1825 My New Daming

While the British loyalists in the Fortress of Brisbane began to perish, it was a different scene at the front of Table Top Mountain, which was almost 90 kilometers away.

As expected, the British offensive lasted only seven days. Starting from this evening, the army led by Hugh Gough began to dig trenches at the front of Tabletop Mountain and prepare to hold on. It was not to hold until the end, but to hold for a few days. Wait for the follow-up supplies and ammunition to be delivered before launching the attack again.

Of course, Hugh Gough is aware of the shortcomings of this "worship offensive" - ​​"Wuzhong Wang Wenxuan" is a must-read book for army officer schools all over the world. He joined the British army at the age of 13 and was later admitted to the military academy. How could Hugh Goff, who was determined to be an excellent military officer, not be familiar with this book?If he hadn't studied military knowledge hard enough to impress his old militia captain, he scraped together a sum of money for him to donate to a major (Hugh Gough came from a donated class, but he was still an excellent officer) , how could he have achieved what he is today?
However, in Hugh Goff's decades-long military career, he has never encountered a "worship offensive".There were of course insufficient supplies, but before the Battle of Adrianople, it was rare for two armies to engage in high-intensity and high-expenditure battles in the open field for seven consecutive days.Even during the highly intense Napoleonic Wars, high-intensity, continuous field battles could hardly last that long.The battle to siege the fortress can be fought for a long time, but the ammunition consumption of the siege war is actually not large.

Therefore, although Hugh Gough has read about the theory of the "seven-day offensive" in books, he has never used it until this time. However, a military theory that was born in the age of the fusiliers more than 100 years ago can be used today It's incredible that this completely different era has come into play.

While feeling unbelievable, Hugh Goff also took some measures, such as stopping the attack before the ammunition ran out, and turning the whole army into defense to prepare for the enemy's counterattack.For example, urging the rear to send shells and bullets to oneself as soon as possible.Another example is ordering the troops digging trenches on the front line to prepare cluster grenades and 2.75-inch cannons that can deal with armored vehicles of the Ming army. Hugh Goff didn't think how powerful this armored car was.In his opinion, the main reason for the collapse of the defenders on the several criminal beaches was the ironclad ships that had "become fine".Those armored ships are equipped with 60mm rapid-fire guns and 120mm howitzers, and they have a certain amount of armor, which can withstand the bombardment of small and medium-caliber howitzers.When this kind of ironclad ship landed, how could the bandit army guarding the beach not collapse?

And the front of Mount Tabletop is dozens of miles away from the coastline. Even if the iron-clad ships of the Ming Navy really "become fine", they can't run that far, right?So Hugh Goff is quite determined.So I went to bed after dark on the 20th, and soon fell asleep. I really dreamed that when I led thousands of British troops wearing old-fashioned red military uniforms before the Napoleonic Wars to invade the Kingdom of Jin on sailing battleships, I suddenly felt There was a shaking, and then there was the shout of his chief of staff, Brigadier General Clinton: "Admiral, wake up, admiral, wake up, Brisbane Fortress is under heavy shelling, there may be battleships on the sea in Brisbane Bay The fortress is being bombarded with naval guns, and the fortress may not be able to hold it!" …

Hugh Goff, Mimihuhu heard that the Brisbane Fortress could no longer be defended, and woke up suddenly. He got up from the camp bed suddenly, only to find that oil lamps had been lit in his tent. Brigadier General Clinton and several A teacher has squeezed in.

"What's going on?" Hugh Gough asked loudly, "What happened to Brisbane Fortress?"

"Admiral, all our observation posts on the various heights of Tabletop Hill have reported seeing the sky in the direction of Brisbane Fort reddened by the flames of shell explosions, and hearing the sound of shell explosions. "

"How did the Brisbane Fortress report?" Hugh Goff hurriedly asked.

"No, I haven't been in touch!" Brigadier General Clinton replied, "Fortress Brisbane has lost contact."

"Lost contact? Could it be that the radio station was bombarded by a battleship?"

"Admiral, what should we do now?" Brigadier General Clinton asked.

Yeah, what should I do?
Hugh Goff didn't know what to do for a while?He sent troops just to understand the siege of the Brisbane Fortress. Now his army is still dozens of miles away from the fortress, and the fortress looks like it will be broken!And he was powerless.
If the fortress is captured by the Ming army, will they concentrate their forces on the front line of Tabletop Mountain?
At this time, Hugh Gough could only think of the possibility that the Ming army would join forces to deal with him after the fall of Brisbane Fortress, but the change in the battle situation was far beyond his expectations.

Because, the Ming army on the front line of Tabletop Mountain is about to launch a general offensive soon!
At this moment, behind the Ming army's position on the relatively peaceful Tabletop Mountain line, on Highway 1, which has been fought over and over again and is still firmly controlled by the Ming army, with the sound of rumbling guns in the direction of the Brisbane Fort Under the cover of the sky, steel behemoths swayed through the night.The route has been sprinkled with white ash on the road, and every ten meters, there is a Ming military policeman wearing a white helmet directing the traffic.The turret hatches or top hatches of the A-11 series tanks are all wide open, and the cockpit doors are also open.Both the captain and the driver poked their heads out, moving forward slowly with the guidance of the faint headlights.Armored infantry with assault rifles are sitting on the body of the armored vehicle, ready to jump off the tank and go into battle at any time!

A huge armored force, in the darkest morning before dawn, secretly marched towards the starting position amidst the sound of rumbling guns!
Accompanying these armored vehicles was one truck after another full of infantry or supplies, and towing 75mm infantry guns, 120mm short-barreled howitzers, and artillery ammunition trailers.

In addition, in other places on the Table Top Mountain front, the heavy artillery is also quietly shifting its position.In the dawn of this summer, the artillerymen and the horses (most of these horses were captured) were covered in sweat, and in areas where the horses were difficult to pass, dozens of people pushed the cannons forward together.

The assault infantry and combat engineers who had already entered the starting position were taking the time to rest, and the ammunition was distributed.Everyone was also given a day's worth of wartime rations, and the water bottles were filled to the brim.The infantry, who were going to attack immediately after the shelling, seized the time to enjoy breakfast, which was probably the last meal. After breakfast, each officer and soldier would also receive a small pot of white wine to show their strength!
The first mixed brigade of the Ming army, the second mixed brigade, the first infantry division, the fourth infantry division, and the No.30 eighth infantry division are all marching towards the starting position in front of the British front on Tabletop Mountain!

The ongoing offensive and defensive battle of Brisbane Fortress covered their progress to a certain extent!In order to arrange this "magnet offensive", Mu Zhongjun has gone to great lengths, and everything that can be arranged has been arranged.

Now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed!