Chapter 359: Island Battle (6) Capture the Ship
Meanwhile, on the island of Simelu. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoMore and more British troops, led by officers, rushed into the dense forest. Although it is very inconvenient to find someone at night. But in order to eliminate the remnants of the Ming army as soon as possible, the British army couldn't control so much.
Moreover, the Ming army had already exposed its position, and the British army was outnumbered. Invisibly, there is the confidence to annihilate and destroy the Ming army.
Of course, the British army was so vigorous and mobilized, and it was also the Ming army that successfully provoked the anger of the British army. Several times, endlessly sneaking up on the British garrison. If the slightest resistance is weak, it will end up being slaughtered.
In just one hour, four British garrisons had already been attacked. Two of them, with fewer than 300 people, were slaughtered. The other two garrisons, which numbered more than 700 people, also lost quite a few people.
On the side of the Ming army, only a dozen corpses remained. This gap is both puzzling and infuriating.
And those dead British soldiers were also engraved with the words 'allegiance to the Ming Dynasty'. This naked, naked, humiliating and provocative provoked the anger of the British commander. So much so that he ordered all the Ming troops that were found. Whether you live or die, you must engrave the words 'Allegiance to the British Empire'. It can be regarded as the way of others, and the body of others.
It's just that there are many inconveniences at night!
At the moment, the Ming army is in the dark, and the British army is in the light. Therefore, when the British army was searching the mountains on a large scale, the Ming army took advantage of the dark jungle environment to attack and kill the British squad with a small number of people several times.
The commander of the British army had to let the British army in Soshan march forward with a team of 500 people. At the same time, a human wall was formed to separate the forest where the Ming army was located from other areas. In this way, it continued to press inward and shrink, gradually tightening the space for the Ming army's activities.
In the end, the Ming army could not avoid it and showed its original form.
Such an attempt was also known to the Ming army. deliberately divided the team into several parts, fired one shot in the east and one shot in the west, bluffing. But the British army also learned wisely, and only sent a small number of British troops to search into the encirclement. The rest of the British troops, still connected to the wall, approached inward in an orderly manner.
The knife had no choice but to lead sixty Ming troops to the place near the river, wanting to break through the blockade of the British army.
Although there were many British troops along the river, the British troops were separated by some distance because of the winding of the river. And as long as they jump into the river, the British army will have nothing to do with them. Therefore, no matter how you choose, the river is the best policy.
So they crawled forward under the cover of the vegetation.
At this time, the gunfire in the forest suddenly became dense. When they heard this, they immediately felt sad in their hearts. Because these gunshots are coming from those wounded soldiers. Originally, these people should be given the best care, but in order to cover them to break through the blockade, they were stunned to exert their last residual heat. Draw the attention of the British army to yourself!
It can be regarded as giving them the hope of life.
Now that it is so loud and dense, it also means that death is not far away.
Sure enough, when the gunfire lasted for nearly half of the incense, the forest suddenly fell silent again. Obviously, there is no more luck in the past. The knife necked them, and they held back their grief. With your arms, get closer to the riverbank. Even if someone is bitten by an ant or a poisonous insect, he can't bear to say anything.
When I saw a column of British troops, holding muskets, walking towards them. The Ming troops, immediately in groups of twos and twos, aimed at the British troops who were still standing.
After silently counting three-two-one, they slammed and shot in unison.
I saw torches falling to the ground. However, it was the Ming army that deliberately wounded the hands of the British army to confuse the sight of the British army. And in an instant, the light was half dimmed. According to the common sense of life, when the light suddenly dims, the human eye will have two or three seconds to adapt.
During this time, vision will be greatly weakened, and it will be close to blindness. So the Ming army, as long as they shot at the previously prepared target, the British army fell to the ground one after another. The burning torch was quickly extinguished because of the wet mud.
However, the British troops in the vicinity rushed over one after another when they heard the movement. At the same time, the gunfire did not stop and the roaring continued. Knife necks, they also hurriedly got up from the grass. Spread your legs and rush towards the river.
A circle of Ming troops took the initiative to guard the outermost periphery. As you run, fight back with all your might. There were Ming soldiers who were hit by gunfire and fell to the ground. No one else can stop and help him. I can only endure the grief and make up for the missing position.
Although it is separated from the river by less than 100 meters. But on this road, more than a dozen people still fell. There are fallen soldiers, not dead yet. So he raised his musket, and shot at the British who were coming. It can be regarded as doing my best to fight for my companions to find a way out.
So a minute later, the sound of splashing water was non-stop. The Ming troops who remained on the shore also stopped with the gunfire and lost their lives. The angry leader of the British army fired more than a dozen shots at the turbulent river.
But except for a few wisps of white smoke, not even a single fish was hit.
About half an hour later, the upper reaches of the river, the knife necks, one by one, jumped out of the river. Ignoring his wet body, he plunged headlong into the jungle. Since the British were in the northern part of the island, they headed south.
When they came to a British garrison, they immediately stopped.
I saw that there were more than 10 camp tents in this British garrison. According to the rules of the army, there are usually more than 50 people living in a camp tent, and the total number is about 500. And the knife neck, they only have about forty people. There is a huge disparity in strength, and the gap is huge. But they did not retreat, and quietly approached the outermost camp.
However, in order to avoid exposure, the knife neck only brought two soldiers with good skills and flexible figures, and followed him.
Because of the habit of learning from the Ming Dynasty, the British army also erected a simple barbed wire fence around the garrison. Indian mercenaries, on the other hand, patrolled along the edge of the barbed wire, with tired faces on their faces.
Although on the north side of the island, there is already a lot of gunfire. But the southern side of the island has always been relatively peaceful. It was already the second half of the night, and it was less than an hour before dawn. Sleepy Indian mercenaries, listless, very careless.
This is exactly what Scar has in mind.
He took out the dagger on his waist and slowly cut through the barbed wire. This is a dagger forged from Uzi steel. and the Damascus saber, from a kind of steel. The wind is very strong, and the iron is sharpened like mud. Simple barbed wire like this is not of good quality. Everything was cut in two.
When Da Ming equipped the soldiers with daggers, he also wanted them. In extraordinary situations, it comes in handy. Now, it's just right to use.
When the patrolling Indian mercenaries were gone, they immediately slipped through the partition. At the same time, the branches on the back are blocked in front of the barbed wire. This action was controlled within two minutes. Wait for the Indian mercenaries to come again, near the barbed wire, everything is business as usual.
Unbeknownst to them, they slowly came to the nearest camp. I only heard thunderous snoring inside, and I was obviously still sleeping. And according to this sound, there were quite a few British soldiers asleep. The neck of the knife immediately lifted a corner of the tent, and saw that it was pitch black inside. Immediately nodded, dodging in.
Seeing this, the others followed and walked in. (To be continued.) )