Although under the orders of Division Commander Filitz, the fire of the Australasian army had been greatly restrained, the vast majority of artillery and machine guns were in a state of readiness, and only the rifles in the hands of the soldiers were counterattacked.

But the Lee Enfield rifle was one of the most powerful rifles at this stage, and coupled with the well-trained Australasian soldiers, a single look caused a lot of casualties to the indigenous soldiers.

Of course, the Portuguese army's side was not without results, the battle line had advanced more than a hundred meters in front of the Australasian position, and even the indigenous soldiers who rushed to the front could already see the calm expressions of the Australasian people.

It's just that since approaching the Australasian position, the Portuguese army has been blocked in this area.

No matter how brave the indigenous soldiers were, they could not push the front even a meter.

Seeing that he was only one step away from capturing the position in Australasia, the Portuguese general was also a little anxious, after all, this was a great achievement.

No longer hesitating, the Portuguese general directly ordered all Portuguese soldiers to follow, the war had entered a white-hot stage, and it had become a foolish thing to do to retain strength.

Seeing the increasing pressure on the front-line positions, Division Commander Filitz became more and more satisfied.

Only by dragging the attention of the vast majority of the Portuguese army to the position could the roundabout outflanking tactics of the division commander Filitz be truly successful.

Now that the Portuguese army was fully engaged in the war, General Filitz ordered the soldiers not to hide too much, and to let the Portuguese see the Australasian machine guns and artillery.

Of course, the main purpose of this was to suppress the artillery threat from Portugal.

After all, even in the middle of the position, the Portuguese artillery can pose a considerable threat to the Australasian army.

At the same time, General Fritz ordered three airships to be officially operational, hovering in the sky with a large number of shells and weapons.

When the siege network was formed, it was time for the Portuguese to see the true strength of the Australasian army.

The sound of artillery fire and firefights on the battlefield completely drowned out the sound of the airship taking off, and the attention of the Portuguese soldiers and generals was all on the battlefield, and they did not notice that there were three white dots in the far rear of Goa that were not visible at all.

The Portuguese army was almost twice as numerous as the Australasian soldiers, but the Portuguese were nowhere near as large in weaponry and artillery as Australasia.

The artillery was under the orders of the division commander Filitz, and its purpose and role were only to suppress the Portuguese artillery positions, and the target was not on the Portuguese army for the time being.

In addition, the 2nd Division is still in a state of containment, so it continues to maintain a delicate balance with the Portuguese army.

The Portuguese general looked at the position that had advanced a few meters because of the addition of the Portuguese soldiers, but still maintained its balance and could not be advanced, and said with some eagerness: "After first finding the enemy's artillery positions and machine gun positions, and pulling out their heavy weapons, the Australasian people are lambs to the slaughter." ”

It's a pity that although this is the case, the number of Portuguese artillery and the degree of advanced artillery are not comparable to the Australasian army at all, and often the artillery positions on Australasia have just been discovered, and the artillery positions on their own side have been bombed.

And Australasia has a lot of semi-automatic artillery, and the coverage and firepower of this kind of artillery are not at all comparable to ordinary artillery.

The Portuguese artillery units could not raise their heads at all under the suppression of the artillery units of the 2nd Division, and the front line was pushed back some distance because of the lack of artillery support.

Seeing that the artillery was not suppressed, the Portuguese general was a little annoyed and could only put his hope on the frontal battlefield.

However, the Australasian army has very sufficient reserves of weapons and ammunition, and because of the reason for collecting and fighting, it is not afraid of the consumption of ammunition at all.

On the contrary, on the side of the Portuguese army, the transportation of 20,000 troops allowed the Portuguese government to mobilize a large number of transport fleets, and there was not much room for transporting weapons and ammunition.

As a result, this Portuguese reinforcement did not have much reserves of weapons and ammunition, and it was originally thought that after the capture of Portuguese India, it was patiently waiting for the transportation of resources from the country, but who thought that it would be stuck on the first step.

After another stalemate for a while, the Portuguese general's face darkened, and he gradually had the idea of retreating.

As things stand, the Australasian army in Portuguese India could not be eaten by one of their armies, at least until the next batch of Portuguese reinforcements arrived, before they could try to recapture Goa.

But where could General Filitz let him get his wish, after seeing that the offensive of the Portuguese army was suspended, the division commander Filitz immediately ordered the soldiers to reduce the frequency of fire, disguised as if they were about to run out of ammunition.

At this time, the offensive of the Portuguese army did not stop, and naturally the anomaly of the Australasian army was immediately discovered.

The Portuguese general's face was cloudy, but in the end he decided to hold out a little longer and test the situation of the Australasian people with the indigenous soldiers.

Seeing that the strategy was working, the division commander Filitz asked the soldiers to collect and fight again, and even more frequently than at the beginning, except for a few machine guns still firing on the position, that is, relatively scattered rifles.

Despite the machine-gun suppression, the firepower of the single machine gun is no longer so coherent, and it seems that the follow-up is insufficient.

Naturally, this kind of firepower could not completely suppress the repetition of the Portuguese army, and the indigenous soldiers, whose faces had become numb, saw the expression of the Australasian soldier again, which was very subtle, as if they were looking at a group of dead people.

The native soldiers didn't know why, but the Overseers behind them didn't let them think about it, so they could only rush to the enemy's position one after another.

In the midst of the heavy casualties among the indigenous soldiers, the Portuguese soldiers also made a rare move to a distance of less than a hundred meters from the Australasian defensive positions.

Seeing that their conjecture might have come true, the Portuguese generals immediately restrained the idea of retreating, and asked the front-line troops to step up their charge, and the troops in the rear also joined the front-line front.

By this time, more than an hour had passed since the start of the fighting, and the war had completely changed the face of the nearby land.

The division commander Filitz had been patiently waiting for a response from the reserves, and if gunfire rang out in the rear of the Portuguese army, it would be the last moments of the war.

In order to drag the Portuguese on the front, the firepower of the Australasian army never increased.

This also caused the Portuguese soldiers to get closer and closer to their positions, and at the closest time they were only a little more than sixty meters away.

Division Commander Filitz could even see the excitement of the Portuguese and the relief of the native soldiers, and if he had gotten any closer, he would have been worried that the spit would come at them as they shouted.

Bang! Bang bang bang!

As a continuous and familiar burst of gunfire came from the rear of the Portuguese army, the division commander of Filitz was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered: "Everyone don't keep any longer, go all out to kill this group of damned enemies!" ”

Da-da-da-da! Rumble!

All of a sudden, all Australasian artillery and machine guns opened fire instantly, several times more so than during the previous firefight.

Such a sound sounded wonderful to the ears of the Australasian soldiers, but to the Portuguese soldiers, it was really a life-threatening note.

The Portuguese general was very flustered at this time, and before the gunfire from the rear could figure out what was going on, the strength of the Australasian counterattack on the front line increased several times.

That kind of powerful firepower has never been seen before, where is there still the appearance of weakness and lack of ammunition before?

The Portuguese general instantly understood that everything was a conspiracy of the Australasian army, but now it seems that it is a little too late.

"The whole army retreats, the whole army retreats! All were evacuated to the coast, where our fleet was protected. The Portuguese general hurriedly ordered.

Fortunately, the Portuguese fleet had not yet left, and if the soldiers were able to retreat to the coast, they would have been able to receive artillery support from the navy.

It's a pity that Commander Filitz endured so much for so long, in order to try his best not to spare any Portuguese soldier.

The Portuguese army, which received the order to retreat urgently, was surprised to find that no matter which direction they withdrew, they would face an endless number of enemies.

With heavy casualties on the front line and enemy encirclement in the rear, the Portuguese army panicked for a while, and even a large number of panicked Portuguese soldiers and indigenous soldiers scattered in all directions, but were killed by the Australasian army lying in ambush around.

"Don't panic, don't mess around! These Australasian people in the rear did not have heavy weapons, and broke through to the rear with all their might! As soon as we get back to the coast, we'll be safe. Listen to the warlords, and if there are any more people who break up and don't listen to the command, they will be killed directly! The Portuguese general tried to stabilize the morale of the army, looking for a chance to survive in such a bad scene.

This is indeed the most suitable path. Because of the need to outflank them in a hurry, the reserve units were largely unarmed with only a few machine guns and some grenades.

Compared with the large number of artillery and machine guns of the Australasian army on the front, the army in the rear really did not have any heavy weapons, and it was relatively better to break through.

But the Portuguese general overlooked that he had little to do with the army he led before the war, and naturally had little prestige in the army.

What allowed him to lead this army smoothly came from his status as a general and the orders of Carlos I.

However, the large number of casualties in the army has discouraged many soldiers, especially the indigenous soldiers, and if it were not for the fact that the Overseer had killed several indigenous soldiers who tried to escape, I am afraid that the few remaining indigenous soldiers would have all been dispersed.

Of the 20,000 Portuguese troops, only 3,000 were managed by the Portuguese generals. In such a panicked scene, it was not easy for the military order to reach the hands of every Portuguese soldier with certainty.

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