Chapter 953: Night Raid

"Clang!"

After the gunpowder fuse burned out, the steel tube emitted a muffled sound and jolted violently.

A streak of red light shot out from the steel tube, flying toward the sky at an upward angle, after which the red light gradually turned into white light.

This mass of huge white light was like the midday sun, and like a feather, it descended slowly, illuminating the distant sea surface for nearly a mile around as if it were daytime.

Gong Ying was stunned; Ma Qian was stunned.

The soldiers on the shore who were watching the excitement were even more stunned.

In the villages near Port Moresby, many indigenous people still lived.

The eerie celestial phenomenon caused many people to kneel down directly and kowtow toward the glowing light.

Some were even terrified, thinking that the sun in the sky had fallen.

"This is an Illumination Flare!" On the coast, Gong Ying and Ma Qian looked at each other.

They immediately realized the important value of the Illumination Flare.

With this thing, they would no longer fear an enemy night raid.

Enemies launching a night raid on them would be exposed in the light of the Illumination Flare and be precisely shot by them.

And if they launched a night raid, the Illumination Flare could provide them with visibility.

It would be just like fighting in the daytime.

Most importantly, if the opponent had never seen an Illumination Flare, they would inevitably be shocked and lose the initiative.

This was the tactic he had thought of during the day.

"Everyone return to rest; tomorrow we march on Queensland." As the Illumination Flare burned out and the world returned to darkness, Gong Ying said to the commanders.

Now, he could hardly wait to see the enemy's shocked expressions.

The next day.

The fleet escorted the Troop Transport Ships as they departed from Morz.

After a day of sailing, they unloaded the soldiers to the northeast of Queensland.

Over the next two days, the Troop Transport Ships made another round trip, taking two days to land all twenty-four thousand marines on the soil of Queensland Territory.

Gong Ying and Ma Qian arrived with a batch of marines.

These two days were enough for them to grasp the defensive situation in Queensland.

Compared to Holland, Queensland had a slightly larger population, but it was still only around one hundred and twenty thousand people.

Now, the British had dug a Trench on the outskirts of Queensland, and the trench was filled with figures.

However, they soon discovered the opponent's weakness.

Although there seemed to be many British in the trench.

But those actually equipped with muskets numbered less than eight thousand.

And among them, a portion were Flintlocks.

"Let the soldiers get a good rest; tonight we will completely take Queensland." With all the marines arrived, Gong Ying issued the order.

Ma Qian replied in the affirmative and turned to leave.

At this moment.

Inside Queensland city, a pair of eyes was also watching the movements of the marines.

He was none other than Habi, the British Army captain stationed in Queensland.

Seeing the soldiers of the Great Song, all dressed in green uniforms and carrying muskets, he frowned deeply.

To him, he had only seen such military appearance in the Western Lands.

It was truly astonishing to him that an indigenous country in Dongtu could build such an army.

Only, after the astonishment, he fell into deep anxiety.

He could not help but ask himself: how long could his one thousand regular British troops and four thousand militiamen hold out?

Of course, he had also followed Oliver's orders to mobilize the prisoners and citizens of Queensland on a large scale to participate in this war.

Now, the only hope was that the opponent would see their determination to defend Queensland and retreat.

"Come, come, let us see what you are capable of. To be enemies with Britain, you are truly insane. Even if you take this place, it will eventually be temporary; we will surely tear you to pieces in the end," Habi said, gritting his teeth.

Immediately, he continued to observe the Great Song army.

Since the first day of landing, this army had not made any moves.

Today, another large batch of soldiers was reinforced, and it seemed they still had no moves.

Although he felt puzzled, he could not figure out what the opponent wanted to do.

He could only order the soldiers in the trench to increase their vigilance.

Soon, the time reached evening.

The color of the entire Grassland dimmed, and then it was swallowed by thick darkness.

Just at this time, the marine soldiers walked out of their tents.

According to the battle plan, they reached their predetermined positions and began to crawl on the grass toward the British trench.

The pasture grass on the grassland was about thirty centimeters high, which was just enough to cover the soldiers' bodies.

The soft grass allowed them to make almost no sound as they advanced.

As they got closer and closer to the British trench.

They could occasionally see some lights, just like fireflies.

These were the British soldiers smoking.

Naturally, they would not think that the Great Song army would launch a night raid.

The reason was simple: in a night raid, the darkness would cause the accuracy of muskets to drop significantly.

Rushing into a trench makes it easier to get caught in hand-to-hand combat.

Given the number of prisoners and townspeople they have organized, the other side may not necessarily gain an advantage.

Therefore, for the Great Song army, a night raid is a foolish method.

Precisely because of this, some British soldiers were smoking peacefully in the trench while on duty.

"Fifty meters... forty meters, thirty meters."

While the British soldiers were completely unaware, the Marine soldiers continued to approach the trench.

When the distance between the two sides was about thirty meters, they stopped advancing and pressed their bodies tightly against the ground, simultaneously unhooking the Hand Grenades from their waists.

A portion of the soldiers aimed their muzzles toward the direction of the trench.

Once the vanguard responsible for the attack was all in position, the messengers of each unit sent back word.

At this moment, Gong Ying issued the order to attack.

Upon hearing this, the soldiers took the Illumination Flare tubes out of the boxes and pointed them at the British trench.

With a "whoosh" sound, an Illumination Flare flew out, rising rapidly until it reached the sky above the trench.

Then the red dot ignited, immediately turning into a ball of white light, trailing a white tail as it slowly descended.

In an instant.

The trench was illuminated as bright as day, and all the British in the trench raised their heads.

They gazed at the blinding ball of light in the sky, their minds going blank.

"God, what the hell is this?" a British veteran with a cigarette in his mouth widened his eyes.

Habi also rushed out of the house; he had just been preparing to rest when he suddenly discovered it was bright outside the window.

It was like the moment lightning appears, but lightning is only for an instant, while this light persisted.

"What the hell is this thing?" Habi was equally shocked.

If he hadn't been well-educated, he would have truly thought it was an angel descending to earth.

However, it was clear that not everyone was like him.

Many people in the trench immediately began to pray, believing that an angel had descended to save them.

To help them defeat the demons of Dongtu.

But just at this moment, someone suddenly felt something land inside the trench.

Someone picked it up and suddenly smelled the scent of burning Flame.

Before he could react, the thing in his hand suddenly exploded.

"Boom..."

In an instant, clusters of Flame rose up throughout the entire British trench.

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