Become a feudal king from today - #1031 - Chapter 1043 Corruption
“Your Highness, this must be enough for Wesley. Read”
On the Jinghai flagship, Zhao Xu and Zhou Yi were observing the coalition fortifications on the north side.
According to the plan, he and Zhou Yi were responsible for the bombardment on the north side, and Gong Ying commanded the remaining half of the warships to be responsible for the south side.
At this moment, in Zhao Xu’s telescope, the coalition fortifications on the north side were engulfed in a sea of fire.
This was the result of the continuous explosion of more than two thousand artillery shells.
“Of course, it’s hard to say whether they can survive the bombardment.” Zhao Xu put away the telescope and snorted softly.
For three hundred years, the Western Turks relied on their powerful ships and cannons to dominate the world, attacking whomever they wanted.
Not only did they occupy land after land and turn it into colonies, they also caused massacre after massacre.
In their eyes, except for the Westerners, all other indigenous people are inferior humans.
But now the situation has changed, and under his leadership, Dasong has avoided the tragic suffering of the Central Plains dynasty in contemporary history.
Although it is still unable to surpass the Western Tu in terms of industrial scale, it has steadily surpassed them in terms of advancement.
And the advancement of industry allowed them to surpass the Westerners in artillery.
As the saying goes, if you are poor, you will have tactical penetration, if you are rich, you will be covered by artillery fire.
For him, if ten shells can prevent the death of a Dasong soldier, it is definitely a worthwhile transaction.
Therefore, in this war against the Western Turks, his tactical purpose was to give full play to the advantages of muskets and artillery without sacrificing human lives.
“He can survive the first round, but he can’t survive the second or third round.” Zhou Yi heard this and smiled evilly.
They carried enough ammunition, even if it was enough to blow up the fortifications of the Western-Turkish coalition.
“Boom, boom, boom…” As he spoke, the fleet launched a second round of bombardment, and the coast was once again covered in a sea of fire.
Next is the third round, the fourth round…
While the bombardment was launched on the north side, the fleet on the south side also started bombardment.
Under Gong Ying’s order, the coalition fortifications on the shore were also covered by dense artillery shells and exploded into a hornet’s nest.
at the same time.
Compared with the ease and ease of Zhao Xu and others, Wesley and other Western and Turkish officers were as miserable as coptis.
The Western-Turkish soldiers in the coastal fortifications suffered heavy casualties under rounds of shelling. Corpses were lifted out of the trenches one after another, and the casualties instantly reached 40%.
Under such intensive artillery fire, the Western soldiers in the trench fortifications along the coast simply could not bear it.
The officers had to temporarily withdraw the soldiers from the fortifications to the inside.
“Admiral, five thousand of our soldiers were killed, eight thousand were injured, and the bones of some soldiers cannot even be found.”
“Admiral, twelve of our field rifled guns were destroyed, and nineteen howitzers were destroyed, with 30% damage.”
“…”
The shelling continued, and the Western and Turkish officers kept sending bad news one after another, which made Wesley want to kill.
When the Dasong fleet approached, he realized the danger, so he and his officers evacuated the command post urgently.
Even so, some officers at the command post were killed in the shelling.
If an officer hadn’t thrown him down, he would have died at this moment.
“Go tell Maple and let his damn navy go out to fight immediately. The fortifications on both sides of the strait cannot be defended. Can they hold the strait by themselves?” Wesley was furious.
If the Grand Song fleet is not dealt with, their right flank will be in danger.
The Dasong fleet cleared their coastal fortifications. If he were the general of the Dasong army, he would definitely take the opportunity to seize the coastal fortifications on the right wing.
Their flanks would then be completely exposed and their fortifications useless.
“But…” The officer beside Wesley hesitated.
At present, there are only eighty sail warships and twenty-two steamships left in the coalition fleet.
Moreover, Mafuor clearly said that one Dasong sailing warship is enough to deal with six Western-Turkish coalition warships.
This means that if the coalition navy goes to war, it will be equivalent to annihilation.
“There is no but, we must not abandon Malacca like this, nor can we lose so easily.” Wesley knew what the officer wanted to say and immediately shouted.
“But, Admiral, if the navy is finished, we really can’t go back.” The officer still did not obey Wesley’s order and continued to argue.
The other officers also looked at Wesley with worried expressions.
For countries such as Italy and Austria that have no interests in the East.
Their attitudes towards this war are naturally different.
Of course they would be happy if they could follow Britain and Frank to take advantage.
But they are unwilling to let them die.
When Wesley heard this, he became even more furious, but when he wanted to curse, he suddenly couldn’t say a word.
Yes, the Navy is their last straw.
If they cannot hold Malacca, they will have to rely on the navy to withdraw them to Tianzhu.
Therefore, it is crazy to plunge the navy into a losing war.
After calming down, he gave up the idea of letting the navy attack.
Looking at the shells that kept exploding on the fortifications, he said to the officer, “Go back and tell the soldiers to prepare for a charge. Instead of staying in the trench and waiting to die, it is better to launch an attack and let the Dasong people see the bravery of our Westerners!”