"General, you have just arrived in India. If you stay a few more years, you should be able to get used to these Indians! A tall, middle-aged soldier with short blond hair said. His name is French and his full name is John? Denton? Pinkestone? French, Brigadier General of the British Army's 2nd Infantry Brigade, was one of the four infantry brigades of the British Army in India. This time, it was him and Henry? Lieutenant General Wellesley was also responsible for the attack on the Shannan area of western Sichuan. He has served in India for many years, and naturally has a deep understanding of the attack power of these indigenous Indian soldiers.

In the previous Battle of Volt Mountain, tens of thousands of Indian soldiers attacked the Western Sichuan Army, which had only more than 1,000 people, but it was not defeated for two days. Later, it was his 2nd Infantry Brigade that was dispatched, which forced the Western Sichuan Army to retreat after heavy casualties.

"Damn, we've been stuck here for ten days. The Western Sichuan Army must have reacted, and it is no longer possible for us to quickly break through to the Shannan area. It's all these damn Indian natives! "Henry? Wellesley scolded hatefully. As the grandson of the Duke of Wellington, he was very eager to establish a feats similar to those of his grandfather. Therefore, he took the initiative to ask to be transferred to serve in the Indian army. In order to be able to make a difference in Asia. Britain has long coveted the plateau. Henry? Wellesley believes that if he can take the tens of thousands of square kilometers of land in the Plateau Province or the southern Himalayas, then he will be able to establish a lot of effect. But now it's like this, which makes him very angry.

"General, I have long said that the Western Sichuan Army is not the Manchu army of a few decades ago, and they are not so easy to deal with. With our troops alone, especially most of them are indigenous Indian troops, it is basically impossible to defeat the western Sichuan army! Brigadier General French replied.

"So what should we do now? Give up? No way! Absolutely not! Now that the whole world knows that our British Empire is attacking the plateau, if we retreat, what will the other powers do to us? This would be a loss of face for the British Empire internationally. "Henry? Wellesley roared angrily. Actually, he thinks about it the most. Or his own reputation. As the grandson of the Duke of Wellington, he came to India with great ambitions and did not inform the British mainland. Just with Henry, the Viceroy of India? Patty? Fitzmaurice sent troops to attack the plateau. If you win the battle and occupy the plateau, you will naturally be able to win the supreme glory. If you lose the battle, or if you don't succeed. Then he may have to take responsibility. For the sake of being the grandson of the Duke of Wellington, he might not have been court-martialed. But it was inevitable that his military career would come to an end. Henry? Wellesley would never allow such a thing to happen, which would undoubtedly tarnish his family's honor.

French shrugged his shoulders and said no more. Henry? Wellesley, like the rest of the English aristocracy, was haughty. Conceited, unable to listen to the admonitions of others. In this case, they will only wake up until they have suffered a lot. And Henry? Wellesley is two levels lower in rank, or a civilian, Henry? Wellesley, of course, won't listen to him.

"Herald! Send someone to inform Your Excellency the Governor that the strength of the Western Sichuan Army is beyond our expectations, and that the strength of the current army is only with the present strength. Can't win! We hope that Your Excellency the Governor will send as many reinforcements as possible to support us! Remember. We need soldiers from the British Empire, not the indigenous Indians who only know how to escape! "Henry? Wellesley intended to ask the Viceroy of India, Henry? Patty? Fitzmaurice called for help. Henry? Patty? Fitzmaurice, who served as the fifth Governor General of Canada, is also an ambitious fellow. Him and Henry? Wellesley hit it off and launched this attack. If he fails, he will also be held responsible. Him and Henry? Wellesley is a grasshopper in a line, and no one can run. Therefore. He can only support Henry with all his might? Wellesley.

As the most important British colony, India has relatively good infrastructure construction. The northern part of India is mostly plain. It is relatively easy to build both railways and roads. In addition, there is a telegraph line between the border towns in the north and Delhi. Therefore. Henry? Wellesley could easily talk to Henry, the Viceroy of India in Delhi? Patty? Fitzmaurice was contacted.

Far away in Derry? Patty? Fitzmaurice gets Henry? After Wellesley's telegram for help, he also had a headache. Originally, he also thought that the western Sichuan army was vulnerable and that they would be able to occupy the Chinese territory south of the Himalayas before the western Sichuan could react, creating a fait accompli. When the time comes, the British government will put pressure on Sichuan Xi again, and Sichuan West will not be able to pinch his nose and admit the British occupation of this area. But now, the operation of the British and Indian troops has failed, and it is difficult for him to ride a tiger. It is obviously impossible to withdraw and act as if nothing had happened. If he doesn't, maybe he'll face criticism from home. Now that you've done it, you have to win. Therefore, he only promised Henry? Wellesley's request, and pray to God, pray Henry? Wellesley will emerge victorious.

To support Henry? Wellesley, Henry? Patty? Fitzmaurice drew as many troops as he could to support him. Among them, there are two British infantry brigades in India, as well as 30,000 indigenous Indian troops, and a well-known Langkha infantry brigade. The total number of reinforcements reached more than 40,000 people, plus the previous more than 30,000 troops, and the number of troops invading the Chinese plateau reached more than 70,000. This is already Henry? Patty? Fitzmaurice was able to draw the maximum number of troops. What if Henry? If Wellesley can't win yet, then there is no other way but to throw in the towel.

These reinforcements will travel to northeastern India via the railway in northern India, and then walk to the southern foothills of the Himalayas to support Henry? Wellesley. However, it will take about a week to reach the battlefield.

Got word that reinforcements were coming, Henry? Wellesley was no longer as nervous as before. In the afternoon of the same day, he ordered his troops to launch another attack, and even the British 2nd Infantry Brigade coordinated the attack. This attack was obviously much more threatening than that of the indigenous soldiers of India. Under the leadership of the British soldiers, these Indian Asan seemed to have been inspired with great courage, braving the rain of bullets and bullets of the Western Sichuan Army, and even threatened the forward positions of the Western Sichuan Army for a time, causing a lot of casualties to the Western Sichuan Army. However, after the British 2nd Infantry Brigade paid hundreds of casualties and retreated, the Indian A-3 collapsed as if he had been stripped of his backbone. If it weren't for the fact that Wang Yuze didn't have enough troops in his hands now, he would have taken the opportunity to launch a counter-charge, and he would definitely be able to achieve considerable results.

In the next two days, the British and Indian troops did not launch an attack, and it seems that their losses were not small after several days of attacking. Especially the morale of those Indian Ah San is getting lower and lower, and if they continue to fight, they may collapse at any time. Henry? Wellesley also took this into account and did not dare to put too much pressure on the troops.

On April 2, the Ninth Brigade of Western Sichuan arrived in Mara, which immediately made Wang Yuze's troops abundant. The 9th Brigade is a mountain infantry brigade, which is more adapted to mountain warfare, fighting in the southern foothills of the Himalayas, and has strong combat effectiveness.

On April, after a day's rest, the commander of the Ninth Brigade, Du Qizheng, deputy brigade commander Zhang Ruifeng, and chief of staff Qian Tailin, all approached Wang Yuze and asked to join the battle.

Wang Yuze can also understand the eagerness of these generals to fight. After all, in the war between western Sichuan and the Manchus last year, the 8th and 9th Brigades had been guarding the plateau and had not caught a single battle, which made them very disappointed. Now that the British have finally come up with it, why don't you seize this opportunity to give them a hard time and strive to make contributions?

"Young marshal, you can let our ninth brigade go up, although the British still have more than 20,000 people, we guarantee that we will be able to break through their defenses and drive them out of our territory!" Du Qizheng, the commander of the Ninth Brigade, said in a deep voice. Du Qizheng is a middle-aged man who is a little thin and swarthy, although he has no education, but he started as a small soldier and has made a lot of contributions for more than 20 years, before he grew from a small soldier to a brigadier general brigade commander. Although I have been trained by the Army Academy, there are still many habits that I can't change.

"Lao Du, it's not that I won't let you attack, but I'm waiting for an opportunity. How could the British, who dared to invade our territory, have driven them back like this? According to the information we have received, the commander of the British army on the opposite side is a duke, the grandson of the famous Duke of Wellington. If we catch him, then this war can be over! Wang Yuze said.

"Duke? All right! Young marshal, you give me the task Lao Du, and my Lao Du promises to complete the task. If you can't finish it, my old Du Titou will come to see you! Du Qizheng immediately patted his chest and said. He knew that if he could catch the other party's duke commander, it would definitely be a great achievement. Perhaps, he will be able to rise to the next level, from a reserve general of brigadier general to a major general, and become a real general.

"Not busy! The Seventh Brigade is about to arrive, and when they arrive, we will not have a disadvantage in numbers. It will be more certain when the time comes. The Ninth Brigade is one of our two mountain infantry brigades in western Sichuan, and I will give you the most important task! Wang Yuze said.

"Despite the young marshal's orders, our Ninth Brigade will definitely complete the task!" Du Qizheng directly assured.

PS: The third update is here! ……)