When the Indian infantry of the British Empire began to bravely launch a reverse charge with their backs to the artillery fire, Saigo, the Japs of the Aizu Domain, had stopped charging. It was not because they were afraid of death that they dared not charge, but because they were blocked by a barbed wire fence. .
It has to be said that these Indian infantrymen who charged against the enemy were very good at digging trenches, repairing fortifications, pulling barbed wire and laying landmines. Moreover, William, the first emperor of India, was also willing to spend money and gave many good things to the British and Indian soldiers in Malaya, and Penang Island was a defense focus of the Indian Empire in Malaya.
According to the plan, once the Indian Grand Fleet is defeated in the Strait of Malacca and shipping to Tamashii and Malacca City is blocked, Penang Island will become the most important lifeline for the British and Indian forces in Malaya. Therefore, the British and Indian forces’ defense layout on Penang Island The department is still very caring. It has everything it should have! Not only are there forward positions composed of trenches, barbed wire fences, minefields, and trenches, but also a fort was built on Betel Nut Mountain on the island, and 9.2-inch coastal defense cannons were deployed. Although the forts on the island had already been bombed by carrier-based aircraft, the four war patrols of the Ming Dynasty still did not dare to get too close. They only dared to fire artillery 10 kilometers away from the beachhead in the west of Penang Island.
Because the shelling distance was too far, the accuracy of the shooting was not high. Although the beach was plowed and most of the mines on the beach were detonated, the damage effect on the three barbed wire fences blocking the trench line of the British and Indian troops was not ideal. . So Aizu Saigo had no choice but to loudly summon two Japanese infantrymen with large iron pliers, and waited for them to cut the barbed wire fence before continuing the charge.
Before the barbed wire fence was cut, Aizu Saigo and the officers and soldiers of his White Tiger Brigade were all living targets for the enemy on the opposite side!
Although Xixiang had already crouched down to reduce the possibility of being hit, he was still so nervous that beads of sweat covered his head and face - at least one-third of the White Tigers' men were going to become gods this time, right? But it is worth it. In order to liberate India and "liberate the commission", it is completely acceptable to die a few people!
Saigo Jinyu even had the consciousness of becoming a god at this time.
But to his surprise, the British and Indian troops in the trench on the opposite side did not fire at them!
They had just rushed onto the beach, but before they were within range of the defenders' rifles and machine guns, bullets were raining down from the opposite side. But now that they can fight, why don't they fight?
When he was feeling strange, the barbed wire fence blocking the road had been cut. A Japanese soldier from the White Tigers shouted at him: "My lord, the barbed wire has been cut!"
"Yaoxi!" Xixiang Jinyong immediately stood up, pointed the sword forward again, and shouted: "Kill him..."
Just when Saigo Mingyong gave the charge order, the other three squadrons of the White Tigers also restarted the attack at several other breakthroughs in the barbed wire line. Seven to eight hundred Japanese soldiers rushed into the British and Indian troops like a whirlwind. The first trench of the garrison. The first thing you see is a perfectly constructed trench. Wooden piles have been driven into the trench walls on both sides to prevent collapse. At regular intervals, there are specially dug rifle shooting positions, machine gun fire points and Anti-blast hole. At most of the machine gun fire points, there is a brand new Vickers water-cooled heavy machine gun. The copper-cased bullets on the ammunition supply chain are shining brightly. They started cutting the barbed wire fence, so it was hard to say whether any of the hundreds of White Tiger officers and soldiers who rushed up in this wave could go back alive!
But why did such a complete and strong defense line, which had not suffered much damage due to the previous bombardment by Ming warships, give up? Could it be a scam?
Thinking of this, the Japs from the White Tigers climbed up the straight and steep trench walls one after another, then stuck their heads out and looked forward, and saw hundreds of figures, escaping chaotically towards the low Betel Mountain in the distance! Among them, the fastest runner is almost entering Betel Nut Mountain!
And behind them, dozens of corpses were left scattered. They must have been killed by the 155mm cannon fired by the Ming army destroyer on the sea when they fled in a panic! In addition, the new British bass rifle was missing everywhere...
It turns out that the British and Indian soldiers guarding the position were all brave men who only ran away when they saw the enemy, and most of them were brave men who ran very fast!
The Japanese soldiers, who were not tall enough to stand in the trenches dug by the Indians without even showing the hair on their heads, found that the Indians had run away, so they became braver. They climbed out of the trenches one by one and even trained. They prepared a battle formation and waited for the Xixiang family to give the order to launch a pursuit!
Saigo Jinyong also climbed out, holding his sword in the air. He hesitated for a moment, as if he was trying to determine whether there was an ambush on the low Betel Nut Mountain ahead. Finally, he pointed his sword forward and shouted loudly: "The first squadron and the second squadron are pursuing the enemy and entering the mountains!
The third squadron and the fourth squadron cleaned the battlefield and consolidated their positions.
Signal soldiers, signal to the sea, I have landed, the landing site is safe, the enemy is escaping to the mountains! "
On board the Shu Zhongwang, the flagship of the first aviation battle, Zhuge Weidao was holding a telescope to watch the scene of Ssangyong aircraft circling and dropping bombs over Pinang Mountain - Penang Island was an important stronghold operated by the British and Indian authorities in Malaya for many years, because It is located in the west of the Malay Peninsula and is not easily attacked by the Ming army. Therefore, the defense facilities on the island are not as good as those of Tamasi, but they still have something to offer. The most interesting one is the Pinang Mountain Fort! The construction of this fort started 100 years ago. In the following hundred years, the construction continued continuously. Not long ago, the British transported 9.2-inch coastal defense cannons from India and set them up among the forts on Pinang Mountain. superior.
And as long as this fort is captured, the Penang Island landing battle will be considered a victory!
Penang Island is close to the Malay Peninsula and is only a little over 2 kilometers away from the nearest point. The land of the Malay Peninsula close to Penang Island is not well fortified, so once Penang Island is captured, it is equivalent to landing on the land of the Malay Peninsula...
"Military gate, the Aizu division commander called. The first wave of landing has been successful. The landing site is already under the control of the White Tigers. The White Tigers have sent two squadrons to pursue Betel nut mountain! The Aizu division commander has sent Qinglong and Xuanwu. The two teams followed up and landed, and asked us to use 300mm artillery to bombard the Pinangshan Fort to support the White Tigers' exploratory attack!"
"What? Are you going to attack the Pinang Mountain Fort now? Isn't it too soon?"
Before Zhuge Weidao could say anything, Ma Xuchen beside him had already exclaimed.
"It can't be a scam, right?" Guo Xiaobao also felt something was wrong!
"Let's fight!" Zhuge Weidao said, "Give General Chen an order to fire half a base of high-explosive shells from each of the 4 Zhongwang-level 32 main guns, targeting the Betel Mountain Fort! Wang Wen, send out 2 more squadrons The SsangYong aircraft went to the ferry east of Penang Island to bomb!"
"Bombing the ferry?" Wang Wen was stunned, "Military Gate, according to intelligence, the main force of the British and Indian troops in Penang are on Penang Island, so there will be no British and Indian military reinforcements from the Malay Peninsula to Penang Island in a short time. of."
"I know!" Zhuge Weidao nodded, "But the Indian soldiers on Penang Island will escape... They may have already started to escape!"
"Already started to run away? Isn't this too weak?" Wang Wen was doubtful.
"Hurry up and send planes to blow it up!" Zhuge Weidao said with a smile, "If it's too late, it'll be too late!"
"Yes, Junmen!"
Zhuge Weidao underestimated the enemy a little this time. Although the British Indian soldiers stationed on Penang Island were weak, they were not so weak that they fled only after seeing the wind. They were still brave Indian soldiers who only fled after seeing "ghosts".
So when the Ming Dynasty's Ssangyong aircraft went to bomb the ferry, these Indian soldiers were still firing randomly with their new Bess rifles on the Pinang Mountain Fort!
But that's all they could do. When they found that their only escape route was being bombed, and a large number of "Japanese soldiers" had already landed on land, they would soon be reinforcing the lead of the "Japanese soldiers" When the troops arrived, the garrison of a brigade collapsed decisively. Most of them bravely raised their arms...
