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    In the second attack by the British and Indian troops, in addition to the British and Indian troops once again investing more than 3,000 troops, the 21st Infantry Brigade also invested more than 2,000 troops.  Although, the heavy losses in the last attack left most of the British and Indian troops with lingering fears.  But those Indian Assans seemed to be stimulated to a high degree of enthusiasm when the British Army also launched an attack.  As if he wanted to put on a good show in front of his master.  They howled and launched a frantic attack on the Western Sichuan Army's position.  Even the British commanders watching the battle behind were greatly puzzled by the performance of the Indian Asans.

    "Order the artillery to fire with all their strength, and we must knock down the British and Indian troops!" Wang Yuze put down the telescope in his hand and said seriously.  This wave of attacks by the British and Indian troops not only increased their strength a lot, but at the same time, under the leadership of the British Army, the momentum of the soldiers also greatly improved.  If it is not taken seriously, the British and Indian troops may be able to invade the forward position.  The Seventh Brigade was in the forward position, and only two battalions of troops were deployed on the two-kilometer defense line, which seemed a bit weak.

    "Boom! Boom!" After receiving Wang Yuze's order, the artillery position on Volta Mountain began to fire wildly.  Rays of crimson light shone at the muzzle of the cannon, and a large number of artillery shells hit the British and Indian troops fiercely.

    One after another, the British and Indian troops were blown into the air. Even if they were not killed on the spot, they would be directly thrown to death.  The prefabricated fragments after the explosion of the artillery shell swept away in all directions under the influence of huge kinetic energy.  All the British and Indian troops who were effectively killed or injured suffered devastating blows and were either killed or injured.

    However, this did not stop the British and Indian troops from attacking.  They held their guns and moved forward quickly to attack.  The gunfire and bullets all around seemed to have nothing to do with them at all.

    "Ta-ta-ta!" The heavy machine gun of the Western Sichuan Army rang out.  This time, the Western Sichuan Army did not wait until the British and Indian troops attacked the barbed wire fence at the forward position before opening fire.  But as soon as the British and Indian troops entered the firing range, they began to fire wildly.  The ammunition supply belt made of canvas quickly supplies bullets to the heavy machine gun that fires at high speed.  Bullets shot out from the gun barrel one after another, forming a storm of metal.  The British and Indian soldiers who were enveloped in it were knocked to the ground one after another.

    "Bang bang bang!" The rifles in the hands of the infantrymen of the Western Sichuan Army also fired.  Although their shooting speed is far inferior to that of heavy machine guns.  But their hit rate is much higher than that of heavy machine guns.  The soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army also attach great importance to the training of marksmanship. They may not be as perverted as those of the island countries to the east, but they are still very good.  The number of British and Indian soldiers who died under the rifle muzzles of the Western Sichuan Army was no less than the number of British and Indian soldiers who died under heavy machine guns.  Each class of snipers with accurate marksmanship specifically looks for British or commanders in the British and Indian troops to attack. Ordinary Indian Asan is not taken seriously by them at all.

    "Boom! Boom!" The mortars deployed on the forward positions also opened fire one after another, killing the effective forces of the British and Indian troops to the greatest extent and reducing the pressure on the forward positions.  Under the fierce attack by the Western Sichuan Army, the British and Indian troops suffered very heavy losses.  But even so, they quickly rushed to the barbed wire fence set up by the Western Sichuan Army in front of the forward position.

    This time, they used engineering shovels and other sharp weapons to easily break through the barbed wire fence of the Western Sichuan Army.  However, they also suffered a lot of casualties in the process.

    After breaking through the barbed wire fence, we were only a few hundred meters away from the Western Sichuan Army's position.  For a qualified soldier, it only takes more than ten seconds to cover a distance of hundreds of meters.

    "Haha! Well done, our soldiers from the British Empire are indeed the strongest!" Seeing that our own soldiers are about to invade the Western Sichuan Army's position, Henry?  Wellesley couldn't help laughing.

    21st Infantry Brigade Commander Allen?  Brigadier General Fein was also smiling. Although the casualties were high, he was quite satisfied with the performance of his soldiers.  The combat effectiveness of British native soldiers is simply not comparable to that of these colonial armies.

    "Ta-ta-ta!" The firepower of the Western Sichuan Army was still very fierce, and all the British and Indian soldiers who tried to get close to the Western Sichuan Army's position were knocked to the ground.  The corpses continued to accumulate, forming a thick layer in front of the Western Sichuan Army's position.

    "Grenade, throw it!" the junior officer of the Western Sichuan Army ordered.  Hand grenades were thrown out of the trenches one after another and fell into the British and Indian troops.

    "Boom!" A large number of grenades exploded, stopping the offensive of the attacking British and Indian troops.

    "Order the Fourth Battalion to go up and provide support. It's only been one morning, and no matter what, we cannot let the British and Indian troops break through our defense line!" Xie Dingkun, commander of the 7th Brigade, ordered.

    "Yes, brigade commander!" More than a thousand soldiers of the fourth battalion, as a reserve team, quickly passed through the traffic.??, the movement reaches the first line of defense.  After adding one more battalion, the firepower of the Western Sichuan Army became more intensive.  Immediately, the attack by the British and Indian troops was contained.

    "General, we must immediately deploy our troops to support the battle ahead. Our soldiers are about to invade the enemy's position!" Allen, commander of the 21st Infantry Brigade?  Brigadier General Finn reminded.

    However, he was not finished speaking yet.  The British and Indian troops had once again collapsed under the powerful blow of the Western Sichuan Army.  The defeated troops were defeated all the way. There were more than 5,000 people when they attacked, but when they retreated, there were only less than 3,000 people.  Almost half of the people fell on the way to the attack.  In addition to the previous losses, the British and Indian troops had already suffered four to five thousand casualties after two attacks in one morning.  Among them, the British Army also lost thousands of people.  They were all lost during the second attack.  Under the attack of the Western Sichuan Army, the Indian soldiers collapsed first, leaving the British Army alone. The Western Sichuan Army took advantage of the situation and transferred its firepower to them, which immediately caused the British Army to collapse.

    "General, it seems that we should change the direction of attack. When attacking the river mouth area, we will be hit by firepower from the direction of Volta Mountain. Therefore, we should use Volta Mountain as the main direction of attack. As long as we can capture Volta Mountain, we will be able to use our strength to  The firepower of the Western Sichuan Army bombarded the positions of the Western Sichuan Army in the river mouth area. By then, the Western Sichuan Army will have to retreat!" Andrew, commander of the 32nd Infantry Brigade?  Brigadier General Smith suggested.

    Henry?  Wellesley took a look at the defensive positions in western Sichuan.  Brigadier General Smith said that if you attack the river mouth area, you will be hit by powerful firepower from the direction of Volta Mountain.  There is no need to worry about this when attacking Volta Mountain.  Moreover, if Volta Mountain can be captured, it will be very useful to the British and Indian troops.  When the time comes, the cannons will be deployed on Volta Mountain like the Western Sichuan Army. Just relying on these cannons to bombard the Western Sichuan Army will cause heavy losses to the Western Sichuan Army.  This is equivalent to taking more than half of the chances of winning.  However, although the altitude of Volta Mountain is not high, it is more difficult for the attacking party.

    "The defense of Volta Mountain seems to be stronger. If we want to capture Volta Mountain, I'm afraid we will have to pay a higher price!" Allen, commander of the 21st Infantry Brigade?  Brigadier General Finn said.

    "If we cannot capture the Volta Mountains, even if we can attack the Western Sichuan Army's positions in the river valley, we will be bombarded by the Volta Mountains and will not be able to continue to break through or even hold on. No matter how much effort we make,  At the price, we must also capture Volta Mountain!" Andrew, commander of the 32nd Infantry Brigade?  Brigadier General Smith said.

    Henry?  Wellesley did not make a decision, but looked at Leo, the commander of the Langka Infantry Brigade?  Jones.

    "I agree to attack Volta Mountain! After taking Volta Mountain, we can win!" Leo, commander of the Donerkha Infantry Brigade?  Jones said.

    "Okay! Then we will attack Volta Mountain. Order the soldiers to withdraw and rest and have lunch. Starting from the afternoon, the focus of the attack will shift to Volta Mountain!" Henry?  Wellesley made the final decision.

    The British and Indian troops stopped attacking, and the Western Sichuan Army also breathed a sigh of relief.  The casualty report was handed over to Wang Yuze. During the morning's battle, the two battalions of the 7th Brigade deployed on the first line of defense suffered more than 300 casualties in total.  Among them, more than half died under the shelling of the British and Indian troops.  In particular, several anti-gun holes were collapsed, causing considerable casualties to the Western Sichuan Army.

    Looking at the casualty report in his hand, Wang Yuze couldn't help but sigh: "In the absence of steel and concrete, it is difficult to withstand the enemy's shelling by relying only on civil fortifications!"

    Although the British and Indian troops stopped attacking, the Western Sichuan Army did not relax.  They immediately began to clean the battlefield and collect the bodies of their dead comrades.  At the same time, strengthen the defenses as much as possible.  In the battle of casualties, many fortifications were destroyed by the attacks of the British and Indian troops.  If it is not reinforced, I don¡¯t know if it can withstand the attack of the British and Indian troops in the afternoon.  However, they would not find out until the afternoon.  The British and Indian troops only launched a diversionary attack in the river valley area, and the main attack direction was in the direction of Volta Mountain.

    At two o¡¯clock in the afternoon, after having lunch and resting for an hour, the British and Indian troops launched another attack.  This time, they only sent more than 2,000 people to the river valley area.  The main force mobilized most of the 32nd Infantry Brigade, a total of more than 3,000 people, plus more than 5,000 Indian soldiers, a total of more than 8,000 people, and launched an attack on Volta Mountain.

    Moreover, before the attack, their artillery preparations were more adequate.  The smoke formed after the explosion of the artillery shell almost completely enveloped Mount Volta.

    "Hmph! It seems that the British and Indian troops have also realized that Volta Mountain is the most dangerous position for them. However, Volta Mountain is not so easy to capture, be careful of breaking their teeth!" Wang Yuze looked at YingThe Indian army launched an attack at Pafutshan and said secretly.

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