New Shun 1730

But he never expected that Dashun was so skilled in siege techniques, and did not follow the textbook method of deploying troops on the north side, approaching trenches, and then bombarding the city.

Instead, he directly launched an attack on the south side, relying on the elite grenadiers in his eyes.

He had to admit that Dashun's attack was well organized, just like the scene change after the curtain was opened on the stage.

While the battle of the salient horn fort was still going on, engineers were building breastworks on the road from the Guwom River to the salient horn fort.

There was an endless stream of teams passing materials and earth baskets behind. And those engineers danced with shovels very quickly, and the breastwork seemed to rise suddenly from the ground for a total distance of about 400 meters.

And it was obvious that these soldiers were very confident in the previous battle, so that this breastwork was completely a straight line, and did not adopt the standard zigzag trench tactics.

The premise of directly building a straight breastwork was to be sure that the front could quickly capture the salient horn fort. Otherwise, this breastwork running north-south, which was specially designed to defend against the firepower of the middle levee on the east side, would be strung with cannons on the salient bastion facing it.

At first, the British commander was not sure what Dashun was going to do. It was not until the tide receded and several cannons crossed the Guwomm River from the south that he reacted.

The hot air balloon floating in the sky helped the commander of Dashun find the weakness of the entire bastion and formulate corresponding tactics.

Because the salient bastion on the south side was too isolated, once the salient bastion was occupied, it would be an independent defense unit, and because there was no height difference in the main fort, once the salient bastion was pulled up by Dashun, it could suppress both sides and even directly bombard the command post.

The British commander had no way to blame the builder, because the builder's design, according to the situation at that time and before, was absolutely qualified.

Because of the existence of the Guwomm River on the south side, the south side could not deploy troops at all. The soldiers who crossed the river had to form a team after crossing the river, which happened to become a target.

Artillery cannot be deployed in large numbers on the south side, and the factor of high tide must be considered, making it meaningless to build more buildings on the south side in theory.

But on the one hand, the gunboats more than a hundred years ago could not threaten the sea from the south side, but now it is different.

The warships on the Dashun side used a flint-trigger structure. This not only speeds up the speed of battleship firing, but also greatly improves the accuracy of ground artillery.

After all, warships are swaying back and forth on the sea, and excellent gunners need to rely on years of experience to fire at a certain moment of shaking to achieve a very good artillery effect.

The difference between ignition and flint-trigger is also reflected in the difference in ground bombardment.

Another thing is that when the British army was fighting against the French army or the various governors of India, they never thought that the other side would send professional elite grenadiers.

The company needs to make a profit, and there are excellent designers everywhere. From Dashun to Paris, from Amsterdam to even Siberia in Russia, excellent engineers can be found and theoretically perfect bastions can be designed.

Including enough triangular bastions, convex bastions, anti-gun slopes, main bastions, and perfect bastions with high and low drops.

Drawings are not a problem.

The problem is, how much will it cost? Is it worth repairing?

The Jiedushi of India has many people, but their level of using cannons is simply ridiculous; the French can use cannons, but the number of French is too small; the French navy is often lame, making it difficult to deter on the sea and intercept the fleet that comes to rescue.

Without considering the fate of Dashun, this fortress should be said to be extremely cost-effective. Moreover, it is generally sufficient.

However, no one could have imagined that Dashun would directly participate in the war.

The fleet directly blocked the sea.

A large number of heavy artillery and very excellent artillery were transported from the naval base of Temasek to assemble heavy artillery for bombardment.

Thousands of professional reserve soldiers can be recruited at a single command and come here by boat to dig trenches.

And unexpected elite professional siege troops will appear in India.

Now, everything is too late.

Seeing the cannons being dragged closer to the salient bastion under the cover of the breastwork, the British commander signaled his subordinates to prepare to surrender.

"We have fulfilled our obligations. It is meaningless to continue fighting. Once the Chinese pull up the cannons, all our buildings and the backs of the turrets will be exposed to the firing range of the Chinese cannons."

He explained the reasons for surrendering, and his subordinates did not question it.

Now, the only tactic that can reverse the situation is to counterattack and retake the salient bastion on the south side.

However, after the Dashun soldiers climbed the salient bastion, they built breastworks and gun positions at a speed that shocked the British.

After all, those people were just grenadiers in a broad sense, and their real name was combat engineers.

Moreover, the small cannons on the Dashun side that can fire indirect fire, are lightweight, and can fire grenades have left a deep enough impression on these British troops.

Just like the ridicule of Sweden during the Thirty Years' War many, many years ago: You don't know how to fight without leather cannons.

After the Thirty Years' War, leather cannons were eliminated.

But more than a hundred years later, this lightweight cannon that can be carried by two people has been revived in a special form. Although it is completely different from the leather cannon.

In addition, those mast shooters and skirmishers with excellent shooting skills also made the British army not want to launch an attack to retake the salient fort.

Because, there is no way to seize it.

If they go from the middle dike, they will be directly covered by muskets and grenades, and they will not be able to gather into a horizontal formation to play the firepower advantage.

If they go from the inside, the Dashun army on the convex horn fort is in a high position compared to the open space inside.

If they go from the outside, they will go out from the east door, gather, and attack. Even if we don’t consider the terrifyingly accurate shooting of those skirmishers and mast shooters... gathering in the open space on the southeast side, wouldn’t that directly give the Dashun fleet on the sea a chance to kill people?

Theoretically, there should be a main fort about two meters higher behind the convex horn fort, so that when the convex horn fort is breached, they can shoot from the main fort and launch a counterattack from the main fort at the same time.

But the reality is that there is no such main fort. The only similar structure, with a convex horn behind the triangular fort and a deconstruction with increasing height, is on the north side.

Sixty percent of the construction cost of Fort St. George was spent on the north and west sides.

This is the confidence in its own navy.

This confidence has become a fatal weakness at this time.

Since there is no such thing in reality that should exist in theory, the only option is to surrender before the cannons of Dashun are pulled up.

Soon, the British commanders reached a consensus, and everyone signed the surrender documents, sharing the possible responsibility in the future.

Soldiers holding white flags were sent out and walked towards the salient fort.

Perhaps because they were afraid of being shot by those terrible rifle skirmishers or mast shooters, the British soldiers holding white flags kept waving white flags and shouting loudly in French, sometimes mixed with Dutch.

Because they believed that the officers of Dashun should be able to understand French or Dutch, but not necessarily English.

The officers following the white flag finally arrived at the salient fort after many prayers.

After temporarily handing over the weapons for safekeeping, the officers of Dashun skillfully took out the terms of surrender.

Dashun guaranteed the surrenderers' personal belongings other than weapons, but did not guarantee their other real estate here.

Dashun promised not to abuse the surrendered British troops. The surrendered soldiers needed to work, mainly rebuilding and reinforcing the fortress.

After the war, Dashun would not detain any surrendered soldiers. As long as the British side, whether it was the East India Company or the British government, sent a ship to pick them up, they would be released and no ransom would be collected.

The documents proposing surrender were all in English, neither French nor Dutch. Obviously, Dashun had been planning this for a long time.

After the British commander who came to negotiate surrender read the document, the officer on the Dashun side told him directly: "I suggest you sign this. You know you can't win. As long as the cannons are pulled up, you can only hold on until tomorrow at most."

"Our fleet has completely controlled the sea, and land rescue is impossible. In view of the relationship between the French and the governor of southern India, and their hostile attitude towards you, you should not have any illusions."

"We don't need you to express admiration for the combat quality of our soldiers, because your admiration is too cheap. Our soldiers have been trained for many years to conquer real fortresses. This place is not worthy of being called a real fortress. The colonial defense fortress and the military quality of colonial soldiers are not worthy of praising us."

After a few words, the British commander nodded helplessly.

"We accept your terms."

The officer on the Dashun side looked at his watch and said, "Before 2:30 p.m., you lay down your weapons and gather below. During this period, we will not take the initiative to attack. However, our artillery will also be deployed in place."

The two compared their watches, adjusted the time difference, and confirmed whether the 2:30 mentioned was 2:30 in Madras or 2:30 in Ceylon, and then the British representatives withdrew.

At 2 p.m., the battle of Fort St. George ended, and the British army surrendered their weapons two hours earlier than the scheduled time.

In this battle, Dashun suffered 43 casualties, which was slightly worse than the six casualties of Dupleix who captured Fort St. George many years ago, but this moment is not the same as that moment, and the British army at this time is not the same as the British army back then.

Du Feng was quite satisfied with this result, but he also knew that Dashun was still one step away from creating a military myth in India.

Military myths such as being invincible are meaningful after all and can seriously deter others. The French advantage in South India was also based on the military victory of Dupleix breaking through Fort St. George with six casualties.

Moreover, after this myth was established, it lasted for more than ten years. Even if the French army made repeated strategic mistakes, it could still attract enough allies.

Now, if Du Feng wants to establish the military myth of Dashun in India, he must seize Fort William in Kolkata as soon as possible.

What makes him uncomfortable is that Fort William was broken by Siraj, a small governor of Bengal, a few years ago.

But fortunately, not long after Siraj broke through Fort William, he was defeated by the British army with a traitor, which at least gave him a chance to create a myth.

Otherwise, it would be embarrassing-Bengal can break through Fort William by itself, so no matter how beautiful the Dashun attack is, it always makes people feel that it is all about attacking forts?

Now that Fort St. George has been captured, Ceylon also has a supplementary battalion dedicated to replenishing personnel, and the losses of the combat engineer battalion can be quickly replenished.

After considering, Du Feng and the staff said: "The reason why I want to capture Fort George as soon as possible is to squeeze out time and use a real siege to attack Calcutta."

"Since Siraj is in our hands, he can invite the lords of Bengal to watch the battle. This will help them sober up, and when the court collects taxes, they will choose to pay taxes instead of rebelling."

"If Fort George is fast enough, then Calcutta can be slow enough."

"We need to give the British the opportunity to gather the rebellious lords of Bengal and try to fight us in the field. Anyway, we have to fight sooner or later, so we might as well take the opportunity to beat their resistance."

"The court has given enough time, and I have also bought time in Fort George. The navy will work harder, and it would be best if we can set sail the day after tomorrow to transport the vanguard to build camps and fortifications."

"In Nanyang, I believe it will be easy for him to attack Bengkulu. Soon, he will have military support. Send a speedboat to Temasek to inform that I have finished the battle here and follow the second scheduled plan."