"Fire! Destroy the coastal defense batteries of the British and Indian troops!" On the battleship "Bei Xin," Major General Lei Hua, commander of the Chinese Navy's fire support ship squadron, issued the order to open fire. The 13-gun 5 gun on the battleship "Bei Xin"
mm main guns fired at the same time. Amidst the fierce shelling,
Groups of orange-red flames shone at the huge muzzle, and the powerful recoil directly caused the ship to move almost one meter on the sea. 1 A large-caliber armor-piercing projectile weighing more than 300 kilograms pierced the air, accompanied by a sharp
The whistling sound flew towards the coastal defense batteries of the British and Indian troops.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" A dense explosion sounded from the British-Indian army's coastal defense fort, and clusters of orange-red fireballs rose into the sky on the fort. For a moment, the sky on the fort collapsed, and gravel flew everywhere.
Under the action of huge kinetic energy, armor-piercing projectiles weighing more than 300 kilograms can easily penetrate nearly two meters of reinforced concrete soil. The coastal defense forts built by the British on Sagar Island were all ten
The old fort built a few years ago simply cannot withstand such a fierce cannon.
After the battleship "Bei Xinjiang" opened fire, the other eight battleships also opened fire. For a time, the British and Indian army's coastal defense forts were completely shrouded in smoke. The forts were blown up one after another, and the coastal defenses inside
The cannon was even blown into pieces.
Amidst the violent explosions, the British and Indian soldiers defending the fort were awakened. They hurriedly threw out of the barracks. Many of them didn't even have time to put on their pants. Everyone stared dumbly at the coastal defense fort not far away.
Looking at the coastal defense fort shrouded in gunpowder smoke, no one dared to go to the coastal defense fort to operate those heavy coastal defense artillery to fight back against the Chinese navy.
"Hell, report it to the general, the Chinese are coming, and they are violently attacking our coastal defense forts!" a British colonel said angrily. Under such circumstances, they did not dare to go to the coastal defense forts anymore.
, everyone knows that there is only one consequence if you go, that is
It was torn to pieces by Chinese artillery shells. As for the barracks, it was obviously not a safe place anymore. After the Chinese navy destroyed the coastal defense forts, they would definitely not let go of their barracks. Therefore, after those British officers
Under the leadership of the leader, everyone fled in panic.
Garrisoned on Sagar Island is an infantry division of the 24th Army of the British and Indian Army. After the 2nd Army of the British and Indian Army evacuated from Calcutta, the 24th Army was deployed to defend Calcutta. At the beginning, everyone in the 24th Army
They all thought this was a good job. They thought that if the Chinese attacked from the west and east of India respectively, they would not attack from other directions. Carrying out the mission in Calcutta was undoubtedly the safest. But now, they found that the disaster had already
The general is on top of them.
When the brigadier general commander of the 2nd Division of the 245th Army of the 24th Group Army stationed at Sagar Island learned the news, he was still lying on the bed, with two dark bodies under the snow-white quilt. This brigadier general
The teacher couldn't stand the loneliness last night, so he found two Indian women to relieve his boredom. Although the Indian women's skin is a little darker, it's good to have a change of taste once in a while.
When he was woken up by the division chief of staff, Brigadier General David was angry and was about to scold him, but he learned from the division chief of staff the news that the Chinese navy was shelling the coastal defense forts. At this time, all the scoldings could not be uttered.
.The brigadier general and division commander immediately ordered everyone to
The division prepared a defense and then reported the news to the Army Headquarters. After the order was issued, the Brigadier General and the division commander evacuated Sagar Island with their guards. In the name of reporting to the Army Headquarters in person, in fact, he was afraid of being
The Chinese army was destroyed.
It only took the Chinese Navy's fire support ship squadron twenty minutes to destroy all the British and Indian coastal defense batteries. All the forts visible to the naked eye were destroyed, but in order to avoid there being hidden forts, Major General Lei Hua
The battleships Zhongnan and Middle East were ordered to stay and continue to monitor the garrison on Sagar Island. The other battleships escorted the landing fleet upstream and prepared to land at Diamond Harbor.
The voyage from Sager Island to Diamond Port is about 60 kilometers, and it takes more than three hours for a transport ship. It is expected that the 2nd Marine Division will arrive at Diamond around 10 a.m.
Hong Kong. Although the British and Indian troops will definitely be ready by then, for the Chinese army, the defense of the British and Indian troops has no influence at all. The powerful firepower of the fire support ship squadron is enough to clear the way for the Marine Corps.
Any login obstacles!
In fact, this is indeed the case. When the Chinese navy's fleet escorted the transport ship into the Hooghly River and began to swim upstream, the headquarters of the 24th Group Army of the British and Indian Army in Calcutta received relevant news. The commander of the group army, Lieutenant General Benjamin, immediately
I panicked.
"Asshole, how could this happen? The 2nd Army just left two days ago, why did the Chinese come to the door?" Lieutenant General Benjamin Daweiyu originally thought that he could make a lot of money after switching defenses to Calcutta, but he didn't expect it.
, the Chinese have already come knocking on the doorstep before the oil and water have been harvested.
"General, what should we do now? The latest intelligence is that the Chinese have entered the Hooghly River and started to move upstream. There are dozens of transport ships in the Chinese fleet, and it is estimated that there will be a lot of landing troops.
The Chinese want to launch a landing operation in Calcutta!" Major General Austin, chief of staff of the 24th Army, said with a sad face.
Originally, the British and Indian Army still had a lot of confidence in defeating China. However, as several armies were destroyed under the attack of the Chinese army, this has intensified the fear of the Chinese army among the generals of the British and Indian Army.
"Damn it, let the 241st Army go to Raipur, the 242nd Army go to Verda, the 243rd Army go to Diamond Port, the 245th Army go to Gagadipur, and the 245th Army go to Rocky Gandapur. The remaining 5 corps are stationed
Calcutta, be ready to reinforce the front line at any time! In addition, report the news that the Chinese are about to land in Calcutta to the headquarters and ask for reinforcements. By the way, the 2nd Army has just left for two days, and we ask them to return to Calcutta to support us!"
Lieutenant General Benjamin ordered.
"Yes, General!" Major General Austin hurriedly went to deliver the order. Several orders issued by Lieutenant General Benjamin were places where Chinese troops could easily land, and were also areas where the 24th Group Army focused on defense. If reinforcements could be obtained,
If so, it may be able to withstand the attack of the Chinese army. Of course, the prerequisite is that the Chinese army will not invest hundreds of thousands of troops like northwest and eastern India.
Under the order of Lieutenant General Benjamin, the 24th Group Army of the British and Indian Army began to deploy. All units also entered preset positions to prepare to resist the attack of the Chinese army. At the same time, the news that the Chinese army was about to launch a landing operation in Calcutta was also sent directly to
Into the hands of Admiral Kitchener.
"The Chinese are going to launch a landing operation in Calcutta? How is this possible? Where can they get so many troops?" After General Kitchener saw the news and the order, his first reaction was disbelief. After the war began, China
Although the military has also begun a large-scale expansion, it is far from as thorough as other countries. Up to now, the size of the Chinese Army is only about 6 million at most.
The Chinese have invested nearly two million troops in the North American battlefield. In addition, in Central Asia and Siberia, in order to maintain deterrence against Russia, the Chinese Army has deployed more than one million troops. In addition, nearly five million troops have been deployed in the Middle East and the Mediterranean.
One hundred thousand people. There are at least one million people in the mainland. In this case, if China wants to invade India and Australia at the same time, even if it has a large number of mercenaries, it will not invest too large a force.
"General, nothing is impossible. The Chinese have a huge population base and a large number of retired soldiers. They can expand the army at any time. If the Chinese are really prepared to quickly resolve the war in India, they are very likely to send
More troops are entering India to fight!" Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Deverell said.
"Where is the Second Army?" General Kitchener frowned and then said.
"The 2nd Army has arrived at Nabodwip. If it returns to Calcutta, it can arrive within two days. With the strength of the 24th Army, there should be no problem in resisting the Chinese for two days!" Deverear said
Will said.
"What about our battle in the middle and lower reaches of the Ganges? Without the 2nd Army, we simply don't have enough strength to withstand the Chinese attack!" General Kitchener was in a dilemma. Originally, he planned to use the 2nd Army.
The group army is the core and cooperates with other
several armies, and then fought a decisive battle with the Second Group of the Chinese Army in the middle and lower reaches of the Ganges. Now if the 2nd Army is transferred back to Calcutta, then if you want to win this battle, it will probably be difficult.
It’s very difficult!
"This..." Lieutenant General Deverell didn't know what to say! If the Chinese landing in Calcutta was not a large-scale landing operation, the purpose was just to attract the attention of the British and Indian troops
, creating an opportunity for the Chinese army to defeat the British and Indian troops deployed in the middle and lower reaches of the Ganges, then the British and Indian troops would be in misery. However, if the Chinese army launched a large-scale landing operation in Calcutta, and the 2nd Army was not there,
Then the fall of Calcutta is probably inevitable!
"In this way, let the 2nd Army stay in Nabodwip for the time being and wait until the situation becomes clear before making next arrangements. Let the 18th Army stationed in Dhanbad go to Calcutta!" General Kitchener adopted a compromise.