"Bastard! Hurry up! Give me a little quick! The British officer on horseback whipped the Indian soldier north with a whip in his hand.

The Indian soldier screamed and fell into the mud puddle.

"The division headquarters has issued an order, within two hours, we must rush to Alibagh, otherwise, we will all be dealt with by military law, and we will not have good fruit to eat!" The British officer's face was full of indifference. In his eyes, these Indian soldiers could not be counted as human beings at all, at most a group of cannon fodder. Therefore, they did not care at all about the life or death of these Indian soldiers.

The Indian soldiers, who were short in stature and had yellow muscles, had to speed up. Although they were already exhausted and out of breath, if they didn't want to be whipped, they could only increase their speed as much as possible. Otherwise, they might be beaten to death by the officers.

At the urging of the officers, the Anglo-Indian army marched relatively quickly. However, it is very difficult to say how much combat strength these Indian soldiers, who were not very good in physique, still had after rushing to Alibagh under such a forced march.

At noon, the vanguard of the Anglo-Indian army arrived at Alibagh. When they arrived, the soldiers collapsed to the ground, gasping for air.

"Get up, get up for me." Seeing the appearance of these Indian soldiers, the British officers were greatly dissatisfied. In such a state, it is simply impossible to get them into attack.

The commander of the 2nd Anglo-Indian Army, Admiral Howard, was also having a headache about the state of the troops. As a last resort, he could only give the order to rest for an hour after the troops arrived. In any case, if you want the troops to attack, you have to give them stamina. I can't even stand up when I'm tired, how can I fight?

And this, too, gave the Germans more time and more troops to disembark.

The German 71st Infantry Division, 72nd Infantry Division, 73rd Infantry Division and 74th Infantry Division all successfully disembarked. In any case, the two infantry divisions in the back did not carry heavy weapons, only light weapons. But even so, more than 30,000 people from two infantry divisions went ashore, which greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the German army, which was enough to resist the attack of the British and Indian troops.

At half past one in the afternoon, the commander of the 2nd Anglo-Indian Army, Admiral Howard, gave the order to attack.

The six main infantry divisions of the Anglo-Indian 2nd Army, plus the Anglo-Indian 12th Army, launched an offensive against Alibagh from the north. The Anglo-Indian 11th Army attacked from the south.

However, because Alibagh is just a small city, even if the Anglo-Indian army has arrived with so many troops, there are not many troops that can be put into the attack at the same time. At one time, it can only invest more than 100,000 troops at most. The Germans had already landed four infantry divisions and one marine division, although the strength was less than 100,000. However, it is perfectly sufficient for defense. Not to mention, there is also the fire support of the Navy. It was undoubtedly easier to hold the position and resist the attack of the British and Indian troops.

"Attack! Crush the Germans and drive them all out to sea to feed the fish! Otherwise, the whole of India will be doomed! "The front-line officers of the British army, giving orders loudly.

Countless Indian soldiers, red-eyed, went on the attack. Although, those British officers treated them like pigs and dogs. But for the sake of India's future, they are all patient.

Many Indian soldiers are members of the Congress or the Green coalition, or are influenced by these parties. They all knew that the British had promised that if they defeated the Germans, they would give India autonomy and, step by step, independence. This is undoubtedly what all Indians dream of.

Therefore, even though they knew that the Germans were strong and knew that they would die if they fought the Germans, these Indian soldiers were fearless. They want to sacrifice their lives for a bright future for India.

During the attack, the British and Indian troops gave full play to their superiority in strength. More than 100,000 people launched an attack. Because the German positions were not wide, the ranks of the Anglo-Indian troops were very crowded.

"Contact the fleet and let them fire! Let these damned Indians taste the power of our naval guns! The German commander at the front ordered.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Anglo-Indian army was very bad, however, they had too many troops. If you don't pay attention, you will cause casualties to the German army. Due to the limited number of troops, the German generals hoped to pay as few casualties as possible in the battle. In this case, it will be necessary to give full play to the superiority of the German army's firepower.

On the sea, the seven capital ships of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the German Navy, lined up, had already crossed the hull and aimed their sides at the coast. One main cannon after another, the barrels have been raised, and the hideous muzzles are pointed at the sky. The shells are loaded and ready to be fired.

"Fire!"

When the coordinates came, the main guns of these battleships were immediately adjusted. Subsequently, the gun chief gave the order to open fire.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The 380-mm guns of the capital ship began to fire one after another. Other light cruisers and destroyers opened fire with the same heaviness. One after another, under the action of huge kinetic energy, the shells flew to the battlefield.

When shells fell from the sky and set off a bloody storm in the ranks of Indian soldiers, those Indian natives who went to the battlefield with passion for serving the country knew how cruel war was.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

Cannonballs kept falling, and almost every shell exploded, taking countless lives with them. I don't know how many indigenous Indians, dedicated their lives to their ideals.

The strength of the German artillery fire made the faces of those British officers change greatly one by one. Many people were glad that they didn't have to participate in the attack, otherwise they would have been torn to shreds.

The fighting will of the British and Indian soldiers was not high in the first place. Under such heavy fire, many people were frightened.

Even, before they could rush in front of the German positions, they collapsed in fright.

Subsequently, the angry Admiral Howard once again gave the order to attack, and he demanded that the British and Indian troops launch an attack at all costs, and drive the Germans into the sea no matter what.

However, the end result was that countless corpses were left in front of the German positions.

At the same time, the morale of the troops was devastated. The indigenous Indians who had just joined the army even began to flee. Such a situation is obviously not a good start for the British and Indian forces.