Section 1178 Unprecedented losses
The preliminary statistics of losses have come out, and the unprecedented losses can be said to be a rare situation in which the Southeast Army has suffered such a big loss for so many years.
The docks were on fire, and thick and large pillars of smoke rose high, and the rumbling sound was incessant, like a volcanic eruption and the end of the world!
A fire oil storage yard was ignited, which stored more than 30,000 cans of siege oil bombs from the country, fortunately, when the Mughal cavalry killed, the manager here, Captain Ou Ding, calmly commanded the officers and soldiers of the department to ignite the fire oil bombs, when they evacuated the fire, a violent explosion sounded, and the shock wave swept in, almost blowing the steel helmet on their heads!
Ou Dingzhi led his troops back to the city safely, and finally survived the danger and was promoted after the war.
The city was the first lucky thing for the Mumbaikars to be lucky enough to close the gates due to the quick response of the defenders.
However, it is not easy for the cavalry to break through the city of Mumbai, because of the caution of the Chinese, the gate of Mumbai is double-layered, with an urn city, so many officers and soldiers who returned to the city were accepted, and they were screened one by one, and no one could mix into the city.
The second luck is that the fire oil was ignited, otherwise the 30,000 fire oil bombs smashed on the city of Mumbai, and the Chinese really wanted to cry without tears.
The third luck is that the powder magazine in the dock area was also ignited, and in the shocking explosion, the earth shook, the solid cement buildings in the dock area were shaking, and the surrounding glass windows were shattered and scattered to the ground!
A powder magazine area the size of a football field was destroyed, and the huge amount of gunpowder stored was not captured by the enemy.
It is impossible to trace which warrior or warriors were responsible for the detonation of the powder magazine, and the defenders were left without survivors, and after the battle they were posthumously recognized for their bravery and fearlessness.
The Southeastern Army is detailed, and when the flammable and explosive munitions are in danger of being seized by the enemy, the defenders must put their lives aside and dispose of the munitions first, so as not to let them fall into the hands of the enemy, and it is clear that the defenders have fulfilled their duties.
The bravery of the city gate soldiers and warehouse soldiers is pale, and it is difficult to hide the enemy's rage!
They set fire to the rows of ships on the docks, but because of the suddenness of the incident, none of the big ships had time to start, and they were too close to the shore, and the Mughal cavalry threw torches and fired rockets, all of which were set on fire!
Only a few cruisers escaped by rowing, but the crews were noticeably lacking and the counterattack was ineffective.
In the dock, two fifth-class cruisers under maintenance were burned, and the flames were quite spectacular, like two large firewood piles burning.
Thanks to the military regulations of the Southeast Army, all battleship maintenance must be returned to China and not abroad, otherwise any battleship will be reduced in non-combat moderation, which will make the navy bigwigs want to cry.
Even if the family is big, the upper echelons of the navy who have come from the hard years have always been diligent and thrifty, and they will never allow the loss of battleships in vain.
The entire waterport area was blazing with fires, and countless people were burned, smoked, and drowned.
Some were on board, the boat caught fire, jumped into the water to escape, but when they swam close to the shore, they were shot by the cavalry on the shore, and their bodies sank to the bottom of the water, and the water became red......
After the war, the figures for the loss of people outside the city of Mumbai were classified as top secret, but the pensions given by the army were sky-high!
There was no lack of heroic behavior of the southeastern army against the enemy, as long as they could fight, they all took up arms to fight, they knocked down the enemy's cavalry, but there were not many such sharpshooters, once they could not form a musket array, it was difficult to contain the cavalry attack, and the formation collapsed under the charge of the cavalry.
Compared with the bows and arrows of the Mughal cavalry, the flintlock pistol is really not very powerful, the maximum range of the breech flintlock musket is about 300 meters, the effective killing range is about 70 meters, and the general maximum range of the ancient bow and crossbow is about 300 meters, and the accuracy is very high, it can be aimed accurately, and the rate of fire is also high.
The reason why the flintlock army formation of the southeast army is powerful is because of the number of people and artillery, and the red-haired fan, who also play with guns, are no match for the Ottomans, because they have few people!
The invading cavalry was obviously experienced and capable of attacking, and with a small number of cavalry they attacked everywhere, firing arrows and fires, creating a tense atmosphere, creating an atmosphere of terror that they were everywhere and unusually flexible.
Then, with 100 cavalry as a team, quickly wiped out all the southeastern armies that dared to resist.
There were shouts of killing on all sides, and the hearts of the southeastern army who were fighting for each other were shaken, and they desperately threw themselves into the city, which was in the arms of the Mughals, and they chased and killed at the end of the year, and rushed forward to kill when they had the opportunity, and fired arrows from afar, and many officers and soldiers fell on the road when they saw the towering city of Mumbai.
At the recruit training ground outside the city, there are 10,000 Indian soldiers, and if there are tens of thousands of Chinese, I am afraid that the Mughals will run away with their tails between their legs.
Pity!
This is an Indian soldier, you must not expect the third brother to be able to create a miracle, even if there are 300 Chinese instructors to lead them, and some of the guns are issued, and when they try to fight, the third brother still breaks up!
For the three brothers who scattered and fled and rushed to the road, the Mughals did not even waste horsepower and arrows on them!
The worst was the 206th Military Hospital, except for Lieutenant General Cabot, who was rescued by his brave guard platoon, and few of the rest escaped.
More than 500 experienced medical staff were lost, which was characterized as the largest loss of all.
Martyr Ou Huichang, an expert in burn surgery, has a 10% higher survival rate than ordinary doctors for burn injuries treated by him.
As we all know, the level of medical care in ancient times was not very good, and the level of traditional Chinese medicine was slightly better, but the decoction was slow to take effect, and there were still serious deficiencies in clinical medicine, especially in the treatment of knife wounds and burns.
However, Dr. Ou Huichang found another way, using the treasure trove of traditional Chinese medicine and ancient prescriptions, and devoted himself to discovering a kind of burn ointment, which has a high curative effect on burn patients.
Although he died in battle, fortunately his burn plaster prescription was retained, and then the military department organized experts to tackle key problems and carry forward this burn plaster, in order to commemorate the district doctor, named it "Huichang plaster".
Martyr Lu Shuhua, an old Chinese medicine doctor, nicknamed "Hades Wang Chou", he has excellent medical skills and is good at conditioning, and the wounded who could not die on the spot fell into his hands, and almost all of them came back to life.
Martyr Qi Weijian, martyr Xia Guiping, and martyr Fu Xiaowen, three famous doctors, are all first-class experts in clinical medicine, and they are the nemesis of battlefield damage.
Sadly, they were all young, and they were the best of the first generation of military doctors trained by the military medical system of the Southeast Country, and they all died in this battle.
There are also many doctors and nurses, all of whom are medical forces that the Southeast Army has spent huge resources to cultivate.
Even though their skills are not as good as those of famous doctors, they have rejuvenated themselves with their medical skills and formed the best military medical system on the planet, treating a large number of wounded soldiers of the Southeast Army and improving the confidence of the Southeast Army.
It's a pity that they all died, because no one stood and raised their hands to surrender, and the cavalry could not dismount and capture the people on their horses, so they were all hacked to death.
Some of the female nurses were taken captive and put on horses, and a terrible fate awaited them.
……
The sound of explosions, firelight, black smoke and rough shouts of killing outside the city, and the screams from time to time all stung Lieutenant General Cabot at the head of the city, and he asked Lai Yongjun beside him miserably: "How many people have we lost?" ”
The young chief of staff, Lai Yongjun, said calmly: "The losses of the navy are very large, and most of them are on ships!" ”
The military port was attacked, the navy became a toothless tiger, caught off guard, and the ships in the berth area were full of fire, which was shocking.
"There are also military hospitals, warehouses, training grounds...... Play it all! Two lines of tears flowed from Lai Yongjun's eyes.
"How about the troops I asked you to prepare?" Cabot asked, he is very fluent in Chinese, there is no difficulty in conversation, and he is also an early Chinese allowance to come to China to help foreigners, and he received it very early.
"It's all ready, three thousand five hundred people in total!" Lai Yongjun said.
"Very good, open the south gate, I will take them out of the city to rescue the comrades who are still alive, if I can save one, it is one!" Cabot is unequivocal.
A quarter of an hour later, the Mughal rangers, who were watching outside the south gate of Mumbai, were surprised to find the city gate open and a group of Chinese men out of the city in a murderous manner!
。 m.