Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 682

Jiang Baili smiled. These soldiers from the two western military regions have never stopped singing since they arrived here, as if they never knew what fatigue is, especially Chen Jitang, the commander of the newly formed armored corps. Like a war madman, he ran to his headquarters every day to ask when the operation would start, and even made a ridiculous request for his armored division to enter India alone.However, his two most powerful subordinates, Tang Shengzhi and Chen Cheng, were very sympathetic to this Chen Jitang. The three of them sat together to discuss the best way to enter India, and where to start the decisive battle would be the most fatal blow to India's Asan.

"Commander-in-Chief, it's been a while since the military department's order was issued. When are we going to act?" Chen Jitang complained, "We can't do thunder and rain all day long. Give us something real. You see." The navy is fighting so much fun now, one victory after another, if we wait like this, Nehru will have been captured alive by the marines long ago, and we will return home before sending troops.”

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, this is not the way to go." Chen Cheng also said worriedly: "The brothers below have already complained. If we don't fight any more, we will have to increase the difficulty of attacking when the fortifications of the Indians on the opposite side are strengthened." .”

"Shut up, all of you!" Seeing that his subordinates were about to lift the cover of the headquarters with each other, Jiang Baili scolded: "How to fight and when to fight, Duke Feng and the Ministry of the Army have both Arrangements, we can’t do whatever we want, just lead me well! Chen Jitang, let me ask you, now we are facing a brigade of Indians, and the weapons are quite complete. If you want to take on the assault mission, you How are you going to fight?"

Chen Jitang regained his energy immediately, and quickly said: "Report to the commander-in-chief, the [-] "Tiger", "Leopard", "Lion", and "Bear" tanks in my hand, as long as you give an order, I can grind out a passage for you, so that the follow-up army can keep up with the occupation!"

Jiang Baili knew that what he said was not lying. The iron guys under his command were all covered in iron and invulnerable.

"Although Beijing has not issued an attack order to us so far, I hope that everyone will make all preparations for the war." Jiang Baili said solemnly: "Although there is no sure victory in a war, this time is different. We not only It must be victorious, and the battle must be resolved quickly, otherwise it will be detrimental to the overall layout of the empire, I hope everyone can understand the stakes."

Just as he was talking, the staff officer came in and handed a telegram to the commander-in-chief.Jiang Baili took a few glances, a trace of joy quickly passed his eyes, and then he regained his composure, and said to his subordinates: "Received a telegram from the Ministry of War, the governor of Arunachal Pradesh near southern Tibet in India Gemanla sent a special envoy to secretly enter Beijing to ask the empire for help, requesting the empire to send troops to expel the British colonists and restore the glory of the Maurya Dynasty, and the emperor has agreed to Agmanla's request."

Several generals immediately smiled, and they didn't want to care about the reason for entering India, as long as there was a battle, it would be fine.

Jiang Baili said loudly: "The emperor has ordered the attack on India, and now it is up to us." He spread out the military map: "Now let me talk about the deployment of troops. Tang Shengzhi's troops marched from Gerba to Hisar ; Chen Cheng's troops marched from Baddi to Agra; Chen Jitang, your armored division broke through from the front of the Indian army and threatened Delhi, but you must not consider the army's marching speed, and don't be greedy for success! Wait three ways Forming a siege to Delhi, the Indian defenders in Delhi are bound to be defeated."

"Yes!" Several generals accepted the commander-in-chief's order in unison, but Chen Jitang had a small calculation in his heart, attacking from three directions, who will get the credit for defeating India in the future?In fact, not only him, but all the officers of the Indian army, all of them regard the honor of the army as more important than their own lives.As soon as Chen Jitang returned to the army, he immediately summoned all the officers: "The commander-in-chief ordered us to act together with the army at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, but what are we? We are the expectations of the imperial army, we are the invincible lightning fighters, brothers , cheer me up, and set off at 10 o'clock tonight!"

It was night, and the sound of rumbling tanks woke up the sleeping officers. They found that the armored regiments guarding the camp had set off ahead of schedule at night.

"What's going on here?" Tang Shengzhi asked the soldiers on duty outside his tent while getting dressed.

"Report sir, the Armored Corps is taking the lead in marching towards India."

"What!" Tang Shengzhi's eyes widened in an instant. He looked at the display and it was only ten o'clock. "This Chen Jitang, let's take a step ahead to win the military merits. We must not fall behind. Pass my order and all troops Start gathering!"

Seeing that the time came to April 4th, on this day, Nehru received an extremely exciting news, so excited that he rushed out of the office and kissed his female secretary wildly in front of everyone.On this day, he received a telegram from Churchill. In the telegram, Churchill said that he had persuaded the dignitaries in parliament and military and political circles that Britain had approved the proposal to increase troops to India. Not only that, Churchill also contacted French President Charles de Gaulle, De Gaulle also readily agreed to send troops to India to jointly safeguard their interests in Asia with the United Kingdom. In addition, Churchill mobilized Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Denmark to send troops from the four countries of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Denmark with his strong appeal in the Commonwealth. Combined Army Named "New Crusade"

After getting this news, Nehru's waist stiffened immediately, and he immediately ordered the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send a note to the Chinese embassy.In the afternoon of the same day, India's Deputy Foreign Minister Singhal drove to the Chinese embassy in India and handed over a diplomatic note to the Chinese ambassador. Encountering China's military operations against India, it is regarded as China's first declaration of war on India, and India and the people will fight against alien aggression with all their strength!

Only three days later, part of the British troops stationed in the Balkans arrived in India as the advance team of the New Crusade and deployed in the main areas of the north. Therefore, the British troops guarding Moradabad, the front line of the Sino-Indian border, The strength of the 378th battalion suddenly increased from seven battalions, with [-] artillery pieces.

According to the estimates of the British military, the Chinese army will invest two to three divisions on the front line of Moradabad. It is not a big problem for the British army to hold on to Moradabad for half a month. Attack, the follow-up reinforcements from various countries will reach Moradabad within half a month, crushing the Chinese offensive.Colonel Bullock, the defense commander of the British Army in Moradabad, also thought so. He put the 27th Beekman Infantry Battalion with the strongest combat effectiveness at the forefront, supplemented by the first and second battalions on both wings, and equipped with Two artillery companies, Brock himself is very satisfied with this arrangement, the Chinese will pay a heavy price if they want to pass here.

The Beekman Infantry Battalion belongs to the most powerful unit of the British Army stationed in India. The battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Vincent, was facing the attack of tens of thousands of Indian rebels in Taiwan, a city in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, and insisted on defending the southwest corner. A small position, waiting until the arrival of reinforcements, this glorious battle history made Vinson and his Beekman infantry battalion the stars of the British army.

"John, how many troops do you think the Chinese will send to attack us?" Vincent put down his binoculars and asked Albert, the clerk beside him, "Two regiments, or two brigades?"

John shrugged. He always admired the heroic actions of the battalion commander in Taiwan that day: "No matter how many yellow-skinned troops come, they can't compete with us, let alone you who are in command here, David. Lieutenant Colonel Vinson, one of the finest officers in the British Empire."

These words made Wen Sen very comfortable. He smiled and said: "Although I am full of confidence in defending here. But we can't ignore the enemy's superiority in numbers. The Chinese troops still have a certain combat effectiveness. But We also have to believe in the skill of the British soldiers and the impeccable tactics, and I think that even in the face of an attack by a whole Chinese army division. We can hold here for ten days."

Vincent’s arrogance is not unreasonable. The two Balkan wars and the two world wars that Britain participated in have given great inspiration to the armies of all countries in the world. The defense of positions has made a great leap forward. Lieutenant Colonel Vincent’s defense As far as the area is concerned, the front is densely covered with barbed wire, and the back is dug trenches, densely packed with machine guns and rifle fire points. With such an arrangement, we have to admit that Vincent has great commanding skills and can be called a qualified officer.

"Today's weather is really bad." Wen Sen loosened his military discipline button and looked into the distance. The mountains in the distance were undulating in the thick morning fog: "I don't know how the fog can disperse. Such weather , is very suitable for sneak attacks. Although we have not found traces of the Chinese army on the opposite side, we still need to make the soldiers vigilant."

Suddenly, there was a thunderous "rumbling" sound from a distance, and the unknown British soldiers poked their heads out of the trenches one after another, wanting to see what happened. "God, what is that!" John shouted in horror, pointing to the opposite side.

Vincent picked up the binoculars, and the smile froze on his face.

On the hillside in the distance, black armored vehicles continued to emerge one after another. They seemed to emerge from the ground in the mist, making loud noises and slowly moving towards the British army's position.

"Tanks, they are Chinese tanks, all of them enter the position!" Wen Sen finally woke up from his panic, and shouted loudly at the top of his lungs.

(End of this chapter)