The light cavalry of the Taiping army rushed straight into the formation of the British cavalry, and engaged the British cavalry fiercely.

Seeing this scene, how dare the British cavalry think about war, they are thinking about retreating quickly, but how can the Taiping army's light cavalry let them get their wish, they bite the British cavalry tightly, desperately, in short, do not let them get out lightly.

The two sides are so entangled and mixed together, no one is easy.

However, with the arrival of the Taiping Heavy Cavalry and joining the battle group, the victory has lost its suspense, and the once invincible British cavalry is destined to turn into dust and fall into the long river of history.

However, although the British cavalry is about to set in the west mountain, but his dying struggle is quite terrible, they know that they are invincible, they actually burst out of the extraordinary level of combat effectiveness, and under this desperate counterattack, although the Taiping army has the advantage, but in the end it still suffered a small loss, 10,000 British cavalry let the Taiping army pay the price of 8,000 people, which is obviously not expensive.

However, this is the best result compared to before.

At the same time, it was the desperate delay of the British cavalry that allowed Montgomery I and others to evade the pursuit of the Taiping army and return safely to their base camp, New Delhi.

After arriving in New Delhi, Montgomery I did not dare to slack off, and after reporting the whole battle to William, the British governor in India, he immediately reorganized his army and prepared for a duel with the Taipings.

And with the end of this pursuit battle, this mighty battle of Abdullah has finally come to an end.

In this general battle, both sides invested more than 2 million troops, and after many battles, it finally ended in the victory of the Taiping army, and this battle, both sides suffered a large number of casualties. It is the most famous battle of the meat grinder in history.

On the whole, in this battle, the number of casualties of the Anglo-Indian army reached 650,000, including 550,000 Indian troops and 100,000 British troops. It can be said that the vitality was greatly damaged, and although the Taiping army won the final victory, but the price paid was also huge, and the casualties of the Taiping army before and after reached about 300,000 people, however, one thing should be pointed out is that most of the damage of these 300,000 people was related to the British army, which shows the strength of the British army's combat effectiveness.

After this battle, the two sides began to recuperate.

But. Under Huang Xu's order, the Western Route Army began to slowly withdraw to the Western Front and waited for an opportunity to launch an attack on Assam Pass.

The attack of the Western Route Army also kicked off the offensive and defensive battle of Assam Pass.

After the Battle of Abdullah, Huang Xu and the generals discussed the next step, and after careful preparations, the Taiping army decided not to give the British and Indian troops any respite. Tian Xiaoer and Dongfang Bufu led the Western Route Army to return to the Western Front, and they mainly attacked the Western Road. While resting and recuperating, the Eastern Route Army did its best to contain the main force of the Anglo-Indian coalition army on the Eastern Front, so as to create favorable conditions for the offensive on the Western Front.

In this way, the Anglo-Indian army defending the Western Front will be overstretched, which will also give Tian Xiaoer and Dongfang no confusion to take Guan Chuangzào.

Huang Xu's intention is obvious, he is to exert strong pressure on the Anglo-Indian coalition army. In the end, it was won at a smaller cost.

On the whole, the strategy of the Taiping Army was precisely to the point of the Anglo-Indian coalition army, and it was of great benefit to the Taiping army.

After Tian Xiaoer and Dongfang Bufu led their troops back to the Western Front, they began to brazenly attack Assam Pass.

Originally, when the Abdullah battle was going on. Tian Xiaoer and others have always used a small number of troops as a suspicious soldier to involve the enemy in the pass, and the Anglo-Indian army in the pass also received orders from Montgomery and others to fight with the Taiping army on the eastern front, so the western front can only hold on, and cannot fight at will.

It was precisely because of the scruples of both sides that the Assam Pass on the Western Front had been quite calm, and it was not until the main force of the Taiping Army on the Western Front came again that the shape began to change again.

Originally, the ditch of Assam Pass is deep, the wall is thick, and there is an invincible cannon every 1 meter, which is a veritable fortified city, Tian Xiaoer and others are afraid of this, so they have always been unwilling to storm this fortified city, but the enemies in the pass are also very good, if you want to lure them into battle, it is not easy.

However, changes in the war on the Eastern Front affected the pattern of the Western Front to a greater or lesser extent.

With the end of the Battle of Abdullah, the initiative of the military offensive has been completely in the hands of the Taiping Army, and the Taiping Army is high morale, and the three armed forces are killed.

Therefore, under this favorable situation, Tian Xiaoer and others wanted to take advantage of the aftermath of the big victory, and in the absence of a better way, they planned to forcibly attack Assam Pass.

Because this level always has to be passed, since you can't take tricks, it's better to use strong.

As the Taiping army invested a lot of strength in attacking the city, the pressure on the Anglo-Indian forces in the city was increasing.

The gap between the two sides is very large, after the Taiping Army West Road after a major war, the original army of 500,000 people is close to 400,000 people, and the British and Indian army used to guard the pass is only close to 100,000 generals, the ratio of troops between the two sides is 4:1, plus the Taiping army came with the aftermath of the victory, and the combat effectiveness can not be measured by common sense, so although the Taiping army attacked the city, the British and Indian army was defended by the strong city, but it was still the Taiping army that had the upper hand.

In the face of the powerful offensive of the Taiping army, Assam Pass was crumbling, and there was a possibility of breaking the city at any time.

However, just when the Taiping army was about to take the city in one go, reinforcements from the British and Indian sides arrived.

This time, the British and Indian reinforcements led by Wallace, a total of 200,000 people, including 30,000 British troops and 170,000 Indian troops, it was under their strong defense that the British and Indian troops defending the city repelled the attack of the Taiping army, and finally firmly controlled Assam in their own hands.

And why did Wallace come at this time, wasn't he in a confrontation with the Eastern Route army led by Montgomery I against the Taiping Army, how could he appear here by such coincidence.

It turned out that after confronting the Taiping Army on the Eastern Route for a period of time, the Anglo-Indian coalition army received an urgent report from Assam Pass, saying that the main force of the Taiping Army was in a hurry to hold the pass and requested support. It was only at this time that Montgomery I and Wallace saw through the plans of the Taipings, who were attacking the West.

If the Assam Pass is broken, the western part of the Anglo-Indian army will be completely exposed to the Taiping army, and at that time, the land west of India will no longer be owned by India, and the base camp of New Delhi will also be under pressure from the western front.

Therefore, after careful consideration, and after further consultation with William, the British Governor-General in India, Montgomery I decided to send Wallace personally to lead his army to Assam Pass to guard the pass, to hold the Western Front for India, and to hold a glimmer of hope for the Anglo-Indian army.

And speaking of the British Governor in India - William, this person also has a great background.

This man is a member of the royal family, the cousin of the current Queen of England.

Of course, this man is not exactly a straw bale rice bucket like a royal gentleman, he also has his own unique opinions on many things, and more importantly, he can make people like Montgomery I and Wallace really obey him and serve him, which shows that he does have extraordinary skills and charm.

Perhaps that's why the Queen of England sent her here.

India is a very important colony of the British Empire, this piece of fat is coveted by many people, and there is no shrewd and capable person to sit here, how can the Queen of England rest assured.

After the Battle of Abdullah, the Anglo-Indian coalition forces were already somewhat insufficient, and they not only had to deal with the Taiping Army's Eastern Route Army, but also sent troops to rescue Assam Pass, which was indeed a bit overwhelming.

Therefore, after some careful consideration, Montgomery I decided to allocate 200,000 horses to Wallace, including 30,000 British troops and 170,000 Indian troops, if the 100,000 people in Assam Pass were combined, the Anglo-Indian army would reach 300,000, and Assam Pass was a fortified city.

After sending 200,000 horses to aid Assam Pass, the strength of the Anglo-Indian coalition in New Delhi, the base camp, was reduced, and there were still about 600,000 people left, including 550,000 Indian troops and 50,000 British troops.

Of course, if you want to use these 600,000 people to deal with the million people on the eastern front of the Taiping Army (the Taiping Army's East Route Army has 500,000 people, and there are still 400,000 people left after the war, plus the 500,000 reserve army led by Huang Xu, and there are also special combat teams and other forces), I am afraid that the British and Indian troops will still be very difficult.

Therefore, the Assam Pass has become the key to the follow-up war, if the Taiping Army can conquer the Assam Pass, then the Taiping Army will seize the opportunity, and can even completely defeat the British and Indian troops in one go, of course, if the Taiping Army can not conquer the Assam Pass as scheduled, or even suffer defeat under the Assam Pass, then the British and Indian troops will have some upper hand.

Therefore, judging from the current situation, the offensive and defensive battle of Assam Pass has become the top priority of the current war between the two sides. (To be continued......)