Age of Rebirth

At around four o'clock in the morning, the British and Indian troops stopped attacking Sido. It wasn't that the acting commander Adams didn't want to fight anymore, but that he could no longer organize an effective attack.

Attacking again and again, being repelled again and again, in one go, declining again, exhausting three times, no matter how crazy the attack is, there will always be exhaustion, the blocking position of the Xiduo Independent Division is like a solid rock , Countless huge waves hit the past, hit the rocks, smashed into waves all over the place, and finally dissipated and receded.

In front of the position, the British and Indian troops left thousands of dead soldiers, and the casualties were not too great. Except for the first two hard-working attacks, even other British and Indian generals could see the rest of the attacks. , The soldiers no longer had the minimum offensive spirit and fighting spirit. When they attacked within the firepower range of the defenders of the Independent Division, the Chinese army began to fight back. The gunshots sounded, and the soldiers retreated like a tide.

The attack is futile. The more violent the attack, the more fierce the independent division's counterattack will be. Within the range of mortars and heavy machine guns, there is a line of death that cannot be crossed. All soldiers who try or cross this line will die. It became a fragmented corpse, and more than half of the casualties of the troops were caused by the previous two attacks.

The generals tried to persuade General Adams to stop the attack, to plan good strategies, and to avoid the so-called casualties, but General Adams had fallen into a state of paranoid madness. In addition to severely accusing the generals who came to persuade them, he also threatened: " If anyone gives up lightly, then he is a sinner of the British Empire and will be severely punished by military law.”[

Moreover, General Adams had his own reasons. He told these generals, "Why didn't Xiduo's independent division take the initiative to attack? They couldn't defend themselves. They just repelled our attack. The reason is very simple. There are a lot of blocking troops, and the strength is not large. It should be about 2 people per division. Otherwise, every counterattack will cause greater casualties to our troops.”

As for the artillery of the independent division that never appeared again, General Adams explained that Tang Qiuli's troops, after long-distance raids, surpassed our army and rushed to Xiduo. It was inconvenient to carry heavy equipment, and the artillery carried only enough for a base. Shelling, otherwise, we only need to cover our army's assembly area with a large-scale artillery fire, and the battle would have ended long ago

However, the current situation is obviously not the case. General Adams concluded that the independent division's defensive strength in Xiduo is not large enough to carry out active and large-scale counterattacks against our troops. Their artillery has been exhausted. For all the guns, it is precisely because of these two judgments that Adams will attack wildly regardless of everything

From another point of view, if you don't maintain a continuous attack, as long as you stop, you will let go of your anger. With the current state of the soldiers, facing the fierce firepower of the Chinese defenders and their own huge casualties, if you want to continue fighting , There are thousands of difficulties, even if it is forced to attack, there is no actual effect, it just adds more corpses!

Adams thought this way, and he did the same. He kept organizing the retreating troops, and after a little reorganization, he threw himself into the attack again. With this blocking stone, tens of thousands of soldiers and himself will fall into an even more dangerous situation. He has not forgotten that not far behind, there are Tang Qiuli's pursuers

However, things backfired. All the attacks did not achieve any effect. His soldiers did not advance half a step. Even if he gained a foothold near Xiduo, he would not be so depressed. The soldiers His performance made Adams even more desperate. He said it was an attack, and he was just close to the fire range of the defenders of the Independent Division. As soon as the gunshots sounded, the soldiers turned around and ran back.

At four o'clock in the morning, Adams used almost all the troops, that is to say, every formed unit attacked at least once, and the soldiers were greeted by the exhausted mortars and light and heavy machine guns of the defenders of the Independent Division There are guns and submachine guns whistling non-stop. Every time they attack, the British and Indian troops get nothing but corpses.

Xiduo is still firmly in the hands of the independent division. The battle has reached this level, and General Adams's crazy mind has also begun to wake up. Xiduo has become a gap that he cannot overcome. If he continues to fight, I'm afraid that all the capital in my hand will be consumed here

Form is stronger than people. Faced with this reality, Adams sighed and finally gave the order to stop the attack. All the officers and soldiers of the British and Indian Army seemed to hear the gospel of God. To them, this night was like A nightmare, what is lost is not only morale and courage, but also confidence and hope

Adams realized that if Sidofa attacked, he would face a choice. In order to avoid being caught in the encirclement of front and rear attacks, he had to lead the rest of the troops to find another way out, bypass Sido, and return to the east by another road. India , in order to escape the tragic fate of total annihilation

This is a choice of last resort, but there is no room for choice on the road in front of Adams. That route needs to be withdrawn from the current position for more than 800 kilometers, cross the Hukang River Valley to the south, and pass through the Chippei in northern Myanmar. Crossing the Nuduan Mountains at an altitude of several thousand meters in Ma, Putao and other places is nearly [-] kilometers longer than returning to East India via Xiduo.

Such a route means that all soldiers cannot carry too much equipment, even heavy machine guns must be abandoned, and they are also prepared to fight against primeval forests, several rivers, and unpredictable dangers. Fighting, if it wasn't for chatting with several senior Indian military officers, General Adams would really be at a loss when he learned of this situation.

Under the faint starlight, Adams convened a brief military meeting, looking down at a dozen senior officers with tired expressions, frustration, fear and bewilderment, his heart kept sinking, "" No fighting spirit, all morale and confidence are lost in Xiduo, this place is only a few square kilometers," Adams lamented deep in his heart

After hearing Acting Commander Adams announce his decision, there was a gleam of vitality in the eyes of the officers. It is better to take a dangerous route than to fight with the soldiers of the Independent Division here. At least, there is another To survive, all the people became active because of the general's decision and put forward a lot of suggestions

General Adams himself will face another painful decision, that is, he must abandon thousands of wounded soldiers and take them with him, which means that no one can walk back to the East India, and will be dragged to death on the road of retreat

After the meeting, the British and Indian troops were in a hurry to prepare for the retreat. There was no clear regulation on what could be discarded or must be kept. However, the soldiers and officers unanimously put away all the equipment and materials that hindered the marching speed. , were dumped on the side of the road, everyone looked panicked

Of course, there are still thousands of wounded soldiers with blank expressions. From their eyes, they have already predicted the fate they will face. This is not the first time. In Xinduo, thousands of brothers are also facing the same situation. Destiny, I just became an outcast of the British Empire again

Major General Wang Yiwu, commander of the [-]th Brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps of the Independent Division, put down the phone and said to the chief of staff: "Chief of staff, just now the second regiment commander called, and the British and Indian soldiers opposite them stopped fighting. Guisun bastard, with only this little ability, my four regiments took turns to fight, and they fought all night, but they haven't enjoyed it yet, so it's over, forget it, and report the situation to Deputy Teacher Tang immediately."

Then, he sighed and said: "It's cheap for the British and Indian soldiers. If the division commander hadn't ordered them to leave the position to fight back, otherwise, we would have a brigade of our own and fight back across the board. None of the British and Indian troops on the opposite side would even try to run away." , wait to be Lao Tzu's captive!" [

Tang Qiuli received Tang Qiusheng's telegram, thought it over carefully, and said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, I judge that because Alexander failed to attack Xiduo, he was afraid of being flanked by front and back, so he should find another way out. I won’t sit still, call back Deputy Division Commander Tang, and agree with the Xiduo Campaign Command’s proposal to use two vanguard regiments to raid the rear flank of the British and Indian troops.”

"As for how to fight, it's up to them to decide. The purpose is to block Alexander in Sido. The defeated army retreats exhausted and finds another way out. It's interesting. I have 20 brigades with more than [-] people. Enough to think highly of Alexander, I hope he can understand the current affairs and ask for help as soon as possible, it will not waste my time.”

To the east of Xiduo, Major General Xiao Jinshan, the commander of the Ninth Brigade directly under the Corps, was anxious to turn around. After a while, he looked in the direction of Xiduo, and after a while, he asked the communications staff around him, "Did Deputy Commander Tang come to order? I am really anxious to death." ! Seeing that the sky is about to dawn, let me tell you whether to fight or not!"

A communication soldier with a walkie-talkie on his back ran over quickly: "Report to the brigade commander, and received a report from the commander of the reconnaissance battalion. The British and Indian troops are abandoning equipment and supplies, as well as wounded soldiers. There are signs of turning around and coming back"

Xiao Jinshan slapped his thigh, and said: "Oops, the British guy is going to find another way out, turn around, and just run into us, the raid turned into an encounter, and now he is passive."

Then, he said to the chief of staff: "Chief of staff, do you still remember the fork in the road we passed when we came here? You can bypass Xiduo, report the situation to the headquarters immediately, and order the troops to prepare for battle! Once you fight, you will die if you don’t fight!”

And at this time, Tang Qiusheng's order also arrived, "Qianzhi ordered your troops to immediately raid the rear flank of the British and Indian troops and nail them firmly to Xiduo. In addition, the division commander judged that the British and Indian troops had turned around and returned. The possibility of taking a detour to retreat, and the tactical arrangement for this battle, you can decide on your own, with the sole purpose of preventing the retreat of the British and Indian troops."

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