Chapter 236 Encirclement Formed

Although under the order of Division Commander Firitz, the firepower of the Australasian army has been restrained a lot, most of the artillery and machine guns are in a state of readiness, and the only ones who counterattack are the rifles in the hands of the soldiers.

But the Lee Enfield rifle is one of the most powerful rifles at this stage, and the Australasian soldiers are well-trained, and they caused considerable casualties to the indigenous soldiers at the first sight.

Of course, the Portuguese army is not without results. The front line has advanced to more than 100 meters in front of the Australasian position. Even the indigenous soldiers who are at the forefront can see the calm expressions of the Australasians.

However, since approaching the Australasian position, the Portuguese army has been blocked in this area.

No matter how brave the indigenous soldiers are, they cannot advance the front line even one meter.

Seeing that they are only one step away from capturing the Australasian position, the Portuguese general is also a little anxious. After all, this is a great achievement.

Without hesitation, the Portuguese general directly ordered all Portuguese soldiers to keep up. The war has entered a white-hot stage, and retaining strength has become a foolish approach.

Seeing the increasing pressure on the front line, Division Commander Firitz was more and more satisfied.

Only by dragging the attention of most of the Portuguese army to the position can Division Commander Firitz's outflanking tactics be truly successful.

Since the Portuguese army has been fully involved in the war, General Firitz also ordered the soldiers not to hide too much, and to let the Portuguese see the machine guns and artillery of Australasia.

Of course, the main purpose of doing so is to suppress the artillery threat from Portugal.

After all, even in the position, the Portuguese artillery can pose a considerable threat to the Australasia army.

At the same time, General Firitz ordered three airships to officially take action, carrying a large number of artillery shells and weapons hovering in the sky.

When the encirclement is officially formed, it is time for these Portuguese to see the true strength of the Australasia army.

The sound of artillery fire and exchange of fire on the battlefield completely covered the sound of the airship taking off. The attention of the Portuguese soldiers and generals was all on the battlefield, and they did not find that there were three invisible white dots quietly flying into the sky in the far rear of Goa.

The number of Portuguese troops is almost twice that of Australasian soldiers, but the number of Portuguese weapons and artillery is far less than that of Australasian.

Under the command of Division Commander Firitz, the purpose and function of the artillery is only to suppress the Portuguese artillery positions, and the target is not on the Portuguese army for the time being.

In addition, the Second Division is still in a state of retreat, so it continues to maintain a delicate balance with the Portuguese army.

The Portuguese general looked at the position that had advanced a few meters due to the participation of Portuguese soldiers, but now still maintained a balance and could not advance an inch, and said anxiously: "First find the enemy's artillery and machine gun positions, and after removing their heavy weapons, the Australasians will be lambs to be slaughtered."

Unfortunately, although this is the truth, the number and advancement of Portuguese artillery are not comparable to the Australasian army. Often, just after discovering the Australasian artillery positions, their own artillery positions have been bombed.

In addition, Australasia has a lot of semi-automatic artillery, which has a coverage range and powerful firepower that ordinary artillery cannot contend with.

The Portuguese artillery unit could not raise its head under the suppression of the second division's artillery unit. After the front line lacked artillery support, it was pushed back a distance.

Seeing that the artillery suppression was ineffective, the Portuguese general was a little annoyed and could only put his hope on the front battlefield.

However, the Australasian army had sufficient reserves of weapons and ammunition, and because of the reason of holding back, it was not afraid of the consumption of ammunition.

On the contrary, the Portuguese army had to mobilize a large number of transport fleets to transport 20,000 troops, and there was not much room for transporting weapons, equipment and ammunition.

This resulted in the Portuguese reinforcements not having much reserves of weapons and ammunition. They had originally thought that after conquering Portuguese India, they would patiently wait for the transportation of resources from the country, but who would have thought that they would get stuck at the first step.

After another stalemate for a while, the Portuguese general's face darkened and he gradually had the idea of ​​retreating.

According to the current situation, the Australasian army in Portuguese India is not something that they can take down alone. At least they have to wait until the next batch of Portuguese reinforcements arrive before they can try to recapture Goa.

But General Fitz could not let him do what he wanted. After seeing the Portuguese army's offensive temporarily suspended, Division Commander Fitz immediately ordered the soldiers to reduce the frequency of firing and pretend that the ammunition was running out.

At this time, the Portuguese army's offensive did not stop, and naturally they immediately discovered the abnormality of the Australasian army.

The Portuguese general's face was uncertain, but he finally decided to hold on for a while and use those native soldiers to test the situation of the Australasians.

Seeing that the strategy was effective, Division Commander Fitz asked the soldiers to fight again, and the frequency of retreat was even greater than at the beginning. In addition to a few machine guns still firing on the position, there were also relatively scattered rifles.

Although there was machine gun suppression, the firepower of a single machine gun was no longer so coherent, and it seemed that there was not enough follow-up.

Such firepower naturally could not completely suppress the repetition of the Portuguese army. The numb faces of the indigenous soldiers saw the expressions of the Australasian soldiers again. The expressions were very subtle, as if they were looking at a group of dead people.

The indigenous soldiers did not understand, but the supervisors behind them would not let them think too much, so they could only rush to the enemy's position one after another.

Amid the large number of casualties of the indigenous soldiers, the Portuguese soldiers also rarely pushed the front line to less than 100 meters away from the Australasian defense position.

Seeing that his conjecture might have come true, the Portuguese generals immediately gave up the idea of ​​retreating, and asked the front-line troops to step up the charge, and the troops in the rear also joined the front line.

At this time, more than an hour had passed since the start of the battle, and the war had completely changed the face of the nearby land.

Division Commander Firitz had been patiently waiting for the response from the reserve troops. If gunshots were heard from the rear of the Portuguese army, it would be the last moment of this war.

In order to drag the Portuguese on the front line, the firepower of the Australasian army had not increased.

This also caused the Portuguese soldiers to get closer and closer to the position, and the closest distance was only more than 60 meters.

Commander Felitz could even see the excitement of the Portuguese and the relief of the native soldiers. If the distance was closer, Commander Felitz would worry that their saliva would spray over when they shouted.

Bang! Bang bang bang!

As a series of familiar gunshots came from the rear of the Portuguese army, Commander Felitz was delighted and quickly ordered: "Everyone, don't hold back anymore, do your best to kill these damn enemies!"

Da da da! Boom!

In an instant, all the artillery and machine guns of Australasia opened fire instantly, and the momentum was even several times that of the previous exchange of fire.

Such sounds sounded very beautiful in the ears of the Australasia soldiers, but to the Portuguese soldiers, it was really a note of death.

The Portuguese general was very panicked at this time. Before he could figure out what was going on with the gunshots from the rear, the counterattack strength of Australasia on the front line increased several times.

Such powerful firepower was unprecedented. Where was the weakness and lack of ammunition before?

The Portuguese general instantly understood that everything was a conspiracy of the Australasian army, but it seemed a little too late to understand it now.

"Retreat, retreat! Everyone evacuate to the coast, where our fleet is protecting them." The Portuguese general ordered hurriedly.

Fortunately, the Portuguese fleet had not left at this time. If these soldiers could retreat smoothly to the coast, they would be able to get artillery support from the navy.

It's a pity that Commander Firitz had endured for so long in order to try his best not to let go of any Portuguese soldier.

The Portuguese army, which received the order to retreat urgently, was surprised to find that no matter which direction they evacuated, they faced endless enemies.

The front line suffered heavy casualties, and the rear was surrounded by enemies. The Portuguese army panicked for a while, and even a large number of panicked Portuguese soldiers and native soldiers fled in all directions, but were killed by the Australasian army ambushed around.

"Don't panic, don't get confused! These Australasians in the rear don't have heavy weapons, break out to the rear with all your strength! As long as we get back to the coast, we will be safe. Listen to the supervision team, if there are any more people who are disorganized and don't obey orders, just shoot them!" The Portuguese general tried to stabilize the morale of the army and find a chance to survive in such a bad situation.

This is indeed the most suitable way. Because of the need to encircle quickly, the reserve troops basically did not carry any heavy weapons, only a few machine guns and some grenades.

Compared with the large number of artillery and machine guns of the Australasian army on the front line, the army in the rear did not have any heavy weapons, and it was relatively easier to break out.

But the Portuguese general overlooked one point. He had no connection with the army he led before the war, and naturally had no reputation in the army.

What allowed him to lead this army smoothly was his identity as a general and the order of Carlos I.

But the large number of casualties in the army has already made many people lose their morale, especially the native soldiers. If the supervision team had not killed several native soldiers who tried to escape, I am afraid that the few remaining native soldiers would have already been defeated.

Of the 20,000 Portuguese troops, the Portuguese general managed to gather only more than 3,000 people. In such a panic, it is not easy for the military order to be accurately conveyed to every Portuguese soldier.

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