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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the Southern Kingdom Chapter 35 Chapter 35: Fierce Battle Part 1

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    Hearing the loud bell ringing from the opposite side, Zhang Qi stamped his feet in frustration and said: "Damn it, that bastard found out. Light up the light to signal and prepare to seize the ship! Also, kill that guy!" With a burst of gunfire,  The lights of the "Pharaoh" were all bright, and those disguised as captured smuggling ships also took off their disguises. More than a dozen boats went into the water together, and quickly headed towards the "Priest" and "Thebe" as agreed in advance.  "S" crossed out.  Hearing the alarm sound of "One-Eyed" Charlie, the British sailors who stayed on the "Priest" rushed out from the lounge below the deck, but what greeted them was a violent rain of bullets, which were located on the forecastle of the Pharaoh.  The two eleven-gat Gatling cannons at the tail sprayed out two fire dragons, tearing everything on the deck of the "Priest" into pieces. The power of this rapid-fire firearm at a distance of less than a hundred yards is extremely terrifying.  In just half a minute, the remaining sailors on the "Priest" ship turned into a pile of corpses mixed with wood chips.  The sudden sound of gunshots also alerted the "Thebes" not far away. The sentries above immediately fired at the approaching ships below, but as soon as two shots were fired, a cloud of water sprayed out from the stern deck of the "Pharaoh"  Flames and an eight-pounder grenade with the fuse reduced to zero exploded on the deck of the "Thebes". Air waves and flying shrapnel tore everything on the deck to pieces.  The raiding mercenary ship took the opportunity to dock with the "Thebes", and black shadows quickly climbed up the side of the ship.  When he saw that the raiding soldiers had climbed onto the sides of the "Thebes" and "Priest", Zhang Qi ordered the gunners to fire at a fort on the hill on the shore, covering the hundreds of soldiers who had just landed.  Attack, according to the information obtained from the sailors and spies on the "Pharaoh", there are four six-inch cannons on that fort, and the entire river bend is under its fire control. As long as that fort is occupied, the entire dock area will be  In the hands of Shunjun.  "Which bastard shot!" Duncan suddenly opened the blanket and jumped out of the bed. Under the moonlight, he could see a graceful figure lying on the bed. It was vaguely the same figure that King Meng Ji of Burma gave to Duncan that day.  A Burmese girl.  As a person deeply trusted by Meng Ji and Gillings, Duncan was ordered to command half of the British barracks to protect the dock. He also had a task here, which was to assist the Burmese king in training new troops, whether they were recruited from all directions.  Materials and British weapons shipped from Rangoon were all shipped here first and then transferred to Bagan. Of course, this was an ideal location for a boot camp.  "Report! The enemy came from the river! They are attacking the fort now!" A embarrassed officer rushed in from the door. Duncan snorted coldly, grabbed the belt and clothes placed on the bamboo chair, and put them on while  Walking outside, from where he lived, he could clearly see a ball of fire rising from the fort on the riverside. It was at least the scene of an eight-pounder grenade hitting it.  "On the river? Where is the squadron? What are those guys who are usually the most impressive doing now?" Duncan shouted.  "Major, it was the 'Pharaoh' that bombarded the fort. According to the soldiers who escaped, the 'Pharaoh' returned to the pier with more than a dozen smuggling boats and suddenly attacked the 'Thebes' anchored at the berth.  The "Priest" launched an attack, and then the "Pharaoh" began to fire at the fort, and many soldiers in black began to attack the fort! ""Michelle, this incompetent fool!" He understood all this immediately!  Duncan cursed angrily: "He is not even worthy of being a junior sailor who wipes the deck!" "Major, is it Major Michel?" "Nonsense, of course this idiot fell into someone else's trap. He should be a treacherous Shun countryman.  The Shun people must have hidden the soldiers in the boat, and then disguised it as a smuggling ship, so that the idiot Michelle would not let go of the opportunity to make a fortune, so he took the hook in one go.  After swallowing the fragrant bait, he was lifted out of the water like a plump trout!" At this point, Duncan pointed angrily at the fort that was being bombarded and cursed: "Those cunning bastards!  The Chinese drove our boats into the river bend, seized the two boats, and then attacked the fort. As long as the fort was in their hands, there were four thousand tons of rice and three thousand Lee-Enfield rifles in the warehouses on the shore.  And the ammunition is all theirs, and maybe the recruits who have been training for a month. It was all a big trap from the beginning, and our sleek Major Michel turned out to be like a  She jumped in with her eyes closed like a sixteen-year-old farm girl!" The British officer was so frightened that Duncan could not speak. Like most Scots, Duncan is not usually a talkative person, but  When he is irritated, he will be terrifying like a devil. Anger makes the blood vessels on his face congested. Under the firelight, it looks like the same color as his red hair.  Duncan took a few steps back and forth on the ground, and suddenly felt a pain in his foot. When he looked down, he realized that he was still barefoot.  ¡°??Yeah!  Take out my shoes!  "Duncan shouted loudly into the house, and soon the Burmese girl named Enye took out his leather thick-soled military shoes. While putting on his shoes, Duncan pointed to the house and said to the girl: "You stay here tonight.  Don¡¯t go anywhere here. I will send someone to pick you up at dawn. Do you understand?  Enye nodded, and a smile appeared on Duncan's rude face. He reached out and touched the girl's head, then stood up and said to the officer: "Let's go to the military camp!"  " Since none of the gunners in the Shun Army had ever been in the navy, Zhang Qi asked his men to anchor the "Pharaoh" next to the trestle so that the shooting would be more accurate. He also transported a 75mm mountain gun he brought to the trestle and fired at the trestle.  The fort fired. The Shun army had taken control of the "Thebes" and the "Priest" at this time. They rushed all the captured British sailors and wounded men to the bottom, and at the same time began to prepare to fire on the small boat and "Pharaoh".  There were more than 300 soldiers on board the "King". Under the cover of artillery fire, the soldiers of the Shun Army had already rushed across the trestle and rushed towards the fort on the hill. Zhang Qi stood on the deck of the "Pharaoh", looking at  He yelled at the gunners loudly, and suddenly with a sharp whistle, a shell passed over the head of the "Pharaoh" and hit the trestle on the side. The air wave mixed with shrapnel and fragments of the trestle swept across "  On the deck of the "Pharaoh", more than a dozen soldiers immediately fell in a pool of blood. Zhang Qi supported the deck with his hands and tried to stand up from the deck, but his hands slipped on the deck and he fell to the deck again.  Only then did he realize that his hands were covered in blood, and he didn't know whether it was from others or his own. His eyes gradually became blurry, and a pale red mist rose up. His body was shaking slightly, and his ribs were aching.  It was like someone was hitting it with a red-hot iron. Zhang Qi closed his eyes for a while before he felt better. At this time, he heard someone speaking loudly in his ear, but he couldn't understand what was being said.  The person seemed to be far away from him. Zhang Qi opened his eyes and saw Zhang Qi, who had come with him this time, looking at him with a worried look in his eyes. "Zhang Shao, how are you? Come and have a drink."  Bar!  "The officer carefully lifted Zhang Qi's upper body from the deck, and brought the mouth of the water bag to Zhang Qi's mouth. Zhang Qi opened his mouth weakly, and a stream of liquid flowed into his mouth, stimulating  The smell immediately made his esophagus feel hot. It was soju. After a few mouthfuls of soju, Zhang Qi gained some strength. He carefully checked his body and found that except for two small wounds on his shoulders,  There were no serious injuries - the bulwarks of the "Pharaoh" blocked most of the shrapnel for him, but the trestle was in a mess, and the gunners who fired the 75mm mountain cannon at the fort had turned into a few charred balls.  The body of the mountain cannon has become a pile of twisted iron pieces. If it is not repaired, it will definitely not be usable. "You take another thirty people and bring the Green Cannon with you. You must take the fort.  Come down or we'll have to stay here tonight!  "Zhang Qi shook his head and shouted loudly to the flag-bearer. Perhaps because of the impact on his eardrum just now, his voice was particularly loud. "Yes, sir!  "The flag-bearer raised his chest and shouted loudly. On the fort, the battle reached its most intense moment. Due to the fierce shelling from the "Pharaoh", the garrison on the fort suffered a lot of damage. Duncan is here  A total of one company of infantry soldiers was deployed, excluding the cannon company on the fort - this was half of the mobile force he could trust. These soldiers had been rigorously trained by the British and were under the command of British officers.  , with quite good combat effectiveness, they immediately fired back at the "Pharaoh" with the six-inch cannon on the fort. Under the cover of artillery fire and darkness, the soldiers of the army rushed to the fort when they were only about two hundred yards away.  Only then did the British Lieutenant Smith discover these mysterious enemies. He immediately ordered the soldiers to shoot at the enemies behind the parapet. "Fire!" Lieutenant Smith slashed his command knife, and the Indian soldiers behind the parapet pulled the trigger.  A line of fire erupted from the muzzle of the Lee-Enfield rifle, and the formation of the shadows on the opposite side became much sparser, but was soon filled up by the people behind. Then, the enemy soldiers also began to fire back with volleys of guns.  Many soldiers were shot and fell, and the firepower of the fort was suddenly weakened. "Turn the muzzle of the cannon on the fort and use a zero-delay fuse!  "Second Lieutenant Smith shouted loudly. He didn't care about the "Pharaoh" who was firing at him on the dock. If these mysterious enemies were allowed to rush into the fort, everything would be over. The artillerymen on the fort hurriedly fired a  The six-inch cannon turned in the direction of the enemy, cut the delay fuse of the shell to the shortest length, and stuffed it into the barrel. As the gunner pulled the match rope, he saw a ball of fire appear in the sky above the enemy, and a row fell down immediately, and the offensive suddenly stalled.  .    "marvelous!  You should get a medal just for this!  "Smith waved his arms excitedly. He was very excited.He clearly saw that the artillery shell just now knocked down at least twenty enemies. The morale and damage to the enemy's army were very shocking. He was about to order the trumpeter to blow the trumpet to make the soldiers under his command jump out of the parapet.  , used bayonets to drive these enemy troops off the battlefield. Suddenly, there was a dense sound like drum beats. Almost at the same time, many thumb-thick bullet holes appeared on the earthen wall, and the guards on the fort suddenly fell.  Next piece.  "It's a Gatling gun! The enemy's reinforcements are coming!" Smith immediately recognized what weapon the enemy was using. The Indian soldiers who were suddenly attacked fled backwards in confusion. He stood up and was trying to drive these soldiers away.  Returning to the parapet, a fire suddenly rose a few meters away. Smith felt a sharp pain in his chest, and fell to the ground as soon as his vision went dark.
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