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The offensive and defensive battle of Sido, because of the attack of the Anglo-Indian army overnight, did not make the slightest progress, and the acting commander of the Anglo-Indian forces, Lieutenant General Adams, had to stop the offensive and seek other ways of retreat, bypassing Sido, and retreating to the East Indies from another route.

As for Adams's decision, Tang Qiuli, the division commander in Xiduo, and Major General Xiao Jinshan, the commander of the Ninth Brigade, who was directly behind the Anglo-Indian Army, almost all made the same judgment, and the military quality and strategic vision of the senior generals of the Dúlì division can be seen.

Lieutenant General Tang Qiusheng, deputy commander of the Dúlì Division and commander-in-chief of the Xiduo Campaign, the order came in a very timely manner, after reading the order, Xiao Jinshan looked up to the sky and smiled, "The hero sees the same thing, the division commander and I Lao Xiao want to go together, come, contact the brigade commander immediately!"

The chief of staff shook his head helplessly, and said teasingly: "Brigade commander, I remember that you are not yet thirty years old, about the same age as the division commander, and it seems inappropriate to call yourself Lao Wang, there is a suspicion of relying on the old and selling the old, what should we do, how many years older am I than you?"

Xiao Jinshan said triumphantly: "Just you, you dare to call yourself an old word, I am counting military age, not age, counting, I also have military age, in our brigade, who can compare with me?"

The communications staff officer shouted: "Brigade commander, Brigade Commander Fang is going to get through, and he wants to talk to you!"

Xiao Jinshan immediately put the question about the old characters just now, grabbed the intercom, and shouted loudly: "Old man, I have received the order from the front finger!" Let's discuss, how to fight this battle, yes, that's what I mean, divide half of the troops, retreat ten kilometers, there is a good place, establish a blocking line, and the rest of the troops, hit by surprise, and then, quickly retreat, how can you hold on to the main force!"

On the other side of the Hukang River Valley, Fang Yuanshan, the commander of the 10th Brigade, said slowly: "There is no problem in fighting all of a sudden, just this stall, the British and the Indian soldiers, I don't know what the chaos will become, I am afraid of you Lao Xiao, as soon as you hear the sound of gunfire, your head is hot, you can't stop it in time, you are entangled, the British and Indian army has tens of thousands of troops, and the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, I think, let's retreat together, organize the blocking line, and leave the task of assault to others!"

Xiao Jinshan shouted angrily: "Old Fang, how can you speak?" I've fought a lot of battles anyway, am I a person who doesn't know the general situation? Okay, I'll listen to you, let's keep in touch, you stop there, I'll leave right away, and I won't drag the mud and water, how about it?"

Adams turned his head and took one last look, in the faint light of dawn, the silent Sido, fought all night, leaving thousands of corpses, thousands of wounded soldiers, Sido's Dúlì division troops, unscathed, his own troops, lost jīng qishen'er, and the final result was that he had to choose a difficult retreat path.

Sido is a sad place, in fact, as far as the entire campaign to recover Indochina is concerned, when the troops are sent from the East Indies, it is the beginning of sadness, but I don't realize it, not only myself, but also Commander Alexander, and even Winston. Prime Minister Winston Churchill did not realize that this was a war with no chance of winning.

Looking at the weapons and supplies discarded by the soldiers everywhere, the mess all over the ground, the indescribable wolf bèi, Adams was gloomy for a while, this was the beginning of the defeat, and then, Adams adjusted his feelings, and the weapon was lost, but unfortunately, the Americans would provide it at any time, and in a few years, the British Empire garrison in India was still an army with jīng good.

As long as the remaining tens of thousands of people are safely brought back to the East Indies, they can start all over again, General Adams, with such reasons and hopes, to comfort his heart, give himself confidence and courage, he can only think like this, otherwise, he doesn't know how long he can hold on.

Adams, from the direction of Sido, withdrew his hateful gaze and ordered: "Follow the order of the march, start retreating!" Tens of thousands of Anglo-Indian soldiers and officers, dragging heavy steps and with fear, began the unknown trek.

Suddenly, there was a fierce burst of gunfire in front of him, Adams stopped in shock, and the entire marching team immediately began to be chaotic, and the soldiers all looked ahead in panic, no one knows, what happened?

Adams's heart shook violently, and an ominous premonition instantly hit his heart, Sido's dúlì division troops did not pursue, so where did the gunfire in front come from? Could it be that the troops of the Dúlì Division, which were pursuing themselves along the Hukang River Valley, arrived?...,

Adams's premonition became a reality, and a staff officer stumbled over, "Report to Your Excellency Commander, our vanguard has been suddenly attacked by the troops of the dúlì division with unknown numbers, and the front is already in chaos, and all the troops have retreated!" The voice was one of urgency, uneasiness, and fear.

Adams's head "Weng", Venus in front of him scurrying, what he was most worried about still happened, it should come, it finally came, didn't God even leave a way out for himself?

In front, with Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan's troops, the vanguard of the Anglo-Indian army that had just come into contact, immediately collapsed, and then, affecting the other soldiers, the team was immediately chaotic to the point of incomprehensible Cheng dù, everyone knew that Sido in front had already hit his head and bled out, and now, the pursuers of the dúlì division came up from behind, God, it was terrible!

Desperate, desperate love turned into desperate madness, looking at the soldiers scurrying around, Adams's eyes were full of fierceness, and he ordered: "All the troops, while the pursuers are not firmly established, at any cost, kill a bloody road and rush over!"

Then, a cruel order was given that all the gendarmes, on the roads on both sides of the Hukang Valley, set up their machine guns, and shoot all the soldiers and officers who panicked and turned around and ran back, whoever you are.

Xiao Jinshan's face was happy, he put on a new magazine, lay behind a rock, towards the back of the British and Indian soldiers, and pulled the trigger fiercely, in the middle of the night, the muzzle of the Suomi submachine gun was beating with cheerful flames, and several guards around him were sweating profusely, and they didn't dare to pull it, and they didn't listen, so they had to fight to block in front of the brigade commander.

However, Xiao Jinshan didn't appreciate it, and for the guards who blocked his shè attack, he gave a kick without exception, kicked to the side, and yelled without looking back: "Get out of the way, don't you see that I'm having fun" How many years have not been such a happy battle, these blind boys, don't let me have fun, don't kick you to death, it's light, and when the battle is over, I have to teach you a good lesson

Until the communications staff officer, lying in his ear and shouting: "Brigade commander, Brigade Commander Fang, they have already begun to retreat, let me tell you that the British and Indian troops will counterattack soon, and it is time to evacuate!" He reluctantly put away his gun and ordered: "Withdraw!"

Turning his face, he saw a few guards, pouting, his face full of grievances, and hurriedly said, "Isn't it okay for me to review?" It's my fault, after the war, I invite you boys, to have a good meal, it's always okay?"

Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan's troops, just out of the battle, were forced back by the military police's machine guns, the British and Indian soldiers, rushed up in a mess, but everyone was afraid, the speed was surprisingly slow, until more than an hour later, with the 9th Brigade and the 10th Brigade blocked the troops, a dense rain of bullets poured over, crowded into a pile of British and Indian soldiers, fell a large piece.

Another unexpected blow, this time, even the machine guns of the military police, no matter how the officers at all levels persecuted and intimidated, the soldiers of the British and Indian armies, no longer had the courage to attack, so they crowded between the blocking positions of Sido and the 9th Brigade and the 10th Brigade, like flies without heads, scurrying back and forth, and almost all orders could not be carried out.

After dawn, the troops of the 12 brigades of the directly subordinate corps commanded by Tang Qiusheng pressed up on the whole line, and the first to arrive were the other regiments of the 9th Brigade and the 10th Brigade, under the command of Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan, a fierce counterattack, and the British and Indian troops were beaten back to the vicinity of Xido.

Tang Qiusheng looked at Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan, who were full of excitement and smelled of gunpowder, and said with a little displeasure: "The two brigade commanders, they went into battle in person, how happy they fought, have you forgotten the strict orders of the division commander, senior officers above the rank of major general are not allowed to go to the front line, I'm afraid, if the division commander knows the two of them, he will not spare you?"

Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan were taken aback, this matter stabbed the division commander, a violent training can't be run, it's not good, Bu Liu Hongzhang's footsteps, an order came down, the division commander was around, and there were two more major generals and staff officers, and they hurriedly reviewed and guaranteed....,

Xiao Jinshan said cheekily: "Deputy Master Commander, I know that you are a Bodhisattva, and I promise that there will be no next time, Lao Fang, you say yes!" Fang Yuanshan hurriedly agreed, with a look of panic.

Hearing the review and assurance of the two, Tang Qiusheng's face softened, and said: "The task of blocking the British and Indian troops will be handed over to your two brigades, the main force cannot be exposed for the time being, how to fight the battle, you know in your hearts, block, and don't let Alexander despair, go back and prepare!"

The sun was generously sprinkled on the earth, the smoke of gunpowder had been blown away by the morning breeze, all the sound of gunfire had stopped, and the roads on both sides of the Hukang River Valley were crowded with British and Indian officers and soldiers.

Hatred or accusation, this is not the end he wants, at this moment, his heart, after a series of blows, has become numb, he is going to Commander Alexander, facing a desperate situation, he is helpless, it seems that there is no other way out except to raise his hands and surrender.

However, to make such a choice, it is not something that he can influence as an acting commander, but also with the orders of Commander Alexander, and at the same time, he also hopes that His Excellency, Commander, can have a way to bring the dead back to life.

It's just that the commander who collapsed earlier than himself, what can he build for himself? In Adams's heart, there was not a trace of certainty

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