Chapter 1375 The Battle of Calcutta <3>
Badu was ordered and then waved his hand to the headquarters excitedly, "Follow me!"
Three thousand Mughal elite soldiers rushed to the fort on the bank of the Hugli River.
The port built by Ganchao is to use the Hugli River channel to build forts on both sides of the estuary to block the passage into the river channel, forming a port that is both military and civilian.
In this way, as long as the forts on both sides of the estuary are guarded, the fleets of the Allied Powers will not be able to enter.
However, now that the Allied Army has arrived, behind the fortress located on the west bank of the Hugley River, it is exposed to the Allied Army's troops.
This is like the Beiyang Navy who was trapped in the Weihai Guard. He could still defend himself by relying on the fort, but the army failed and was surrounded by the Japanese army by land and threw away the fort, so he could only destroy the entire army.
There are six forts on the west bank of the Hugley River. If the Allies can take down the fort, the Kolkata Port will basically be done.
Three thousand Mughal troops who had been trained in Western style, carried muskets and artillery and went straight to the fort.
Zhou Bin knew that the forts on the west bank would definitely become the target of the enemy's attack. All six forts were dispatched to guard 300 soldiers.
The gunboats in the fort are located near the river, the sea, and the harbor can provide artillery fire support for the fort, and also continuously transport reinforcements from the Kolkata city on the east coast to transport the wounded.
Badu Hehe led three thousand troops to press towards the fort, preparing to remove them one by one.
The Indian War has been fighting for more than two years. After the brutal baptism of war, the Mughal army has undergone qualitative changes and has produced many elite troops.
As the eldest son of Bahish, Badhuhehe was an elite of Bahish. He took French weapons, received training from French consultants, and was equipped with twenty field artillery. In terms of combat effectiveness, he could defeat a 10,000-man team in Bangladesh, and could barely tie the Western Army's second-line troops.
Aurangzeb was defeated by the Gan Army at that time, but the forces like Bahsh did not fight with the Gan Army. He thought it was just similar to the Western Army and was a little stronger than the Western Army.
There is nothing to be afraid of.
During the Southern Front War, they used four times their troops to defeat the defense line of the Mengxi Allied Forces.
Now that the troops are ten times stronger, can’t you still get a turret?
Badu inherited the warlike and brave tradition of the Mongols. After receiving the military order, he immediately ordered his subordinates to run and advance and seize a fort on the edge.
At this time, an infantryman of a thousand-person team formed an attack formation and rushed towards the artillery. The artillery built a field artillery array on the spot, began to attack the artillery, and carried out fire suppression.
Based on the experience of the Indian battlefield in the past two years, as long as the infantry continues to rush forward, they can seize the position.
The infantry advanced below the fort, and was dragged by the trenches, horses and antlers.
This made the infantry of the Allied countries panic. The turret was right in front of them, and the artillery and muskets on them should have been aimed at them. The slower they were, the more likely they were to be attacked.
"Quick! Go forward!" Baduhehe roared loudly.
The infantry of the Allied Powers opened up obstacles under the cover of artillery and advanced below the turret.
The military captain who guarded the fort was named Li Yucheng, and was Li Pingyuan's eldest son.
General Huzi, after he graduated from Lu University, entered the army. However, in the army, he never mentioned who his father was. He hoped to rely on his own abilities to make a career, which made Li Pingyuan look at him with admiration.
Therefore, he worked very hard in the army and won the first place in everything. The soldiers he led were also the best soldiers in the entire battalion. He often represented the town and participated in martial arts competitions in various towns, and was ranked among the top.
With this achievement, and except for him, he didn't know it, in fact, the entire battalion and even the entire first town of the Indian army, he knew that he was Li Pingyuan's son, so he was promoted very quickly and became a brigade coach at the age of 20.
At this speed, at least you can become a commander in the town in the future.
At this time, Li Yucheng led his subordinates to guard the fort, squatted behind the bunker, avoiding the shelling of the Allies.
There were several thousand kilograms of heavy artillery on the fort, but they were used to attack warships. They had to be guarded against the Allied fleet at sea, so it was inconvenient to turn the guns.
Although heavy artillery cannot be used, the fort was built with stone, steel and concrete, comparable to Mr. Huang's watchtower. The field artillery of the Allied infantry was left with a mark when it hit it.
At this time, Li Yucheng observed downward through the shooting hole and found that the enemy had passed through the obstacle and was about to approach the barbed wire, so he waved his hand.
The soldiers on the fort immediately stood up and entered their position, stretched out the musket from the shooting hole, opened boxes of grenades, and placed them in a place that they could easily get.
The infantry of the Allied Powers were getting closer and closer. After years of war, they had already noticed the smell of danger and began to walk slowly and carefully.
In the fort, the Qian soldiers held the musket's hands, but were sweating.
Since the Western Expedition, the Qian Dynasty has never fought a great war. Now, five or six years have passed, all the veterans have been discharged. Now, except for some professional officers, most of the Qian army have not actually fought a war.
"Master, fight?" a team leader whispered.
Li Yucheng shook his head and waited until the enemy cut the barbed wire and entered within 30 meters before raising his hand and hitting the commanding officer.
"Bang!" The gunshot was the signal, and Li Yucheng roared angrily, "Soldiers, fight!"
Muskets were fired on the turret, bullets swept under the turret, harvesting lives, and throwing grenades down in bundles, exploding the Allied soldiers who were setting up ladders and climbing.
As soon as the battle started, the Qian army's solid training played a role, and the soldiers quickly adapted to the battlefield.
There was no cover under the turret. The Allied troops approaching the turret were knocked down in large numbers, and the rest lay on the ground to fight back. However, Qian's bullets were like eyes, and they were shot in the head with one shot outside a hundred steps.
After Baduhehe found that the attack was blocked, he was extremely annoyed. Qianren dared to embarrass him in front of Bahsh. He immediately ordered fire support and field artillery continued to bombard, but the results were very little. Five or six kilograms of shells could not destroy the Qian army's fortress at all.
"The infantry continues to go up!" Baduhehe ordered the other two thousand-man teams to rush up.
The Allied Army that had just defeated the Mengxi Allied Forces, had a strong fighting will. They carried muskets, bayonets, and started a charge yelling.
The Allied Army was ten times that of the turret defenders. They faced musket shooting, and they continued to shoot, with dense figures. The Qian army lacked the murderous aura like machine guns. Only Pingyingxing rifles could not kill them. The turret seemed to be flooded by the enemy.
At this time, Li Yucheng met under the turret, and there were dense enemies, but he sneered, "Blow the flag and call for the ship and gun to support!"
The soldiers on the fort sent signals, and the dry army warships anchored in the harbor and in the river channel opened the side gun window and the artillery extended out of the gun window.
"Boom boom boom!" A shocking sound of cannons trembled.
Bahsh, who was observing from a distance, opened his mouth wide and exclaimed loudly, "Oh! No!"
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Chapter completed!