Alexander glanced at the campfire, obviously exhausted Adams, the conscientious chief of staff, the pressure was even greater than himself, he just gave orders, but Adams was responsible for the specific implementation, in just a few days, he was already emaciated, and in many things, he could not do without him.

Alexander cried softly, "Adams! Chief of Staff Adams was unconscious, and shouted again, and Adams suddenly raised his head in surprise, and asked with a solemn expression: "Commander, what are your orders?" ”

Alexander, no longer condescending, asked in an inquiring tone, "Adams, what are our casualties today?" How many kilometers did the troops march? ”

Adams sighed and replied: "Commander, a whole day of air raids, a total of eight times, the troops suffered more than 3,500 casualties, but fortunately it is the method of His Excellency the Commander, otherwise, our casualties will exceed the current several times, but the speed of the march is worrying, but it has only retreated more than 30 kilometers, at this speed, it will take at least ten days to reach Sido!" ”

Alexander knew that Adams was telling the truth, since Xinduo, the sky above his head had not been quiet, Tang Qiuli's bombers, one after another, bombed from dawn to dark, barely giving the troops time to take a breath, almost walking a few kilometers, they had to dodge the bombs falling from the sky, and the terrain of the Hukang River valley determined that it was impossible to carry out large-scale evacuation air defense.

Although the casualties are not too great, the speed of the marching army is enough to make people maddened, and if this continues, it will not take two or three days for the troops of the independent division to catch up like locusts. When the time comes, he will still end up with the annihilation of the whole army, so what's the point of such a hard retreat. It's better to block on the spot, fight to the death, and end up happy!

Alexander's heart was full of anger, but if you look at these officers and soldiers under him, do you still have the strength to fight? Even if there were, these second-rate troops and logistical baggage troops. Can it be an opponent for the soldiers of the independent division like a wolf? There is no need to think about it in detail, but looking at the morale and state of the soldiers, the little anger in Alexander's heart is naturally discharged.

Alexander sighed deeply, don't think about fighting, it's still important to flee for your life, the Chinese have a saying that makes a lot of sense: "Stay in the green mountains, don't worry about no firewood." "If you can return to the East Indies, you don't have to worry about not having a chance to make a comeback.

He continued: "Adams, now in the form shì. Presumably you already know very well that the bombers of the independent division bombard us indiscriminately throughout the day, and our daytime movement is completely restricted, so that if we continue like this, we will not wait for Sido, we will be under siege, I am sure, that Chinese soldier. Right behind us. ”

"Moreover, this kind of consumption is not something we can afford, so, I think about it, we must change this passive state. Change the way we march, rest during the day, march at night, sleep overnight, although the difficulty increases, but it is possible to avoid the bombers of the damned Chinese, Adams, what do you think? ”

Adams was exhausted, the more than 3,000 dead and wounded soldiers still had to be dealt with, and this was the second time that the wounded were forced to be discarded, this job alone gave him more than ten times more psychological pressure than others, those officers and soldiers, looking at their eyes, already had a slight chill, after all, it was they who gave the order to abandon their comrades, although only an executor.

He did not have any doubts about Commander Alexander's idea, although this was a helpless approach, but it was the most feasible at present, walking in the dark, it was a hundred times stronger than constantly falling bombs and bombers facing the feared Chinese, and more importantly, he could get rid of the work of constantly abandoning wounded soldiers, which made him feel like an executioner. …,

Adams said with a little melancholy: "Your Excellency, it seems that we can only do this, and I will immediately convey your order, starting tomorrow, to change to a night march." ”

Alexander looked at the luminous watch, shook his head and said: "No, not from tomorrow, but from now, the bombers of the independent division are a threat, don't forget, there is an even greater threat, that is, the troops of the independent division that are closely chasing after us, this is the deadliest threat, order to go down, two hours later, the troops will set off, and camp after dawn!" ”

Adams looked embarrassed, and said hesitantly: "Commander, I'm afraid this will not work, the spirit and body of the soldiers have been consumed to a certain extent, and the two-hour rest time cannot be recovered at all, and our troops, without the habit of marching at night, I am afraid, this order will be difficult to execute?" ”

Alexander's voice suddenly sharpened, "Chief of Staff Adams, you might as well tell the soldiers that our biggest threat is not the bombers of the Independent Division in the sky, but the ground forces of the Independent Division that are closely chasing us, and if anyone does not want to become a prisoner of the Chinese, then he has to get up and rush overnight, or, stay here and wait for death, let them choose!" ”

Adams was a little sluggish, he knew that Commander Alexander was telling the truth, but what about the soldiers? Can the soldiers understand?

Sure enough, after Alexander's order was conveyed to the officers at all levels, the British and Indian soldiers immediately complained and cursed viciously, and the commander who had led them to a dead end marched in such a dark night.

Although Alexander racked his brains to gain the first opportunity for his troops, the commander of the Southern Flying Group of the Independent Division's Air Force, Major General Le Yiqin, had already calculated this qiē, and this night was destined to be a terrifying night for tens of thousands of British and Indian soldiers.

On the night of 30 April, at 8:30 a.m. sharp, at the Myitkyina Air Base, three red flares rose in the night sky, and the night lights on the runway of the airport were turned on together, and one bomber after another roared into the dark night sky, and the lights under the wings flickered, and soon disappeared from view.

Le Yiqin clasped his hands on his shoulders and watched the night bomber formation take off, Chief of Staff Dong Ningxuan said with some concern: "Commander, night bombing, for us, is a completely new topic, although it has been trained before, it can be used in actual combat, or the first time, the safety of the night bomber formation is one thing, the key is, how to find the target under night conditions?" ”

Le Yiqin turned around, looked at Dong Ningxuan meaningfully, and said unhurriedly: "Chief of Staff, the carrier-based aircraft of the fleet can all be on the aircraft carrier and train to take off and land at night. As for how to find the bombing target, don't worry, the British will tell us where they are now, don't worry, wait for the good news! ”

Dong Ningxuan shook his head, he didn't know, where did the commander's confidence come from, anyway, this matter is a bit hanging, whether he can find the bombing target and fall second, can land safely at Myitkyina airport, don't have an accident, it's a blessing!

Le Yiqin picked up the intercom and called: "Nighthawk 001, I am No. 1, now I order, night flight formation, keep the distance between the crews, turn on the airborne radar, maintain the altitude, fly along the Hukang River Valley, after reaching the Xinduo airspace, immediately reduce the flight altitude, the British and Indian soldiers, can guide you to the target, after the bombing, return immediately!" ”

Lu Xishan, the commander of the night flight formation, replied loudly: "Yes, commander, strictly follow your orders!" Once you've reached the new multi-airspace, lower your flight altitude! ”

Speaking of which, Lu Xishan is a double happiness today, his own bomber brigade captured a brigade of British and Indian soldiers in Xinduo, and after returning home, he was severely praised by the commander, as one of the rewards, he served as the commander of this night flight formation, which can make the captains of other bomber brigades very red-eyed. …,

Strictly speaking, Lu Xishan was not the most outstanding, and according to the operational sequence of the bomber unit, it was not his turn to command more than 50 night planes as the captain of the second brigade of the Fifth Regiment.

The bomber pilots who participated in the night bombing, who are they, they are all the captains of various regiments, and they are usually some guys with high eyes, one does not accept the other, of course, this is a place to speak on the basis of ability, you have no ability, and you can't get up, in terms of qualifications and strength, if you go to the back row, I am afraid that after more than a dozen people, it will be Lu Xishan's turn.

Therefore, these captains, when they heard that the commander appointed Lu Xishan as the commander of the night flight formation, they felt uncomfortable one by one, but they all knew Le Yiqin's temper, and they didn't dare to say it in person.

"Oh, I said Lao Lu, did you dream last night? No wonder your kid made a fortune in Xinduo today," "Old Lu, tell us about it, how did you fool the commander and grab this errand?" "Some are unconvinced, some are sour, some are curious, some seem to be close, but in fact there are words in the words, and so on.

Lu Xishan doesn't care so much, since the commander has given this task to himself, it is trust, no matter how these old buddies mutter, he will resolutely carry out the orders of the empty finger and do the job well.

Although these captains had strange words in their mouths, once they took off to the sky, they entered the role at that time, and strictly followed Lu Xishan's orders, and they were not out of shape at all.

The formation passed through the Xinduo airspace, Lu Xishan gave an order, and the group immediately lowered its altitude, looking at the black black shadows, just passing under the belly of the plane, to say that it was not nervous, it was nonsense, fortunately, there was an airborne radar, which could control the altitude, and after looking at the instrument, the flight altitude was just right, and when he turned a high mountain, his eyes widened at that time.

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