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"Da-da, da-da!" The roar of heavy machine guns seemed to be the theme of the night. Although the sound of heavy machine guns was not as violent as when the shells exploded, the British who died under the guns of the heavy machine guns were definitely much more than the British who died under the shelling! The British troops, who rushed to a distance of only four or five hundred meters from the line of defense of the Chinese marines, were blocked alive and could not move forward.

"How so? How can this be? Major General Donald, commander of the 42nd Division of the British Army, couldn't believe this at all. His desperate attack was unsuccessful, not only did the sneak attack turn into a strong attack, but he couldn't attack it at all. The firepower of the Chinese is too strong. It was as if the British army had gone to their deaths. Human life seems so fragile at this moment.

"General, the Chinese's firepower is too strong. They have a gun with a very fast rate of fire, and the bullets come out as if it were raining. The path of our soldiers was completely blocked by them. All the departments have suffered heavy casualties! "One of the colonels said to Major General Donald. His regiment was in the midst of this attack. It's just that he knows that his regiment is finished, and although he doesn't know how many casualties have been lost, it will certainly not be too few. Perhaps, in the end, it will be a result of total annihilation.

Major General Donald's face was gloomy as if he could drip water, for this offensive, they had already drawn almost all the combat units of the 42nd Division. The attack didn't work, that means. He was a complete failure. Moreover, the 42nd Division was completely disabled. As the commander of the division, he will definitely bear the corresponding responsibility. When I think of this. Major General Donald was particularly unhappy in his heart.

"George. And what about General Pollock? Tell the general that the Chinese firepower is too strong, we can't support it, and this time the offensive failed! Maj. Gen. Donald said. Since the offensive was doomed to fail, he did not intend to continue fighting. He still wants to retain a little strength for the 42nd Division as much as possible, and not really fight it all.

Soon. A junior officer came to report, George. General Pollock, having learned that the attack had been blocked, had returned to Rangoon. Obviously. George. General Pollock was already not optimistic about the 42nd Division.

"Damn it, if it weren't for his orders, we wouldn't have paid such a heavy price!" Major General Donald couldn't help but complain.

"General, what should we do now?" A colonel officer asked.

"Command the troops. Retreat immediately. Retreat directly to Yangon! Major General Donald ordered. Since it is impossible to drive the Chinese into the sea. After dawn tomorrow, the Chinese marines will definitely launch a counterattack. The 42nd Division of the British Army, which suffered heavy losses, could not withstand the attack of the Chinese* army at all. Therefore, it is better to retreat as soon as possible. Rangoon was a key defensive area for the British 11th Army, and withdrawing there, at least safety would be assured. As for what's next? Major General Donald didn't think about it at all. In fact, he had already seen the gap between the British army and the Chinese* army in this battle, and Major General Donald was very unoptimistic about the British army. If you can. He wanted to withdraw to India with the 42nd Division, which had suffered heavy losses, to rest. In this case, you may be able to escape. At last. Major General Donald made a request to the British commander to withdraw to India for recuperation, because the 42nd Division suffered heavy casualties. Admiral Colburn agreed to his request. This made the 42nd Division the only division-level unit that was not eliminated by the formation in this Sino-British battle. The other troops sent by the British to Burma did not end well!

After Major General Donald ordered a retreat, the British army, which had been suppressed, immediately retreated like a tide. However, in the process of evacuation, they were still shelled by the artillery of the Chinese Marine Corps and four warships on the sea. There were more than 5,000 men at the time of the attack, but when they withdrew, there were only 2,000 men. The rest of them were turned into cold corpses in the battle.

The British retreated, and the Chinese marines did not pursue. After all, the Chinese * army that is now arriving in Myanmar has only two Marine brigades. Such a force is still too weak. In the case of pursuit, if the British counterattacked, the losses would be great. Fortunately, the 14th Infantry Corps will soon arrive, and it will be too late to launch another attack on Rangoon.

After the retreat of the British 42nd Infantry Division, the door was opened for the Chinese* army to march to Rangoon. On April 3, the 14th Infantry Corps of the Chinese Army arrived in Burma, and the 14th Infantry Brigade and the 32nd Infantry Brigade landed one after another. After that, the two infantry brigades, together with the two Marine Brigades, began to attack Rangoon. The rest of the 14th Infantry Corps, on the other hand, marched north along the Lane River by boat. The lower reaches of the Lane River were relatively wide and deep enough for the 'Xia-class' cruisers to sail. Thus, the four 'Xia-class' cruisers of the 5th Fleet would escort the remaining 3 infantry brigades and corps units of the 14th Infantry Corps to land near Rangoon, so that they could flank Rangoon from both directions.

Yangon is located at the confluence of the Laine and Bago rivers, and is surrounded by water on three sides except for the north.

Mandalay, the capital of Myanmar, was originally the political center of Myanmar, but now Mandalay is in ruins. On the very day that the Chinese Marines landed in Burma, John Murphy landed in Burma. The British army led by Admiral Colburn also came to Mandalay and launched an attack on Mandalay. The army of the Kingdom of Burma had lost almost all of its losses in the previous phase of the battle, and the troops defending Mandalay, although still 100,000 men, were mostly recruits who had just been recruited. They were untrained and lacked weapons, and many used cold weapons such as spears or bows and arrows. It is almost impossible for such a force to resist the British.

On April 1, the British army gathered more than 200 artillery pieces and launched a heavy artillery bombardment of Mandalay. In the shelling, the Burmese army suffered heavy casualties and large sections of the city walls were blown up. But even so, the Burmese army did not give up resistance, and under the leadership of the commander-in-chief of the Burmese army, Usa, they used the buildings in the city to fight street battles with the British army, causing a lot of casualties to the British army.

Burmese ministers persuaded King Mon Hang to flee Mandalay in an attempt to make a comeback. They all know that the Chinese* army has landed in southern Burma. As long as the Chinese* army can defeat the British, Burma will not perish. However, Meng Keng, although he has no ability, is stubborn to death, and at the beginning, he has always insisted on refusing to evacuate Mandalay. Later, when he found that Mandalay really couldn't stand it, he decided to retreat to the mountains of northern Myanmar. It's just that at this time, I can't go anymore.

Meng Keng's younger brother, Min and Wang Mindong, led people to break into the palace and arrested Meng Keng and a group of ministers.

"Mindong, what do you want to do?" In the face of Mindong's rebellion, Meng Keng was very angry.

"Mengkeng, Myanmar is finished. It is precisely because of your incompetence that you have led to the present day of Myanmar. And I, on the other hand, will replace you as the new king of Burma. Min Dong said directly. He has long coveted the throne of Burma. It's just that I never had a chance before. Now, with the help of this war, I have finally achieved what I wanted.

"Min Dong, you're ruining Myanmar!" Meng Keng was furious. However, he was arrested by several of Mindong's henchmen.

"Haha, Meng Keng, you die! I have communicated with the British, and they will support me to become the king of Burma, and from now on, Burma will become a friend of the British, and then the war will end. Min Dong laughed. In fact, without the support of the British, Min Dong would not have dared to do this. And the British, in order to pacify Burma as soon as possible, and then concentrate their strength to drive the Chinese out of Burma, so they cooperated with Mindong. It's just that in the future, Myanmar will no longer be an independent country, but will become a colony controlled by the British both politically and militarily, and Min Dong will just become a puppet. However, these Min Dong don't care, all he wants is the throne.

"Where's Usa? How is he? Meng Keng asked. Usa is his confidant and will never betray him.

"That guy Usa is so self-righteous. In the current situation, he still refuses to want me to be loyal. So, I'm just going to send him to hell! Min Dong said.

"Bastard! You actually killed Uzah, you don't want to die! Meng Keng was furious, he wanted to rush over and kill Mindong, but he was stopped by someone.

The British, with the help of Mindong, quickly took control of Mandalay. The ministers of the Burmese kingdom, under pressure from the British army, pledged allegiance to Mindong.

On April 3, when the 14th Infantry Corps of the Chinese Army arrived in Burma, Min Dong ascended the throne in Mandalay and became the king of Burma. He was also the ninth king of the Gongbang Dynasty. The first thing Min Dong did after coming to power was to announce that Burma and Britain had signed a treaty of alliance to jointly defend Burma. At the same time, it sent people to inform the Chinese side that Myanmar does not need China's help and demanded that China's troops withdraw from Myanmar.

Mindong's approach made the British side very satisfied. At the very least, it would make the British invasion of Burma sound a lot better. Although Min Dong was able to control the area of zhì, only the area around Mandalay and the British army, he became the nominal king of Burma. If the Chinese side can withdraw from Burma because of this, perhaps the war will be over. Of course, the British side believes that the Chinese will definitely not give up their attack on Burma because of this! (To be continued......)