Chapter 1121 Military Morale

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The climate in India is as hot as fire, even the sea breeze is hot.

However, the statements of officers from other Western countries made Bolt shiver with cold.

Obviously, these officers were frightened.

India is related to Britain's core interests, but it has nothing to do with them.

In fact, they never thought that the coalition would be defeated. They came with the idea of ​​bullying the indigenous army in the past.

More to defeat Dasong, divide Dasong and gain some benefits.

But now, the Dasong fleet showed amazing combat power in front of them. .

This frightened them.

The so-called unity was naturally gone in an instant.

After all, India is related to Britain's core interests, but not their core interests.

But no matter how they think, they can no longer change the minds of these officers.

Some officers have left and sent soldiers to the eastern battlefield.

Frank, Portuguese and Sterdam officers stayed a little longer, but eventually chose to leave.

This battle completely killed their desire to retake Southeast China, Luzon and Yaga.

For him, what he should care about now is not the colonies seized by Dasong, but whether Dasong will seize more colonies in the future.

At the same time, they need to report the true situation of this war back to the country so that the country can make the right judgment.

Secondly, they have to start thinking about how to make the soldiers of the expeditionary force return to their country alive.

"Traitors, you are all traitors. You have abandoned Britain and India like this. Oh, my India, the jewel on the British crown..." Only the British officers and officials with sad faces were left around him. Bolt screamed like crazy and finally cried.

On the sea, the cat and mouse game continued.

It was just that the figures of Dasong warships and coalition warships were chasing each other and getting farther and farther away from the port.

After staying in the port until dusk, only the smoky wreckage of the warships was left on the sea. Bolt turned back under the persuasion of officers and officials.

They knew very well that they didn't have much time left.

When the Dasong warships sank all the escaping warships and returned to Tianzhu again.

They will face the ruthless blockade of the Dasong fleet.

The sea route between Tianzhu and Britain will be completely cut off.

Shortly after Bolt left, the Jinling and the four sailing warships that followed appeared in the sea thirty miles away from the port.

Black smoke columns rolled up from the chimneys of the warships, and the ironclad warships swept the red sea water.

Under the setting sun, I don’t know if this red color is the reflection of blood or the sunset.

What rushed to the sides of the warships with the sea water were the wreckage of the coalition warships and the bodies of the coalition soldiers floating on the sea.

The smell of blood attracted sharks, and triangular fins flashed from time to time.

Looking at the purgatory-like scene, Zhou Yi and Song Xiang looked at each other.

At this time, they had an idea at the same time.

If it weren’t for their emperor, I’m afraid that today’s naval battle would be exchanged for victory and defeat, and the sea would be full of the bodies of Dasong soldiers.

And this naval battle will not be fought in Tianzhu, I am afraid it will be fought in the Yanzhou Sea.

"Next, we just have to wait for Qin Shan and Guan Tong. If they win, the Westerners will completely roll out of the East, and Tianzhu will also be included in the sphere of influence of Dasong." Retracting his gaze, Zhou Yi looked at Calcutta, which was gradually shrouded in the night.

He has ordered to stop the pursuit.

It's not that they can't catch up, but the sea in the dark night is a dark maze.

As long as the other party turns off the lights, they can't find the other party's traces at all, and it's useless to chase.

What's more, including the coalition warships that fled into the inland river, at most more than ten sailing warships escaped.

As for their steamships, they were all sunk. After all, these were their main targets.

This number of coalition sailing warships, without steamships towing, is not worth mentioning to the Dasong Navy.

Even if it is a combination of a steamship and a sailing warship, as long as they are found, they can all be annihilated.

In short, they won this naval battle thoroughly.

The coalition navy was annihilated.

Next, they will follow the order of Emperor Zhao Xu and blockade the waters of Tianzhu.

So that Tianzhu cannot get any supplies from the sea.

Thinking of this, he ordered a steamer to leave, on the one hand to send intelligence to Qinshan and Guantong, and on the other hand to send naval intelligence back to Dasong.

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At the same time.

On the battlefield front where the Barbarians and Tianzhu meet, the daily bombardment and bombing continue.

After more than half a month of tactical deception.

Qinshan and Guantong believe that the field artillery in the opponent's trenches has been basically cleared.

And the daily small-scale night raids have also made the opponent accustomed to it, and no longer cause a full-scale counterattack by the coalition forces like the first time.

For the two, everything shows that the time for a general attack has come.

"Wait a few more days, I guess Zhou Yi is about to fight with the opponent's navy." Looking at the coalition fortifications in the distance, Qinshan said.

Guantong has urged him several times today, asking to launch a general attack.

But he thought they should wait for the news from the navy.

After all, the Calcutta waters were only 800 kilometers away from the Pyu Man.

Unlike Malacca which was more than 2,000 kilometers away from them.

If everything went well, they would be able to get intelligence on the naval battle in three days.

In his opinion, the success or failure of the naval battle will be important to the morale of the soldiers on both sides.

Especially for the soldiers of the coalition forces, if the naval battle fails, it can be said to be fatal to their morale.

Because this will mean that they cannot return to their country from the sea.

Although, they can go back through Tusman.

But it is 8,000 kilometers from Tianzhu to Xitu, and there are many plateaus, mountains and deserts in the Central Plains.

Moreover, it is unknown whether Tusman can provide them with sufficient supplies along the way.

Even if they can go back, how many people can go back alive?

I am afraid that just thinking about it is enough to make the soldiers of the coalition collapse.

"Don't let Zhou Yi hold us back." Guan Tong frowned when he heard it.

Qin Shan said so, he could only accept it, after all, on the battlefield, Qin Shan's position was higher than his.

Waited for another three days.

Before Zhou Yi's intelligence arrived, the airship over the battlefield reported to the two about the unusual situation of the coalition forces:

Many officers in different uniforms arrived at the coalition camp, and then there seemed to be a quarrel between the officers, and then all these officers were detained.

After learning this news, Qin Shan and Guan Tong immediately asked generals at all levels to keep a close eye on the coalition trenches.

Once the opponent showed changes that were favorable to them, they would immediately launch an attack.

They vaguely guessed something.

This guess was confirmed the next day.

A team of barbarian cavalry brought the news that the Dasong Navy had completely wiped out the coalition navy.

"Obviously, the opponent's generals suppressed this news. They are not giving up yet. They want us to keep consuming and save Tianzhu." Stroking his chin, Zhou Yi said to Guan Tong, "They want to cover it up, but we just let them know."

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