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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the South Chapter 61 Chapter 61: Ambush

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    "Yes, Lieutenant!" Gulson did not insist anymore. He turned around and shouted to the soldiers with a loud voice: "Everyone is here, stop advancing, sit down and rest for fifteen minutes! You can drink water!"  ¡± Following his orders.  Under the command of the non-commissioned officers, the English soldiers in red clothes stopped and sat down to rest on the road.  Gulson then turned around and wanted to help Alexander dismount. Suddenly he heard a gunshot. Alexander's body swayed on the horse and fell down.  The gunshot seemed to be a signal. There was a gunshot in the bushes, and the British soldiers on the road suddenly fell.  A sharp scream came from the crowd.  "Ambushed!" "Damn it!" "Officer! Where is the officer?" Sergeant Gulson rushed to Alexander's horse and helped him up from the ground. He saw a wound on the lieutenant's chest. He hurriedly  Pulling open the red uniform, the blood stains on the white shirt were rapidly expanding.  He quickly tore his shirt and tried to bandage his wound.  "No need to waste time, I'm done!" The severe pain that touched the wound woke Alexander up. He shook his head feebly. Blood was pouring out of his wound, and his rosy cheeks were quickly turning pale.  .  As a veteran, Gulson knew that the lieutenant was right. The bullet should have penetrated his heart. In five minutes, ten minutes at most, the lieutenant would go to see God.  "Command the army in my place! Charge with bayonets! Kill the bastards!" Alexander said the last words feebly, and then passed out.  Gulson stood up, closed the lieutenant's eyes, and shouted loudly: "Children, fix your bayonets, all turn to the right, and charge in a horizontal line!" The old noncommissioned officer's thick voice suddenly restored the British soldiers' composure.  These brave men in red clothes fixed their bayonets and rushed towards the bushes that fired at them.  Because the United Kingdom adopted a volunteer system at that time, unlike other European countries at that time that used a conscription system, although the British Army was small in size at that time, the quality of its soldiers was the highest. Coupled with the determination and tenacity of the British national character, they  They often dare to use two horizontal lines to resist the impact of the opponent's infantry columns and even cavalry.  Because the British Army traditionally wore red uniforms, it was known as the "Thin Red Line" at the time.  Behind the bushes, Song Shen was lying on a mound, observing the battle situation through the gaps in the bushes.  Beside him lay Gray Eyes and Earth Walker.  When they saw that the ambushed British troops quickly launched a bayonet charge towards the insurrectionists behind the bushes, through the gaps in the bushes, a row of shining bayonets could be clearly seen charging towards this side. It was heart-stopping, hidden in the  The insurrectionists in the bushes began to retreat instinctively.  Seeing all this, Song Can shouted: "Let the reserve brothers go up!" "No!" Gray Eyes calmly replied: "There are trenches and bushes, and the British cannot rush through them. After a while, they will  They are about to escape, then let the backup people go up again!" As expected by Gray Eyes, the British soldiers quickly crossed the trench, but the dense bushes blocked their way, and these prickly gorse trees were simply  The natural barbed wire screamed when the British soldiers tried to cross. The British soldiers only had bayonets in their hands, but no tools such as broad-bladed machetes or axes. It was impossible to clear a road enough for them to pass in a short time.  .  The insurgents, who were still a little panicked, saw that the enemy could not cross the bushes, so they shot at the British with confidence.  The exchange of fire between the two sides was very detrimental to the British army. These ambushers generally wore gray or black clothing and hid behind the bushes, making it impossible to separate them from the bushes. The British soldiers wore bright red uniforms, which were very conspicuous;  Moreover, there were no obstacles on the open road, and there were muddy paddy fields behind it. Some British soldiers who ran there and wore high boots immediately got stuck and could not move, becoming easy targets for ambushers.  This one-sided ambush lasted only twenty minutes, and the party that was ambushed abandoned nearly fifty corpses and a large number of weapons and fled.  "Long live!" Seeing the fleeing figures of the British troops, the rebels stood up, waved their weapons, and cheered loudly.  There is no doubt that this was an overwhelming victory. Less than two hundred insurgents ambushed about a hundred British troops and killed fifty of them. The insurgents' losses were only three minor injuries and one serious injury.  We must know that in history, the armies of the Western powers relied on their weapons and organizational advantages to often face enemies that were several times or even dozens of times more powerful, and were still able to achieve overwhelming victories. To win this victory, for the vast majority of uprisings  For readers, it is almost like a dream.  "Gray Eyes! You did a great job, I can't believe this is true!" Song Shen hugged his companion in ecstasy - the real mastermind of this ambush, it was he who was working in the uprising.When leaving Bagan, the outpost discovered the British and quickly chose a favorable terrain to ambush the enemy.  "Chief, we are actually very lucky this time!" Gray Eyes seemed a little uncomfortable with Song Shen's overly affectionate behavior. He gently broke away from Song Shen's embrace, pointed to the battlefield and replied: "The British officer is nothing.  Because of their experience, he did not send out soldiers in front and on both wings of the army, otherwise they would not be ambushed; secondly, they did not understand the terrain in this area, and they did not know how insurmountable bushes like gorse would be after they grew up.  , and don¡¯t understand that the current rice fields are muddy; in the end, they should not launch an attack recklessly, making the soldiers in front of the bushes a living target. They should set fire first. It has been more than a month since the rainy season, and the bushes  The bushes are ready to be ignited. If they do this, we must retreat and be exposed to their guns. " "Then you mean it will be different next time?" Song Shen heard what Gray Eyes said but didn't say it out loud.  the meaning of.  "Yes, boss, if we were on the plains, we would be the losers now. The British would tear us apart with the first impact. My father fought against them during the first Anglo-Burmese War.  , those British people can still form a neat formation even in the hail of bullets, charging towards you with bayonets drawn. They will learn from this lesson next time and send out sentries to familiarize themselves with the local terrain, so I think they should do it as soon as possible.  Clean up the battlefield and get out of here!" "You're right, I'm so lucky to have a smart person like you as a companion!" Song Shen nodded, and then he turned to look at the British soldiers who were busy searching.  The men who took the money and shoes shouted loudly: "Hurry up, let's get out of here as soon as possible!" That night, the British camp.  "What did you say? Lieutenant Alexander's company was ambushed? The lieutenant himself died in the battle, and more than seventy people were lost?" Duncan stood up from his seat angrily, and his green eyes turned dark due to bloodshot eyes.  It was a sign of his rage. "Yes, Major! We were ambushed on the road leading to Bagan City. The enemy hid behind the bushes and opened fire on us. Our terrain was very unfavorable. There was no hiding place on the road. Behind us  It's the harvested rice field. The lieutenant was shot at the beginning. He ordered to attack the enemy in the bushes with his bayonet, but -" Sergeant Gulson, who was standing in front of him, couldn't help but take a step back. He was very worried.  Knowing the temper of this old officer, he was also stuck in his speech.  "But what? Don't tell me that the enemy repelled our bayonet charge?" Duncan waved his hand impatiently.  "But the bushes on the side of the road are very dense and covered with small thorns. Our soldiers can't get past them, and the enemy can hide behind and keep firing at us!" "Damn it!" Duncan yelled angrily.  "Why don't you send outposts at the front and on the wings when you march? Why do you rest in such a terrible place? Why does the lieutenant ride his beautiful Arabian horse? Doesn't he know that this is the fastest way to die?"  Any good enemy shooter would find out where the officer is and shoot his head open?" Duncan's rapid-fire questions made Sergeant Gulson shut up, not knowing how to answer.  Duncan stared at his old subordinate fiercely. After a while, the anger on his face gradually faded.  "Okay, old man, I know it's not your fault. That noble boy who graduated from Sandhurst won't listen to you at all. He is the head of this company!" Duncan shook his head sadly.  Big head with hair: "Gulson, this is our tragedy, power is always in the hands of those who don't know how to apply them, while the experts can only stare from the side. Please forgive me just now  It's not fair to be angry with you! " "No, Major, if you were in my position, you would stick to your opinion, so that seventy good guys wouldn't die on that road!"  Gulson lowered his head in shame. The veteran's usually resolute and solemn face was now full of shame and self-blame: "Lieutenant Alexander has redeemed his mistakes with his life, and I am still alive. Failure requires  Someone is in charge, and I am ready to accept any punishment!" "That's enough, Gulson. Everyone's strength is valuable now, especially veterans like you. The soldiers need you." Duncan patted the other party's shoulder:  "Now tell me, who ambushed you? The Burmese or the Shun people?" "It should be the Burmese!" Gulson thought for a moment and then replied: "If it was the Shun army, their shooting would not be so chaotic.  , and I noticed that they didn't have any artillery, and the soldiers were very poorly dressed. The most important thing is that if I were the commander of the ambushers, I would launch an attack when we finally retreated, so that we could all be wiped out.  be there instead of hiding in the irrigationThe man behind the bushes kept firing cold shots at us!  This doesn't look like an organized army!  " After hearing Gu Ersen's answer, Duncan nodded: "Very good, thank you for your answer. You can go back and rest first!  "As he said that, he stood up. Gulson gave Duncan a military salute, then picked up his hat and put it on, turned around and went out.
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