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Ye Ting, the commander-in-chief, now seems to be Mao Zedong's chief of staff.Pointing at the situation map in front of him with his baton, he explained it to Mao Zedong, and the overall situation seemed to be on the paper.

After introducing the military situation, Ye Ting smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "Vice Chairman Mao, we have wiped out nearly 7 Indian puppet troops in the 8-day war. It seems that this battle is a great victory!"

Mao Zedong's eyebrows were always furrowed, smoking cigarettes one after another, staring at the map with burning eyes, as if thinking about something.

In this battle, the total strength of the South Asian Army of the Communist International was only 8 armies, 1 division and 1 artillery group. Even counting the local troops in Odisha, it was only 50 people.However, it fought a decisive battle with more than 100 million Indian puppet troops, and in just 7 days of fierce battles, it achieved a record of annihilating nearly 8 enemies, while its own losses were less than 3 people. The soldiers only lost more than 1 people, which cannot but be said to be a brilliant victory.But the question is whether the one-to-six exchange ratio (Chinese internationalist fighters for Indian puppet troops) is a loss or a gain for the CCP?

"How is the recruitment of new soldiers?" Mao Zedong's thinking seemed to jump, and suddenly turned to the recruitment of new soldiers.Ye Ting was stunned, thought for a while and replied: "As of the end of July, the South Asian Army of the Comintern has recruited more than 7 recruits. If West Bengal completes the agrarian revolution, it is estimated that recruiting 25 recruits there will not be a problem. Bengal is also very densely populated. When we liberate there, it is possible to recruit 50 million recruits! So now we don't have to worry about recruiting new recruits at all..."

Mao Zedong waved his hand and interrupted Ye Ting. "No! I'm not talking about Indians, but about the recruitment situation in China. How many recruits have been recruited in the country in the past few months? Has there been any report?"

"Domestic?" Ye Ting was taken aback when he heard the words, frowned and thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Now the six northern provinces have implemented political training. Although our party is in power, all social systems and laws have been aligned with those in the Kuomintang-controlled area. Now, the flow of personnel is completely free...Under this situation, recruitment is much more difficult than in the past. Although the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff have given the border guards a staffing and recruitment quota of 20 people, but..."

"But you can't recruit soldiers! Is it?" Mao Zedong frowned, and then Ye Ting continued: "Before the political training, the total number of Han people in the six northern provinces was only more than 300 million... and in the political training After that, people can move freely. Especially in the past two years, Chinese imperialism has become a first-class power and has a large and rich colony that can be used for overseas colonization and new territories. Moreover, the national government has also given various preferential immigration conditions Encouraging the poor in the country to move out is very attractive to the farmers in the six northern provinces who live in extreme poverty!"

Ye Ting could hear deep worry from Mao Zedong's tone, so he said with relief: "Please rest assured, Vice Chairman Mao, Chairman Zhou is already trying to attract people from the Kuomintang-controlled areas to settle in our six northern provinces and the Far Eastern Republic. I believe that the flow of people will be reversed in the near future, and the population of the six northern provinces will definitely increase greatly."

Mao Zedong smiled slightly when he heard the words, and was noncommittal, but the conversation turned to the upcoming Sino-Japanese war. "The telegram Enlai sent me the day before yesterday mentioned that Luo Yaoguo was planning a war against Japan. Xiyi, what do you think?"

Ye Ting frowned. He was not used to Mao Zedong's unconstrained way of thinking, but he had to try his best to adapt to him.He thought for a while and replied: "The Sino-Japanese war that is about to start should be an imperialist war in nature, and its purpose is to fight for colonies, so it is unjust. Both the Nationalist government and the Japanese authorities are standing on the opposite side of the people." Start a war."

"I'm not asking you this." Mao Zedong frowned again. It's enough to talk about this kind of truth in "Red Star Newspaper". What's the use of talking about practical issues?

Besides, Luo Yaoguo colluded with Hitler and provoked two large-scale wars against the Soviet Union, Britain and France one after another, and he didn't seem to see how the people opposed him!At most, there were some small-scale "anti-war movements" in the early days of the "anti-Soviet war".

But when Stalin ceded Eastern Siberia and most of Central Asia to seek peace, Luo Yaoguo was full of praises in the country. After defeating Britain and France and signing the "Roman Peace Treaty", Luo Yaoguo had already been praised as the leader of China since the beginning of the world. The first hero!Now there are worshipers who don't know the truth everywhere...

"Then Vice Chairman Mao wants to ask about the outcome of the future Sino-Japanese War?" Ye Ting hesitated, and asked tentatively.

"There is no suspense about the outcome of the Sino-Japanese War!" Mao Zedong lit another cigarette, took a few puffs, and said lightly, "Japan will definitely be defeated by the Chinese imperialists! Because this is a battle between imperialists, Therefore, the key to determining the outcome of a war is strength, and in this respect imperialism has an overwhelming advantage.”

Having said that, he paused, and his tone became more serious. "What I am concerned about now is the spoils won by the Chinese imperialists after defeating Japan! Now that the Japanese army has gained a clear advantage in Australia, Wavell's Australian and New Zealand coalition forces have suffered consecutive defeats. Sydney has fallen, and Canberra will soon Lost... It seems that the entire Eastern Australia will soon change hands, and Luo Yaoguo may attack Japan at that time! And the wealthy Eastern Australia will become the next good place to attract the poor in China to settle down."

Ye Ting nodded, and his face became serious, as if he also realized the seriousness of the problem.Mao Zedong glanced at him, and continued: "The victory of the Calcutta Battle is only a matter of time. Now the offensive of the Indian puppet army is at the end of its strength. If we persist for a few days, they will be exhausted. Next, things Bengal, Assam, Orissa, and possibly a large piece of land in eastern India such as Jharkhand is ours! Next, we may get more territories, including the whole of India, half All of North Korea, half of Japan and other places may have a communist name in the future."

Speaking of this, Mao Zedong suddenly waved his arms heavily, and said loudly: "However, these sites are not the key to the success or failure of our revolution, nor are they the key to the strength of our party. They may even be the trap of our destruction! This is the Kuomintang reactionary. A huge conspiracy!"

Ye Ting's heart was startled by Mao Zedong's words, and he immediately looked at him intently.Rare anxiety appeared on Mao Zedong's face. "This is a conspiracy, and it is a big conspiracy!" Mao Zedong repeated this point, and then looked up at the map, "Bangladesh, Assam, and Odisha are indeed rich and prosperous lands. Compared with our poor I don’t know how much better the six northern provinces are. However, there are no Han people here, only 8000 to 2 million Indians... But we have paid the price of more than 20 Han soldiers in order to seize and keep this territory! And This is just the beginning!" As he spoke, his tone suddenly became heavy, "Xiyi, do you know that the more than 300 Han soldiers in our hands, as well as the [-] million Han people in the six northern provinces and the Far East are our cause? Fundamentally! If there are no these Han people, what if we take down the whole of India?"

"There is no Han army, and it is not ours that took down India, but the Indian Communist Party..." Ye Ting's voice was very soft, as if he was muttering to himself: "No wonder the Kuomintang is so enthusiastic about helping us open up a world revolutionary base. Make this idea!" He raised his voice and asked Mao Zedong: "Vice Chairman, do you think we are going to withdraw from India?"

Mao Zedong shook his head. It was his idea to open up India as a world revolutionary base. Under the circumstances that the domestic revolutionary war could not be launched for the time being, it would definitely be beneficial to the party's revolutionary cause to obtain this precious land in India.But at that time, he ignored a problem that seemed to be the least problem in China-population, and it was still Han population!The Han nationality is the most populous nation in the world, so neither the Chinese reactionaries nor the revolutionaries regard the population as a precious resource!Until now, Mao Zedong suddenly realized that the key to the success of the revolutionary cause is actually the Han people... The Han people are so precious!It hurts to die on the battlefield.

However, withdrawing from India now is not an option. Once withdrawing from India, the blood of the comrades who died before will be shed in vain.And without the wealth of India, even the CCP cannot maintain an army of 20 people at the current time when people's livelihood in China is improving rapidly!It is also unable to improve the livelihood of the people in its "training area", so the Han population in the six northern provinces will continue to be lost to the wealthy Australia!

"Vice Chairman Mao, can we find a way to attract people from the Kuomintang-controlled areas to migrate to India? The land in India is very fertile, and the climate conditions are also suitable for the growth of crops." Ye Ting thought for a long time, and then proposed another one that sounded a bit absurd. Method.

Mao Zedong's eyes lit up, and he nodded slightly, "This is indeed a solution. After our base in India is consolidated, we must find a way to formulate a preferential immigration policy to attract poor and lower-middle peasants from the Kuomintang-controlled areas to settle in India. The location is chosen in... Kolkata Surroundings! The land there is the most fertile in all of India, the transportation is relatively convenient, the infrastructure is also good, and the population density will become very low because of this war. It can always attract two or three million poor and lower-middle peasants from the country to immigrate Bar?"

At this moment, there was a knock on the door of Mao Zedong's office, and Zuo Quan, the deputy chief of staff of the South Asian Army of the Communist International, came in.

"Vice Chairman Mao, Commander Ye," Zuo Quan first gave a military salute to the two, and then handed over a telegram. "The urgent message of the Northward Army, the Indian Army's 2nd, 3rd, 4th Army, and the 3rd Armored Division are attacking the defense lines of our 5th Army and the Armored Division of the Communist International in Berlampur. At present, the two sides have started a fierce battle. With At the same time, the Indian army in Calcutta also began to break through to the north of the city, and our 7th Army is trying to stop it." He paused, and then said: "Vice Chairman, Commander Ye, there are as many Indian troops on the front lines of Berampur and Calcutta as 30! And our army is less than [-], and we have to divide our troops into two groups. The situation is very dangerous. I suggest that troops should be dispatched from the front line of Jamshedpur-Danbad immediately for reinforcements."

Mao Zedong took the telegram and glanced at it, then turned his head and asked Ye Ting, "Xi Yi, what do you think?"

"No!" Ye Ting rejected Zuo Quan's suggestion without hesitation. He said in a deep voice, "The Jamshedpur-Danbad line is the main battlefield, where more than 30 divisions of the enemy and us are concentrated. Elite troops. Now that the battle has reached the most critical moment, no one can take a step back, otherwise they may lose everything!"

"But what about the front lines of Belampur and Calcutta? If the Indian army breaks the siege of Calcutta, wouldn't our previous efforts be wasted?" Zuo Quan hesitated.

Ye Ting waved his hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. The key to this battle is not Calcutta, but the decisive battle on the Jamshedpur-Danbad line. As long as we can defeat the 8 Indian armies, Only four main forces and one artillery group can be liberated for use near Calcutta, and the Indian army's three and a half armies plus some local troops with weak combat capabilities are definitely not our opponents."

Mao Zedong frowned and thought for a moment, nodded, and instructed: "I also agree with Comrade Ye Ting. The gains and losses of the Jamshedpur-Danbad front line care about the overall situation, and no loss should be allowed. Therefore, the Northward Army should give priority to Defeat the main force of the Indian army on the front line of Jamshedpur-Danbad. For this reason, the main force of the Northward Army must strengthen its offensive in an all-round way, in order to win the battle of Jamshedpur-Danbad as soon as possible.

As for Calcutta, the suggestion of the General Front Committee of the South Asian Army of the Communist International is that we should try our best to prevent the Indian Army's Northern Front Corps from joining forces with the enemy of Calcutta.If this goal is not achieved, it is also necessary to retreat to the Hooghly River line to prevent the Indian army from advancing westward, so as to ensure that the Jamshedpur-Danbad main line battle will not be affected. "

Chapter 0905 anti-encirclement and long march (twenty) For the proletariat, go!

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, a telegram from the Northern Route Army Headquarters indicated that they have already broken through the Communist Army's defense line at Berlampur!" Carter, the chief of staff of the Indian Army's Central Route Army, stood in front of Slim and Mittal with a bit of a look on his face. Excited.The defense line deployed by the South Asian Army of the Communist International in Berlampur was broken through, but it meant that half of the siege of Calcutta had been solved!

Slim and Mittal are discussing something around the map table.A one-fifty-thousandth map is laid out on a huge map table.Three battle lines marked with various tactical symbols can be clearly seen on the map.Hear Carter's report.Both of them straightened up at the same time.

Slim hurriedly took the telegram and read it carefully, and then let out a long breath, "Great, great! The communist army's siege of Calcutta will soon be broken. Next, the Northern Route Army and the The Kolkata defenders will join forces, and then march westward...you will be able to flank Jamshedpur with us, the main force of the communist army on the front line of Dhambad!"

Major General Mittal, the commander of the Indian Armored Forces, was not so optimistic. He patted the map, frowned and said: "Lieutenant General, it seems that it is a bit easy for the Northern Route Army to break through the communist defense line at Berlampur. According to the previous intelligence , the communist army can deploy an infantry army and an armored division there, even if our three armies and an armored division can defeat them, it shouldn't be so fast." He looked at Carter, "The report of the Northern Route Army Did you mention communist armored units?"

Carter said: "This time the Northern Route Army did not encounter the opponent's armored troops. It is only said that they fought hard for more than ten hours with the Communist Army and launched eleven times of fierce attacks across the board to achieve a breakthrough." Mittal snorted, Slim, who was frowning and thinking, said, "Your Excellency, it seems that the communist army must have taken the initiative to clear the siege."

Slim folded his arms and looked at the map, and slowly muttered: "The communist army seems to want to deal with our central army on the line of Jamshedpur-Danbad first, and then go back to fight Calcutta. Their That army retreated on its own initiative, and it is estimated that the army outside Calcutta will also withdraw, and then the two armies retreated to the Hooghly River line to prevent our Northern Army from advancing westward. After the Northern Army joined forces with the Calcutta defenders, there were Three and a half central infantry corps, one armored division, and four local armies, with a total strength of 3 to 37... so many troops were blocked east of the Hooghly River by two armies of the communist army!" He shook his head slightly, " It seems that we are still missing a move! If the three central armies and one armored division of the Northern Route Army had been concentrated in the center, the victory of this battle might have been achieved."

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, we have no way to adopt such a plan." Mittal sighed softly in his heart. The "if" that Slim said was not an afterthought, but when he formulated the battle plan before the battle began. just proposed.In the plan submitted by Slim to Nehru and Bowes, the solution of the siege of Calcutta was not the key point, but the elimination of the main force of the South Asian Army of the Communist International was the top priority!But the problem is that there is Mahatma Gandhi in Calcutta.How could Nehru and Bose ignore Gandhi?If they really do this, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among Gandhi worshipers in the Indian army...

"I also know the difficulties of the Vice President and the Prime Minister." Slim smiled wryly, and then focused his attention on the map. His eyes moved back and forth between the Hooghly River and the Jamshedpur-Danbad line of defense. , frowning and thinking hard.After a while, he slowly said: "Now it depends on who will attack first, whether our Northern Route Army breaks through the Hooghly River and stabs the main force of the communist army in the back, or the communist army is in Jamshedpur—Dan Bud has repelled our 8 armies on the front line."

Mittal gritted his teeth, "It's a narrow road now, and it depends on who can persevere to the end. As long as we can persist in Jamshedpur-Danbad for five days, the North Route Army will definitely be able to break through the Hooghly River. After all, the Communist Army There are only 2 armies there, with a peak of 8 people, so we have a great chance of winning this battle!"

Slim almost snorted coldly: "I don't believe that nearly 70 Indian troops will be defeated by the so-called Communist International Army of less than 30! Could it be that these Communists are really made of special materials?"

On August 1939, 8, the Indian Army in eastern India and the South Asian Army of the Communist International made their determination to launch a decisive battle in West Bengal at almost the same time!The order given by the General Front Committee of the South Asian Army of the Communist International to Peng Dehuai, commander-in-chief of the Northern Army Corps: "The 16th and 5th Armies of the Eastern Front can temporarily relieve the siege of Calcutta, but they must hold on to the Hooghly River to stop the Indian Army's Northern Route Army (including Calcutta garrison) to cross the river to the west. In addition, the 7st Army, 1nd Army, 2rd Army, 3th Army, Comintern Armored Division, and Artillery Group, the main force of the Northward Army, should be concentrated in Jamshedpur—— On the Danbad line, take a resolute offensive against the enemy's central army. No matter how difficult the difficulty is, you must defeat the Indian army's central army before August 4! This battle is related to the rise and fall of our party and the success or failure of the world revolution. All comrades should Give full play to the revolutionary spirit of not fearing death and suffering, and defeat powerful enemies!"

In the name of the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army, Slim also issued an order with the same strict wording. He demanded that the Indian Army's Northern Route Army storm the Communist defense line on the west bank of the Hooghly River at all costs, and must achieve a breakthrough before August 8!At the same time, he also strictly ordered the various ministries of the Indian army on the front line of Jamshedpur-Danbad to stick to the last one and not take a step back!

Under the strict order of the top commanders of both sides, the two offensive and defensive battles related to the success or failure of the entire battle situation immediately started with the strongest intensity.

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"Get ready, let go!"

随着共产国际南亚军炮兵总指挥朱瑞重重挥下手臂，早已经准备完毕，在炮位上等候了许久的88门苏制152mm重型野战榴弹炮、72门国造民18式150mm重型野战榴弹炮、36门日式明治38年式榴弹炮、112门苏制122mm榴弹炮、72门国造民17式轻型野战榴弹炮、60门120mm重迫击炮、60门150mm重迫击炮，再加上四个军十三个师所属的炮兵，总共700多门强大的炮兵火力，同时就发出了怒吼！

The huge roaring sound suddenly joined together, and there was a whistling sound like a strong wind blowing on the Jamshedpur-Danbad line.The ground trembled violently.The shock wave of the shell explosion and the fireball smoke mixed with the dust on the ground and rolled into the sky.It seems that the entire Indian army's front will be submerged in this sea of ​​​​fire hell composed of gunpowder smoke, sea of ​​​​fire and deadly shrapnel!

On the Indian army positions on the front line of Brulia, where the artillery fire is the most concentrated, rows of flames rose up, and countless explosion points appeared almost at the same time.Large and small shells poured on the heads of the Indian puppet army as if they didn't want money.With the firing of suppressed artillery, the mortar groups deployed at the front of the Comintern's South Asian Army positions also began to take place, and the 82mm, 60mm, and 50mm grenade launchers all began to roar at the highest rate of fire.Cooperating with heavy artillery, the entire Indian army position was plowed several times.

The civil blockhouses, deer villages, barbed wire fences and minefields that the Indian army worked so hard to arrange were all bombarded by powerful artillery fire.Human body stumps and broken arms were also flying around, weapons were blown into fragments and parts, and the Indian army's communication network was also paralyzed by artillery fire.The wall of fire shot out by the shells moved back and forth repeatedly on the Indian army's position, spreading death and harvesting life on the Indian army's position!

Although it had been prepared for a long time, the Indian army was stunned by such powerful firepower in an instant.The Indian army huddled in the trenches and hid in the shelter.I was stunned by the huge explosion of the shells, and was blown to pieces.The officers and soldiers of the Indian army were all looking for places to hide like headless chickens, shouting at the top of their lungs.

Lieutenant General Slim was already fully dressed and sitting in his former enemy headquarters. The attack of the communist army had already been expected by him. It was nothing to the British generals of World War I.When the thunderous roar of cannons rang in his ears, Slim stood up from his chair, picked up the military cap on the table, and strode towards the combat command room.

The war room of the headquarters is already full of noisy telephone ringing. The commander of the 7th Infantry Army of the Indian Army has already called to report that his troops are encountering unprecedented terrible shelling!The communication with the front line has been interrupted, and the frontline positions to the rear assembly area are enveloped by the sudden powerful artillery firepower!The 7 artillery battalions attached to the 6th Army have already begun to fight back, firing at the starting position of the Communist Army.However, the fifty-odd cannons of the six artillery battalions were suppressed by ten times the artillery of the Communist army, and they had almost no ability to fight back. The more than 6 large-caliber long-range howitzers of the South Asian Army of the communist country were all concentrated in the 200th Army of the Indian Army. front!Moreover, after more than ten years of training, the artillery technology of the Chinese internationalist fighters has reached the world's first-class level. The "Sound Measurement Company" of the Communist Army can find them within a few minutes after the Indian artillery fires. Approximate position to guide heavy artillery fire.

"Have you found any armored units of the Communist Army?" Slim asked the staff officers who seemed a little nervous and flustered with a calm face.I don't know when the armored forces have been linked with the main direction of attack.In recent years, the main attack in large-scale land battles has almost always started with large-scale armored assaults, and the victory or defeat of armored assaults is almost the outcome of battles.

"Sir, the forward positions of the 7th Army cannot be contacted for the time being, and the communication lines have been destroyed. The armored troops of the Communist Army were found at the forward positions of the other armies." A Sikh with a red turban wrapped around his head and a big beard The clan staff reported.

"Lieutenant General, I saw that the Communist Army's key breakthrough direction is on the front line of Brulia. This time they want to make a breakthrough in the middle!" Carter, chief of staff of the Central Route Army, put forward his opinion, "The forecast team should enter the position immediately , order the armored group to prepare for a counter-assault, once the armored group of the communist army breaks through, it will immediately enter a decisive battle!"

Lieutenant General Slim nodded slightly, and loudly ordered: "Order the 7th Army, put all the reserves into it, and hold down the communist armored forces at all costs."