1825 My New Daming

Chapter 478 The general attack, the beginning of destruction! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

The Fortress of Brisbane, 1833 January 1.

It was the darkest time before dawn, and the Brisbane Fortress, which had been besieged by the Ming army for many days, was already a scene of hell.The foundation of this fortress is actually a bastion built 40 years ago, and it was already an outdated defense system when it was built.

The reason why it was built at that time was not to defend against opponents at the level of Ming Dynasty.The purpose of building this bastion is mainly to defend the legendary southern continent kingdom—because the southern continent is an extremely vast continent, so the British who first colonized here did not know the details of the southern continent kingdom. I always feel that since she is a vassal of Daming, maybe she is a bit powerful.

In addition, the exiles transported from the British mainland one by one are also the object of defense of the Brisbane Fortress.This group of "thieves supporting the army" is the scum of British society. Who would dare to believe that they will honestly become thieves and supporting the army after they arrive in the wild continent of Australia?And these bandits are armed!How can you do genocide if you are not armed?

In fact, Great Britain sent them to Australia not for labor reform, but for them to do dirty work. Of course, dirty work cannot be done by gentlemen, and it is best not to let religious heretics who are excluded. These people are very powerful in fighting, and Too many thoughts can easily lead to dissatisfaction. This is how the Great Britain and the United States came to be.

In contrast, the thieves who are criminals in the country are the most suitable for doing dirty work. They are really bad and loyal, so bad that people can rest assured, and they can be used satisfactorily.

But prevention is still necessary
For native kingdoms and thieves with troops, of course, it is most appropriate to use Bastion.But facing the Ming army with a large number of new artillery, the bastion that had fallen behind on the battlefield at the end of the 18th century certainly did not have much defensive capability.Fortunately, the trenches, parapets, and traffic trenches outside the bastion are not too outdated. After a little modification, a few barbed wire fences are added, and some bunker firepower points are repaired.It's just that the few bandit barracks originally planned to fight from several "criminal beaches" and retreat back to the bastion were smashed and crushed when the Ming army landed. Even the field artillery battalion of the Brisbane Fortress Command was destroyed. It was wiped out, and finally only a small number of troops retreated into the fortress before Ming army armored vehicles surrounded the Brisbane Fortress.

Fortunately, at this time, many "old thieves" and some "female thieves" and "little thieves" have gathered in the fortress. Facing the threat of extinction, these people really have no reason to love Great Britain and William's England The dregs of society have all resolutely turned into "loyal thieves", and took up arms to join the battle.

Although these "great heroes and loyal thieves" risked their lives to fight, their equipment, training, and organization were too weak compared to the attacking Ming army.If it hadn't been for the Ming army to release water on purpose, to hold back their strength and not to attack violently, but to wash the ground with artillery fire over and over again, deliberately creating the illusion of weak attack, they would have already confessed everything.

But this is the case. After seven or eight days of fierce fighting, Brisbane's loyal British thieves have been "grinded" by [-] to [-]%, and there are still five or six thousand old and weak soldiers and a small number of serious British soldiers (mainly operating long-range artillery) ) retreated to the back of the bastion wall that had been cut in half by the artillery and was still collapsing everywhere. If they didn't know that their sins were serious, and the Ming army didn't persuade them to surrender, this group would have betrayed the British motherland long ago!

But even on the verge of collapse, some flukes still flew to Hugh Goff like a flurry of urgent telegrams, yelling: "For the sake of the empire, please give me a hand!"

And Hugh Goff kept sending telegrams to the defenders of the Brisbane Fortress, telling them: "If you stand firm, there is hope."

Hopefully, the defenders of Brisbane Fortress seem to be able to hold on for a while anyway.They have now been compressed into a small area, and their forces are quite concentrated. Moreover, this area is not only protected by a city wall, but also a large number of trenches and anti-blasting holes have been dug inside the city wall. Every building inside has been remodeled. became a fortress.

Seeing that the Ming army spared no expense of life and shells, it is estimated that they would not be able to attack desperately.
And since last night, the Ming army's shelling that lasted for many days suddenly stopped. I don't know if there are not enough shells?Or was Hugh Goff's main force finally breaking through the Ming army's defense line on Tabletop Mountain?

However, for the ordinary thieves who guarded this dangerous castle, who were already exhausted, haggard and frightened to the extreme, they would not think so much now. It would allow them to breathe when the Ming army stopped attacking. Take a breath, eat a warm meal, and find a place where you can sleep peacefully for a few hours, thank God.

It's a pity that God doesn't seem to understand English now.
Just as the British bandits in the Brisbane Fortress were falling asleep, a burst of flames suddenly burst out in the silence of Brisbane Bay, more than 20 kilometers away from them, and then there was a thunderous roar— - Hundreds of main guns of the ten battleships belonging to the Nanyang Fleet of the Ming Navy that were moored in the bay suddenly opened fire.

战列舰的主炮啊！最小的都是240毫米口径大炮，最大的口径都有360毫米了！上百发大口径炮弹呼啸着划过黑暗，化作一道道火流以闪电般的速度向布里斯班要塞倾泻之前一直挨155毫米、120毫米、75毫米的炮弹轰炸的布里斯班守军哪里见过这种口径的弹药？这几乎就是天崩地裂一样的威力，一下子就把布里斯班要塞的守军给炸蒙了。一枚360毫米口径的炮弹砸下来，“轰”的一声就能用爆炸威力覆盖一个足球场！虽然240毫米、280毫米、305毫米和330毫米的主炮威力比不上360毫米的大炮，但也不是陆军的那些“牙签炮”可以比的。

Hundreds of shells from the battleship's main guns fell, instantly turning Brisbane Fortress into a sea of ​​flames!The strong headquarters of the fortress was also bombed at the first time. The heaviest 360mm artillery shell hit the target impartially and directly smashed through the reinforced concrete roof. More than 700 kilograms of artillery shells came inside the headquarters fortress. There was a big explosion, and the deflagration of nearly 40 kilograms of picric acid explosives shredded the thick shell of the 360mm shell, turning it into countless fragments, and swept every corner of the fort under the action of the shock wave. No one could survive a shell explosion of this power.

The radio station of the fortress was also hit by a 305mm artillery shell. Although it was not a direct hit, it still damaged the antenna of the long-wave radio station and cut off the communication between the fortress and Hugh Goff's headquarters.

At the same time, the mortars, infantry artillery, and 155mm howitzers and 120mm howitzers that had moved as close as possible to the front of the Ming army also fired at the same time. The troops fell on their heads.

The thieves and soldiers under the artillery fire have become a mess. Everyone has noticed the power of the battleship's main gun shells, which has exceeded the limit they can bear. Everyone shouted in horror, looking for holes to get into. It's good to just bury your head in it!

The British army's artillery counterattack could not be fought at all, because the artillery of the fortress protected by strong fortifications also suffered. Although these fortifications can block the shells fired by 155mm cannons, it is not enough to replace the shells of the battleships.

This round of artillery bombardment came and went quickly, and in less than half an hour, it stopped abruptly after firing [-] to [-] shells.But for the defenders of the Fortress of Brisbane, this was just the beginning of their demise.

The thieves who survived after being dizzy by the bombardment could barely hear the shouts of the enemy assault troops that were different from the previous ones in the midst of the "buzzing" echoes: "Tuzi, here you go!" !"

(End of this chapter)