。 Good memories are always intoxicating, and of course, Commander Alexander, who also received a phone call from Major General Hopkins, commander of the 3rd Division, who told Fisher about his showy actions. This did not affect Alexander's mood, at this moment, Fisher's little huā trick, like a naughty child, he had a tolerant attitude towards the transgression of his subordinates, and there was one thing Alexander firmly believed that no matter how much Fisher was in the limelight, he could not escape under his shadow.

The supreme commander of the unit is himself, and all the credit of his subordinates is naturally attributed to his own command! In other words, the more military exploits of his subordinates, the greater his image will be, and this is the truth that a rising tide lifts all boats.

When the divisional artillery group, the overwhelming artillery fire, suddenly arrived, Alexander stared in disbelief, looking at a few kilometers in front of him, a column of smoke and flames, like a giant axe falling from the sky, cutting off the troops, and the road to Meth Kailing became a slaughterhouse of death in the blink of an eye.

When Alexander reacted, his first order was to "immediately order all the troops, stop their advance, and retreat quickly!" "Most of the troops that gave orders easily and could carry them out were shrouded in smoke.

When Alexander's jeep was more than twenty kilometers away from the shelling area, he came to his senses and hurriedly ordered a stop, and the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Adams, reported dejectedly: "Your Excellency, commander, most of the troops have lost contact, and only the rearguard troops and the baggage troops, in accordance with your orders, quickly retreated. ”

Alexander's godless eyes looked at the overwhelming shells and the black smoke clouds that exploded, and asked unconsciously: "How many troops have been withdrawn?" ”

Lieutenant General Adams said in a low voice: "Including the baggage troops, there are only more than 80,000 people, our main force. They were all within the scope of the shelling of the squadron, and I left a brigade of receiving troops, and I asked just now, but I didn't see a single soldier withdrawing! ”

Alexander's eyes were dilated. Staring at the Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Adams, he said almost to himself: "Why? Why is this happening? Can anyone sue me and why is this happening? ”

No one could answer the question, not even the commander himself, and Alexander suddenly grabbed Adams by the collar nervously and shouted: "Order the troops, attack immediately." Be sure to break through the encirclement of Tang Qiuli's troops! Get my soldiers out! ”

Chief of Staff Adams, with pity in his eyes, looked at the commander, who was already on the verge of collapse, and did not speak, let him grasp his collar, he knew, Your Excellency, what was said now. It is the loss of reason and the collapse of the table, not to mention the non-main force of just these 80,000 people, that is, there are another 80,000 people. Throwing yourself into such a senseless battle is also the result of the total annihilation of the army.

The artillery fire of the "Squadron" team has almost made half the sky red, how many soldiers can the British Empire fill in? It is not time to send them to death, and the ambushed troops have only one way to die, and Adams knows it very well in his heart.

Alexander suddenly let go of his hand and collapsed into the chair of the jeep. He said to himself: "Conspiracy, trap, from beginning to end is a huge conspiracy and trap, that damn [China] people, that sinister and cunning [China] people, his main army, has been waiting for me in northern Myanmar for a long time, why?" Why did I fall for it? ”

Adams looked at Alexander, who was talking to himself. There was no command at all about the current situation, and the troops of more than 80,000 people stayed in this wilderness, looking at the smoke and flames rushing to the sky on the Meisi Kailing Mountain in the distance, feeling the trembling earth under their feet, a trace of coolness, uncontrollable into their bones, and their faces were full of fear! …,

If the troops continue to stay here, Adams does not dare to guarantee that these more than 80,000 people may disperse in a hurry and become a rout, and once Tang Qiuli's troops chase after them, no one will be able to escape!

Adams said in a soothing tone as much as possible: "Your Excellency, this is not the time for us to grieve, you should give the order to the troops to retreat along the original road of the Hukang River Valley to the East Indies, otherwise, we will be in danger!" ”

Alexander nodded blankly, in fact, in his mind, he was thinking, why did he suddenly lose so badly, how did that Tang Qiuli set so many artillery pieces on the road of his own advancement in advance? Of course, there are also the main forces that did not show up, could it be that from the very beginning, they fell into Tang Qiuli's trap?

Adams's words, he just subconsciously nodded in agreement, but this did not prevent Adams, in the name of the commander, from giving the order for the whole army to retreat, under the first west wind, more than 80,000 British and Indian troops who had escaped the fate of the whole army were returned as quickly as possible, and although there was no division of pursuers behind, they still withdrew like frightened birds.

At about 7:40 p.m. on the evening of April 28, on the Meisi Kailing Ridge, the ambush battle was nearing the end, Tang Qiuli stepped out of the shelter department, and looked into the distance, the gunpowder smoke on the battlefield had been blown away by the west wind a lot, gradually revealing the whole picture, the remnant sun was like blood, the layers of forests were dyed, and between the lush greenery, a scorched black curve meandered through the mountains.

That was the main battlefield of the Magao ambush battle, and the division's artillery, with more than 100,000 shells and tens of thousands of rockets, opened a scorched earth belt dozens of kilometers long and 10 kilometers wide, burying hundreds of thousands of British and Indian soldiers everywhere, and from the beginning of the battle to the end, it took only two hours and 10 minutes, clean and neat.

After the battle, the main force of the British army in India was lost, and there was no strength to fight again, the East India and the East Indian Ocean have all been owned by themselves, and in the land of the Indochina Peninsula, in less than three years, they have lost themselves and the British, and the Chinese people have really gained a firm foothold in this land!

Taking a deep breath of the air full of gunpowder smoke and the smell of blood, Tang Qiuli's chest swelled up with a wave of blood-like heat, swelling his heart, full of pride, so that he couldn't help but want to look up to the sky and howl, the west wind hunting, blowing up the corner of his military uniform, the mottled hairline floated, and the sunset covered the sky with a layer of blood-colored colored clothes.

Liu Xinlan, who was behind him, looked at the man he loved, who was not generous, and from this moment he saw the sharpness that penetrated history, the peculiar feeling of contempt for the world and the loneliness in his heart, but the man at this moment was so far away from him.

Liu Xinlan let go of all the thoughts in her heart, walked to Tang Qiuli's side with light steps, and said softly: "Qiuli, the wind is blowing, go back!" Tang Qiuli turned around and smiled at the woman she loved, Liu Xinlan was familiar with him, and he was back, making her almost wonder if what she saw and felt just now was a dream?

Looking at Liu Xinlan's concerned eyes, Tang Qiuli smoothed her long flowing hair and said: "Xinlan, the troops are about to pursue overnight, and the personnel of the division headquarters must form a capable command team in order to follow the troops. ”

Liu Xinlan's face was full of reluctance, she was really reluctant and not at ease, Tang Qiuli had no one around to take care of her, and just as she was about to open her mouth to fight for it, she saw Zhao Yuhe, the chief of staff, coming over happily, and shouted happily from afar: "Division commander, great victory!" A big win like never before! Liu Xinlan swallowed the words in her mouth with interest. …,

Tang Qiuli looked at him with a smile, and said half-jokingly: "Oh, it can make our Chief of Staff Zhao, happy to be like this, the results of the battle must not be small, let's talk about it!" ”

Zhao Yuhe took a stack of manuscript paper and said: "Division commander, the battle reports of each brigade have been counted, after more than two hours of fighting, the Anglo-Indian troops in the ambush circle were about more than 140,000 people, more than 80,000 were killed and wounded by artillery fire, and more than 40,000 people were captured, almost all of them were wounded. ”

Tang Qiuli pretended to be serious and asked: "Chief of Staff Zhao, the statistics are not strict enough, there are nearly 20,000 people, where have they been?" ”

Zhao Yuhe hurriedly said: "Division commander, I haven't finished the report yet, as for the more than 20,000 British and Indian soldiers, no matter what, I can't find the body, according to the artillery commander Zheng Yong, it should be covered by rocket artillery, and it is gone, so it can only be listed as missing!" This is still the number of prisoners of war obtained by the surprise interrogation of prisoners of war by our brigades. ”

"In addition, Brigade Commander Liu Hongzhang, who is in charge of the westernmost position in the ambush circle, reported that about an hour ago, the British and Indian troops who did not enter the ambush circle, about 80,000 to 90,000 people, had retreated in the direction of the Hukang River Valley."

Tang Qiuli smiled sarcastically and said: "Alexander has suffered a big loss, now, thinking of running back, it is too late, he has no chance, order, the troops in the direction of Ledo, Sugia, Gamai, and Xintaiji will quickly surround the target, and at the latest before five o'clock tomorrow morning, completely annihilate the British and Indian troops in front of you, and then, immediately rush to the direction of Xido." ”

"Order that all units of the 10th, 11th, and 12th Brigades of the Sulu Mobile Corps, as well as the Chutian Division of the Special Operations Detachment, which are lurking near Sido, seize Sido by 4 p.m. tomorrow at the latest, and at the same time, the 11th Brigade will send a regiment of troops to the area around Ramgar in the East Indies to monitor the situation of other units of the British and Indian Army."

"Order, the Air Force Southern Flying Group's Leyiqin Division, starting tomorrow morning, will carry out air supply of heavy equipment and materials to the troops on the front line of Xiduo, and the bomber unit of this unit, starting tomorrow morning, will carry out non-stop bombing and air raids on the retreating British and Indian troops until the end of the campaign!"

Zhao Yuhe replied in the loudest voice: "Yes, division commander!" Immediately convey the order to all troops! Looking at Zhao Yuhe's hurried back, Tang Qiuli said softly: "Alexander, we will meet again soon!" ”