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By nightfall, the fierce fighting on the beach had ceased, and the British had retreated to a full five kilometre from the beach. There, it was possible to avoid shelling by the naval guns of the Chinese Navy. The bomb craters on the beach, the piles of corpses, and the smell of gunpowder smoke in the air are reminders of the horrors of previous wars. The bodies of the dead Chinese Marines have been transported back to the transport ship, where they will be transported to Nanyang for processing, cremation, and then back to China for burial. The wounded soldiers were sent to the hospital ship for treatment. Some of the seriously injured will be sent back to China one after another, and those who are lightly injured will also be sent to hospitals in Nanyang.

As for the bodies of the British, they were buried on the spot. At this time, there is no extra time to return these bodies to the British or something. There will be no such contact between the Chinese* army and the British army until the victory or defeat is really decided.

By this time, the Chinese Marines had built a three-kilometer-long and two-kilometer-deep beachhead on the beach. The next thing they had to do was to resist the British counterattack and hold the position until the subsequent army arrived. When the time comes, it will be time for the Chinese* army to strike back. Major General Peng Mingqiang, commander of the 2nd Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps, believes that tonight is very likely to be the time for the British to counterattack, so the defense has been particularly strengthened. The 4th Marine Brigade of the Marine Corps, which landed later, will be responsible for the defense of this evening. The 2nd Brigade will serve as a reserve. Other than that. The four 'Xia-class' cruisers on the sea will also maintain the highest combat readiness so that they can provide artillery support to the marines at the first opportunity. Two own artillery battalions of the Marine Corps. It also began to be transported to the beach. This will further increase the firepower of the Chinese army. As for defensive weapons such as mines and barbed wire, they are also indispensable.

At the end of the battle, the commander of the British 11th Army in Yangon, George Murphy. General Pollock rushed to the front. In today's battle, the 42nd Division lost more than 3,000 men, which is already equivalent to a quarter of the entire division. However, for the table xiàn of the 42nd division. George. Lieutenant General Pollock was not satisfied. It was only one afternoon before the Chinese Marines were on their feet, waiting for the arrival of a follow-up unit from the Chinese* Army. How could the British army withstand the attack of the Chinese?

"General Donald, I am very dissatisfied with the performance of the 42nd Division. I originally thought that the Chinese were going to land. You can hold out for at least three days. But now. The Chinese have already established a solid beachhead on the beach, which is very unfavorable for our next defense! I hope that your troops will be able to launch a counterattack and drive the Chinese into the sea. "George. Lieutenant General Pollock said.

Major General Donald couldn't help but feel a little bitter in his heart, and through today's battle, he understood the strength of the Chinese * army, in the case of Chinese entering the landing operation. The 42nd Infantry Division all paid more than three thousand casualties. If the two sides had fought in the field, the 42nd Infantry Division would have suffered more casualties. Merely. George. Lieutenant General Pollock was his immediate boss. Even though he knew that the task would be difficult to complete, he had to follow orders. The duty of a soldier is to obey orders, and there is no price to talk about.

"General, I need reinforcements as well as artillery. The artillery fire of the Chinese was too fierce, especially the naval guns of the Chinese naval warships, and many of our casualties were killed by the Chinese artillery fire. Maj. Gen. Donald said. He did not refuse George. General Pollock's order was nothing more than an attempt to enlist some support. In today's battle, the 42nd Infantry Division has already suffered heavy losses.

"General Donald, there are no reinforcements, Rangoon still needs to be defended, and I don't have extra troops for you. As for the artillery, the artillery battalion that was reinforced to you is already the only mobile artillery in my hands. The rest is up to you! "George. Lieutenant General Pollock said.

Major General Donald nodded, and said that he had no other way but to bite the bullet.

"General, tonight, I will organize a night attack, and we will drive the Chinese into the sea as much as possible." Major General Donald said. During the day, the Chinese* army can receive fire support from warships from the sea, but at night, this support is greatly reduced. After all, it is difficult to provide accurate fire support to the infantry on the shore when the line of sight is affected, and if you make a slight mistake, you may throw shells on your own heads.

"Hmmm! General Donald, I believe in you, you will succeed! "George. Lieutenant General Pollock said.

That evening, Major General Donald took the remaining infantry regiment, two thousand men from the troops already withdrawn from the front, and organized a force of five thousand men. This is already the only combat unit that the 42nd Division can draw out. Major General Donald intends to make a desperate gamble tonight, if it fails, the 42nd Division will be disabled, and it will be impossible to continue to resist the Chinese* army.

Time passed slowly, and on the beach, the Chinese marines were already asleep, wrapped in blankets, huddled together, with the help of each other's body heat to resist the cold. Although April in Myanmar is already relatively hot, it is still possible to freeze people under the blowing of the sea breeze.

On the front-line position, except for a very small number of observers, the rest of the soldiers also shrank in the trenches and slept. On the battlefield, maintaining an adequate body is an important guarantee for perseverance. Otherwise, the high-intensity battle will be unbearable.

At two o'clock in the morning, the British army, which had already been prepared, began to attack. More than 5,000 British troops came out of their positions and marched towards the positions of the Chinese marines. In order not to alarm the Chinese marines, the artillery battalion of the British army did not take part in this attack. While artillery support would make it easier for the infantry to attack, it would also prepare the Chinese marines, who would have to pay a heavier price if they could break through the positions of the Chinese marines and drive the Chinese marines out into the sea.

Captain Benjamin was the company commander of a company in the British Army, and his company was at the front of the line. The closer they got to the positions of the Chinese marines, the more cautious the British soldiers became. If exposed, they will definitely be hit by heavy fire from the Chinese marines. When the time comes, they will pay the lesson of blood.

Suddenly, Captain Benjamin found himself stepping on something that seemed to be a protrusion on the beach.

"Yes, Shell?" Captain Benjamin secretly thought that he didn't pay much attention to this. At this time, they were already a little more than a kilometer away from the defense line of the Chinese Marine Corps.

When Captain Benjamin raised his foot, a huge explosion sounded on the beach, and a ball of fire shone on the beach, Captain Benjamin was directly blown in half, and several British soldiers around him were also killed and injured. Subsequently, more and more mines were stepped on by the British, explosions occurred, and the British soldiers on the beach panicked.

"What's going on? What happened? Major General Donald, who was watching the raid in the rear, roared. Seeing that it was about to approach the defense line of the Chinese Marine Corps, it turned out that such a thing happened.

The loud sound of the explosion of the mine woke up the soldiers of the Chinese marines, who immediately moved into position. The mortars, which had already been erected, also began to fire. However, this time, it was not a shell, but a flare.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! Flares were fired into the air, illuminating the beach with a blinding white light, and the figures of the British soldiers who were leaning over their waists and approaching the line of the Chinese Marines were all visible under the strong light of the flares.

"Fire!" The Chinese marines, who had been prepared for a long time, began a fierce attack on these British troops. The 75-mm field guns of two brigade artillery battalions began heavy shelling. Mortars on the front line also opened fire. Dense shells exploded in the British army, and the guys who blew up turned on their backs.

"Bastard! Order the troops, start the offensive! Be sure to break through the defense line of the Chinese! Major General Donald said angrily. Despite some reluctance, the raid turned into a storm.

The British soldiers began to spread their legs and run wildly on the beach, charging the defense line of the Chinese marines with one foot deep and one foot shallow. Under the light of the flares, they had nowhere to hide, and they were greeted by the artillery fire of the Chinese marines. Many British soldiers fell on the way to the attack, torn to pieces by shells.

At great cost, the British soldiers rushed to a distance of about 500 meters from the Chinese Marine Corps line. This distance has already entered the effective range of the Type 44 heavy machine gun of the Chinese * army. Two Marine brigades, a total of 40 heavy machine guns, were deployed on the front line of defense. 40 heavy machine guns opened fire at once, and the dense bullets, as if forming a storm of steel, enveloped the British soldiers in it. The attacking British soldiers fell to the ground under the heavy machine gun fire of the Chinese Marines.

"Dada, dada!" The muffled roar of the heavy machine gun and the red flames spewing from the muzzle of the gun were particularly striking at night, almost becoming a synonym for death. The British attack was like an invisible wall, and the head was broken and bleeding. (To be continued......)