Chapter 893 Industrial Power Vs. Agricultural Country

In November, Dahua's Indian army arrived in Calcutta and started a contest with India.

This is a battle between a strong industrial country and an agricultural country, and it will definitely be recorded in the annals of history in the future, so as to let Dahua students understand the importance of industry.

That's how it will be written in the history books.

On November 1, the Dahua battleship formation launched an artillery attack on Calcutta.

The transport ships transporting the army and supplies followed the battleships a few miles away. This is a big taboo for military strategists, because transporting troops has always been equated with weak defenses.

Transport troops should always stay away from the battlefield, especially the navy.

The Mughal Empire Navy seized this opportunity. They bypassed the frontal Dahua Navy, came to the front of the Dahua transport ship, and launched an attack.

However, all intrigues and tactics are futile in the face of absolute strength.

Dahua has completed industrialization, while Mughal is only an agricultural country.

Dahua's transport ships were all iron-clad ships powered by steam engines, while the Mughal warships were still wooden ships with sails.

The capital ship Delhi of the Mughal Navy launched an artillery attack. After firing hundreds of shells, only one shell hit the transport ship Zhou Jing of Dahua, causing minor injuries to one person.

Seeing that the shelling effect was not good, the Mughal Navy chose to approach and tried to fight on board.

As they approached, two 20 caliber close-in anti-aircraft guns on the transport ship opened fire, causing severe damage to the Derry's hull and causing flooding.

The other warships were all attacked by the Chinese army's close-in defense weapons.

After breaking through the fire blockade, the army on the Chinese army transport ship opened fire immediately, causing great damage to the approaching Mughal navy.

Subsequently, the Mughal navy fled in embarrassment, and the Chinese warships that rushed there sank five ships and captured seven ships.

Sneak attacking logistics has been an extremely important tactic since ancient times.

Once successful, you can get great benefits.

However, any tactics need to be combined with the actual situation.

In this funny naval battle, the navy of the Mughal Empire ignored the actual situation and used tactics mechanically.

They managed to get around the logistics troops of the Hua army, but so what, they couldn't even beat Dahua's logistics troops.

Who attacked whom is open to debate.

The Indian navy who successfully escaped went ashore one after another. They no longer wanted to go to sea or fight the Chinese army.

Even the warships that transport logistics are so powerful, one can imagine how terrifying those battleships equipped with large-caliber main battle guns will be.

They didn't feel safe even on land, and the roaring shelling sounded in the distance, like a sledgehammer hammering their chests.

"Let's escape to Delhi, the farther away from the Dahua people, the safer."

This group of deserters finally decided not to return to Calcutta and chose to escape separately.

Some went to Delhi, some went home quietly, and some went to other places. Only a very small number of people chose to return to Calcutta.

On the other side, after two hours of artillery shelling by the Chinese army, they destroyed Calcutta's fortifications on the shore, and then the marines took the lead in landing to eliminate hidden dangers.

The process went smoothly, and the Indians were all bombed and shrank into the city, not daring to come out again. Those who have money and a way out are fleeing from the north city gate.

The rest of those who have no connections can only stay in the city and resign themselves to fate.

Leaving this familiar place rashly, they may not even have food to go to other places.

There were not many jobs in the Mughal Empire, and it was not easy to find a job that would provide enough food.

After the Marines cleared the threat, the Army on the transport began to disembark.

This process is actually not easy. They can't go ashore with only people, and they have to move all the artillery, other living materials, weapons and equipment to the shore.

It took them two days just to land.

There were only two divisions that arrived in Calcutta first, one was the main division of Dahua, and the other was the 301st Division composed of Fusang people. There are two more divisions in the follow-up, and the next batch of ships will come over.

After the army landed, they did not camp, but went directly to the city of Calcutta.

To say it is a city is an exaggeration.

In fact, Calcutta has only one wall two or three meters high.

Moreover, this fence is very small, with a circumference of only seven or eight kilometers, which is about the same as a small county town in Dahua.

There are not many houses inside the wall, but there are many houses outside the wall.

It has a large population and is the fourth largest city in India.

Just a small Calcutta, can not accommodate so many people. Therefore, outside the wall, there are still a large number of dwelling houses and huts.

The city of Dahua is surrounded by houses with walls, while that of Calcutta is surrounded by houses with walls, which is very distinctive.

In other words, the wall actually lost its defensive value and significance.

"Is this the fourth largest city in India?"

A soldier of the Chinese army couldn't help complaining, if all the cities in India are like this, then what a fart, basically they can push all the way.

"There are some tall cities in other places, but this is a relatively backward area."

An officer said uncertainly.

He was right in guessing that the Mughal Empire was very different from Dahua. Most of the population here was distributed in the countryside, and the population in the city was very small.

Moreover, the Mughal Empire did not pay much attention to the city.

Pool construction.

"Order the attack and tell those Fusang soldiers to be honest and not to slaughter civilians and prisoners at will."

Teacher Chen Biju said.

The soldiers of the Chinese army have strict military discipline, but those soldiers from Fusang have much worse military discipline.

Of course, this is mainly because the Huajun didn't train those people hard. Anyway, these people are just used to fill up their numbers and do what they can.

The people in the Ministry of War don't want to train those people too hard.

Although they are all Dahua people now, there are differences among Dahua people.

After the order was issued, the people of the 301st Division rushed over excitedly.

In the past, their North China Army was beaten badly, and they were once afraid of fighting.

And now, it's finally their turn to bully others. This feeling is quite good.

From the cowards who only dared to hide and tremble in the trenches before, they suddenly turned into ferocious wolves, howling and rushing towards Calcutta.

The governor of Calcutta fled during the shelling of the Chinese army, leaving some troops in the city leaderless.

Facing the attack of the Chinese army, many troops also began to flee, only a small number of troops and soldiers resisted spontaneously.

Unfortunately, their resistance was weak.

Before the main force of the Chinese army could do anything, the 301st Division entered the city, and then began to clear the city.

Compared with attacking the city, the work of clearing and suppressing is more difficult. After all, the language barrier, the locals can't understand what they say, it is very strenuous.