Chapter 495: Flesh Mill
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"The 56th Infantry Division of the Anglo-Indian Army, the attack starts with you first!" Major General Bart, commander of the 14th Army of the Anglo-Indian Army, gave the order with a black face. John. Admiral Colburn gave the order, and he had no choice but to comply. Otherwise, he would not be able to eat and walk around on his own. Anyway, it was Indian Ah San who died, and he wouldn't be distressed. It's just that what makes him a little embarrassed is whether the establishment of the 14th Army of the British and Indian Army will be revoked after this battle, and whether he can rebuild the 14th Army. In this way, he can continue to be powerful in India.
"Yes, General!" Brigadier General Coubert, commander of the 56th Infantry Division of the Anglo-Indian Army, replied.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Before the Anglo-Indian army attacked, the British army gathered more than two hundred artillery guns and opened fire on the line of the Chinese* army. Dense shells fell on the positions of the Chinese * troops. On the entire position, there was a smoke of gunpowder, flying sand and rocks. Before the start of the British shelling, the Chinese* troops took refuge in the anti-artillery holes. The British shelling seemed to be very intense, but in fact it did not cause much damage to the Chinese* troops.
Less than five minutes after the British shelling began, the artillery of the Chinese* army began a fierce counterattack. The 14th and 7th armies of the Chinese Army, a total of 240 75-mm field guns and 36 105-mm light howitzers, opened fire one after another, and began to suppress the British artillery. Although the defense line of the Chinese * army was strong, in the absence of materials. These positions are also civil structures. If you are bombarded for a long time, you will be destroyed. The battle is just beginning now, if the fortifications are destroyed. The casualties paid by the Chinese* army will be relatively large. Therefore, the artillerymen worked very hard.
Judging by the caliber of the artillery, the artillery of the Chinese * army is not superior. And even at a disadvantage. However, the artillery of the Chinese* army used smokeless gunpowder, which was much more powerful than the British artillery that used black powder, both in terms of power and range. In the artillery bombardment of both sides, it was often the artillery of the Chinese* army that could bombard the artillery positions of the British army, while the artillery of the British army could not reach the artillery positions of the Chinese* army. For this. The British were only able to disperse the artillery as much as possible, and all the targets were on the positions of the Chinese* army. And the market followed the artillery positions to reduce losses. But. Even so, after half an hour of shelling, the British lost more than two dozen cannons.
After the end of the shelling, tens of thousands of indigenous Indians of the 56th Infantry Division of the British and Indian Army. Under the scolding of the officers. Attacks began on the positions of the Chinese * troops. The Indian Asan, wrapped in white turbans, cowered one by one, and attacked so slowly that even the British* officers could not get them up fast even if they punched and kicked them. After all, although these Indian Asans are a little stupid, they are not stupid. They know that the Chinese* army is not easy to mess with, even their masters, the British, have been beaten to the head, if they go. It's just a death.
It took more than 20 minutes for the Indian Asans to rush to a distance of about 1,000 meters from the position of the Chinese* army. Moreover. The formation is sparse. The 7th Infantry Brigade of the 25th Army of the Chinese Army was responsible for defending this section of the position. Brigadier General Cheng Yuan, the brigade commander, saw this situation and ordered the mortars to suspend firing and put them in before firing, so that some shells could be saved.
Sure enough, by the time they got close to 500 meters from the position of the Chinese* army, the Chinese* army had not yet opened fire. This made the Indian A-3 very surprised, and some of the nervous Indian A-3 were even more afraid because the Chinese were afraid. They began to laugh and spread their legs and began to attack the positions of the Chinese * army. At this time, Brigadier General Cheng Yuan gave the order to open fire!
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Dozens of 80-mm medium mortars and 60-mm light mortars opened fire, and the dense shells fell into the ranks of the Indian Ahsan, turning their bombers on their backs. A lot of Indian Ah San were torn to shreds. The others were stunned by this qiē. These Indian Ah San, who had never experienced such a battle formation, were stunned there for a while.
"Dada, dada!" Twenty heavy machine guns on the position also opened fire. The dense bullets shot like those Indian Ahsan, and many Indian Ahsan were knocked to the ground. Some of those who were lucky enough not to be killed on the spot let out a miserable howl like wild beasts. The rest of the Indian Asan, just then came to their senses and immediately ran away. However, instead of rushing to the positions of the Chinese* troops, they fled backwards. The powerful firepower of the Chinese* army made these Indian Ah San feel terror. Moreover, they fled much faster than they could attack, and soon escaped out of range of the Chinese* army.
The first attack of the indigenous Indians ended in such a hurry. The 56th Infantry Division of the Anglo-Indian Army, in this round of attack, dropped thousands of corpses, and the rest of the Indian Asan, who were also shocked, were obviously frightened.
Half an hour later, when Brigadier General Coubert, commander of the 56th Infantry Division of the British and Indian Army, ordered another attack, those Indian Asans did not dare to attack anymore and fled one after another. However, John who had already anticipated this qiē. Admiral Colburn was ready, and he drew a group of men from the 8th and 13th armies to form a warlord. The soldiers of the Overseer rushed into the crowd of Indian Ahsan like wolves, dragged out some of the fiercest guys, and shot them on the spot. The rest of the Indian monks were frightened and silent. When Brigadier General Combaboard gave another order, no one dared to disobey again. Obviously, these Indian asan are in awe of the British. If the British were angry, they could only do what the British commanded, even if the British told them to die.
The charge of tens of thousands of people looks very spectacular. In particular, the shells exploded in the crowd, and people were constantly thrown high by the shock wave of the shells, as if they were autumn leaves. Stumps and broken arms and the like, even more fly everywhere. The entire battlefield is like a hell of Shura. Under the orders of the British masters, the soldiers of the British and Indian armies rushed to the positions of the Chinese* army until they were killed or blown to pieces. The tens of thousands of men of the 56th Infantry Division of the British and Indian Army were eliminated in less than two hours. Their only role was probably to consume a lot of ammunition from the 25th Infantry Brigade of the 7th Army of the Chinese Army. In addition, there were two heavy machine guns and several mortars, which malfunctioned due to non-stop fire and were eventually scrapped.
After the Anglo-Indian 56th Infantry Division was exhausted, Major General Barth, commander of the 14th Anglo-Indian Army, ordered the Anglo-Indian 55th Infantry Division to continue the attack. This style of play does not treat Indian Asan as a person at all, but just treats them as cannon fodder. As a matter of fact, these Indian Asans will not be able to rush to the position of the Chinese * army at all, so it does not matter if they break through the position of the Chinese * army and kill or injure the Chinese * army.
"Tsk! Are these Britons crazy? Are they looking for death? Major General Kang Rui, commander of the 14th Army of the Chinese Army, couldn't help but exclaim when he saw this situation.
"Clearly, those are not British, they are just Indian Ahsan. There are still more than 200 million Indian asan in India, and of course the British will not pay attention to these Indian assan. They are nothing more than poor cannon fodder! Major General Liu Wu, commander of the 7th Army, said. Since the British don't regard these Indian Asan as human beings, then there is naturally no need for the Chinese* army to show mercy.
"Humph! Are the British trying to use these indigenous Indians to consume our ammunition? They'll be disappointed, though. Our logistical supply lines are always open, and even if we bring in all the indigenous Indians, we won't want to run out of ammunition! Major General Peng Mingqiang, commander of the 2nd Marine Corps Brigade, said. The Chinese* army and the British army, whose logistical supply lines were cut off, were very different. If the British army wants to use human lives to consume the ammunition of the Chinese* army, this is completely delusional.
"Commander Liu, can the 25th Infantry Brigade withstand it? The main thing is to let the troops change their defenses in time, and the 25th Infantry Brigade can't let the British take advantage of the loophole because they are too tired! Major General Liu Zhongming reminded.
Major General Liu Wu nodded, and then said: "After this battle, let the 7th Brigade and the 25th Brigade be replaced." The British wanted to use the tactics of exhaustion, this was impossible! ”
At this moment, the officers and men of the 25th Infantry Brigade of the Chinese Army seem to have been completely numb, and those Indian Asan are attacking in a chaotic manner, without any formation at all, and they don't pay attention to dodging at all, as if they are here to die. All they need to do is numb pull the trigger, and then they can get rid of those Indian assan. This can no longer be called a battle at all, it is simply a massacre. The 25th Infantry Brigade is also an old unit of the Chinese Army, and this is the first time that such a battle has been fought. A lot of people are really afraid that they will kill softly!
On the other side, the commander of the British army, John Brown. Admiral Colburn and others are also watching the attacks of the indigenous Indians. However, in response to the attacks of the indigenous Indians, John . Admiral Colburn was dissatisfied. So many people died, but they didn't even touch the edge of the positions of the Chinese * army, what is the point of going on like this? It's a complete waste.
"Tell Major General Sù Barth, there are too few people to attack! For every attack, at least two divisions are invested, and without an order, they cannot retreat, and those who violate it will be punished as deserters! "John. Colburn said.
"Yes, General!" Chief of Staff Colin. Lieutenant General Campbell nodded.
The Anglo-Indian army began to intensify the attack, which also led to more and more Anglo-Indian troops killed in battle, and a thick layer of corpses was piled up in front of the positions of the Chinese* army. (To be continued......)