Age of Rebirth

The east gate of Imphal slowly opened, and under the bright morning light, a group of British soldiers, with a striking white flag, led by several officers, headed towards Liu, the first brigade directly under the independent division. The position of Hongzhang's department came.

Liu Hongzhang was in the binoculars, saw this scene, and hurriedly ordered: "The British guys have surrendered, order the artillery, temporarily stop the shelling, see what these bastards say, and immediately report the situation to Deputy Commander Tang, the British guys are flying the white flag , come to negotiate the matter of surrender!"

After finishing speaking, he stomped his feet angrily, and said to himself, "Why did you surrender? You haven't fought yet. What a fucking bunch of idiots. It's a pity that I stayed up most of the night to come up with a battle plan. It's really boring. Son!"

The staff officers in the brigade headquarters couldn't help laughing secretly. Hearing what the brigade commander said, they felt very aggrieved if they didn't fight this battle. Also, the joint attack of infantry, artillery, and tanks carefully organized by Liu Hongzhang , but it really took a lot of effort, and he just let it go like this, and he felt very unhappy.

When Tang Qiusheng received the report from the First Brigade directly under the Corps, he was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled comfortably. As expected, he came a little faster. He originally thought that it would take a while to wait for the British and Indian troops to eat enough. After suffering a lot, he chose to surrender when he had no choice but to go to the other end. He hadn't made a move yet in the big battle he had prepared. "It seems that this Chelsea is a person who knows the times," he thought to himself. [

Tang Qiusheng said to Yu Guanghan, Chief of Staff of the Corps: "Guanghan, ask Liu Hongzhang to send the British and Indian army negotiators to the headquarters. You also prepare, we will meet these British."

Yu Guanghan said somewhat unwillingly: "Deputy Commander, what is there to talk to them about? In a word, lay down your weapons and raise your hands to surrender. It's simple and straightforward. I think you don't need to destroy these defeated generals. I'll send them away." Theirs!"

Tang Qiusheng shook his head and said, "Guanghan, you can defeat others without fighting. It is good to capture Imphal without a fierce battle. For us, it is the most ideal effect, and it can avoid the casualties of the troops. It can save time and medicine. It can save the city of Imphal from the flames of war. Chelsea can do this, and it is worth seeing me in person. Go, arrange to go!"

On the morning of May 24th, the gushing sun rose in the sky of East India.The sun is shining brightly, passing through this piece of land, it is full of vitality.A team consisting of three officers and a dozen soldiers of the Imphal garrison of the British Indian Army, the surrender negotiating team, was walking in the sunshine, this vibrant morning, with them off.

Escorted by a platoon of troops from the Guard Battalion of the First Brigade Headquarters of the Corps, the officers and soldiers of the British and Indian Army walked all the way, and what they saw was a large-caliber heavy artillery lined up in a dense array on the Chinese army's position. A tank ready to go.Groups of soldiers with high morale and fighting spirit, their hearts are more complicated.

Perhaps, among them, they were somewhat dissatisfied with the order of their superiors to surrender to the Chinese.I always feel that I can fight. Now it seems that how naive my thinking is and how dangerous my approach is. I don’t need Chinese soldiers to kill them. These heavy artillery and tanks can tear apart more than [-] soldiers of the British Empire in Imphal. smash.

Thinking of this, the unhappiness hidden on the faces of the officers and soldiers of the British and Indian Army disappeared like snowflakes in the sun. He was in neat military attire and stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the officers and soldiers of the British and Indian Army approaching, with a contemptuous smile on his lips.

The surrender representative of the Eastward Army Regiment stationed in India approached, and Yu Guanghan cast his eyes on a British colonel with the highest rank, and said succinctly, "Our Deputy Commander Tang is waiting for you, please come in!"

After entering the tent, the English interpreter introduced the deputy commander Tang Qiusheng and others who were sitting in the middle. The British colonel stepped forward, first gave a military salute to Tang Qiusheng, and said, "Dear General Tang, I am Colonel Davies, Chief of Staff of the Eastward Regiment of the British Empire in India, and now I am ordered to discuss surrender with your army!"

Tang Qiusheng sat calmly, smiled slightly, and said, "You have made the most sensible choice. I don't know how your General Chelsea is doing? Does he have any requests? You may wish to speak up!"

The pained look in Davis' eyes flashed, and he said: "General Tang, our Chelsea commander, unfortunately died last night, and now the commander of the Eastward Army is our chief of staff, Major General Venerson, and I have served him. Order, come to discuss matters related to surrender!"

Tang Qiusheng's eyes jumped, "I didn't expect that Chelsea, who was so insane, was already dead. The army hadn't started to attack, so there was no possibility of being killed. It should have committed suicide. Under the circumstances, the last choice, that Chelsea has some military spirit, and it is considered a good deed, otherwise, the British Indian army in Imphal would not have chosen to surrender so quickly!"

Tang Qiusheng went on to say: "The conditions for surrender are very simple. All the troops of the eastward marching regiment in Imphal put down their weapons and drive out of the city immediately to gather at the place we designated. Because of your correct choice, the city and citizens of Imphal, Save yourself from the flames of war, your life and personal property will be fully protected, and all soldiers and officers who surrender will be treated as prisoners of war, do you hear me clearly?"

Tang Qiusheng saw that as soon as he finished his words, the colonel named Davis's face was obviously relaxed, and he felt like he had escaped from death. Tang Qiusheng had dealt with the British who surrendered, and he knew that the British Empire Soldiers, in their bones, have a kind of pride that cannot be let go. For example, that Alexander made extra demands.

Tang Qiusheng had already made full mental preparations, waiting for this Colonel Davis to make some requests, which seemed very reasonable to the British, but were actually absurd and ridiculous demands.

Unexpectedly, Colonel Davis didn't mention any extra requirements, but said gratefully: "General Tang, you are a real soldier. As a prisoner of war, we know what to do. We fully accept your army's conditions. And drive out of the city of Imphal in the fastest time."

The negotiator for the surrender of the Indian Army's Eastward Regiment left. Tang Qiusheng sat relaxed on the marching chair and said to Guanghan, "Guanghan, immediately report the news of the surrender of the Indian army in Impaling to the division commander. In the telegram, add In a word, Chelsea, the commander of the Eastward Army Regiment stationed in India, has committed suicide!"

Yu Guanghan looked at him puzzled, Tang Qiusheng smiled and said, "That's right, he committed suicide, Guanghan, you should figure out the reason for it yourself!" Qiu Sheng leaned back on the chair and actually dozed off!

Tang Qiuli laughed happily when he received Tang Qiusheng's telegram, and said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe, "Yuhe, brother Qiusheng is really a lucky general. When he got there, the British and Indian troops there chose to surrender. Fighting and defeating the enemy, okay, first Alexander, then Chelsea, no, Chelsea has committed suicide, Yuhe, in Sido and Imphal, successively more than [-] British and Indian soldiers were lost in the hands of Brother Qiusheng Right?" [

Zhao Yuhe smiled and replied: "Master, I'm afraid it's more than that. Anyway, it's enough to wipe out more troops than you commanded. Should we take some action next?"

Tang Qiuli laughed and said: "Han Tie just sent a telegram. An hour ago, the strength of the seven brigades of the Marine Corps that landed on Sri Lanka Island has formed a siege situation around Colombo. Solve the British and Indian troops there. Army, it is only a matter of time, now, we are the only one left, this will be the final battle, and give the British the final blow!"

"Yuhe, order the troops on the front lines of Muzaffarpur, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Howrah, and Calcutta to immediately send troops to Lucknow, Allahabad, Jabulpur, Perm Lager and Gunpur line, launch a fierce attack, add a point to the order, do not limit the speed of the troops, but it is not allowed to be at the cost of the casualties of the troops!"

Starting at around 24:[-] am on May [-]th, the Corps directly under the Independent Division and the Sulu Mobile Corps, located in Central India, have a total of [-] brigades, starting from Muzaffarpur in the north and reaching the port city in eastern India in the south. On the front line of Calcutta, a front line of more than [-] kilometers long, launched a fierce attack on various targets in the Indian interior.

All of a sudden, in the area from Central India to the inland of India, the sound of guns was booming, gunshots were everywhere, and the flames of war and gunpowder filled the air. The brigades of the independent division, with the cooperation of the bombers in the sky and the tanks on the ground, advanced at an astonishing speed. , all the second-line troops of the Eastward Regiment of the Indian Army that retreated to the above-mentioned target did not even have the power to parry. After a little contact, the guns of the independent division fell on their heads in a large area, and they were invincible and defeated for thousands of miles .

By 24:[-] p.m. on the [-]th, all the attacking troops had completed their scheduled combat objectives and occupied Lucknow, Allahabad, Jabulpur, Pamlagar, Gonpur and other places.

Among them, Xiao Jinshan's Department of the Ninth Brigade and Fang Yuanshan's Department of the Tenth Brigade, which were in charge of attacking Lucknow and Kanpur, continued to attack Aligarh and Agra one after another without stopping. Although it is not the main target of attack, it is less than 150 kilometers away from New Delhi, the political, economic, military and cultural center of Britain in India.

The Chinese soldiers approached the city, and New Delhi was shaken. The Governor of India was at a loss. In his hands, all the armed forces that could be spelled wrong were only about 1 people. Alexander and Chelsea, with hundreds of thousands of troops, were all helpful. A little force is not enough even for the Cypriot Chinese.

The urgent telegram flew to the British mainland like a snowflake. All the suggestions had only one content, requesting the cabinet to immediately approve negotiations with the Chinese, otherwise, the British Empire would really lose the South Asian subcontinent!

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