Captain Nelson's throat was full of liver and gall, and he was so frightened that the tableware in the hands of the orderlies fell to the ground in an uproar, how many years has it been quiet, no matter how fierce the war in Indochina is, the smell of gunpowder can't waft to Sri Lanka, and the British and Indian garrisons on the island don't know what war is?

Looking at the orderly's stupid expression, Captain Nelson rushed to the telephone in a few steps, grabbed the crank and shook it violently, "Hey, I'm Captain Nelson on duty in the Central Garrison, there is an emergency, I want to report to Your Excellency the Commander!" On the other end of the phone, there was no reaction at all, and Captain Nelson scolded angrily, "What a hell, in the morning, there was no one in the duty room of the headquarters!" ”

He didn't give up, and then shook the phone, at this moment, a high-speed flying object, a scream piercing the air, came from far and near, if it was an officer with combat experience, Nelson at this time, should have dropped the phone, how fast to run, that was the sound of shells falling overhead!

The bunker on duty where he was on duty was the commanding height of the entire beachhead, and the three-story masonry bunker was particularly eye-catching on the flat beach, and unfortunately, it became the focus of the shelling. "Domain Name - Please Be Familiar with It" (Just look for novel material)

And Captain Nelson, still stupidly looking up for the source of the voice, before he could understand, "Boom, boom! There was an earth-shattering loud bang, the smoke of gunpowder billowed out, the masonry flew away, and the entire pillbox, under the shells of a dozen large-caliber naval guns, was gone, only in place, leaving a pile of broken bricks and tiles, and Captain Nelson disappeared without a trace along with his telephone.

The sound of the explosion alarmed the British and Indian soldiers in the beachhead, who had just been awakened from their sleep by the sound of the chuáng horn, muttered, and reluctantly got up, before they could figure out what was going on, and then. An overwhelming burst of shells, raining down on the positions, in the sky, dozens of bombers. Tons of bombshells were dropped on the beachhead of the Anglo-Indian army.

The ground shook, the smoke was filled, and huge pillars of smoke, mixed with barbed wire bricks and tiles, flew into the air, irregularly rotating and flying shrapnel. The lives of the panicked British and Indian soldiers were mercilessly harvested, and the combined strikes from the sky and land plunged this beachhead into a terrifying death, especially the destroyer's 308 mm caliber naval guns, a shell fell, and a large crater with a diameter of several meters appeared on the ground.

More than forty minutes later. The stormy shelling and bombardment stopped, and the golden sè on the beach. Rear Admiral Han Tie, commander of the Marine Corps of the Independent Division, walked off the landing craft leisurely, surrounded by a group of staff officers and guards, and beside him were the Marine Corps soldiers who rushed over like cháo water.

After crossing the shelling area, the troops kept developing in depth, Han Tie took a closer look at the situation on the battlefield, the corners of his mouth twitched, and said, "I thought I was going to fight." One cannon and bomb, it's all solved, the British are really boring! I can't help but fight! ”

Wang Dongshan, the chief of staff who followed him, felt a chill and muttered in his heart: "It's a shame that the commander said such a thing and suddenly attacked." Naval artillery plus rocket artillery on armed transport ships, as well as bombers of two regiments in the sky, what kind of troops, can withstand such a blow, the landing site chosen by the commander is really reasonable, what seems to be a well-defended beachhead, but in fact it is vulnerable! ”

Han Tie said to Wang Dongshan: "Chief of Staff, immediately report the battle situation to Commander Tang of the fleet, our Marine Corps attack unit in the middle of the road, at about 7 o'clock this morning, landed in Shun Lì, during this period, there was no fighting, the troops are developing in depth according to the plan, and also, go to the telegram to ask, how is the progress of the attack troops on the south and north roads?" ”…,

Soon, the landing troops on the north and south roads called back, and the situation was similar to that of the middle road, it was also a meal of shells and bombs, and the few British and Indian defenders were blown to the ground, and the troops did not encounter any form of resistance when they rushed to the beach and landed. [Just look for novel material]

Originally, I thought that Jī Lie's beach landing battle would be fought more hard, Han Tie had already made mental preparations, who knows, Shun Lì made him a little uncomfortable, this is also normal, the British and Indian troops guarding Sri Lanka Island are just a little more than a division, about 20,000 people, to defend such a large island, allocated, each point, can have a battalion of strength, it is already the limit.

Moreover, the three landing sites chosen by Han Tie are, strictly speaking, not the best landing grounds, and the garrison strength of the British and Indian troops is even more pitiful, with a surprise and sudden attack, ferocious artillery fire, and the cooperation of Le Yiqin's bombers, it is not enough for the British and Indian troops to have such a small number of troops!

Sri Lanka Island is a narrow terrain that is long from north to south and narrow from east to west, which is also the reason why Han Tie adopts the tactics of attacking at the same time in the north and south and in the middle, Han Tie looked at the map and said to Wang Dongshan, the chief of staff: "Dongshan, order all departments, regardless of the development in depth, our middle route army, within a day and night, will divide Sri Lanka Island into two!" ”

Tang Qiuquan, the commander who was leading the fleet and ambushing more than 200 nautical miles north of Sri Lanka Island, near the Javna coral reef group, said to the deputy commander Rear Admiral Amosyev with a smile after reading Han Tie's telegram: "The landing of the Marine Corps on the island to attack the battle is surprising, and it is very enjoyable to see the meaning of Han Tie!" ”

Amosiev shook his head with a smile and replied: "Commander, as far as the terrain conditions of Sri Lanka Island are concerned, there are no less than a dozen landing sites that can be chosen, and more than 20,000 British and Indian troops, evenly matched, it seems that there is no leakage, but in fact, it is weak everywhere, under the cooperation of our sea and air, and the organization of Jīng's heart, landing at any point will achieve such an effect, and there should be no suspense in the next in-depth operation!" ”

Tang Qiuquan nodded and agreed with Amosyev's statement, "The division commander's leapfrog tactics did not give the British any time to prepare, and they captured Sri Lanka Island by surprise. ”

After receiving Tang Qiuquan's telegram, Tang Qiuli said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yihe: "The attack of the fleet and the marines on the island of Sri Lanka is extremely smooth, this time, the British should be in a hurry, we can't be idle, and ordered the troops on the first line of the Bō Korna in Dhaka Kulna to take the initiative to attack the second-line troops of the British and Indian Army's eastward advance corps, and the requirement is that the enemy army must be completely annihilated in every battle, so that the British will not be able to free up their hands to reinforce Sri Lanka." ”

After the initial panic, the British army stationed in the Sri Lankan defense area of the Indian army finally found out the situation and was attacked by the Chinese independent division fleet.

Commander of the Defensive Zone, John? Major General Popkins hurriedly sent an urgent telegram to the British Governor-General in India and the British Cabinet to the General Staff, "On the morning of May 23, our Sri Lankan defenders, in three directions, were attacked by the squadron of the independent division fleet and the army at the same time, and the defending units had all been transferred to the front. ”

"However, the independent division troops attacking Sri Lanka not only have dozens of warships, but also far exceed our strength and weapons and equipment, according to the current development trend of the war situation, if there is no reinforcement of troops, our troops in the defense area can only hold out for one to two days, and now, the battlefield has advanced to the west-central area of the island, and the headquarters is located in Colombo, and the sound of artillery can already be heard!" …,

Received John? Major General Popkins' urgent telegram, the British Governor-General in India, with straight eyes, for reinforcements, my God! I went there to find reinforcements, and under the authority of Chelsea, I have collected all the young men on the Indian continent who can shoot and formed the second line of troops of the Eastward Advance Army, and I can't find troops to kill them!

The only thing that can go to the rescue is the Indian fleet that is anchored at the Visakhapatnam military port and belongs to the navy, but that is beyond his command, and His Excellency the British Governor-General in India, who is helpless, has no choice but to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

British Wartime Prime Minister, Winston? Churchill, after listening to the report of General Brandt, Chief of the General Staff, angrily smashed the inkwell on the table, the war with the Chinese did not go well at the beginning, from Alexander's defeat in the Hukang River Valley, until the destruction of the whole army, and then to the defeat of Chelsea in the East Indies, watching Tang Qiuli's troops advance step by step into the interior of the South Asian subcontinent.

But the dignified British Empire troops stationed in India could not resist the pace of the Chinese, and that Tang Qiuli did not mean to stop the attack, and now, at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, Sri Lanka has set up a hand, with obvious intentions, annexing the Indian continent, echoing with the independent division troops in Central India, echoing the north and south, and swallowing the largest territory of the British Empire overseas.

Prime Minister Churchill's outrage silenced a group of army and navy officers, including Admiral Brandt, chief of the General Staff, and Churchill waved his arms and shouted: "No, I will never allow the Chinese to succeed, if Tang Qiuli's troops occupy Sri Lanka, we will face the situation of being attacked on our backs, which of you can sue me, and that army, can go to reinforce Sri Lanka?" ”

The Minister of the Navy cautiously replied: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, only the fleet of the Indian Army and two brigades of Marines can go to reinforce Sri Lanka, and our Navy can no longer send troops. ”

Churchill exclaimed, "So what are you waiting for?" Immediately send the fleet and the marines, all to Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, must not leave the hands! ”

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