Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 709 Miracle
Tang Shengzhi sensed the enemy's intention to break out of the siege, and while quickly reporting to Jiang Baili, he categorically ordered to change the original plan and immediately attack the besieged enemy.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the attack officially began. The trumpeters on several hilltops blew the charge horn. The sound of the trumpet echoed in the valley, full of a chilling atmosphere. The artillery of the Dragon Army began to bombard the coalition forces outside Derry. The artillery had no choice but to rush to the battle. The shells from both sides flew across the sky, and the loud noise was deafening and heart-pounding.

Soldiers of the Dragon Army rushed towards the coalition positions outside Delhi like a tide, and the entire battlefield was filled with gunpowder smoke.The coalition forces had no way to escape. At this time, if they wanted to survive, they could only fight hard. The light and heavy machine guns in their hands spewed out flames together, forming a firepower network, guarding their own defensive circle.

An assault company of the Dragon Army approached the enemy's position from the east end of Derry, followed a ditch to the front of the enemy's bunker, and accurately threw a bundle of grenades into the gap in the bunker, only to hear a blast from inside. There was a heart-piercing cry, followed by a loud "boom", and the entire bunker was thrown into the sky.Some gun parts and human limbs flew up with the dust of the explosion, followed by a moment of terrible silence.

"Go to me, kill all these bastards!" The company commander shouted, and the Indian soldiers hiding not far away saw that the situation was over, and ran back desperately. Went to the west.

Seeing a gap in the defense circle, the coalition forces immediately concentrated their forces and rushed towards this side. Dense bullets were fired from the tent behind the bunker, and about two battalions of coalition troops rushed southward.A regiment of the Dragon Army guarded several south-facing hills, and the fleeing coalition forces seemed to bet on this passage, concentrating all their artillery fire and pouring it across.

The shells knocked down the trees with the thickness of a bowl, and the branches and leaves turned into coke in the shellfire and scattered on the scorched soil.An officer of the British 62nd Infantry Division had his ear pierced by a bullet, and he was still frantically urging his soldiers to charge towards the hill occupied by the Chinese army.One side wants to rush through this place no matter what to escape, while the other side is condescending and sticks to this main road.At this point in the battle, all tactics and formations have lost their effect, and what remains is a contest of spirit and will between the soldiers of the two armies.

At around 6:[-] p.m., the Dragon Army troops coming from several directions began to enter the battle one after another. The huge pressure made the defensive circle of the coalition forces shrink to a narrower area. The opponent's retreat made the Dragon Army smell the breath of victory. He rushed out of cover and launched a final assault on the enemy.

Several cannons were moved to forward positions.The first few shells missed the target, and craters of various sizes and shapes were made on the ground. The sand flying all over the sky made it hard to open your eyes.The gunners of the Dragon Army adjusted the impact point in time, and the shells exploded in the enemy army one after another, and the enemy army fell in pieces.The desperate New Crusaders couldn't retreat any further, and any further retreat would be a dead end. They reorganized their counterattack and counterattacked the position held by the Dragon Army.

At this time, night has fallen, and the red light of various bullets piercing the night sky is particularly conspicuous.A steady stream of new Chinese troops rushing to the battlefield took turns to fight, but the coalition forces could not get any support.The collapse of the defense line came suddenly and inadvertently, so that some coalition soldiers had begun to flee in all directions.

An hour later, the soldiers of the dragon army quickly inserted into the coalition front, dividing the defeated enemy into several groups.The coalition forces were desperate, and some people began to hand over their weapons to the Chinese soldiers one after another.

A British force of more than 500 men was stationed in a hillside village north of Delhi.The people in this village have already fled, and those abandoned houses just acted as a barrier for the British to resist the attack.They hid behind earthen walls, on roofs, and even under pits, making their final struggle.

The first person to arrive here was Liu Changsheng, the commander of the assault regiment. He and his troops walked through a forest and went around to the back of the village. A British soldier who was hiding behind a wall and shooting was suddenly caught by a pair of powerful hands. Choking his neck, just as he was struggling desperately trying to turn around, a sharp object pierced deeply into his heart.

Liu Changsheng wiped his bayonet, and continued to lead his soldiers through the village. Bullets were fired from the houses on both sides of the village from time to time, and the assault group had to look for cover while charging.In the middle of the village there is a rather dignified house, which may be the residence of some rich family.A group of British soldiers fired machine guns at the front-attacking Dragon Army soldiers from three windows. The firepower was very powerful.

Liu Changsheng observed the nearby terrain, he pointed to the side, and one of the assault company commanders under him immediately understood, and immediately climbed up a tall tree behind the house, the leaves of which had already fallen off.A dimly lit gas lamp was still burning in one house, and several wounded soldiers were huddled in the corner. The door of the house close to it was closed tightly, and there were a few British soldiers looking around nervously at the door, as if something very serious was hidden inside. Important things like that.In front of the window, several shooters were busy firing and reloading, and none of them noticed the movement behind them.

The assault company commander took out all the grenades on his body, tied them together firmly, looked down, and then threw the grenades into the house.boom!Then there was an earth-shattering explosion, and the assault company commander loaded down the big tree, waiting for him to wake up again.The battle is almost over.

Liu Changsheng took the opportunity to rush into the house with the soldiers, the inside was in a mess, and the room was full of dead bodies of British soldiers.The few British people who were lucky enough to survive were lying in a pool of blood and groaning weakly.Liu Changsheng kicked open the innermost room, soldiers from the Dragon Army rushed in, and three British officers threw away their guns.Reluctantly stood up.

"Name, rank!" Liu Changsheng asked loudly.

"Lieutenant General Kurt Pete. The Supreme Commander of the British Empire in India." Lieutenant General Pete said somewhat dejectedly.

"Benny Joseph, Commander of the 116th Infantry Reinforced Regiment, Major, former British Defense Commander of Moradabad." Joseph's voice was not very loud, but he could barely hear it clearly.

"Philip Johnson, Major General Commander of the 62nd Infantry Division of Kerda Herriot." Johnson still seemed a little unwilling to admit defeat, his face was full of dissatisfaction.

Liu Changsheng's heart thumped wildly. This happened so suddenly that he was at a loss for a while. He originally thought that it would be good to get a few lieutenant colonels and majors.I didn't expect to catch three big fish in one net, and even the Supreme Commander of the United Kingdom in India is here. This time, no matter what, I can add two more stars on my shoulders.

Pete still wanted to maintain a bit of the final dignity of a British officer, and said solemnly: "As a loser, I have nothing to say, but I demand respect and humane treatment, and I demand to see the commander-in-chief Jiang Baili whom I admire immediately. !"

"Yes, yes." Liu Changsheng said with a smile, he waved his hands to the soldiers around him, told them to put down their guns, and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult for you, Commander-in-Chief, but I can take you to see Tang Wulin." commander."

At this time, Tang Shengzhi drove into Delhi like a gust of wind in a military vehicle, and under the leadership of several soldiers, he directly found the command center of the Armored Corps.

Tang Shengzhi jumped out of the car, kicked open the gate of the headquarters, and shouted loudly: "Chen Jitang, get out of here, you bastard. He went on the road at night without talking to his brothers. I'm getting caught up in the limelight." You stole it all!"

But when he entered the headquarters, the situation inside surprised him.Chen Jitang was sitting on a chair that was about to fall apart, his complexion was sallow, his once straight military uniform was now in a mess, the military cap on his head was in order, but the left side was burnt, and there was a pistol in his hand, His hand was on the pistol. When he saw the door being kicked open, he immediately raised the gun and aimed it at his temple. After hearing the sound clearly, he let out a long sigh of relief and powerlessly put the gun back on. Putting it back, Xiang Tang Shengzhi forced a smile, but it seemed that he didn't even have the strength to stand up.

"Old Chen, how did you do this?" Tang Shengzhi didn't care about cursing, and rushed forward with several guards to help Chen Jitang up.

Chen Jitang said with difficulty: "Old Tang, give me something to eat, I'm starving to death."

Tang Shengzhi immediately took the dry food from the guards. When Chen Jitang saw the food, his eyes lit up, and he snatched it, and hurriedly stuffed it into his mouth, as ugly as it looked.However, the officers and soldiers under him are also like him, all of them are like hungry ghosts, they put whatever they can eat into their mouths.

"How long has it been since you ate, kid? If you eat like this, you won't be afraid of affecting the image of a high-ranking military officer in the empire." Tang Shengzhi scolded, seeing that Chen Jitang was choking for breath, he hurriedly handed him the water bottle.

Chen Jitang grabbed the water bottle and poured it into his mouth. He managed to regain his composure. The food in his belly made him look better. He raised his voice and said, "Have you eaten for a few days? Since I entered this I don’t know what food is in this place! If you come later, I will starve to death!”

Tang Shengzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "You're ashamed to blame me, you're too dishonest, stealthily grabbing the first prize by yourself, I really shouldn't save you, let you starve to death!"

In fact, the Armored Corps has made outstanding achievements in the entire Indian War. It has continuously conquered many important towns along the way, and directly took over Delhi, and then attracted all the main force of the British army to its side in the urban battle, until the last shell was fired, and finally a bullet.The entire Armored Corps used tankers as infantry. In the defense of Delhi in a few days, 82 people were killed and 279 were injured. The powerful firepower of hundreds of tanks and machine guns killed and wounded more than 7000 enemy troops. It was not lost until the outer dragon army completed the encirclement of the enemy army, which was considered a miracle in the history of imperial war!
(End of this chapter)