column, next to the supply troops. The trip also disappeared.

Obviously, when we arrived in Xinduo, the good luck was over, and was designated by Chief of Staff Adams as a unit to block the Chinese army in Xinduo. This is obviously a mission to die. There are more than 7000 people and 10,000+ people in the independent division. Chief of Staff Adams thought Are all the soldiers of the third brigade gods of war?

The brigade commander, Major General Vladimir, thought angrily, and couldn't help but envy the troops that continued to retreat. How good they are, they will be able to return to familiar places in a few days, and they will no longer have to face the terrible Chinese. , He even planned that once he found the Chinese army appeared, he would shoot a few symbolic shots and then surrender.

To fight desperately, I can only think about it in my heart, even if I have this plan, but the soldiers under me, I am afraid that they will scramble to surrender their guns to the Chinese without giving orders by themselves!

If Major General Vladimir knew that the troops he envied continued to retreat, at this time, they were enjoying the bombing fleet of the independent division, raining bombs, and being blown up and screaming, he would be glad, at least, he still had The power to choose to surrender.

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