The castle guarded by the Britons was not a strong fortress.

It was only on the basis of the original city wall that some jagged protruding fire points were added to facilitate the formation of crossfire on the city wall, but the defensive strength was not comparable to that of the bastion.

After all, the Britons were also in a hurry, and only 10,000 British infantry arrived in advance.

There was no time to hire natives to build a fort around.

It's nice to have the walls of a small town.

Therefore, Arthur, who is now holding a telescope and watching the battle. Wellesley's hands were shaking right now.

For the British, if they could not hold the city, it would be pointless to commit 10,000 infantry, but would weaken the British's power in India.

It's an adventure.

Or rather

It's gambling.

The key now is to see how determined the Ming Indian Domain army can invest in the siege battle, and how strong their combat effectiveness is.

However, now the Duke of Wellington, who defeated Napoleon in the future, has begun to smell the smell of losing the bet.

"Firepower.. Firepower"

Arthur. Wellesley muttered.

Times have changed

Although rifled guns, steel-cast rifled guns have long appeared.

Many people are aware of the impact that the emergence of this new weapon will have on infantry tactics and the system of the army.

However, without a real shock of blood, who would easily abandon the things they are accustomed to?

"Mortars, artillery guns concentrated! Bombard the musketeers on their walls! Fast! ”

Speaking loudly was an officer named Qian Sheng, who was carrying a flintlock pistol, with a steel helmet on his head, several grenades with wooden handles hanging from his waist, and the rank of major on his shoulder.

Just by listening to this surname, you know that it comes from Wu Yue Qian's family.

The officers at hand of Wu Hou Qian Dazhao are basically the children of Wu Yue Qian's family.

Qian Sheng lay on a makeshift shelter point on the edge of the moat.

On his orders.

Bang bang bang.

The dull firing of mortars sounded.

A large number of black shells smashed down on the wall ahead.

Boom Boom!

Suddenly.

The Britons on the walls let out a scream.

The flames from the explosion flooded the entire city wall.

The air waves are boiling.

Toss the severed arm stump into the air.

The British lobster soldiers, who were still shooting desperately outside under the cover of the city wall, were dumbfounded.

They didn't expect it at all.

Shells fell from the sky.

Those sandbags they had laid out earlier were of no use at all.

"It's over. We're finished."

"The artillery fire of the Chinese is terrible."

"God, what kind of enemy are we fighting!"

Wails rang out over the city walls.

And right now.

Under the cover of artillery fire.

A large number of soldiers rushed to the moat with planks, equipment for pontoons, and ladders.

A Japanese samurai who rushed to the front jumped into the moat with a musket and shouted "Da Ming Truckload" and swam forward.

Soon.

He was hit by a bullet from an unknown place on the city wall.

Then he tilted his body and sank into the river.

The soldiers behind also rushed up.

Braving the firepower of the other party, which was already much sparse, he swam towards the opposite shore.

In an instant.

Many soldiers of the Ming army had already arrived on the other side, struggling to make wooden stakes, put ropes on them, and more than a dozen small sampans were also tied with ropes and pushed down the river, and the soldiers carrying the planks put the planks on the boat and fastened them with iron nails.

On the city walls.

The Britons reacted as well.

They understand that if the Chinese pontoon bridge is successfully erected, they will have to face a steady stream of Ming soldiers!

Braving the dense mortar fire, the British lobster soldiers desperately shot at the Ming soldiers on the side of the moat.

But at the same time.

More mortars were deployed by the Ming army.

Mortars were already the support firepower of squads in the Ming army.

Although the Indian vassal army was not so extravagant, it was able to supplement and strengthen mortars for the inherited companies and platoons.

Under the blow of intensive fire.

The British Lobster Soldiers can be said to have suffered extremely heavy casualties.

Arthur watching the battle on the channel of the Ganges. Wellesley's heart was dripping blood.

This is a serious lobster soldier.

Although as a nobleman, he didn't feel much sorry for these infantry recruited from the ruffians.

What he feels sorry for is the hegemony of Britain, the 30,000 infantry that Britain spent a lot of money to strengthen in India!!

"If there really is a full-scale war like this, maybe all the men in Britain will not be enough to die."

Arthur. Wellesley put down his binoculars, his expression solemn, and his face was so dark that he could wring out water.

hypothesis

Britain had the same weapons as the Ming Empire.

No, even if the weapons are more sophisticated and advanced than the weapons of the Ming Empire.

If the war evolves into the current model of the flesh mill, tens of thousands of people will die in a battle

That.

Arthur. Wellesley was shocked.

So who can defeat the Ming Empire?

Especially with the advent of trains, railways, it became easier to gather troops and materials, the scale of the war

It's definitely going to get bigger!!

The Ming Empire has a population of hundreds of millions!!

Arthur. When Wellesley thought of this, his body seemed to be crushed by the mountain.

I couldn't breathe at all.

Right now.

The infantry of the second wave of the Ming army had also rushed up.

This is the strength of a battalion.

The rifles were all loaded with bayonets.

They did not line up in a neat queue, but rushed forward under the leadership of the officer.

If it was before.

Seeing such a scene, Arthur. Wellesley would surely have made himself a cup of black tea and watched the British army crush the rabble.

But now, he knows

These Chinese are certainly not chaotic, they are very familiar with the tactics of the army in the new era, and they are very skilled in using these weapons that can revolutionize the military tactics of the army!

So.

They are not in a dense formation, they are adapting to the war of this era.

Really.

When the British bombardment began to return fire.

When the shells fell into the sparse Ming array, the damage caused was far less than that of the Ming army's mortar shells.

And right now.

The long-range howitzers of the Ming army, which had long been staring at the position of the artillery positions in Britain, began to wield.

A large number of artillery poured down on the opposing artillery positions.

Fires were flying.

The explosion shook the earth.

"Good!! Their artillery positions are finished! ”

Yang Yuchun, who came to the front line to command, said excitedly.

If someone crosses over now.

What I saw was the former Qing Dynasty general Yang Yuchun beating Arthur, Duke of Wellington of the British Empire. The horrific scene of Wellesley.

Right now.

A pontoon bridge.

It has appeared on the edge of the moat.

(End of chapter)