Age of Conquest Reborn

Colonel Liu Xianyong, commander of the First Bomber Regiment of the Southern Flying Group of the ** Division, was about to give the order to drop bombs when he received a call from commander Le Yiqin. He was shocked at that time. What? The British fighter jets are coming.

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He hurriedly turned on the airborne radar and carefully searched the surrounding airspace. Looking at the blank radar screen, Liu Xianyong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Report to the commander, no target was found in the airspace near the bombing area. Please ask for permission, should the bombing continue?"

Le Yiqin simply replied: "According to the original plan!" Then, he ended the call, leaving Liu Xianyong confused and a false alarm. A regiment of bombers dropped on the intended targets on both sides of the Hukang River Valley.

After the bombs, they climbed higher and higher. Liu Xianyong looked at the black smoke rising from the ground and ordered: "Everyone returns!"

To be fair, Liu Xianyong did not feel the excitement of completing the bombing mission. The reason was that the bombing was not enough. At the Myitkyina Air Force Base, Le Yiqin put down the phone and regretfully said to the Minister of Operations: "The British didn't take the bait. Order

The Fourth Fighter Regiment, returning from the Hukan Valley airspace," he didn't quite understand. Was it because his plan to lure the snake out of the hole failed, or was it because the British had become smarter?

The bombing of the ** Division bombers did not cause much damage to the British and Indian troops. As far as a regiment-level bombing was concerned, the losses were minimal. On the one hand, the British and Indian troops had a tight air defense firepower layout. More importantly,

Liu Xianyong's regiment did not carry out heavy bombing. Watching the bombers of the Chinese Army disappear into the blue sky, Alexander's light blue eyes were full of worry.

Now that Tang Qiuli has dispatched bombers, there is no secret about the covert advance of the Central Route Army. Now, the only solution is to leave the narrow area of ​​​​the Hukang Valley as quickly as possible. Occupy Magao and Myitkyina, and then

To gain a foothold in northern Myanmar, otherwise, as long as the troops of the ** Division buy time and block the exit of the Hukang Valley towards northern Myanmar, what awaits them is a protracted war of attrition.

The battlefield is in Myanmar. Tang Qiuli can afford energy consumption, but Alexander cannot afford it. His logistics supply base. In Imphal, India, the deeper the troops go into Myanmar, the longer the supply line is. Therefore, for just*

Alexander interpreted the bombing campaign of the * division bombers as slowing down the marching speed of his own troops.

Tang Qiuli's main force was still in the Malay Peninsula. It would take time to transfer to northern Myanmar. Such harassing bombing was to buy time for him to mobilize his troops. Therefore, Alexander's order to the troops was, "Use the best possible method."

Move forward at a fast pace!”

The series of air raids that followed further confirmed his judgment. From the four directions of Ledo, Sukiya, Gamai, and New Taiji, the four British divisions advanced towards the northern Myanmar region and served as campaign assists.

At the same time, a telegram was sent to the headquarters. They all said, "At around 11 o'clock this morning, our headquarters was subjected to continuous and violent bombing by the bombers of the ** Division, and the advance of the troops was blocked."

Alexander believed that they were being bombed, but when it came to violent bombing, he didn't quite believe it. The bombers of the Japanese Army, with more than 200,000 troops crowded on both sides of the Hukang River Valley, did not bomb you violently, but instead attacked you.

A mere division of troops marching in a dense forest area carried out violent bombing. Is Tang Qiuli sick?

There is only one purpose, to slow down our army's advancement speed and buy time for him to mobilize his troops. Therefore, Alexander, the British division commander of the four divisions, issued the same order, "This is to slow down our army's advancement speed."

Ignore the bombing, speed up the march, enter northern Myanmar as soon as possible, and then launch to seize the intended target and cooperate with the main force's offensive in northern Myanmar!"

To be fair, Le Yiqin's bomber force was not very effective in bombing the British troops in the four directions of Ledo, Sujiya, Gaimai and New Taiji. The reason is very simple. The four lightly-armed British infantry divisions

, the roads we take are all remote mountain roads, and apart from the lush and dense forests, there are few areas with wide views.

Most of the bombs were dropped into the forest. As for how many British and Indian soldiers were killed, only God knows. However, the British and Indian troops in these four divisions have never been bombed by air raids, let alone bombs whistling and falling overhead.

In addition, the bombing intensity in the Hukang Valley was several times higher than the number of bombers dispatched, and they took turns to attack. Therefore, what was reported to Alexander was that they were bombed violently, and it seemed that the bombing was very miserable.

mean.

However, the appearance of the ** bombers reminded Alexander, and he said to the combat staff: "Order, Lieutenant General Bright, Commander of the Air Force in India, your department immediately dispatches all fighter planes to clear out the enemies of Ledo, Sujia, and

The ** Division bombers carried out bombings against troops in the direction of Jamai and New Taiji. In addition, saturation bombing was carried out on Magao and Myitkyina to completely eliminate the Chinese threat from the air. This order will be executed immediately! Otherwise, military law will be ruthless.

You have to take full responsibility!"

Alexander had to add these two sentences at the end of the order. From the bottom of his heart, he had no good impressions of those guys in the Air Force. When the British troops stationed in Indochina were withdrawn to Mandalay, they suffered

Seeing the indiscriminate bombing by Japanese planes, I repeatedly requested air support, but these guys only sent a dozen fighter jets to deal with the problem.

He didn't even see the shadow of the Japanese bombers. He hurriedly circled the Yindun River and returned. At that time, his subordinates were blown up by the Japanese planes and their flesh and blood were scattered everywhere. The river water was dyed red with blood.

, the tragic scene of the soldiers' corpses flowing eastward along the surging river is something Alexander still cannot forget.

What's even more annoying is that the British Air Force stationed in Indochina, which was originally under his command, just heard Japanese gunfire. These guys, without receiving their orders, set up planes and just disappeared.

He ran to the East Indies, leaving behind the poor infantrymen who were devastated by Japanese planes.

However, after he escaped to India, he was left out and lost power, so he had no ability to cause trouble for these guys. It was different today. He was the commander-in-chief of the army stationed in India and had the authority to mobilize all troops, including those who were usually arrogant.

The Air Force, which is well-paid and always thinking about running away when the war starts, will force them to fight no matter what. If they dare to disobey his orders again, Commander Alexander will not mind using a few heads of Air Force officers to establish his authority!

Tang Qiuli's purpose of using aerial bombing to slow down the advancement of the British and Indian troops allowed Alexander to judge. However, Alexander was very wrong in his judgment of the ultimate goal. This fatal mistake was enough to cause a whole-army war.

A devastating defeat.

The troops of the ** Division are not only being mobilized to the northern Myanmar region, but the troops of the Sulu Mobile Corps that were later mobilized are basically in place, facing the northern Myanmar region in the four directions of Ledo, Sujia, Gamai, and New Taiji.

At every exit, two brigades of the Sulu Mobile Corps were deployed, and it was a pocket formation, waiting for the British and Indian troops to penetrate.

For the lightly-armed four divisions of the British-Indian Army, the troops of the Sulu Mobile Corps, which had an absolute advantage in strength and firepower, could encircle and annihilate them without any effort. In the direction of Magao, the troops of the eight brigades directly under the Corps had already

At the pre-ambush location, we were in a tight formation, waiting for Alexander's more than 200,000 troops to emerge from the Hukang Valley, rush into the ambush circle, and annihilate them in one fell swoop.

However, in the ambush circle near Magao, the troops under Tang Qiuli's command did not have an advantage. The eight brigades directly under the corps had 130,000 troops, and the British and Indian troops had more than 200,000 troops. It looked very dangerous. The military book stated

It says, "Surround an enemy five times, annihilate it ten times." The stuffing is so big and the skin is so thin, are you afraid that you won't be able to swallow it in one bite and it will burst?

Regarding this issue, Major General Zhao Yuhe, chief of staff of the ** Division, raised the question cautiously. He said to Tang Qiuli, who was at the Magao headquarters and looking at the map of the Hukang River Valley: "Commander, currently, the British and Indian troops

The intention of the enemy is already obvious. The enemy force advancing along the Hukang River Valley is its main force. According to aerial reconnaissance reports, there are more than 200,000 people. They are also equipped with a large number of tanks and have very powerful firepower."

After looking at the division commander Tang Qiuli who was calm but obviously listening attentively, Zhao Yuhe continued: "And the troops we set up in ambush near Magao are far less than the British and Indian troops. I'm worried that I won't be able to eat a bite.

, Therefore, I suggest that another six to eight brigades of the Niangziguan Garrison Corps be mobilized to participate in the Magao ambush battle. Is this safer? Moreover, according to the current location and advancement speed of the British and Indian troops, we mobilize forces again

, totally in time!”

After listening to Zhao Yuhe's words, Tang Qiuli nodded approvingly and said, "Yuhe, I'm very happy that you can express your thoughts and put forward your own suggestions in front of me. This is very good. I have always

I was worried that you had been away from the division headquarters for too long and could not go to work because of various worries. Now, I am relieved."

Zhao Yuhe's face straightened and he replied solemnly: "Commander, as your chief of staff, it is the chief responsibility of the chief of staff to express your feelings directly and provide your own opinions for the division commander to make a decision, even if the division commander does not like it.

I’m also outspoken!”

Tang Qiuli laughed and said: "Okay! Yuhe, that's how it should be. I don't like being arbitrary and arbitrary. Well, I'll give you an analysis of the reasons why I set up an ambush in Magao with my existing troops.

, and save you the worry!"

Tang Qiuli first took out a file bag, opened it, took out a few pages, patted them, and said playfully: "Before deciding on the campaign mode, I first need to understand my opponents. How many pages are there?

Hours ago, I received information from the intelligence office that the top commander of the British army commanding hundreds of thousands of British and Indian troops to invade northern Burma is called Alexander."

Zhao Yuhe looked at Tang Qiuli's expression, which seemed to be a trace of ridicule, and asked strangely: "Sir, are you familiar with this Alexander?"

(To be continued)