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    On the night of May 21st, in the small town of Luhatin in the northwest of East India, at the East India Campaign Headquarters of the Japanese Army, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe came in excitedly with a stack of telegrams in his hand.

    The teacher commander Tang Qiuli turned around and said with a smile: "Yu He, you haven't mastered the martial arts yet. As a soldier, you can't express your emotions and anger. Looking at the joy on your face, I know there is good news to report. Tell me.  Well, how are the conditions on each battlefield?"

    Zhao Yuhe smiled and knew that the division commander was joking. There is no market for the tactics within the Central Army in the ** division. He then said: "Division commander, good news is coming from all battlefields frequently. Except for Imphal, all strategies  The key points and the gathering points of the British and Indian troops were all captured. There were dozens of battles today, and more than 60,000 British and Indian troops were annihilated. I never expected that the division commander¡¯s chaotic warfare would achieve such an impressive result!¡±

    Tang Qiuli also said with emotion: "Yes, within one day, tens of thousands of square kilometers of land in East India fell into our hands, and the casualties paid were so slight. This is even for me."  I didn¡¯t expect it. It can be seen that correct tactics are often more important than troops and equipment. Yu He, I am not boasting, I was forced out by that Chelsea! "

    Zhao Yuhe couldn't hold back his laughter. He pulled out two telegrams from a pile and said, "Division Commander, there are two different telegrams. Other troops report the results of the battle. These two telegrams, in addition to the report,  In addition to the victory, you have to ask for punishment yourself!¡±

    Tang Qiuli raised his eyebrows and said curiously: "Come and see, it's so strange. Our generals are all so arrogant and act like they are the best in the world. When did they learn to criticize themselves?  "

    Zhao Yuhe handed over the telegram, and Tang Qiuli took a look. It was jointly sent by Wang Zhanqun, commander of the 7th brigade, and Qiao Manshan, commander of the 8th brigade, "Division commander. Because the outflanking speed of our two brigades was slow, the front line of the Naga Hills  More than 50,000 British Indian troops were able to withdraw to Imphal unscathed, but failed to complete the task of divisional deployment, causing huge difficulties for the subsequent campaign. This is our dereliction of duty, and we specifically request the division commander to impose sanctions.  Strict military discipline!"

    "In addition, we also ask the division commander to approve our request during the general attack on Imphal. Our 7th and 8th brigades will serve as the main offensive troops to make meritorious service and avenge the shame. When the time comes, if we fail to complete the task, we will commit two crimes.  And punished! "

    Tang Qiuli laughed loudly as the signatures were written by Wang Zhanqun and Qiao Manshan, twelve brigade commanders directly under the corps.  Usually one is dissatisfied and the other is dissatisfied. Probably, these two people saw other brigades.  Including the troops of the Sulu Mobile Corps, they all performed cleanly in the East India Campaign. Only the 7th and 8th brigades ran more than 200 kilometers without winning a single battle. More than 50,000 British and Indian soldiers  , slipping into Imphal right under your nose.

    While I felt uncomfortable, I thought it was because my fighting attitude was not positive.  The outflanking action was not fast enough, so there was this telegram asking for punishment. If you think about it carefully, when you gave the order to outflank Imphal, you did not emphasize that the troops should arrive within the specified time.  Speaking of which, the root cause is still within myself.

    I have to admit that the brigade commanders of the directly affiliated corps are all extremely flexible and have many clever ideas. On the surface, Wang Zhanqun and Qiao Manshan are asking for punishment, but in fact, they are deliberately showing weakness in order to win.  With my own sympathy, I grabbed the main attack mission in advance, so that when the time comes, I won't be able to compete with others, but I am closely aligned with the important military positions of building plank roads and secretly plotting against Chen Cang!

    However, after Tang Qiuli revised the battle plan, Imphal was placed in the final position to capture. The reason is very simple. Imphal is the main gathering place for the eastward marching army, and it is also an important town on the India-Myanmar border, with more troops.  , with complete defensive facilities, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is the established plan to start with the easy and then the difficult, clear the periphery, and finally attack Imphal in general.

    Now, the plan has been successfully implemented. Imphal has become an isolated city. The troops can attack at any time. The rhythm of the battlefield is in their own hands. The British and Indian troops led by Chelsea in Imphal can besieged or attacked.  Whether the 7th and 8th brigades complete the encirclement of Imphal ahead of schedule is not directly related. The two guys are a bit nervous!

    Tang Qiuli smiled and said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, call Wang Zhanqun and Qiao Manshan back. Imphal's battle layout has achieved the desired results. There is nothing wrong with the actions of your two troops, and there will be no punishment."  It's necessary. Without punishment, there is no longer any theory of meritorious service. Yu He, the two people who are most depressed after this telegram is sent are Wang Zhanqun and Qiao Manshan! "

    After saying that, Tang Qiuli laughed as if he had succeeded in a prank, and Zhao Yuhe couldn't help but laugh. Chen Feng, the director of the Communications Department, just stepped in. Hearing the laughter, he asked strangely: "Commander, staff officer"  "Chief, what's so happy about you?"

    Tang Qiuli gasped and said: "The chief of staff sent me all good news, and you??Director, most of the news sent here is bad news. Tell me, what unexpected thing happened again?  "

    Chen Feng touched his nose, feeling a little helpless that he had been wronged. However, when he thought about it carefully, what the division commander said actually made some sense. He was the first to see battle reports and situations in various places, followed by the division commander and chief of staff.  Isn¡¯t that the kind of person who only reports sorrow but does not report good news?

    Taking out a telegram, Chen Feng said: "Captain Chutian called and discovered a new situation in the Dadihar area of ??Central India!"

    Tang Qiuli looked like he had known this before and received the telegram, "Commander, our Eighth Special Operations Team went deep into the Dadihar area of ??Central India for reconnaissance and found that British and Indian troops with new designations were heading towards Dhaka.  , Khulna, Pokaro, Saifpur, and Jinhati. It is initially learned that they are the second-line troops of the Indian Army's eastward march. The specific mission is being continued and will be reported at any time!"

    Tang Qiuli smiled again. The British are so persistent and perseverant. The current Imphal is so similar to the original Sido. Alexander lured Chelsea's eastward marching army, and now Chelsea has lured the British.  The second-line troops arrived just in time. Let's see how much capital the British still have in the South Asian subcontinent to invest in this gamble that has no chance of winning.

    He said to Chen Feng: "Director Chen, record the order. First, all the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th brigades of the directly affiliated corps shall continue to surround Imphal. No attack of any kind shall be launched without orders from the division headquarters.  , mainly siege.¡±

    "2. The fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth brigades of the directly affiliated corps and the eighth, ninth, and tenth brigades of the Sulu Mobile Corps, except for leaving some troops to consolidate the currently occupied areas, the rest of the troops will immediately go to Dhaka,  Khulna, Pokaro, Saifpur, Jinhati line.¡±

    "3. After arriving at the designated location, the above-mentioned troops will proactively search for fighter planes and determine the target of attack on their own, mainly to annihilate a large number of second-line troops of the British-Indian Army's Eastward March Corps."

    Then, he asked Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, where has Deputy Master Tang reached now?"

    Zhao Yuhe replied: "Division Commander, Deputy Division Commander Tang arranged for Geng Zhijie of the 12th Brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps to escort Xiduo's prisoners of war to Huima Gao.  The troops of the 11th Brigade of the Lu Mobile Corps, a total of five brigades, left Sido last night and are expected to arrive in the Imphal area tomorrow evening. "

    Tang Qiuli nodded and said: "Yuhe, send a telegram to Deputy Commander Tang. Brother Qiu Sheng, you can lead the 11th Brigade of the Sulu Mobile Corps to the outskirts of Imphal and unify the command of the four brigades directly under the corps.  The five brigades of troops surrounded Imphal and were directly under the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th brigades of the Corps. They continued to move westward and headed for Dhaka, Khulna, Pokaro, Saifpur, and Jinhati.  "

    Tang Qiuli looked around and saw Lu Hading's headquarters, where he had been staying for a few days, and said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, it's time for us to leave again. Imphal will be left with Deputy Commander Tang. Let's go to the front line in China and India. Let's meet."  Second-line troops of the Eastward Army, according to your judgment, how many days will it take for this battle to end? "

    Zhao Yuhe smiled and replied: "Division commander, we have deployed 18 main field brigades with more than 200,000 troops on the front lines of Dhaka, Khulna, Bokaro, Saifpur and Jinhati.  In terms of the combat effectiveness and equipment level of the current Indian army, the so-called second-line troops are probably not even third-rate troops. This should be the last military strength of the British. If they intend to open a passage to the interior of India for Chelsea  , if we take the initiative to attack, the battle will be over in no more than five days!¡±

    Tang Qiuli smiled and said: "In five days, Yuhe, you overestimated the so-called second-line troops of the Eastward Army. Alexander invaded northern Burma and sent out all the elites. What was left for Chelsea was just some miscellaneous troops. Chelsea Company  The miscellaneous troops were all gathered together to form the Eastward March Army. What was left was just a ragtag group, not even an organized unit, it should be an armed militia. "

    "Facing us, they will collapse at the first touch. One day, just one day, this so-called second-line army will collapse! The second phase of the East India Campaign will focus on annihilating the second-line troops of the Eastward Army, and destroying the British in the South Asian subcontinent.  The military strength has been exhausted. Let¡¯s see what Churchill wants to bargain with me! Order the division headquarters to move westward immediately!¡±

    On the night of May 21, the Sulu Mobile Corps and the brigades of the directly affiliated corps of the ** Division received the order. Before they could shake off the smoke from their bodies, they rushed to Dhaka, Khulna, Pokaro, and Sai in Central India.  Along the lines of Yifupur and Jinhati, the night in East India is once again boiling.

    On every simple road and rural village road, wherever vehicles can pass, there are military vehicles and tanks of the ** Division heading to the front line. At about 11 o'clock that night, Tang Qiuli led members of the headquarters to leave Luhading  , go toCentral Indian Front.

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