Chapter 603 Refugees? Or Japanese?
Late at night, the main force of the 31st Division retreated in three directions towards Ukruhr.
Even the road is not easy to walk on, and it is muddy.
The mountain paths on both sides of the highway are even more difficult to walk on. The jungle is gloomy and weeds are everywhere. Every step you take, your feet will fall into the mud.
More than 20,000 Japanese soldiers had more than 10,000 injured numbers, and seriously injured numbers had to be carried on stretchers. There were only more than 2,000 wounded people, but more than 8,000 sick people. Some sick officers and soldiers could not walk at all and could only carry them.
Even the so-called healthy officers and soldiers, because they have no food in their stomachs, are all skinny and bone-skinned. When they walk empty-handed, their feet are fluttering and their bodies are constantly shaking. They also have to carry seriously injured and sick, weapons and ammunition, so where can they walk?
The mules and horses had already eaten up, and even the elephants and monkeys used to carry supplies were not left.
Some Japanese officers and soldiers walked while picking tender leaves on the roadside, which looked like locusts crossing the boundary.
Often, Japanese officers and soldiers ran away and hid in the bushes to get diarrhea.
Some Japanese officers and soldiers fell down as they walked.
Lieutenant General Sato Yukitoki, the commander of the 31st Division of the Japanese Army, was walking, and the war horse he rode had long been eaten. He stood on the high ground on the roadside, watching the team walking slowly forward, and was so anxious that he stomped his feet. But he could only stomp his feet, except that, he could not do anything.
It can be turned in at this speed of moving an ant, and it can't walk ten kilometers in a night.
No matter how slow you walk, you have to walk.
After dawn, US and British aircraft will inevitably follow and bomb. The entire team will be killed by the entire plane without protection.
After dawn, I can only walk while paying attention to the sky. Once a US-British plane comes, I must hide in the jungle immediately.
In the view of Lieutenant General Sato Yukito, the Impal Plateau, the mountains are full of demons, and every grass and every tree will swallow the Impal Army.
The earlier you leave this area, the more hope you have for the entire 31st Division Imperial Army.
Major General Miyazaki Shinsaburo, commander of the First Column of the 31st Division of the Japanese Army, led nearly 2,000 Japanese troops and slowly walked forward on the road more than 20 miles from the main force of the 31st Division.
When he evacuated the ridge during the day and walked to night, he should have rested immediately, but he received an order from Lieutenant General Sato Yukito, the commander of the 31st Division, and asked him to stay and block the British army. As a result, he asked the captain of the 58th Regiment, Colonel Fukunaga, to lead the 500 Japanese army to stop the attack, and he led the so-called main force to continue his journey.
The first column had more than 2,000 Japanese troops, and there were hundreds of wounded and sick. The so-called healthy Japanese army also had to carry the wounded and sick to walk. For the so-called healthy Japanese army, it was better to get sick or injured because walking was too tiring.
Major General Shinsaburo Miyazaki was very guilty. He knew that once his team met with the main force, he would be very likely to be removed from office and imprisoned as soon as possible. When he came to Kohima, there were more than 10,000 officers and soldiers, and later he added 4,000 troops, and now there are only more than 2,000 left. For him, it would be a blessing not to be shot.
But he suddenly was very afraid of death. He wanted to continue living too much. After seeing too many dead subordinates, he became afraid of death.
Major General Shinsaburo Miyazaki didn't even know that until now, and the main force of the 31st Division also began a major retreat. If he knew, he would comfort himself for his unauthorized retreat, and he could also use this as an excuse to defend himself.
He dared not contact the division headquarters telegram now, because the division headquarters' orders were very clear and harsh, and he had to stay and block the British army's pursuit.
Manglei, the 15th Japanese Army Command and Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Akiya have not known that the 31st Division has retreated so far. It was so late that Lieutenant General Mutaguchi Akiya has not yet slept because the military headquarters radio station could not contact the 31st Division headquarters radio station.
Of course, he, the commander of the army, must know what happened to the 31st Division,! But all the contact telegrams sent were all sank to the sea.
Lieutenant General Mutaguchi has always had a hot temper. If his arms were long enough and he knew where Lieutenant General Sato Yukito was, he would definitely smash his mouth and immediately remove his position as the commander of the division.
Lieutenant General Mutaguchi was also a lieutenant general who could only do it in a hurry and get angry, and could not do anything else.
For him, he had more important things to do, that is, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Myanmar Front, General Kawabian Masamu was inspecting the front line and asked him to rush to Taungei immediately to meet. How to report to General Kawabian Masamuru, which made him very big. Lieutenant General Mutaguchi also knew that his boss, General Kawabian Masamuru, did not support him in launching this battle. If he received his support, the team attacking Impal would not be limited to three divisions, at least there would be five. Logistics support would not be so bad, at least there would be a steady stream of material to transport to the front line.
If he retreated now, Lieutenant General Mutaguchi thought that he would have to finish his life. No matter how difficult this battle is, he would have to continue fighting.
Impal, commander of the Southeast Asian theater General Mountbatten, commander of the British 15th Army General Slim, commander of the Special Operations General Wingate, all fell asleep peacefully in the bed. Although they did not know that the Japanese 31st Division had retreated, they were aware of the retreat of the 1st Column of the 31st Division. Kohima was finally safe. The British 2nd Division and the 7th Division had already started the mode of chasing and annihilation of the 1st Column of the 31st Division. When tomorrow dawn, the main force of the British 2nd Division would launch a strong attack on the team led by Colonel Fukunaga. In their opinion, the situation was moving in a favorable direction for the British, and the great Impal Defense Battle had seen the dawn of victory.
Since Zhang Junhao led the special melee team to occupy Ukruur, the three British generals firmly believed that the 31st Japanese division would gather all forces to attack Ukruur. As long as Zhang Junhao could defend Ukruur, there was a great possibility that the 31st Japanese division would be completely wiped out.
Because he saw hope for victory and the two British divisions had been deployed, the three highest generals of the British army could finally have a good sleep.
In the early morning, the 7th Division of the British Army launched a fierce attack on the team led by Colonel Fukunaga.
The 33rd Army Command, which belongs to the British 15th Army, moved from Dimapur to Kohima. The commander of the army, ordered General Slim, ordered the 7th Division, the 2nd Division and the Chindith Brigade to carry out a pursuit and annihilation operation on the 31st Division of the Japanese Army. The 7th Division lurked on the two wings of the team led by Colonel Fukunaga last night. The genius was dawn and launched an attack. Other teams interspered and detoured in the mountains and decided to cut and encircle the 31st Division of the Japanese Army in the mountains.
British planes took off from multiple airports early in the morning, one was to reconnaissance the movements of the Japanese army, and the other was to prepare to bomb the Japanese army.
The British 7th Division launched an attack on Colonel Fukunaga, the first column of the 31st Division of the Japanese Army, and woke Major General Miyazaki Shinsaburo who was still sleeping. He was not too far away from Colonel Fukunaga, now. The gunshots could not be heard because the jungle was absorbed, but the sound of guns could be heard very clearly.
Major General Shinsaburo Miyazaki jumped up immediately and yelled: "Retreat!"
In the jungle on both sides of the highway, Japanese troops, like refugees, were sparsely pulled out. Some Japanese troops were holding grass in their mouths, some were carrying pants, obviously they had diarrhea, and some were coughing violently, with blood in their sputum. A large number of Japanese troops looked west and walked slowly along the highway.
The main force of the 31st Division of the Japanese Army did not know that the British army had already begun to attack the Colonel Fukunaga. After walking for only more than ten kilometers, they began to rest.
Lieutenant General Sato Yoshitoku, the commander of the 31st Division of the Japanese Army, fell asleep in a daze in a small tent, like a frightened baby, and his whole body twitched from time to time.
He has always loved to be neat and has not shaved for several days. The so-called hygienic beard has turned into dirty beards and is stained with mud.
A small pustule appeared on his back, preventing him from lying on his back.
Several Japanese troops left the team to search for the village and prepare to grab grain. If the people in the village had not escaped, they would be robbed.
It was dawn, and there was no smoke from cooking stoves in the team of more than 20,000 people. Not to mention cooking fires, even cooking fires and water did not occur.
On many small roads, the British army was not fast and it was extremely difficult to walk, but the British army all ate well and were full of energy.
Zhang Junhao was in a small tent, washed up, and had breakfast under the service of Sakurako Yumiya.
Although the breakfast Zhang Junhao was not delicate, it not only allowed to eat full, but also had nutritious food. Two eggs were the essence of breakfast.
After breakfast, Sakurako Yumiya made a cup of sugar-filled coffee for Zhang Junhao.
Zhang Junhao slept beautifully at night, and Yu'er learned to become a talented person and used a variety of creative postures. The specific details are privacy, so I will not disclose them here.
As love arises over time, Zhang Junhao and Yu'er look at each other with tenderness and sweetness.
In this rare peace period, Zhang Junhao enjoys happiness and warmth.
Zhang Junhao's rest tent was close to the team house, which was very simple, with only one camp bed, a small square table, and four small stools. However, because Zhang Junhao and Yu'er lived inside, the small tent was filled with a warm atmosphere.
Ayami Sakurako told Zhang Junhao that she had just arrived at the team headquarters to see it and there was no major event. The leaders told Zhang Junhao to just rest with peace of mind. If there was anything, they would come to report it as soon as possible.
Zhang Junhao looked at Yumiya Sakurako and said with a smile: "Double miles away, the British army must have had a fire with the 31st Japanese division. Our place will soon become the center of the battle. At that time, it may not even be able to get the time to drink coffee!"
Ayumiya Sakurako smiled and said, "If you go to the front line to fight again in the future, I will follow you like Yu'er."
Zhang Junhao reached out to touch Sakurako Yumiya's beautiful buttocks, looked at her eyes, and asked with a smile: "Have you improved your marksmanship?"
Sakurako Yumiya nodded repeatedly and said, "I have been practicing! I also want to make great contributions and be a great hero!"
Chapter completed!