Chapter 477 Finale [Update]

On Kalimantan Island, Hugh Gough finally arrived at Mala Port after several days of trembling march. The reason for this was entirely due to the occasional "landmines" and landslides.

The rainy season made the road, which had already been destroyed by the Southern Ming army, even more muddy.

But what made Hugh Gough most depressed was that he didn't see a single hair of the Southern Ming army along the way, and even the indigenous people disappeared.

The gunshots that sounded from time to time at night were just the fighting between Indians and British soldiers. He even suspected that the Southern Ming army had given up chasing him.

But the smoke rising from the mountains from time to time told him that the god of death had never left.

Mala Port, this port that had experienced two wars, had become empty, and not even a corpse was left. Only the wreckage of a few warships stood by the dock.

The huge warship was blown in half, and this scene shocked Hugh Gough. Even the coastal defense guns of Fort Portsmouth could not have such power.

Directly blow the battleship into two pieces, unless it directly hits the ammunition depot, causing a chain explosion.

But the wreckage of the four battleships on the shore is exactly the same, as if a sea monster tore it in the middle. He even thought of the oriental super weapon described in "The Travels of Marco Polo".

The soldiers checked around the port of Mala and found no survivors, nor the shadow of the Southern Ming people, and of course no grain, and even the wood for making fire was taken away.

This made Hugh Goff feel extremely tired. His supplies could still last for a while, but how to leave? Should he build a ship himself?

Maybe he should choose to surrender, but he can be shameless, can the British Empire be shameless? What's more, he still has 2,500 soldiers under his command, as well as sufficient ammunition and food.

But now the biggest problem and confusion is the house and firewood and how the Southern Ming army defeated the garrison stationed in Mala Port before.

Hugh Goff had checked the outer city walls. Only the city gates were destroyed, and the battles around them were not fierce. Instead, there were traces of battles everywhere in the city. Most of the houses were burned down, and there were craters everywhere around the docks.

He was sure that the enemy did not come from the sea, nor did they rush in from outside the city walls. There was only one possibility - suddenly appearing from the city.

But this was too strange, because at that time, the British troops almost killed all the men among the local indigenous people for safety reasons.

But if these indigenous people had not rebelled, how could we explain the fact that a large number of enemy troops suddenly appeared in the city?

Hugh Goff suddenly thought of something, and immediately ordered the soldiers to rotate in three shifts and be on alert 24 hours a day. He believed that the strange calm now was the calm before the storm.

But after seven consecutive days, the Nanming troops still did not catch a shadow.

Of course, Hugh Goff's army was not idle. They had repaired the damaged city walls and houses before, and also found some food hidden underground, and used some grease to make a fire to obtain a batch of dry firewood that could be used.

Hugh Goff even felt that he was about to become the protagonist in Robinson Crusoe. Perhaps he could really build a ship and lead his men away from here.

But there were some strange things that made him feel strange. That is, no merchant ship passed by here in the past few days; even if Mala Port was not a big port, it should not be so deserted.

At this time, the report of the messenger interrupted his thinking.

"The rain has stopped!"

"Great!"

Hugh Goff walked out of the room and looked at the sea that was like a rebirth after the rain. He seemed to see the shadow of the sailboat, which made him very excited.

"Bring the telescope."

The adjutant on the side quickly took out the telescope from the suitcase and handed it to the general.

Hugh Goff raised the telescope and he really saw a fleet, and it was a British fleet flying the Union Jack and the St. George's flag.

He shouted excitedly, but he could not save the low morale of his own side. After all, there were many soldiers who died of long-term mental tension and hypothermia and hunger.

Many people were still immersed in sadness, and they could not feel the excitement of the general.

"It's our fleet, the fleet of the British Empire is here to pick us up! We're going home!"

At this time, some people looked up and looked into the distance, and then some people ran to the shore, shouting excitedly one by one, they were finally leaving this hell that was so hot and so cold.

As the sun slowly rose, the fleet also approached the coast, but it was like a beautiful woman showing off her charm. The ships of the fleet did not go ashore directly to reward these warriors, but lined up in a row in the distance.

The British soldiers who were looking forward to it on the dock did not know what was happening in front of them, they thought it was a show.

But Hugh Goff, who had experienced many battles, immediately realized that something was wrong. He picked up the telescope and saw a desperate scene.

The gun ports of more than a dozen military ships opened one after another, revealing the black muzzles.

But even at this time, Hugh Goff still had a glimmer of luck in his heart, maybe this was a "salute" to comfort the warriors.

But as the guns sounded, smoke came out of the muzzles of the guns, and huge iron balls hit the shore.

A few seconds later, the railway set off a bloody flower among the crowd. The power of the naval guns was far stronger than the common field guns of the army.

And there are many tricks, such as incendiary bombs and explosive bombs. After crushing several British soldiers, a shell rolled in front of the last British soldier. Just when the latter thought he could escape, the iron ball It exploded, and the huge air wave lifted it into the air five meters high, and then fell heavily.

"Enemy attack! This is not our ship, this is Nanming's ship! Fight back quickly!"

Hugh Gough shouted and directed calmly.

"Quickly retreat into the fortress, the enemy must want to attack us from both sides!"

He guessed correctly. At this time, a large number of Nanming troops appeared from all directions outside the city.

With the poor strength of our own troops at this time, it is impossible to deal with the siege from all directions at the same time.

Then he could only retreat into the fortress built on the mountain, so that he only had to deal with the Nanming army attacking from the front, and in terms of firepower, he did not think that the Nanming army could break through the fortress's defense.

It's just that Hugh Gough missed one thing, that is, the earthen artillery of the Nanming army can't do it. But the naval guns on British warships can. These large-caliber naval guns are stronger in range and power than the field guns brought by Hugh Gough.

Under the bombardment of large-caliber naval guns, the British troops hiding in the fortress became turtles in the urn.

The devastating bombardment made the British army desperate. Every explosion of a shell would cause the ground to shake. Seeing his brave soldiers walking around like headless flies, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

"Fight back! Fight back quickly! You damn Asan, you low-class person." Hugh Gough grabbed an Indian gunner by the collar and roared angrily.

The Indian gunner said with a frustrated look.

"General, our guns can't reach them."