"Asshole! Hurry up! Hurry up!" The British officer on horseback hit the Indian soldiers hard with the whip in his hand.
India The soldier screamed and fell into the mud pit.
"Division Headquarters has issued an order. We must arrive at Alibag within two hours. Otherwise, we will all be punished by military law and we will not get any good results!" The British officer's face was full of indifference. In his eyes, these India soldiers cannot be regarded as human beings at all, at most they are just a group of cannon fodder. Therefore, they don't care at all about the life and death of these India soldiers.
Those India soldiers who were short in stature, sallow and thin, had to speed up. Although everyone was out of breath from exhaustion, if they didn't want to be whipped, they could only increase their speed as much as possible. Otherwise, they might be beaten to death by those officers.
Under the urging of the officers, Anglo-Indian Army marched relatively quickly. However, it is difficult to say how much fighting power these India soldiers, who were already in poor physical condition, would have after arriving at Alibag under such a forced march.
At noon, the leading troops of the Anglo-Indian Army arrived at Alibag. After arriving, the soldiers collapsed on the ground, gasping for air.
"Get up, get up quickly." Seeing the appearance of these India soldiers, the British officer was very dissatisfied. In such a state, it is simply impossible to get them to engage in offense.
2nd Army Corps of the Anglo-Indian Army Commander General Howard, is also having a headache about the state of the army. As a last resort, he could only give an order to rest for an hour after the troops arrived. No matter what, if you want your troops to attack, you have to give them physical strength. How can we fight when we are all too tired to even stand up?
And this also gives German military more time so that more troops can disembark.
German military 71st Infantry Division, 72nd Infantry Division, 73rd Infantry Division and 74th Infantry Division all successfully disembarked. No matter, the next two Infantry Division did not carry heavy weapons, only light weapons. But even so, more than 30,000 people from two Infantry Division came ashore, which greatly improved the combat effectiveness of German military, enough to resist the attack of the Anglo-Indian Army.
At 1:30 in the afternoon, 2nd Army Corps of the Anglo-Indian Army Commander General Howard issued the order to attack.
2nd Army Corps of the Anglo-Indian Army's six main forces, Infantry Division, plus Anglo-Indian Army 12th Army Corps, launched an attack on Alibag from the north. Anglo-Indian Army 11th Army Corps, on the other hand, launched the attack from the south.
However, because Alibag is just a small town, even if Anglo-Indian Army arrived with so many troops, there were not many troops that could be involved in the attack at the same time. At most, more than 100,000 troops can be invested at one time. German military has landed four Infantry Division and one Marine Division, although the number of troops is less than 100,000. However, it is completely sufficient for defense. What's more, there is Navy's fire support. It will undoubtedly be easier to hold the position and resist Anglo-Indian Army's attack.
"Attack! Defeat the Germany people and drive them all into the sea to feed the fish! Otherwise, the entire India will be doomed!" The frontline officers of the British army gave orders loudly.
Countless India soldiers, with red eyes, launched an attack. Although, the British officers treated them like pigs and dogs. However, they all endured it for the sake of India's future.
Many India soldiers are members of Indian National Congress or Green Party Alliance, or people influenced by these parties. They all know that the Britain people have promised that as long as they defeat the Germany people, they will allow India to gain autonomy and gain independence step by step. This is undoubtedly what all HMS Indomitable dreams of.
Therefore, even though they knew that the Germany people were very powerful and knew that they would die if they fought with the Germany people, these India soldiers were fearless. They hope to use their sacrifices to exchange for a bright future for India.
Anglo-Indian Army fully utilized their strength advantage during the attack. More than 100,000 people launched an attack. Because German military's position is not wide, Anglo-Indian Army's queue is very crowded.
"Contact the fleet and ask them to fire! Let these damn HMS Indomitable taste the power of our Naval Gun!" German military Commander on the front line ordered.
Although Anglo-Indian Army's combat effectiveness is terrible, they have too many troops. If you are not careful, German military will suffer casualties. Because of their limited troops, German military's generals hoped to pay as few casualties as possible during the battle. In this case, the firepower advantage of German military must be maximized.
On the sea, seven German Navy Indian Ocean Fleet and Capital Ships were lined up in a row, all of them had crossed their hulls and pointed their sides towards the coast. One by one, the main guns have raised their barrels, and their ferocious muzzles are pointed at the sky. The shells are loaded and ready to be fired.
"Fire!"
When the coordinates were transmitted, the main guns of these battleships were immediately adjusted. Then, the gunnery commander gave the order to fire.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Capital Ships and 380mm Main Gun began to fire one after another. The other Light Cruiser and destroyers also opened fire fiercely. One after another, the shells flew towards the battlefield under the influence of huge kinetic energy.
When artillery shells fell from the sky one after another, causing a bloody storm among the ranks of India soldiers, those India natives who went to the battlefield full of passion to serve their country realized how cruel war is.
"Boom! Boom!"
The shells kept falling, and almost every shell exploded, taking away countless lives. I don't know how many India indigenous people have sacrificed their lives for their ideals.
German military The powerful artillery fire caused the expressions of all the British officers to change drastically. Many people were fortunate that they did not need to participate in the attack, otherwise, they would have been torn into pieces.
Anglo-Indian soldier's fighting will is not high to begin with. Under such heavy fire, many people were frightened.
Even before they could reach German military's position, they were so frightened that they collapsed.
Subsequently, the furious General Howard once again issued the order to attack. He asked Anglo-Indian Army to launch an attack at all costs and drive German military into the sea no matter what.
However, the final result was that countless corpses were left in front of German military's position.
At the same time, the morale of the troops also suffered a devastating blow. The India natives who had just joined the army even began to flee. This situation is obviously not a good start for the Anglo-Indian Army.