Chapter 237 Result of the Battle (Additional Update 1)
Although the successfully gathered army was only more than 3,000 people, the Portuguese general had no choice at this time.
Seeing that the Australasian troops on the front line have rushed out, there are a large number of Australasians chasing and blocking them behind them.
Under such circumstances, if you don't run away early and continue to gather the remaining defeated generals, you will simply be waiting for death. The smart Portuguese general chose the most reasonable method, which is to break out with the people he has gathered now.
Most of the soldiers gathered by the Portuguese generals were Portuguese, but about a quarter were indigenous soldiers.
The Portuguese general is not stupid either. The road to break out is very difficult, so letting these indigenous soldiers explore the road and break out is the best way.
After randomly choosing a direction close to the coast, the Portuguese general took the remaining defeated soldiers he gathered and broke out towards the coast.
Long before the roundabout outflank, Division Commander Fritz specifically gave instructions on the enemy's possible retreat routes.
The coast is the most likely retreat target for the Portuguese army. After all, the interior is British India, and the British do not have such a good relationship with Portugal in India.
Because of this, the largest number of outflanking troops were on the coast, and two heavy machine guns and many grenades were successfully allocated.
The Portuguese general thought he had found a way out, but unexpectedly he became the greatest military achievement in the eyes of the Australasian soldiers.
After more than ten minutes of fierce fighting, the defeated troops gathered by the Portuguese general suffered heavy casualties. The remaining people could no longer hold on and quickly threw down their weapons and shouted to surrender.
It's a pity that the Australasian soldiers can't understand Portuguese. Even if these Portuguese soldiers look like they are about to surrender, they still carry out the orders given to them by the commander and try not to leave any survivors alive.
On the other side, the soldiers on the front line commanded by Division Commander Fritz had already rushed out and were chasing and intercepting the disintegrated Portuguese army.
任由这些溃兵逃亡并不是一件好事，这些溃兵在暗处也能对澳大拉西亚军队造成伤亡。
就算他们不敢袭击澳大拉西亚的军队，也是一股不可掌控的力量。
之前的攻防战让葡萄牙军队损失了至少八千人，其中有七成是土著士兵。
再减去葡萄牙将军收拢的三千多溃兵，正面战场上还有八九千人的溃兵四处逃散，也是菲里茨师长重点围追的目标。
还好，天空上的飞艇也能提供火力支援，并且也能侦查到溃兵具体的逃跑方向。
通过天上飞艇轰炸的地方，菲里茨师长很容易就能够得知溃兵所在的地方，然后带领士兵前去围剿。
战争一直从下午持续到了晚上，最终炮火声和交战声才逐渐停止了下来。
眼看着夜色已经越来越，菲里茨师长十分果断的命令部队回缩，等到第二天早上再进行搜索。
长时间的战争让士兵们都很疲惫，菲里茨师长什么都没说，除了让二线阵地一千多名士兵进行戒备和巡逻之外，其他的士兵可以按照编制清点人数，伤亡和弹药消耗情况，然后就可以自行休息。
菲里茨师长虽然回到了自己的指挥室，但并没有休息，而是耐心的等待着部队的伤亡清点情况。
大半个小时后，各部队才逐渐将自己的伤亡情况清点出来，并且呈报到了菲里茨的指挥部。 这场攻防战应该是澳大拉西亚自立国以来伤亡最大的战争，也是战果最大的战争。
首先是澳大拉西亚方面，将近一万人的军队死伤超过七百人，其中死亡一百多人，重伤两百多人，剩下的都是轻中伤。
海域外有着葡萄牙舰队驻守，想要用运输船将这些伤员送回国内医治是不可能了。
但好在菲里茨师长还拥有三艘飞艇，容纳下这将近四百人的中重伤员还是没问题的。
The treatment of the seriously wounded was very urgent. Commander Fritz ordered the airship soldiers to carry all the wounded to the airship and set sail immediately to send the wounded back to the country for treatment.
When the airship comes back, it can bring some supplies and convey orders from home.
As for the remaining more than 200 lightly wounded people, most of them were only affected by artillery fragments and scratches from stray bullets. They did not lose much combat effectiveness and could simply be bandaged.
Compared with the human losses, the ammunition consumption in this war was actually not large, at least compared to the offensive and defensive battle in Portuguese Timor, the ammunition consumption was not large.
After all, during most of the battle, the Australasian army was in a state of retreat, so the consumption of ammunition was naturally unlikely to be high.
Fortunately, a large amount of weapons, ammunition, food and medical supplies had been hoarded in Portuguese India before. The losses in today's war were not large. At least judging from the supplies currently hoarded, it would not be a problem to carry out several more such wars.
Although the specific casualties of the Portuguese are not clear, the vast majority of today's Portuguese army has been killed, and the scattered Portuguese soldiers are not even one-tenth of the total number of the army.
The scattered Portuguese soldiers could no longer pose a threat to Australasia. They only needed to conduct another clearing operation and they would have little resistance.
Now the real trouble for Commander Fritz had become the Portuguese fleet off the coast.
Although the Portuguese navy is not on the world stage, it is still stronger than the current Australasian navy.
If these Portuguese navies do not leave, then the ports in Portuguese India will not be able to resume traffic, and the only way Commander Fritz can obtain logistics is by airship.
However, I believe that some dispersed Portuguese soldiers can still return to the coast. After they convey the results of the complete defeat of the army, I believe that the Portuguese fleet will not stay on the coast of Portuguese India for long.
Thinking of this, General Fritz sent a telegram to the country, describing the entire process of the war in detail, and seeking Arthur's next instructions.
After waiting for a while and not receiving a call back from China, Commander Fritz chose to take a rest. After all, there was more heavy work in the new day.
When Arthur received the telegram, it was already the next morning.
It's not that the transmission of telegrams is so slow. In fact, the telegram from Division Commander Fritz was received at midnight last night.
But after all, the telegram was good news and not that urgent, so Minister Kent decided not to disturb Arthur's sleep, but chose to report early the next morning.
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