The armored chariot troops rolled over the trenches, destroyed the fortifications, and wiped out all the British "thieves" who dared to stand in front of them.
After a day of bloody battles, the soldiers of the Ming Army's First Mixed Brigade and Second Mixed Brigade who landed had already created a deep and wide gap in the Brisbane militia's beach defense line.
Although many armored chariots broke down on the battlefield or got stuck in beaches and trenches. However, there was still an advance detachment composed of more than a hundred armored vehicles of various types, which continued to advance in depth, including the "invulnerable" wheeled assault gun vehicle that Yang Xiuqing was on!
The British army guarding Brisbane hastily mobilized a battalion of reserves and some cavalry artillery from the rear areas, and also mobilized several companies from Murderer's Beach, Kidnapper's Beach, and Arsonist's Beach in an attempt to counterattack or block. gap.
But they were all repulsed by the firepower of the armored chariots. After a night of fierce fighting, the "thieves' army" left numerous corpses along the way, and a large number of technical weapons were destroyed.
A cavalry artillery detachment drawn from Brisbane Fortress happened to run into the Ming army's wheeled armored chariot advance team on its way to the front. Immediately there was a one-sided massacre. The British cavalry artillery detachment had no time to deploy and was attacked by firepower from wheeled armored vehicles!
In less than half an hour, the last mobile artillery unit of the British Army in Brisbane was completely wiped out.
Dead men, dead horses, and mutilated and damaged cannons were piled up and down on the road where the armored fighting vehicles had charged. It seemed to herald the sunset of the British Empire and the disastrous defeat of Emperor William!
The advance armored fighting vehicle detachment had already attacked the gates of Brisbane Fortress at three or four o'clock in the morning the next day.
Several companies under the direct jurisdiction of the Brisbane Fortress Headquarters and the troops of the headquarters carried out desperate resistance relying on the wall fortifications of the old bastion.
However, the armored fighting vehicle detachment was not in a hurry to attack the city wall.
Instead, they just blocked several key passages in and out of the fortress, and then waited for the arrival of follow-up troops.
And in the early morning of that day, the Ming army fleet covering dozens of square miles on the sea once again launched a landing operation!
This time they landed at Murderer's Beach - this beach is next to Robbers' Beach, and the former has been completely controlled by the Ming army. Therefore, at the same time as the sea landing was launched, the Ming army, which had previously landed on the robber beach, also deployed a mixed reinforced battalion to launch a side attack on the "thief army" stationed on the murderer's beach.
Being attacked from both sides, and with their lairs raided, not only the defenders of the Murderer's Beach were unwilling to fight, but the defenders of the Arsonist's Beach and the Kidnapper's Beach also collapsed.
The road leading from these three beaches to the Brisbane Fortress has become an out-and-out road of death, with blockades in front, pursuers behind, and aircraft bombings in the sky. The three thousand thieves and troops below had no way to escape. In the end, they could only turn into piles of corpses, lying quietly in the Australian wilderness, waiting to rot!
By this time, the British army's front line in Brisbane had almost ceased to exist. The only thing they could rely on was the Brisbane Fortress itself. Several long-range artillery deployed on this fortress could cover nearby areas. Port of Brisbane.
Therefore, as long as the Ming army cannot capture or destroy the Brisbane Fortress, they will have no way to transport large quantities of supplies and troops ashore through Brisbane.
Then their logistics will not be smooth!
And once the Brisbane Fortress falls... the Ming army will come in a steady stream!
At this time, the British army was already panicking.
Their original plan was based on the fact that the Brisbane Fortress could be held for a long time, and that the Ming army that landed could not obtain supplies on the spot.
But now the British beach defense line in Brisbane collapsed too quickly, and there was no time to strengthen the wall and clear the field. This resulted in many farms around Brisbane Fortress being completely captured by the Ming army - those farms more or less stored grain and fodder, as well as many precious livestock!
With these things, the Ming army at least did not have to worry about food and drink.
Moreover, the losses of the British army in Brisbane were too great! Four infantry battalions and one infantry battalion in reserve to guard the beach, plus two artillery
The camp was almost completely wiped out. The number of remaining troops is too small. Even if all the female exiles and elderly exiles from the escape fortress are integrated into the army, there will not be much cannon fodder...
If the Ming army wants to launch a strong attack next, the Brisbane Fortress will not be able to maintain it for long.
In addition, the situation of the Ming Army's armored tanks reported by the British Army in Brisbane made General Hugh Gough, who was very sensitive to new weapons and tactics, aware of the huge danger!
The Ming army's armored chariots look very powerful...can the Australian and British cavalry deal with them?
That armored vehicle...can it be knocked over with a cavalry spear?
If the British cavalry troops could not deal with the armored vehicles, then Hugh Gough's plan to engage in mobile warfare with the Ming army would be completely in vain.
We can't fight a mobile war... Do we have to stay in the Sydney Fortress and wait for reinforcements from the United Kingdom?
Feeling that something was wrong, General Hugh Gough, the commander-in-chief of the British Army in Australia, even ignored the British Army's tradition of obeying the command of the government and parliament. In a telegram sent to London, he directly made suggestions to Emperor William and the Duke of Wellington. ——Either negotiate peace with Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, while you still have enough chips in your hand to negotiate!
Or risk sending out the Royal Navy to transport more British and Indian troops to Australia!
Otherwise, Australia simply cannot persist until the British Empire's heart is to launch a large number of battleships into service.
Once Australia falls, the British Empire will have very few bargaining chips left...
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"No, now is not the time for peace talks! I will never accept the peace conditions of losing Australia and dividing India... The British Empire will never accept such conditions, let alone give up its own glory and dreams! Otherwise, the British Empire will It will exist in name only and will never be a great country again!"
In St. James's Palace, Emperor William was furious.
The telegram sent by Hugh Gough almost drove him into despair... Emperor William was a real emperor! Of course he knew how much of a blow going to Australia would have on his imperial power?
He also knew that Victoria could get married, and he had ruined the old man's truth that no one wanted!
Once the British Empire was forced to sue for peace, its emperor was done.
For Emperor William, who had tasted the sweetness of power, there was not much difference between losing imperial power and killing him.
In order to preserve his power, William IV immediately called the Duke of Wellington and Sir Hardy to his palace after receiving Gough's telegram.
Then in the palace, the two big bosses of the British Empire's Navy and Army made it clear that they would refuse peace talks and would fight to the end!
"Your Majesty the Emperor, the current situation..."
"Duke, what do you think?" Emperor William interrupted Sir Hardy, who was about to change the subject, and directly threw the question to the Duke of Wellington.
The Duke of Wellington had already thought about this matter, so he answered with certainty: "From now on, please give orders directly to the Marquis of Gough... No matter what your order is, the British government and army will still The Royal Navy will support you unconditionally!"
Emperor William looked at Sir Hardy again. Sir Hardy quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Royal Navy awaits your orders!"
"Very good!" Emperor William felt that he was still in control and breathed a sigh of relief, "Then order Marquis Goff to send troops!
He must fight the Ming army according to the original plan... This is my order! "
