Chapter 141: Counterattack
"Brigade commander, we are victorious. More than 5,000 British devils, except for the few hundred who ran away, were all dealt with by us. We've captured almost 3,000 of them! Zhang Ruifeng, deputy commander of the Ninth Brigade, said excitedly. That's more than 5,000 Britons? It's not an ordinary enemy, how can it not be exciting to be defeated by them so lightly and achieve such great results?
"Haha! Come, the British really only have the navy, not the army at all! In this battle, we finally played the prestige of our Ninth Brigade. By the way, how big were the casualties of the brothers? Du Qizheng asked.
"Our losses are not small, more than 1,000 people were seriously wounded and killed in battle. Among them, the first battalion accounted for half of these casualties! Zhang Ruifeng said. Before their main force arrived, Du Qizheng led the first battalion to rush and kill, facing several times the enemy, and the losses were indeed very large.
"Grandma's, a battalion of Lao Tzu! That's it! Du Qizheng was very angry, and when he was guarded, he picked up a rifle on the ground and vented his anger with the captured British soldiers.
"Brigadier Commander, you can't! They're already captives, so you can't do anything to them! Deputy Brigade Commander Zhang Ruifeng pulled Du Qizheng back. If it's in the country, kill it. But these captives are British! If it gets out, what an impact it will have! I don't know if Du Qizheng still has to go to a military court.
"! Why not, Lao Tzu wants to avenge Lao Tzu's brother! If it weren't for these bitch-raised British devils, Lao Tzu's brother wouldn't have died! Looking at the corpses of the soldiers of the Ninth Brigade who had been reined in, Du Qizheng felt blood gushing into his brain.
"Brigade commander. These prisoners of war are of great use to the young marshal. The young marshal specially explained that as long as these British put down their guns, they could no longer do anything to them! Zhang Ruifeng, deputy commander of the Ninth Brigade, said loudly.
It seemed that Wang Yuze's special order sounded, and Du Qizheng suppressed the anger in his heart. Wang Yuze's orders, he still has to listen. Since Wang Yuze said that these prisoners of war could not be moved, then he had no choice.
"I'm going to protest. I want to protest to you. We have surrendered, but you still want to kill us! This is a stern provocation against the British Empire! A tall British prisoner of war shouted. Du Qizheng's moment just now, although he was dissuaded. But it did scare the prisoners of war enough.
"What did the foreign devil say?" Du Qizheng asked with a frown. He couldn't understand a word of these birds.
"The foreign devil said that he wanted to protest against your attempt to kill the prisoners, and said that it was a provocation to their British Empire. That's right. That foreign devil is still an official, and when he counted the data just now, he is the commander of this British infantry brigade, named French, and his military rank is Brigadier General! Zhang Ruifeng explained. Compared with Du Qizheng, who has little education, Zhang Ruifeng is a top student of the Army Academy, not only understands English, but also is good at German. This is inseparable from the fact that there are many German instructors in the army academy in Chengdu.
"I protest against your grandma!" Du Qizheng rushed out and kicked Brigadier French in the stomach. Immediately, the good-looking Brigadier General of the British Army seemed to be hunched up.
"You, you barbarians. The British Empire will not let you go! Brigadier General French said bitterly. The prisoners of war were also in a commotion, and if it weren't for the guns pointed at them around them, they might have clashed with the Western Sichuan Army a long time ago.
"I advise you to shut up. Otherwise, our brigade commander might really kill you! Zhang Ruifeng hurriedly said.
Brigadier General French was frightened and immediately shut up and said no more. Although if he is killed. The British Empire might have done justice for him, but what good was that? People can't be resurrected from death, and he doesn't want to joke with his own life.
"The first battalion stayed to clean up the battlefield and guard the prisoners. The rest of the men continue to set off, and we will be behind the butts of the Anglo-Indian army tomorrow afternoon! Du Qizheng, who calmed down, gave the latest order. Although the 2nd Brigade of the British Army was basically wiped out. But their task doesn't end there. On the first line of Volt Mountain, there are nearly 20,000 Indian Asan! Moreover, it is very likely that the men of the 2nd Brigade of the British Army fled back, causing them to retreat quickly. In this case, the possibility of Wang Yuze's hope to encircle and annihilate this British army will be much reduced.
"No, Brigadier. Although our first battalion was disabled, we were still able to fight. We will continue to fight to avenge our dead brothers! The commander of the first battalion said dissatisfied.
"Yes, we still have to fight, we want to avenge the dead brothers!" The remaining hundreds of soldiers in the first battalion who were still able to fight shouted one after another.
"Okay!" In view of the excitement of the soldiers of the first battalion, Du Qizheng had to transfer two companies from the troops directly under the brigade headquarters to guard the prisoners and escort them back to Marat. The main force of the Ninth Brigade continued to march and strive to reach the predetermined position as soon as possible. At the same time, it also allowed the signal corps to send the results back to the command headquarters.
At this time, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. It took less than two hours for the Ninth Brigade to eliminate a formed British infantry brigade, and although it had a great advantage in strength, it was already very good to be able to achieve such results. This may be the first formed infantry brigade of the British Army to be annihilated in the Far East and even in the world theater!
Marat, the command of the Western Sichuan Army. At two o'clock in the afternoon, when the Ninth Brigade received the news that they had encountered the British army, Wang Yuze was shocked.
"Wang Wei, immediately call the brigade commanders, deputy brigade commanders and chief of staff of the seventh and eighth brigades!" Wang Yuze ordered. He didn't expect that the British and Indian troops would have the same thoughts as him. Xin Qi sent the Ninth Brigade to make a detour, otherwise, the back road would have been copied by the British. However, this also gave the western Sichuan army a chance. Since the Anglo-Indian army on the opposite side has sent troops to the rear of the Western Sichuan Army, the Anglo-Indian army on the frontal defense is very weak, and they are all Indian Asan, and their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced! This was a good opportunity for the Western Sichuan Army to break the British and Indian armies. It's just that it seems impossible to completely annihilate the Anglo-Indian army on the opposite side.
Soon, the brigade commander of the 7th Brigade, Xie Dingkun, the deputy brigade commander Tang Anping, and the chief of staff Yu Hai. The commander of the Eighth Brigade, Su Hongguang, deputy brigade commander Peng Jitong, and chief of staff Liao Jinpeng came to the headquarters. Wang Wei sent an order saying that Wang Yuze had an urgent military situation to inform them, and they naturally did not dare to slack off.
"The military information from the 9th Brigade just recovering the land, they encountered the British ** team six kilometers south of Sisny, it should be the 2nd Infantry Brigade of the British Army. It should still be a fierce battle! Wang Yuze said in a deep voice.
"What?" Everyone was stunned. They are very clear about Wang Yuze's strategy. It was hoped that the Ninth Brigade would be able to make a detour back to the back of the Anglo-Indian army and make dumplings for more than 20,000 Anglo-Indian troops on the opposite side. But I didn't expect that the British and Indian armies actually had the same calculation!
"Young marshal, there are also powerful people in the British and Indian army! If we weren't prepared, we would have lost a lot of money, even if we could win! Xie Dingkun, the commander of the Seventh Brigade, said.
"Yes! However, since they also have such calculations, who is stronger. I have a lot of confidence in the 9th Brigade. The 9th Brigade had more than 8,000 men, while the British 2nd Infantry Brigade now had about 5,000 men left. We have a good chance of winning! Wang Yuze said.
"Young marshal, it's time for me to attack ahead of schedule. The main force of the Anglo-Indian army on the opposite side has been transferred, and only a group of Indian Ah San, who have little combat effectiveness, are left. The commander of the Eighth Brigade, Su Hongguang, said. This is a good opportunity, as soon as the main force of the British and Indian armies leaves, the remaining Indian Ah San, they will not be ravaged by them casually!
"Hmmm! Order your troops to prepare! An hour later, the attack began. The first battalion of the 7th Brigade launched the first attack! I promised the battalion commander! Wang Yuze said.
"Yes, young marshal!" After the generals of the two brigades saluted Wang Yuze, they immediately left the headquarters and returned to their units to begin preparations. Everyone was very confident in defeating the Anglo-Indian army on the opposite side, but after full preparation, at least it was possible to effectively reduce casualties.
One cannon after another was pulled directly to the forward positions, and they were to provide fire support to the artillery in the ensuing battle, destroying the Anglo-Indian defensive offensive. In particular, the 24 05-mm light howitzers of the artillery battalion of the 7th Brigade were to take on the task of suppressing the artillery fire of the Anglo-Indian troops. Previously, the Western Sichuan Army only had Type 2 infantry guns, which could not reach the opponent's artillery position, but it was ravaged by the artillery fire of the British and Indian troops for a long time, and lost a lot of soldiers, which made the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Brigade hate the artillery of the British and Indian Army.
In the afternoon, Wang Yuze gave the order to attack. The Type 2 infantry guns and light howitzers of the Western Sichuan Army all opened fire, and one by one, with their anger, smashed into the positions of the British and Indian troops. Suddenly, on the positions of the British and Indian troops, there were clusters of flames and gunsmoke.
"Boom! Rumble! "One by one, the shells were guaranteed in the defensive positions of the British and Indian troops, filling in the trenches they had dug, and one by one the heavy machine gun forts were blown up into the sky in the shelling of the Western Sichuan Army. The wire pulled up in front of their position was also blown through countless openings, and it was obvious that it was no longer able to take on the heavy task of blocking the western Sichuan army. The defensive positions of the British and Indian troops were built under the guidance of the British ** officer, and on the whole they were not bad. But it also could not withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of artillery.
Henry, the commander of the Anglo-Indian Army? Wellesley, who was still waiting for news from Brigadier General French, but he didn't expect to wait for the shelling of the Western Sichuan Army, and suddenly, his face turned pale.
PS: The third update is here! ……)