Age of Rebirth

The morning sun was shining warmly in the Hukang River Valley. Tang Qiuli, who had only slept for a few hours, walked out of the house in good spirits. The sound of Xiduo's guns had completely dissipated. The remnant army has been completely encircled on the Xiduo line, and the affairs here are considered to be over.

Since the beginning of the Battle of Northern Myanmar, the layout of more than [-] days has finally been closed today. The progress of the battle has not deviated from the track he expected. Breathing the fresh air of the Hukang River Valley and looking at the direction of East India, Tang Qiuli The corner of his mouth showed a knowing smile.

The chief of staff, Zhao Yuhe, was following the division commander. He could feel that the division commander was in a very good mood today, as could be seen from the sunny smile on his lips.

For more than 20 days, following the division commander, seeing and experiencing with his own eyes, from the beginning of the campaign to the present, every careful planning, anticipation of the enemy's opportunities, and pre-planning, Zhao Yuhe marveled at the division commander's superb battle command art, and His amazing foresight, I have learned a lot from it, and it is a great blessing in life to follow such a commander and fight in all directions.

Sunshine, morning breeze, tranquility after a night of fierce fighting, and the faint smell of gunpowder smoke in the air, all these constitute a strange picture, and I am an important character in this picture, such a strange It felt like he was wandering away, and Zhao Yuhe was just thinking about it. [

Tang Qiuli turned his back to him and said: "Yuhe, the battle situation of Xiduo is basically a foregone conclusion. If there is no extremely unexpected situation, the final battle of the northern Myanmar campaign will be fought in East India and Dongba. The front line is unfolding, and after the battle is over, a local management agency will be established. Are you interested in becoming a local military and political chief? That is the position of the chief official of the frontier!"

Zhao Yuhe's heart was shocked. The teacher was implying something, the future local management of East India and Dongba.In the teacher's heart, he only cares about himself. From another perspective, the teacher is concerned about the upcoming East India War.Filled with the confidence to win, he has placed that vast land under his own name.

This hint is very tempting. To say that Zhao Yuhe is not tempted is to deceive oneself and others. That man has no ambitions, and he does not have the ambition to make contributions.Gold and iron horses, battles on the battlefield, won fame before and after, and climbed to the pinnacle of personal power and reputation. This period of history has its own colorful strokes, and it is heart-pounding to think about it.

Tang Qiuli didn't hear Zhao Yuhe's answer, turned around strangely, and saw it.It was his warm and calm eyes, and Zhao Yuhe replied with a smile: "Master, Yuhe is not self-deprecating. My mind is not on governing a place. Master, I am afraid that your eyes are not only in the east. Pakistan and the East Indies, right?"

"If in the future, I can't follow the teacher around, gallop across the battlefield, and follow you to create an unprecedented great cause, Yuhe will regret it for the rest of his life. Teacher, you don't want to change the chief of staff, do you?"

Zhao Yuhe said the last sentence half-jokingly, and Tang Qiuli understood what he was thinking. In Tang Qiuli's heart, he held the position of chairman of the military and political committee of East India and Dongba.Zhao Yuhe was the most suitable candidate. Although he had only been the division chief of staff for about a month, his talents, especially his comprehensive management and coordination abilities, had been fully demonstrated.

From a certain point of view, his overall quality surpasses that of Chang Feng. Tang Qiuli did not continue this topic, and then said: "Yuhe, the situation in Xiduo has been decided, and we should go. The division headquarters will go to In the East India region, at the same time, inform Deputy Division Commander Tang of the division's departure to the region."

Filled with frustration and preoccupied, Adams went to Alexander, unaware that the opponent he feared the most had changed.

When he saw Commander Alexander, Adams was taken aback. Your Excellency Commander, with a haggard face and eyes, would have been no different from an old man in his dying years if he hadn't been wearing a general uniform.

Alexander raised his head and looked at Adams with a haggard face. At this moment, the two of them had a feeling of sympathy for each other. Speaking to each other, both of them knew what kind of situation they were facing. The surrender of the Chinese, especially Tang Qiuli, the Chinese whom he hated the most, seemed to be an unsolvable deadlock.

Although they all had such thoughts, but no one spoke first, Adams broke the silence and said: "Your Excellency, our situation is very dangerous. To tell you the truth, just in the early morning of this morning, they chased us along the Hukang River Valley." The independent division of the army has reached Xiduo, and the current situation is that we have been surrounded in the small area of ​​​​Siduo."

"Breakout, no matter which direction to break through, is impossible. We lost all the tanks and artillery, medicine and supplies, and they are not enough to support long-term defense. The morale of the soldiers is no longer able to launch even an offensive breakthrough. Action, facing this situation, Commander, I hope you can find the safest way to save our army!"

Seeing the bitterness and bewilderment on his face, he completely lost the high-spirited Lieutenant General Adams when he took over as the acting commander. Alexander's face twitched a few times, exhaled a foul breath in his heart, and said, "Adams, now None of us want to see such a bad situation, and you don't have to blame yourself."

"Perhaps, from the moment we sent troops to northern Myanmar, we fell into the trap of the insidious and cunning Chinese. The cabinet includes Prime Minister Churchill. They are all tens of thousands of miles away and do not understand the actual situation in Southeast Asia. If we say, To be held accountable, I am the first to escape, and you, Adams, are after all ordered and in danger, and all the efforts you have made are seen by all the soldiers and officers."

Adams was moved a lot in his heart, but this was not what he needed to hear the most. If he could return to the East India safely, the words of Alexander just now were enough for him to remember for a lifetime, but now, how to solve the crisis he faced, Therefore, Alexander's words are a bit far-fetched and irrelevant.

Glancing at Adams, whose worry and bewilderment hadn't diminished in the slightest, Alexander went on to say, "The only way to get rid of the situation we are currently surrounded by is to ask the cabinet for help immediately! Request immediate reinforcements to break Tang Qiuli's encirclement , only in this way can we avoid the end of annihilation.”

Adams was startled, the light of hope in his eyes flickered, then dimmed again, and said: "Your Excellency, your opinion is the only feasible solution at present, but, as you know, our time does not allow, let alone, the local The situation is not very optimistic, the Germans Chen Bing English Channel, the local defense is already stretched, the country will not send reinforcements!"

Alexander sighed inaudibly, and thought to himself: "A series of blows have already made Adams, who has a clear mind and quick thinking, confused, desperate and helpless, enough to destroy all his confidence and courage. That's all, my own way , is also a dead horse right to be a living horse doctor, for the sake of yourself and the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, just tell the whole story!"

Alexander's thinking was very clear: "Adams, let's not expect that the country will send troops across the ocean. That is unrealistic. Don't forget that we are in the East India region and there are still 10,000+ troops that can be mobilized. , and, according to the battle situation in the past few days, the Tang Qiuli troops who blocked us in Xiduo do not have too many troops, and this is the only place that can be used. "[

As the saying goes, "the authorities are obsessed," Alexander's words awakened Adams in his dream, and his blocked thoughts suddenly became clear, yes, why didn't I think of it?

The garrison of Xiduo's independent division did not take advantage of the victory to pursue it under extremely favorable circumstances, which fully proved this point. The commander of the independent division was afraid of leaving the position he could rely on. They tried their best to hold on to Xiduo and fought all night, but they couldn't hold on. It was not because the Chinese didn't want to take advantage of the victory to pursue the attack, but because they were unable to catch up.

At present, the only thing to worry about is the independent division troops chasing from the north of Myanmar. The refusal to pursue troops from the east is the current focus of defense. Monitor the defenders of the independent division in Xiduo. Once the reinforcements from the East India direction arrive, It is not impossible for the two to work together to open Xiduo. As soon as Adams opened his mind, he formed a battle plan in an instant.

As long as he can withstand the chasing soldiers from the east and stick to it for a few days, there will be a turning point, and a smooth breakout is also very possible. Seeing Adams who has been swept away and eager to try, Alexander can't help but say a few more words.

He said: "How to ask for reinforcements, let the senior officials in the country and the General Staff realize that they must do their best to rescue us, otherwise, the situation in the Indian region will inevitably deteriorate to the point where it cannot be recovered. This is a very important question." The issue of skills, let the country understand that the current situation is no longer a matter of choice."

"Adams, we must be clear. Judging from Tang Qiuli's current actions, Chen Bing is in the border area of ​​East India. This fully proves that his ambition, or the ambition of the Chinese, is not limited to northern Burma, or The Indochina Peninsula, the South Asian subcontinent, is the next target of his meddling, and I think the cabinet and the Prime Minister will seriously consider the reasons stated in this way.”

Adams sincerely admired it. Jiang is still old and hot, and the few words of the Commander have the finishing touch. In this way, once the false and alarmist situation is reported to the country, it is impossible for the cabinet to ignore it. It is impossible to say for sure, but the South Asian subcontinent is the last overseas territory of the British Empire and must not be lost.

Does the cabinet have any reason not to send reinforcements?Of course not, Adams respectfully gave Alexander a military salute, turned and left.

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