Chapter 410: The British surrender
"It's over!"
"It's all over this time!"
Looking at the army scattered by the flood under the city, General Hill suddenly felt cold, limp weakly, and kept muttering to himself.
As for Governor Frank, he was already lying on the ground like a dead body, staring blankly at the gloomy sky, letting the rain hit his face.
On the high ground outside the city, Sun Dingzong watched the raging flood flow by, with indescribable excitement in his eyes, and shouted: "Brothers, the annihilation of the British army is at this moment." Everyone obeyed the order, and all went on board to pursue them, and did not let go of a single British soldier. ”
"Yes!"
The soldiers shouted thunderous slogans, methodically boarded the rafts that had been built, and rowed in the direction of Calcutta.
When there were still three or four miles away from the city, there was a sudden 'boom' sound in the ears of the Great Zhou soldiers on the raft.
Looking ahead, the walls of Calcutta, which turned out to be Kolkata, were unable to withstand the impact of the flood and began to collapse.
"God help me!" On the high ground in the rear, Sun Dingzong, who heard a loud noise, took out his telescope and looked ahead, and saw the collapse of the city wall in Calcutta, and couldn't help but shout excitedly.
"How so?"
"How so?"
The roof leak happened to rain overnight, and on the city wall, General Hill saw the city wall collapse in pieces, and his eyes were full of disbelief.
It turned out that the walls of Kolkata were very tall, but that was just that.
Since the British colonized Tianzhu, the cities in various parts of Tianzhu have not been repaired, and Calcutta is no exception.
Of course, it is understandable that the British army did not repair the city in the past, after all, they came to colonize Tianzhu instead of building Tianzhu.
Moreover, in Europe, long before the outbreak of the Industrial Revolution, there was no habit of repairing city walls.
After all, after the obvious improvement of artillery technology, no matter how tall and majestic the city walls are, they cannot withstand the bombardment of artillery.
Therefore, at this time, as soon as the flood hits, the city walls began to collapse one after another, and it became a natural thing.
Following the breach, floodwaters began to rage in the city.
At this time, it was not only the British army who were unlucky, but also the people in the city began to panic, scrambling to climb the eaves and roofs to escape the flood.
Of course, there are also some smart people who realize that their houses at home are afraid that they will not be able to withstand the impact of floods, so they choose to climb trees.
After all, it's significantly safer to stay in a tree than to stay on the roof.
As these clever men expected, many houses were washed away after the flood swept into the city.
For a time, the flood was full of floating corpses.
The rooftops were filled with cries for help, cries of pain, and despair......
By the time the Great Zhou army reached the city walls, the flood had stabilized. Many of the survivors began to swim forward desperately, swimming towards the walls, rooftops, and trees that were still standing.
However, the Great Zhou army, which had already reached the city, obviously would not give these survivors a chance, and began to shoot at the target one after another.
Of course, the target of the Great Zhou army was only the British soldiers, and for those unarmed civilians, the soldiers of the Great Zhou directly chose to ignore them.
"Don't fire!"
"Don't fire any more!"
"We surrender!"
"We surrender!"
On the city wall, General Hill watched the British soldiers who survived the flood below being shot by the Great Zhou army, his face was full of desperate shouts, and he pleaded with the Zhou soldiers under the city.
Surrounded by the gunfire of the Zhou army, the shouts of the people, and the sound of the waves of the flood, General Hill's voice could not be heard far at all.
In desperation, General Hill had no choice but to order: "Come on, put up a white flag, and surrender to the Great Zhou army!" ”
There were also hundreds of British troops on this section of the city wall where General Hill was located, which was originally the focus of the Great Zhou army's attack.
However, because of the large number of British troops above, the Zhou army did not choose to attack first, but ordered people to supervise this side at all times, and after cleaning up the other British troops in the city, they were working together to capture this city wall.
At this time, the supervisors of the Zhou army saw the white flag erected on the city wall, understood that this meant surrender, and hurriedly sent people to return to the high ground by boat to report to Sun Dingzong.
On the high ground, Sun Dingzong was always thinking about the movement here. The first time the white flag was erected on the city wall, Sun Dingzong noticed it.
Therefore, without waiting for anyone to come to report the news, Sun Dingzong took a few guards on a raft and rowed towards this city wall......
After General Hill recognized that Sun Dingzong who came to the city was the supreme general of the Great Zhou army, he decisively got off the city wall, took the raft provided by the Great Zhou army to Sun Dingzong, and said: "As the supreme military commander of the British Empire in Tianzhu, I have ordered the entire army to surrender. I also hope that the general will uphold the humanitarian spirit and stop wantonly slaughtering our soldiers again! ”
"Of course!" Sun Dingzong said with a smile, "As long as the soldiers of your country do not resist, my Great Zhou will still treat the captives preferentially." ”
"In this case, thank you General!"
Sun Dingzong nodded noncommittally and asked Hill: "You said that you are the highest military commander of the English in Tianzhu, you must know the whereabouts of Frank, the governor of Tianzhu, and I hope that you will cooperate with us!" ”
"Of course!" "In fact, Governor Frank is on the wall. ”
Hearing this, Sun Dingzong's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "General Hill is really interesting, and the old man will keep his promise." ”
As he spoke, Sun Dingzong turned back to the guards next to him and ordered: "Pass the order, let the brothers who have entered the city pay attention, as long as those British soldiers surrender obediently, they will not be shot!" ”
Although Hill had surrendered on behalf of the British, the vast majority of the British troops in Calcutta had been dispersed by the flood.
In other words, they didn't know about Hill's surrender, so Sun Dingzong would give such an order.
"Thank you, General!" After thanking him, Hill led Sun Dingzong to the towering city wall in front of him, pointed to Frank, who was already lying unconscious on the ground, and said, "This is Sir Frank, the governor of the British Empire in Tianzhu." ”
After leading someone to confirm Frank's identity, Sun Dingzong nodded with satisfaction and said, "Come on, tell me to go down, let the brothers escort these captives back to the barracks, prepare a set of dry clothes for each of them, and boil a few pots of hot soup, I think these captives are also cold and hungry!" ”
"Yes, General!" Upon hearing the order, the guards escorted the British prisoners, who had already surrendered their weapons, down the city wall and returned to the barracks on a raft.
Of course, this is naturally indispensable to the British general Hill, who voluntarily ordered the surrender, and the unconscious Governor Frank of Tianzhu......