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"Command the whole army, speed up! Be sure to rush to Duandi and rescue the 52nd Division! Lieutenant General Alexander immediately gave the order. He knew that if the 52nd Infantry Division really encountered the main force of the Chinese* army, if it did not rescue them in a bad way, it would definitely be more than lucky. Since the Chinese have tried their best to lay such a trap, it is obvious that they will not let the 52nd Infantry Division escape.

"Yes, General!" A junior officer replied with a stern face. These junior officers also know that the current situation is very dangerous. If the 52nd Infantry Division is taken out, the 13th Army is also in danger. Who knows how big the appetite of those Chinese will be.

"In addition, send a telegram to the four Anglo-Indian infantry troops, asking them to move closer to us as much as possible, so as not to be annihilated by the Chinese." Lieutenant General Alexander ordered. Although he looked down on the Anglo-Indian army, he never took those Indian natives with low combat effectiveness in his eyes. But now, he seems to have no other way but to rely on these indigenous Indians. You know, the British 8th Army is still hundreds of kilometers away, and it can't be counted on at all. Although those Indian natives are cannon fodder, there are many of them! The large number of people is also a very important advantage in many cases.

"Yes, General!" The officers of the entire 13th Army were mobilized, and one order after another was issued. The units of the British army, in accordance with these orders, began to move rapidly.

In the British 13th Army accelerated to Duandi. When preparing to rescue the 52nd Division of the British Army. At this moment, the 7th Army of the Chinese Army besieged the 52nd Infantry Division of the British Army. The 7th Army amassed hundreds of heavy guns, including 18 105-mm light howitzers from the artillery battalion, and carried out heavy artillery bombardment on the British 52nd Infantry Division. The tens of thousands of men of the 52nd Infantry Division of the British Army were divided into three parts, large and small, which clearly showed that the Chinese army was heavily encircled.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Shells exploded around me, almost every shell exploded. were able to kill a lot of British soldiers. Duandi was surrounded by plains, and the British could not find any shelter. As for the 52nd Infantry Division's own artillery, it had long been destroyed by Chinese artillery during the battle. Now all that's left is a pile of scrap metal. Under such circumstances, the tragic situation of the 52nd Infantry Division of the British Army can be imagined.

"General, telegram from General Alexander." A disgraced staff officer reported to Major General Angus.

"What did the general say? Are our reinforcements coming? Major General Angus said with red eyes. The battle has been fought until now. The 52nd Infantry Division has already suffered heavy losses. He has tried to launch several breakouts. But they were all blocked by the Chinese* army. Now, Major General Angus is also dead, and he wants to wait for reinforcements to arrive. He believed that Lieutenant General Alexander would not watch the 52nd Infantry Division fall into a siege and not do anything. After all, although the 52nd Infantry Division fell into the trap of the Chinese* army, it was all acting under orders!

"General, General Alexander asked us to hold on. The 51st Infantry Division had already set off first and was heading towards Duandi. Other than that. The main forces of the 13th Army are also on their way and will soon come to meet us! The staff officer said.

"Haha, good! I knew the general wouldn't abandon us. When the main forces arrive, we will be able to break through the encirclement of the Chinese. When the time comes, maybe you can take advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack! Major General Angus said excitedly. Of course, deep down in his heart, he knew very well that the Chinese* army had concentrated so many troops to deal with the 52nd Infantry Division, and it would be very difficult to escape this fate. However, if he didn't say so, the morale of the officers and soldiers who were surrounded by the siege, which had already fallen, would probably have dropped even lower.

"Reinforcements are coming, and we'll be saved soon!" Sure enough, after listening to Major General Angus's words, the officers and soldiers of the 52nd Infantry Division of the British Army, who were originally lifeless, had more anger on their faces and a vision for the future!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "But as the shelling of the Chinese* army became more and more intense, and a large number of British soldiers were blown to pieces, those hopes that had been stimulated with great difficulty were evaporated.

"Commander Liu, how long will it take to end the battle? Reinforcements from the British were already on their way. Major General Liu Zhongming asked.

"Minister Liu, in two hours at most, we will be able to eat the 52nd Infantry Division of the British Army. As for the reinforcements of the British, the 25th Infantry Brigade could withstand them for a while! Major General Liu Wu said. After dividing the 52nd Infantry Division of the British Army into several pieces, the 7th Infantry Corps of the Chinese Army adopted the method of first making it easy and then difficult, and ate the encircled British troops one after another. Soon, the British 52nd Infantry Division was unable to fly.

At 4:25 p.m. on April 7, 1845, the British 52nd Infantry Division had been largely annihilated. And the British 51st Infantry Division hurried and hurried, and finally arrived. However, they were intercepted by the 25th Infantry Brigade of the Chinese Army. The 25th Infantry Brigade is an earlier unit formed by the Chinese Army, which participated in the original counteroffensive against the Manchus, and is well-trained and combat-ready. Although the strength of the British 51st Infantry Division was only half of that of the British 51st Infantry Division, it kept the British 51st Infantry Division ten kilometers away from the battlefield and could not move forward. The arrival of British reinforcements also made the 7th Infantry Corps of the Chinese* Army increase the intensity of the offensive. Failure to annihilate the 52nd Infantry Division before British reinforcements arrived, would have been a failure. Moreover, the ambition of Major General Liu Wu, the commander of the 7th Infantry Corps, was not only the British 52nd Infantry Division.

"Mortar, fire!" The siege of the British 52nd Infantry Division by the Chinese* army has also entered the final stage. The other British forces in the small encirclement had been annihilated, and only the largest one remained. More than 4,000 British troops were encircled in an area of two square kilometers and put up stubborn resistance. Major General Angus, commander of the 52nd Infantry Division of the British Army, was also here.

"Boom! Rumble! "Two mortar shells flew towards a British position, and after the shells exploded, several British soldiers were killed.

"General, the attack of the Chinese is too fierce, we can't stand it, surrender!" A colonel officer said to Major General Angus.

"What? Surrender? Bastard, how can you surrender to the Chinese if you are a brave British * soldier? Major General Angus said angrily. The glory of the soldier does not allow him to surrender to the Chinese like this. However, the soldiers who kept dying in the guns of the Chinese* army made his heart feel like he was dripping blood.

Major General Angus refused to surrender, and the British 52nd Infantry Division chose to put up a stubborn resistance. The arrival of British reinforcements gave Major General Angus a glimmer of hope. However, his glimmer of hope was soon dashed.

When there were not many remnants of the British 52nd Infantry Division, Major General Liu Wu, commander of the 7th Army of the Chinese Army, decisively transferred two infantry brigades from the troops besieging the British 52nd Infantry Division to cooperate with the 25th Infantry Brigade to counterattack the British 51st Infantry Division, so as to be able to defeat the British 51st Infantry Division and further expand the results of the battle.

Fierce fighting unfolded in the area west of Duandi, with the 7th Infantry Brigade of the Chinese Army, with the strength of two brigades, besieging the remnants of the British 52nd Infantry Division. Counterattack with 3 brigades of the British 51st Infantry Division. Regardless of the battlefield, the Chinese* army has the upper hand. Of course, if the next two infantry divisions of the British 13th Army arrived, the superiority of the Chinese* army would be lost. Of course, if the Chinese* army can defeat the British army first, the Chinese* army can continue to expand its superiority.

The British 51st Infantry Division was tasked with relieving the 52nd Infantry Division. However, by the time they arrived, the 52nd Infantry Division was already under siege, and with a large number of troops annihilated, the 52nd Infantry Division was effectively powerless. However, the 51st Infantry Division, carrying out the orders of Lieutenant General Alexander, began to launch a fierce attack on the defense lines of the Chinese* army. It's just that the 25th Infantry Brigade of the Chinese* Army is not so easy to mess with, and the 51st Infantry Division of the British Army launched several attacks and was repulsed, leaving a small corpse on the ground.

When the 7th Army of the Chinese Army gathered 3 brigades to counterattack, the 51st Infantry Division of the British Army turned from offensive to defensive. However, with only one infantry division, it could not withstand the attack of three brigades of the Chinese Army. The British 51st Infantry Division did not build fortifications, as they had been on the offensive all along. This directly led to the fact that when the 51st Infantry Division of the British Army was attacked by the fierce attack of the Chinese* army, there was no danger at all and could only retreat. However, in this case, the rout will quickly turn into a rout. This was the case with the 51st Infantry Division of the British Army.

Countless British* soldiers threw away their weapons and fled westward. Various rumors spread among the ranks, and everyone believed that the British army had failed, and those fierce Chinese were chasing them. These guys can't wait for their parents to give them two more legs, so that they can escape faster.

"General, the 51st Division was defeated by the Chinese, what should we do?" The remnants of the 52nd Division of the British Army, which was surrounded by the Chinese* army, were desperate at the moment.

"Forget it, surrender to the Chinese!" Major General Angus said.

Soon, the remnants of the British 52nd Infantry Division, which had no hope of breaking through, surrendered to the Chinese* army, and Major General Angus became the first British general to be captured by the Chinese* army on the Burma battlefield.

Of course, in the ensuing battle, many British generals will enter the prisoner of war camps of the Chinese* army. (To be continued......)