Chapter 479 Hugh Gaofu, wake up quickly, times have changed! (Please subscribe, please vote)

At the same time that the British loyalists in Brisbane Fortress began to be destroyed, there was a different scene at the front of Tabletop Mountain, almost 90 kilometers away.

As expected, the British offensive only lasted seven days. Starting from this evening, the regiment led by Hugh Gough began to dig trenches at the front of Table Top Mountain and prepared to hold on. It was not that they were going to hold on to the end, but that they were preparing to hold on for several days.

Wait for the subsequent supplies and ammunition to be delivered before launching the attack again.

Hugh Gough is certainly aware of the shortcomings of this "worship offensive" - ​​"Selected Works of King Wu Zhong" is a must-read book in army officers' schools around the world. He joined the British Army at the age of 13 and was later admitted to the military academy.

How could Hugh Gough, who was determined to be an excellent officer, not be familiar with this book? If he hadn't worked hard to learn military knowledge and impressed his father, a militia captain, and scraped together a sum of money for him to donate.

A major (Hugh Gough was born in a donation class, but he was still an excellent officer), how could he achieve what he has today?

However, in Hugh Gough's decades-long military career, he had never encountered a "Church Offensive" situation. Of course, there were insufficient supplies, but before the Battle of Adrianople, there were rarely two

The army will engage in high-intensity and high-consumption battles in the wild for seven consecutive days. Even during the Napoleonic Wars, which was quite intense, it was difficult for high-intensity, continuous fierce battles in the field to last for that long. A battle to siege a fortress could be fought.

It took a long time, but the ammunition consumption in the siege was actually not large.

Therefore, although Hugh Gough had read about the "Seven-day Offensive" theory in books, he had never used it until this time. However, a military theory that originated from the fusilier era more than a hundred years ago could actually be used.

It's incredible to be able to play a role in today's completely different era.

While feeling unbelievable, Hugh Goff also took some measures, such as stopping the attack before the ammunition ran out, and turning the entire army to defense to prepare for the enemy's counterattack. For example, urging the rear to quickly send artillery shells and bullets to the enemy.

For example, the troops digging trenches on the front line were ordered to prepare cluster grenades and 2.75-inch cannons that could deal with the Ming army's armored vehicles. Although the thieves' troops guarding several "criminal beaches" had suffered from the armored vehicles, Hugh

Goff didn't think this armored vehicle was very powerful. In his opinion, the main reason for the collapse of the garrison on several criminal beaches was those "gorgeous" armored ships. Those armored ships were equipped with 60mm rapid-fire cannons.

and 120mm howitzers, and it has a certain amount of armor itself, which can withstand the bombardment of small and medium-caliber howitzers. When this kind of ironclad ship lands, how can the thieves guarding the beach not collapse?

The front of Mount Tabortop is dozens of miles away from the coastline. Even if the Ming Dynasty's ironclad ships are really "advanced", they can't go that far, right? So Hugh Gough is relatively sure. So it was dark on the 20th.

Then I went to bed and fell asleep quickly. I really dreamed that I was leading thousands of British troops wearing old-fashioned red military uniforms before the Napoleonic Wars to invade the Kingdom of Jin on a sailing battleship. I suddenly felt a shake, and then...

His chief of staff, Brigadier General Clinton, shouted: "Admiral, wake up, Admiral, wake up. The Brisbane Fortress is under heavy bombardment. There may be battleships on the sea in Brisbane Bay that are bombarding the fortress with naval guns.

, the fortress may not be able to be defended!"

Hugh Gough vaguely heard that the Brisbane Fortress could not be defended. He woke up suddenly and stood up from the cot. Only then did he realize that an oil lamp had been lit in his tent. Brigadier General Clinton and several

The teacher has already squeezed in.

"What's going on?" Hugh Gough asked loudly, "What's going on at Brisbane Fortress?"

"Admiral, all our observation posts on the highlands of Table Top Mountain reported that the sky in the direction of Brisbane Fortress was turned red by the fire of exploding artillery shells, and they also heard the sound of dense explosions of artillery shells.

"

"How did Brisbane Fortress report it?" Hugh Gough asked quickly.

"No, no contact!" Brigadier General Clinton replied, "Fortress Brisbane has lost contact."

"Loss of contact? Could it be that the radio station was bombarded by a battleship?"

"Admiral, what should we do now?" Brigadier General Clinton asked.

Yes, what should I do?

Hugh Gough didn't know what to do for a moment. He sent troops just to understand the siege of Brisbane Fortress. Now his army was still dozens of miles away from the fortress, and it looked like the fortress was about to be broken! But he

Nothing can be done.

If the fortress is captured by the Ming army, will they concentrate their forces on the front line of Taibultop Mountain?

At this time, all Hugh Gough could think of was the possibility that the Ming army would join forces to deal with him after the fall of Brisbane Fortress, but the changes in the battle situation were far beyond his expectation.

Because, the Ming army on the front line of Taibultop Mountain will soon launch a general attack!

At this moment, behind the Ming army's position on the relatively peaceful Tibertop Mountain, on Route 1, which had been fought over and over again and was still firmly controlled by the Ming army, the sound of artillery boomed in the direction of the Brisbane Fortress.

Under the cover of the cover, the behemoths of steel were swaying through the night. The road had been sprinkled with white ash, and every ten meters, there was a Ming army military policeman wearing a white helmet commanding

Traffic. The turret hatch or top hatch of the A-11 series tanks is wide open, and the cockpit door is also open. The heads of the commander and driver poked out, and with the help of the weak headlights, they slowly walked

Moving forward. Armored infantrymen holding assault rifles are sitting on the body of the armored vehicle, ready to jump off the tank and join the battle at any time!

A huge armored force, in the darkest early morning before dawn, secretly moved towards the starting position amidst the roar of artillery!

Accompanying these armored vehicles were trucks one after another loaded with infantry or supplies and towing 75mm infantry guns, 120mm short-barreled howitzers and artillery ammunition trailers.

In addition, in other places on the Tibertop Mountain front, heavy artillery pieces were also silently shifting their positions. In this summer dawn, the artillerymen and draft horses (most of which were captured) were covered with blood.

It was Khan, and dozens and hundreds of people pushed the cannon forward in areas that were difficult for draft horses to pass.

The assault infantry and combat engineers who had already entered the starting position were taking the time to rest, and ammunition was distributed. Everyone was also assigned a day's wartime rations, and the water bottles were filled full. They were ready to attack immediately after the artillery bombardment.

The infantrymen who went on the offensive took the time to enjoy what was probably their last meal, breakfast. After breakfast, each officer and soldier received a small pot of white wine to keep them in good spirits!

The Ming Army's 1st Mixed Brigade, 2nd Mixed Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, 4th Infantry Division, and 38th Infantry Division are all moving towards the starting position in front of the British front line on Taibultop Mountain!

The ongoing offensive and defensive battle of Brisbane Fortress covered their progress to a certain extent! In order to arrange this "magnet offensive", Mu Zhongjun also worked hard and everything he could arrange has been arranged.

Everything is ready now, all we need is the east wind!
Chapter completed!