Chapter 149: Offensive and Defensive Battle of Fut Mountain
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In the second attack by the British and Indian troops, in addition to the British and Indian troops once again investing more than 3,000 troops, the 21st Infantry Brigade also invested more than 2,000 troops. Although the previous attack suffered heavy losses, it made
Most of the British and Indian troops had lingering fears. But those Indian soldiers, when the British Army also launched an attack, seemed to be stimulated to a great extent with enthusiasm. It was as if they wanted to perform well in front of their masters. They howled.
Then, they frantically launched an attack on the Western Sichuan Army's position. Even the British commanders watching the battle behind were greatly puzzled by the performance of the Indian Asans.
"Order the artillery to fire with all their strength, and we must defeat the British and Indian troops!" Wang Yuze put down the telescope in his hand and said with a serious face. This wave of attacks by the British and Indian troops not only increased their strength a lot, but at the same time, the British Army
Under the leadership of the soldiers, the momentum of those soldiers has also been greatly improved. If they are not taken seriously, they may be attacked by the British and Indian troops into the forward position. The 7th Brigade is in the forward position, with a two-kilometer defense line
, only two battalions of troops were deployed in total, which seemed a bit weak.
"Boom! Boom!" After receiving Wang Yuze's order, the artillery position on Mount Volta began to fire wildly. A stream of crimson light shone at the muzzle of the cannon, and a large number of artillery shells hit the British and Indian troops fiercely.
One after another, the British and Indian troops were blown into the air. Even if they were not killed on the spot, they would be directly thrown to death. The prefabricated fragments after the explosion of the artillery shells swept around under the influence of huge kinetic energy.
Go. All the British and Indian troops who were effectively killed or injured suffered devastating blows and were either killed or injured.
However, this did not stop the British and Indian troops from attacking. They held their guns and hunched their waists and attacked quickly. The rain of bullets and bullets around them seemed to have nothing to do with them at all.
"Ta-ta-ta!" The heavy machine gun of the Western Sichuan Army rang. This time, the Western Sichuan Army did not wait until the British and Indian troops attacked the barbed wire fence of the forward position before opening fire. Instead, as soon as the British and Indian troops entered the firing range, they started to go crazy.
The gun opened fire. The ammunition supply belt made of canvas quickly supplied bullets to the high-speed shooting heavy machine gun. Bullets shot out from the gun barrel, forming a storm composed of metal. It was shrouded in it.
The British and Indian soldiers were knocked to the ground one after another.
"Bang bang bang!" The rifles in the hands of the infantrymen of the Western Sichuan Army also opened fire. Although their shooting speed is far inferior to that of heavy machine guns, their hit rate is much higher than that of heavy machine guns. The soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army are very good at marksmanship.
The training is also something that everyone attaches great importance to. It may not be as abnormal as the island countries to the east, but it is still very good. The British and Indian soldiers who died under the rifle muzzles of the Western Sichuan Army are no better than the British and Indian soldiers who died under the heavy machine guns.
There were only a few soldiers in the army. Each squad of snipers with accurate marksmanship specifically sought out the British or commanders in the British and Indian troops. The ordinary Indian Asan was not taken seriously by them at all.
"Boom! Boom!" The mortars deployed on the forward positions also opened fire one after another, killing the effective forces of the British and Indian troops to the greatest extent and reducing the pressure on the forward positions. Under the fierce attack of the Western Sichuan Army, the losses of the British and Indian troops
It was very big. But even so, they quickly rushed to the barbed wire fence set up by the Western Sichuan Army in front of the forward position.
This time, they used engineering shovels and other sharp weapons to easily break through the barbed wire fence of the Western Sichuan Army. However, they also suffered a lot of casualties in the process.
After breaking through the barbed wire fence, we were only a few hundred meters away from the Western Sichuan Army's position. For a qualified soldier, it only took more than ten seconds to cross a distance of several hundred meters.
"Haha! Well done, our soldiers from the British Empire are indeed the strongest!" Seeing that his own soldiers were about to invade the Western Sichuan Army's position, Henry Wellesley couldn't help but laugh.
Brigadier General Alan Fane, commander of the 21st Infantry Brigade, was also smiling. Although the casualties were considerable, he was quite satisfied with the performance of his soldiers. The combat effectiveness of British local soldiers was simply not comparable to that of these colonial armies.
Comparable.
"Da da da!" The firepower of the Western Sichuan Army was still very fierce. All the British and Indian soldiers who tried to approach the Western Sichuan Army's position were knocked to the ground. The corpses continued to accumulate, forming a thick pile in front of the Western Sichuan Army's position.
layer.
"Grenade, throw it!" the junior officer of the Western Sichuan Army ordered. The grenades were thrown out of the trench one after another and fell into the British and Indian troops.
"Boom!" A large number of grenades exploded, stopping the offensive of the attacking British and Indian troops.
"Order the Fourth Battalion to go up and provide support. It's only been one morning. No matter what, we can't let the British and Indian troops break through our defense line!" Xie Dingkun, commander of the 7th Brigade, ordered.
"Yes, brigade commander!" More than a thousand soldiers from the fourth battalion, as a reserve force, quickly passed through the communication trenches and moved to the first line of defense. With the addition of one more battalion, the firepower of the Western Sichuan Army became even more intensive. Suddenly,
The attack by the British and Indian troops was contained.
"General, we must immediately deploy our troops to support the battle ahead. Our soldiers will soon attack the enemy's position!" Brigadier General Allen Fane, commander of the 21st Infantry Brigade, reminded.
However, before he finished speaking, the British and Indian troops collapsed once again under the powerful blow of the Western Sichuan Army. The defeated troops were defeated all the way. When they attacked, there were only less than 5,000 people when they retreated.
Three thousand people. Almost half of them fell on the way to attack. Including the previous losses, after two attacks in one morning, the British and Indian troops had already suffered four to five thousand casualties. Among them, the British Army also lost
Thousands of people were lost during the second attack. Under the attack of the Western Sichuan Army, the Indian soldiers collapsed first, leaving the British Army alone. The Western Sichuan Army took advantage of the situation and transferred its firepower to them, and they were immediately defeated.
The British Army also collapsed.
"General, it seems that we should change the direction of attack. When attacking the river mouth area, we will suffer firepower from the direction of Volta Mountain. Therefore, we should use Volta Mountain as the main direction of attack. As long as we can capture Volta Mountain, we will be able to use our strength to
Use the firepower to bombard the Western Sichuan Army's positions in the river mouth area. At that time, the Western Sichuan Army will have to retreat!" Brigadier General Andrew Smith, commander of the 32nd Infantry Brigade, suggested.
Henry Wellesley took a look at the defensive positions at the two corners of western Sichuan. As Brigadier General Andrew Smith, commander of the 32nd Infantry Brigade, said, attacking the river mouth area will suffer strong firepower from the direction of the Volta Mountains.
When attacking Volta Mountain, you don’t have to worry about this. Moreover, if Volta Mountain can be captured, it will be very useful to the British and Indian troops. Then they will deploy artillery on Volta Mountain like the Western Sichuan Army, and these cannons will bombard them indiscriminately.
If it explodes, it will cause heavy losses to the Western Sichuan Army. This is equivalent to taking away more than half of the chance of victory. However, although the altitude of Volta Mountain is not high, it is more difficult for the attacking party.
"The defense of Volta Mountain seems to be stronger. If we want to capture Volta Mountain, I'm afraid we will have to pay a higher price!" Brigadier General Allen Fane, commander of the 21st Infantry Brigade, said.
"If we cannot capture the Volta Mountains, even if we can attack the Western Sichuan Army's positions in the river valley, we will be bombarded by the Volta Mountains and will not be able to continue to break through or even hold on. No matter how great the effort,
At the price, we must also capture Volta Mountain!" said Brigadier General Andrew Smith, commander of the 32nd Infantry Brigade.
Henry Wellesley did not make a decision, but looked at Leo Jones, the commander of the Donrk Infantry Brigade.
"I agree to attack Volta Mountain! After taking Volta Mountain, we can win!" said Leo Jones, commander of the Donerkha Infantry Brigade.
"Okay! Then we will attack Volta Mountain. Order the soldiers to withdraw and rest and have lunch. Starting from the afternoon, the focus of the attack will shift to Volta Mountain!" Henry Wellesley made the final decision.
The British and Indian troops stopped attacking, and the Western Sichuan Army breathed a sigh of relief. The casualty report was handed over to Wang Yuze. During the morning's battle, the two battalions of the 7th Brigade deployed on the first line of defense suffered a total of 300 casualties.
There were many people. Among them, more than half died under the shelling of the British and Indian troops. In particular, several anti-gun holes were collapsed, causing considerable casualties to the Western Sichuan Army.
Looking at the casualty report in his hand, Wang Yuze couldn't help but sigh: "Without steel and concrete, it is difficult to withstand the enemy's shelling by relying only on civil fortifications!"
Although the British and Indian troops stopped attacking, the Western Sichuan Army did not relax. They immediately began to clean the battlefield and collect the bodies of their dead comrades. At the same time, they strengthened the defenses as much as possible. In the battle with casualties, many defenses
They were all destroyed in the attack by the British and Indian troops. If they were not reinforced, they did not know whether they could withstand the attack by the British and Indian troops in the afternoon. However, they would not find out until the afternoon that the British and Indian troops only launched attacks in the river valley area.
It was just a diversionary attack, and the main attack direction was in the direction of Volta Mountain.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, after having lunch and resting for an hour, the British and Indian troops launched an attack again. This time, they only sent more than 2,000 people in the river valley area. The main force was mobilized from the 32nd Infantry Brigade.
Most of the troops, a total of more than 3,000 people, plus more than 5,000 Indian soldiers, a total of more than 8,000 people, launched an attack on Volta Mountain.
Moreover, before the attack, their artillery preparations were more complete. The smoke formed after the explosion of the artillery shells almost completely enveloped Volta Mountain.
"Hmph! It seems that the British and Indian troops have also realized that Volta Mountain is the most dangerous position for them. However, Volta Mountain is not so easy to capture. Be careful of breaking their teeth!" Wang Yuze looked at the British and Indian troops.
Junpu Futshan launched an attack and said secretly.
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