The troops led by Zhang Zhidong and Guo Songtao retreated to Nagaland to guard the last piece of land. Of course, this was because the Xi Changzhen brothers, the Indians and the British did not take advantage of the situation to attack, which allowed Zhang Zhidong to A chance to breathe, otherwise Zhang Zhidong and Guo Songtao's current military strength will not be able to defend it.
Nagaland borders Myanmar, a very small part of Yunnan, and is on the border between India and China.
After Zhang Zhidong and Guo Songtao led their troops to Nagaland, they retreated into China. Xi Changzhen and others were worried that another attack would attract a large number of Chinese troops, so they all retreated and did not continue forward.
Prior to this, Zhang Zhidong and Guo Songtao led a division into India.
At first, the army's progress was smooth.
Starting from Nagaland, which borders China, the army advanced rapidly. In a very short time, it reached Manipur, then to Bengal, and finally went straight to the heart of India. Unfortunately, the continuous victories made the army Some of the generals became proud and lost their composure. In addition, brothers Xi Changzhen and Xi Yinglong deliberately faked defeat to attract an attack, and the local Indian army cooperated with the Xi Changzhen brothers' attack. In the end, the advancing army was completely defeated.
Xi Changzhen and Xi Yinglong seized the opportunity to counterattack and defeated Zhang Zhidong's army in one fell swoop.
In desperation, Zhang Zhidong and Guo Songtao retreated to Nagaland and waited for help.
The failure of the army made Zhang Zhidong quite depressed. If he had chosen a step-by-step strategy from the beginning, fighting steadily at every place he advanced and stopping to manage the internal affairs, then it would definitely not be the current situation. But in reality, there is no regret medicine, even if Zhang Zhidong Dong regretted in his heart and could only accept this cruel reality.
The two stabilized the situation in Nagaland and started business again, but this time it was not as smooth as the last time.
The current situation can be said to be difficult.
Military camp, Chinese military tent.
Zhang Zhidong and Guo Songtao gathered together, and they were discussing how to completely control Nagaland. Zhang Zhidong looked serious and said slowly: "Lao Guo, I think after we suffered a fatal blow, The impact is very bad. Many local people have begun to disobey. At this time, only by using thunderous means to deal with some people and achieve the purpose of killing chickens to scare monkeys can we gain control of Nagaland. Otherwise, the following will definitely be a double act."
Speaking of this, Zhang Zhidong said with emotion: "It's a pity that we currently have less than one brigade of troops left. If we have two more brigades, we can sweep across Nagaland."
Guo Songtao nodded and said: "If our strength is still there, I am not opposed to using thunderous means to attack, but the current problem is that there is only one brigade of troops left. Can we afford the energy consumption? We cannot consume it."
With one sentence, Zhang Zhidong suddenly fell silent.
The strength of the army is insufficient and it can no longer bear the losses in a war.
"Report,."
Outside the camp, the loud voices of soldiers came.
A soldier walked in and said loudly: "Report to the governor that the envoy to Abdul's house has returned."
According to Li Zhen's division of India, it was also classified as a province of China. Zhang Zhidong, who went to India, naturally became the governor of the province, and Guo Songtao occupied the position of deputy governor. The two were leaders and soldiers here. The Abdul mentioned in this article is the largest family in Nagaland, possesses an extremely powerful armed force, and can be called the local snake of Nagaland.
Zhang Zhidong sent envoys to the Abdul family in order to win over the Abdul family and further use them for his own purposes.
When the envoys came back, Zhang Zhidong was refreshed.
He quickly ordered: "Please."
The soldiers immediately withdrew, and soon the envoys returned.
The envoy's name was Geniya, and he was not a soldier in the army, but a native of Nagaland. Because Geniya could speak both the local language and Chinese, he was recruited into the army by Zhang Zhidong.
After Genia saluted, she said apologetically: "Governor Zhang, I'm sorry, we failed this time."
Zhang Zhidong asked: "What's going on?"
Genia replied: "After I conveyed your words, Abdul directly refused and refused to cooperate with us. In fact, Abdul even made harsh words, hoping that Governor Zhang and the Abdul family would cooperate." If the water does not invade the river, otherwise Abdul will be angered, then he will start to cut off. Once the war starts, Abdul will go all out to bring down our army with the determination to defeat every fish and kill the net. He said that our army will become more and more powerful. The less we fight, the more we lose our combat effectiveness, and we will face fatal disaster, so he hopes Governor Zhang will think clearly."
"Snapped,."
Zhang Zhidong slapped his hand on the desk and shouted: "Arrogant."
Guo Songtao sighed lightly and said in a deep voice: "When we arrived in Nagaland, Abdul looked like a flatterer and was completely a villain. Now that our strength has declined, Abdul has turned his back. It seems that he I really thought I was doing something great, but not long after, reinforcements from Chengdu arrived, and they were the first to attack Abdul."
After hearing this, Genia felt excited.
He felt sorry for Abdul.
In fact, the reason why Genia still follows Zhang Zhidong is because he has a strong backing behind Zhang Zhidong, so he remains loyal in the face of difficulties. Genia thought for a moment and said: "Zhang Zhidong Governor, Vice Governor Guo, judging from the current situation, we do not have the conditions to go to war with the Abdul family. Once we fight, no matter what the final victory or defeat, our army will suffer losses, and the current problem We must not suffer any more losses, otherwise when our strength drops to a certain level, not only families like Abdul will be able to threaten us, but families of all sizes in Nagaland will probably turn a blind eye to us."
Zhang Zhidong clenched his fists and felt angry in his heart.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhidong would also face such a situation one day,
"call,."
The curtain of the camp tent was rolled up, and Zhang Zhidong's guard walked in.
The guard stood in front of Zhang Zhidong, raised his hand in a military salute, and said excitedly: "Governor, I just received news from the border. The president led a division of troops to enter Nagaland. Currently, the army is Advance quickly, it is expected that a division led by the President will arrive in two days."
"The president is here in person, you are sure."
Zhang Zhidong was surprised and opened his mouth to confirm again.
The guard nodded and said, "The information is reliable."
Zhang Zhidong waved the guards out, and Genia was even more excited. He didn't know the so-called president, but he knew how powerful a division was, which was a team of tens of thousands of people.
This time, the Abdul family was really blind.
Genia was excited, but Zhang Zhidong felt uncomfortable. He came to India only after being arranged by Li Zhen. He originally wanted to make contributions, but he didn't expect that Li Zhen came in person instead. This result is not due to his incompetence. Does it manifest?
Zhang Zhidong's heart was full of mixed emotions, which were difficult to express in words.