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The central Burmese city of Min Jian, which is only 100 kilometers from Mandalay, the capital of the Kingdom of Burma, will be able to reach Mandalay in five days at most with the speed of the British* army. The British army has invested a total of 200,000 troops in the Burma battlefield, and all of them have entered Burma at this moment. However, in order to defend against the landing of Chinese* troops, the British commander John . Admiral Colburn had to send one of his most elite corps to the perimeter of Rangoon to defend against the Chinese* army. For the assault on Mandalay, only 50,000 British troops and 100,000 British and Indian troops remained.

"General, yesterday afternoon, the Chinese warships had already shelled the mouth of the Lane River. It is expected that they will soon launch a landing operation. George of the 11th Army. General Pollock was under a lot of pressure. "Chief of Staff of the Anglo-Indian Army, Colin. Lieutenant General Campbell said.

"Sue sù George. General Pollock, no matter what, he must hold out in Rangoon for more than ten days! Ten days later, reinforcements will arrive. "John. Admiral Colburn said. In these ten days, he is ready to use it to defeat Mandalay and completely destroy Burma. After that, you can lead your army south and fight a decisive battle with the Chinese* army.

"Yes, General." Colin. Lieutenant General Campbell nodded. The strategy of the British army was to destroy Burma first, and then concentrate all their efforts on a decisive battle with the Chinese* army. In this way, they will not have to fight on two fronts. As for whether the 11th Army will be able to hold out for more than ten days, there should be no problem with this. The 11th Army was composed of British, with more than 50,000 men. Well-equipped, well-trained, and combat effectiveness is definitely not comparable to the Anglo-Indian army composed of Indian Asan. To know. Although British India had an army of more than one million, the troops composed entirely of the British were only 200,000, and the rest were all indigenous armies composed of Indian Asan.

"Where are our reinforcements? When can it be put into battle? "John. Admiral Colburn asked, thinking that he would not have to fight the Chinese* army. Therefore he prepared only two hundred thousand troops. 100,000 British Army plus 100,000 British and Indian Army, the destruction of Burma was already an easy matter. But. Now that the Chinese * army has intervened, such a little army is not enough. Therefore, John. Admiral Colburn immediately demanded that the Indian side send more troops into Burma to fight.

"General, the 13th Army is expected to be able to enter Burma in a week. Several other Anglo-Indian army units. It's going to be slower. "Colin. Lieutenant General Campbell said. Indians are lazy and lazy. Even after joining the army, it was just to mix a bowl of rice to eat. No matter how the British trained them, they could not change this nature of the Indian Ahsan. Therefore, it is simply a pipe dream to expect how strong the combat effectiveness of these Indian Asan can be.

"No, all departments must speed up, our opponent this time is Chinese!" John. Admiral Colburn said. The opponent turned into the Chinese * army. This put a lot of pressure on him. If the opponent is the Kingdom of Burma, this battle will be very simple. But. In the face of the powerful Chinese* army, John . Admiral Colburn had to be careful. This battle is not only related to his personal future, but also to the future of the British cabinet. If there is a crushing defeat on the battlefield in Burma and the fall of the cabinet, it will certainly be inevitable. And John. Admiral Colborn, as the commander of this battle, will certainly not have good fruit to eat.

"Yes, General, I'll rush them!" Colin. Lieutenant General Campbell said. Thanks to the development of radio technology, Britain, as an industrial power, is naturally second to none in terms of scientific and technological strength. At a time when the Chinese* army began to equip radio stations on a large scale, the British* army was also equipped with this communication equipment. It's just that the British * army is not as perverted as the Chinese * army, which equips the radio station to the battalion level, and the British * army only equips the radio station to the division and brigade level. But even this has greatly improved the efficiency of command.

Yangon, the most important city in southern Myanmar. Soon after the British Marines captured the city, the 11th Army of the British Army arrived and took over the city's defenses. More than 50,000 British, plus the hundreds of thousands of Burmese they had captured, began to build fortifications in and around the city of Rangoon. The strength of the Chinese* army made the commander of the 11th Army, George Brown. Lieutenant General Pollock was very worried. The Chinese Army has defeated too many enemies, the Spanish Army, the Dutch Army, and the British Army, all of which were defeated by the Chinese Army. Can this time resist the Chinese Army for more than ten days, George. Lieutenant General Pollock did not dare to guarantee it. He only hoped that there would not be too many Chinese* troops who landed in the first wave, and in this case, with the help of Yangon City, perhaps it could be delayed for a while. When the follow-up troops arrived, he would not be so worried.

"General, John. General Colborne's telegram! A junior officer handed a telegram to George. Lieutenant General Pollock.

"Sue sù John. General Colburn, the 11th Army will do its best. "George. After reading the telegram, Lieutenant General Pollock commanded. John. Admiral Colburn asked him to hold out for more than ten days. When the time comes, a large number of reinforcements will arrive. George. Lieutenant General Pollock did not doubt this. Burma and India are close at hand, and the Indian army can enter Burma by land, even if the Chinese navy seizes the sea control of the Burma Sea and the eastern Bay of Bengal, it will not be able to deal a fatal blow to the British army. However, the shelling of four warships of the Chinese Navy yesterday afternoon caused him to lose dozens of cannons. Lieutenant General Pollock had some toothache. The staff officer who proposed to defend the mouth of the Lane River was already known by George. Lieutenant General Pollock was assigned to the logistics unit. Isn't it looking for death to bombard the army's artillery and the navy's naval guns? George. Lieutenant General Pollock also did not know why such a proposal was adopted at that time.

"Yes, General!" The junior officer saluted and quickly left. He knew George. General Pollock hasn't been in a good state lately, but he doesn't want to be in trouble.

The 2nd and 4th Brigades of the Chinese Marine Corps arrived off the coast of Myanmar on April 1. This day happens to be April Fool's Day in the West. However, for the British 11th Army, which defended Rangoon and its surroundings, it was no happy day. By the time the Chinese Navy's transport ships arrived off the coast of Burma, the entire 11th Army was in the highest state of combat readiness.

"General Lu, General Ye, when the brothers land, they still need your help!" Major General Peng Mingqiang, commander of the 2nd Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps, said with a smile. Beside him, there was Brigadier General Fang Gang, the commander of the 4th Brigade of the Marine Corps. The two brigades will serve as the first wave to land in Burma and will be responsible for establishing a solid beachhead. The follow-up Army's 14th Infantry Corps would arrive three days later.

"Lao Peng, I didn't say this. Yesterday we cleared the way for you to land. When you land, we will also provide you with fire support, so don't worry! Major General Lu Haipeng said with a smile. The British Navy avoided fighting, and the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy had no choice but to support the Marines and the Army as its main task.

"Haha, then thank you, when this battle is over, I'll invite you to drink!" Major General Peng Mingqiang said. The landing operation, if there is no strong fire support, is doomed to heavy casualties. This is also the reason why the Marine Corps has a higher casualty rate than other units. However, since the formation of the Chinese Marine Corps, the enemy it has faced is not strong, and it has been able to receive heavy artillery support, so the casualties are not large. It's just that this time the opponent is the British Army, so Major General Peng Mingqiang is still very careful.

"Okay, if you don't get drunk when the time comes, you won't return!" Major General Lu Haipeng did not refuse.

At 1 p.m. on April 1, four "Xia-class" cruisers of the Chinese Navy's 5th Fleet, including the flagship "Xia Qi", began to fire heavily at the British positions at the mouth of the Lane River. The shelling of the past few days has already caused heavy losses to the British troops stationed here, not to mention that all the artillery has been knocked out, and the infantry has also suffered heavy casualties. As a last resort, the commander of the 11th British Army, George Brown. Lieutenant General Pollock had no choice but to withdraw the main force of his troops, leaving only a small number of troops on the coast. After all, under the threat of naval artillery of the Chinese Navy, no matter how many troops are deployed, they are just going to be cannon fodder.

During the half-hour shelling, the four 'Xia-class' warships of the Chinese Navy fired almost more than 1,000 shells. These shells almost ploughed the British beachhead. A large number of the trenches dug by the British army were destroyed, and the British soldiers hiding in the trenches were also torn to pieces. Before the Chinese marines began to land, the British had already paid a heavy price.

At 1:35 p.m., the artillery fire of the four 'Xia-class' cruisers began to extend into the depth of the British troops. The officers and men of the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Brigade of the Chinese Marine Corps took a landing craft and began the landing operation. A battalion of more than 700 people rushed to the shore quickly in dozens of landing craft, like arrows from the string!

"General, the Chinese have begun to land!" A junior officer reported to a major general. This major general is none other than Major General Donald, the commander of the 11th Division of the 42nd Army of the British Army.

"Order the 1st Regiment, enter the position, block the Chinese, can't let them land so lightly!" Major General Donald ordered.

More than 3,000 British soldiers began to rush to the position. It's just that they have to pass through the shelling area of the four warships of the Chinese Navy first. (To be continued......)