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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1488 The Battle at Imphal (Part 2)

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    The plan of Lieutenant General Chelsea, the commander of the British Army in India's Eastward March, was generally feasible. However, he only discovered the ** division troops approaching the east of Imphal. For those who had penetrated deep into the interior of East India,  The seven brigades of the ** Division and the three brigades of the ** Division just northwest of Imphal in the Luhatin area were not aware of it.

    On the night of May 20th, at Imphal, at the headquarters of the Eastward Army, Lieutenant General Chelsea, who had just inspected the defense line, was writing furiously without taking any rest. He was writing a letter to Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Chief of General Staff Brandt.  General Si sent an emergency telegram. The development of the war situation had exceeded his expectations. Tang Qiuli's troops were approaching the city, catching him off guard.

    "Your Excellency the Prime Minister and Chief of General Staff General Brandtes, today, the situation in East India has suddenly changed. Tang Qiuli's troops have approached the Naga Hills in the Imphal area, and my eastward advancing army has assembled in Imphal.  The troops there are only four incomplete divisions with a strength of more than 40,000 people. According to the intelligence collected, the ** divisions that invaded East India this time have a strength of more than 100,000 people in eight brigades. "

    "When the Imphal defense line was not equipped to resist the Chinese attack, its vulnerability can be imagined. If Imphal is lost, there will be no area in East India that can stop the Chinese. The troops are still continuing  However, it will still take a long time for them all to reach the Imphal defense line. The tragedy cannot be prevented by relying solely on the existing troops and equipment. "

    "Therefore, I sincerely recommend that in the name of the British Empire, the American troops in the South Pacific region be asked to send their air force to participate in the Battle of East India. At the very least, in the early stages of the war, they can stop the forward speed of Tang Qiuli's troops so that we can  The eastward marching legion has ample preparation time. This is the only feasible way. Otherwise, I cannot guarantee that it will be able to stop the Chinese from attacking East India. "

    "In addition, I want to report a piece of unfortunate news. Tang Qiuli's troops were able to free up their hands and leave the Hukang Valley, which means that Alexander's troops in Xiduo have been completely wiped out. The strange thing is that I didn't  The specific circumstances of receiving any farewell message from them are unknown.¡±

    Chelsea is going crazy. That damn old bastard Alexander has ruined all the assets of the Indian Army. Taking the Air Force as an example, there are less than twenty aircraft left in total, and some of them cannot participate in air combat.  Seven reconnaissance aircraft.  What can you use to fight the Chinese?

    Eight brigades and hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers swarmed into East India. Just thinking about it makes Lieutenant General Chelsea's scalp numb.  Only by bringing the Americans in can they avoid a total defeat. As long as they can take a breath, there will be a way to hold back the Chinese. To be fair, Chelsea's idea is absolutely crazy.

    Before the telegram was finished, the military staff came in and reported, "Your Excellency, Commander, we have received reports from Simpson, Saudi Arabia, Dinsukiya, Ramgarh, Dhaka, Khulna, Pokaro, Saifpur,  Jinhati and other places. The commander of the assembled troops reported that due to the shortage of transportation vehicles, only a small number of troops could reach Imphal on time. The other troops had to arrive on foot and were forced to delay their arrival. Please ask the commander.  You approve!¡±

    Chelsea suddenly became furious and shouted: "Tell those idiots that if their troops do not arrive at Imphal on time and affect the progress of the battle, they will wait to go to the military court and order the troops to no avail.  No matter what, you must reach Imphal on time, even if you have to crawl, you must arrive on time!¡±

    Under Chelsea's strict orders, the British and Indian troops at various assembly points could not wait for the troops to continue arriving. They gathered the existing soldiers together, hurriedly put on their equipment, searched for all available vehicles, and then drove out one after another.  At the assembly point, we rushed towards Imphal like crazy.

    Even so, most of the soldiers had to rely on two feet to reach Imphal. Because of an order from Chelsea, the assembled British and Indian troops left various towns. Of course, all this could not be hidden from the various special operations detachments.  The detachment's eyes and all kinds of intelligence flew like snowflakes to Luhadin, the East India Campaign Headquarters of the ** Division.

    After reading this information, Tang Qiuli looked up to the sky and laughed. An absolutely advantageous fighter finally appeared. The purpose of capturing East India was to obtain a complete area that had not been damaged by war. Ruins and rubble were everywhere. This was not the goal. Otherwise,  , the post-war reconstruction work will drag down most of the energy, not counting the staggering expenses.

    Now that the British and Indian troops had left the towns they could rely on to defend, it created a good opportunity for the troops to annihilate the enemy in the wild, minimizing the damage to the city. Of course, Tang Qiuli was very excited, because from now on it would be his own territory.  My son, he was beaten to a pulp, but his own pocket was the unlucky one.

    Tang Qiuli said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, the best time to annihilate the enemy in the field has come. Record the following orders. 1. The 8th, 9th, and 10th brigades of the Sulu Mobile Corps, immediately go out to Lu."  Haha?, targeting Simpson, Saudia, and Dinsukiya respectively, cutting off the channels for the British and Indian troops in Imphal and Ramgarh to retreat to the interior of India.  "

    "2. The troops of the 1st to 7th brigades of the Sulu Mobile Corps, after attacking their respective targets and leaving the current assembly area, look for opportunities to annihilate them in the wild. During the formulation and implementation of the campaign plan, strict caution must be exercised to prevent them from returning to their original location.  The assembly area relies on the terrain conditions of the city to resist stubbornly. The suddenness of the launch of the battle is particularly important. An ambush can be used. In addition, some troops should be separated to capture the above-mentioned towns. "

    "3. The brigades of the directly affiliated corps on the eastern foothills of the Naga Hills mainly exert pressure on the British and Indian troops in Imphal and Ramga, attracting the attention of the British and Indian troops in the two places to the Imphal front.  , making it impossible to rescue the enemies in Simpson, Saudia, Dinsugiya and other places. The specific battle deployment is to use the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th brigade troops to slowly advance to the front line of the Naga Hills, causing a frontal storm.  situation.¡±

    "The fifth and sixth brigades have the British and Indian troops in Ramga as their operational targets, and the seventh and eighth brigades have the British and Indian troops in Imphal as their operational targets. The above troops will adopt covert and roundabout methods to outflank them.  The tactic is to surround the two places of appeal and not attack for the time being, waiting for orders."

    "4. The Leyiqin Department of the Southern Flying Group of the Aviation Force has changed its original combat mission as follows. It will cooperate with the seven brigades of the Sulu Mobile Corps deep into the interior of India to annihilate the enemy in the wild and provide air fire support. All participating troops,  To find an opportunity to annihilate the enemy, you can determine the starting time of the battle and submit the battle plan to the division headquarters.¡±

    After recording the order, Zhao Yuhe reminded: "Division Commander, I have different opinions on what you said at the end of the order. This time, we have mobilized eighteen brigades of troops. In addition to the troops of Imphal and Ramgarh,  Apart from the relative concentration, the rest of the troops are fighting alone, and the distances between battlefields are also different. Without a unified attack time, will the battlefield be chaotic to the extent that our division commanders cannot control it?  So that it affects the effectiveness of the battle? "

    Tang Qiuli shook his head and said: "Yu He, you only consider one thing. The upcoming campaign is distributed throughout East India, even deep into the interior of India, and the British and Indian troops at various assembly areas are  Because the distance to Imphal is different, the departure time is also different, and if our division headquarters stipulates a unified launch time for the campaign, some troops will lose the best opportunity to annihilate the enemy. "

    "Furthermore, in such a vast combat area, all battlefields are in a relatively peaceful state. The British and Indian troops have different strength and different combat effectiveness. How can we carry out unified command? Chaos on the battlefield is not terrible, as long as the forces of each unit are  Just make sure the target of the attack is clear. What you want is chaos. If the enemy is in chaos but I don¡¯t want to be in chaos, I will take advantage of the chaos.¡±

    "It seems chaotic, but in fact the attack target is clear. This is the characteristic of the East India Campaign. It does not interfere with the specific command of the brigade commanders, as long as the results are enough. Yuhe, just watch it. After the campaign is launched, the time to end the battle is guaranteed.  First and last, we are very busy these days! ¡±

    At about 4 o'clock in the morning on May 21, the first battle of the East India Campaign began more than 30 kilometers southeast of Seifpur. The person responsible for attacking the British and Indian troops there was Liao Zhenbang of the Sulu Mobile Corps.  The second brigade, and the direct detachment led by Chu Tian, ??the leader of the special operations detachment, happened to be operating in this area.

    In the early morning of May in East India, although the sun had not yet come out, the weather was already showing a sultry trend. Standing on a thick tree trunk, Liao Zhenbang vigorously stamped the wet wooden board under his feet and said to Chu Tian beside him: "Chu Tian  Captain, are your soldiers very creative? They came up with a way to build a command post in a tree. In this way, the entire battlefield can be seen and troops can be mobilized at any time. Yes, very good! "

    Chu Tian smiled faintly. Being good at using terrain is the most basic common sense for the soldiers of the special operations detachment. Here, it is several kilometers away from the battlefield and the location is hidden. There are many tall trees that can be used. There is no need to worry about accidents. You can climb up and look out.  Keep track of the battlefield situation at all times.

    Just a few days after entering the interior of India, Chutian became a little thin. There were more than a dozen special operations detachments scattered over tens of thousands of square kilometers of land. All communication with each other relied on radio stations and massive intelligence.  They all come to him, and after he selects and summarizes them, he reports them to the teacher. The workload is huge, and one can imagine that Chu Tian only sleeps for less than four hours every day.

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    Chu Tian was explaining something to the operator in a low voice when Liao Zhenbang suddenly poked him and said excitedly: "Captain Chu, look, the British and Indian soldiers are coming!"

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