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Text Chapter 1,177 The role of cannon fodder

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    When attacking India from northern Myanmar, the biggest problem is to cross the tall mountains between the two BFs.  The British refused to allow China to build several high-grade roads to India, leaving only a few simple roads between northern Myanmar and India.  Moreover, after China began to mobilize its troops, the British and Indian troops also strengthened the defense of these roads.  It would be very difficult for the Chinese army to break through these roads and invade India!

    On October 27, Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang, Chief of Staff of the Chinese Army¡¯s 10th Group Army, issued the order to attack.  Ten infantry divisions of the Chinese Army and 200,000 North Korean mercenaries began to cross the Naga Hills and attack India.  The mountain road is difficult to navigate, and it is difficult for heavy artillery to pass.  Fortunately, the 1st Air Wing of the Air Force provided support to them, making up for the lack of heavy artillery.

    The main enemies of the Second Group of the Chinese Army are the 27th Group Army of the British and Indian Army, and the 28th Group Army of the British and Indian Army in the north that may move south to Imphal at any time.  During the process of crossing the Naga Hills, Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang divided all the troops into three routes and attacked westward from the three roads.  The main force sets out from Moreh, a city in northwestern Myanmar. After passing through the Naga Hills, it can reach Burair. Thirty kilometers north of here is Imphal.  The 211th, 212th, 213th and 214th Divisions of the Chinese Army and ten divisions of North Korean mercenaries will all attack Imphal through this road.  The other six infantry divisions and ten divisions of North Korean mercenaries chose another path.  Simple roads cannot support the supply of too many troops.  But even so, the troop's marching speed was still greatly affected.

    At 6 o'clock in the morning, Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang issued the order to attack.  More than 4,000 people from the 2111th Regiment of the 211th Division and more than 10,000 people from a division of North Korean mercenaries set out first, attacking all the way to the west.  Simple roads are built in narrow valleys, and some narrow sections are only four or five meters wide.  Soldiers of the British and Indian troops are often deployed in these places to block the attack of the Chinese army.

    "Sir, the Chinese, the Chinese are here! There are many of them, tens of thousands of them!" A sallow Indian Asan reported to a British officer.  They have a regiment of more than 2,000 troops here, stationed on both sides of the road.  Since they learned that the Chinese army was about to launch an attack, they built some machine gun fire points on both sides of the road. At the same time, they also deployed the only three 60mm mortars in the regiment on the mountainside in an attempt to resist here.  Chinese army attack.

    "Ten thousand people? Damn it, order the troops to prepare for battle. Let me tell you, although the Chinese have many people, we occupy a very good position and the Chinese cannot attack!" said the British Lieutenant Colonel.  The defense line deployed by their regiment was at the bottom of a valley, and the road passed through the bottom of the valley.  The road was originally six or seven meters wide, but after reaching the valley, it suddenly became much narrower.  The British and Indian troops were hiding on the hillsides on both sides of the road, trying to block the Chinese army here.

    Ten minutes later, a large group of Chinese soldiers appeared in the sight of these British and Indian troops.  The British officer gave the order to fire without hesitation.  The heavy machine guns and rifles of the British and Indian troops deployed on both sides of the valley opened fire one after another. The dense bullets knocked the Chinese soldiers to the ground. The rest of them quickly lay on the ground, daring not to move forward.

    "Fire! Kill those yellow-skinned monkeys! Kill them all!" the British lieutenant colonel shouted loudly.  A few white people commanded a group of dark guys to scream and kill all the yellow people. This scene was really strange.

    The group of Chinese soldiers attacked by the British and Indian troops quickly retreated, leaving dozens of corpses on the ground.  Seeing the retreat of the Chinese army, the Indian Asans cheered as if they had won a great victory.

    "Sir, there are British and Indian troops in front, at least several thousand people. They occupy both sides of the valley and deploy some heavy machine guns.

    They blocked the valley with intensive firepower, and it was difficult for us to rush through!  "A captain officer reported to a colonel and a major general. However, what is strange is that the person he reported to was not the major general, but the colonel.

    "Well, Captain, you did a good job! Come here, order the artillery battery to fire on those Indian Asans! General Jin, we provide artillery support, your people should be able to defeat those Indian Asans, right?" the colonel leader said.  .

    "Commander Liu, please rest assured, we will definitely be able to defeat those Indian Asans!" the major general surnamed Jin said with a flattering look on his face, with a humble smile on his big face.  This general named Jin is the major general commander of the 35th Division of North Korean mercenaries, and next to him is the commander of the 2111th Regiment of the Chinese Army.  Although he is a major general, he does not dare to act like a division commander in front of the colonel commander of the Chinese Army. Instead, he acts like a grandson.  The military uniforms of North Korean mercenaries are very similar to the military uniforms of the Chinese Army, which also causes many hostile countries to regard North Korean mercenaries as the Chinese army.  In this regard, these North Korean officers and soldiers are proud of this.  !

     In the process of marching to Imphal, the Chinese army knew that the British and Indian troops would definitely deploy troops to intercept them along the way. In order to avoid suffering too much losses, the Chinese army deliberately used North Korean mercenaries to open the way in front. On the one hand, it was  To reduce losses, on the other hand, these North Korean mercenaries were also used to test the strength of the British and Indian troops.  After all, when the British and Indian troops ambush, even the powerful Chinese Army will suffer a lot of losses if it is unprepared.  If North Korean mercenaries are allowed to be at the forefront, losses in this area can be effectively avoided.

    Soon, the artillery company of the 2111th Regiment of the Chinese Army advanced to a location only two kilometers away from the place where the British and Indian troops were deployed.  Six infantry guns and six 120mm heavy howitzers were lined up and aimed at the British and Indian army's positions.  Behind the artillery were more than 1,500 people from a regiment of North Korean mercenaries.  After the Chinese artillery fires, they will launch an attack on the British and Indian positions.

    "Fire!" the artillery company commander gave the order to fire.  Twelve artillery pieces fired one after another, and the shells hit the British and Indian army's position two kilometers away.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The violent explosion echoed in the valley, and balls of orange-red fireballs rose on the British-Indian army's position.

    "Boom!" A shell fell on the heavy machine gun fire point of the British and Indian troops. The fire point was instantly blown to pieces in the explosion. Several British and Indian soldiers who were operating the heavy machine gun were killed on the spot.

    "Chinese artillery! Damn it, fight back and kill them!" the British lieutenant colonel ordered through gritted teeth.  Their only three 60mm mortars were pulled out and prepared to fire

    A few minutes later, the British and Indian artillery began to fight back. However, the artillery was operated by Indian Asan. They did not fully master the art of firing, and all three shells missed.  Moreover, the position of the British and Indian artillery was also exposed.

    "Destroy the artillery of the British and Indian troops!" the artillery company commander of the 2111th Regiment immediately ordered.  The task of artillery is to first destroy those targets that pose the greatest threat to one's own infantry.

    Six 120mm heavy mortars quickly turned their muzzles and aimed at the British and Indian artillery formations.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Six cannons opened fire one after another. After a few seconds, the artillery position of the British and Indian Army was shrouded in artillery fire. The three 60mm mortars of the British and Indian Army were destroyed in the shelling.  , more than a dozen artillerymen were also killed.

    Subsequently, all the artillery once again aimed at the British and Indian army positions and fired, and a regiment of North Korean mercenaries behind them also launched an attack.  Thousands of Korean mercenary soldiers rushed towards the British and Indian army's position with their waists bent and shouting.

    "Ta da da! Bang bang bang!" The soldiers of the British and Indian Army opened fire under the leadership of their officers.  The North Korean mercenary soldier who charged at the front fell to the ground, but more North Korean mercenary soldiers continued to charge bravely.

    At the same time, the artillery of the Chinese Army also focused on attacking the machine gun firepower points of the British and Indian troops, destroying the courage of the British and Indian troops to resist.

    Although the combat effectiveness of North Korean mercenary soldiers is far inferior to that of another vicious dog raised by China, the Japanese mercenary.  However, they are at least much better than these Indian Asans.  When the North Korean mercenaries broke through the British and Indian army's positions, they immediately started a hand-to-hand battle with those Indian Asans.  Most of the Indian Asans were sallow and thin, and had not received systematic hand-to-hand combat training. They were beaten back steadily by the North Korean mercenaries.  No matter how much the British officers scolded them, they could not stop the defeat of the Indian Asans.

    After breaking through the blockade of the British and Indian troops, the Chinese army continued to attack westward.  Along the way, North Korean mercenaries have always played a vanguard role, exploring the way for the Chinese army.  Once it is discovered that the British and Indian troops are blocking the road ahead, they are responsible for finding out the true and false status of the British and Indian troops, and then report to the Chinese army.  And with the assistance of the Chinese army, they defeated the British and Indian troops.

    Such tactics, although the progress is slightly slower and far inferior to that of the Southern Route Army, have effectively reduced the losses of the Chinese army.  The losses of the North Korean mercenaries were not small. Before crossing the Naga Hills and reaching the Imphal Plains, the 35th Division of the North Korean mercenaries lost more than half and had to be replaced by another division.  Mercenaries are originally the role of cannon fodder, especially at times like this, they bring this role into full play.

    On the afternoon of KO on the 29th, the Chinese army crossed the Naga Hills and hit Burair.  The 27th Group Army of the British and Indian Army deployed a corps of troops in Burlair. Four infantry divisions of the Chinese Army and ten North Korean mercenary infantry divisions launched a fierce attack on Burlair. With the cooperation of the fighter planes of the 1st Wing of the Air Force,  In the evening of the same day, I broke through the defense line of the British and Indian troops and occupied Burair!
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