September 3rd.

On the sixth day of the order, a team of 1,000 men departed from Wales to escort the exploration team of the Mineral Division to New Guinea.

At the same time, Lei Ming led 8,000 men on ten warships to Indonesia, where there was a city occupied by the British, named Nulant.

The city used to belong to the Dutch, and since it was occupied by the British, the distance of 100 miles from Newland has been the sphere of influence of the British.

His mission here was to control Nurant, and according to the information raised by the imperial court, the reason why the British did not hesitate to go to war with the Dutch to seize Nurant was not for nothing.

Because there is a very rich gold mine in the Nulan area, and according to the information provided by the Department of Minerals, Indonesia is rich in mineral resources, especially coal, tin, aluminum, nickel, copper, gold, silver and other minerals.

After all, people of their level, the Mineral Division is as mysterious as the secret guards, and anyone who enters the Mineral Division is a person with a clean background, and it is difficult to find out the secrets inside.

And those who don't have the long eyes to spy on the intelligence of the Minerals Division end up with no good ends.

"With this place under control, the Empire's steamships sailing in this area will not be without supplies."

Thunder looked at the heavily guarded city of Nurant, which was discovered by the British in the city as they landed.

However, the British were heavily guarded, and in his opinion, it was not worth mentioning at all, because the current British firearms were not a generation behind them.

Chang Yuzhu was more interested in the gold mine, and he said: "Commander, if we win this gold mine, we can get a lot of merit points this time, and I can buy a manor when I return home." ”

The soldiers were also excited, motivated by their loyalty to the Empire and the constant incentives of the Army.

With a hint of a smile on the corner of Lei Ming's mouth, he said: "Since this is the case, then fight this battle beautifully, and if you can not die, you will not die." ”

Sanyuzhu nodded, he pointed to the machine gun and said: "With this thing, the British are scared to death, commander, you just wait to see the results." ”

With that, Sanyu Zhu walked to the artillerymen, communicated with the artillerymen for a while, and then discussed the strategy of the attack with the machine gunners and ordinary soldiers.

In a short time, thirty-six cannons roared in unison, and the ferocious artillery fire instantly covered the gates of Nurant.

In just an instant, the gates of Newland collapsed.

Inside the city, the British garrison had long been in fear, and they had been living in the haze of war since the defeat of the Combined Fleet and the occupation of Xinjiapo.

Now they have won the nightmare.

"What the hell is this?"

The tremendous power of the explosion of the metal cannonball made the British soldiers in the city instantly terrified to the extreme, they had never seen such a powerful cannon.

Because the entire city gate was almost torn apart, which even their most advanced artillery could not do.

But they are not allowed to think, after the city gate was blown up, the shells did not stop, and one after another shells whistled and smashed into the city, and every time they exploded, there was always a huge crater on the ground.

The crater is surrounded by a forbidden area for life, and no soldier can survive in this area.

The British troops stationed in Nurant numbered only 5,000 men, and the British troops in the city suffered heavy casualties after indiscriminate bombardment.

And this was only the first weapon that frightened them, and after the artillery stopped firing, they heard the horn of the enemy's charge.

At this time, the surviving British soldiers on the city wall immediately prepared to counterattack, but they had just raised their heads when they suddenly heard the continuous fire of "Da ......".

They collapsed in pools of blood before they could react, and the gunners on the walls were even more miserable, they were the focus of the machine-gun care.

Every time a soldier tried to use artillery to counterattack, he would always be shot by the opponent's continuous muskets, and it can be said that the entire British army was pressed and beaten, and could not raise its head at all.

The sound of the charge was getting closer and closer, and the British troops in the city could only abandon the city and enter the city to prepare for a bloody battle with the enemy.

But once again, they miscalculated, and after the soldiers with rifles entered the city, they were followed by soldiers pushing strange guns.

The soldiers who rushed towards the Reich in a dense formation continued to fall under the strafing of the machine guns, and then the power of the machine guns, a small squad of twelve Imperial soldiers entered the streets and alleys to eliminate the British soldiers.

From time to time, the sound of grenade explosions sounded.

The British did not hold out for long under such a fierce offensive, and even the most well-documented army could not hold out for long, and an hour later the British officers in the city led the remnants of a thousand men to surrender to the thunder.

"General, there must be a gold mine here, you see." After Lei Ming entered the city, Sanyu Zhu walked over excitedly, and the soldiers behind him were carrying three boxes.

Glancing at the wooden box, Lei Ming had a plan in his heart, he asked the soldiers to open it, and suddenly a box of yellow, orange and orange gold bricks appeared in front of him.

"According to Governor Nuland, they are preparing to ship three boxes of gold bricks to India and from there to the UK.

After a pause, he took out a map, "This is also what we found, these British people have explored a lot of areas, and there are mineral locations they have found. ”

Lei Ming took it and looked at it, with a big smile, "This thing is more important than a gold mine, there are thirteen mines on it." ”

After that, he looked at Governor Nurant, who was squatting on the ground, holding his head in his hands, and said: "I will keep this drawing for you, if there are other good things handed over now, it will make you suffer a little less, otherwise you will wait to suffer." ”

Frightened by the Empire's artillery and machine guns, Governor Nuland said, "I have important information for you, but only if you release our family first." ”

Lei Ming frowned, "You have no room for bargaining, if I am not a trustworthy person, even if I release your family, I can still arrest them again." ”

"Okay." Disheartened, the Governor of Nuland handed over a letter from England to Thundering.

Taking the letter from the letter, the translator said; "Commander, the letter says that the political situation in the Netherlands has changed because of the pressure from France, the previous prime minister has been ousted, and now there is a new prime minister in the Netherlands, and now the Dutch have compromised with Britain and France, and they are ready to fight together against the empire in Asia."

Thunder's brow furrowed, and he said; "This news is too important, immediately send the news back to Qingzhou, and at the same time let the warships and troops sailing in the South Seas be wary of the Dutch."