Text Chapter 1042 The City of Geranza
The soldiers approaching the Formosa Governor's Department were really not Dutch, and there were not so many Dutch soldiers in the city combined.
Seeing that the figure was getting closer, Maier hurriedly ordered to shoot.
The Dutch soldiers came from a hail of bullets, and they fought for money, but they usually slaughtered the natives along the way, relying on their great superiority in firearms.
Only when they meet the Spanish and Portuguese, there will be a real battle, however, Spain and Portugal have been declining, whether it is the quality of the soldiers, or the weapons in their hands, the number of guns on the battleship, they are not comparable to the Dutch, as long as the Dutch identify the target, as long as they lose.
Even Malacca, an important strait, fell into the hands of the Dutch, and they could only hide and cry, right?
The yellow # woe of the East is even more ineffective.
Zheng Yiguan relied on the advantage of numbers, and could only engage in local sneak attacks, which time was the real battle not driven by the Dutch on the sea like a lost dog?
The bandits on the other side, the Dutch soldiers had already believed Mehr's words, they must be Zheng Yiguan's people, they didn't pay attention to it at all, they just consumed some ammunition!
While the Dutch soldier raised his gun, the soldier on the opposite side seemed to sense the danger, and someone shouted: "Disperse!"
In the "bang" gunshots, many of them fell to the ground in the dark, and the screams were endless.
However, more dark shadows spread out to the sides, and then pounced on Maier and the others.
Meier was enjoying the cries of the pirates, when he heard the sound of bowstrings, and the Dutch soldiers shouted, "Bows and arrows, they have bows and arrows!"
The shout was a little late, and Mel's cronies had already fallen in a pool of blood.
The sound of the bowstring was incessant, closely intertwined with the whistling of the Dutch soldiers firing bullets, and Mel suddenly found that the black shadows on the opposite side were not only scattered and separated, but also much shorter, "The bandits scattered and squatted down, avoiding the fire # guns and shooting downward!"
The soldiers on both sides did not have armor on their bodies, and it was completely a competition and consumption.
The decibel of the screams far overshadowed the "bang" fire# gunshots, and even more so the "whooshing" bowstrings.
The Dutch soldiers' fire # guns originally had an advantage in range, but the South China Sea Fleet had more soldiers, and they had already entered the range of bows and arrows, even if they were not very good at archery, but relying on the numerical superiority, they could also make the Dutch soldiers pay a certain price.
The commander Fu Mujie watched his brothers fall one by one one and felt very angry and very sad in his heart, but Tang Kejing, the commander of the first battalion, gave a death order to each regiment: at all costs, annihilate any enemy who resists!
In such an open place, there is nowhere to hide, except to kill the enemy, that is, to be killed!
Mel was also distracted by the screams, the voices of both the pirates and the Dutch soldiers, and he saw with himself that one of the soldiers standing in front of him had fallen slowly after being shot by an arrow, and after rolling and screaming, there was no sound.
Is it to let the most precious soldiers of the Netherlands fight against the devilish pirates?
When Meer heard the screams of the Dutch soldiers again, his heart fluttered, his heart shrank suddenly, and he hurriedly ordered: "Quick, return to the commander's department!"
The Dutch soldiers fought and retreated, not even the wounded, and gathered around Mel to return to the governor's headquarters, closed the gates, and temporarily disengaged from the pirates.
Fu Mujie breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly ordered the soldiers to treat the wounded, mended the wounded Dutch soldiers, and told them to go to God as soon as possible.
The Commander's Department has not yet been taken, and the battle is not over.
Fu Mujie rested for a while, then opened the way with a bow and arrow, and gradually approached the gate of the prefect's department.
Mel took a look at the situation
No, he ordered two soldiers to go out through the back door and ask for help from the barracks and the port.
The gunfire in the city gradually became scarce, except for the governor's headquarters and the military camp, the gunfire that used to fill the city gradually stopped.
Meier's heart was full of fear, according to the number of pirates who attacked the governor's headquarters just now, he knew in his heart that the number of pirates was probably far beyond his estimate, and at this moment, except for the governor's headquarters and the military camp, the rest of the city was probably captured by the bandits.
There are less than 100 people in the commander's headquarters, even if they are all armed with guns, and it is difficult to annihilate all the pirates outside......
"Damn Zheng Yiguan, why didn't you drown in the sea and feed the sharks?"
Maier didn't know who the pirates who broke into the city were, so many pirates entered the city, it was estimated that they were Zheng Yiguan's people, and he could only scold Zheng Yiguan.
However, the invective cannot annihilate the bandits outside, and they can only rely on fire # guns.
The soldiers all have fire # guns, but not all the people in the prefect's department are soldiers, and the real fire # guns are only forty or fifty, even if they are all taken out, they can only arm forty or fifty people.
There were also some Han and indigenous hired workers in the governor's department, but at this time, Maier couldn't believe them, and Zheng Yiguan's people suddenly entered the city, and perhaps there were Han people who did the internal response......
He detached ten staff members to control the Han Chinese and indigenous hired workers in the Governor's Department, and whether or not they colluded with the pirates, he could not trust them for the time being.
Tang Kejing personally entered the battle, the battle has been going on for so long, seeing that the sky is about to dawn, the battle in the city is still continuing, once the day is dawn, the fire # guns in the hands of the Dutch soldiers will be more threatening, it is best to end the battle before dawn.
He had just approached the city gate when suddenly a soldier pointed to the city wall and said, "My lord, there are people on the city wall ......."
Tang Kejing looked in the direction of the soldier's finger, and there was indeed movement on the city wall, because it was far away, only a vague black shadow was seen, and the black shadow may have felt something strange, but at this moment it stopped moving.
Your Excellency is wise!
A soldier whispered, "My lord, go down and shoot that man down......"
Tang Kejing turned his head and said, "Let's go, enter the city, don't make any extraneous branches!"
Although the soldiers didn't understand Tang Kejing's intentions, they didn't dare to ask again, and they all followed Tang Kejing into the city from the north gate and rushed straight to the direction of the military camp where the gunfire was most dense.
Le Yong, the commander of the first regiment, was directing the soldiers to attack the barracks, and when he saw Tang Kejing coming, he hurriedly saluted, "Why is the Lord here, ...... danger here?"
Tang Kejing waved his hand and said, "How many Dutch soldiers are here?" How's the battle going? ”
"Lord Hui, this is the Dutch military camp, there are at least hundreds of people," Le Yong said: "Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates have surrounded the barracks, and none of them can escape." ”
"Surrounding?" Tang Kejing frowned, "How about the casualties of the brothers?" ”
Le Yong suddenly changed his tone, and said hesitantly: "Lord Hui, more than 30 people have died in the first regiment, and more than 50 people have been injured, all of them are gunshot wounds......
"So much?" Tang Kejing's heart tightened, although he gave a death order to "annihilate any resisting enemy at all costs", because of the particularity of this battle.
This sneak attack on Dongfan Island, whether it is the emperor or the fleet's commander Zhou, all hope to harvest a victory, this is the first battle of the South China Sea fleet into the sea, "Xu victory is not allowed to lose", as a siege force, he gave the battalions a death order.
However, such casualties ...... It seems that from the day the naval army was formed, there have never been such casualties!
Le Yong suddenly stood up straight, and said loudly: "Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates have already organized a death squad, as long as the death squad is close to the barracks......"
Tang Kejing suddenly remembered the Dutch soldiers on the city wall just now, and hurriedly said: "Don't, don't let the death squad be killed or injured in vain!"
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My lord, they are soldiers in Huaxia," Le Yong said: "If they are killed or wounded, their subordinates will compensate their families......"
"No," Tang Kejing said categorically, "What I'm saying is that they don't need casualties in vain. ”
"Your Excellency already has a way to destroy the enemy?"
Tang Kejing didn't answer, but looked up at the sky and muttered: "There is still a period of time at dawn, and we can't deprive the second battalion of military merits!"
"Adult ......"
"Maintain the intensity of the attack, but protect the soldiers from casualties, and don't rush in," Tang Kejing was afraid that Le Yong would make meritorious contributions, and added: "Once the gunfire here stops, the Dutch in the port will not come to reinforce them!"
Leyong: "......"
In the western harbor, the defenders had been informed of the attack on the city of Geranza, but the Formosa Chief, Maier, told them to keep their guard in case of a surprise attack by the pirates.
The defenders all got up from their hot beddings and went to their posts, and even the soldiers who were transporting them were ready to deliver shells to the battleship.
But Maier came with someone to deliver the order: the city governor's headquarters was surrounded by bandits, and the situation was critical, so he went to the rescue quickly!
The Governor's Department is the head body of the East India Company in Formosa, and there must be no loss!
After consultation, the defenders sent a team of 200 men to relieve the commander's headquarters.
Although 200 people is not too much, it is already half of the strength of the port, and without these 200 soldiers, the battleship can no longer sail, and the remaining soldiers can only hold on to the port.
On the sea outside the port, Zhou Kun personally led two "Chengdu-class" and five "Chongqing-class" warships, mainly wandering slowly on the sea, and the old-fashioned ships could only follow not far behind.
The gunfire in the city can be faintly heard, and it mainly relies on small boats to transmit messages directly.
The city of Gelansha has not yet been taken, Zhou Kun is a little anxious, the more time passes, the more uneasy his heart becomes, the key is that there is very little information in the city, and the soldiers sent to Dongfan Island last time did not bring back much useful information.
The sea breeze blows, the battleship rises and falls, the waves crash against the ship's side, making a "whooshing" sound, and if you are an experienced fisherman, you must know that there is a ship sailing in the dark.
However, Zhou Kun was not worried that the "Chengdu" battleship, which was at least five nautical miles away from the harbor, would not be able to send flowering shells to the harbor even if it was naval guns.
As long as the Dutch sentinel ship did not leave the port, no one would have known that there was a sizable fleet moored outside the port.
Zhou Kun stood proudly on the deck against the sea breeze, but the sea breeze couldn't blow away the anxiety in his heart!
"Bang, bang, bang......"
Near the port, there was a sudden sound of gunfire, this time the gunfire was very close, and Zhou Kun could hear it clearly without the need for interrogation from the soldiers.
"My lord, the Dutch in the harbor have gone to the rescue of the city of Geranza!"
Zhou Kun's heart moved, but he didn't take any action, just looked at the place where the gunshots came, maybe it was too far, maybe the weather was too dark, and he couldn't see anything ahead.
"My lord, shall we attack the port?"
"What's the hurry, this is just the beginning!" When Zhou Kun heard the gunshots, his heart calmed down, the Dutch in the port were ambushed, it must be that the city of Geranza was tight, so they were ordered to reinforce the city of Geranza.
If the Dutch soldiers in the harbor were annihilated......
The gunfire didn't last long, and suddenly there was no sound, like a summer rainstorm, which came suddenly and went cleanly.
"Adult ......"
"Don't worry, wait a little longer......"
Sure enough, in less than a quarter of an hour, there was another gunfire in front, which was even more dense than just now, and Zhou Kun gave the order: all the battleships came sideways, lined up in a "one" shape, and the port guns were aimed at the port......
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