Rebirth of the Northern Giants

"Whether the President can pay some salary first, Shaobai and Zaizhi are ashamed of their pockets now." Chen Shaobai said embarrassingly.

Ye Zhikui was speechless.

Volume [-] The Wind and Cloud of the Capital

Before China and Japan went to war, the Tibetan army exchanged fire with the British army.

Since the British army crossed Tselila Mountain in November, they encountered no resistance except for one or two Tibetans herding sheep along the way.

The bolts of the soldiers' guns froze because of the thin air and the extreme cold.

The Zelila Pass was also unguarded, which really made the British heave a sigh of relief.

The altitude of Zelila Pass is 14000 feet, which is the highest altitude reached by the British army in history. If you fight here, it will undoubtedly be a test of will and perseverance.

While mourning for the British general Colonel Rong Hupeng, Major General MacDonald had to find another guide. In fact, since Rong Hupeng was unfortunately killed in an avalanche, he became confused and had to follow the map to find out what to do. The march was naturally slow I don't know how many times.

The huge contingent, made up of native Indian logisticians and a handful of colonial British troops, slid down a steep slope "like the side of a house".

Entering the Chunbi River Valley, due to natural conditions, the British army lost a large number of livestock and horses.

Major General MacDonald had to re-appoint a vanguard leader, Captain Randall Parr, to lead the 400 people one step ahead, and it was strictly forbidden to shout along the way.

On December 12, the first Tibetan city that the British forward arrived was Yadong City in the Chumbi area.

On the Chinese side, the local Tibetan army commanders in Chunpi and local Chinese officials are also anxiously awaiting the arrival of the British troops.

If Major General MacDonald and others carefully study the modern history of Tibet before entering Tibet, they will find that in the two wars with the Sikhs and Gurkhas, the Tibetan army used the strategy of luring the enemy to go deep First, paralyze the opponent, lead the enemy into the ambush circle of the Tibetan army, and finally encircle and annihilate them.

Now the thirteenth Dalai Lama Thubten Gyatso is no different. While he ordered the Tibetan army behind to gather at the front line, he also ordered the front line defenders not to make unnecessary resistance, and to annihilate them in one fell swoop after the British army entered the encirclement.

There is nothing wrong with the strategy of the Chinese army, but in the face of the overwhelming strength of the British army, it is not known whether the result will be the same.

Captain Randall Parr led [-] British troops to the city of Yadong, but saw the gates of the city were wide open. The shotgun seemed to be the Tibetans defeated by the soldiers, and they didn't respond to their arrival, they just wiped the matchlock in their hands.

What do the Chinese want to do?Captain Randall Parr was a little confused and at a loss.

Could it be that there are a large number of Chinese soldiers ambushing inside the city, and once our army rushes in, they will be surrounded and wiped out.

Worried, Captain Randall Parr camped his troops in an open space fifty miles away from Yadong City, and called his two lieutenants to discuss countermeasures.

"Captain, this must be a Chinese conspiracy." A lieutenant said without hesitation.

Another lieutenant also agreed, and said solemnly: "Captain, the Chinese are full of tricks, why don't we wait until the next army arrives before making a decision?"

Randall took off his hat, touched the few remaining tufts of hair on the top of his head, and said with some uncertainty: "Why don't we try to attack first, in case this is not a conspiracy, we can set up A great feat."

"It's absolutely impossible, Captain Randall." The two lieutenants persuaded in unison.

One of them continued cautiously: "Captain, the Chinese are no longer the Chinese they were back then. Haven't you heard that the Far East Fleet was lost in the hands of the Chinese, and the thousands of defenders in Hong Kong were also lost by the Chinese?" If we are not sure about defeating them, how can we attack easily?"

Although the British upper echelons tried their best to conceal the fact that the Far East Fleet was annihilated by the Chinese navy, there is no impenetrable wall in the world, and their own lives are at stake. How could these British troops not know?

What's more, not long ago, a large number of Hong Kong British troops fled back to India. In order to exaggerate that they did not flee without a fight, they often exaggerated. They not only described themselves and others as extremely heroic, but also described the Chinese army as a terrible army.

Suddenly Randall's eyes lit up, he jumped up and shouted, "I seem to have seen this kind of situation in that book, wait a minute."

He hastily opened his bag, searched here and there, and after a few minutes, he took out a military book from it with a look of surprise on his face.

"Look, this is the Chinese book of 36 tactics. Ever since I learned that I was going to be sent to fight in China, I have made a lot of preparations." Randall chattered about how he had the foresight while flipping through the pages quickly. This is an English version of 36 Strategies.

Inside his luggage was the English version of Sun Tzu's Art of War.

"Look, it's here." Randall screamed, pointing to a page and said loudly: "This is a Chinese strategy called empty city strategy, and the Chinese commander in Yadong City must have used this strategy. Don't be afraid, the troops in the city must be empty, and the Chinese are bluffing."

Randall closed the Art of War book triumphantly, and continued: "Therefore, we don't need to be afraid of the Chinese. I decided to attack the Chinese immediately."

"Wait, Captain." A lieutenant interrupted without waiting for him to finish: "Captain, can you lend me your book on the art of war? I seem to have seen another Chinese strategy just now."

Randall handed him the 36 tricks indifferently, but he secretly despised it in his heart. I am a graduate of the regular military academy of the Empire. Can you guys with mud legs who killed one or two enemies compare with me?

"Captain, there is a strategy here called closing the door to catch thieves. I think it is very similar to our current situation." The lieutenant flipped through it for a while before pointing it out to him.

How could Randall know that he looked down on the two lieutenants under him, and the two lieutenants also looked down on him. Randall was promoted by virtue of his background, but he had no actual combat experience. He didn't trust him at all, even though he was talking about either the German military strategists or the British military strategists, and now he has written a broken Chinese military book, and he can already defeat the Chinese.

In this battle against Tibet, the two lieutenants wanted to get promoted and get rich, and they did not seek meritorious deeds, but Randall entrusted his life to such a person with the idea of ​​becoming a famous military strategist. It's better to wait until the big troops arrive, at least there will be no fear of life, and there is no rush anyway.

Reluctantly, Randall picked up the book of war, glanced at it for a while, and then said helplessly: "It is true, from the perspective of Chinese military art, what is false is true, and what is true is false. Alas, the Chinese are really complicated. "

"So, my captain, let's wait until Major General MacDonald arrives to make a decision." The lieutenant persuaded him.

"There's nothing I can do." Randall sighed long, while the two lieutenants breathed a sigh of relief.

In the next few days, the forward troops of the British army were stationed outside the city, waiting for the arrival of the main force.

In the past few days, some British troops spontaneously bought some food, vegetables and fruits from the nearby Tibetans. When Randall heard about it, he was shocked and hurried forward to stop it.He was afraid that this was a conspiracy by the Chinese commander of Yadong City, and that the food might be poisoned by unknown Chinese people.

In this way, the British army did not fire a single shot at Yadong City until the main force arrived five days later.

In Yadong City, Dawa Dunhai, the commander of the Tibetan army, was completely puzzled by the actions of the British army. He clearly opened the city gate and was willing to surrender, but why the British didn’t come to contact him and didn’t show any signs of it? He couldn’t figure it out. Soon after, representatives were sent to the British barracks to express their willingness to coexist peacefully.

After meeting the Chinese representatives in Yadong City, Captain Randall stubbornly believed that the Chinese were playing a false surrender. He thought he had seen through the Chinese plot, so he not only expelled the negotiators from the barracks, but also retreated fifty miles to prevent the insurgency in the city. The Chinese have other intrigues.

This is what happened before Major General MacDonald led the main force of more than 4000 British troops to arrive.

"Randall, are you saying that the Chinese have accumulated a large number of troops in Yadong City, waiting for us to attack?" Major General Macdonald frowned, looking at his captain.

"Yes, General, the behavior of the Chinese is very abnormal, but they can't escape my golden eyes." Randall said to Major General MacDonald while bragging how he had dealt with the great achievements of the Chinese these days: " General, we must not enter directly through the city gate, there must be a large number of Chinese troops hidden beside the city gate, in my opinion, we must use explosives to blow open a city wall and attack from the side."

Major General MacDonald touched his chin, thought for a while, and then asked the opinions of Randall's two lieutenants.

"Lieutenant, do you also think the Chinese have tricks?"

"General, Captain Randall is a courageous and strategic commander. We believe in his talent." The two lieutenants did not express their opinions easily, but instead put the responsibility on Randall first. Whether a person has a plan or not is what Randall said, and in the end he has no responsibility at all.

It's a pity that Randall didn't understand the thoughts of the two lieutenants under him, but thought that his men had already been convinced by his superb military talents.

"General, please trust me." Randall held his head proudly, as if everything was under his control.

Major General MacDonald was also infected by Randall's strong self-confidence. Seeing this situation, he decided to adopt his plan.

On the vertical day, more than 4000 British soldiers marched in neat steps, blowing loud bugles, with their heads held high and their chests high, approaching the city of Yadong.

Major General Macdonald in the rear raised his binoculars to see that the Chinese in the city were still strolling in the courtyard as Randall said, and he couldn't help feeling suspicious.

The second volume of the capital's wind and cloud chapter [-] "Empty city plan"

There must be Chinese troops ambushing behind the city gate.Major General MacDonald muttered to himself, at this moment, he and Captain Randall stood on the same front.