Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 1,089 Comes with a conspiracy

The British army, with a brigade of more than 8,000 soldiers, guarded the important town of Myitkyina in northern Burma. Facing the Japanese soldiers who were as powerful as hungry wolves and looked like crazy tigers, whose inner wildness was aroused by Juichi Terauchi, they could not hold on even for a single round.

They hurriedly abandoned the outer positions of Myitkyina and withdrew into the city, thinking of relying on street fighting fortifications to hold on for a while longer.

Just like the situation when they retreated from Yangon and Bangkok, the British army evacuated from the outer positions in a panic. There was no organization and no unified orders. Each unit went its own way. The scene immediately became chaotic, with slow movements and weak hands and feet.

The British troops who were trying to escape were immediately overwhelmed by the tide of Japanese soldiers.

The brutal hand-to-hand combat began. The Japanese soldiers had an overwhelming advantage, not only in terms of numbers, but also in momentum. As long as the unarmed Japanese soldiers surrounded a British soldier, they would never let go, even if they were bayoneted.

When it was stabbed into the stomach, the purple intestines leaked out, but they were still holding on tightly.

Using fists, teeth, and everything they could attack with, the British soldiers were no longer fighting against humans, but against a group of irrational beasts, making miserable cries and "thumping" sounds as bayonets penetrated their flesh.

", the "clang" sound of iron tools hitting each other, and the screams of the dying people, echoed in the outer positions of Myitkyina.

The Japanese soldiers went crazy and completely vented the crazy killing spirit they had suppressed in the Savage Mountain. Even the British soldiers knelt on the ground and raised their hands to surrender, but they were cut into pieces in an instant by the Japanese soldiers who swarmed up.

A pile of minced meat and a shock wave swept in more than two thousand British soldiers. When the Japanese soldiers rushed towards the urban area of ​​Myitkyina, they left behind the mutilated corpses of the British soldiers.

In two and a half days, a brigade of British troops only held out for such a short time in the fortified Myitkyina before running towards Mandalay in panic. Myitkyina became a paradise for crazy Japanese soldiers.

to the ordinary citizens of Myitkyina

In prison, Juichi Terauchi fulfilled his promise. The Japanese 113th Division, which was the first to invade Myitkyina, killed and enjoyed themselves in Myitkyina. The other Japanese troops could only stay outside the city, listening to the wild laughter of their companions, and looked at it with eager eyes.

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At the same time, Terauchi Shouichi received a new order from the base camp, "The Southern China Dispatch Army Headquarters immediately consolidated the defenses of Myitkyina and the Sadiya line west of Myitkyina, and prepared to intercept the British troops retreating west from Mandalay.

There is no need to participate in the southward attack on Mandalay. You can mainly rest and recuperate on the spot. The aviation force will drop enough ammunition and supplies for you." Terauchi was very satisfied with this humane order from the base camp.

After capturing Myitkyina, he relied on his fierceness and bravery. If he went all the way south to Mandalay, his troops might not reach the halfway point, and more than half of the soldiers would die from exhaustion. The Southeast Asian Expeditionary Force was responsible for hunting dogs, and his own troops

Responsible for closing the door and encircling and annihilating the British in the central area of ​​Myanmar. The task was equally important. Moreover, it was more in line with the actual situation of his own army. Terauchi Juichi did not feel that the base camp had underestimated him.

Two days later, General Juichi Terauchi's troops deployed along the line from Myitkyina to the Hukang River Valley. The only channel for the British to withdraw westward to India was completely blocked by the Japanese army.

The dispatched troops were on the offensive like a rainbow. To the north, the Shouichi Division in the temple was stuck in their retreat. The British had no choice but to face a desperate situation.

Alexander realized the seriousness of the problem. Before the fall of Myitkyina, he had already given the main British troops on the Sino-Vietnamese and Sino-Laos borders an order to assemble in Mandalay. Since they were retreating, not a single soldier would be left in Myanmar.

, Alexander’s only wish was to bring his little capital to the Puram region of India as intact as possible.

But Myitkyina fell, and Mandalay became a dumpling in the Japanese army's north-south attack. The hundreds of thousands of British troops concentrated in Mandalay could not change the passive situation. To put it harshly, it was not as good as

It's almost like throwing myself into a trap. It's just adding more meat to the dumpling stuffing of Mandalay.

But if you don't concentrate on Mandalay, where can you go? At least for now, Alexander has not thought of a more ideal location than Mandalay. Sitting in Sleepy City, the Japanese block the attack from the north and the south, and press towards Mandalay step by step. Alexander

Really running out of ideas, he placed the British troops in China

The dangerous situation facing the southern peninsula was reported to the mainland in detail. At the end of the telegram, he said these words, "If there is no external force to break the Japanese north-south pincer attack, Mandalay will be the British Empire in Southeast Asia*

The final resting place of the * team.”

General Alexander, who was accustomed to playing tricks and intrigues, did not use alarmism this time to deliberately frighten the high-ranking officials in the country. He was really at his wits end. Alexander also considered the advice of Chief of Staff Francis more than once and took the initiative to go to the Chinese Tang Qiuli.

But he has many concerns. From the bottom of his heart, he is extremely unwilling to see Chinese influence entering Myanmar and Southeast Asia.

There is a saying in China, "It is easy to invite gods, but difficult to send away." Alexander had met Tang Qiuli once. For some reason, Alexander was more wary of Tang Qiuli than ever before. Moreover, not long ago, he mobilized heavy troops to fight with Japan.

He wanted to cooperate with the Chinese and wanted to fight to the death with the Chinese. After turning around, he went to ask for help. It turned out that Alexander was thick-skinned enough and could not get over this psychological barrier even if he relied on lies as a meal.

After receiving Alexander's report from Southeast Asia, the British immediately panicked. Originally, the British army had lost all its main forces at Dunkirk, and it was difficult for the British to cope with the large-scale German air raids. This made the British even more worried.

What was frightening was that Hitler had assembled a large number of troops on the French side of the English Channel, preparing to cross the sea and attack at any time.

The British defended their homeland and their troops were stretched thin. They had no strength to support Alexander who was thousands of miles away. At this time, the British political arena had just experienced changes. Prime Minister Chamberlain, who was manipulated by Hitler, was dismissed by the angry House of Lords.

The congressmen walked out of office, and Churchill, the former British Admiralty Minister and the core member of the war party, came to power.

Churchill's skill and insight into the situation were beyond the reach of Chamberlain. He immediately grasped the key to the Southeast Asian issue. Alexander could not save himself, and the country did not have the ability to save him. The only possibility and hope was

The Chinese took action, and the Chinese and Japanese had been fighting for several years, and the hatred had long been difficult to resolve.

Perhaps, Chairman Chiang of the Nationalist Government was impatiently waiting for the British to take the initiative to speak. The Chinese Army has assembled hundreds of thousands of troops on the Chinese side of the Indochina Peninsula, which clearly illustrates this point. Alexander, a fool, is so close

He didn't know how to make use of the nearby reinforcements, but instead asked for help from home. I really don't know how he managed to get around in the East for decades.

His wishful thinking was to use the Chinese troops to enter Burma to fight, delay the Japanese army, and thus cover the withdrawal of the British army to India. This was the unanimous consensus of all senior British military and political officials. There was no need for the British to fight in Burma.

Fighting to the death with the Japanese army, we have no obligation to eliminate enemies for the Chinese and let the soldiers of the British Empire fight for the Chinese.

Churchill was extremely efficient in his work. The day after receiving Alexander's telegram, he ordered the British Ambassador to China, Hubble Hydsons, to immediately contact the National Government to make preliminary arrangements for forming a strategic alliance with Britain and the United States.

At the same time, the British government formed a high-level delegation to China to try its best to promote this matter.

Churchill was cunning and cunning. He knew very well that with the current situation in which the British were being suppressed by the Germans and had too much time to take care of themselves, in the minds of Chinese leaders, they might not have enough weight. In other words, the British would make huge concessions or lose their fundamental interests in Southeast Asia.

Only through interests can we promote an alliance with China. Therefore, Churchill roped in his old brother the Americans, both to strengthen his reputation and to increase his leverage.

Americans are not stupid either. Originally, the Japanese army's violent offensive against the British in Indochina did not involve the interests of the United States in Luzon, Mindanao, the Sulu Islands and other South Pacific regions. However, the Japanese attacked the British

The Japanese took action, which aroused great fear in the Americans. They were very afraid that the Japanese would follow suit and deal such a vicious blow to them.

Within their own sphere of influence, the Americans were as powerful as the British, and they thought they were not strong enough for the Japanese. They originally planned to form an alliance with the British, but before it was even put on the agenda, the British were beaten by the Japanese.

When the British were in disarray, unable to protect themselves, and anxious, the British sent this huge pie, and of course they would accept it with joy.

However, the Americans also have reservations. As long as their own interests are not violated, they will not send troops to the Indochina Peninsula to participate in combat operations against Japan. The Americans are more insidious and cunning than the British. They have huge maritime trade with the Japanese. Japan

Petroleum, steel and other strategic materials consumed by people have never been interrupted by bilateral trade, and the Americans are reluctant to part with huge profits.

Furthermore, the Chinese defeated the Japanese in Indochina, or caused the Japanese to suffer heavy losses and were unable to attack the American sphere of influence. This was equivalent to relieving the Americans of their worries. Of course, Churchill knew that the Americans were fighting.

What's the idea?

Fortunately, the British did not intend to fight the Japanese to the death in Burma. As long as they used the squadron to hold the Japanese back for the British army and allowed the British to escape from Indochina and Burma, their goal would be achieved, and they would not care about the United States.

People are half-covered, trying to cover up the conditions that are obvious.

The so-called alliance is nothing more than the intersection of their respective political, economic or military interests. Britain and the United States relied on the Chinese Army, but in Chongqing, Chiang Zhongzheng, the supreme leader of the National Government, who seemed to have been forgotten by the Chinese people, was also killed because of Tang Qiuli.

His power and reputation are at their peak and unstoppable, yet he is depressed and unhappy, always looking for a proper way to change the current situation.

The British and Americans took the initiative to come to the door and wink at him. Chairman Chiang was surprised and overjoyed.

(To be continued)

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