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"General, the 52nd Infantry Division urgently reported that Duandi was occupied by the Chinese, and now the 52nd Infantry Division has exchanged fire with the Chinese. General Angus said that he would recapture Tuan Di as soon as possible and open the passage to Yangon! "The communications officer took a telegram and reported to General Alexander.

"Hmmm! To General Sù Angus, I hope he will take down Duandi before the arrival of the main army. What appeared in Duandi should be just a small group of Chinese* troops, they just want to delay us, don't worry too much. Lieutenant General Alexander, commander of the 13th Army, said.

"Yes, General!" As soon as the communications officer recorded the order, he sent it to Major General Angus, commander of the 52nd Infantry Division, as quickly as possible. The invention of radio technology has indeed made the command of the troops much faster. If it had been the previous one, the herald would have had to give the order, which would have delayed the time and the herald might have been hunted by the enemy's roaming cavalry, making it impossible to pass the order. Now with the telegram, all the problems are solved.

By the time Lieutenant General Alexander's telegram reached Major General Angus, Major General Angus had already organized a regiment of troops and asked this regiment to march on Duandi, break through the lines of the Chinese* army, and take Duandi from the Chinese* army.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "More than twenty artillery pieces of the 52nd Infantry Division also began shelling the positions of the Chinese * army. In order to hide strength. The artillery battalion of the 7th Infantry Brigade did not immediately return fire. If you scare the British away, you won't be able to do it.

Shells continued to explode on the positions of the Chinese* army. Smoke of gunfire abounded. Fortunately, the Chinese* army was well prepared and built a lot of strong fortifications, coupled with the British shells, which mostly used black powder, which was not very powerful, and did not cause many casualties to the Chinese* army hiding in the fortifications. The shelling of the British army ended after only a few rounds. Subsequently. A regiment of British soldiers, shouting and attacking the positions of the Chinese* army. Perhaps they thought that the shelling just now. It was enough to blow up the Chinese* troops on the position.

"The British are up, ready to fight! Mortars, five rounds of rapid fire, heavy machine guns to find the right time. Wait until the British get close before fighting. Don't scare the British away. The commander of the 7th Battalion of the 1st Brigade of the Chinese Army ordered.

The Chinese soldiers who came out of the anti-artillery holes entered their respective positions one after another, and began to manipulate all kinds of weapons to aim at the invading British. Those British, who did not know the situation of the Chinese * army, thought that they would be able to pick up a bargain.

"Fire!" The commander of the 1st battalion of the 7th brigade gave an order, and the 10 mortars of the battalion began shelling first.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Ten mortars, which began to fire at the fastest rate of fire. Dense shells. They fell into the ranks of the British troops, and the British soldiers who were bombed turned on their backs. Many British soldiers were blown away by the shells. Shrapnel was everywhere, and I don't know how many lives were harvested.

"Hell! Why is the Chinese so strong? Major General Angus, who was watching the battle from the rear, could not help but be a little surprised when he saw this situation, the losses of the Chinese* army in the shelling were much lower than he imagined!

"Order the troops on the front line, strengthen the attack, and must recapture Duandi!" Major General Angus did not think so much and ordered the troops to storm. He had to take down Duandi before the main force arrived. Otherwise, if he fails to arrive in Yangon on time, he will probably have to be court-martialed. Even at this moment, Major General Angus believed Lieutenant General Alexander's inference that what appeared in Duandi was nothing more than a small army of the Chinese. Perhaps this small force has strong firepower, but to block the attack of the British army, it is undoubtedly a mantis arm as a car.

"Da-da, da-da!" When the British finally rushed to less than 300 meters from the defense line of the Chinese* army, the four heavy machine guns, which had already been in full position, opened fire. The dense bullets rained down on the British troops, and the British soldiers who were charging were knocked to the ground one after another. Subsequently, rifles were also added, completely blocking the path of the British army. After leaving behind the corpses in one place, the British wolf bèi fled.

"Damn, how can this be?" A regiment was defeated by hundreds of Chinese, which made Major General Angus of the British 52nd Infantry Division a little unbelievable. However, everything happened in front of his eyes, and he couldn't help but believe it.

"General, Lieutenant General Alexander called to inquire about the progress of our battle!" At this time, the communications officer reported to Major General Angus.

"Reply to General Alexander, at present we are launching a fierce attack on Duandi, the Chinese have strong firepower, but we are confident that we will take Duandi within two hours!" Major General Angus ordered.

"Come, tell Colonel Sù Brooke, attack again, and be sure to take down Duandi. Also, let the 2nd regiment go up as well. I don't believe it, the two regiments can't take a small Duandi. Major General Angus ordered. Obviously, Lieutenant General Alexander's urging put him under great pressure, so that he had to exert all his strength.

After another artillery bombardment by the British, two regiments of troops began to attack Duandi. This time, they obviously won't give up if they don't take Duandi.

"Commander Liu, Yu has already bitten the hook, no need to hide it anymore!" On a high ground in Duandi, Major General Liu Zhongming, chief of operations of the Chinese General Staff, and Major General Liu Wu, commander of the 7th Infantry Army, have also been paying attention to the situation on the battlefield. When the main forces of the British 52nd Infantry Division were seen, the time for a counterattack had arrived. At this time, it is time for the 7th Infantry Corps of the Chinese Army to close the net.

"Haha, Minister Liu, I'll give an order!" Major General Liu Wu said with a smile. Obviously, this time his plan has been successful, and the British 52nd Infantry Division will not be able to fly with wings.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! The dense shelling sounded, and the 24 75-mm field guns of the brigade artillery battalion, which had already been deployed in Duandi's 7th Infantry Corps, began to roar. Shells whistled and smashed towards the British ranks. The power of field artillery is not comparable to mortars, which immediately brought huge casualties to those attacking British soldiers.

"Heavy artillery? Damn, this is the main force of the Chinese! Major General Angus was shocked.

It was at this time that the 7th Brigade, the 61st Infantry Brigade and the 7th Infantry Brigade of the 79th Infantry Corps, began a counterattack. The strong firepower of the three brigades immediately inflicted a heavy setback on the attacking British 52nd Infantry Division.

At this time, even Major General Angus should have known that this time he had hit the iron plate. This infantry division of his encountered the main force of the Chinese * army. Although Major General Angus was usually a little arrogant, he was not arrogant enough to be able to resist the main force of the Chinese* army with an infantry division.

"Someone, immediately order the troops to retreat. In addition, send a telegram to General Alexander, we have encountered the main forces of the Chinese and are in urgent need of support! Major General Angus ordered.

The British 52nd Infantry Division retreated much faster than they could attack. However, when the 25th and 43rd Brigades of the Chinese Army, which had already been prepared, appeared, Major General Angus suddenly despaired. The Chinese had cut off the rear route of the British 52nd Infantry Division. There was an interception in front and a pursuer in the rear, and in such a situation, the British 52nd Infantry Division would not be able to escape no matter what.

The main force of the British 13th Army was originally advancing towards Duandi at a predetermined pace. Duandi appeared the Chinese * army, which did not surprise the estimates of Lieutenant General Alexander. He had long expected that before the reinforcements arrived in Yangon, they would definitely be blocked by the Chinese. However, Alexander believed that with the strength of the 13th Army, he could crush any Chinese resistance.

"General, General Angus called, claiming that they had encountered the main force of the Chinese, the attack of the 52nd Infantry Division was thwarted, and now the whole army is retreating!" A communications officer hurriedly handed a telegram to Lieutenant General Alexander.

"What? How so? Lieutenant General Alexander also frowned. If the 52nd Infantry Division was confronted by the main force of the Chinese* army, then what was the siege of Rangoon? Could it be that the Chinese have already increased their troops in Burma?

"Order the 51st Infantry Division to speed up, rush to Duandi, and reinforce the 52nd Infantry Division!" Alexander commanded. He was a little skeptical that the main force of the Chinese* army appeared in Duandi. However, he believes that it should be safer to send the 51st Infantry Division to rush there. Combined, these two divisions have more than 24,000 people, which is already half of the strength of the 13th Army.

However, twenty minutes later, Lieutenant General Alexander received a second telegram from Major General Angus. In the telegram, Major General Angus claimed that the rear of the 52nd Infantry Division had been cut off by the Chinese* army, and that they had been surrounded by the Chinese* army. If there were no reinforcements, the 52nd Infantry Division would be in danger.

"Damn, the Chinese reinforcements are really coming, and those guys in the intelligence department should all be pulled out and shot!" Lieutenant General Alexander said angrily. Because of the delay in intelligence, the 52nd Infantry Division was directly put in a desperate situation.

In addition, Lieutenant General Alexander was also shocked by the appetite of the Chinese* army. The Chinese actually wanted to eat him a division under his nose, which made Lieutenant General Alexander acceptable. Could it be that the Chinese treated the 13th Army as a bully like those Anglo-Indian troops made up of indigenous Indians? (To be continued......)