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Faced with the sudden offensive launched by the Wehrmacht in the Hong Kong area, the British army was somewhat caught off guard. "The contest between China and Britain is mainly concentrated in the Burma region, and even in the great southwest and the border with India, both China and Britain are very restrained. The British army in Hong Kong only strengthened its defense, and did not expect a full-scale attack by China. In Burma, the contest between China and Britain is mainly a contest of strength, but Hong Kong can involve the ownership of the colony, and once China makes a move in Hong Kong, it will inevitably have the idea of completely reclaiming Hong Kong. And the British Empire will never easily let its colonies be taken back by other countries for the sake of the face of the empire, even if the colony of Hong Kong was originally Chinese land.

At present, the 18th Division of the British Army is stationed in Hong Kong, of course, it is a division, but the strength is only about 12,000 men. The British colonies were so large that even if they were occupied by the British, many places would need troops to defend them all year round, and other places would also need troops to defend them. In addition to East Asia, the two years have not been peaceful, and China's strong rise has caused a lot of turmoil in the colonies of the entire Far East, and the independence movement has been surging. As a result, the British had to commit large numbers of troops to the colonies of the Far East. Britain experienced a world war and suffered a serious loss of strength, and it was precisely the abundant resources and vast markets of the colonies that were needed to restore its strength. Once there is turmoil in the colonies, Britain will not only not be able to benefit from the colonies, but will also invest more troops to suppress the rebellion, which is very detrimental to the recovery and development of Britain.

Moreover, in order to cope with the aggressiveness of the Chinese Defense Forces on the battlefield, the British Pacific Fleet frequently traveled to and from the British islands in the Pacific Ocean, drawing as many troops as possible to the Chinese border. The main force of the 18th Division was not long after it moved from Burma to Hong Kong.

Major General Cherrieson, commander of the British 18th Division, was an excellent general of the British Army in World War I. He once created a glorious record of leading a brigade of the LinkedIn Army to severely damage two German brigades and take the opportunity to destroy one of the brigade headquarters. He was a well-known general in the British army, and it was this battle that promoted him from brigadier general to major general, and took charge of the elite 18th Division of the British army.

According to the original plan, the British 18th Division was to be transferred to Africa after the war, and then the Sino-British Burma War broke out, Chinese aircraft defeated the British Air Force, with the assistance of the Air Force, the British Army was defeated by the Chinese Army, and lost a small half of Burma in a short period of time. N.ET/ * small * say net / no pop-up ads full text TXT download For the British Empire, Burma's status is not the most important, but it is also a colony with good interests in the Far East. In this regard, the British top brass will not allow it to be occupied by China under any circumstances. In order to increase the strength of the British army in Burma, British Prime Minister Lloyd George personally ordered eight elite divisions of the British army to be drawn from the British mainland to supplement them. Strengthen the power of the British army in the Far East. Among them was the 18th Division.

Later, the 18th Division came to the Far East with the ship and spent some time in Yangon, Burma. Originally, he was going to go to northern Burma to fight the Chinese National Defense Forces as planned, but later received a telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong asking for help, and the British top brass had to transfer the 18th Division, including the division headquarters and an elite brigade of more than 10,000 people, to Hong Kong to prepare for a possible attack by the Chinese army. It's just that at that time, neither the British army nor the British top brass expected that China would dare to open up a new battlefield under the condition of being attacked from the belly.

At this time, although the British army suffered defeat on the battlefield, its arrogance did not diminish in the slightest. After all, the British Army is only first-class in the world, and has never claimed to be the first in the world. Before the Western World War, the German Army was known as the first in the world, and in the early days of the war, it frequently inflicted huge losses on the British army, but in the end, the British Empire still won the victory. The victorious German army was in complete decline. As a result, the anti-strike capabilities of the British army far exceeded their combat effectiveness. Moreover, after several years of war in the West, the British army has accumulated a large number of elite veterans, and their combat effectiveness is very good. This is also the reason why China and Britain can compete with each other. ..., in order to deal with the British army and recover Hong Kong Island in the shortest possible time, Feng Yong transferred more than 100 heavy artillery pieces from the Nanjing Military Region. Other types of artillery exceeded a thousand. It even emptied half of the ammunition depot of the Nanjing Military Region. It can be said that Feng Yong is determined to take the opportunity to recover Hong Kong Island.

Boom Boom!

The brutality of the battlefield was beyond anyone's expectations. The whole New Territories was thrown into chaos. The local people fled one after another, after all, the war was merciless, as long as he was shrouded, he couldn't tell the difference between the damned and the undeserving. The 18th Division, together with the original British troops stationed in Hong Kong, is not weak in firepower. The British army alone concentrated more than eighty heavy artillery pieces. Coupled with the support of their possible naval ship-borne heavy artillery, the task of the Wehrmacht was much more serious than imagined.

"Division commander, the Chinese army has broken through our first line of defense, and is now rapidly pressing towards the second line of defense. With the scale of our firepower and positional conditions, the second line of defense will not last long. Colonel Gay, chief of staff of the 18th Division, said.

"The Chinese army can no longer be underestimated. In terms of the level of weaponry and firepower of its army, the combat effectiveness of the Chinese army is no weaker than that of the army of the British Empire. I'm afraid those old guys in China didn't think of this at all. What worries me the most is that China is a country with a large population, and it has developed very rapidly in the past two years, and their so-called Wehrmacht strength exceeds three million men, and if every force has such combat effectiveness, the British Empire will not have the slightest chance of winning. Damn, those old things should have come to the Far East to see what was going on. "Major General Cherrison's face was very ugly.

"Major General, China's strength is beyond everyone's expectations. If it weren't for the strength of China's navy, I'm afraid they would be no worse than Germany. The confrontation of the British Empire alone with such a country is simply unrealistic. What's more, this is the Far East, the territory of the Chinese, the imperial labor expedition, not only wastes huge manpower and material resources, even if it wins, I don't know which country is cheaper! "Colonel Guy didn't look very good. Before coming to the Far East, they were all excited. Because for soldiers, war is the best way to get promoted and make money. The war in the West is over. The loss of national strength of all countries is high, and it is the time to restore power, and in order to maintain a peaceful environment, countries are trying to avoid war, which makes the possibility of conflict breaking out in the West disappear in a short time. Later, the news of the outbreak of the conflict between China and Britain in the Far East made the new generals of the entire British army excited, and through the stories of the veterans of the British army, China in the Far East is a decadent and backward country, although their army is numerous, but the weapons are primitive and the will to fight is poor. Moreover, they gave a detailed account of the Eight-Nation Alliance's war of aggression against China that took place that year. He also showed them the gold and silver treasures they had looted from China. Encouraged by these veterans and officers, the British soldiers believed that the Far East was a paradise on earth where wealth could be plundered at will, and they were naturally very keen to come to the Far East.

But the reality was cruel, and the 18th Division first saw China's advanced bombers in the skies over Burma. I was even more fortunate to witness the contest between Chinese and British fighters. The second batch of 30 combat units delivered by the British to Burma was quickly put into actual combat. and engage Chinese fighters.

In this battle, sixteen British fighters and ten Chinese fighters took part. The two sides engaged in fierce air battles in southern Myanmar, not far from Yangon. In the end, only two of the ten Chinese fighters escaped, and all the rest were shot down. The British fighters lost eight and four were heavily damaged and barely flew back to the airfield. Other aircraft also had varying degrees of damage. It can be said that there was a draw between China and Britain in this battle. But Major General Cherrison and Colonel Guy understood that Burma was not far from the Chinese mainland, and that Chinese weapons and equipment could continue to come from the country. And the British fighters needed to cross the oceans, and in terms of war potential, the British had already lost. ..., "The empire and the Japanese cooperated in tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger, and the ambitions of the Japanese were known to all." And the empire really shouldn't be mixed in now. After all, it is more in the interests of the empire that the two great powers in Asia are at war. The conflict between China and Britain made it difficult for the Empire to ride the tiger. There's not much we can do now but hold on. After all, the honor of the British Empire does not allow for insult. Major General Cherrison said with a heavy face. In this contest between China and Japan, he saw no hope of victory. And he was really shocked by the fighting power shown by China.

"Major General, can we use locally recruited Chinese to fight the Chinese army?" Colonel Guy said suddenly.

"You mean the recruited Chinese cops? No, not to mention that they only have about 2,000 men, they are not suitable for the battlefield just because they are not an army. And these policemen are Chinese after all, if they really want to let them go to the battlefield, I am afraid that before the fight starts, these people will disperse. Major General Cherrison said from afar. No matter where it was, the combat effectiveness of the local colonial army was not strong. And the colonial powers will not really train these colonized people into powerful soldiers. As long as these people can replace the British Empire to maintain local law and order, and remove the elite troops of the British Empire from policing, they have already demonstrated their value. If the colonial army was too strong, it would inevitably cause more trouble, and the British did not want the situation in the United States to happen in the Far East.

"Report to the general, the Chinese army broke through the second line of defense, and a regiment of our army was surrounded and annihilated by the Chinese army!" The scout said as he panted over in front of him.

"What!" Major General Cherrison and Colonel Guy changed their faces. The Chinese army attacked so violently that in just half an hour, it actually captured two lines of defense carefully constructed by Major General Cherison in succession. And also surrounded the defenders and annihilated them all. It's a lot harder than just breaking through the defenses.

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