Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 1,117: Chase all the way

I am afraid that the Japanese second-line troops and baggage troops who rushed over from behind, and the Japanese front-line combat troops, would not even look at them seriously. They would not be allowed to charge into the battle unless they had to, and there was no Japanese commander who wanted to make great achievements.

, are willing to command these older bearded soldiers, but this important task falls on the head of Major General Koizumi, Chief of Staff of Japan's Southeast Asia Expedition Force.

I don’t know if it was a disguised punishment from the Commander-in-Chief, or if it was the price he should pay for his stupidity. Anyway, Koizumi came to command these 780,000 to 80,000 front-line combat troops with an unhappy mood, showing contempt for them.

Koizumi rushed to the assembly point of the follow-up troops as he called the "ragtag" troops.

Judging from the military appearance and military discipline of these soldiers, Koizumi will feel a headache. He has just conveyed the order from Commander-in-Chief Ito, and none of the dozen or so commanders have discussed tactics and mutual cooperation. As for firepower allocation

, artillery preparations and other aspects were all omitted. The commanders shouted wildly, and these unshaven Japanese soldiers rushed forward like a swarm.

Chief of General Staff Koizumi, who had overseen Commander-in-Chief Ito and commanded the front-line combat troops with precise tactical arrangements, clear-cut attack sequences, and adequate artillery preparations, was dumbfounded and complained endlessly about such an unorganized and untactical attack.

Once the British were fully prepared, the casualties of the troops would be staggering.

He groaned in pain, and quickly ordered the two artillery regiments equipped only with mortars and Type 92 infantry guns to immediately provide artillery support. While the busy artillerymen were still busy building firing positions, the Japanese second-line troops

We have already fought against the British in the Ribo Grand Canyon.

What made Chief of Staff Koizumi even more unexpected was that when these Japanese soldiers in the second-line troops and baggage troops fought, although their individual tactics were not very good, they were all fierce, cruel, cunning and ruthless, with a taste for evil.

Bloody murderous intent, howling like a wolf, rushed into the crowd of fleeing British soldiers, stabbed them with bayonets and fired grenades. In more than two hours, more than 60,000 British Burmese soldiers were screamed and killed.

Fall to the ground.

That kind of bloody scene made Major General Koizumi, who was observing the battlefield at the command post, couldn't help but shudder. These were a group of soldiers, a living group of hungry wolves. They did not let go of the injured British and Burmese soldiers who fell to the ground.

Then, several bayonets were stabbed into the body, and the sound of the blade entering the body could be heard endlessly. The valley was filled with the screams of the British and Burmese soldiers before they died.

Not only the British and Burmese soldiers were stabbed to death with their bayonets, they also cut off the left ear of the corpses and stuffed them into their backpacks triumphantly. There were many Japanese soldiers who looked to be in their forties, holding bloody bottles in their hands.

The human head and the other hand searched for property on the corpse. Watches, gold teeth, gold rings, and even lighters were all turned into trophies.

Later, Koizumi heard that this was a betting contest between Japanese soldiers. The number of left ears of British and Burmese soldiers in a squadron was used to determine which one would be the enemy-killing champion. The bet was two

Thousand yen, and cut off the head of an officer above the rank of major of the British-Burmese Army. Within the squadron, a flower girl will be the first to give it to him. The higher the rank of the head, the better the treatment he will receive.

Koizumi's eyes widened when he saw it. Just a group of soldiers who did not pay attention to tactics and were not prepared for artillery fire rushed forward in a chaotic manner. With a small number of troops exceeding the enemy, the battle was ended neatly in more than two hours, and his own

The casualties were less than 6,000. Is it incredible?

Koizumi's admiration for Commander Ito was as continuous as a torrential river. Koizumi immediately telegraphed the news of the victory in Libao Grand Canyon and annihilated more than 60,000 British and Burmese troops to Commander-in-Chief Ito. Ito's reply was very short.

Simple, "Mr. Koizumi, the follow-up troops must not stay too long in the Ribo Grand Canyon and head north immediately."

Koizumi has been thinking about this matter for a long time, and he has some talent. I dare to say that Your Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief, has seen the situation on the battlefield. The British who have been cut off from their retreat have completely lost their will to fight. No matter how easy it is to fight,

However, letting the second-line troops and baggage troops take on the task of attacking can be said to be a wise decision.

Is it any wonder that a soldier of the Imperial Japanese Army, who has no ambition to make any achievements, doesn’t get angry when he sees the elite front-line troops winning battles after battles? It just so happens that this resentment that he has been holding back in his heart was exploited by Commander-in-Chief Ito.

In the battle of annihilation at Libao Grand Canyon, chaos was used against chaos. The front-line troops pursued the main British force without delay, and the remaining miscellaneous troops also came in handy.

Later, Koizumi talked about this matter with other officers and was full of praise for Commander-in-Chief Ito. He summed it up with one sentence: "The soldiers are like gods!" In fact, if the more than 60,000 British-Burmese troops were surrounded twice, they would not be able to help themselves.

In the chaos, taking advantage of the opportunity for the main force of the Japanese army to pursue northward, and taking advantage of the favorable terrain of the Libao Grand Canyon, it may not be impossible to break through the massacre of the Japanese army's baggage and second-line troops.

Breaking out of the encirclement, taking the opposite direction and heading towards Mandalay would be a way to survive. Even if the whole army is annihilated in the end, twenty to thirty thousand Japanese soldiers can still be killed, which is better than being slaughtered like chickens.

, no one was spared. However, there are not so many things in the world. The British paid the lives of more than 60,000 soldiers to achieve the illustrious reputation of Genzaburo Ito, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Southeast Asian Expeditionary Force, and also left a legacy to the British.

The next bloody memory.

Compared with the more than 60,000 compatriots who were annihilated in the Libao Grand Canyon, the British troops who rushed all the way to Myitkyina did not fare much better. In the sky, Japanese aircraft were circling overhead in groups. It was terrible.

Bombs poured down like raindrops, and all roads and bridges were blown up by Japanese aircraft. The rivers along the way became a sad place for British soldiers.

The retreat route of the British troops stretched for nearly 100 kilometers from beginning to end. It was not only chaotic, but also without rules and order. As long as the Japanese aircraft cruised back and forth along this route, bullets and bombs would never miss. There would be fireworks all the way.

After the explosion, the broken corpses of British and Burmese soldiers were everywhere on both sides of the road. In the Lipao Grand Canyon, the British troops, who had lost all their artillery, tanks and trucks, were helplessly bombarded and strafed by Japanese aircraft.

Looking at the broad river surface in front of him, there were only a few broken bridges with a few lonely piers left. On the beach on the shore, the large craters caused by the bombs dropped by the Japanese aircraft were still emitting wisps of white smoke. Francis looked around, but his heart did not stand out at all.

The joy of a tight siege, he could be sure that the troops whose retreat was cut off were in danger.

Fierce gunfire sounded in the distance, and the Japanese pursued them like sugar cane. They bit the troops trailing behind and ate them in one bite. The remaining more than 200,000 troops were no longer organized.

The chain of command was disrupted, and everyone was just scrambling for their lives. Francis even wanted to organize a decent blockade, but he couldn't find an organized unit.

The broad Yindun River lies right in front of him. The bridge has been completely blown up by Japanese planes. More and more soldiers are gathering on the riverside. The Japanese planes in the sky are firing at low altitudes and dropping bombs more aggressively.

There was an earth-shattering explosion, smoke and flames flashed, and the soldiers' bloody corpses were piled on the shore and floated away along the rushing river.

The troops that Francis can control, that is, the guard regiment of the General Headquarters and his own bodyguards, totaling only more than 2,000 people. The rest following him are some civilian officers and miscellaneous departments of the General Headquarters.

Fortunately, after running for more than a hundred kilometers, the telecommunications office finally did not throw away the precious radio.

Francis took a breath and said to the head of the guard regiment: "Immediately send out soldiers, divide them into several groups, gather as many troops as possible by the river, and restore the organization. If you encounter their commander, bring him to me immediately, and arrange

A small force followed both sides of the river bank, looking for an area where they could wade across the river."

After assigning the task, Francis said to the director of the Telecommunications Department: "Immediately turn on the radio and report the news of our breakout from the Libao Grand Canyon to Commander Alexander." As soon as he finished speaking, a heavy bomb roared and fell nearby, splashing

A large amount of sand fell on the Chief of Staff, and several guards quickly pinned him down.

Francis got up and continued dictating the message expressionlessly, "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the troops have broken through the Libao Grand Canyon, but suffered heavy losses. At present, we have arrived at the south bank of the Yindon River and passed through Mandalay and the fierce battle between Libao Grand Canyon.

, there are only about 200,000 troops left.

, and Japanese aircraft will blow up all the bridges on the Yindun River, and hundreds of thousands of Japanese infantry will pursue them. Fighting is happening every moment, and the losses of the troops continue to increase. At present, I intend to organize troops to cross the river.

, please report the follow-up situation to the Commander-in-Chief at any time.”

Francis's telegram was just to report the situation to Alexander. It was the duty of a subordinate. He had no hope that the commander-in-chief would be able to find any good way to deal with the troops before they were out of danger.

The remaining 200,000 soldiers safely took over the Yindun River. After crossing the river, it may be relatively safe.

However, Francis underestimated Ito Genzaburo's determination to eliminate all the British. The Yindu River on the road to Myitkyina was the final place where he planned to annihilate the British. Ito sent all the fighter planes of the Dispatch Army Air Force,

They continuously blocked all the ferries on the Yindun River, blew up all the bridges, and then bombed all the areas where people could cross the river into a mess.

The Yintun River was blocked in front, and the main force of the Japanese army, which Ito ordered to pursue, desperately attacked the scattered British troops along the way. On this road, even if the British no longer had the will to resist, hundreds of thousands of people crowded together, which was to let the Japanese army

Soldiers use knives to chop, which also wastes a long time.

After catching up with the lagging British troops, the Japanese army's advance slowed down significantly. There were too many British troops and they would suffocate the Japanese to death. Ito's anxious eyes burned with fire. He issued strict orders one after another, "Every unit must not

Seduced by the victory in front of us, we threw away the British and headed straight to the south bank of the Yindun River. This was the only chance for the imperial army to completely annihilate the British."

(To be continued)

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