Age of Rebirth

The conditions and timing for the East India Campaign are basically ripe. The British and Indian troops under Alexander, who are used as bait, cannot be injured too much. It is necessary to give the British cabinet an illusion of rescue value, so that it cannot bear to give up. Bring in reinforcements.

With Le Yiqin's current bombing intensity, I am afraid that there will not be many troops left in Alexander in Xiduo. Moreover, Tang Qiuli is also eager to escape from the battlefield in northern Myanmar. The Japanese army under Ito, who was entrenched in Singapore, launched an attack, which was his promise to the Americans.

So far, there is no sign of the Japanese mainland troops heading to Southeast Asia. Therefore, the battle against the British and Indian troops must be ended as soon as possible. Le Yiqin's bombing operation should be enough. She is in the back seat of the cabin, buried in a stack of documents Zhao Yuhe, who was in the telegram draft, raised his head when he heard the words, quickly picked up the pen, and looked intently at the teacher, Tang Qiuli.

Tang Qiuli said: "Order, the Le Yiqin Department of the Southern Flying Group, from now on, stop the bombing of the British and Indian troops under Alexander's department. campaign, providing air fire support and logistical support."

The order arrived at the air command post of the Myitkyina Air Force Field Base. At this time, on the runway of the airport, the bomber formation that is about to carry out the third bombing of the British and Indian troops in the Hukang Valley today has several bombers already slowing down on the runway. Slide slowly. [

After reading the telegram, Le Yiqin slapped the table in frustration, picked up the communicator, "Third echelon, stop taking off immediately, the plane is towed back to the hangar for normal maintenance, all pilots, gather in the conference room, and give a battle commentary! "

Chief of Staff Dong Ningxuan asked: "Commander, what is the intention of the division commander? They fought well, why did they suddenly stop?"

Le Yiqin sighed in great distress.Replied: "It's over, our flight group, from now on, will play a leading role instead of a supporting role, let alone you, I am not willing to accept it, there is no way, the division commander will definitely fight again, chief of staff, the transport plane Together. You still have to catch them, the bombing mission was canceled suddenly, and those guys are still making a fuss? Let’s go, take a look!”

At around [-]:[-] noon, Tang Qiuli's plane landed at Xiduo Temporary Field Airport. At the end of the runway, there was Chu Tian, ​​the leader of the Special Operations Detachment.The five brigade commanders of the Sulu Mobile Corps were all there to greet them.

More than 8 people from the five brigades of the Sulu Mobile Corps gathered here.With a large amount of supplies and equipment, the small town of Xiduo has become a barracks. Tang Qiuli looked at the temporary field airport with satisfaction. In just a few days, Xiduo has become the logistics for the East India Campaign. The supply base has all kinds of facilities.

It can be seen from this that the work of Chu Tian, ​​Wang Yiwu, Zhao Shoushan, and Geng Zhijie was very effective. Looking at the eager eyes of the five brigade commanders.Tang Qiuli said with a smile: "What? You don't know me? It took a few years to wear the general's epaulets. It's not easy!"

Among the five brigade commanders, Major General Wang Yiwu, the commander of the tenth brigade, was one of the first companions who started with Tang Qiuli, looking at his childhood companion.For some reason, Wang Yiwu felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, especially the teacher's half-white hair, and he knew the reason. Moreover, he and Xiaoling were still cousins.

Wang Yiwu felt hot in his chest, and said: "Master, I haven't seen you for a few years, you are much older than me." As soon as he said this, several people immediately rolled their eyes fiercely, "How do you say it? Greetings, Master, also It can't be like this!"

Tang Qiuli understood Wang Yiwu's thoughts, stepped forward and took his hand, and said, "Yiwu, haven't you returned to Dingbian for a while? Take some time to visit your uncle and aunt. They don't have any children to take care of them." , Hey, don’t talk about you, am I the same, everyone is the same, from the day we picked up the gun, home is an eternal expectation in our hearts!”

A few words moved everyone's hearts, and the atmosphere was a little depressed. Tang Qiu left jokingly and said, "Go to your own business. Once I come, there will be suspicion of losing the morale of the army!" Everyone laughed, and the brigade commander They each went to work, and Tang Qiuli left Chutian behind.

When the two arrived at the command post, Tang Qiuli said to Chutian: "Chutian, all the special operations detachment, immediately enter the Ramgarh, Imphal, and Xinyati areas of East India, and are responsible for collecting and reconnaissance of British and Indian troops in the East India area. In view of the situation of the army, we must also find an area suitable for ambushes in the East India region for me, and in addition, send one or two detachments to go deep into the Dongba region to collect intelligence there.”

Chu Tian stood at attention and saluted, "Teacher, I promise to complete the mission!" After a pause, he said as if asking: "Teacher, after our special warfare detachment entered East India and Dongba, in addition to completing the necessary tasks, in order to ensure The mission is going smoothly, and if necessary, can some small-scale battles be carried out?"

Tang Qiuli looked at Chu Tian's serious face, laughed for a while, and said, "Chu Tian, ​​why, you can't help it anymore, want to fight? I can't bear you elites to be ordinary infantry However, if it does not affect the normal progress of the campaign and does not cause losses to the special operations detachment, we can consider your request!"

Chutian couldn't hide his smile, and hurriedly replied: "It's the teacher, Chutian must strictly follow your orders!" Then, some people said embarrassedly: "It's mainly those guys in my team, who want to fight quickly!" Crazy, I also thought about it, after all, this is the first time to go deep into the occupied area of ​​the British, unfamiliar areas, strange enemy situations, unpredictable situations will definitely appear, large and small battles cannot be avoided, please ask for instructions first, save the cost It's too late!"

Tang Qiuli shook his head with a smile, and asked another topic: "Chutian, have you been in touch with Murong Xue? She is a good girl, don't miss it. Originally, you were asked to send Murong Xue to Guangzhou Military Academy to report, but it happened that It was delayed when the riots happened in the Indochina Peninsula, I owe you, after the war with the British is over, I will give you a special holiday to meet beautiful women! The girl is eager to see her!"

Chu Tian is a person who hides his feelings deeply, and he is also a person who is not good at expressing his feelings. When the teacher made such an explicit joke, Chu Tian couldn't help it, his face turned red, and he said hastily: "Master, there is nothing else. I took the troops and set off." After speaking, without waiting for Tang Qiuli to agree, he quickly slipped away.

Tang Qiuli looked at Chu Tian's back and laughed. Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe came in and asked strangely: "Master, what did you say to Captain Chu? Your face was flushed like a gust of wind, and you didn't even say hello to him." see!"

Tang Qiuli said happily: "About the relationship issue." Zhao Yuhe rolled his eyes, a little confused, handed him the things in his hand, and said, "Master, this is the Xiduo blocking force, which was drafted by several brigade commanders." I took a look at the battle plan, and it somewhat conflicts with our battle plan. Their core purpose is to wipe out the British and Indian troops under Alexander on the front line of Sidor, and our plan is to use them as bait .”

Tang Qiuli looked over the battle plan, couldn't help but click his tongue, and said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, these five brigade commanders are ruthless enough, listen to their plan, about ten kilometers east of Xiduo , lay a large number of explosives, and blow up the roads on both sides of the Hukang River Valley. In this way, there are Siduo in front and obstacles in the back. within a narrow area of ​​[-] kilometers, and then, using the superior artillery firepower, carry out artillery raids day and night, covering all areas.”[

Tang Qiuli raised his head and continued: "In three days and nights, Alexander's troops were completely wiped out, and the six heavy artillery regiments and five rocket artillery battalions transported by Le Yiqin and the others were put into the artillery strike at one time. It is safe to say that no one except Wang Yiwu could have come up with this idea, he and Zheng Yong are old friends, and they have suffered a lot from it!"

Zhao Yuhe also laughed, and said: "Commander Zheng Yong's artillery theory is quite influential in our independent division, but this battle plan is the best one for a single battle. Using the overwhelmingly superior artillery fire to take a sudden attack on the exhausted soldiers who have traveled a long distance, and cut off the rear, this is a battle plan that achieves the greatest results at the lowest cost!"

Tang Qiuli laughed and said, "Let's go, Yuhe, let's meet these brigade commanders who are eager to give it a try. They must be uncomfortable because we have denied their plan for a big fight."

A civilian house in Xiduo was temporarily used as the campaign headquarters. As soon as Tang Qiuli and Zhao Yuhe came in, Wang Yiwu asked impatiently: "Master, you have read our battle plan. As long as you approve the implementation, me and Lao Zhao, Lao Geng and the others are fully confident that in three days and nights, tens of thousands of cannons will be fired, and tens of thousands of British and Indian soldiers will be sent flying in Xiduo!"

Tang Qiuli sat down, looked at the five brigade commanders who were looking at him eagerly, smiled and said: "This plan is the main idea proposed by Yiwu. , is the most cost-effective way of fighting with few casualties, great results, but you have killed my bait with one shot, so what if the big fish don’t take the bait?”

Several brigade commanders glanced at each other, but they didn't understand what the commander meant. What kind of bait, big fish, does it have anything to do with fighting Xiduo?

Tang Qiuli looked at them with a smile and said nothing, and waited for them to chatter enough before saying: "The Battle of Northern Burma has entered the second stage, and the battle plan for this stage is based on the development of the battle situation. To put it simply, Xiduo surrounded Alexander's troops as bait, so I'm afraid I will disappoint you this time."

Then, Tang Qiuli said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, please inform everyone about the specific deployment of the Xiduo Campaign!"

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