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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1426 The British finally took the bait

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    At about 7:30 in the morning on April 26, in a dense jungle about 200 kilometers west of Ledo, Major General Hopkins, commander of the 1st Division of the British Army's Plum Garrison, was awakened by a loud noise.  , frowned and just got out of the tent. Before he had time to enjoy the fresh air in the mountains and forests of northern Myanmar, he followed the noise and walked a few hundred meters away. What he saw in front of him made him furious and furious.

    Several British soldiers and Indian soldiers were quarreling in an open space on the edge of the woods. They must have just fought. The dozen or so soldiers all had bruises and swollen faces, their uniforms were torn in many places, and they were covered in mud.  , there were overturned lunch boxes on the ground, a mess, and dozens of British and Indian soldiers were surrounding them, watching the fun.

    For the 1st Puram Garrison Division, which is composed of British and Indian soldiers, such fights between soldiers are commonplace, and most of them are started by British soldiers, as well as officers at all levels.  It is commonplace to turn a blind eye and pretend not to see anything as long as no one is killed. However, if the British soldiers suffer a big loss, the problem is not that simple.

    The division commander, Major General Hopkins, is also aware of this situation. Normally, he is not interested in taking care of such trivial matters, but today is different. Yesterday, the first garrison division was blown up by Chinese bombers, although the casualties were not high.  It is very large, but it affects the stability and advancement speed of the troops.

    Commander Alexander pressed him hard again. In order to deal with this situation, Commander Hopkins held a meeting in the middle of the night. The noisy meeting made the Major General confused and exhausted.  I fell asleep, but was woken up early in the morning by these blind guys.

    A fiery master, Master, can you go there?  Angrily walked over to these dozen soldiers.  Regardless of nationality, everyone is treated equally, and everyone has a few cruel loudmouths.  Then, order the military police to send all these blind guys to the disciplinary management brigade.  With strict discipline, these guys will suffer a lot within at least ten days.

    As for why these soldiers had a dispute or even took action, Commander Hopkins.  He had no interest in knowing that early in the morning, the Major General, who was in a ruined mood, returned to the tent angrily. The communications staff officer was waiting there. When he saw Hopkins coming in, he hurriedly said: "Report to the division commander, Air Force Commander."  Lieutenant General Bright called to ask if any Chinese bombers had been found?"

    Hopkins became even more angry.  Almost roaring, he said: "Tell those hu¨¡hu¨¡ young men in the Air Force, no, not even a ghost! Do they hope that we will still be bombed by Chinese bombs like yesterday?"

    The communications staff officer was stunned, he didn¡¯t know.  Why are you so angry on this beautiful morning?  Hopkins looked at the stunned staff officer, and then shouted: "Convey my order. In thirty minutes, the troops will continue to move forward!"

    The communications staff officer hurriedly rushed out. He only had thirty minutes to prepare breakfast and eat. Just kidding, is the division commander crazy? Let the soldiers starve and march on the narrow paths in the mountains?

    At around 8:10, the soldiers of the 1st Division of Plum Guards were hurriedly stuffing breakfast into their stomachs. Piles of soldiers were huddled around each marching pot, and no one was afraid of eating it.  No breakfast.

    At this moment, there was a sudden roar in the sky. The British lookout hurriedly picked up the telescope and looked up at the sky. He was shocked at that time, my God!  Chinese bombers are coming again!

    "Papa!" Several shrill gunshots echoed in the forest. The British and Indian soldiers were engrossed in eating, with rice stuffed in their mouths. They looked around inexplicably. Those with sharp eyes had already seen a sudden explosion in the sky.  The small black dot that jumped down quickly grew in size in the field of vision. He threw down his lunch box and shouted loudly: "Air strike! Chinese bombers!" Good guy, as if receiving the starting gun, the British and Indian soldiers,  Turn around and head into the forest.

    Colonel Xu Zhiming, commander of the 2nd Bomber Regiment of the Southern Flying Group of the **Division, looked sideways at the forest below, the British and Indian soldiers scurrying about like headless flies in the open space, and the cooking stoves that were still smoking.  Tent after tent, he couldn't help but shake his head, "Why don't these British guys and Indian soldiers have long memories? They were bombed yesterday and didn't learn their lesson. They just camped like ducks without even the most basic awareness of air defense."  , I haven¡¯t suffered enough!¡±

    Why are you so polite? Xu Zhiming ordered: "All crews pay attention, look for targets, and start entering the bombing route. The British and Indian soldiers don't take us seriously, so let them suffer enough and start attacking!"

    More than thirty bombers swooped down from high altitudes. The bomb-drop bay under the belly of the plane opened, and heavy bombs roared down one after another. "Boom, boom, boom!" in the dense woods, there were balls of fire, thick.  Pillars of smoke soared into the sky.??, the broken tree debris, along with the stirred up soil, mercilessly hit the British and Indian soldiers hiding everywhere.

    It was lucky or unlucky. A bomb happened to fall in the crowd. In a puff of black smoke, the bodies of the British and Indian soldiers flew into the air together with the flying soil. When they fell, they were already in the air.  The fragmented corpses were delivered to the mouths of the British and Indian soldiers at around 8 a.m. on April 26, not only in the form of hastily prepared breakfast, but also in the bombs of the Japanese Army bombers.

    Commander Hopkins was also one of the lucky ones. Less than five minutes after he walked out of the tent, a bomb blew up the place where the division commander rested last night into a huge crater with white smoke.  The force of the impact pushed him to the ground, causing him to gnaw on mud. In this way, he also avoided the deadly shrapnel that was whirling and screaming.

    Hopkins, headless and faceless, covered in mud and water, rolled and crawled to the cave where the communications office was located. As soon as he entered, he shouted to the radio operator: "Quick, send a telegram to Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Bright. I  At about 8 o'clock in the morning, the camp west of Ledo of the 1st Dipuram Defense Division was violently bombed by Chinese planes. The number of enemy planes was about fifty! "

    In panic, the number of ** bombers was exaggerated by almost double. At the same time, the British and Indian troops in the other three directions of Sujia, Jamai, and New Taiji were all attacked by ** bombers.  This sunny morning was a bloody morning for the British and Indian soldiers of the four divisions.

    Ten minutes after the bombing began, Lieutenant General Bright received four telegrams one after another, all with the same content: "Our unit was violently bombed by Chinese bombers!" What was strange was that Commander Alexander of the Middle Route Army in the Hukang Valley  There, it was calm as usual, and no Japanese bombers came. Bright didn't understand why?

    Although he had doubts, Lieutenant General Bright would not be stupid enough to send a telegram asking Commander Alexander, "Dear Commander, why was there no bombing at your place?" Isn't that unlucky?  Asking for trouble!

    What happened was just as Bright himself had expected. The bombers of the US Army who had taken advantage of them appeared again. The combat staff watched intently, waiting for the commander to give the order for the fighter jets to attack. However, the Chinese  Your Excellency, however, cautiously ordered: "Immediately contact the troops in the direction of Ledo, Sujia, Jamai, and New Taiji. Please confirm whether the Chinese bombers are escorted by fighter jets?"

    After Xu Zhiming dropped a round of bombs, he pulled his plane up. After circling for a while, he was about to find a new bombing target. Commander Le Yiqin's voice sounded in his earphones, "201, all the leading planes in your regiment,  Immediately climb to the maximum altitude, turn on the airborne radar, and search all airspace where British fighter jets may appear in the east Indian direction!"

    Le Yiqin issued this order at the same time to all the bomber regiment commanders participating in the bombing, and all ground radars in the north of Myanmar began to search, forming a three-dimensional air surveillance network from high altitude to the ground, just waiting  British fighter jets appeared.

    At 8:43, Lieutenant General Bright received calls back from the commanders of four divisions one after another: "After careful observation, we risked Chinese bombs and found no escorting Chinese fighter jets!"

    Bright then made up his mind, threw himself in front of the intercom, and said: "Order, each fighter wing, immediately start to attack the Chinese bomber group according to the scheduled plan. Remember, fight quickly, don't be reluctant to fight, and break away quickly.  The 1st and 2nd Bomber Wings responsible for bombing Magao and the escort fighter wing will return to the Hukang River Valley. I have created the best opportunity for you. The Chinese fighter jets will be attracted to Ledo and Suzhou.  In the direction of Giya, Jamai, and Xintaji, bomb it to your heart¡¯s content! Blast Magao into ruins!¡±

    Lieutenant General Bright used a little trick. Two bomber wings and a fighter wing flew over the Hukang River Valley as they returned, just to let the old guy see them with his own eyes.

    Xu Zhiming, hovering at high altitude, stared at the radar screen intently. Suddenly, a group of bright spots appeared on the screen. It was very blurry at first, but it soon became clear. Xu Zhiming immediately called: "No. 1, No. 1  , 201 reported in the Ledo airspace that a British aircraft was found, about 500 kilometers away from our bomber formation. Please advise, will our bomber formation return immediately? "

    At the same time, Le Yiqin at the Myitkyina command post received reports from bomber formations and ground radar stations in other three directions: "It was discovered that British fighter jets were rapidly approaching our bomber formation, and the Magao ground radar station reported  , a mixed formation of British bombers and fighter jets, about 240 enemy planes, are approaching in the direction of Magao! "

    "Okay!" Le Yiqin slammed the table and shouted so loudly that it shocked everyone in the command post. "The hard work pays off."Sweetheart, the British guy finally took the bait!  "In an instant, all the blood in Le Yiqin's body was on fire!!~!
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