Machine guns have always been the natural nemesis of cluster charges, not to mention that at this time, the Britons are slowly pressing forward in a neat line, for the Qing army that has been prepared for a long time, it is simply a group of dead targets Under the shooting, even if the phalanx of the Britons was disabled, the rows of soldiers fell to the ground like wheat that had been cut, and the miserable howls resounded one after another, and the dead died in vain, and those who did not die did not care about the military orders or not the military orders, and turned around and fled backwards wildly, as soon as they saw this, the Qing army would not let go of such a great opportunity to beat the water dogs, and it was a wild sweep, and the British people were killed and wounded, and more than 450 people before the battle, not even half of them could really escape。 Read the full text of the latest chapter mianhuatang.

"Withdraw, withdraw!"

Colonel John McKinsey did not go into battle in person before, but hid behind, seeing that the Qing army's firepower was so fierce, how could he still have the slightest fighting spirit at all, and he didn't care that there were still many wounded soldiers on the street, so he roared in a panic, and took the lead and fled back in the direction of the barracks.

"Stop shooting!"

Although he repelled the attack of the Britons very smoothly, Wang Kuan did not order the pursuit, but when he raised his hand, he had stopped the men who were sweeping and shooting happily, and let the remnants of the enemy retreat into the city. The elite is thrown into brutal street fighting.

"Brigade commander, look, the receiving fleet has arrived!"

The Britons did not dare to attack again, and the Qing marines did not attack, and the battlefield situation was inevitably a little dull, but this dullness did not last long, as a sentry screamed, a large Qing fleet had already appeared outside the port.

At five o'clock in the morning, although the sun had not yet risen, the sky had already brightened, and on the sea, among the mist, nearly 40 warships of various types of the Qing army were riding the wind and breaking the waves, but they were not all close to the wharf, and at two nautical miles from the wharf, the main force of the fleet had slowed down, and only a medium-sized warship escorted a large troop transport ship and a baggage ship still galloping towards the port at unabated speed, when even the merchant ships of various countries docked on the wharf were all panicked. The Qing fleet did not stop it, and let the merchant ships of various countries flee in the direction of Malacca in such a panic. [txt full works download]

"Zhong Dayuan, commander of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Division of the Fifth Group Army, was ordered to come to take over the defense, please make it clear to General Wang!"

The three Qing warships soon arrived at the port, and as soon as the command sounded, the landing operation began in an orderly manner.

"Colonel Zhong came just in time, although the enemy army in the city has been defeated by our marines, but it has not fled far, the remaining enemy is estimated to be more than 300, in addition, there is a company of enemy troops at the Johor battery, your troops must not take the enemy lightly."

The navy and the army have never been a system, the relationship is just like that, not to mention how intimate, in the face of Zhong Dayuan's respectful request, Wang Kuan just 'handed over' on official business.

"Yes, please rest assured General Wang, our department should act cautiously, and in addition, Commander He has an order, please ask General Wang to go to the flagship immediately."

Zhong Dayuan is a graduate of the first phase of the Central Military Academy, and he has participated in the battle of the Western Expedition, so he doesn't take those remnants of the city in his eyes very much, and he obviously doesn't care much about Wang Kuan's admonition, and he is respectful when he answers, but in fact, it is just a superficial article, because of this, Zhong Dayuan will suffer a big loss when he leads his troops to attack the Johor Fort.

"Report!"

Wang Kuan gathered the troops scattered everywhere, and after completing the 'handover' with Zhong Dayuan's department, he did not delay, and rushed to the flagship "Calm" in a small boat, and was led by a command officer to the fleet war room.

"General Wang has worked hard, take a seat!"

He Lin is also from today's 'squire' guards, and Wang Kuan was originally a colleague, but He Lin was lucky, a few years earlier than Wang Kuan, he went directly to the newly formed navy, and then rose step by step, to now, he is the commander of the South China Sea Fleet, a dignified admiral-level senior official, in the entire Qing army series, he is already one of the top generals, even so, he will not put on a big show in front of Wang Kuan and other old friends, and he greeted Wang Kuan very kindly.

"Yes!"

The army is the place where the distinction between the upper and lower levels is the most exquisite, and although the 'private' and 'friendly' relations between each other are excellent, Wang Kuan will never dare to show any 'waves' on the occasion of such military meetings, so he only respectfully agreed to the promise, and walked quickly to an empty chair on the left hand side and sat down.

"Now that everyone has arrived, let's start, Colonel Sun, introduce the enemy!"

He Lin has always been a very straightforward person, and as soon as Wang Kuan sat down, he didn't have much opening greetings, and announced the start of the meeting straightforwardly.

"Yes!"

Colonel Sun, whose real name is Sun Zhentao, is a colonel of the Special Operations Section of the Overseas Intelligence Bureau, who is solely responsible for the intelligence work of the Nanyang War.

"Everyone, please see, this is Famosa Castle, was built at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and then successively added more, in the last years of Kangxi, when the Dutch invaded Malacca, the Portuguese fought with the Dutch for a long time, because of the secret funding of the predecessor of the Overseas Intelligence Bureau of the Qing Dynasty, with the weak defeating the strong, in one fell swoop, the Dutch who would commit the crime fell heavily under the city, after this battle, the Portuguese became more and more concerned about the construction of Famosha Castle and its surroundings, and after repeated expansions, now has built a fortress castle with a total of four pillboxes, two watchtowers and pentagonal walls, It covers an area of about four miles, and in addition, there is a blockhouse-type fortress at the top of St. Paul's hill, and there is a fort on each side of the foothills, of which the left fort has 38 'gates' of heavy artillery, 10 'gates' are facing inland, the remaining 28 'gates' are aimed at the strait, the right battery has 42 'gates' of heavy artillery, 12 'gates' are facing inland, and 30 'gates' are used to block the strait, together with the eighteen 'in the Famosha castle' The total number of Portuguese garrisons everywhere was about 3,700 people, of which more than 600 garrisons were garrisoned in the fortress of St. Paul, more than 230 on the left, about 300 on the right, and more than 2,100 on the right on the right. ”

As soon as the map was hung up, Sun Zhentao walked to the map in front of the map, pointing at the map with a thin stick while introducing the enemy situation in detail.

"The enemy situation is introduced here, and now, since our army has taken Temasek, the rumors must have leaked out, and the Portuguese must be prepared, and it may be difficult to make a secret attack, however, in order to ensure that our army sweeps through the South Seas, it is imperative to take the castle of Famosa, and this battle is not allowed to be defeated, and you can put forward any good suggestions from the public."

He Lin did not comment on what Sun Zhentao said, nor did he rush to ask questions, but waved his hand and motioned for Sun Zhentao to step aside first, and then looked around at the generals solemnly, and commanded in an unquestionable tone.

"My lord, the last general thinks that the Portuguese positions are horns on each other, if it is a frontal attack, even if our army can win, the damage will not be small, and the battle is not good, when outwitting is the top, the last general is willing to lead his troops as the front, first take the left and right batteries of the enemy's St. Paul's fortress, and cooperate with the main force to attack Famosha Castle head-on!"

As soon as He Lin's words fell, Wang Kuan had already stood up and proposed in a loud voice.

"Well, Colonel Sun, do you have any arrangements for this in your Overseas Intelligence Bureau?"

He Lin would not object to Wang Kuan's proposal, because this was one of the pre-war plans, but the plan was a plan, and when it came to implementation, there were still countless changes that had to be taken into account, so He Lin was not in a hurry to express his stance on Wang Kuan's proposal, but first threw the question to Sun Zhentao.

"Back to the commander, our Overseas Intelligence Bureau has arranged manpower in the left and right batteries, and it should not be difficult to cooperate with General Wang, but the St. Paul's Fortress is all under the control of the Portuguese, and only when the supplies are delivered, can the servants enter, and now that the war is imminent, the St. Paul's Fortress should be under full martial law, and it may be difficult to send people into it."

Hearing He Lin's question, Sun Zhentao didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly briefly introduced the corresponding deployment of the Overseas Intelligence Bureau.

"What does Brigade Commander Wang think about this?"

He Lin frowned slightly, but still didn't make a decision, but looked at Wang Kuan with an inquiring gaze, and asked cautiously.

"Please rest assured, the commander will guarantee to take the left and right batteries, as for the attack on the St. Paul's fortress, I am afraid that it is not the chief of our Marine Corps, and the division commander must send troops to cooperate with the attack!"

Although Wang Kuan was bent on fighting, he was by no means a greedy person, and after a little thought, he had already cautiously given a promise.

"Well, what does Senior Master think?"

He Lin has been in the navy for a long time, and he knows that although the Marine Corps is an 'elite' division, in terms of equipment, it is only suitable for surprise attacks, and is not suitable for launching a strong attack, and he will not be very dissatisfied with Wang Kuan's reply, so he threw the problem to Asiha, the commander of the First Division of the Fifth Army, who had always sat silently on the side.

"Commander He, rest assured, the last general will send two regiments of the First Brigade to attack and cooperate with General Wang's troops to take the St. Paul Fortress!"

Although he has never participated in the Western Expedition, he has made great contributions to the time of extinguishing the rebellion of the Eight Masters, and now he is a general and is the deputy commander of the Fifth Army and the commander of the first division.

"Well, it's decided first, pass on the general's order, and the main force of the fleet will immediately 'advance' to Malacca!"

Now that the matter has been agreed, He Lin did not hesitate, and made a final decision as soon as he took the case......

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