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    Going north from Jowai, a large number of British and Indian soldiers walked through the mountain paths. In order to avoid being pursued by the Chinese army, the remaining troops of the 28th Group Army of the British and Indian Army set off overnight under the order of Lieutenant General Philip.  The 25th Army of the British and Indian Army had no choice but to set off behind the 28th Army.  After all, without the assistance of the 28th Army, it would be completely impossible for Lieutenant General Christopher to rely on the strength of the 25th Army to defeat Jowai.  Not to mention, the Chinese army has captured Shillong and may launch a pincer attack on the British and Indian troops at any time.  If they wait until the Chinese army launches an attack, they will never have a chance again.

    However, when Lieutenant General Christopher ordered the retreat to the north, he did not forget to send a telegram to General Kitchener, the commander of the British and Indian forces in Delhi. In the telegram, he pointed out that this battle  The failure was entirely because the 26th Army and the 27th Army were unable to resist the Chinese army in Shillong. Their retreat had been cut off, and the 28th Army had already retreated first, so he had to retreat.  Of course, it is hard to say whether Admiral Kitchener would believe his words.

    Five kilometers east of Jowai, the headquarters of the North Route Army of the Second Group of the Chinese Army is located here. Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang, chief of staff of the Chinese Army's KO Group Army, is responsible for commanding the ten infantry divisions and twenty infantry divisions of the North Route Army here.  Thousands of North Korean mercenaries fought.  Starting from the afternoon of the 17th, the British and Indian troops launched an attack on Jowai. However, the resistance of the Chinese army has been carried out in an orderly manner.  Facing the fierce attack by the British and Indian troops, the Chinese army performed with ease.  The Chinese army first relied on powerful firepower to block the British and Indian troops, and then slowly withdrew to Jowai, causing great damage to the British and Indian troops along the way.  When fighting outside the city of Jowai, the Chinese army's artillery and air force dealt a huge blow to the British and Indian troops. This is why the Chinese army was able to defend Jowai with a very small force.

    "Chief of Staff, the British have retreated! Should we launch a pursuit?" At 7:05 pm, Major General Huang Wenzhong, commander of the 211th Infantry Division, came to the commander with a happy face and asked Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang for instructions.  The British and Indian soldiers suddenly retreated, leaving them confused.

    "Oh? The British and Indian troops have retreated? Haha, the commander must have succeeded and captured Shillong! Those British devils and Indian Asan were afraid of being made dumplings by us, so they ran away!" Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang laughed loudly.  smiled.  Although the British and Indian troops deployed millions of troops to besiege Jowai, he did not take it to heart. He was worried about whether the main force of the British and Indian troops could be completely annihilated this time.  Now, the South Route Army of the Second Group led by General Lin Chengye has captured Shillong, and more than half of their plan has been completed.

    "Chief of Staff, how about we launch a pursuit? Those Indian Asans will definitely not be able to escape!" Major General Huang Wenzhong said excitedly.  The British and Indian troops suffered heavy losses in the attack on Jowai, and now they have fled. Their morale must be very low.  As long as we can catch up with them, it means a huge military achievement!

    Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "This night is not enough! Wait until dawn tomorrow before starting the pursuit, and order all ministries to seize the time to rest. Tomorrow we will compete with those Indian Asans! Let the reconnaissance of each division  Send out the troops and keep up with those Indian Asans, don¡¯t let them get away!¡±

    "Yes, Chief of Staff! But what if we fail to catch up? This is only a hundred kilometers away from Guwahati on the banks of the Brahmaputra River. It will take at most two or three days for these Indian Asans to catch up.  We can get there. If they escape through the bridge over the river, we will fail!" Major General Huang Wenzhong said in a somewhat convened manner.

    "Don't worry, the navy has already been dispatched. The navy has sent more than ten light cruisers and destroyers into the Brahmaputra River. Guwahati should be occupied by now. If the British and Indian troops want to cross the river, they have to swim across it.  Okay. But our warships are not vegetarians. If you want to swim across the Brahmaputra River, you have to see if they agree!" Lieutenant General Qi Chunxiang looked like he was sure of victory.  The movements of the British and Indian troops after their failed attack had already been in their calculations, and they had already been fully prepared!

    General Lin Chengye, commander of the Second Group of the Chinese Army in Shillong, did not immediately launch a pursuit after learning that the British and Indian troops had escaped overnight. In the past few days, the Chinese army rushed on the road and captured Shillong at the same time. Soldiers  They were very tired and had to let them have a good rest before they had the strength to pursue the British and Indian troops.  As for whether the British and Indian troops would take the opportunity to escape, General Lin Chengye was not worried at all. He had already made arrangements. This time, the main force of the British and Indian troops was unable to fly.

    The Brahmaputra River originates from the Himalayas in China, and is called the Brahmaputra River in China.  Entering from southern Tibet (called Arunachal Pradesh in India), it is called Dihang River or Xiangjiang River in southern Tibet (called Arunachal Pradesh) in Assam, India near Pasika in southern Tibet.  ??After the other two rivers merge, they are called Brahmaputra River.  After flowing through Bangladesh, it is called the Jamuna River, where it joins the Ganges at Gualundokad, forming the huge Ganges Delta, and finally empties into the Bay of Bengal.  In the middle and lower reaches of the Brahmaputra River, the river surface is wide, often more than five kilometers wide, and is narrow only in a few places.  The Brahmaputra River near Guwahati is only five hundred meters wide. After the British occupied India, they built a bridge on the river to connect the two sides of the bridge.

    On November 18, a fleet of light cruisers and destroyers of the Chinese Navy sailed upstream and arrived at Guwahati. A battalion of Marines landed here, captured the bridge, and set up firefights in the north and south of the bridge.  Defenses were built on both sides.  Relying on the warships on the river, a solid line of defense was formed.  Moreover, in order to ensure nothing goes wrong, the Chinese Marine Corps also planted explosives at the bottom of the bridge. If they cannot hold the bridge by then, they will blow up the bridge to cut off the possibility of the British and Indian troops escaping.  Of course, you wouldn't do this unless you have to.

    After the bridge was blown up, it was very difficult for the Chinese army to cross the river and get closer to the hinterland of India!

    On November 20, the Chinese Army¡¯s Second Group set out from Shillong and Jowai respectively to pursue the fleeing British and Indian troops.  Although the British and Indian troops began to flee yesterday evening, they only escaped more than a dozen kilometers overnight.  The mountain road is difficult to travel, and at the same time, it is difficult to see at night. It is already very good to be able to travel more than ten kilometers in the dark.

    After daybreak, the British and Indian troops continued to flee.  However, their speed was getting slower and slower. After a night of escaping in embarrassment, they were already tired and hungry.  In order to escape for their lives, many Indian Asans threw away their rifles and bullets to reduce the weight on their bodies.  In addition, when the British and Indian troops fled, they did not carry much of their baggage, and the soldiers only carried two or three days' rations with them.  Soon they will be in danger of running out of food.

    Relying on the previously dispatched reconnaissance troops, the Chinese Army was able to accurately learn the movements of the British and Indian troops and pursue them.  In order to escape for their lives, the British and Indian troops had to leave behind blocking troops.  However, these British and Indian soldiers who were left behind were unable to resist the attack of the Chinese army. They either surrendered directly or threw away their weapons and ran away.  In order to speed up the pursuit, the Chinese army directly handed over the surrendered Indian Asans to North Korean mercenaries.

    On November 22, the British and Indian troops finally fled to Guwahati, but they faced the bridge occupied by the Chinese army.  There are also two Chinese Navy Tianshui-class light cruisers and four Dujiangyan-class destroyers on the river.  The main light cruisers currently in service in the Chinese Navy are the Ningbo-class light cruisers, and the destroyers are also the Fuqing-class destroyers.  ¡®Tianshui class, light cruisers and ¡®Dujiangyan class, destroyers are already responsible for very few tasks.  But even so, it is still not something that the flesh and blood of infantry can withstand.

    "General Philip, the Chinese have occupied the bridge, and there are several Chinese warships on the river. What should we do now?" Lieutenant General Christopher said with a pale face.  They finally managed to escape to Guwahati, but the Chinese had already occupied this place, and now their escape route was really cut off.

    "There is no other way, attack and take back the bridge! Otherwise we will die here!" Lieutenant General Philip said through gritted teeth.

    A division of British and Indian soldiers was organized and launched an attack on the bridge without any artillery preparation.  These Indian Asans also knew that if they wanted to escape, they had to take back the bridge.

    At this time, the Chinese Marine Corps officers and soldiers guarding the bridge opened fire, and the Chinese Navy's light cruisers and destroyers on the river also opened fire. The dense shells exploded among the British and Indian troops, splashing clouds of blood.  British and Indian soldiers fell in a pool of blood.  Whether it is

    ¡°Tianshui-class light cruisers or Dujiangyan-class destroyers are equipped with a lot of small-caliber rapid-fire guns, which are very lethal to dense charge formations.

    Many Indian Asans were shot to death as soon as they rushed onto the bridge. Their bodies fell into the Brahmaputra River. The blood dyed the river red. The corpses sank into the river one after another. After being washed away by the river, I don¡¯t know how long.  After it is far away, it floats up and flows along the river into the Bay of Bengal.  So for a long period of time afterwards, because there were too many floating corpses in the river, Indians on both sides did not dare to drink the water in the river!
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