At the critical moment, five hundred British infantrymen walked up in line formation to the beat of drums.
Less than half of the original militiamen escaped.
Jim silently thanked God in his heart that he was still alive. He saw too many comrades killed by the Burmese, some of whom were even his friends in Yangon.
These people died tragically under the siege of Burmese soldiers. Those Burmese people who usually see them are respectful.
At this time, they are unceremoniously harvesting their lives.
When the British army defeated the Burmese, they probably pursued them in the same way.
The British army was very strong, but they only had 500 people and no fortification protection measures.
The rifled rifle is indeed very powerful. The charging Burmese soldiers suffered a lot of casualties.
At this time, under the fire of the British army, the charging speed of the Burmese soldiers also slowed down slightly.
Jim and the others hurriedly circled around from both sides of the regular army's formation.
Sean did not punish them. These militiamen were already fighting well, and their casualties were also high.
If the ordinary native troops were against the enemy, they would collapse during the first wave of Burmese charges.
Sean could already tell that the Burmese soldiers attacking this time were different from the previous ones.
They are all equipped with muskets. Myanmar now has no access to the sea. They have been blocked by the British.
So where did their muskets come from?
Thinking of the rebels in Assam, Sean also felt the strong flavor of conspiracy.
The only countries that the Kingdom of Myanmar currently borders are China in the north and Siam in the east.
The Siamese and the Burmese are feuding, and they will certainly not help the Burmese obtain weapons.
Then these Burmese weapons must have been obtained from the Ba'ath Army.
The first wave of Burmese soldiers rushing up from the opposite side was visually estimated to number between three and four thousand. Facing the Burmese group charge, the British had a very difficult time fighting due to insufficient energy output.
Just now, because the defeated troops of their own troops blocked the shooting field of view in front, the Burmese were already very close to the British infantry at this time.
This prevents their rifled rifles from exerting their due range advantage.
"Bang bang bang..." Although there were only 500 people, the British soldiers still took turns shooting in strict accordance with the drill.
The reloading speed of the rice bomb is very fast, and British soldiers can even shoot five or six times per minute.
The Burmese soldiers on the opposite side suffered heavy casualties under the fire of British soldiers.
But this did not affect the speed of their charge at all.
In order to show himself in front of the new king, Aung Myint Tun personally drove his men forward.
He was accompanied by a team of supervisors, and all Burmese soldiers who retreated would be shot by the team.
Now the only way facing these Burmese soldiers is to charge forward.
The British line formation in front looked very thin, as if a charge could penetrate it.
"Kill, drive these British guys into the sea." Aung Min Tun shouted to boost morale.
The Burmese people also became more confident when they saw that they had a large number of people.
Being in a crowd can indeed make you brave.
Finally, the Burmese soldiers reached the British line, and they fired with their guns.
The unprotected British soldiers were shot and fell to the ground one by one.
When the soldiers in front fall to the ground, the soldiers behind will immediately take up their positions without hesitation.
The British relied on this fearless infantry line formation to dominate for hundreds of years.
But today's battle is too asymmetrical. There are too few of them, and there are too many enemies.
Although the Burmese soldiers only came up and fired a shot, they continued to charge.
But this still caused heavy casualties to the British army.
The five hundred men soon turned into four hundred, and then three hundred. Finally, these British troops could no longer hold on.
By this time, the militiamen had withdrawn to the port, and Sean allowed them to board the ship. He had already seen the situation clearly.
"Everyone get on the boat." Sean gritted his teeth and said.
Although he lost his way to Myanmar, he was still able to explain it after he returned.
After all, the enemy's strength is too strong and their own troops are too weak.
In the Anglo-Burmese War two years ago, the British sent more than 20,000 troops, including 5,000 to 6,000 British regular troops, as well as fleet support.
What now? He only has 500 regular troops under his command, and he has no support from the fleet.
But the enemy they faced was stronger than two years ago.
The British all rushed to the boat and sailed out to sea, while the Burmese could only look at the ocean and sigh.
But Galloja's goal has been achieved.
By driving the British out of Burma this time, he will become the master of resurgence in Burmese history.
News came from the Arakan area that the port of Sittwe has not yet been captured.
Galloya could only leave part of his troops to temporarily garrison Yangon, and he took part of his troops to return to the Arakan area.
The reason why the city of Sittwe was not captured was not because of how strong the British were here.
In fact, the soldiers attacking the city were unwilling to risk huge losses and forcefully attack the city without Galloya's supervision.
When Galloya arrived, he finally captured this place after losing the lives of more than 2,000 Burmese soldiers.
However, the number of British killed and wounded in these two battles was not very large.
Galloya didn't get any benefits either.
The British all live near the port, and when they really can't resist, they usually choose to evacuate by boat.
The Burmese had no navy for a long time, and they could only watch the British retreat.
The property at the port will be moved away by them in advance, so in the end, the property that Galloya can seize is not very much.
But Galloya doesn't care about this. What he needs now is territory and fame.
This battle destroyed tens of thousands of British servants, including the army of the local king.
The real British soldiers suffered less than 500 casualties, and the temporarily organized white militia suffered more than 1,000 casualties.
The number of soldiers lost by Galloya reached more than 5,000.
But Galloya didn't care at all. The loss of such a few infantry was insignificant to him.
Garoya has asked the country to send officials to take over these territories. The people living here used to be people under Burmese rule, and it is not very difficult to govern them now.
Garoya led the army without stopping and continued to march towards the northwest Bengal region.
The early expulsion of the British was only the first stage.
This is the simplest, because they have previously confirmed that the British garrison there has been greatly reduced.
Therefore, defeating the British garrison in front of him did not give Galoa a great sense of accomplishment.
Everything was as expected by Mr. Li.
In fact, Li Shaoquan does not have the ability to predict the future.
He was able to make so many judgments because he was able to obtain a large amount of data from the Renaissance Army's intelligence system.
Based on so much information, he was able to make such a judgment.
However, in Galloya's view, Mr. Li seems to be able to predict the future and have unpredictable abilities.
After handling the affairs of Arakan, Garoya carried the power of victory and crossed the Kaladan River to the northwest and entered Bangladesh.
At this point, the Burmese people's counterattack has just begun.
Because the British and Indian troops were confronting the Taiping Holy Army in the Aizawl area in the north.
Even after knowing that the Burmese had entered the Arakan region, the British still could not mobilize more troops to garrison Chittagong.
The main force of the British and Indian troops will be stationed in the Dhaka area to defend the east of Calcutta.
So this time Garoya successfully occupied most of Chittagong. The British only relied on the support of naval guns to secure the port area.
After the news spread back to Myanmar, the whole country celebrated.
The Burmese people began to develop a fanatical admiration for the young king.
Some even compared him to the god of war.
The domestic nobles who supported Garoya re-divided the interests of the Yangon region.
These people are now all on Galloya's side.
When Galloya fights at the front, he wants money to give money and people to give to others.
In order to make up for the losses in the previous battle, Myanmar once again assembled an army of 20,000 troops and sent them to Galoa.
With sufficient financial support, China's weapons are also continuously transported to Myanmar.
Old-fashioned muskets, artillery open supply.
Even grenades, one of the weapons in the hands of the Baath Army, have begun to be sold to the Burmese.
For the Burmese people in jungle areas who lack heavy firepower support and are busy fighting, grenades are the best support equipment.
Galloya used fighting as a substitute for training, and the army in his hands gradually matured, and its combat effectiveness became stronger and stronger as he fought.
The Burmese army entered Bangladesh, making the troubled British and Indian colonial authorities suddenly more passive.
"These damn Burmese, they are taking advantage of the situation." Ramsay cursed gracelessly.
"Sir Governor, we must send more troops to the Dhaka area. If the rebels in the north merge with the Burmese army, Dhaka will be in danger. Dhaka is our last barrier to the east of Calcutta." Brown.
The general said worriedly.
Although he now has a large number of servants in his hands, most of these people are newly recruited and the equipment is not yet in place.
Sending these people up at this time is a very wasteful thing.
"General Brown, how about sending part of the newly recruited servant army to Dhaka?" Ramsay asked.
"Your Majesty the Governor, most of these people have no combat experience and even lack adequate training. The most important thing is that we do not have enough equipment to arm them." Brown said.
"Why don't we temporarily equip them with those old rifles. For example, we have a large number of Brown Bess rifles in our warehouse." Ramsey suggested.
"Governor, the range of those Bess rifles is too short. According to our information, the rifles used by the Burmese are stronger than Bess." Brown couldn't help complaining when Ramsey mentioned those old antique Bess rifles.
"Then we cannot just watch Dhaka be lost. The defenders in Baharanpur and Patna cannot move. There are nearly 50,000 rebels active in the Burnia area," Ramsay said.
It can be said that sending out this newly recruited servant army is their only option at the moment. Domestic reinforcements will not arrive until at least two months later.
In the Holy Capital City, inside the simple white palace of Holy King Shi Dakai.
"Holy King, according to the news from the Renaissance Army, the Bengalis have entered the Bengal area. In Chittagong, the British were forced into the port to hold on. Their main force has advanced towards Dhaka."
"The King of Myanmar invited us to march to Dhaka together." Wenqing was reporting the situation to Shi Dakai in the small palace.
Regarding the situation in Myanmar, the Renaissance Army has been reporting to the Taiping Holy Army.
After all, both sides are pawns in a game of chess. The two sides in this game are actually the British and the Renaissance Army.
"Does the Kingdom of Myanmar want us to help for free?" Shi Dakai said with a smile.
"Of course not. The king of Myanmar said that on the day the city is destroyed, all the property in Dhaka will be given to us. They will only take the land." Wen Qing said.
"It's not bad." Shi Dakai is not afraid of the Burmese people defaulting on their debts. But Shi Dakai is still looking at the future of the Burmese people.
"The order is sent to transfer the Suzaku and Xuanwu Legions to the Siljar area. Yucheng cannot leave. This time, the king will personally direct the battle."
"The British came to attack us, so we attacked their home base of Calcutta first."
This time Shi Dakai personally took action, and it was definitely not just as simple as taking over Dhaka.
The fattest piece of meat here in India has to be Calcutta.
Conquering Calcutta will not only bring a lot of wealth, but also a lot of machinery and equipment from the British here.
The ultimate goal is to shake the British rule in India.