Copper Ancient City, defense area of the 1st Division of the British Army
"General Skoll, those Chinese troops have arrived at the outskirts of Tonggu, should we go and greet them?"
Lieutenant Colonel Albert, the adjutant, reported to the division commander, Major General Skoll.
"Albert, let us noble gentlemen greet the lowly Chinese?
If they weren't needed for the noble gentlemen to take care of those damn dwarves, I wouldn't even let them in the Bronze Ancient City. When would the Chinese go to war?
You go inform their superiors and ask them to send people over to take over the defense. I will hand over Dongcheng District to them. We are only responsible for the defense of Xicheng District. "
At the 200th Division's forward headquarters, Lieutenant Colonel Albert walked in very arrogantly, his nose almost turned up to the sky. He had a deep-rooted psychological advantage over China and them. Who would have let them say that a hundred years ago, China was defeated by 2,000 people? The expeditionary force was defeated.
Commander Dai also snorted coldly. Now Huaxia is here to help them. As the commander of China's only mechanized division, he still has the pride he should have.
"Lieutenant Colonel Albert, this is the Major General Commander of the 200th Division of our Fifth Army. If you have any military matters, you can directly tell our division commander."
The interpreter of the 200th Division said in a neither humble nor condescending manner, which made Albert very unhappy, he was just a Chinese major general.
"Mr. Division Commander, I am informing you on the order of General Skoll that our department will hand over the defense of Dongcheng District to you, because you do not want to lose it to those Eastern dwarves!"
After hearing this, Mr. Dai really wanted to fly over. He had already been reduced to relying on China's help and still clinging to his position as the boss of the century. He thought this was still 100 years ago.
Mr. Dai said coldly to the translator:
"Liu Translator, just tell him that I understand and tell him not to worry about us. They can just guard Xicheng District by themselves and see the guests off!"
Albert left angrily. He had never been so angry in front of a Chinese person.
“Humph, these John Bulls are so stubborn that they only have tough mouths!
Let's go ahead and enter the city, show off our tanks, and show those John Bulls, they think we are coming with big blades. "
An hour later, the 200th Division drove into Dongcheng with a high profile, led by tanks, followed by large cars, forming a long steel queue. Military transport trucks are covered with slogans written in Chinese and French:
"The Chinese army is here to defend the Emerald people!"
"The Jade Kingdom is China's best neighbor!"
"Drive out the Japanese pirates and show your authority in foreign lands!"
"Win glory for the country and never give back if you win!"
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"The Chinese will play with these nonsense. These mechanized equipment are a waste of money in their hands. I even doubt whether they will use them."
Albert said sourly that the Chinese army in his impression should be an army with long braids behind them, holding broadswords and spears like beggars.
"Albert, don't worry about the barbarians. It's not a bad thing for us if they are stronger. Who will cover our retreat if the scapegoat is too weak?"
After Skoll finished speaking, the two of them laughed shamelessly. They had no plan to guard Tonggu at all. As soon as the dwarf appeared, they would withdraw and let the Chinese cover them to evacuate safely to Ren'an Qiang. Jade Let the Chinese people play with the country, they only need to protect the Asan Kingdom.
John Bull had this idea from top to bottom. The Chinese Expeditionary Force was serving as a shield for them. It was the Chinese people's business to defend the Emerald Kingdom. The transportation cut off by El Chapo was not theirs. Let the Chinese people save their own lives.
Tonggun is 250 kilometers from Liangguang to the south and 320 kilometers from Mandalay to the north. It is an important city and strategic location on the Yang-Man Railway. There is also Keyongang (Kaidao) Airport in the northwest, which is a place that the Japanese army "must quickly occupy".
The various units of the 200th Division arrived in Tonggu one after another, and Commander Dai devoted himself to urgent defense preparations. The military situation was already very urgent;
Commander Dai personally led all the officers of the division to scout the terrain, study the terrain, judge the enemy's situation, and use brainstorming methods to determine position selection, troop deployment and combat plans.
Suddenly there was a buzzing sound in the sky. The sharp-eyed military staff officer spotted the Japanese fleet at a glance and shouted loudly:
"Master, the Japanese plane, take cover quickly!"
"Brothers, quickly spread out and take cover, the Japanese plane is coming."
As soon as Master Dai and others took cover, the Japanese Hei Yaya fleet flew over Tonggu;
They roared and swooped down, dropping a series of bombs on the city. A large number of houses were blown up, and hundreds of soldiers and civilians were killed and injured.
This was the expeditionary force's first contact with the Japanese since entering the Emerald Kingdom. Although the scale of the bombing this time was not large, it was more of a demonstration;
Naturally, the expeditionary force would not be intimidated by this little trick, but the British First Division was frightened!
"Albert, those damn dwarves are really here. Tonggu City is no longer safe. A gentleman would not stand behind a dangerous wall. We must retreat to Anqiang, a relatively safe place!
Gather your troops and retreat! "
Albert was also frightened and reminded tremblingly:
"Your Excellency, General, won't you hand over to the Chinese people?"
Skoll waved his hand arrogantly and said:
"No need, gentlemen don't need to ask for their consent to do things. If we withdraw, they will naturally fill the gap. Leave this damn place of Tonggu to Dai!"
Naturally, the evacuation of tens of thousands of British troops could not catch the eyes of the 200 Division. The intelligence was quickly reported to the division headquarters. Hu Xianqun, the commander of the Chariot Regiment (1149th Regiment), cursed angrily:
"These sons of bitches, they don't even have any shame. The devils came over with a few birds and pooped a few times, and they were scared to the point of peeing out!
Forget about running away, not even saying hello, and still saying that you are a civilized person and a gentleman all day long, I think they are just a bunch of cowards! "
Mr. Dai was also very angry, but complaining would not solve the problem.
"Okay, let them run if they run. After all, the Emerald Country is just a colony. It doesn't feel bad if it is lost. We are different. The Yunnan Highway is the blood of China. Without these ghosts, we will still have to do it." Fight the devil!
Inform the infantry regiment and ask them to take over John Bull's position. Hurry, the military situation is urgent, the Japanese are coming soon! "
After the deployment was completed, Commander Dai visited various units day and night to guide them in preparing for war and conducting combat drills. He also sent political workers to visit overseas Chinese and local natives in the city to form an overseas Chinese volunteer team to assist the troops in combat.
The 200th Division has two tank regiments (1149th Regiment, 1150th Regiment), 1 machine infantry regiment, 1 infantry regiment (599th Regiment), 1 battle defense artillery regiment, 1 armored search battalion, 1 infantry artillery battalion, 1 A communications battalion with a total strength of about 10,000 people, it is China's first truly mechanized division.
It is indeed a bit wasteful for such mechanized divisions to be used to defend the city. To put it bluntly, most generals of the national army are not very good at using mechanized troops.
The soul of a mechanized force is speed and mobility. When used to defend a city, it becomes a fixed turret. How many rounds of bombing can it withstand without air superiority?
