"General, we have defeated Anglo-Indian Army. A large number of the Anglo-Indian Army troops have been routed and are fleeing towards Mumbai!" A Major General Division Commander reported to General Ludendorff.
"Very good, start the pursuit immediately. We must capture Mumbai in one go!" General Ludendorff ordered.
Now, it is undoubtedly a good opportunity to win Mumbai. As long as German military wins Mumbai in this battle, then German military's heavy weapons and equipment can be disembarked. In particular, 8th Armored Division's combat effectiveness will be fully unleashed. This will allow German military to have powerful attack power even if it leaves the coastline.
"Yes, General!"
"Send Telegram to Indian Ocean Fleet and ask them to give us greater fire support. However, ask them to be careful when bombarding and don't blow up the port!" Admiral Ludendorff ordered.
Although, General Ludendorff knew that Anglo-Indian Army would not let them get Mumbai's port so easily. However, he still wanted to try his best. If the port of Mumbai can be obtained, the loading and unloading speed of German military's logistics supplies will be much faster. Mumbai will also become an important supply base for German military.
"Yes, General." A staff officer immediately went to contact Indian Ocean Fleet.
Several Infantry Divisions that German 8th Army Corps had already landed had no time to clean up the battlefield and directly attacked Mumbais. As for those prisoners, they will be guarded by 3rd Marine Division. The job of counting prisoners of war was also left to Marine Corps. They simply don't have time to care about that.
Indian Ocean Fleet also cooperated very well with German 8th Army Corps's attack. They headed north along the coastline and bombarded Anglo-Indian Army according to the coordinates provided by the army.
"Sir, the Germany people are chasing us, what should we do?" a India native reported to a British major.
"What else can we do? Keep running away! If we run back to Mumbai, we will be safe." said the British Major.
However, before he finished speaking, there was a whistling sound in the sky.
Immediately afterwards, large-caliber Naval Gun artillery shells fell from the sky one after another.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A violent explosion sounded, and the shock wave spread in all directions. Many India soldiers were swept into the sky like dead leaves. Shrapnel shot out in all directions, easily harvesting the lives of these Anglo-Indian officers and men.
"God! Germany's large-caliber Naval Gun. Surrender, we surrender! Otherwise we will all die here!" British Major Panic yelled.
When German military caught up, the hundreds of the Anglo-Indian Army officers and soldiers who stayed here surrendered directly to German military.
Anglo-Indian Army suffered heavy losses among Battle of Alibag. At the same time, morale also hit rock bottom. When they were escaping towards Mumbai, they were even pursued by German military. At the same time, there was a fierce bombardment by German Indian Ocean Fleet. This not only further aggravated Anglo-Indian Army's losses, but also caused them to collapse directly.
In order to speed up their escape, many Anglo-Indian soldier even dropped their rifles and bullets. It can be said that after suffering a disastrous defeat, Anglo-Indian Army's true nature as a ragtag group of people was completely exposed.
Many India soldiers threw away their weapons, took off their military uniforms, and ran away. They were frightened by the powerful firepower of German military, and they did not dare to continue fighting at all.
There were also many India soldiers who immediately surrendered to German military when they saw German military chasing them. On the twenty-kilometer road from Alibag to Mumbai, German military captured at least more than 100,000 surrendered Anglo-Indian Army.
This directly caused Anglo-Indian Army to escape back to Mumbai's troops, which were not many at all.
"After the troops are gathered, how many are left?" General Howard asked.
"General, there were too many troops that collapsed. Many of them fled or surrendered to the Germany people. Less than 200,000 people were able to return to Mumbai!"
General Howard was almost angered to death. When he attacked Alibag, he mobilized 2nd Army Corps's six main forces Infantry Division, plus 11th Army Corps and 12th Army Corps, a total of more than 500,000 people. After a battle, more than half of them were lost directly. What's more important is that the remaining troops have no morale at all and don't have much combat effectiveness at all. It is simply impossible to hold on to Mumbai.
"Asshole! How is this? Where are the Germany people? How far are they from Mumbai?" General Howard asked.
"General, the Germany people have been following us, and their vanguard has already approached Mumbai."
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
At this time, violent explosions sounded in city of Bombay, and shells exploded one after another in the urban area. Houses one after another were destroyed in the explosion. Countless India natives ran out of it screaming. Then, a cannonball exploded in the crowd, tearing the India natives into pieces.
"General, Mumbai has been bombarded by German fleet! Seven Battleship are firing at Mumbai." A staff officer reported with a Panic look on his face.
"God! Are the Germany people going to kill us all?" General Howard looked aggrieved.
Although, after being appointed as the 2nd Army Group Commander to garrison Mumbai, he knew that this battle would probably be very difficult. But now, he realized that the difficulty of this battle was far beyond his expectation. His troops looked so vulnerable under the attack of the Germany people.
You know, his 2nd Army Corps is definitely considered an elite among dozens of the Anglo-Indian Army armies. Even his troops were beaten like this, let alone other troops.
Although, it will be dark in two or three hours. However, German military did not give Anglo-Indian Army any chance to breathe, and directly launched an attack into city of Bombay.
At this time, the Anglo-Indian Army troops in the Mumbai city were actually more than the attacking German military. However, these Anglo-Indian Army often collapse at the first touch, and they no longer have the courage to continue fighting.
When General Howard saw this, he knew that if he continued to stick to Mumbai, he would only get himself involved.
So, General Howard issued the order to retreat. However, before retreating, he requested that Mumbai's port be destroyed. Even if it is destroyed, the port will not be left to German military.
However, unfortunately, when Anglo-Indian Army executed this command, it did not execute it thoroughly. Although some of Mumbai's ports were blown up, there are still several docks that can continue to be used. Even those docks that were bombed out could easily be repaired.
After German military captured Mumbai, he immediately attacked north along the coastline. At the same time, German military 4th Army Corps also arrived. After Mumbai landed, they attacked southward along the coastline. The whole West Coast of India and Anglo-Indian Army cannot resist German offensive.