During the six days of the blocking battle at the Malan position, the new Indian Army led by Zuo Zongtang had an absolute numerical advantage in the battle of Alibucheng and launched hundreds of large and small charges in the six days.
Nearly 95% of the buildings in Alibu City were destroyed. The Xizhou Allied Forces suffered nearly 500,000 casualties, and the Chinese soldiers suffered nearly 300,000 casualties. With advanced weapons
The Xizhou Allied Forces in Alibucheng are also in a worse situation. They have lost supplies for six whole days. From today on, they will all run out of food, and they can't keep up with the ammunition. How can we fight this battle.
Abby also knew that the soldiers in Alibucheng were helpless now. Even if supplies were restored now, it would take time to transport food, so these soldiers could only make a detour to Bagh City. In his opinion, this was also a A good thing. After all, their most important operation this time is to attack Kuwai City from Bagh City. It is also a good thing to send more troops to Bagh City at this time.
Therefore, Abby ordered the soldiers in Ali Bu City to detour to Bagh City, and Ali City could not be defended. He also withdrew all the remaining 400,000 soldiers and horses and the 200,000 soldiers who had given up attacking Malan. , and brought them all to Bagh City.
Zuo Zongtang still had nearly 2.5 million soldiers and horses around Alibu City. How could he possibly allow the 700,000 Xizhou soldiers in Alibu City to retreat unscathed.
In the new army headquarters in the Indian District, Zuo Zongtang seemed to have been able to predict the outcome of the battle here.
"Call the divisions, launch an attack at all costs, and surround all the 700,000 troops in Alibu City. No one can be allowed to escape."
Zuo Zongtang felt that he had a winning chance.
The new Indian Army took advantage of its absolute numerical advantage to quickly surround Alibu City.
The defenders of Alibu City were a little confused. Not only were they unable to eat, they were unable to escape, and the Chinese soldiers were bombarding them with artillery and charging every day. This was really a very desperate thing.
"Instruct all divisions to conduct a major charge tonight. Each division will send 5,000 soldiers!"
Zuo Zongtang was about to issue the final offensive order, but the nightmare of the 700,000 defenders in Alibucheng came.
In the early morning, thousands of Chinese field artillery bombarded Alibucheng, turning the night into day. After these days of brutal battles, the Xizhou Allied Forces in Alibucheng were exhausted physically and mentally.
Others have three times as many troops as you, and if they beat you in three shifts, what can you do?
China's pace was fast and heavy, and the earth trembled under their feet. They shouted slogans, held rifles, and fought side by side, facing the threat of death together.
Suddenly, a hail of bullets came, and the soldiers fell one after another. The wounds on their bodies were bleeding, but they did not flinch or give up.
They stood up and continued to rush forward, because they knew that only victory could end this war.
Alibu City is already in danger. The Xizhou Allied Forces looked at their comrades lying in a pool of blood, and their hearts were filled with helplessness and grief.
The charge lasted for several hours and ended tragically. The bodies of the soldiers were scattered on the battlefield, and their blood dyed every inch of the land red.
There were only 400,000 defenders left in Alibucheng, and the psychological defense line began to be broken.
"I heard that the commander has retreated. We may have become an abandoned army."
"There's almost not enough food now. One meal now only requires a few mouthfuls of rice. Who can withstand this!"
"Chinese soldiers are desperate for their lives. If we continue to fight like this, we will either starve to death or eat bullets to death."
"What can we do? It's better to surrender! Surrendering might still have a chance of survival. I heard that China treats prisoners well."
"We are all from poor families, there is no need to sacrifice our lives for those powerful people!"
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The Xizhou coalition forces in Alibu City were talking a lot, and a mutiny was about to break out.
In order to survive, the Xizhou soldiers began to take special measures. Hundreds of Xizhou soldiers with guns rushed into the headquarters of Alibu City, tied up all the commanders, and surrendered collectively!
Zuo Zongtang didn't know what to say when he saw this scene. The quality of these Xizhou soldiers was indeed not very good.
Soon, Zuo Zongtang's troops liberated the city of Airi. The war on the Eastern Front ended. The Chinese army won a complete victory, capturing 400,000 Xizhou soldiers and annihilating nearly 1 million enemies.
After Abby's 600,000 soldiers and horses gathered in Bagh City, the Xizhou Allied Forces Command issued an order to the army in Bagh City: quickly attack Kuwai City. It's time to capture Shida alive!
At this time, the number of troops in Bagh City was 5.6 million, and the number of troops in Kuwai City was 4 million.
