Chapter 88
A fierce man descends from heaven to King Ping Xi! (Please collect and read)
Major General Elston Fenn, who is fifty years old this year, is a military expert who grew up during the Napoleonic Wars!
After Emperor Napoleon was defeated, he was sent to India by his old boss, the Duke of Wellington, because of his outstanding military achievements. He stayed in India for more than ten years, during which he defeated many princes who dared to resist the British Empire.
Invincible in every battle, great achievements!
It was precisely because of his great reputation that his boss, George Cotton, left him in Peshawar and asked him to lead two regiments of British-Indian infantry to keep a close watch on this army logistics center - Peshawar is located in Gandhara.
Within the basin, the surrounding population is densely populated and agriculture is developed, so it is relatively easy to raise some military rations. It is also the trade throat leading to Central Asia, facing the famous Khyber Pass.
It can be said that as long as Peshawar is held, British India will be safe even if the British and Indian troops are defeated in Afghanistan.
However, in the view of Major General Elston Fen who is based in Peshawar, holding Peshawar is probably the easiest and most boring task in military history. It is almost three hundred miles away from Kunduz, and is separated by the Salang Pass.
With such natural dangers as the Khyber Pass, it would be impossible for those backward feudal armies of the Jin Kingdom, which were almost still stuck in the medieval times, to cross the Salang Pass and the Khyber Pass to Peshawar. Unless they could fly!
Of course, although Peshawar was far enough away from the front line, Major General Elston Fen still felt that defenses should be deployed here. After all, Peshawar was a city of Tianfa believers, and the East India Company had never ruled Peshawar before.
Moreover, the residents of Peshawar and the people on the Afghan plateau are of the same ethnic group. They have always been martial and aggressive, and have always been a nightmare for Indians!
In addition, not far to the east of Peshawar is the territory of the Sikh Empire. Ranjit Singh, who single-handedly founded the empire, is not a fuel-efficient lamp! Although he sided with the British Empire this time and sent 20,000 Sikh
The Croatian army participated in the Afghan expedition. But who knows whether this prince of a princely state who rules a large area of northwest India will do anything crazy under the instigation of a big country in the north?
Therefore, Major General Elston Fen not only deployed defenses in Peshawar City and the Khyber Pass, but also deployed defenses in the mountain passes to the east and south of the Gandhara Basin. He also had people pull up defenses between Peshawar and Kabul.
Telegraph lines and telephone lines can be said to be foolproof.
After the military deployment was completed, Major General Elsfinton and his white officers certainly had to enjoy life. So when dusk arrived, Els spent most of the day listlessly in his office.
Major General Sfinton's spirit has risen!
Because tonight, Abbas Khan, the Governor of Peshawar (sent by the Emir of Afghanistan) from Kabul, will arrange a banquet full of Persian style for the officers of the headquarters, including Elsfinton.
Sometimes there will be dancers from Persia performing belly dancing, and there will also be female slaves from Central Asia to serve them. It’s really exciting!
Thinking of the exciting nightlife, the Major General Commander was looking forward to the sun setting soon. A little impatient, he stood up from behind his desk, walked to the window, opened the carved wooden window, and looked out.
The headquarters of Major General Elsfinton is located in the Peshawar Fort in Peshawar. This is a fortress made of white stone left over from the Mughal Dynasty. It is not only strong, but also very beautiful. From the Office of the Major General
Looking out of the windows, you can not only see the spacious courtyard inside the fortress, but also the towering stone watchtower and the outer wall of the fortress.
The setting sun shines on the white stone walls, stone buildings and an oval white UFO, creating a dazzling golden light
UFO?
what is that?
Elsfinton suddenly realized that something was wrong. How could there be a UFO floating in the sky dozens of feet above the stone wall of the castle? Is that an airship? Whose airship is it?
Just when he thought of this, he saw an unbelievable sight. Two ropes suddenly hung down from the white airship, all the way to the city wall. Then he saw two people wearing yellow jackets and dog-skin hats, holding a large blade in one hand.
The tall man holding the rope with one hand slid down from the cabin of the airship!
This scene is really a bit magical. Two "yellow jackets" wielding large blades rappelled from an airship. Is this advanced or backward?
While Elsfinton was thinking about this strange question, the crackling gunfire sounded!
It was not the British and Indian sentries guarding the fortress walls who were firing, but the airship soldiers on the airships who were sniping at the British and Indian soldiers with rifles. Although the shooting was not very accurate, they still killed the "third brothers" below.
They were all stunned. For a moment, they even forgot to fight back and only knew how to run away.
The sounds of machine gun fire and bomb explosions also started immediately, and it was the airships in the sky that fired and dropped the bombs.
There was more than one airship appearing over the Peshawar Fortress at this moment! Instead, seven or eight airships came up at the same time, but only one was rappelling. The other airships were dropping bombs and firing machine guns from higher positions to suppress it.
Firepower of the fortress defenders.
In addition, over several streets around the fortress, there are also several airships performing rappelling missions. The Daikin Navy airborne troops landing there will be responsible for blocking the reinforcements and temporarily blocking the British reinforcements.
The Minister of the Admiralty of Dajin and Pingxi King Wu Zhenxian had jumped onto the wall of Peshawar Castle with a roar, then waved the sword in his hand and pounced on a stunned Indian soldier Asan.
"Wow, a certain family is King Wu Zhen of Pingxi. Who dares to come and fight to the death with a certain family!"
This Wu Zhenfa was really powerful. While shouting that he wanted to fight with someone, he secretly took out the "shell gun", then waved his hand and fired a "pop" shot, killing the soldier Asan who hadn't reacted yet.
head!
Seeing that this airborne soldier in ancient costumes and holding a broadsword seemed to be very powerful, the other two "third brothers" who were stunned by the surprise attack finally came to their senses, picked up the rifle with a bayonet in their hands, and pulled the bolt of the rifle tremblingly.
They rushed up. Two against one. You’re not afraid of that anymore, right?
"Wow, look at the knife, snap! Snap!"
Wu Zhenzhen waved his big blade and fired two more shots, sending the two "third brothers" to the west. It has to be said that his Wu family swordsmanship is still very powerful. In the blink of an eye, he has been knocked down.
The three "third brothers" defeated the enemy with one move, and the opponent didn't even have a chance to fight back.
As the saying goes, in martial arts in the world, only fast ones can't beat you. No matter how fast your martial arts is, it's not as fast as a gun!
There was more than one Wu Zhenzhen who displayed his power on the walls of Peshawar Castle. The soldiers in golden jackets who descended with King Pingxi were all good soldiers. According to the Manchu language that is about to be lost, these people should be called "Baya La".
", also known as the White Armor Soldiers. They are the best Manchu warriors. They were the ones who protected Nurhaci, Huang Taiji, and Dorgon from killing everyone. Later, they were "cut a bunch of leeks" by King Zhuge Wuzhong, and then "grew".
"The ones who came out protected Kangxi and fled to Wuji Valley in the Western Regions, where they evolved again. Now they are all sharpshooters!
But when it comes to Wu Zhenzhen's generation, he is even more powerful. He is capable of both sword and gun (shell gun), and he also has grenades in his waist. He is really unstoppable!
Wu Zhenzhen was not the only one who was unstoppable. Who among the "yellow mantles" parachuting down was not unstoppable? I saw them like magic soldiers descending from the sky, with a big knife in one hand and a shell gun in the other. I saw "Third Brother" appearing from a distance.
They hit them with guns, and slashed them with knives when they got close. There were airship soldiers in the sky who opened fire with rifles. They beat the "Third Brothers" staggering around and screaming in agony.
And where have those "third brothers" seen such a fierce opponent? In their panic, they forgot to even aim, and couldn't even pull the bolt. And the new bass breech-loading guns in their hands couldn't fire continuously, so they had to take one shot.
Pulling the bolt once, there is no match for a twenty-four-shot pistol at close range - they only fired one shot here, while others have fired several shots in a row, how can they be a match?
What's worse is that most of the British and Indian soldiers guarding the fort are waiting for meals in two canteens (one is a Hindu canteen and the other is a Tianfang canteen), while the white officers are preparing to attend the dinner. Only a few are standing guard.
The British and Indian soldiers on sentry duty could join the battle, but their numbers were small, and they were attacked by surprise, and they were immediately stunned.
Chapter completed!