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    "Brigadier, we have won. We have eliminated more than 5,000 British devils, except for a few hundred who escaped. We captured nearly 3,000 prisoners alone!" Deputy Brigadier of the Ninth Brigade  Zhang Ruifeng said with excitement.  These are more than 5,000 British people?  These were not ordinary enemies. They were defeated so easily and achieved such great results. How could this not make people excited?

    "Haha! It seems that the British only have the navy, but not the army at all! This battle finally showed the majesty of our ninth brigade. By the way, how many casualties did the brothers have?" Du Qizheng asked.

    "Our losses are not small. There are more than a thousand people seriously injured and killed in battle. Among them, the first battalion accounts for half of these casualties!" Zhang Ruifeng said.  Before their main force arrived, Du Qizheng led the first battalion to charge. Facing several times the number of enemies, the losses were indeed very heavy.

    "Grandma, my whole battalion is gone!" Du Qizheng was very angry. He picked up a rifle on the ground and vented his hatred on the captured British soldiers.

    "Brigade commander, you can't! They are already prisoners, we can't attack them!" Deputy brigade commander Zhang Ruifeng and his allies grabbed Du Qizheng.  If it's in China, kill them.  But these prisoners are British!  If word spread, what an impact it would have!  Maybe Du Qizheng will have to go to a military court.

    "Fuck! Why not? I want to avenge my brother! If it weren't for these bastard British devils, my brother would not have died!" Looking at the restrained soldiers of the Ninth Brigade who died in the battle,  Du Qizheng felt blood rushing to his brain.

    "Brigadier, these prisoners of war are of great use to the young marshal. The young marshal specifically told us that as long as these British people put down their guns, we can no longer attack them!" Zhang Ruifeng, deputy commander of the 9th Brigade, said loudly.

    It seemed that Wang Yuze's special order sounded, and Du Qizheng suppressed the anger in his heart.  He still had to obey Wang Yuze's orders.  Since Wang Yuze said that these prisoners of war could not be touched, he had no choice.

    "I want to protest, I want to protest to you. We have surrendered, but you still want to kill us! This is a serious provocation to the British Empire!" A tall British prisoner of war shouted.  Although Du Qizheng was dissuaded from what he did just now, it really frightened these prisoners of war.

    "What did the foreign devil say?" Du Qizheng asked with a frown.  He couldn't understand a word of these birdsong.

    "The foreign devil said that he wanted to protest your attempt to kill the prisoners just now, and said that this was a provocation to their British Empire. By the way, the foreign devil is still an official. According to the statistics just now, he is from the British Infantry Brigade.  The brigade commander's name is French, and his military rank is Army Brigadier General!" Zhang Ruifeng explained.  Compared with Du Qizheng, who has little education, Zhang Ruifeng is a top student at the Army Academy. He not only understands English, but is also good at German.  This is inseparable from the fact that there are many German instructors in the Army Academy in Chengdu.

    "I protest against your grandma!" Du Qizheng rushed out and kicked Brigadier General French in the stomach.  Immediately, the handsome British Army Brigadier was beaten until he doubled up like a shrimp.

    "You, you barbarians, the British Empire will not let you go!" Brigadier General French said painfully.  The prisoners of war were also in a commotion. If there weren't guns pointed at them all around, they might have clashed with the Western Sichuan Army.

    "I advise you to shut up. Otherwise, our brigade commander might really kill you!" Zhang Ruifeng said quickly.

    Brigadier General French was afraid and immediately shut up and said nothing more.  Although if he is killed, the British Empire may really seek justice for him, but what's the use?  People cannot be resurrected, and he doesn't want to make fun of his own life.

    "The first battalion stayed to clean the battlefield and guard the prisoners. The rest continued to set off. We have to rush behind the British and Indian troops tomorrow afternoon!" Du Qizheng, who calmed down, issued the latest order.  Although the 28th British Army Brigade was basically wiped out, their mission did not end there.  There are nearly 20,000 Indian Asans in the Volta Mountains!  Moreover, it is very likely that the men of the British Army's 28th Brigade fled back, causing them to retreat quickly.  In this case, Wang Yuze's possibility of encircling and annihilating this British army will be greatly reduced.

    "No, brigade commander. Although our first battalion is disabled, we can still fight. We must continue to fight and avenge our dead brothers!" the commander of the first battalion said dissatisfied.

    "Yes, we still have to fight, we have to avenge our dead brothers!" The remaining few hundred soldiers in the first battalion who were still able to fight shouted one after another.

    "Okay!" In view of the excitement among the soldiers in the first battalion, Du Qizheng had no choice but to followTwo companies were deployed from the troops directly under the brigade headquarters to guard the prisoners and escort them back to Mara.  The main force of the Ninth Brigade continued to march, striving to reach the predetermined position as soon as possible.  At the same time, the signal corps was also allowed to send the results back to the headquarters.

    By this time, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.  In less than two hours, the Ninth Brigade eliminated an established British infantry brigade. Although it had a huge advantage in terms of strength, it was already very good to achieve such a result.  This may be the first organized infantry brigade of the British Army to be annihilated in the Far East and even the world battlefield!

    Mara, the headquarters of the Western Sichuan Army.  At two o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Yuze was shocked when he received the news from the Ninth Brigade that they had encountered the British army.

    "Wang Wei, call the brigade commander, deputy brigade commander and chief of staff of the 7th and 8th brigades immediately!" Wang Yuze ordered.  He did not expect that the British and Indian troops had the same thoughts as him.  Fortunately, the Ninth Brigade was sent to make a detour, otherwise, the retreat would have been captured by the British.  However, this also gave the Western Sichuan Army a chance.  Since the British and Indian troops on the opposite side have sent troops to bypass the rear of the Western Sichuan Army, the British and Indian troops defending frontally are very weak, and they are all Indian Asans, so their combat effectiveness is greatly reduced!  This is a good opportunity for the Western Sichuan Army to defeat the British and Indian Army.  However, it seems impossible to completely annihilate the British and Indian troops on the opposite side.

    Soon, the seventh brigade commander Xie Dingkun, deputy brigade commander Tang Anping and chief of staff Yu Hai arrived.  The Eighth Brigade Commander Su Hongguang, Deputy Brigadier Peng Jitong and Chief of Staff Liao Jinpeng came to the headquarters.  Wang Wei sent an order saying that Wang Yuze had urgent military information to report to them, so naturally they did not dare to neglect it.

    "Military information just came from the ninth brigade that took over the territory. They encountered the British army six kilometers south of Sisni. They should be the 28th Infantry Brigade of the British army. They should still be fighting fiercely now!" Wang Yuze said in a deep voice.  said.

    "What?" Everyone was stunned.  They are all very clear about Wang Yuze's strategy.  It is hoped that the Ninth Brigade can make a detour behind the British and Indian troops and make dumplings of the more than 20,000 British and Indian troops on the opposite side.  But I didn't expect that the British and Indian troops had the same plan!

    "Young Marshal, it seems that there are powerful people in the British and Indian troops! If we are not prepared, I am afraid that even if we can win, we will suffer heavy losses!" said Xie Dingkun, the commander of the 7th Brigade.

    "Yes! However, since they have such a calculation, let's see who is stronger. I have great confidence in the Ninth Brigade. The Ninth Brigade has more than 8,000 people, and the British 28th Infantry Brigade  There are about 5,000 people left. We have a good chance of winning!" Wang Yuze said.

    "Young Marshal, I think it's time to launch an attack in advance. The main force of the British and Indian troops on the opposite side has been mobilized, and then there will only be a group of Indian Asan with little combat effectiveness." Su Hongguang, the commander of the 8th Brigade suggested  .  This is a good opportunity. Once the main force of the British and Indian troops leaves, the remaining Indians will be ravaged by them casually!

    "Well! Order the troops to prepare! The attack will begin in an hour. The first battalion of the 7th Brigade will launch the first attack! I promised the battalion commander!" Wang Yuze said.

    "Yes, Marshal!" After the generals of the two brigades saluted Wang Yuze, they immediately left the headquarters and returned to their respective units to start preparations.  Everyone is very confident in defeating the British and Indian troops on the opposite side. However, after sufficient preparation, at least casualties can be effectively reduced.

    Cannons one after another were pulled directly to the forward position. They will provide fire support for the artillery in the next battle and destroy the defensive offensive of the British and Indian troops.  In particular, the 24 105mm light howitzers of the 7th Brigade Artillery Battalion will be responsible for suppressing the artillery fire of the British and Indian troops.  Previously, the Western Sichuan Army only had Type 82 infantry artillery, which could not reach the opponent's artillery positions. However, it was ravaged by the artillery fire of the British and Indian Army for a long time and lost a lot of soldiers. This made the officers and soldiers of the Eighth Brigade have no idea about the artillery of the British and Indian Army.  Hate to the core.

    At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Yuze issued the order to attack.  The Western Sichuan Army's Type 82 infantry artillery and light howitzers all opened fire, and the shells, with their anger, slammed into the British and Indian army's positions.  Suddenly, clouds of flames and gunpowder smoke rose from the British-Indian army's position.

    "Boom! Boom!" The shells landed on the defensive positions of the British and Indian troops, filling up the trenches dug by them. Each heavy machine gun fort was blown into the sky by the shelling of the Western Sichuan Army.  .  The barbed wire fence stretched in front of their position was also blown open with countless holes, and it was obvious that it could no longer fulfill the important task of blocking the Western Sichuan Army.  The defensive positions of the British and Indian troops were built under the guidance of British officers and were generally pretty good.  But it also couldn't withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of artillery.

    Henry, the commander of the British and Indian troops?  Wellesley was originally waiting for news from Brigadier General French, but unexpectedly he received the shelling from the Western Sichuan Army. Suddenly, his face turned pale.?.

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