Chapter 471 General Gaofu, His Majesty the Emperor orders you (please subscribe, please vote)

The armored chariot troops rolled over the trenches, destroyed the fortifications, and wiped out all the British "thieves" who dared to stand in front of them.

After a day of bloody battles, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Army's First Mixed Brigade and Second Mixed Brigade who landed had already created a deep and wide gap in the Brisbane Militia's beach defense line.

Although many armored vehicles broke down on the battlefield or got stuck in beaches and trenches, there was still an advance detachment of more than a hundred armored vehicles of various types that kept advancing, including the "invulnerable" tank truck that Yang Xiuqing was on.

Assault gun truck!

The British army guarding Brisbane hastily mobilized a battalion of reserves and some cavalry artillery from the rear area, and also mobilized several companies from Murderer's Beach, Kidnapper's Beach, and Arsonist's Beach in an attempt to counterattack or block.

gap.

However, they were all repulsed by the firepower of the armored chariots. After a night of fierce fighting, the "thieves' troops" left numerous corpses along the way, and a large number of technical weapons were destroyed.

A cavalry artillery detachment drawn from the Brisbane Fortress happened to run into the Ming army's wheeled armored chariot advance team on its way to the front. A one-sided massacre ensued. The British cavalry artillery detachment had no time to deploy, and was attacked.

Fire assault to wheeled armored vehicles!

In less than half an hour, the last mobile artillery unit of the British Army in Brisbane was completely wiped out.

Dead men and horses, as well as mutilated and damaged cannons, were piled up and down on the road where the armored tanks rushed. It seemed to herald the sunset of the British Empire and the disastrous defeat of Emperor William!

The advance armored fighting vehicle detachment had already attacked the gates of Brisbane Fortress at three or four o'clock in the morning the next day.

Several companies under the direct jurisdiction of the Brisbane Fortress Headquarters and the troops of the headquarters carried out desperate resistance relying on the wall fortifications of the old bastion.

However, the armored fighting vehicle detachment was not in a hurry to attack the city wall.

Instead, they just blocked several key passages in and out of the fortress, and then waited for the arrival of follow-up troops.

And just in the early morning of that day, the Ming army fleet covering dozens of square miles on the sea once again launched a landing operation!

This time they landed at Murderer's Beach - this beach is next to Robber's Beach, and the former has been completely controlled by the Ming army. Therefore, when the sea landing was launched, the Ming army that had previously landed on Robber's Beach also mobilized

A mixed reinforcement battalion was sent out and launched a flank attack on the "thief troops" stationed on the murderer's beach.

Being attacked from both sides, and with their lairs raided, not only the defenders of the Murderer's Beach were unwilling to fight, but the defenders of the Arsonist's Beach and the Kidnapper's Beach also collapsed.

The road leading from these three beaches to the Brisbane Fortress has become an out-and-out road of death. There are blockades in front, pursuers behind, and plane bombings in the sky. And there are three thousand thieves and troops below.

There is no way to escape, and in the end they can only turn into piles of corpses, lying quietly in the Australian wilderness, waiting to rot!

By this time, the British army's front line in Brisbane had almost ceased to exist. The only thing they could rely on was the Brisbane Fortress itself. Several long-range artillery deployed on this fortress could cover nearby areas.

Port of Brisbane.

Therefore, as long as the Ming army could not capture or destroy the Brisbane Fortress, they would have no way to transport large quantities of supplies and troops ashore through Brisbane.

Then their logistics will not be smooth!

And once the Brisbane Fortress falls... the Ming army will come in a steady stream!

At this time, the British army was already panicking.

Their original plan was based on the fact that the Brisbane Fortress could be held for a long time and that the Ming troops who landed could not obtain supplies on the spot.

But now the British army's beach defense line in Brisbane collapsed too quickly, and there was no time to strengthen the wall and clear the field. This caused many farms around the Brisbane Fortress to be completely captured by the Ming army - those farms more or less stored food and

fodder, and many valuable livestock!

With these things, the Ming army would at least not have to worry about food and drink.

Moreover, the losses of the British army in Brisbane were too great! The four infantry battalions and one infantry battalion serving as reserves, plus two artillery battalions guarding the beach, were almost wiped out. And the number of remaining troops was too small, even if they would escape

All the female exiles and elderly exiles in the road fortress were integrated into the army, and there was not much cannon fodder left...

If the Ming army were to launch a forceful attack next, the Brisbane Fortress would not be able to maintain it for long.

In addition, the situation of the Ming Army's armored tanks reported by the British Army in Brisbane made General Hugh Gough, who was very sensitive to new weapons and tactics, aware of the huge danger!

The Ming army's armored chariots look very powerful...can the Australian and British cavalry deal with them?

That armored vehicle...can it be knocked over with a cavalry spear?

If the British cavalry troops could not deal with the armored vehicles, then Hugh Gough's plan to engage in mobile warfare with the Ming army would be completely in vain.

We can't fight a mobile war... Do we have to stay in the Sydney Fortress and wait for reinforcements from the United Kingdom?

Feeling that something was wrong, General Hugh Gough, the commander-in-chief of the British Army in Australia, even ignored the British Army's tradition of obeying the command of the government and parliament. In a telegram sent to London, he directly made suggestions to Emperor William and the Duke of Wellington.

——Either negotiate peace with Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, while you still have enough chips in hand to negotiate!

Or risk sending out the Royal Navy to transport more British and Indian troops to Australia!

Otherwise, Australia would simply not be able to persist until the British Empire's desire was to launch a large number of battleships into service.

Once Australia falls, the British Empire will have very few bargaining chips left...

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"No, now is not the time for peace talks! I will never accept the peace conditions of losing Australia and dividing India... The British Empire will never accept such conditions, let alone give up its glory and dreams! Otherwise, the British Empire will

It will exist in name only and will never be a great country again!"

In St. James's Palace, Emperor William was furious.

The telegram sent by Hugh Gough almost pushed him into despair... Emperor William was a real emperor! Of course he knew how much impact going to Australia would have on his imperial power?

He also knew that Victoria could get married, and he had ruined the old man's truth that no one wanted!

Once the British Empire was forced to sue for peace, its emperor was done.

For Emperor William, who had tasted the sweetness of power, there was not much difference between losing imperial power and killing him.

In order to preserve his power, William IV immediately called the Duke of Wellington and Sir Hardy to his palace after receiving Gough's telegram.

Then in the palace, the two big bosses of the British Empire's navy and army made it clear that they would refuse peace talks and would fight to the end!

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the current situation..."

"Duke, what do you think?" Emperor William interrupted Sir Hardy, who was about to change the subject, and directly threw the question to the Duke of Wellington.

The Duke of Wellington had already thought about this matter, so he answered with certainty: "From now on, please give orders directly to the Marquis of Gough... No matter what your order is, the British government and the army will still

The Royal Navy will support you unconditionally!"

Emperor William looked at Sir Hardy again, and Sir Hardy quickly stood at attention: "Your Majesty, the Royal Navy is waiting for your order!"

"Very good!" Emperor William felt that he was still in control and breathed a sigh of relief, "Then order Marquis Goff to send troops!

He must fight the Ming army according to the original plan...this is my order!"
Chapter completed!