dognovel Chapter 558 Killing Prisoners
Chapter 558 Killing Prisoners
558 Killing Prisoners
Sure enough, Stilwell sent a telegram soon.
Stilwell was in the southern battlefield at this time and had already learned that Yenangyaung had been attacked by the Japanese.
Stilwell asked Ye Qingshan to send reinforcements to rescue Yenangyaung as soon as possible and to save Yenangyaung at all costs.
"Tell General Stilwell that I have sent the most elite armored division in my hands."
Fortunately, Stilwell did not ask Ye Qingshan to give up the general attack on the encirclement and annihilation of the Japanese 15th Army at this time.
In Yenangyaung, the battle continues.
Although there were only 3,000 attacking Japanese soldiers, the huge British military camp had basically been controlled by the Japanese soldiers at this time.
Groups of British officers and Indian soldiers were killed or captured.
All the captives were squatting outside the camp, tied together with ropes.
Inside the barracks, only a small number of British soldiers were still resisting.
"Quick, change to the British weapons.
Go to the general's camp and kill all the British troops who are still resisting. "
The Japanese regiment commander, Miki Yoshinosuke, looked at the British military warehouse that they had just captured.
Looking at the mountains of weapons, ammunition and various military supplies inside, he couldn't stop smiling.
He immediately ordered all the Japanese soldiers under his command to throw away their Type 38 rifles and replace them with British weapons and equipment.
Then, go and wipe out the British troops who are still resisting.
The ammunition and supplies in the military warehouse were supposed to be ready after dawn tomorrow.
Sent to the southern battlefield to supplement the hundreds of thousands of British troops.
There are simply too many weapons and ammunition in the military warehouse.
With just three thousand devils, it would be impossible to move everything.
Miki Yoshinosuke walked to a pile of boxes, opened them and found that they were full of British mines.
“Notify the first detachment and have them carry these mines north.
The Chinese army's road leading to Yenangyaung was covered with mines.
Stop the Chinese army from rushing here to help."
The Japanese regiment commander immediately gave the order.
Before dawn, all the Japanese military camps were captured by the Japanese.
More than 10,000 British troops were captured.
The division commander Hannibal was beheaded by a group of Japanese soldiers who sneaked into the military camp before the battle began.
Miki looked at the densely packed British soldiers squatting on the ground in the camp, with a fierce look in his eyes.
“There are too many prisoners and we don’t have extra soldiers to guard them.
Tsukishima-kun, select those British guys and use them as coolies.
As for the other British vassal soldiers, get rid of them all."
The Japanese regiment commander said indifferently.
"Hi!
I understand. "
After hearing this, a Japanese lieutenant colonel officer behind him bowed and saluted, understanding what his regiment commander meant.
Not long after, a large number of Japanese soldiers moved out light and heavy machine guns from the British army's warehouse and set them up around the British prisoners.
Suddenly, the British prisoners became restless.
"Do it now!"
To prevent these prisoners from rioting.
The Japanese lieutenant colonel waved his hand and gave the order to open fire.
Da da da!
Dozens of light and heavy machine guns around suddenly opened fire, shooting wildly at the circle of prisoners.
British prisoners fell down in large numbers like wheat under a sickle.
The shooting continued for more than ten minutes before it completely stopped, and suddenly this place became a living hell.
"Yo, that's all right now."
The Japanese captain smiled and was very satisfied.
"You devils, you violated the Geneva Convention by shooting so many prisoners of war.
You...you will not die well."
The British officers and veterans selected by the devils looked at such a tragic scene with bloodshot eyes and shouted loudly.
As a result, he was severely beaten by the Japanese soldiers.
Their subsequent fate was not much better.
Although they were not shot directly by the Japanese, it was not because the Japanese were afraid of their British identity.
Instead, the Japanese needed to leave behind this small group of people to work as coolies, to do tasks such as carrying supplies and digging trenches.
Before dawn, Ye Qingshan received the last telegram from the British airport at the headquarters.
It was confirmed that the British 12th Division had been completely defeated and its barracks had been captured by the Japanese.
Only less than a thousand British soldiers escaped from the barracks and joined the personnel from the destroyed British airport to evacuate together.
"Hey! There are more than 10,000 people. How can they be defeated so easily?"
After Ye Qingshan read the telegram, the last glimmer of hope in his heart was completely extinguished.
Ye Qingshan also hoped that the British 12th Division could hold Yenangyaung.
In that case, the consequences won't be too serious.
Immediately afterwards, Stilwell's telegram came again.
It was obvious that Stilwell also knew that Yenangyaung had been completely lost and captured by the Japanese.
At the same time, Ye Qingshan also learned how much loss the fall of Yenangyaung had caused to the British troops in the southern battlefield.
"what?
Before the Japanese night attack, the British army camp had stockpiled a new batch of military supplies that had just been sent from Imphal?"
Ye Qingshan widened his eyes and looked at Chief of Staff Luo Zhuoying.
Luo Zhuoying smiled bitterly: "Yes, Commander.
This batch of military supplies is enough to sustain the main force of the British army for the next week.
Originally, it was supposed to be sent to the southern battlefield front tomorrow morning.
result……"
"Cao!"
Ye Qingshan was so speechless that he burst into swearing.
"How long can the British army's current ammunition last?"
"General Stilwell said that the British Army's ammunition reserves have always been sufficient.
Even without this new batch of supplies, their ammunition would be enough to last four or five days.
But what I am worried about is not the supply problem of the British army.
It's a problem of their military morale.
Commander, don't forget.
Among these hundreds of thousands of British troops, more than half are new recruits.
Once the news that their retreat was cut off by the Japanese spread among the British army.
The consequences could be disastrous.
At this time, if the Japanese 25th Army launches a fierce attack..."
"Okay, stop talking."
Ye Qingshan didn't want to listen anymore.
What Luo Zhuoying said was exactly what Ye Qingshan was worried about.
And there is a high probability that it will become a reality.
"Chief of Staff, how is the offensive situation on our front line?"
Ye Qingshan did not talk about the British army anymore, but instead asked about the offensive situation of the expeditionary forces.
“The latest news from the various armies is that the attack is going smoothly.
The Japanese, short of ammunition, faced our fierce artillery fire and even the coordinated assault of the armored cluster.
Without the protection of the strong fortifications they had built in Mandalay.
They were simply unable to stop our attacking forces.
I estimate that within one day, our army will be able to break through the outer defenses of the surrounded Japanese forces."
When Luo Zhuoying talked about the expeditionary force's offensive situation, a smile finally appeared on his face.
Compared to this, the British army is about to face a terrible situation.
The general offensive of the expeditionary force in the northern battlefield was very successful.
After being surrounded for such a long time and being consumed for so much time, Ye Qingshan transferred them out from Mandalay and divided them into three parts.
The Japanese 15th Army was like a sick tiger with its sharp teeth stripped out and seriously ill.