Chapter 142: Capturing the Duke of England Alive

"The Western Sichuan Army has attacked? Why would they attack at this time? "Henry? Wellesley felt chills all over his body. Now, he has less than 20,000 Indian indigenous soldiers in his hands, and if he wants to rely on these Indian indigenous soldiers to resist the attack of the Sichuan Western Army, how is that possible?

"Damn French, if it weren't for some of his battle plans and taking the 2nd Infantry Brigade away, he wouldn't be what he is now, and when I get back, I'll definitely send him to court-martial!" Henry? Wellesley swore secretly.

"General, the Western Sichuan Army is violently bombarding our forward positions, what should we do? Those damned natives of India, all of them don't want to enter the ground anymore! "Henry? Wellesley's aide-de-camp, Captain Felix, barged into Henry with a panicked look. Wellesley's office.

"What else can I do? Order the artillery to return fire! Those damned natives of India, if they don't obey their orders, let the law enforcement team send them to meet their evil gods! "Henry? Wellesley said with red eyes.

"Yes, General!" To Henry? Wellesley's eyes shivered with fright, and he hurriedly went out to deliver the order.

After the artillery of the Western Sichuan Army ravaged the positions of the British and Indian troops for a full twenty minutes, the artillery fire of the British and Indian troops rang out. The sparse shells fell on the positions of the Western Sichuan Army, but the accuracy was not very good, and it did not cause too many casualties to the Western Sichuan Army. Brigadier General French took away part of the artillery, so that the remaining artillery had to be filled with some Indian soldiers, and Yan zhòng affected the level of artillery.

"Suppress! Suppress the enemy's artillery! The artillery commander of the Western Sichuan Army immediately ordered. Twenty-four 05-mm light howitzers of the artillery battalion of the 7th Brigade opened fire at once.

They hadn't fired a cannon before. Waiting for the artillery of the Anglo-Indian army to open fire. Once the attack began, the artillery of the British and Indian armies would pose a great threat to the attacking soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army. Therefore, the most important task of the artillery of the Western Sichuan Army was to knock out the opponent's artillery before the attack.

"Boom! Rumble! "The shells of the Western Sichuan Army accurately fell on the artillery positions of the British and Indian troops. The British and Indian soldiers who were manipulating the artillery were jumping.

"Calm down, calm down, give me a counterattack!" The Anglo-Indian artillery commander shouted loudly, but most of the Anglo-Indian artillery did not listen to him at all. When the shells of the Western Sichuan Army hit their artillery positions, they left and took refuge in all directions.

It has to be said that the colonial army is compared with the regular army on the mainland. There is a big gap. If it had been replaced by the artillery of the British Army, even if it was a little panicked, it would not have been so strict. At least be able to have an evenly matched artillery battle with the artillery of the Western Sichuan Army.

Artillery of the Western Sichuan Army. Over and over again, they ravaged the artillery positions of the British and Indian troops, killing their artillerymen and blowing up the cannons into twists. From time to time, shells exploded, causing even more severe losses. Less than half an hour later, the artillery positions of the British and Indian troops were completely muted. And the losses they inflicted on the western Sichuan army were very limited.

After solving the artillery positions of the British and Indian troops, the Western Sichuan Army aimed all its artillery at the defensive positions of the British and Indian troops. Strive to clear the way for the infantry attack as much as possible.

At 50 p.m., Wang Yuze gave an order, and the Western Sichuan Army launched an attack. The first was the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 7th Brigade, who had fought before.

"Brothers. Rush me! The young marshal handed over the order to attack to our battalion, and we can't let the young marshal down! "More than 1,000 soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 7th Brigade jumped out of the trenches and quickly charged at the positions of the British and Indian troops.

They were like tigers descending from the mountains, forming a long line of skirmishers. A quick charge to the positions of the Anglo-Indian troops. Compared to the cautious charge of the British and Indian troops before, their attacks were undoubtedly much more rapid.

"Get into position! Quick, the Western Sichuan Army is on the offensive, give me access to the position! You pigs, what are you doing for me? "The officers of the Anglo-Indian army, whipping the Indian soldiers. Drive them into the defensive positions like cattle, and let them resist the attack of the Western Sichuan army. It's just that most of their trenches have been destroyed under the shelling of the Western Sichuan Army. A lot of firepower points have been blown up, and the defense has been greatly reduced!

"General, the infantry of the Western Sichuan Army has begun to attack, and our artillery is finished. With these Indian soldiers alone, it is simply impossible for us to resist the Western Sichuan Army. General, let's retreat at once! Adjutant Felix said.

"Retreat? You want me to be a deserter? No, absolutely impossible! Am I Henry? Wellesley is the grandson of the Duke of Wellington, how could I be a deserter! I'm going to fight, and even if I die on the battlefield, I won't run away! "Henry? Wellesley said sternly.

"Da Da Da! Boom! Boom! Boom! "When the Western Sichuan Army attacked less than five hundred meters from the defensive positions of the British and Indian troops, the British and Indian troops opened fire. The remaining heavy machine guns and rifles in the hands of ordinary soldiers opened fire one after another, knocking some of the soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army who were charging to the ground at the front. The remaining soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army immediately fell to the ground. Dodging enemy bullets.

"Quick, get me the heavy machine gun! Suppress enemy fire. Mortars, knock out the left fire point for me! Gao Desheng, the commander of the first battalion of the seventh brigade, ordered.

In two minutes, the heavy machine guns of the first battalion of the Western Sichuan Army were set up. The heavy machine gunner was about to open fire when a flying bullet hit him in the chest. The heavy machine gunner suddenly fell to the side. The deputy shooter immediately pulled the corpse of his comrade and began to shoot in the rain of bullets. The bullets slammed into the shield of the heavy machine gun, making a clanging sound.

"Boom!" Mortars also fired, shelling the points of fire of the Anglo-Indian troops. The shells accurately fell into the enemy's firing point, and the opponent's heavy machine guns and guns were all scrapped.

However, the 1st Battalion of the 7th Brigade was too weak, and in the face of the strong firepower of the British and Indian troops, it was firmly held down and could not move forward. At this time, four more infantry battalions of the 7th Brigade attacked. The reinforcement of offensive forces put the British and Indian troops under great pressure. The artillery, which had been silent, also opened fire again. It's just that this time the target of their shelling is no longer the forward position of the British and Indian troops, but the rear of their position. Prevent Anglo-Indian reinforcements from entering the position.

"Rush!" After seeing that the British and Indian troops were suppressed, the officers of the Western Sichuan Army took the lead in launching an attack. The soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army behind him immediately jumped up from the ground, bent their waists, and quickly rushed towards the British and Indian positions.

"Grenade! Throw! "When there were still more than thirty meters from the trenches of the Anglo-Indian army, the officers of the Western Sichuan Army gave the order. Suddenly, more than a dozen grenades, still smoking, flew out of the trenches of the British and Indian troops.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The grenade exploded in the trench, and the British and Indian soldiers inside cried and cried for their mothers.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army stormed the trenches and began to clear the British and Indian soldiers in the trenches. Grenades opened the way, shot, bayonets, and various tactics were used, and these Indian Asan were not opponents of the soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army at all, and they were defeated and retreated.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the forward positions of the Anglo-Indian army had fallen into the control of the western Sichuan army. Taking advantage of the fact that it was not yet dark, the Western Sichuan Army launched an attack on the second line of British and Indian positions.

The infantry guns and light howitzers in the rear could not reach the second line of defense of the British and Indian troops, but the two brigades in western Sichuan set up all the mortars to the front line. Although the power of the mortar was petite, it was more numerous and had a faster rate of fire, and the British and Indian troops were fiercely suppressed in one shell.

"General, the forward positions have been lost, and the Western Sichuan Army is storming our second line of defense. Those Indian natives were even more unreliable, and as soon as the western Sichuan army came, they raised their hands and surrendered. Let's get out of here! Adjutant Felix said.

"Damn, these indigenous Indians are really low in combat. If I still have 10,000 British ** team in my hands, I will definitely be able to win the Western Sichuan Army. At the beginning, his grandfather, the Duke of Wellington, was not discouraged after several defeats, and only then did he defeat Napoleon. When reinforcements arrive, we will definitely be able to defeat the Western Sichuan Army. Order the troops, prepare to retreat! "Henry? Wellesley did not insist any longer, and also moved out of the deeds of his grandfather, the Duke of Wellington, and gave the order to retreat.

Although, adjutant Felix vs. Henry? Wellesley's behavior was a bit shameful, but he immediately passed on his orders. If you delay for one more minute, you will be in danger of being caught by the Western Sichuan Army!

At half past five in the afternoon, Henry? Wellesley began the retreat with more than 10,000 remnants of the defeated generals. The retreat of the main force caused the army defending the second line of defense of the British and Indian troops to collapse immediately. Some of them joined the retreating ranks, and some surrendered directly to the Western Sichuan Army.

"Battalion commander, the British have fled!" A company commander reported to the commander of the 1st Battalion of the 7th Brigade.

"Chase! Listen to the young marshal, what is the name of one of those Englishmen called the duke? No matter what, we can't let him escape! Gao Desheng, commander of the first battalion of the seventh brigade, ordered.

"Yes, brothers, follow me! Capture alive the runaway English duke! The company commander roared and took the lead in chasing the fleeing British and Indian troops.

"Capture the Duke of England alive!" The soldiers of the company also shouted and chased after them.

Gradually, more and more soldiers let out the cries of "capture the British duke alive". These cries converged and resounded in the sky.

"What are those damn yellow-skinned monkeys yelling at?" Henry? Wellesley asked, puzzled.

Felix happened to know some Chinese, and he replied, "General, are they yelling at the British duke alive?" ”

"Capture the Duke of England alive? Damn, they want to capture me alive? "Henry? Wellesley was so frightened that he couldn't say anything anymore, and the horsewhip in his hand was slapping the horse's buttocks vigorously, trying to escape as soon as possible.

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