2766 Disembark and break through
The sound of cannons rumbling, and the sound of killing in the East Friesian Islands is revived!
The Prussian First Army, which suddenly arrived, mobilized almost all the horses around Wilhelmshaven and all the surrounding horses. No matter when the military and civilians heard that the army was going to rescue the Chinese warships fighting alone, no one felt sorry for him. Even ordinary farmers dedicated the only pack horses in their homes.
It was precisely because of the gathering of all the transportation tools of the military and civilians that the First Army could kill Spike Island in the shortest time!
What I want to thank is the church’s bells one after another. It is the bells that guide the direction in the darkness and guide the Prussian soldiers to the most intense place of the war.
The French did not expect the Prussian army to react so quickly. This was the most effective communication tool for humans at the end of the 19th century. Once the Prussian telegraph network was cut off, the long East Frisian archipelago in the dark night would be the maze of the Prussian army.
There is no effective communication, no modern transportation network, and there will be no cars!
The East Friesia Islands are a narrow archipelago that stretches for 80 kilometers. On such a long coastline, it is quite difficult to locate the main force of the French army, that is, the main battlefield!
Night battles have been a taboo for the army since ancient times. There is no confidence. There are not many famous generals who dare to throw heavy troops into the middle of the night. In the history of human wars, nine of the ten wars happened during the day. The uncertainty of night battles is too great!
But today is an exception. Prussia is fighting on its own land and has the support of all the people. It was with the support of countless ordinary people that the First Army took only three hours to accurately kill from Wilhelmshaven to the main battlefield of Spicke Island.
Countless women and children knelt on the ground to thank the church for God's blessing, and the white-haired priest was even more excited and burst into tears!
"God has not abandoned us! God is watching this war! Miracles will always be there!"
The priest pulled the bell rope even harder, and the rapid sound of the bell was like a charge drum, inspiring the First Army to quickly enter the battle.
There were more and more artillery soldiers, and field guns were removed from the carriage, turned the guns and opened fire on the opposite Spike Island, and the beach suddenly filled with smoke!
The fishermen who grew up here for generations were not idle either. Just as women and children were praying, these men mobilized all the fishing boats in the fishing village to escort the soldiers of the First Army to launch a counterattack on Spike Island regardless of the danger.
Previously, fifty or sixty fishing boats were withdrawn from Spike Island, and the fishing villages on the other side of the mainland could also mobilize similar numbers. In a short time, there were spectacular scenes of hundreds of boats competing in the strait.
Almost every fishing boat is filled with soldiers. Although the narrow fishing boat can only squeeze in at most twenty people, more than one hundred fishing boats can transport two thousand general soldiers to grab the beach at one time.
Spike Island is very close to the mainland. The so-called strait is actually just a recessed bay more than a thousand meters wide. Fishermen familiar with the sea conditions can send 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 arranged fortifications to the strait, but hail-like shells disrupted their military formation. These French troops had not even repaired the simplest sandbag wall. The first batch of Pu army had jumped into the sea and started attacking the beach.
Slap... Soldiers on both sides began to shoot each other along the coastline, and soldiers were shot and fell down almost every second!
On top of their heads, the Pu army's artillery shells were drawn in long trajectories and rushed towards the French. The explosion of figures came one after another!
"Suppress these Prussians! They don't have much force, we have an absolute advantage!"
The battle situation on the beach suddenly became anxious. Since fishing boats could only bring two thousand general soldiers ashore at a time, the French army still had the advantage in terms of troops.
However, the Prussian army eventually took advantage of artillery. The Krupp rear-mounted cannons on the other side of the strait gathered more and more. Under the operation of well-trained artillery, artillery shells can always be concentrated in the most densely packed places of the French army!
The French army has the advantage in military strength, but the General Army's artillery is stronger! It's just that both sides are so arrogant!
The sudden change temporarily caused Zhiyuan to fall into silence, but in just a few seconds there was a burst of cheers!
"Here is here! The Allies are finally here! Long live... The national fortune is still there! The Chinese people's national fortune is still there!"
"Surrender? Go, grandma, I want me to surrender? Wait for the next life..."
The Zhiyuan changed his face immediately. The sailors took out Mauser's rifles and various pistols, and shot in a mess at the French troops who were about to board the ship in the sea.
Papa... The bullets shot into the sea, and the French troops who just wanted to humiliate the Chinese soldiers were beaten and dizzy.
Although the artillery on Zhiyuan had all the shells, the soldiers still had rifles. Even if the rifles were all burned, we still had bayonets!
The reinforcements have arrived, and the fool surrenders!
"Damn it, put away the white flag... no no no no... bring it to me!"
Jin Sanshun grabbed the white flag with one hand, pressed it under his nose and started blowing his nose. Finally, he raised his hand and threw it into the sea!
"Continue to fight! Remove the last ones in the bottom cabin and blow it up! Hahaha... It's really a turn of things! There's no way to go!"
During 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... can't guard anymore..."
"Since... since everyone is unwilling to surrender, then take... and fight out!"
"Strong attack...strengthen attacks Spike Island... and unite with the Pu army...abandon the Zhiyuan is also a way!"
Boom boom boom... Before Xiang Ying could answer, the cruiser of the Yuanfa Army opened fire again. These French navy, which were extremely angry, could no longer bear the capriciousness of the Zhiyuan. They were determined to sank the warship that made them feel humiliated!
No matter how thick the steel armor of Zhiyuan was, it could not withstand the shelling that lasted for more than six hours. In this round of shelling, the hull on the port side of Zhiyuan, which faced the sea, was finally blown through a crack that was one finger wide.
The huge vibration made all the soldiers on the deck untenable, and some were even directly shocked into the sea.
"Captain...the sailor room was blown through...the armor was blown through a crack...it could not hold it back!"
If you don’t leave, it’s really too late. Xiang Ying yelled, “Since you don’t want to be a prisoner, then follow me to fight out!”
The Zhiyuan only has more than 200 war-capable crew members, but they want to cross the entire Spike Island and join the Pu army on the southeast bank. What a crazy move, but there is no choice!
It is impossible to surrender again, because the arrival of reinforcements made them see hope. These naval officers and soldiers who were so proud that they could bow their heads anymore!
The French will no longer accept the surrender of the Chinese. They have completely lost patience and no longer want to delay time!
"Send a signal to Pu Jun... Tell them that we are going to break through to them... Let them respond to us..."
Chapter completed!