Under the bombing of the Anti-Japanese Air Rescue Team, the main force of the British army stationed in India led by Lieutenant General Slim suffered huge losses along the way. At the same time, the speed of the march was also seriously affected. The speed of the march was less than 20 kilometers per day.

What's more serious is that their heavy artillery and armored troops suffered extremely heavy losses. Three days later, the number of tanks owned by their armored brigade had dropped to less than 30. Except for part of them, which were damaged due to mechanical loss, most of them were destroyed by fighter jets of the Anti-Japanese Air Rescue Team. The artillery lost more than 60%.

Such a huge loss made Lieutenant General Slim worried. He knew that under such circumstances, if the anti-Japanese rescue appeared on the Rakkaichi coast, they would have no way to break through the defense line of the anti-Japanese rescue. In the end, this attack would eventually become a joke.

At the same time, the 1st Infantry Division, the 3rd Infantry Division, the 3rd Infantry Division, the Armored Brigade and Heavy Artillery Brigade, had arrived at the Dongge and built a solid line of defense there.

The defense line is twenty kilometers long, extending from the Rukkai Mountains to the beach. Although this defense line was built in a hurry, under the protection of powerful firepower, Qin Shou was confident that the British would be bleeding from the front of this defense line.

Once the British suffered heavy losses in front of the defense line for the anti-Japanese rescue, they lost a large amount of living forces. And the two regiments of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Anti-Japanese rescue took down Jia Gu and cut off the British army's retreat. The armored brigade of the Anti-Japanese rescue would launch an attack and crush the British in one fell swoop. By then, all tens of thousands of British troops would be eliminated.

As long as they eat up these tens of thousands of British troops, the British troops stationed in India will probably no longer have the courage to whine in the face of the anti-Japanese rescue. They dare not mention anything to recover Myanmar. Unless they dare to draw troops from Europe to fight against the anti-Japanese rescue, otherwise, they would have to pinch their noses and swallow their breath.

On the afternoon of November 21, the British army was less than ten kilometers away from the defense line for the anti-Japanese rescue. At this time, the British army also discovered that the anti-Japanese rescue was blocking their front. Under the air strikes of the Anti-Japanese Air Rescue Team, the British army, which suffered heavy losses and had to stop advancing.

"The damn yellow-skinned monkey was still blocked by them." Lieutenant General Slim led his men to observe the defense line of anti-Japanese rescue with a telescope on a small hill. When he saw that the anti-Japanese rescue actually built a defense line, he couldn't help but curse.

"General, what should we do now? Should we launch an attack?" asked Major General Eric.

During the several consecutive air raids of the anti-Japanese rescue efforts, the British army suffered a great loss. More than 3,000 people died on the march. The loss of a large amount of armored equipment and heavy artillery made the morale of the troops fall further.

Reason told Lieutenant General Slim that his best choice now is to lead the troops to retreat immediately regardless of the situation. Retreat to India. In this way, they might be able to save their main force.

However, if he really did this, then the face of the British Empire would probably be lost. They would become the laughing stock of the whole world, and it would be a foregone conclusion that they would lose Myanmar.

It is precisely because of this situation that they cannot retreat and must find a way to defeat the anti-Japanese and rescue efforts. Even if they cannot occupy Myanmar in the end, they mainly win a victory and then retreat again, they can still save face.

This is very important for the British Empire, which has good face.

"Order the troops and take a break. Tomorrow morning, start the attack." Lieutenant General Slim finally gave the order.

No matter what, they have to make a try. If they can win, it would be better. If they can't win, they will find a way.

"Yes, General." Major General Eric nodded.

The British army began to set up defense lines and began to rest. The journey for several days and the planes on their backs could make these British soldiers exhausted. Especially these troops, ordinary soldiers were almost all composed of colonial natives. If it weren't for the British officers' suppression, they might have caused a mutiny long ago.

The British army began to operate early the next morning. After a night of rest, the morale of the troops was restored to a certain extent. The artillery of the four British infantry divisions was all pulled out. Each infantry division's 18-pound cannon, 4.5-inch cannon, even 6-inch howitzers and 8-inch howitzers were deployed on the artillery positions.

However, after the air strikes by the Anti-Japanese Air Rescue Team in the morning, only 40% of the British artillery were left. On average, each infantry division had only 15 18-pound cannons, 15 4.5-inch cannons, 5 6-inch cannons or 8-inch cannons.

Such artillery strength is completely incomparable to the artillery that resisted Japan and rescued. You should know that the artillery regiment of each infantry division that resisted Japan and rescued each infantry division has 36 105mm howitzers and 12 155mm heavy howitzers, and the artillery battalion of each infantry regiment also has 18 75mm howitzers. Although two infantry regiments are missing, the artillery of the 1st Infantry Division and the 3rd Infantry Division together still have 24 155mm heavy howitzers, 72 105mm light howitzers, and 72 75mm field guns. Not to mention the heavy artillery brigade, it also has 72 155mm heavy howitzers.

The combined number of these cannons can completely crush the British army. Moreover, the anti-Japanese and rescue air force can also bomb the British artillery.

"Open fire!"

Just after 8 o'clock in the morning, the British artillery soldiers who had just had breakfast received the order to open fire.

So, 60 18-pound cannons, 60 4.5-inch cannons, 15 6-inch cannons and 5 8-inch cannons began to bombard violently. Accompanied by the sound of thunderous shelling, shells roared towards the anti-Japanese rescue position.

The soldiers who were rescued by the Japanese and hid in the fortifications as soon as possible. Although the fortifications built in hasty will not be very strong. However, this is better than being exposed to the wild and subjected to British shelling.

Besides, our artillery will soon open fire. Then we will be able to suppress the British artillery. After all, our artillery is more powerful than the British artillery.

"Boom! Boom!"

The shells fell on the anti-Japanese rescue position like raindrops, and bomb craters were blown up. Some fortifications were blown up during the explosion. As well, casualties occurred in the army... Friends reading books, you can search for "" and find this site as soon as possible.
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