Age of Rebirth

At 24:[-] pm on May [-]th, Tang Qiuli, who had moved the campaign headquarters to Jamshedpur, was leisurely admiring the scenery here. In the warm evening wind, under his feet, on the ground, Land that is already inland India.

Doubtful, at this time Tang Qiuli was in an extremely happy mood. After finishing off the main force of the Indian army on the front lines of East India and northern Myanmar, his own troops had no opponents to resist in the inland areas of India. The advancing speed of the troops proved this point. He himself was a little surprised to achieve the current results with minimal casualties.

Tang Qiuli even had such an idea, why not take this opportunity to solve it in one fell swoop, all the power of the British in the South Asian subcontinent, and bring this rich and vast land into the territory of the Chinese, maybe, there will be no more in the future That restless Ah Sanguo who often challenged China.

However, Tang Qiuli is wise and sensible. With the current strength of the independent division, he can definitely swallow the South Asian subcontinent. However, swallowing is easy and difficult to digest. If you are not careful, the Indian continent will become a quagmire that is difficult to get out of. All my energy will be trapped here.

Also, can the Americans see themselves monopolizing the South Asian subcontinent?It is obviously impossible to use the usual American approach. Including the Indochina Peninsula, it is a dizzyingly vast land, and everyone will be jealous. [

In order to curb the rise of the Chinese, the Americans can even compromise with the Japanese, lose part of their interests, and join forces to deal with themselves. Tang Qiuli's understanding of the Americans in later generations believes that the Americans will definitely do this.That extremely selfish country can use anything as a bargaining chip for its own benefit.

In Southeast Asia, there are two powerful opponents at the same time.It is definitely not the blessing of the independent teacher and myself, not to mention that the Chinese who hates the Japanese even sleeps thinking about how to kill himself.Here comes my own problem.

Forget it, enough is enough, the big layout that has been exhausted, the strategic concept of the entire Southeast Asia.It cannot be affected by greed. After all, the strategic center of the independent division is still in the Indochina Peninsula and Southeast Asia.The main enemy is still the Japanese.

Tang Qiuli retracted his thoughts that had drifted far away, and turned his attention to this inland city in India that had just been occupied for less than a day.Jamshedpur, because of those second-line troops stationed in the Indian Army's Eastward Regiment.Before the independent division troops arrived, they heard the news and fled.The entire city has not been looted by the war, and still retains its original appearance.

Tang Qiuli turned around and said to Shanhu: "Huzi, do you want to see exotic customs? Let's change into casual clothes and go out for a stroll?"

Before Shanhu could answer, Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe came in excitedly, "Commander, good news, I have received reports from various units. Up to now, all units have achieved their campaign goals. Lucknow, Allah Abad, Jabulpur, Pamlagar, Gunpur and other places have already fallen into our hands, it is amazing, in less than 140 hours, we have covered an average of more than [-] kilometers!"

Tang Qiuli asked with a smile, "Yuhe, don't just report the good news but not the bad news, tell me, how about the casualties of the troops?"

Zhao Yuhe replied with undiminished interest: "Master, you think highly of the soldiers of the British and Indian Army who are not even considered as third-rate troops. According to the reports of the brigades, even a low-intensity battle between their troops , It has never happened, like entering the land of the people, the brigade commanders themselves joked, we are fighting a war, we are simply taking over the city! If we had known this before, why would we mobilize our troops and mobilize our troops as if we were facing a big enemy? , send a few tanks, you can take over a city!"

Tang Qiuli laughed and said: "Look, are you cocking your tail? Without the series of battles in northern Burma and East India, they can fight so easily now? What about these guys!"

Zhao Yuhe could see that the division commander seemed to be blaming them, but in fact he was very happy in his heart. He found two telegrams, and then said: "Master, there is something that surprises you. Xiao Jinshan, the commander of the ninth brigade of the Corps Fang Yuanshan, commander of the Tenth Brigade, reported that after occupying Lucknow and Kanpur, their troops continued to march westward, following the footprints of the British and Indian troops, and successively occupied Aligarh and Agra. land."

Tang Qiuli was taken aback, and walked quickly back to the war room. On the military map, he found the locations of Aligarh and Agra, touched his forehead, and said helplessly: "You two daredevils, do you still want to attack New Delhi? Huh? That is the old nest of the British in India, so they are not afraid of a desperate counterattack? The two brigades have more than 3 troops, and it is really worrying to go deep into the hornet's nest alone."

Turning around, he said to Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, immediately order Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan to consolidate the fortifications at Aligarh and Agra to prevent the British and Indian troops from counterattacking. Without my order, no attack is allowed." go ahead!"

Tang Qiuli's worries are justified. The current positions of the Ninth Brigade and the Tenth Brigade are more than 100 kilometers away from the main battle line. They are separated from other troops by more than 100 kilometers. They are definitely isolated. It is normal to understand that even if the British no longer have the strength to resist on all fronts, they will have to struggle when their nest is threatened.

After thinking about it again, he still felt uneasy, so he called Zhao Yuhe, and then said, "Yuhe, which troops are near the current positions of the Ninth and Tenth Brigades?"

Zhao Yuhe replied: "Master, the Eighth Brigade directly under the Corps, and the First and Second Brigades of the Sulu Mobile Corps are less than 150 kilometers away from them."

Tang Qiuli said: "The order, the first and second brigades of the Sulu mobile corps, hand over the current defense area to the eighth brigade of the directly subordinate corps, and immediately move closer to Aligarh and Agra. Also, order the tank fourth , Fifth Brigade, Second Artillery Brigade, and Third Brigade of Artillery, leaving the current battlefield and reinforcing Aligar and Agra at the same time, these two guys are really bold, I hope the British can be frightened by them!"

Facts have proved that Tang Qiuli's worries were unnecessary. He also overestimated the fighting spirit and determination of the British, and also overestimated the strength of the British. Since the ninth and tenth brigades entered Aligarh and Agra After the two places, New Delhi fell into panic.

At night, New Delhi, which was full of music and music in the past, can no longer see the bustling scene, and the crowded and busy streets can no longer see such a scene, it looks empty and lonely, and occasionally a few cars pass by , Rolling up the dust, it is also anxious like a spark, and it looks panic. The neon lights on both sides of the street are no longer flashing coquettish illusions, only street lamps, emitting a dim yellow light, adding a little vitality to the city.

Tonight, for the British in New Delhi, it is an uneasy and frightening night. On this continent, the British have lived the life of a master for decades. It's so far away, why all of a sudden, the Chinese army has reached the vicinity of New Delhi?It's only a dozen days, it's like a dream! [

On the night of May 24th, one of the most discussed things among the British in New Delhi was how to escape from here, to the west, and continue to escape to the west, until New Delhi, far away from the war, there is still a large area in the far west of India. The living space, the Union Jack flag of the British Empire, is still flying there. Although the people there believe in Islam and are incompatible with their own God, it is better than being captured by the Chinese.

They are all conquerors. The British think about what they did to the local aborigines when they occupied this continent. They also absolutely believe that after the Chinese come, they will do more cruel and thorough things. The reason is very simple. For the former conquerors, there should be no future troubles. It is said that those barbaric Chinese have always hated Westerners and will never show mercy.

Such discussions quickly turned into actual actions, which were scattered at first, but when they came back, it became a common action of all the British in New Delhi. They packed up the gold and silver, took their families, and left the city that was about to fall overnight in a car. New Delhi.

Soon, there was traffic on the streets of New Delhi under the night, and the British left in a hurry, leaving garden houses, villa factories, large manors and land, and all the real estate they had looted as colonists. , Even if they want to take it, they can't take it away.

Similarly, the aborigines in New Delhi, through the cracks of their humble doors, watched with gloating and apprehensive feelings that the British, who used to be aloof and invincible, slipped away like bereaved dogs, and then worried about their own fate.

Sir Pajvasali, the Governor General of the British Empire in India, was like an ant on a hot pot, circling back and forth in the resplendent Governor's Mansion. Beside him were dozens of gray-faced, panic-stricken senior officials from the colonial government. official.

All the people in power of the British Empire in India have gathered at the Governor's Mansion. They are waiting for His Excellency the Governor to make a decision. However, many of them have already made two-handed preparations. First, send their family and property out of New Delhi. In the villa, leave a car full of gas and a few loyal Indian servants. Once the Governor has no choice, he will run away immediately, who cares about the lives of others.

In fact, Sir Pajvasari was more panicked than these officials. He sent more than a dozen telegrams to Prime Minister Churchill and the cabinet, all with the same content. He immediately negotiated with Tang Qiuli and begged for peace talks. , In this way, it is possible to keep part of the land, but until now, there has been no reply.

I don’t know what the cabinet and the Prime Minister are thinking. The Chinese are already approaching the city. Maybe, when the sun rises tomorrow, Chinese soldiers will already appear on the streets of New Delhi. By then, it will be too late!

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