The soldiers guarding the gate didn't know there was an enemy attack!
But where are they? The rear area! They were attacked by the enemy? Isn’t Mandalay doing well? Why did they end up in Lashio?
What followed was several explosions.
For a moment, the guards at the city gate and the people who were preparing to enter the city were stunned.
People in the city heard the explosion. At first there was only one sound, and they thought it was a soldier who made a mistake. But then there were explosions one after another, and even the stupidest people knew that something was wrong.
Suddenly, the guards of Lashio began to gather, and the people in the city began to panic.
This was a surprise attack.
It is destined to be a successful surprise attack.
The people in the rear were too careless. They never thought that the Japanese would cross the previous cities and go directly to Lashio. You must know that Lashio did not have many troops at all.
Now most of the British troops have gone to Mandalay, but even if the British troops are here, they are of little use. If they don't flee when they encounter the Japanese, it is considered good. You know, in the entire India-Burma battlefield, the British troops
Almost all of them are on the run, always on the run.
"Sir! It's Japanese! It's Japanese!"
"I saw it! You don't need to tell me!"
"Sir, the Japanese are much more numerous than us! What should we do?"
"Faq! Telegraph command, then we prepare to retreat!"
"yes!"
After hearing the order to retreat, the British soldiers with weak feet were relieved. They could retreat, they could retreat! They had never encountered such a fierce attack, and they did not want to sacrifice their lives for the British! It was better to do it earlier.
withdraw!
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"Your Excellency, Division Commander, attacks have also been launched from the south and west!"
"Yoshi! Soon, Lashio will fall into the hands of our Empire of Japan! Then, we can join the 18th Division to besiege Mandalay!" Shozo Sakurai squinted his eyes.
To ensure secrecy and safety, they walked thousands of kilometers with their legs. These artillery pieces were also dismantled into parts and transported bit by bit! Now, the destination is in front of them, and their
War achievements are waiting for you!
"Hi!"
After more than ten minutes of shelling, thousands of Japanese troops rushed in from the east, south, and west of Lashio.
…
When Gu Feiyan heard the first shot of the cannon, he knew something was wrong. The Japanese had sent out a strange army to attack the rear city of Lashio! But he originally thought that the British army would be able to hold on for a while. He just
I wanted to take more than 1,000 soldiers I had rescued before to help defend the city, but I saw the British army retreating, or in other words, running for their lives.
Gu Feiyan was silent, knowing that he didn't have much time, so he had to retreat immediately! Otherwise, once the Japanese army surrounded them, the rescue of more than 1,000 people might be in vain!
"Go, gather the brothers from the expeditionary force and the brothers from the transportation team, and burn all the supplies!" Gu Feiyan opened his mouth and gave the order. The fall of Lashio is inevitable, but if the supplies are left behind, it will obviously be a waste.
enemy.
"yes!"
Soon, somewhere in Lashio, fire shot into the sky.
Gu Feiyan took a deep look, and then headed north.
…
There is no doubt that Lashio was lost.
This Japanese army seemed to appear out of thin air, and in just 2 hours, it took Lashio completely in its hands.
As for the original British guards in Lashio, when the Japanese attacked the city, they ran towards Mandalay.
"Your Excellency, Division Commander! A large amount of supplies and food were found, but they were burned by the Chinese!"
"Nani? Rescue some as soon as possible. If the supplies are really not enough, just collect food from the Burmese people!"
"Hi!"
As a transfer station for domestic materials transported to Myanmar, a lot of materials are stored in Lashio.
At least there is no shortage of food.
Gu Feiyan's fire burned the materials piled up into a small mountain, which could be regarded as causing a little trouble for the Japanese.
…
The expeditionary force headquarters, upon receiving the news, went silent.
No one spoke, and the loss of Lashio meant that the expeditionary force's return path had been cut off. This was a huge blow to everyone.
Not long after the fall of Tonggucai, the remaining soldiers of the expedition had no choice but to embark on their return journey. Now tell them that their return journey has been cut off?
"If Lashio is lost, Mandalay will be in danger! Because Pingmanna has also been lost!" Stilwell looked at the map in a daze. On the interface of Myanmar, it seemed that the dots on the Myanmar interface were slowly changing into
Red has become a place controlled by the Japanese.
"Asshole!" Du Yuming grabbed Stilwell's collar, "From the beginning to the end, the British army did not exert any strength! As a result, the rear area was given to the Japanese without even holding on for two hours.
Do you think Mandalay can still be defended? Is this what you call an alliance? A so-called alliance?"
Stilwell's face looked ugly. The British army's inaction showed that they did not respect him.
But what can he do?
To put it nicely, he is the chief of staff of the Allied forces, and the commander-in-chief of the Chinese theater gave him command. However, he did not get much real command at all! The Chinese army did not listen to him, and neither did the British army.
His! His job is extremely difficult! But now, these places are lost, is it his responsibility? Why would he have a teammate like the British?
Stilwell himself couldn't figure out why he was so ambitious when he came here, and why he was like this now. He had only been here for a long time, and he hadn't even arrived for a month!
Why was it that within a month, Myanmar was almost completely lost?
Du Yuming took a deep breath and let go of Stilwell. There were some things that he needed to vent out now. The most urgent task was to plan the return journey of the remaining expeditionary force. Otherwise, once the Japanese encircled the expeditionary force, the expeditionary force would be attacked.
A devastating blow.
Of course, the Japanese may not have thought about this yet. They are probably thinking about how to encircle Mandalay.
Zhou Weiguo sat aside, quietly watching the big bosses get angry, and thinking, where did the Japanese army come from? This method seems to be similar to that in history. It all covers the retreat of the expeditionary force.
.
It's just that the British army is really disappointing. It's really disappointing. I sighed slightly. I'm afraid the Japanese haven't thought of pursuing the remnants of the expeditionary force for the time being. They have now captured Pingmanna and La.
Xu, he is probably planning how to capture Mandalay.
In other words, this is an opportunity for the expeditionary force.
Where are the expeditionary troops who have been away for several days now?
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When Dai Anlan received the telegram, he frowned. He knew that the British were unreliable, but he didn't expect that Lashio was also lost.
However, they now have tens of thousands of people from the three armies in their hands. Unless the Japanese army encircles them, they should still be able to break out as long as they choose a direction to break out of the encirclement.
However, the order from the headquarters has not yet arrived, and he now needs to know where the Japanese have deployed their troops, otherwise, it will be in vain.
