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Yangon, an important city in southern Burma, was where hundreds of thousands of people from the Chinese Empire and the British fought fiercely. In order to break through the defense line of the Chinese* army, hundreds of thousands of indigenous Indians, under the threat of the British bayonets, launched attacks on the positions of the Chinese* army one after another, leaving corpses in one place. The land in front of the positions of the Chinese* army was soaked with the blood of the indigenous Indians. Even the water of the nearby Inya Lake was dyed red, and the corpses of the indigenous Indians were covered with a thick layer. The British did not see these indigenous Indians as human beings at all, but only as cannon fodder. Until now, the dead have been indigenous Indians, and only a very small number of British have died.

"General, we have broken through the two trenches of the Chinese one after another, and there is the last trench to be able to storm Yangon. When the time comes, it's our chance! "Chief of Staff of the British Army in India, Colin Brown. Lieutenant General Campbell said excitedly. Although it paid a heavy price, it finally saw the reward. Besides, although there are a lot of dead Indian natives, the main force of the British army is still there!

John. Admiral Colburn nodded, and by now, the British and Indian troops had lost more than 100,000 dead and wounded. It already accounted for almost half of the total number of British troops. But as Colin . As Lieutenant General Campbell said, the positions of the Chinese* army are left with only the last line of defense. As long as you break through this last line of defense of the Chinese, you will be able to attack Yangon. At that time, it will be time for a bloody war with the Chinese. Maybe they can really win this battle. In John. Admiral Colburn seems. The indigenous people of India have lost more than 100,000 dead and wounded, and the losses of the Chinese are much smaller, but there are always tens of thousands. Count it out. The British still had an absolute superiority in numbers.

It's just that John. What Admiral Colburn did not know was that the actual losses of the Chinese* army were not significant. The reason why the two trenches were lost was entirely because the trenches in front were almost damaged, and if they continued to fight, the losses of the Chinese * army would be greater and greater, so they took the initiative to abandon the two trenches. Losses of the Chinese * army. Much less than Admiral Colburn had anticipated.

"Order the Anglo-Indian 17th Army to begin the offensive, and within today, must break through the last trench of the Chinese." Storm the city of Yangon! "John. Admiral Colburn ordered. This is the most crucial battle, as long as this battle is won, the British army will be able to turn defeat into victory. Even if it was impossible to completely defeat the Chinese Empire, but with this victory. Forced the Chinese Empire to sign an armistice treaty in favor of Britain. That shouldn't be much of a problem. In that case, he would be a hero of the British Empire, and not only would he not be punished, but he might rise to a higher position. Secretary of War Thomas. Sir Grosvenor had promised that he would fully support him as the next Minister of War as long as he won the war. In this regard, John. Admiral Colburn was very interested and willing to give it a try.

Tens of thousands of indigenous Indian troops. Begin an offensive on the positions of the Chinese * army. They were greeted by a rain of bullets from the Chinese* army. Countless indigenous Indians have been killed or killed. Their bodies lay on the ground, mingling with their compatriots who had died before. These indigenous Indians are also completely numb. Although they knew that charging was a dead end, they were forced to do so by their British masters. Indians are weak and easy to manage, which is probably why they are called the best cannon fodder!

While the Anglo-Indian army was storming the defense line of the Chinese* army, on the Yangon River, the brigade's transport ships were going upstream. In April, Myanmar's rivers begin to rise. The river has become wider, and there are also ways to make it possible for these transport ships to pass. If it were a dry season, these transport ships that were originally sailing in the sea would not be able to enter the inland rivers at all. There are more than 200 large and small transport ships. These transport ships were loaded with tens of thousands of soldiers and equipment from the 2nd and 8th armies of the Chinese army. Escorted by several 'Xia-class' cruisers of the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy, they headed for the middle reaches of the Yangon River. Their destination was the rear of the British army. Now that the British are storming Rangoon, they are going to the rear of the British army and copy their rear route.

"General Du, General Li, our destination is ahead. The Yangon River is too shallow for our boats to get here. However, it was almost here, twenty kilometers from the British position. The attention of the British, all in Rangoon, did not notice us. Now, it's up to you! "On the cruiser 'Xia Qi', Rear Admiral Lu Haipeng, commander of the 5th Fleet, said to the commander of the 4th Army, Rear Admiral Du Lide, and the commander of the 8th Army, Rear Admiral Li Zhiyong. Escorting the 2nd and 8th armies to their destinations, the task of the 5th fleet was completed.

"Haha, General Lu, there will be more brothers this time, and after this battle is over, after returning to Guangzhou, I will invite General Lu to drink!" Major General Doolittle said very boldly. The 2nd and 8th armies arrived in Burma a little late, but fortunately, they did not miss the final battle, and they were able to get a little credit. These British are too incompetent, otherwise they would have been able to reap more credit.

"Okay, brother, I'll wait for you to go back to Guangzhou to celebrate your achievements!" Major General Lu Haipeng said with a smile.

The officers and men of the 2nd and 8th armies of the Chinese Army began to disembark and then build a defensive line. They will attack from behind the British army, cooperate with the 7th Army and the 14th Army stationed in Rangoon, flank the British army, and try to eat all the British troops here in one bite. After this battle, there were not many British troops left in the whole of Burma. This battle will be over. Both the Chinese Empire and Britain intended to keep the scale of the war within India and did not want to expand the scale of the war. Otherwise, the Chinese* army could have taken the opportunity to attack India. Of course, for the Chinese Empire, the Battle of Burma was only to protect the interests of the Chinese Empire, and at the same time to test the results of the expansion of the army. The most important thing for the Chinese Empire to do next was to cross the Yangtze River, overthrow the Manchus, and unify the whole of China. The Battle of Burma was nothing more than a warm-up for the decisive battle of the Manchus.

The two armies, totaling more than 70,000 people, took a full day to disembark. And by this time, the British had not yet broken through the last trenches of the Chinese* army. However, in John. In the opinion of Admiral Colborn, the defense line of the Chinese* army is already in danger, and with a little more effort, it will be possible to break through the defense line of the Chinese* army.

"Tomorrow, tomorrow we will be able to break through the defense line of the Chinese. At that time, the 8th Army and the 13th Army must be ready for a decisive battle with the Chinese. Whether we can win this battle or not is up to you! "John. Admiral Colburn said sternly. After fighting for so many days and dying so many people, he was very excited to see the hope of victory soon.

"General, rest assured, as long as we break through the Chinese defenses, we will be able to defeat them. Without a solid defensive defense, the Chinese are vulnerable! "Commander of the 8th British Army, Edward. Lieutenant General Blakeney patted his chest and said.

April 26, 1845, was an ordinary day, but it was remembered by history. On this day, the decisive battle between the Chinese* army and the British army on the battlefield in Burma was thus decided.

In the morning, John. Admiral Colburn ordered the remaining 100,000 British and Indian troops to attack with all their might and begin attacking the last line of trenches of the Chinese* army. The subsequent British 8th and 13th armies were also ready for battle. Similarly, the 7th and 14th Armies of the Chinese Army in Yangon, as well as the 2nd and 4th Brigades of the Marine Corps, are all combat-ready. Today is the day of the final showdown.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "When the British and Indian troops attacked, more than 200 artillery pieces of the Chinese* army began a fierce bombardment. In the previous battles, in order not to scare the British away, the artillery of the Chinese* army was relatively restrained. Now it's different, there's no need to converge anymore.

The heavy shelling cost the attacking Anglo-Indian troops from the very beginning. The indigenous Indians were constantly being blown to pieces by shelling. However, these indigenous Indians do not seem to be intimidated and continue to charge.

Soon, the mortars of the Chinese* army also joined in, and hundreds of mortars fired at the maximum rate of fire, not caring at all whether this would reduce the service life of the mortars. Anyway, after this battle, the damaged weapons will be replaced, so there is not so much to worry about.

The Anglo-Indian attack, under the strong firepower of the Chinese* army, was blocked. It was as if they had hit an invisible wall, and their heads were bleeding.

"Damn, what's going on? How is it that the firepower of the Chinese is so much stronger all at once? "John. Admiral Colburn said with a frown.

"General, maybe this is a return to the light! The Chinese are also aware of the danger, so they have to fight hard! "Commander of the 8th British Army, Edward. Lieutenant General Blakeney said.

John. Admiral Colburn nodded, he was afraid that in the previous battle, the Chinese* army had deliberately hidden its strength. In that case, it would be very disadvantageous for the British army. However, I don't think so. After all, in order to break through the front two trenches of the Chinese, the British army paid a heavy price.

At this time, several staff officers ran over quickly, looking flustered.

"What's going on?" Chief of Staff Colin. Lieutenant General Campbell asked with a frown.

"Chief of Staff, there are Chinese in the rear, there are tens of thousands of them!" A staff officer said. (To be continued......)