Age of Conquest Reborn

For Lieutenant General Chelsea, the commander of the British Army's Eastward March in India, this chaos was just the beginning of the disaster. He could only watch helplessly as one key point after another was captured by the troops of the Army Division.

He was helpless, and he couldn't save that one. Being able to save Imphal was already a special gift from God!

Lieutenant General Chelsea, who was like an ant on a hot pot, dug out some clues from the smoke of war and finally judged Tang Qiuli's campaign intention. Alexander was surrounded in Xido in the Hukang Valley, which was nothing more than a bait.

The remaining troops stationed in India came to the rescue to achieve the goal of completely wiping out the British Empire's military power in the South Asian subcontinent.

Then, instead of attacking Alexander's troops, he sent a large number of troops to secretly enter the East India region. First, he cut off the retreat of the eastward advancing army gathered on the Imphal line, and then divided, surrounded and finally annihilated them. After clarifying this idea, Hu

Everything that happened in the Cam Valley and even in the East India War was obvious, but everyone from Prime Minister Churchill to the General Staff to himself was fooled.

However, Lieutenant General Chelsea did not even have time to regret. He relied on Imphal's more than 50,000 troops to fight against Tang Qiuli's nearly 200,000 troops. He had no chance of winning at all. The only thing he could do was to beg.

The Americans sent planes to participate in the war, and the second-line army could open a retreat for themselves into the interior of the Indian continent.

Chelsea shuddered at Tang Qiuli's military tactics. This Chinese was too terrifying. Hundreds of thousands of troops entered the East India region for several days, but he didn't even notice it at all. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so stupid.

Order all troops to assemble at Imphal and take the initiative to get into Tang Qiuli's trap.

On the afternoon of May 21, the situation on the battlefield in East India changed again. This change was no less than a disaster for Chelsea.

Chelsea received emergency telegrams from Simpson, Saudi Arabia, and Dinsukia. The contents of the telegrams were almost the same, "Your Excellency, Commander. At about three o'clock this afternoon, we were on the way to Imphal to assemble.

The ambush of the ** Division troops and the artillery fire of the ** Division troops were extremely fierce. The troops suffered heavy casualties. They are no longer able to resist the attack of the ** Division troops. I implore you, Commander, to send troops to rescue immediately! Otherwise, our unit will be in danger!"

Lieutenant General Chelsea almost jumped up, what? Dhaka, Khulna, Pokaro, Saifpur, and Jinhati were just lost, and the battlefield was moved to Simpson, Saudi Arabia, and Dinsukia. This is again

The ** division troops appeared from nowhere, with the strength of the three assembly points. Chelsea also understood that they were all organized at the division level. Even if not all the troops were in place, there were at least nearly 10,000 troops in each location.

He dared to ambush and beat his own troops, and he was in danger again and again. The troops Tang Qiuli used were at least 20,000 in each place. My God, in order to deal with him, Tang Qiuli actually used nearly twenty soldiers of the Third Division.

About 100,000 troops. Lieutenant General Chelsea was still confused by such a simple arithmetic. More than 300,000 Chinese soldiers could swamp the troops in his hands!

Thanks to Tang Qiuli, Chelsea felt not honored, but a deep sense of powerlessness. He ordered the troops confronting the ** division troops in the Naga hills to immediately withdraw to Imphal, relying on the terrain of Imphal

Conditions stick.

In the Battle of East India, this was the only correct and timely order issued by Lieutenant General Chelsea. At that time, the 7th and 8th Brigades of the Directly Affiliated Corps were outflanking Imphal at full speed. Once the outflanking was completed,

, the tens of thousands of British and Indian troops on the front line of the Naga Hills could not even think of withdrawing to Imphal, and would only end up being surrounded and annihilated in the wild.

The fact is indeed true. The more than 50,000 troops of the four divisions of the Eastward Army, which were hastily withdrawn from the Naga Hills line, entered Imphal less than three hours ago. The intersecting troops of the 7th and 8th brigades of the directly affiliated corps have already left.

Imphal was surrounded from both north and south directions.

Lieutenant General Chelsea repeatedly contacted the troops in the direction of Simpson, Saudi Arabia, and Dinsugiya to inquire about the battle situation. However, all the telegrams sent out were like falling into the sea, with no news, listening to the operator's "tick-tock, tick-tock" solidification.

The monotonous sound of the telegraph keys made Chelsea sigh and his face turned ashen. He knew what this meant.

The troops have lost contact, and the only answer is that the entire army has been annihilated, and no one is left dead. Then, Simpson, Shadiya, and Dinsujia have been lost. There are empty cities one after another. Tang Qiuli's troops cannot

It can be easily occupied with little effort.

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. War was everywhere in East India. Tang Qiuli was in more than ten places, one day after another.

Launching an attack was something he never expected, and on every battlefield, he could form a local advantage in strength and firepower.

The Chinese way of using troops is deceitful and dangerous, and their attacks are fierce and ruthless. The rhythm of the battlefield is closely linked. If it were not for the current strength and quality of the soldiers, or for the well-equipped troops, would they be able to 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, it also doesn't work.

Tang Qiuli divided the siege and defeated each one. He had completely grasped the initiative on the battlefield and divided his more than 100,000 troops into pieces. They were passively beaten everywhere. Now, only Imphal and Lan were left.

There was no fighting between Muga and Muga. Was it Tang Qiuli's intention not to attack, or had he reached the limit of the use of his troops?

No matter what the situation is, Lieutenant General Chelsea does not feel at all relaxed. All strategic points in East India have basically been lost. Imphal and Ramgarh, which are left alone, are also two dead places and cannot be sustained 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!" There was a heavy knock on the office door. Chelsea frowned impatiently and shouted, "Come in!"

A British colonel hurried in with a telegram. Looking at Chelsea's gray face, he swallowed and said: "Your Excellency, Commander, I have received a telegram from the commander of the Lambgar garrison.

On the way to gather in Pal, we were ambushed and surrounded by the superior force of the ** Division of the Chinese ** Corps. The battle was extremely fierce. Our troops tried to break through the encirclement several times in the direction of Imphal and Ramgarh, but failed."

"At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, after more than two hours of fierce fighting, our unit suffered heavy casualties and lost more than half of its troops. Now it is compressed and surrounded by the ** Division troops in a small area of ​​less than 20 kilometers in radius. I sincerely ask your Excellency, Commander, to

Send reinforcements immediately, otherwise, the entire army will be wiped out!"

Chelsea leaned back heavily, and finally came. Ramgarh's defenders were also violently attacked. In other words, all the troop gathering areas in the East India region, except Imphal, were without exception.

It was the attack target of Tang Qiuli's troops. It was over, and Imphal became a truly isolated city.

However, the troops in the direction of Ramgarh had to go to rescue. It was the fastest and most well-equipped division with more than 13,000 troops. It and Imphal were at the horns of each other. If the entire army

If it is destroyed, what can you do to defend Imphal?

Chelsea cheered up and began to arrange a plan to rescue the troops in the direction of Lambga. He had four divisions with more than 50,000 troops, and he absolutely could not send them all out, so he would send out two divisions with more than 20,000 troops.

With the strength of the troops, Ramga cannot go back, so he can only open the road back to Imphal. Taking advantage of Tang Qiuli's troops to attack the city and seize the territory in other places, it is considered a good idea to bring this troops into Imphal.

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At this moment, a major officer broke in with a panicked expression, "Your Excellency, Commander, we have received reports from the troops in various front positions in Imphal. A large number of ** division troops were found approaching Imphal. We

Surrounded!"

With a "pop" sound, Lieutenant General Chelsea broke the pencil in his hand, threw it on the battle map, and slumped down on the chair, his face ashen, he closed his eyes tightly and said nothing.

The colonel officer asked cautiously: "Your Excellency, Commander, are we still going to Imphal to rescue Ramgarh's troops as planned?"

Chelsea suddenly jumped up and roared at the top of his lungs: "Idiot! We have been surrounded by the Chinese. We are asking for help. How to save us? Before we get out of Imphal, we will fall into the siege of the Japanese troops. Add to Lamb's

The troops call back and either resist to the end and all die, 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, and the legion headquarters will not interfere!"

After saying that, Chelsea was as frustrated as a ball, and sat back on the chair slumpedly, muttering to himself: "Imphal is the only one left, the last survivor. Let God decide what his future fate will be!"

By the evening of May 21, as the sound of guns and artillery on the Lambgar battlefield subsided, the 5th and 6th brigades of the Directly Affiliated Corps completely annihilated the British and Indian troops at the cost of less than 2,000 casualties.

The first division had more than 13,000 men, of which more than 5,000 were killed on the spot and more than 7,000 were captured.

To be fair, the troops of the Second Division of the Eastward March Army, which is dominated by Indian soldiers, are quite powerful in combat and resisted the most fiercely. The fifth and sixth brigades were able to capture so many prisoners thanks to the Chelsea Center.

Following the general's order, the British division commander wisely chose to surrender when he was desperate.

Otherwise, under the overwhelming artillery fire of two brigades and four heavy artillery regiments, plus the artillery battalions of each regiment, the rocket launcher battalion of the brigade, hundreds of artillery pieces, and dozens of "Thunder" rocket launchers, the British and Indian troops of the Second Division

There will definitely not be more than a few hundred soldiers who survive.

At this point, in the East India region, with the exception of Imphal, which was encircled, all the troop gathering areas and strategic points of the British-Indian Army's eastward march fell into the hands of the Army Division. The first battle of the East India Campaign

stage, successfully concluded.

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