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From Giovay to the north, a large number of British and Indian soldiers marched through the mountain path, and in order to avoid being pursued by the squadron, the remaining troops of the Anglo-Indian 28th Army set out overnight under the orders of Lieutenant General Philip. The Anglo-Indian 25th Army had no choice but to set off behind the 28th Army. After all, without the assistance of the 28th Army, it would have been completely impossible for Lieutenant General Christopher to rely on the strength of the 25th Army to defeat Djovay. Not to mention, the squadron captured Shillong, and it was possible to launch a flanking attack on the British and Indian forces at any time. If they wait until the squadron attacks, then they will never have a chance.

However, when Lieutenant General Christopher ordered a retreat to the north, he did not forget to send a telegram to General Kitchener, the commander of the Anglo-Indian Army far away in Delhi, in which he pointed out that the defeat in this battle was entirely due to the fact that the 26th Army and the 27th Army could not resist the squadron in Shillong, their rear route had been cut off, and the 28th Army had already retreated first, so he had to retreat. Of course, it is difficult to say whether Admiral Kitchener will believe such a statement.

Five kilometers east of Djowai, the headquarters of the Chinese Army's Second Cluster Northern Route Army is located here, where Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang, chief of staff of the Chinese Army's 10th Group Army, is responsible for commanding the 10 infantry divisions of the Northern Route Army and 200,000 North Korean mercenaries. From the afternoon of the 17th, the Anglo-Indian army launched an attack on Djowai, but. The resistance of the squadron has been carried out in an orderly manner. In the face of the fierce attack of the Anglo-Indian army. The squadron is at ease. The squadron first relied on strong firepower to block the British and Indian troops. Then slowly withdrew to Djowai, along the way, inflicting great damage on the Anglo-Indian army. When fighting outside the city of Djowai, the artillery and air force of the squadron inflicted a great blow on the British and Indian troops, which is why the squadron was able to hold on to Djowai with a very small force.

"Chief of Staff, the British have retreated! Shall we go after it? At 7:15 p.m., Major General Huang Wenzhong, commander of the 211th Infantry Division, came to the commander with a happy face. Asked Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang for instructions. The sudden retreat of the Anglo-Indian soldiers left them a little confused.

"Oh? The Anglo-Indian army retreated? Haha, it must be the commander that they have already succeeded, and they have already captured Shillong! Those British devils and Indian Ah San were afraid of being dumplings made by us, so they ran away! Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang laughed and said. Although the Anglo-Indian army used millions of troops to besiege Djowai, he did not take it to heart, he was worried about whether he could completely annihilate the main force of the Anglo-Indian army this time. And now, the second group of the Southern Route Army led by General Lin Chengye has captured Shillong, and their plan has been completed for more than half of it.

"Chief of Staff, why don't we go after it? Those Indian Ah San will definitely not be able to run! Major General Huang Wenzhong said with some excitement. The Anglo-Indian army is in the midst of an attack on Djowai. Heavy losses, and now even more so on the run. Morale must be very low. As long as you can catch up with them, it means a huge feat!

Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang hesitated for a moment, and then said, "It's not bad for this night!" Wait until after dawn tomorrow to start the pursuit, and order all the troops to hurry up and rest, tomorrow we will compete with those Indian Assan! Let the reconnaissance units of each division go out, keep up with those Indian Asan, and don't let them run! ”

"Yes, Chief of Staff! But what if we don't catch up? It is only a hundred kilometers from Guwahati on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, and it takes at most two or three days to reach these Indian assan. If they escape via the bridge over the Guò River, then we will be in vain! Major General Huang Wenzhong said with some summons.

"Don't worry, the Navy has already been dispatched. The Navy sent more than a dozen light cruisers and destroyers into the Brahmaputra River, and now it was time to capture Guwahati. If the Anglo-Indian army wanted to cross the river, they had to swim there. However, our warships are not vegetarians, and if they want to swim across the Brahmaputra River, they have to say yes! Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang looked like he was winning. The movements of the Anglo-Indian army after the failure of the attack have long been in their calculations, and they have long been fully prepared!

Admiral Lin Chengye, commander of the second group of the Chinese army in Shillong, did not immediately launch a pursuit after learning that the British and Indian troops had escaped overnight. As for whether the British and Indian troops will take the opportunity to escape, General Lin Chengye is not worried at all, he has already made arrangements, and this time the main force of the British and Indian troops will be difficult to fly.

The Brahmaputra River originates in the Himalayas in China and is known as the Brahmaputra River in China. It enters India from southern Tibet (called Arunachal Pradesh in India), and is called Dihang River or Xiangjiang River in southern Tibet (Arunachal Pradesh). It is called the Brahmaputra River after it joins two other rivers in the Indian state of Assam near Bashika in southern Tibet. It flows through Bangladesh and is known as the Jamuna River, where it joins the Ganges River in Guarondokad to form a huge Ganges delta and finally empties into the Bay of Bengal. The middle and lower reaches of the Brahmaputra River are wide, often more than five kilometers wide, and are only narrower in rare places. The Brahmaputra River near Guwahati is only 500 meters wide, and the British built a bridge over the river after the occupation of India.

On 18 November, a Chinese fleet of light cruisers and destroyers sailed against the current to Guwahati, where a battalion of Marines landed and captured the bridge, establishing fortifications on the north and south sides of the bridge. Relying on the warships on the river, a strong line of defense was formed. And, to make sure nothing went wrong, the Chinese Marines planted explosives at the bottom of the bridge, and if they couldn't hold it by then, they would blow it up to cut off the possibility of the British and Indian troops from escaping. Of course, this will not be done unless absolutely necessary. After the bridge was blown up, it was very difficult for the squadron to cross the river and get closer to the heart of India!

On 20 November, the second group of the Chinese Army set out from Shillong and Djowai to pursue the fleeing British and Indian troops. Although the British and Indian troops had been fleeing since yesterday evening, they had only escaped a dozen kilometers by night. The mountain road is difficult to walk, and at the same time it is impossible to see at night, and it is good to be able to advance more than ten kilometers in the dark.

After daybreak, the Anglo-Indian troops continued to flee. However, their speed was getting slower and slower, and the night when the wolf bèi fled for their lives had already left them tired and hungry. In order to escape for their lives, many Indian Ah San threw away rifles and bullets to reduce the weight on their bodies. In addition, when the British and Indian troops fled, they did not carry a lot of baggage, and the soldiers only carried two or three days of rations. It won't be long before they run out of food.

Relying on the reconnaissance troops sent out before, the Chinese Army was able to accurately know the movements of the British and Indian troops and launched a pursuit against them. In order to flee for their lives, the Anglo-Indian army had to leave behind the blocking troops. However, these British and Indian soldiers who were left behind and broken, in the face of the attack of the squadron, they could not resist at all, and either surrendered directly or threw away their weapons and fled. In order to speed up the pursuit, for these surrendered Indian Ah San, the squadron directly handed them over to the North Korean mercenaries to deal with.

On November 22, the British and Indian troops finally fled to Guwahati, but they faced a bridge occupied by the squadron. There are also two 'Tianshui-class' light cruisers of the Chinese Navy and four 'Dujiangyan-class' destroyers on the river. The main light cruiser in service with the Chinese Navy is the 'Ningbo-class' light cruiser, and the destroyer is also the 'Fuqing-class' destroyer. The 'Tianshui-class' light cruisers and the 'Dujiangyan-class' destroyers are already responsible for very few tasks. But even so, it is still not something that the flesh and blood of the infantry can resist.

"General Philip, the Chinese occupy the bridge, there are still a few Chinese warships on the river, what should we do now?" Lieutenant General Christopher said with a pale face. They finally escaped to Guwahati, but the Chinese had already occupied the place, and now their back road was really cut off.

"There's no way, attack, recapture the bridge! Otherwise, we'll just die here! Lieutenant General Philip said through gritted teeth.

A division of Anglo-Indian soldiers was organized and attacked the bridge without any artillery preparation. These Indian Asans also knew that if they wanted to escape, they had to take the bridge back.

At this time, the officers and men of the Chinese Marine Corps guarding the bridge opened fire, and the light cruisers and destroyers of the Chinese Navy on the river also opened fire, and the dense shells exploded in the ranks of the British and Indian troops, splashing clusters of blood, and a large number of British and Indian soldiers fell in pools of blood. Whether it is a 'Tianshui-class' light cruiser or a 'Dujiangyan-class' destroyer, they are equipped with a lot of small-caliber rapid-fire guns, which have a very strong lethality for dense stormtroopers.

Many Indian Asans were killed as soon as they rushed to the bridge, and their bodies fell into the Brahmaputra River, stained red with blood, and one by one the corpses sank into the river, and after being washed away by the river for an unknown amount of time, they floated up and down the river into the Bay of Bengal. So much so that for a long time after that, because there were too many floating corpses in the river, Indians on both sides of the river did not dare to drink the water in the river! (To be continued......)