Chapter 187: Welcome to the East!
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In the north of Krishnapur, thousands of artillery pieces roared and smoke rose everywhere, and the first duel between the elite armies of the East and the West unfolded in a narrow trench belt of no more than 20 kilometers.
Taking advantage of the topography of the Krishna River and the Hooghly River, the Redcoat Army built a series of trenches northeast of Calcutta, and in the area of Calcutta, the Redcoat Army had five divisions, including the Scottish Highland Regiment, with a strength of more than 50,000 troops, plus more than 120,000 Indian mercenaries and national troops.
The main combat force of the corps is China's four infantry divisions, and the Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian and other servant corps carry out combat missions such as covering flanks and delivering ammunition to various front-line positions.
Deng Tianpei, commander of the 29th Division of the Royal Army, was the commander-in-chief of the campaign.
The commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army was originally Feng Zicai, Feng Zicai went to Burma, and Deng Tianpei was appointed as the acting commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army.
After thinking about it for a day and a night, Deng Tianpei convened a military meeting of commanders above the East Route Barracks to convey to all the officers the operational plan of the General Headquarters to prepare for the storming of Calcutta, and also informed the news that Burma's supply lines had been cut off.
In front of hundreds of straight-seated officers, Deng Tianpei delivered an infectious battle mobilization.
"Break the cauldron and sink the boat, fight against the water!"
"The brave wins!"
"Colleagues, if you don't fight, you will die! Let's stain the banner of our thousand-year-old indomitable legion with our blood! Defend the empire with our lives and defend the glory of our emperor! ”
Along with the news that Burma's supply lines had been cut off, the commander-in-chief's blood-pumping battle horn was conveyed to all officers and men of the army.
In the rows of Chinese soldiers, the earth-shattering "narrow road meets, the brave wins!" In the roar, a tragic battle began.
On a high ground on the east bank of the Hooghly River, General Hamilton stepped out of his concrete-poured command post, stood behind a stretch of barbed wire, and slowly raised his binoculars.
In the camera, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, and the thick smoke rose in various trenches, and the sky was gradually darkening, and it was no longer clear to see the figure of the Chinese soldier charging, but the mentally exhausted sound of the horn and the roar of the Chinese soldier when charging suddenly sounded again, making Hamilton's body tremble.
What kind of army is this? It's as if you've become numb to life, and a soldier who has fallen down, more hideous faces rushing up and even having his legs broken by machine gun fire, has to clutch the dirt with his hands, dragging his almost half-bloody body up your position.
It's almost a nightmare to face such a picture of such a legion.
Hamilton suddenly remembered the first time he had dealt with Chinese soldiers, a year ago in Singapore, to discuss the issue of mutual trust between Chinese and British troops, when a Chinese officer with a blank face shook his hand and said almost without emotion, "Welcome." ”
Hamilton suddenly felt a little uncomfortable with the hand that had been shaken by the Chinese soldier back then, as if a poisonous snake had just crawled over it, and he waved his hand vigorously, and the dialogue of a year ago, Hamilton now felt more like a curse.
The telescope roamed the battlefield, and for some reason, Hamilton always felt a little uneasy, although this line of defense had been excavated since three years ago, and many generals thought it was impregnable and impregnable, but for the first time, he faced the legion, this terrible legion that had defeated the Russians several times, the wings of this emperor, the glorious light of this empire, Hamilton was always at peace in his heart. …,
Hold out for three days, as long as three days, it is believed that this luxurious army of troops pouring ammunition with all their might will run out of ammunition and lose the Burmese supply line alone, and it will be extremely difficult for this army to resupply, and then it will be time for a full-scale counterattack.
It's just that why do you always feel uneasy in your heart? Could it be that you were frightened by the Chinese? Hamilton shook his head with a wry smile.
Suddenly, a red flare went up, Hamilton froze, put down his binoculars and looked over, yes, it was a red flare, and it was rising from his own position in the northern sector.
Hamilton could hardly believe his eyes, the red flare represented the imminent loss of the position, and the northern position was held by the Scottish Highland Regiment!
Hamilton knew very well what the loss of the northern position represented, his flank would be completely exposed, and he could be devastated by Chinese artillery at any time, and it was precisely because of the importance of the northern position that he would use the most elite corps of the Imperial Army to garrison it.
Hamilton held up his binoculars and looked north, but it was too far away to see anything at all, only faintly seeing clusters of fire.
"Bang", the door of the command post behind him was slammed open, and his personal staff officer Brown ran out in a panic, but hurriedly stood up under Hamilton's stern gaze and handed Hamilton a telegram he had just received in his hand.
The telegram from the Scottish Corps was a few lines and somewhat incoherent, apparently in a hurry, saying that the Chinese army had smashed through the barbed wire fence with several armored vehicles and tractors two or three times larger than trucks, and that the tractors could cross the trenches......
The message said so, and after reading it, I didn't know whether it was an armored vehicle or a tractor that broke through our own defense.
Hamilton knew that China had armored personnel carriers in the early years, but with the advent of trucks it seems that the Chinese have abandoned the project, after all, the trucks are fuel-efficient and more powerful.
Trucks, China has, European countries also have, although the earliest appeared on the mainland, but in recent years the European continent has been common, but now trucks in the territory of the transport of troops is fast, but abroad, there is no oil supply station, there is no flat road, that is almost an inch of difficult to walk, not to mention that the Chinese expeditionary force from southern Tibet or from Burma, have to pass through rugged mountain roads.
Two or three times as big a truck? Tractor? Hamilton couldn't figure out what it was, if it was a large armored personnel carrier, the Chinese barely brought a few, but it couldn't have crushed the trenches, right? "Send a telegram to the Scottish Highlands Regiment ......" Hamilton was interrupted by the staff officer before he could finish his words: "General, we have lost contact with the Scottish Regiment. ”
Hamilton was stunned, and his raised arm slowly lowered,...,
A few hours later, amid the earth-shattering shouts of the Chinese soldiers, the British Calcutta defense line completely collapsed, although there were still sporadic positions and the British army resisted stubbornly, but in the tide of Chinese soldiers' charge, it was like an island in the sea, gradually submerged.
Towering on the east bank of the Hooghley River, Fort William is a majestic symbol of the British Army's presence in India and the Queen's glory in the Far East.
At this time, General Hamilton was standing in front of the second-story window of the castle, looking at the figure of the Chinese soldiers approaching by the river bend not far away, and the bright red flag of the Royal Chinese Army with a sharp blade logo fluttered in the wind, as if declaring the glory of the legion.
Whether it's the Western Goddess Guards or the Hell's Watch legion, they will all be swallowed up by their terrifying battle intent! …,
"General, let's retreat!" The staff officer anxiously urged behind Hamilton.
On the west bank of the castle, in the Hooghly River, several British gunboats cruised, and on the west bank, some of the British troops who had withdrawn from their positions earlier were constructing new fortifications, but more often than not, stragglers who had been disrupted by the Chinese infantry charge.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Hamilton's face was blank and he didn't respond for a long time.
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