Age of Rebirth

Swallowing back a mouthful of blood, he also swallowed the fact that from the moment the bomber fleet of the Independent Division appeared, Alexander understood that the road ahead would become more difficult, with so many vehicles and tanks squeezed between two Marching on a narrow road is a living target for Chinese bombers.

Before he reached Xiduo, he might have become a scorched or torn corpse in the Hukang Valley, including himself, he looked up to the sky and sighed: "Tang Qiuli, how many traps have you prepared for me? "The voice is full of force and Nai, who can't control his own destiny. Hearing the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Adams, he felt sad and sad.

Alexander seemed to have vented his inner depression, and said to the silent Adams: "Chief of Staff, immediately convey my order to abandon all vehicles and tanks, and the troops will march on foot instead. If anyone raises an objection, refuse to carry out my order. Or if they take the opportunity to make trouble and disturb the morale of the army, let the military police execute them on the spot!"

Adams was taken aback, and asked a few words involuntarily, "Commander, are you giving up all the vehicles? What about the wounded? From here to Xiduo, it takes seven or eight days to march on foot. The soldiers can bear it." ?"

A cold light flashed in Alexander's eyes, and he felt the need to explain the serious situation before him to his loyal deputy, "Adams, I think that anyone can be skeptical about my orders, but you No, giving up all the vehicles will slow down the marching speed, and, under the current weather conditions, the soldiers' hard work will definitely exceed several times!" [

Adams couldn't help showing shame on his face, but the doubts in his eyes did not diminish at all. Loyalty to the commander does not mean that he will carry out every order of him conditionally. own practical difficulties.

It was just the wounded soldier who was bombed by the bomber of the Independent Division just now, missing arms and legs, bleeding from his head, and his belly was blooming.There are more than 3000 if there are no [-]. Those are the wounded who have lost the ability to move independently. How do they go?Could it all be lifted up, my God.How far can you go in a day?Aren't you waiting for Tang Qiuli's soldiers to catch up?

He didn't speak, but Alexander knew that he didn't convince the chief of staff, so he went on to say: "Adams, this is the immediate difficulty we all see, but you should understand that if we continue to ride in vehicles, we will inevitably suffer even more. A lot of losses. Such a bombing will be like a nightmare, accompanying us for the rest of the journey."

"The target of the vehicle is too big. Give up all the vehicles and march on foot. Although it is difficult, at the very least, it can guarantee that our soldiers can avoid the bombing of the Chinese bombers at any time!"

Having said this, Alexander became wiser. "Dealing with that sinister, cunning, vicious and ferocious Chinese Tang Qiuli, we must prepare for the worst in everything, all right. Dear Adams, send orders. Tell the soldiers, as much as possible Bring more supplies, we won't get any supplies in the next few days, unless we get to Xiduo!"

Adams couldn't help but speak, "Your Excellency, I understand that your decision is the most correct right now, but, do you know that during the bombing just now, we added more than 3000 wounded, what should they do, follow Are the troops going together?"

Alexander's expression darkened, and then his eyes became cold, and he said in a cold tone: "Impossible, the wounded will slow down the marching speed, Tang Qiuli will not sit back and watch us retreat like this, his troops are right behind, okay Well, Adams, I have come up with a solution, but you need to implement it, because other people don't have such strength!"

Adams's heart tightened, and he had already vaguely guessed what the commander's method was. Sure enough, Alexander said with a straight face: "All the wounded should be placed where they are, and enough food and medicine will be left for them, as well as doctors and nurses. , Once the Chinese catch up, they can choose to resist or surrender, the only thing I can do is to pray for them in front of God!"

Adams found it difficult to accept that more than 3000 wounded who had lost combat effectiveness were resettled locally in this desolate Hukang River Valley, which meant that they had been abandoned, and how would the Chinese soldiers who chased them up treat them?Be kind or slaughter, the Japanese execute prisoners of war mercilessly, what about the Chinese?They're all Asian, what's the difference?

But looking at Alexander's unquestionable gaze, Adams knew that no matter how much he argued, it would be useless. Besides, he believed that the commander's method was the only way to get rid of the fate of annihilating the entire army. However, it was difficult psychologically. Just accept it, the wounded are more important than the remaining tens of thousands of soldiers, Adams struggled for a while, and finally made a decision.

He gave a military salute and said, "Yes, firmly carry out the command of your Excellency the Commander. I will deal with the wounded." Probably, he would not give such a cruel order, it was all persecuted by Tang Qiuli!

Thousands of tanks and trucks were left behind. The British and Indian soldiers moved their legs again and headed towards Sido. Behind them were more than 3000 wounded lying on the ground. Smoke, burning vehicles, pits everywhere, countless vicious curses, and the pale faces of doctors and nurses, they became the victims of Prime Minister Churchill and the outcasts of the British Empire Army!

Alexander's judgment was very accurate, and it was the only time during the Northern Burmese campaign that he was able to predict things like a god. Not long after leaving the bombing site, Le Yiqin's second wave of bombers arrived as scheduled. Immediately afterwards, It was the heavy aviation bomb that fell from the sky, and thick smoke and flames rose into the sky on the road in the Hukang River Valley.

However, the effect of the bombing this time was much smaller than that of the previous one. Hearing the roar of the engines like thunder, the soldiers of the British and Indian Army did not need the officers to issue orders, but they were very obediently looking for the air defense location by themselves.Just slow, short-legged, unlucky guys.It became a corpse.

Le Yiqin was in the command post of the Myitkyina base, holding a communicator, and yelling: "What? The British and the Indian soldiers abandoned all the cars and tanks and marched on foot. The bombing effect is not good? There are a lot of tanks and cars in a bombing site, fuck it, don’t care about him, just bomb me hard. As long as you see a British guy or an Indian soldier, drop a bomb on me!"

Minister He of the Operations Department came in, looked at Le Yiqin who had a strange expression, and said carefully: "Commander, the first squadron of the reconnaissance aircraft brigade has returned. The situation in Xinduo has been reconnaissance clearly. There are indeed British and Indian troops building The specific strength of the positions is unknown, and the reconnaissance plane also discovered that there are at least nine artillery positions."

Le Yiqintou said without replying: "Immediately report the detected information to the division headquarters. Accept orders from the division commander at any time!"

In the Hukang River Valley, more than [-] kilometers away from Xinduo, in a natural cave, the headquarters of the corps directly under the pursuit of Alexander is located here. Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe hurried in and said to the division commander Tang Qiuli: " Division Commander, I have received a report from the reconnaissance plane of the Air Force, in Xinduo. There are an unknown number of British and Indian troops. In addition, nine artillery positions have also been discovered."

Tang Qiuli asked calmly: "Yuhe, Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan, have any information come back?" They reported to the headquarters.Zheng Yong, the artillery commander of the Independent Division, heard that the British and Indian troops had artillery in Xinduo.Returning to the nine positions, he immediately pricked up his ears. Judging from his experience, it was at least two regiments of artillery, which was a big piece of fat and a tough bone. [

Zhao Yuhe took out another telegram and said, "Yes, I just received it. The two leading regiments reported separately, but the content is almost the same. The ground reconnaissance of Xinduo has been completed. In Xinduo, the intention is to stop our army. The Anglo-Indian Army has about 155 people in a mixed brigade, and its combat effectiveness is average. However, there are about two and a half regiments of artillery in Xinduo, all of which are American-made [-]mm caliber howitzers. My vanguard, according to the division commander Order, did not launch an attack on Xinduo!"

Before Tang Qiuli could speak, Zheng Yong, who was listening with good eyes, interjected anxiously and said, "Master, they are all big guys. That's a good thing. We need to get it. It's enough to equip two heavy artillery regiments." !" After finishing speaking, I realized that in a hurry, I took away the teacher's words, smiled embarrassedly, and rubbed my big hands.

Tang Qiuli laughed loudly and said, "Yuhe, did you see that? Our Commander Zheng is delighted to see Lie Xinxi, and when he hears the cannon, his heart itches. Okay, I will satisfy your request and order the vanguard to encircle the enemy." Xinduo, order Le Yiqin to send two bomber brigades to bomb Xinduo, and remind him not to blow up those cannons, otherwise, Commander Zheng will find him desperately!"

Dong Ningxuan, Chief of Staff of the Southern Aviation Group, at the command post of the aviation base in Myitkyina, said to the distracted Le Yiqin: "Commander, since this situation has occurred, will the bomber formation of the third attack wave continue to carry out bombing operations?" Necessary for the mission? Or, tomorrow, we will continue the bombing?"

Le Yiqin shook her head, gritted her teeth and said, "Chief of staff, we can't stop, we must ensure the continuity of the bombing. The division commander's order not only requires us to achieve the bombing effect, but also consumes and exhausts the British and Indian soldiers. The meaning, bomb, continue to bomb, I want these British guys and Indian soldiers to walk a few steps, and leave the corpses everywhere, bomb, bomb until Sido, or the division commander orders to stop the bombing! Order the third wave of bombers Formation, take off according to the original plan!"

Following the order from the command post, bombers and fighter jets rushed into the blue sky. Le Yiqin was determined to make Alexander's life difficult!

(To be continued)

Extra words: After typing the last word of today's two chapters, Xiaojin's heart feels relieved. In two years, there has not been a single day of interruption. All book friends, accompany Xiaojin with unchanging hearts, and have gone through more than 700 years Days and nights, several cold summers, springs and winters, I have gotten used to the days when people are quiet at night and typed on the keyboard, because I know that I have your expectations!

As soon as he enters the rivers and lakes, time urges people to grow old, and the Spring Festival arrives again. Xiao Jin, who has passed the third year of life, should probably be called Lao Jin. She is alone and can only rely on her father and mother's house. I had a reunion during the Spring Festival. Fortunately, because of my job, I didn't have to rush around when the year was approaching, so I was able to go home more than a month earlier than the exhaustion of the journey.

Well, my mother asked me to eat dumplings, so I won’t be too verbose. Please, all book friends, please share Lao Jin’s blessings and eat these hot and fragrant dumplings with your family! "On the afternoon of New Year's Eve in the Year of the Snake, grass at [-]:[-]" (to be continued...)