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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1421 Tang Qiuli¡¯s Bold Plan

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    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?  Are the British fighter jets coming?

    Liu Xianyong 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, "Report to the commander, no target was found in the airspace near the bombing area. Please ask for instructions. Should the bombing continue?"

    Le Yiqin simply replied: "According to the original plan!" Then, he ended the call, leaving Liu Xianyong confused and even giving 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 one by one. 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 airspace of the Hukan Valley," he didn't quite understand. Was it because his plan to lure the snake out of its 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' air defense firepower was tightly deployed, and 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.

    Since Tang Qiuli has dispatched bombers, there is no secret about the covert advance of the Central Route Army. Now, the only solution is to get out of the narrow area of ????the Hukang River Valley as quickly as possible.  Occupy Magao and Myitkyina and establish a foothold in northern Myanmar, otherwise, as long as it is the troops of the ** Division.  After buying time to block the exit of the Hukham Valley towards northern Myanmar, what awaited me was a protracted war of attrition.

    The battlefield is in Myanmar. Tang Qiuli can afford to use energy, but Alexander cannot afford to use his logistics supply base.  In Imphal, India, the deeper the troops penetrated into Myanmar, the longer the supply lines were stretched. Therefore, Alexander interpreted the bombing operation by the ** Division bombers just now as slowing down the marching speed of his troops.

    Tang Qiuli¡¯s main force is still in the Malay Peninsula.  It will take time to transfer to the northern part of Myanmar, and such harassing bombing will take time.  It was to buy time for him to mobilize his troops, so Alexander's order to the troops was, "Advance as quickly as possible!"

    The subsequent series of air raids confirmed his judgment. The four British divisions advancing towards northern Myanmar from the four directions of Ledo, Sukiya, Gamai and New Taiji, and were responsible for the task of assisting the campaign,  At the same time, a telegram was sent to headquarters.  Both said, "At about 11 o'clock this morning, our unit was subjected to continuous and violent bombing by the bombers of the ** Division, and the advance of the troops was blocked."

    Being bombed, Alexander believed, however.  When it comes to violent bombing, he doesn't quite believe that the bombers of the ** Division, instead of violently bombing the more than 200,000 troops crowded on both sides of the Hukang River Valley, instead attacked a mere division of yours that was marching in a dense forest area.  The troops 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, the British division commanders of Alexander's four divisions all 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, Sujia, Jamai, and New Taiji. The reason is very simple. The four lightly-armed British infantry divisions  , all we take are remote mountain roads. Except for 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 on their heads.  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 attacks on our 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. Otherwise, military law will be ruthless, and this order will be implemented immediately!  You have to take full responsibility!"

    AlexThe commander had to add these two sentences at the end of the order. From the bottom of his heart, he had no good impression of those guys in the Air Force. When the British troops stationed in Indochina withdrew to Mandalay,  , was bombed indiscriminately by Japanese planes, and he repeatedly requested air support. 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, Alexander still cannot forget it.

    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 and 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 judging 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 Regiment 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. Moreover, it was a pocket formation, waiting for the British and Indian troops to penetrate.

    For the lightly-armed British and Indian troops of four divisions, the Sulu Mobile Corps troops, 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, they were ready to wait 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, and the military manual stated  Yun said, "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, cautiously raised the question. 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 let 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 outspoken too!¡±

    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.  , so you don¡¯t have to worry!¡±

    Tang Qiuli first took out a portfolio, 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, was named 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)
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