At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon of 19 May, on the left bank of the Hukang River Valley, which had been quiet for more than a day, suddenly became lively, and more than 400 tanks "rumbled" out of the jungle.

Immediately after that, hundreds of cars with artillery towing behind drove over, and from the cars, thousands of soldiers of the independent division jumped out of them, and in front of the tanks, they built positions in an orderly manner, and then, one mortar after another, small and medium-caliber artillery, raised their hideous muzzles, and aimed at the British and Indian positions on the right bank.

Although they did not know what the Chinese soldiers were going to do, the tanks and artillery pieces were really in front of them, and the news reached the acting commander of the Jedi and worried, Lieutenant General Adams, as quickly as possible.

Lieutenant General Adams was shocked, and it took less than twenty minutes to run to the forward position, not how quickly he moved, the position on the right bank of the Hukang River Valley, no more than three or five kilometers wide, want to expand, sorry, limited by natural conditions, just so wide place, and then behind, there is a cliff, like a wall, sandwiching the Hukang River Valley in the middle.

As for the length, it is not what Lieutenant General Adams can do, the encircling troops of the independent division have the final say, there is an insurmountable obstacle in front of Sido, and there are troops of the independent division blocking it behind, it is only six or seven kilometers long, and the boundary of more than 20 square kilometers is only about 20 square kilometers on the left and right, 60,000 or 70,000 people are crowded together, the density of people can be imagined, and even and pee have to come in shifts.

If a shell falls and doesn't blow up dozens of people, it's not called a shell, so, Lieutenant General Adams, hear the report from his men. The troops of the independent division, on the other side of the Hukang River Valley, laid down tanks and artillery, and their legs and stomachs began to tremble. There was a misery in my heart, it's over, this is to cover my position with artillery fire! Tang Qiuli finally began to make a dead move!

When I arrived at the forward position, I took a look through binoculars, and I saw that more than 400 tanks and 7 or 800 small and medium-caliber artillery pieces were neatly arranged on the opposite bank. Although the lethality of tank guns and small and medium-caliber artillery is not as powerful as that of heavy artillery, they can be used on themselves, but they are just right, and the amount is too much.

If yesterday the heavy artillery of the independent division that shelled the positions on the left bank, they would have joined in. Then he and tens of thousands of soldiers did not even have a chance to survive, and they did not need to be attacked by the infantry of the independent division. Just the cannonballs, you can kill your own tens of thousands of people, Adams clay carved wood sculptures, speechless for a long time, his own end, came so suddenly, although he was mentally prepared, but when it came to the end, there was still a sadness.

Adams said to the senior staff officers and guards beside him, who were also earthy-faced, "Ladies and gentlemen. The last moment of our troops stationed in India is coming, and the Chinese shells will soon fall, and while there is still a little time, we will order them to go down. Let's write a suicide note! ”

The guards ran away, but Adams didn't go, but sat on the ground, took out a pen and wrote, he also thought about it, just such a big place, where to run, where to hide? The shells don't have long eyes, they can't recognize that one is a general and that one is a soldier, and under the all-round artillery fire of the independent division's artillery, the life of his lieutenant general, the acting commander, is not much more expensive than an ordinary soldier, and when the shell falls, it is still shattered.

At this moment, several loudspeakers were erected on the opposite bank, and immediately, a purely incomparable English shouting voice came, "Officers and soldiers of the British and Indian troops on the other side, you have heard clearly, now, you are in a desperate situation, and resistance is meaningless, Deputy Division Commander Tang Qiusheng, the commander-in-chief of the Xiduo Campaign of our independent division, does not want to see too much killing, and hopes that you will tell Commander Alexander that you will lay down your arms and surrender, and there will be a way to live." ”…,

"If you resist stubbornly and refuse to surrender, what awaits you is only overwhelming artillery fire, you have also seen it, our artillery is ready for shelling, our deputy division commander Tang Qiusheng, and let you tell Alexander a few words, Tengchong farewell, more than two years, former allies, unexpectedly, today but the sword and soldier are facing each other, making people made, Tang is in Xiduo, a little thin wine, waiting for Commander Alexander and the generals to come and surrender, only give you thirty minutes to think about it, reply quickly!"

Skillful English, is pure London accent, if it weren't for the tanks and artillery on the other side, Adams would have thought that when he met his British compatriots, he put down his pen and paper, his eyes flashed with unpredictable flames, and he muttered in his heart, "It turns out that the commander and the commander of the independent division are old acquaintances, and there may be room for redemption, after his warning telegram is sent, don't expect reinforcements to come to the rescue." ”

"I originally thought that it was Tang Qiuli, the division commander of the independent division, who commanded the troops to surround me, why did there be a deputy division commander Tang Qiusheng, so where was Tang Qiuli? It can't really be in the East Indias, right? Being killed by a shell or choosing to surrender can only be these two ways, or go to Commander Alexander to discuss, if he agrees to surrender, there is no need to insist on it, it is better to live than to die! ”

Adams rubbed his numb legs and walked towards Alexander with heavy steps, along the way, the soldiers silently looked at His Excellency the acting commander, who could decide his own life and death, with a desire to survive in his eyes, "There is no fighting spirit, greedy for life and afraid of death, such a troop, such a soldier, what to use to fight with the Chinese," Adams lamented in his heart.

Alexander sat silently on the stretcher, he was waiting for Adams to arrive, the voice of the other side of the shouting was so clear and huge, and it was repeated over and over again, tirelessly, he could not not have heard that the troops of the independent division, from the left bank of the Hukang River Valley, drove continuously in the direction of the East Indies for a day and night, and Alexander knew that the last moment of himself and his soldiers was coming.

Tang Qiuli mobilized the troops, without concealing it at all, which means that for him, his role has been lost, I'm afraid, with Tang Qiuli's insidiousness and cunning, the young and vigorous Chelsea lieutenant general who doesn't know Tang Qiuli has been fooled, right?

Commanding the troops to surround him was Tang Qiusheng, who had a deep impression of this person, who was calm and mild-mannered, a typical Chinese-style general, at least, not like Tang Qiuli, aggressive and insidious and cunning, which made him hate and disgust.

I don't know why, Alexander heard that it was Tang Qiusheng, the third person in the independent division, who made him surrender, and he actually had a feeling of relief in his heart, although he didn't want to admit it, but this feeling was real, perhaps, surrendering to Tang Qiusheng is better than surrendering to Tang Qiuli, which is more acceptable to himself, right? If Tang Qiuli was shouting on the other side, he would rather shoot himself than surrender to Tang Qiuli, who he hated with teeth!

Alexander's mind has turned countless thoughts, if Adams is also this idea, there is no need for him to block it, in this case, resistance is a dead end, the reason why Tang Qiusheng did not attack before is because these tens of thousands of soldiers, there is still use value, to lure Chelsea to be fooled, otherwise, he would have gone to see God two days ago!

Adams came, his steps were heavy, he came to Alexander, stopped, the two looked at each other, no one spoke, they were silent, about the surrender to Tang Qiusheng, the deputy commander of the independent division, the former commander and the acting commander, no one wanted to speak first, this is not a glorious thing after all, and they will scramble to do it. …,

Time passed second by second, or Alexander spoke first, he sighed and said: "Adams, there is nothing to be ashamed of about surrendering to the Chinese, in the history of the British Empire, there have been countless precedents, if there is a glimmer of hope, as a soldier, will not choose this shameful way of survival." ”

"Surrendering to one's own enemy, after all, is dishonorable, and will leave a stain on the journey of one's life, but the current situation, you know very well in your heart that if you do not surrender, the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers will be lost in a short period of time."

"Adams, if you have anything to say, just say it! Whatever decision you make, I will support you unconditionally, after all, you are the acting commander. ”

Adams had mixed feelings in his heart, his lips twitched a few times, and he said with difficulty: "Commander, in the face of such a situation, do we have any other choice?" The Chinese set up nearly a thousand artillery pieces on the other side of the Hukang River, this is their attitude, I think, we do not have the right to decide the life and death of tens of thousands of soldiers, so I choose to surrender to the Chinese! ”

After saying these words, Adams felt a sense of relief in his heart, and at the same time, a boundless sense of prostration hit his heart, and he would become the first commander in the history of the British Empire to surrender to the Asians on the soil of Asia.

Adams said with some embarrassment: "General, as for the person who went to negotiate the surrender, I personally think that it is none other than you, Tang Qiusheng, the commander of the independent division, and the deputy division commander, speak to you by name, I think, you will get the best treatment for the soldiers!" ”

Alexander smiled bitterly and said to himself: "I'll go, just let me take all the responsibility for my failure!" ”

Twenty minutes later, a group of British soldiers waving white flags, unarmed and a pair of stretchers, staggered into Sido, on the stretcher, lying the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, General Alexander, on behalf of tens of thousands of British and Indian soldiers surrounded in Sido, to negotiate surrender with Tang Qiusheng, deputy commander of the independent division and commander-in-chief of the Cido Campaign.

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