After the loss of positions on the other three sides, the British also voluntarily abandoned their positions in the south.Charlton had decided to use the street fighting to stall for time, and as long as he held out until tomorrow, reinforcements from the midstream could gallop in.When the time comes, it is still unknown who will win and who will lose, at least they can break through from here.In order to make meritorious contributions, the vanguard of the Huaxing Army did not understand the situation in the city, and after occupying the trenches, they quickly penetrated into the city, trying to take the city of Madaripur before nightfall.For them, the town didn't even have a wall, only a few lonely gates to serve as a pattern, and it was almost easy to take the city.Who knew that as soon as they rushed into the city, they were immediately attacked by a dense barrage of bullets.Suddenly there was a great burst of gunfire in the city, and there were gunshots in the heavens and on the earth in all directions.Hua Xingjun immediately returned fire and swept up on both sides of the street, but he couldn't even see a ghost, and he couldn't find the target at all.Soldiers searched the streets for cover, but wherever they hid, they were hit by bullets flying in all directions.Seeing this, the commander hurriedly ordered a retreat, and within a few minutes of the vanguard rushing into the street, by the time they retreated, hundreds of people had already been shot and killed.In order to avoid casualties, they withdrew from the city, and each vanguard lost a lot of men and horses.The British army cheered excitedly in the city, and Charlton was also happy to death, knowing that he would no longer defend outside the city, and he would not sacrifice so many soldiers if he hid directly in the city.At this time, tactics were constantly being innovated, and Charlton used the buildings in the city to fortify the fortifications according to the defensive characteristics of the trenches, which was also the prototype of street warfare in later generations.Wu Xuming immediately held an impromptu meeting with the generals, and everyone discussed and discussed, and gave up the order to let the soldiers go door-to-door.This is not only time-consuming, but also very costly.Southeast Asia is relatively backward at this time because of the rain and humidity.With the exception of one mosque in the city, which is entirely made of masonry, the rest of the buildings are generally made of local materials.Either all of them are made of wood, or the roof is made of wood.After careful consideration, Wu Xuming decided to launch a fire attack on the city of Madaripur overnight.Charlton did a lot of calculations, but he missed a little.Hua Xingjun and them are colonizers in the final analysis, and this is not China.The Huaxing army will not consider whether the fire can burn a few civilians or burn the city to ashes.At nightfall, the mortar battalion was all set up outside the city.They replaced all the shells with incendiary bombs, and as long as Wu Xuming gave an order, the town would be completely engulfed in flames.This kind of incendiary bomb has long been used by the navy, and it is filled with Shimose gunpowder from later generations.This kind of gunpowder was brought to this era by Qiao Zhiqing in advance, and it has made great contributions in all naval battles of the navy.This kind of high explosive, which uses picric acid as the main ingredient, is not only extremely sensitive, but also produces a fire of up to 1,000 degrees after explosion, which can continue to burn for a period of time even in water.It was with this kind of bomb that the navy made European and American warships suffer a lot in naval battles.At this time, the battleships were all wooden structures, wrapped in a layer of iron sheets.As soon as the fire burned violently, the entire battleship was quickly burned.Wu Xuming is in the independent night sky, looking from a high place, this small city is full of sparks, peaceful and quiet.If it weren't for the war, the city would still be bustling with activity at this time."
Commander, why are you here, the soldiers are waiting for your order" Chief of Staff Zhang Derivation smeared and sought his meaning behind Wu Xuming."
Derivation, you see that the lights of the thousands of homes in this city are not like our Chinese guides, there are still tens of thousands of people living in this city, and they don't know if they are asleep at this time" Wu Xuming looked at the front with a melancholy face, making Zhang Derivation completely confused, not knowing what he wanted to ask."
The commander is pitying these people" Zhang Yuan's eyebrows tightened, knowing that Wu Xuming was moved by compassion."
That's right, people can't be ruthless.After all, this is tens of thousands of lives, and it is against the principles of heaven to be buried in the sea of fire like this" Wei Xuming sighed lightly, and a trace of unbearability appeared on his face."
The commander is kind-hearted, it's normal to think so.But the commander did not know that this Bengal state was divided into two parts, east and west.It is bordered by India to the west and is Hindu.It is bordered by Southeast Asia to the east, but Islam is followed.The president has vigorously purged Islam of Islam at home, and the entire Islamic world sees us as enemies.If it weren't for the British army building fortifications here, which caused the people to boil, the people here would not have welcomed our president's right saying, the weak eat the strong, and the fittest survive.Heavenly principles are formulated by the victors, only blame them for not being Han people, you let them go today, and another day they will still rebel because of different beliefs, and it will still be a killing when the time comes" Zhang Cheng relieved him, he was already numb to the killing.As a soldier, he is a sharp blade in the hands of the president.Wherever the president points him, he kills.Human nature and heavenly principles are things that politicians only consider."
You're right, I'm thinking too much.Go and give the order, the attack begins" Wu Xuming nodded, he didn't know these truths.These tens of thousands of people only need him to save a word, but he can't give such an order, because he is also responsible for the soldiers of the Huaxing Army."
Yes" Zhang Wei saluted and received the order, and when he left, he wanted to comfort Wu Xuming again, but the military situation changed rapidly, and he still hurried back to the front line and gave the final attack order.With the sound of a mortar, arcs suddenly crossed the sky, and they were thrown into the city from all directions.Wu Xuming is an independent highland, everything in front of him can be seen clearly, these arcs with sparks, in the night sky are unusually gorgeous, like blooming flowers.Soon, a roar continued to sound in the city.Flames rose into the sky, and red fountains seemed to emerge from the ground.At night, the wind was blowing, the fire spread even harder, and the smell of burning heat filled the air.The fire soon engulfed the entire city, and the night sky was filled with flames as if the end of the world had fallen.The British army was waiting in the city, but they did not expect the Huaxing army to use fire.They converted their houses into bunkers, with only one exit to escape.As the fire burned, everyone scrambled to escape through the exit, only a few escaped.Most of the people had not yet moved, and the fire burned down and the houses quickly collapsed, burning them alive inside.The local natives were even more miserable, they were forcibly locked up in a street in the middle of the city by the British army, and they had complete control over their personal freedom, and all their houses were chained up.Now that the fire is spreading, the houses where the indigenous people are being held will soon be set on fire.After a while, there were a few loud "booms", and the houses collapsed one by one, burning the indigenous people to ashes
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