Chapter 968: The Pearl Removed (Part II)
"No, we don't have direct contact with the Japanese. The people who entered our camp were all Indians, and the whole camp was ourselves. This does not arouse suspicion among the British. ”
Having said that, the commander still beat a drum in his heart. After saying this, he gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "In another ten minutes, if the commander-in-chief doesn't come, we will rush out!" ”
The Indian officers of the Fourth Army all nodded when they heard this, and now the situation was obvious. If the commander-in-chief doesn't come again, it's likely that he's already discovered something.
At that time, his life will be in danger. It is safer to return to the troops and organize their own forces. Staying here can only be a catfish to be slaughtered.
"Tutu Tu Tu ...... Rumble! ......They didn't wait ten minutes, and as soon as the Indian Fourth Army commander's words fell, there were bursts of gunfire outside.
"Get out!" The commander reacted quickly, immediately drew his rifle and rushed out the door.
The rest of the Indian officers immediately drew their rifles and rushed towards the doors and windows. But someone was faster than them, but they saw that there were dozens of British soldiers standing at these exits, and they were holding submachine guns at this conference room and it was a "da-......da" sweep.
The people inside listened, and immediately dropped their guns and came out to surrender. Otherwise, shoot and kill! ”
"We are from the Fourth Indian Army, and I am the commander of the army, Timaiya......"
"I know you're the commander of the Fourth Indian Army, but I also know that you bastard betrayed the British Empire!!" Suddenly there was a roar outside the door, it was the voice of the commander of the garrison, Slim.
Listening to Slim's words, the Indian officers in the conference room, screaming for injuries and hiding behind makeshift bunkers, were filled with despair. They knew that the matter between themselves and the Japanese had been leaked.
Now, there is no doubt that the commander-in-chief has come to clean them up.
"General, I want you to stay calm! These are things that you have to have evidence to say. Our Fourth Indian Army has 50,000 men......"
Timaia was calm at this point, and tried to ask for a glimmer of life outside the door. But Slimgen wouldn't give him a chance, laughing.
"Stupid donkey! What do you think I'm moving you for?! I tell you, the Fourth Army has been disarmed by me! Those minions of yours are either dead or in prison now, and I say one last thing: either disarm or I'll go straight in! ”
Timaiya listened to Slim's words, and her heart sank straight from her chest to the bottom. The Fourth Army is their only reliance, and if the Fourth Army is disarmed, they will not even have the last bit of money in their hands.
"Surrender......" was silent for a moment. Timaia watched as everyone asked for advice. No one wanted to die, and everyone tacitly threw the gun out of the window.
In order not to arouse their suspicion, the British did not confiscate their guns when they came. But with these few pistols, trying to break out of here is tantamount to a fool's dream.
Therefore, these Indian officers chose to surrender with a single hand.
"Nani?! Our plans were leaked. The Fourth Army has already been disarmed by the British?! Mu Tian looked at the Indian officer in front of him who was limping and tearful in disbelief.
"Yes, General. Our liaison was discovered by the British, who gathered three infantry divisions directly, seized our weapons, and captured our commander, General Timaya......"
The officer fled desperately after realizing that something was wrong. The rest of the officers of the Fourth Army were either killed or captured.
Mu Tian listened to the Indian officer's words and waved his hand to let him go down. Then he ordered to convene a meeting of all the division commanders.
"The British have discovered our connection with the Indians, and they have even directly seized the weapons of the Indian Fourth Army and captured their Commander Timaiya." Mu Tian looked at the three division commanders, and an astonishing light shot out of his eyes.
"According to the officers who fled, the British sent all three infantry divisions directly in order to disarm! Other words. Now the positions of the British army are extremely empty! ”
When these Japanese division commanders heard that the Indian Fourth Army had been disarmed, they were still lamenting in their hearts, and it would be difficult to fight this battle without an internal response. After all, those fortifications of the British army, if you bite hard, the casualties will definitely be not small.
And Muta's words next made their eyes light up. Empty enemy fortifications, what a wonderful thing!
"Don't hesitate, everyone go back and attack immediately!" Muta roared loudly, "Now is the best chance. If those British had returned to the fortifications, we would have paid even more casualties! Act now! ”
"Hail!!"
Slim did not know when the Japanese learned that he was cleaning up the Indian army. chose to launch an attack on the British army immediately. Now he looked at the dejected Timaia and the others in front of him with a blue face.
"When did you get in touch with the Japanese?! What exactly did they give you?! Say!! Slim was talking to the men almost with a roar, and Timaia, who felt the death, slowly raised her head.
He looked at Slim and said, "The Japanese didn't do us any good, they just told us they could get rid of you. Because they've done it in Singapore. ”
Slim couldn't help but froze when he heard this, gritting his teeth for a while, but he didn't know what to say. Timeyer was telling the truth, and the British troops had left Singapore behind, which was now the greatest humiliation for Britain.
India has always wanted independence, and they have staged many uprisings for this purpose. But unfortunately, all these uprisings failed. The generals of the revolt were either bought into aristocracy by the British, or exterminated by the British.
"Take it down and lock it up! Do not give anyone access to them, others are interrogated separately. I want to know what they said to the Japanese!! ”
"Timaya has already given us all the defense maps of the British army, if this can't be defeated, then we can directly disembowelment to thank the imperial kingdom!"
Mu Tian pointed to the map and said to the chief of staff next to him, Haruki Isayama, "Wait! I'm sure they'll bring us news of victory. ”
At the time when the Japanese launched a war against India, the campaign of the Southwest Military Region in Dien Bien was still going on without hurry. Knowing that this was a slow and meticulous way of fighting, Long Rope Ancestor was not in a hurry.
On the contrary, he patiently sent a telegram to the military region, asking all the recruits to be sent to the front line to experience the battle. The intensity of the battle was not great, and the Southwest Military Region was now only familiarizing the soldiers with the battlefield and the Japanese army's combat methods.
They were not forced to break through their positions. Yes. Most of these fighters were just walking around the battlefield. After three or five times, Gidu became a veteran.
After becoming veterans, these people no longer go to the battlefield but change to a new unit to experience.
"How many holes have been dug in the ground?!" Long Shenzu kept marking on the sand table with a pen in the command headquarters, and all the red dots were the Japanese firepower points that had been tested.
These red dots were densely spread all over the Japanese positions on the sand table, and the attack on the Southwest Military Region during this period was not without gains. They had already tested most of the Japanese firepower with firepower and charge, but their own losses were not large.
"The six holes are progressing well, and it is estimated that they will be able to dig under the Japanese positions in another week or so." The chief of staff looked at the report and said, "The only concern now is whether we will alarm the Japanese troops in the fortifications. ”
"Hmm...... Let the brethren be careful, according to our intelligence, the Japanese fortifications are all made of reinforced concrete. If you dig it, you should come across it. As soon as you dig a place, stop and wait for orders. ”
After a pause, Long Rope Ancestor continued: "Don't stop the shelling, we need to cover those soldiers digging holes. The soldiers have almost been trained, and when the Japanese position is broken, it will be time to test them. ”
Long Shenzu put down the pen in his hand and said to the chief of staff: "Our Southwest Military Region." This is the first time to pick up the girder. In the future, the extent to which our Southwest Military Region can develop will depend on what achievements it makes! Tell the brethren, don't disgrace our Dian army! ”
"Yes!!"
At this time, the positions around Imphal were suddenly attacked fiercely, and countless shells directly hit the British army's firepower as if they had eyes.
However, most of the British troops were transferred back to deal with the Fourth Indian Army, which led to an extreme shortage of troops on the position. The Japanese army launched a direct offensive of "decisive charge".
After the roar of the huge artillery, countless Japanese troops rushed towards the British positions like a tide in the night.
"Sudden ......" Christian desperately pulled the trigger of the heavy machine gun, trying to press down the Japanese with a large number of bullets. But this obviously doesn't make much difference.
The Japanese soldiers who rushed up were all veterans. They quickly found cover and kept firing back at the British positions with rifles and light machine guns.
"Dada...... Rumble! Rumble!! ......"The Japanese grenadiers also exerted their power at this time, and these British troops had never encountered grenadiers, so they didn't know how to deal with them.
The grenadier of the curve shot directly smashed the grenade into the British trench from a distance of more than 100 meters, and suddenly the sound of explosions and screams rang out, and the British heavy machine guns at several firing points were suddenly silent.
"Get them back to their positions at once! Fast!! "Slim has gotten the distress call from the position. Only then did he realize that the news of his attack on the Fourth Army had leaked, and the Japanese had taken this opportunity to launch an all-out attack on their positions.
"Inform the Cabinet of the situation here and ask them to make a decision on the matter......"
Upon hearing of the Japanese attack, Slim almost collapsed in his chair. He didn't expect the news to leak out so quickly, let alone that the Japanese would launch a full-scale attack on the position so decisively.
It occurred to me that the three main infantry divisions were drawn out by themselves. Slim shuddered. With just a few companies stationed in a position, how can they resist the Japanese army with tens of thousands of people and heavy firepower?!
"Governor Victor. Let's prepare......" After dividing the adjutant and the others, Slim said to Victor, the Governor of India, in a trembling voice, "If it really doesn't work...... We had to withdraw to the Soviet Union first, and then find a way to get to Canada......"
Victor nodded quickly, while Slim paused and continued: "I will send you three fighters and a transport plane, if the situation really gets out of control, you must choose to evacuate immediately......"
Slim's orders were right, and now the situation at the front is really bad. Two of the four heights owned by the British had been taken by the Japanese, and the other two were in danger under the onslaught of the Japanese.
However, the three infantry divisions that have now returned to support are still more than 20 kilometers away. At this time, there is a misty drizzle in Imphal, and this drizzle falls here every year at this time of year.
If it had been the British troops in the positions, they would have rejoiced in this rain. Because the rain will cause muddy roads, it will slow down the Japanese attack.
But now they needed to support the British troops in the positions. This drizzle becomes extremely annoying. The march on the muddy road was torture, and the speed was severely slowed down.
"Quick! Come on! The guys on the battlefield are waiting for us! "Along the way, the officers of the British army kept cheering up, but with little success.
"Dada...... Bang! Bang! Bang......" The British positions were full of gunfire, and some of the positions had even entered the stage of white-knuckle combat.
These Japanese troops drawn from the Chinese battlefield knew more about white-knuckle warfare than the British army. Moreover, the bayonet technique, which combines the Japanese gun technique and the spear technique, is naturally stronger than the white-knuckle combat of the British.
The rain blurred their vision, and what was even more tragic was that these British troops had to face a siege of four or five or even seven or eight Japanese troops alone.
"Oh God...... Help me...... "A British soldier was stabbed down by the Japanese soldiers, and his stomach broke open and his intestines were scattered all over the ground.
And the Japanese soldier beside him didn't care what he said, and directly stabbed the bayonet into his heart with a "poof~". The British soldier was coughing up blood. Grabbed the bayonet tightly, but gradually lost the luster in his eyes......
The British Cabinet, which had been evacuated to Canada, was now in disarray, and the news that India had been betrayed by the army, tried to gain independence, and that the Japanese were on the offensive left the whole cabinet in disarray.
"These damn thieves! Bastards who rob while the fire is hot! It's time to go to hell bastard......" curses rang out in the conference room, and Churchill slapped the table and said angrily: "Enough! No amount of scolding can be done now. Let's think about how to deal with the aftermath! ”
"India will definitely not be able to hold it, and how to do our best to keep our soldiers is something we should consider." Churchill had been much depressed since he had been brought back from England by Montgomery.
Very often, even at the meetings of the Cabinet of Ministers he did not say a word. This was the first time he had spoken at a cabinet meeting since coming to Canada.
"The current situation is like this, the empire has long lost its former strength. We have lost the earth, and we no longer have an invincible fleet. Those Japanese people took advantage of the fire to rob. What can we do?! ”
Churchill took a deep breath and said, "Let Slim retreat from Afghanistan to the Middle East with his troops." Our troops in the Middle East will be ......"
Churchill didn't have to think about it to know that the situation in India must be a mess right now. Rather than wasting three infantry divisions there, it would be better to withdraw all of them to the Middle East to the British colonies.
So that at least they converged the British forces in the Middle East. It can also form a certain self-protection ability.
"As for the Indian ......" Churchill smiled bitterly and said, "Do you think there is a better way than to let go for the time being?!" ”
"Report! In the latest battle situation, the enemy's 33rd Division has occupied Bisimpur of our division, and the 31st Division has captured Kohima of our division. And the enemy's 15th Division is storming the secret Xuan......"
When the news came, Slim's heart gradually froze. None of them are favorable. Slim walked over to the map and mapped out several areas occupied by the Japanese, and then sadly discovered that once Mi Xuan was occupied, the north-south passage of Imphal would be blocked by the Japanese.
"Report, Cabinet Emergency!" The telegraph soldier hurriedly handed a telegram to Slim, who took it and saw that it was an order issued by Churchill to evacuate him from Afghanistan to the Imperial colonies.
Slim sighed, at least this was the best option right now. If the Cabinet had let him continue the war now, the only thing that awaited these forces would be destruction.
"Kerala ...... Tong...... Rumble!! In order to strengthen his strength and expand his ability to break through the British army's fortifications, Muta specially requested Sugiyama Moto's transfer of tank and heavy artillery wings from the mountain detachment, and these units played a very effective role in this campaign.
The improved Japanese tank, although it is still some distance from the heavy tank, can already be considered a good medium tank. Especially in India, which lacks anti-tank equipment, these tanks are almost on a rampage.
"Quick! Fill the ground!! "The 20th Division of the Anglo-Indian Army, which returned to its position, finally rushed to the battlefield, but unfortunately, most of the positions have now fallen into the hands of the Japanese.
Fortunately, the Japanese had just captured their positions, and they didn't have time to defend themselves. This made the commander of the 33rd Brigade, Lewis Pew, think that the British still had a chance to drive the Japanese down.
"Assault! Kill these Brits! The Japanese troops who occupied the position also had red eyes, roared and rushed towards the British troops. The two sides were strangled together in the rain.
After a long forced march, the British troops at this time were extremely exhausted. And the attacking Japanese army was no better, fighting in the rain and mud, and the physical strength was not half a star.
And the commanders on both sides have one idea, that is, the deal will not be able to hold out! You only need to attack once, and the opponent will retreat.
With this mentality, the two sides were strangled together.
"Bitch raised!"
"Red Deer Noro!!"
The shouts of the English and Japanese resounded through the position, and the bayonets of both sides constantly cut through the air, rain, and mud. The blood that floated was scattered in the rain and flowed to the ground......