afterglow

Chapter 42
Two 250-pound aerial bombs and one 40-pound aerial bomb were detonated almost at the same time, and a huge shock wave swept the surroundings. Captain Besil felt the ground shaking in the car.His head hit the bulkhead of the tank. Fortunately, he was wearing a tank cap, otherwise it would be a big bag at the lightest.

Looking through the periscope, I saw billowing gunpowder smoke and dust in front of me, and two large pits suddenly appeared on the ground?A quarter of the team of more than 100 people disappeared in the blink of an eye?

The stumps, broken arms and soil fragments that were blown into the sky by the horrible explosion just now fell down one after another, spreading in a range of hundreds of meters in succession.

Most of the infantrymen who survived the disaster were overturned to the ground, but flames sprang up on the ground. Many people were on fire, rolling or running around in panic.

"Unfortunately, there is not enough gasoline." After witnessing his proud work, Zhou Changfeng said with some regret.

The gasoline drums buried next to the bombs contained various fragments of bricks and tiles, but only a small half of the gasoline was left.

Xie Wancheng of the deputy command at the post office was also very excited, "My good fellow, this can be regarded as a full refund. Let's not talk about reimbursement of No. 30 people at once."

Company A of the Hyderabad Battalion, which participated in this tentative attack, was stunned by the sudden huge explosion. The company commander was killed on the spot, and the deputy company commander was seriously injured and went into shock.

The firepower of the heavy machine guns of the Ming army was still silent, only the rifles and light machine guns fired one after another, so amidst the sound of "da da bang bang" gunfire, the embarrassed company A fled back.

Major General Wilson and Major Sampson, with particularly ugly faces, stood on Height Zero. After witnessing what just happened, they put down their binoculars one after another.

The latter shook his head and sighed, "Damn, are they devils?"

Later, all the information about the tentative attack just now was reported. Company A lost 41 people, the company commander was killed, and was unable to recover combat capability in a short time; the results obtained were only to find out the general layout of the hospital building. Not even a heavy machine gun fire point was found.

Listening to the staff officer's description, Major Sampson's scalp felt numb—who commanded the defense?
The houses, shacks and obstacles within 200 meters were all knocked down, and the shooting area was basically cleared, with only a few places that could barely be used as bunkers.

The surrounding ground is covered with sharp and hard rubble, pieces of iron, and broken glass?If you dare to lie down, you will be stabbed to blood by these things.

The entire first floor was piled up with masonry and concrete fragments, so tightly packed that even if they rushed downstairs, they couldn't find a place to break in.

At the same time, until now, no heavy machine gun firepower point has been found. It seems that Chinese troops are ambushing everywhere in the urban area full of ruins?

Frowning, Major General Wilson said in a deep voice, "We have met an expert commander!"

Up to now, the British and Indian No.16 Infantry Brigade, the main force of the Wilson Task Force, has lost more than [-] people. If the [-]th Artillery Battalion and the [-]th Royal Tank Battalion are included, the total casualties must exceed [-].

Six of the nine companies of the No.16 Brigade's three battalions, Raigar, Natipur, and Hyderabad, were disabled. At present, Wilson's last card is only the Gurkha regiment (battalion).

A few days ago, everyone thought that the Ming army in front of them was just a poor guy who was trying to block the car, and the little Demagji was also a cake at his fingertips, but now it seems that who is the unlucky guy and the poor guy?

Our own aircraft, artillery and tanks are all available, and we have an absolute advantage of five times in terms of military strength. In the end, we can't win such a small town because of the loss of troops and generals?The exchange ratio between the two parties may have reached three to one!

Demaghi has now become a piece of hot butter. No matter whether he swallows it in a big mouthful or chews it in a small mouthful, the one who gets hurt in the end is still himself.

Do you want to continue to besiege De Maji?According to the current situation, Wilson can be sure that the unknown and unknown opponent has set up one terrifying trap after another for himself.

Is the Chinese army getting stronger or the British Empire's army getting weaker?Or was it an unfortunate encounter with a master-level character this time?Wilson smoked, lost in thought.

Boom!

A loud thunderclap startled the soldiers on both sides, and some of them fell down subconsciously.

Immediately, the torrential rain poured down, and the dense and huge raindrops crackled, as if the sky had cracked.

In the basement of the hospital building, Zhou Changfeng learned about the latest progress of all parties:
The pursued British and Indian troops of the Second Battalion of the 12th Regiment of the No.37 Division were forcibly separated from the main force, and were trying their best to hold on for help.But the Twelfth Division is determined to save it, but it will take time.

So the chief of staff who is currently acting as the commanding officer actually telegraphed the first battalion, imploring them to persevere, otherwise he would have to let the surrounded second battalion disband on the spot and break through separately.

The official Ming Dynasty newspaper "Beijing Official News" and the official radio station "Sun and Moon Broadcasting Station" officially reported some of the latest details of the border war, including the ongoing battle of Demaji.

It is conceivable that Demaji, a small town that was previously unknown, will become famous for it.

Zhou Changfeng suddenly thought of the commander-in-chief of this battle, the Wei Gaoming whom he met in the Lingzhi headquarters. A few days ago, after the first battalion starry night and marched to Demaji forcibly, he sent a telegram saying that " Persevere to the end at all costs, and all soldiers will surely gain supreme glory."

Supreme glory?Glory is undoubtedly precious, but can it be as precious as life?Obviously not.

At least Zhou Changfeng himself thinks so. He fulfills his duty not for gaining profit or gaining honor, but simply fulfilling his responsibility. In the words of his plane, it is "defending the family and the country", and in the words of Da Ming now, it is "Protect the environment and the people".

At least in the present situation, there is no difference between the two.

The downpour did not last long, the rain gradually became lighter, and the heavy rain turned into moderate rain.

Everyone knows very well that the attack of the British and Indian troops is coming.

What made Zhou Changfeng most helpless and angry was that the Ming army did not have chariots and fighter planes, but they were unable to fight due to the special battlefield, so they could only use the flesh and blood of infantry to fight against the enemy's aircraft, artillery and tanks.

It can be concluded that the only anti-aircraft machine gun and two anti-aircraft guns left by our side cannot parry the enemy tanks that will swarm up later, so it is very likely that we will have to organize death squads to blast?Just thinking about it makes me cringe!
This is not the tragedy of the agricultural country resisting the invasion of the industrial country, but the helplessness and aggrievedness of being unable to shake a fist!
"Boom boom boom—boom—"

The attack of the British and Indian troops came as scheduled. After a short and powerful shelling, Company B of the Hyderabad Battalion and Company C of the Raigal Battalion broke into the city from the south and north of the city respectively, while Company A of the Gurkha Battalion attacked from the west of the city.

The troops are divided into three groups, regardless of priority, and each route is accompanied by at least three A9 cruiser tanks and four Carden-Lloyd ultralight tanks.

"Enemy tanks are approaching! Four hundred meters!"

(End of this chapter)