The intensity of the firepower in the village far exceeded the imagination of the coalition forces, destroying the vanguard team's protective system almost instantly, causing a lot of damage. In this case, it would be too crazy to attack forward in the face of the enemy's bullets, and the officer leading the team could only let the troops retreat first, reorganize in a safe area, and wait for the order of the rear commander.

After the coalition forces made a move to retreat, the gunfire from the village stopped abruptly. Roger immediately ordered a ceasefire after sensing the other party's movements, he did not want to kill the enemy army of this team that came to explore the way, and now the main force of the other party has not yet been dispatched, and his side of the cards can not be played too fast, so as not to startle the snake. And now that the side that wants a quick victory is the opposing coalition forces, Roger is now eager to prolong the battle so that he can give more time for the friendly forces to go around the Straits of Johor to cut off the opponent's rear.

Hogg in the distance was indeed taken aback when he saw the course of the battle, and the two sides only engaged in a very brief exchange of fire before his own troops were defeated. However, the shield protection methods set up earlier did not seem to have received the desired effect, and the firepower of the Haihan people still caused a lot of damage. The good news, however, was that the gunfire in the village was noticeably sparse, and Hogg thought that this might be due to the fact that Haihan had not had time to deploy all his troops to the village, and only sporadic armed men were resisting.

Hogg didn't blame the officer who led the team for giving the order to retreat, he didn't really expect a vanguard team to go up and break through the opponent's village, but just sent out to test the opponent's deployment, this tactical goal has basically been achieved, there is no need to increase casualties. Hogg immediately gave the order, and sent several teams to investigate in the east and west directions, to see if they could find another route to march around the trap-like rice fields.

Information about the Vanguard team's engagement soon arrived at Hogg, who had lost seventeen men in the engagement, and the enemy's casualties were not confirmed due to obstructed view. Along with the battle report, there was also a large shield with bullet marks, and after careful inspection, Hogg understood his opponent's trick - there were two muskets in the hands of the Haihan people, the one with a little less power, and the bullet fired could not completely penetrate the heavy wooden shield, but the other bullet was obviously much more powerful, leaving a clearly visible bullet hole in the shield. Judging from the diameter of the bullet hole, the caliber of this high-powered musket is also larger than that of ordinary muskets, which can be regarded as an armor-piercing weapon.

If he had known that the opponent had this kind of killing weapon, then he might have suggested adding a layer of iron to the front and back of the shield to enhance the protective power - of course, that would greatly increase the weight of the shield, and it is likely that a single person would not be able to operate the shield, and it would be a new problem for such a heavy guy to be transported over long distances, and the formation and tactics of the troops would also need to be rehearsed.

Fortunately, the number of such weapons in the hands of the enemy seems to be very small, and after careful questioning of the leading officer, Hogg learned that only a few shield-bearers were wounded by piercing shots, and most of the wounded infantry in the formation were located in the gaps left by the fall of the shield-bearers. This means that the opponent's tactic is to rely on a small number of large-caliber muskets to break through the shield protection, and then the other muskets aim at the breach to fire.

Hogg sensed that this tactic was very targeted, as if the opposing commander had been prepared for the offensive methods of the coalition forces, but where did they get this information?

"It's probably just some kind of coincidence!" Hogg could only comfort himself, he really couldn't afford the possibility of his own operational intelligence leaking. If the Haihan people even knew the tactics of the coalition forces in advance, then this operation would not have the nature of a surprise attack.

"How far is the main force from us?" Hogg asked his lieutenant.

"It's about four or five miles away. The adjutant cautiously replied, "But our artillery is slower, and it is estimated that it will not arrive before dark today." ”

This news was indeed a bit frustrating, because there was no road from the north of the island to here, and the transportation of heavy equipment was extremely cumbersome, and there was no way to follow the infantry to the battlefield at the same time. Hogg wanted to count on the use of artillery to break the situation, an idea that is unlikely to come true, at least today.

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The intensity of the firepower in the village far exceeded the imagination of the coalition forces, destroying the vanguard team's protective system almost instantly, causing a lot of damage. In this case, it would be too crazy to attack forward in the face of the enemy's bullets, and the officer leading the team could only let the troops retreat first, reorganize in a safe area, and wait for the order of the rear commander.

After the coalition forces made a move to retreat, the gunfire from the village stopped abruptly. Roger immediately ordered a ceasefire after sensing the other party's movements, he did not want to kill the enemy army of this team that came to explore the way, and now the main force of the other party has not yet been dispatched, and his side of the cards can not be played too fast, so as not to startle the snake. And now that the side that wants a quick victory is the opposing coalition forces, Roger is now eager to prolong the battle so that he can give more time for the friendly forces to go around the Straits of Johor to cut off the opponent's rear.

Hogg in the distance was indeed taken aback when he saw the course of the battle, and the two sides only engaged in a very brief exchange of fire before his own troops were defeated. However, the shield protection methods set up earlier did not seem to have received the desired effect, and the firepower of the Haihan people still caused a lot of damage. The good news, however, was that the gunfire in the village was noticeably sparse, and Hogg thought that this might be due to the fact that Haihan had not had time to deploy all his troops to the village, and only sporadic armed men were resisting.

Hogg didn't blame the officer who led the team for giving the order to retreat, he didn't really expect a vanguard team to go up and break through the opponent's village, but just sent out to test the opponent's deployment, this tactical goal has basically been achieved, there is no need to increase casualties. Hogg immediately gave the order, and sent several teams to investigate in the east and west directions, to see if they could find another route to march around the trap-like rice fields.

Information about the Vanguard team's engagement soon arrived at Hogg, who had lost seventeen men in the engagement, and the enemy's casualties were not confirmed due to obstructed view. Along with the battle report, there was also a large shield with bullet marks, and after careful inspection, Hogg understood his opponent's trick - there were two muskets in the hands of the Haihan people, the one with a little less power, and the bullet fired could not completely penetrate the heavy wooden shield, but the other bullet was obviously much more powerful, leaving a clearly visible bullet hole in the shield. Judging from the diameter of the bullet hole, the caliber of this high-powered musket is also larger than that of ordinary muskets, which can be regarded as an armor-piercing weapon.

If he had known that the opponent had this kind of killing weapon, then he might have suggested adding a layer of iron to the front and back of the shield to enhance the protective power - of course, that would greatly increase the weight of the shield, and it is likely that a single person would not be able to operate the shield, and it would be a new problem for such a heavy guy to be transported over long distances, and the formation and tactics of the troops would also need to be rehearsed.

Fortunately, the number of such weapons in the hands of the enemy seems to be very small, and after careful questioning of the leading officer, Hogg learned that only a few shield-bearers were wounded by piercing shots, and most of the wounded infantry in the formation were located in the gaps left by the fall of the shield-bearers. This means that the opponent's tactic is to rely on a small number of large-caliber muskets to break through the shield protection, and then the other muskets aim at the breach to fire.

Hogg sensed that this tactic was very targeted, as if the opposing commander had been prepared for the offensive methods of the coalition forces, but where did they get this information?

"It's probably just some kind of coincidence!" Hogg could only comfort himself, he really couldn't afford the possibility of his own operational intelligence leaking. If the Haihan people even knew the tactics of the coalition forces in advance, then this operation would not have the nature of a surprise attack.

"How far is the main force from us?" Hogg asked his lieutenant.

"It's about four or five miles away. The adjutant cautiously replied, "But our artillery is slower, and it is estimated that it will not arrive before dark today." ”

This news was indeed a bit frustrating, because there was no road from the north of the island to here, and the transportation of heavy equipment was extremely cumbersome, and there was no way to follow the infantry to the battlefield at the same time. Hogg wanted to count on the use of artillery to break the situation, an idea that is unlikely to come true, at least today.

The intensity of the firepower in the village far exceeded the imagination of the coalition forces, destroying the vanguard team's protective system almost instantly, causing a lot of damage. In this case, it would be too crazy to attack forward in the face of the enemy's bullets, and the officer leading the team could only let the troops retreat first, reorganize in a safe area, and wait for the order of the rear commander.

After the coalition forces made a move to retreat, the gunfire from the village stopped abruptly. Roger immediately ordered a ceasefire after sensing the other party's movements, he did not want to kill the enemy army of this team that came to explore the way, and now the main force of the other party has not yet been dispatched, and his side of the cards can not be played too fast, so as not to startle the snake. And now that the side that wants a quick victory is the opposing coalition forces, Roger is now eager to prolong the battle so that he can give more time for the friendly forces to go around the Straits of Johor to cut off the opponent's rear.

Hogg in the distance was indeed taken aback when he saw the course of the battle, and the two sides only engaged in a very brief exchange of fire before his own troops were defeated. However, the shield protection methods set up earlier did not seem to have received the desired effect, and the firepower of the Haihan people still caused a lot of damage. The good news, however, was that the gunfire in the village was noticeably sparse, and Hogg thought that this might be due to the fact that Haihan had not had time to deploy all his troops to the village, and only sporadic armed men were resisting.

Hogg didn't blame the officer who led the team for giving the order to retreat, he didn't really expect a vanguard team to go up and break through the opponent's village, but just sent out to test the opponent's deployment, this tactical goal has basically been achieved, there is no need to increase casualties. Hogg immediately gave the order, and sent several teams to investigate in the east and west directions, to see if they could find another route to march around the trap-like rice fields.

Information about the Vanguard team's engagement soon arrived at Hogg, who had lost seventeen men in the engagement, and the enemy's casualties were not confirmed due to obstructed view. Along with the battle report, there was also a large shield with bullet marks, and after careful inspection, Hogg understood his opponent's trick - there were two muskets in the hands of the Haihan people, the one with a little less power, and the bullet fired could not completely penetrate the heavy wooden shield, but the other bullet was obviously much more powerful, leaving a clearly visible bullet hole in the shield. Judging from the diameter of the bullet hole, the caliber of this high-powered musket is also larger than that of ordinary muskets, which can be regarded as an armor-piercing weapon.

If he had known that the opponent had this kind of killing weapon, then he might have suggested adding a layer of iron to the front and back of the shield to enhance the protective power - of course, that would greatly increase the weight of the shield, and it is likely that a single person would not be able to operate the shield, and it would be a new problem for such a heavy guy to be transported over long distances, and the formation and tactics of the troops would also need to be rehearsed.

Fortunately, the number of such weapons in the hands of the enemy seems to be very small, and after careful questioning of the leading officer, Hogg learned that only a few shield-bearers were wounded by piercing shots, and most of the wounded infantry in the formation were located in the gaps left by the fall of the shield-bearers. This means that the opponent's tactic is to rely on a small number of large-caliber muskets to break through the shield protection, and then the other muskets aim at the breach to fire.

Hogg sensed that this tactic was very targeted, as if the opposing commander had been prepared for the offensive methods of the coalition forces, but where did they get this information?

"It's probably just some kind of coincidence!" Hogg could only comfort himself, he really couldn't afford the possibility of his own operational intelligence leaking. If the Haihan people even knew the tactics of the coalition forces in advance, then this operation would not have the nature of a surprise attack.

(End of chapter)