In the dark night, blazing bonfires were lit everywhere inside and outside Luxi City, and pairs of torches were scattered all over the mountains and rivers on the outskirts of the city and in various villages. Thousands of British-Burmese troops who fled in fear finally died under the merciless gunfire of the Yunnan Army officers and soldiers.
He honestly put down his weapons, raised his hands, walked out from each hiding place, and gathered one after another to the main camp in Luxi City.
At midnight, the huge operation to search for the remaining defeated generals continued, and people outside Lucix City were also mobilized to participate in the search.
Zhan Huanqi, who led the headquarters into Luxicheng, was very angry after hearing the report, but could not get angry at the group of division and brigade commanders in front of him who were covered in mud and whose faces were full of gunpowder smoke.
Due to the eagerness of the soldiers to perform their meritorious service, all the main forces of each division rushed to the enemy headquarters at the airport in the west of the city after breaking through the enemy positions. They failed to strictly implement the established policy of layer upon layer oppression and tight containment.
The scattered remnants of the British and Burmese troops had long lost their command and organization, and were running around in panic in the dark. If the Mangshi River in the north had not blocked the escape route of a large number of enemy troops, the mountains and plains in the northern suburbs of the city would have been filled with scattered troops.
After a preliminary inventory, it was found that more than 4,000 people from the 33rd Infantry Brigade of the 17th Division of the British Army had disappeared without a trace, as well as all the commanders of the enemy headquarters stationed at the airport. Only the British soldiers were among the tens of thousands of prisoners.
There are more than 700 officers and soldiers, half of whom are military advisers at all levels attached to the two divisions of the Myanmar Army.
Liu Yifang, who had just arrived, suddenly remembered the burning trucks and several empty military vehicles on the road about five kilometers west of the city, and immediately reported the situation to the old chief Zhan Huanqi.
Zhan Huanqi's expression changed after hearing this, and she quickly started discussions with Liu Qing and Fang Pengxiang. Orders were then passed to the 26th Army Special Forces Brigade, which was secretly cruising along the Golang River. Captain Yan Zilin urgently ordered each unit to act separately, and quickly launched
After searching, Liang Ziyan's team finally found the light of a torch at the wild boar ferry in the lower reaches of the Golang River. However, when approaching the ferry, they unexpectedly
There was a firefight with a company covering the Mang *** regiment in the field. It took the special team more than two hours in the pre-dawn darkness to defeat this elite company composed of Chinese scum. When they rushed to the ferry, only
Abandoned ammunition boxes and more than a dozen British corpses were left all over the ground. The main British troops had all crossed the Golang River and disappeared without a trace.
Liang Ziyan conducted a surprise interrogation of seven injured prisoners and used three kinds of torture to pry open the mouths of two of the prisoners. Immediately, a telegram was urgently reported to Zhan Huanqi.
Only then did Zhan Huanqi realize how bold this Mang scum was. After leading more than 100 fleeing British commanders across the river, they sent more than 400 people back to the Luxi battlefield, and retreated in panic to the western suburbs of the city.
The main force of the British army was picked up from a little-known path and crossed the Mengkun Mountain in Daonan just minutes before Liu Yifang led his troops to arrive, successfully escaping the east-west pincer attack of the Chinese Army.
Zhan Huanqi, Li Yunfeng and the entire Yunnan Army Headquarters blamed themselves for this, but Liu Qing and Fang Pengxiang took a very open-minded view and comforted them by saying that the first large-scale night battle wiped out more than 7,000 enemies and captured tens of thousands, which was already extraordinary.
It was a remarkable achievement. The top priority was to take advantage of the victory to regain all the lost territory in western Yunnan. It would not be too late to review the gains and losses until after the war.
At 7:50 in the morning, a detailed battle report was sent to An Yi in Nanchang City.
An Yi was extremely happy when he received the good news. He immediately dropped his half-eaten breakfast and rushed to the camp in Nanchang. Chiang Kai-shek and the officials of various ministries of the Military Commission had gathered in the camp conference room and were discussing how to control the war in western Yunnan within a certain scope and scope.
Within the scope. After listening to An Yi's report, everyone was deeply surprised. Even Chiang Kai-shek, who was familiar with the entire combat plan, could not believe that victory came so quickly and the results were so brilliant.
After Chiang Kai-shek personally read the detailed battle report signed by Zhan Huanqi, he waved his hands in excitement and praised loudly:
"Okay! Okay! Zhan Huanqi has lived up to my expectations. For the sake of the overall situation, he has endured humiliation and humiliation. He led a second-line force with no combat experience and achieved such feats in just two days of counterattack. It is very rare and gratifying.
He is indeed my good student...I must reward him generously!"
The generals congratulated each other continuously, suddenly forgetting the constant pressure for an armistice from the Americans in the past few days. At nine o'clock last night, the American consul in Beijing learned from the urgent report from the British consul that the British and Burmese troops were unable to escape the fate of defeat. On the British side and the United States
At the urgent request of the Congress, he called Chiang Kai-shek again and asked Chiang Kai-shek to immediately arrange a time to meet with the British Ambassador Gardegan to discuss the armistice in western Yunnan.
Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi received warnings from British and American envoys in Shanghai and Nanjing at the same time about threatening trade sanctions. In desperation, they had no choice but to call Chiang Kai-shek and request to consider Sino-British peace talks. Song Ziwen clearly emphasized in the message that the most important foreign enemy at present is not Britain but the United Kingdom.
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** If the British and their powerful ally the United States are offended by their uncompromising stance in the West Yunnan War, not only will the currency reform and five-year economic development plan being planned by the central government come to an end, but it will also likely cause the entire country to fall into isolation surrounded by enemies on all sides.
situation.
Chiang Kai-shek urgently summoned An Yi overnight for discussion. An Yi analyzed the situation on the battlefield in western Yunnan in detail and asked Chiang Kai-shek: If a ceasefire is announced at this time, what will the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Yunnan Army and the 40 million people across the country think? Retreat 10,000
Bu said that the British and Burmese troops still occupy a large area of land west of the Nu River. What if they refuse to leave after the armistice and use this as a threat to create difficulties in the negotiations? What should we do?
When Chiang Kai-shek heard this, he immediately hesitated. After repeated consideration, he gave An Yi three days and strictly ordered An Yi to supervise Zhan Huanqi. The war in western Yunnan must be ended within three days, otherwise even Chiang Kai-shek himself would not be able to withstand the pressure from all aspects.
At that time, An Yi was very confident, saying that only two days would be enough. He did not expect that Zhan Huanqi and others would work so hard and achieve a decisive victory in the counterattack in western Yunnan in less than 24 hours. Now there are nearly a thousand soldiers.
With the military prisoners and tens of thousands of Burmese military prisoners in their hands as a trump card, the subsequent negotiations will be extremely easy. The disgraced British government and military
I don’t know how disappointed and worried the team is. Nowadays, industrial workers in big cities such as London and Manchester in the UK have been holding pro-democracy demonstrations for a week and have not yet ended. News of the defeat of the British army has once again spread. At this time, I am afraid that the British
The prime minister and cabinet are already overwhelmed. How much confidence do they have to exert pressure and coercion on the Chinese government in future negotiations?
Chiang Kai-shek also saw this very clearly. Political and diplomatic initiative was the main reason why he was so excited. A few days ago, he complained several times about his lack of confidence in his student Zhan Huanqi. Now he actually calls Zhan Huanqi
An Yi saw his good student with a smile on his face, but felt extremely emotional in his heart.
"An Yi, please take good care of Xia Jian. The 26th Army in southern Yunnan must not cross the border to provoke at this critical moment. Otherwise, the war will expand and it will fall into an unmanageable and difficult situation. Yesterday afternoon, the Americans said to me
It is said that the southern Yunnan troops launched a sudden attack and entered Myanmar for several kilometers, killing the Myanmar army.
The first position has been occupied. I know this is for the purpose of containing the British and Burmese troops, but from now on we cannot go any further, otherwise there is no guarantee that the British will not use this as an excuse to escalate the war and get rid of domestic conflicts.
, which is very detrimental to the current severe situation in our country."
Chiang Kai-shek suddenly remembered Xia Jian, and was so happy that he did not forget to remind An Yi again.
Although An Yi was extremely reluctant in his heart, under the expectant eyes of Chiang Kai-shek and many colleagues, he could only nod with a smile: "Don't worry, the purpose of the 26th Army to contain the enemy's main force has been achieved, and there is no need to launch any more attacks. As long as the British
If the Burmese army does not launch any form of provocation or attack, the two divisions of the 26th Army will remain in the positions currently occupied. The students believe that the 26th Army cannot withdraw at this time
Historically, the place occupied by the 26th Army has always been a disputed area on the border between China and Myanmar. Even if we really have to make some concessions, it will be more proactive than pressing for it. As long as
If the 26th Army does not leave for a day, the British and Burmese troops will bear a day's pressure. Moreover, the demarcation issue between the two countries will be the focus of Sino-British diplomatic relations in the future. Taking precautions now will be more beneficial to future negotiations!"
"I agree with General An's opinion. The most important thing at this time is the cost of negotiation. The more we gain, the better. As long as the 26th Army no longer takes the initiative to launch attacks, it is still necessary to occupy and defend the acquired territory."
For the first time, Yang Yongtai was the first to agree with An Yi's opinion in front of everyone, which made Ge Jingen, Zhang Zhizhong and others look at each other in secret surprise.
Chiang Kai-shek has always attached great importance to Yang Yongtai's opinions. When he heard his support for An Yi, he didn't think much about it, so he nodded and decided:
"One more thing. Dean Wang gave me a call from Nanjing before dawn, saying that the British Ambassador Jiade Gan urgently requested to see him at 4 o'clock in the morning and strictly demanded that our army guarantee the safety of the thirty-four British soldiers who were captured in Ruili.
The commander of the army, as well as the life safety and humanitarian rights of the British and Burmese army officers and soldiers who were unfortunately captured in this battle, also said that the International Red Cross stationed in Shanghai
The meeting will organize a delegation composed of the League of Nations in China and consular officials from Europe and the United States within three days to go to western Yunnan to inspect the compliance of the warring parties with international conventions. It seems that the central government is under great pressure.
It's also very big. I didn't know about the capture of the British commander in Wanding before, and you didn't report it to me."
The generals looked at An Yi in shock. An Yi stood up again and apologized in a low voice: "I'm sorry, principal, I'm sorry everyone! My subordinates didn't know before that the Anjin special agent group participating in the war would sneak into the enemy's rear headquarters and do such a thing.
It was so famous that my subordinates only received a specific battle report at three o'clock in the morning, saying that they had captured Brigadier General Gilbert, the chief of staff of the 17th Division of the British Army, and more than thirty lieutenant officers, and they had been successfully escorted to the Baoshan Camp in the rear."
Everyone exclaimed. The attack on the enemy's rear headquarters was a very surprising thing. He actually succeeded in capturing the enemy's chief of staff. With such an outstanding achievement, why didn't everyone be surprised again and again?
The heated discussion suddenly started to buzz, and the name of the heroic general An Jin was once again engraved in the minds of all the generals present. Before, everyone knew that An Yi's younger brother was a sharpshooter who was seen once in a century, but no one knew that he was now a sharpshooter.
Grow into the commander of the Anjia Army special forces.