The small breastworks could not block the bombardment of British artillery.
Although the British lost some artillery as a result.
However, the breastworks built by the Burmese were still blown to pieces.
After opening the gap, the British army finally got the opportunity to attack.
"General Wang, why don't we just put the enemy under the city wall and fight?" Galloya asked with some confusion.
Such fighting under the city will inevitably increase the casualties of the Burmese army.
"Your Majesty, do you want to drag the British under this city, or do you want the British to open up a new battlefield?" Wang Zhenyou asked without answering.
If you want the British to continue their attack on Dhaka city, you must give them hope.
Wang Zhenyou was worried that the British would open up new battlefields. The southern part of Myanmar was all coastal areas.
It would be troublesome if the British left part of their forces to contain Dhaka, and then sent the navy and the main army to attack the lower Burma area and take out the home base of the Kingdom of Burma.
Now Garoya's purpose in staying in Dhaka is to use his body as a bait in the hope of holding back the British.
As the king of Burma, Galloya also did not want the war to burn inside Burma.
"General Wang, I understand. This is a strategy to allow the British to see hope, allowing them to continuously attack and consume their physical strength." Galloya said.
"Yes, Your Majesty the King, but this also means that the kingdom's army will suffer greater losses." Wang Zhenyou said.
"For the future of the Kingdom of Myanmar, these warriors deserved to die." Galloya said categorically.
Galloya is considered a young and decisive king.
He determined that if Myanmar wanted to develop in the future, it must occupy the Bangladesh region and expand westward.
Now is the best time. Not only can he get the support of the Renaissance Army, but he can also have a natural ally on his side to fight against the British.
If we don't fight for Bangladesh now, we may not have a chance in the future.
"Okay! Since His Majesty the King is determined, let's drag the British to death here together."
Wang Zhenyou was also one of the first officers to be promoted in the Fuxing Army. However, he never won any battles while serving as a garrison in the country.
Later he was transferred to the General Staff.
But he has always longed to fight on the front line.
The officer corps arriving in Dhaka this time has to be led by a higher-ranking person because it has to deal directly with the King of Myanmar.
Thinking that he could win the battle anyway, Wang Zhenyou volunteered to be the team leader.
After all, this battle was a big battle involving hundreds of thousands of people.
I originally thought that after arriving here, he would be put on the shelf. If he were the king of Myanmar, he would not leave the army to the command of outsiders.
But to his surprise, the Burmese king was a polite and virtuous man. And he didn't know if it was because Burma lacked generals who could take charge of their own affairs.
Galloya relied heavily on Wang Zhenyou in military matters.
The military deployment of the Burmese Army is basically made by Wang Zhenyou and the staff he brought.
However, even so, Wang Zhenyou still did not have full confidence in being able to resist the British.
Because he is now commanding the Burmese army, not the well-trained Baath Army.
From yesterday's battle, Muraviyov can see that the basic quality of the Burmese royal army is very low.
It's not at the same level as the British army.
Even the Indian servants under the British may be stronger than them.
But this is still a hundred thousand soldiers with muskets, and it is protected by a fortified city.
Wang Zhenyou feels that he still has the strength to fight.
The battle has been going on for two days. On the other side of the fortress, Wang Zhenyou has persuaded Galoa to send people to repair the fortress every day at night.
Although it is very dangerous to paddle a bamboo raft across the river at night, there is nothing we can do about it.
If the fortress was not repaired, the fortress would not be able to survive such an intense bombardment.
Through today's battle under the city, Wang Zhenyou felt that the Burmese army could still compete with the British army while relying on the city.
At least today, the Myanmar army did not fall behind when facing the Indian servant army.
It was only during the subsequent artillery battle that the quality of Myanmar's artillery was exposed.
When facing the British artillery fire from a high position, it only caused very little damage to the British army.
Finally, the enemy used artillery to destroy the parapet position outside the south gate.
This made Wang Zhenyou very disappointed. He sold such a good artillery to them for use in vain.
If the artillerymen of the Renaissance Army were allowed to operate the artillery, it would definitely not be like this.
But one good thing is that no matter how many casualties the Burmese army suffers, Wang Zhenyou has no psychological burden. In other words, he does not have to worry about casualties.
Just think about how to cause more casualties to the British army.
On the second day of the battle, the British army launched a surprise attack on Dhaka city with fleet and army in the morning.
The British Navy sank two frigates and seriously damaged two frigates and two battleships.
On the army side, the Indian servants suffered 3,000 casualties, the British artillery suffered 300 casualties, and lost 21 artillery pieces.
Two fortresses of the Burmese army were damaged to varying degrees. The Shazhou Fortress was the most severely damaged, with more than one-third of the damage. The fortress defenders suffered casualties of more than 700 people. The Nancheng sniper army suffered casualties of 1,500 people.
Fifteen artillery pieces were lost on the city wall. The parapet built outside the south city was seriously damaged.
On the third day, the British army launched another attack on Nancheng.
Robert sent five thousand Indian servants to the front in a horizontal formation, while the British troops held down the rear.
The artillery from both sides opened fire at the same time.
The Indian servants advanced 300 meters under artillery fire while firing.
British soldiers followed closely behind.
The Royal Burmese Army relied on the damaged breastworks to resist.
Both sides were equipped with a considerable number of rifled guns.
There are some smoothbore flintlock guns mixed in on the Burmese side.
In terms of weapons, the Burmese's equipment is slightly weaker than that of the Indian servant army.
Some of the skirmishers in the British expeditionary force have been equipped with breech-loading guns.
This type of reclining gun really became popular after the Prussian-Danish War.
But it was actually also affected by the war between the Baath Army and Tsarist Russia.
A breech-loading rifle tactic suitable for skirmishing combat was spread to Europe through the mouth of the Tsarist Russians.
However, when the British Expeditionary Force set out, the Enfield Arsenal did not mass-produce and modify this type of breech-loading gun, so the expeditionary force only equipped some of them for skirmishers with better marksmanship.
At this time, these British skirmishers were following behind the Indian servants, shooting accurately through the gap in front at the Burmese soldiers who were shooting from the parapet in the distance.
"Bang..." A Burmese soldier who stuck his head out to shoot was hit in the neck by a shot, and a bloody arrow suddenly shot out.
This dark, thin Burmese soldier with a sparse beard covered his neck with his hands and breathed hard but to no avail.
The cruelty of war is vividly reflected at this moment.
Those Indian servants were like shields blocking the front of the British.
These Indians with turbans on their heads completely ignored their own casualties.
It seems like their lives don't belong to them at all.
Under the pressure of the British.
They are like hounds led by their masters, moving forward bravely and fearlessly.
"General Wang, do you want to abandon the parapet position?" Galloya asked.
At this time, he and Wang Zhenyou were both observing the battle outside from a bunker on the city wall.
"Your Majesty, this is only the third day. If we abandon the parapet position now, how long can we hold this city wall? The casualties of the British troops outside are not less than ours." The British troops Wang Zhenyou mentioned naturally include the Indian servants.
inside.
"But the army below the city seems to be unable to withstand it." Galloya hesitated for a moment and then said.
He understood what Wang Zhenyou meant, but when he saw the tragic battle scene outside, he felt a little sorry for his soldiers.
"Your Majesty, sometimes you have to be ruthless to the enemy, and you also have to be ruthless to your own people. I suggest that your Majesty continue to support the army outside the city. There are still 7,000 British troops attacking, so we will support another one.
Thousands of people came over and fought with muskets to see who had the stronger firepower."
"Your Majesty, in front of bullets, the Burmese and the British are the same, there is no distinction between strong and weak." Wang Zhenyou said.
"Okay, then as General Wang orders, I will send another 10,000 people up there." Galloya said through gritted teeth.
He also didn't want to show his weakness in front of the superior generals.
Galloya knew that he was a king supported by the superior kingdom.
Only by showing his worth can he continue to gain the support of the country.
Even if he fails, with the support of the superior country, Galloya can make a comeback.
On the contrary, if he is weak and worthless, the kingdom may support a new king.
Garroa knew they had the ability to do this.
There has never been a shortage of careerists in the Kingdom of Myanmar.
Under Galloya's order, 10,000 infantrymen marched outside the southern city to participate in blocking the British.
After the reinforcements arrived, the blockade outside the city became even more fierce.
Five thousand Indian infantrymen were wiped out at a speed visible to the naked eye. They could not reach the parapet at all.
Robert had to send an army of five thousand servants up again.
The British army was more like a supervisory army following the Indians.
All casualties were borne by the Indian servants, and their own casualties were minimal.
The fierce fighting under the city wall continued until the evening of the third day.
Both sides suffered heavy casualties. The British army suffered at least 7,000 casualties. Those injured Indian servants basically would not receive decent treatment.
What awaits them is still death.
The Burmese also suffered more than 5,000 casualties.
Outside this southern city has become a Shura field, with corpses of soldiers who died in battle everywhere.
When the battle is over, both sides clean up their own battlefields in accordance with the rules of the battlefield.
Guns and weapons must be recycled. Both the Kingdom of Burma and the British believe that rifles are more valuable than the people who hold them.
Of course, the British are referring to those lowly Indian servants.
After all, it only takes a few days to train a soldier who can shoot.
Both sides also had to clean up the corpses on the battlefield.
The corpses of the Burmese soldiers were gathered together, and after being consecrated by the monks who accompanied the army, they were cremated and buried collectively.
Those dead Indian servants were thrown directly into the Hakata River, euphemistically called water burials.
The waters of the Bodo River and the Ganges, India's holy river, are connected.