Age of Conquest Reborn

Chapter 1,122 Bloody River

The Japanese army's artillery fire was fierce and intensive, blasting the wide Yindun River like a boiling pot of boiling water. The artillery shells fell into the water, causing water columns to rise into the sky and forming walls of water. Major General Francis, Chief of Staff of the British and Burmese Army

My heart once again fell to a heavy bottom. Why would such a disaster happen when hope comes?

Only the more than 30,000 people who had crossed the river could be seen by Francis. The other troops, hundreds of thousands of people, fell in rows under the seemingly weak wall of water under the tight artillery blockade of the Japanese army.

, it was a bloody night, and there was a layer of mutilated corpses of British and Burmese soldiers floating on the Yindon River.

A Yindun River separated the road between life and death. Francis looked at the continuous artillery fire from the Japanese army and resisted the urge to go back for rescue. Under such intensive artillery fire, more than 30,000 people who had arrived on the north bank all rushed in, but only in the

There were tens of thousands more corpses on the river. With a livid face, he looked at the trajectory of the bullets streaking across the sky under the night sky, and issued an absolutely ruthless, but absolutely necessary order.

"The troops who have reached the north bank are retreating towards Myitkyina overnight." More than 30,000 British soldiers dragged their heavy footsteps and once again looked back at the battlefield of blood, fire and water, and continued to move forward under the cover of the vast night.

They left for Myitkyina, the destination they had always hoped to reach. However, none of the survivors, including Chief of Staff Francis, were relieved of their joy after death.

When they broke through from Mandalay, there was a huge army of more than 400,000 people. In just seven or eight days, only these more than 30,000 people spent their lives in panic, from Mandalay to the south bank of the Yindun River.

, along the way, they lost more than 300,000 comrades. What a tragic defeat, like a nightmare, lingering in the hearts of these surviving British soldiers.

The sound of artillery along the Yindun River continued almost all night. By about five o'clock in the morning the next day, there was no longer a fully organized British army. Only then did Ito order the infantry to attack. He absolutely

I believe that the effect of my strategy of concentrating artillery to block the British crossing point will be astonishing.

This is also thanks to the British aircraft, which gave hope to the British infantry. More than 200,000 people crowded into one place to cross the river, giving Ito the opportunity to exert the power of the Imperial Japanese Army's artillery fire. The Japanese soldiers, at dawn

Under the bright morning light, I rushed to the south bank of the Yindun River. What I saw shocked the bloodthirsty and murderous Japanese.

On the beach by the river, the broken limbs of the British and Burmese soldiers were everywhere. The blood flowing out dyed the water by the river bright red. Half of the body was soaked in the river, following the blood-colored waves, flowing back and forth.

The swaying corpses of British soldiers fell stiffly on the beach layer by layer. That night, the Japanese army fired hundreds of thousands of artillery shells and plowed an area of ​​less than ten kilometers around countless times, destroying all the dispatched troops.

A large reserve of artillery shells was used to destroy hundreds of artillery pieces.

In this night of shelling, more than 100,000 British Burmese soldiers fell under the Japanese fire, and more than 50,000 people were captured by the Japanese. The Japanese soldiers had lost their due passion for catching the British.

A night of overwhelming shells

, knocked out all the energy of the British soldiers. As long as a Japanese soldier stands on a high place and shouts a few times, there will be hundreds of thousands of British soldiers, empty hands, lost, like walking zombies, very obedient.

Walk up to the Japanese soldiers.

Although the Japanese Southeast Asia Expeditionary Force disliked prisoners of war, the more than 50,000 British prisoners of war could not be killed at once. Later, when the Japanese soldiers captured the prisoners, they became impatient. Unexpectedly, the officer invented a method to kill all the prisoners.

British prisoners of war who were injured or unable to move were all disposed of on the spot, leaving only those prisoners who could move on their own.

This method soon became popular among the Japanese troops. The already silent Yindun River was filled with sporadic or intensive gunshots. After a busy day, using this method, the British were finally

The number of military prisoners of war was reduced from more than 50,000 to more than 10,000.

It is said that General Ito Genzaburo, the Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Forces, greatly appreciated the officer who invented this method of identifying prisoners of war, and promoted the officer to a first-level military rank on the spot in the name of the Supreme Commander.

That night, the Japanese army made a brief stop on the south bank of the Yundun River. Ito held a military meeting overnight. At the meeting, all the Japanese commanders at all levels stood up and expressed their dedication to the dispatched troops with stormy applause.

The officers' admiration for Commander-in-Chief Ito, who has achieved great results, is unabashed and sincere.

Ito waved his hands very gracefully, and the applause subsided. Before he spoke, Chief of Staff Koizumi immediately suggested, "Gentlemen, let us use the highest etiquette of the Imperial Japanese Army to express our respect for the Commander-in-Chief, salute.

!" Following Koizumi's command, dozens of senior Japanese military officers above the rank of major general stood at attention and saluted in unison.

At this moment, General Ito Genzaburo has undoubtedly reached the pinnacle of military honors. Looking at the senior generals of the empire, he can achieve an astonishing record of wiping out more than 300,000 enemies in just eight days, and his own

There were no more than 70,000 casualties, not a single one. Therefore, Ito himself felt that he could afford to accept such courtesy from his officers.

He was very appreciative of Chief of Staff Koizumi's idea but the icing on the cake. After bowing and thanking him, he said: "Gentlemen, to achieve such a victory, I only fulfilled my duty as an emperor."

, This is the wise decision of His Majesty the Emperor, which is inseparable from the bravery and hard work of everyone here and the imperial soldiers. Please take a seat!" The Japanese commanders sat down in unison.

Ito glanced at the conference room with a hopeful look, and said: "Gentlemen, the battle on the Yindun River completely eliminated the British power in Indochina. Our next opponent is Tang Qiu, the so-called Devil of China.

Li’s ** division troops, please don’t underestimate this China troops. They have never suffered a defeat when fighting other armies of the empire on the mainland of China, and they are our formidable opponents.”

The attention of the officers was attracted by Ito's words. However, most of the arms on their faces showed disapproval. They did not believe the commander-in-chief's words. Even the well-equipped British were wiped out by us. Those inferior Chinese

What else can people be afraid of? Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, have you overestimated the strength of that Chinese devil Tang Qiuli? Are you being alarmist?

Ito saw the expressions of the officers. To be honest, he admired the senseless spirit of his subordinates, but Ito's subordinates must not be brave warriors. They must also learn to use their brains. His face sank.

Zhi Zhi said solemnly: "Gentlemen, you must not have the idea of ​​​​contempting Tang Qiuli. This will be extremely harmful to your future battles with the Chinese."

"If you are not impressed, then just think about not long ago, in the temple in Myitkyina, General Shouchi and more than 90,000 imperial warriors were in the temple in Myitkyina. Further ahead, in North China, there was a man who was known as the most talented emperor in the world.

General Okamura Neiji also fell into the hands of this man.

On the China-Shanghai battlefield, General Matsui Iwane died in depression. If we go back further, Lieutenant General Kozuki Kiyoshi, General Anichiro Tashiro, and General Nanjiro of the Kwantung Army were either dismissed from their military posts or tried by military courts.

They are all directly related to this person."

Ito's words were like a bomb, blowing up these senior Japanese officers whose foreheads were congested by the huge victory. Huge waves were set off in their hearts. The commander-in-chief mentioned that he was not a famous figure in the imperial world.

I'm afraid that when I was still studying in the military academy, these seniors in the military had already secured a large area of ​​overseas territory for the Japanese Empire.

Seeing the officers with shocked expressions on their faces, Ito smiled with satisfaction. His goal had been achieved. After the victory, his subordinates' thoughts of being invincible and paralyzed were gone. Next, it was time to cheer them up and point out the victory.

It's time for the road.

Ito continued: "Therefore, when we face such an opponent, we must not underestimate the enemy. Next, I will assign combat tasks. The 17th and 21st Divisions are equipped with the 1st Chariot Brigade and the 1st Cavalry Regiment.

As the vanguard of the dispatched troops, we will immediately cross the Yintun River at seven o'clock tomorrow morning and continue to pursue the remaining British troops in the direction of northern Burma."

"The 11th, 15th, and 19th divisions are equipped with the 2nd and 3rd tank brigades and the 1st heavy artillery brigade. As the second echelon, they set off two hours later than the first echelon. After the optimistic echelon

The distance between them should not exceed one day's journey, and close contact should be maintained. Once the vanguard is ambushed by the Chinese army, the second echelon must go to reinforce it at any cost.

"The rest of the troops will rest in place for a day. At 6 a.m. on the 24th, they will all cross the Yindu River and attack in the direction of Myitkyina. Our marching order must be coordinated to ensure that we do not give the Chinese troops a chance to defeat each other.

The baggage troops will immediately mobilize a base of ten artillery shells and transport them to the front line within two days. Gentlemen, please take action on your own. I wish you victory!"

When Ito Yanzaburo deployed the combat plan with murderous intent on the Yindun River where the bloody smell of the British corpses had not yet dissipated, the British commander-in-chief General Alexander had already rushed to Myitkyina from Bhamo to prepare.

Soldiers of the British Empire who faced a narrow escape from death and broke through hardships and tribulations.

Early in the morning on June 23, Alexander arrived at the southern outskirts of Myitkyina in full uniform, looking forward anxiously. He really wanted to see his soldiers, or in other words, he had a complicated mood of regaining his lost soldiers.

In the light morning mist, there was a burst of dense and chaotic footsteps, and a vaguely bullet-riddled military flag could be seen flashing in the mist. Alexander suddenly felt the urge to cry.

(To be continued)

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