"General, something is not right! We have advanced a hundred kilometers and have now reached Ahmedabad, but we still haven't found Anglo-Indian Army's troops. It's like those Anglo-Indian Army have disappeared out of thin air." 71st Infantry Division commander Major General Balfour reported to General Ludendorff.
Ludendorff General could not help but frowned. "Is there any other news?"
"We learned from the local India indigenous people that Anglo-Indian Army began to retreat a week ago." Major General Balfour said.
"A week ago? It seems that Anglo-Indian Army is deliberately shrinking its troops! Order 3rd Marine Division to dispatch two regiments to Baroda, set up a logistics supply base there, and shorten our logistics supply lines. The entire army continues to march towards Delhi!" General Ludendorff ordered.
"General, the Britain people are obviously shrinking their forces and want to concentrate their forces to deal with us. If we continue to advance, will we fall into their trap?" Lieutenant General Rundstedt, chief of staff of the group army, was worried.
"Of course I know that those guys have bad intentions. We will face a bloody battle on the way to Delhi. However, I think that even if they mobilize more troops, we will be able to defeat them. Is that right? General Guderian?" General Ludendorff asked.
"Yes, general. 8th Armored Division will crush all enemies!" 8th Armored Division commander Lieutenant General Guderian said. As one of the youngest generals of German military, Guderian and his Armored Forces performed very dazzlingly in the last battle. Of course, this is also the reason why he was promoted to lieutenant general before the age of 28. Among German military, the only one who can compare with him is probably Major General Rommel who serves as the 4th Armored Division commander.
"Very good, I believe we will be able to defeat those Britain and India natives." General Ludendorff said confidently.
The other generals nodded. As generals of the German Army, they were very proud. Because they have always been the most powerful army in the world. The British were just defeated by their men, and even the homeland fell. Even if they win over a large number of Indian natives in India to work for them, it will never change the reality that they are defeated. The German generals also believe that they can also defeat these guys in this battle.
German 8th Army Corps continues to approach Delhi, but the speed has slowed down. At the same time, attention is paid to the protection of the logistics supply line. After all, India's land area is too vast, and Delhi is far away from the coast. Without the fire support of the fleet, everything has to rely on the army itself.
On March 28, the vanguard of German 8th Army Corps approached Jaipur, which was less than 200 kilometers away from Delhi. However, 71st Infantry Division, who was the forward, launched a tentative attack, but failed to defeat Anglo-Indian Army. At the same time, the dispatched reconnaissance team also discovered that Anglo-Indian Army was everywhere.
Major General Balfour immediately reported the situation to General Ludendorff.
General Ludendorff ordered Major General Balfour to immediately retreat to Ajmer and wait for reinforcements. At the same time, 72nd Infantry Division was ordered to rush for reinforcements. The other troops continued to advance at the current pace.
General Ludendorff believed that even if faced with Encirclement Offensive who were ten times his own Anglo-Indian Army, two Infantry Division of German military could easily hold on. He hopes to use 71st Infantry Division and 72nd Infantry Division as a magnet to attract the main force of the Anglo-Indian Army to Ajmer, and then 8th Army Corps will use 8th Armored Division as the main force to launch an attack and defeat Anglo-Indian Army in one fell swoop.
After Major General Balfour retreated to Ajmer, it immediately began to build a defensive position. Even though this is just a small town, it is not difficult to accommodate two German military Infantry Division.
William Lord Nicholson, who personally directed this decisive battle, did not give up the decisive battle because German military retreated. Instead, he ordered Anglo-Indian 1st Army Corps, 4th Army Corps and 6th Army Corps to march towards Ajmer. British Army in India and several other group armies also pressed on Ajmer, but did not participate in the battle. William Lord Nicholson is also very clear that German military's main force has not yet been exposed.
On March 31, three armies of the Anglo-Indian Army, totaling 600,000 people, launched an attack on Ajmer. Their strength is almost twenty times that of the German military and two Infantry Division stationed here.
However, it is a pity that during defensive operations, the firepower of German military has always been very powerful. The attacking enemy will pay an unimaginable price when faced with the powerful firepower of German military.
German military Two Infantry Division, more than two hundred artillery pieces. In terms of the number of artillery, it is not inferior to the three armies of the Anglo-Indian Army. Except for Anglo-Indian 1st Army Corps, which is equipped with more than a hundred cannons, the other Anglo-Indian Army group armies are only equipped with a small number of cannons. Even a group army only has dozens of doors. Especially after German Navy blocked the coast of India, they were even less able to get supplementary artillery.
A fierce battle ensued, and Anglo-Indian Army had no choice but to use the human sea tactic when the artillery could not take advantage. They sent large numbers of troops and launched attacks again and again. However, in the face of the powerful firepower of the German Army, it was not able to take advantage at all, leaving a large number of corpses.
For five consecutive days, the British army's attacks became more fierce every time, but German defensive line was rock solid. The British army suffered heavy losses. In addition to causing German military to consume a large amount of ammunition, it did not cause any greater casualties to German military.
When William Lord Nicholson learned that the losses of Anglo-Indian 1st Army Corps, 4th Army Corps and 5th Army Corps were almost half, he had to once again mobilize two armies to attack Ajmer. And in his hands, apart from the two hundred thousand British Army in India, there were only three armies left.
"General, the firepower of the Germany people is too strong. We have no artillery advantage and can only rely on the soldiers to launch a desperate charge. Such tactics will cause very heavy casualties to the troops. The morale of the troops has also been greatly affected." A British general said.
"I know all this! But what can I do? The Germany people have blocked the coastline, and we can't get supplies at all. Apart from people, we have no other advantages at all. Under such circumstances, do we have any other options?" William Lord Nicholson asked with a dark face.
Indeed, apart from having more people, Anglo-Indian Army has no advantage at all.