The strong winds that lasted more than half an hour gradually spread the rain and rain, and the rain and mist were steaming. The thousands of mountains in western Yunnan gradually showed the green and green face. When the light rain completely stopped, a few red glows in the sky passed through dark gray.
The gap between the clouds flashed out, and the gray night fell slowly.
The gunfire of the Luxi battlefield is getting thinner, and the strong smoke is filled with the rolls under the wind. The humid air is mixed with the smell of gunpowder and blood of the nose. It looks particularly spicy and thick.
High -intensity of high -intensity combat from dawn to now has not resting from dawn to now, which has consumed the physical strength of most people to the limit. Therefore, after the Dian Army weakened for three consecutive hours of offensive, the British -Burma Allied officers and soldiers were also officers and soldiers.
Lying in the mud trenches in a circle of around the city, or lying under the broken walls and big trees, panting weakly.
In the large garage of Mangshi Airport in the west of the city, the radio waves are complicated and the footsteps are in a hurry.
The body heat exudes his strong smell of sweat all the time. Only his red -nose bridge on the bridge of the high nose is not dyed. The pair of maroon eyes behind the lens still flickered from the spirit.
In fact, Kent at this moment has reached the edge of the mountains and poverty. According to the reconnaissance report sent back by the three passers -by, the coalition forces of Kente's command have been blocked by the mid -to -** team who did not know where to come out of the south and west.
The retreat. The most surprising thing is that he did not expect that the strength of the Chinese team that raped Maki -cho was as high as nearly 10,000 people, and the four groups had entered from Mako Machi high speed to Lucheng City.
The two sides were still shooting each other in a minute, and the stalemate could not be held. The two regiments of the Burmese army were unable to launch an offense. The four regiments of the *** team that cut the West to retreat did not launch any offensive.
Kente knew clearly that the reason why the four teams on the west team did not immediately attack the attack because they ran at high speeds and were already in a state of extreme fatigue.
The Burmese army of the two regiments could not resist the fierce attack of the elite troops who quietly moved to their main forces. Kente even dared to assert that the two reserve regiments of the Burmese Army who had no morale.
Doubles of your own charge of the *** team, as long as the *** team of the four regiments in the west defeated the Burmese army's blocking, they could attack Kent's frontier at the front of the headquarters within an hour and a half, from
Behind the British -Myanmar Alliance, the most fatal blow to the hard -supported British and Myanmar forces.
The thin chief of staff Garry came in a hurry, stopped Kente's continuous movement, and reported seriously: "General, the West Army received an urgent order from the La Ya Command, which had been in the direction of Songyou Ling.
Blocking the enemy's departure, one division and another group had to throw away heavy equipment and evacuated lightly. We were withdrawing the border along the rugged road leading to Bamo. We can no longer get the support of the West Army. "
Kent took a deep breath and whispered: "I have already guessed this result. Even if the Chinese *** team does not block the line of Pine Oil Ridge southeast of Yingjiang, the West Route Army commanded by Colonel Francis will not be able to overcome the heavy rain.
The next eighty kilometers of mountain road, not to mention that after they stationed in Yingjiang, terrible dysentery suddenly broke out in the army. His subordinates probably had nothing to do.
If we want them to forcefully move closer to us, we may need to risk the entire army being annihilated. In such a complex terrain, we cannot defeat the elusive Yunnan monkeys anyway.
If the indigenous people continue to attack, more than 10,000 people will be dragged to death in the mountains full of venomous snakes and locusts."
"General, what should we do? The short calm is just the prelude to another violent storm. If the enemy who is familiar with the terrain is determined to launch a night attack, we will not be able to resist at all. The officers and soldiers of each brigade and regiment are already very tired. The Burmese Army
The attrition is very serious. Last night's heavy rain made the Burmese army's already poor physical condition even weaker. Coupled with today's non-stop fighting and forced marches, many people can't even lift their guns."
Gary reported worriedly, looking at Kent with extremely complicated eyes.
Brigadier General Kent knew that his chief of staff was thinking of the thirty-four colleagues in the Wanding headquarters who were raided and kidnapped by the enemy. His expression darkened and he pulled Gary to the wall:
"Gary, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, we cannot give up. No matter what, the 17th Division of the Commonwealth Imperial Army, which has a glorious history, has never had a shameful record of its commander being captured. Unexpectedly, after many years of glory in the Eastern colonies,
The pre-war command system at all levels could not predict that the division would be in such a predicament today. Originally, we pinned our hopes on the main force of the three divisions in the direction of Lashio.
troops, but the cunning Chinese saw through our plan. The more than 30,000 enemies in the south of Yunnan held back our three main divisions, so that we could only fight alone. Gary, I ask you to calmly
Command the battles on all fronts, especially the main group guarding the headquarters, and review the breakout route again. We must not give up until the last moment!"
Gary nodded painfully: "Yes, General, I know what to do. But General, if we can't break through in the end..."
"Don't worry, dear Gary, I know what you want to say. If that moment comes, I will be with you and face everything bravely."
Brigadier General Kent held Gary's hand tightly, forced a smile, and walked toward the door easily.
At nightfall, the Yunnan Army's intensive artillery fire suddenly sounded, and the Yunnan Army soldiers on both sides of the southeast began to prepare for the charge again. At the same time, Liu Yifang and Jiao Guangxu, who were twelve kilometers to the west, received orders from the former enemy headquarters at the same time and immediately returned
At their respective posts, they commanded the troops to launch the most violent attack, striving to defeat the two regiments of Burmese troops blocking the way forward within half an hour, reinforce the Luxi battlefield as quickly as possible, and deliver a swift blow to the enemy from behind.
On the Luxi battlefield, artillery roared and fire continued. One thousand and five hundred soldiers from the special agent group directly under the Security Command successfully bypassed Lei Xiushan and suddenly appeared on the north bank of the Mangshi River, two kilometers due north of the enemy's headquarters. With an unstoppable attack
The momentum defeated a battalion of British troops flanking the escort headquarters. They set up light and heavy machine guns and mortars along the river bank and launched a frantic attack on all the buildings at the airport.
The sound of gunfire from the east and south of the city was getting closer and closer. After issuing the last order to resist desperately, Brigadier General Kent's command team rushed out of the headquarters one after another, jumped on the nine large and small cars that had been started, and abandoned a group of people who were struggling to hold on.
More than 18,000 British and Burmese officers and soldiers were the first to flee for their lives. Amid the explosions and flames that tore through the night and the roar of artillery shells that filled the sky, they fled wildly westward.
Less than five kilometers after the roaring convoy rushed out of the airport, the military truck in front suddenly lost control and hit a rock on the side of the mountain. After a huge noise, more than a dozen staff officers and communication equipment on the car flew to the ground, sideways.
The overturned truck ignited a fire, blocking most of the road. More than a hundred people behind it screamed in panic. The scene was chaotic for a while. Everyone jumped out of the car, unable to care whether the people on the ground were dead or alive.
Go to Brigadier General Kent and wait for him to issue orders.
Kent was so dizzy from the bumpy road that he didn't know where he had dropped his glasses. He kept blinking in the darkness, spinning around in circles, and calling Chief of Staff Gary's name.
At this moment, intensive firefights sounded one kilometer away to the west, followed by dense and rapid footsteps one after another. More than a hundred British officers who were unable to advance or retreat were completely desperate.
More than a dozen British captains who could not bear to be captured pulled out their pistols and tried to resist. Chief of Staff Gary's voice suddenly rang out:
"Don't move, and definitely don't engage in futile resistance. At this point, any resistance is meaningless! Judging from the shouts and footsteps, there are at least 300 enemies rushing toward us at high speed. We cannot make unnecessary sacrifices! Mr.
Men, this is an order! Please put away your weapons, line up in formation, raise your proud heads, and bravely face the coming fate with the general. May God be with us!"
The arrogant British officers lined up in a very gentlemanly manner. They all stood out with their chests and belly protruding, looking arrogant, but their eyes were illuminated by the blazing fire, full of fear and pain, but no one made any noise, they were all arrogant.
They stood solemnly on the edge of the road, waiting for the prisoners of the incoming squadron.
The team that rushed out from the darkness made more than a hundred British officers standing by the road puzzled. Under the firelight, they saw that the officers and soldiers rushing towards them seemed to be wearing the same military uniform as themselves.
Just when everyone was confused and uneasy, a thick voice shouted in proficient English: "Are you gentlemen of the 17th Division?"
Chief of Staff Gary took a step forward, carefully looked at the panting big man standing in front of him, and suddenly shouted excitedly: "Colonel Shatong? My God...why are you here?"
The man named Shatong took a step forward and recognized Gary. He immediately exclaimed: "Oh my God...Colonel Gary! I finally found you... Our Mang Clan *** Regiment is under the command of Lashio Headquarters."
Order, sneak all the way across the border and come to Luxi this morning for the purpose of reconnaissance ***
The troops were deployed to eliminate the local indigenous armed forces and small enemy reconnaissance troops that were secretly harassing the main force. Unexpectedly, just when we were about to withdraw in the afternoon, we suddenly received an order from the Lashio Command, asking us to obtain the information from General Kent as soon as possible.
Contact us and we will do our best to find a way out for you.
The road to retreat. We immediately rushed north and encountered the Chinese *** team that suddenly rushed in two kilometers to the west. More than 70 people died in the battle before we were able to escape. Originally, we wanted to go south from the mountain pass in this area.
Retreating, I didn’t expect to meet you... Let’s go! The Chinese *** team is getting closer and closer.
, their weapons and equipment are very advanced, and their firepower is extremely powerful. We can't stop them. Run, gentlemen! After crossing this mountain col in the south, you will reach the Golang River four kilometers away. Our ferry is parked on the other side of the river. As long as we cross it smoothly,
The river is safe, run quickly, otherwise it will be too late..."
More than a hundred British officers were overjoyed to have survived the desperate situation. They abandoned all their vehicles and baggage and followed the officers and soldiers of the Mang Army Corps to rush up the mountain col to the south. With the support of the Mang native soldiers, they stumbled and were in a state of embarrassment.
Five minutes later, Liu Yifang led the Yunnan Army's assault brigade to arrive first. He took a look at the overturned burning truck and the eight vehicles parked on the road. It was a little strange. He glanced around but saw nothing, so he left two staff officers behind.
He conveyed the order to follow-up Jiao Guangxu's department to be responsible for the cleanup, and continued to lead the soldiers to rush towards the Luxi battlefield where the flames were red and filled half of the sky.