Chapter 1042: The Interests of the British!
Counterattacking Burma, the British wanted more to ensure the colonial rights of Burma, fighting from north to south, they were worried that the Chinese would not leave after recovering Burma, so that this colony would be completely gone.
Therefore, the British came up with the strategy of fighting from west to east; Of course, no one agreed when they proposed it, and fighting from west to east would not only waste a lot of supplies, but also the lives of Chinese soldiers would be consumed in large quantities on various defensive lines of the Japanese army.
Therefore, the British privately negotiated with the Americans, and finally used a lofty name to convince the Chinese officials, that is, to build a road from India to China through Burma!
Moreover, the Americans and the British promised that in the implementation of this strategy, the Indian side would give China material support, and the troops stationed in India, all military uniforms, food and other materials would be solved by them; And this highway is immediately constructed, and construction is carried out while being built; This not only solved the problem of transporting ammunition supplies, but also paved the way for the offensive.
At this time, on the Burmese side, the main force of the Japanese army was distributed from west to east in the front line, and the only result of such a battle was that the Chinese and Japanese sides used ammunition on the front line to consume the lives of soldiers on both sides.
For the Americans, it is also in the interests of the United States, because they hope that China can consume the Japanese as much as possible, so that Japan will not be able to send a large number of troops to reinforce the island war in the Pacific, so as to reduce the pressure of the US military in the island war to the greatest extent.
Now the offensive strategy has not yet been decided, no matter which plan is implemented, the road to Myitkyina must be built, so in order to show their sincerity, Britain and the United States have begun to build roads.
As far as the Chinese government is concerned, there are not many options to choose from now, and to implement the strategy of attacking from the north to the south, it is necessary to strengthen the strength of the troops stationed in India, and at least three armies will be airlifted from the air, and the time for the counteroffensive will be greatly delayed; The Chinese government had to face the Japanese attack on the battlefield alone.
Attacking from west to east is not so troublesome, and the troops gathered along the Nu River cooperate with the Indian army and can launch a counterattack at any time to recover the western Yunnan region.
At this time, the Chinese government did not consider the sacrifice of soldiers at all, and the reason why it finally chose to go from west to east was because of American aid materials...... The benefits for China are self-evident.
"I will let the commandos harass the Japanese troops, but not now, they are too scattered and need time to assemble."
After a long phone call, Stilwell reluctantly agreed to Owen's suggestion; But he still left a foreshadowing.
"Thank you, I hope your commando team can get to the battlefield as soon as possible!"
Owen put down the microphone and let out a sigh.
"Come on, send a ...... to the commando"
Stilwell put down the phone, rubbed his forehead, and issued the order after a little hesitation.
"Humph! Enter the Rakhine Mountains and harass the Japanese army? ”
Feng Yi held the telegram, and his face showed that it was really like this.
"Order the commandos in the Welang area, carrying all combat materiel and the wounded, to bypass the Rakhine Mountains ......"
Feng Ye sneered, the Americans and the British thought well, and wanted to let themselves plug the gun hole and give the British time to run away? This routine was already used a year ago, and now it is not easy to use.
"Let us also go and join the brethren."
Feng Yi shook his head, compared to the brothers in the Weilang region, it was the most dangerous for them to turn around and cross the area east of Ladaidang now, and they would run into the devil who was detouring at any time.
Feng Ye now has to travel day and night, the large amount of supplies he just got must be carried away by the brothers, but fortunately, during this period of harassment, they are not nothing, the Burmese dwarf horses they got two, this kind of horse is very load-bearing, adapted to the jungle area, two horses with large and small ammunition boxes, and the brethren of the commando team on the road.
The adventurous spirit of the Japanese army was very strong, and the more than 2,000 people of the Youyan detachment did not wait for the 55th Division behind, and after they came out of the Rakhine Mountains, they did not wait, and continued to penetrate to the northwest directly, heading straight for the rear road of the British army.
"The British were negligent and let the warriors rest, and we attacked in the second half of the night......"
In the rear of the British army, the Youyan detachment hid in the woods and bushes, and the Burmese brought back the latest information; The British had been here for several days, and when they received the order a few days ago, they had really strengthened their vigilance, but there had been no movement for several days, and after their so-called close investigation, they felt that this might be false information, so the defense returned to normal tonight; It is negligence in the eyes of the Japanese.
"Up!"
In the moonlight, the devil officers waved their hands, and groups of devils played with their waists, slowly approaching the British line.
"Puff, puff......"
The Burmese at the front of the brigade, taking full advantage of the scimitar, approached the British sentinels like ghosts, the sentinels of the woods and bushes, and after revealing their positions, they did not play their due role at all.
"Who?"
"Bang, bang......"
Finally, the sentry, who had not fallen asleep, finally noticed the unusual, shouted and fired.
"Beep beep ......"
At the sound of a terrible whistle, the British officer was awakened from his sleep; Troops of different nationalities from all over the country pounced on their defensive positions with guns and shouts from officers.
"Bang, bang, bang......"
"Da Da Da ......"
"Knock Knock Knock ......"
"Boom, boom, boom......"
After being discovered, the Japanese attack was very ferocious, under the cover of machine-gun fire, rifles and grenadiers alternately attacked, and soon the corpses of the defenders who were hastily defended were scattered all over the field.
"It's the main force of the Japanese, so I ask for support!"
The battalion commander of the British army was shocked, grabbed the clothes of the signal corpsman, and told him to immediately call for help from the brigade headquarters; The British troops stationed in India were directly below the battalions, and a brigade consisted of three to five battalions, plus a large number of brigade direct troops, which was their infantry brigade establishment.
"Boom, boom, boom......"
"Ahhhhhhh......h
In a series of grenade explosions, in the moonlight, the Japanese launched a charge, and the squadron-level charge shocked the defending soldiers, who found themselves in front of them a dense Japanese army, and the rifles in their hands could no longer stop the enemy from attacking.
"Withdraw, withdraw......"
At this time, the first thought of the British officers was to retreat, to reorganize the defense by relying on the positions in the rear; Since the officers thought so, of course the soldiers ran away without looking back.
"Chase!"
What is the Japanese army best at? What they are best at is pursuing the routers, and relying on the guidance of these routers, they can break through the defenders' positions with great strength.