Chapter 256: Give Up

"Commander, the British are now being pinned down by us in an encirclement five kilometers long and three kilometers wide. Except for www.biquge.info the side facing the sea, the rest of the directions are already under our control. Sun Changwu reported to Qin Shou.

Although, the British troops in the encirclement are still quite a bit stronger. However, the British army, having lost all its heavy weapons and even most of its baggage, no longer had the courage to break through. The Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army built a defensive line outside the encirclement. Relying on strong firepower, it can completely withstand the counterattack of the British army. If the British army dares to counterattack, the powerful firepower of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army will make the British army once again realize what it means to be bloody.

Qin Shou nodded, this battle was so easy, it had even exceeded his expectations. Of course, this also made Qin Shou once again have an understanding of the combat effectiveness of the British army. It can be said that the combat effectiveness of the army, which is composed of the natives of the colony, is very limited. Even if there are some examples of bravery, they are only exceptional cases.

For the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army, there was no longer any major problem in defeating the British army in the encirclement.

"Order the ministries to stop the attack for the time being. Use artillery to further destroy the will of the British to resist, killing and injuring their living forces. Qin Lifetime ordered. The British army in the encirclement has become a turtle in an urn. Under such circumstances, in order to prevent the British from being trapped and fighting, they would inflict unnecessary huge losses on their own side. The Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army could have stopped attacking with infantry. Instead, heavy artillery bombardment was used to crush the British, and at the same time further weaken the strength of the British.

"Yes, Captain." Sun Changwu nodded.

The area of control of the British, which is not large. More than 30,000 Britons were crammed inside, which was still relatively dense. If the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army used a large number of artillery to shell them, it would undoubtedly make the British pay a huge price. At that time, if the British did not want to be killed by shells, they had no choice but to surrender to the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.

"We have to be ready to defend ourselves against the Britons if they break through. In any case, the British could not be allowed to break through successfully. Qin Lifetime ordered.

"Yes, Captain." A communications officer immediately gave the order to go.

"Also, let the air force continue to bomb the British forces in the encirclement. At the same time, planes were dispatched to search the nearby sea. The British, though, were controlled by us. However, no one can guarantee that they will not send people and materials to the encirclement by sea, or even leave the encirclement directly by sea. Qin Lifetime ordered.

Although, the British troops in the encirclement still became the turtle in the urn. However, if he didn't eat all these British troops in one day, Qin Shou would not be completely relieved. The British, with their strong maritime ties, could have sent reinforcements to the battlefield by sea, or evacuated the encircled British troops. Qin Shou has always been very wary of this.

Fortunately, the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army does not have a navy now. However, relying on powerful artillery fire, as well as the anti-Japanese salvation army air force, could also bankrupt these plans of the British.

"Yes, Commander!" The liaison officer of the aviation team also replied.

On the morning of November 25, the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army gathered more than 200 artillery pieces and opened heavy fire on the British troops in the encirclement. The British officers and soldiers who were surrounded inside could only huddle in foxholes or makeshift bunkers and withstand the heavy artillery fire of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army.

It's just that these bunkers simply don't give them enough protection. If it is destroyed, it will face great losses.

"Oh God! Save poor us. I don't want to be killed by Chinese shells! "A young British soldier kept praying to God. But God didn't respond to his prayers as if he hadn't heard them at all. Or maybe this is the east of the world, and God can't control it at all.

"Boom!" A 155-mm shell, exploded near the foxhole of this British soldier. The tremendous power sent the British soldier directly into the air. A shrapnel that penetrated his body and took his life.

During the fierce shelling of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, groups of fighters and bombers also launched an attack on the British troops in the encirclement. The bomber's magazine opened, and one shell after another whistled and smashed to the ground. A continuous explosion sounded, and it is not known how many British soldiers were killed.

"Bastard! Damn yellow-skinned monkeys, are they trying to wipe us all out with shells and bombs? Lieutenant General Slim roared angrily.

But he had to admit that if the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army had to do this, they would have no choice. Having lost all their heavy weapons, they barely managed to hold on to the line. If it weren't for the fact that the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army did not launch a large-scale offensive in consideration of casualties, they would not have lasted long at all.

"Damn the Americans, why would they equip these yellow-skinned monkeys with so many cannons? If it weren't for that, we wouldn't have suffered such a blow. Lieutenant General Slim took his anger on the Americans. However, there is no solution to the current dilemma.

"Where is the transport ship sent by Your Excellency the Commander?" Lieutenant General Slim asked.

Now, he could only pin his hopes on the transports that Admiral Wavell had sent. In this case, they may be able to withdraw from the encirclement.

"General, those transport ships will be able to arrive in about three hours." A staff officer reported.

Lieutenant General Slim nodded: "Three hours, we should be able to hold on to three hours." ”

It's a pity, don't say three hours. Even if it was thirty hours, the transports would not have arrived.

The P-51B fighter jet sent by the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army Air Force in charge of reconnaissance discovered the convoy. As a result, a large number of dive bombers and torpedo attack planes took off from Donghu Airport and rushed straight to this sea area.

Under the blows of dozens of dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft, the transport fleet sent by the British army suffered heavy losses. Dozens of transports, except for a few that escaped, the rest were sunk. This forced the British army to abandon the plan to withdraw the besieged British troops from the sea. Otherwise, no matter how many transport ships they sent, once they were attacked by the air force of the Anti-Japanese Salvation Army, they would only be reduced to the results of the air force of the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army.