With the end of the large-scale bombing, Hamilton also knew very well that the other side's land attack was definitely coming, Myitkyina was only 100 kilometers away from the Chinese border, and nearly 500 kilometers away from Mandalay, this distance made Britain have no time to mobilize reinforcements, and now the entire colony is relatively empty, and the limited force has to maintain the stability of the colony, how can it draw men and horses to aid Myitkyina, and at this time, the British Empire, which has been high-spirited, found itself so weak, facing an army power, Britain simply doesn't have much to do.

The news of the bombing victory was sent back to China as soon as possible, and the whole country was immediately plunged into extreme shock, followed by a kind of ecstasy, almost crazy joy, just a few months ago China's reasonable demands were rejected by the Paris Peace Conference, and the Chinese people have experienced a process of hope to despair, when will China's power be restored?

This is a question that every Chinese is reflecting on, especially in the academic circles, conscientious scholars have begun to openly criticize the West, and have begun to seek a new way to save the country, some people have begun to hype the idea of the majority party, eager to build a red China, while others have set their sights on the southwest, to the unified Ming Cook Party, to Qiao Yu.

Now the southwest military with a hearty air raid to show the whole country the results of their industrial construction, to be able to challenge the world's most powerful country, is undoubtedly the best proof of China's re-rise, nothing is really convincing, of course, this border conflict is still ongoing, the battle in the air China won 1-0, the next is the battle on land, only on land also defeated the British, can be regarded as a complete victory.

At this time, outside Myitkyina, there was indeed artillery fire, and the battle was extremely fierce, and the armored brigade led by Lu Han as the vanguard had rushed to the outer positions of Myitkyina, and Hamilton, as an officer who had experienced the European battlefield, still had some ability, set up a large number of trenches and barbed wire, dug a large number of pillboxes on the periphery of the position, and then deployed troops in depth to form a solid defensive line.

Hamilton is very aware of his situation, the air force is almost lost, and what is worse is that the oil depot was bombed, that is to say, his armored troops have completely lost the ability to act, dozens of tanks can only be used as fixed batteries, in this situation, if you want to attack, you can only be crazy, so it is better to stick to the help, fortunately, there are many Indian veterans who have experienced World War I, and after getting used to the cruelty of the battlefield on the Western Front, these veterans can still cope with the situation in the Far East, And these veterans have maintained the best Indian tradition, which is obedience, which is simply blind obedience, and it is this blind obedience that makes them good warriors.

Lu Han was also greedy for merit, and did not wait for all the follow-up troops to arrive, but took the lead in launching an attack, the outstanding off-road surname of the Biao tank could be revealed, it was easy to cross the trench, and it was very easy to crush the barbed wire, and the bullets shot by the British [***] team could only tickle the Biao, and they couldn't help them at all.

Soon the Chinese armored forces broke through the outer defense line, and Hamilton, who was in command, was also on pins and needles at this time, he did not expect that the attack of the Chinese [***] team would be so sharp, he could only hope that those Indian soldiers could withstand the attack of the Chinese.

Ah San is indeed very desperate for the master, regardless of the surname, some people even rushed up with cluster grenades to fight hard, although the tanks and armored vehicles can easily kill them, but Lu Han has only one tank brigade in his hands, the strength is slightly insufficient, there can always be a few fish that slip through the net, and suddenly the three tanks with the fastest impact were all wounded, making the speed of the charge pause, this short pause was caught by the British [***] officer, and began to mobilize artillery to quickly cover the Chinese tanks, and the damage on the Chinese side began to increase.

At this time, Zhu Qinglan suddenly issued an order to suspend the attack, requiring all tank brigades to withdraw, Lu Han was already about to break through the second line of defense at this time, and victory was in sight, but he had to obey the order and command his subordinates to withdraw from the position.

"Commander-in-chief, I have broken through the two positions of the British, as long as the follow-up troops work harder, they will be able to hit Myitkyina before the fall today, how can you let me retreat!"

Zhu Qinglan looked at Lu Han, who was extremely annoyed, and said with a smile: "This is not my order, but the meaning of Junzuo, we have to adjust our tactics, surround Myitkyina without fighting, and use this as a bait to lure the British to send reinforcements continuously!" ”

In fact, Qiao Yu originally planned to conquer Myitkyina in one fell swoop, and through a big victory, let the British know how powerful China is, so that the southwest border will be able to stabilize, but Qiao Yu found a problem in the negotiations with Zhu Erdian, that is, the current Britain cannot retreat at all, if it withdraws from Myitkyina, it will be a fatal blow to the British colonial system, and a small Myitkyina is like a fulcrum that pries the earth.

After the First World War, Britain's power was greatly weakened, and all the colonies showed signs of instability, as long as the British took a step back, they were showing weakness, once outsiders saw the weakness of Britain, the colonies would inevitably have a large-scale reading frenzy, and then the British Empire would be submerged, in fact, the reason why Britain was able to maintain a huge colonial empire was largely achieved by intimidation, and it was precisely because the colonial people had a fear of Britain from the bottom of their bones that they were able to act as a prestige.

But being driven out of Myitkyina is to break the myth of Britain, and after there is no fear, the fate of the British Empire is no different from all the empires in history, Qiao Yu suddenly discovered this problem and hurriedly found Jiang Baili and Wu Tong to discuss, Jiang Baili also agreed with Qiao Yu's judgment, in fact, there is no way back for China and Britain on the border issue.

For China, there is no possibility of negotiation on the issue of sovereignty, and Britain is not willing to give up its colonies, but this is not the result that Qiao Yu wants, Britain is doomed to decline, and the biggest threat to China is Red Russia, and the other is a wolf-hearted dog-hearted man, at this time Russia is still in a civil war, China must not give up this opportunity, and it is possible for China and Britain to cooperate in the position of treating Russia.

Therefore, after careful discussion, Qiao Yu decided to change his combat strategy, besiege Myitkyina without attacking, and use these more than 30,000 troops as a bargaining chip to force Britain to make concessions, so that it can not only mobilize British troops to a greater extent and strive for the strategic initiative, but also keep Britain a trace of dignity and leave the possibility for peace talks, so Qiao Yu gave Zhu Qinglan an order.

After understanding Qiao Yu's intentions, Zhu Qinglan immediately changed his combat strategy, immediately mobilized three divisions of troops to surround Myitkyina, and gave Lu Han, the strongest mobile armored force, a new task, that is, to move south along the road and seize Bamo.

"Brigade Commander Lu, Ba Mo is located on the east bank of the upper reaches of the Irrawaddy River and near the confluence of its tributary Taiping River, nearly 200 kilometers away from Myitkyina, less than 300 kilometers away from Mandalay, and there is a road connecting Nankan, and Nankan is also one of the territories that we must recover this time, so Ba Mo is at a key node, and it is a necessary place for British reinforcements to go north, so I ask you to occupy Ba Mo before the arrival of British reinforcements, and make this place an impregnable fortress, Hold the British reinforcements at Ba Mo! ”

Lu Han also understood the important surname of Ba Mo at this time, and if it was really as Zhu Qinglan said, as long as Ba Mo was occupied, then it would be equivalent to cutting off northern Burma and becoming a huge piece of fat, and Britain would fall into unprecedented passivity, which was the favorite of the armored forces.

Immediately Lu Han went to prepare, just now the tank brigade has experienced a battle, some tanks have been damaged, must be repaired immediately, more critical is the problem of fuel, long-distance travel of 200 kilometers, no oil as support is absolutely impossible, each tank carries two oil barrels, logistics troops must also be carefully prepared, although the Biao tank is very durable, but the technology is still immature, and Myanmar is a ghost place with high mountains and dense forests, the road is very difficult, so the tank is easy to have problems.

At this time, the maintenance work is more important, in order to allow the tank troops to move quickly, a total of twelve trucks were prepared, specially brought maintenance equipment and a large number of spare parts, closely followed, and solved the problems at any time, it was this thoughtful consideration that gave Lu Han enough confidence, looking at the southwest army, there were almost no troops that could reach this level.

At the command of Luhan, the tank brigade bypassed Myitkyina and quickly moved south along the road, like a herd of giant beasts, advancing rapidly, with no force to stop their advance.

Two days ago, a support force was also sent from Mandalay, this force consisted of three divisions, including two Indian divisions and one Scottish division, all of which were elite troops who had experienced the test of World War I, and these troops were originally planned to stabilize the situation in Myanmar, and now that the conflict with China broke out, they hurriedly left Mandalay and rushed to the aid of Myitkyina, and Bamo was also their inevitable stop.

The battle between the Chinese and British armies began, who could reach Ba Mo first, they would be able to occupy an advantageous position, this is said to be a race against time, fortunately China used tanks, and Britain had to rely on two legs, although they left two days earlier, but this advantage was gradually equaled by the tank troops.

The roads in Myanmar are not good, and there are a large number of slopes, which is a great test for the surname of the tank, even if the British have built a road, but this level of road can not bear the weight of a tank of more than ten tons, and it is crushed to pieces, and the speed of the tank is greatly limited, and the speed can only be maintained at about ten kilometers per hour, but this is already very amazing, and another big advantage of the tank is that there is no need to rest, and it is the same action at night, and it seems that the tank speed can be limited by fuel.

In order to ensure the speed of the march, Luhan deliberately installed some wooden planks on some tanks, and after encountering muddy roads, he put wooden planks on the road to ensure that the tanks could pass smoothly.

In fact, the largest time in the war is not the battle, but the march, this time to reach more than seventy or eighty percent, the ancient war even exceeded ninety percent, the appearance of tanks greatly improved the speed of the march, after nearly a day of marching, Lu Han's troops finally arrived at Ba Mo, looking at the troops of the gods, the eight Mo locals were all dumbfounded, they couldn't believe it at all.

(To be continued)