Chapter 381 Attack the British Army from both sides!

Heading south?

For them, it was simply too far-fetched.

Although the indigenous people of India are not very strong.

But the British army is not weak.

Not to mention that the British army also has planes, cannons, tanks, etc.

Relying on favorable terrain, you can still gain a great advantage.

On the other hand, their fighting capability is not good at all.

Therefore, it is still very difficult to go south.

"Mr. Li, it's too difficult to go south." Mohammed shook his head and refused.

"Sir Mohammed, the British Army originally had five divisions in Afghanistan. Now three divisions have been transferred south, leaving only two divisions. We can easily defeat them. In addition, the Indian Army has stored weapons and ammunition of three divisions there. Once you take over this arsenal, you will become the largest force in Afghanistan, and then unifying the whole of Afghanistan will not be a problem." Li Qing said with a smile.

I have to say that this news is still very tempting.

At least Muhammad was very moved after hearing it.

If he had the weapons and equipment of these three divisions, he could expand his forces to 50,000 men, and perhaps even unify Afghanistan.

It's exciting, but the risk is too great and you might even lose your life.

"It's very tempting, but the risk is too great. Once the British army comes to support us, we may be surrounded directly, and the loss will outweigh the gain." Mohammed said with some regret.

There was a gleam in Li Qing's eyes. This Muhammad was already tempted, but he was still a little hesitant.

but it does not matter!
What he needs to do is to make the other party give up this slight hesitation.

"There is a saying in my hometown that wealth and honor are sought in danger. The British army's arsenal still has a large amount of food."

"With these grains, I believe your men should be able to survive this winter."

"If I remember correctly, it hasn't snowed yet." Li Qing's words made Mohammed's face change drastically.

The weather this year is really weird, and they are guerrillas.

They don't grow any food in normal times, and Afghanistan is a plateau and mountainous area with very low food production. Basically, when they have no food, they go and rob the British.

Over time, the British learned their lessons and their defense became increasingly strict, making it difficult to steal large quantities of food. Before Li Qing came, Muhammad was still worried about how to survive the winter.

Without snow, how will the wheat they grow survive the winter?

If the weather is too warm, the wheat will just grow too fast, and in that case, the yield will definitely decrease next year.

"Moreover, the British army is now being held back by the Japanese army, and they are completely unable to return to support."

"Not only that, the war in Europe is very intense."

"It is even more impossible for the British army to withdraw reinforcements, so you can go south with confidence."

It has to be said that Li Qing's words really touched his heart.

After weighing the pros and cons for a long time, Muhammad said with gritted teeth.

"You win, Mr. Li Qing. I will gather the troops and prepare to march south!"

As a result, the subsequent actions were indeed smooth, even unexpectedly smooth.

"Report to the leader, our troops have taken control of the other side." After receiving the news from the telegram, the adjutant said to Muhammad happily.

"Well done, quickly order all troops to cross the river immediately!" Muhammad said happily.

The troops, which had been prepared long ago, began to row towards the other side of the river in small boats.

As long as you cross this river, the rest of the road will be flat. This is also the granary of India.

"These are all fertile lands, perfect for growing crops." Looking at the land in the distance, Muhammad sighed.

Li Qing at the side smiled and said, "It is indeed good land. Your Excellency the Chief, do you have any other ideas?"

Hearing other ideas, Muhammad's eyes flashed a gleam, as if he guessed something, but he still pretended not to understand and asked.

"I wonder what other ideas Mr. Li Qing is talking about?"

"Occupy this place and make it your territory." Li Qing said proudly.

Anyway, it’s all India’s territory and has nothing to do with him.

Who knows that Muhammad is not a fool.

He knew that it was not realistic to eat such a big piece of fat.

"This is simply too difficult. The people on the other side are not vegetarians."

But with such a big piece of fat meat in front of him, it would be a lie to say that he was not tempted, so a hint of excitement flashed across Muhammad's eyes, he took a deep breath, exhaled slowly and said.

"Everything depends on human efforts. Besides, the British are now just a weak tiger. They only have the skin of a tiger but not its strength. Their army is only slightly stronger than the indigenous army of India. If they were really strong, how could your men still be alive today?"

"People should have some ideals. Do you want your tribe to live in the valley forever?"

"I know what you are worried about. The British Navy is indeed a problem, but you can't let warships sail on land." Li Qing said the last sentence with a hint of sarcasm.

Hearing this, Muhammad fell silent. Yes, they couldn't let the tribe live in the valley all their lives. The fertile land and warm climate here were very suitable for the tribe to reproduce.

Moreover, he felt that it was a waste to leave these lands to the Indians. Why not let his own people cultivate them?

Thinking of this, Muhammad looked at Li Qing and said respectfully.

"Thank you Mr. Li Qing for your advice. Your words have enlightened me."

Li Qing nodded. The seeds had been planted. He believed that they would soon take root and sprout, and then there would be something exciting to watch.

More importantly, he didn't expect that Muhammad was so familiar with their culture, which really surprised him.

It seems that I should really provide strong support next.

Thinking of this, other thoughts seemed to flash through Li Qing's mind.

The troops crossed the river so quickly that the British army did not even notice that a tribal force had sneaked into India right under their noses.

This cannot be blamed on them. After all, there are only two divisions left, and it is very difficult to garrison such a large area.

Originally it was better with five divisions, at least the defense line was not so empty, but it is different now.

Directly withdrawing three divisions would make the defense even more empty. They could only defend some important cities, while other places would be handed over to the indigenous army or simply not garrisoned.

And those indigenous soldiers are really good at fooling people.

Even pretend not to see it.

Anyone who reports.

Or if you see the enemy, just shoot to warn.

Someone will discover that by then a division can be dispatched to completely destroy this force.

But unfortunately, no one discovered this problem.

Fortunately, the British army was not stupid and soon discovered something was wrong.

Because there was a problem with the arsenal.

"Sir, the armory's defense capability is too poor. Requesting reinforcements." The voice of the armory commander came over the phone.

"There is no reinforcement. My command post is now defended by only one company. Where do you want me to get reinforcements from?" The British major general answered the call and reprimanded with a frown.

"But..." The person on the other end of the phone was about to continue speaking.

"There's no buts. You have to find a way to get reinforcements yourself, or you can let the native troops help you defend." The British major general said very unhappily.

After hanging up the phone, the British major general was still furious and muttered, "I don't know which son of a bitch in China came up with this idea. They didn't know that my troops were in short supply, but they still drew troops from me. Can't they draw troops from China?"

"Sir, Tuva City requests reinforcements..."

Before he could finish his words, the British major general roared, "Tell them that if there is no reinforcement, they have to find a way to solve the problem themselves!"

As soon as he finished yelling, the phone finally became quiet for a while, and the British major general's face looked much better.

But not long after, the phone at the headquarters rang again. "Asshole, what's going on? I've already told you that there are no reinforcements. You have to find a way to get them yourself." The British major general took the phone angrily and shouted loudly.

"Report to the commander, an unknown force has appeared in Sulab City and is attacking us."

"What?" The British major general was stunned and shouted in disbelief: "Are you sure they are attacking you?"

The city of Sulab is a major transportation hub. How did the enemy get there? If it is occupied, it means there will be problems with the transfer of supplies, which will definitely be very troublesome.

"Bastards, hold on, we can't let the rebels occupy the city of Sulab." The British major general shouted loudly.

"Sir, it's too late..." Before he could finish his words, the phone was hung up.

"Damn it, what's going on? Why are there rebels?" The British major general angrily slammed the phone and shouted loudly.

He couldn't understand why there were rebels on his territory and why they attacked directly into the vital points.

The defenders of Sulab City were stunned, as they only had one battalion of troops.

Ten minutes ago, several soldiers were fighting with each other on the city wall.

"I really want to go to the front line to fight. It's too boring here." A soldier sighed.

"You're really a rookie. Do you think fighting is really good? It's very miserable, okay?" said the man with the rank of sergeant unhappily.

"Isn't it good here? We can have fun at night. How great! Look how fierce I was last night. I did it eight times in total." A British soldier boasted about his achievements with a lewd look on his face.

Being stationed in such a place is extremely boring, so the most they do is brag about their glorious achievements to kill time.

"Do you think I will believe it?"

A few people were bragging about how great they were.

As a result, I saw clouds of dust rising in the distance.

what is that?
A picture flashed through the minds of several people.

As a result, when they saw the distant horizon clearly, they were so frightened that they trembled and said, "Sir, look what that is..."

The sergeant who heard the words looked in the direction he was pointing, his face turned pale, and he shouted, "Run, run quickly, those are cavalry, run quickly."

Originally he wanted to command his subordinates to fight to the death, but after seeing the cavalry, he turned around and ran, leaving his subordinates behind him dumbfounded. What about what you just said about dying on the battlefield?

India had very few tanks, and even if it did, they had already been transferred to the front lines to engage in a bloody battle with the Japanese.

Therefore, the most common combat mode here is cavalry advancement.

As a result, infantrymen were naturally extremely terrified when facing cavalry.

Especially when they saw the cavalry in the distance rushing towards them in large numbers, they had absolutely no courage to fire.

The British troops here have long lost the ability to fight.

Yes!

They really don't know how to fight anymore.

Because they haven't fought a war for a long time.

It’s because the natives of India are so docile that they don’t even put up a basic resistance.

So after so many years, they really don't know how to fight anymore.

Even when faced with a war, my heart is still filled with fear.

The recruit who had envied the battlefield before could no longer walk. The sergeant who had just run away turned around and pulled him back: "Asshole, run quickly, you idiot, you're just waiting to die here."

With these few people taking the lead, the other soldiers also dispersed and ran towards the city.

Most people were really running away. Many of them had never experienced war, and those who had experienced war still had the shadow of the invincibility of cavalry.

So at this moment the British troops were in a panic.

Of course, some British soldiers were very brave and stayed behind to prepare for a counterattack.

There was even a British soldier lying in the building, breathing steadily, loading bullets, pulling the bolt, and preparing for battle.

They are just infantrymen. If they encounter cavalry in the wild, they can only wait for death. Only by fighting in street fighting in the city can they kill the enemy.

With the neighing of war horses, Muhammad's cavalry quickly rushed into the city.

A cavalryman appeared in the British soldier's field of vision, but he did not open fire. He was waiting for better opportunities.

As the second trooper passed and the third appeared in the sights, the British soldiers opened fire.

"Bang!" The guy on horseback fell to the ground without a sound, and his white clothes were dyed red with blood.

After killing an enemy!

The British soldiers looked at the enemy in the distance again.

Only then did they realize that a soldier on the opposite side was pointing a rifle grenade at them.

"boom!"

A shell flew directly over!
Can't run away!

The British soldiers were immediately frightened out of their wits, and at this time the shells flew directly over and hit their bunkers.

died!

This was the last information received by the British soldiers!
The slight resistance could not delay the fall of Sulabh City, and soon Muhammad arrived at the city lord's mansion.

"Report to the leader, we have seized a regiment's worth of weapons and equipment." The adjutant reported excitedly.

"Really?" Mohammed asked with a happy face.

"Really? There are still a lot of canned food, rice, and flour, enough for us to eat for a month." The adjutant was also very excited.

"Okay, okay, what Mr. Li said is true. There are really a lot of supplies here." Mohammed said happily.

"I think the British commander must be so upset that he can't sleep."

Yes!

At this time, Admiral Wavell, who received the news, looked extremely gloomy.

He didn't expect that the Afghan natives, whom he had looked down upon, would now dare to attack him.

When he received the news, he had already lost a large area.

Not only did the natives of India not resist them, they also did not put up any resistance in the face of the invasion.

He was even very cooperative, which left Admiral Wavell speechless.

I shouldn't have done this if I had known.

If they had known how to resist, this wouldn't have happened.

But he had no better solution at the moment.

Unless the Japanese troops on the front line just ignore it and directly send reinforcements back to provide support, in that case, they might be able to repel the enemy directly.

The result is that the Japanese army will occupy larger territory.

By then, the jewel in the crown of the British Empire would be completely gone.

This is absolutely unacceptable.

Unless reinforcements are drawn from the country.

But the situation in Europe is also very tense now.

Therefore, the number of troops that can be mobilized is too small.

The best way right now is to ask Stilwell for help.

The Nanyang Task Force has performed very well recently, successively capturing a large area of ​​Japanese territory.

Thinking of this, Admiral Wavell took a deep breath and asked someone to connect Stilwell to the phone.

(End of this chapter)