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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1494 The Battle to Seize the Island!  (Down)

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    Captain Nelson's voice was so heart-breaking that he was so frightened that the cutlery in the hands of the orderly fell to the floor. It had been quiet for many years. No matter how fierce the war in Indochina was, the smell of gunpowder smoke could not reach Sri Lanka. The British people on the island  The Indian garrison troops don¡¯t know what war is?

    Looking at the dumbfounded expression of the orderly, Captain Nelson rushed to the phone, grabbed the crank and shook it violently, "Hey, I am Captain Nelson on duty in the Central Guards. There is an emergency. I want to report it to the Commander!  There was no response at all on the other end of the phone, and Captain Nelson yelled angrily, "Damn it, there's no one in the duty room at the headquarters this early in the morning!  "

    He refused to give up and continued to ring the phone. At this moment, a burst of high-speed flying objects and a scream piercing the air came from far and near. If he was an officer with combat experience, Nelson should be left behind at this time.  The phone ran as fast as it could, it was the sound of cannonballs hitting the top of the head!

    The bunker on duty where he was located was the commanding heights of the entire beachhead. The three-story masonry bunker was particularly eye-catching on the flat and unobstructed beach. Unfortunately, it became the focus of the bombardment.

    And Captain Nelson foolishly looked up to find the source of the sound. Before he could understand, "Boom, boom, boom!" There was an earth-shaking loud noise, smoke billowed, bricks and stones flew everywhere, and the entire bunker was fired by more than a dozen large-caliber warships.  Under the cannon shells, nothing remained, leaving only a pile of broken bricks and rubble in place. Captain Nelson and his telephone disappeared without a trace.

    The sound of the explosion alarmed the British and Indian soldiers on the beachhead. They had just been woken up from their sleep by the sound of the wake-up call. They muttered and reluctantly got up. Before they could figure out what had happened, they suddenly woke up.  An overwhelming barrage of artillery shells fell on the position like raindrops, and in the sky were dozens of bombers.  Throw tons of heavy bombs on the beachhead of the British and Indian troops one after another.

    The ground was shaking, the mountains were shaking, gunpowder smoke was filling the air, huge columns of smoke, mixed with barbed wire, bricks and tiles, flew into the air, and shrapnel spun and danced irregularly.  The lives of the panicked British and Indian soldiers were harvested mercilessly. The combined attacks from the sky and land plunged this beachhead into a horrific death, especially the destroyer's 308 mm caliber naval gun.  As soon as a shell fell, a large crater with a diameter of several meters appeared on the ground.

    More than forty minutes later.  The stormy shelling and bombing stopped, on the golden beach.  Having completely changed his appearance, Major General Han Tie, commander of the Marine Corps of the ** Division, leisurely stepped off the landing craft, surrounded by a group of staff officers and guards. Beside him were Marines pouring in like a tide.

    After crossing the shelling area, the troops continued to advance in depth. Han Tie took a closer look at the situation on the battlefield, curled his lips and said, "I thought there was going to be a battle. Just a few shells and bombs, and everything was solved."  , The British guys are so boring! I can¡¯t help but fight!¡±

    Wang Dongshan, the chief of staff who was following him, felt a chill and muttered in his heart: "Thanks to the commander for saying such words, a sudden attack. The naval guns, the rocket launchers on the armed transport ship, and the two regiments of bombers in the sky,  What kind of troops can withstand such an attack? The landing site chosen by the commander is indeed reasonable. It seems that the beachhead is well-defended, but it is actually vulnerable! "

    Han Tie said to Wang Dongshan: "Chief of Staff, immediately report the battle situation to Commander Tang of the Fleet. Our Marine Corps' middle attack force successfully landed at around 7 o'clock this morning. During this period, no fighting occurred. The troops are heading towards the sea as planned.  In-depth attack development, also, go to the telegram to ask, how is the progress of the attack troops on the south and north routes? "

    Soon, the troops landing on the island from the north and south routes called back. The situation was similar to that of the middle route. They were also bombed with artillery shells and bombs. The few British and Indian defenders were blown to pieces. When the troops rushed to land on the beach, they were not attacked.  Any form of resistance.

    Originally, he thought that the fierce beach landing battle would be more difficult. Han Tie had already made mental preparations, but unexpectedly, it went so smoothly that it made him feel a little uncomfortable. This is normal. The British and Indian troops guarding the island of Sri Lanka were just a  The division has a slightly larger troop strength of about 20,000 people. To defend such a large island, the assigned strength of one battalion for each key point is already the limit.

    Moreover, the three landing sites chosen by Han Tie were not, strictly speaking, the best landing sites. The garrison strength of the British and Indian troops was even more pitiful. The sudden attack, fierce artillery fire, and Le Yiqin's  With the cooperation of bombers, the British and Indian troops only have such a small force, which is not enough to squeeze through the teeth!

    The island of Sri Lanka is long from north to south and narrow from east to west. This is why Han Tie adopts the tactics of simultaneous attacks from the north, south and middle. Han Tie looked at the map and said to Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan: "Dongshan, order all ministries to go deep without hesitation."  To develop, we, the Central Route Army, must work togetherIn one night, the island of Sri Lanka was split into two!  "

    Commander Tang Qiuquan, who was leading the fleet to ambush near the Jaffna coral reefs more than 200 nautical miles north of Sri Lanka Island, after reading Han Tie's telegram, smiled and said to the deputy commander, Major General Amosiev: "Lu  The team¡¯s attack on the island went surprisingly smoothly. Judging from Han Tie¡¯s intentions, it was quite unsatisfactory!¡±

    Amosiev smiled and shook his head and replied: "Commander, considering the terrain conditions of Sri Lanka, there are no less than a dozen landing sites that can be selected, and more than 20,000 British and Indian troops are evenly distributed. It seems that  There are no loopholes, but they are actually weak everywhere. With the cooperation and careful organization of our sea and air forces, landing at any point will achieve such an effect. There should be no suspense in the subsequent in-depth operations!"

    Tang Qiuquan nodded and agreed with Amosiyev, "The division commander's leap-frog tactic did not give the British any time to prepare, and they unexpectedly captured the island of Sri Lanka. Tactically, it gave them a head start, which can be used as our basis in the future."  During the battle to seize the island, we used a good example and sent a telegram to the division headquarters to report the battle situation. Next, it depends on whether the British fleet will take the bait! "

    After receiving the telegram from Tang Qiuquan, Tang Qiuli said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "The fleet and marines' attack on Sri Lanka Island went extremely smoothly. Now, the British should be busy. We can't be idle, Yuhe.  Order the troops on the front line in Dhaka, Khulna, Pokaro, Seifpur, and Jinhati to take the initiative to launch an attack on the second-line troops of the British-Indian Army's eastward march. The requirement is that the enemy must be completely annihilated in every battle.  , leaving the British with no time to reinforce Sri Lanka.¡±

    After the initial rush and panic, the British military stationed in India in the Sri Lanka defensive area finally found out the situation and were attacked by the Chinese Navy Division Fleet. At this time, four months had passed since Han Railway's marines landed on the island.  For many hours, the sound of artillery could be faintly heard in Colombo, where the headquarters is located.

    Major General John Pukins, the commander of the defensive area, hurriedly sent an emergency telegram to the British Governor in India and the British Cabinet General Staff, "On the morning of May 23, our Sri Lanka garrison, on three  direction, it was attacked by the Chinese Navy's ** division fleet and the army at the same time. All the guarding troops have been transferred to the front line. "

    "However, the ** division troops attacking Sri Lanka not only have dozens of warships, but also have troops and weapons and equipment that far exceed ours. According to the current development trend of the war situation, if there are no troop reinforcements, our defense area troops will  We can only hold on for one to two days. Now, the battlefield has advanced to the central and westward area of ??the island. The sound of artillery can already be heard in Colombo, where the headquarters is located! "

    After receiving an urgent telegram from Major General John Pukins, the British Governor-General in India stared blankly and asked for reinforcements, my God!  I went there to find reinforcements. Under Chelsea's coercion, I had collected all the young men in the Indian continent who could shoot and formed the second-line troops of the eastward marching army. Even if I were killed, I would not be able to find any troops!

    The only one who could go to the rescue was the Indian fleet anchored at the Visakhapatnam military port and affiliated with the navy, but that was something he could not command. The helpless British Governor-General in India had to pretend to be deaf and dumb.  Big things like this are not something I can bear, nor can I afford. The cabinet and the Prime Minister make the decisions, and all I have to do is listen to them.

    The British wartime Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, after hearing the report from the Chief of General Staff, Admiral Brandts, furiously smashed the ink bottle on the table. The war with the Chinese did not start smoothly.  From Alexander's defeat in the Hukang Valley, until the entire army was annihilated, to Chelsea's defeat in East India, he watched Tang Qiuli's troops advance step by step into the interior of the South Asian subcontinent.

    But the majestic British Empire's troops stationed in India were unable to withstand the pace of the Chinese, and that Tang Qiuli had no intention of stopping the attack. Now, at the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula, Sri Lanka took action, with obvious intentions.  Annexing the Indian mainland, echoing the army divisions in Central India from the north to the south, swallowed up the largest overseas territory of the British Empire.

    Prime Minister Churchill's rage silenced a group of army and navy officials, including Chief of General Staff Admiral Brandts. Churchill waved his arms and shouted: "No, I will never allow the Chinese conspiracy."  If we succeed, if Tang Qiuli's troops occupy Sri Lanka, we will be faced with enemies from both sides. Can any of you tell me which troops are available to reinforce Sri Lanka? "

    The Minister of the Navy cautiously replied: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, only the fleet stationed in India and two brigades of marines can go to reinforce Sri Lanka. Apart from this, our navy can no longer send troops."

    Churchill shouted loudly, "Then what are you waiting for? Immediately send all fleets and marines to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka must not fall behind the Chinese."In Li Li¡¯s hands!  "

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