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Volume 1 On the Songhua River Chapter 1505 Surrounding New Delhi

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    According to Governor Pajevasali's opinion, this important person should preferably be Her Majesty the Queen, or Prime Minister Winston Churchill. That Tang Qiuli has already made his plans, and the Turkish Emperor Governor on his side will  It's not weighty enough. He can't think of anyone else who is qualified?

    Moreover, the most abominable thing is that we were only given three days. From the mainland to India, which is tens of thousands of miles away, the time on the plane will be as long as twenty-four hours.  If the British Empire is blamed for not being willing to negotiate, it will fall into Tang Qiuli's conspiracy and give him an excuse to continue the war!  Extremely urgent!

    Prime Minister Churchill, who was absolutely in a bad mood after receiving the telegram from Pajevasali, was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He was arrogant, absolutely undisguised arrogance. The Governor-General of the British Empire in India did not have enough weight. Could it be that I, the Prime Minister, went there in person?  Is it enough weight?

    But then again, I¡¯m afraid you, Tang Qiuli, don¡¯t have enough weight. Churchill has his own pride. However, Churchill sneered at Pajevasali¡¯s judgment.

    In his opinion, this is the judgment of a mentally retarded and idiot. That Chinese madman has nothing to do?  After making this happen, simply refusing to negotiate and continuing the fight, what can be done to him?  Why go to all this trouble? If the Americans didn't take action, Churchill was helpless.

    Tempers were lost and people were scolded, but there was no delay in resolving the matter. This was the only opportunity for the British Empire not to get out of the South Asian subcontinent. If it could not be grasped, I, Churchill, was the sinner who ruined overseas territories. Negotiation  is required.

    The British Cabinet meeting was held overnight again. The cabinet ministers and generals of the General Staff who had returned home were summoned back by an emergency call from the Prime Minister's Office before they could warm themselves up in bed. They were all listless and bleary-eyed.  It looks like eggplant beaten by frost.

    The cabinet meeting makes the final decision.  Foreign Secretary Charlie Brown, Chief of General Staff Admiral Brandts, Secretary-General of the Prime Minister's Office George Fernandez, and four Governor-General in India Pajvasali were dispatched.  A negotiating delegation was formed, including diplomatic, military, and Prime Minister Churchill's personal representatives. This was probably the highest-level negotiating delegation in British history.

    The mission was to seek peace with the Chinese, who had always been weak, in order to avoid the influence of the British Empire.  Thinking about the fate of being uprooted from the South Asian subcontinent, although the members of the delegation looked ugly, Prime Minister Churchill himself never had the urge to hit the wall!

    A large transport plane carrying the British negotiating delegation took off from a secret field airport outside London in the dim light of dawn.  Fly towards the east, God takes care of these days.  The German bombing intensity has been significantly reduced, and the blockade of London's airspace by German fighter jets is no longer so strict. Otherwise, such a large transport aircraft will become a live target for German fighter jets as soon as it takes off.

    What the British don¡¯t know is.  The reason why the British delegation was able to successfully leave London by air was entirely thanks to Tang Qiuli, whom they hated so much. After rejecting the British low-level delegation's request for negotiations, Tang Qiuli called the German head of state Hitler.  , demanded Hitler.  Do not intercept large aircraft taking off from London within three days.

    Hitler¡¯s call back was even more interesting, ¡°Old friend, I admire your wisdom beyond measure. The British lost all their capital in the South Asian subcontinent. It seems that the spring of 1941 was a great time for me.  It is a harvest season for our old friends. The British¡¯s failure in Asia has only accelerated their pace of destruction. I am eager to see you again as soon as possible!¡±

    Looking at Hitler's reply, Tang Qiuli felt a chill and had goosebumps all over his body. The tone of the German head of state's reply to the telegram was like a young woman looking forward to her lover who has not returned for a long time?  I'm so excited!  However, he never mentioned this ridiculous feeling to anyone.

    Although he agreed to the British request for negotiation, Tang Qiuli showed no mercy at all. The troops should continue to fight. If the negotiation agreement is not signed for one day, the attack cannot be stopped. The army is pressing down on the border, so there should be such momentum!

    At about 6 o'clock in the morning on May 25, troops from the ** Division's Directly Affiliated Corps and the Sulu Mobile Corps, a total of 18 brigades, marched from Lucknow, Allahabad, Japurpur, and Pumragur  , Gongpur, and continued to launch a full-line offensive. By noon that day, each unit had advanced an average of more than 100 kilometers. Wherever it went, the so-called second-line troops stationed in the Indian Army's eastward marching regiment fled after hearing the news.

    In Aligarh and Agra, the troops who reinforced Xiao Jinshan's 9th Brigade and Fangyuanshan's 10th Brigade finally reached their destinations at about 7 a.m. after a night of rapid march, although it was later than the time for the full-scale attack.  , more than an hour late, but it had no impact on the overall progress of the battle.

      Tang Qiuli can also understand that it is not easy to arrive at night on the poor roads in India and marching long distances at night. However, Xiao Jinshan and Fang Yuanshan were strictly ordered by the division commander Tang Qiuli not to do it without him.  Personally order, the troops are not allowed to do anything!

    Looking at the timely battle report from the staff office, Xiao Jinshan¡¯s eyes were burning, and he complained loudly on the walkie-talkie to Major General Fang Yuanshan, the commander of the 10th Brigade in Agra.

    "I said, old man, what's going on? The division commander is singing that song! Let our two brigades stand still while the other brigades let go and fight vigorously. Have you read the battle report? Liu shouted loudly  The 1st and 4th brigades of Er and Chu are almost reaching the west coast of India, but we are staying here, isn't it just New Delhi? Give me eight hours to take it down!"

    Fang Yuanshan said calmly: "Old Xiao, don't be like a powder keg, howling and screaming at every turn. Just be content. What is the target we want to hit? That is the British home base in India. Can the teacher accidentally hit it?"  You Shen, wait for the order. I won't bother you anymore. The reinforcements are coming to the city soon. I'm going to greet them!" After that, he ended the call.

    Xiao Jinshan was stunned for a moment, and then gave a dissatisfied "cut" sound. The staff came in and reported, "Brigadier Commander, the troops reinforcing our brigade, a mechanized infantry brigade, a tank brigade and an artillery brigade, have arrived in the eastern suburbs of Aligarh.  , several brigade commanders called to ask, should we go directly to our brigade headquarters, or do you have other arrangements?"

    Xiao Jinshan muttered, "Okay, the business robbers are here! Let's go, I'll greet them in person. By the way, tell the cooking team to prepare a table of good food. I'm going to ask those old guys to ask the cooks to bring out all the food."  The reputation of our Ninth Brigade cannot be ruined by Guazi¡¯s abilities!¡±

    At noon, Tang Qiuli received a telegram from the commander of the Marine Corps, Han Tie, "Division Headquarters, after continuous operations, our unit has now compressed and surrounded the British and Indian garrison on the island of Sri Lanka in Colombo, and  At about 7 o'clock this morning, a full-scale attack was launched on Colombo. By the time the battle situation was reported, the troops had occupied more than two-thirds of Colombo's urban area and annihilated most of the British and Indian defenders. It is expected that before evening, they can  End the battle and capture Colombo!"

    This result was as expected by Tang Qiuli. It was not a problem for the Marine Corps to mobilize more than 100,000 troops to deal with the more than 20,000 British and Indian defenders on the island. However, judging from the attack speed of the troops, it was obviously  The British-Indian garrison on the island of Sri Lanka resisted fiercely in Colombo. Otherwise, with the strength of Han Tie, Colombo should have been captured long ago.

    The battle on the island of Sri Lanka had no impact on the overall offensive. Tang Qiuli did not urge Han Tie to speed up the attack. When victory was in sight, there was no need to increase the casualties of the troops.

    He thought for a while and said to Chief of Staff Zhao Yuhe: "Yuhe, order Han Tie not to rush to end the Battle of Colombo, but focus on reducing troop casualties. Also, order the Marine Corps to separate four brigades of troops from  Under the command of Chief of Staff Wang Dongshan, he crossed the Gulf of Mannar, landed at Tenushgodi at the southernmost tip of the Indian mainland, attacked from south to north, and added fire to Churchill, no matter how miserable the British were.  Unspeakable!¡±

    After finishing speaking, Zhao Yuhe burst into laughter and said humorously: "Commander, on the one hand you promised to negotiate with the British, but on the other hand you are fighting with each other. This is not kind enough! Aren't you afraid that the British will say that we are not trustworthy?"

    Tang Qiuli paused and said: "Credibility? Under power, credibility is thinner than paper. If you talk about credibility with the British, you are looking for trouble. The more places we occupy, the greater the bargaining chip we have with the British.  Moreover, it seems that we are giving in, but in fact this attack was not planned. When the time comes, the British will only be grateful for my mercy. "

    "Yu He, there is something even more ruthless. He ordered Xiao Jinshan, Fang Yuanshan, and the reinforcements to make a sudden move at two o'clock this afternoon to encircle New Delhi from the north, east, and south and form New Delhi.  The battle headquarters appointed Xiao Jinshan as the commander-in-chief and Fang Yuanshan as the deputy commander-in-chief to coordinate and command all troops."

    "Although Xiao Jinshan is brave and fierce, he is a good fighter. He is restrained by the calm Fang Yuanshan and cannot do anything extraordinary! However, just order them to surround them. Without my order,  Attacking New Delhi is never allowed. This is a dead order. Yu He must emphasize this point in the order. When more than 90,000 troops are handed over to him, they must put on bridles. Otherwise, he can beat New Delhi to pieces.  Wear it right!"

    On the afternoon of May 25, the ** Division, with six infantry brigades, two tank brigades, and two artillery brigades, used rapid and violent movements to suddenly approach the city from the north, east, and south and encircle New Delhi.  Get up, as for the remaining western part, all the participating commanders could not guess the division commander's intentions.

    At this time, the British who flew out of London with fearThe referee delegation is still floating in the sky!

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