The 36 105mm light howitzers of the divisional artillery battalion of the 9th Infantry Division of the Imperial Army violently held a meeting, directly turning the positions of the British and Indian troops into a sea of fire, and countless British and Indian soldiers were torn to pieces in the heavy shelling.

Subsequently, the regimental artillery companies of the subordinate regiments also joined in the shelling, which made the artillery fire of the British and Indian troops more intense.

Such a fierce artillery fire has never been experienced by the vast majority of British and Indian troops. Of course, those British and Indian troops who participated in World War I were used to this. It's just that the Anglo-Indian army, which participated in World War I and returned to India alive, has been reorganized into six infantry divisions by the Indian colonial government and has become the main force of the Anglo-Indian army. This is the most important force to protect India, and it will not be easily sent to the battlefield. Therefore, the Anglo-Indian troops that entered the southern part of the Kingdom of Iran were only those troops that had not been on the battlefield.

"O Lord Shiva! Why is the artillery fire of the Chinese so fierce, and can we really survive such fierce artillery fire? "An Indian Ah San was lying at the bottom of the trench, looking panicked. Now he feels so helpless, and the only thing he can do is probably not to let the Chinese shells fall on his head. Otherwise, he would be dead.

The Anglo-Indian army was lazy in training, and even when it was building defensive positions, it cut corners. Therefore, the defensive positions of the British and Indian troops in Siljan could not withstand the heavy shelling of the Imperial Army at all. After less than half an hour of shelling, the British and Indian defensive positions were already in ruins. Large sections of the trenches were blown up, and barbed wire fences that had been pulled up casually were blown up. As for those machine-gun firing points, they have long been blown up into the sky. Many fortifications such as anti-artillery holes were directly blown down. The Indian Ah San inside was directly buried alive inside. Even, hiding in an anti-artillery hole is more threatening than hiding in a trench. In the event that the anti-gun hole is blown up. The people inside don't want to climb out again.

"Oh God! Are the Chinese trying to plow our positions again? Major General Kleiman, who was hiding in the rear, exclaimed. The equipment of the Anglo-Indian army was relatively poor, and an infantry division only had more than a dozen artillery pieces, and almost all of them were 76.2 mm field guns, and basically there were no artillery pieces above 100 mm caliber.

"I don't know how many of the troops at the front were able to survive such heavy shelling." Major General Carter also muttered.

As they expected, in the midst of heavy artillery shelling by the Imperial Army. The Anglo-Indian troops at the front suffered heavy losses. More than 2,000 people were killed and wounded. Most of the rest of the people were frightened.

Immediately after the acceptance of the artillery bombardment of the Anglo-Indian frontline positions, the artillery of the Imperial Army began to extend its vitality in depth. The reinforcements, which had already been prepared, launched an attack. The 9th Infantry Regiment of the 91st Infantry Division, starting from the forward positions, launched a fierce attack on the positions of the Anglo-Indian troops.

Skirmish lines rushed towards the positions of the British and Indian armies like waves. In the rear were heavy machine guns and mortars that followed the infantry attack. In the event of an enemy counterattack, the heavy machine gun will be responsible for suppressing the enemy. Mortars, on the other hand, are responsible for knocking out enemy fire points.

"Idiot! Hurry up, the Chinese are coming. Enter the position and prepare to defend against the attack of the Chinese. "The British and Indian officers, who had survived the artillery fire of the Chinese Army, began to punch and kick the Indian Asan, driving them into positions and letting them resist the attack of the Chinese Army.

Although the Indian Asan, although reluctant, could only grab the Lee-Enfield rifle in their hands and lie on the broken trench. Open fire on the Chinese * troops.

It's just that because of the distance. At the same time, the marksmanship of these Indian Ah San is not very good. So much so that their shooting is simply a waste of bullets.

"Boom! Rumble! "The shooting of the British and Indian troops attracted the shelling of the heavy mortars of the Imperial Army. More than a dozen 120-mm heavy mortars carried out a fierce artillery attack on the positions of the British and Indian troops. By the time the smoke and dust from the shells exploded to disappear, the British and Indian troops on the positions covered by the shells had been torn to shreds.

"Machine gun fire!" A British second lieutenant officer ordered loudly.

Subsequently. A Maxim heavy machine gun from the position opened fire. Dense bullets were fired at the Chinese* army, and the few soldiers who rushed to the front were knocked to the ground, not knowing whether they were alive or dead. The officers and soldiers behind immediately fell to the ground. Dodge the vitality of the enemy.

"Mortars, knock out enemy machine-gun fire points. Heavy machine guns, fire cover. A second lieutenant platoon commander of the Imperial Army ordered.

Ten seconds later, a 60-mm mortar of the Imperial Army opened fire, and two shells flew out of the barrel one after the other and flew towards the machine gun fire point of the British and Indian troops.

The first shell, which fell next to the machine-gun fire point of the British and Indian troops, failed to hit the target. However, the second shell accurately landed on the machine gun fire point of the British and Indian troops, directly blowing up this machine gun fire point, and even the heavy machine gun was blown into parts.

Subsequently, the heavy machine guns of the Imperial Army also began to fire continuously to suppress the positions of the British and Indian troops.

The rest of the infantry, seizing this opportunity, charged quickly, and in one fell swoop advanced to less than thirty meters from the Anglo-Indian line.

"Grenades!" The second lieutenant platoon commander commanded loudly.

More than a dozen grenades flew into the trenches of the Anglo-Indian troops, and a continuous explosion was heard. After the explosion passed, the Indian Asans in the trenches of the British and Indian troops were blurred by the explosion in one fell swoop.

Subsequently, the infantry of the Imperial Army rushed into the positions of the British and Indian troops in one fell swoop, and began to clear the British and Indian troops on the positions, and expanded the results of the battle.

With just one charge, the Imperial Army broke through the Anglo-Indian defenses. In less than an hour, the Anglo-Indian defensive line on the outskirts of Sirkcan was lost. A large number of British and Indian officers and soldiers were either killed in the battle, or they raised their hands and surrendered to the Imperial Army.

This made the faces of Major General Kleiman and Major General Carter, who were watching the battle in the rear, even more ugly. Although, they know that the Chinese army is very strong and very difficult to deal with. But at this moment, they realized that they still underestimated the Chinese Army. The Chinese Army is clearly more powerful than they imagined!

"This battle can't be fought, and if it continues, we can hold out for three days at most. And, at the cost of our total extermination by the Chinese. "Major General Kleiman no longer has the courage to fight anymore.

"Hmmm! Hold on for another day. A day later, we surrendered. Maj. Gen. Carter said.

Major General Kleiman nodded heavily, agreeing with the suggestion.

After defeating the Anglo-Indian positions on the outskirts of Siljan, the Imperial Army immediately changed to an infantry regiment and launched an attack on the city of Siljan. Originally, the Imperial Army believed that in the urban street fighting, no matter how bad the combat effectiveness of the Anglo-Indian Army was, it would definitely cause some casualties to the Imperial Army. However, after the battle began, the Imperial Army realized that they still thought too highly of these Anglo-Indian troops.

Compared with the Imperial Army, these Anglo-Indian troops are simply garbage in garbage! In street battles, the Imperial Army was able to easily clear out the British and Indian soldiers hiding in the houses with the help of snipers, machine guns, and grenades. The Anglo-Indian army was barely able to inflict many casualties on the Imperial Army, and was already killed.

This style of play made the British and Indian troops extremely afraid, and they even thought that they were fighting the devil at all. As a result, many British and Indian soldiers collapsed directly out of excessive fear.

Originally, Major General Kleiman and Major General Carter were ready to hold out for another day and then surrender. However, the deterioration of the war situation has exceeded their expectations.

A large number of routs fled desperately to the south. The 9th Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Army, which had been waiting here for a long time, immediately went on a killing spree, and the blood of the British and Indian soldiers killed was like a river.

Under such circumstances, Major General Kleiman and Major General Carter gave the order to surrender cleanly. They knew that if they didn't surrender, they would be dead.

The Imperial Army's assault on Sirkcan ended after a tight one-day period. More than 5,000 of the two infantry divisions of the Anglo-Indian army stationed here were killed, and almost all the rest of the people raised their hands and surrendered.

Just two days after the capture of Sirjan by the Imperial Army, the Imperial Army's Northern Front Cluster attacked Kerman and won the victory. After a little resistance from the British and Indian troops stationed here, they chose to abandon the city and flee. However, the 13th Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Army, which had already been ambushed outside the city, suddenly slaughtered, and the British and Indian troops that were killed were crushed.

After a fierce battle, a huge part of the British and Indian troops chose to surrender in order to survive. The very few people who chose to resist were all killed.

After the capture of Sirkhan and Kerman, the main Anglo-Indian forces that had entered southern Iran had been eliminated. The remaining infantry division did not dare to remain in the southern part of the Kingdom of Iran for a moment. Before the Imperial Army could reach the kill, the infantry division had already fled in the direction of India. This allowed the Imperial Army to capture the southern part of the Kingdom of Iran without bloodshed.

The Anglo-Indian troops, who were reinforced later, did not seem to dare to cross the border and enter the southern part of the Kingdom of Iran. They chose to build a defensive line in northwestern India against a possible attack by the Chinese army. The panicked Indian colonial government also sent troops to the northwest front as much as possible. If India is attacked by the Chinese army, then the problem will be troublesome.

The Earl of Ridding, the vice-king of India, sent several telegrams to the British cabinet asking for help, requesting the British Army to send an expeditionary force into India. Otherwise, if the Chinese* army launched an attack on India, they would simply not be able to resist it. (To be continued.) )

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