The mortar artillery of the Huaxing Army was already ready on the position, and as soon as Mu Weishan gave the order, nearly 2,000 mortars all opened fire at once.The shell slipped from the muzzle and hit the thimble at the bottom of the mortar barrel.The thimble is pushed against the detonator of the shell, causing the projectile to explode with gunpowder.The cannonball was fired with the thrust of gunpowder, and with a "boom", the cannonball was launched.Mortar shells fell in a dense manner, completely covering the entire battlefield.There was a boom, and shrapnel flew up.The British and Indian soldiers complained bitterly, and although they could dodge the bullets, the shells could not.If you want to get up and flee, you are afraid of the bullets flying on the opposite side, and when you lie down, you are afraid of the bombs that keep exploding."
Boom, boom, boom" explosions were connected together, completely turning the distance of three hundred meters into a purgatory of iron and blood."
God, run for your life", "Evacuate, retreat", "Flee" The soldiers on the front line could no longer bear this kind of stimulation, and they got up one after another and fled in all directions.The position of the Huaxing army was once again gunfired, and the bullets were fired out in a crushing manner, beating the British troops who had just gotten up and fled.Seeing this situation, Charlton didn't know how many advanced weapons the Huaxing Army still had that were not used.Less than half of the 120,000 soldiers and horses he commanded were left at this time, and the corpses of British soldiers were everywhere.His eyes had turned blood-red, like a gambler with red eyes, and his face had become distorted."
Major General, quickly order a retreat, you can't rush anymore" Charlton's lieutenant Hurst, who ran over with a disgraced face, pleaded with a desperate face.The fighting power of the Huaxing Army had completely shattered his confidence, and the most important thing on his mind now was how to get his brothers to withdraw from the front line instead of rushing to die."
We can't withdraw, if we withdraw, we have no hope of winning" Charlton gritted his teeth and flatly refused, he didn't want to sacrifice so many people, and in the end he got nothing."
Major General, three hundred meters is a death zone.Look at the brothers, as many as they rush up, they die.If we take a step back, there is a sea and a lot of forts to defend.We can wait for the Huaxing army to attack, we must be able to build a position to defend it tightly, and then our damage will be much lower than now" Hearst desperately persuaded, tears were about to be squeezed out in a hurry."
As I said, you can't just can't Hearst, you have to show the spirit of the British Emperor to always sacrifice to the end, and you must also defeat the enemy," Charlton hissed, his face full of anger.He didn't believe that he would lose to the yellow race, and he had to fight for the last chance of victory."
Yes" Hearst was stunned for a long time, took a deep breath, and had no choice but to accept the order.The soldiers on the front line were repeatedly strangled by shells and bullets, and now they have been beaten and cannot hold their heads up.Even India's big-headed soldiers, now they don't dare to do anything brave.What martial nation has to hold its tail to save its life in the face of absolute strength."
Soldiers, the major general has an order.For the honor of the British Empire, continue to launch the final battle against the positions of the Huaxing Army" Hearst immediately conveyed Charlton's order to the generals on the front, and the generals each had a bitter face, helplessly raising their arms and shouting for orders.Before the darkness came, the British launched a final assault on the positions of the Huaxing army.It's not that Charlton won't withdraw, but he knows.If the follow-up troops of the Huaxing Army crossed the river from the pontoon bridge, they would no longer have such good fighters.Although the current battle situation is slightly cheaper towards the Huaxing Army, after all, there are still more than 70,000 soldiers and horses left, which is enough to fight with the Huaxing Army.He didn't believe that the yellow race could defeat their white race, he didn't believe that the sick man of East Asia could become so strong, and he wanted to make a final gamble.More than 70,000 exhausted British troops rushed forward again, and the gunfire on the battlefield became fierce again.Bullets were fired at each other from both sides, sweeping through their positions like a storm.The machine gun company of the Huaxing Army seemed to have started a furious mode, and under the fire of crossfire, the British army was almost like falling leaves, swept away by the autumn wind.Within a distance of 300 meters, a group rushed up and was swept away by a dense rain of bullets.On the battlefield, it was no longer possible to distinguish where the ground was, and it was densely packed with bloody corpses.After nightfall, the British army could not bear the huge casualties.Regardless of whether Charlton ordered a retreat or not, the generals all took the lead and fled to the rear.The defeat was like a mountain, and the rout began first from the middle line, and the two wings soon followed suit.Seeing that the general trend had gone, Charlton no longer insisted, and hurriedly reorganized his men and horses in the rear, and withdrew towards the second line of defense with the remnants of the defeated generals.He also did not choose to hold on to Chittagong, and now there are only more than 30,000 people left, which is not enough for the Huaxing army."
Dog foreign devil, don't run if you have the ability, if you are not convinced, Lao Tzu will fight until you are convinced" Mu Weishan sneered at the scattered British troops, and he did not order the pursuit, but asked the soldiers to continue to hold their positions and wait for the large army to cross the river.Before marching, Wu Xuming issued strict military orders.He naturally did not dare to violate all acts of greed and recklessness.Besides, it was already dark, and he didn't know where to go, and he didn't know which direction to pursue.After daybreak, the sappers finally built the first pontoon bridge.The follow-up troops of the Huaxing Army passed quickly in turn, and Wu Xuming was also the first to cross the pontoon bridge and praised Mu Weishan fiercely.When the two sides were fighting, he looked at it with a telescope on the other side of the river.When the Huaxing Army was suppressed by the British artillery, he held his breath for a while, and sighed that the army did not have field artillery for long-range fire suppression.The Huaxing army spent three days and three nights, and all 150,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses passed through the pontoon bridge.Mu Weishan had already set off for Chittagong under the guidance of his guide in advance, and as soon as Charlton withdrew with his soldiers and horses, Chittagong had become an empty city.The Indians inside were also interested, and formed a group in the city to welcome the Huaxing army into the city.Of course, they are mainly local merchants, who usually trade with the Chinese, and they also know the nature of these people.At least they are all Asians, and they will not be like foreign devils who come, relying on advanced weapons to wantonly oppress and slaughter the locals.After Wu Xuming was stationed in Chittagong, he made a detailed military report on the battle of Chittagong and sent it back to Qiao Zhiqing.In his letters, he also mentioned the advantages of the British army's field artillery many times, suggesting that Qiao Zhiqing should update the army's equipment as soon as possible, otherwise he would often be controlled by others.Half a month later, the military report arrived in Qiao Zhiqing's hands.Qiao Zhiqing had just arrived in Nanjing, ready to inspect the artillery casting at the Jiangnan Arsenal, as well as the battleship casting at the Jiangnan Shipyard and the Fuzhou Shipyard.After the National Academy of Sciences developed rubber tires, it is now only waiting to equip the artillery with legs.The first rubber factory in New China also started production in Shanghai, and the construction of the factory had already begun a year earlier, and now a factory covering an area the size of two football fields has been built.Because of Shanghai's superior geographical location, and the high level of science and technology and the cultural quality of workers, most of the emerging enterprises choose to settle in Shanghai.As soon as Qiao Zhiqing of the Nanjing Provincial Wanguo Hotel went ashore at the Nanjing port, he did not notify the local officials, and directly took his group to the Wanguo Hotel.He wanted to see something real, and if there were officials present, everything he saw would have become a pre-arranged movie."
Brother Qiao, a military report from India has returned" The night was getting dark, Qiao Zhiqing had just rested, and his complexion was much better than when he was in Beijing.At this time, Beijing has just entered winter, but the climate in Nanjing is still very mild, and I don't know how much more comfortable it is compared to the dry north.Firefox tossed and turned to send the military report to Wei Ziyou, Wei Ziyou saw that it was good news, and hurriedly entered Qiao Zhiqing's room to report."
Seeing that you are so happy, it must be good news again" Qiao Zhiqing took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, got up and moved his muscles in the room.I just got up and my eyes were still a little foggy."
Of course, our Huaxing Army has won a hundred battles, even foreign devils.Let's annihilate the British army's seventy or eighty thousand soldiers and horses in Chittagong, and now Commander Wu Xuming has been stationed in Chittagong, waiting for the supplies to be in place, and then marching to the second line of defense of the British army" Wei Ziyou was a little excited, and after Qiao Zhiqing sat down, he handed the military report to him."
Wu Xuming, don't you have anything else to tell you" Qiao Zhiqing took the military report, his eyebrows tightened, and he was a little annoyed to hear the good news, and he didn't know what problems to improve.What he wants to hear about is the problems that arise in actual combat, which is also something he cares about.As for the good news, he had expected it a long time ago.The Huaxing Army now has the right to control the sea, and the British army without the assistance of the navy is like an eagle without wings, and it is not even as good as a chicken."
Yes, he asked you for a field gun.The artillery of the British army in this battle was very powerful, and before the airship brigade arrived to support, we suppressed our firepower to the death" Wei Ziyou smiled lightly, and he had already felt Qiao Zhiqing's temper quite thoroughly in his heart, knowing what he cared about.She had memorized the questions mentioned in the military newspaper in advance in advance, and as soon as Qiao Zhiqing asked, she could blurt out."
This is what a coach should report, I have good news all day long, and my ears are calloused" Qiao Zhiqing's face showed a hint of a smile, and after reading all the military reports, he did not give instructions in person, and directly handed them back to Wei Ziyou."
Brother Qiao, the good news is not happy, do you have to see the bad news come to be comfortable" Wei Ziyou pouted and smiled, put the military newspaper in his briefcase and put it away, and asked Qiao Zhiqing rhetorically."
Good news or bad news.After a battlefield, what I want to see is not the result, but the problems encountered in the process, so that I can improve them in a targeted manner" Qiao Zhiqing taught her seriously, took a sip of tea and explained, "Inform Wu Xuming that the field artillery he wants will be sent to the front line in a month, and its performance is more advanced than that of foreign devils."
I hope that in a month's time, the Indian campaign is not over, and these field guns can also test their performance in real combat":