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Fifty kilometers west of Yangon is a place called Mawubin, which is located in the lower reaches of the Irrawaddy River, with flat terrain, fertile soil and abundant products, and is an important grain producing area in southern Myanmar. Now, however, Maubin has been overrun by a group of blond, blue-eyed foreigners. These people were the 13th Corps of the British Army that had arrived in a hurry from India.

"General, George. An urgent telegram from General Pollock! "A communications officer handed a telegram to a bearded middle-aged general, who was the commander of the 13th Army, Alexander. George. Lieutenant General Woodford, also George Woodford. A good friend of Lieutenant General Pollock.

"Haha, it seems that George guy is really in trouble. The 52nd Division was ordered to immediately set off for Rangoon after resting for an hour. We're not far from Rangoon, and if we don't get there in time, we'll probably have to collect that George's body. May God bless that guy George as he makes it to Yangon! "Alexander. George. Lieutenant General Woodford said.

"Yes, General!" The communications officer recorded Alexander. George. After Lieutenant General Woodford's order, he hurriedly went to send a telegram.

"Come, where are the indigenous Indians of those armies?" General Alexander asked. This time, in addition to Lieutenant General Alexander's 13th Army, the reinforcements transferred from India to Burma also included 4 infantry corps of the Anglo-Indian Army. It's just that those Indians are not only not good at fighting, but they are not even as good as the British, and now they don't know how far behind.

"General. Those Indians are at least fifty kilometers away from us, shall we wait for them before marching to Yangon? After all. Now Yangon is under siege by the Chinese, and if we venture forward, I am afraid that we will fall into the trap of the Chinese. A staff officer said.

"No, we don't have that much time." Lieutenant General Alexander shook his head: "George. General Pollock will be overwhelmed, and if we don't get there in time, Rangoon will fall. As for the traps of the Chinese, I am not afraid of them. The Chinese are currently in Yangon. It's only 30,000 or 40,000 people. Our 13th Army has a full 50,000 men! ”

"Yes, General!" The staff officer nodded. It can be regarded as approving the words of Lieutenant General Alexander. After all, the 50,000 elite British* army is already considered a very strong military force in this era. Of course. The premise is that there is no unexpected factor of the Chinese Empire. In the original history. The British Army at the moment, there are not many people in total, and the reason why Britain is strong is mainly because of their navy. But now, because of the rise of the Chinese Empire, and the great threat posed to India, Britain had to vigorously develop its land forces when the navy could not be superior. This made the British Army numerous times stronger than it was at the same time in history. But even so. It seems that it cannot compete with the Chinese Empire. After all, both in terms of weapons and tactics, the Chinese Empire was already quite far ahead of the British.

"Also, send a telegram to those indigenous Indians. Let them follow as much as they can. In case they are left alone and cleaned up by the Chinese, it will be none of our business. Lieutenant General Alexander said. He was a traditional British general, and he had always been inconsiderate of the Anglo-Indian army, which was composed of indigenous Indians. In his opinion, those Indians with turbans wrapped around their heads are useless except for the fact that they can eat curry rice, and letting these Indians go to war is just some more cannon fodder. Of course, he was not opposed to these Indians being given some of the hardest and most dangerous jobs. In this way, Britain, which has a relatively small population, will be able to save a lot of manpower.

"Okay, General!" The staff officer nodded.

While the British 13th Army was rapidly heading towards Rangoon, Major General Liu Zhongming, deputy director of the Operations Department of the Chinese General Staff, and Major General Liu Wu, commander of the 7th Infantry Corps, had arrived at a small town called Tuandi, twenty kilometers west of Yangon. Major General Liu Zhongming was the former enemy commander of the Burma front, and the 7th Infantry Corps was the main force that entered Burma this time. Of course, now Rangoon, under the siege of two brigades of the 14th Infantry Corps and the Marine Corps, is powerless. It was only a matter of a day or two to take Yangon. The task of the 7th Infantry Corps was to hold back British reinforcements from the west and buy time to take Rangoon. Of course, Major General Liu Wu, the commander of the 7th Infantry Army, would not think so much, if he could inflict heavy damage on the British reinforcements, or even defeat them completely, it would be the best. Major General Liu Wu also believes that his 7th Infantry Corps has this strength. Although the British army had hundreds of thousands of reinforcements, except for the 13th Army, which was composed of British, was a little tricky, the rest of the Indian natives were not taken seriously by him at all.

"Commander Liu, according to the latest information we have obtained, the British are coming quickly, starting with the 52nd Infantry Division of the 13th Army of the British Army, with more than 12,000 people in the division, equipped with the latest rifles of the British Army, the performance is similar to the 'Exocet' rifle we used before, and there are more than 20 cannons. The main forces of the 13th Army, immediately behind the 52nd Infantry Division. As for the indigenous Indians, they are dozens of kilometers behind. Major General Liu Zhongming pointed to the information marked on the map and said to Major General Liu Wu.

"Minister Liu, don't worry, the 7th Infantry Brigade has already entered the position. Although their strength was only half that of the 52nd Infantry Division. But soon we'll let them know we're awesome. Major General Liu Wu said with a smile. Although both of them have the rank of major general, Major General Liu Zhongming is a senior official of the General Staff, and his status is slightly higher than that of these generals who lead troops. What's more, Major General Liu Zhongming is also fully responsible for directing the war in Burma. Several infantry corps and marines and the Navy's 5th Fleet will be under the command of Rear Admiral Liu Zhongming.

"Haha, Commander Liu, don't ambush me with me, I know that you must have prepared more than this." Major General Liu Zhongming said with a smile.

"I knew I couldn't hide it from Minister Liu. Of course, my preparation will not be limited to this. The British dared to go deep alone, and this time I will let them know that it is powerful. Between the 52nd Infantry Division of the British Army and the main forces of the 13th Army, there was a separation of at least twenty kilometers. If the main force of the British army wants to catch up, it will take at least two or three hours or more. I have already sent the 25th Infantry Brigade, and the 43rd Infantry Brigade has secretly ambushed. After the 7th Infantry Brigade and the British 52nd Infantry Division exchanged fire, the British 52nd Infantry Division was immediately cut off. Two brigades, one responsible for blocking the main British army, and the other brigade responsible for blocking the retreat of the British 52nd Infantry Division. The other two infantry brigades, in cooperation with the 7th Brigade, ate the British 52nd Infantry Division in one bite first! If this battle can be successful, it can cost the British 13th Army at least a division. If the timing is right, it may be able to inflict a heavy blow on the main force of the British 13th Army in one fell swoop. In this case, in the south of Burma, the British army will not have much strength to confront us anymore! Major General Liu Wu analyzed his plan to Major General Liu Zhongming.

Major General Liu Zhongming nodded again and again when he listened, there was only a 20-kilometer gap between the 52nd Infantry Division of the British Army and the main force of the 13th Army, and this distance was not long, and if you marched at full speed, it would be a few hours at most. However, these few hours were enough for the elite Chinese Army to wipe out an infantry division of the British army. The 13th Army of the British Army had only 4 infantry divisions in total. If one is eaten, it is enough to break the bones of the British. In addition, if the British commander did not time it well, he might lose more troops.

"Commander Liu, this construction of yours is very good, let's start implementing it! I'll report back to the General Staff. Major General Liu Zhongming said. He very much agreed with this battle plan. In this way, it can hurt the British in one fell swoop, and even create more favorable conditions for the next deployment of the General Staff. There are not many Chinese* troops fighting in Burma now, just two infantry corps and two brigades of marines. The 15th Infantry Corps, the 2nd Infantry Corps and the 8th Infantry Corps will also enter Burma in the coming month.

"Yes, Minister Liu!" His battle plan was recognized, which made Major General Liu Wu very satisfied. As one of the earliest officers of the Chinese Army, Major General Liu Wu naturally hoped for better achievements in the future.

Before the arrival of the British, the 7th Infantry Corps was already in action. The troops had already entered the preset positions one after another, waiting for the British army to get into their pockets. At this time, the British army had no way of knowing the actions of the 7th Army of the Chinese Army. Although Burma had become a protectorate of the British, the area that Burmese King Min Dong was able to control was only around Mandalay. The rest of the region is largely anarchic. It is not so easy for the British army to gather intelligence on the Chinese* army. On the other hand, the Chinese* army was able to obtain some of the military information they wanted from some Chinese who had lived in Burma for a long time. This was very important for the defeat of the British army.

At 1:24 p.m. on April 7, 1845, the vanguard of the British 52nd Infantry Division exchanged fire with a battalion of the 7th Infantry Brigade of the 7th Infantry Corps of the Chinese Army. The British attack was repulsed by the light yì, leaving behind corpses everywhere. Major General Angus, commander of the 52nd Infantry Division of the British Army, ordered a report to Lieutenant General Alexander, and organized troops to attack Tuandi on the other hand, preparing to take this place and open the gate to Rangoon. (To be continued......)