Tang Qiuli was not without consideration, in the area of the Hukang River valley west of Xinduo, a certain favorable area, to encircle and completely annihilate the British and Indian troops, however, there was an unavoidable natural factor that restricted his thoughts1,.

The Hukang River Valley is a long and narrow corridor, which is a fatal constraint for the operation of large corps, and the huge force cannot be deployed at one time, and the armored assault forces such as tanks cannot be put into too much at one time, otherwise, with the equipment and momentum of the British and Indian troops when they first invaded northern Burma, it is impossible to be blocked by the troops of Wen Rongcai's two regiments in the northern Burma border garrison area for more than a day in Xiduo.

Tang Qiuli would not have done such a battle, although he could still kill all Alexander's troops in the end, but the time and casualties, and the energy invested, no matter how calculated, were not cost-effective.

Moreover, with Sido falling into his own hands, the door of the British and Indian army's westward retreat has been completely closed, and Tang Qiuli has a new plan, using Alexander's remnants as a bait to attract other British and Indian troops in India to come to the rescue, and in the Indo-Burmese border area, the British army in India will be wiped out, and the obstacles will be cleared in advance for the next step into the East India and East Pakistan regions.

Moreover, the fleet that has entered the Andaman Sea is waiting for orders, Tang Qiuli does not want it even more, when the marines are approaching southern India, the British still have the ability to counterattack, according to Tang Qiuli's understanding, this is a typical encirclement and reinforcement campaign, and the battlefield is in the area of Sido1,.

In this way, Sido's troops will be a two-sided battle pattern, separately facing the remnants of Alexander's troops and the Anglo-Indian troops from India, such a heavy task is not the strength of three brigades, can bear, this is also the main reason why Tang Qiuli ordered the eight brigades of the Sulu Mobile Corps, which had completed the task of destroying the enemy, to speed up the interspersed speed, while the directly subordinate corps slowed down the speed of pursuit.

With Tang Qiuli's rich conducting experience. It was impossible for Alexander's remaining 80,000 people, unscathed and alive, to attack Sido, and the sluggish, tired, and uninterrupted blows reached Alexander's remnants of Sido. It must be the end of the crossbow, and this task was entrusted to Le Yiqin, commander of the Southern Flight Group of the Aviation of the Independent Division.

At about 5 a.m. on 30 April, Major General Le Yiqin, commander of the Southern Flight Group of the Independent Division's Air Group in northern Burma, was holding a pre-war military meeting in Myitkyina.

in the conference room. The meeting had been going on for some time, and Colonel Dong Ningxuan, chief of staff of the flight group, who was in charge of directing the transport plane formation and airlifting equipment, ammunition, and supplies for the Xiduo troops, was about to open his mouth to report on the situation.

Le Yiqin immediately interrupted him and said, "Chief of Staff, don't bring your work to the meeting." Anyway, what the logistics department prepares, we will ship it, as for the luck. That's your chief of staff, not me, when we divide the labor, but there was a clear one, you command the transport planes, I command the fighters and bombers, don't expect me to give you any ideas! ”

Dong Ningxuan was angry and said, "Commander, I didn't compete with you for the command of fighters and bombers, I just wanted to report to you." What are you nervous about the progress of the airdrop supply? ”

Le Yiqin smiled embarrassedly and said, "That's good, but you don't have to report, just decide for yourself." Are you the chief of staff, there is still a little power here, the division of labor is clear, you go and get busy, next, there is nothing to do with the formation of transport planes 1,! ”

The commanders of the bomber and fighter regiments who participated in the meeting burst into laughter, Dong Ningxuan shook his head helplessly, and said: "You, are you afraid that I am here, yes, I will go to work, and it will save you from being uneasy, as if you are always worried about me grabbing command?" ”…,

Le Yiqin affectionately sent Dong Ningxuan, the chief of staff, out of the door, and then closed the door of the conference room and said: "It's okay now, let me coax me to go by robbing business, next, it's time to talk about our business!" ”

Le Yiqin pointed to the map of the Hukang River Valley and said: "In the sky of northern Burma, there are no British fighters, our bombing mission, there is no danger, this time, the division commander did not limit our bombing location and intensity, my understanding is that the hands and feet are loosened, the bombers are divided into five formations, and they rise into the air in turn to ensure uninterrupted bombing during the day, and the fighters follow the bomber formation, on the one hand, they serve as escort missions, and on the other hand, they also have to participate in the attack on the British and Indian soldiers on the ground." ”

"In addition, the squadron with excellent flying skills will be dispatched to form a night bombing formation, and whenever you see a little light on the ground in the airspace of the Hukang River Valley, you will bomb me fiercely, so that the British and Indian soldiers will not be at peace day and night, I also have a reminder, the bomber formation, pay attention to the air defense of the British and Indian forces, these guys are stronger than the little devils, let's not suffer, okay, let's start acting immediately! I took the first fighter formation, the first wave of sorties! ”

The commanders of the fighter regiment looked at each other, and the boss was not convinced, how could this leading event be embezzled by the commander again, but what can be done, even the chief of staff was coaxed and deceived away, if he argues with the commander for a few words, maybe, the task of leading the team to attack will fall on him, so everyone will not be fooled by this!

At 6:30 a.m., nearly 1,000 fighters and bombers were pushed out of the hangar at Myitkyina Field Airport, and the fighters and bombers of the first attack wave had begun to taxi down the runway, and the entire airfield was enveloped by the huge roar of engines.

Le Yiqin stepped into the fighter, touched the dashboard lovingly, and said to himself: "Old man, I have work to do today, but unfortunately, you have no opponent, you are destined to be lonely, no way, we can't change it to a bomber, right?" ”

In the headset, the voice of the command tower came, "001, you can take off 1,!" Le Yiqin pushed the accelerator, and after the fighter plane taxied for a distance, it jumped lightly, facing the brilliant morning sun in northern Myanmar, like an arrow, shooting into the sky full of sunshine.

The British and Indian soldiers, who had rested in northern Burma for more than a day, had obviously recovered a lot of spirits, but the fear under their eyes did not decrease in the slightest, and everyone raised their hands in favor of Commander Alexander's order, and no one wanted to stay in Xinduoduo, although there was food and drink, but it was too close to the Chinese.

Maybe when, the Chinese soldiers will be killed from behind, whether they can get out of the way is unknown, from the Meisi Kailing, the terrible place where hundreds of thousands of brothers are buried, the farther away the better, the commander's order, won the hearts of the people, and has been thoroughly carried out, even, the soldiers did not wait for the officer's urging, they lined up in advance, waiting to set off.

Of course, there are exceptions, the brigade that was ordered to stay in Xinduo and was responsible for blocking the pursuit of the independent division, from the brigade commander to the ordinary soldiers, all cried and mourned, while looking at the troops that had gone away, while complaining that they were unlucky, although there were American 155 mm caliber howitzers lined up next to them, and boxes of shells were piled up.

But these stocky big guys didn't give the more than 7,000 British and Indian soldiers of the Simpsons garrison the Third Brigade a sense of safety at all, and just now they were as noisy as a new bazaar, and in the blink of an eye, there were only a few thousand of them left, how could they be similar to abandoned orphans?

The brigade commander, Major General Vladimir, shouted fiercely and loudly, ordered officers at all levels, urged the soldiers, and hurried the time to build fortifications and build artillery positions.

As soon as the British and Indian soldiers began to work, they immediately complained bitterly and cursed loudly, the artillery of the 1st Division, Major General Fisher, who had already been a prisoner of war, was not for anything else, at the beginning, in order to capture Xinduo, the artillerymen used all their strength to eat milk, smashing the shells one by one, and blasting the ground with stones and stone chips, which could drown the feet and necks. …,

Now, what are you going to do to build the fortifications? The whole Xinduo, even a fist-sized stone can not be found, there is no way, so I have to go to a place five or six kilometers away from Xinduo, laboriously carry the stone, of course, the British soldiers, will not do such a hard work, hard work, or Indian soldiers, in this way, the Indian soldiers full of grievances, the work efficiency can be imagined 1,.

The brigade commander, Major General Vladimir, had no confidence at all, after the battle of Meth Kailing, he knew too well that there were more than 100,000 people, and there was not a single one left in more than two hours, and his more than 7,000 people, in front of the artillery of the independent division, was inappropriate, I am afraid that when the squadron began to attack, his own brigade would hold out for half an hour.

Major General Vladimir, I still can't figure it out, why Chief of Staff Adams just took a fancy to his brigade, in terms of equipment, combat effectiveness, and local garrisons, which are barely considered second-rate levels, blocking the squadron for more than three days, what are you kidding?

To be able to pick up a life from Meth Kailing, or to the blessing of not being the main force, walking at the back of the marching army, next to the baggage troops, or a burst of shells from the squadron, the third brigade of the Simpson garrison, also disappeared.

Obviously, when I arrived in Xinduo, the good luck was over, and I was designated by Chief of Staff Adams as the unit of the Xinduo Blocking Squadron, which was obviously a mission to death, more than 7,000 people, blocking more than 100,000 people in the Independent Division, Chief of Staff Adams, thought that the soldiers of the Third Brigade were all gods of war?

The brigade commander, Major General Vladimir, thought angrily, and couldn't help but envy the troops who continued to retreat, how good they were, in a few days, they would be able to return to familiar places, and no longer have to face the terrible Chinese, and he even planned to make a few symbolic shots once he found out, and then surrender.

Desperately blocking, you can only think about it in your heart, even if you have this plan, but the soldiers under your command, I am afraid that without giving their own orders, they will rush to surrender to the Chinese!

If Major General Vladimir knew that the troops he envied who continued to retreat, at this time, were enjoying the bomber group of the independent division, and the bombs that rained down were blown up on their backs and cried bitterly, he would be glad that at the very least, he still had the right to choose to surrender......