After Deng Taizhong set up defensive positions on the north bank of the Pew River, he waited for the counterattack of the British army, but the left and right did not come. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info This made him very strange, he didn't know what the British army was playing, and sent people to scout around, only to find that the British army had abandoned the Pew River defense line, and then the British army was not found in the house a little farther away. This surprised Deng Taizhong, and he quickly reported the situation to the division commander Li Hongxiang.

Although Li Hongxiang was also very puzzled after getting this information, he was too busy at this time to take care of the fleeing Scott's department. His attention began to turn to the small city of Prome to the east of Donghu, and only by taking this city into his hands could it be regarded as a real barrier against the northward advance of the British army. Li Hongxiang, who has always been vigorous and resolute, immediately ordered Huang Yuying's Eighth Regiment to be the main force to attack Promei.

After the order was issued, Huang Yuying immediately led his subordinates to turn to Prome. The 8th Regiment moved very quickly, and arrived on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River that night, and Prome was beaten down by the vanguard Tao Zhenying. Prome had few enemies, and there was only one company of the British army and two companies of the Anglo-Burmese army, including the police, all of whom had less than 500 men.

The smooth capture of Donghu, Prome, and Mochi made the blue sky in Taunggyi clear the haze of many days, and it was really exciting for a while. In this battle, the British troops defending all lines fought very tenaciously, and there is still no record that can be achieved. Although it has a considerable advantage in the ongoing urban offensive and defensive battles in Mandalay and Pyinmana, it is estimated that it will be three or four days before the official occupation. Now the 4th Division took the lead in making a breakthrough in the direction of Donghu, forming a barrier against the northward reinforcements of the British army, and finally bought time for the friendly forces on other lines to annihilate the enemy.

The rapid loss of Donghu caught Charles, who had already rushed to Yangon, a little off guard. If Prome falls again, then the Chinese army will completely close the way for the British army to go north, so that the defenders of Mandalay and Pyinmana can only sit and wait to be annihilated. Soon, Charles also immediately determined the next target of the Chinese army, Prome.

So Charles sent a telegram to Brigadier General Scott to inquire about Prome's defense, and Scott also truthfully reported that due to the tight defense of Donghu, he transferred almost all of Prome's troops to Donghu City, and Prome now has less than 500 defenders, which is almost an empty city. These words were like a bolt from the blue, and Charles who listened to them had killed Scott.

Sure enough, just a few hours later, news of Prome's loss reached Yangon, and Charles was shocked and then furious. Unexpectedly, the tide of the battle took a sharp turn for the worse and developed to such a point. Charles was not a man who was accustomed to being tied up, and after weighing the pros and cons, he decided to use Prome as a breakthrough point to carry out a counteroffensive and open the northbound passage as soon as possible, in order to reinforce the defenders of Mandalay, Pyinmana and other fronts. The reason for this decision is actually very simple, that is, compared with Donghu and Leigu, Prome is the weakest defense point of the Chinese army in terms of strength and logistics.

After making up his mind, Charles hurriedly telegraphed Scott, who was retreating south, to immediately lead the remnants of his army north back to the house pier to contain and hold back the Chinese army occupying Donghu. At the same time, he ordered reinforcements from Egypt to rush to Prome to recapture Prome and open the passage to the north.

Prome is located in the southern Burmese plain, almost all of which are flat, except for a small hill one mile away, and the Irrawaddy River not far west of the city.

"Fuck, I really don't understand why, it's such a shitty place, and you want to send our entire regiment over." Tao Zhen looked at his subordinates who were building fortifications not far away, and couldn't help but start complaining again.

"Be quiet, don't let the head of the regiment hear." The instructor was on the sidelines. Since he was stationed in Promei, Tao Zhen has been constantly complaining, annoying Huang Yuying and scolding him several times, which made him shut up a little.

In fact, Tao Zhen was complaining, and Huang Yuying, who was the head of the regiment, was also holding his breath. In Huang Yuying's view, after the Battle of Donghu, in order to support the friendly forces that were still fighting with themselves on the northern front, the British army was bound to carry out a strong counterattack, so that his Eighth Regiment would definitely be useful again. But to his surprise, the whole regiment was used as a flank force, which made him very unhappy. Of course, if he is unhappy, he is not happy, and he still knows the necessity of obeying orders as a regimental officer. Therefore, after stationing in Prome, Huang Yuying, who did not have time to catch his breath, ordered the whole regiment to start building fortifications

Tao Zhen turned his head and looked around, but didn't see Huang Yuying, so he continued: "What are you afraid of?" Originally, it was the division commander who acted unfairly. In terms of combat effectiveness, our regiment deserves to be the first in the whole division, and the battle of Donghu is also the best we fought. But now, being put in such a place, and being the main force of a fart! ”

"What nonsense are you talking about?" The instructor looked left and right, and said to a few soldiers next to him: "You guys, don't spread what the battalion commander said just now, you know?" ”

"Report to the instructor, what the battalion commander said, I didn't hear." The soldier replied.

"Okay, it's good that I didn't hear it." Hearing the soldier's answer, the instructor was also happy.

"Look at you like that, you're not afraid of bullets and bullets, but a few words scared you like that? Don't worry, the head of the regiment is not happy! Tao Zhenzhen said with a smile.

"You also know that the head of the regiment is unhappy? Now that you know, let's make less trouble for the regimental commander. ”

The two were arguing, but the walkie-talkie on the back of the communication soldier next to them rang at the right time, which was the soldier in charge of the guard in front of him who had discovered the abnormality.

"Report to the battalion commander, a company of the British army is heading in the direction of Prome, about twenty miles away from our position, and the enemy's follow-up force is about the size of a regiment."

"Prepare for battle, report to the regimental headquarters!" Tao Zhen and the instructor looked at each other, and their expressions became nervous.

After receiving the report at the regimental headquarters, Huang Yuying immediately ordered the whole regiment to prepare for battle, with the first battalion responsible for frontal defense, the second battalion responsible for the left side, and the third battalion responsible for the right flank, and the troops directly under the regiment to be used as reserves.

In the regiment headquarters, Huang Yuying was thinking nervously, and he was able to walk so fast while hurrying overnight, which shows that the morale of this army is very high, which shows that the combat power of this British army must be extraordinary. Thinking of this, Huang Yuying was happy in her heart, the main team has the pride of the main team, and it must have the style of facing difficulties. Compared with the miscellaneous troops of the Anglo-Indian Army and the Anglo-Burmese Army, he really hopes to fight two battles with the ace troops of the British Army.

Any army, its top soldiers are definitely the elite of the army's elite, and defeating the top soldiers is a big blow to the morale of the troops. Obviously, Huang Yuying also hit the idea on this top soldier of the British army.

"Tao Zhen, you take two companies, give me a secret out, and destroy the British Yankees' sharp soldiers for me."

"Yes! Head. Just look at it. Tao Zhen, who received the order, felt like honey in his heart, and left happily, looking at the other two battalion commanders behind him with envy.

About eight miles south of the city of Prome, there is a hill, and the road to Prome runs around the foot of the hill. On the east side of the road is a dense jungle, and the road is only about 40 meters away from the jungle. The east side is condescending, the west side is unobstructed, and the entire road can be seen unobstructed. The two companies led by Tao Zhen secretly moved to ambush here.

This ambush was fought cleanly, accustomed to the ease of the Middle East, and the British troops who had just come ashore were still a little carried away. Because of the vague impression of China and their disdain, although they heard that the Chinese army had fought all the way to Tangoo, these new British troops were still very bold in their actions. A whole company of British forward troops, basically without any form of reconnaissance, swaggered towards Prome. As a result, he happened to fall into Tao Zhen's ambush circle.

The biggest result of the ambush was not the elimination of more than 100 British, but the capture of a British army's battle plan and deployment map.

Looking at the information in his hand, at this moment before the war, the expression on Huang Yuying's face became unprecedentedly solemn.