In fact, the solid iron balls fired by these breech guns are still useful for sieges, naval battles, and crowds of people who charge intensively.Now facing the trenches dug in front of them, the lethality of the iron ball is very limited.If you can't roll into the trench and happen to crush someone to death, it's a complete show, and you can only smash on the ground and listen to a little noise.Robert saw this and felt very disappointed.But even so, the Tamils were able to retreat completely in fright, and Robert was even more sure in his heart that these barbarians really had nothing to fear, and were purely a rabble."
Colonel, the barbarians have withdrawn, is it time for us to attack" Captain Kate reminded Robert, and he had prepared his soldiers for the attack."
Attack, tell the soldiers, don't leave a single mouth alive" Robert nodded, a hint of ferocity flashing across his face.As soon as he thought of his countrymen being cooked alive by these savages, the anger in his heart could not be suppressed at all."
Yes" Kate also looked hideous, went down to explain to the soldiers, and soon launched an attack on the position in front of him.Trincomalee faced the sea to the east, and the British attacked only from the south, north, and west.One thousand, eight hundred meters, five hundred meters Robert kept estimating the distance, and his heart pounded with excitement.At this time, the Tamils were a little organized, and they relied on breech-loading rifles and trenches in their hands, and they were also able to inflict huge losses on the British army.But until the 500-meter mark, the Tamil position was still sporadic with gunfire, which could not stop the British attack at all."300 meters" Robert almost screamed, at this moment he was already winning, and his mind was already imagining the glorious moment of being rewarded from above."
Toot, toot, toot" "Bang, bang, bang" Before Robert's shout fell, a sudden change occurred.Suddenly there was a burst of gunfire from the Tamil positions, covering the entire battlefield."
What is going on," Robert's eyes widened, and he raised his binoculars at about the same time as the commander in the rear.Bullets rained down and gunfire thundered.Robert didn't know that when the British broke through the first line of defense and entered the second line of defense, it was actually equivalent to stepping into hell with one foot.The Tamil position is surrounded by trenches, and there are many watchtowers and bunkers.The bunkers and watchtowers were fired at in crossfire, and there was absolutely no cover to dodge.Hiding from the fire net in the east, it was soon covered by the fire net in the west.Pei Renkai, the deputy commander of the Huaxing Army, gave the British army one sweetness after another, making them completely relax their vigilance and let go of their courage to attack the position.The first British troops to rush into the fire net numbered in the thousands, under the frantic shooting of crossfire.These British troops, who were completely exposed to the net of fire, had no room to dodge, and were soon dropped into one piece after another by bullets.Hua Xingjun had completely exposed his head at this time, wearing a camouflage military uniform, which was unusually dazzling in the sun."
No, they're not Tamils withdrawing, order all the troops to withdraw" Robert stared at the position ahead, and immediately felt that something was wrong.It wasn't until he saw the conspicuous camouflage uniforms on the position that he was finally sure that the Tamils must have brought in reinforcements.He had never dealt with the Huaxing Army, but he had also heard of the prestige of the Huaxing Army, until their military uniforms were camouflage.The command flags of the rear positions of "withdraw, withdraw, withdraw" were constantly waving, the heralds were shouting, and the military trumpets of the withdrawn troops were also played for a while.But the soldiers on the front line could no longer hear these military horns, and the mortar battalion of the Huaxing Army, under Pei Renkai's order, had already bombarded the British army intensively.Shells fell like hailstones, and the black pressed groups one after another, completely covering the battlefield within 300 meters.The British troops within this distance were fired by shells and bullets cross-bombarded, shrapnel mixed together and splashed in all directions.It is like a meat grinder with full power, strangling groups of British troops cleanly.Robert almost cried as he looked at the tragic scene in front of him.Soon there was a dense burst of gunfire behind him, coming from all directions, one after another, I don't know how many."
Colonel, it's not good, let's break through, we're already surrounded on all sides" Kate had just withdrawn from the front line in embarrassment, and said a word to Robert with a nervous face.Just now, the troops of one corps of the Huaxing Army were resisting on the position, and the other corps had already detoured to the rear of the British army headquarters, completely cutting off the rear road of the British army."
We've been tricked, where else to withdraw your guns, let's fight with these Huaxing Army" Robert shouted, already sure that this army must be the Huaxing Army.Except for the Huaxing Army, there is no other country in Asia with such a strong combat capability."
Yes, Colonel" Kate stomped her foot, reluctantly obeyed the order, and immediately commanded the thousands of guards in the rear to dig trenches, preparing to resist the attack of the Huaxing army."
Woo, woo, woo" The British army that rushed to the front line was wiped out, and the Huaxing army finally sounded the horn of counterattack.For a while, I don't know how many soldiers and horses rushed out of the trenches, and the sound of killing shook the sky, completely engulfing the British troops who had been beaten in pieces.The surviving British troops still cared about resistance, and all turned around and retreated.The gunfire on the position continued, and the bullets still whizzed out, constantly beating the British troops to the heart.The situation on the battlefield was reversed in an instant, and the British army, which was still fierce just now, was now beaten like a lost dog.The battlefield was filled with gunsmoke and the corpses of British soldiers.The Huaxing army flanked the front and rear, and the encirclement became smaller and smaller, and soon the remaining more than 2,000 British troops were besieged in a position with a radius of less than 500 meters.Robert had the sappers in the rear dig layers of trenches, and they could climb down a man's body as cover.The Huaxing army stopped attacking after the encirclement was closed, but the Tamils were ignorant and fearless.They were also carried away by the victory, and still grunted and jumped, and rushed towards the British position.The British and Tamils fired almost simultaneously, but the British took refuge in the trenches and had a great advantage.The Tamils charged intensively, caught off guard by the British, and soon covered the ground with a layer of corpses.Izadin hurriedly stopped the attack, and looked at the dead and wounded people, and his intestines were about to repent.Secretly scolded himself for not looking at the situation, the Huaxing army was not impacted, what could he still do Pei Renkai never thought of recruiting these British troops, so he had no plan to send envoys to persuade them to surrender.Now that the overall situation has been decided, of course, soldiers can be sent to force the charge, but the cost of casualties must be very high.It can also besiege the British army here, and the British army has no food, grass and fresh water supplies, and it will not be able to hold on for a week at most.But Pei Renkai still has the task of going north to India, so naturally he can't waste time like this.He summoned Izadin for counseling, and in the end he dug in the old way of earthwork.As long as the line is advanced by two hundred meters, the mortar battalion can blow up the British troops into braised pork.There is no way, the range of the mortar is only more than 300 meters, and it is obviously not possible to use it for long-range fire attacks.The soldiers and Qiao Zhiqing advised more than once that they should equip the artillerymen with field artillery for long-range strikes.But until now, this problem has not been solved.It's not that Qiao Zhiqing doesn't pay attention to it, but everything has to be done step by step.In the past few years, the Huaxing Army has focused on the research and development of equipment for the navy and air force, but the army has only this year put all the emphasis on it, and has just developed tires for field artillery marching.Naturally, the Tamils did the hard work, and Izaddin gathered tens of thousands of men, and after a demonstration by the sappers of the Huaxing Army, the Tamils soon waved shovels in all directions of the British position."
God, what are they trying to do, are they trying to trap us here" Kate, the adjutant general of the British army, was completely stunned by the situation in front of him, and did not know why the attack suddenly stopped, but the enemy dug trenches on all sides."
That's the best, our navy will soon come to our aid.We are close to the coastline, and the fleet's artillery can cover it completely.Let them dig it and see who has the last laugh" Robert also stared at the front, cheering himself up, secretly looking forward to the early arrival of the Navy.Half an hour passed, and the dust outside the British positions was flying, and everywhere there was constantly rising sand."
Colonel, the situation is not good, their position is not dug horizontally, but straight towards us," Kate cried out in surprise, waving his hand again and again for his soldiers to shoot and stop.However, because of the distance, the Tamils digging trenches on the opposite side did not show their heads, and the bullets were splashed on the sand, which had no effect."
No, they're trying to dig the trench to our side and then storm us in the trench."
Robert also turned his mind around at this point, and finally realized the seriousness of the problem."
No, we can't sit still.Take care, Colonel, I'll take people to stop these trenchers at once" Kate didn't say a word, and decisively led the men to climb out of the trench, trying to rush into the trench on the opposite side to stop the trench from continuing to dig forward."
Suddenly" and "bang, bang", the Huaxing army has long been strictly guarded five hundred meters away, where to let the British army come out.As soon as Kate led the people out of the trench, a barrage of bullets flew from the opposite side, and they hit him with a pop, splashing up bursts of dust.The hundreds of British soldiers who jumped out of the trench were instantly pierced by bullets, and in an instant they lay down on the edge of the trench.Kate broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly retreated into the trenches.But he was still pierced by a bullet in the arm, and as soon as he withdrew to the trench, he covered his arm and screamed."
Kate, are you alright" Robert panicked, quickly removed a piece of cloth from his body, and bandaged Kate's wound."
Colonel, I'm afraid I can't stay with you anymore, take care" Kate's face was already twisted in pain, shrapnel went deep into the bone marrow, and the blood hole was the size of a finger.Robert had already tightened the wound with a strip of cloth, but the blood was still splattering, and soon Kate became a little delirious
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