Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 942

[Chapter 942 New Uses of Naval Cannons]

waves rolled and hit the battleship hull.

After four days of sailing, the outline of New South Wales gradually became clear.

On the deck, Zhao Xu put down the binoculars and narrowed his eyes.

Through the mouths of captured British officers, they learned that the Allied forces had provided 30,000 front-loading rifles to Oliver, Governor of the Australian mainland.

Oliver kept 22,000 for himself, and the rest were distributed among Hedland and Queensland.

In this way, in this final decisive battle, what they need to focus on is the regular British army and militia equipped with rifled guns.

“Directly occupy the port. After stationing at the port, let the troop carrier go back and bring the Marine Corps soldiers from Queensland.” Zhao Xu pondered for a moment and gave the order.

This time, his fleet was only capable of transporting 8,000 soldiers, while Gong Ying’s fleet was capable of transporting 12,000 soldiers.

In other words, their first batch of troops to arrive in New South Wales was 20,000 people.

Therefore, he thought it would be sufficient to transport 12,000 people from Queensland.

Hedlund’s soldiers were unnecessary.

Because this coming and going will delay too much time.

The most important thing is that he believes that the strength of more than 30,000 troops is enough to take New South Wales.

After all, through the war between Hedland and Queensland, everyone from the soldiers to the generals realized this.

Although British soldiers are more difficult to deal with than the powerful army, they have a higher will to fight.

But in terms of individual soldier ability, they do not have an advantage, and even because the training of Marine Corps soldiers is more standardized and strict, they are slightly inferior.

Moreover, due to the breech-loading gun of the Qin-style rifle, the Marine Corps’ combat methods are more flexible, which makes their combat methods very clumsy.

At the same time, he made this choice for another reason.

Only light weapons such as Qin-style rifles and grenades were used in the war between Hedland and Queensland.

The war in New South Wales, he decided to throw artillery.

This time, they did not carry field guns, so the source of the artillery was the naval guns of the battleship.

This is a common situation in contemporary nineteenth-century warfare.

The red cannons in the Qing Dynasty were actually naval guns.

After occupying the port, while the troop carrier returned to Queensland, during this time, the soldiers could dismantle some naval guns and use them to bombard the opponent’s trench positions.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Zhou Yi replied yes.

The fleet continued south and then west.

After a while, a huge bay appeared in front of them.

This bay is similar in shape to the bays outside Manila.

But the area is much larger.

This is exactly the port of New South Wales.

Through the narrow entrance of only six kilometers, they can enter the bay.

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at the same time.

The huge fleet sailing along the coast has been spotted by British soldiers in charge of scouting.

The news quickly spread to the city of New South Wales.

“Dang bang bang.” The sound of alarm bells rang through New South Wales.

“Hedland and Queensland fell so quickly, this, how is this possible!”

Oliver’s face was livid in the Governor’s Mansion.

In his plan, Hedland and Queensland can at least block Da Song’s army for two or three months and cause some damage to Da Song’s army.

However, now, in just half a month, the Dasong Fleet has reached New South Wales.

“It’s surprising, but it’s true.” Joseph also frowned.

Oliver was silent for a while, and the surprise in his eyes gradually turned into cruelty. He said: “They shouldn’t think that they can occupy New South Wales after taking Hedland and Queensland. I want them to pay the price in blood here.”

Turning his head to Joseph, he said, “Let the soldiers and prisoners gather, it’s time for them to taste the blood.”

“Yes, governor.” Joseph looked calm.

It is this kind of calm character that makes him deeply trusted by Oliver.

Oliver nodded and emphasized, “Remember, those condemned prisoners deserve to die, so there is no need to sympathize with them.”

Joseph pursed his lips, “I will use them at the right time.”

Due to the vast colony’s exist.

The felons in Britain were lucky enough to escape the death penalty and were exiled to the Australian mainland to play their aftermath.

The place where the most serious criminals gather is naturally New South Wales, which is in charge of Oliver himself.

Facing the threat of Dasong’s army, Oliver gathered these felons according to his idea, and gave them flintlock guns.

And these prisoner soldiers will serve as death squads, responsible for charging on the battlefield.

“Come on, let me see what you’re capable of.” Oliver lit a cigar, his eyes narrowed.

He has already made up his mind, no matter what, he will fight this battle beautifully.

This is to prove Oliver’s ability to the Parliament and Her Majesty the Queen.

Immediately, he issued another order.

All of a sudden, the whole of New South Wales was in a hurry.

A large number of British soldiers flocked from the city to the trench fortifications outside the city.

There were also soldiers who dragged out thirty-six field guns and arranged them on the side facing the port.

The townspeople and prisoners were also mobilized and moved into designated positions under the orders of the officers.

At this moment, on the battleship three miles away from the port, Zhao Xu observed the scene of New South Wales through a telescope.

Perhaps it was worried about being bombarded by battleship artillery.

The opponent did not set up defenses in the port.

After all, due to insufficient attention to the Australian mainland, it is impossible for Britain to invest too much armament here.

At present, the muskets and artillery of the colonial territories of the Australian mainland are still sent temporarily.

It can be said that there is no time to build a fort.

At the same time, the trenches in New South Wales were also arranged eight miles away from the port to avoid bombardment by naval guns.

The Britons are very aware of the firepower of the warships, and they obviously don’t want to get into trouble.

“It’s just the large Hedland and Queensland.” Zhao Xu concluded.

For him, this battle in Australia is really not difficult.

Although the other party tried their best to stop him.

But in the end they will find that all will be in vain.

“Since they gave us the port for nothing, we will take it.” Zhou Yi laughed and ordered to land.

At this time, small boats were lowered one after another, and five hundred marines went ashore in small boats.

After confirming the safety of the port, the remaining marines landed on a large scale and set up camp in the port.

After all the marines landed, the troop carrier headed for Queensland.

At this time, the generals began to let the marines board the battleship, and cooperate with the artillery on the battleship to drag the naval guns off the ship.

The port suddenly became very busy.

While some marine soldiers were dismantling the naval guns.

The carpenters on the battleship began to use the wood in the port to make simple gun mounts.

During naval battles, in order to repair the penetrated hull, some soldiers need to master carpenter skills.

Therefore, there are not only soldiers who master carpenter skills on the battleship, but also corresponding materials.

Now, it can come in handy.

(end of this chapter)