The conditions and timing for the East Indies campaign were basically ripe, and the British and Indian troops under Alexander's command as bait could not be wounded too badly, and they had to give the British cabinet a false impression that they still had rescue value, so that they could not bear to give up before they could attract reinforcements.

With the current intensity of the bombardment, I am afraid that by the time of the West Do, Alexander will not have many men left, and Tang Qiuli is also anxious to get out of the battlefield in northern Burma, and the German Führer Hitler has sent another telegram urging him to launch an attack on the Japanese troops entrenched in Singapore before the end of May, which is his commitment to the Americans.

So far, the Japanese mainland troops have not yet shown signs of going to Southeast Asia, so they must do their best to end the operation against the British and Indian troops, and the bombing operation of Le Yiqin should be stopped in moderation, and Zhao Yuhe, who was in the back seat of the engine room, buried in a stack of texts and telegrams, raised his head when he heard the words, quickly picked up the pen, and looked intently at the division commander Tang Qiuli.

Tang Qiuli said: "Order, the Southern Flying Group's Leyiqin Division, from now on, stop the bombing of the British and Indian troops under Alexander's department, and the future task of the department is to provide air fire support and logistical supplies for the upcoming Battle of Sido and the East Indies Campaign." ”

The order arrived at the air command post of the Myitkyina Air Force Field Base, and at this time, on the runway of the airfield, several bombers were already slowly taxiing on the runway of the bomber formation that was about to carry out the third bombing of the British and Indian troops in the Hukang River valley today.

After reading the telegram, Le Yiqin slapped the table in frustration and picked up the intercom, "Third echelon, stop taking off immediately, tow the plane back to the hangar, do normal maintenance, all the pilots, gather in the conference room, and make a combat commentary!" ”

Chief of Staff Dong Ningxuan asked, "Commander, what is the intention of the division commander?" It's a good fight, why did it suddenly stop? ”

Le Yiqin sighed in distress. replied: "It's over, let's fly the group, from now on, by the singer." has become a supporting role, don't talk about you, I don't want to accept it, there is no way, the division commander will definitely have to fight a big battle again, chief of staff, transport planes. You're still going to arrest it, the bombing mission was suddenly canceled, and those guys aren't making a lot of noise? Let's go, let's go! ”

At about 11 o'clock in the afternoon, Tang Qiuli's landline landed at the Xiduo Temporary Field Airport, at the end of the runway, and Chu Tian, the leader of the special operations detachment. The five brigade commanders of the Sulu Mobile Corps were there to greet them.

More than 80,000 men and horses from five brigades of the Sulu Mobile Corps gathered here. A large number of materials and equipment, the small town of Xiduo, has become a barracks, Tang Qiuli looked at the temporary field airfield with satisfaction, in just a few days, Xiduo has become a logistics supply base for the East Indies campaign, all kinds of facilities are readily available.

It can be seen from this that Chu Tian, Wang Yiwu, Zhao Shoushan, and Geng Zhijie have been fruitful in their work, looking at the eager eyes of the five brigade commanders. Tang Qiuli smiled and said, "What? Don't know me anymore? After several years of hard work, I have hung up the general's epaulettes, which is not simple! ”

Among the five brigade commanders, Major General Wang Yiwu, the commander of the 10th Brigade, was one of the first partners to follow Tang Qiu to leave home, looking at his childhood partner. I don't know why, Wang Yiwu has an indescribable feeling in his heart, especially the half-white hair of the division commander, he knows the reason, and he and Xiaoling are still cousins.

Wang Yiwu's chest was hot, and he said: "Commander, I haven't seen you for a few years, you are much older than me," as soon as these words came out, he was immediately stared at by several people, "How do you speak?" Greetings to the teacher, it can't be like this! ”

Tang Qiuli understood Wang Yiwu's thoughts, stepped forward and took his hand, and said, "Yiwu, you haven't returned to Dingbian for a while, right?" A lot of words take time to see your uncle and aunt, they are around, and there are no children to take care of, hey, don't talk about you, am I not the same, everyone is the same, from the day I picked up the gun, home, in our hearts is a permanent expectation! ”…,

A few words, everyone's hearts moved, the atmosphere was a little depressed, Tang Qiu left and said jokingly: "Let's all go and get busy, as soon as I come, I will be suspected of sloppy military morale!" Everyone laughed, the brigade commanders went to work separately, and Tang Qiuli left Chutian behind.

When the two arrived at the command post, Tang Qiuli said to Chu Tian: "Chu Tian, all the special operations detachments, immediately enter the areas of Ramga, Imphal, and Sinyati in the East Indies, and be responsible for collecting and reconnoitring the situation of the British and Indian troops in the East Indies, and also for me, in the East Indies, to find an area suitable for ambush warfare, in addition, send one or two detachments to go deep into the East Pakistan area to collect intelligence there." ”

Chu Tianli saluted, "Commander, I promise to complete the task!" After a pause, he said as if asking: "Division commander, after our special operations detachment enters the East Indies and East Pakistan region, in addition to completing the necessary tasks, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the mission, can we conduct some small-scale battles if necessary?" ”

Tang Qiuli looked at Chu Tianyan's face, half loud, suddenly smiled, and said, "Chu Tian, what's the matter, you can't help it, you want to fight?" I am reluctant for you elites to do the work of ordinary infantry, but I can consider your request without affecting the normal progress of the campaign and causing losses to the special operations detachment! ”

Chu Tian couldn't hide his smile, and hurriedly replied: "It's the division commander, Chu Tian will strictly implement your orders!" Then, he said with some embarrassment: "Mainly those guys in my team, they are about to go crazy if they want to fight, and I also take into account that after all, it is the first time to go deep into the occupied area of the British, and the unfamiliar area, the unfamiliar enemy situation, and the unpredictable situation will definitely appear, and it will not be possible to avoid large and small battles, please ask for instructions first, it will be too late to save the time!" ”

Tang Qiuli shook his head with a smile, and asked differently, "Chutian, have you been in contact with Murong Xue?" That's a good girl, don't miss it, originally, I asked you to send Murong Xue to the Guangzhou Military Academy to report, but it happened to catch up with the big riots in the Indochina Peninsula, so it was delayed, I owe you, and when the war with the British is over, I will give you a special vacation, will you meet the beauty! The girl is looking forward to wearing it! ”

Chu Tian is a person who has deep feelings in his heart, and he is also a person who is not good at expressing his feelings, the division commander made such an explicit joke, Chu Tian couldn't resist it, his face turned red, and he hurriedly said: "Division commander, there is nothing else, I will set off with the troops," After speaking, without waiting for Tang Qiuli to agree, he slipped away.

Tang Qiuli looked at Chu Tian's back, laughed, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe came in, and asked strangely: "Division Commander, what did you say to the Chu Detachment Leader, his face was red, like a gust of wind, I didn't even see him when I greeted him!" ”

Tang Qiuli said happily: "Regarding the emotional problem," Zhao Yuhe rolled his eyes, a little inexplicable, handed him the things in his hand, and said: "Division commander, this is the battle plan drawn up by several brigade commanders of the Xiduo blocking force, I took a look, and our campaign plan is somewhat conflicting, their core purpose is to annihilate the British and Indian troops under Alexander's headquarters on the front line of Xido, and our plan is to use them as bait." ”

Tang Qiuli read the battle plan, couldn't help but smack his tongue, and said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, these five brigade commanders, can be ruthless enough, you listen to their plan, about ten kilometers east of Xiduo, plant a large number of explosives, blow up the road on both sides of the Hukang River Valley, so that there is more west in front and obstacles in the back, Alexander's tens of thousands of horses can only be squeezed into a narrow area that is no more than ten kilometers long and five or six kilometers wide, and then, using superior artillery firepower, carry out artillery fire and rapid attacks day and night, covering all areas. ”…,

Tang Qiuli raised his head and continued: "In three days and nights, all Alexander's troops were annihilated, and the six heavy artillery regiments and five rocket artillery battalions that Le Yiqin and their airlifted were thrown into the artillery attack at one time, I dare to conclude that this idea, except for Wang Yiwu, no one could have imagined that he and Zheng Yong were old friends, and they suffered deeply!" ”

Zhao Yuhe also smiled and said: "Commander Zheng Yong's artillery theory has some influence within our independent division, but in terms of a battle alone, this combat plan is the best way, using the absolute superiority of artillery fire, to take a surprise blow to the tired soldiers who have traveled a long distance, and the rear road is cut off, this is a combat plan to achieve the greatest results at the lowest cost!" ”

Tang Qiuli laughed and said, "Let's go, Yuhe, meet these eager brigade commanders, and the battle plan of the people to fight is denied by us, and I must feel uncomfortable." ”

As soon as Tang Qiuli and Zhao Yuhe came in, Wang Yiwu asked anxiously: "Division commander, our battle plan, you have seen it, as long as you approve the implementation, Lao Zhao and Lao Geng and I are completely sure, three days and nights, tens of thousands of shells, let tens of thousands of British and Indian soldiers, flesh and blood fly in Xiduo!" ”

Tang Qiuli sat down, looked at the five brigade commanders who were looking at him, smiled and said: "This plan is the main idea put forward by Yiwu, it is ruthless enough, it does not need infantry troops to attack, only covers it with artillery fire, it is the most cost-effective way to fight with small casualties, large results, but what if you cannonball my bait is gone, what if the big fish is not baited?" ”

Several brigade commanders glanced at each other, but they didn't understand what the division commander meant, what kind of bait, big fish, does it have anything to do with the battle of Sido?

Tang Qiuli looked at them with a smile and didn't speak, and waited for them to mutter enough, before he said: "The Northern Burma Campaign has entered the second stage, and the battle plan at this stage is based on the development of the battle situation, and the division commander then worked out. ”

Then, Tang Qiuli said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, about the specific deployment of the Xiduo Campaign, you can inform everyone!" ”

(To be continued)(To be continued...... ……，