Chapter 959 Power

"Damn it, they are going to use naval guns against us. Read М"

On the watchtower outside New South Wales, Oliver and Joseph were also holding telescopes to observe the situation in the port.

As the Dasong soldiers landed at the port, their faces became more and more serious.

When these soldiers began to remove the cannons from the warships, the two fell into a long silence at the same time.

Finally, it was Oliver who said something.

At this moment, he suddenly did not seem as confident as he was in the Governor's Mansion.

The Dasong soldiers' uniform uniforms, orderly order and naval guns that looked very sophisticated.

This subverted the image of the Dongtu natives in his mind.

"God bless us to win this war!" Joseph took a deep breath.

Like Oliver, he obviously realized that this army was not that simple.

After looking at each other, the two got off the watchtower and actively patrolled the trench fortifications to prevent any mistakes in the war.

For the next eight days.

The two sides confronted each other like this.

The Dasong Navy soldiers were busy making gun carriages so that the guns could be pulled and moved.

The British soldiers were busy reinforcing the fortifications.

The battlefield was surprisingly harmonious.

But on the morning of the ninth day, with the arrival of the troop transport fleet, the atmosphere on the battlefield became solemn.

Of course, this solemnity was only for the British army.

The Marines were more relaxed because their strength reached 30,000.

And at this time.

Three hundred and sixty naval guns were unloaded.

Each naval gun was equipped with a temporary gun carriage.

These gun carriages may not be very strong, but they are enough to persist in fighting this war.

"Let's start! The war on the Australian continent should also come to an end. This king is waiting to give this continent a new name." Zhao Xu smiled.

This Australian continent is the name given to this continent by the British.

After occupying this place, he will naturally no longer use the name given by the British.

Because just like naming a planet, this symbolizes the soft power of a country.

In addition to here, there are many other places that he will rename.

"Yes, Your Highness." Zhou Yi and the generals' eyes lit up.

In fact, they were more anxious than the King of Yan.

For the matter of land grabbing, everyone from top to bottom could not bear it.

After receiving the order, the generals returned to their respective armies and organized soldiers to go to the trenches in New South Wales.

Like Hedland and Queensland.

The trenches in New South Wales were also dug around the city.

The reason for this is actually very simple.

Like many British colonies.

When the colonists first arrived, they could only expand outward from one point.

This is especially true in places like the Australian continent.

For this reason, resources can only be concentrated in the colonies, and they cannot live without the colonies.

In this way, they can only defend their colonies.

In one morning.

30,000 Marines arrived at the designated location under the leadership of their respective generals.

Basically, he surrounded the entire colony.

Three hundred and sixty naval guns were also distributed and deployed in different locations.

Among them, the most naval guns were deployed on the front, reaching 120.

Everything is ready.

Zhao Xu gave the order to bombard.

"Boom boom boom..."

The huge roar of the naval guns soon resounded throughout the battlefield.

One shell after another hit the British trench fortifications.

Since the naval guns themselves are heavy artillery with a large caliber, they are more powerful than field artillery and howitzers.

The disadvantage is naturally that they are very heavy and not suitable for long-term marches.

But for attacking coastal colonies, naval guns are undoubtedly very suitable.

"Boom!", "Boom!" "Boom!"...

After the roar of the artillery, huge flames rose from the British trench fortifications.

As the flames soared into the sky, they lifted up large pieces of soil.

Some British soldiers were even directly blown to a height of five or six meters, and their clothes were torn to pieces by the shock wave.

"..."

This scene made Zhou Yi and other generals swallow their saliva.

During the naval battle, due to the long distance, they could not experience the true power of the naval gun shells.

Now, the shells fell firmly on the land in front of them, and they realized that the naval guns were so terrifying.

Zhao Xu couldn't help but click his tongue.

During World War II, a 406-caliber naval gun was enough to completely destroy a factory with one shell, and it was almost impossible to have anyone alive within a range of 50 meters.

Although his naval gun was still far from this level, with a caliber of only 206mm, its power was still very objective.

At this moment, Zhao Xu and the generals were just surprised, while the British soldiers in the trenches were terrified.

Every shell exploded on the trench fortifications like a slight earthquake.

Dust, flesh and broken limbs flew over the fortifications and fell into the trenches.

A British soldier was lying on the ground in extreme fear.

At this time, half of his head suddenly hit him in front of him, and he immediately fainted.

Not far from this soldier, a British soldier's crotch was wet and he was shivering all over.

These were regular British soldiers, and the militia and townspeople were even worse.

Their cries and screams mixed with the wails of the wounded soldiers in the trenches.

Some of the timid ones simply ignored the discipline and ran towards the city in a panic.

They didn't want to stay here and be killed.

But before they left the trench fortifications, they were shot by the supervisors led by Oliver and Joseph.

"For Britain, everyone must fight on." Oliver's face was livid, and his hands were shaking.

In order to prevent being discovered by Joseph, he deliberately put his hands in his pockets.

He had also experienced war, but he had never seen such powerful artillery on the battlefield.

The most important thing is that the enemy's shells can explode.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the enemy's artillery is direct, and many shells explode on the surface of the trench.

Instead of falling from the sky into the trench like a howitzer.

But even so, due to the great power of the explosion, it is enough to cause many casualties.

"It's time." Joseph's face was a little pale, but he said firmly.

Oliver realized something and nodded, "We can't let them fire safely anymore!"

Then, Joseph's order was passed down.

Soon, branches on the earth pits at some locations on the trench fortifications were lifted up, revealing the muzzles of field guns.

"Boom boom boom..."

The British field guns fired solid bullets at the artillery positions of the Dasong army.

Almost at the same time, many prisoners in prison uniforms climbed out of the trenches.

These prisoners rushed towards the Dasong army positions 500 meters away with flintlock rifles with bayonets.

There were a large number of these prisoners, more than 10,000 people.

And the direction of their charge was exactly the position of the Dasong army artillery.