"Brigadier, we have won. We have eliminated more than 5,000 British devils, except for a few hundred who escaped. We have captured nearly 3,000 prisoners alone!" Deputy Brigadier of the Ninth Brigade
Zhang Ruifeng said with excitement. These are more than five thousand British people? They are not ordinary enemies. They were defeated so easily and achieved such great results. How can people not be excited?
"Haha! It seems that the British only have the navy and not the army at all! This battle finally showed off the majesty of our ninth brigade. By the way, how many casualties did the brothers suffer?" Du Qizheng asked.
"Our losses are not small. There are more than a thousand people seriously injured and killed in battle. Among them, the first battalion accounts for half of these casualties!" Zhang Ruifeng said. Before their main force arrived, Du Qizheng
Leading the first battalion in a charge, facing several times the number of enemies, the losses were indeed very heavy.
"Grandma, my whole battalion is gone!" Du Qizheng was very angry. He picked up a rifle on the ground and used it to vent his hatred on the captured British soldiers.
"Brigade commander, no! They are already prisoners, we can't attack them!" Deputy brigade commander Zhang Ruifeng and his alliance held Du Qizheng. If they were in China, they would kill them. But these prisoners are British
Man! If word spreads, what an impact it will have! Du Qizheng may even have to go to a military court.
"Fuck! Why not? I want to avenge my brother! If it hadn't been for these bastard British devils, my brother would not have died!" Looking at the restrained soldiers of the ninth brigade who died in the battle,
Du Qizheng felt blood rushing to his brain.
"Brigade commander, these prisoners of war are of great use to the young marshal. The young marshal specifically told them that as long as these British people put down their guns, no more attacks can be made against them!" Zhang Ruifeng, deputy commander of the 9th Brigade, said loudly.
It seemed that Wang Yuze's special order sounded, and Du Qizheng suppressed the anger in his heart. He still had to obey Wang Yuze's order. Since Wang Yuze said that these prisoners of war could not be touched, there was nothing he could do.
"I want to protest, I want to protest to you. We have surrendered, but you still want to kill us! This is a serious provocation to the British Empire!" A tall British prisoner of war shouted. Du Qizheng's words just now,
Although they were dissuaded, the prisoners of war were indeed frightened.
"What did the foreign devil say?" Du Qizheng asked with a frown. He could not understand a word of these birdsong.
"The foreign devil said that he wanted to protest against your attempt to kill the prisoners just now, and said that this was a provocation to the British Empire. By the way, the foreign devil is still an official. According to the statistics just now, he is from the British Infantry Brigade.
The brigade commander is called French, and his military rank is Army Brigadier General!" Zhang Ruifeng explained. Compared with Du Qizheng, who has little education, Zhang Ruifeng is a top student at the Army Academy. He not only understands English, but is also good at German. This is different from Chengdu's
There are many German instructors in the Army Academy.
"I protest against your grandma!" Du Qizheng rushed out and kicked Brigadier General French in the stomach. He immediately beat the handsome British Army Brigadier General until he doubled up like a shrimp.
"You, you barbarians, the British Empire will not let you go!" Brigadier General French said painfully. The prisoners of war were also in a commotion. If there weren't guns pointed at them all around, they might have had a fight with the Western Sichuan Army.
There was a conflict.
"I advise you to shut up. Otherwise, our brigade commander might really kill you!" Zhang Ruifeng said quickly.
Brigadier General French was afraid and immediately shut up and said nothing more. Although if he was killed, the British Empire might really seek justice for him, but what's the use? People can't die.
Resurrection, he didn't want to take his own life as a joke.
"The first battalion stayed to clean the battlefield and guard the prisoners. The rest continued to set off. We have to rush behind the British and Indian troops tomorrow afternoon!" Du Qizheng calmed down and issued the latest order. Although it was basically complete
The 28th Brigade of the British Army was wiped out, but their mission did not end here. There were still nearly 20,000 Indian Asans on the Volta Mountain line! Moreover, it was very likely that the people of the 28th Brigade of the British Army fled back, making
They retreated quickly. In this case, Wang Yuze's possibility of encircling and annihilating this British army would be greatly reduced.
"No, brigade commander. Although our first battalion is disabled, we can still fight. We must continue to fight and avenge our dead brothers!" the commander of the first battalion said dissatisfied.
"Yes, we still have to fight, we have to avenge our dead brothers!" The remaining few hundred soldiers in the first battalion who were still able to fight shouted one after another.
"Okay!" In view of the excitement among the soldiers of the first battalion, Du Qizheng had no choice but to transfer two companies from the troops directly under the brigade headquarters to guard the prisoners and escort them back to Mara. While the main force of the ninth brigade continued to march,
Strive to get to the predetermined location as soon as possible. At the same time, let the signal troops send the results back to the headquarters.
At this time, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. In less than two hours, the Ninth Brigade eliminated an established British infantry brigade. Although it had a great advantage in terms of strength, it was still possible to achieve such a victory.
The results of the battle are already very good. This may be the first organized infantry brigade of the British Army to be annihilated in the Far East and even the world battlefield!
Mara, the headquarters of the Western Sichuan Army. At two o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Yuze was shocked when he received the news from the Ninth Brigade that they had encountered the British army.
"Wang Wei, call the brigade commanders, deputy brigade commanders and chiefs of staff of the 7th and 8th brigades immediately!" Wang Yuze ordered. He did not expect that the British and Indian troops actually had the same idea as him. Thank you
The Ninth Brigade was sent to make a detour, otherwise the retreat would have been taken by the British. However, this also gave the Western Sichuan Army a chance. Since the British and Indian Army on the opposite side had sent troops to detour behind the Western Sichuan Army, then
, the British and Indian troops defending frontally are very weak, and they are all Indian Asan, so their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced! This is a good opportunity for the Western Sichuan Army to defeat the British and Indian troops. However, they want to completely annihilate the British and Indian troops on the opposite side.
, but it seems impossible.
Soon, the seventh brigade commander Xie Dingkun, deputy brigade commander Tang Anping and chief of staff Yu Hai. The eighth brigade commander Su Hongguang, deputy brigade commander Peng Jitong and chief of staff Liao Jinpeng came to the headquarters. Wang Wei sent an order to Wang Yuze.
If an urgent military situation is reported to them, they naturally do not dare to neglect it.
"Military information from the 9th Brigade that has just been retaken is that they encountered the British Army six kilometers south of Sisni. It should be the 28th Infantry Brigade of the British Army. It should still be fighting fiercely now!" Wang Yuze said in a deep voice.
said.
"What?" Everyone was stunned. They were all very clear about Wang Yuze's strategy. They hoped that the Ninth Brigade could bypass the British and Indian troops and defeat the more than 20,000 British and Indian troops on the opposite side. But
Unexpectedly, the British and Indian troops actually had the same plan!
"Young Marshal, it seems that there are powerful people in the British and Indian troops! If we are not prepared, even if we can win, we will suffer heavy losses!" said Xie Dingkun, the commander of the 7th Brigade.
"Yes! However, since they have such a calculation, let's see who is stronger. I have great confidence in the 9th Brigade. The 9th Brigade has more than 8,000 people, and the British 28th Infantry Brigade
There are about 5,000 people left now. We have a good chance of winning!" Wang Yuze said.
"Young Marshal, I think it's time to launch an attack in advance. The main force of the British and Indian troops on the opposite side has been mobilized, and only a group of Indian Asans with little combat effectiveness are left." Su Hongguang, the commander of the 8th Brigade, suggested.
.This is a good opportunity. Once the main force of the British and Indian troops leaves, the remaining Indians will be ravaged by them casually!
"Well! Order the troops to prepare! The attack will begin in an hour. The first battalion of the 7th Brigade will launch the first attack! I promised the battalion commander!" Wang Yuze said.
"Yes, Marshal!" After the generals of the two brigades saluted Wang Yuze, they immediately left the headquarters and returned to their units to start preparations. Everyone was very confident in defeating the British and Indian troops on the opposite side. However, after
With adequate preparation, casualties can at least be effectively reduced.
Cannons were pulled directly to the forward position one after another. They will provide fire support for the artillery in the next battle and destroy the defensive offensive of the British and Indian troops. In particular, the 24 105mm light howitzers of the 7th Brigade Artillery Battalion,
They will be responsible for suppressing the artillery fire of the British and Indian troops. Previously, the Western Sichuan Army only had Type 82 infantry guns, which could not reach the opponent's artillery positions. However, they were ravaged by the artillery fire of the British and Indian troops for a long time and lost many soldiers.
This made the officers and soldiers of the 8th Brigade hate the British and Indian artillery to their core.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Yuze gave the order to attack. The Western Sichuan Army's Type 82 infantry artillery and light howitzers all opened fire. The shells, carrying their anger, slammed into the British and Indian army's positions. Suddenly
, on the position of the British and Indian troops, clouds of flames and gunpowder smoke rose.
"Boom! Boom!" The artillery shells landed on the defensive positions of the British and Indian troops, filling up the trenches they dug. Each heavy machine gun fortress was blown into the sky by the shelling of the Western Sichuan Army.
.The barbed wire fence stretched in front of their position was also blown open with countless holes. It was obvious that it could no longer fulfill the important task of blocking the Western Sichuan Army. The defensive position of the British and Indian Army was built under the guidance of British military officers.
Overall, it's pretty good. But it also can't withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of artillery.
Henry Wellesley, the commander of the British-Indian Army, was originally waiting for news from Brigadier General French, but unexpectedly he received the shelling from the Western Sichuan Army. Suddenly, his face turned pale.
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