Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 478 Bloody Battle ([-])

The distance from Johor Bahru to Malacca is only more than [-] kilometers, but the coastline of more than [-] kilometers is mostly cliffs. Even if a small group of British troops can be secretly sent ashore, heavy weapons such as artillery are not available. , and without heavy artillery, the British army would not be able to take down Santiago Castle at all, so Johor Bahru, the only place that could send heavy artillery to the Malay Peninsula, became the focus of the entire battle.Not only the British generals knew this well, but the Qing generals also knew it well. It is a pity that although the Qing army is strong at the moment, it cannot give any support to the Johor Bahru defenders in time. Everything can only rely on the second The battalion soldiers fought hard to buy time for the whole army-at this moment, the reinforcements from Kota Ting were still trekking hard in the mountains. The Qing army guarding Malacca had to reserve enough troops to defend the forts of the Santiago Castle. In addition to preventing the escape of the English fleet and the sneak attack of the Dutch fleet, it is also necessary to guard against the Dutch army that may be killed in the direction of Port Klang. In addition to the troops needed to appease the local area, the main force of the Guangdong Marine Battalion in the Qing Dynasty is less than [-]. The army's strength is already tight, and there is no spare power to support Johor Bahru.

Liu Chenghong stood with a pale face at the window of the hidden command post, watching the battlefield not far away where the gunfire was raging, and his heart was full of anxiety. He didn't know how powerful the British naval guns were, and he watched the good men under his command fall one by one on the ground. Under the cover of British artillery fire, he felt uncomfortable as if thousands of knives were stirring in his heart, but he didn't dare to order the second company to take a step back.Yes, as long as the British fleet can retreat 80 meters, the artillery fire of the English fleet will no longer be effective. However, once the British army takes the landing field, the situation will be irreversible-the flat land in front of the pier is limited, and the British army At most, three hundred people can only be gathered on the small flat ground at the pier, and it will be difficult to get rid of any more, but once the British army takes down the position of the second company, how can the Qing army stop it with its current manpower? In order to survive the steady stream of British troops coming ashore, once Xin Shan loses, the entire battle situation will inevitably change dramatically. Liu Chenghong simply cannot afford such responsibility.

Um?what happened?Liu Chenghong suddenly found a large group of British soldiers marching slowly to the second company's position on the top of the slope in an orderly formation, with the beat of drums. Suspicions arose in his heart, and before he could figure out the British army's trick, the artillery of the British fleet spoke again, and a round of salvos from more than a hundred artillery pieces turned the position of the second company into a hell of iron and fire again. , and at the same time, the British army rushed to the second company's position despite the roar of their own naval guns.

not good!Liu Chenghong immediately understood the sinister intentions of the British army, and he didn't care too much. He shouted: "Follow me, Sanlian!" After leaving the command post, regardless of whether the soldiers of the third company had followed up or not, they rushed towards the position of the second company, and more than a hundred officers and soldiers of the third company who had been lingering near the command post for a day and a half immediately jumped out of the trench. Shouting, they rushed to the second company's position, which was bombarded everywhere.

The artillery surprise attack of the British army caught the Second Company by surprise, and the soldiers of the Second Company who had no time to hide suffered heavy casualties. Seeing the British army coming up, the second company commander Wu Haoming roared: "Kill!", holding a revolver He was the first to jump out of the crater and rushed towards the British troops who were rushing over. The surviving survivors of the catastrophe immediately rushed forward with shouts. In an instant, the two teams with disproportionate proportions collided with each other.

Wu Haoming sideways dodged the charge of a British soldier, the revolver in his right hand almost touched the British soldier's forehead and opened fire, smashing the British soldier's head into a rotten watermelon. He snatched the long spear from the British soldier's hand, and before he could turn the gun, he swung the body of the gun to avoid the thrusts of the three long spears in front of him, and shouted: "There is no enemy but no me, kill!" The revolver in his hand kept firing, and he emptied the bullets in the chamber in one go. He smashed the emptied revolver into the British army, picked up the captured long gun with both hands, leveled it, and rushed Entering the English team, he stabbed, picked, wiped, dodged, rushed, and overturned three British soldiers in one go.

Seeing how brave their company commander is, the morale of the officers and soldiers of the second company was immediately boosted, and they shouted wildly: "Never retreat in a deadly battle! Never retreat in a deadly battle!" The spears fluttered and the stabs flashed, and the soldiers of the two armies started a fierce hand-to-hand battle at the top of the slope.In terms of numbers, the British army has an absolute advantage, and in terms of killing skills, the Qing army is superior. It is a pity that the number of the Qing army is too small, and a hand-to-hand battle began in less than half a stick of time The officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty who were already wounded fell under the bayonet. Although they fought desperately, they could always achieve one or two results, but in front of the absolute majority of the British army, the efforts of the officers and soldiers of the Qing Dynasty It didn't achieve much. The remaining six or seven Qing soldiers were surrounded by English soldiers. The situation was extremely critical!
"Company commander, be careful!" Xia Xiaoshan swung the body of his gun and blocked the two spears that were stabbing him, and suddenly found a British officer holding a pistol aiming at Wu Haoming, who was fighting wildly, and immediately shouted. With a sound, he dropped the gun and rushed to Wu Haoming's back in a flash. Hearing a gunshot, a ball of blood sprayed out from Xia Xiaoshan's chest. Xia Xiaoshan's thin body swayed and fell down unwillingly.

"Xiaoshan!" Wu Haoming roared heart-piercingly, his eye sockets burst, blood dripped from the corners of his eyes, and he roared like an angry King Kong: "I will kill you!" The five or six spears that came came aside, and they rushed towards the British officer in the crowd like a mad tiger, picked up the British officer with one shot, picked it up in mid-air, and danced a bit, Throwing it into the crowd immediately aroused exclamations from the British officers and soldiers.

"Da da..." There was a clear gunshot, but it was Liu Chenghong's "five or six styles" that fired, and instantly swept away the crowded British officers and soldiers who were besieging the officers and soldiers of the second company. "Brothers, kill! Suppress the yellow-haired monster!" Liu Chenghong roared, and rushed into the killing field first. The rifle in his hand flew, stabbing two British soldiers who were trying to stop them. The soldiers of the third company that were killed later rushed into the British army like tigers descending from the mountain, and tore the encirclement of the British army to pieces like a knife cutting butter.

When the two armies meet, the brave wins!The British army, which originally had an absolute advantage, was thrown into chaos by the sudden attack of the third company. During the panic, they did not realize that their troops were still superior to the Qing army. When they saw dozens of people fell down in one face to face, they were immediately terrified. Terrified, they shouted, turned around and fled towards the bottom of the slope in unison. How could the powerful Qing army officers and soldiers let go of the opportunity to beat the dog in the water, and chased them down, rushing to the bottom of the slope in one breath.The officers and soldiers of the British army, who had been driven to herd their sheep, frantically ran towards the place where the small boats were, hoping that the sailors of the fleet could carry them back to the battleships, but it was a pity that the sailors on the small boats watched the Qing army come. Fierce, he turned the bow of the ship a long time ago, and he didn't care about waiting for his army brothers, so he ran away!The unlucky British officers and soldiers either rushed into the sea and desperately tried to escape to the distance, or knelt down on the spot and raised their hands in surrender.

"Take the prisoners of war and withdraw!" Liu Chenghong, who rushed to the pier first, glanced at the warships with towering muzzles not far away, waved his hand, and issued an order to retreat. The victorious Qing army officers and soldiers ignored the still The British deserters who trudged through waist-deep sea water escorted more than 70 captured British officers and soldiers and quickly retreated to the top of the slope.

Colonel Mike Green, the commander of the English Cruiser Fleet, stood on the deck of the flagship "Greenwich" with a livid face, watching his own army suffer another disastrous defeat, and was very tired of the army's incompetence in his heart-the previous failures were even worse. It can be explained by the unfavorable terrain, but what about this time?They have already rushed to the top of the slope, and the number is still superior, but they were defeated so thoroughly. More than 300 people were beaten to annihilation by hundreds of others, which is a disgrace to England!

"Fire!" Colonel Green ordered through gritted teeth.

"You can't fire! There are still my people there!" Major General Lei Gen became anxious when he heard that. The seventy to eighty British soldiers who were captured by the Qing army are still in the queue of the Qing army. The army is finished, and those English prisoners of war may not have a whole body.

"Your Excellency, Major General, the order I have accepted is to destroy the Qing army. Now is a good time! Fire!" Colonel Green almost roared.

"Presumptuous! I am the commander-in-chief of the landing operation, and I order you not to fire!" Major General Lei Gen scolded with a black face.

Discord between the navy and the army is generally an epidemic, and it is the same in any country. Although the English army is ineffective, it is far behind the navy's illustrious reputation. There, the first rank of the official can always crush people to death. Colonel Green glared at Major General Ragen for a while, shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and angrily withdrew his orders, watching the Qing army officers and soldiers escorting the prisoners of war Back to the top of the slope...

On the third day of May in the eighth year of Yuanzhuo, at the same time when the British army stormed Xinshan Town, Batavia’s Dutch Governor’s Palace received reliable news—a team consisting of eight large warships, thirteen medium-sized warships, and five small warships And the powerful Qing army fleet composed of three supply ships has entered the Java Sea and is heading towards Batavia at a high speed. The panicked Dutch Governor Van Struj Glinka had to quickly summon his troops from the sea and the army. The general held an emergency meeting to study countermeasures.

"...Everyone, please see that according to the reliable news we have received: the main force of the Qing fleet has now arrived in the Tamilan waters, and its vanguard fleet has reached the area around Bintan Island. The Qing fleet that rushed into the Java Sea is just a brigade The division has arrived in the waters of Tanjung Pandan Island, and there is only one day's voyage left from Batavia. Its purpose is probably aimed at Batavia, an important town of our army. Now we have lost the connection with the Strait of Malacca. We have no contact with the English fleet, and we cannot know the actions of the English fleet. The troops we can dispatch now are as follows: Batavia has two first-class battleships, five second-class battleships, eight third-class battleships and cruisers. Tarkan also has two second-class warships and three cruisers. They have received the transfer order from the Governor's Mansion, and they have set sail and are rushing to Batavia. They are expected to arrive tonight; There is one first-class warship, two second-class warships, and three cruisers. The dispatch order from the Governor's Mansion has not yet arrived at Watamponi. I am afraid that the support from the other end may not be counted on. At this time, the fleet cannot be contacted at all; as for the army, Batavia can currently mobilize 3000 regular troops. If the 500 troops from Batakan can arrive in time, the total strength of the regular army will be 500. If we mobilize the young and strong citizens of our country and the local indigenous army, we can still mobilize [-] soldiers, but the weapons and equipment cannot meet the needs of all reserve soldiers. These are the current general conditions of our army.” A staff officer of the Governor’s Office faced Holding a large map hanging on the wall, he explained in detail the dynamics of the enemy and the enemy that he had learned.

"Okay, everyone, the situation is clear, let's talk about what to do." Glinka shook her fat cheeks and let out a sigh of relief.

"Your Excellency, the governor, I have already said that, don't ignore the strength of the Qing Dynasty, don't help the British, the Governor always ignores the rumors, this is all right, mess up the Qing Dynasty, everyone will have a bad life Over! Now, what else can we do besides asking for peace with the Qing Dynasty? Even if we win this time, can we really fight the Qing Dynasty to the end in the Far East? I propose to seek peace." Batavia Army Commander Lieutenant General Shaw Van Trish murmured.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General Van Trish, don't talk about national policy indiscriminately. That's politics, not a matter for soldiers." Glinka spread his hands helplessly and said: "Everyone, it is the decision of the parliament and the order of the king to unite England to contain the Qing Dynasty , is not an issue we should care about, let’s talk about the current situation.”

Admiral Lites Leiming, commander of the Dutch Far East Fleet, sighed, shook his head and said, "What else is there to talk about? We've finished talking about everything in the country. What else can we do? Even if we want peace talks, we have to fight to have the capital to negotiate, and we can only have the capital to negotiate if we defeat the Qing squadron, otherwise everything is empty talk."

"To put it lightly, is your navy capable of winning this battle?" Vice Admiral Van Trish said bluntly.

"Maybe." Admiral Lei Ming said softly after being silent for a while.

(End of this chapter)