"Battle commander, we have used up all the grenades." A team manager under Guo Xing ran over and reported.
The enemy's attack on the barricade never stopped.
Guo Xing's three-stage grenade attack is indeed very useful, but it consumes too much grenades.
Even if each person in the battalion carries five grenades, there will only be a total of more than 5,000 grenades.
Guo Xing's blockade of the barricade requires throwing out twenty-five grenades at a time.
Five thousand can only be thrown two hundred times.
But the British had a large number of Bengalis who could be used as cannon fodder for them to consume.
In the end, the British even bought a few field gates from the military camp in the city.
At this time, it was even more difficult for Guo Xing.
The first barricade has been breached by the enemy. One-third of Guo Xing's men have been killed or injured, but Guo Xing has no way out at the west gate.
Another large wave of enemies came up. This time they were no longer the cannon fodder of Bangladesh.
They were British soldiers wearing red military jackets, white trousers, and black cylindrical hats.
Although it was dark night, many fires were lit by the Holy Army on both sides of the street.
You can still clearly see the British troops on the opposite side.
"Brothers, can we still fight? We are the Xuanwu Legion, and Xuanwu is as immovable as a mountain. We must guard this city gate like a rock."
"Look, the British soldiers are here, and they have retreated across the board. Facing such a group of defeated troops, our Xuanwu front camp must not embarrass the entire army or the Holy King. Brothers, hold on to your position!" Guo Xing raised his hands and raised his hand.
shouted.
Now it was time for a morale competition, and Guo Xing had to stir things up to boost morale.
There was no way, since he entered the city, he and his men had been fighting without stopping at all.
The consumption of physical energy has been extremely serious.
"Damn it, hasn't the passage been opened yet? What are the companies in front doing for food?" Hilton began to become impatient as he listened to the gunshots coming closer and closer from behind.
I originally thought that it would be easy to break through the enemy's blocking position, but now I haven't been able to break through it after fighting for so long.
However, the 20,000 Bangladeshi troops previously arranged had no effect at all.
Hilton had just received news that these Bengalis had mutinied.
Even Colonel Sparrow was killed by these people.
Now Hilton was unable to advance or retreat, and the troops in front were attacking the barricade.
The army behind still has to block the Holy Army's attack. They have actually been attacked from both sides by the Holy Army.
Hilton still grasped the key point. He sent his most elite company to attack the blocking position at the west gate.
Guo Xing was under great pressure now. He found that the firepower on his side could not stop the enemy's advance.
The firepower of the British army on the opposite side was also very fierce.
When Guo Xing blocked the attack, he also suffered huge casualties.
However, there was a steady stream of British troops on the opposite side, while the soldiers on Guo Xing's side were dying one by one.
The British army just separated Guo Xing from the main force.
Although it created a pincer attack on the British army, it also blocked Guo Xing's support.
"Xuanwu Legion, fight to the death!" Guo Xing shouted. Now even he himself has to fight to the front line.
"Fight to the death!" The remaining soldiers shouted together.
Now even the remaining soldiers are mostly decorated.
But I have persisted until now, and no one will give up easily again.
If this battle persists until victory, all the soldiers in the Xuanwu front camp, including those who have sacrificed their lives, will have made a great contribution.
These achievements meant that they could get more slaves and more land.
Now many of these Holy Army soldiers are considered small landowners, and the best among them will become big landowners in the future.
As Han Chinese, these people are full of desire to expand their families.
"Camp Commander!"
A British soldier aimed his bayonet at Guo Xing.
At this moment, a veteran beside Guo Xing shouted and pushed him away, and his own was stabbed by the British bayonet.
At this time, Guo Xingbu's defense line was already fighting the British.
He no longer does what he wants, because if he is distracted, he may be stabbed by the enemy.
The soldiers on the Holy Army's side formed a dense square formation along the streets, using muskets with bayonets as spears.
Firmly hold the last line of defense inside the city gate.
Head east on the street leading to the West Gate.
The Holy Army took advantage of their numerical advantage to break through the British rear defense line through close combat.
Shi Daxin was responsible for Ximen's blocking force and issued a death order to the attacking troops.
The Holy Army marched forward bravely and their morale was like a rainbow.
The war has reached this point, and the British army is like a grasshopper after autumn, unable to reach much.
Finally, the British troops in the rear collapsed. After all, they were retreating, and it was difficult to maintain their morale.
Even the Chinese army led by Hilton was dragged back.
At this time, all the British troops were driven to Guo Xing's blocking position.
"The Holy King is bringing his men to kill you, hold on tight!"
The British could hear Guo Xing's words, but they couldn't understand them.
The follow-up troops all retreated and the British troops attacking here were panicked.
Through the gaps in the follow-up troops, they saw the Holy Army following closely behind.
…
Everything finally settled.
A proud man like General Hilton had to surrender under the pressure of the Holy Army.
Of course, he can also choose to lead all his men to death in battle.
But he didn't make such an extreme choice.
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"Holy King, we have collected as much as five million taels of gold and silver from the city, as well as many jewelry, precious wooden furniture, and handicrafts... The newly surrendered Tiger Army has been of great help to us.
We are all very familiar with the mansion, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to achieve such a fast speed.”
"In addition, this time we destroyed more than 2,000 British troops, killed more than 15,000 servants, and captured more than 3,000 British generals."
"The three thousand captured British troops will be handed over to the Burmese army according to your wishes."
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It was already the morning of the next day. After a night of fighting, the city was finally calmed down and most of the house searches were completed.
Guo Xing was already recovering from his injuries at the army doctor's place.
Recalling the battle last night, Guo Xing still felt excited. At the same time, he also felt sorry for the brothers who died in the battle.
In this battle, their Xuanwu front camp was crippled. There were more than 2,000 people in the whole camp, and only a few hundred people were left in the end.
If Shi Dakai hadn't finally ordered the attacking troops from the east to press forward regardless of casualties.
Guo Xing probably won't last until the end.
Recalling the scenes of the fight, Guo Xing felt that he was sorry for the brothers around him because he survived but the brothers were no longer there.
Although their military achievements can be converted into fields and slaves are given to their families.
But they can no longer enjoy such a life.
The Taiping Holy Army has not experienced such a bitter battle since entering northeastern India.
"Let all ministries seize the time to clean up the city. We still have one day, we still have to abide by the agreement with the Burmese people, and we have to cooperate with them later," Shi Dakai said.
"By the way, the Bengali who surrendered is said to have been a slave. This young man is very good. Bring him here and let me see him."
Yesterday, Shi Dakai casually gave this Bangladeshi a promise. Unexpectedly, this young man managed things very well and not only recruited more than 10,000 people.
He also helped the Holy Army search the city.
With these leading parties, the Holy Army's work efficiency has become much higher.
On the other side, Hassan was commanding his men to assist the Holy Army in transporting supplies outside the city.
As long as they are valuable, the Holy Army wants them all. Even the metal tools, pots, pots, and wooden furniture are all looted by the Holy Army.
Fortunately, there are still a large number of ox-carts and horse-drawn carriages in the city that can be used for transportation, and these vehicles are also within the scope of the search.
Last night, these people basically completed their revenge in various mansions.
Those noble nobles who used to be aloof became their dead souls.
Those aristocratic wives and daughters whom they had only dared to peek at from afar became playthings under their crotches.
Things that I have done countless times in my dreams came true last night.
After this, Hassan devoted himself wholeheartedly to the role of Meng Jie.
Early in the morning, he offered to help the Holy Army carry supplies.
This matter requires a lot of manpower and material resources. And the more people there are, the more things can be collected.
If the Holy Army does it by itself, it will definitely not be fast, and the Holy Army does not have that many manpower.
The idea proposed by Hassan was exactly what the Holy Army wanted.
So Hassan asked his more than 10,000 Tigers to organize tens of thousands of Bengalis to start moving.
When there are more people, materials that were originally of relatively lower value can also be moved away.
The Holy Army was naturally extremely happy.
In the morning, Hassan was notified that the Holy King was going to receive him in person.
This made Hassan very excited to be received by a king.
This is a great honor for someone who just a few days ago was a slave of the lowest class.
Hassan specially changed into the uniform of the Holy Army, which he got from the Holy Army.
Hassan was taken all the way to a large military camp in the east of the city. There was a very large tent in the military camp.
This tent is covered with a golden top cloth. It looks very impressive.
Hassan walked into the camp hunched over. The translator had just told him some rules.
So after entering, Hassan did not dare to look up at anyone, but knelt down and gave a big salute.
He couldn't speak Chinese and could only salute. Then he heard the man above speak, and the translator told him to get up.
Hassan got up from the ground. At this moment, he saw this imposing middle-aged man sitting on the throne in front of him.
"Hassan, you have done a good job. Now I will make you the Guiyi Baron of the Holy Kingdom and lead the Tiger Army." Shi Dakai said.
"Thank you Holy King for your grace." Hassan discovered that the Holy King of the Holy Kingdom turned out to be a very young king, but he seemed mature and steady. There was a slight smile on his face, which made people feel a sense of intimacy.
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This is Hassan's true inner thought, not flattery.
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