"K, those yellow-skinned pigs, if I catch them next time, I will definitely twist their heads off."
"Do you want to meet them next time?"
"These devils, especially the Chinese commander, I never want to see him again."
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Inside the field hospital, there were curses, cries of pain, and an indescribable feeling of fear everywhere.
Gandhi saw a soldier who wanted to commit suicide in despair. Among the soldiers who were stripped naked and released by Liu Zhenming, many were frozen and disabled, and most of them had lost the ability to carry on the family line. For men, this is different from
What difference does it make to kill them?
These were okay, and the situation didn't look serious. The soldiers who were crushed by rocks and trees were the most frightening to watch.
Some had their spines broken but were still alive, some had their ribs, chest and abdomen crushed, and even more were missing arms and legs.
There are people screaming and dying in pain every day in field hospitals.
"Those Chinese are really a group of devils who specialize in killing people. I heard that more than 2,000 soldiers died in that small rift valley." An Indian with a mustache quietly approached Gandhi and murmured softly.
"More than two thousand soldiers? How many of those Chinese died?" Gandhi's eyes showed disbelief, but he felt relieved when he thought of one man chasing and killing a group of people that day.
"I heard from those who were lucky enough to survive that there were almost no Chinese casualties."
Gandhi swallowed secretly, and the line of attack on Chinatown had become the busiest place, with countless seriously wounded people being transported back from the front line every day.
And Indians like Gandhi were running on this lifeline and saw too much the miserable appearance of those British soldiers. Their mentality changed from disbelief, shock, and surprise to admiration, fear, and numbness.
I believe that when these Asan brothers see Chinese people coming and going, their first reaction will be to turn around and run away.
"Why are those Chinese able to achieve a series of victories? Could it be that the British army is no longer capable? No, these Chinese will definitely be defeated in the end. Britain is too powerful." Gandhi clenched his fist and shook off the unrealistic idea in his head.
, he once stayed in the UK and naturally saw the power of the UK.
"Why are you still stopping here? There are a group of seriously injured people in front who have not been sent." Gandhi waited for the Indians to breathe a sigh of relief before they came. A British lieutenant appeared in front of them, as if scolding a turtle grandson.
Reprimanded them again.
Gandhi was a little more dissatisfied: The British were useless against the Chinese and could only show off their power here. Indians would always be inferior people in their eyes.
"Sir, we will go back to transport it right now!" an Indian quickly and respectfully replied.
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Just as the Indians transporting the wounded were on their way back, the British team on the front line had discovered the fortifications of the Self-Rescue Army.
During this march, the British were frightened whenever they encountered mountains. Even though they had sent people to search repeatedly, the soldiers would still raise their heads from time to time when passing by, fearing that rocks would be thrown from above.
The faceless enemy is the scariest thing, because you don't know when they will launch an attack. Now that they have discovered the fortifications of the Self-Rescue Army, these British people are relieved in their hearts.
Australian Brigade Commander Logan immediately held a frontline operations meeting. Several British commanders, including Steve and artillery commanders, logistics officers, etc., all attended the meeting.
Logan had already been appointed as the commander-in-chief of this front by Douglas. He didn't feel much excitement. He only felt the heavy responsibility.
"The Chinese have built fortifications across the river. There are many soldiers on the defensive. It seems that they want to have a decisive battle with us before we reach Kamloops. Do you think we should fight them or choose another route?
Road, take a detour and directly attack Kamloops?" Logan politely asked for other people's opinions...
"The map shows that there is only this road leading to Kamloops. There may be some small roads like the small river in front, which are not marked on the map. But I believe that even if there are small roads, it will be difficult for our artillery.
If you walk, you will easily be attacked by the opponent." The artillery colonel pointed to the map spread out on the table, and just reflected the actual situation to Logan, and let him make the choice.
Logan looked at Steve again. This Steve had been hit by Liu Zhenming repeatedly, and he was already a little suspicious. He said urgently: "We must not take any small roads, and we must not disperse. Those Chinese are
Like a wolf in the night, he has been waiting for the opportunity to attack. This opportunity is when we disperse our forces. As long as we don't divide our forces, he will have no way to attack."
"In this way, Colonel Steve also supports not taking a detour, but breaking through the Chinese defenses in front." Logan nodded slightly, and then said with a slight worry: "Unfortunately, the bridge across the river has been occupied by the Chinese.
It was blown up, and we have to build a new bridge."
"Colonel Logan, please rest assured. The reason why this small river is not marked on the map is because it is too small, and it is winter, the season when the river dries up. If it were not for the fact that there are cannons that need to cross the river, we can go directly from here.
Walk across the river." The lieutenant colonel of the British Army Corps of Engineers glanced at everyone calmly and then said: "In half a day, three pontoon bridges will appear on the river, enough for horses to pull cannons across them.
"
"Half a day, good! This time the Chinese seemed to have made some mistakes and built the position far away from the river bank. We were able to cross the river leisurely." A long-lost smile appeared on Logan's face.
Steve said suspiciously: "Doesn't he have another trick?"
The artillery colonel shook his head and chuckled: "You are worrying too much. The Chinese is very comfortable and familiar with artillery operations. There is an open and flat area on the river bank. If he puts his position there, he will be directly attacked.
When we were attacked by artillery fire, and after retreating a few miles, it became mountainous again, which was good for avoiding artillery fire."
The artillery colonel's self-righteous explanation made all the British generals present feel doubtful.
Immediately, they discussed some details of the battle, and then sent a telegram to the rear to report the military situation. Douglas quickly called back and agreed with them to adopt a frontal attack.
In Douglas's view, instead of racking his brains to engage in a smart duel with the Chinese Liu, it is better to rely on his superiority in military strength and firepower to launch an open attack.
Within the self-rescue army fortifications, Liu Zhenming soon received news that the enemy's engineering troops had begun building a bridge.
"The fish has been hooked, so we can't let them give up halfway." Liu Zhenming put his hands behind his back, walked back and forth for a few steps, and then ordered: "He Xiaoqing, send a company of troops from the third battalion to harass, remember.
We should not only allow those foreigners to easily build bridges, but also let them see the hope of success in building bridges."
"Yes, Captain!" This was the first time He Xiaoqing heard such a strange order, so he had to go down and prepare the matter himself.
About an hour later, gunshots began to ring out from the river bank. The harassment by the Chinese Self-Rescue Army was very effective, and the British engineering team was extremely annoyed.
In the end, Logan came up with a way: he sent hundreds of infantrymen to cross the icy-cold river first, and built several fortifications on the opposite side to prevent the self-rescue army from disturbing the army behind them from crossing the river.