Although there were only more than 3,000 troops that were successfully gathered, the Portuguese general had no choice at this time.
Seeing that the Australasian troops on the front line have rushed out, there are a large number of Australasians chasing and blocking them behind them.
Under such circumstances, if you don't run away early and continue to gather the remaining defeated generals, you will simply be waiting for death. The smart Portuguese general chose the most reasonable method, which is to break out with the people he has gathered now.
Most of the soldiers gathered by the Portuguese generals were Portuguese, but about a quarter were indigenous soldiers.
The Portuguese general is not stupid either. The road to break out is very difficult, so letting these indigenous soldiers explore the road and break out is the best way.
After randomly choosing a direction close to the coast, the Portuguese general took the remaining defeated soldiers he gathered and broke out towards the coast.
Long before the roundabout outflank, Division Commander Fritz specifically gave instructions on the enemy's possible retreat routes.
The coast is the most likely retreat target for the Portuguese army. After all, the interior is British India, and the British do not have such a good relationship with Portugal in India.
Because of this, the largest number of outflanking troops were on the coast, and two heavy machine guns and many grenades were successfully allocated.
The Portuguese general thought he had found a way out, but unexpectedly he became the greatest military achievement in the eyes of the Australasian soldiers.
After more than ten minutes of fierce fighting, the defeated troops gathered by the Portuguese general suffered heavy casualties. The remaining people could no longer hold on and quickly threw down their weapons and shouted to surrender.
It's a pity that the Australasian soldiers can't understand Portuguese. Even if these Portuguese soldiers look like they are about to surrender, they still carry out the orders given to them by the commander and try not to leave any survivors alive.
On the other side, the soldiers on the front line commanded by Division Commander Fritz had already rushed out and were chasing and intercepting the disintegrated Portuguese army.
It is not a good thing to allow these broken troops to flee. These broken troops can also cause casualties to the Australasian army in the dark.
Even if they dare not attack the Australasian army, it is still an uncontrollable force.
The previous offensive and defensive battles caused the Portuguese army to lose at least 8,000 people, 70% of whom were indigenous soldiers.
In addition to the more than 3,000 broken troops collected by the Portuguese general, there were still 8,000 or 9,000 broken troops scattered on the frontal battlefield, which was also the target of Division Commander Fritz's pursuit.
Fortunately, the airships in the sky can also provide fire support, and can also detect the specific escape direction of the defeated troops.
Through the airship bombardment in the sky, Commander Fritz could easily find out where the defeated troops were, and then lead the soldiers to encircle and suppress them.
The war continued from the afternoon to the evening, and finally the sound of artillery fire and fighting gradually stopped.
Seeing that the night was getting darker, Division Commander Fritz decisively ordered the troops to retreat and wait until the next morning to search again.
The long war made the soldiers very tired. Division Commander Fritz said nothing. In addition to having more than a thousand soldiers on the second line to be on guard and patrolling, other soldiers could count the number of people, casualties and ammunition consumption according to the establishment. , and then you can rest on your own.
Although Division Commander Fritz returned to his command room, he did not rest. Instead, he patiently waited for the casualty count of the troops.
After more than half an hour, each unit gradually counted their casualties and reported them to Fritz's headquarters.
This offensive and defensive war should be the war with the most casualties since the founding of Australasia, and also the war with the greatest results.
First, on the Australasian side, the army of nearly 10,000 people suffered more than 700 casualties, including more than 100 dead, more than 200 seriously injured, and the rest were lightly and moderately injured.
There is a Portuguese fleet stationed outside the sea area, and it is impossible to use transport ships to send these wounded people back to the country for treatment.
But fortunately, Commander Fritz also owns three airships, so there is no problem in accommodating nearly 400 moderately and seriously injured people.
The treatment of the seriously wounded was very urgent. Commander Fritz ordered the airship soldiers to carry all the wounded to the airship and set sail immediately to send the wounded back to the country for treatment.
When the airship comes back, it can bring some supplies and convey orders from home.
As for the remaining more than 200 lightly wounded people, most of them were only affected by artillery fragments and scratches from stray bullets. They did not lose much combat effectiveness and could simply be bandaged.
Compared with the human losses, the ammunition consumption in this war was actually not large, at least compared to the offensive and defensive battle in Portuguese Timor, the ammunition consumption was not large.
After all, during most of the battle, the Australasian army was in a state of retreat, so the consumption of ammunition was naturally unlikely to be high.
Fortunately, a large amount of weapons, ammunition, food and medical supplies had been hoarded in Portuguese India before. The losses in today's war were not large. At least judging from the supplies currently hoarded, it would not be a problem to carry out several more such wars.
Although the specific casualties of the Portuguese are not clear, the vast majority of today's Portuguese army has been killed, and the scattered Portuguese soldiers are not even one-tenth of the total number of the army.
The scattered Portuguese soldiers could no longer pose a threat to Australasia. They only needed to conduct another clearing operation and they would have little resistance.
Now the real trouble for Commander Fritz had become the Portuguese fleet off the coast.
Although the Portuguese navy is not on the world stage, it is still stronger than the current Australasian navy.
If these Portuguese navies do not leave, then the ports in Portuguese India will not be able to resume traffic, and the only way Commander Fritz can obtain logistics is by airship.
However, I believe that some dispersed Portuguese soldiers can still return to the coast. After they convey the results of the complete defeat of the army, I believe that the Portuguese fleet will not stay on the coast of Portuguese India for long.
Thinking of this, General Fritz sent a telegram to the country, describing the entire process of the war in detail, and seeking Arthur's next instructions.
After waiting for a while and not receiving a call back from China, Commander Fritz chose to take a rest. After all, there was more heavy work in the new day.
When Arthur received the telegram, it was already the next morning.
It's not that the transmission of telegrams is so slow. In fact, the telegram from Division Commander Fritz was received at midnight last night.
But after all, the telegram was good news and not that urgent, so Minister Kent decided not to disturb Arthur's sleep, but chose to report early the next morning.
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