Chapter 1505: Siege of New Delhi

According to Governor Pajwasali's idea, this person of weight is better to be Her Majesty the Queen, or Winston? Prime Minister Churchill, that Tang Qiuli, has already made it clear that the chariot and horse, and the Governor of the Emperor of the Soil on his side is not weighty enough, he can't think of anyone else who has this qualification?

Moreover, the most odious thing is that only three days were given, from the mainland to India, tens of thousands of miles away, and the time on the plane had to be as much as 24 hours. 100,000 urgent!

After receiving the telegram from Pajwasari, Prime Minister Churchill, who was absolutely in a bad mood, was so angry that he almost vomited blood, arrogant, absolutely undisguised arrogance, the British Empire's Governor in India was not weighty enough, could it be that I, the Prime Minister, went in person to carry enough weight?

But then again, I'm afraid you don't have enough weight in Tang Qiuli, Churchill has his own pride, but Churchill scoffs at Pajwasari's judgment.

In his opinion, this is the judgment of a retarded and an idiot, that Chinese madman, idle and idle? Make this one, simply refuse to negotiate, and fight all the way, what can you do with him? Why bother, if the Americans don't make a move, Churchill can't do anything.

This is the only opportunity for the British Empire not to get out of the South Asian subcontinent, and I can't grasp it, I, Churchill, am the sinner who has cut off the overseas territories, and negotiation is necessary.

The British cabinet meeting was held overnight, and the cabinet officials and generals of the General Staff who had returned home were called back by an urgent call from the Prime Minister's Office before the bed was warmed.

The final decision of the Cabinet meeting. Send Foreign Secretary Charlie? Brown, Chief of the General Staff, General Brandes, Secretary General of the Prime Minister's Office, George? Three of Fernans, plus four of the Viceroy of India, Pajvasali. The negotiating delegation, which included diplomatic, military, and Prime Minister Churchill's personal representatives, was probably the highest-level negotiating delegation in British history.

The task was to make peace with the Chinese, who had always been weak, in order to avoid the power of the British Empire. The fate of being uprooted from the South Asian subcontinent, think about this, the members of the delegation, although their faces are ugly, Prime Minister Churchill himself, how could he not have the urge to hit the wall!

A large transport plane carrying a British negotiating delegation took off from a secret field airfield outside London in the faint dawn. Fly to the east, God care, these days. The intensity of the bombing of the Germans was significantly reduced, and the blockade of the airspace over London by German fighters was not so tight, otherwise, such a large transport plane, as soon as it took off, would have become a living target for German fighters.

What the British don't know is. The reason why the British delegation was able to leave London by air was entirely due to Tang Qiuli, whom they hated to the core, and after rejecting the request of the British low-level delegation for negotiations, Tang Qiuli called the German Führer Hitler and asked Hitler. In three days, large planes taking off from London, do not intercept.

Hitler's reply was even more interesting, "Old friend, I admire your wisdom beyond measure, the British have lost all their capital in the South Asian subcontinent, it seems that the spring of 1941 was a harvest season for my old friend, and the defeat of the British in Asia has intensified the pace of their demise, and I am desperate to meet you again on the day when we can meet you again!" ”

Looking at Hitler's reply, Tang Qiuli felt a chill, goosebumps straightened all over his body, the German Führer, the tone of the telegram was like a resentful woman in spring, looking forward to a lover who had not returned for a long time? I want to wear it! However, he didn't mention this ridiculous feeling to anyone,...,

Although he agreed to the request of the British to negotiate, Tang Qiuli did not relent, the troops should fight or continue to fight, if the negotiation agreement is not signed for a day, the offensive cannot be stopped, and the army should have such momentum!

At about 6 o'clock in the morning of 25 May, troops of 18 brigades of the Corps directly under the Independent Division and the Sulu Mobile Corps continued to launch an offensive on the whole line from the lines of Lucknow, Allahbad, Jaburpur, Permlager, and Gompour.

In Aligarh and Agra, the troops of the 9th Brigade and the 10th Brigade of Fang Yuanshan, which reinforced Xiao Jinshan, finally arrived at their destination at about 7 o'clock in the morning after a night of rapid marching, although it was more than an hour later than the time when the whole line was attacked, but it did not have the slightest impact on the overall progress of the campaign.

Tang Qiuli can also understand that on the bad highways of India, it is a long-distance march at night, and it is not easy to arrive, and Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan were strictly ordered by the division commander Tang Qiuli, without his personal order, the troops must not act!

Looking at the staff office and the timely report on the battle situation, Xiao Jinshan's eyes were on fire, and he complained on the walkie-talkie and Major General Fang Yuanshan, the commander of the 10th Brigade in Agra.

"I said old man, what's going on? Commander, this is singing that one! Let our two brigades stand still, and the other brigades will let go of their hands and feet and fight vigorously, have you seen the battle situation report? The 1st and 4th Brigades of Liu Da Voice and Chu Da Man have almost reached the west coast of India, but we are nesting here, isn't it a New Delhi? Give me eight hours, take it down! ”

Fang Yuanshan said unhurriedly: "Old Xiao, don't be like a powder keg, screaming at every turn, you are content, what is the target we want to fight, that is the British nest in India, the division commander can be cautious, wait for the order, don't talk to you, the reinforcements are about to enter the city, I will go to meet it!" With that, end the call.

Xiao Jinshan was stunned for a moment, and said "cut" dissatisfied, and the staff officer came in to report, "Brigade commander, the troops reinforcing our brigade, a mechanized infantry brigade, a tank brigade and an artillery brigade have arrived in the eastern suburbs of Aligarh, and several brigade commanders have called to ask, are you going directly to our brigade headquarters, or do you have other arrangements?" ”

Xiao Jinshan muttered, "Yes, the business grabber is here!" Let's go, I'll go to meet you personally, by the way, tell the sù cooking class, prepare a table of good dishes, I want to ask those old guys, let the cooks show all the skills, can't fall into the name of our Ninth Brigade! ”

At noon, Tang Qiuli received a telegram from the commander of the Marine Corps, Han Tie, "Division headquarters, after continuous operations, our unit has now compressed and encircled the British and Indian garrisons on the island of Sri Lanka in Colombo, and at about 7 o'clock this morning, launched a comprehensive attack on Colombo, and by the time of reporting on the battle situation, the troops have occupied more than two-thirds of the urban area of Colombo and annihilated most of the British and Indian defenders, and it is expected that before the evening, the battle can be ended and all of Colombo can be occupied!" ”

This result, in Tang Qiuli's expectation, the Marine Corps exhausted more than 100,000 troops, and it was not a problem to solve the more than 20,000 British and Indian defenders on the island, but in terms of the attack speed of the troops, it was obvious that the British and Indian garrisons on Sri Lanka Island would have resisted fiercely in Colombo, otherwise, with the strength of Han Tie, Colombo should have been taken long ago.

The battle on the island of Sri Lanka had no impact on the overall offensive, and Tang Qiuli did not urge Han Tie to speed up the attack, and when victory was in sight, there was no need to increase the casualties of the troops. …,

He thought for a while, and said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, order Han Tie, don't rush to end the Battle of Colombo, focus on reducing troop casualties, and order the Marine Corps to divide four brigades of troops, commanded by Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan, to cross Manar Bay, land from Tenush Godi, the southernmost tip of the Indian continent, attack from south to north, and add a fire to Churchill, no matter how scorched the British are and miserable!" ”

After speaking, he laughed, and Zhao Yuhe said humorously: "Division, on the one hand, you agreed to negotiate with the British, but here you are fighting again, but you are not kind enough!" Aren't you afraid that the British will say that we don't talk about credibility? ”

Tang Qiu left a selenium and said, "Reputation? The more places we occupy, the greater the bargaining chips with the British, and, it seems, we have made concessions, but in fact this attack was originally unplanned, and when the time comes, the British will only be grateful to my men for showing mercy. ”

"Yuhe, there is something even more ruthless, order Xiao Jinshan, Fang Yuanshan, and the troops who have been reinforced, at two o'clock this afternoon, with sudden movements, from the north, east, and south, to encircle New Delhi and form the New Delhi Campaign Headquarters, appointing Xiao Jinshan as the commander-in-chief and Fang Yuanshan as the deputy commander-in-chief, to coordinate and command all the troops."

"Although Xiao Jinshan is brave and ruthless, he is a good hand in battle, and he is restrained by the calm Fang Yuanshan, so he can't do anything out of the ordinary! However, order them, just surround them, without my order, you will never be allowed to attack New Delhi, this is a dead order, Yuhe, in the order, this point must be emphasized, more than 90,000 troops, handed over to him, must be put on a halter, otherwise, he can beat New Delhi through! ”

On the afternoon of 25 May, the independent division, with the strength of six infantry brigades, two tank brigades, and two artillery brigades, suddenly approached the city from the north, east, and south directions and surrounded New Delhi.

At this time, the British negotiating delegation that flew away from London was still floating in the sky!

(To be continued)(To be continued...... ……,