The first thousand one hundred and eighty-four chapters
From Jiaowai to the north, a large number of British and Indian soldiers walked through the mountain path to avoid being pursued by the Chinese army, the remaining troops of the British and Indian Army's 28th Army set off overnight under the order of Lieutenant General Philip.
The 25th Army of the British and Indian Army had no choice but to follow the 28th Army. After all, without the assistance of the 28th Army, Lieutenant General Christopher wanted to rely on the strength of the 25th Army to capture Jiaowai.
, that is completely impossible. Not to mention that if the Chinese army captured Shillong, it is possible to launch a pincer attack on the British and Indian troops at any time. If the Chinese army launches an attack, they will never have a chance.
However, when Lieutenant General Christopher ordered his retreat to the north, he did not forget to send a telegram to the British and Indian commander General Kitchener, who was far away in Delhi, in which he pointed out that this battle
The failure was entirely because the 26th Army and the 27th Army were unable to resist the Chinese army in Shillong, and their retreat had been cut off. In addition, the 28th Army had retreated first, so he had to retreat. Of course, he had to retreat.
It would be hard for Mr. Kitchener to believe his remarks.
Five kilometers east of Jiaowai, the command center of the Northern Route Army of the Second Cluster of the Chinese Army is located here. Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang, the chief of staff of the KO Army of the Chinese Army, is responsible for commanding the ten infantry divisions and twenty of the Northern Route Army.
Wan Korean mercenaries fought. Starting from the afternoon of the 17th, the British and Indian troops launched an attack on Jue Wai, but the resistance of the Chinese army has been in an orderly manner. Faced with the fierce attack of the British and Indian troops, the Chinese army was at ease.
The Chinese army first relied on powerful firepower to block the British and Indian troops, and then slowly retreated to Jiaowai, causing great damage to the British and Indian troops along the way. When fighting outside Jiaowai City, the Chinese army's artillery and
The Air Force has caused a huge blow to the British and Indian troops, which is also the reason why the Chinese army was able to defend Jiaowai with a very small amount.
"Chief of Staff, the British are retreating! Do we want to start a pursuit?" At 7:5 pm, Major General Huang Wenzhong, the commander of the 211th Infantry Division, came to the commander with a happy expression and asked Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang for advice. The British and Indian Army
The soldiers suddenly retreated, which made them a little confused.
"Oh? The British and Indian troops retreated? Haha, it must be the commander who has succeeded and has captured Shillong! The British devils and Indian Asan were afraid that we would make dumplings, so they ran away!" Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang hahaha
Smile. Although the British and Indian army used millions of troops to siege Jiaowai, he did not take it seriously. What he was worried about was whether he could wipe out the main force of the British and Indian army this time. Now, General Lin Chengye
The second group of Southern Route Army led by him has captured Shillong, and their plan has been completed more than half.
"Chief of Staff, why don't we start a pursuit? Those Indian Sans will definitely not be able to escape!" Major General Huang Wenzhong said excitedly. The British and Indian troops suffered heavy losses in the battle to attack Jiaowai, and now they have escaped. Morale is still there.
It must be very sluggish. As long as you can catch up with them, it means great military achievements!
Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang hesitated for a moment, and then said, "It's not bad for this night! I will start chasing after dawn tomorrow, and order all the troops to hurry up and rest. Tomorrow we will compete with those Indian Sans! Let the reconnaissance of each division
The troops are dispatched to keep up with the Indian Sans, don’t let them run away!”
"Yes, Chief of Staff! But what if we don't catch up? It's only a hundred kilometers away from Guwahati on the banks of the Brahmaputra River. These Indian Sans can take at most two or three days.
If they can arrive, if they escape through the bridge on the river, we will lose all our efforts!" Major General Huang Wenzhong said with some convening.
"Don't worry, the Navy has dispatched more than a dozen light cruisers and destroyers into the Brahmaputra River, and now it should have occupied Guwahati. If the British and Indian troops want to cross the river, they can only swim over
OK. But our warships are not vegetarians. If you want to swim across the Brahmaputra River, it depends on whether they agree!" Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang looked confident. The British and Indian army failed to attack
The subsequent trends have been under their calculations and have been fully prepared!
General Lin Chengye, the commander of the second group of the Chinese Army in Shillong, did not immediately pursue the chasing after learning that the British and Indian troops had fled overnight. In the past few days, the Chinese army rushed for several days and conquered Shillong.
We were already very tired, and we had to let them have some rest before we could have the strength to pursue the British and Indian army. As for whether the British and Indian army would take the opportunity to escape, General Lin Chengye was not worried at all, he had already made arrangements.
Once, the main force of the British and Indian army was hard to fly.
The Brahmaputra River originates from the Himalayas in China and is called the Yarlung Zangbo River in China. It goes from southern Tibet (called Arunachal Pradesh in India) to the Pitus, and is located in southern Tibet (Arunachal Pradesh).
The territory of the state is called the Dihang River, or the Xiangjiang River merges with other two rivers in the territory of Assam near Basica, southern Tibet, and is called the Brahmaputra River. After flowing through Bangladesh, it is called Jamna
The river, in Guaranto Card and the Ganges River, formed a huge Ganges Delta, and finally flowed into the middle and lower reaches of the Brahmaputra River. The river surface is wide, often more than five kilometers wide, only in a very small number.
The place is relatively narrow. The Bramaputra River near Guwahati is only 500 meters wide. After the British occupied India, they built a bridge on the river to connect the two sides of the bridge.
On November 18, a fleet of Chinese Navy light cruisers and destroyers rushed upstream and arrived in Guwahati. A battalion of marines landed here, captured the bridge, and was in the north and south of the bridge.
Fortifications were established on both sides. Relying on the warships on the river surface, a solid line of defense was formed. Moreover, in order to ensure that everything was foolproof, the Chinese Marine Corps also buried explosives at the bottom of the bridge. If they could not defend the bridge at that time, they would
Blast the bridge to cut off the possibility of British and Indian troops escaping. Of course, this would not be done until it was absolutely necessary.
After the bridge was blown up, it was very difficult for the Chinese army to cross the river and move closer to India's hinterland!
On November 20, the second cluster of Chinese Army set out from Shillong and Jiaowai to pursue the fleeing British and Indian troops. Although the British and Indian troops began to escape from yesterday evening, they only escaped after one night.
It's just a dozen kilometers. It's hard to walk on the mountain road, and it's also invisible at night. It's already very good to be able to move forward in the dark.
After dawn, the British and Indian troops continued to escape. However, their speed became slower and slower. Their escape in a panic all night had already made them tired and hungry. Many Indians used rifles and bullets to escape.
All were thrown away to reduce the weight on their bodies. In addition, when the British and Indian troops were running away, they did not carry many supplies, so the soldiers only carried food for two or three days. In no time, they would face food outages.
It's dangerous.
Relying on the reconnaissance forces sent out before, the Chinese Army was able to accurately understand the movements of the British and Indian troops and pursue them. In order to escape, the British and Indian troops had to leave behind the attacking troops. However, these British troops were left behind.
The Indian soldiers could not resist the attack of the Chinese army at all. They either surrendered directly or threw away their weapons and fled. In order to speed up the pursuit, the Chinese army directly handed them over to North Korea for these surrendered Indian Asansan.
Mercenaries dealt with it.
On November 22, the British and Indian troops finally fled to Guwahati, but they were facing a bridge occupied by the Chinese army. There were two Chinese Navy's Tianshui-class, light cruisers and four ships on the river.
'Dujiangyan class, destroyer. The main light cruisers currently in service in the Chinese Navy are 'Ningbo class, light cruisers, and destroyers are also 'Fuqing class, destroyers. 'Tianshui class, light cruisers and 'Dujiangyan class, destroyers are already responsible for very few tasks.
.But even so, it is still not something that the flesh and blood of infantry can withstand.
"General Philip, the Chinese occupy the bridge, and there are several Chinese warships on the river. What should we do now?" Lieutenant General Christopher said with a pale face. He finally escaped to Guwahati, but the Chinese people
It has occupied this place, and their retreat has been really cut off now.
"There is no other way, attack and take back the bridge! Otherwise, we will have to die here!" Lieutenant General Philip said gritting his teeth.
An English-Indian soldiers from a division were organized and attacked the bridge without any artillery preparations. These Indians also knew that if they wanted to escape, they could only take back the bridge.
At this time, the Chinese Marine Corps officers and soldiers guarding the bridge opened fire, and the Chinese Navy's light cruisers and destroyers on the river also opened fire. The dense shells exploded among the British and Indian troops, splashing blood, and a large number of them were filled with blood.
The British and Indian soldiers fell into a pool of blood. Whether it was
The Tianshui-class, light cruisers or Dujiangyan-class destroyers are equipped with a lot of small-caliber rapid-fire cannons, which has a very powerful lethality for the dense storm-building formation.
Many Indian Sans were killed just after rushing to the bridge. The bodies fell into the Brahmaputra River. The blood stained the river water red. The bodies sank into the river and were washed away by the river.
It floated up again after a long time, and flowed along the river to the Bay of Bengal. So much so that for a long time, because there were too many floating corpses in the river, the Indians on both sides of the river did not dare to drink the water in the river!