Age of Conquest Reborn

>Meisikailing, west of Magao and less than 30 kilometers away from Magao City, is a mountain range that stretches for dozens of kilometers and is composed of countless large and small hills. The terrain is not steep and is covered with dense jungle.

Among the mountains in northern Myanmar, the highest Mesikai Peak is only over 200 meters above sea level. It is inconspicuous among the numerous mountains and ridges in northern Myanmar.{网.}

No matter from which angle you look at it, Meskai Ridge is not a place for troops, but this mountain range is the only barrier in the west of Magao. The road from Hukang Valley to Magao passes over the ridge and turns seven turns.

It winds through the forest eight times and stretches into the distance.

To say it is a road is somewhat exaggerated. When the British occupied the Indochina Peninsula, they built a dirt road from Myitkyina in northern Myanmar to Ramgar in East India in order to plunder the local rich mineral resources. It has been in disrepair for a long time.

Coupled with the year-round rain erosion, the roads have become bumpy. There is more rain in northern Myanmar, and there are puddles of different sizes everywhere on the roads.

The main force of the British and Indian Army was marching rapidly on this muddy road west of the Mesikai Mountains. The vehicles drove past, splashing large amounts of muddy mud, which sprayed the British and Indian soldiers who were marching on foot all over their heads and faces. The soldiers were angry.

Cursing his comrades in the truck, the only response he received was a series of roars of laughter and sharp whistles.

The soldiers on foot could only spit wildly at the truck that had gone away and was smoking black to vent their dissatisfaction. Since they cleared the Hukang Valley, they have been marching non-stop for several hours. Commanders at all levels

It was like urging the soldiers to keep moving forward. It is said that this was the order of the commander, General Alexander.

The curiosity of the soldiers who first entered northern Myanmar has been replaced by boring and tired bodies. Along the way, in the villages they saw, all the people were gone, and the rooms were empty. Not even a single person was seen. The commanders

It was boasted that the local indigenous people would line up to welcome the British Empire's troops. The grand event of returning to Indochina has never been seen at all.

Not to mention ordinary people and beautiful girls, there was not even a living thing to be seen in the village, only disgusting mud. The army boots were getting heavier and heavier. On the surface, this army of more than 200,000 people still looked impressive.

Like a rainbow, in fact, they marched at a faster than normal speed without a break. Not only were all the soldiers filled with resentment, but they were also exhausted and at the end of their tether.

General Alexander's mood was different from that of all the soldiers. He was in extreme excitement. The moment he walked out of the Hukang Valley and set foot on the land of northern Myanmar, he really smelled the familiar atmosphere of the land of northern Myanmar. The mountains and forests

The blowing wind, the afternoon sun, the fragrance of green grass and trees, the spreading undulating grassland, and the patches of jungle all evoked memories deep in the general's heart.

It has been more than two years. The Indochina Peninsula that I have longed for has finally set foot on this land again. Two years ago, I was so miserable and embarrassed that I bid farewell to this land sadly. Under the watch of Tang Qiuli,

Walking step by step to the East Indies. The Chinese sat back and watched his 400,000 troops being eaten by the Japanese.

He chased from Myitkyina in northern Myanmar to Tengchong in China, and then from Tengchong to Bhamo in northern Myanmar, just to see Tang Qiuli and ask him to send troops. However, until Mandalay fell, all four sides

The hundreds of thousands of troops retreated steadily and were driven back and beaten by the Japanese. When they arrived at Myitkyina, only more than 30,000 troops were left.

At this time, the despicable and shameless Chinese Tang Qiuli appeared as a savior and performed a drama in front of the world. He became the hero who saved the remaining soldiers of the British Empire, but he himself lost the city and lost the army.

He was the laughingstock of a mountain. From then on, Alexander hated Tang Qiuli with all his heart.

In Alexander's mind, defeating his own Japanese was much more upright than saving his own Tang Qiuli. The Japanese defeated their own troops openly on the battlefield, but Tang Qiuli used despicable means.

He took everything from himself.

From these thoughts, it can be seen that Alexander's character has a serious tendency to be paranoid, and he also has the characteristics of selective amnesia. He may have forgotten that when the Japanese launched the Indochina War,

The Japanese and the British are still conspiring to deal with Tang Qiuli together. The relationship between the British and the Japanese is as good as real brothers.

Wearing the same pair of trousers together is just a trivial matter. They are just die-hard allies with different heads and different surnames. The British even gave the Singapore base to the Japanese navy. What happened? The Japanese turned against each other, which was how they attacked Alexander in Singapore.

, it is very likely that in Alexander's heart, it was much more comfortable to give Indochina to the Japanese than to have it stolen by Tang Qiuli.

General Alexander, who woke up from his memories, swept away his depressed mood and looked at the land of northern Myanmar under the afternoon sun with great ambition. He seemed to ask casually: "Gentlemen, do you know the name of the mountain range in front of you? Do you still remember it?

How did we get here in the first place?"

No one answered. Alexander concealed his smile in embarrassment and realized that he was just being sentimental. These staff officers around him were coming to Indochina for the first time. More than half of the 30,000 subordinates he brought to India died on the way.

, the rest, after arriving in East India, were also unlucky with themselves, either being ordered to withdraw from the army, or being transferred to remote areas.

The staff officers could answer the name of the mountain in front of them, but they could not answer how they got there in the first place, but this did not affect General Alexander's mood. He posed on the grass, and the only reporter accompanying the army took a good picture of him.

A few photos to keep as a historical witness of the return to Indochina.

It is of extraordinary significance to the now smug and ambitious General Alexander. Then, he boarded the jeep, waved his hand with great momentum, and said to the staff: "Gentlemen, our camp today is in Magao.

Below the city, tomorrow’s lunch should be eaten in Magao City!”

In front of Alexander, a large group of British and Indian soldiers marched hastily through the mud and water.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon on April 28, Tang Qiuli's frontline headquarters was located on the Meisikai Mountains, next to a huge rock. Shan Hu led the soldiers of the guard brigade, huā

It took more than two hours to dig out a shelter for him. The roof was covered with thick tree trunks and covered with thick soil.

According to Shan Hu's request, even if they are directly hit by several large-caliber artillery shells, the people in the shelter will not be in danger. In Tang Qiuli's opinion, this is a bit unnecessary. What is being fought is an ambush battle, not a blocking battle.

The British and Indian soldiers who came from afar still had time to organize a counterattack under the sudden artillery fire? Then I would have to look at these British and Indian soldiers with admiration!

The phone in the shelter rang rapidly. After a while, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe walked out of the shelter and said to Tang Qiuli, who was half lying on the grass: "Commander, I received a call from Brigadier Liu Hongzhang of the First Brigade at the Forward.

The leading troops of the British and Indian troops, guided by tanks, have approached the ambush position of the 1st Brigade."

Tang Qiuli looked at his watch. It was 4:26 in the afternoon. Alexander arrived so quickly, more than half an hour earlier than scheduled. He said: "Order Liu Hongzhang to continue hiding and let Yingyin go."

The vanguard of the army."

When Zhao Yuhe came back after conveying the order, Tang Qiuli asked: "Yuhe, how is the march of the British and Indian troops? Can our ambush position be able to accommodate more than 200,000 people at once?"

Zhao Yuhe shook his head and replied: "Division commander, we can't. According to the reconnaissance force report, the length of the British-Indian army's marching column is longer than our ambush circle. A conservative estimate is that it can fit in about two-thirds."

Tang Qiuli nodded and said: "Not bad, we can kill hundreds of thousands of people at once, and the pressure on Xiduo's interception troops can also be reduced. What's more, there will be a subsequent pursuit. When we reach Xiduo, Alexander will not have many people left!"

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Zhao Yuhe raised another question worriedly, "Division Commander, I'm worried that if the British and Indian troops send a small group of troops to search along both sides of the Meisikailing Highway, our ambush troops will expose their targets.

It is a pity that most of the army did not enter the ambush circle. If the battle started early, it would cause unexpected changes and difficulties to the campaign."

Tang Qiuli smiled, not worried at all, and said: "Yuhe, the way the battle is conducted is based on the characteristics of the opponent. From Xiduo to Meisikailing, I will fight and win."

The tactic of retreating, and being humble and arrogant to Alexander, he has formed a fixed mindset, I have no main force in northern Burma."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't be like this, rushing towards Ma Gao in a hurry. Also, look at the marching speed of the British and Indian troops, does it look like they are searching and advancing at the same time? It's an hour and a half ahead of schedule.

Once here, does he still have time to conduct a careful search? I am afraid that even if some officers propose such tactics, they will be rejected with contempt."

Zhao Yuhe thought for a moment, smiled, and said: "Sir, I am too worried!"

Time seemed to have frozen, and the long queue of British and Indian troops rolled past with no end in sight in the telescopes of the brigade commanders of the directly affiliated regiments. On both sides of the road were infantry formations, and in the middle were tanks and American-made artillery.

Along with the truck full of soldiers, the brigade commanders all looked at their watches from time to time, circling back and forth anxiously, and from time to time looking at the telephone on the shell box.

The exhausted and hurried British and Indian soldiers and commanders, including Alexander, could never imagine that on this ridge that cannot be called a mountain, on both sides of the road that stretches for dozens of kilometers, there would be dense,

Or in the sparse jungle, there is an ambush of the most elite field regiment of the Army Division, with more than 100,000 people in twelve brigades, five artillery brigades and artillery regiments attached to each brigade, and thousands of artillery pieces of various calibers.

At 5:30 sharp, the phone in the division's cover department rang urgently again.