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

Chapter 835 Landing 3
Peng!Peng!Peng!
The scouts occupying the lighthouse gained momentum, and the 90mm Thunderbolt Cannon shot one after another towards the Governor's Mansion. Every time a shell hit it, it would explode into a large ball of flames, and the shrapnel exploded with explosive speed. Shooting, biting the meat is a hole, and more than ten people were blown over in a short period of time.In fact, it is getting late now and the distance is so far, it is very difficult to hit the Governor's Mansion accurately, but the scouts don't care what they hit, they just keep firing at the Governor's Mansion, smashing the shells to create Their goal is achieved by causing chaos.And the effect was just as they expected. The shells that kept flying past caused huge chaos in Chixian City. It was the first time for the Dutch to experience the power of this kind of curved artillery. Gunpowder, completely at a loss, was blown dizzy.

What's more terrible is that the dull sound of the thunderbolt cannon firing was also heard from the periphery of the port. The screams of the shells continued one after another. Rows of shells fell into the Dutch barracks and residential areas like ominous crows screaming all the way. All the high-explosive incendiary bombs were used, and the power was much stronger than the shells fired from the top of the lighthouse.As soon as they heard the sound of the cannon, the first reaction of the Dutch soldiers was to tighten their hair and get goosebumps all over their bodies. They screamed in their hearts: "My God, it's coming again!" The ghost cannon woke them up from sleep countless times, or the cannonball suddenly flew over and blew up a group of people while eating. I don’t know how many people were forced to collapse by it!In the eyes of the Dutch, this kind of ghost cannon is even more terrifying and hateful than the bug-like rebels. Governor Kui ordered that one must be brought back to study, but they have not been able to succeed until now, but they have received a lot of cannonballs. ——No, it is being led now.

A shell landed 60 meters away, turning into a thunder and exploding, shrieking shrapnel.Kui felt that the back of his head was poked hard like a sharp iron, and when he touched it, his hand was covered in blood, and a piece of shrapnel the size of a grain of rice hit his head.It's a pity that the shrapnel is too small and the lethality is not enough. If it is the size of a soybean or even a broad bean, the gunner will be developed.Governor Kui Yi, who was in love with the wound, became fierce. He pushed away the soldiers who were trying to bandage him, and roared: "Order the cavalry to attack immediately, and destroy the artillery positions of the rebels outside the city!"

The adjutant called: "We only have more than 100 cavalry!"

Kui's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared: "Let them dispatch immediately, otherwise we will mess up!"

The Dutch army in Taiwan originally did not have cavalry, and the cavalry could not be used in such a mountainous and jungle place like Taiwan. Besides, the resistance of the aborigines in the area can be easily settled with only a few dozen Dutch soldiers, and cavalry is not needed. superior.But after meeting Shi Tianbao, the Dutch found that these guys who fight and run or even fight while running are really annoying, and their tactical system can't deal with this kind of attack at all. The Dutch emphasize discipline and various arms To put it simply, regardless of the scale of the battle, they line up in rows and shoot in turn according to the officer's command, disrupting the opponent's formation, covering the melee soldiers and rushing to melee.This kind of tactic is indeed very effective in Europe, but it is useless in the face of the Taiwanese rebels who come and go like the wind. The rebels have no intention of confronting them head-on. They seize the opportunity to kill a few and run away. Once people lined up, they disappeared without a trace.The depressed Dutchman begged his grandpa to tell his grandma, and finally transferred more than 100 cavalry from Batavia to deal with this kind of attack... I don't believe you can outrun the tall European horses!This cavalry has just arrived, and has been adapting to the terrain and climate, and now it comes in handy.

The Dutch cavalry who received the order hurriedly put on their armor, mounted their horses with the help of their attendants, and prepared to attack.

Then before they could leave the city gate, the silhouette of a large battleship appeared in the sight of the Dutch garrison!

It's the Ming Army Fleet!With the help of Taiwanese water pilots and guided by the lighthouse, they took advantage of the high tide to quickly pass through the Luermen Waterway and approach Heliao Port!

Kui stared at the slowly approaching Ming warship, his eyes were so red that he was about to spurt blood, and he gritted his teeth and ordered: "The cavalry attack immediately, and return to defense immediately after annihilating the rebel artillery! Let the three patrol ships go up, Stop the Chinese fleet and buy us time!"

The adjutant was frightened: "Sir, those are just three patrol ships! What they have to face are more than 20 warships!"

Kui Yi roared: "Of course I know! But what can I do? If I don't block the Chinese warships, we will all be blocked in the port and slaughtered by them!"

The adjutant was frightened by His Excellency Governor's angry expression, and he didn't dare to say any more. He said to the three patrol ships in his heart: "God bless you!" and conveyed the order to force them to die.

The two Dutch armies were dispatched, and three patrol ships lined up, bravely rushing towards the menacing Ming army fleet, while 120 Dutch cavalrymen, wearing iron armor, galloped out of the city and charged murderously towards the rebels. Army artillery positions.As soon as Kui boarded the watchtower, he took out his binoculars and looked nervously at the two battlefields, his palms were sweating.He didn't have any hope that the three patrol ships could be used as the Ming army's fleet. He only hoped that they could delay the time and cause a little loss to the Ming army's fleet, so that he would have a chance to stabilize the army's morale and strengthen the defense system. Can't fight.However, he has high hopes for the 120 cavalrymen, hoping that they can destroy the bombardment positions of the rebel army, and even annihilate the rebel army. The impact can be catastrophic!

Bless the Holy Mother of God, bless Prince Maurice, the cavalry must succeed...

While Governor Kuiyi was secretly praying, the Dutch cavalry had reached the periphery of the port.They saw that at the end of a paddy field outside the port, on several small hills, at least [-] rebels had already lined up in standard three rows, and the three gun barrels let the slanted cannons point at the Chikan city. While constantly spewing out a large cloud of smoke and fire.These cavalrymen almost turned their noses out of anger, good boy, you dare to come here to play wild? You can't do it without showing some color!The cavalry captain ordered: "Charge! Destroy them!"

120 Dutch cavalry drew their long swords with both hands, or flattened their spears, smashed their horses, and rushed towards the rebel position.Hundreds of bowl-sized horseshoes were raised and lowered again and again, and the rice fields that had been harvested were billowing with smoke and dust, and the soil was flying. Under the dim twilight, more than 100 four-legged mecha monsters were galloping and roaring. The scene was also quite frightening!Seeing these steel monsters whose whole bodies were covered in thick plate armor with only two eye sockets exposed approaching rapidly, and listening to the sound of iron hooves hitting the ground, many rebels couldn't help but show fear—— Some of them Many people have never seen a horse since they were shot out of their mother's womb, let alone the terrifying scene of armored cavalry charging.However, Shi Tianbao shook his head slightly. In the eyes of ordinary rebel soldiers, the charge of the Dutch cavalry was like a flood. He was Pi Yi, but he was used to seeing the cavalry of the Heluo Xin Army and Tianxiong Army cavalry lined up in a straight line. After the big scene where the wall was galloping at high speed, relying on the overall kinetic energy alone, he could knock down the opponent in one round, he said that he was not at all interested in such a small scene.The discipline of the Dutch cavalry is really terrible. They are all roaring and rushing forward, and the formation is chaotic. You idiots, don't you know that the era when cavalry can defeat their opponents by relying on personal bravery is over! He calmly ordered: "A hundred or so Hongyi who are eager to reincarnate, there is nothing to be afraid of, thunderbolts, give them a few shots first, the infantry will bring them closer first, and then listen to my command to fire!" "

The two 120mm torpedo cannons that were blasting toward the port adjusted their firing range, and with two bangs, two shells flew over, hitting the middle of the Dutch cavalry without missing a beat, raising two clouds of blood mist. The shock wave of the explosion overturned four war horses on the spot. After the dense shrapnel swept over, they even turned their horses upside down. The terrible explosion and the expanding fire light frightened the war horses. They even neighed wildly and even stood up. Two more people stood up. The cavalryman was thrown off.The two thunder cannons opened fire at the fastest speed. In a short period of time, the unlucky cavalry received more than a dozen shells in a row, causing many casualties. The horses and people were greatly frightened. Total chaos!Seeing that the situation was not good, the cavalry captain shouted wildly: "Retreat! Retreat!"

It's a pity that they can no longer withdraw if they want to - they are only more than 120 meters away from the position of the rebels!Shi Tianbao shouted: "First row, shoot!"

The first row of rebel soldiers pulled the trigger in response, bang bang bang bang!The dense gunfire merged into a thunderbolt, suppressing all the noise on the battlefield, and Kui Yi almost fainted.It's a line array tactic!Isn't this the signature tactic of their European army? Why are these barbarians...

Why these barbarians use the European signature line array tactics is not important anymore. What is important is that although the rebel soldiers were a little nervous when playing such tactics for the first time, they still fired a relatively neat salvo. Rifled flintlock guns sprayed out a row of flames, and the more than 20 Dutch cavalrymen rushing to the front were screaming, the horses were neighing, and they fell down like cutting wheat, and the entire front line was flattened at once. , This is a shot from more than 100 meters away!
Bang bang bang!

The second volley of guns followed one after another, and the bullets flew towards the densest places like locusts, causing even more heavy casualties.The well-made barrel and high-quality gun cotton endowed the bullet with extremely strong lethality. The heavy plate armor on the Dutch cavalry is no different from the paper in front of the projectile fired at supersonic speed. Everywhere it hits is a hole. , Once shot, the undead will be seriously injured!This heavy body of armor failed to provide them with any protection, but became a burden. Many cavalry were shot by their horses and then thrown off their horses. You can imagine the feeling of falling down on your back. Even if you didn't fall to your death on the spot, most likely your tendons were broken and you couldn't even get up.

Before the third team of musketeers opened fire, the surviving Dutch cavalry strangled their horses and fled away.This battle can't be fought, their horses are overly frightened and out of control, and the marksmanship of the rebel army is surprisingly accurate, two volleys of guns plus the round of shelling just now killed more than half of them, what a fart, It's almost dead!Most of these cavalrymen have good family backgrounds and have fought many battles. It is the first time that they have been beaten so badly by a group of savage infantry. This shame made every surviving Dutch cavalry almost grit their teeth. I swear that I will come out again after I go back to regroup, and with the cooperation of the infantry, I will beat up these sons of bitches!

It was a good idea, but unfortunately, they didn't know that they had no chance to do it again.

(End of this chapter)