Chapter 450: What Can You Do But Protest?

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The 24 75mm field guns of the artillery battalion of the 4th Brigade of the Army were deployed less than three kilometers from the Portuguese army's defensive line, and the muzzles of the guns had just been raised, and next to each cannon, there were some shells, which were not much, only 12 rounds. Because the number of Portuguese troops on the opposite side was too small, 24 75mm field guns, each firing 12 shells, was enough to destroy the fighting spirit of the Portuguese army on the opposite side. What's more, there are also 3 'Shang-class' cruisers on the sea, which can provide further artillery support at any time.

"Start attacking!" When the hands on the watch pointed to 8 o'clock, Major General Lu Ming, commander of the 4th Infantry Corps, gave the order to attack.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The 24 75-mm field guns of the artillery battalion of the 4th Infantry Brigade opened fire one after another. Under the action of huge kinetic energy, the shells flew quickly towards the Portuguese position, piercing the air and emitting a sharp and piercing whistling.

"Whew! Shout! Shout! When the scalp-numbing sound came, the officers and soldiers on the Portuguese army's position were a little dazed. Didn't the Governor of Macao, Bian Du, assure them that the Chinese would not dare to attack? But now, why have the Chinese' shells flown over their heads? This made many Portuguese soldiers a little incredulous!

"Oh God! Shelling, hide quickly! Major Vettel, commander of the 21st Infantry Battalion of the Portuguese Army, shouted loudly. Now he no longer bothered to complain about the governor of Biandu, and the most important thing was to survive the blows of the Chinese. As for holding the line. Major Vettel did not report any hope, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, and holding the ground was likely to mean a dead end.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Shells exploded on the positions of the Portuguese troops. Leaving behind large craters, the entire position was filled with flying sand and rocks. Shrapnel was planted in the mud and stone chips, and it swept through the position, and the slightest failure could lead to death.

Many Portuguese soldiers, before they could react, were torn to pieces by shells falling from the sky. Stumps and severed arms were everywhere. They did not expect at all that the Chinese* army would attack at this time without even saying hello. This is a typical undeclared war. The Portuguese army, which was not well prepared, would pay a heavy price for this.

"Damn it. Those yellow-skinned monkeys! Major Vettel curled up in the trench with all his might, enduring the heavy shelling of the Chinese* army, and cursed incessantly in his heart, except for the attacking Chinese* army. Naturally, it also includes the Governor of Macau, Biandu. If it weren't for the fact that the Governor of Macau did not think that the Chinese* army would have attacked. His troops would not have been left unprepared.

The three 'Shang-class' cruisers anchored at the mouth of the Pearl River also began shelling one after another. The power of naval artillery is much more powerful than that of the army's field artillery. In particular, the 155-mm naval guns, shells weighing more than twenty kilograms, after each explosion, were able to leave a large crater in the positions of the Portuguese troops. And the officers and soldiers of the Portuguese army who were lucky enough to be hit by the shells were even more blown up.

The shelling of the Chinese* army did not last long. The 75-mm field guns of the artillery battalion of the 4th Infantry Brigade were all used up in more than ten minutes. This time. The shelling stopped. However, the positions of the Portuguese troops. But it was as if someone had plowed it again. The 21st Infantry Battalion of the Portuguese Army, which held its ground, suffered heavy casualties under heavy shelling by the Chinese* army.

When the shelling of the Chinese* army began, the whole face of the Governor of Macau turned pale. At that time, he was enjoying a hearty breakfast. However, the moment the cannon sounded, his hand shook, the cup in his hand did not hold it steadily, fell to the ground, and fell to pieces. Thick milk splashed all over his body, but at this moment, the governor of Biandu no longer had the heart to take care of this.

"What's going on? How dare the Chinese attack us at this time? They are not afraid of retaliation if they are not afraid of reprisals if they are not declaring war and are provoking the Kingdom of Portugal and the entire Western world? Governor Biandu roared angrily. It's just that no matter how fierce he looks, he can't hide the fear in his heart. As the Governor of Macau, he knew how small the Portuguese army was in Macao, and once the war began, the fall of Macao was almost inevitable.

"Come, immediately send someone to rule Minister Peres, ask him to protest to the Chinese, and demand that the Chinese immediately stop their aggression against Macao and withdraw from Macao!" The Governor of Biandu commanded. However, he himself knows that such a protest will not have any effect. Protest is nothing more than a manifestation of incompetence. A real big country will not only know how to protest after being bullied.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor!" The staff of the Governor's Mansion hurriedly sent someone to report the news. There was a telegraph line between Macao and Canton, and it would not take long to inform Minister Peres. But whether protests will be useful or not, it is not known.

After the shelling by the Chinese* army ended, the officers and men of the 1st Battalion of the 4th Brigade of the Chinese Army launched an attack on the Portuguese position. Hundreds of warriors quickly rushed towards the Portuguese position. At this time, on the position of the Portuguese army, the Portuguese who were dizzy by the bombing did not have time to react at all. They seem to have been stunned by the heavy shelling of the Chinese* army.

"Boom! Rumble! Da-da-da, da-da! "The 1st Battalion's mortars and heavy machine guns were fired one after another, providing fire support to the attacking army at close range.

"Hurry up, the Chinese are calling, destroy them for me!" Major Sebastian Vettel, commander of the 21st Infantry Battalion of the Portuguese Army, crawled out of the trench and began to give a loud command. Although he knew that resistance would not have any effect, as a professional soldier, the ease of a soldier needed him to maintain.

On the orders of Major Vettel, some Portuguese soldiers took up arms and prepared to defend themselves against the Chinese. However, as soon as they emerged, they were killed by mortar shells or heavy machine gun bullets falling from the sky. This made the Portuguese army, which was already demoralized because of heavy losses, almost collapsed.

In less than ten minutes, the warriors of the 1st Battalion of the 4th Brigade of the Chinese Army rushed to the position of the Portuguese army. And the Portuguese army, at all, did not have time to make a decent resistance.

The battle was soon over, and the Chinese army, at the cost of two wounded, seized the positions of the Portuguese army. The 21st Infantry Battalion of the Portuguese Army lost more than half of its losses, most of which were killed in the shelling. Nearly three hundred people, including the battalion commander, Major Vettel, raised their hands very wisely and surrendered to the Chinese* army.

The 21st Infantry Battalion of the Portuguese Army, the main defensive force of Macau, was eliminated, and only a few hundred police officers were left in Macau. It can be said that Macau no longer has the strength to stop the attack of the Chinese* army.

After that, the 1st Battalion of the 4th Brigade of the Chinese Army began to attack the city of Macao. Those policemen, with even lower fighting spirit, immediately raised their hands and surrendered as soon as they saw the Chinese* army. What are you kidding, even the regular army is no match for the Chinese * army, and if they continue to resist, isn't that looking for death?

At 9:12 a.m., the Chinese* army surrounded the Governor's Palace, and after less than half an hour of stubborn resistance, the Governor of Macao, Bian Du, was captured from the Governor's Palace by the Chinese* army.

"Damn, you rude fellows, I am the Governor of the Kingdom of Portugal in Macau, you can't treat me so roughly, I will protest to your Ministry of Foreign Affairs!" The Governor of Macau, Bian Du, roared unbridledly.

"Smack!" A captain company commander couldn't stand it anymore, and slapped the governor of Biandu in the face so hard that he knocked out two of his teeth.

The Governor of Biandu was stunned for a moment, completely unexpectedly treated like this. He is the governor of Macau, even in Portugal, he is a famous figure, and he will be slapped in the face, which is a complete shame for him.

"Bastard, you damn yellow-skinned monkey, if you dare to do this to me, I will never let you go!" Governor Biandu shouted angrily, and then struggled for the Chinese captain officer to rush forward.

It's just that then his head was hit by a rifle butt, and his head was directly broken, and blood flowed.

The governor of Biandu was about to curse, but the next moment, he felt a cold tube pointed at his head.

"Shut up Lao Tzu, otherwise, the brain will kill you!" The captain and company commander said viciously.

Governor Bian Du felt the killing intent in the eyes of this Chinese* officer, and he realized that his identity did not have the slightest deterrent effect for these Chinese, and if he continued to entangle, the Chinese* officer would really kill him. Therefore, under the threat of death, the governor of Biandu kept his mouth shut.

"Come on, keep him down, and treat his wounds by the way, this is a big fish, you can't let him die like this!" The captain officer ordered.

The Governor of Biandu was dragged away like a dead dog.

Pérez, the Minister of the Kingdom of Portugal to China, received the telegram at 8:40 a.m., and when he saw it, he was stupid, and immediately rushed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Chinese Empire in a carriage.

After storming the office of Chinese Foreign Minister Lin Zihao, Governor Peres immediately shouted: "Your Excellency, Foreign Minister, you have actually launched an attack on Macau? On behalf of the Kingdom of Portugal, I would like to express my strongest protest against this shameless act of undeclared war in your country! (To be continued......)