Chapter 1177: The Role of Cannon Fodder

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The biggest challenge for attacking India from northern Burma would be to cross the tall mountains between the two countries. The British refused to allow the Chinese to build several high-grade roads to India, leaving there only a few easy roads between northern Burma and India. Moreover, after China began to mobilize troops, the British and Indian forces also strengthened the defense of these roads. If the squadron wants to break through these roads and attack India, it will be very difficult!

On October 27, Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang, chief of staff of the 10th Group Army of the Chinese Army, gave the order to attack. 10 infantry divisions of the Chinese Army and 200,000 North Korean mercenaries began to cross the Naga hills and attack India. The mountain road is difficult to travel, and the heavy artillery is difficult to pass through guò. Fortunately, they were supported by the 1st Air Wing of the Air Force, which made up for the lack of heavy artillery.

The main enemy of the second group of the Chinese Army was the 27th Anglo-Indian Army, and the 28th Army of the Anglo-Indian Army, which could move south to Imphal in the north at any time. During the passage through the Naga hills, Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang divided all his troops into three routes and attacked westward from three roads. The main force starts from the northwestern city of Morei, and after passing through the Naga hills, it can reach Bellair, from where it is about 30 kilometers north of Imphal. The 211th, 212th, 213th and 214th divisions of the Chinese Army, as well as ten divisions of the Korean mercenaries, will attack Impal through this road. The other six infantry divisions and ten divisions of the Korean mercenaries chose alternative paths. The improvised road could not support the supply of too many troops. But even so, the speed of the troops' march was greatly affected.

At 6 o'clock in the morning, Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang gave the order to attack. More than 4,000 people from the 211th Regiment of the 211th Division and more than 10,000 people from a division of the Korean mercenaries set off first. Attack all the way to the west. Easy roads are built in narrow valleys. Some narrow lots. It's only four or five meters wide. The soldiers of the British and Indian armies, in many cases, were deployed in these places to block the attack of the first team.

"Sir, the Chinese, the Chinese are coming! There are so many of them, tens of thousands! A yellow-faced, thin-skinned Indian Ahsan reported to a British officer. They had a regiment here, with a total strength of more than 2,000 men, deployed on both sides of the road. Since they learned that the squadron was about to attack, they built a number of machine-gun fire points on both sides of the road. At the same time, the only three 60-mm mortars in the regiment were also deployed halfway up the mountain, trying to resist the attack of the squadron here.

"Tens of thousands? Damn, order the troops to prepare for battle. Tell everyone, although there are many Chinese, we occupy a very good position, and the Chinese cannot attack it! Said the lieutenant colonel of the British Army. The defensive line deployed by their regiment was the bottom of a valley, and the road passed through the bottom of the valley. The road used to be six or seven meters wide, but when we got to the valley, it suddenly narrowed a lot. The British and Indian troops hid on the hillsides on both sides of the road. Trying to block the ** team here.

Ten minutes later, a large group of Chinese soldiers appeared in the field of vision of these British and Indian troops. The British officer did not hesitate to give the order to open fire. Heavy machine guns and rifles of the Anglo-Indian troops deployed on both sides of the valley opened fire. The dense bullets knocked the Chinese soldiers to the ground, and the rest of them hurriedly lay on the ground, not daring to advance.

"Fire! Kill those yellow-skinned monkeys! Kill them all! The lieutenant colonel of the British army yelled loudly. A few white men commanding a group of black guys to scream and kill all the yellow people, this kind of scene is really strange enough.

The group of Chinese soldiers who had been struck by the British and Indian troops quickly retreated, leaving dozens of corpses on the ground. Seeing that the squadron retreated, the Indian Asans cheered one after another, as if they had won a big victory.

"Sir, there are Anglo-Indian troops in front, at least a few thousand men, who occupy both sides of the valley and deploy some heavy machine guns. They blocked the valley with dense fire, and it was difficult for us to rush through! "A captain officer reported to a colonel and a major general. It's just that, strangely, the target of his report is not the major general, but the colonel.

"Well, Captain, you're doing a great job! Come on, order the artillery company to fire at those Indian Assan! General Kim, we provide artillery support, your people should be able to defeat those Indian Ahsan, right? The colonel said.

"Captain Liu, please rest assured, we will definitely be able to defeat those Indian Ah San!" The major general surnamed Jin said with a flattering face, and his face was full of humble smiles. This general, surnamed Kim, is the commander of the 35th Division of the North Korean mercenary army, and next to him is the commander of the 2111th Regiment of the Chinese Army. Although he is a major general, in front of the colonel and regimental commander of the Chinese Army, he does not dare to put on the stand of the division commander at all, but is like a grandson. The military uniforms of the North Korean mercenaries are very similar to the military uniforms of the Chinese army, which also makes many hostile countries regard the North Korean mercenaries as a squadron. And in this regard, the officers and soldiers of these North Korean mercenaries are proud of it.

In the process of marching to Imphal, the squadron knew that the British and Indian troops would definitely deploy troops along the way to intercept them, and in order to avoid too much loss, the squadron deliberately used Korean mercenaries to open the way in front, on the one hand, to reduce losses, and on the other hand, to use these North Korean mercenaries to test the reality of the British and Indian troops. After all, in the case of the ambush of the British and Indian troops, even the Chinese army, which is strong in combat, will suffer a lot of losses if it is caught off guard. If the North Korean mercenaries were to be at the forefront, losses in this area could be effectively avoided.

Soon, the artillery battery of the 2111th Regiment of the Chinese Army advanced to a point only two kilometers away from where the British and Indian troops were deployed. Six infantry guns and six 120-mm heavy howitzers lined up and aimed at the positions of the Anglo-Indian troops. Behind the artillery were more than 1,500 men of a regiment of North Korean mercenaries. After the Chinese artillery fired, they would launch an attack on the positions of the British and Indian troops.

"Fire!" The commander of the artillery company gave the order to open fire. Twelve guns opened fire in turn, and the shells smashed into the positions of the British and Indian troops two kilometers away.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Violent explosions echoed through the valley, and orange-red fireballs rose over the positions of the British and Indian troops.

"Boom!" A shell landed on the British and Indian heavy machine gun fire point, which was instantly torn apart in the explosion, and several British and Indian soldiers who operated the heavy machine gun were killed on the spot.

"Artillery of the Chinese! Damn, shoot back, take them out! The lieutenant colonel of the British army commanded through gritted teeth. Their only three 60-mm caliber mortars were pulled out and ready to fire.

A few minutes later, the British and Indian artillery began to return fire, but it was the Indian Ah San who operated the artillery, and they did not fully master the art of firing the artillery at all, and all three shells missed. Moreover, the location of the artillery of the Anglo-Indian army was also revealed.

"Destroy the artillery of the Anglo-Indian army!" The commander of the artillery company of the 2111th regiment immediately ordered. The task of the artillery is to destroy the targets that pose the greatest threat to their infantry first.

Six 120mm heavy mortars quickly turned their muzzles and aimed at the Anglo-Indian artillery positions.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Six cannons opened fire, and a few seconds later, the Anglo-Indian artillery positions were enveloped in artillery fire, and all three Anglo-Indian 60-mm mortars were destroyed in the shelling, and more than a dozen artillerymen were also killed.

Subsequently, all the artillery again opened fire on the positions of the British and Indian troops, and the troops of a regiment of Korean mercenaries in the rear also attacked. Thousands of soldiers of the Korean mercenaries, with cats bent on their waists, rushed towards the positions of the British and Indian troops with shouts.

"Da Da Da! Bang bang bang! "The soldiers of the Anglo-Indian army, led by the officer, opened fire. The North Korean mercenary soldiers who rushed to the front fell to the ground, but more North Korean mercenary soldiers heroically continued to charge. At the same time, the artillery of the Chinese Army also focused on striking the machine-gun fire points of the British and Indian troops, destroying the courage of the British and Indian troops to resist.

Although, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of the Korean mercenaries is far inferior to the Japanese mercenaries, another vicious dog raised by China. However, they are at least a lot more powerful than these Indian Ahsan. When the Korean mercenaries broke through the positions of the British and Indian troops, they immediately engaged in a white-knuckle battle with the Indian Asan. Most of the Indian Asanmen were yellow-skinned and thin-skinned, and they had not been systematically trained in white-knuckle warfare, and they were defeated and retreated under the blows of North Korean mercenaries. No matter how much the British officers reprimanded, they could not stop the rout of the Indian Asan.

After breaking through the resistance of the British and Indian troops, the squadron continued to attack westward. Along the way, North Korean mercenaries have always played the role of pioneers, exploring the way for the squadron. Once it is found that there are British and Indian troops blocking the road in front, he is responsible for investigating the reality of the British and Indian troops, and then reports to the squadron. And with the assistance of the squadron, they defeated the Anglo-Indian army.

This tactic, although the progress is a little slower, is far inferior to the Southern Route Army, but it effectively reduces the losses of the squadron. The losses of the North Korean mercenaries were not small, and before they crossed the Naga Hills and reached the Impal Plain, the 35th Division of the North Korean mercenaries lost more than half of them and had to be replaced by another division. Mercenaries are originally the role of cannon fodder, especially at this time, and this role is brought into full play.

On the afternoon of October 29, the squadron crossed the Naga Hills and hit Belair. The 27th Army of the British and Indian Army deployed the strength of a corps in Belair, and 4 infantry divisions of the Chinese Army and 10 infantry divisions of the Korean mercenary army attacked Berair, and with the cooperation of the fighters of the 1st Wing of the Air Force, Yu broke through the defense line of the British and Indian troops in the evening of the same day and occupied Berair! (To be continued......)