Chapter 1246
Chapter 1246
Chapter 1246
The way Roger said was undoubtedly quite simple and rude, but after Tan Juren thought about it, it seemed that there was no better solution to accommodate the large number of prisoners that would inevitably appear after the war, so he could only make do with it.Tan Juren does not have the kindness of the Virgin Mary, he will consider the treatment of prisoners of war and human rights and other irrelevant things, as long as the labor value of these people can be fully utilized, he will not mind Roger taking some harsh measures. means to suppress enemy prisoners of war.
As for how to deal with the British prisoners of war, Tan Juren really had no relevant experience, so he naturally didn't know that Haihan had already had a corresponding routine in this regard.When they fought against the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the Spaniards, after the war, they successively returned the captives to their opponents through ransom exchange.
Of course, it is still a little early to discuss these details. After all, the war is not over yet. No matter how confident the Haihan army is in winning, they must first defeat their opponents before they can be arrested later.Tan Juren took the idea from Luo Jie, and went back to organize manpower and supplies. The thousands of extra people eating and drinking out of thin air had to be arranged in advance.
Mu Xiabai cut off the retreat route of the Johor army in the north of the island, and it is a sure thing to wipe out the enemy army. Roger's mood is much more relaxed than the day before, and he specially went to visit the villages on both sides to cheer for his soldiers .Although the Haihan army also suffered a small number of casualties in yesterday's battle, it did not affect the morale of the troops when the battle situation was clearly superior. In addition, Roger claimed that he would start a decisive battle with the enemy today. The rhythm of the battle kept the soldiers excited.
Roger is not alone in holding the idea of a decisive battle today. The two coalition generals, Hogg and Bapon, actually have similar plans.They came across the sea with the idea of a sneak attack. They didn't intend to fight a protracted war with Haihan. The longer the battle drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for the coalition forces that need long-distance supplies. Therefore, a quick battle is necessary. Row.If they still can't gain an advantage on the battlefield today, then they have to consider whether to continue to fight with the Haihan Army on this battlefield.
The eight cannons that took a lot of trouble to transport were placed in the camp at this time. The gun mounts were installed overnight last night, and all the ammunition was in place, waiting to be pushed into the position to play a role.The offensive of the coalition forces yesterday has proved that infantry alone is difficult to break through the Haihan defense line, and the output of firepower is difficult to effectively kill the Haihan soldiers behind the bunker.Although these guns came a bit late, it is better late than never. As long as they can play a role on the battlefield, the trouble of transporting them from Johor is not in vain.
Hogg will personally command the artillery to fight today, and whether he can make a comeback depends to a large extent on how the artillery performs.However, Hogg is also convinced that as long as it can function normally, it is only a matter of time before the eight cannons can destroy the unsightly buildings between the two villages. Could it be that there are several artillery hidden in the defense line?
Hogg immediately denied this possibility. If the Haihan people really had artillery deployed on this line of defense, they should have been put into use in yesterday's battle. How could they hide such a big killer?Of course, there is another possibility, that is, the Haihan people rushed to the battle, and it was too late to deploy the artillery to the front line yesterday, but with the buffer time of last night, it may not be so.
It is not difficult to confirm from the telescope that the Haihan army repaired the fortifications outside the line of defense overnight after the armistice yesterday, and buried many pickets densely on the outer layer of the barbed wire.These wooden stakes are at an oblique angle to the ground, with the pointed end facing the direction of the coalition forces. They are laid in several rows in a staggered manner, which is more difficult to destroy than the Jumalu Village that can be carried away.The coalition forces will have to spend time clearing these new roadblocks before advancing to the barbed wire area.The Haihan people had time to lay out new fortifications, so logically speaking, it would not be a big problem to get a few cannons to the front.
Hogg didn't know how Haihan's artillery combat capability was, but it probably wasn't too bad. After all, several western competitors had been defeated by Haihan's army.Now that there is no turning back, Hogg only hopes that his artillery can take the lead in the next battle, no matter how the opponent deploys, as long as it can destroy its defense line as soon as possible.
Bapon's task today is to supervise the battle in front of the battle, but considering the tragedy of the lieutenant being shot dead by the opponent's musketeer in front of the battle yesterday, Bapon's position of supervising the battle will not be so far forward, and try to avoid the risk of being hit by stray bullets .But Bapon and Hogg knew very well in their hearts that if they want to win the battle today, the price they need to pay will definitely be greater than yesterday.
The prelude to the battle was still opened by the coalition forces. The infantry escorted the artillery into the combat position, and then the artillery estimated the distance and determined the artillery position. Everything was carried out in an orderly manner according to the combat process.Although most of Hogg's gunners are also mercenaries, the main gunners of each gun are genuine British. Many of them have also served in the British army, and their professional military quality is not bad.More than half of Hogg's confidence in this battle came from them.
It's a pity that the opponents didn't intend to leave them the chance to strike first. While the coalition gunners were still calculating the shooting distance and angle, bunkers in several places on the opposite Haihan defense line were suddenly opened and appeared in the gap. In the rear are pitch-black cannons.After Hogg noticed this change, his heart sank. The Haihan people deliberately waited until their artillery entered the battle position before showing their fangs. I am afraid that this battle plan will be countered by the opponent soon.
"Fire." Roger gave the order calmly.
In this area outside the defense line, the Haihan army had already conducted calibration before the opponent invaded, especially the area that might be selected by the opponent as an artillery position, and it was set as a preview target.Roger didn't intend to set aside time for the other party to demonstrate their artillery shooting skills. Now that the targets were in place, the next task was to destroy them mercilessly.
The sound of cannons rang out from various artillery positions on the Haihan defense line. Although the number of artillery deployed by the Haihan army in advance was not much different from that of the opponent, the effect of launching an offensive first was obvious because of the calibration firing in advance. That's right, several shells almost hit the position where the coalition artillery was deployed in a way of covering fire, and there were several screams mixed with the dust.
After three rapid-fire rounds, each artillery position stopped and adjusted the firing angle of the artillery slightly according to the observed impact point position, and then continued three rounds of shelling.During this period, the artillery positions of the coalition forces only fired two artillery pieces intermittently as counterattacks, and then completely misfired.But Haihan didn't stop there. He fired three quick shots each round, and it took five rounds to hit the coalition's artillery positions before stopping.
Hogg had already been forced to retreat a hundred meters. If he insisted on commanding from the artillery position, he might have turned into a pile of burnt meat by now.After being plowed by dozens of shells, there were not a few living creatures on the artillery positions that had been deployed just now. The smell of gunpowder smoke and blood mixed together, making it impossible to breathe normally.
In addition to being shocked, Hogg also understood that the reason why the opponent has been ignoring the big killer is that he is waiting for him to reveal the treasure at the bottom of the box, and then use the advantage of firepower to destroy it in one fell swoop.This defeated not only the artillery units of the coalition forces, but also the last hope of victory.Without artillery, if the coalition forces want to continue their offensive, they have to rely entirely on people to attack them, and the opponent has already shown their artillery at this time. If they want to attack the opponent's position from the front with yesterday's combat method, the firepower they need to withstand The intensity is even greater.
If you continue to fight, you may have to pay a very heavy price, but if you want to give up just like that, Hogg is really not reconciled.He turned his head to look at Bapong next to him, but saw that Bapong was also pale, and said nothing.It goes without saying that the other party has the same thoughts as me, and it is difficult to make a choice about the current situation.
"General Bapon, we...may have failed!" Although he really didn't want to admit this result, Hogg, as a senior officer responsible for the war, still had to state the situation.
Bapon's answer also seemed to be a voice squeezed out of his teeth: "Withdraw the troops, there is still time!"
Hogg understood what Bapon meant by "in time". Breaking through the opponent's defense now seemed to be a delusion, and launching an offensive would probably only increase casualties in vain.If you continue to drag on this battlefield, your own disadvantages will be magnified little by little. When the situation changes from active to passive, it will be very difficult to leave this island safely.At this time, it is a relatively rational decision to choose to withdraw and stop the loss in time.Of course, when they return to Johor, how they will explain this defeat will be discussed later.
Since the Haihan people deployed their artillery in advance, they knew that day if they had arranged other methods in secret. Hogg knew that he could not love to fight any more now. Since Ba Peng also had the same opinion, it should not be too late. Before the Han army took the initiative to attack, evacuate here as soon as possible.
"The enemy is going to slip away!" Roger has been paying attention to the opponent's movements, and seeing his main force gradually leaving the range of the artillery, he roughly guessed the opponent's intention.It seems that the opposing commander's mind is still clear, and he has no plans to attack again and fight to the death.But this Xingdao is not a place where you can come and go whenever you want, if you want to withdraw safely, you have to ask yourself whether you agree or not.
"Send the signal to the second company and the third company, and let them prepare to attack!" Roger immediately issued an order to let the troops deployed in advance to fight an ambush in the wild join the action.
Roger's next order was to give the troops left behind in the area to assemble immediately and prepare to attack and suppress the retreating enemy troops.
For the coalition forces that went to Sing Tao, this mission was really hard. They crossed the sea from Johor the day before, and after a quick march of tens of miles on land, they only had a short rest and immediately went into battle.After sleeping in the wild for a night, they fell into a clear disadvantage as soon as they fought the next day, and then they were about to retreat, and then another tens of miles of rapid marches were waiting for them.Such a combat itinerary would be very difficult even for an elite army, let alone an allied army with limited training.
The room leak happened to be raining all night, and the coalition army had only retreated from the battlefield for a few miles, and then crashed into the ambush circle of the Haihan army. After a burst of gunshots rang out in the forest, most of the coalition soldiers walking in the front had fallen down. .In a hurry, I couldn't see how many Haihan troops were ambushing in the forest. I only felt gunshots in all directions, so I had to turn around and run back.
Ba Peng was also baffled when he received the report. It was obvious that the Haihan army had already set up an ambush in the forest. Then the question came, how many troops did the opponent station on the island, and they still had enough power to divide their troops and set up an ambush.And it is obvious that the opponent has calculated that the coalition forces will choose to retreat, so they set up an ambush on the way back in advance. Doesn't this mean that their own combat intentions are completely under the opponent's control?
Uncertain about the size and deployment of the opponent's ambush, Ba Peng didn't dare to arrange for the troops to forcibly charge, so he could only inform Hogg to bypass the forest area where the opponent set up an ambush.And Hogg, who was in charge of leading the team to the rear, suddenly discovered that the Haihan army stationed in the village had been following in the direction of his own evacuation without haste, and it seemed that he didn't intend to just let him go.
"Tell General Bapon to speed up his march, we don't have time to stop and hesitate!" Hogg judged that the situation was not good, and immediately issued an order to his messenger.
However, the Haihan army's ambush in the forest was not just such a move. No matter how Ba Peng detoured, there would always be gunshots in the forest from time to time, and people kept being shot and fell down, and there was no time to fight back.Seeing that there was no way out, Ba Peng ordered a group of soldiers to rush to a bush that kept shooting relentlessly. Unexpectedly, a few feet away, dozens of muzzles suddenly shot out from that place, and a row of guns fired. The coalition soldiers couldn't even raise their heads, and the lucky ones who were not shot couldn't even care about their companions, so they turned around and ran for their lives.
Now Ba Peng didn't dare to deploy his manpower easily to deal with those sporadic cold shots. Who knew if there was a large group of Haihan ambush hidden behind the bushes where the cold shots were shot somewhere.The current response method can only be to be cautious, and just shoot back at the cold gun. In short, try not to be willing to fight.But in this way, the overall marching speed was greatly slowed down, and the pursuers were getting closer and closer.The current situation is very obvious. The Haihan people did not intend to let them go back from the beginning, and continued to flee north. Perhaps there will be more traps and ambushes waiting for them on the road.
(End of this chapter)
The way Roger said was undoubtedly quite simple and rude, but after Tan Juren thought about it, it seemed that there was no better solution to accommodate the large number of prisoners that would inevitably appear after the war, so he could only make do with it.Tan Juren does not have the kindness of the Virgin Mary, he will consider the treatment of prisoners of war and human rights and other irrelevant things, as long as the labor value of these people can be fully utilized, he will not mind Roger taking some harsh measures. means to suppress enemy prisoners of war.
As for how to deal with the British prisoners of war, Tan Juren really had no relevant experience, so he naturally didn't know that Haihan had already had a corresponding routine in this regard.When they fought against the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the Spaniards, after the war, they successively returned the captives to their opponents through ransom exchange.
Of course, it is still a little early to discuss these details. After all, the war is not over yet. No matter how confident the Haihan army is in winning, they must first defeat their opponents before they can be arrested later.Tan Juren took the idea from Luo Jie, and went back to organize manpower and supplies. The thousands of extra people eating and drinking out of thin air had to be arranged in advance.
Mu Xiabai cut off the retreat route of the Johor army in the north of the island, and it is a sure thing to wipe out the enemy army. Roger's mood is much more relaxed than the day before, and he specially went to visit the villages on both sides to cheer for his soldiers .Although the Haihan army also suffered a small number of casualties in yesterday's battle, it did not affect the morale of the troops when the battle situation was clearly superior. In addition, Roger claimed that he would start a decisive battle with the enemy today. The rhythm of the battle kept the soldiers excited.
Roger is not alone in holding the idea of a decisive battle today. The two coalition generals, Hogg and Bapon, actually have similar plans.They came across the sea with the idea of a sneak attack. They didn't intend to fight a protracted war with Haihan. The longer the battle drags on, the more disadvantageous it will be for the coalition forces that need long-distance supplies. Therefore, a quick battle is necessary. Row.If they still can't gain an advantage on the battlefield today, then they have to consider whether to continue to fight with the Haihan Army on this battlefield.
The eight cannons that took a lot of trouble to transport were placed in the camp at this time. The gun mounts were installed overnight last night, and all the ammunition was in place, waiting to be pushed into the position to play a role.The offensive of the coalition forces yesterday has proved that infantry alone is difficult to break through the Haihan defense line, and the output of firepower is difficult to effectively kill the Haihan soldiers behind the bunker.Although these guns came a bit late, it is better late than never. As long as they can play a role on the battlefield, the trouble of transporting them from Johor is not in vain.
Hogg will personally command the artillery to fight today, and whether he can make a comeback depends to a large extent on how the artillery performs.However, Hogg is also convinced that as long as it can function normally, it is only a matter of time before the eight cannons can destroy the unsightly buildings between the two villages. Could it be that there are several artillery hidden in the defense line?
Hogg immediately denied this possibility. If the Haihan people really had artillery deployed on this line of defense, they should have been put into use in yesterday's battle. How could they hide such a big killer?Of course, there is another possibility, that is, the Haihan people rushed to the battle, and it was too late to deploy the artillery to the front line yesterday, but with the buffer time of last night, it may not be so.
It is not difficult to confirm from the telescope that the Haihan army repaired the fortifications outside the line of defense overnight after the armistice yesterday, and buried many pickets densely on the outer layer of the barbed wire.These wooden stakes are at an oblique angle to the ground, with the pointed end facing the direction of the coalition forces. They are laid in several rows in a staggered manner, which is more difficult to destroy than the Jumalu Village that can be carried away.The coalition forces will have to spend time clearing these new roadblocks before advancing to the barbed wire area.The Haihan people had time to lay out new fortifications, so logically speaking, it would not be a big problem to get a few cannons to the front.
Hogg didn't know how Haihan's artillery combat capability was, but it probably wasn't too bad. After all, several western competitors had been defeated by Haihan's army.Now that there is no turning back, Hogg only hopes that his artillery can take the lead in the next battle, no matter how the opponent deploys, as long as it can destroy its defense line as soon as possible.
Bapon's task today is to supervise the battle in front of the battle, but considering the tragedy of the lieutenant being shot dead by the opponent's musketeer in front of the battle yesterday, Bapon's position of supervising the battle will not be so far forward, and try to avoid the risk of being hit by stray bullets .But Bapon and Hogg knew very well in their hearts that if they want to win the battle today, the price they need to pay will definitely be greater than yesterday.
The prelude to the battle was still opened by the coalition forces. The infantry escorted the artillery into the combat position, and then the artillery estimated the distance and determined the artillery position. Everything was carried out in an orderly manner according to the combat process.Although most of Hogg's gunners are also mercenaries, the main gunners of each gun are genuine British. Many of them have also served in the British army, and their professional military quality is not bad.More than half of Hogg's confidence in this battle came from them.
It's a pity that the opponents didn't intend to leave them the chance to strike first. While the coalition gunners were still calculating the shooting distance and angle, bunkers in several places on the opposite Haihan defense line were suddenly opened and appeared in the gap. In the rear are pitch-black cannons.After Hogg noticed this change, his heart sank. The Haihan people deliberately waited until their artillery entered the battle position before showing their fangs. I am afraid that this battle plan will be countered by the opponent soon.
"Fire." Roger gave the order calmly.
In this area outside the defense line, the Haihan army had already conducted calibration before the opponent invaded, especially the area that might be selected by the opponent as an artillery position, and it was set as a preview target.Roger didn't intend to set aside time for the other party to demonstrate their artillery shooting skills. Now that the targets were in place, the next task was to destroy them mercilessly.
The sound of cannons rang out from various artillery positions on the Haihan defense line. Although the number of artillery deployed by the Haihan army in advance was not much different from that of the opponent, the effect of launching an offensive first was obvious because of the calibration firing in advance. That's right, several shells almost hit the position where the coalition artillery was deployed in a way of covering fire, and there were several screams mixed with the dust.
After three rapid-fire rounds, each artillery position stopped and adjusted the firing angle of the artillery slightly according to the observed impact point position, and then continued three rounds of shelling.During this period, the artillery positions of the coalition forces only fired two artillery pieces intermittently as counterattacks, and then completely misfired.But Haihan didn't stop there. He fired three quick shots each round, and it took five rounds to hit the coalition's artillery positions before stopping.
Hogg had already been forced to retreat a hundred meters. If he insisted on commanding from the artillery position, he might have turned into a pile of burnt meat by now.After being plowed by dozens of shells, there were not a few living creatures on the artillery positions that had been deployed just now. The smell of gunpowder smoke and blood mixed together, making it impossible to breathe normally.
In addition to being shocked, Hogg also understood that the reason why the opponent has been ignoring the big killer is that he is waiting for him to reveal the treasure at the bottom of the box, and then use the advantage of firepower to destroy it in one fell swoop.This defeated not only the artillery units of the coalition forces, but also the last hope of victory.Without artillery, if the coalition forces want to continue their offensive, they have to rely entirely on people to attack them, and the opponent has already shown their artillery at this time. If they want to attack the opponent's position from the front with yesterday's combat method, the firepower they need to withstand The intensity is even greater.
If you continue to fight, you may have to pay a very heavy price, but if you want to give up just like that, Hogg is really not reconciled.He turned his head to look at Bapong next to him, but saw that Bapong was also pale, and said nothing.It goes without saying that the other party has the same thoughts as me, and it is difficult to make a choice about the current situation.
"General Bapon, we...may have failed!" Although he really didn't want to admit this result, Hogg, as a senior officer responsible for the war, still had to state the situation.
Bapon's answer also seemed to be a voice squeezed out of his teeth: "Withdraw the troops, there is still time!"
Hogg understood what Bapon meant by "in time". Breaking through the opponent's defense now seemed to be a delusion, and launching an offensive would probably only increase casualties in vain.If you continue to drag on this battlefield, your own disadvantages will be magnified little by little. When the situation changes from active to passive, it will be very difficult to leave this island safely.At this time, it is a relatively rational decision to choose to withdraw and stop the loss in time.Of course, when they return to Johor, how they will explain this defeat will be discussed later.
Since the Haihan people deployed their artillery in advance, they knew that day if they had arranged other methods in secret. Hogg knew that he could not love to fight any more now. Since Ba Peng also had the same opinion, it should not be too late. Before the Han army took the initiative to attack, evacuate here as soon as possible.
"The enemy is going to slip away!" Roger has been paying attention to the opponent's movements, and seeing his main force gradually leaving the range of the artillery, he roughly guessed the opponent's intention.It seems that the opposing commander's mind is still clear, and he has no plans to attack again and fight to the death.But this Xingdao is not a place where you can come and go whenever you want, if you want to withdraw safely, you have to ask yourself whether you agree or not.
"Send the signal to the second company and the third company, and let them prepare to attack!" Roger immediately issued an order to let the troops deployed in advance to fight an ambush in the wild join the action.
Roger's next order was to give the troops left behind in the area to assemble immediately and prepare to attack and suppress the retreating enemy troops.
For the coalition forces that went to Sing Tao, this mission was really hard. They crossed the sea from Johor the day before, and after a quick march of tens of miles on land, they only had a short rest and immediately went into battle.After sleeping in the wild for a night, they fell into a clear disadvantage as soon as they fought the next day, and then they were about to retreat, and then another tens of miles of rapid marches were waiting for them.Such a combat itinerary would be very difficult even for an elite army, let alone an allied army with limited training.
The room leak happened to be raining all night, and the coalition army had only retreated from the battlefield for a few miles, and then crashed into the ambush circle of the Haihan army. After a burst of gunshots rang out in the forest, most of the coalition soldiers walking in the front had fallen down. .In a hurry, I couldn't see how many Haihan troops were ambushing in the forest. I only felt gunshots in all directions, so I had to turn around and run back.
Ba Peng was also baffled when he received the report. It was obvious that the Haihan army had already set up an ambush in the forest. Then the question came, how many troops did the opponent station on the island, and they still had enough power to divide their troops and set up an ambush.And it is obvious that the opponent has calculated that the coalition forces will choose to retreat, so they set up an ambush on the way back in advance. Doesn't this mean that their own combat intentions are completely under the opponent's control?
Uncertain about the size and deployment of the opponent's ambush, Ba Peng didn't dare to arrange for the troops to forcibly charge, so he could only inform Hogg to bypass the forest area where the opponent set up an ambush.And Hogg, who was in charge of leading the team to the rear, suddenly discovered that the Haihan army stationed in the village had been following in the direction of his own evacuation without haste, and it seemed that he didn't intend to just let him go.
"Tell General Bapon to speed up his march, we don't have time to stop and hesitate!" Hogg judged that the situation was not good, and immediately issued an order to his messenger.
However, the Haihan army's ambush in the forest was not just such a move. No matter how Ba Peng detoured, there would always be gunshots in the forest from time to time, and people kept being shot and fell down, and there was no time to fight back.Seeing that there was no way out, Ba Peng ordered a group of soldiers to rush to a bush that kept shooting relentlessly. Unexpectedly, a few feet away, dozens of muzzles suddenly shot out from that place, and a row of guns fired. The coalition soldiers couldn't even raise their heads, and the lucky ones who were not shot couldn't even care about their companions, so they turned around and ran for their lives.
Now Ba Peng didn't dare to deploy his manpower easily to deal with those sporadic cold shots. Who knew if there was a large group of Haihan ambush hidden behind the bushes where the cold shots were shot somewhere.The current response method can only be to be cautious, and just shoot back at the cold gun. In short, try not to be willing to fight.But in this way, the overall marching speed was greatly slowed down, and the pursuers were getting closer and closer.The current situation is very obvious. The Haihan people did not intend to let them go back from the beginning, and continued to flee north. Perhaps there will be more traps and ambushes waiting for them on the road.
(End of this chapter)