The sound of cannons rumbles, and the killing sounds begin again in the East Frisian Islands!
The Prussian left-behind First Army suddenly arrived and mobilized almost all the horses in Wilhelmshaven and surrounding areas. When the soldiers and civilians heard that the army was going to rescue the Chinese warships fighting alone, no one felt sorry for them, not even the ordinary farmers. He dedicated his family's only packhorse.
It was by gathering all the means of transportation of the military and civilians that the First Army was able to reach Spike Island in the shortest time!
What is even more grateful is the church bells that rang one after another. It was the bells that pointed the way in the dark night and guided the Prussian soldiers to the place where the battle was most intense.
The French did not expect that the Prussian army would respond so quickly. This was the end of the 19th century, and the most effective communication tool for mankind was the telegraph. Once the Prussian telegraph network was cut off, the long East Frisian Islands in the dark would be The Prussian Army's Labyrinth.
There is no effective communication, no modern transportation network, and no cars!
The East Frisian Islands is a long and narrow archipelago, stretching for 80 kilometers. On such a long coastline, it is quite difficult to locate the main force of the French army, which is the main battlefield!
Night battles have been a taboo for the military since ancient times. There is no complete certainty. Not many famous generals dare to invest heavy troops in the middle of the night. In the history of human wars, nine out of ten wars took place during the day. The uncertainty of night battles is too great. !
But today is an exception. Prussia is fighting on its own soil. It has the support of all the people. It is precisely with the support of countless ordinary people that the First Army accurately killed from Wilhelmshaven to Spiegel in just three hours. The main battlefield of Ke Island.
Countless women and children knelt on the ground facing the church to thank God for His blessing, and the white-haired priest was so excited that tears filled his eyes!
"God has not abandoned us! God is watching this war! Miracles are always there!"
The priest pulled the bell rope harder, and the rapid sound of the bell was like a charging drum, inspiring the First Army to quickly enter the battle.
There were more and more artillery. The field artillery was unloaded from the carriage, turned its muzzle and fired at the Speke Island opposite. The beach was suddenly filled with smoke!
The fishermen who had grown up here for generations were not idle. While the women and children were praying, these men mobilized all the fishing boats in the fishing village and began to escort the soldiers of the First Army to launch a counterattack on Spike Island regardless of the danger.
Fifty or sixty fishing boats had been withdrawn from Spike Island before, and a similar number could be mobilized in the fishing villages on the mainland on the other side. In a short period of time, there was a spectacular scene of hundreds of fishing boats competing in the strait.
Almost every fishing boat was crowded with soldiers. Although a small fishing boat could only hold a dozen people at most, more than a hundred fishing boats could transport two thousand Prussian troops to the beach at a time.
Spike Island is very close to the mainland. The so-called strait is actually just a shallow bay more than a thousand meters wide. Fishermen who are familiar with the sea conditions can send the soldiers to the opposite side in less than a quarter of an hour!
The sudden changes on the battlefield frightened the French army. The French army on the island immediately turned their guns and deployed defenses on the side of the strait. However, the hail-like shells disrupted their military formation. The sandbag wall was not repaired, and the first group of Prussian troops had already jumped into the sea and started attacking the beach.
Bang bang bang... Soldiers from both sides started shooting at each other along the coastline. Soldiers were shot and fell down almost every second!
And above their heads, the Prussian artillery shells drew a long trajectory and screamed towards the French, and human figures appeared one after another in the explosion of fire!
"Suppress these Prussians! They don't have much strength, and we have an absolute advantage!"
The battle situation on the beach suddenly became anxious. Since the fishing boats could only bring two thousand Prussian troops ashore at a time, the French army still had the advantage in terms of strength.
But the Prussian army finally took advantage of the artillery. More and more Krupp breech-loaded steel cannons gathered across the strait. Under the operation of well-trained artillery, the artillery shells could always concentrate where the French army was densest!
The French army has the upper hand, but the Prussian artillery is stronger! Both sides are talking about being on top of each other!
The sudden change caused the Zhiyuan to fall into silence temporarily, but a few seconds later there was a burst of cheers!
"Here they come! The Allies are finally here! Long live...the national destiny is still there! The Chinese national destiny is still there!"
"Surrender? Damn your grandma, you want me to surrender? Just wait for the next life..."
The Zhiyuan suddenly changed its face. The sailors took out their Mauser rifles and various pistols and fired indiscriminately at the French troops in the sea who were about to board the ship.
Bang bang... the bullets shot into the sea water, and those French soldiers who just wanted to humiliate the Chinese soldiers were stunned.
Although the artillery on the Zhiyuan has run out of shells, the soldiers still have rifles. Even if the rifles run out of bullets, we still have bayonets!
Reinforcements have arrived, only a fool surrenders!
"Damn it, put the white flag away...no no no...bring it to me!"
Jin Sanshun grabbed the white flag, put it under his nose and started blowing his nose. Finally, he raised his hand and threw it into the sea!
"Keep fighting! Remove the last thing from the bottom of the tank and blow it up! Hahaha... What a twist! There is no end to the road!"
In the carnival of the whole ship, Lin Zhen also woke up from his coma. With the help of the soldiers, he walked onto the deck: "Captain... abandon the ship... we can't defend it any longer..."
"Since...since no one is willing to surrender, then take...brothers and kill them out!"
"Strengthening... storming Spike Island... uniting with the Prussian troops... abandoning the Zhiyuan is also a way!"
Boom boom boom... Before Xiang Ying could answer, the French cruiser in the distance opened fire again. These extremely angry French navy could no longer bear the capriciousness of the Zhiyuan, and they were determined to sink the ship. Their much-disgraced battleship!
No matter how thick the Zhiyuan's steel armor was, it could not withstand the shelling that lasted for more than six hours. In this round of shelling, the Zhiyuan's port side facing the sea was finally blasted through a finger-wide crack.
The huge vibration made all the soldiers on the deck unable to stand, and some were even knocked directly into the sea.
"Captain...the sailor's room was blown through...the armor was blasted through a crack...it can't stand it anymore!"
If you don't leave, it will be too late. Xiang Ying yelled, "Since you don't want to be a prisoner, then follow me and fight out!"
The Zhiyuan only has more than 200 combatable crew members at this moment, but it wants to cross the entire Speke Island and join the Prussian army on the southeast coast. What a crazy move, but it is also a decision without a choice!
It is no longer possible to surrender, because the arrival of reinforcements has given them hope. These naval officers and soldiers who are proud to the core can no longer bow their heads!
The French will no longer accept the surrender of the Chinese. They have completely lost their patience and no longer want to delay time!
"Send a signal flare to the Prussian army...tell them that we are going to break out of them...and ask them to meet us..."
"Brothers! Get off the boat!"
