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Kolkata is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Ganges Delta region of eastern India, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River (a tributary of the Ganges). It is the third largest city after Mumbai and Delhi! During the colonial period, for 140 years, from 1772 to 1911, Kolkata was the capital of British India. During this time, the city has been the center of education, science, culture, and politics in modern India. After Baron Hardin became the Viceroy of India and Vice-King of India, he was forced by the increasingly severe Chinese threats against India, so he moved the Viceroyalty from Calcutta to Delhi.

However, even so, Kolkata is still an important city in India. India and a lot of factories, including arsenals, are built here. If this place is captured, it will lead to a heavy blow to India's industry. After the northern part of the Indian Ocean had been occupied by the Chinese navy, all the weapons and ammunition that sustained the tens of millions of British and Indian troops were consumed by the military industry in Bombay and Calcutta. Although the scale of these arsenals is relatively small, they are indispensable for the current Anglo-Indian army. Therefore, the Anglo-Indian army deployed one of the two army groups consisting of British soldiers to the Calcutta area.

Now, forced by the second group of the Chinese Army to advance westward along the Ganges, the Anglo-Indian army felt a great crisis. Admiral Kitchener wanted to transfer the 2nd Army to the middle and lower Ganges to block the Chinese, which was somewhat difficult for Baron Harding to accept.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the Chinese have already invested a large number of troops in both the east and west directions of India, and it is impossible for them to invest troops in other areas. It would be of little use for the 2nd Army to remain in Calcutta any longer! We are ready to send the 2nd Army to the English Bazar, north of Calcutta. Plus several other army groups. Against the Chinese troops on the Eastern Front. If you can't resist the attack of the Chinese along this way. It will be difficult for us in the Ganges Valley to resist the advance of the Chinese. Now that we have lost the plains of Bengal, the Punjab is going to be in the midst of a big war. If we lose the Ganges valley, we will lose all of India! Admiral Kitchener said. The Ganges River Basin, the Bengal Plains and the Punjab region are some of the best parts of India. If they are all lost, then India will be completely finished. Even if the British and Indian troops still have tens of millions of troops, they can't even raise food, let alone fight the squadron.

"Alright! The 2nd Army could be transferred from Calcutta, but I hope that it must be held off by the Chinese in the middle and lower reaches of the Ganges. Can't let them continue to push west! Baron Harding hesitated, but finally agreed to Admiral Kitchener's offer. Although the 2nd Army was also one of the most elite units of the Anglo-Indian army, such a force could only play a role on the battlefield. If the Chinese no longer attack Calcutta, then this elite army will become a complete decoration. According to Admiral Kitchener's analysis, the squadron should not be committing troops in other directions. However, Baron Harding and Admiral Kitchener seemed to have forgotten that the squadron was very good at landing operations. Especially in the Americas, the squadron took the large-scale landing operation to the extreme. So, while the squadron has invested millions of people in India. However, with the huge military power of China. If you throw in a part of the troops to launch a landing operation on the east coast of India, there will be no problem!

In the face of the fierce attack of the Chinese army, the British and Indian troops were very frightened, if they could not stop the offensive of the squadron, then the richest areas in northern India might all fall under the control of the Chinese, which was absolutely unacceptable to the Indian Governorship. Under the orders of the Indian Governor-General, Baron Harding, the Anglo-Indian army began a new round of deployment to prepare for another general battle with the Chinese army in the Punjab and the middle and lower reaches of the Ganges. This time, the Anglo-Indian army can be regarded as investing all its strength, and the two group armies that are guarding the house are put into battle, which is quite a desperate plan.

In addition to the Indian Governor's Office and the Anglo-Indian Army's panic at the speed of the Chinese Army's advance, many people were also shocked by the Chinese Army's powerful attack force, and even panicked all day long. These are the leaders of the Indian National Congress Party and the Muslim League. Congress Party Leader Tilak, Congress Party Moderate Leader Gandhi and Muslim League Leader Ali Bush. Jinnah and the others also frowned. They had put all their chips on the Indian Viceroy and the Anglo-Indian Army. If this time the Anglo-Indian army defeated the squadron and kept India, then the promises promised to them by the Governor's Office would be fulfilled. If the British and Indian armies had lost the war, then all their efforts would have come to naught. They mobilized so many Indians to join the Anglo-Indian army, that would have pushed them directly into hell!

Originally, Tirak, Gandhi and Ali. Jinnah and others all believe that the total number of troops has reached tens of millions of British and Indian troops, although the weapons and equipment are relatively backward, and the combat power cannot catch up with the squadron. But they fought on their own soil, were better adapted to India's climatic conditions than the Chinese, and were able to get supplies more easily than the Chinese. Coupled with the huge superiority in troops, the British and Indian armies should have easily won the war. However, the Anglo-Indian army was beaten in Afghanistan first, and an entire group army was completely annihilated, and this time the Battle of Bengal caused the Anglo-Indian army of the four group armies to be annihilated, which directly led to the loss of millions of Anglo-Indian troops. Although these self-proclaimed leaders of India's independence do not attach importance to the lives of ordinary Indians, such a huge loss still makes them very distressed. The most important thing is that if the Anglo-Indian army suffers a crushing defeat, then they are completely finished. China now seems to be much more powerful than the UK. Under British oppression, it is still possible for the Indians to drive out the British and gain national liberation, and if the Chinese drive the British away and replace them, then the Indians may never have a bright future. This is absolutely unacceptable to them, the Indian elite.

"Damn, what the hell are going on with those Brits? Are they sending our people to their deaths? Two million people could not defeat 700,000 Chinese, of whom 300,000 were lackeys raised by the Chinese, but they were completely annihilated by the Chinese. By now, the Anglo-Indian army had lost more than three million to four million men. If this continues, no matter how many troops there are, they will all lose them! Congress leader Dirac complained.

"Now the Anglo-Indian army has only 10 million troops. Although we are still mobilizing more Indians to join the Anglo-Indian army, India has a total population of only 300 million, and it is already the limit of arming an army of about 15 million. If this continues, all of our young generation will die! "Ali. Jinnah's face was stern.

"Can we get in touch with the Chinese side, if they agree to let India stand on its own, we can call on the vast number of British and Indian soldiers to stop resisting!" Gandhi said. He has never advocated violence, and it would be best if he could peacefully win India's national independence. Previously, he also thought that the tens of millions of British and Indian troops undoubtedly had a great chance of winning. But now it seems that the British and Indian forces have a huge number of troops, but in the face of the squadron, they are completely vulnerable!

"Mr. Gandhi, don't think about it, the Chinese now have the upper hand, and they will not agree to our request. If the Chinese replace the British and rule India, those natives in Southeast Asia will be our end! Tilak said.

"Now we have to support the Anglo-Indian army as much as possible! Let's find a way to mobilize more young people to join the army! As long as we can win against the Chinese, we will win! "Ali. Jinnah also said.

Now they have no way out, only one way to go to the dark. They can only rely on the advantage of population to mobilize as many young people as possible to join the Anglo-Indian army to resist the Chinese. If defeated, then India will never have any chance. If it wins, it may be time for India to rise!

Tilak, Gandhi and Ali. Jinnah still doesn't know what the squadron is doing in Bangladesh, and if they know that the squadron has started to kill India's Ah San, they may not have any illusions anymore. After all, it is clear from that the attitude of the Chinese side towards India. Although the huge number of British and Indian troops is the capital of the struggle between the Indians and China, they do not know that their so-called capital is completely ridiculous in the eyes of the Chinese side!

Yangon, a city in southern Myanmar, has been annexed to the central and southern provinces of China since Burma was annexed by China, and the whole of Myanmar is divided into three regions: northern Myanmar, central Myanmar and southern Myanmar. Yangon is the largest city in southern Myanmar. Now, however, the city has become a sea of Chinese soldiers and Japanese mercenaries in military uniforms. The 11th Group Army of the Chinese Army, the 221st to 230th Divisions of the Army, and thirty divisions of Japanese mercenaries have long been assembled here. These units form the third cluster of the Chinese Army's operations against India. After the first and second clusters had already launched an attack on India, they had been waiting for orders. And now, the General Staff has finally given the order for the sortie of the third cluster. The target of the third cluster will be Kolkata, the most important city in eastern India! The third group will land in Kolkata with the help of naval fire support ship detachments and marines! (To be continued......)