Chapter 873： Andhuy lost (2/2)
If there were n’t a major British regiment to squash, Colonel Makau would have no way to make the Indians desperate.
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In the British Command in Kabul, Lieutenant General Patrick was in a very bad mood. The Anglo-Russian War broke out. His commander was the last to know.
Both the front-line troops and the London government, thousands of miles away, received news before him.
Major General Howell suggested: ”My Excellency Commander, the Russians are on the verge of arrogance. I am afraid that our troops deployed on the front line are not enough.
Although no specific battle report was received on the front line, everyone would know with their toes that the situation would not be optimistic.
Major General Lawrence, who was directly opposite, objected: ”The matter is not so simple. Now the battle situation is unknown. We simply don't know where the enemy's main direction of attack is. Can't we send reinforcements in all directions at the same time?
We do n’t have that much strength in our hands, and the domestic reinforcements that have been promised have n’t set off yet. It ’s just two months after they arrive.
Although the reinforcements in the Indian region have arrived, the elite troops of the Indian colonies have been brought over by us. Most of the current reinforcements are newly formed forces, and there is no expectation of combat effectiveness at all.
Moreover, the actions of the guerrilla guerrillas have reached a critical moment. The frequency of exchange of fire between the enemy and us has been significantly higher in the recent period, and now the withdrawal of the military has done everything.
Missed this opportunity, and then we will face the double threat of Russians and Afghan guerrillas, and future wars will only be more detrimental to us. ”
Because of the siege of the guerrillas, nearly half of the British forces in the Afghan region have drilled ravines. Except for a few strategic points on the front, the strength of other regions is insufficient.
This kind of force deployment cannot be wrong, after all, the threat of the Afghan guerrillas to the British army is also very large. The most rampant period can bring hundreds of casualties to the British army every day, without encirclement and suppression.
It can only be said that the British army was out of luck. When surrounding the guerrillas, they encountered an attack by the Russian army.
Howell shook his head: ”I can't take care of that much now. The guerrillas can only disgust us, but the Russians have the ability to take the Afghan region from us.
Reinforcement is not the best option, but for now we have no choice. Once the Russians are killed, it is difficult to drive them out again.
I propose to leave the troops of one division to stare at the guerrillas and prevent them from tossing out troubles. The remaining troops immediately reinforce the front line.
Since I am not sure about the direction of the enemy ’s main attack, I feel that it is possible to set up several front enemy headquarters to coordinate the operations of the frontline troops.
Before the communication problem was resolved, it was untimely for the command to be placed in Kabul, and we would not be able to catch up with the news when we received the news and went to the front to collect the corpses. ”
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The two deputies were arguing endlessly, and Lieutenant Patrick felt more and more headaches. Everyone makes sense and makes the problem more complicated.
Deep down in his heart, he still wanted to destroy the guerrillas first, and then fight the Russians. It is a pity that reality has left him no choice. No matter how big the guerrilla threat is, it must first ensure that the front line is not defeated.
After careful consideration, Lieutenant General Patrick made the decision: ”Howell was right, the command was placed in Kabul as a decoration, and it could not function at all.
From now on, we will set up three front enemy headquarters from left to right, with three of us as commanders.
The Left Army is composed of the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 6th Infantry Divisions, the 5th, 6th, and 7th Artillery Regiments, and the 1st Cavalry Division.
The Mid-Road Army ...
The plan did not change quickly, and when the British army gave up the guerrilla guerrillas and divided their troops to reinforce the front line, the battlefield of Andhui also entered a critical moment.
After a week of hard support, the 9th Infantry Division guarding Andhuy collapsed, and the 5th Division reinforcements that Colonel Makau expected did not appear throughout.
It ’s not that the commander of the Fifth Division has no big picture, the problem is that the Russians have already appeared in the Magyar Sharif area, and the battle is on the verge.
In the case of uncertain prospects, how can the Fifth Division dare to deploy troops to reinforce Andhuy?
As the last line of defense was broken, the Russian army had broken through all the city defenses in Andhuy, and continued to stick to it could only fight street fighting.
Relying on the colonial divisions of the Indian army and the Russians fighting the street battles, Colonel Makau is not crazy.
Looking at the hundreds of people gathered around him, Colonel Makau knew that the general trend was gone, and he reluctantly ordered: ”Withdraw!”
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