In fact, there is another use of the iron cable Hengjiang, that is, please enter the urn, wait until the Dutch battleship drives in, Hong Tang will pull up the iron cable from the outside, and then take Hong Tang far beyond the Dutch numerical advantage, fight a land battle with the opponent, and try to reduce the advantage of the artillery on the opponent's battleship.

It's a pity that Hong Tang finally decided to go the opposite way and attack the Dutch station on Magong Island, which made the most important preset plan of the big killer of the iron cable Hengjiang fail, and it can only be said that there are pros and cons in it.

After all, if you want to exert the maximum power of the iron rope across the river, the plan that needs to be set must be very precise, and it is also necessary to ensure that the Dutch also cooperate with their ideas, and the slightest mistake will be unrecognizable.

Therefore, in order to cooperate with Hongtang's plan to attack Magong Island, Bengang also used the iron cable as a fortification in advance to delay the other party's time.

Bengang has developed well in recent years, the developed land, the construction of residential areas, workshop areas, row upon row, if the Dutch warships are allowed to approach Bengang docks, the powerful shipborne cannon bombardment of several rounds, the destruction of Bengang is unimaginable.

In the absence of sufficient defensive manpower, Bengang can only make a fuss on the periphery of Bengang, trying to delay the opponent's rhythm until Hongtang captures Magong Island, or wait for the other party to take the initiative to withdraw after learning that Magong Island is besieged.

However, Wu Hu and An Xianguo still underestimated the wisdom of the Dutch, and thought that this iron cable would at least delay the opponent's battleship for more than a day, or they would abandon the battleship and go straight up the river and attack from the land instead.

In the distance, Lahok and Wu Hu led their men to hide in the dense jungle and bushes, monitoring the movements of the seven warships at the mouth of the sea.

When they saw groups of hairy devils wielding catalpa, hammers and other tools in full swing, but finally gave up, they couldn't help but snicker secretly.

Of course, in addition to monitoring the movement on the opposite side, the soldiers of the coalition forces of Rahok will still rain arrows on the opposite side from time to time, so that the spirit of the multi-faceted foreign devils is always in a tense state.

Half a day has passed, and the iron cable is still firmly connected in the river, looming in the quietly flowing water.

"Call the gunners here, aim this wire for me, and break them!" Unconsciously, the Dutch army has been blocked by iron cables on this sea for almost half a day, looking at the concrete stone pillars that still can't be seen to shake in the slightest, and the thick iron cables of the arms wrapped in them, suddenly saw the main artillery on the battleship, and said with a bright eye.

"Yes!" The soldiers' eyes also lit up, and they hurriedly began to carry the thousand-pound main gun, aiming it at the iron cable in front of them.

They believed in the power of artillery more than manpower, and the heaviest could reach 48 pounds, and when the cannonballs were boosted by gunpowder, they could break iron chains or concrete pillars, which could be said to be devastating.

"Boom!"

A series of two shells fell into the river with the iron cable, splashing a shocking column of water, but it did not have the slightest effect on the iron cable. As if provocative, the iron rope emitted a low and rough "dingdong, poof" sound under the violent rippling of the river.

Lahok, Wu Hu and others in the distance were also dumbfounded, they didn't expect that their opponents would use such violent methods to break their obstacles. As a result, many of their harassment plans were brought to naught under the countermeasures of the Dutch in front of them.

"Fill up the gunpowder and get another shot!"

The result of the defeat did not have much impact on the Dutch, who did not abandon the Dutch, unhurriedly continued to reload the gunpowder, re-aim, and waited for the wavering iron rope to stabilize again, and then bombarded it with two more roars.

"Collapse !!"

With a loud crash, a wire straightened under the impact of a cannonball with strong kinetic energy, but finally failed to withstand the impact of the cannonball, broke into two sections, and then sank to the bottom of the river, leaving only two chains leading to the river bank into the concrete stone pillar.

Limited by the scarcity of raw materials and the relationship between materials, most of the iron cables ranging from the thickness of the two adult arms to the iron ropes are poured with pig iron, so in terms of toughness and hardness, they cannot be compared with steel or even wrought iron.

The original idea was originally to cooperate with Hong Tang's fighters and not give the enemy a chance to get close to the iron cable, after all, the timing on the battlefield is fleeting many times, and it is enough for Hong Tang to do a lot of things if he can contain the enemy for a period of time.

"Go on!!"

Blow one up, and there is an iron cable, but the Dutch, who have a chance to succeed, are even more confident at this time aiming at the last obstacle.

Not surprisingly, there were two more bombardments, and the iron cable was broken, and the last obstacle between the Dutch and Ben Harbor finally disappeared without a trace.

"Withdraw!!" Seeing that nothing could be done, Wu Hu and Lahouke exchanged views and immediately issued an order to retreat.

Originally, Wu Hu and their tactics proposed to Yumo the idea of sinking ships to block the river, but in the face of the turbulent water flow of Bengang Creek and the consideration of transportation in Bengang in the future, Yumo also vetoed Wu Hu's proposal.

Since the Dutch can't be hindered from a long distance, then there is no need to spend more time and time staying here, and it is only right to retreat decisively and go to Bengang to deal with it next.

With the retreat of the soldiers of the Public Security Bureau and the soldiers of the coalition forces of Bengang, it also means that the Dutch are only one step away from Bengang.

"Get ready for defense!" Yumo received the news that Wu Hu and the soldiers were sent back when they retreated on the front line, and said to An Xianguo beside him.

"Yes!" An Xianguo was ordered to go back and organize the villagers of the defense team to enter his position.

At this time, the residents of Bengang were already aware of the upcoming war, not to mention the frequent mobilization of coalition troops, security guards and defense forces in the town, even the sudden thunderous sound from the direction of the coastline on a sunny day had already made many curious villagers look up at the direction of the coastline from time to time.

Of course, Yumo and the others had already released the news to the villagers that there might be a war as soon as yesterday after the Dutch reconnaissance force came to investigate and was driven away by them, but they didn't expect the Dutch to come so quickly, just one night and half a day's work, the Dutch killed again and killed the high-level officials of Bengang and the villagers below by surprise.

When the Dutch fleet actually appeared outside the docks, the members of the neighborhood committees of Bengang should be busy organizing the villagers to take refuge in the underground fortifications in the harbor in an orderly manner.

(End of chapter)