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spn Chapter 352 Burmese Jungle War "Part Three": Annihilating the British Division in the Jungle

After the Myanmar Campaign first started in Chin State, a frontal battlefield between Myanmar and India, Zhang Shusheng saw the powerful combat power of the former Myanmar People's Army Jungle Field Division.

"If a group of sheep is led by a lion, then even if they encounter a group of wolves, they can unleash overwhelming power."

This is Zhang Shusheng’s evaluation of the first battle that took place in Chin State, Myanmar.

The Myanmar People's Army is a modern army equipped with advanced military equipment trained by excellent military instructors from the National Defense Forces using almost a complete set of training systems of the National Defense Forces as teaching materials.[

For example, the original Mandalay Military Academy was actually nothing more than a military academy preparatory base, where military students conducted further Chinese language and military studies before entering the Ruili branch of the Southwest Military Academy in Ruili to study modern military courses.

It can be said that even in the most difficult initial stage of the Myanmar People's Government led by Tuo Zhong, Zhang Shusheng did not hesitate to invest in the construction of Myanmar's military strength.

Military modernization began in Myanmar in 2006.

He is determined to use Tuozhong's actions in Southeast Asia to train a loyal and reliable force with outstanding combat skills and strong combat pertinence in Southeast Asia.

China does not have any more servant countries. It has visited many neighboring countries. Only Southeast Asia can become China's second military base. Although the mainland has a large population, it also needs some excellent servant armies.

"Chairman, now, the Allied Forces have also appeared in northern Myanmar and the border with India, but they are not as strong as the Allied Forces in Chin State and Rakhine State. In addition, from the direction of Yangon, which the Allied Forces originally occupied, there are

A larger-scale landing, with at least two divisions and more supplies landing there, and converging with several Allied divisions there, have been able to ensure a diversionary attack to the north from Yangon, which is near the sea in southern Myanmar.

There is a road leading to Mandalay in Chin State, and just like our planned battle to defend the Chin-Man Road, the initial offensive goal of the Allied forces should be to capture this road and directly enter Mandalay."

Su Yuren picked up the cup and took a sip of water, pausing his explanation.

Zhang Shusheng tapped the pen in front of him on the sand table simulating the terrain of Myanmar. There were already many black arrows representing the Allied Forces in Chin State, and correspondingly, there were also a lot of red arrows representing the National Defense Forces. It was a tit-for-tat confrontation.

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"Well, Chin State will be the most important point of contention in the first phase of the Myanmar campaign. We have worked hard to build the road, but they want to rush to Mandalay smoothly to overthrow our newly established Southeast Asian provincial "government".

Huh, this is wishful thinking."

The painful memory of the British in Myanmar is very profound. They were driven all the way south by the Myanmar People's Army, and then encountered people in the jungle. They won less and lost more, and suffered huge losses in the jungle and hills. That year

The two overlords of Southeast Asia, Britain and France, had supreme colonial status. Now, one has become a slave state of the Nazis, and the other has to agree to India's post-war independence in exchange for Indians' active participation in the war.

High-quality strategic roads are naturally what the British and even the Allies need most.

In preparation for this, the National Defense Forces not only mobilized Zhang Zhizhong's 9th Army to go to the Chin State-Rakhine State theater, but also mobilized the new 28th Army composed of Myanmar's elite jungle field division to participate in the war, and then moved towards the Mandalay area behind.

There is the 19th Group Army, an elite mountain and jungle warfare unit commanded by Lieutenant General Wang Jun that is about to be assembled. This 19th Group Army, which is being continuously transferred from the mainland, will be used to deal with possible Japanese attacks in the direction of Thailand. The current troop deployment has not yet been completed.

Once in place, the Southeast Asian Provincial Front Army under the command of Ku Luo is responsible for defense in the direction of Thailand. For the time being, the existing troops of the 19th Group Army exist as reserve mobile troops.

Su Yuren smiled and said, "Then let's see how successful this plan of luring wolves into the forest and attacking them in groups can achieve."

The former 2nd Brigade of the 33rd Division of Myanmar was preparing to lure the enemy deep into the country. While seeking support, it was also preparing a plan to find opportunities to annihilate the enemy in the dense forest. It had already arrived at the base camp. Zhang Shusheng was also very supportive of this plan. If the attack failed, the British might be frightened.

In the meantime, the mountains and fields are running away like sheep, but once the battle is done, the first victory is just around the corner.

According to the reorganization plan, Myanmar's jungle field divisions will be uniformly added with a letter as a prefix, symbolizing the Southeast Asian provinces, with b to distinguish whether they are elite or not. In other words, the 33rd Division will become the 33rd Division. And the ordinary Southeast Asian Province Front Army troops will be

For Division B.

Zhang Shusheng was also looking forward to this battle. After all, the National Defense Forces would not fight in person, but would be fought by divisions. He was somewhat uneasy, so he just waited and waited. According to his instructions, 162 of the 9th Group Army Major General Qi Xueqi commanded by Zhang Zhizhong

The division will participate in this dense forest encirclement.

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A large number of convoys are driving on the Chin-Man highway in Inmabin, which is more than 100 kilometers away from Wendo. The main force of the 162nd Division under the 9th Group Army of the National Defense Force is rushing to assist Chin State. In fact, it is not far from Chin State. Based on the number of convoys,

The average speed, regardless of the baggage, can be reached in one or two hours.

A jeep slowly pulled over and a National Defense Forces officer got out of the car.[

"Consultant Wang, how far is it from Weilang County?"

The mission of the 162nd Division is to rush to Weilang County to garrison. Weilang County is less than 30 kilometers away from Wenduo, which means that it is only 30 kilometers away from the 33rd Division.

In this plan to lure and surrender the British Royal 17th Infantry Division, Wenduo was only used to lure the enemy. The real battlefield for luring and surrendering was in Welland County, 30 kilometers behind it. Welland County is mountainous, and the troops

Marching usually involves climbing mountains and crossing rivers, and the most important thing is that this is still within Chin State on the Chin-Man Highway.

A staff officer next to him did a little calculation, confirmed the position, and said, "Division commander, we have just arrived in Imabing. We are still 100 kilometers away from Wendo and 70 kilometers away from Weilang County."

"Well, pass on the order and speed it up so that the baggage troops can catch up a step later. In addition, order the battalion that arrived in Wendo in advance to join the 2nd Brigade of the 33rd Division to help them strengthen their strength."

Qi Xueqi looked at the route map handed over by Staff Officer Wang and thought that 70 kilometers only took more than an hour. This was because the Qinman Highway was not easy to travel. If it was in China, it might be less than an hour.

As the first division-formed combat unit within the 9th Group Army, Qi Xueqi had considerable ambitions, and he was thinking about how to fight this first battle well and use the British as a gift to the Republic, which had just added a new land area. center.

At the same time, in the jungle of Wendo.

In the dense forest, groups of soldiers wearing grass-green military uniforms were retreating quickly towards the rear under the path opened by machetes.

Ling looked at the sky peeking out from the treetops above his head, and then looked at his watch. It was now past one o'clock at noon, the sun was a bit bright, and it was also very sultry in the dense forest.

"Didi didi..."

The individual soldier radio rang. The two signal soldiers quickly fiddled with the radio. After a burst of chirping, the signal soldier put down his earphones and reported to Ling, "Brigadier Commander, Commander Liu's call."

This individual radio station is a good product. In China, it is also the standard communication equipment of the National Defense Forces. It performs very well in short- and medium-distance communications, especially in complex terrain like Myanmar.

"Teacher, I am Ling."

On the other end of the phone, a rich man's voice came, it was the commander of the 33rd Division, a former officer from the southwest period, Liu Shuren.

"Ah, don't run too fast, your troops. Just now the division has dealt with the other two small groups of Indian troops. Now the Allied forces are left with this British division chasing you crazily. Don't be caught up. Don't lose them either. If you do, I'll punish you."

Willow Man's voice was filled with a feeling of joy after the battle. Just now, two small Indian troops who had inexplicably ran to Wenduo got into the main defense line of the 33rd Division and were easily put away. According to the scouts' reports, , currently only the 2nd Brigade is followed by a large group of British troops.

The defeat on the hilltop position, not a single division nor a single British regiment was able to capture the position, completely angered the Allies. According to the latest intelligence, the British Royal 17th Infantry Division, led by Division Commander Brown, rushed towards the 2nd Brigade.

It is said that General Clark was furious at the Allied Forces' Indo-Burmese Theater Headquarters in Chittagong. He personally called and reprimanded the British Royal 17th Infantry Division for its unfavorable operations, and ordered Brown to personally command the pursuit of this abominable squadron.

Although the opponent was only the former Myanmar army, since Myanmar claimed to have voted in a referendum to join the Chinese "government" of Greater China, he unified them into a squadron.

When Ling heard this, he immediately said, "Teacher, don't worry. I'm dragging them here like fishing. If they run slow, I'll go back and harass them. As for the jungle march, how can they catch up?" Come with us."

"Well, don't be careless. Don't let Qi Xueqi of the 162nd Division see the joke. This bastard always fought against me when he was in the Chinese Military Academy and refused to admit defeat. This time, we have to let him They take a good look at our fists." Liu Shuren's laughter came from the other end of the phone. Qi Xueqi was his old classmate, but the two of them had stubborn tempers. In the early years, they had some small problems that were not on the table, and some were not very good. deal with.[

"Don't worry, Commander. If this wasn't for the purpose of annihilating the British Japs, I would have objected to letting the 162nd Division come up to share the credit, haha." Ling was very clear about Liu Shuren and Qi Xueqi's trivial vindictive history. Yes, he was two years later than the two of them, and entered school a year later. Hearing that the superiors had mentioned that he would be the commander of a certain division, the division commander was going to be transferred to the Southeast Asian Provincial Front Army due to unfavorable results. Ling also held back a breath. I want to start the battle well, not only to serve the country, but also to help myself get promoted to division commander.

Fighting is not about personal welfare, personal gains and losses are secondary, but it is not about being able to command more troops as you rise higher. This is Ling's idea.

"Okay, it's up to you to figure it out. Once it's done, your boy's path will be smoother, but don't show off your diarrhea."

After the call, Ling was worried about the fishing battalion behind him and personally took the guards to the back to observe the situation. The 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment was firing casually at the British troops on a hilltop, and mines exploded from time to time in the shallow woods. The British have stepped on welfare again.

"Brigadier, you'd better run ahead, we don't have a problem."

The 3rd battalion commander is a Burmese. He gave himself a Chinese name, Ran Jianguo, during his early years when Chinese surnames were widely used.

Ran Jianguo is holding a 35-year-old submachine gun in his hand. It is much lighter than the Chinese fully automatic rifle. It is a pistol-firing product. It has relatively strong firepower at close range and has a good performance in the jungle.

In order to attract the British troops, the 3rd Battalion concentrated many semi-automatic weapons and automatic weapons, and many powerful soldiers even carried tearer-type light machine guns. Once the British were slow to pursue, they would be hit with a burst of fierce firepower.

This effect is very good. Even though they know that the road ahead is unsafe, they still rely on the large number of people to pursue them aggressively. They are not afraid of the squadron's strategic retreat. It would be best if they can directly occupy the Qinman Highway in Weilang County. .

While Ling and Ran Jianguo were talking, the British opened fire with mortars again. Ran Jianguo waved his hand and took the lead in sweeping the shuttle in the direction of the British, and the entire battalion began to run away again.

As long as the British dare to chase, they will definitely not get lost. If a brigade has passed through the jungle, anyone who is not blind can find the way to pursue it. Ling looked back and meowed. Without a telescope, the nearest British army was even 300 meters away. , it’s time to run away.

Here the squadron was fighting and fishing, but over there the British were chasing after them.

"General Brown, we just had another fierce battle with the squadron, killing and wounding more than a dozen enemy soldiers."

The British division behind the 2nd Brigade was chasing after them. Brown, the commander of the 17th Infantry Division of the British Royal Army, was dressed in a gray-green field uniform and went into battle in person.

Brown raised his telescope and looked at the situation ahead. Of course he had seen the firefight just now, but he had great doubts about the actual results. The reason was very simple. After fighting for a long time, he did not find a single corpse of the squadron. He did not think that His troops had no results at all, and he was convinced that the squadron had taken away the bodies of the soldiers who died in the battle. Therefore, he acquiesced and his men began to report the results indiscriminately.

"Continue the pursuit."

General Brown was in his 50s, and had several bloody cuts on his face from thorn vines, but he did not care to deal with them. General Clark's stern warning made him understand that if he took advantage of the situation to eliminate the Chinese brigade, or directly occupy Welland , then you will get an almost immediate promotion, but once you fail with a British Royal Infantry Division, what is waiting for you is to be dismissed.

"Now is the best time to eliminate this Chinese brigade. The main force of the Chinese is still in the rear. As long as this Chinese brigade can be eliminated, or directly occupy Weilang and seize the road, it will have a huge impact on the entire campaign."

These words are the original words of General Clark, and Brown also agrees very much that the fighter opportunity is fleeting and he must seize it.

Then, General Clark found that the squadron's resistance was getting stronger and stronger.

"Bang~"

With a sudden gunshot, the head of a major staff officer who was more than ten meters away from General Brown exploded. The flying flesh and blood told the nearby British troops, especially the senior officers of the Royal 17th Infantry Division who were standing close to Brown.

The fact is that he may have been targeted by a sniper in the Chinese blocking force.

"careful!"

Just as General Brown lowered his head, he was pressed to the ground by the soldiers behind him. Coincidentally, General Brown discovered that less than a foot away from his nose, the soil was wet and had a strong sour smell.

"!!"

General Brown understood what was happening in an instant. He wanted to struggle to move away, but he was protected by the loyal soldier on his body. Not only that, in order to make him safer, the soldier on him also grabbed General Brown's shoulder and pulled him hard.

He moved violently.

"!"
To be continued...