Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 820

what happened?

what is the problem?

Kui Yi looked restless, turning around like a trapped beast, fidgeting restlessly, and in his eyes, this Governor's Mansion, as well as the entire Chixian City, were his cages!

Gunshots and explosions could be heard faintly in the distance, which was why His Excellency Kuiyi was so anxious.Those damn rebels are besieging a fort less than five kilometers away from Chixian City, and they don't know where they got the cannons, and the firepower is very fierce.According to the soldiers who broke out to ask for help, that kind of cannon was very weird, and the sound of firing was different from all cannons. Kind of similar.However, it is different from a mortar with a large shot ball. How many can be killed is counted as different. This thing hits a flowering bomb, and the explosion power is very powerful. With a bang, a hedgehog within a radius of 15 meters will either die or die within 35 meters. Injury, shrapnel flying 100 meters still has lethality, and several unlucky people were killed by shrapnel and steel balls flying hundreds of meters away.The most frightening thing is that the firepower of these strange artillery is surprisingly fierce. At least eight shells can be fired in one minute. Five or six of these artillery fire at the same time. The shells are like rain. There is no safe place in the entire fortress!

Kui Yiyi found it inconceivable how those uncivilized natives could have such advanced cannons and a large number of explosive ammunition!But when he thought of the Heluo New Army, who was staring at the other side of the Taiwan Strait, he understood something more or less. These advanced weapons were probably made by the Heluo New Army. A large number of arms were sent to Taiwan Island... I don't know!This is exactly the reason for the anger of Governor Kuiyi. His Formosa, the pearl of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Far East, has now been infiltrated into a sieve by the new army of Heluo. Send guns and send guns, so many Dutch soldiers can only stare blankly, the powerful Dutch fleet is useless in front of them!
His Excellency the Governor feels that his IQ is being mocked.

More serious than the ridicule of IQ is the worsening situation of the Dutch garrison.The disastrous defeat at the Battle of Yau Ma Creek not only caused Governor Kui Yi to lose 10 soldiers, but also lost the prestige that the Dutch had built up with great difficulty among the aborigines in Taiwan. He picked up the bow and arrow, and if he caught the single Dutch soldier, he would give him a guy, cut off the head and ask Shi Tianbao for a reward, which is the capital of their children's better education in the future.It's not that the Dutch didn't take revenge, and they killed a lot of people for this, but the more they killed the rebels, the more bloody the attacks against the Dutch army.No matter how you say it, the island of Taiwan has a population of several [-], while the Dutch army only has a mere few thousand people.The current Governor Kuiyi really feels like he has stabbed a hornet's nest... He has come to the vicinity of Chixian City!

His Excellency the Governor refused to send troops to support.It's not that he didn't want to rescue, but he really didn't dare to rescue them. The group of natives played the trick of surrounding the spot to rescue them superbly. Who knows if going out of the city to support would use the limited mobility in his hands!And analyzing the information provided by the escaped soldiers, the rebel army not only has a large number of troops, but also possesses extremely ferocious artillery firepower. Even if they send a large army out of the city to rescue them, they may not be able to get any cheap... Sigh, forget it!Your Excellency the governor's originally smooth forehead was wrinkled into an air-dried orange, and he was simply an ancient Western version of Yang Bailao: Alas, what should I do?
A few kilometers away, the fighting is still raging.

The six No. 92 Thunderbolt Cannons had already fired nearly [-] rounds into the inside of the fortress, and each of the garrison inside the fortress could share one round on average.The rebel army surrounded the fort on three sides and launched a fierce attack on the east side. Thousands of musketeers lined up in three rows and fired volleys of guns at the defenders on the wall one by one according to the command of the commander. The fierce firepower made the Dutch defenders unable to lift their heads.Under the cover of firepower, a commando hid behind a cart with several wet quilts on it. The bullets shot down from the city wall knocked the wet quilts loudly, and advanced with difficulty and determination.The wet quilt has a very good bulletproof effect. The Dutch shot desperately, but none of the bullets could penetrate this simple line of defense. Their cannons were killed by lightning cannons long ago, and there were no throwing weapons such as grenades. I can only watch this commando approaching step by step in despair...

Du Wula ran to Shi Tianbao and reported to him the latest news about Chixian City.

Shi Tianbao frowned: "That old tortoise Kui Yi still refuses to come out?"

Du Wula was a little depressed: "Yes! It's probably because we are afraid to fight around the spot. That old tortoise stays in Chixian City, and refuses to step out of that tortoise shell half a step!"

Shi Tianbao pondered for a while, looked at the figure of the Dutchman who was hit by the bullet and fell down on the wall of the fortress, and grinned grinningly: "Don't want to come out? Then cut off the heads of these Xiyi and throw them into Chixian City to give he!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a loud "boom" over there, and the commando successfully placed an explosive package at the east gate and detonated it, blowing up the thick wooden door to pieces, and the blast shot out like wood chips and shrapnel. To the Dutch, the Dutch behind the city gate were killed and wounded.Amidst the gunpowder smoke, the Dutch who were blown dizzy clearly heard an excited and bloodthirsty howl: "Fight to death, Seediq Bale!" In the desperate eyes of the people, hundreds of vigorous figures, like eagles and leopards, rushed into the dilapidated fortress on a field of sawdust, and started killing.These Seediqs with straight black tattoos between their eyebrows and chins have several grenades stuck in their waists, and they hold extremely sharp Atayal scimitars, but their opponents are not airplanes, cannons, heavy machine guns, and more fanatical Bushido The Japanese army supported by spirit, but the Dutch who didn't even have grenades!They killed anyone they saw, and when they encountered resistance, they threw a grenade over and rushed up to fight hand-to-hand. When they encountered a wounded Dutch soldier, they cut off their heads and hung them around their waists without hesitation, and then rushed to the next one.The morale of the Dutch had already been hit by the rounds of artillery, and when they met these fierce men again, they were so frightened that they peed their pants, and after resisting indiscriminately, they fled from the north gate. To Chixian City!
There is no way to escape. Outside the fortress is the world of the rebels. No one can escape the pursuit of so many excellent hunters in the dark. Escaping the fortress will only make them die faster.

In the early morning of the next day, more than 100 human heads fell from the sky as a gift to the defenders of Chixian City, some of whom were wearing Dutch military caps.

Following the Battle of Yau Ma Creek, the Dutch army stationed in Taiwan suffered another disastrous defeat. The strong fortress was conquered overnight, and 170 and seven Dutch soldiers were killed.The number of casualties in this fiasco was only equivalent to one-seventh of the Yau Ma Creek fiasco, but the blow to the Dutch garrison was even heavier.Because the rebels gnawed down this fort head-on and killed all the garrisons in the fort, which means that the rebels already have the ability to take down any fort, and the Dutch garrisons in each fort had better be careful.

It is worth noting that until now, the Spanish garrison in the Taipei area has not been attacked in any form. Compared with the Dutch, who are like a hornet's nest, the life of the Spaniards is really too moist.With such a strong contrast, it is impossible for the Dutch to think of suspicion. Even if it is just out of instinct to find a reason for their failure, they also strongly believe that the Spaniards have reached an agreement with the Ming army to sell them up!
How dare the bastard Spaniards betray us?In the past, Prince Maurice dealt with you very lightly, so I will wait for you, and I will settle the score with you after I get through this test!

The Spaniards said they were wronged, but they could not explain why they have not been attacked in any way until now.

The Dutchman was hanged and beaten by Shi Tianbao, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and he was miserable, but the culprit was very relaxed.The preparations for crossing the sea and attacking Taiwan are proceeding in an orderly manner. A large number of weapons and ammunition are continuously being sent along the Yangtze River. For information on tides and other aspects, Shen Tingyang selected elite soldiers from the Yingxia Army and Jinmen Army to be incorporated into the team as an auxiliary army. Yang Menglong said that the Han Peng Army and Xue Siming Army, which were not good at naval battles in this battle, could only stand aside.

Qi Hu and Li Yan were busy formulating a battle plan. Now even Zou Weilian, who had always had no sense of presence, jumped out, organized civilians, raised military resources, and said that they would contribute to the expulsion of the Western Barbarians... In a word, everyone very busy.Only Yang Menglong was free, almost doing nothing.Seeing that there was really nothing for him to do, this idle guy simply went to Hainan with a group of soldiers and red ladies to relax and inspect the work in Hainan. Who told Hainan to do that? Leave it to him?

Hainan has now become a busy construction site. In today’s Haikou, Sanya and other places, tens of thousands of Japanese prisoners of war are working from dawn to dusk under the whip of the supervisor, setting fire to thorn bushes, cutting down trees, and clearing wood and stones , leveling the land, building canals and roads, building factories... that's called diligence!Of course, many immigrants from Henan, Shandong, and even Shaanxi are doing the same job. These are some bankrupt farmers who originally fled to Huguang, but were encouraged by the governor of Huguang to come to Hainan.The hard work of those Japanese prisoners of war is really embarrassing. Thanks to their efforts, patches of fertile farmland and sugarcane fields have gradually formed, and the irrigation and drainage systems have also looked decent. Some lands have even been planted with crops. .It was Wang Tiechui who supervised their work. After several years of cooperation, Yang Menglong discovered that this man didn't really like fighting, and even a little disgusted with killing. He had no choice but to let him come to Hainan to do construction.Needless to say, this man did a really good job in Hainan. He managed tens of thousands of Japanese prisoners of war submissively. No matter how self-respecting the Japanese samurai were, he felt ashamed of himself in front of this iron tower and was greatly discouraged.This big man from Shandong has also done his best to contribute to the integration of China and Japan—he has found two pretty and elegant Japanese girls to be his wives, who are also the daughters of the feudal lord.As soon as he saw these two, Yang Menglong grinned and yelled "Defiant".It is indeed against the sky, these two are actually more than 1.7 meters tall, put them among the Japanese, his grandma’s, it’s like two white cranes standing in the middle of a group of platypus, no wonder they are 20 years old and still can’t find their in-laws, so they changed You, are you willing to marry a tall girl who is more than 20 centimeters taller than you, who wants to get a slap in the face and has to move a stool to get it, and she might slap her against the wall?Anyway, Japanese men don’t want to.

So it was cheaper for Wang Tiehammer.

Yang Menglong chuckled: "Brother, good fortune is not shallow!"

Wang Tiechui rolled his eyes: "Master Hou, don't make fun of me, and don't even look at how many people are around you!"

Yang Menglong shrugged, really embarrassed to make fun of Wang Tiehammer on this issue again.He already has four, how dare he say that he has a lot of good luck?

Hainan has developed quite well. It has opened up 60 mu of rice fields, 20 mu of sugarcane fields, and built five seafood processing factories. Two salt fields that can produce [-] tons of salt per month have also been found. Unfortunately, there is no coal in iron ore, and only charcoal can be used to make steel, which is relatively inefficient.Yang Menglong was quite satisfied with Wang Tiechui's achievements, and patted him on the shoulder to reassure him: "Don't worry, a boatload of coke will be transported by sea in a steady stream in a short time, and you won't be able to use it all up!"

Wang Tiechui snorted: "I hope so!" He never had much hope for Yang Menglong's guarantee, this guy is too unreliable!
Yang Menglong rubbed his nose, is he so unreliable, even the old brother who followed him to fight the world early in the morning can't believe his guarantee?
(End of this chapter)