On the improvised roads on both sides of the Hukang River Valley, more than 80,000 British and Indian troops, divided into two roads, retreated unhurriedly to the west, and on the road, there was a rolling flow of traffic, there was no rain for two days, the subtropical blazing sun, the moisture on the ground, within a few hours, the convoy drove by, raising the dust in the sky, the goal could not be more obvious.

Most of the front-line combat units of the British and Indian Army, the baggage and logistics units, the various organs of the headquarters, the field hospital and other departments of the army were basically unscathed, there were many organs and non-combatants, and there were many vehicles.

Le Yiqin's fighter formation entered the Hukang River Valley, and when he flew over Xinduo, he inadvertently observed the situation in Xinduo from the porthole.

The bombers were not suitable for reconnaissance, the flight speed was too fast, the altitude was also high, and the scenery on the ground swept by, Le Yiqin's heart suddenly became vigilant, and immediately called the Myitkyina base, "Command post, I am 001, in the area of Xinduo, I found signs of the activities of the British and Indian troops, and immediately ordered the reconnaissance aircraft group to dispatch reconnaissance planes to reconnoiter the situation in Xinduo and report the matter to the division headquarters." ”

Le Yiqin was somewhat hesitant, Xinduo must have Anglo-Indian troops, the purpose is very simple, that is, he wants to block the troops of the directly subordinate corps behind, he wants to leave a dozen bombers, no matter how many Anglo-Indian troops there are in Xinduo, bomb first, but the first wave of bomber formations is going towards the big fish, and the delay for a few small miscellaneous fish is somewhat worth the loss.

Therefore, we first reconnoitred the situation and finished the big work. When returning, if the ground forces need it, throw a few bombs by the way, estimated. The Brits and Indians ran faster than rabbits.

Tang Qiuli, who received the report, smiled, and Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe couldn't help but praise Le Yiqin, "Division commander, Commander Le has a strong sense of the overall situation, and he has a slight change in the battlefield. I have noticed that it is very good to send a reconnaissance plane! ”

Tang Qiuli said: "Yuhe, you, don't think too much of him, I guess, he is bent on running to the big fish, how much oil and water can Xinduo have?" But. Without the order of the division commander, the reconnaissance plane can be dispatched first to find out the situation. And report it in time, this is still a big progress, not the one who forgets everything in the back of his mind when he hears about the war! ”

Zhao Yuhe smiled and didn't speak, but he thought in his heart that the division commander's requirements for Le Yiqin were too strict, Tang Qiuli continued: "Yuhe, order Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan's vanguard group. The approach reconnaissance of Xinduo, combined with aerial reconnaissance, can roughly get a picture of the situation in Xinduo, and Alexander left these troops in clear order to stop us, but. In this way, the pressure on Sido will be relatively reduced! ”

At about seven o'clock in the morning, Le Yiqin saw that under the clear sky, a long earth dragon in front of him, wrapped in dust all over the sky, was particularly eye-catching among the thick green jungles, such an obvious target, which made him stunned, and then furious, and thought to himself: "Isn't this a way to march to death?" The retreat is so arrogant, swaggering and undisguised, the British's head is in the water? ”

He ordered: "All the crew pay attention, the bombers are divided into two echelons, attack simultaneously along both flanks of the Hukang River valley, fighter formations, pay attention to knocking out the anti-aircraft fire of the British, first kill the vanguard convoy of these bastards, block the road, catch turtles in an urn, and start attacking!" ”

The bomber group of the Independent Division, when it was in the air, the retreating British and Indian officers and soldiers were not at all defenseless, because their commander, General Alexander, said, "The aviation forces of the Independent Division, in a decisive battle with our air force, have been completely lost, and they are no longer capable of launching any kind of air attack on our ground forces!" ”…,

Indeed, in more than two days, from Meisi Kailing to Xinduo, the troops calmly retreated for nearly 200 kilometers, not a single Chinese plane appeared, the British and Indian soldiers, had forgotten about it, in the clear sky, there were deadly bombs, roaring and falling, almost all officers and soldiers, with the shaking and jolting of the truck, drowsy.

"Boom, boom!" Bombs fell from the sky, whistling down, columns of smoke rose, fires splashed, dozens of British and Indian tanks and trucks in the front, the first unlucky, heavy aerial bombs, dozens of tons of tanks, mercilessly overturned over, as for those trucks, just like papier-mâché, in a violent explosion, ignited a sky-high fire.

After dozens of bombshells fell, a huge crater on the improvised road on both sides of the Hukang River valley, like a huge force from the ground, broke the road from it, not to mention trucks, even on foot, it took a lot of effort to climb through the craters.

Immediately afterwards, the marching column of the British and Indian troops was covered by the whistling bombs, and the original dust was filled with billowing black smoke, and the bombs continued to fall accurately on the cars of the British and Indian troops, with a loud bang, a puff of smoke and flames, mixed with the stumps and broken arms of the British and Indian soldiers, flew high, and then fell into the rolling Hukang River.

With a "boom", the fuel tank of the car exploded, the fragments of broken steel and the shrapnel of the bomb, mixed with sparks, splashed everywhere, constantly cutting the bodies of the British and Indian soldiers, and the road to Sido had been blocked, and the narrow road, it was difficult for cars and tanks to turn around, so they could only squeeze on the road and became a live target for bombers.

The British and Indian soldiers who were bubbling with flames roared and jumped into the Hukang River, and the turbulent torrent instantly submerged them, taking away the lives of half dead, and the river was still so clear.

Without any anti-aircraft fire, which posed a threat to the bomber group, this was a surprise attack in another way, so that the soldiers of the Anglo-Indian army, before they had time to react, the whistling bombs, had already fallen from the sky.

Le Yiqin's blow was sudden, swift and ferocious, looking at the black smoke billowing below, the burning cars and tanks, and the British and Indian soldiers who were fleeing in all directions, he knew that the first wave of air raids had achieved the effect he wanted, "Attention all the crew, return immediately!" Le Yiqin gave the order to return.

Subsequently, he called through the Myitkyina base command post, "I am 001, the first echelon, I have completed the bombing mission, the second echelon, immediately take off and take off, and carry out the second wave of air raid missions!" ”

The bombers of the Independent Division returned home satisfied, and behind a huge rock, Alexander crawled out from under the corpses of several guards covered in shrapnel, and stared blankly at the miserable scene in front of him.

Chief of Staff Adams, with blood on his left arm, staggered over, and when he saw Alexander's appearance, his heart sank suddenly, "Oops, Your Excellency Commander's demeanor, it seems to be the same as a few days ago, his eyes began to drift, and he was on the verge of collapse, he didn't dare to call out loudly, and shouted softly: "Commander! Your Excellency, Commander! ”

Alexander turned his head blankly, it was also his fate, and in addition, several guards desperately protected him and made a meat shield for him with his body, otherwise, His Excellency the entire commander of the British Empire Army in India would also be one of the corpses everywhere, and the bomb didn't matter if you were a general or not.

Alexander's mind was indeed wandering in front of him, and in his mind, he kept recalling the words he had when he listened to the radio, "The Leyi Qin Division of the Independent Division of the Air Force suffered heavy losses in the air battle with the British Empire's air force stationed in India in northern Burma, and was no longer able to launch any form of air attack!" ”…,

So just now, the bombers that blew up their own troops, the corpses were all over the field, the people were overturned, and the smoke and fire everywhere came out of the sky? The answer is, of course, no, Tang Qiuli designed a big trap for himself, digging a big hole, and letting himself jump in, Bright's air force, the losses are real, Tang Qiuli's air force, the losses are false, one qiē, all in order to fool himself!

Alexander's bowels were about to turn blue, he really didn't understand, how could he believe the nonsense of the "Voice of the Peninsula" radio station, and he naively thought that the threat in the air had been lifted, whether he was too stupid and stupid, or Tang Qiuli was too insidious and cunning, but this qiē didn't matter.

Alexander didn't admit that he was stupid and stupid, but he had to admit that Tang Qiuli was insidious and cunning, trapping step by step, trapping one trap after another, but he didn't realize it, followed Tang Qiuli's trap, walked over step by step, and came to this point.

Alexander completely understood that from the moment he sent troops to northern Burma and set foot in the Hukang River Valley, he fell into Tang Qiuli's conspiracy, and the outcome of the war had already been determined, and the Chinese was just watching himself like a circus clown, defeating and losing.

In other words, he became an obedient pawn in Tang Qiu's campaign to leave northern Burma, humiliation, powerlessness, resentment, hatred and many other complex feelings, which instantly filled Alexander's heart, and his heart was bleeding painfully, so that his painful eyes were full of gold stars, his throat was salty, and a mouthful of blood rushed to his throat, but he swallowed it back, swallowing it so hard and painful.

Alexander knew better that he could not fall now, there were still so many soldiers who had not been brought back, and he must not give up until the last moment, and he would have to return to India alive, nor could he live up to the trust placed in him by Prime Minister Churchill and the General Staff.

Alexander's gaze brightened again, and he was going to change the way he marched.

(To be continued)

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