857 The conjecture of the sunset of the old empire and the ten white Chongxi

"Your Excellency, the Second Army has now all arrived in Sirjar, where they will come to Calcutta by train, and it is estimated that they will all arrive in three days."

Lieutenant General Alexander stood up, walked to the edge of the table, propped his hands on the edge of the table, and leaned over to stare at the 1/100,000 military map of the East Indies. "How's the front line going?" His chief of staff, Major General Brian, took up the question and replied, "Your Excellency, the Third Army reports that they are engaged in a fierce battle with the squadron in Jeraiswall. And......" Major General Bryan hesitated, "Lieutenant General, the report sent by the Third Army said that the squadron was a little strange. ”

"Strange?" Alexander withdrew his gaze from the map and turned to look at his chief of staff. "What's so strange about our enemies?"

"They don't seem to be the Chinese Defense Forces, but ...... Red army! ”

"Soviet?"

"No, it's Chinese, but it has a red flag and a red star embedded in the hat, and it looks similar to the Soviet Red Army."

Lieutenant General Alexander frowned slightly, could it really be the Chinese Red Army...... How did they get sent to India by the Chinese government? Could it be that India is not the main direction of attack of the Chinese! No, we must find a way to attract the Chinese Defense Forces to India. He straightened up and said to Major General Blair: "Inform the General Headquarters in New Delhi of this situation, and give an order to the Third Army to ...... them."

At this moment, a British major who was using the telephone to contact the front suddenly shouted: "Lieutenant General! Jerryswall's Third Army reported that they had been attacked by the Chinese! About 3,000 Chinese crossed the Subamarekha River from somewhere, and they also raided and captured the railway station in Jeraisvall! It was the choke point for the Third Army's withdrawal to Gardenridge. ”

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Rumble!

Another cannonball landed in front of the low slope outside the Jeraiswall train station, and the scorching air roared into the house, and the whole waiting building trembled, dust and gravel fell overhead, and the house was filled with smoke.

General Ji Zhentong's headquarters was located in this fortified railway station built by the British. Last night, Ji Zhentong led a 3,000-strong death squad, led by several Indian activists, to break through the British and Indian defense line from an unknown shoal, and then raided this key railway station by taking a small road.

However, the British and Indian troops also reacted faster than expected, and they also had to be brave, and almost at the same time as the station fell, wave after wave of counterattacks began. Indian soldiers in khaki short-sleeved uniforms and carrying Lee Enfield rifles, under the command of the white officers, formed one straggler after another, and constantly charged the line formed by the several low hills and railway platforms defended by the GC International Army. To Ji Zhentong's surprise, these British and Indian troops not only shot accurately, but also could make do with white-knuckle combat! Some of them were small in stature, and the soldiers who fought with short knives were particularly fierce. Coupled with the accurate and fierce heavy artillery bombardment, it is actually on a par with the GC International Army! After a few charges, the losses on both sides became more and more heavy, and in front of the position on which the GC International Army relied was lying on the ground full of corpses wearing blue-gray military uniforms or khaki military uniforms! And because there were not enough obstacles to cover the makeshift fortifications in front, the infantry of the Anglo-Indian army rushed in more than once, although they were finally driven out by the bayonets of the GC International Army, but it put a lot of pressure on the internationalist fighters who were short of heavy weapons and limited ammunition!

The waiting building where Ji Zhentong is located has now been transformed into a firepower position. Heavy machine guns and 80mm mortars were placed on the second floor and rooftop of the building. The fired fire can be fired at the entire front. Therefore, this place became the main target of the British and Indian heavy artillery, and the four 6-inch cannons under the command of the forward artillery observers kept bombarding, and the whole building was riddled with holes, but there was no sign of falling down! It seems that unless the artillery is pushed in front of the building and fired directly, this building will not be able to be helped. Ji Zhentong held a telescope and lay down at a window made of sandbags, braving the falling cannonballs, watching the battle in front of him. Looking through his binoculars, the Anglo-Indian troops seemed to be marshalling new waves of attacks from their positions. The white commander was half-lying on the ground, beckoning the soldiers behind him to jump out of the position and charge, and this group of Indian A-3 was really a little stabbed.

Although the command, training, weaponry, and morale of these British and Indian armies are not first-rate, even second-rate troops are not enough, at most they are third-rate troops. However, a third-rate army has the style of a third-rate army, and in the case of an absolute superiority in numbers, it can also consume the strength of a first-rate army little by little. Although the GC international army of China G is elite, the number is too small, only more than 200,000 people...... Even if the Indians exchange 5 for 1, there are more than a million Ah Sanke who will have to fight all the GC army!

Obviously, the British ** officer who commanded the attack on the railway station also had this idea. They just want to trade Indian lives for themselves in a ratio of 3 to 1 to 5 to 1! But the question is...... Why did those Indian Asans go forward and work for the British?

At this moment, there was a sudden burst of cheers from the positions of the British and Indian troops on the opposite side, and the Indians were still chanting a slogan in English.

"Comrade Sen, Comrade Sen!" Ji Zhentong turned around and called the name of the Indian GCD man who helped lead the way.

A short, dark-looking and revolutionary "Shudra" at first glance, a short Indian bent over and ran over.

"Master Ji, what's the matter?" Comrade Sen speaks Chinese fluently, so there is no obstacle to communication.

"What are those puppet soldiers shouting?" Ji Zhentong pointed outside.

"They're shouting......" Comrade Sen listened intently for a while, and suddenly his face changed drastically, and his eyebrows were tightly twisted. Gandhi! It's Gandhi! They are shouting the name of Mahatma Gandhi! ”

"What bear?" Ji Zhentong looked at the British and Indian positions in the distance and scolded: "Grandma, a bear!" Lao Tzu, it doesn't matter if you are Emperor Gan or the emperor, as long as you stand in the way of revolution, you will be wiped out! He raised his voice and shouted at the defensive positions outside the window: "Comrades! Hit me hard! We must let these puppet soldiers learn the power of the revolutionary army! ”

But at this time, Comrade Sen stared blankly at the slowly approaching British-Indian straggler line outside, and muttered to himself in English: "Why? Why? Could it be that Mahatma Gandhi supported the British devils? Why is this happening......"

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The fierce battle intelligence on the front line of Jerryswall quickly spread from the front line to the headquarters of the GC International South Asian Army in Barasol Ye Ting, making the officers in the headquarters look at each other a little. These Anglo-Indian troops are too tenacious! Originally, the plan was to conquer East and West Bengal within a month, open up a new battlefield for the world revolution, liberate the whole of India within a year, and then use India as a base to ...... But now, I'm afraid I don't know how long I'm going to fight with just one Jerryswall! A division of the GC International Army is actually on a par with half an army of the Anglo-Indian Army. If this continues, I am afraid that there will be no way to realize the intentions of the Central Committee and the GC International Eastern Bureau!

Although General Ye Ting's face was gloomy, he still said to Political Commissar Xiang Ying in a calm tone: "I think Ji Zhentong has fought well, although he has not completely opened up the situation, but he has also suppressed the British and Indian troops, after all, he only has more than 8,000 people in three regiments, and his opponent is no less than 20,000." Lao Xiang, do you think we will send two more regiments of reinforcements to Ji Zhentong? The eight 122 howitzers that just came up should also be pulled up together. That will definitely open up tonight. ”

Xiang Ying's face was obviously a little gloomy at the moment, and he had a telegram from the central government in his hand. It is to urge the South Asian Army to act as soon as possible, build a base in South Asia, and help the Indian GCD establish a political power. Moreover, the telegram also informed them that the British had bought off Gandhi, the leader of the Indian independence movement, and the Congress party. At the moment the Congress is helping the British to recruit troops, and the size of the Anglo-Indian army will soon increase several times! Therefore, it was necessary for the GC International South Asian Army to seize East and West Bengal before the Anglo-Indian army could be expanded, and to help build the Indian Red Army there...... The central government believes that only by defeating millions of Indian White Army troops with millions of Indian Red Army can the entire South Asian subcontinent be finally liberated.

"Mr. Ye, the central government instructed us to open the situation as soon as possible." Xiang Ying stuffed the telegram to Ye Ting and sighed, "Now that India's Gandhi and the Congress Party are on the side of the British, the indigenous elite they represent will also support the British." And only by helping Comrade Lu Yi's Indian GCD to establish a base area as soon as possible and carry out the agrarian revolution will it be possible to deal with it. And...... The weapons and ammunition we need to fight the war must also be purchased from domestic arsenals at a cost. ”

Ye Ting took the telegram and looked at it, and his eyebrows gradually twisted. "Political commissar, call back to the Central Committee, explain the situation here, and tell them that the battle in India is more difficult than expected, and the combat effectiveness of the British and Indian troops is stronger than expected. But the situation can always be opened, and we are 100% confident in that! ”

"In addition, please find a way to negotiate with the national government again, so that they can leave at least one aircraft carrier to provide air support to us in the Bay of Bengal, and at least ensure air supremacy near the port of Paradipu. As long as this port is under our control, as soon as our 150,000 troops and all the baggage equipment are ashore, those British and Indian troops will be no problem. ”

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"Fuwen, Zhang Xueliang just called, saying that their army is in trouble in India, and asks us to leave at least one aircraft carrier in the Bay of Bengal to support their land battle." It was Bai Chongxi who spoke, and with him, a Kuomintang military strategist, Luo Yaoguo and him took turns to sit in the war room of the General Staff. This is the time for the two to change shifts.

Luo Yaoguo had just walked into the war room, and was listening to the latest introduction by the Minister of Operations, Yan Wu, when he heard Bai Chongxi's words, he was slightly stunned, and turned his head to look at him. "What's going on? China G can't take down the Anglo-Indian army? Those people are very weak. "The Anglo-Indian army has fought several times with the Wehrmacht in the previous wars in Southeast Asia, giving people the impression that the word "weak" is the same word, and there is no outstanding performance from beginning to end, except for surrender or escape.

Bai Chongxi shook his head and explained: "The Anglo-Indian army is weak, but the army of China and G is not strong. In terms of weapons and equipment, it is similar to that of the British and Indian troops, and in terms of training, it is also half a pound and eight taels, but the morale is relatively high. But this time, after all, it is in India, and people are the main and the g, and there is a superiority of several times in numbers, so it is normal for this battle to be difficult to fight. ”

"Oh, that's right!" Luo Yaoguo nodded, "What about the Navy's opinion?" Have you asked Zhang Yiming and Zhao Zheng? The two of them seemed to be pondering the annihilation of the two great fleets of Britain in World War I! ”

The two major fleets of Great Britain are the Australian Grand Fleet and the Eastern Fleet. Although the whereabouts of both fleets are unknown, both the Admiralty and the "Two Oceanic Fleets" have determined that their current location is in the Indian Ocean, south of Ceylon. It is expected that these two fleets will meet there, and then have a decisive battle with the Western Fleet to decide the supremacy of the Indian Ocean. Therefore, now the South Ocean Fleet is also advancing at full speed in the direction of Ceylon, striving to cooperate with the Western Ocean Fleet to fight a war of naval annihilation. As long as the Western Fleet entangles its opponent for 24 hours, the five motherships of the Southern Fleet will be able to arrive. With 420 carrier-based aircraft, even if the Western Fleet has been completely destroyed, the South Ocean Fleet will be able to annihilate 6 (in fact, only 4) British aircraft carriers! Once these two British fleets are completely destroyed, Australia will be in China's pocket.

Therefore, the Admiralty has given a strict order to the Western Fleet, even if the whole army is annihilated, it must drag the opponent!

"Of course the Navy won't agree." Bai Chongxi shook his head without thinking about it: "Even I won't agree, the battle to annihilate the British fleet is a matter of the past few days, and there can be a few days of difference between the Chinese and the g?" What is the difference between them going to Kolkata a few days earlier and going to Kolkata a few days later? It's just that...... The foolish brother thought that since the two sides had been at peace all these years, they should still find a way to deal with it. Or transfer 120 FW-200 bombers from the 1st Long-Range Bomber Aviation Regiment to provide them with air cover? ”

"That thing is just bombing a city, and supporting the ground troops can't be played......" Luo Yaoguo thought about it, and finally nodded. Well, just deal with it. By the way, what have our Japanese allies been busy with these two days? ”

A hint of mockery slid across the corners of Bai Chongxi's mouth. "It seems to be preparing to fight the United States! The MIA reported that they were preparing for a massive campaign to launch an attack on the continental United States in August. This seems to have been carried out at the request of the German side. Oh, and also, the Trans-Siberian Railways reported that the Germans seemed to have provided the Japanese with what seemed to be poison gas, which was transported to Vladivostok by our railway line and then shipped to Japan. ”

"That's to poison the Americans, right?" Luo Yaoguo smiled and waved his hand, it seemed that he didn't care about the lives of the Americans at all. "By the way, we don't know about this poisonous gas or something, we haven't heard of anything, and we haven't found anything. In addition, the speed of supplying supplies to the Japanese will need to be accelerated, and the transportation plan of 2 million tons must be completed by the end of April. ”

Bai Chongxi smiled: "Fuwen, a few days ago, you rejected Hitler's proposal to carve up the United States, why do you support the Japanese to take risks now?" ”

Luo Yaoguo listened to Bai Chongxi's question, but his expression was surprisingly solemn, and he sighed and said, "I have already calculated the matter of attacking the United States. Our military strength is indeed stronger than that of the United States, and if China and the United States are the leading countries, we may be able to give it a try. But after all, we are separated from the United States by the Pacific Ocean...... It's so far away! Fighting a war is logistics, and some time ago, before the Russians repaired the railway to Tbilisi, couldn't our expeditionary force only watch Stalin at ease in Persia?

That's just three heavily armed armies, and it's one or two thousand tons of supplies a day to fight...... If you want to attack a big country like the United States, you can't win it without 30 armies. That's more than 10,000 tons a day! If there are a few more armored divisions, I'm afraid it will be 20,000 tons a day! It takes at least 1 month for the ship to sail from us to the West Coast of the United States, and it takes 3 months to go back and forth, and then the time required for loading and unloading and overhaul is afraid that it will take 4 months to run! In other words, at least 2.5 million tons of transportation capacity are needed to ensure that 30 armies will fight in the Americas. And this is still in the absence of US submarines breaking diplomatic relations, and not counting the huge consumption of the Air Force, otherwise there will be 3 million tons that will not be enough!

But how many tons of shipping capacity do we have in the country? It's just 6 million tons, and it is necessary to maintain the normal operation of the economy, and the Australian war that will start soon will be at least 500,000 to 800,000 tons, and if the Middle East is bigger, it will also cost 3 or 500,000 tons, and India will hand it over to GCD, but there is no capacity of 10 or 200,000 tons. Where is the remaining strength to deal with the United States? ”

"Then the Japanese have more than enough to deal with?" Bai Chongxi asked with a smile.

Luo Yaoguo smiled contemptuously: "When did the Japanese think about logistics when they were fighting?" Moreover, our army is heavy, and the Japanese army is light, and they only know how to win with bayonets and meat bullets. Besides, Japan is not now not fighting Australia or India, and concentrating 2 or 3 million tons of capacity to protect the Americas? I don't know what benefits Hitler promised them? ”

"I guess I drew a big pie for them, right? I have a conjecture. Bai Chongxi walked to the front of the map and gently tapped the Europe above with the command headquarters. The Japanese plan to complete all the transportation tasks in August and launch an attack, there are still more than 3 months before now, if Hitler can defeat France, make a forced landing in Britain, and then concentrate the naval and transportation capabilities of Britain, France and Germany, he will be able to transport troops to the Americas and land! ”

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