Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> chinese fourth empire

Text Chapter 1191: Exhausted

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    The distance from Dhanbad to Calcutta is a full 240 kilometers. At the British speed, it will take at least 6 days.  However, General Kitchener gave a death order to the 18th Army of the British and Indian Army, requiring them to rush to Calcutta within 4 days.  Otherwise, all generals of the 18th Army will be subject to military law.  Under the order of General Kitchener, the officers of the 18th Army had no choice but to order the entire army to speed up the march. At the same time, they collected a large number of livestock to haul logistics supplies to speed up the march.

    The 2nd Army, the main force of the British-Indian Army, was ordered to hold firm at Nabodwip and stay there until the British-Indian Army's headquarters was issued.  Wait until the situation in Kolkata becomes clear before making the next step.  In General Kitchener's view, if the Chinese attack in Calcutta was just a feint, then the 2nd Army could quickly rush to the middle and lower reaches of the Ganges to participate in the battle.  Even if the Chinese launch a large-scale attack in Calcutta, the 2nd Army as the main force, plus the 18th Army and the 24th Army originally stationed in Calcutta, can still withstand the Chinese army's attack.

    The 24th Army of the British-Indian Army, which took over from the 2nd Army to garrison Calcutta, was also strictly ordered by General Kitchener to hold Calcutta until reinforcements arrived.  If there are not many troops attacking Calcutta, the 24th Army will destroy the invading Chinese.  However, this order is completely impossible for the 24th Army.  The Chinese Navy's fire support ship squadron has entered the Hooghly River, and the activities of the 2nd Chinese Marine Division are also within the range of the naval guns. The British and Indian troops will risk the threat of the Chinese Navy's naval guns to destroy the landing Chinese  Army, that's absolutely impossible.  The power of naval guns has been tested as early as on the Bangladesh battlefield!

    After receiving the telegram from General Kitchener, Lieutenant General Benjamin, the commander of the 24th Army of the British and Indian Army, immediately cursed. He originally expected the 2nd Army to rush back to Calcutta quickly.  However, General Kitchener unexpectedly ordered the 2nd Army to stand by at Nebodweip.  If the Chinese really launched a large-scale operation in Calcutta, it would mean that the 24th Army had to resist the main force of the Chinese army alone for at least two days.  This is undoubtedly a disaster for the 24th Army of the British and Indian Army.  Lieutenant General Benjamin does not think that half a million Indian Asans can withstand the attack of the Chinese army. This has been proved on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The army composed of Indian Asans has no number.  Advantages¡¤But in front of the elite troops of the Chinese Army, they are simply vulnerable!

    At 10 a.m. on November 25, the Chinese Navy¡¯s fire support ship squadron covered the 2nd Marine Division, sailed upstream from the Hooghly River and arrived at Diamond Port.  At this time, the 243rd Army of the 24th Group Army of the British and Indian Army stationed at Diamond Port had already entered the position. Tens of thousands of British and Indian troops were ready to resist the attack of the Chinese army.  However, no one among the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the 243rd Army of the British and Indian Army wanted Diamond Port to become a landing point for the Chinese. When the Chinese Navy's warships and transport ships stopped about ten kilometers away from Diamond Port and then stopped moving forward,  The officers and soldiers of the 243rd Army of the British and Indian Army were dizzy and very depressed!

    ¡°There are so many cities along the Hooghly River, why did the Chinese choose to land here?¡± Major General Harrison, commander of the 243rd Army of the British and Indian Army, was about to cry without tears.  However, he still had to order the ministries below to prepare. Lieutenant General Benjamin, the commander of the 24th Group Army, had issued a death order, requiring all armies to strictly defend their positions. If they were broken through by the Chinese, they would all be severely punished.  .

    As an important port in southern Kolkata, Diamond Port has complete port facilities.  If the Chinese army can capture this place, the large forces behind it will be able to enter the port area directly. By then, the troops will be able to disembark and load and unload equipment much faster.

    "Order all ships to prepare to fire! Be careful not to shoot at the port area. We want to occupy an intact port area!" Rear Admiral Lei Hua, commander of the Chinese Navy's fire support ship squadron, issued the order on the battleship "Northern Xinjiang."

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The battleship "Bei Xinjiang" opened fire first.  Then other battleships opened fire.  For a time, the British and Indian army's position turned into a sea of ??fire.  The large-caliber naval guns are so powerful that almost every one of them can leave a huge crater on the ground.  The positions of the British and Indian troops in Diamond Port are all civil structure defenses and are not poured with reinforced concrete. Therefore, the Chinese Navy's fire support ship squadron uses high-explosive bombs.  High-explosive bombs are more lethal to personnel. The British and Indian soldiers on the position could not survive even if they hid in anti-gun holes.  For a 5 mm caliber naval gun, the gun-proof caves built by the British and Indian troops can be blown down as if they were made of paper. The British and Indian officers and soldiers hiding in the gun-proof caves were often buried alive in whole companies and rows.  inside.

    ¡°General, the Chinese are attacking the 3rd Divisionposition.  The losses of the 3rd Division were very heavy. Their defenses could not withstand the Chinese attack at all. The commander of the 3rd Division requested to retreat!  "A brigadier general reported to Major General Harrison.

    "No! Order the 3rd Division to hold its position and not retreat without permission! In addition, report to General Benjamin that we have been violently attacked by the Chinese and we need sufficient reinforcements. Otherwise, we will not be able to stop the Chinese from Diamond Harbor  Landing!" Major General Harrison said with a serious face.  Although the Chinese army has not yet begun to land, the use of large-caliber naval guns to bombard the British and Indian army positions is undoubtedly clearing obstacles for the landing troops.  The British and Indian army's defense line was simply unable to compete with large-caliber naval guns.

    "Yes, General!" The brigadier general nodded and walked out quickly.

    The Chinese naval fire support ship squadron's bombardment lasted for half an hour. Nine battleships fired thousands of 5mm naval gun shells at the British and Indian army's positions. The British and Indian army's positions were completely destroyed, one by one.  Huge craters are distributed on the position, just like the surface of the moon.  The British and Indian troops guarding this position suffered heavy casualties.

    ¡°Tell General Peng that we have destroyed the British and Indian army¡¯s defenses, and it¡¯s up to them next!¡± said Rear Admiral Lei Hua, commander of the Chinese Navy¡¯s fire support ship squadron.  He put down the telescope in his hand. He was very satisfied with this bombardment.  The fire support ship squadron composed of 9 battleships is very powerful in attacking the ground. No army of any country can resist it.

    On the transport ship behind the fire support ship squadron, Major General Peng Jiantong, commander of the 2nd Marine Division of the Chinese Marine Corps, immediately ordered the 2nd Marine Corps Division to start landing operations after receiving the message from Major General Lei Hua.

    The transport ship began to sail towards Diamond Port, and they did not encounter any resistance until the transport ship sailed only two hundred meters from the shore.  At this time, dozens of landing craft were launched from the transport ship, and a battalion of Marines began to row toward the shore.  The warships of the Fire Support Ship Squadron are still shelling the British and Indian positions with small-caliber secondary guns to provide fire support for the 2nd Marine Division.

    The 3rd Division of the 243rd Army of the British and Indian Army stationed in this position suffered heavy losses during the shelling and was simply unable to organize a powerful counterattack.  Facing the landing of the Chinese Marine Corps, although they organized thousands of troops to intercept it, they were basically defeated in one blow by the elite Chinese Marine Corps.  At 11:30 in the morning, all soldiers of the 21st Regiment of the 2nd Marine Division of the Chinese Marine Corps had landed. Thousands of troops launched an attack on the British and Indian troops. After an hour of fierce fighting, they occupied the British and Indian troops.  position.

    At two o'clock in the afternoon, the entire 2nd Marine Division of the Chinese Marine Corps landed.  The 243rd Army of the British and Indian Army did not dare to risk the Chinese Navy's naval guns to launch a counterattack.  The Chinese 2nd Marine Division began to attack the port area of ??Diamond Harbor.  The 243rd Army of the British and Indian Army resisted, but their resistance was not active, and the port area soon fell.

    At 4:05 pm, the transport fleet transporting the first wave of troops of the Chinese Army's Third Group arrived at Diamond Port. The transport ship sailed directly into the port area and began loading and unloading the troops' heavy equipment through the port's equipment.  At this time, the British and Indian troops also learned that the Chinese army was preparing to conduct a large-scale landing at Diamond Port.

    On the one hand, Lieutenant General Benjamin, the commander of the 24th Group Army of the British and Indian Army, mobilized reinforcements from the two armies and marched towards Diamond Port in an attempt to drive the Chinese army down the river before its foothold was stable.  The other side reported the news to Admiral Kitchener and requested support.  He knew that if the Chinese Army carried out a large-scale landing in Calcutta, his army alone would never be able to defend it!

    After learning about the relevant situation, General Kitchener, who was far away in Delhi, ordered the 2nd Army of the British-Indian Army staying in Nabodweep to return to Calcutta. This made these British soldiers very dissatisfied!  At the same time, the 18th Army of the British and Indian Army was ordered to rush to Calcutta to prepare for a battle with the Chinese army in Calcutta to defend this most important city in eastern India.

    On November 26, after a night of hard work, the first wave of landing troops of the Chinese Army's Third Group all disembarked. The four infantry divisions plus the artillery brigade, cavalry brigade and armored brigade affiliated to the group army were fully deployed and ready to attack at any time.  The British and Indian troops attacked.  The subsequent second wave of troops will be able to arrive at Port Diamond in the afternoon.
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report