Two 250-pound bombs and one 40-pound bomb were detonated at almost the same time, and a huge shock wave swept around, and Captain Beser experienced the sensation of the ground shaking in the car. His head hit the bulkhead of the tank, fortunately he wore a tank cap, otherwise the lightest would be a big bag.

Looking through the periscope, I saw billowing gunpowder smoke and dust in front of me, and two large pits appeared on the ground? A team of just over a hundred people disappeared a quarter in the blink of an eye?

The severed limbs, broken arms, and soil debris that had been blown up into the sky by the terrifying explosion just now fell one after another, scattering them one after another in a radius of several hundred meters.

Most of the surviving infantry in the vicinity were tossed to the ground, but flames broke out on the ground, and many were on fire, rolling or running in panic.

"It's a pity, there's not enough gas." After witnessing his proud work, Zhou Changfeng said with some regret.

Several gasoline drums buried next to the bomb contained various brick fragments, but only half of the gasoline remained.

Xie Wancheng, who was at the deputy headquarters at the post office, was also very excited, "Good guy, this can be regarded as a full return, not to mention the reimbursement of the thirty people at once." ”

Company A of the Hyderabad Battalion, which participated in this exploratory attack, was stunned by the sudden huge explosion, and the company commander was killed on the spot, and the deputy company commander was seriously injured and went into shock, and for a time it was in chaos.

The Ming army's heavy machine gun fire point was still silent, only rifles and light machine guns fired one after another, so in the sound of "da-da-bang" gunfire, the embarrassed A Company broke and fled.

Major General Wilson and Major Sampson, who looked extremely ugly, stood on Ground Zero, and after witnessing what had just happened, they lowered their binoculars one after another.

The latter shook his head and sighed: "Damn it, are they devils?" ”

Later, all the information about the tentative attack was fed back, and Company A lost forty-one people, the company commander was killed, and it was unable to recover its combat capability in a short time; The results were only to find out the general layout of the perimeter of the hospital building, and not even a single heavy machine gun fire point was found.

Listening to the description of this staff officer, Major Sampson's scalp can be described as numb - who commanded the defense that was arranged?

All the houses, shacks and obstacles within 200 meters were torn down, and the shooting range was basically cleared, and only a few places could barely be used as cover.

The ground around is covered with sharp and hard rubble, pieces of iron, broken glass? If you dare to lie down, you will be pricked by these things.

The entire first floor was surrounded by fragments of masonry and concrete, so tight that even if you rushed to the bottom of the building, you couldn't find a place to break in.

At the same time, until now, no heavy machine gun fire point has been detected, and there seems to be Chinese troops ambushed everywhere in the ruined city?

Major General Wilson, who was frowning, said in a deep voice: "We have met an expert-level commander!" ”

Up to now, the main force of Wilson's task force, the Anglo-Indian 16th Infantry Brigade, has lost more than 700 men, and if the 4th Artillery Battalion and the 5th Royal Tank Battalion are included, the total casualties must be more than 800.

Six of the nine companies of the three battalions of the 16th Brigade, Raigar, Natipur, and Hyderabad were disabled, and only the Gurkha regiment (battalion) remained in Wilson's last card.

A few days ago, everyone thought that the Ming army in front of them was just a pitiful worm blocking the car with a mantis arm, and the little Demagi was also a cake at his fingertips, but now it seems that who is the unlucky ghost and the poor worm?

Our own aircraft, artillery and tanks are readily available, and they have an absolute advantage of five times the number of troops, but they are stunned that they can't take such a small town if they lose their troops? I'm afraid the exchange ratio between the two sides has come to three to one!

Demagi has now become a hot piece of butter, whether it is swallowed in large gulps or small bites, and it is still himself who is ultimately injured.

Do you want to continue the siege of Demagi? In the current situation, Wilson can be sure that the unknown adversary he has never met has set up one terrifying trap after another for him.

Is it the Chinese army that has become stronger or the British Imperial army has become weaker? Or is it a very unfortunate encounter with a master figure this time? Wilson smoked a cigarette and fell into deep thought.

Bang!

A loud roar of thunder startled the soldiers on both sides, and some of them subconsciously fell down.

Immediately, the torrential rain poured down, and the extremely dense and huge raindrops crackled, as if the sky had cracked.

In the basement of the hospital building, Zhou Changfeng learned the latest developments of all parties:

The 2nd Battalion of the 37th Regiment of the 12th Division was forcibly separated from the large force by the pursuing British and Indian troops, and was trying its best to hold on and wait for reinforcements. But the 12th Division was determined to save it, but it would take time.

Therefore, the chief of staff, who is currently acting in command, actually sent a telegram directly to the 1st Battalion, imploring them to persevere, otherwise he would have to let the encircled 2nd Battalion disband on the spot and break out of the siege.

The official Ming newspaper, Jing Guan Bao, and the official radio station, Sun and Moon Radio, officially reported some of the latest details of the border war, including the ongoing Battle of Demagi.

It is conceivable that Demagee, a small town with no name in the past, will become famous from this.

Zhou Changfeng suddenly thought of the commander-in-chief of this battle, that is, the Wei Gaoming he had seen in the Lingzhi headquarters, and after the first battalion arrived at Demagi a few days ago, he sent a telegram saying that "if you stick to the end at all costs, all the officers and men will surely gain supreme glory."

Glory to all? Glory is undoubtedly precious, but can it be precious to life? Apparently not.

At least Zhou Changfeng himself thinks so, his dedication to his duties is by no means for profit and honor, but simply to fulfill his responsibilities, in his words of the plane, "to protect the family and defend the country", in the words of the current Ming Dynasty, to "protect the territory and the people".

At least in the current situation, there is no disagreement between the two.

The pouring rain did not last long, the rain gradually subsided, and the torrential rain turned to moderate rain.

It was clear to everyone that the offensive of the Anglo-Indian army was coming.

What made Zhou Changfeng the most helpless and angry was that the Ming army was not without tanks and fighters, but it could not be put into battle due to the special battlefield, so he could only use the flesh and blood of infantry to compete with the enemy's aircraft, artillery and tanks.

It is completely certain that the only anti-aircraft machine gun and two battle defense guns left on your side will not be able to parry the enemy tanks that will rush to you, so it is likely that you will have to organize a death squad to blast later? Just thinking about it makes me feel screwed!

This is not the tragedy of an agricultural country resisting the invasion of an industrial country, this is the helplessness and grievance that cannot be waved with a fist!

"Boom, boom, boom—"

The Anglo-Indian offensive came as expected, and after a short and powerful artillery bombardment, Hyderabad B Company and Raigar C Company broke through from the south and north of the city, respectively, while A Company of the Gurkha Battalion attacked from the west of the city.

The troops were divided into three lanes, each of which was supported by at least three A9 cruisers and four Carden-Lloyd ultralight tanks.

"Enemy chariots are approaching! 400 meters! ”