Age of Rebirth

Captain Nelson's voice was so frightening that the cutlery in the hands of the orderly fell to the ground in a fright. It had been quiet for many years. No matter how fierce the war in the Indochina Peninsula was, the smell of gunpowder smoke could not linger in Sri Lanka. The Indian garrison doesn't know what war is?

Seeing the dumbfounded expression of the orderly, Captain Nelson rushed to the phone, grabbed the handle and shook it violently, "Hello, I am Captain Nelson on duty of the Central Garrison, there is an emergency, and I need to report to the Commander! On the other end of the phone, there was no response at all, and Captain Nelson cursed angrily, "What the hell, there is no one in the duty room of the headquarters this morning! "

Unwilling to give up, he continued to shake the phone. At this moment, a high-speed flying object and the screeching sound of piercing the air came from far and near. If it was an officer with combat experience, Nelson at this time should leave Phone, run as fast as you can, that's the sound of cannons hitting the top of your head!

The bunker on duty where he was located was the commanding height of the entire beachhead. The three-storey masonry bunker was particularly eye-catching on the flat, flat beach. Unfortunately, it became the focus of shelling.

Captain Nelson, on the other hand, looked up stupidly to find the source of the sound. Before he could understand, "Boom, boom!" There was a loud noise, smoke billowed, bricks and stones flew randomly, and the entire bunker was destroyed by more than a dozen rounds of large-caliber warships. Under the cannon fire, nothing remained, leaving a pile of broken bricks and rubble in place. Captain Nelson disappeared together with his telephone. [

The sound of the explosion alarmed the soldiers of the British and Indian Army on the beachhead. They had just been woken up from their sleep by the sound of the wake-up call. They grumbled and got up reluctantly. Before they could figure out what happened, they immediately.A burst of artillery rained down on the position, and in the sky, dozens of bombers.Tons of heavy bombs were thrown on the beachheads of the British and Indian troops in strings.

The ground shook and the mountains shook, gunpowder smoke filled the air, and a huge column of smoke, mixed with barbed wire, bricks and tiles, flew into the air, spinning and dancing regularly.Harvesting the lives of the panicked British and Indian soldiers mercilessly, the joint strike from the sky and land plunged this beachhead into a horrible death, especially the [-]mm naval gun of the destroyer, As soon as the cannon fell, a large pit with a diameter of several meters appeared on the ground.

After more than 40 minutes.The stormy shelling and bombing stopped, on the golden sand.His appearance had completely changed. Major General Han Tie, the commander of the Marine Corps of the Independent Division, surrounded by a group of staff officers and guards, stepped off the landing craft leisurely. Beside him were Marine Corps soldiers pouring in like a tide.

After crossing the bombardment area, the troops continued to develop in depth. Han Tie took a closer look at the situation on the battlefield, twitched his lips, and said, "I thought there was going to be a battle. One more bombardment will solve everything. , Brits are so boring! I can't help but fight!"

The Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan who followed behind him felt a chill, and muttered in his heart: "Thanks to the commander who said such a thing, he made a sudden attack. The naval guns, the rocket launchers on the armed transport ship, and the bombers of the two regiments in the sky, What kind of troops can withstand such an attack, the landing site chosen by the commander really makes sense, the seemingly well-defended beachhead is actually vulnerable!"

Han Tie said to Wang Dongshan: "Chief of Staff, immediately report the battle situation to Commander Tang of the Fleet. Our Marine Corps attacking troops in the center landed smoothly at [-] o'clock this morning. During this period, there was no fighting. The development of the in-depth attack, and, go to the telegram to ask, how is the progress of the attacking troops on the south and north routes?"

Soon, the landing troops on the north and south routes called back. The situation was similar to that in the middle route. It was also bombed. The few British and Indian defenders were bombed to their bones. form of resistance.

Originally thought that the fierce beach landing battle would be more difficult. Han Tie had already made mental preparations, but he didn't know that it went so smoothly that he felt a little uncomfortable. This is normal. The British and Indian troops guarding Sri Lanka are just a The division has a little more troops, about [-] people, and to defend such a large island, it is already the limit to have a battalion of troops for each key point.

Moreover, the three landing sites chosen by Han Tie are not, strictly speaking, the best landing sites. With the cooperation of the bombers, the strength of the British and Indian troops is not enough!

The island of Sri Lanka is long from north to south and narrow from east to west. This is also the reason why Hantie adopted the tactics of attacking from north to south and from the middle at the same time. Hantie looked at the map and said to Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan: "Dongshan, order all ministries to go deep Development, our Central Route Army will divide the island of Sri Lanka into two within a day and night!"

Commander Tang Qiuquan, who was leading the fleet and ambushed more than [-] nautical miles north of Sri Lanka near the coral reefs of Jaffna, smiled and said to the deputy commander, Major General Amosiyev, after reading Hantie's telegram: The team's attack on the island went surprisingly smoothly, and it's not fun to see what Han Tie means!"

Amosiyev shook his head with a smile, and replied: "Commander, in terms of the topographical conditions of Sri Lanka, there are no less than a dozen landing sites that can be chosen, with more than [-] British and Indian troops on average. There are no loopholes, but it is actually weak everywhere. With our sea and air cooperation and careful organization, landing at any point will achieve such an effect, and there should be no suspense in the next deep battle!"

Tang Qiuquan nodded and agreed with Amosiyev's statement, "The division commander's leapfrog tactics did not give the British any time to prepare, and captured Sri Lanka by surprise. Was it a tactical advantage? In the Battle of Seizing the Island, I used a model for reference, and sent a telegram to the division headquarters to report the battle situation. Next, it depends on whether the British fleet will take the bait!"

After receiving Tang Qiuquan's telegram, Tang Qiuli said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "The fleet and marines' attack on Sri Lanka went very smoothly. Now, the British should be in a hurry. We can't just sit idle, Yuhe, Order the first-line troops in Dhaka, Khulna, Pokaro, Saifpur, and Zhenhati to take the initiative to attack the second-line troops of the British-Indian Army's eastward marching regiment. The requirement is that the enemy must be wiped out in every battle , so that the British can't spare their hands to reinforce Sri Lanka."

After the initial flurry and panic, the Sri Lankan defense area of ​​the British Army in India finally found out the situation and was attacked by the fleet of the Chinese Independent Division. At this time, more than four years had passed since Hantie's marines landed on the island In the hour, Colombo, where the headquarters is stationed, could already faintly hear the sound of artillery.

The commander of the defensive zone, Major General John Pukins, hurriedly sent an urgent telegram to the British Governor in India and the British Cabinet to the General Staff, "On the morning of May 23, my Sri Lankan defenders were in three directions, and at the same time Attacked by the independent division fleet and army of the Chinese army, the guard troops have all been transferred to the front line."

"However, the independent division attacking Sri Lanka not only has dozens of warships, but also has far more troops and weaponry than ours. According to the current development of the battle situation, if there is no reinforcement of troops, our defense area troops can only It can last for one to two days, and now, the battlefield has entered the central and western part of the island, and the headquarters is located in Colombo, and the sound of artillery can already be heard!"

After receiving an urgent telegram from Major General John Pukins, the British Governor in India, his eyes were straightened, and he wanted reinforcements, my God!Look for reinforcements there. Under the intimidation of Chelsea, I have collected all the young and middle-aged men who can shoot on the Indian mainland, and formed the second-line army of the Eastward Army. Even if I was killed, I could not find any troops!

The only thing that can go to the rescue is the fleet of the Indian Army, which is anchored at the Visakhapatnam Naval Port, and it belongs to the Navy. It is not something that I can afford, nor can I afford it. With the cabinet and the prime minister making up their minds, I just need to listen to the advice. [

The Prime Minister of the British War Cabinet, Winston Churchill, after listening to the report of the Chief of Staff, Admiral Brandes, raged and smashed the ink bottle on the table. The war with the Chinese did not go smoothly at the beginning. Alexander defeated the Hukang River Valley until the entire army was wiped out, and then Chelsea defeated the East India. Seeing Tang Qiuli's troops marching step by step into the interior of the South Asian subcontinent.

But the majestic British Empire troops stationed in India couldn't resist the pace of the Chinese, and that Tang Qiuli didn't intend to stop the attack. Now, at the southernmost tip of the Indian peninsula, Sri Lanka made a move with obvious intentions. Annexed the Indian mainland, echoed with the independent division troops in Central India, echoed from the north to the south, and swallowed the largest overseas territory of the British Empire.

Prime Minister Churchill's fury made a group of army and navy officers, including the chief of staff, Admiral Brandes, shudder. Churchill waved his arms and shouted: "No, I will never allow the Chinese conspiracy. If we succeed, if Tang Qiuli's troops are allowed to occupy Sri Lanka, we will face a situation where we will be attacked from both sides, can any of you tell me, and which troops can go to reinforce Sri Lanka?"

The Secretary of the Navy replied cautiously: "Your Excellency, only the fleet stationed in India and two brigades of marines can go to reinforce Sri Lanka. Besides, our navy can no longer send troops."

Churchill yelled, "Then what are you waiting for? Immediately send the fleet and marines to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka must not fall into the hands of the Chinese Tang Qiuli!"

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