"Impossible!" Pete replied: "Our intelligence is provided by the Chindit troops, and their intelligence is accurate!" ”

"It turned out to be the Chindit troops!"

I have also heard of this Chindit unit, which was originally known as the "77th Indian Infantry Brigade", and its members were half British, the other half Indian and Burmese.

The reason why it is called the "Chindit Army" is because the famous British general Wingate, who formed this force, hoped that this force could be supported by the Burmese people, so he borrowed the name of the universal mythical beast "Chindit" that can go to the sky and enter the sea in Burmese legends...... This is a bit like the Japanese taking advantage of the Burmese belief to create a "Bomojo".

To put it simply, this unit is a special force established by the British Army to conduct reconnaissance, sabotage, and sneak attacks behind enemy lines.

Historically, this unit has not achieved much tactical success, because the Japanese army is also very good at this kind of activity, and most of the Burmese people are still helping the Japanese army at this time...... As a result, the 3,000-strong Chandit troops went behind enemy lines, and finally under the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese army, nearly 1,000 people were killed and wounded, and fled to China and India.

But the strategic significance of this force is significant...... The British army was frightened by the Japanese army in the first Burma campaign, so they once thought that the British army was not suitable to fight the Japanese army in the jungle, that is, the Burma battlefield. According to the British themselves, it was impossible for the British to defeat the Japanese in the jungle. Even the Indian side is still thinking: is the era of British domination of India coming to an end? Is India going to think about accepting or cooperating with the Japanese army to repel the British army in advance?

However, the Chindit troops shattered the myth of the invincibility of the Japanese army...... A force of more than 3,000 people went deep behind enemy lines for more than a month, and was encircled and suppressed by tens of thousands of Japanese troops, and finally more than 2,000 people survived, which proved that the British army and the Japanese army had the strength to fight in the jungle, but they did not use the right tactics before.

If the information of Lingbang came from the Chindit forces, then it is indeed credible.

After thinking about it, Zhang Chi said: "No matter what, I hope that the division headquarters can treat this issue carefully." If the Japanese reconnaissance team we annihilated had one squadron, then it is very likely that there would be more than one brigade of Japanese troops in the Lingbang area! ”

"Hmm!" Pete nodded and said, "I will convey this question to the division headquarters and ask the division headquarters to verify this information!" ”

Later, Pete did so, but this suggestion was not taken seriously by the division. Chief Instructor Hill, who had actual command of the battle, insisted that there was no need to send reinforcements to the Japanese army in Lingbang because there was only one brigade, even when the new regiment was besieged by the Japanese, which put the new regiment in danger.

Of course, that's all for later.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of gunfire outside the cave, and Zhang Chi had just grabbed his rifle before he could get out of the cave. There was a heavy bombardment outside......

It was the devil who detonated the explosives that had been planted in front of the position, and the devil didn't even have time to ask Zhang Chi for instructions, which can be imagined how urgent the situation was.

As Zhang Chi had predicted, the Japanese Naga Task Force took advantage of the darkness and the sound of rain to launch a night attack on the Chinese army's defensive lines.

It's just that there is one thing that Zhang Chi didn't expect, the Japanese army also sent several troops to try to infiltrate the Chinese army before launching a night attack...... This was a tactic commonly used by the Japanese army, and Chinese officers and soldiers called it "infiltration warfare".

During the First Burma Campaign, many troops suffered from this kind of infiltration warfare, and the Japanese army would always let the Chinese-speaking Japanese soldiers disguise themselves as Chinese soldiers or civilians to blend into the Chinese army's defense line before attacking, and then when the main Japanese army launched an attack, these Japanese troops who mixed into the Chinese army attacked at the same time...... At this time, the Chinese army was in trouble, and the front was the attack of the main forces of the Japanese army. There are also "Chinese soldiers" fighting black guns behind him, and what is more serious is that the Chinese army is not sure whether the comrades around them are really "Chinese soldiers", and they have to be on guard at all times that the comrades-in-arms next to them will suddenly give themselves a look, so the defense line soon collapsed under the attack of the Japanese army.

At this time, the Japanese Naga Task Force used this infiltration tactic. Moreover, the Naga task force also did a good job of intelligence work: they knew that the Chinese army in front of them was a British military uniform and a British helmet, so they also wore the same military uniform. The rifle still uses a three-eight cover...... The American-style M1 rifle appeared for the first time on the battlefield in Burma, and it was not easy for them to get their hands on it.

Then three such detachments rushed to Heights 145, Heights 217 and Lingbang respectively.

The Japanese army even figured out the number of the Chinese army, so they came up and shouted in the direction of the defensive line: "Brother of the first company." We are in the third company, and the battalion headquarters sent us to deliver important information to the first company commander! ”

I don't have a Japanese accent, and the number is right. So the Adversary had no doubts and was ready to let them go.

But the calf noticed that something was wrong, so he reminded beside him: "Deputy company commander, why didn't they play leggings?" ”

Chinese soldiers had the habit of wearing leggings, so although they wore British military uniforms, they still retained Chinese leggings...... In fact, there are also military leggings in British military uniforms, but the kind of leggings that are narrow and small and only tie the trouser legs around is really not in line with the habits of the soldiers, so the soldiers spontaneously added Chinese-style leggings.

It's not actually a matter of habit, as the old squad leader said...... Don't look at this leggings as just a cloth belt, it can be very useful on the battlefield, in case you are injured and the bandage is not enough, tearing off this leggings is a life-saving thing.

Chinese soldiers suffered heavy casualties on the battlefield, and they often had to rely on self-help after being wounded, and it was common for them to have insufficient bandages, so they panicked if they didn't hit the leggings.

This gave the new division a more bizarre attire...... Wearing the uniform of the British army but wearing Chinese leggings.

The Naga task force of the Japanese army did this intelligence work in detail, but they never imagined that the Chinese army would have this kind of work, so the "infiltration troops" they sent were all military leggings of the British army.

If it's just one or two, it's not unusual, but the two dozen or so soldiers are brushing British military leggings, which is not logical.

So the devil scolded: "His grandmother, you Japanese devil, still want to lie to your grandfather!" ”

With a "bang", he fired two shots at the team...... In fact, the Adversary was only trying those people, and the two shots were intentionally aimed at the top of their heads, after all, he was not sure.

However, the Japanese "infiltration troops" thought that they had been spotted by the devil, so they rushed forward with guns in their voices, and at the same time, dozens of Japanese soldiers suddenly appeared in the darkness and rushed up with bayonets. It was so close that it could be said to be able to break through the line in the blink of an eye, so the Adversary immediately ordered the explosives to be detonated. (To be continued.) )