157. Battle of Mandalay 4
Since the outbreak of the war, Li Bufan has slept very little, the formation of the Mandalay encirclement, and the setback of the Anglo-Burmese army's counteroffensive against Ringanqiang, finally let him sleep well.
Although the "Thunder Operation" of the "No. 2 Operational Plan" has not yet been completely completed, in terms of the current development of the war situation, in fact, many places have exceeded expectations, and the losses of the Chinese side are far lower than expected, and it can be said that the Ministry of Defense has overestimated the combat effectiveness and fighting will of the armies of the Southeast Asian powers from him down.
Not long after the outbreak of the war, Wu Di, a traverser, turned to the construction of internal affairs, and in his words, in addition to outlining the grand blueprint for the rise of China, he is a witness to history. In Li Bufan's view, Wu Enemy knows how to strike aircraft carriers in the navy, and then other surface fleets will clean up the mess or attack with submarines; The army knows about the Air Force carpet bombing, the ground armored cluster assault, or a little bit of special operations, and the rest is not at all.
Before that, Wu Di could still come up with ideas based on some history, but now, with the rise of China and its southward expansion, history has long been unrecognizable. Wu Di also felt as if he was a superfluous person, and consciously ran away, saving people from embarrassment.
Li Bufan also noticed this, anyway, this kid had a whole platoon of tiger soldiers around him watching it, and he couldn't run away. Since he has no expectations in military affairs, it is better to give full play to his strong points and learn from future methods in internal affairs and development and construction.
Li Bufan had a rare good night's sleep, but was awakened by a hurried shout. The lights in the house were already on, and he looked out the window. It was pitch black, but seeing Li Huashan's anxious expression, he couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" ”
Li Huashan hurriedly said: "Yes, commander-in-chief." The British and Burmese troops suddenly concentrated artillery fire overnight and stormed our army's Jinwu defense line, and Jinwu was lost. ”
Li Bufan was taken aback, cold sweat poured out all over his body, he immediately jumped up, quickly put on his military uniform, and followed Li Huashan to the command hall of the Ministry of National Defense while listening to the report. He finally got the details. Of course, this is also speculated by the General Staff. That is, the British and Burmese troops deployed troops overnight, concentrated firepower to storm Jinwu, and directly under the cover of artillery fire, the heavy army group covered the assault and attacked the Jinwu defense line. Relying on the large number of people, the white-edged battle took the golden crow. The defenders of the Golden Crow reported urgently. But the position was still quickly lost, and the garrison was completely annihilated.
Li Bufan stared at the sand table and said in a deep voice: "Have you sent troops for reinforcements?" ”
Li Huashan said: "Reinforcements have been dispatched. But the enemy was clearly prepared and shot his troops to block the attack. In night battles, it is difficult for us to give full play to our superiority in weapons, and the enemy is in the dark, our army is in the light, the other side is still prepared, and the progress of the troops is slow. ”
Li Bufan said in a deep voice: "It seems that this Admiral Dannat is not a straw bag, I didn't expect this miscellaneous to be able to come up with a Jedi counterattack." It seems that his operational purpose is very clear, and he still has not given up the strategic idea of cutting off the supply lines of our First Route Army. The Art of War: 'Ten rules surround it, and double it will attack it'. The ancients didn't deceive me. The war broke out too suddenly, and our forces were not fully deployed, and we barely formed an encirclement of the Anglo-Burmese army, which was full of loopholes after all. ”
Li Huashan smiled bitterly: "Yes, according to our estimates, the target of the British-Burmese army should be Myitkyina. ”
Li Bufan looked at the flash disk and said lightly: "There is no doubt about this." What other troops do we have in Myitkyina? ”
Li Huashan said: "We have two armored regiments that have just passed through Myitkyina, and there is only one garrison division mobilized in the rear, which is the Kunming garrison division. ”
Li Bufan frowned and said, "Garrison? Now there is no other way but to let them go. Let them leave one regiment to garrison Myitkyina, and the rest of the troops quickly march to the front line of Ban Mau to block the enemy in favorable terrain. ”
"Yes!" Li Huashan responded.
Li Bufan said in a deep voice: "What troops are near us, that is, closest to Myitkyina?" ”
Li Huashan said: "Liu Cunhou's 47th Army, but their troops are only equipped with one division, and now their troops have only arrived in Baoshan, and our train only goes to Baoshan." ”
Li Bufan nodded and said: "Telegraph to Liu Cunhou, the 47th Army of his department reinforces Myitkyina in the starry night, I don't care what method he uses, give him a day, at least one division." ”
Li Huashan measured the map and said bitterly: "Commander-in-chief, the straight-line distance from Baoshan to Myitkyina is more than two hundred kilometers, and it will not be possible to reach it in one day anyway." Even if you abandon all your baggage and travel lightly, it is impossible. ”
Li Bufan frowned and said, "Then it's a day and a half!" Even if he climbs, he has to climb to Myitkyina! ”
Countless radio waves pierced the darkness before dawn, and the military order was like a mountain, like thunder for the troops on the front line.
The shrill howl of assembly alarmed the entire Baoshan Railway Station, and the officers and men of the 47th who were lying on the ground at the railway station and the material storage base jumped up like a burning buttocks, and the troops quickly assembled, but there were many discussions.
"Ge Laozi, I only arrived yesterday evening, and I worked until midnight to move and unload materials, and I assembled before dawn, I want Lao Tzu's life."
"It must be the foreign devils on the front line dog days who are restless, maybe they jump over the wall in a hurry."
"Shut up Lao Tzu!" Seeing the discussion below, the officer roared angrily.
The Wehrmacht was disciplined and well-received (as was the case in this era), and the officers were so furious that there was silence at the bottom.
"Please give a lecture to the military seat!" The officer shouted again, and the whole unit was in awe. The officers and men never expected that the military seat would personally give a lecture, and there was no doubt that it was a serious matter. An unsettling aura permeated my heart, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Liu Cunhou appeared on the high platform, his eyes were red, he was one of the few Li Bufan non-descendant officers in China to achieve the high position of army commander, in order to integrate into the national defense force of the big collective, he had to put in more effort than others, stay up all night to sort out the information, and did not dare to be the slightest sloppiness. As soon as I closed my eyes, the telegram arrived.
"Brothers, everyone knows that our army is going south like a bamboo, and it is beating foreign devils and croaking. In Mandalay, our Second Route Army and Third Route Army surrounded hundreds of thousands of large army regiments of the entire Anglo-Burmese Front, and 300,000 surrounded the enemy 500,000, which was unprecedented. Now a group of foreign devils and dogs have jumped over the wall and broken through the defense line, and the commander-in-chief has personally issued an order for our 47 th Military Region to eliminate these fish that have slipped through the net. Do you have confidence! ”
"Yes! Use me in the first battle, use me to win! "I have to say that Liu Cunhou is not given in vain, if it is directly said that the main force of the Anglo-Burmese army breaks through and asks troops to block it, in the face of hundreds of thousands of Anglo-Burmese troops, it is a person who will be furious in his heart, after all, the number of the other party is there. But he said that he was a fish that slipped through the net, and normal people thought in their hearts, how many people could have slipped through the net? Isn't that a military merit for them? As a result, the morale of the entire unit was like a rainbow, and everyone was screaming.
Liu Cunhou roared: "Good job! is worthy of our old Liu's soldiers. It is 230 kilometers from here to Myitkyina, and the commander-in-chief has an order that even if he breaks his leg, he must be given Lao Tzu to arrive in a day and a half. All the officers and men of the 471st Division advanced lightly. The military situation is urgent, don't talk nonsense, go now! ”
Many officers and soldiers were directly stunned when they heard it, 230 kilometers, arrived in a day and a half, so don't you run away from the dead? But they didn't have time to think about it, the officer had immediately ordered the troops to move, and someone had already prepared torches for them at the intersection
The whole world is paying attention to the war situation in the Far East, and it can be said that the war situation in the Far East has caused the entire Western world to lose face.
In Jerusalem, the Israeli top leadership paid more attention to the situation in the Far East, and the reason why Israel was able to establish a state was because it used many means, and the war between the East and the West was actually related to Israel's future and prospects.
At the Rothschilds' villa estate in Jerusalem, Nathan and Carl looked at the signs on the map with emotion.
Nathan exclaimed: "The Chinese are so powerful, they want to control the whole of Southeast Asia before the Western world reacts." ”
Karl nodded and said: "Although the war broke out suddenly and the great powers were not prepared, the Chinese were not fully prepared, and nearly a million troops were annihilated by the Chinese in such a short period of time, which is indeed very powerful." I heard that there are many warships in Da Nang that can be salvaged and repaired, and once these warships are repaired, the naval strength of the Chinese will increase several times. It seems that we were right, and we are on the right side of the road in the East. ”
Nathan smiled and said, "We have left too little wealth in the East. The Western world united, if they really want to attack our family's wealth, Israel's strength cannot be sufficiently guaranteed, and we cannot let the whole nation be buried for our wealth. Karl, I feel the need to transfer more wealth to the East. ”
Karl nodded, and was about to speak, but there was a knock on the door, and soon a person sent a telegram, and after waving off the squire, he quickly scanned the telegram and smiled: "It's kind of interesting." This Admiral Dannat did not expect to have this hand. He handed the telegram to Nathan.
When Nathan saw this, he smiled and said, "He seems to want to capture Myitkyina." If Myitkyina is really conquered by him, then the Chinese will have some trouble. ”
Karl sneered, "It's just a dying struggle." Even if he runs to Myitkyina, will the Chinese let them go? Hundreds of thousands of troops surrounded them, but they still had a dead end. ”
Nathan laughed, "Then it depends on who moves fast." If the Chinese move fast enough to encircle and annihilate the Anglo-Burmese army first, then of course nothing happened. However, if the Anglo-Burmese army captured and held Myitkyina, cut off the supply of the Chinese First Route Army, and the British Assam group succeeded in storming the Chinese First Route Army, then Dannat succeeded, not only completing the breakthrough, but also encircling and annihilating the Chinese First Route Army, achieving great feats. Then this will be the only and glorious victory for the entire Western world since the outbreak of the war, and Dannatt will become the best Western general. ”
Karl shook his head and said, "The leader of the Chinese is Li Bufan, and he will not let Dannat succeed." ”
Nathan shrugged, "Anyway, our plan to transfer wealth to the Far East is not a wait. ”
(To be continued......)