On April 21, the morning sunshine drove away the darkness, the fog dissipated, and the sound of gunfire had already stopped. There were craters everywhere on the Volta Mountain, as if to describe how fierce the battle last night was.
On the defense line of the Western Sichuan Army, the soldiers of the Ninth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army who had survived the disaster were taking a nap together. Many of them had even fallen asleep soundly. The fierce fighting last night left these soldiers with no physical strength or energy.
The consumption was so severe that he could even fall asleep while standing. Therefore, after the British army did not start to attack, the soldiers ate something hastily and took the time to rest.
At the foot of the mountain, there are layers upon layers of corpses of British soldiers. In last night's battle, in order to capture the second line of defense held by the 9th Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army, the British Army invested tens of thousands of elite troops and paid the price of thousands of people.
.However, the defense line was always in the hands of the Western Sichuan Army. Although, the Ninth Brigade also paid a heavy sacrifice.
Price. After the battle with the 28th Infantry Brigade of the British Army, the Ninth Brigade of the Western Sichuan Army originally had more than 7,000 troops. But now, it only has more than 4,000 troops after the full battle, and many of them are due to minor injuries.
No one left the battlefield. In this battle, both the Western Sichuan Army and the British Army paid a heavy price.
As the 7th and 8th brigades of the Western Sichuan Army broke through the frontal defense line defended by the Indian army, they defeated more than 30,000 Indians and killed tens of thousands of them and captured tens of thousands of them. The rest were scattered. Then the armies of these two brigades moved non-stop.
The roundabout route surrounded the British army's retreat and besieged them at the foot of Volta Mountain. At this point, the war came to an end.
There were thousands of besieged British troops, and thousands of Indian troops. When the encirclement of the Western Sichuan Army was just formed, the British and Indian troops also launched a breakout. However, they were all blocked by the Western Sichuan Army.
In addition to suffering huge casualties, the Western Sichuan Army did not break through the encirclement. As the Western Sichuan Army built simple defenses outside the encirclement, heavy machine guns and mortars entered the position one after another.
Afterwards, it would be even more impossible for the British and Indian troops to break through the siege of the Western Sichuan Army. As for expecting the defeated Indian army to attack the Western Sichuan Army and cooperate inside and outside, it would be even more impossible. I am afraid that the defeated Indian army would
They had already fled back to their respective hometowns in shit, so they would not care about the life and death of these British guys. At this time, the outcome of this battle seems to be determined.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, Wang Yuze came to Volta Mountain again with his guards. The devastation everywhere made him feel heavy. He knew how many casualties the 9th Brigade had to pay in order to defend the defense line after such a fierce battle.
"Report to Marshal, Du Qizheng is reporting to you. Now, the Volta Mountain defense line is still under the control of our army!" Du Qizheng said with a tired look.
"Thank you for your hard work. I will take credit for you. The Western Sichuan Army will never forget you!" Wang Yuze held Du Qizheng's hand and shook it twice.
"Thank you, Marshal! This is all the credit of the brothers!" Du Qizheng said. Last night, when the battle was at its fiercest, he even went to the battlefield. The casualties of the ninth brigade made him, the brigade commander, feel
It felt like being cut by a knife. However, seeing the mountain at the foot of the mountain
He knew that everything was worthwhile. If they had not resisted the attack of the British and Indian troops, Western Sichuan would not have achieved such a brilliant achievement. The huge casualties of the Ninth Brigade were exchanged for Western Sichuan.
The army won the final victory, which was undoubtedly very worthwhile.
Patting Du Qizheng and other generals on the shoulders, Wang Yuze was very pleased.
"Lao Du, send someone who understands English to see the British Duke and ask them to surrender. Otherwise, we will fire. Now they are surrounded, even if we only use cannon, it will be enough to kill them all!"
Wang Yuze said.
"Yes, Marshal!" Du Qizheng said as he ordered. He knew that now that the battle has reached this point, the Western Sichuan Army has secured victory. If the British and Indian troops can surrender, they will undoubtedly reduce casualties. If the British and Indian troops continue to resist
, to annihilate them, the Western Sichuan Army will definitely pay a lot of casualties. Even if it can sacrifice one less soldier, that is very good.
Soon, a second lieutenant staff officer from the Ninth Brigade Headquarters walked down the Volta Mountain with a white flag. These were young officers who had just graduated from the Army Academy and were assigned to the Ninth Brigade. Although, the British Army still
A more polite person would probably not take it out on the envoy. But no one can say for sure. If he can stand up, he is a relatively courageous person.
Among the British and Indian troops at the foot of Volta Mountain were Henry Wellesley, Brigadier General Alan Fane, Commander of the 21st Infantry Brigade, Brigadier General Andrew Smith, Commander of the 32nd Infantry Brigade, and Leo Smith, Commander of the Gurkha Infantry Brigade.
Brigadier General Jones was gathering behind a small mound, and all four of them looked sad. The battle was like this, which really made them
Very helpless and speechless. They started attacking yesterday morning, and now, in just one day, they have already failed. Including nearly 20,000 British Army elites and more than 30,000 Indian troops! In one day, more than 20,000 people were defeated.
The Western Sichuan Army was defeated. No one would believe it! Could it be that the Western Sichuan Army has become so powerful?
"Everyone, what should we do now? Do you want to try again? Can you break out of the encirclement of the Western Sichuan Army?" Henry Wellesley asked.
"General, give up on this idea! The encirclement was just formed last night, and we were not able to rush out. Now at dawn, the Western Sichuan Army can get artillery support, but our artillery was lost last night. In
In this case, there is no way we can get out!" Brigadier General Allen Fane, commander of the 21st Infantry Brigade, said speechlessly.
"Then what should we do?" Henry Wellesley said angrily.
"What else can we do? We have lost the war. In order to save the precious lives of the soldiers, and to save our lives, we have no choice but to surrender to the Western Sichuan Army!" said Brigadier General Andrew Smith, commander of the 32nd Infantry Brigade.
"What? Surrender? Let our noble British Empire surrender to those yellow-skinned monkeys? No! This is absolutely not possible! I will never surrender to those despicable yellow-skinned monkeys!" Henry Wellesley immediately shook his head. He
He didn't want to be recorded in history as the first British general and the first British Duke to surrender to the Asians. If he really did that, then he and his family would probably be doomed.
"Starting this war was originally a mistake. Now that the mistake is known, we should correct it instead of adding mistakes to mistakes!" Brigadier General Leo Jones, commander of the Gurkha Infantry Brigade, said without mercy.
.Through last night's battle, he has deeply understood the power of these Western Sichuan troops. There is no doubt that these Western Sichuan troops are no worse than his Gurkha infantry brigade. And his outline
The Erkha Infantry Brigade was definitely the ace among the aces in the British Army, and his opponent was just an ordinary army brigade of the Western Sichuan Army. This made him realize that fighting the Western Sichuan Army was a mistake.
Because of this mistake, more than 20,000 British Army soldiers would lose their lives. As for the Indian troops who died even more, they were selectively forgotten by Brigadier General Leo Jones.
"What do you mean?" Henry Wellesley's face turned red. These people dared to accuse him, how could he bear it?
"General! The Western Sichuan Army has sent an envoy!" Felix, Henry Wellesley's adjutant, came to report.
"The envoy from western Sichuan? What do they want to do? Bring him in!" Henry Wellesley frowned.
Soon, the second lieutenant officer from western Sichuan was taken behind the mound.
"By the order of the Marshal of Western Sichuan, I formally notify you. From now on, I will give you half an hour to consider. If you do not surrender to our Western Sichuan Army, we will launch artillery bombardment on you until you surrender!"
The second lieutenant stuttered. His English was not very good to begin with, and he was a little nervous, so he stuttered. However, it was obvious that Henry Wellesley and others had understood what he said.
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"Go back and tell you, Marshal, that we will never surrender!" Henry Wellesley answered directly without thinking about it at all.
The young marshal of the Western Sichuan Army nodded, turned around and left. Since these British people are so ignorant, let's let the artillery destroy their prestige!
"General, how can you reject the Western Sichuan Army like this? The range where we are now is all within the range of the Western Sichuan Army's artillery, and there is no obstruction. Do you want our soldiers to use their own flesh and blood to
Do you want to use your body to resist the artillery shells of the Western Sichuan Army?" Brigadier General Allen Finn, commander of the 21st Infantry Brigade, immediately criticized.
"General, we have lost now and cannot continue to resist. Otherwise, you will let everyone be killed by the Western Sichuan Army!" Brigadier General Andrew Smith, commander of the 32nd Infantry Brigade, also said angrily.
"Needless to say, I will not surrender!" Henry Wellesley said stubbornly.
Others had no choice but to worry secretly about Henry Wellesley's stubbornness.
As time passed by, everyone's faces became paler and paler.
Half an hour later, a sharp piercing sound suddenly came from the sky.
"Shell attack, get down!" The British and Indian soldiers quickly fell to the ground, holding their heads tightly with their hands. Henry Wellesley, the aloof Duke, was no exception.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The artillery shells of the Western Sichuan Army continued to fall into the middle of the British and Indian troops, killing them alive. The scattered shrapnel was also harvesting lives wantonly. When a piece of shrapnel grazed Henry Weir
After Sli's head flew by and almost cut off his head, the proud Duke finally lost all courage and had to give the order to surrender!
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