Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 1,107 Flesh and Flesh Flying across Mandalay (3)

Tang Qiuli launched a sudden full-line attack at a target that neither the British nor the Japanese expected, from Myitkyina to the Hukang Valley at the junction of eastern India and Myanmar. The battle lasted more than ten hours and conquered the Myitkyina.

China, opening up the channel for British troops to withdraw westward from India..

This was also the main part of the agreement he reached with Alexander and Stilwell in Tengchong. The Japanese Army sent troops to Burma to rescue the British troops surrounded by the Japanese army in Mandalay. Tang Qiuli did this, and it was impeccable.

, if you have to find fault, the troops of the ** Division did not attack the Japanese troops in the direction of Mandalay. This is the only place that can be used to make an argument.

However, when the agreement was signed, Tang Qiuli solemnly stated that the military operations of the Japanese Army in Burma were not under the command of any organization or country. Moreover, the capture of Myitkyina and the opening of a channel for the British army to withdraw westward were also necessary.

The battle is now here, and the British have nothing to say. Tang Qiuli has prepared everything for you British people. Next, it is your British business.

Tang Qiuli's second telegram flew from Bhamo in northern Myanmar to Alexander who was still stranded in Tengchong. Alexander was shocked. Although he had a certain understanding of the combat effectiveness of the ** division troops, he did not expect that

, the passage from Myitkyina to the Hukang River Valley, regarded as a dangerous route by the 400,000-strong British and Burmese troops, was completely opened in less than twelve hours.

Alexander was surprised, smacking his tongue, and had an indescribable bitter taste in his heart. At first, it was because the Japanese occupied Myitkyina that all his troops did not even dare to try to attack northward and open a way to evacuate to India.

I had no choice but to gather in Mandalay, but the Japanese made dumplings.

All the problems are concentrated in his own hands. There is no obstacle to the westward retreat. What the British should do is their own business. It seems that the only way to break out is before Alexander. But Alexander hesitates and feels unsure.

Son, all previous deployments were centered around the squadron attacking the Japanese army in Mandalay.

But now, if the British army is to break out of the encirclement on its own, facing more than half a million fierce and extremely ferocious Japanese soldiers, can the breakout be successful? Alexander deliberately sent a telegram to Tang Qiuli, urging his troops to immediately go south to Mandalay, but think about it

Even though he thought it was ridiculous, Tang Qiuli could have replied like this, "The troops are on their way south to Mandalay. Please break out of the encirclement immediately. Our ** Division troops will pick up the troops on the way."

In the end, the British still had to fend for themselves. After sending the second telegram to Tang Qiuli in Bhamo in northern Myanmar, Alexander still had no reply. He had already seen through the British guy's mind. The door to India was opened. This

It was a great temptation, but Alexander was not sure whether he could successfully break through the Japanese siege and break out of Mandalay, so he hesitated.

However, at this time, the British had no choice but to hesitate. The battle to attack Myitkyina had begun for more than ten hours. It was impossible for Ito Yanzaburo, who was encircling Mandalay, not to notice that once he adjusted his deployment, the British army's breakout operation would be

It became even more difficult. In fact, Alexander's own hesitation and suspicion laid a heavy foundation for the British army to break out of Mandalay.

The ** division troops did not attack Mandalay, but attacked Myitkyina. This was very wrong for Alexander. If it were not for the purpose of causing the Japanese and British to fight and consume each other in Mandalay, Tang Qiuli would not be like this.

You have worked so hard to pave the way and build bridges for the British. If you British are willing to surrender and be prisoners, it is none of my business!

Chang Feng saw Tang Qiuli frowning slightly, thinking thoughtfully, and reminded him: "Commander, should you send another telegram to Alexander to tell the British that we will send troops to the north of Mandalay?"

How to respond? This can also determine the determination of the British to break through."

Tang Qiuli shook his head and said: "No, our purpose is to let the British and the Japanese army have a bloody battle. If we send troops to respond, as the British have always done, the pressure of being pursued by the Japanese army will be thrown entirely on us.

, in this case, wouldn’t it violate our original intention of sending troops to Burma and fight for the British..."

"By the way, Chang Feng, light a fire under Alexander's ass, call him again, and tell him that I have reported to the Allied China Theater Headquarters the situation of recovering Myitkyina and opening up a westward retreat to India. Since

Alexander still wants us to deal with the Japanese, so just kick the ball to his feet. Everything that happens in the future has nothing to do with us."

Chang Feng asked doubtfully: "Commander, does this work? Our military operations are not restricted by the Allied China Theater Headquarters?" Tang Qiuli smiled slyly and said: "This is the art of struggle. This telegram

Once it comes out, everyone in the world will know that we have done everything we should do. If the British are not afraid of being embarrassed, they will follow their own way. Although the British are thick-skinned enough, I guess they won't be able to stand it this time."

At this time, the street fighting in the urban area of ​​Myitkyina was still in full swing. Alexander received the third telegram from Tang Qiuli and read it with mixed feelings. For some reason, he felt that he was being placed

It felt like the fire was burning. Tang Qiuli had already accomplished the task, leaving only one way for him. If he did not break through, the city of Mandalay would be broken, and the more than 400,000 British imperial troops would be wiped out. Regardless of this responsibility,

Tang Qiuli couldn't be found on his head no matter what, so he had to bear the responsibility himself.

On the night of June 8, at 12:30, Alexander sent a long telegram from Tengchong to Major General Francis, the British Chief of Staff in Mandalay, saying, "Francis, Tang Qiuli's troops have already opened up."

The route of retreat to India to the west, Myitkyina is in the control of the Chinese

In this case, our only choice is to break out to the north and implement our established plan. The breakout time can be set at two o'clock in the morning. I hope you will make careful arrangements to ensure the success of the breakout. Note, this breakout plan has been

Approved by Allied China Theater Headquarters."

More than five hours had passed since Alexander gave the British army's breakout order in Mandalay City. It had been more than five hours since Tang Qiuli's first telegram. In the ever-changing battlefield environment, these precious five hours were just like this under Alexander's cunning

Under the guidance of insidious thinking, it was wasted. If the British army immediately organized a breakout and the Japanese army was not fully prepared, the difficulties and losses would be much less.

On the night of June 8, at 11:00, General Ito Genzaburo, the supreme commander of the Japanese army outside Mandalay, received a telegram similar to farewell from Juichi Terauchi who was still fighting a trapped beast in Myitkyina City.

, "Ito-kun, Myitkyina is isolated in the north of Burma, blocking the only channel for the British army to withdraw westward to India. Although it is important, it is extremely vulnerable to attack by the troops of Tang Qiuli, the devil of China. The remaining troops of our southern dispatched army are similar to a lone army.

The situation outside is dangerous."

"If Myitkyina was attacked, it must have been Tang Qiuli's response to the besieged British troops in Mandalay City to break out. The development of the situation was unfortunate for me. Myitkyina was heavily besieged by the Japanese Army Division. Now,

, our imperial troops from that area to the Hukang Valley have been completely routed, fierce street fighting is going on in Myitkyina, and my command post has been severely bombarded."

"At this moment, everything I am doing is just for the sake of the Japanese Emperor. When Myitkyina was besieged by the Japanese Army's heavy troops, Ito-kun did not send reinforcements northward. Today's fate has been doomed.

In the end, our troops will fight to the last man, and I myself will commit suicide by caesarean section to thank His Majesty the Emperor for his great kindness. As a final reminder, be prepared for the British to break out, and the temple's Shoichi will be without power in Myitkyina."

After receiving the telegram from Juichi Terauchi, Ito Genzaburo's inner emotions were extremely complicated. He could see Juichi Terauchi's determination and the implicit reproach. Although the Japanese dispatched troops to the south of China were already a thing of the past, everything was gone.

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On the strategic chessboard of Southeast Asia, there is an insignificant abandoned piece, but after all, they are of the same blood, they are all soldiers of His Majesty the Emperor, outstanding descendants of the Japanese Empire. Ito's heart is also full of sadness for the fate of Juichi Terauchi.

feeling.

It's not that Ito doesn't want to support Myitkyina, but his appetite is too big. He has bitten more than 400,000 British Burmese troops. He is a big man with a thin skin. How many reinforcements should be allocated? Less will not help. On the contrary, it will give

The Chinese sent a snack. If there were too many, if the British in Mandalay made any move, they would be bursting with belly.

It was Ito's established strategy to destroy more than 400,000 British-Burmese troops without fighting, but in his heart, he was afraid that once the British were cornered and fighting, Mandalay would be a protracted and bloody battle. With the British

With the strength of the people in Mandalay, it is absolutely possible to defeat the dozen to two hundred thousand soldiers of Japan's Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force.

Therefore, Ito preferred to simmer slowly, consuming the morale and fighting spirit of the British bit by bit, instead of attacking Mandalay with a strong bow and horse. There is a Chinese saying, "A rabbit bites when it is anxious," let alone a man in his forties.

Well-armed British and Burmese soldiers?

The British want to break out. Well, just dig a trap and wait for the prey to take the bait. This is also to recover some blood debts for Terauchi-kun and the samurai of the Japanese Empire in Myitkyina. Ito Yanzaburo gave a cold smile and ordered

: "The Third Army, Fifth Army, Sixth Army, First, Third, and Fourth Tank Brigades surrounding the northern part of Mandalay should immediately give up the defense line, let the British out of the city, and rush to the north of Mandalay.

Thirty kilometers of Libao to set up an ambush."

Ito Yanzaburo sent out an ambush force of more than 100,000 people, as well as a large number of heavy artillery brigades and chariot brigades. The only way for the British to break out was Myitkyina due north. Ito planned to attack the British army in

On the way to break out of the siege, the British troops who were attacking the fortified city were caught off guard. During the movement, they killed the British troops and saved the casualties of the siege.

At this time, there were still more than two hours before two o'clock in the morning on June 8. At exactly two o'clock in the morning, the British army in Mandalay finally began a breakout operation. The first to set off was the British Seventh Mechanized Division.

, Whiteman's Royal Tank Battalion, which served as the division's leading force, was the first to break out of Mandalay City, which had been besieged for ten days, under the command of the battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Whiteman.

(To be continued)

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