Age of Conquest Reborn

At the Zhenhati Command in Central India, division commander Tang Qiuli’s actions left everyone confused. Isn’t it the military map of the South Asian subcontinent? The division commander looked at it countless times and it was as familiar as the palm of his hand. Even the staff officers

, they are also familiar with the situation between the enemy and ourselves above, and can know the current position of their troops with their eyes closed.

In the middle of the night, the division commander was talking about a military map. For more than forty minutes, Tang Qiuli was still gesturing enthusiastically, mumbling words, thinking, and occasionally frowning.

He shook his head from time to time, as if he had encountered some problem, and his attitude was extremely serious. He did not say anything, and the staff did not dare to ask. They just used the corner of their eyes to pay attention to every move of the division commander.

Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe couldn't help it and asked tentatively: "Commander, it's already past eleven o'clock at night. It's time for you to rest. If you have any questions, please tell them. The staff office will keep them after you wake up."

, mark all the signs you need on the military map."

Zhao Yuhe was testing this. He believed that the division commander was dissatisfied with the work of the staff office. He personally modified certain aspects of data on the military map, which proved that he, the chief of staff, was derelict in his duties. According to the division of work responsibilities

, staff officers are under their own leadership.

Tang Qiuli put down the scale in his hand, moved his cervical vertebrae, smiled mysteriously, and avoided answering Zhao Yuhe's words, but said: "Yuhe, please summarize today's battle situation, so that I can have a good idea!

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Zhao Yuhe was here to report on this situation. Seeing the division commander busy in front of the military map, he had questions and did not disturb him.

He opened the folder in his hand and said: "Division Commander, after a whole day of fighting on May 23, the battle conditions on the three battlefields are as follows. The troops of Commander Han Tie of the Marine Corps attacked Sri Lanka Island. Very

Good luck, in front of us, the attacking troops from the north and the south are clearing away the remaining enemies. They are encircling us in the direction of Colombo. The commander of Han Railway personally led the middle route army and has approached the outskirts of Colombo."

"In the Battle of the East Indian Ocean, Commander Tang Qiuquan's fleet completely annihilated the Indian task force, sinking thirty-one ships and capturing thirty-two. Including more than 5,000 British naval soldiers and officers, Commander Tang has begun

The work of reorganizing, receiving warships and escorting prisoners of war, and the fleet's campaign plan were successfully completed."

"In Dhaka, Khulna, Pokaro, and Seifpur in central India, the entire brigade troops took the initiative to attack the second-line troops of the Indian Army's Eastward March Corps stationed opposite them, and after a day's battle, they were annihilated.

There are more than 40,000 second-line troops of the Eastward Army, and most of them have retreated to the front line of Muzaffarpur, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Howrah, and Calcutta, which are more than 130 kilometers away."

"Looking at the battle situation of the day, the fleet achieved the greatest results, followed by the Marine Corps. We invested the most troops on the front line in China and India, but the results were the smallest. The reason is because the second-line troops of the British-Indian Army's Eastward March Army

, they collapsed as soon as they engaged in battle, leaving the troops with no chance to encircle them, division commander. Today’s results exceeded our expectations, especially on the Sri Lankan island and the Central India front line, the troops advanced at an astonishing speed!”

Tang Qiuli said simply, "Killing a chicken with a bull's-eye, as expected. How is the situation in Yuhe and Imphal? Has Deputy Commander Tang sent a telegram?"

Tang Qiuli nodded and said: "Yuhe, order Deputy Commander Tang to shrink the encirclement of Imphal, compress the strategic space of the Chelsea troops, try to force them to surrender, and lure in the second-line troops of the eastward advancing army. Imphal has already

There is no need to hang alone in the East Indies anymore. If we deal with him early, the troops will be free."

"More than a dozen brigades of troops may seem like a lot of troops, but they are far from enough if they are spread across the vast land of India. If the British had several divisions of capable troops in India, I would never dare to do so.

Adopting such widespread tactics and capturing Imphal will also sound another alarm bell to British Prime Minister Churchill!"

"Order the troops on the front line in Dhaka, Khulna, Pokaro, Saifpur, and Jinhati to attack Muzaffarpur, Patna, Ranchi, and Jamshedpur starting from 5 a.m. tomorrow.

The second-line troops of the Eastward Army on the front line in Howrah and Calcutta will conduct fierce attacks, fierce pursuits, and fierce attacks. They must attack continuously without stopping and not give the British a chance to breathe."

"In the order, it is emphasized that at 6 o'clock in the evening on May 24, all the attacking troops will occupy the Lucknow, Allahabad, Japurpur, Pomlagul, and Gonpur lines.

Within thirteen hours, each unit had to advance an average of more than 130 kilometers. During this period, they also experienced battles. The task was definitely not easy. This must be explained to all units, especially to avoid the breeding of pride."

Zhao Yuhe hesitated and said: "Division Commander, the terrain conditions in the Central India region have great restrictions on the advancement of the troops, especially for the mechanized troops. In terms of the battlefield situation in front of them, the British can no longer organize

To mount effective resistance, why don’t we advance slowly in the existing area and look for opportunities to annihilate the second-line troops of the Eastward Army? Time is not urgent for us, so why take the risk?”

Tang Qiuli shook his head and said: "Yu He, you must always remember that our strategic focus is not on the South Asian subcontinent, but on the Indochina Peninsula and the South Pacific. Our main enemy is still the Japanese, but because

The British acted stupidly and took the initiative to provoke a war in northern Myanmar, which gave us this opportunity. We don't have enough time."

"The Japanese are ready to move in the South Pacific. The Pacific War is about to break out. It is impossible for the Americans not to react to our capture of Sri Lanka, Central India, and the East India region. If the Americans intervene in the South Asian subcontinent, the situation will become more complicated.

, Therefore, ending the war against the British as soon as possible will avoid a lot of trouble, and the troops can withdraw as soon as possible."

"I assumed a fierce attack posture and continued to advance into the interior of the Indian mainland, taking up the posture of swallowing up the British territory. This is to force the British to come to the negotiating table. Yuhe, with our current strength,

It is not enough to occupy the entire South Asian subcontinent. We can only sign an alliance with the British under the most favorable circumstances to get what we want. War is just a means!"

Zhao Yuhe vaguely understood why the division commander spent so long thinking in front of the military map of the South Asian subcontinent. He was thinking about how to use the knife to cut off a large piece of fat from the British.

From what Zhao Yuhe knew about Tang Qiuli, this knife would definitely see bones and blood!

In Imphal, East India, at the headquarters of the Eastward Army of the Indian Army, there was only a dim desk lamp on in the office of the commander, Lieutenant General Chelsea. Under the dim light, Lieutenant General Chelsea was writing furiously. He was

Writing to Prime Minister Churchill and Chief of General Staff Admiral Brandts.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, Chief of General Staff, it is already late at night on May 23rd. Imphal is surrounded by Tang Qiuli's troops. I have to sadly tell you the sad news. My five colleagues and I

More than 10,000 soldiers were surrounded by a squadron several times my size. Starting from the 22nd, the sound of gunfire around Imphal has never stopped."

"Tang Qiuli's troops, relying on their absolute superiority in strength and firepower, continued to encroach on my outer positions. The troops were gradually compressed into a small area in the city. Soldiers, ammunition, materials and supplies were gradually consumed, and no supplies could be obtained.

, it is no longer possible for the troops to break through, Imphal has become a desperate place, a dead city, this is the real situation."

"And during the day today, bad news came from the Central and Indian front lines. When the second-line troops of our eastward advancing army tried to open the blockade of the ** Division troops, they suffered a violent counterattack, suffered heavy casualties, and had to retreat.

More than a hundred kilometers, now that I think about it, this was a fatal mistake I made. Tang Qiuli's troops are fully capable of capturing Imphal within ten hours."

"However, the Chinese did not attack. Their only purpose was to attract our second-line troops to come to the rescue. This method was exactly the same as the siege of Cido under Alexander's command. However, we were all fooled. Rescue

Xiduo, causing the eastward advancing army to fall into a situation where the entire army was annihilated, and Imphal became an isolated city."

"In order to rescue the eastward marching army, the second-line troops also dealt a fatal blow to the last military potential of our British Empire in the South Asian subcontinent. Alexander's original prediction became a terrible reality. The greedy ambitions of the Chinese are not in East India.

, not even in Central India, what they want is the entire South Asian subcontinent."

"The conspiracy and strategy of the Chinese Tang Qiuli caused us to be fooled again and again. In the end, we will lose this war. Imphal will become the next Xido. Tang Qiuli no longer has to worry about anything.

All his forces will be pressed into the interior of India, but we have no troops that can stop him. The only way is to convince the Americans to join the war against the Chinese, otherwise, we will lose our largest overseas territory.

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Chelsea put down her pen, rubbed her sore eyes, listened to the solid sound of gunfire outside, sighed inaudibly, and the communications officer came in, "Reporting to your Excellency, Commander, after receiving the war status report from the Governor's Palace of India, our special agent

The fleet was ambushed by the Chinese fleet in the waters of Sri Lanka. After five hours of fierce fighting, the fleet commander, Rear Admiral Jeffrey Hill, was killed and the fleet was completely wiped out."

Chelsea accepted the telegram numbly. He had heard too much similar news since arriving in India. His more than 90,000 troops were almost wiped out. What does the loss of a task force mean nothing?

Is this all what the British Empire lost in Indochina and the South Asian subcontinent?

There was a dim light from the fire outside the window, and the "rumbling" of gunfire came. The dimly lit office became increasingly lonely and desolate. Chelsea walked to the desk and opened the drawer.

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