"I, on behalf of the British and Indian Army of the British Empire, surrender to your army. Please ensure the personal and property safety of our soldiers and give us corresponding treatment!" At 10 o'clock in the morning on April 21, at the foot of Volta Mountain, the proud Henry Way
Lieutenant General Ulsley, the third Duke of Wellington, handed over his gun to Marshal Wang Yuze of Western Sichuan and surrendered to Western Sichuan on behalf of the surrounded British and Indian troops.
Since then, the Sino-British border conflict for more than a month has come to an end. Although the negotiations between the two sides have not yet begun, the military conflict can be regarded as completely over. There are no longer any British-Indian troops.
It has the strength to launch an attack on Western Sichuan again. And the British Empire obviously will not mobilize more troops from the mainland to fight a full-scale war with Western Sichuan. The next step will depend on the confrontation between Western Sichuan and British diplomats. However,
Western Sichuan won
With victory on the battlefield, tens of thousands of British prisoners of war, and as many as 20,000 Indian army prisoners of war, Western Sichuan is already in an invincible position no matter what. What Western Sichuan needs to pay attention to is how to ensure that
The interests of Western Sichuan, at the same time, gain more benefits from the British. After all, this conflict was initiated by the British. Now that the British have lost, it is obviously impossible to end the conflict without any blood.
of.
"I accept your surrender!" Wang Yuze took Henry Wellesley's gun and said with a smile on his face.
"Victory! We have won!" The soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army cheered. Britain is the world's most powerful country! But Western Sichuan was able to defeat Britain. Although this was only a small-scale war, it did not mean that
Western Sichuan can compete with Britain. But this at least shows the strong combat power of Western Sichuan.
While the Western Sichuan Army was cheering, the British troops all lowered their noble heads. They actually surrendered to the yellow-skinned monkeys they despised most? This was very difficult for them to accept. However, in order to survive, they had to surrender.
Compared with survival, giving up a little dignity is undoubtedly very worthwhile. No wonder this wrong war should not have been launched. The British soldiers were very dissatisfied with Henry Wellesley, who launched this war. They
Many of his comrades died in this war.
Under the gunpoint supervision of the soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army, both the British and Indian troops put down their weapons and walked into the prisoner-of-war camp in Western Sichuan, waiting for the final outcome of the negotiations between the two sides to see when they could leave from Western Sichuan.
They were released from prisoner of war camps and returned to England or India.
According to statistics, there were 10,725 captured British troops, including one lieutenant general and four brigadier generals. The number of captured Indian troops was more than 23,000. Of course,
Their value is far from comparable to that of an army of more than 10,000 troops.
"Now, the war can finally come to an end. What we have to do next is to clean the battlefield and dispose of the enemy's corpses to avoid causing plague. In addition, how much have we lost?" In Wang Yuze's headquarters, Wang Yuze asked the 7th Brigade
, generals of the 8th and 9th brigades
The leaders asked. Everyone knows this truth. Killing one thousand enemies will only cause eight hundred losses. The Western Sichuan Army has achieved such a great victory, and its own losses will certainly not be too small. However, in general,
Western Sichuan is still on the winning side. The losses suffered by the British and Indian troops were much smaller.
"Young Marshal, our 7th Brigade has 434 killed, 521 seriously injured, and over a thousand lightly injured!" said Xie Dingkun, commander of the 7th Brigade. The losses of the 7th Brigade were in three brigades.
It was undoubtedly the least among them, but it also lost a full battalion of troops.
"Young Marshal, our Eighth Brigade has killed 1,189 people, 964 people were seriously injured, and more than 2,000 people were slightly injured!" Su Hongguang, commander of the Eighth Brigade, reported. The Eighth Brigade was in western Sichuan.
Before the main force arrived, they had to resist the attack of the British and Indian troops alone, so they suffered a lot of losses. Adding together the killed and seriously injured, the strength of the two battalions was gone.
Wang Yuze nodded, and then looked at Du Qizheng, the commander of the Ninth Brigade. It didn't take much to think about it, but he knew that the Ninth Brigade had undoubtedly suffered the greatest losses. They had undertaken the most arduous task in this battle.
"Young Marshal, our Ninth Brigade has 2,452 casualties this time, 2,137 serious injuries, and more than 2,000 minor injuries." Du Qizheng reported. However, he was telling this number.
When he came, his eyes were red. The Ninth Brigade
times, they were almost maimed! Even if the soldiers were slightly injured, the Ninth Brigade lost half of its troops! If it were a European army, with such a huge loss, it would have collapsed long ago! Losing the Ninth Brigade
The brigade was able to hold out for such a long time.
Although they had already guessed that the losses of the Ninth Brigade would be considerable, Wang Yuze and others also took a breath when they heard this number.
"Lao Du, I understand. I will arrange for the training department to give priority to the soldiers of the Ninth Brigade. In addition, don't worry about the seriously injured soldiers. I guarantee that Western Sichuan will not forget them!" Wang Yuze said.
"On behalf of the brothers, I would like to thank you, Marshal!" Du Qizheng said with emotion. The Ninth Brigade has been seriously damaged this time! Even if it recruits new recruits, it may not be able to perform to its full potential without one to two years of training and training.
Combat strength.
"Okay, let's get busy! I will report the battle situation here to the visiting envoy. The losses of each department will be replenished as soon as possible. In addition, I believe that not long after, everyone will be promoted.
Appointed. I have a preliminary plan to expand all the current brigades into divisions. However, this must be approved by my father, the cabinet and the staff headquarters.
"However, I promise that I will try my best to promote this matter!" Wang Yuze said. There are now more than 400,000 troops in western Sichuan. But he believes that this strength does not seem to be enough. If the remaining brigades are combined
If all are expanded into divisions, the strength of the Western Sichuan Army will rise to more than 500,000. At least it should be enough to face the war two years later.
"Thank you, Marshal!" Everyone was very excited. If the army can be expanded, wouldn't they become division commanders and deputy division commanders? The military rank must also be raised one level. Soldiers who don't want to be generals are not good soldiers. Everyone
Risking your life to fight the enemy, in addition to protecting your home and country, don't you also hope to get promoted and realize your ambitions?
After these descendants left, Wang Yuze began to draft a telegram himself, preparing to tell the news of victory to Western Sichuan. Starting last night, the army was in a high combat state and did not even have time to contact Western Sichuan. After surrounding the British and Indian troops, Wang Yuze
But I don’t panic anymore,
He simply waited until all these British and Indian troops were dealt with before contacting Western Sichuan. He knew that Western Sichuan would never expect that the war would end so soon. The reinforcements dispatched by the General Staff Headquarters have not yet entered the plateau. Wang Yuze led the
The army almost completely wiped out the British and Indian troops.
At 11:30 noon on the 21st, the Signal Corps sent the telegram drafted by Wang Yuze back to the staff headquarters of the Western Sichuan Army. When the telegram was deciphered, it was already 12 o'clock. But the entire telegraph room erupted in cheers.
Voice.
"Give me the telegram and I will report to the chief of staff immediately!" the director of the telegraph room said with a happy face. After receiving the telegram, he rushed to the office of chief of staff Xiong Wu. Now, it is time to have lunch after get off work. Therefore, the director of the telegraph office's move was criticized
Many people saw it and were very surprised. Did something urgent happen again? Otherwise, how could the director of the telegraph office be so rude. This made many people secretly think in their hearts.
I'm just guessing, I just haven't guessed what the reason is.
"Chief of Staff, report to Chief of Staff!" Xiong Wu was about to go home when the director of the telegraph room ran to Xiong Wu's office.
"What's wrong? Is something the matter?" Seeing the panting look of the director of the telegraph office, Xiong Wu was shocked. Could it be that something happened on the front line?
"Chief of Staff, the Marshal is calling!" said the director of the telegraph office. However, before he finished speaking, Xiong Wu snatched the telegram away from him, which made him very disappointed.
"What? You actually won? In just a few days, that boy Yuze almost wiped out all the British and Indian troops, and captured more than 10,000 British troops and more than 20,000 Indian troops, including a British Army lieutenant.
general and three army brigadiers. Is this true?" After reading the telegram, Xiong Wu was shocked. He never thought that victory would come so quickly.
"Confirm with Marshal the authenticity of this telegram!" Xiong Wu hesitated and then said. Although he knew that Wang Yuze would not joke about this, he still wanted to be sure before he could rest assured.
"Yes, Chief of Staff!" The director of the telegraph room immediately returned to the telegraph room and contacted the border authorities again.
It was not until half past twelve that it was confirmed that Wang Yuze had really led his army to a great victory at the border.
The director of the telegraph office then rushed to Xiong Wu's office to report to him. At this time, Xiong Wu didn't even bother to eat lunch. After confirming, he asked the telegraph office to keep the news confidential, and then he immediately rushed to inspect
Envoy, tell Wang Xiao the good news.
When Xiong Wu came to inspect the ambassador's house, Wang Xiao had already had lunch and was taking a nap. He was old and not in good health, so Wang Xiao's spirit seemed very sluggish.
However, when he learned that Xiong Wu had an urgent military intelligence report, Wang Xiao got up immediately and met with Xiong Wu.
"Commander! What a great victory! Last night, Yuze led his army to a great victory in the Volta Mountain area. They annihilated the British and Indian troops in one fell swoop. A total of more than 10,000 British troops and more than 20,000 Indian troops were captured.
Nearly 10,000 British troops died, and more than 10,000 Indian troops died. The commander of the British and Indian troops, Lieutenant General Henry Wellesley, and the Fourth Brother Brigadier General have been captured by us!" When Xiong Wu saw Wang Xiao
, reported immediately.
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