The sound of gunfire echoed through the valley, and the rain of bullets swept through the air, making a continuous whistling sound in the air. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Zhu Guowei held a telescope, leaned against a big tree, and looked at the offensive and defensive situation on the opposite side.

The Northern Route Army of the Ming Indian Front, which had been expected to enter the Bengal Plain smoothly, was blocked in a small mountain town called Sylhet. This is the last pass from the Naga Mountains to the Bengal Plain, and the Anglo-Indian army that retreated all the way from Imphal actually stopped retreating here and set up a decisive battle with the Ming army!

In front of the city of Sylhet, on the hill where the road was held, civil fortifications had been erected and obstacles had been erected, and they looked quite complete, large and solid, apparently not hastily constructed, apparently pre-arranged pre-set positions! However, in Zhu Guowei's view, such a position is not impregnable, and according to intelligence, the British and Indian army Imphal Group Army, which retreated all the way from Imphal, was stationed in Sylhet, with a total strength of only 50,000, only half of Zhu Guowei's Northern Route Army, and there was really no reason not to fight -- and it was too close to Donghui State, and if they bypassed it, if they counterattacked back to Donghui and captured Imphal, it would be a lot of fun.

However, the will to resist shown by the British and Indian troops this time still surprised Zhu Guowei a little -- they did not collapse at the slightest touch!

One by one, the forward positions of the Indian army were overwhelmed by the artillery fire of the Chinese army, and then the officers and soldiers of the Ming army and Dali of the brigade slapped up like a tide. However, as soon as they approached the fortifications, they would be suppressed by the combined fire of the Indian army's artillery, rifles and machine guns. Although the mortar shells of the Chinese army rained down, they did not have the miraculous effect of the previous -- it turned out that the Indian army had built a large number of strong machine-gun fire points with covers on the front-line positions, which were like pillboxes made of wood and sandbags. It can be easily destroyed by direct fire from field guns. But mortar shells did not have much effect on them. Machine guns of the Indian army. caused a lot of casualties to the charging Ming army and Dali army!

However, as long as the Chinese army is willing to bear certain casualties. As long as they rushed into the trenches of the Indian army, most of the Indian Ah San, who could shoot firmly at the position, ignored the orders of the angry British ** officers and retreated one after another. It is clear that this army, which has been defeated repeatedly, does not have much morale. However, behind the positions occupied by the Ming army, there were second and third defensive positions set up on low hills.

On the anticline of the hill where Zhu Guowei is located, there are more than 200 75mm mountain guns neatly placed in the 27th year of the liberation. It was a fairly light gun, with a total combat weight of less than 600 kg. The firing range is not far, but it is more than 3,000 meters, and it is specially assigned to mountain troops. At present, the two armies led by Zhu Guowei are both mountain armies, and they are equipped with a total of 288 such artillery. Each cannon also carried 10 bases, or 500 shells, - 75 shells were heavier, so they didn't carry enough 15 bases, but mortar shells and bullets did. In particular, in addition to the 15 base points carried by the logistics troops, each soldier also carried 100 rounds of ammunition.

A chirped bullet swept past and hit a big tree near Zhu Guowei, which was probably a stray bullet fired from a distant position. Because the distance is too far, the bullet is already weak. Just touched the top of the tree trunk and it landed on the ground.

Zhu Guowei didn't move, but several officers behind him were in a cold sweat, and they pounced on him one after another, wanting to press him down. King Dali shook them off with a smile and a smile, "What is this for?" ”

"King, danger!"

These are all staff officers of the Dali Army, and they didn't know who Zhu Guowei was a few months ago? However, Zhu Guowei, with the respect of the king, attacked them on foot, and also took the lead in the front line, and has won the love of these Dali officers.

Zhu Guowei smiled: "What's the danger? Although these Indians built their positions very strongly, they did not have the courage to hold on, and they would only fire their guns from afar...... It's still a bit of an improvement compared to before. It's really embarrassing for Will to be able to use such a weak soldier against us. Heming up. However, relying on such troops still can't stop our loyal and brave officers and soldiers in Dali! ”

After all, in the entire sequence of the Great Chinese Army, the Dali Army (Miaoxiang Army) is synonymous with the Siamese Army, the Ryukyu Army, and the Korean Army - in fact, these four armies are indeed weak brigades, even if the two mountain armies that are currently partnered with the Dali Army and the Siamese Army are also second- or third-rate troops in the Ming Army sequence.

If it is the elite troops of the Donghua Army and the Japanese Army or the Ming Army that come up this time, Will . Heming had the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard, and he did not dare to let them into India. That's Will. Hai Ming has a good idea of knowing the roots of the Ming army...... Previously, the British general of Irish descent came to the front line of the Guling Temple to watch the battle, also to finalize the opponent's catties.

The opposite hill suddenly let out a cheering sound. Then I saw a swastika flag raised, and the attack of the day came down. The outlying positions in front of Sylhet City were almost half captured by the First Army of Dali! At this rate, in three days at most, the Imphal cluster of the Anglo-Indian army should be completely defeated!

Zhu Guowei nodded with a smile and said with a smile: "Good fight!" Pass the order, this battle is over, all the meritorious ministers, the lonely king must give the field house, the martyrs are orphans, all are the sons of the lonely king! ”

Hearing this promise, the staff officers present all showed grateful expressions, and their respect for Zhu Guowei, the king, suddenly became a little heavier.

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'Three more days at most...... In this way, at least four to five base bullets can be consumed by the Chinese, which is exchanging human lives for bullets! ’

On the other side of the front, Charlie. Lieutenant General Gordon looked gloomily as he watched Dali's swastika flag raise in the position he had just occupied, and thought silently in his heart. His position was already quite close to the line of fire, almost behind the line of the Indian army's trenches!

A group of bearded soldiers with large Sikh turbans armed with rifles, standing in a row like fierce gods, and in the open space in front of them lay many corpses, all of them were killed and escaped from the Indian Asan! In front of these Sikh mercenaries was a row of wooden crates, all with their lids open, filled with silver rupees - a set not found in the serious British army, but it was often used in the Indian army, and these Indians who served as soldiers for the invaders had no sense of honor, and they could not have fought without the warlords and the corresponding rewards.

Of course, there are also units in the Indian Army that can fight, such as the Sikh mercenaries who are now used by Gordon as the overseer, and their combat effectiveness is quite not weak. In addition, there are even more famous Gurkha mercenaries from Nepal! In order to cope with the possible invasion of the Ming Dynasty, the Gurkha battalion of the British Indian Army began to expand 10 years ago, and now it has reached as many as 120! With a total strength of more than 70,000, it is Will. The trump card in Hemming's hands was not assigned to the Imphal Army Group, which acted as cannon fodder.

Yes, the Imphal army group is the cannon fodder used to consume the strength and ammunition of the Ming army! Will. Hemming didn't care at all about the tens of thousands of Indian Asans in this group army - as long as most of the white officers were kept, how many Indians would have nothing to eat? This is also the reason why Gordon kept the three most combat-ready Sikh infantry regiments in his hands. When it was too late to hold on, these Sikhs escorted their white officers away.

Just in Charlie. While Lieutenant General Gordon commanded the cannon fodder troops in Sylhet and was ready to flee at any time, the first Ming offensive against India was in full swing. About 40,000 British and Indian troops, 10,000 Annam troops, and a few gunboats were deployed on the Gornopuri River south of Chittagong, firmly blocking the Ming-Siamese coalition army, which was more than three times their number, outside the city.

On the southern slopes of the Himalayas, 20,000 Tibetan and Bhutanese militias under the command of Zheng Yongyi have invaded the Brahmaputra Valley, quickly pulling out the stronghold of pro-British forces.

And in Bukhara, far away in Central Asia, the army that attacked India all the way was also ready to attack. (To be continued......)