"These British barbarians are even more ignorant than the Dutch barbarians!"

During the Battle of Ceylon, the Dutch knew that it was foolish to compete with the Chu army in artillery bombardment. They simply ignored the Chu army's long and continuous artillery bombardment. The gunners ducked their heads to avoid the bombardment every day.

They only plan to use artillery to carry out an intensive counterattack when the Chu army finally uses infantry to attack the city.

Of course, due to the lack of military morale and the company's senior management running away early, the counterattack strategy formulated by the Dutch was not implemented.

However, the English were still the first

A battle with the Chu army... Before, they had only heard how powerful the Chu army was, but after all, they had never really seen it, let alone experienced it personally. In addition, Bombay was related to the raw silk produced by the English East India Company in India, so they still maintained a certain attitude.

Of courage.

Because of this courage, they sacrificed a number of precious gunners' casualties without much practical significance!

When the Chu army actually launched an siege later, the British army would not have many skilled gunners available.

While the Chu army continued to bombard, continued to dig various communication trenches, and continued to advance the battle line to less than a hundred meters away from the city wall.

….

Laihar, who performed outstandingly in the training of the past few days in the Indian Army, was promoted to corporal and appointed as captain, with nine soldiers in charge.

After training, Hal will also go to watch the battles on the front line!

It’s just that the Chu army’s fighting style was incomprehensible to him, or it was beyond his imagination!

Except for the rumble of cannons, everything on the huge battlefield was silent, and there were not even a few people visible. This was completely different from the war scene that Laihar had imagined, where tens of thousands of people gathered together to fight.

Not to mention that Laihar, an indigenous soldier, couldn't understand it. Even the British officers in Bombay Castle who had traveled all over the country and had experienced a lot, some of whom had participated in the Thirty Years' War in Europe, couldn't understand it.

At this moment, the war pattern in Mumbai made them equally puzzled and even scared!

The Chu army's artillery fire was really brutal, especially the exploding grenades which were unstoppable.

Once the Chu army launches an infantry attack, one's own defenders will inevitably climb to the top of the city to defend the city. However, doing so will directly expose their infantry to the fierce artillery fire of the Chu army.

Any officer can't help but frown or even panic when he thinks of his own infantry being exposed to the fierce artillery fire of the Chu army.

No soldier can withstand such fierce bombardment, because it is not a battle, but a death, and a worthless death.

As a result, in another combat meeting, the British officers discussed and decided to immediately start forming the second line of defense in the city.

Once the Chu army dispatches infantry to attack the city, the British army will not fight with the Chu army at the top of the city, but will let the Chu army in, and their own side will rely on the second or even third line of defense to conduct defensive operations behind the city wall.

With the city walls and buildings within the city blocking the way, the Chu army's artillery, no matter how powerful it was, could not pose a fatal threat to the British army.

What's left is a contest between infantrymen, and they have confidence in the bravery of their own infantry... It doesn't matter if they don't have confidence.

If we fight in the streets, no matter how bad the situation is, it is still better than fighting on the top of an unobstructed city with countless artillery shells from the Chu army.

Bringing the Chu infantry in, killing a large number of Chu infantry through street fighting, and eventually forcing the Chu army to retreat. This is the only feasible solution that many British officers came up with after careful consideration.

But, can they achieve their wish?
Chapter completed!