Chapter 3: The Rise of the Great Powers 240 Attacking India's Second Big 6

The soldiers searched the neighborhood and it seemed that the British had escaped. There was no trace of the East India Company, and the ground was full of messy documents. Zeng Guofan stopped in front of the map on the wall as if he had found a treasure. It seemed that this was an Indian map, but the markings were all in English, but this was not a problem for Zeng Guofan. There were some translations in the army who knew English. He said to the adjutant beside him: "Pick the map down."

Zeng Guofan took the map and said to the translator: "Change the foreign language above into Chinese characters."

Not long after, the map was re-marked. Zeng Guofan was somewhat disappointed and put away the British map. It seems that there is no difference between the two maps. It must be said that the difference is that the text marked is different.

Zeng Guofan said to the guide next to him: "Can you help me recruit a local? We need him to help us appease the people here. You tell him that we Chinese are here to help them. We will select a leader among them and let them manage their own city."

"Yes, General, I'm willing to serve you."

Zeng Guofan nodded with satisfaction and asked the guide to go and handle this time.

At this time, Shi Dakai walked in from outside and said, "Sir, there is a wanted order here."

A group of people walked out again. On a wooden board posting bar, Zeng Guofan found a paper posted in the middle with a prominent avatar on it. He was probably a Hindu native. It was just that the text on it made Zeng Guofan embarrassed. He looked at the translator next to him and read it out very cleverly.

The content is actually very simple. This is just a man named Ashvia Singh wanted by the East India Company.

Zeng Guofan quickly understood what Shi Dakai meant. He smiled and said, "The Chief of Staff wanted to tell the general that the enemy was a friend, right?"

Shi Dakai bowed and said respectfully: "General, this is exactly what the mark is."

Zeng Guofan laughed, and he stroked his jaw and ordered, "Zhongyue, lead people to prison immediately. Bring everyone in it."

Zeng Guofan did not expect that he had found a treasure. Molvi Ahmad Sha was a small feudal lord in Madras because he opposed Britain's continuous annexation of various Indian states. He ran around India to connect. Once Molvi Ahmad Sha was accidentally arrested by the East India Company, and the British exiled him to Disbury and imprisoned him.

When Malvi Ahmad Sha was rescued by the Chinese team, he kept carefully observing the strange army in front of him. Malvi Ahmad Sha was extremely surprised that this army could defeat the powerful British. Malvi Ahmad Sha found that none of the army violated the locals after the victory, and he became more surprised.

So when the translator yelled to their group of criminals: "You are free."

Molvi Ahmad Sha did not choose to leave. He took the initiative to find an interpreter and asked him to convey it with great enthusiasm. Molvi Ahmad Sha was willing to resist the British team's determination.

******************************

The British army gathered three regiments to defend against Dimapur. At 10 a.m. on January 31, a large number of Chinese teams suddenly appeared from the east of Dimapur. Tens of thousands of coalition soldiers attacked Dimapur. The coalition soldiers in the attack were easy to identify. The Chinese team wearing green uniforms and rifles must be the Chinese team. The costumes of the Myanmar army were a little messy. Their weapons were mainly flint-spikes, and some used Chinese team rifles. Whether it was the Chinese team or the Myanmar army, they were all advancing towards Dimapur on a straggler line.

Lieutenant Colonel Bright's telescope was so numerous that he could not count it. His army was arranged on the hill near Dimapur. Now the hill was surrounded by the Chinese team on three sides, and there were no Chinese soldiers left on the remaining side. This side became the only way for the British army to survive.

The battle started after half an hour, and gunshots and explosions filled the entire battlefield, and British artillery bombed continuously on the battlefield.

Trenches were also dug on the British positions. Although this kind of trench fortifications learned temporarily from failure was not perfect, it still provided excellent cover for the British army. However, the British army's weapons were still mainly flints, and the firing of flints needed to be arranged in a horizontal array to exert power. Therefore, when the British army was in fierce battle, the soldiers using flints had to take the initiative to walk out of the trenches. A small number of soldiers who stayed in the trenches and used rifles to play no role in the overall situation.

In contrast, the weapons of the Chinese team, a large number of ground-fire-fire-fire-type 2 rifles and powerful firecrackers and grenades, made the British army completely at a disadvantage. The British army, which suffered a large number of casualties and injured in the battle, gradually lost their morale.

Lieutenant Colonel Bright looked in disappointment as the artillery bombed in the crowd of the Central ** team did not swing the appropriate effect. The cunning Chinese soldiers scattered very much, and the bomb lethality dropped to the bullet-like effect. Soon Major General Bright appeared on the front line and the British army could no longer withstand it. Some soldiers who saw the opportunity were already turning around and retreating.

"Lieutenant. Kill those Indians for me, and you can't let them retreat."

Amid Blair's angry shout, a lieutenant rushed up with the military police. After arriving at the battlefield, these people mercilessly shot at the British army who were trying to retreat, but compared with the power of the British army's military police in the rear, the power of the frontal Asian coalition attack was even stronger.

The battle was going on until 12 noon, and it was a matter of time before Lieutenant Colonel Bright discovered that Dimapur's loss was a matter of time.

"Let those Indians block them, and the rest of them retreat with me."

Lieutenant Colonel Bright decisively left first after giving the order. His departure led to the British army's retreat. Soon the British army, whose commander left, turned around and ran. The British army fled back desperately in the mountains around Dimapur. Anyone who stood in front of them was ruthlessly attacked by them, whether it was the commander or the military police. "Leave here and leave the Chinese." became the only thought in their minds.

Zuo Zongtang obtained control of Dimapur at 1 pm. The large amount of reserves here was an unexpected harvest from the coalition forces. It seemed that this was a material transfer station for the British. However, Zuo Zongtang was not in a hurry to seize the spoils. After occupying Dimapur, he first counted the ammunition stock of the soldiers. According to the statistics collected by the staff, the soldiers' basic stock of 24o bullets per person and 6 grenades was reduced to an average of 2oo and 4 grenades per person.
Chapter completed!