Chapter 250: Cutting off the back road

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The artillery of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army opened heavy fire. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info shells after shells, slamming into the British positions. The position of the British army was already simpler. As a result, their troops suffered heavy losses under the heavy shelling of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army. There were constantly British soldiers torn to shreds in heavy shelling.

"Bastard!" Seeing such a situation, Lieutenant General Slim gritted his teeth in hatred. But he couldn't do anything about it. Who has put them at an absolute disadvantage now?

As a last resort, Lieutenant General Slim had no choice but to order his troops to continue to retreat and withdraw from the range of the anti-Japanese National Salvation Army's artillery fire. Otherwise, the fierce shelling of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army will make them suffer even greater losses. When the time comes, this battle will be even more unfought.

On the other side, the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army found that after the British army retreated, it stopped shelling and no longer wasted shells.

"Send a telegram to the 3rd Infantry Division and let them act. At this time the day after tomorrow, it was necessary to reach Jagu and cut off the retreat of the British. Whether they can completely annihilate the British depends on them. Qin Shou gave the order.

"Yes, Captain." The communications corps immediately went to send a telegram.

The 3rd Infantry Regiment and the 7th Infantry Regiment of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, which were hidden in Minwu, immediately set out from Minwu and began to cross the Rakhine Mountains after receiving the order. Two infantry regiments, totaling more than 9,000 men, marched along improvised mountain roads.

Although, the transport facilities are terrible. However, the soldiers still tried to speed as fast as they could. From Minwu to reinforcement, it is only more than 40 kilometers. However, having to climb over the mountains makes it much more difficult. In order to increase the speed as soon as possible, they even trotted all the way.

The setback of the British offensive left them completely confused as to what to do next. Some of the British generals advocated retreating, but others advocated an attack. Even so, their artillery suffered heavy losses. However, if we seize the opportunity to launch an artillery bombardment, it may not be impossible to defeat the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

And Lieutenant General Slim, as the commander, was also undecided. This also made the British army even more unsure of what to do.

"Damn yellow-skinned monkeys, how dare they treat us like this? We're the British Imperial Army! How dare they shell us with so many heavy artillery. A large number of warplanes were also dispatched to bomb us. Aren't they afraid that this will undermine the anti-fascist alliance? Can they afford such a crime? Lieutenant General Slim was furious.

Perhaps because they have been world hegemons for hundreds of years, these Britons have always taken it for granted that they should attack others. Others should silently bear and accept the fate of being killed by them and enslaved by them. And once they are attacked, and they suffer heavy losses. They couldn't accept it. This is seen by them as a provocation to them. It was an insult to the British Empire, a trampling on the anti-fascist alliance and the like.

In short, put all the charges they can think of on the heads of the enemy. However, this will not do them any good in defeating the enemy, or in solving the current dilemma.

"Gentlemen, what shall we do now? Is it an attack, or a retreat? At the military meeting, Lieutenant General Slim asked. The commanders of the four infantry divisions and the brigade commanders of the tank brigades attended the meeting. Unfortunately, there is a big disagreement about this.

"General, our 254th Tank Brigade, there are less than thirty tanks that can continue to fight. Since the Chinese have such a strong artillery fire. Well, it is foreseeable that their armored strength will certainly not be weak. If we attack, we're afraid we won't be able to tear through their defenses at all. "said the commander of the 254th Tank Brigade, Brigadier General Kagle.

His tank brigade originally had one hundred and fifty-six tanks. However, for several days, it has been subjected to air raids by the air force of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, and has suffered heavy losses. In the end, there are only so few tanks left. It can be said that this tank brigade has already existed in name only. The rest of the tank crews can only be used as infantry for the time being.

"I also think that we should retreat. The strength of the Chinese has far exceeded our expectations. We're a little too underestimated! If we had known that the Chinese were so powerful, we should have gathered more troops. In particular, the attack should be launched in a way that ensures that air supremacy can be obtained. Major General Eric also said.

After seeing the strength of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, he no longer had the courage to continue the attack. It's just that he only has the power to suggest. The final decision is still in the hands of Lieutenant General Slim.

"General, perhaps we should ask Your Excellency the Commander. If Your Excellency the Commander does not agree with our retreat, we will have no choice but to continue the attack. Although, I don't think the offense will be able to win either. Major General Mottley, commander of the 81st West African Division, suggested.

Lieutenant General Slim hesitated, but finally nodded.

"Let's do this first, and I'll contact Your Excellency the Commander immediately." Lieutenant General Slim said.

Under such circumstances, it is undoubtedly the safest thing to send a telegram to Admiral Wavell to inquire about and then act on his orders. However, what Admiral Wavell will decide, he does not know.

What's more, it wastes a lot of time. The Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army will not just wait and refrain from taking military action. As soon as the two infantry regiments of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army moved to the rear of the British troops, their offensive would begin.

Admiral Wavell was furious when he learned of the crushing defeat of the British army. However, he also knew that the British army, which had suffered heavy losses, no longer had the strength to attack again. If you blindly launch an attack, I am afraid that in the end there is only one result, and that is to pay greater losses.

As a last resort, Admiral Wavell had no choice but to order the British to retreat back to Indian territory, and then find a solution. This time, they failed though. But if you want them to admit it like this, that's impossible.

It's just that if the British army wants to retreat, it is not so easy. In the afternoon of the same day, when the British army began to retreat, the air force of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army bombed the British army again, delaying their retreat. This greatly slowed down their retreat.

The two regiments of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army were struggling to get on the road. Even, in order to speed up, they hurried overnight.

On the afternoon of November 23, two regiments of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army rushed to Jiagu half a day in advance. Once there, they immediately began to build up positions in preparation for holding back the British.