Chapter 135: Infiltration
That night, a reinforced battalion of the Indian National Army set out with 500 men.
It should be said that it is a good time to set off at night, but it is not a good time.
It is said that it is a good time, because the infiltration war, there is a cover of night can play a role, which refers to the fact that it is not only easier for Indian soldiers to blend in...... In fact, because the Indian soldiers are Indians, and there are many people during the day, it is easier to blend in during the day. But after mixing in, it is to scatter and shoot everywhere to create chaos, and it is obvious that if this kind of chaos is easier to stop during the day, it will become more and more serious at night, and even cause large-scale misunderstanding and chaos among the British and Indian troops. Therefore, Mutaguchi Lian also had to choose to act at night.
It is said that this is not a good time, because the Japanese army is good at night warfare and often attacks at night...... This was determined by the weakness of the Japanese army's equipment and supplies, the Japanese army's air power was not comparable to the British and American forces, and the artillery shells were not as abundant as the British army, so it was naturally a good choice to attack the city at night.
But the problem is that there are too many night battles, which makes the Anglo-Indian troops in Imphal more vigilant, not to mention the open sentry, secret sentry and password, there will be a group of Anglo-Indian troops waiting in the trenches at any time.
This made it difficult for the Indian soldiers to infiltrate.
However, this did not stump Mutaguchi Ryoya, he sent a team of Japanese troops to quietly touch the front line and catch a few "tongues".
The British and Indian soldiers were timid, and they had already given a clear account of the password, number and other information before they were sentenced.
Perhaps these British and Indian soldiers thought ...... It doesn't matter if I give you a password, do you Japanese still want to get involved?
But this time they were wrong.
The password gave great convenience to the Indian soldiers of the Indian National Army, and the British and Indian troops saw that they were Indians, and the military uniforms and rifles were all British, and the password was also correct, and they also shouted the right number as soon as they came up, so they gave them the green light all the way without much inspection.
The Indian National Army, as in the exercise, did not attack as soon as it entered the city. Instead, three in a heap, two in a clump scattered in all directions.
When everything was ready, Major Galava, who took the lead, hid in the shadows and fired three red flares into the sky.
As soon as the flares were fired, there was chaos in the city of Imphal, with gunfire and fire everywhere, and the Indian National Army was indiscriminately killing inside, sometimes even against the Indian people...... This is also a poisonous plan by Mutaguchi Ryoya, so that not only can the British and Indian troops misunderstand, but even the Indian people in Imphal will be afraid of the British and Indian troops.
Originally, Mutaguchi also thought that these Indian soldiers would be resistant to this, after all, these Indian warriors were sincerely for India's independence, but after careful testing, they found that they did not resist at all. I can't help but be surprised and surprised.
What Mutaguchi didn't know was that the Indian people living in Imphal were yellow people from the northeastern state, and although they were Indians, the Indians did not regard them as Indians, so naturally they did not have much sympathy for them.
Major Galava, on the other hand, was clever enough to fire a few shots and then hid...... In the infiltration war, the comrades-in-arms are scattered among each other, and no one knows what the others have done, and only a fool will really listen to the Japanese and put guns everywhere outside.
Major Galava was even thinking that as soon as the battle was over, or the Japanese would come in. Then he can become one of the few surviving heroes in the Indian National Army and be promoted to knighthood.
It's just that Major Galava didn't expect it...... The Japanese and Indian soldiers did not understand the language, and Major Galawa was dressed in the same way as the British and Indian troops, so after the Japanese army entered the city, he did not wait for Major Galawa to raise his hand and say a few words. And they raised their guns and killed him.
In fact, what is more important is that Mutaguchi Lian did not tell those Japanese soldiers to be careful not to accidentally injure those Indian National Army who might survive...... Mutaguchi also felt that there was no need for this, and the Indian National Army was just a pawn. There was no need for the Japanese soldiers to identify each Indian soldier as friend or foe for the sake of a few chess pieces, which would undoubtedly increase the casualties of the Japanese army itself.
So, this Garava Major is actually not smart enough.
Of course. That's all for later.
Almost at the same time, the Japanese army, which had been preparing outside the city for a long time, launched an attack on Imphal...... At this time, although Imphal also fought back, the firepower was obviously much weaker than before.
To make matters worse, the Anglo-Indian army soon had problems with its operational steps and command under such internal and external attacks...... Because of the confusion and accidental injuries, the troops that were supposed to be reinforced to the front line could not be assembled at all.
This is not to say that the Indian soldiers are timid, but they cannot be assembled at all, because no one knows whether the Indian soldiers around them are friends or foes, and they do not know whether there is a machine gun facing them in secret.
This is not to say that the command system of the British and Indian armies is not good, but that there are few units in the British and Indian armies that can still carry out orders completely, and the orders issued by the command are also in vain. There were even many British officers who were killed in the first place...... They were the first target of the Indian National Army.
So there is no need to say what the result of this battle was, the Japanese army successfully broke through the defense line of Imphal and rushed into the city to kill and rob, at this moment they did not care about the image of the "liberator" at all...... The Japanese attack on Imphal was the same as the attack on Burma under the slogan of "driving out the British colonists and supporting Indian independence".
Therefore, when the Japanese army invaded Imphal, it should have done some superficial work, such as not killing the people, not robbing the people's things, etc.
But these Japanese troops are the Japanese soldiers who have been attacking Imphal for a long time, they hate Imphal to the core, and they were once hungry because of the lack of supplies, and now they finally attacked the city, just like a money addict who broke into the vault, where can they endure it, so all kinds of evil things are done.
This made Colonel Gil only feel numb in his scalp, in fact, it was not only him, but the Indians in the Indian National Army also put a question mark in their hearts...... Although the Indians in Imphal are of the yellow race, even if the Indians do not regard them as Indians, after seeing such a large-scale massacre and evil by the Japanese army, the Indian soldiers will think in their hearts: If the Japanese are so cruel, how can they still sincerely fight for India's independence, and then think about the tragic situation of the Burmese people...... Maybe they fought to the death for India's independence, and the so-called independence is also the independence under Japan!
Thinking of this, even those Indian National Army, who really have the blood to fight for India's independence, shudder. (To be continued.) )