During the Dutch colonial period, in order to show the indestructibility of their rule in Sri Lanka, the Dutch built a castle in Galle covering an area of 360,000 square meters, with a Dutch-style castle as the center and a defensive system of defense facilities, in addition to the castle, there were also defensive walls along the coast to prevent attacks from the sea. The waterfront outside Galle still retains the ancient forts built by the Dutch.

The Liberation Army did not attack from the sea, and the target of the troops was the defense system centered on the castle. The outermost breakthrough did not meet much resistance, and when Second Lieutenant Qi Rui led his troops through the outer streets, he saw some enemy corpses on the ground. Most of the bodies were South Asians dressed in colonial clothing with their heads covered. There were only a handful of lobster soldiers' corpses. Most of the men were shot in the head and chest, and the barricades didn't give them much protection.

With a rifle with a bayonet in his hand, he entered the empty streets of Galle without leaving the trigger, and except for the soldiers of the Liberation Army, there was no enemy or civilians for the time being. Second Lieutenant Qi Rui felt a strange feeling that the architectural style of the city was different from that of China, and it was also very different from the South Asian style. A few years later, Second Lieutenant Qi Rui took a trip to Europe and learned that it was a European-style building. Now Second Lieutenant Qi Rui just felt the difference, and he didn't even have the energy to tell the difference. Where is there such a vacancy on the battlefield?

All the doors of the houses were closed, and the windows of the black holes were one after another, and Second Lieutenant Qi Rui only felt that these windows revealed indescribable malice. The troops did not rely on infantry to force the fill, and the pathfinders were followed by machine guns and 40 guns. Second Lieutenant Qi Rui's troops followed behind the 40 guns, and at each intersection they occupied, the initial pathfinder force began to occupy the high ground to guard against enemy flanking attacks through the alleys. Therefore, the pathfinder team is not always at the forefront, and each team is only responsible for one section of the street. After ten minutes of moving forward, it was the turn of Second Lieutenant Qi Rui's platoon.

Swallowing his spit, Second Lieutenant Qi Rui waved his hand to the first squad, which was divided into two teams led by the ancient squad leader led six people, and the deputy squad leader led three people, and the two teams occupied one side of the street, leaned against the wall, bent down and began to run in small steps. In the rear of the first squad, the two squads formed a formation of rows of guns side by side. The platoon tactic has not completely withdrawn from the war, and in many cases, it has been quite useful.

Neither team directly broke through to the street entrance, and the Gu squad leader and the deputy squad leader were hiding in the corner, looking at each other's street entrances in the direction of each other

After making sure that there were no enemies in a certain angle of view, both men took out small mirrors and pinned them to the muzzle of their rifles according to the training content. Then slowly poke the mirror out of the corner from underneath.

Gu squad leader looked at it for a moment, and suddenly withdrew the rifle. He made two gestures, and the infantry behind him quickly transmitted the corresponding gestures back. Second Lieutenant Qi Rui said to his subordinates: "There is an enemy on the corner of the wall, prepare to advance!" ”

The troops all clenched their rifles, and at this time, the Gu squad leader and the deputy squad leader of the first squad gave an order, and they all threw a few grenades from the street corner. A few loud bangs were immediately followed by gunshots and shouts at the street entrance. The Liberation Army didn't stupidly rush out and shoot at the enemy. Each soldier carried five grenades, which were meant to be used in such places. Another round of grenades was thrown into the street where the enemy was, bouncing on the ground before exploding, bouncing in a farther direction.

This round of grenades clearly disrupted the enemy's plans, and there were screams in the midst of the explosions. At this time, Second Lieutenant Qi Rui had already led the remaining two platoons to move up along the edge of the street in two teams, and the Gu squad leader and the others suddenly started, rushed through the street where the enemy was located, and crossed the street with lightning speed, and rushed to the opposite side of the street.

Immediately behind Second Lieutenant Qi Rui was the machine gunner, and the 1881 heavy machine gun (Makqin) was loaded on a small artillery cart and was pushed quickly. This machine gun, which relies on gunpowder gas to carry out continuous firing, is very popular among the troops. The Gatling gun also needed to be hand-cranked, and the 1881 heavy machine gun only had to pull the trigger to control the direction of fire.

Two infantry squads quickly reached the street crossing, throwing grenades more than twice as many times as one squad. After washing the ground with a grenade, Second Lieutenant Qi Rui poked his head out to take a look. At a glance of less than a second, the enemy-controlled street corner was already clearly visible. The Brits built a barricade where grenades were supposed to kill and wound some people, but they didn't destroy it. While the troops continued to harass with grenades, some people quickly climbed up the long ladder to the roof of the house and condescendingly threw grenades into the barricades of the British. The British could not resist, leaving behind more than 60 dead and wounded colonial troops, and retreated with the dead and wounded British soldiers.

The battle lasted for nearly half an hour, but Second Lieutenant Qi Rui only felt that it had lasted for a few minutes. The barricades of the British soon became barricades for the Chinese, where Second Lieutenant Qi Rui's troops defended while the follow-up troops continued to advance. Look at the corpses and wounded soldiers all over the ground, and listen to the colonial army calling in a voice that is completely incomprehensible. Second Lieutenant Qi Rui only felt that his mind was very chaotic, and he didn't realize that the first real battle in his life was over in less than half an hour.

The news of the capture of Galle was transmitted back to the Military Commission as soon as possible, and Wei Ze was not thinking of victory, but of his son's situation. As far as his son behaves on weekdays, Wei Ze doesn't think that his son can really have problems. In such a low-intensity war, the casualty ratio is actually very low. The enemy is still a colonial force dominated by the Tamil Army, and it is okay to bully the locals of Ceylon, and fight against the Liberation Army, which is armed to the teeth, these people are far behind.

Since he learned that his son was going to the front line, Qi Hongyi mentioned it once, hoping to let his son Wei Rui go to the upper echelons. Wei Ze could hear that Qi Hongyi, who was quite smart, was also very weak when he said this. Not only did the old lady feel sorry for her son, but Wei Ze was also distressed. So then at this opportunity, Wei Ze had a fierce attack, "You instigated Wei Rui to become a soldier, and now you know that you are going to die in battle?" The people who followed me to fight the world are still here, and I think you may have asked them about the war. Lao Tzu, I can do this position, not because I know how to command everyone to fight in the back, but because I can rush to the front and lead everyone to charge. I'll tell you first, we're not good people, so we should both know very well that if our son's identity is known to those middle- and lower-class bastards, God knows what moths will come out! If you want to make it clear, let your son come back. I can remove him from the military with one instruction, and I am not afraid of losing this face. Of course, if you think that our son is also a face-saving person, then don't say anything, which step counts! ”

After this dispute, or Wei Ze's unilateral seizure, Qi Hongyi and Wei Ze did not talk much for several months. This incident also taught Wei Ze a good lesson. When he was young, he once felt that husband and wife, as long as they were considerate of each other and tolerant of each other, could always live a lifetime of intimacy. Now it is clear to Weeser that this is almost impossible. Wei Ze can't only have Qi Hongyi in his heart, and the same is true for Qi Hongyi. Some things cannot be solved with reason or good intentions, and it is impossible for Wei Ze to control everything as he wants, let alone create the basic laws of the world.

It is impossible to have a list of casualties in the report to the Military Commission, and Wei Ze only sighed slightly when he saw the normal figure of more than 50 people killed in the battle and more than 100 wounded. This time more than three thousand defenders were annihilated and the port of Galle was controlled. China has a foothold in Ceylon. With Galle as the rear, Colombo was conquered only a few days earlier and a few days later.

The military commission discussed an operation that China had not yet been exposed to, shelling Indian coastal cities such as Mumbai.

Ruan Xihao, a fierce general, also scratched his head a little about this, "After shelling these Indian coastal cities, will the British fight with us to the death?" ”

The Central Military Commission is more worried about this, if the British dare to shell China's coastal cities, China will fight the British endlessly. Comparing hearts to hearts, everyone thinks that Britain is unlikely to pinch its nose and admit it.

Weser didn't completely disagree with this view in his heart, but history proves that naval powers do just that. Only by fully demonstrating the strength of the navy can the other side understand the fate of resisting a naval power. So even if he didn't know the bottom in his heart, Wei Ze still said: "We China has always been the hegemon of the Western Pacific, and in this regard, we must learn from the British, who have been the hegemon of the whole world." Since the British can reap huge benefits from such actions, there is no reason for us to backfire. Comrades, we must not only be satisfied with the status of the hegemon of the Western Pacific region, but also become the hegemon of the world. If we retreat now, what will happen to the Sultan? What about Canada? Will anyone still have to back down in those areas? ”

When Sudan and Canada were mentioned, no one in the military commission was willing to continue to oppose it. Former Prime Minister Bi Qingshan has become the governor of Sudan, and he is equivalent to an uncrowned king on two or three million square kilometers of African land.

Recently, there was a rumor that the Governor of Wesetu would probably approve of the expansion in Africa. However, Africa's status is a colony, and it is impossible for China to make blacks Chinese citizens, so China's colonies in Africa may adopt a governorship, that is, a disguised feud. Many people were tempted by this rumor.

"Do you think it's necessary to shell India's coastal cities and attack British rule in India?" Weeser asked.

No one objected to this idea, and now it is the same as the British are now, and even if it is shelled, it is only to the extent of adding a scoop of water to the reservoir.

"Since there is no objection, let us learn from the means by which the British ruled the world." Weeser made the final decision.