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Text Chapter 1,203 Encirclement and Annihilation of the British and Indian Army

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    At 7 a.m. on December 1, in Gujrat, the artillery brigade of the Chinese Army's 1st Group Army and the artillery battalions of the other 12 infantry divisions all closed in on the artillery positions. A total of more than 800 heavy artillery pieces with a caliber of 105 mm or more had faded away.  The gun jacket was removed, and the thick barrel pointed eastward, the position of the 3rd Group Army of the British and Indian Army on the east bank of the Chenab River!  On the west bank of the Chenab River, the infantry artillery and 120mm heavy mortars mobilized by the Chinese Army's 13th Division, 47th Division and several other infantry divisions were all pushed to the shore defense line. These light artillery  It will provide fire cover for the troops who forcefully cross the Chenab River in the next battle.

    In addition, at several field airports around Gujrat, more than 200 fighter planes of the Chinese Air Force's 1st Wing and 2nd Wing are also ready to take off for combat.  For Chinese Air Force fighters, the Indian battlefield is undoubtedly the least dangerous battlefield!  On the Indian battlefield, the British and Indian forces do not have any air force and are very lacking in air defense weapons. Under such circumstances, they cannot pose a threat to the Chinese Air Force at all!  All fighter planes of the Chinese Air Force can straf and bomb the British and Indian positions without fear of being shot down!  Since the war began, the Chinese Air Force's 2nd Wing and 3rd Wing have only lost three fighter jets, and all of them crashed due to malfunctions rather than being shot down!  For this battle, the two wings of the Air Force were also prepared.  After the battle begins, they will take off to suppress the 3rd British-Indian Army on the east bank of the Chenab River and create favorable opportunities for the troops crossing the river!

    Wazirabad, the position of the 3rd Army of the British-Indian Army was quiet.  Although, the Chinese Army's First Group launched an attack in Le Sueur last night and captured the Le Sueur Bridge, catching the British and Indian troops by surprise.  But this is a good thing for the 3rd Army of the British and Indian Army.  For a long time, these British and Indian troops have also worried that Wazirabad, where they are stationed, will become the main direction of attack of the Chinese Army. Now the main direction of attack of the Chinese Army has become Hafizabad. This makes the officers and soldiers of the 3rd Group Army of the British and Indian Army  They were very happy.  They did not care what impact the Chinese Army's crossing of the Chenab River at Lesur would have on the British and Indian troops.  They just know that at least they don't have to face attacks from the evil and powerful Chinese!  Their safety is now guaranteed!  As for the lives of other compatriots, they don't care so much!

    At 7:05 in the morning, General Yang Guoxing, commander of the First Group of the Chinese Army, came to the position of the Artillery Brigade of the First Group Army of the Chinese Army.  The main force of the 1st Army successfully captured the Lesour Bridge and began to march towards Wazirabad. This undoubtedly showed that the battle started very well!  If nothing unexpected happens, it is entirely possible for them to encircle and annihilate the 3rd Group Army of the British and Indian Army before the British and Indian Army can react!

    "Commander, we are ready and can fire at any time!" the commander of the artillery brigade of the 1st Group Army of the Chinese Army reported to General Yang Guoxing!

    "Start the bombardment!" General Yang Guoxing ordered.  This time, the battle between the Chinese Army's First Group and the British and Indian Army has begun. Now it's time for them to win!

    "Yes, commander!" The artillery brigade commander returned to his command position after saluting.

    Two minutes later, the position of the artillery brigade of the Chinese Army's 1st Group Army opened fire first.  Subsequently, the artillery battalions of other infantry divisions also opened fire.  Eight hundred heavy artillery pieces began to frantically tilt their shells towards the position of the 3rd British-Indian Army on the other side of the river!

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Orange-red flames flashed at the muzzle. The grenades flew towards the other side of the river under the influence of huge kinetic energy, and then exploded on the British and Indian army's position, one after another.  Smoke rose from the British and Indian positions.

    A large number of British and Indian soldiers hurriedly came out of the barracks under the shelling and looked at everything in amazement.

    They had no idea why the shells would fall on their heads.  Didn¡¯t it mean that the Chinese Army¡¯s main attack direction is Hafizabad?  What about the cannonballs that landed on their heads?

    "Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" The sharp whistle produced by the shells piercing the air one after another made people's scalp numb.  The British and Indian officers and soldiers who were still in a daze immediately ran away and started looking for a place to hide.  Although I don¡¯t know why the Chinese launched an attack here, there is no time to think about that now. The most important thing is to escape first!

    The position of the British and Indian troops began to tremble under the heavy artillery bombardment of the Chinese Army. Sections of trenches were blown down, the barbed wire fence in front of the position was blown to pieces, and each fire point was blown directly into the sky.  Under the bombardment of hundreds of heavy artillery, the British and Indian army's position seemed to be made of paper!  Facing the fierce shelling of the Chinese Army, the British and Indian troops did not even have the power to fight back!

    "Buzz!" As a roar came from the sky, twenty HB'Hongyan bombers of the Chinese Air Force flew over the British and Indian army's positions.  After the magazine is opened, each 50 kilogram level aircraft?The bombs fell! The Japanese army's position turned into a sea of ????fire amid the dense explosions!  In the absence of weapons that threaten the Chinese Air Force, the Chinese Air Force's bombers can carry out bombing missions without fighter escort.  This is almost impossible on the North American battlefield. Although the performance of the U.S. Army Air Forces' Hurricane fighter is poor, it is not something that bombers can handle.  But on the Indian battlefield, there are no such worries at all!

    The fierce attack by the First Group of the Chinese Army on the Third Group Army of the British and Indian Army left the British and Indian Army completely confused.  After Lieutenant General Kenneth, commander of the 3rd Army Group of the British and Indian Army, reported to General Kitchener, General Kitchener was also very puzzled. He even speculated whether the attack launched by the Chinese Army's First Group in Wazirabad was  The feint attack was specifically designed to attract the attention of the British and Indian troops, so that the British and Indian troops would focus on Wazirabad. Then the Chinese Army could take the opportunity to capture Hafizabad and eliminate the 7th Group Army of the British and Indian troops and the reinforcements that were later sent there.  .

    Even though Lieutenant General Kenneth assured General Kitchener that the Chinese army used hundreds of heavy artillery and air force in Wazirabad, it was not a feint attack at all.  General Kitchener did not agree to send reinforcements to Wazirabad, but asked the 3rd Army to hold on.  As a result, this directly led to the annihilation of the 3rd Army of the British and Indian Army!

    The First Group of the Chinese Army bombarded the Third Group Army of the British and Indian Army for half an hour. The position of the British and Indian Army was already in a mess!  Although the casualties of the British and Indian troops during this shelling and bombing were not very large, most of the British and Indian troops were not in the position, or at least the position was destroyed.  However, the fierce bombing by the Chinese Army's heavy artillery force and the Air Force frightened those Indian Asan who had witnessed such terrifying firepower for the first time, and their combat effectiveness was greatly affected.

    At 7:50 in the morning, the 131st Regiment of the Chinese Army began to cross the river.  The Chenab River is about one kilometer wide in this section, and hundreds of landing craft are scattered on the two-kilometer-long river, which seems a bit dense.  However, the second batch of dozens of fighter jets from the Chinese Air Force had already flown over the heads of the British and Indian army positions.  The strafing and bombing of these fighter planes beat the crap out of the British and Indian troops and were unable to form a favorable block against the Chinese Army. The 131st Regiment of the Chinese Army crossed the Chenab River at a small cost.

    Under the cover of the air force, the 132nd Regiment of the Chinese Army began to cross the river, while the officers and soldiers of the 131st Regiment launched an attack on the British and Indian Army positions!  The resistance of the British and Indian troops was very weak. The 131st Regiment of the Chinese Army easily captured a position that was one kilometer long and 500 meters deep!

    By 9 a.m., all three regiments of the 13th Division of the Chinese Army had crossed the Chenab River.  The Army's 47th Division is also crossing the river!  In addition, engineers also started building pontoons again.  The news that the Chinese Army launched a large-scale river-crossing operation in Wazirabad, and that the main force of the Chinese Army's 1st Group Army diverted and advanced northward at Lesueur, made General Kitchener finally believe that the main attack direction of the Chinese Army's 1st Group was not  Hafi Bazard, but Wazirabad.  The 3rd Army of the British and Indian Army has fallen into extreme danger!

    General Kitchener immediately ordered the 10th Army and the 12th Army of the British and Indian Army to march towards Wazirabad immediately. However, these two armies had been delayed for several hours. They were still far away from Wazirabad.  There is a distance of dozens of kilometers. At the speed of the British and Indian troops, it is impossible to reach them in more than a day!

    General Kitchener asked Lieutenant General Kenneth, commander of the 3rd Army of the British and Indian Army, to hold on to Wazirabad, while ordering the 10th and 12th Army of the British and Indian Army to speed up to support the 3rd Army.  At the same time, the 11th Army Group, which was rushing to Hafizabad, was ordered to return to Gujranwala to prepare for the next fierce attack of the Chinese Army's First Group!

    At 10 o'clock in the morning, the main force of the Chinese Army's 1st Group Army arrived east of Wazirabad, cutting off the connection between the British and Indian Army's 3rd Group Army and the rear.  At the same time, the number of Chinese troops crossing the river reached 3 infantry divisions. As the pontoon bridge built by engineers began to be put into use, a large number of Chinese troops and Japanese mercenaries began to attack Wazirabad through the pontoon bridge!

    At 11 o'clock in the morning, the Chinese army broke through the direction of the British and Indian troops, invaded Wazirabad, and began to encircle and annihilate this army group!

    Lieutenant General Kenneth faithfully carried out General Kitchener's order. Even though the situation had reached a very critical moment, he was still unwilling to issue an order to break out and still asked the British and Indian troops to hold their position!  A large number of Indian Asans surrendered to the Chinese army. In order to reduce combat difficulties, the Chinese army accepted the surrender of these Indian Asans, but handed them over to the care of Japanese mercenaries!  Seeing that the Chinese were willing to accept their surrender, a large number of Indian Asans began to surrender to the Chinese army in an organized manner!
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