The army of Bengal is gathered, and the clouds of war have clouded the sky.As soon as Gordon, the commander in India, had finished arranging the defense with his generals, he went to the governor's palace to consult with Lawrence about the military situation.As soon as the rainy week had passed, the Huaxing Army was about to launch a new offensive against Bangladesh.Reports of defeat on the battlefield on the front line continued to come, and the defensive lines were shrinking step by step, and now they have reached the point where there is no way to retreat.Gordon originally wanted to take the initiative to withdraw his troops, creating a situation in which the Hui army and the Huaxing army were fighting.But this wish did not come true, and Du Wenxiu, the coach of the returning army, was not as stupid as he imagined.After he ceded Rajasthan, it led directly to the complete collapse of India's northwestern defensive line.The Huaxing Army on the second front moved south from Nepal and headed straight for Bangladesh.Originally, with the containment of Rajasthan, the Huaxing army did not dare to be so unscrupulous.Now that the knife has been drawn from behind, the army has no worries; Directly with the Huaxing Army on the first front, it formed a two-sided attack on Bengal."
Lord Governor, there's no news in the country?"
asked Lawrence as soon as he entered the door, and sat down across from Lawrence in a hurry."
No, no, those stupid pigs in Congress don't know what to hesitate about The queen has already issued a statement declaring war on New China, but now he still hasn't sent a single soldier" Lawrence kept looking at the information in his hand, and slapped the table angrily and scolded.Lawrence was in charge of all affairs in India, so he was the first to see the domestic orders."
That's too bad, the situation is not good for us.If there are no reinforcements within a month, Calcutta will not be able to hold on" Gordon's face was full of tiredness, he had not slept a good day these days."
General Gordon, didn't you tell me that as long as the troops are withdrawn from Rajasthan, the Hui army will definitely fight with the Huaxing army, now it's good, we will give up Rajasthan, but the Hui army will not dare to take a step south" Lawrence shrugged his shoulders, his tone full of disappointment."
This was my mistake, I saw too deeply the contradictions that Hui Han saw.I didn't expect that the current Hui people have been willing to give in to the Han people, let's put the fat in front of them, and they won't rob it" Gordon sighed, he has been in China for more than ten years, and he also claims to be a Chinese expert.Unexpectedly, this time I looked away and pressed the treasure on the body of the Huiren.Who knew that the Hui army went around in a circle in the south, and in the end, he didn't dare to let the fart go back again."
Then what should we do now, do we have any other way to defend" Lawrence put down this question for the time being, and now it is meaningless to hold anyone responsible, and the top priority is to consider how to hold out until the reinforcements arrive" Lord Governor, the Huaxing army has gathered heavy troops to attack this time, and both weapons and soldiers and horses have an advantage over us.To be on the safe side, I suggest that the Governor take a boat and leave here as soon as possible," Gordon had already prepared for the worst and decided to stay and fight to the death against the Huaxing army.He fled here from China, not wanting to be chased by hunters like a rabbit anymore."
General Gordon, what about you" Lawrence also had such a plan, compared to the honor of the governor, or his own life was more important."
Your Excellency, India is my final destination.Our Far Eastern Command retreated again and again, and there was no face to return to Britain.If India is really lost, you will put all the blame on me when you return home.The Queen and the Parliament will remember your merits and will surely bring you back to India.When the time comes, remember to bring me and the soldiers a bouquet of white roses from their hometown," Gordon told Lawrence earnestly, with a resolute expression on his face.The rose is the national flower of the United Kingdom, and Gordon's hometown in the United Kingdom has a rose garden planted in the backyard.He was very fond of white roses, pure, white, and proud, just like his character."
Then I'll leave it to you, Your Excellency."
Lawrence hugged Gordon rather sadly, and when his mood recovered slightly, he added, "You must hold out until reinforcements arrive, this is an order, even if the worst happens, I will give up the honor of the Governor to prove your bravery to the Queen."
You have not tarnished the honour of the British Empire, you are the best soldiers" "Then take care, Governor, I will arrange a ship for you later, and leave here tomorrow night." ”Gordon solemnly saluted Lawrence again, patted him on the shoulder, and strode out the door.Now the Navy's fleet is completely destroyed, but there are still dozens of small cargo ships at their disposal.Now the navy of the Huaxing Army is mainly concentrated on the western front, as long as it sails along the west coast of the Bay of Bengal, it can avoid them far away Lawrence sighed, and he was much older for a while.He stared blankly at the governor's office, where he had worked for many years, with an indescribable sadness and loneliness in his heart.He fantasized many times about returning from here, and it must have been full of flowers and applause.Now back in the UK, who will welcome a loser.On the eastern front of Bangladesh, the Huaxing Army has slowed down its advance due to the impact of continuous rainy days.The rainy season in Southeast Asia has just arrived, and the rivers are swelling and the current is accelerating.At every turn, the river breached, and the flood raged, causing great trouble to the march of the army.Now that the weather has finally cleared, the headquarters has just finished a military meeting for Armageddon.Wu Xuming, commander-in-chief of the Chengdu Military Region, and the generals of various military regions arranged their respective tasks.After receiving the order, the generals hurried back to the front line in a hurry, preparing to launch an all-out attack on the British army's defense area.They had been tormented by this ghost weather for nearly a month, and they had long been holding their breath and not venting.Now wait for the British army to be dealt with, and hurry back to the country to sleep peacefully.Now the Huaxing army and the British army face each other across the river, and in the middle is the largest river in Bangladesh, the Meghna River.After capturing Chittagong, the Huaxing army attacked the city all the way and completely pacified the city east of the Mekna River.The British concentrated 150,000 troops and deployed along the west bank of the Mekna River.The defensive front was divided into three parts: upstream, middle and downstream, and the forces were mainly concentrated in the city of Barisal in the middle reaches, and then spread out to the cities of Madaripur in the upper reaches and Poduakhali in the lower reaches.In the middle, there are ten small strongholds, stretching for hundreds of kilometers.The situation on the front line has been thoroughly investigated by various military regions, and Wu Xuming has repeatedly studied and discussed with the generals in combination with a comprehensive analysis of various intelligences.In the end, it was decided to take the city of Madariber upstream, and then move south, clearing other strongholds along the way.According to normal considerations, hit the snake and hit seven inches.It is generally the case that the central line is attacked first, cutting off the connection between the two flanks, and then breaking through each of them, so that the enemy cannot concentrate his forces.But Wu Xuming is most concerned about the weather and geography of Bangladesh, which is crisscrossed by waterways in the southern part of the state and belongs to the plains of the delta.The borders of Bangladesh here, including the current Bangladesh marching and fighting, must take into account three factors: time, place, and people, and it is the rainy season in Southeast Asia, and the flow of water in the river will soar if it does not move.If an attack were launched from the middle or lower reaches, there was no guarantee that the British would not dig the river.Once the flood pours down, it is a devastating blow.If you attack from upstream, after seizing control of the upstream river, you can clear the strongholds all the way downstream.Although it is not possible to avoid the convergence of enemy forces in the lower and middle reaches and concentrate on defense, at least there is no need to worry about flooding.Moreover, the upstream river channel is narrow, which makes it more convenient for sappers to build pontoon bridges to cross the river.Combining these two reasons, the command made this decision decisively.When the offensive began in full swing, the first wave of attack was not the army, but the navy, which had already been resupplied and repaired from the base in Singapore.Ten warships of the South China Sea Fleet cruised straight up from the mouth of the Mekna River at the same time.Many artillery batteries were built along the river in the British strongholds, and naval ships were to bomb and destroy them along the way.With the sound of a cannon from the command ship of the South China Sea Fleet, the eastern station line, which had been quiet for more than a month, became boiling again.The British strongholds along the river had long been reconnoitred by the airship brigade, and the naval fleet had detailed coordinates and directions.Ten ironclad battleships along the river, whether it was a battery or a barracks, as long as they were within the range of the artillery, they all bombarded intensively.The British artillery did not have time to counterattack at all, and as soon as they discovered the fleet of the Huaxing Army, they were blown up by the pouring shells.The Mekna River is like a fireworks festival, with explosions continuing from downstream to upstream, billowing smoke covering the entire river.The South China Sea Fleet carried tens of thousands of munitions and bombed from morning to night.In the end, it was all poured out, and the whistle was sounded to return home.The second line of defense built by the British army, as long as it was a fort or stronghold along the river, was basically bombed into ruins.The soldiers fled backwards crying and shouting, not counting the wounded, and tens of thousands of people were killed by shells on the spot.The next day, the infantry of the Huaxing army took advantage of the situation to cross the river and launched an attack on the city of Madaripur upstream.Under the command of the sappers, Indian migrant workers built more than a dozen pontoon bridges over the river overnight.The artillery of the Huaxing Army pulled two battalions and 60 pieces of the latest Type 68 artillery to the river bank and set up their defenses.Although the British battery's batteries were blown up, there were still a certain number of field guns in the army.When the Huaxing army crossed the river, they arranged the field artillery on the river bank and tried in vain to blow up the pontoon bridge.The artillery of the Huaxing Army waited for them to arrive, and before their artillery was properly arranged, the new Type 68 breech howitzer let out a roar.A full sixty guns, firing 360 shells in one minute, completely covered the British artillery positions.Before the British breech gun could be reloaded, it was blown up by a splash of shrapnel and fell to the ground.The artillerymen were not as sturdy as the artillery, and one by one the flesh and blood were blurred.After the smoke passed, hundreds of people fell, and not a single one survived.At this time, the vanguard of the Huaxing Army had already assembled on the bank of the river, and immediately launched an attack on the British army on the bank.Seeing that the general situation had gone, the British army hurriedly retracted its forces and quickly retreated to the rear positions.Their weapons generally lagged behind the Huaxing army, and their original task was to blow up the pontoon bridge, not to fight the Huaxing army on the shore
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