Age of Rebirth

For Lieutenant General Chelsea, the commander of the British Army's Eastward Regiment stationed in India, this chaos was just the beginning of the disaster. He could only watch helplessly as one point after another was captured by the troops of the Independent Division, and he was tied up. Ce, he can't save that one, and being able to keep Imphal is already a special gift from God!

Lieutenant General Chelsea, who was like an ant on a hot pot, worked out some clues from the flames of war, and finally judged Tang Qiuli's campaign plan. Alexander was surrounded by Xiduo in the Hukang River Valley. The remaining troops stationed in India came to rescue in order to achieve the goal of completely annihilating the military power of the British Empire in the South Asian subcontinent.

Then, he surrounded Alexander's troops without attacking them, and dispatched a large number of troops to secretly enter the East India region. First, he cut off the retreat route of the eastward army gathered on the Imphal line, and then divided and encircled them and finally wiped them out. Everything that happened in the Cam Valley and even the East India War was clearly revealed, but from Prime Minister Churchill to the General Staff to himself, they were all fooled.

However, Lieutenant General Chelsea didn't even have time to regret, so he relied on Imphal's 20 troops to fight against Tang Qiuli's nearly [-] troops. He had no chance of winning at all. The only thing he could do was to beg the United States People send planes to fight, and the second-line army can open the passage for themselves to retreat to the interior of the Indian mainland.

Chelsea shuddered at Tang Qiuli's use of troops. This Chinese was too scary. The 10,000+ troops entered the East India region for a few days, and he didn't notice it at all.otherwise.He would not foolishly order all the troops to gather at Imphal and take the initiative to get into Tang Qiuli's trap. [

On the afternoon of May 21st, the situation in the East India battlefield underwent a new change. For Chelsea, this change was no less than a catastrophe.

Chelsea successively received urgent telegrams from Simpson, Saudia, and Dinsukiya. The contents of the telegrams were almost the same, "Your Excellency, Commander. At about [-] o'clock this afternoon, we were on our way to Imphal to assemble and were encountered by Chinese troops. The ambush of the Independent Division, the artillery fire of the Independent Division. It was extremely violent, and the troops suffered heavy casualties. They have been unable to resist the attack of the Chinese army. I beseech you, Commander, to send troops to rescue immediately! Otherwise, our department is in danger!"

Admiral Chelsea almost jumped up, what?Dhaka, Khulna, Pokaro, Saifpur, and Zhenhati have just been lost, and the battlefield has shifted to Simpson, Saudia, and Dinsujiya. This is where the independent divisions emerged from , the forces at the three assembly points.Chelsea also understands that they are all organized at the division level. Even if all the soldiers are not in place, there are at least nearly [-] troops in each place.

Dare to ambush and beat his own troops, and they are in a hurry. Tang Qiuli used at least 30 troops in each place. My God, Tang Qiuli used nearly 30 divisions to deal with him. About ten thousand troops.Lieutenant General Chelsea is not confused by such a simple arithmetic. More than [-] Chinese soldiers can drown the troops in their hands!

Thanks to Tang Qiuli for thinking highly of himself.What Chelsea felt was not an honor, but a deep sense of strength.He ordered the troops confronting the independent division in the Naga hills area to immediately withdraw to Imphal and stick to it by virtue of the terrain conditions of Imphal.

During the Battle of the East India, this was the only correct and timely order issued by Lieutenant General Chelsea. At that time, the [-]th and [-]th Brigades directly under the Corps were at full speed to outflank the two wings of Imphal. Once the outflank was completed However, the tens of thousands of British and Indian troops on the front line of the Naga hills, don't even think about withdrawing to Imphal, they can only end up surrounded and wiped out in the wild.

This is indeed the case. From the front line of the Naga hills, more than 5 troops from the four divisions of the Eastward Army Regiment, which hastily withdrew, had just entered Imphal in less than three hours. In the north and south directions, a situation of encirclement was formed on Imphal.

Lieutenant General Chelsea has repeatedly contacted the troops in the direction of Simpson, Sardia, and Dingsugiya to inquire about the situation of the battle. However, all the telegrams sent out are as monotonous as listening to the radio operator's "tick, tick" freeze. At the sound of the telegraph button, Chelsea let out a long sigh, his face pale, and he knew what it meant.

The troops have lost contact, and the only answer is that the entire army is wiped out, and no one is left dead. Then, the three places of Simpson, Saudia, and Dingsujiya have been lost, and there are empty cities. With little effort, it can be easily occupied.

Back in the office, Lieutenant General Chelsea locked himself in the room, trying hard to find a way out of the situation in front of him. East India was full of wars, and Tang Qiuli was in more than ten places. Launching an attack was something that I never expected. Moreover, on every battlefield, local strength and firepower advantages could be formed.

The Chinese's way of using troops is deceitful and dangerous, fierce and fierce, and the rhythm of the battlefield is intertwined. If it is not for the current strength and quality of soldiers, or the well-equipped troops, can they survive in this war? , there is a possibility of winning, or in other words, a tie with Tang Qiuli. The answer makes Chelsea very frustrated, and it is also not possible.

Tang Qiuli divided up the encirclement, and defeated each of them. He has completely grasped the initiative on the battlefield, divided his more than [-] troops into fragments, and was passively beaten everywhere. Now, only Imphal and Lan are left. There was no fighting between Muga. Did Tang Qiuli not attack on purpose, or did he use his troops to the limit?

No matter what the situation is, Lieutenant General Chelsea does not feel at ease at all. All the strategic points in the East India are basically lost. The lonely Imphal and Ramgarh are also two dead places. The only way is to support it for a while That's all, as long as Tang Qiuli is willing, he can attack with his army at any time.

"Bang bang bang!" The office door was knocked heavily, Chelsea frowned impatiently, and shouted, "Come in!"

A British colonel hurried in with a telegram, looked at Chelsea's pale face, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, I have received a telegram from the commander of the Ramgar garrison. On the way of Pal’s assembly, he was ambushed and surrounded by the superior forces of the independent division of the Chinese army.

"By [-]:[-] p.m., we fought fiercely for more than two hours. Our troops suffered heavy casualties, and more than half of our troops were lost. We are now compressed and surrounded by independent division troops in a narrow area with a radius of less than [-] kilometers. Please, Commander, immediately Send reinforcements, otherwise, the entire army will be wiped out!"

Chelsea leaned back heavily, and finally came. The defenders of Ramgarh were also violently attacked. That is to say, all the army assembly points in the East India region, except Imphal, were all The target of Tang Qiuli's attack was over, and Imphal became a truly lonely city.

However, the troops in the direction of Lamba must go to the rescue. It is the fastest assembled and best equipped division with more than [-] troops. Annihilation, what can I use to stick to Imphal.

Chelsea cheered up and began to arrange a plan to rescue the troops in the direction of Lamba. He had four divisions with more than 1 troops in his hands, and he absolutely couldn't go all out. Then he sent two divisions with more than [-] troops. For the strength of the troops, Ramgar can't go back, and can only open the road back to Imphal. Taking advantage of Tang Qiuli's troops, which are still in other places, when they are attacking the city, it can be regarded as bringing this army into Imphal. Fortunately among misfortunes [-][

At this moment, a major officer broke in with panic on his face, "Your Excellency, Commander, I received reports from the troops at the front of Imphal that a large number of independent division troops were found approaching around Imphal. Surrounded!"

With a "snap", Lieutenant General Chelsea broke the pencil in his hand heavily, threw it on the combat map, and sat down on the chair, his face ashen, his eyes closed tightly, without saying a word.

The colonel officer asked cautiously: "Your Excellency, Commander, are we still going out of Impal to rescue Ramgar's troops as planned?"

Chelsea suddenly jumped up and roared hoarsely: "Idiot! We have been surrounded by the Chinese, how can we help? Before we leave Imphal, we will fall into the siege of the independent division. The troops call back, or resist to the end and all die in battle, or surrender to the Chinese in order to save the lives of the soldiers, it is up to the commander of the unit to decide on his own, and the regiment headquarters will not interfere!"

After finishing speaking, Chelsea sat back on the chair like a discouraged ball, and said to himself: "Only Imphal is the last survivor. What will happen in the future, it is up to fate!"

By the evening of May 21, as the sound of guns on the Ramgarh battlefield subsided, the fifth and sixth brigades directly under the Corps wiped out the first division of the British and Indian troops at the cost of less than [-] casualties. There were more than [-] people, of whom more than [-] were killed on the spot and more than [-] were captured.

In all fairness, the troops of the Second Division of the Eastward Army, which is mainly composed of Indian soldiers, are quite powerful and resist the most fiercely. The fifth and sixth brigades can capture so many prisoners, thanks to Chelsea According to the general's order, the British division commander wisely chose to disarm and surrender when he was in desperation.

Otherwise, two brigades and four heavy artillery regiments, plus each regiment belongs to the artillery battalion, the brigade belongs to the rocket battalion, under the overwhelming artillery fire of hundreds of artillery pieces and dozens of "Thunder" rocket launchers, the British and Indian troops of the second division Soldiers, there will never be more than a few hundred who survived.

So far, in the East India region, except for the encirclement of Imphal, all the troop assembly points and strategic points of the British Indian Army's Eastward Regiment have fallen into the hands of the independent division troops. The first phase of the East India Campaign ,Finished perfectly.

(to be continued) (to be continued...)