Montgomery I's idea was actually quite simple to say.

He mentioned that on the one hand, he immediately asked for help from the British Empire, and on the other hand, he was ready to retreat at any time. Sometimes, you have to be flexible.

However, William did not agree with this idea.

As a royal family with noble blood, he is arrogant in his bones, he will not admit that he will lose at the hands of these Orientals who he thinks are stupid, he still has illusions in his heart, he fantasizes that he, a noble Western gentleman, can have a chance to turn the defeat around, make New Delhi an undefeated fortress, and make this battle for the defense of New Delhi a classic battle against defeat into victory.

William was still doing his good thoughts, and in such a situation, how could he listen to Montgomery I's golden words, on the contrary, his scruples about Montgomery were deeper, if it weren't for the great enemy, he would definitely think that Montgomery I was lying to confuse the public, and he would definitely deal with it strictly.

To be honest, William has been dazzled by blind self-confidence, and he can't recognize that his current form is already precarious.

And Montgomery I saw that William was deaf to his golden words, and even a little disgusted, he was anxious, but helpless, all the affairs of India were decided by William, if William did not nod and did not adopt his opinion, then Montgomery I could only stare dryly, and there was nothing to think about.

Should we just let things go on like this, and then get out of control at the end? Montgomery I wanted to make a difference, but he was also powerless, and perhaps this was fate.

In the end, the result of this discussion was still the final word, and he decided to use the strong defensive lines of New Delhi to defend the Taiping attack to the death, in order to build on the heavy casualties of the Taipings. Wait for the opportunity to fight back and turn defeat into victory.

William's idea is good, but it is unrealistic, judging from the current comparison of the strength of the two sides, William's idea is probably just self-deception.

At best, you can hold out for a few more days, if you want to turn the tide of the battle in one fell swoop. In one word, difficult.

Moreover, this is not without prerequisites, if the British and Indian troops really have the determination to see death as if they were home, as William thought, then they will definitely be able to hold for a few more days and bring some more casualties to the Taiping army, which is entirely possible, and vice versa. Then they can only hasten their defeat.

Therefore, although the outcome of this battlefield battle seems to be in no suspense, there are many uncertainties in it, and Yiqiē can only wait until the war is really over to be determined.

And just when William and others were planning to resist, the Taiping army arrived.

After the arrival of the million-strong army of the Taiping army, they did not first rest and make a tentative attack, as William and others expected, but launched a direct attack.

East and West Lines. The million-strong army of the Taiping army stood like a mountain, only to hear the horn sound. I saw the flag waving again, and then the attack began.

Roar! Roar! Roar......

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... The huge cannon muzzles let out an earth-shattering roar, and then one after another saw the shells smash into the outer line of New Delhi at a speed that was unattainable to the naked eye.

And then. There was a loud sound, flames soared into the sky, thick smoke rose straight out, and the cannonballs like raindrops covered the outlying positions of the Anglo-Indian forces in an instant, turning most of the outlying positions into a sea of fire.

The Anglo-Indian army was stunned by a burst of artillery fire from the Taiping army. The British army thinks that firearms are advanced, and they claim to be the empire that never sets the sun to lead the wave of the industrial revolution, and they have always conquered the world with powerful weapons and equipment, but who would have thought that this time they would be conquered by others with powerful firepower.

Even if the British are not convinced, the facts are in front of them, and they can't be convinced.

The Taiping Army, with a total of 320 artillery pieces on the east and west routes, poured hundreds of thousands of shells on the positions of the Anglo-Indian forces in one hour, almost destroying most of the defensive facilities of all the outer defensive lines of the Anglo-Indian forces in one fell swoop.

At this point, the Anglo-Indian coalition army was almost unsafe to defend and was completely exposed to the Taiping army.

As a result, in addition to the British and Indian troops who died in the artillery fire, the other living British and Indian troops could only face the naked attack on the Taiping army.

And the results of the Anglo-Indian army can be imagined.

While the Anglo-Indian army was still in the shock of the aftermath of the shelling, the cavalry of the Taiping army had already launched an attack.

Ten thousand horses galloped, and smoke billowed out.

The cavalry of the Taiping army shouted loudly and rushed to the Anglo-Indian positions, which were still filled with gunsmoke.

And before the Anglo-Indian army woke up from the shock, it was already exposed to the blades of the Taiping cavalry.

Wherever the cavalry of the Taiping army passed, they slashed and slaughtered, and the only thing the Anglo-Indian army could do was to cry and wail under the iron hooves of the Taiping army, and then die with a whimper.

The Taiping Army's autumn wind swept away the leaves-like attack, and the Anglo-Indian troops who were defending on the periphery were almost wiped out, and those who were not dead could only flee in all directions.

And after the combing of the cavalry, according to the prior deployment, the next is the performance moment of the Taiping infantry, speaking of performance, in fact, it is like a leisurely stroll, the Anglo-Indian army is dead, wounded, escaped, how to use the Taiping Army to do anything, maybe what they have to do is how to clean up the mess, of course, for them, maybe this is more of a headache for them than desperately.

The battle came and went quickly, and in just a few hours, the Taiping army completely wiped out all the Anglo-Indian forces guarding the outer defense line, and brought these places into the control of the Taiping army.

The Anglo-Indian alliance's plan to use these outer lines to delay or even block the Taiping offensive was completely frustrated.

Next, the million-strong army of the Taiping army advanced to the city of New Delhi and began to encircle New Delhi.

And William and others in New Delhi didn't understand what was going on, and the war on the periphery was over.

When the news of the siege of the Taiping army reached William, he had not yet recovered from the shock.

Suppression, absolute suppression, absolute suppression in firepower, this is the first time, the first time that an army can use firepower to inflict a complete suppression on the British army, the sound of shells flying sideways, landslides and ground cracks make William and others so far have palpitations, they can't understand how the power of the Taiping army's firearms can be so strong, almost far beyond the firepower level of the British army in India, basically have to catch up with the British army's Guards Corps.

This brought a strong shock to William and others, and also made them doubt the combat effectiveness of the British army for the first time.

Especially William, who has always had absolute confidence in the British army, the confidence in his heart has been ruthlessly shattered by the unreasonable shelling of the Taiping army, and he has also been sobered up.

As Montgomery I said, they needed reinforcements.

It's just that at this time, it is too late to ask for help, perhaps, a dead horse can only be a live horse doctor, it is better than nothing, so William sent a telegram to the British king with the clear meaning of the governor in India, asking for assistance.

And before reinforcements arrive, they must do everything they can to hold New Delhi and hold on to this only hope.

Of course, William also understood at this time that if he wanted to defend New Delhi, everyone must abandon one prejudice and unite as one, otherwise, how to defend the city, I am afraid that he can only go out of the city and surrender, so he also put away the selfishness in his heart and prepared to join forces with Montgomery I and others to deal with the threat of the Taiping army.

Montgomery I, Singer and others also understood this principle, and they also put aside all their internal grievances and grievances, and prepared to unite with the outside world.

And the emergence of this result, it is really interesting to say, when the Taiping Army has not come, everyone has their own thoughts, each with their own calculations, and after the Taiping Army came, it made everyone feel that there was no way out, so they unconsciously came together, in other words, the Taiping Army became the glue that abandoned prejudices and closely united William and others, which is a bit interesting. (To be continued......)