Chapter 575: The 117th Division under Bennu City!
"Isn't it? , the Sikhs have already let us fight and lose in a row, and they still dare to mix with those Indians? Nearby, a staff officer shouted loudly. 【Reading.com】
"There is nothing impossible about this, these Sikhs are now overwhelming us to breathe, since there are people who are willing to cooperate with them, as long as some promises are given, we believe that they are still willing to cooperate with these Indians of the same blood as them." Chief of Staff Chen Yanqun replied without raising his head. Very precisely and sharply pointed out the reasons why the Sikhs were willing to cooperate with the Indians.
His opinion was quickly echoed by the majority of those present. "Yes, perhaps under the secret collusion of the British, it is not certain that the Indian kings are willing to admit that the Sikhs have their own country."
"It is only with such interests that the Sikhs, who are struggling to survive, will stand with the Indians." A staff officer next to him immediately answered: "Now, the main force of the 117th Division of our army is now fighting against the Sikhs in the vicinity of Bennu City, preparing to occupy Peshawar, the current important town of the Sikhs. However, the 118th Division, which we are in, needs to control the entire upper reaches of the Ganges Valley, and has to contend with the Mughal Emperor [***] in the city of Lahore, and we have only the 119th Division and a reinforced cavalry regiment. ”
Xie Yi's hand slapped on the desk and took a deep breath: "Let the 117th Division withdraw from Bennu City, feign to retreat to Menzai City, and let a cavalry reinforcement regiment cruising in the Indus Valley pick up the response, and then turn to the east, let the patrol fleet of the Indus River help, cross the Indus River, and forcibly occupy the city of Myanvali for me, I want to see what they can do?" ”
Following the names of places reported one after another from Xie Yi's mouth, those staff officers quickly marked on the map, and after confirming the location, they couldn't help but look happy. "General Takami said that if he could really take the city of Yanmiwali, it would be even more uncomfortable for these Indians than if he had taken Peshawar. It is located between the Sikhs and those Indian kings, and at the same time it is closer to Rawalpindi, Peshawar, and Lahore, the three most important city-states of Uttar Pradesh, India. ”
"That being said, when the time comes, the city of Multan is safe. However, the city of Yan Miwali was the target, and it was tantamount to drawing the attention of all the enemies of northern India. The pressure on the 117th Division was too great. Chen Yanqun couldn't help but take a deep breath, and his brows were gathered into a Sichuan character.
"It's okay, I believe that the 117th Division, with the cooperation of the cavalry reinforcement regiment, as long as we can give the Mughal Empire enough oppression, the Mughal Empire can't send too many troops north, with the 117th Division, with the Indus River patrol fleet as a logistical support, and the cavalry reinforcement regiment on the periphery, the Indians can't bite it at all. Of course, we have to be quick to move next. Xie Yi's finger nodded Agra.
"General, what do you mean...... Do it against the Mughal Empire?! Seeing the sinister smile on the corner of Xie Yi's mouth, Liu Yixuan, the commander of the cavalry reconnaissance battalion, felt that the green tendons in his temples were beating violently.
"Hmph, since they have done the first year of junior high school, don't blame us for being fifteen, the Mughal Dynasty is a piece of fat left by us temporarily, in order to rely on his suzerainty status to contain those Indian kings, but now, they dare to unite with the British to deal with us, then, let's use them first. Not only to make the Indians in the two river basins frightened, but also to let the Westerners in southern India see clearly that this is the end of annoying us! ”
"Yes, I'm sure that the British were able to come here and secretly connect with each other, and I am afraid that the Western colonists in the south are not less involved in it. It's just that I'm afraid that our adults will catch the pigtails, so I'm just doing things in secret. I just don't know which countries are involved. One of the staff officers felt cold sweat all over his forehead.
You must know that almost all of the Western colonists from more than a dozen European countries who came to the East were driven to the Indian Peninsula by Liang Pengfei, although this large piece of fat was thrown to these Westerners, but according to their greedy surname that can never be filled, there will definitely be problems sooner or later.
At that time, Liang Pengfei took advantage of the greed of these Western colonizers, as well as the fear of their strength, coupled with their hatred of the British, to bring the disaster to the British, who were the most powerful colonizers in the East.
And now, these ungrateful guys have secretly colluded with the British again, wanting to disadvantage the Chinese colonies stationed in the two river basins of the Indian Peninsula, which in fact, did not surprise Liang Pengfei at all.
"No matter how many countries participate, what we have to do is to ensure the safety of every Chinese compatriot, and use our rifles and artillery to let those Indians understand who is the master of this land. In addition, tell those who are secretly staked, tell those who are of high castes, if they are willing to cooperate with us, as long as they can ......" Xie Yi's voice gradually lowered, and from time to time there were bursts of knowing laughter in the room, and one new order after another was quickly issued from the new Chinese fortress of Xinqunu City, and passed towards those Chinese colonies in the two river valleys, a battle that would turn the entire northern India and even the entire Indian peninsula upside down.
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Rumble...... Rumble...... Rumble...... Every now and then, a muffled thunder of cannon fire swept across the tributaries of the upper Indus River, and Bennu, the Sikh fortified city, had already been shattered, and the artillery had blasted through the yellow-red walls, and even some severed limbs and stumps could be seen flying in all directions after the explosion.
The city of Bennu, which was originally crowded with those Sikh forces, has become sparsely populated at this moment, and it seems that the artillery fire of the 117th Division of the Indian Field Army of the Liang Family Army has already blown them up with fear.
Zou Yu, the commander of the 117th Division, snorted a cigarette, threw the telescope to the guards beside him, hit a big stone and sat on it, admiring the miserable scene of the city of Bennu.
"Division commander, when are we going to attack? It's already the second day, and you see those Sikhs have already been blown up, so we can rush down. Next to him, Yang Leiyan, the commander of the 117th Division, scratched his ears and cheeks.
Zou Yu stretched out his hand and touched a white and tender scar on the corner of his eye, shook his head and said coldly: "No, it's not time yet, the morale of the Sikhs has not yet fallen to the lowest point, you see, there are still many defenders on the head of the city, if the brothers are allowed to rush forward, the casualties will definitely not be small." ”
Yang Leiyan said with some regret: "Division commander, how can there be immortals in this war, let's not rush, I'm afraid that if those Sikhs abandon the city and flee, won't we live in vain." ”
"It is true that fighting a war kills people, but I only hope that it is the enemy, not our brothers, who will die. You know, this is India, thousands of miles by sea from our homeland, and the brothers came here to protect our compatriots from the oppression of the Indians and the Western colonizers. ”
Zou Yu's face seemed to be born cold, he didn't even raise his eyelids, his voice was a little lazy, and he also seemed very indifferent: "They will flee, what we need is to attack Peshawar, not to spend the lives of the brothers on the way to accumulate war merits for us." ”
Hearing this, Yang Leiyan could only obediently shut his mouth, for this cold-faced division commander, Yang Leiyan admired him very much, not only because he was his boss, but more importantly, the 117th Division was the main division with the least reduction and the most outstanding meritorious service among the three divisions of the Indian Field Army.
He is the kind of division commander who treats every soldier as his family and brother, and it is precisely because of this that the soldiers he brings out trust him incomparably, just like his father and elders.
In India, there have been many wars between the Chinese and the Indian kings and Sikhs in recent years, and almost every time, the 117th Division has borne the brunt of the main force, and this time, the same.
"My lord, someone is coming, it seems that someone is from the military department." From a distance, he heard the sound of galloping hooves coming from this side, Yang Leiyan raised his head, and saw a team of knights galloping towards this side, squinting his eyes and looking at the comer, and said to Zou Yu.
"Division Commander Zou, the military department's emergency military order, please accept it." The knight led the horse and rushed to the front, jumped off the horse, reached out to wipe the sweat rolling down his face, saluted Zou Yu, and presented a military order tied to the inside of his belt with both hands.
Zou Yu replied calmly, stretched out his hand to take the military order and looked at it, and after seeing the shocking content on it, Zou Yu's expression did not change at all. "Please go back and tell the army commander that the 117th Division will definitely complete the task."
"Yes, Division Commander Zou take care, I still have to go to the cavalry regiment to convey the order." The knight saluted the division commander again, and galloped away again.
"Ordered to stop the shelling, shrink the defensive line of the troops, put on an offensive posture towards the city of Bennu, and wait for night." Looking at the figure of the knight who was gradually moving away, Zou Yu commanded in a flat tone.
"Commander, what is this going to do?" Yang Leiyan was a little puzzled. Zou Yu turned his head and slapped the military order in Yang Leiyan's hand. "After reading it, it will be handed over to the political commissar and the chief of staff, we will leave here and rush to a new battlefield!"
(To be continued)