India is a magical country, whether it is Fang Lang in the previous life, or Fang Lang as a South American in this life, he doesn't know much about India, and in Fang Lang's imagination, with the professional mercenary escort of God's whip, the difficulty of this mission should no longer be the attack that may be encountered on the road.

Rather, such a large quantity of supplies may require a large number of cars, and India's poor transportation conditions may make it difficult to transport these materials.

But the fact is completely opposite to Fang Lang's imagination, the traffic situation in India in this era is actually much better than Brazil, and it can definitely rank among the top four in the world.

That's because India was the most important British colony, and as early as 1853 India began to build its first railway, which was the first railway in the history of Asia, and the first railway in my hometown was 17 years later than India.

By 1929, India's railways had covered the whole country, with a mileage of 66,000 kilometers, making it the only country in Asia with a complete railway system.

It ranks fourth in the world after the United States, the Soviet Union, and Canada.

Of course, these are superficial figures, but in fact there is a serious problem with Indian railways, which is that a country's railway system has two completely different size standards.

The first railway built in India from Mumbai was 1.7 meters wide, but later due to the change of the British Governor-General in India, the new Governor believed that India's railways should be in line with international standards, and all the railways built in the later period were changed to 1 meter wide.

As a result, there are two different sizes of railways on the same line, and the capacity of the trains is severely restricted.

It is said that Suleiman Brom's transport team, which Fang Lang is paying attention to, has encountered such a problem. Suleiman Brom thought that with a strong armed escort team, the operation would go smoothly without the help of the British army.

But when their train departed from Hyderabad and traveled less than two hundred kilometers to a small town called Shahabad and needed to change trains, they ran into trouble.

Yes, it is to change trains because the railway they are starting from is a one-meter narrow gauge, and when they arrive in Sahabat, they need to change to a 1.7-meter broad-gauge train, and all the goods on the car need to be unloaded first and then transferred to the broad-gauge train to Mumbai.

The problem that now Suleiman Brom has is that all the stevedores at the Shahabad railway station seem to have chosen to strike.

The originally lively railway station was unexpectedly in an embarrassing situation of no one loading and unloading.

"Mr. Brom, what is the situation now, and why is the train stopped moving?"

Battalion Darhaus, who was sent by the Whip of God Military Contracting Company to escort the shipment, apparently did not encounter such a situation.

As an employer, Suleiman Brom's face was also very ugly at the moment, and after hearing Dalhous's doubts, he also felt a little gloomy, after all, the other party was only responsible for escorting, and the route and transportation were arranged by his subordinates who were familiar with the situation in India, and now he encountered an unexpected situation less than a day after he set off.

"We needed to go to the Shahabad railway station to change the trains, but now there are no workers at the station to load and unload the goods.

It must be those damn bastards who are using their means to put obstacles in my way. ”

Dalhousie is a typical American officer, who has participated in European wars and has a wealth of combat experience, and this time he received the next task from the boss himself, which is a rare opportunity for him to show his boss's trust in him.

Although he didn't know why cotton and grain would need to be escorted by professional soldiers like them, since someone gave money, he didn't care what others thought at all.

It was only because the owner of the goods, Suleiman Brom, had offended some big man in India and was threatened with him and his goods, so he hired them.

Now he found that the strength of the other party seemed to be stronger than he expected, and he could even make all the stevedores at the railway station go on strike. Alarm bells suddenly began to ring in my heart.

He no longer continued to ask about Suleiman Brom's specific situation, but quickly ran to his team and roared:

"Everyone got off the train, relied on the railway station and trains, and established defensive positions to prevent the enemy from sneaking attacks. Fast..... Hurry ....."

For a while, the whole train became lively, and one by one the heavily armed mercenaries of God's Whip opened the doors of the stuffy tank cars, ran to the platform in an orderly manner and began to set up defensive positions, and a heavy machine gun was arranged on the platform, and began to build machine gun positions with sandbags.

This sudden change startled the train station staff who were still at the train station, and Suleiman Brom was also a little dazed, but he quickly reacted, this is Dalhousie aware of the danger, made a vigilant arrangement.

In this regard, he was very satisfied, feeling that his escort fee was not in vain, and at the same time, he began to worry about whether there would be any unexpected situation in the future.

I have to say, sometimes Murphy's Law is really true, and the more you worry about something, the more it will happen.

Just as it was getting dark, two hours after the station's defenses had been arranged, Dalhousie noticed a large gathering outside the station, with large turbans wrapped around their heads and no lethal weapons on their hands, but these people were clearly ill-intentioned.

He hurriedly ordered the soldiers to be vigilant, and at the first moment of receiving the order, they must destroy all the enemies who tried to approach them to escort supplies.

At the same time, he informed Suleiman Brom of what he had discovered, hoping that he would be able to determine the next direction as soon as possible.

Suleiman Brom also did not expect that the enemy's actions would begin so quickly, and he was trapped by the enemy at the railway station less than 200 kilometers out of Hyderabad.

If it weren't for the professional security team escorting, these people might have rushed into the train station and directly snatched all their supplies!

Upon receiving the news of Dalhousie, Suleiman Brom immediately contacted the British officials in India again to avoid further deterioration of the situation, knowing full well that if the Indians did attack the train station, he would have to fight back.

Once things get to this point, even if his family has a mortal enmity with India, his property in India is likely to be confiscated by the Indian government, which he does not want to see.

But he proved to be too optimistic.

Upon receiving his notice, British colonial officials in India contacted the authorities of the imminent Indian government, but all Indian officials said they had no knowledge of the situation and said they would immediately arrange for an investigation. And then it was gone.

When Suleiman Brom learned of this situation, he could only sigh helplessly and report the situation to Dalhous.

After knowing his situation, Dalhousie did not panic, and after pondering for a while, he asked directly:

"Mr. Brom, first of all I would like to know if you can find a train to Mumbai. Secondly, can we find the stevedores who are responsible for moving the goods.

If these two things can be solved, we only need to protect the transfer process from accidents.

But if you can't solve these two problems, then we will have to take the initiative and seize a train that can go to Mumbai, and also find a way to find enough stevedores.

However, I am a little worried that even if we seize the train to Mumbai and find enough stevedores to transfer the goods, our train will be able to make it to Mumbai.

After all, trains are no better than cars, and no matter where they go, they need the cooperation of various rail crews. ”

Suleiman Brom looked at the growing crowd outside the train station with an ugly face, and finally gritted his teeth and said:

"Just now my people have asked the railway station dispatch center, and their answer is that there are no broad-gauge trains to Mumbai now, but these are all lies.

According to our observations, there are now two idle trainsets in the railway station, and if you can control these two trainsets with manpower, I will be able to ensure that our trains can reach Mumbai without any problems.

The train lines are still under our control in the UK, and I don't believe they have the ability to control all the train lines. ”

From Suleiman Brom's words, it is not difficult to hear that Dalhousie is not absolutely sure that he will be able to get the train formation to Mumbai smoothly, and he has not even mentioned the problem of stevedores, which he obviously cannot solve.

This means that from now on, their path to Mumbai will be less certain. In the end, they had to rely on their own means to get to Mumbai.

In India, an unfamiliar region, if they wanted to rely on a battalion of their troops to escort such a large amount of supplies to Mumbai, they had to treat it as if it were a battle.

But India is still British territory, and he must make sure that they will not be held accountable by the British for military use in India.

So, he looked seriously at his employer, Suleiman Brom.

"Mr. Brom, we all know very well what is going on right now, and if we want to make sure the operation goes smoothly, we may have to go into combat next, and a lot of people will die.

I wonder if you would be able to afford such consequences if such a situation arises. ”

Suleiman Brom was obviously very annoyed by the current situation, and after listening to Dalhousie's words, he understood what the other party meant, and it was obvious that he was preparing to push all the way through.

The reason why he found Fang Lang and invited the Whip of God Company to be responsible for escorting this batch of materials was also out of this consideration, although he didn't want to push it directly, but now the situation has no choice but for him to continue to think about it.

Now that Dalhousie had offered to take action, he agreed with the other party after only a little thought.

"No problem, if a lot of people don't die now, these damn Indian bastards still think I'm a bully!

Feel free to act boldly! Whatever the consequences, I can bear it. ”

Seeing the other party's expression, Dalhousie understood that the other party had also made up his mind, and he no longer had any hesitation. Nodding earnestly at Suleiman Blom, he said:

"Then I hope that Mr. Brom and yours will be at my command until our party reaches Bombay."

"No problem, from now on, all of us will be under your command."

Dalhousie, who received an affirmative answer, did not hesitate any longer, nodded directly to Suleiman Brom, turned around and began to assign tasks to his soldiers.

As orders were delivered, a battalion of mercenaries moved quickly, starting with a platoon of soldiers, heavily armed and groping along the train tracks towards the train dispatch center on the other side.

In the standard battle formation, when they touched the dispatch center, several Indians inside were smashed out by several gun butts before they could understand what was going on, and then the fighters of this platoon took control of the two marshalling trains parked on the broad gauge.

Dalhous, who had already been in the crossfire, apparently didn't understand what was going on. It was nothing like what he had imagined.

Immediately afterward, another company of soldiers rushed into the crowd that was gathering on the periphery, apparently coming towards the train station, as if waiting for someone to arrive.

Without figuring out the situation at all, as a light machine gun fired a magazine bullet into the sky, all the Indians squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands very consciously.

This made Dalhousie even more confused, which seemed a little different from what he had imagined! Although so many people don't have firearms, they shouldn't lie down like this! This made him feel a little embarrassed to get paid.

However, he didn't have much time to lament these things, and the soldiers rushed into the crowd and dragged out some of the strong-looking Indians, who seemed to be a little confused, thinking that the GIs were going to correct them directly on the spot.

Trembling with fear, they desperately prayed for mercy in their Indian-accented English, but the GIs, regardless of what they were saying, drove them directly to the train carriages, where several of Suleiman Brom's men commanded them to transport the supplies.

After understanding what the GIs meant, these Indians did not obediently obey the order, but chose to pretend not to understand their meaning, and looked at the GIs with a pitiful face.

The mercenaries of God's Whip seem to have had some contact with the Indians, and they have some knowledge of the character of the Indians, and when they could not command the Indians, they began to seek out the fair-skinned high-caste people among the Indians, and ordered them to be responsible for organizing the transportation of supplies.

These people were reluctant at first, but after two disobedient people were directly executed in front of everyone, all the Indians became honest.

But these Indians were outrageously inefficient, and not only were they very fond of stealing, but they also had unclean hands and feet and tried to steal goods many times, but fortunately, Suleiman Brom's men knew these Indians very well, and they had expected this situation.

As soon as he noticed the small movements of these Indians, he rushed up and began to whip these Indians with rattan.

Suleiman Brom was also worried that the Indians would find the real goods hidden in the cotton, so he kept a close eye on these goods, and even stood up himself and personally supervised the transshipment of the goods.

As time passed, the goods on the train were slowly transferred, and just when everyone thought that everything was about to end, two cars and more than a dozen trucks drove outside the train station, and several Indians in suits and many Indian soldiers armed with rifles got out of the cars.