Seven or eight times out of ten, the shells of the "Peak" could only smash a hole in the ground, and even if they were lucky, they most likely only left a scratch on the surface of the turret, except for the destruction of a headlight and a commander's sight glass, but did not cause more damage to the No. 1 car.

However, the luck of Mu Jue and others was not very good, and the guns were either not aimed accurately and did not hit the target, or because of the interference of the British shells, which caused the deviation of the shooting. And every time they are hit head-on, the occupants of the car have to enjoy the taste of riding a roller coaster, and if it is not protected by a tank man's hat, a few bags on their heads are indispensable.

There are four observation glasses around the door of the control tower, and the front of the control tower is also equipped with a commander's command observation scope, but the range that can be observed is still very small, and every time the tower stops to shoot, the turret must be rotated for a while to aim at the target, and the result is that the short stop has also become a "long stop", otherwise the number of hits of the No. 1 car will be reduced by half. In his eagerness, he made a bold move, opening the door of the control tower and poking out half of his head. Nangong Zilong, who heard the sound, was startled and grabbed his foot, "Are you dying?!" ”

"It's okay, you can see better from the outside." Mu Jue said indifferently, "I am the commander, everyone depends on me to command, if I am injured or killed, you will take over." Now, you turn the turret at my command. Hearing what the commander said, Nangong Zilong couldn't say anything more. Mu Jue poked his head out of the conning tower, and his vision suddenly became wider, and Nangong Zilong was also under his command, always aiming the muzzle of the gun at the target while the tank was moving, instead of waiting for the tank to stop and then turn the turret.

"Stop!" At the shouting of Mu Jue, car No. 1 stopped with a sudden brake. At this time, the tank has driven to the easternmost part of the peninsula, there is no road ahead, and here is the last chance. Without waiting for the commander to give the order, Nangong Zilong put the target into the crosshair, and the loader quickly loaded the shell. At the same time, the shells of the British ships also gave chase, and soon a cloud of smoke and dust formed around the tank.

A cannonball flying overhead frightened Mu Jue back his head, and he shouted at Nangong Zilong, who was still aiming: "Aim and fire!" It's almost too late. "At the speed of the British ship, it won't be long before the 59 is out of the range, to be precise, the range of the 59 they are driving. At this time, the latter turned a deaf ear to his words, completely immersed in the pursuit of "one blow kills", and said something in his mouth, "Closer!" Come closer! A few seconds later, as if a few hours had passed, Nangong's hand that grabbed the bolt slammed down, and the shell that pinned the hopes of the tankers flew out of the barrel and flew towards the target in the spotlight.......

The shell burrowed into the water one meter from the side of the ship, and then opened a large hole with a diameter of two meters in the side of the ship against the waterline, and the sea water rushed into the bilge, and several British soldiers were swept away before they could react. The impetus of the warship quickened the speed of the influx of seawater, and soon the bow of the "Peake" began to slide into the sea, and the captain wisely chose to abandon the ship, so the British sailors jumped into the sea like dumplings, and then desperately swam away from the place where a great whirlpool was about to form.

Looking at the British ship slowly sinking into the sea, several tankmen came out of the doors of various places, and the joy was overflowing, and Nangong Zilong even began to think about whether to draw a five-star or an anchor on the turret. Mu Jue was also very happy, but the battle was not over yet, and he had to remind the others, "The battle is not over yet!" Go and help car No. 2 now! ”

While car No. 1 and the "Pique" were exchanging hands, car No. 2 was also chasing the chrysanthemum that stabbed the gunboat "Cormorant". The "Cormorant" was the lead ship of the "Cormorant" class gunboats, armed with eight twelve-pounder guns, and served as the vanguard of covering transport ships in the "Battle of Dagukou". Car No. 2 did not choose to fight it, but relied on its small and agile nature, and kept hanging behind the "Comorent", aiming at the propeller in the stern, hoping to make the British ship lose power and become a floating target. However, this tactic was so demanding that car No. 2 never got what it wanted. It was only when the No. 1 car killed its target and came back to "grab the head" that the No. 2 car had to change its tactics and aim at the ship's amidships. Caught between the two tanks, the "Comorent" headed to the bottom of the sea with scars all over its body, and the result of the battle sparked a heated debate between the two crews.

Seeing the tragic fate of the two warships in front, Hebu gave the order to retreat, and the remaining British ships turned around and sailed away from the battlefield. Most of the sailors who fell into the water could only swim ashore nearby, and then became prisoners of the Liberation Army. At this point, the 33-minute "Kowloon Shore Defense Battle" ended, and the two tanks became the only army units of the Liberation Army to fight the Royal Navy.

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After nightfall, the exchange of fire had ceased everywhere, and only sporadic gunfire could be heard, indicating that the war was still going on. The Liberation Army has arranged observation posts with night-vision goggles in all forward positions, and any abnormal movement of the British army will be discovered as soon as possible.

In the former enemy headquarters of the Liberation Army in the Admiralty Barracks, an operational meeting of cadres above the company level was being held. "As of 19 o'clock today, our troops have wounded and captured 758 British soldiers, and found 422 corpses, this figure includes those who died in the shelling, plus the wounded and corpses taken away by the British troops, and the navy destroyed by the armored forces, the number of British troops annihilated by our troops should be between 2,000 and 3,000, that is, one-sixth to one-quarter of the total number of British troops." At the beginning of the meeting, Li Xiangqian first gave a briefing on the battle situation to everyone, "In addition, we have surrounded about 2,000 British troops and 2,000 British civilians in the governor's palace, and there are also 2,000 or 3,000 British troops coming to help from the left and right, but they have been blocked by the blocking troops. Judging by the armament of the British army, the probability of them breaking through the line of defense of our army is zero. Our army now firmly controls the area from above the pier in Wan Chai to the Governor's House, which is three kilometers long and two kilometers wide. After repelling the British Navy, our logistical supply lines were also secured. In general, the situation was favorable for our army, and although the expected goals of the campaign plan were not achieved, there was still hope for a final victory. ”

The battle lasted for a day, and the plans made before the war were completely disrupted. The target of the temporarily revised encirclement point for reinforcement was also unable to inflict a fatal blow on the British army because of the British army's "grinding foreign workers" and the inferiority of the strength of the recovered army, so it could only use the method of grinding meat with a soft knife to consume the human resources of the British army little by little. As for when it will be effective, I don't know. However, this style of play first made the Liberation Army invincible, and the Liberation Army was still abundant in various materials, and it was not afraid of fighting a "protracted war" with the British.

"Shall we specialize in one road tomorrow and eat the British army on the right first?" The commander of the second company of the teaching company suggested.

"Just eat the left side first, there are only two thousand British troops on this road, and there are no artillery, easy to gnaw!" The commander of the third company did not forget to seek "welfare" for himself.

Li Qianqian looked at the two of them and asked, "Are you sure?" ”

"I make a military order! If you can't take the left side tomorrow, I'll see you there! The commander of the third company of Jiao was the first to show his determination.

"I also have a military order! If I don't finish the mission tomorrow, I won't be back. "The commander of the second company of Jiao is not to be outdone.

The idea of the two coincided with Li Xiangqian, but which British army should be the main target of attack was a question that needed to be carefully considered. But before Li could speak, there was a unique whistling sound of mortar shells flying outside, and then the sound of explosions was heard, and then the sound of machine guns and rifles was added.

The officers ran outside, looked up in the direction from which the sound came, and saw that the night sky above the governor's palace was already lit red by the light of fire. Suddenly, a dazzling glow erupted in the air, and a fireball glowing with white light slowly fell, bringing a brief moment of light to the battlefield.

The communications officer, who had been staying in the telecommunications room just now, ran over, "The second company of the Church reports that the British army in the Governor's Palace has suddenly launched a large-scale attack, and it seems that there are signs of preparing to break through. Hearing the news, the commander of the second company couldn't sit still, and hurriedly rushed back to the troops after saying hello to Li Xiangqian. The sudden attack of the British disrupted Li Xiangqian's plan, and the combat meeting could not be held, so Li Xiangqian had to let the company commanders go back and order all troops to strengthen their vigilance to prevent the British from sneaking up. Sure enough, not long after the people left, there was also the sound of fierce firefighting in other directions.

The commander of the second company rushed back to the defense line, and found that the entire defense line of the Guangfu Army was desperately firing bullets, and grenades also fell from time to time, bursting out of fiery red flowers. By the light of the flares, he found that there were not a few lodging corpses in front of the position, and compared to the Liberation Army, the British firepower was very sparse, only some soldiers hid behind cover, and fired a shot from time to time to announce their presence, and the artillery was completely invisible. "! What a battle this is called! The commander of the second company turned to the commander of the eighth company and several squad and platoon commanders of the second company and shouted, "Call the troops to ceasefire!" The British are consuming our bullets, call them a ceasefire! ”

Because of the weak strength of the Liberation Army, the encirclement of the Governor's Palace was guarded in sections by two or three survivors with a squad of indigenous soldiers, and even so, the entire defense line was not solid. If it weren't for the reliance on five or six light and heavy machine guns, dozens of automatic rifles, four mortars, and armored vehicles that swam in support of the defensive line, the British might have broken through the defensive line. Moreover, neither the survivors nor the indigenous soldiers had any experience in night fighting, and in the face of the sudden attack of the British, they panicked all of a sudden, and some of the indigenous soldiers fired indiscriminately without any purpose, and even in the state that the British had already half-ceased fire, they were still violently "returning fire". When the ceasefire order was issued, half of the ammunition that had just been replenished before dark was consumed, and the commander of the second company was so angry that he scolded: "What are you all doing to eat?" Waste so many bullets, you haven't even hit a single hair, you are pig brains! ”

"The British suddenly rushed out of several places, hundreds of people, and everyone did not expect them to carry out a night attack, and they overreacted. Who knew that they received two shells, and as soon as the machine guns went off, they retreated. Those local soldiers couldn't hold back when they were nervous, so they ......" The platoon commander of an eighth infantry company defended, but everyone's performance made him and the people around him blush.

The incident has already happened, and the commander of the second company can only scold two sentences. The situation was reported to the former enemy headquarters, and Li Xiangqian only reiterated the order to "strengthen vigilance." The rest of the world also found out that the British were just bluffing, so the gunfire slowly subsided.