Chapter 177: The End

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"Snipers in position, cover for us! The others prepare grenades and take out the foreign devils in that house! A squad leader of the Xinhua Army ordered his soldiers. The infantry squad of the Xinhua Army has a total of 14 people, and in addition to the squad leader and deputy squad leader, there is also a soldier with the best marksmanship as a sniper. Of course, the weapons used by snipers are just ordinary Exocet rifles! The Xinhua Army was almost blank in optical instruments and could not equip these rifles with scopes. However, even so, the sniper still plays a large role on the battlefield, and when the infantry attacks, the sniper often plays an important role in the suppression of firepower.

Two minutes later, everyone was in place. The snipers chose a rooftop on the opposite side as a position, and the other 13 men approached the house from both sides. According to previous investigations, there were at least a dozen soldiers of the Jose coalition army in the house. Although the Xinhua Army is equipped with a lot of mortars, the city of Dongwanlu is not small, and there are too many places that need fire support. As a result, many troops could only rely on their own strength to attack the positions garrisoned by the Allied Dutch forces.

"Smack!" Shots rang out, and a Spanish soldier who had just poked his head out of the house was shot in the head by a sniper from the Xinhua Army. The rest of the Spanish soldiers fell to the ground in fright, and the rifles in their hands also fired indiscriminately. It's just that there is no accuracy at all.

Two soldiers of the Xinhua Army. Touched a window, pulled a few grenades tied together, and threw them through the window. Then the two of them pulled their legs and couldn't shoot. Seconds later, a violent explosion was heard in the room. Black powder filled grenades. It wasn't very powerful, but a few grenades tied together were enough to flip the Jose soldiers in the house on their backs.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the soldiers of the Xinhua Army who were ambushed outside the house took the opportunity to rush in, and they did not waste any more bullets, but directly killed all the soldiers of the Jose coalition who were injured by the explosion with bayonets.

After cleaning up the house of the Jose Coalition soldiers. The Xinhua Army of this squad began to march towards the next target!

The Xinhua army gradually advanced to the east of Wanlu City with the squad and platoon as a unit, and gradually seized the positions garrisoned by the Jose coalition army. Clean up all your foreign devils. Although the Jose coalition army was a well-trained veteran, they were no match for the Xinhua army in street fighting. In the training of recruits of the Xinhua Army, street fighting and jungle warfare were carried out. It is an important combat skill that every soldier must master. In addition, the new Chinese army is equipped with mortars and grenades and other weapons. So that the Xinhua Army has a complete upper hand in the street fighting!

The soldiers of the Jose-West coalition army, after learning that the Xinhua army had rejected their terms of surrender, were also very strong-willed to fight. They fought with the Xinhua Army for every house and every street. Fighting in a narrow city, there is almost no difference between the Xinhua Army's Exocet rifle and the Jose-West coalition army's old-fashioned rifle in terms of range and power, but the New Chinese Army's Exocet rifle has a much faster rate of fire. In such a situation, the Xinhua army also suffered casualties. Of course. The casualties of the Xinhua army were much smaller than those of the Jose-Western coalition army!

It was 10 noon. The Xinhua army had already occupied half of the city in Dongwanlu. The Allied Allied Jersey suffered heavy losses and had to retreat to the central city of East Manlot. In terms of personnel, the casualties of the Xinhua Army reached hundreds. The losses of the Jose coalition army are more than ten times that of the Xinhua army!

"Remove the 1st and 6th Brigades and let the 2nd and 7th Brigades take their place! Be sure to ensure the strength of the troops' attacks and not give those foreign devils the slightest respite! In addition, the heavy artillery brigade continued to fire at the central city of East Wanlu and suppressed their artillery! Niu Meng, chief of the general staff of the Xinhua Army, stood on a high ground outside the city, always paying attention to the progress of the battlefield and making timely adjustments.

A morning of fierce fighting left the soldiers of the two infantry brigades of the attacking Xinhua Army very tired. Although the casualties are not large, in the fierce battle, both physical strength and energy are consumed very quickly. After all, on the battlefield, there can be no distraction, otherwise you risk losing your life. This will undoubtedly make the soldiers more susceptible to fatigue, which will also affect the combat effectiveness of the troops. Niu Meng ordered the 2nd Brigade and the 7th Brigade to replace them, which was undoubtedly very appropriate. After all, the Xinhua Army has 7 infantry brigades this time, and there are sufficient reserve troops!

After the new forces of the 2nd Brigade and the 7th Brigade joined, the offensive of the Xinhua Army was still very fierce. On the other hand, after a morning of fighting, the Jose-West coalition army suffered heavy losses, plus those officers and soldiers who died in the shelling of the Xinhua army, their total casualties were almost tens of thousands! In such a situation, the morale of the troops also began to decline. At the beginning, it was in desperation that they broke out the courage to fight fiercely with the Xinhua army. But when they saw their comrades-in-arms fall to their side one by one, their courage to finally have a backbone began to slowly disappear!

Inside the underground headquarters of the Jose Coalition Army, Lieutenant General Callisto and Lieutenant General de Boer were listening to the reports of officers returning from the front. However, the faces of both of them were very gloomy. The attack power of the Xinhua army also exceeded their expectations, in less than half a day, they lost half of the city, if it continues to develop like this, then wouldn't the entire Dongwanlu be occupied by the Xinhua army before the sun goes down? When the time comes, will they still have a way to live?

"Oh God! It's unbelievable! A country that has only been established for two years, their army actually has such a strong fighting force! I'm afraid that even the French army during the Napoleonic period was not as strong as them! "Although it is an opponent, Lieutenant General Callisto still has sincere admiration for the combat effectiveness of the Xinhua Army!

"At least, they are equipped with weapons that are already much more advanced than the French Army during the Napoleonic period! If the French army had such weapons at that time, perhaps Napoleon would have become the emperor of all Europe! Lieutenant General de Boer also sighed. At that time, France swept almost all of Europe, except for Russia and England, the rest of the countries submitted to Napoleon's feet. Although Napoleon was ultimately defeated and the powerful empire he built was destroyed by the anti-French alliance, his legacy is still fresh in the memory of all Europeans!

"Yes! Thankfully, Nanyang is too far away from Europe! Otherwise, this country will definitely pose a threat to the whole of Europe! Lieutenant General Callisto said. However, he did not know the truth, and soon after, his prophecy came true. Although Nanyang is very far away from Europe, after the appearance of steam-powered warships, there is no big problem for the Xinhua Army to go on an expedition to Europe thousands of miles away. When the steel battleships of the Xinhua Army appeared in the Atlantic, it was when the whole of Europe trembled!

Returning to the fierce battle of Dongwanlu, the powerful offensive of the Xinhua army made it impossible for the Dutch coalition army to reach it at all. And, as the war progressed, so did the casualties of the Jose coalition forces. Under the influence of huge casualties, the morale of the Jose coalition army has almost fallen to freezing point, and it may collapse at any time!

If the armies of Western countries suffer more than 20 percent casualties, they will be considered to have suffered heavy losses. If it reaches 30 or 40 percent, it will lose its combat effectiveness! If you lose more than half of your casualties, the whole army will collapse!

At 4 p.m. on July 16, 80 percent of the city had fallen under the control of the Xinhua Army, and the Allied Jersey Army was on the verge of collapse. At this time, the troops responsible for the offensive of the Xinhua Army had been replaced by the 5th Brigade, the 11th Brigade and the 12th Brigade. Although the 11th and 12th Brigades were recruits, their attacks were still smooth in the face of the Allied Jose Army, which had almost lost their fighting spirit. Moreover, after seeing blood on the battlefield, these recruits can grow up faster!

"General de Boer! Can't go on like this! Our losses are too great, and if we continue to fight, all our soldiers will be killed by those yellow-skinned monkeys! "When Lieutenant General Callisto received the casualty report, his whole body collapsed completely.

"However, the Xinhua army has refused our surrender, and if we surrender to them, they will judge us too! Maybe by then, not many people will survive! Lieutenant General de Boer said with a bitter face.

"Even then, some of them will survive! General de Boer, give the order to surrender to the Xinhua Army! There is no point in continuing to fight! Lieutenant General Callisto shook his head and said. The Jose coalition army, which had lost its fighting spirit, could not stop the advance of the Xinhua army at all, and the whole battle had completely evolved into a one-sided massacre! The Jose coalition army, composed of elite veterans, is like a weak sheep, at the slaughter of the Xinhua army!

Lieutenant General de Boer hesitated, but nodded. Although surrendering to the Xinhua Army was detrimental to the glory of the soldiers. However, in a desperate situation, there is no other way!

At 4:45 p.m., the gunfire inside East Salute stopped. After receiving the news that the Jose coalition forces were preparing to surrender, the Xinhua army took the initiative to stop the attack!

At 5:10 p.m., the commanders of the Jose Coalition Army, Lieutenant General Callisto and Lieutenant General de Boer, walked out of the underground headquarters and handed over their swords to the Chief of the General Staff of the Xinhua Army, officially surrendering to the Xinhua Army on behalf of the Jose Coalition Army. At the same time, the ordinary soldiers of the Jose coalition army have also laid down their arms and surrendered to the Xinhua army. Although they don't know what fate they will face next, at least they don't have to die now!

Since then, the war between the Xinhua Army and the Jose Allied Army has come to an end! (To be continued......)