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

Chapter 845
Kui Yi also knows that it is dangerous to leave Chixian City to save Taiwan City now, and he is likely to be ambushed and lose troops, but he has no choice. Taiwan City is one of the only two Dutch strongholds in Tainan. , he really became a loner!Now that the fleet is completely lost, the Spaniards are defeated, the building is about to collapse, and everyone is terrified. If Taiwan City is lost again, the Dutch defenders in Chixian City are likely to be completely overwhelmed by fear and surrender without a fight. Come on, he is completely finished!
Never lose Taiwan City!

Even though you know there may be a trap, you still have to save it, and you have to go all out to save it!

Therefore, he sent Lieutenant Colonel Feidnan, the head of the second regiment, to lead the entire second regiment, and strengthened six field artillery to support Taiwan City.He took the hand of Lieutenant Colonel Feidnan and said, "Lieutenant Colonel, please, we must repel the Chinese and keep Taiwan City! We need a victory so much!"

Lieutenant Colonel Feidnan said with a wry smile: "Don't worry, I will do my best... There is no need to bring those field artillery, stay here to guard the city wall."

Kui Yiyi was startled: "Without field artillery, it will be very difficult for you to break through the Chinese defense line!"

Lieutenant Colonel Feidnan smiled bitterly: "Your Excellency, do you think these field artillery have a chance to fire in front of the powerful artillery group of the Chinese?"

Kui Yi couldn't help but be speechless...

In fact, there really isn't.Even if it is a light field artillery, compared with the Chinese artillery, the rate of fire is still too slow, the lethality of the artillery is too weak, the accuracy is too poor, the firing procedure is too cumbersome, and it is far from the effective range, it will be attacked. Under heavy artillery fire, the artillerymen either fled their positions scrambling or scrambling, or were blown into parts together with the artillery.The rate of fire of Chinese artillery is even much faster than that of muskets. It is useless to have more cannons. After a few rounds, they will be wiped out, and the losses caused to the Chinese are pitifully small.Just because he saw the embarrassing situation of these field artillery in front of the Chinese artillery, Lieutenant Colonel Feidnan simply didn't want these rags. At least his troops could go into battle lightly and go faster.

In the end, Lieutenant Colonel Feidnan led his regiment of more than [-] people, with the tragic feeling of "the wind is rustling, the water is cold, and the strong man will never return when he is gone", he drove out of Chixian City and marched towards Taiwan City at full speed.As soon as they left the city, the scouts of the Heluo New Army appeared in their field of vision.These guys rode short and nimble fast horses and circled around the second regiment, constantly making attacks.These cavalry were few in number, but they came and went like the wind, and they didn't attack. They just stared like this, circling around the Second Regiment, as annoying as flies.Some Dutch officers got angry and asked Lieutenant Colonel Feidnan for instructions to find a way to deal with these damn scouts, but Lieutenant Colonel Feidnan refused to agree, and instead kept urging the troops to speed up.The lieutenant colonel knew very well that time was not on their side. The longer they spent on the road, the more dangerous they would be. They had to rush to the city of Taiwan as soon as possible, and fight with the defenders of the city of Taiwan to defeat the Ming army and consolidate the defense of the city of Taiwan. They have a chance.

As for what to do after the meeting with the defenders of Taiwan City... the lieutenant colonel didn't have an answer for a while, or even Governor Kui Yi didn't have a feasible plan in his mind, so he could only passively see the tricks. One step at a time.

The Dutch army is indeed tough, and this toughness is first reflected in the speed and discipline of the march. In just six hours, Ferdinand and his men arrived at the city of Taiwan.

Then I saw a 700-meter-long parapet made of sandbags.Hey, these Chinese people are too efficient. Give them a few more days, and they will probably be able to circle the entire city of Taiwan!The Chinese people's civil engineering ability is really not covered!Behind this parapet that seemed to be able to be kicked down with one kick, thousands of Ming army elites were waiting in formation. Behind them was the city of Taiwan, where smoke billowed and killing noises shook the sky. The Ming army divided into several teams to attack in turn. The attack was a bit half-hearted, and retreated immediately after a little casualty, but the defenders of Taiwan City still fought very hard.The city walls of Taiwan City were bombed down in many places, and the terrifying 160mm thunderbolt guns were still firing continuously, setting the whole city into fireworks. The lieutenant colonel can conclude that Taiwan City won't last long!
Damn Chinese, so cunning!
Lieutenant Colonel Feidnan ordered: "Set up camp and rest on the spot, have a good meal, try to get in touch with the army in Taiwan City, cooperate with the inside and outside, and attack the Ming army!"

The second regiment stopped advancing, camped on the spot, lit a fire and cooked.It's not that they don't know that "soldiers are expensive and fast", but that after walking such a long distance, they are already very tired, and they must take a rest first to recover their strength before going into battle, otherwise they will be killed.

The strange thing is that the Ming army did not take the opportunity to attack them first, but generously stopped the attack on Taiwan City, allowing the Dutch to rest and recuperate calmly.Feidnan sent scouts over to reconnaissance, and was surprised to see that Ming soldiers were also eating... much richer than them!The Ming army ate very calmly, and didn't take the sneaky scouts seriously at all, so these scouts even had time to go back and forth to count the number of people, and then slipped back to report to Feidnan .Lao Fei was very surprised: "We are all overwhelmed by troops, yet they are still in the mood to eat?"

The scout smiled wryly: "Their strength is more than twice that of ours, and they have so many powerful artillery pieces. Of course they don't pay attention to us."

Lieutenant Colonel Feidnan was silent.Yes, the advantage of the Ming army is too obvious. The troops and firepower are overwhelmingly superior, and they are waiting for work at leisure. Of course, they don't need to be nervous!But looking at the breast wall made of sandbags by the Ming army, he became confident again. This kind of fortification wanted to block his invincible iron army? Just kidding!He said loudly: "Their artillery is indeed powerful, but the infantry is always the one who decides the outcome of the battlefield, and it can only be the infantry! Take the time to eat, recover your strength, and then launch an attack to destroy them!"

After taking another look at his subordinates who were munching on bread, Lieutenant Colonel Fidnan thought for a moment and decided to focus on attacking people's hearts. He sent envoys to the Ming army's central camp to convey his willingness for peace talks.After all, one's own military strength is not dominant, and it is best to outsmart if possible.

"Let's break the siege of Taiwan City and retreat immediately?" In the tent of the Chinese army, Yang Menglong stared wide-eyed, looking at Feidnan's military envoy as if he was looking at an idiot. Li Yan, Li Xu, Xu Meng and others also looked confused. Damn, Catherine simply covered her face with her hands, and couldn't bear to see this idiot make a fool of herself...Your actions will only make the Chinese despise the IQ of our Europeans!
The military envoy said proudly: "Yes! Our commander hopes that you can lift the siege of Taiwan City, withdraw troops peacefully, and avoid a bloody war. This will be good for everyone!"

Li Yan asked uncertainly: "You don't have 2000 people to die, right? Our military strength is two or three times that of yours. How can you assume that we will be afraid to fight you?"

The military envoy said proudly: "Because what you are going to face is the invincible army created by our Dutch god of war, Prince Maurice Nassau! What you are going to face is the most powerful army in Europe! If you refuse to give up on Taiwan Surrounding the city, you will shed blood like rivers!"

Yang Menglong laughed: "Interesting! Ever since I debuted, I have always been the only one who let the enemy's blood flow into rivers. No one dares to kill me! Go back and tell your bosses about the siege of Taiwan City. I will never let go, if your commander thinks he is awesome and great, let him come here, and I will also learn how powerful the Morris phalanx is, who has beaten all invincible opponents in Europe!"

The Dutch military envoy said: "I advise Your Excellency the Governor not to learn, otherwise you will regret it!"

Yang Menglong said: "I never know how to write the word regret!"

Speaking of this, Lieutenant Colonel Feidnan's attempt to break the siege of Taiwan City without bloodshed is considered an exaggeration, there is no choice, let's fight!
After nibbling dry bread and filling half a pot of water, they were finally full, and the Dutch began to deploy.They didn't bring cannons, so it was convenient to set up formations. Companies were used as units, with 110 to 120 people in each company, a total of 12 companies.The depth of the entire phalanx is eight people, the center is the spearman, and the width is eight to [-] people. The musketeers are distributed on the left and right wings, and each wing is four people wide.Unlike the Spanish infantry phalanx, which piled up spears, making the entire phalanx look like a hedgehog, the proportion of musketeers in the Morris phalanx has greatly increased, reaching [-]%, the width of the line of fire has greatly increased, and the mobility has also been greatly improved. .When shooting at long distances, the musketeers stepped forward to fire, and when fighting close to each other, they retreated behind the wings, which was very flexible.When they formed the formation, the new army of Heluo crouched behind the parapet with rifles in hand and watched in amazement.They couldn't see why. The biggest feeling was that the uniforms of these Dutchmen were too messy, and the flags were also varied. Compared with the simplicity and unity of the Heluo New Army, it was too far behind.In fact, it’s not just the Dutch. There is no country in Europe that can distribute uniform military uniforms for its own army. In countries with better economic strength, the military uniforms are customized by each regiment——soldiers pay to buy military uniforms from the regimental commander. Countries with relatively poor economies are a bit miserable, so bring your own.This is a good thing. When a soldier fights, he not only has to prepare his own dry food, but also has to prepare his own military uniform.The result of this tossing is that the military uniforms of the entire army are terribly messy, like a circus.However, this is quite necessary. Officers need to identify the numbers of friendly troops through military uniforms and flags. If the military uniforms are unified, it will be really difficult to identify.

Yang Menglong and Li Yan were also watching the Dutch formation carefully without blinking.Yang Menglong pointed to the rapidly formed army formation and said to Li Yan: "Look at these Dutchmen, they are flexible in organization and strict in discipline. They are indeed a formidable enemy."

Li Yan said: "Yes, they do have something to be proud of. If there are more than 1000 people in the north, I am afraid that our army may not be able to move them with more than 1 people."

Yang Menglong said: "1 people? Come on, you think highly of those beggars too much, even 5 to [-] people may not be able to gnaw a hair on them!"

This is not bragging, but the truth... The Spanish infantry phalanx is not as good as the Morris phalanx. In the Battle of Rocroix, 500 French troops stormed a Spanish infantry phalanx with only 5000 people. The cavalry, infantry, and artillery went up together. , Fighting for six hours, the French army suffered nearly [-] casualties, and the Spaniards killed more than [-] people. Finally, the French army negotiated to get the Spaniards to lay down their weapons, and this bloody battle was considered to be over.The French army, which emphasizes discipline like the Spaniards, has five times as many troops, and it is so difficult to fight, let alone those old-style troops who don't know what discipline is. Miserable is by no means a myth!
It's a pity that the Ming army that the Dutch met was completely different from the Ming army they had promised, and they were destined to suffer a big somersault.

(End of this chapter)