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On the sea, three 'Eastern Zhou-class' warships and four 'Western Zhou-class' battleships were leading more than a dozen cruisers and destroyers to fiercely bombard the British and Indian defense lines with naval guns. Blazing fireballs rose from the Anglo-Indian lines, and all kinds of rocks and mud were constantly blown into the air. There are some human corpses in between.

Although, the 'Eastern Zhou-class' and 'Western Zhou-class' warships are both warships in the Imperial Navy that are about to withdraw from the front line. However, for the Anglo-Indian troops who were stuck in the defensive line, the 210 mm main gun was still a life-threatening thing. The strong fortresses and pillboxes, under the bombardment of shells weighing more than a hundred kilograms, were like paper, and they were destroyed lightly.

Although, for several years the British have been strengthening the defensive line. However, due to the backward industry of the Indian colonies, all the materials had to be shipped from the mainland. Cement, steel bars, etc., India cannot produce itself. This makes this line of defense very expensive to build. Plus the Indians are not only not good soldiers, but also good construction workers. This directly led to the defense line of the British and Indian armies, and it was almost a tofu scum project. It looks very grandiose and magnificent, but it simply cannot stand the test of the cannons of the Chinese Empire.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "These more than a dozen warships of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy are desperately firing shells at the shore. Every sailor knew that they had fired one more shell and destroyed one more fortification of the Anglo-Indian army. This means that the soldiers of the Imperial Army will pay a little less casualties. That's their duty too!

"Oh God! Don't you want money for those Chinese shells? "A British major is hiding in an anti-artillery hole. Looking at the trembling anti-artillery hole in horror, he could only keep praying to God. Pray that the anti-artillery holes will not collapse. Otherwise, he is dead.

"Boom!" Once again, a 210-mm shell accurately hit the top of the anti-gun hole. The strong impact force suddenly caused cracks to appear on the top of the anti-artillery hole, which was not of good quality when it was built. Subsequently, earth fell from the top of the barrage, and the entire barrage collapsed. The British and the soldiers of the Anglo-Indian Army who were hiding inside were all buried inside.

This situation is constantly playing out on the entire line of defense. Under heavy shelling from the Imperial Navy and Army, the entire British line of defense was as if it had been plowed through with a plowshare. The barbed wire fence was torn apart. Trenches were razed to the ground, and mines were destroyed in heavy artillery fire. One by one, machine gun fire points and pillbox fortresses and the like were directly blown into the sky.

The defensive line, which the British and Indian armies thought was impregnable, began to crumble under the fierce shelling of the Imperial Chinese Navy and Army. Such a situation also directly stunned the British generals who were in charge of commanding this defense line. They didn't seem to expect such a situation.

"General, a telegram has been sent from the front that our defensive line has been damaged by heavy shelling by the Chinese. The casualties of the troops were also very heavy. The shape shì is very bad for us! "A major officer handed a telegram to Lieutenant General Charles, commander of the 18th Army of the British Army.

"Hell! How could those Chinese attacks be so fierce? Lieutenant General Charles cursed secretly. The Chinese army and navy launched such a fierce attack, which also exceeded his expectations. After all, before the war began, he thought he would be able to keep the Chinese* army in Burma at bay with this strong defensive line. And then hit them hard. Let the Chinese hit their heads in front of a strong defensive line and break the blood, so that they dare not attack India again. But now it seems that his previous vision was completely daydreaming.

The Chinese Empire was on top of the artillery preparations. It was meant to be unstingy. Emperor Long Yufei's purpose was to solve the problem with cannonballs, so he resolutely refused to let the soldiers fight hard. Every Imperial soldier is precious. Even if a few more shells are wasted, what does it matter? Moreover, this time the war against India. Before the battle began, the empire received two billion Chinese dollars from the Mughal royal family and the princely princes of India. This directly made the preparation of the empire more adequate, and there was no need to save ammunition at all.

"Send a telegram to Calcutta informing Your Excellency Commander of what has happened to us. Your Excellency, Commander, be ready to reinforce us at any time! Lieutenant General Charles ordered. Although the battle had just begun, he had to prepare for the worst.

"Yes, General!" The major officer nodded, and hurriedly went to send a telegram.

Preparations for the shelling of the Chinese Navy and Army artillery took two hours. When the shelling was over, all the artillerymen were almost exhausted. Of course, the Anglo-Indian defensive line, especially the five or six kilometer-long section near the coast, was almost cleaned by the Chinese* army with shells. There were dense craters everywhere, and most of the fortifications on this section of the line were destroyed, and only a few survived. However, the damage they can inflict on the Imperial Army is already very limited.

The Anglo-Indian troops stationed on this section of the line suffered heavy losses. The British army was scarce, so the vast majority of the defensive line was Anglo-Indian troops. The fighting will of those British and Indian troops could not be compared with the British army, and after suffering such a heavy blow, how much resistance did these British and Indian troops have? It is estimated that as soon as the Chinese* army attacks, they will flee from the wind!

After the shelling, the 12th Army, the 12th Infantry Corps and the 15th Infantry Corps of the Imperial Army began to attack the Anglo-Indian lines. Two brigades, tens of thousands of people, launched an attack on a five-kilometer defensive line. Although the Anglo-Indian army's defense line was dozens of kilometers long, it was the coastal defense line of several kilometers that was the focus of the Imperial Navy and Army artillery. The other line of defense, because it was too far from the coast, was simply out of reach of the naval guns. Therefore, there was no option to shell this section of the line. After the Imperial Army broke through the Anglo-Indian defenses, it would naturally be able to outflank them from behind. At that time, the Anglo-Indian army defending this line of defense will naturally surrender to the Imperial Army.

"Rush!" Tens of thousands of officers and men of the Imperial Army jumped out of their forward positions and stormed the Anglo-Indian defensive line. A stiff array of heavy machine guns and mortars followed the troops. They will provide direct fire support to the attacking troops.

"Dada! Dada! The muffled roar of heavy machine guns rang out over the Anglo-Indian lines. A dense stream of bullets swept over, and the soldiers of the Imperial Army who rushed to the front fell one after another. The soldiers in the back immediately lay on the ground and let the bullets whizz over their heads.

These lying soldiers crawled on the ground, approaching the British defense line step by step.

"Heavy machine guns set up, fire cover!"

"Mortars, knock out enemy fire points!"

Under the orders of the commander, a heavy machine gun was erected and began to strafe the Anglo-Indian lines. Tongues of fire flew towards the British defense line, and the British and Indian troops hiding inside couldn't raise their heads at all.

"Deserve it!" The bullets from the Anglo-Indian counterattack rang off on the shields on both sides of the heavy machine guns.

"Poof!"

A heavy machine gun was hit, shot in the chest, and slowly fell.

The prepared heavy machine gunners immediately stepped up and continued to fire. There is no time to mourn the dead comrades, whose task is to ensure the suppression of enemy fire.

"Boom!" A mortar shell accurately landed on Huludao of the British and Indian troops. The heavy machine gun, which was firing, was suddenly blown into the sky, and the heavy machine gunner hiding behind was also killed.

Soon, the officers and men of the Imperial Army approached the Anglo-Indian line.

Dozens of grenades flew by and fell into the trenches of the British and Indian troops, and the British and Indian soldiers inside were flipped on their backs. Subsequently, the Imperial officers and soldiers took the opportunity to rush into the Anglo-Indian lines.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

After firing the bullets in the gun, a brutal white-knuckle battle begins. How could the short, thin and emaciated Indian Ah San be the opponent of the able-bodied Imperial soldiers. In the white-knuckle battle, those Indian Ahsan were defeated and retreated. This brutal battle directly destroyed the will of these Indian Ahsan to resist. They fled backwards, while the Imperial soldiers took advantage of the opportunity to extend their gains.

In just one day, the first line of defense of the Anglo-Indian army was breached.

The naval and army artillerymen, having rested enough, continued to fire at the second line of defense of the Anglo-Indian army. This is almost a replica of the tactics of attacking the first line of defense. Using powerful artillery fire, the Imperial Army tore through the British defenses with ease. After that, the Anglo-Indian troops stationed on the defensive line were no match for the Imperial Army at all, and were defeated by the Imperial Army.

The defensive line, which the Anglo-Indian army had spent years building, fell in just three days. Of course, this was mainly due to the fall of the coastal section of the defensive line, and after being broken through by the Imperial Army, the other British and Indian troops were afraid of being outflanked by the Imperial Army, so they took the initiative to flee. Otherwise, it would probably take longer for the Imperial Army to break down the entire Anglo-Indian line. At the same time, the casualties of the troops will be terrifying.

Even so, in order to break through the Anglo-Indian defenses, the Imperial Army alone suffered more than 5,000 seriously wounded and killed in battle. The number of lightly wounded soldiers was countless. Of course, their results were even more staggering, killing and wounding more than 20,000 British and Indian troops. The Anglo-Indian troops who obediently raised their hands and walked into the prisoner of war camp of the Imperial Army were as many as nearly 30,000 people. An army of Anglo-Indian troops had been wiped out in this battle.

After breaking through the Anglo-Indian lines, the Imperial Army's 12th Army took the lead and attacked Chittagong in eastern Bengal. (The novel "Dragon Rises in the South Seas" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner "Add Friends", search for the official account "ddxiaoshuo" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)

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