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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1439 Ambush, Battle of Magao!  (two)

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    >The British and Indian troops are approaching the rear of Xinduo's forward position, and their artillery is ready. Each American-made 155mm-caliber howitzer raises its thick muzzle and stares at the small town of Xinduo in the dim dusk.

    Major General Fisher stood at an excellent observation position, lighting a cigarette comfortably, surrounded by a large group of staff officers. In front of him, rows of soldiers who were ready to go had already entered the attack position. Of course, the last member of the attack formation  In the front, there is still an Indian soldier. He is very satisfied with the current fighting status of the soldiers under his command.

    In five minutes, in the twilight ahead, the quiet town will turn into a sea of ??fire. As for how many soldiers of the Squadron or how many ordinary civilians are inside, Commander Fisher does not consider it.

    At this time, the communications soldier ran over with a walkie-talkie on his back, "Report to your Excellency, Division Commander, Commander Alexander is calling you!"

    Major General Fisher frowned. He didn't like this old guy who was previously dissatisfied and suddenly rose to a high position. When he had already completed his deployment, he came to point his fingers. After listening to Alexander's words, his brows furrowed even more tightly and his expression changed.  Ugly put down the walkie-talkie and muttered dejectedly, "What the hell!"

    Then, he said to the communications troops: "Order the artillery regiment to stop bombarding Xinduo, and all troops camp on the spot!"

    The chief of staff beside him asked in surprise: "Your Excellency, division commander, aren't we going to attack the target?"

    Major General Fisher shrugged helplessly and said with a look of helplessness: "After receiving the order from Commander Alexander, since it is getting late, the forward troops have stopped attacking Xinduo. I have to go to the headquarters for a meeting. My God, really  I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on! My artillery and soldiers are ready for everything. Is this damn meeting more important than me capturing the target?¡±

    In Xinduo Town.  Xiao Jinshan put down the telescope. He could not understand why the British and Indian troops in an offensive posture suddenly stopped moving.  Instead, they began to cook pots and tents.

    Xiao Jinshan picked up the walkie-talkie, "Lao Fang, how is the situation over there? The British guy opposite me didn't launch an attack for some reason. What, it's the same at your place. I said Lao Fang, are we setting up in Xinduo?  Did the British notice the ambush? "

    Putting down the walkie-talkie, Xiao Jinshan looked around him, crouching behind the stone wall, staring intently at the soldiers of the British and Indian troops opposite, sighing in disappointment, the arrangement was very thorough.  But in the end, the joy was all in vain, and there was no fight to win, which was irritating!

    The deployment of Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan is like this.  Each of the two brigades will deploy a strengthened regiment in the west of Xinduo and defend it across the river. Anyway, the division commander's order is to abandon Xinduo before eight o'clock tomorrow morning, so let's take advantage of now to have a good fight with the British.  In one battle, relying on the new favorable terrain, one battalion was placed on the front line at a time.  After fighting for a while, they switch to the next battalion and have a wheel battle.

    If the British and Indian troops attack overnight, they will be able to fight for more than ten hours. Until eight o'clock tomorrow morning, the British and Indian soldiers will not be able to get even half a step closer to New Delhi unless they leave thousands of lives behind.  The common people of Xinduo had already retreated in the direction of Magao with the other three regiments of the brigade. The town was empty. It made sense to fight no matter what. The plan was good, but they were not fooled!

    Xiao Jinshan even had such a plan. When the battle reached midnight, a hole was deliberately opened in the forward position, and thousands of British and Indian soldiers were let in. Several other battalions in the battle took turns, making small dumplings.  There was a battle going on, and the battalion commanders who had been withdrawn looked unhappy, but what was the use of planning? The British and Indian troops were not planning to attack. They couldn't take the initiative with thousands of people, right?

    While Xiao Jinshan was getting upset, the combat staff asked: "Brigadier Commander, what should we do next?" He said angrily: "What should we do? Leave one company of troops to monitor the enemy, and the other troops will eat and  Rest and get some sleep, or else, are we going to watch these British guys eating and drinking?¡±

    Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan should be grateful to Alexander. If it were not for the sudden military meeting and that order, thousands of artillery shells from the British and Indian artillery would have fallen on their heads.

    The two of them didn't know that more than 8,000 soldiers of the two reinforced regiments, including themselves, had escaped. Otherwise, the artillery of the two main divisions of the British and Indian troops and the four artillery regiments would have covered Xinduo.  Devastating bombardment, none of them could escape the overwhelming shells.

    Xinduo was completely destroyed, and the two strengthened regiments became the only regiments to be wiped out in all battles since the formation of the ** division. Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan also became two people killed together in a battle.  A major general and brigade commander.

    Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan¡¯s battle deployment was correct, but they encountered two British generals who did not follow common sense. Without launching an infantry attack, they first destroyed the target with artillery fire. However, theyYou will know that all the troops are in danger of being killed, and the troops will pass by, but what you think in your heart is the disappointment of not being able to fight this battle.

    Alexander, who was holding a military meeting, did not realize that his order had inadvertently saved the lives of thousands of soldiers in the Army. If he had known the result, Alexander would have had to let two people do it even if Prime Minister Churchill summoned him.  The division's artillery bombed Xinduo into ruins, burying thousands of soldiers and two major generals of the ** Division.

    Although Alexander wanted to get out of the Hukang Valley as soon as possible and approach the city of Magao, the latest battle reports from the troops in the direction of Ledo, Sugia, Jamai, and New Taiji forced him to slow down his advance.  Furthermore, night had fallen and the invasion of Sindo would have been a nightmare experience for the soldiers of the British Empire if they had fought at night.

    His idea was not accepted by most British commanders. Major General Fisher complained to the commander very unhappy because the war was going smoothly and Alexander was in a very good mood with a smile on his face.  After listening to Major General Fisher's unpleasant complaints, instead of getting angry, he said gently: "Dear Fisher, I know that your men are very brave in fighting, and I believe that tonight, your soldiers  , you can camp in the small town ahead.¡±

    "But, dear Fisher, our soldiers have been chasing the Chinese soldiers' butts for two days in a row. They are very tired and need to rest. Xinduo is the last one to leave the Hukang Valley.  A barrier, I believe that the commander of the local troops of the ** Division will not give up this point, and will definitely increase the number of troops overnight. Dear Fisher, wouldn't you like, your artillery, at 5:30 tomorrow morning?  When the time comes, kill more Chinese soldiers?¡±

    After saying this, Major General Fisher nodded repeatedly, yes, why didn¡¯t he think of this?  After all, he is the commander and has rich experience. If the Chinese increase their troops overnight, their artillery bombardment tomorrow will have greater effect. After entering northern Myanmar, there will be much less resistance. Killing two birds with one stone is really an old fox.

    Fisher stood up and said respectfully: "Yes, in compliance with the order of Your Excellency the Commander, at exactly 5:30 tomorrow morning, our unit will launch an artillery bombardment on Xinduo on time. I guarantee that within an hour, Your Excellency the Commander will  If you wear military boots, you will set foot on new lands!¡±

    Alexander's words were half true and half false. He was not sure that the local troops of the Japanese Army in northern Myanmar would definitely increase their number of troops overnight. The main factor that prompted him to make the decision not to attack Xinduo overnight was  There is something wrong with the four-pronged troops on the left and right wings.

    Starting from this afternoon, the local troops of the ** Division in the direction of Ledo, Sujia, Jamai, and New Taiji have become very tenacious in blocking, using every available terrain to carry out uninterrupted blocking and harassment.  The speed of the attacking troops was immediately reduced. Alexander found a very unsatisfactory phenomenon on the map based on the reported positions of the four divisions.

    According to the campaign plan to attack northern Myanmar, the troops attacking from the directions of Ledo, Sukiya, Gamai, and New Taiji were feint attacks in order to attract the troops from the ** Division in northern Myanmar to their attack direction.  , creating favorable conditions for the main force of his Central Route Army to capture Magao and Myitkyina.

    Magao is the key point guarding the exit of the Hukang River Valley. Myitkyina is the largest base of the ** Division Aviation in Indochina. It is also the ** Division's logistics supply base. It serves as a link between mainland China and the Indochina Peninsula's transportation lines. In the Tang Dynasty,  When Qiu Li's main force fails to reach northern Myanmar, his local troops will definitely try their best to protect these two key points.

    It is very normal that if Alexander were in Tang Qiuli's position, he would do this at any cost. He could not afford to lose. Alexander did not want to have a conflict with the local troops of the ** division when seizing these two key points.  The entanglement that wasted time, or in other words, not wanting to waste time fighting with the local troops of the ** Division, would affect his plan to go south to attack Mandalay.

    Therefore, the attacking troops in the directions of Ledo, Sujia, Jamai, and New Taiji should be in front of the Central Route Army for at least one day. But the current situation is that because the local troops of the ** Division  After desperately blocking the attack, their speed slowed down and they fell behind the central army for more than a day.

    On the military map, several thick arrows marked by the staff clearly illustrate this point, forming a standout situation for the center army. As far as Alexander's current thoughts are concerned, he is not worried about his position being too prominent.  With tens of thousands of well-equipped troops, Tang Qiuli's miscellaneous troops have not been able to stop him.

    However, his battle layout was completely contrary to the plan. Alexander had to make inappropriate adjustments and slow down the attack speed of the Central Army. When the troops of the four divisions caught up, he had to at least keep pace with the Central Army.  , to reachachieve the expected campaign effect.

    Therefore, Alexander believed that it was completely necessary to postpone the attack on Xinduo, not to mention that the troops really needed to rest for a night.
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