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Text Chapter 1178: Capture of Imphal

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    "General, the Chinese have occupied Burair and are now advancing towards Imphal. According to the intelligence we have received, there are at least 400,000 Chinese invading, of which 200,000 are Koreans raised by the Chinese!  "Major General Lawrence, Chief of Staff of the 27th Group Army of the British-Indian Army, reported to Lieutenant General Renate, Commander of the Group Army.  The 27th Army's defense area is Imphal and surrounding areas, and the 28th Army is in Dinsukia in the north.  However, it now seems that the Chinese did not march from the direction of Dinsukiya, but made a desperate attempt to attack Imphal directly.

    "Tell that guy Philip to withdraw from Dinsugia! The Chinese will not attack from that direction!" Lieutenant General Renate said.

    Since the Chinese army did not attack Dinsugia, it would be a complete waste to deploy a group army there.

    "Will General Philip agree?" Major General Lawrence said hesitantly.  The 27th Group Army and the 28th Group Army of the British-Indian Army were both the last two groups formed, and the relationship between Lieutenant General Renate and Lieutenant General Philip was not very good.  Under such circumstances, it would be best for Lieutenant General Philip not to add insult to injury. It seems impossible for Lieutenant General Philip to lead troops to rescue Imphal!

    "Tell Philip directly that if he doesn't come to Imphal, then I will have to report to General Kitchener. The 27th Army did not withstand the strength of the Chinese. If they did not arrive in time and Imphal fell,  If so, he will be responsible for all the consequences!" Lieutenant General Renate said with a smile.  Although the relationship between the two is not good, at this time, any behavior that dares to mix personal feelings in the battle will definitely be suppressed by General Kitchener.  Now, all the efforts of the British and Indian troops are to defeat the Chinese.

    "Yes, General, I know what to do!" Major General Lawrence also laughed.  He knew that if Lieutenant General Philip, the commander of the 28th Army, did not want to be punished by General Kitchener, he would have to lead his troops to rescue Imphal.

    "By the way, remind Philip that we can hold on for a week at most. If he can't arrive within a week, then go and explain to General Kitchener yourself!" Lieutenant General Renate said.

    "Yes, General!" Major General Lawrence nodded, left the office and went to the telegraph room to send a telegram to the commander of the 28th Army, Lieutenant General Philip.  When General Kitchener deployed the mission, he deployed the 25th and 26th Group Armies in Bangladesh, and the 27th and 28th Group Armies in northeastern India, in order to be able to fight the Chinese army with sufficient strength.  Use the advantage of military strength to make up for the weakness in combat power.

    After Major General Lawrence left, the smile on Lieutenant General Renate¡¯s face disappeared.  The distance from Dinsukiya to Imphal is three hundred kilometers.  It is almost impossible to arrive within a week.  But the Chinese had now crossed the Naga Hills and were marching towards Imphal.  Lieutenant General Renate was not sure that he could resist the Chinese for a week with the help of the 27th Army.  If the 27th Army is defeated, the Chinese can go directly north and cut off the 28th Army's retreat.  By then, they will suffer a disastrous defeat!

    After receiving the telegram from the 27th Army, Lieutenant General Philip, the commander of the 28th Army of the British-Indian Army who was far away in Dinsukiya, immediately cursed.  However, after scolding, he still had to order the main force of the group army to move south, preparing to rush to Imphal to support the 27th Group Army.  Although he wanted the Chinese to kill Lieutenant General Renate, he did not want to involve himself.  Therefore, for his own future, he had to fight his way to Imphal.

    After capturing Belair, the Chinese army continued to advance towards Imphal.  Imphal is located in the middle of the Imphal Valley Plain and the terrain is relatively flat, suitable for the deployment of the Chinese army.  At the same time, the engineering force of the Chinese Army is also stepping up its efforts to build an airport near Burair. Fighters of the 1st Wing of the Chinese Air Force are currently deployed at the airport in northwest Myanmar. If they want to launch an attack on the British and Indian troops, they have to fly over the Naga Hills.  .  This is a serious flaw for the Chinese Air Force's current relatively short combat radius.  If an airport is built in Belair, this problem can be fundamentally solved.  Belair is only more than 30 kilometers away from Imphal. Fighter planes taking off from Belair can stay over Imphal for a long time and provide longer-term fire support for the Chinese army attacking Imphal.

    After the Northern Route Army was marching towards Imphal, the Southern Route Army captured Chittagong on October 29.  Because of the initiative of the 26th Group Army of the British and Indian Army to retreat, the Chinese army easily obtained the most important port in Bangladesh.  After obtaining the port, the logistics materials needed by the Chinese army can be directly sent to Chittagong Port by sea, greatly reducing the difficulty of supply.

    After capturing Chittagong, the commander of the Chinese Army's Second Group, General Ye, ordered the troops to rest and reorganize, and at the same time dispatched a troop to approach Da.  Just notHowever, there was no obstruction along the way. Not only the British and Indian soldiers originally stationed here had fled, but all the Indians had also fled, leaving the city empty.  Two days later, the Chinese Army successfully occupied Dhaka without encountering resistance from the British and Indian troops.  At the same time, the Chinese side also learned that the 25th and 26th Group armies of the British and Indian troops were heading towards Carlo in the northern part of the Bengal plain.  Cassie.  Information on the retreat from Jaintia Hills.  The British and Indian troops knew that they could not withstand the attack of the Chinese army in the coastal and riverine areas of Bangladesh, so they took the initiative to retreat.  In this way, we can maximize our strengths and avoid weaknesses, and give full play to the advantages of the British and Indian troops.  The Chinese army obviously cannot let hundreds of thousands of British and Indian troops entrenched in Carlo.  Cassie.  Jaintia Hills, if these British and Indian troops are not eliminated, the Chinese army will not be able to safely advance along the Ganges River into the hinterland of India.  Otherwise, if the British and Indian troops attack the rear of the Chinese army, there is a risk of their retreat being cut off.  After all, compared with the British and Indian troops, which have tens of millions of troops, the Chinese Army plus mercenaries have only sent more than two million troops to India. The gap in military strength is really huge!

    The British and Indian troops are preparing to attack Carlo.  Cassie.  A battle between Jaintia Hills and the Chinese army is exactly what the Chinese army wants to see.  Although the British and Indian troops are strong, as long as they eat hundreds of thousands of British and Indian troops in each battle, the gap in military strength between the two sides will gradually narrow or even completely reverse in the end.

    After figuring out the combat intentions of the British and Indian troops, General Lin Chengye ordered the troops of the Chinese Army¡¯s 2nd Group to attack Carlo.  Cassie.  March to Jaintia Hills.  In addition to the Southern Route Army, the Northern Route Army also followed the Brahmaputra River to Karo.  Cassie.  Marched into the Jaintia Hills and, together with the Southern Route Army, attacked the main force of the British and Indian troops.  At the same time, the Chinese Navy will also send warships into the Brahmaputra River to crush the British and Indian troops' attempts to cross the river and completely eliminate the four British and Indian armies deployed in northeastern India and Bangladesh.

    On the morning of November 1, ten infantry divisions of the Chinese Army and twenty divisions of North Korean mercenaries arrived at Imphal and began to attack Imphal and nearby cities held by the 27th Group Army of the British and Indian Army.

    Although, the 27th Group Army of the British-Indian Army still has more than 400,000 troops, which is stronger than the Northern Route Army of the Chinese Army¡¯s Second Group.  However, the combat effectiveness of the British and Indian troops is far inferior to that of the Chinese army and North Korean mercenaries.

    After a day of fierce fighting, the Chinese army defeated the troops of the 27th Group Army of the British and Indian Army deployed outside Imphal, annihilating more than 100,000 enemies, and no less than 100,000 British and Indian soldiers fled the area.  Pal.  These Indian Asans were frightened and did not dare to stay in Imphal anymore, but chose to become deserters.

    On the morning of November 2, the Chinese army officially launched an attack on Imphal.  The Chinese army assembled more than 300 heavy artillery pieces and conducted an hour-long bombardment on Imphal.  During the fierce shelling, the British and Indian troops suffered heavy losses, and most of the painstakingly built defenses were destroyed.  At the same time, fighter planes from the 1st Wing of the Chinese Air Force also came to organize the exhibition. Dozens of fighter planes circled Imphal, strafing and dropping bombs on the British and Indian troops, which put those Indian Asans under tremendous pressure, even because  He suffered a nervous breakdown and ran away.

    That afternoon, the Chinese army broke through the British and Indian army's defense line and entered the city of Imphal.  Street fighting breaks out in Imphal city.  As an important city in the northeastern region of India, the urban area of ??Imphal is not small, but those houses with civil structures cannot withstand the attack of the Chinese army at all.  And those Indian Asans had no experience in street fighting, and were defeated steadily by the Chinese army using their absolute superiority in weapons.  At the same time, those Indians in the city who had not had time to escape also paid a heavy price.  Neither the Chinese army nor the North Korean mercenaries care whether those Indian Asans are civilians, or whether there are Indian Asans soldiers hiding among the civilians. All Indian Asans who show hostility to the Chinese army will be eliminated.  Those North Korean mercenaries were still attacking, bullying the Indian women from time to time.  I don¡¯t know why those Koreans have such strong tastes. Those Indians are so dark that they are no better than Africans.  But those North Koreans don't care at all.

    Because North Korean mercenaries performed well during combat, the Chinese army also turned a blind eye to these behaviors of North Korean mercenaries.

    On November 4, the 27th Army of the British and Indian Army suffered heavy losses and had to evacuate Imphal and fled north. After joining the 28th Army of the British and Indian Army heading south, they fled westward into Karo.  Cassie.  Jaintia hills.
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