Iron Dynasty

“Bang bang bang…” A dense volley of bullets hit the mound of sand in front of Chang Yuzhu, which was the answer from the allied forces’ of

“Bang bang bang…”

A dense volley of bullets hit the mound of sand in front of Chang Yuzhu, which was the answer from the allied forces’ officers.

“They really won’t appreciate a toast until they are punished.” Chang Yuzhu spat out the sand in his mouth and shouted, “Get rid of them for me!”

As his voice fell, the machine guns on the sand mound spewed flames again, and a rain of bullets instantly covered the trenches. At the same time, the mortar squad no longer hesitated, and fired one shell after another at the trench position not far away.

On the warship, Lei Ming frowned. The tactic of trying to persuade them to surrender was something he had Chang Yuzhu do. To him, if he could take Calcutta without losing a single soldier, it would be the best result, but now it seemed that was impossible.

“All troops, attack!” Lei Ming gave the order coldly. Since the allied forces were being stubborn, he would increase the stakes of the attack.

Upon receiving his order, groups of soldiers got off the warships, and dense troop transports charged towards the coast.

After the soldiers landed, the fleet would head towards the port of Calcutta. This group of soldiers, after landing, would assist them in seizing the port, so that they could unload the field cannons from the ships.

And this time, there were also a large number of supplies on the warships. Occupying the pier meant that they would have a supply base.

At the same time, the allied forces’ soldiers were being suppressed by the Empire’s fierce firepower and could not raise their heads.

Butler, who was hiding in a tunnel, had a pale face. The volley of fire just now was his order. He was afraid that the Empire’s propaganda would completely break the already chaotic morale of the army.

But the result of his order did not make him happy at all.

He had experienced battles of all sizes in Europe, but he had never encountered such fierce artillery fire.

The shells used by the Empire were all powerful explosive shells, and these shells would explode as soon as they touched the ground. At the same time, they were also very accurate.

The allied forces’ soldiers were all from Europe. They were still in the era of linear firing and solid shots. It was very difficult for them to adapt to this kind of shell.

If it weren’t for the protection of the trenches, the allied forces’ soldiers would have fled long ago.

As he was thinking, a commotion suddenly came. An officer rushed into the tunnel and shouted, “The Portuguese have surrendered!”

Butler’s blood ran cold when he heard this. Although he was the commander of the allied forces, he could only truly command the British Redcoats. He had no way of directly commanding the armies of the other countries, and whether they obeyed or not depended on their commanders.

In a panic, Butler risked being hit by a shell and stuck his head out of the trench to look at the position guarded by the Portuguese. Indeed, at this time, the officers of the Portuguese army were holding a white flag and leading the soldiers out of the trenches.

Among the allied forces this time, the Portuguese soldiers were the fewest, and their interests in Asia were also the fewest, so the morale of the Portuguese soldiers was also the lowest.

A hint of despair flashed in his eyes. Butler murmured, “The allied forces are finished,” because once someone surrendered, the morale of the entire allied forces would be shaken.

Just as he had thought, at the same time the Portuguese soldiers walked out of the trenches, soldiers continuously climbed out of the trenches to join their ranks.

These soldiers were from France, the Netherlands, Spain, and Britain.

On the sea, the allied forces’ soldiers who had thrown down their weapons, raised their hands, and waved white flags were seen by Lei Ming. He suddenly burst into a loud laugh. “Hehe, from these surrendered soldiers, we can see that the allied forces are just putting on a brave face. As long as we put a little more pressure on them, taking Calcutta will become very easy.”

Liu Chen stood beside Lei Ming. It was his job to cooperate with Lei Ming this time. He said, “In my opinion, as long as we charge, they will be finished. The allied forces’ soldiers are in this state. The mercenaries that Britain recruited will surely have no will to fight. Moreover, the allied forces’ seizure of food will surely cause dissatisfaction among these mercenaries. They are all from the native states near Calcutta.”

“That’s what I think too. It’s time to end this farce.” Lei Ming’s expression became resolute. He then had the signalman relay his order.

On the beach, Chang Yuzhu was the first to receive the news. He said to the bugler, “Blow the charge bugle!”

“Ding ding ding…”

The melodious sound of the bugle instantly resounded across the battlefield.

Hearing the bugle call, the imperial soldiers climbed up from the ground and charged towards the allied forces’ trench position with loud shouts.

The sound of fighting that resounded across the battlefield made Butler’s heart sink. This meant that the Empire had launched its final attack.

Like the bayonet fights after a volley of fire, this would determine the winner of the battlefield.

“Brothers, let’s fight them to the death!”

While the imperial soldiers were charging, the artillery fire stopped. Butler shouted and led the British soldiers to enter the trenches from the tunnels.

His only hope now was to use the British army’s brave fighting to ignite the courage of the allied forces’ soldiers to fight.

But he underestimated the imperial soldiers’ combat effectiveness.

Just as he rushed out of the tunnel, stick-like objects suddenly fell from the sky, and these stick-like objects exploded as soon as they landed.

The British soldiers who entered the trenches were caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties.

And just as they were dazed by the explosions, the imperial soldiers suddenly appeared at the edge of the trenches and used their rifles to shoot the remaining soldiers.

Faced with the imperial soldiers who were pouring in like a tide, the soldiers in the trenches finally despaired.

The mercenaries were the first to collapse. The Indian soldiers threw down their firearms and fled towards Calcutta, which was behind the trench position.

They did not want to die for these cruel British people.

The seemingly massive allied forces’ mercenaries made up the majority. So many mercenaries fleeing in a panic dealt a huge blow to the morale of the allied forces’ soldiers.

“There’s no way to fight this battle. Fighting is just asking to die. I want to go home! I want to go home!”

A soldier’s desperate cry suddenly rang out from the Spanish position.

With this sound, more and more Spanish soldiers became agitated. It was not that they were not brave enough, but that they could not see any hope of victory in this war.

Even if they repelled the imperial soldiers, what good would it do? The Empire’s warships were on the sea, and their navy could not break through the blockade.

In the hysterical atmosphere, the Spanish soldiers finally could no longer bear it. When one soldier threw down his firearm and raised his hands, the rest of the Spanish soldiers also climbed out of the trenches and surrendered. Then came the Dutch and the French.

“Fifty thousand European allied forces. Three countries with a total of thirty thousand men, and we have twenty thousand men. After deducting the casualties, we only have a little over ten thousand men left. There is no hope, General. Let’s surrender.”

A British officer said to Butler in a pleading tone. The Empire had deployed a total of thirty thousand soldiers to the battlefield this time.

Coupled with the Empire’s far more advanced weapons, they had no chance of winning.

Looking at the imperial soldiers who were continuously capturing their trenches with an absolute advantage, Butler closed his eyes in despair.

After a long time, he slowly said, “Surrender. If I can return to Europe, I am willing to bear this crime. This defeat is not your fault. It is only because our weapons and equipment are far behind the enemy’s!”