Chapter 236 The formation of a siege network

Although under the orders of Division Commander Fritz, the firepower of the Australasian army has been much restrained. Most of the artillery and machine guns are on standby, and only the rifles in the hands of the soldiers are used to fight back. new

However, the Lee-Enfield rifle is one of the most powerful rifles at this stage. Coupled with the well-trained Australasian soldiers, a single encounter caused a lot of casualties to the indigenous soldiers.

Of course, the Portuguese army is not without results. The battle line has advanced to more than a hundred meters in front of the Australasian position. Even the indigenous soldiers rushing at the front can already see the calm expressions of the Australasians.

However, since approaching the Australasian position, the Portuguese army has been blocked here.

No matter how brave the indigenous soldiers charged, they could not advance the battle line even one meter.

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

Without any further hesitation, the Portuguese general directly ordered all Portuguese soldiers to follow. The war had entered a white-hot stage, and it was foolish to retain strength.

Seeing the increasing pressure on the frontline positions, Commander Fritz became more and more satisfied.

Only by dragging the attention of the vast majority of the Portuguese army to the position can Division Commander Fritz's roundabout and outflanking tactics truly succeed.

Now that the Portuguese army has fully committed to the war, General Fritz also ordered the soldiers not to hide too much, but also to let the Portuguese see the machine guns and artillery of Australasia.

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

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

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

When the encirclement network is formally formed, it is time for these Portuguese to see the true strength of the Australasian army.

The sound of artillery fire and crossfire on the battlefield completely covered up the sound of the airship taking off. The Portuguese soldiers and generals also focused their attention on the battlefield, and did not notice that there were three invisible white dots flying quietly towards the far rear of Goa. Sky.

The Portuguese army had almost twice the number of Australasian soldiers, but the number of Portuguese weapons and artillery was far inferior to that of Australasia.

Under the orders of Division Commander Fritz, the purpose and function of the artillery was only to suppress the Portuguese artillery positions, and the target was not placed on the Portuguese army for the time being.

In addition, the Second Division is still in a state of holding back and fighting, 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 addition of Portuguese soldiers, but still maintained a balance and could not advance even an inch. He said with some urgency: "First find the enemy's artillery positions and machine gun positions, and after removing their heavy weapons, the Australians The people of Galactia are lambs to the slaughter.”

Unfortunately, despite this truth, the number of Portuguese artillery and the advanced level of artillery are not as good as those of the Australasian army. Often, just after discovering the artillery positions in Australasia, the artillery positions on their side have already been attacked. bombing.

And Australasia has many semi-automatic artillery. The coverage and firepower of this artillery are simply not something ordinary artillery can compete with.

The Portuguese artillery troops could not hold their heads up under the suppression of the Second Division's artillery troops. Due to the lack of artillery support on the front line, they were pushed back some distance.

Seeing that the artillery was ineffective in suppressing the enemy, the Portuguese general was a little annoyed and could only place his hope on the frontal battlefield.

However, the weapons and ammunition reserves of the Australasian army are very sufficient, and because they keep fighting, they are not afraid of the consumption of ammunition at all.

On the contrary, for the Portuguese army, transporting 20,000 troops required the Portuguese government to mobilize a large number of transport fleets, leaving little room for transporting weapons, equipment and ammunition. New 𝟼𝟿 Book Bar→𝟼𝟿𝚜𝚑𝚞𝚡.𝚌𝚘𝚖

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

After another stalemate for a period of time, the Portuguese general's face darkened, and he gradually began to think about retreating.

Judging from the current situation, the Australasian army in Portuguese India cannot be conquered by their own army. At least they have to wait until the arrival of the next batch of Portuguese reinforcements before they can try to capture Goa again.

But how could General Firitz get what he wanted? After seeing the Portuguese army's offensive pause, Division Commander Firitz immediately ordered the soldiers to reduce the frequency of firing, pretending to be running out of ammunition.

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 the indigenous soldiers to test the situation of the Australasians.

Seeing that the strategy was effective, Commander Fritz asked the soldiers to hold back and fight again, even more frequently than at the beginning. In addition to a few machine guns still firing on the position, there were only scattered rifles.

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Although there is machine gun suppression, the firepower of a single machine gun is no longer so consistent, and it seems that there is insufficient follow-up.

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

The indigenous soldiers didn't know why, but the supervising team behind them wouldn't let them think too much, so they could only rush towards the enemy's position one after another.

Amidst the heavy casualties of the indigenous soldiers, the Portuguese soldiers also rarely advanced the battle line to less than a hundred meters away from the Australasian defense positions.

Seeing that his suspicion might have come true, the Portuguese general immediately gave up the idea of ​​​​retreating and asked the frontline troops to step up the charge, and the rear troops also joined the frontline.

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

Division Commander Firiz has been patiently waiting for a response from the reserve forces. If gunshots are heard from the rear of the Portuguese army, it will be the last moment of this war.

The firepower of the Australasian army was never increased in order to hold the Portuguese at bay.

This also caused the Portuguese soldiers to get closer and closer to the position. At the latest, they were only more than 60 meters away.

Commander Fritz could even see the excitement of the Portuguese and the relief of the indigenous soldiers. If the distance was any closer, Commander Fritz was worried whether the spittle from their shouts would spray over them.

boom! Bang bang bang!

As a series of familiar gunshots came from the rear of the Portuguese army, Division Commander Fritz was overjoyed and quickly ordered: "Everyone should stop holding back and use all your strength to kill these damn enemies!"

Da da da! boom!

Suddenly, all Australasian artillery and machine guns opened fire instantly, and the intensity was even several times that of the previous fighting period.

Such a sound sounded very beautiful to the ears of the Australasian soldiers, but to the ears of the Portuguese soldiers, it was really a death note.

The Portuguese general was in a panic at this time. Before he could figure out what was going on with the gunshots coming from the rear, the intensity of the Australasian counterattack on the front line increased several times.

That kind of powerful firepower has never been seen before. Where is the weakness and lack of ammunition before?

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

"The whole army retreats, the whole army retreats! Everyone evacuates to the coast, where our fleet will protect you." The Portuguese general ordered quickly.

Fortunately, the Portuguese fleet has not left yet. If these soldiers can successfully retreat to the coast, they will be able to receive artillery support from the navy.

It's a pity that Commander Firitz has worked hard to endure it for so long, just to try his best not to let any Portuguese soldiers go.

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.

There were heavy casualties on the front line, and enemies were surrounding them in the rear. The Portuguese army panicked for a while. There were even a large number of panicked Portuguese soldiers and indigenous soldiers who dispersed in all directions, but were killed by the Australasian army ambushing around them.

"Don't panic, don't be chaotic! These Australasians in the rear don't have heavy weapons, and they are going to break out towards the rear with all their strength! As long as we return to the coast, we will be safe. Supervisory team, listen, if there are any people who break up and don't obey the command, we will directly Kill!" The Portuguese general tried to stabilize the morale of the army and look for a chance of survival in such a terrible scene.

This is indeed the most suitable path. Because of the need to rush outflank, 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 does not have heavy weapons, and it is relatively better to break through.

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

What allowed him to successfully lead this army came from his status as a general and the order of Carlos I.

However, the large number of casualties in the army has already disheartened many people, especially the indigenous soldiers. If the supervising team had not killed several indigenous soldiers trying to escape, I am afraid that the few remaining indigenous soldiers would have been dispersed long ago.

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

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