Chapter 1201 The Anglo-Indian Army in Panic

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The unit stationed at Le Sur was an infantry division of the 72nd Army of the Anglo-Indian Army. 5.com Chinese The main forces of the 72nd Army were located about ten kilometers from Le Sur in Agargar, about ten kilometers from Le Sur. When the reconnaissance battalion of the 3rd Division of the Chinese Army defeated the defenders of a battalion sent by the British and Indian forces to the Le Sur Bridge in a matter of minutes. Because the main forces of the first group of the Chinese army are all gathered in Gujarat, and the British and Indian troops also believe that the Chinese army will definitely cross the Chenab River in Gujarat and attack Wazirabad directly. After all, the Chinese Army has a strong artillery superiority, and at the same time has the support of the Air Force, although the Djinab River near Wauzirabad is more than a kilometer wide, but for the first cluster of the Chinese Army, it is not too much of a problem!

Therefore, with the exception of the Anglo-Indian 3rd Army, which was stationed in Wauzirabad, the rest of the armies relaxed their vigilance. Even though the commander of the Anglo-Indian Army, Admiral Kitchener, repeatedly asked the armies to remain vigilant, the British officers did the same to the Indian soldiers below. But those Indians are born lazy by nature, and if they want to play with a twelve-point spirit to guard against the squadron, it is simply impossible! In such a situation, the hundreds of Indians stationed at the Lesur Bridge had no defense at all, and after the Indian Asans on the west side of the bridge were killed, the reconnaissance battalion of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Chinese Army quickly crossed the bridge and launched an attack on the British and Indian troops on the east side of the bridge.

The vast majority of the British and Indian troops were blocked in the barracks, and were strafed by the Chinese army's machine-gun fire, and collapsed within minutes. Except for a very small number of Anglo-Indian soldiers who escaped. Most of them were killed! In a hurry. Those Indian Ahsan didn't even have time to detonate the explosives that had been planted on the bridge.

The reconnaissance battalion of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Chinese Army, after defeating the British and Indian troops stationed at the bridge, on the one hand dismantled the explosives on the bridge, and on the other hand, began to build a defensive line to prepare to resist the attack of the British and Indian troops!

The Lesul Bridge was only a kilometre away from the city of Lesul, and when the gunfire rang out, the troops of the 2nd Division of the Anglo-Indian 72nd Army were awakened by the gunfire. The commander of the division almost instantly thought that the direction of the Chinese army's attack was the bridge, and he ordered the troops to prepare for a counterattack, and even if the bridge could not be recaptured, the bridge would be blown up. On the other hand, it was reported to the military headquarters of Agargar. Request support. He knew that if the troops who seized the bridge were the main force of the squadron, then even if all his divisions were thrown in, it was estimated that they would not be able to resist the attack of the squadron!

A large number of Indian Asans were punched and kicked from their beds by their superiors, and then they grabbed their weapons and attacked in the direction of the bridge with sleepy eyes. And the time spent is at least 20 minutes. During this time, the cavalry brigades of the 1st Army of the Chinese Army had already crossed the bridge one after another. Behind, units of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Chinese Army were also crossing the bridge.

"Cavalry brigade, attack!" The moonlight at night was cold into the water, shining on the resolute faces of the cavalrymen, the sabers of the handles. In the light of the moon, it shines with a snow-white light. Like snowflakes! Under the orders of the commander of the cavalry brigade, several thousand cavalrymen stepped on the moonlight and launched an attack on the Anglo-Indian army! For a moment, the sound of horses' hooves converged, like thunder!

The British and Indian soldiers who had just left Le Sur and were preparing to counterattack the bridge all came to their senses for a while. Soon, though, their faces were covered with astonishment. Will the infantry be able to withstand the cavalry attack at the level of the ground or at night? It's almost impossible!

"Run! The cavalry of the Chinese is coming! Let's run! "The Indian ayals shouted, and the wolf bèi fled!

"Damn! Stop it! Stop me! Machine guns are set up to block the attack of the Chinese! The British officers shouted loudly. However, those Indian Ah San, who only knew how to flee for their lives, did not care about the scolding of these British officers at all. The thunderous sound of horses' hooves seemed to be urging their lives, and they were very frightened.

"Kill!" The soldiers of the Cavalry Brigade of the Chinese Army galloped into the ranks of the British and Indian troops. Two legs like opium run over 4 legs, that's simply impossible! The sabers in the hands of the Chinese cavalry flew, and with the help of the high-speed gallop of the war horses, the heads were cut off lightly. Tens of thousands of British and Indian soldiers were killed crying dad and shouting mother!

"Bastard! You cowards, stop me and stop the Chinese! An Anglo-Indian officer yelled loudly at the fleeing Anglo-Indian soldiers. But the next moment, a Chinese cavalryman killed in front of him, and the saber in his hand slashed fiercely, and in an instant, a head rose to the sky, and red blood rushed out from the broken neck, like a fountain!

Tens of thousands of British and Indian soldiers of the 2nd Division of the 72nd Army of the British and Indian Army were routed in less than half an hour, and a large number of British and Indian soldiers were killed by Chinese cavalry or trampled to death by war horses, and only a very small number of them fled at night. The cavalry brigade of the Chinese Army took advantage of the situation to capture Le Sur!

Immediately following the 3rd Infantry Division of the Chinese Army across the bridge were the tanks of the 1st Armored Brigade. Because the load-bearing capacity of the bridge in Le Sur is not very good, only two or three tanks can pass at a time, which makes it take more than two hours for more than 200 tanks of the armored brigade to cross the river. But at this moment, the Anglo-Indian troops stationed in Le Sur have been routed, and the tanks and armored vehicles of the 1st Armored Brigade of the Chinese Army are able to calmly cross the river!

Agargar, Major General Douglas, commander of the 72nd Anglo-Indian Army, was woken up at 10:15 p.m. Because the first group of the Chinese Army is more and more likely to attack the British and Indian troops, this makes Douglas and other senior generals of the British and Indian armies more and more nervous and very tired. If there was nothing important, Major General Douglas usually went to bed early. But today, he was woken up in a deep sleep!

"General, the big thing is not good, the Chinese have snatched the bridge in Le Sur, and now the commander of the 2nd Division has organized troops to counterattack the Chinese!" I just don't know if they'll be able to recapture the bridge! A staff officer reported to Major General Douglas.

"What? How so? Son of a bitch, didn't I ask them to strengthen the defense of the bridge? As soon as you find signs of attack by the Chinese, blow up the bridge immediately! Major General Douglas roared! I don't know where I'm going to go!

"General, the Chinese's attack was very sudden, and it is estimated that the 2nd Division could not be caught off guard, so it did not resist the Chinese's attack!" The staff officer explained. In fact, before this, they did not expect that the Chinese army would choose Le Sur as the primary target of the attack!

"Bastard, this is dereliction of duty! I'm going to shoot those derelict guys! Major General Douglas yelled angrily.

The staff officer kept his head down and said nothing, even if he wanted to shoot those of the 2nd Division, it would have to wait until after the battle was over. If they all died on the battlefield, or if the Chinese fought and even the 72nd Army was wiped out, then how could they shoot others? It's very good to be able to save your life!

"Prepare the 1st and 4th Divisions, set off in twenty minutes, and rush to Le Sur, we have to find a way to block the Chinese to the west of the Chenab River!" Douglas gave the order. Their main task as an army was to guard the Lesul Bridge, which Admiral Kitchener had told to blow up if necessary, but never let the bridge fall into the hands of the Chinese. Otherwise, the generals of the 72nd Army will definitely be severely punished!

"Also, report to the commander and ask for our support!" Maj. Gen. Douglas said. If it is really the main force of the Chinese Army that crosses the river through the Guò Lesur Bridge, the 72nd Army alone is not an opponent of the Chinese at all, let alone the lack of an infantry division. If you want to resist the attack of the squadron, you have to need the support of the army group stationed in Hafizabad.

"Yes, General!" The staff officer nodded, and then quickly left Major General Douglas's bedroom, so as not to invite another unwarranted disaster and become the target of Major General Douglas's anger!

At 11 o'clock in the evening, the Anglo-Indian 72nd Army organized two infantry divisions to set off from Agargar and headed for Le Sur. A distance of ten kilometers is enough for a hurried march, and an hour is enough. But for those Indian Ahsan, it will take at least an hour and a half to complete. It's just that at that time, the Chinese Army had already captured Lesur, and the main force of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Chinese Army had also crossed the Jenab River! If the Anglo-Indian army wants to recapture the bridge, or destroy it, it is simply impossible!

At 10:30 p.m., the command of the Anglo-Indian 7th Army, stationed at Hafizabad, received a telegram from the headquarters of the 72nd Army. The staff officer on duty knew the urgency of the matter and hurriedly reported it to the commander of the army group, Lieutenant General Daniel.

Lieutenant General Daniel was also shocked when he learned that the first group of the Chinese Army had seized the Lesur Bridge, and immediately sent a telegram to the 72nd Army, asking Major General Douglas to find a way to take the bridge back or blow up the bridge, and no matter how bad it was, he would block the Chinese in Lesur to buy time for the Anglo-Indian army to adjust its deployment! At the same time, Lieutenant General Daniel also ordered the two closest corps of the 7th Army to Rasul, the 75th Army and the 76th Army, to set off overnight and march towards Le Sul, so that the Chinese Army could block the Chinese without a firm foothold!

After doing this, Lieutenant General Daniel did not forget to report the situation to Admiral Kitchener. (To be continued......)