According to Zhu Bin's plan, apart from the currently stable China border and the long coastline, the most critical issue is the transportation line from Myanmar to India and the land of 2 million square kilometers.

How many troops are needed to complete his ideal siege?

Based on Bai Chongxi's experience, that is almost an impossible task.

As far as is currently known, the British operate at least four transportation lines to India, as well as sea routes from the Bay of Bengal. A considerable part of the current supply transfer of the coalition forces is completed from India. They do not use it unless they have a last resort.

Would easily cross Malacca and venture into the Gulf of Thailand.

So, this area alone cannot be stopped by a force of 100,000 people. How can Zhu Bin be so sure of this? The great powers dare not say anything about other abilities, but they are still very capable of escaping.

Furthermore, if the coalition forces find that they have no way forward and retreat, and make up their minds to hide in the vast and boundless tropical jungle mountains, it will be an almost impossible task to find them. Are they trapped to death? This will take a long time. China

Can you afford it?

All kinds of doubts made Bai Chongxi and others really confused as to where Zhu Bin had such confidence.

But they didn't need to ask the question. Zhu Bin used a magic stick-like tone and declared enthusiastically: "There is no need to worry about anything. Since I have made this decision, I have a method that will definitely succeed. As long as you put it in place."

Once the face-to-face battle is under control, the rest can be handled by our strategic forces."

...Okay. Bai Chongxi is indispensable. He has no reason to complain about the huge achievements achieved today. No matter it is caused by various reasons, in fact, it is too late for him to be happy that he can achieve huge progress almost without any bloodshed.

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Unknowingly, the entire rhythm of the war returned to Zhu Bin's control, and according to his wishes, it began to move towards an alternative destination that no one could have expected.

Two days later, the first batch of airborne troops landed without warning from the sky above the Imphal Plains in accordance with the overall command. The first batch was surprisingly the heavy armored paratroopers who had made many contributions to the Humvee and had given the Americans a huge shock.

, and a parachute mechanized infantry regiment with ultra-high mobility.

Based on units of ten thousand people, airdropped armed geep vehicles and infantry vehicles, and a large number of heavy firepower motorcycles. In conjunction with strong soldiers wearing heavy body armor, they descended in groups from the edge of the adjacent eastern mountainous area at night,

By the time the British army and the tens of thousands of Indian soldiers under their control discovered something unusual, the organic assault force had already gathered together. Under the cover of the sudden attack group, they launched an unprecedented ferocious attack on the vast plains!

People in the tropics are usually lazy, especially Indians, who never worry about food, even under the heavy oppression and exploitation of the British, and in a country ruled according to the pyramid system of the caste system, servility has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow, even like Gandhi

The so-called resistance under the leadership of heroes is also the method of "non-violence and non-cooperation". According to some people's crude understanding, that is, if the donkeys don't crack the whip, the donkeys won't move. Don't chop them with a knife.

, they won’t cooperate...isn’t this a bitch!

Misunderstanding? It doesn’t matter, as long as it works. Most of the Indian soldiers are just soy sauce, and there are still very few who really burst out with passion and combat effectiveness. When most of the British were dispatched to some battlefields in Myanmar to supervise the desperate efforts of the Japanese.

Those guys who were huddled behind to look after the baggage were usually enjoying themselves, but they never expected to encounter a terrifying killer falling from the sky!

This is a heroic force that has experienced many high-intensity battles! In Hawaii, they first challenged the defensive front of tens of thousands of American soldiers with airborne troops; in the Siberian Plateau, they braved the severe cold and penetrated deep into the heart of the Russians to seize the city; now... they

Re-arm and go into battle, continue to challenge the world's strongest countries and armies, be brave and fearless once again trapped in a tight siege, and use terrifying attack power to teach all enemies in front an unforgettable lesson!

If the British and Indian soldiers stationed in Imphal can survive, they will never forget the lingering nightmare for the rest of their lives!

In the silent night, clusters of umbrella flowers bloomed high in the sky, and the faint roar of transport planes only caused the tracers of some errand-like flares and anti-aircraft guns. They were scattered and had no effect at all.

The original radar antenna set up in the central area was paralyzed at some point, and no signal could be seen. The soldiers scattered in the mountainous area guarding the key passes on the road leading to Myanmar, before they could figure out what was going on, were in vain.

He was touched by groups of terrifying enemies covered in armored shells and killed in bed.

At dawn, a series of strongholds were raided and occupied. Radio communications in the entire Imphal area were jammed and blocked. Limited communication wires were cut. The command center did not know what was happening in the periphery. The attacked strongholds were unable to inform others. Each one was attacked separately.

Broken, silently, controlled in the hands of the attacker.

At dawn, tens of thousands of paratroopers gathered from all directions appeared like ghosts near the city of Imphal. The defense lines were broken through by super-speed heavy motorcycles running wildly. After a large number of sleeping soldiers woke up, they were stunned to see a large number of

The enemies confiscated their weapons, then turned their guns and launched a crazy bombing attack on the city center!

Yes! They have no intention of Channing or getting supplies at all, but pure destruction!

The British army received nearly countless supplies from the United States, which were piled up in Imphal. Even if a division of soldiers stationed here had to eat every day, they would not be able to use them up in a few years. Every warehouse was full.

, they only need to worry about how to transport it to Myanmar.

It naturally contains a large number of weapons and ammunition, as well as artillery fire of various calibers.

As for the airborne troops, they were the ones who did it! Under the crazy assault, the outer artillery positions were captured first, and then the artillery turned their direction. Under their control, they aimed at Imphal city and warehouse area.

A merciless bombardment!

When he remembered the rumbling explosion, Major General William Slim woke up from his dream here. He crawled out of bed and looked out the window. He saw that the sky above the warehouse he was most worried about was painted with dazzling red flames.

It's like a bloody setting sun!

Explosion! An earth-shattering explosion! The drumbeats were disrupted. A terrifying roar that made the cochlea useless. It rolled like thunder, wave after wave, rolling in from a distance and blasting straight into his head, shaking him.

He was dizzy and couldn't help himself for a moment!

After a long time, Major General Slim rushed out like crazy, picked up the phone and yelled: "What the hell is going on?! Where did the shells come from?!"

There were only panicked shouts from the warehouse: "General! We are under terrible attack! The direction seems to come from our artillery position, but I don't understand, how could this happen?!"

Major General Slim cursed: "Asshole! The enemy must have burst in and seized the cannon! Move the important supplies as quickly as possible, and don't let them completely destroy it! This is a valuable asset of the British Empire..."

Before he could finish speaking, the phone line was cut or blown up, and a beeping signal came from the phone.

Major General Slim was completely sleepless, his eyes widened, and his eyes darted back and forth for a long time. He decisively ordered other troops that could be found to abandon their positions immediately. They quickly gathered at the predetermined location on the outskirts of the city, still in control.

Heavy weapons - artillery and tanks, seize the time to launch a suppressive counterattack against the original peripheral artillery. It is best to destroy them.

After issuing the order briefly and forcefully, Major General Slim was sweating all over and his face was pale. A very bad feeling came over his heart - this time, I am afraid that he and the entire British team are in big trouble!

He is not the kind of idiot who relies on connections to get by with his job, but an outstanding general who has participated in World War I and led the Gurkha Infantry Regiment. He has his own set of views on the current war situation and possible crises.

Including the unexpected attack that occurred today, he had made plans and responded to it. It was not ordinary speed.

How terrible is the enemy's attack power? Major General Slim didn't plan to think too much. He only knew that if the opponent was allowed to continue attacking unscrupulously, the entire Imphal would be turned into ruins! Not only would it lead to the attack on Myanmar

The support of the battlefield troops is completely interrupted. More importantly, the terrible impact caused by this will be immeasurable!

When about 3,000 soldiers were gathered, Major General Slim arrived in person and delivered a sonorous speech to them: "There will not be many enemies coming in suddenly. Most of them will be paratroopers. Or they will be very good, but it must be clear that they

The number of weapons and ammunition we carry is limited, so we must rely on capturing our equipment to attack us. Then, as long as we can work together to cut off their attack route as soon as possible, the final victory will still belong to us!"

The panicked troops gained short-term comfort. A heroic commander usually brought unexpected encouragement. Under his leadership, the troops of a few thousand people barely twisted into a rope and headed towards the largest occupied area.

An artillery position swoops in!

Among the large woods less than ten kilometers away from the city, heavy artillery positions sunk deep into the ground are dotted. Excellent heavy artillery from the British Empire are being transferred over by soldiers wearing armor. They are unceremoniously

Blast towards the center!

Major General Slim's thousands of men were divided into several directions to outflank them. They were still three kilometers away from the artillery position when they were stopped by a small group of heavy-armed paratroopers who had rushed in in advance and were bombarded by recoilless rifles.

, and pushed Britain to the ground hard.

Major General Slim was helpless, but he did not dare to delay at all. He forced the soldiers of a regiment to attack forward with gritted teeth. Within ten minutes, two formations of attack aircraft suddenly came over in mid-air, with a devastating attack of 30mm cannons.

It was very smashing, coupled with a series of rockets, knocking down hundreds of people in an instant, and they retreated in a panic. All attacks failed!

Major General Slim's face suddenly became extremely ugly, and a gloom arose in his heart - the enemy's preparedness was even more extreme than he imagined!

When dawn came, the city of Imphal had been bombarded with thousands of artillery shells of various calibers. The warehouses were destroyed by fires and explosions. Tens of thousands of people fled in panic. Soldiers from all walks of life

After being completely dispersed, especially those Indian soldiers who were not very loyal in the first place, there were not a few who simply ran away. Only those who could bravely continue to fight to the death behind Major General Slim were only one or two out of ten.

At this time, the rest of the airborne troops began to move in from other directions. The road was led by motor vehicles and bombarded by various heavy weapons. With the cover of air power at any time, there was no barrier that could stop their attack.

pace.

The failure reports again and again made Slim look completely pale, and he knew full well what would happen if he could not contact the headquarters and other troops.

After thinking anxiously for a moment, he made a decisive decision to immediately retreat with the remaining troops in the north and south directions. At the same time, he sent people to contact the British troops stationed in India to guard against the local rebel forces. Don't worry about other things and come over to meet with them.

No matter what, we must first kill the enemy in front of us!

The idea is good, but how to implement it? This is a question.

Looking back, the British commander Lord Alexander, who was still struggling in the direction of Burma, suddenly interrupted the communication in the direction of Imphal. At that time, he felt that something was wrong. But he couldn't believe that such a bizarre situation would happen, and he couldn't figure it out over and over again.

, to discuss with the Americans and Japanese.

As a result, both MacArthur and Terauchi Juichi warned in unison: "Don't take any chances! You must treat it as a crisis caused by the attack of the Chinese Army!"

Alexander immediately quit. They were just here to make trouble, so why did they become the main direction of the enemy's attack and the main force in blocking the attack without knowing why? This is not fair!

Imphal cannot be lost. The colonies of the British Empire must be preserved, and the retreat routes must be clear!

Alexander immediately demanded that the Burmese troops immediately withdraw from the battle and rush to the direction of India for reinforcements. No matter what, the attacking enemies must not be allowed to gain a foothold, otherwise, they will really have no place to run!

Neither the Americans nor the Japanese agreed very much with this. Originally, the number of troops put together by the three of them plus the French was said to be one million, but in fact only half of them could fight. Once the British left, not only their nearly ten

Thousands of people have fled, and hundreds of thousands of Indian colonial troops will follow. This is a huge disagreement among the coalition forces, and it is unacceptable under any circumstances!

It’s okay not to agree! Alexander knew very well what was most important to him. Anyway, the United States and Japan had no choice at this time, but Britain could completely advance and retreat on its own. Besides, India was the only option for the entire coalition in case the attack failed.

Evacuation is the lifeline. If it is not guaranteed, if there is a big problem, who can we rely on to deal with the millions of coalition forces?

The reason is very good, but it is difficult to do it!

The main force of the British army lying in front of Mandalay was already being held tightly by the First Army Corps and the Xue Yue Armored Corps, which were attacking from three sides. They were not given a chance to withdraw at all. The Japanese army wanted to come back after giving up space.

Not only does it take time, but more importantly, the initiative to control the battlefield is completely out of their hands. Can they just leave if they want? It's not that easy!

Alexander was like an ant on a hot pot, anxiously issuing a series of instructions. The answers he received were all kinds of difficulties. He finally realized that the trouble might be really big, huge!

At this juncture, news came from the South China Sea that frightened all the coalition commanders - the Chinese navy, which they were most worried about, left the Paracel Islands area that had been strategically defended without warning, and sailed for several days and nights.
To be continued...