Ringanqiang, a small village that is not yet well-known, attracted the attention of the top brass of the Chinese and British commanders.

The Anglo-Burmese army was encircled, and Ringanqiang became their escape route; The Chinese side also saw that this was the last gap before tightening the pockets, and at the same time, because there was a big oil field in Ren'anqiang, it attracted Li Bufan's great attention.

No one can ignore the important role of logistics in warfare, and modern warfare is increasingly relying on mechanized forces, naval and air forces, and even transportation also requires a large amount of fuel. Oil has become one of the most important material resources that are indispensable.

Why did Li Bufan, Wu Di, Li Huashan, and even the entire Chinese military leadership formulate the plan for going south so radically? Indochina has not yet stabilized, and troops have already landed on Borneo and Sumatra? Quite simply, for the oil fields around Palembang in Sumatra and in Brunei, Borneo, which have been developed. Although these current fields have not been developed to the scale of millions of tons in later generations, they are sufficient for use. On the Malay Peninsula, Li Bufan had asked the high-level clone agent of French origin to develop an oil field to raise funds, which was enough for mid-ferry. In other words, once these places are controlled, the front-line operations of the Chinese National Defense Forces will hardly need to transport oil from the rear to support the needs of the war, how much logistics will have to be saved?

Military offenses and strategic planning are absolutely purposeful. In addition to analyzing the comparison of the strength of the enemy and us, the battle plan on the frontal battlefield also needs to be formulated within the scope of logistics permission. In particular, the standard equipment of the Chinese National Defense Forces has a very high degree of automation. That also means high consumption. A person can carry more than 100 rounds of ammunition, but the maximum rate of fire of an assault rifle in a minute is more than 200 rounds, theoretically speaking, a soldier carries less than a minute of bullets, of course, only theoretically, this situation is almost impossible in actual combat.

The assault team that forcibly crossed the Salween River ran out of ammunition in less than 10 minutes, including tanks, and in that case could the officers and men of the commando each carry a box of ammunition to seize the bridgehead? The kind of artifact that can't be shot in movies and novels is impossible to appear in reality.

In order to seize Ren'anqiang, the troops dispatched by China and Britain all advanced here at high speed and lightly.

The 3rd Route Army was tasked with the 091st Division, and the officers and men advanced lightly, and Li Kangdang and Chief of Staff Li Zongren took boats up the Irrawaddy River.

"Huh. Forcibly crossing the Salween River, our division will attack the main attack. I thought we could rest for a few days, but I didn't expect us to fight again. Li Zongren shook his head and sighed, since the launch, the 091st Division has been playing forward. Busy barely touching the ground. The march was hurried. He said, "Master, we don't have time to catch our breath." ”

Li Dangdang said lightly: "Those who can work harder." I really don't need you. Are you not afraid of being suffocated? ”

Li Zongren smiled: "That's what I said." There's no way, who let our 091 division be the strongest. The decisive blow to this closure is up to us. As he spoke, he laughed proudly, and the staff officer on the side also laughed, looking high-spirited.

A fast horse came from the shore, came to the river, and shouted to the boat: "Report to the division, a regiment and a battalion have attacked Ringanqiang, the enemy is weakly garrisoned, and the attack is imminent." ”

"Well done!" Li Dangdang replied loudly, "Take Ren'anqiang immediately, arrange garrison fortifications, and don't underestimate the enemy." ”

"Yes!" The signal soldier on horseback on the shore answered the order with a loud voice, immediately pulled up the horse's head, and galloped away again to the north.

Li Zongren said with a smile: "It's okay this time, catch turtles in the urn." ”

But before the words fell, another fast horse galloped over and shouted: "Report to the division, our army has taken Ren'anqiang." However, a large number of enemy troops have appeared in the northern part of Ringanqiang, and the forward has already launched an attack on our positions. ”

Li Dangdang's face never seemed to change, but Li Zongren's face changed greatly, and he immediately shouted: "How many enemies are there?" ”

The signal soldier shouted: "The number of people seen so far is at least two regiments, but certainly more than that." ”

Li Zongren frowned, and said anxiously: "Master, it seems that the British have found out that we are going to encircle and annihilate them, and they have sent troops to break through, but I am afraid that there will be no fewer troops." The troops sent were at least one division, if not several. ”

Li Dangdang looked at the map for a while, and said categorically: "Order the second regiment to prepare to cross the river on the spot and march north along the west bank." All the other troops are moving forward! ”

Li Zongren was surprised and said: "Crossing the river? ”

Li Dangdang said lightly: "If the British and Burmese troops want to escape, they can only go west." If they have too many troops and we don't have any heavy weapons, we may not be able to hold Ringanqiang, but as long as we can hold the west bank of the Irrawaddy River, where will they go? ”

Li Zongren's own military talent is outstanding, and he immediately came to his senses and said with admiration: "The master is wise. We should not immediately report this situation to the military department. ”

Li Dangdang nodded and said: "Report immediately, and at the same time ask the Air Force to dispatch bomber groups to carry out air strikes and confirm the number of enemies from aerial observations." ”

In less than an hour, dozens of H-1 Thunderbird bombers were heading north along the Irrawaddy River.

The British army also made a hasty decision in order to seize Ren'anqiang, and for this reason the troops also advanced lightly, and the three divisions of tens of thousands of troops did not stretch for dozens of miles, and they could not spread out a small place in Ren'anqiang at once, and they could not give full play to their superiority in strength.

Most importantly, due to the cutting off attack of the Second Route Army in the north on the western part of Mandalay, the front reached the riverside, so the reinforcements of the British and Burmese troops could not carry heavy weapons by water, so they could only rely on the superiority of their forces to continuously attack Ringanqiang.

The Anglo-Burmese Mandalay Command knew that the Chinese army actually seized Ringanqiang, and this was repaid, and the hundreds of thousands of troops who lost Ringanqiang made dumplings for the Chinese. Immediately, the commander of the Anglo-Burmese army, Admiral Dannatt, immediately gave the most severe order - to take Ringanqiang at all costs.

Under this order, the British-Burmese officers who attacked Ringanqiang were also ruthless and continued to launch waves of charges. There is no way to do this, there is no heavy weapons to quickly capture the position, this is the only way, otherwise the reinforcements of the opponent's army will arrive, and it will be all over.

The power of the Chinese National Defense Force's automatic weapons was brought into full play at this moment, and the corpses of the British and Burmese soldiers on the outlying positions of Ringanqiang were strewn all over the field, nakedly declaring that the so-called dense charging formation was tantamount to suicide in the era of automatic weapons.

The tragic attack left the British commander extremely disillusioned and filled with despair. As a high-level officer, of course, they know the situation faced by the Anglo-Burmese army, and once the area around Ringanqiang is occupied by the Chinese side, it means that the main force of the Anglo-Burmese army will be surrounded by the Chinese army.

"How is that possible? Could it be that the Chinese concentrated the machine guns of the entire group army to Ringanqiang? ”

"Damn, even the fire from the German machine-gun positions in the Battle of the Somme was not so fierce. What to do? What to do? ”

The British commander had no master, the Chinese bomber group in the sky had arrived, and the fierce bombing caused heavy casualties to the British and Burmese troops who had just arrived to attack without fortifications, and the continuous explosion of fire set off the stumps and broken arms in the sky, giving them the feeling that it was a death knell.

Finally, a British major general howled: "The worst thing is death, it is better to fight with the Chinese!" Charge the whole army! ”

The excessive despair made some of the British generals crazy and the most important thing is that the British and Burmese soldiers are composed of Indian Asan, even if they die more, they will not be criticized at home, but if this passage of life is opened, then they are heroes.

The British officers understood this, and they were determined to launch an all-out assault.

The mournful horn of the charge resounded over Ringanqiang, and the Anglo-Burmese troops all over the mountains braved the bombardment overhead to frantically attack Ringanqiang, and waves of soldiers fell like straws, but more rushed up behind.

Although the Chinese regiment had arrived, the lightly armed troops did not carry any extra ammunition at all, and in the face of such a desperate and madman-like attack, they quickly ran out of ammunition, and the British and Burmese troops rushed into positions and rushed into villages and towns, and the two sides launched a fierce white-knuckle battle.

Li Dangdang and Li Zongren finally rushed to Ren'anqiang, but this situation was not what they wanted to see, the troops were already mixed together, although the troops behind were also constantly arriving, they couldn't use assault rifles to shoot at their comrades.

Li Zongren hurriedly said: "Master, why don't you let the brothers withdraw first?" ”

Li Dangdang said in a deep voice: "You can't retreat, otherwise there will be more casualties." Ordered the troops to gradually assemble to the west of the village, concentrate their forces and fire to hold half of the village, and then gradually counterattack with our superior firepower to drive the enemy out of the village. In addition, call the Air Force to continue bombing, non-stop bombing! ”

The officers and men of the 091st Division under the command of the planned assembly and defense, gradually stabilized their positions, although the casualties were also heavy, but with the arrival of the flotilla's supplies, the continuous firepower of the troops was greatly strengthened, the British and Burmese offensive casualties were huge, and the physical strength of the people was not exhausted. After all, both armies marched in a hurry to seize Ren'anqiang, and the fatal thing was that the Chinese air force bombed fiercely, and the follow-up troops suffered heavy losses.

Li Dangdang saw that the troops had stabilized their positions, and said in a deep voice: "Very good, take a short rest, and the troops will immediately turn to the counteroffensive." ”

But Li Zongren came over with a telegram, and said with an ugly face: "Master, is the counterattack a little wait?" ”

Li Dang said: "What's the matter? What did it say on telegram? ”

Li Zongren gritted his teeth and said, "The plane has no fuel." ”

Li Dangdang frowned and said, "How is it possible?" Will Yangon run out of fuel? ”

Li Zongren said with a wry smile: "Yangon does have oil, but it is heavy oil for ships, and there are very few cars of the British and Burmese army, and the airport in Yangon originally only had a few reconnaissance planes, how much fuel can be prepared?" Our Third Route Army crossed the mountains and crossed the mountains and interspersed with southern Burma, and it was impossible for us to bring aviation fuel. Either you have to rely on transport planes to transport some slowly, and that will take time. At this moment, he is helpless or helpless, if the aerial bomb is gone, the big deal is to get some shells and simple modifications can be used, what can he do if there is no fuel?

Li Dang said expressionlessly: "Then stick to the spot and tell the Second Regiment that you must be optimistic about the Jiangxi defense line and not let go of an enemy." After a pause, he said to Li Zongren, "We have won this battle." ”

"Huh?" Li Zongren couldn't react for a while.

Li Dangdang said: "We have blocked them, the encirclement has been formed, just wait for our follow-up troops to arrive and launch a war of annihilation." (To be continued......)