Chapter 1122 Scarlet River

The Japanese artillery fire was fierce and intensive, blowing up the wide surface of the Yindun River like a boiling pot of boiling water, the shells fell into the water, and the stirred up column of water formed a wall of water, and the heart of Major General Francis, chief of the general staff of the British and Burmese Army, once again fell to the bottom of a heavy valley, why would such a disaster occur when hope came?

Only more than 30,000 people who had crossed the river were what Francis could see, and the other troops, more than 100,000 people, fell row by row and piece by piece under the seemingly weak wall of water under the strict artillery blockade of the Japanese army.

A drink Dun River, separated by two roads of life and death, Francis looked at the Japanese artillery fire for days, suppressed the urge to go back to rescue, under such intensive artillery fire, more than 30,000 people who have reached the north bank, all of them have taken in, but on the surface of the river, there are tens of thousands of more corpses, he looked at the night with a blue face, the ballistic trajectory that pierced the sky, and issued an absolutely ruthless, but absolutely necessary order.

"The troops who have reached the north bank have retreated in the direction of Myitkyina overnight," more than 30,000 British soldiers, dragging their heavy steps, once again looked back at the battlefield of blood, fire and water, and continued to go to Myitkyina, the destination they had always hoped to reach, under the cover of the vast night, but none of the survivors, including the chief of staff Francis, were free from the joy after death.

When breaking through from Mandalay, it was a huge army of more than 400,000 people, and in just seven or eight days, only these 30,000 people, who picked up a life in fear, from Mandalay to the south bank of the Yudun River, on the way, they lost more than 300,000 partners, what a fiasco, nightmare, in the hearts of these surviving British soldiers, lingering.

The sound of artillery on the banks of the Yudun River sounded almost all night, and by about five o'clock in the morning of the next day, there was no longer a fully formed British army, and Ito ordered the infantry to attack, and he was absolutely convinced that his tactics of concentrating artillery and blocking the places where the British crossed the river would achieve amazing results.

This is also thanks to the British planes, which gave hope to the British infantry, more than 200,000 people, crowded into one spot to cross the river, so that Ito had the opportunity to give full play to the power of the artillery of the Imperial Japanese Army, the Japanese soldiers, in the dawn of dawn, rushed to the south bank of the Yudun River, what they saw, so that these bloodthirsty and murderous Japanese, all felt shocked.

On the beach by the river, the stumps and broken arms of the British and Burmese soldiers were everywhere, and the blood that flowed out dyed the water by the river into bright red, and half of the body was soaked in the river water, and with the blood-colored waves, the corpses of the British soldiers swaying back and forth fell stiffly on the beach layer by layer, and this night, the Japanese army fired hundreds of thousands of shells, plowing the area within a radius of only a dozen kilometers countless times, exhausting all the artillery reserves of the dispatch army and destroying hundreds of artillery pieces.

This night's shelling, there were more than 100,000 British and Burmese soldiers, fell under the Japanese artillery fire, and more than 50,000 people, made prisoners of the Japanese, the Japanese soldiers have lost their due passion for catching the British, this night of overwhelming shells, knocked out all the spirit of the British soldiers, as long as a Japanese soldier, standing on a high place and shouting a few times, there will be hundreds of British soldiers, with empty hands, lost souls, like walking corpses, very obediently walked in front of the Japanese soldiers.

Later, the Japanese soldiers were already impatient when they captured the prisoners, and they did not know that the officer had invented a way to dispose of all the British prisoners of war who were wounded and had difficulty moving, and they were all disposed of on the spot, leaving only those prisoners of war who could act on their own.

This method soon spread among the Japanese troops, and the already silent Yandun River was again filled with sporadic or intensive gunfire, and they worked all day long, and finally reduced the number of British prisoners of war from more than 50,000 to more than 10,000.

It is said that the commander-in-chief of the Dispatch Army, Senior General Ito Yanzaburo, praised the officer who invented this method of identifying prisoners of war, and promoted the officer to the rank of first class in the name of the Supreme Commander on the spot.

That night, the Japanese army was on the south bank of the Yudun River, for a short stay, Ito held a military meeting overnight, at which all the commanders of the Japanese army at all levels had taken the initiative to stand up and use stormy applause to express the admiration of the officers for the Commander-in-Chief Ito, who had dedicated such brilliant achievements to the dispatch army, and the officers were undisguised and sincere.

Ito waved his hand very elegantly, the applause subsided, and before he could speak, Chief of Staff Koizumi immediately said, "Gentlemen, let us use the highest etiquette of the Imperial Japanese Army to show our respect for His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, salute!" Following Koizumi's command, dozens of high-ranking Japanese officers at and above the rank of major general stood up and saluted in unison.

At this moment, General Ito Yanzaburo has undoubtedly walked to the pinnacle of military honor, looking at the senior generals of the empire, who can use just eight days to achieve an amazing record of destroying more than 300,000 enemies, and his own casualties, but more than 70,000 people, no, not one, so, Ito himself also feels that he can fully afford to accept such etiquette from his officers.

He admired the chief of staff Koizumi very much, but the icing on the cake was very appreciative, and after bowing and thanking him, he said: "Gentlemen, to achieve such a victory, I myself have just done my duty as an emperor, this is all the wise decision of His Majesty the Emperor, everyone here and the courage and efforts of the imperial soldiers are inseparable, please take a seat!" "The Japanese commanders, sit down in unison.

Ito glanced at the conference room with a look of anticipation and self-pride, and said: "Gentlemen, the battle by the Yindun River has completely solved the power of the British in the Indochina Peninsula, and our next opponent is the independent division unit known as the devil Tang Qiuli of China, don't underestimate this China army, in the China Continent, when fighting with other forces of the empire, there has never been a defeat, and it is our strong opponent." ”

The attention of the officers was attracted by Ito's words, but most of the arms on their faces did not believe the words of the commander-in-chief, even the well-armed Britons were completely annihilated by us, and those inferior Shina people, what else could they be afraid of? Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, are you overestimating the strength of that devil Tang Qiuli? In alarmism?

Ito saw the expressions of the officers, to be honest, he admired the senseless spirit of his subordinates, but his subordinates of Ito could not be a martial artist who was brave enough to be a brave man, but also learn to use his brains, his face sank, and he said solemnly: "Gentlemen, you must not have the idea of despising Tang Qiuli, which is extremely harmful to you in the future to fight against the people of China." ”

"If you are not impressed, then, think about it not long ago, the jade shattered in Myitkyina Terauchi Shouichi General and more than 90,000 imperial warriors, and further back, in North China of China, known as the most talented general Okamura Ningji in the imperial world, also fell into the hands of this person, in the Songhu battlefield of China, General Matsui Shigen, died depressed, if you go back further, Lieutenant General Kazuki Seiji, General Tashiro Wanichiro, and General Minamijiro of the Kwantung Army, or was dismissed from military positions, or was tried by a military court, all have a direct relationship with this person."

Ito's words, like a bombshell, blew up these high-ranking Japanese officers who were congested with blood in the brains of the huge victory and impact, and set off a monstrous wave in their hearts, His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief mentioned, that is not a famous figure in the imperial ** world, I am afraid that when he was still studying in the military academy, these predecessors in the military circle had already laid a large overseas territory for the Japanese Empire.

Seeing the officers, Ito smiled with satisfaction, his goal was achieved, and he had worn out the invincible and paralyzing thoughts in his subordinates' eyes after the great victory, and it was time to cheer them up and point out the path to victory.

Ito continued: "Therefore, in the face of such an opponent, we must not underestimate the enemy, and below, I will arrange combat missions, the 17th and 21st Divisions, with the 1st Tank Brigade and the 1st Cavalry Wing, as the vanguard of the dispatch army, at 7 a.m. tomorrow, immediately cross the Yudun River and continue to pursue the remnants of the British army in the direction of northern Burma. ”

"The 11th, 15th, and 19th divisions, with the 2nd and 3rd brigades of the tank, and the 1st brigade of heavy artillery, as the second echelon, set off two hours later than the first echelon, and the distance between the optimistic echelons should not exceed a day's journey, and maintain close contact, once the vanguard is ambushed by the Chinese army, the second echelon, at any cost, will also go to reinforcements.

"The rest of the troops, rest in place for a day, at six o'clock in the morning of the 24th, all cross the Yudun River, attack and advance in the direction of Myitkyina, our marching sequence, we must end up with each other, do not give the Chinese troops a chance to break through, baggage troops, immediately mobilize ten base shells, within two days, transport to the front, gentlemen, go their own way, I wish you victory!"

Ito Yanzaburo, when the bloody smell of the British corpses had not yet dissipated, murderously deployed the battle plan, the commander-in-chief of the British army, General Alexander, had rushed from Bamo to Myitkyina, ready to meet the soldiers of the British Empire who had broken through the siege after nine deaths, hardships and tribulations.

Early in the morning on June 23, Alexander arrived at the southern outskirts of Myitkyina in full gear, anxiously looking forward to seeing his soldiers, or rather, a mixed feeling of being lost and regained.

In the faint morning mist, there was a dense and chaotic sound of footsteps, and faintly, a bullet-riddled military flag could be seen flashing in the mist, and Alexander suddenly had the urge to cry.

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