1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 153 Levying Aceh ([-])
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Another round of shells was fired from the side of the pier, and two of them hit the starboard side of the most forward "Sports", and several nearby sailors fell on the deck in pain.

Cao Xiong and Second Lieutenant Andrew Florent were dumbfounded on the "Pioneer" that was about to follow up.The enemy actually hid the 18-pound heavy guns in the first moment of the fleet's attack, and only used some 12-pound and 14-pound small guns to meet them, which attracted the Dutch to slowly move forward.As a result, the other party gave everyone a surprise.

"We want to retreat...no, we need to stay back!" Lieutenant Andrew Florent suggested that now we must leave the range of the 18-pound heavy guns, and then use the 18-pound and 20-pound heavy guns on the ship to bombard the enemy fort.

At this time, the three Dutch warships in front began to adjust their sails one after another, preparing to retreat.The enemy turrets would not let go of the moment when the fleet was in chaos. All the artillery was aimed at the warship that was trying to adjust its direction, and the shells hit like raindrops.

In addition to the "Athletic", the "Warrior" was also shot. Its midship was hit by three shells, and a corner of the berth was knocked down. Seven or eight sailors lay on the deck and wailed.

"No, let's charge up!" Cao Xiong said decisively: "Let's rush to the side of the pier and kill the opponent's hidden heavy artillery first. We have many ships, and they must not be able to attack all the ships. At this time, whoever retreats will lose." Sharpen your spirit!" After speaking, he loudly ordered the helmsman and sailor to adjust their direction and move towards the flank of the enemy's pier.

Second Lieutenant Andrew Florent stayed for a moment. Although he didn't quite understand what "spirit" was, he understood that Cao Xiong wanted to take advantage of the enemy's focus on attacking the Dutch warships, and quickly approached the flanks of the pier to kill those who had Threatening heavy artillery removed.

Qi Dajiang watched the "Pioneer" rush forward bravely, and quickly followed behind without hesitation.

"Oh, God! What are those two pirate ships doing?" Lieutenant Colonel Jemini Bacona was a little surprised when he saw that the two Hanzhou ships were advancing instead of retreating.

When it was only more than 700 meters away from the pier fort, the "Pioneer" slowed down and turned the ship sideways.The enemy battery also found this warship that was closer, and the shells began to fall around the "Pioneer" one after another.

"Let go!" On the second deck, the gunner gave an order, and sixteen large and small artillery roared in unison, and the projectiles fell straight towards the enemy guns.After firing a round of salvo, the "Pioneer" slowly started to move again, adjusted its direction, and prepared for the next round of salvo.

The "Xinghan" also bravely rushed to a distance of more than 600 meters, and also fired a round of salvo under the order of the unhappy gunner.Maybe the "Xinghan" just used up all the bad luck, but it was very lucky. In this round of salvo, six or seven projectiles actually hit the enemy battery accurately, and instantly silenced an 18-pounder gun.

After three salvos, the "Xinghan" was shot first, and the stern of the ship was hit by an 8-pound cannon, and the wood was splashed, and three nearby sailors were knocked down on the deck. .

But as the "Pioneer" and "Xingye" gradually started to play rhythm, and the distance was so close, at least four gun positions at the Jishuiwan Wharf had been knocked out, including two 18-pound heavy guns.But the two ships were also hit by at least eight shells, and several large holes were broken in the ship's beams and sides.

The three Dutch warships that were retreating stopped their retreat when they saw the opportunity, and the artillery on the ships fired successively to attract more enemy artillery fire and create opportunities for the two brave pirate ships.

The artillery battle with the enemy's fort lasted for more than an hour, and more Dutch warships joined in. The counterattack of the fort at Jishuiwan port became weaker and weaker, and the fall of the pier was already a high probability event.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, the gunfire at the port of Jishuiwan stopped.Most of the artillery and casualties of the fort were lost, and the rest fled into the city.

Li Fade led more than [-] marine soldiers to the pier first, lined up in three thin rows, armed with muskets, and guarded and covered in the direction of Jishuiwan town.

Subsequently, more than 20 spearmen also boarded the pier and stood in front of the Musketeers with spears.There are no traces of Aceh people on the pier, it is a mess everywhere, and discarded goods can be seen everywhere.

Because they were the first to sail into the pier, the "Kai Kai" and "Xingye" captured several merchant ships docked at the pier. Seeing Dutch armed merchant ships approaching the pier one after another, they began to unload armed personnel and control the pier.Cao Xiong then asked Niu Hu to take a dozen or so marine soldiers aboard the captive merchant ships to see if there was any advantage.

"There are women on those two ships!" After a while, a marine soldier ran back and said with a happy face.

"Woman? What kind of woman?" Cao Xiong was taken aback for a moment, how could he be so excited to see a woman.

Of course, the soldiers of the Marine Corps have reason to be excited, because of the latest regulations in Hanzhou, after transporting women back to Hanzhou, these soldiers will have the same priority as those officials, craftsmen, entertainers, and people who have studied.

"It's not a native, nor a Westerner!...Anyway, it's a woman who looks a little different from our Ming people!" The marine soldier said with some embarrassment.

"how many?"

"A few hundred people..."

"How many hundred?"

"I didn't count..."

"It's hopeless that the women are gone, right?" Cao Xiong was amused, "Let your captain send a few people to guard them. These women and these two boats, we Hanzhou want it!"

Second Lieutenant Andrew Florent wanted to stop it. All the spoils need to be distributed uniformly after the war.Seeing that Cao Xiong directly ordered someone to take over and take care of the two ships, he kept his mouth shut and said no more.For some women, it is estimated that the East India Company may not be interested, or they will be allowed.

The successive landing operations continued until the evening. During the period, the Chinese and Dutch coalition forces repelled the troops sent by Jishuiwan City at the pier. Under several rows of musket fire, the opponent left twenty or thirty corpses and retreated in a hurry. Enter the city, close the city gate, and never come out again.

"Hey, look at those guys in black leather (the navy blue military uniform is a bit like black), are you going to dig a hole for the night?" After the Dutch army set up the night defense camp, some kind Dutch officers saw the soldiers of the Hanzhou Marine Corps A trench was dug around the perimeter of the camp and he surrounded himself in it.

"Lieutenant Murphy, maybe he has been holding back on the ship for a long time, and some energy has no place to vent! Haha..."

"However, they seem to be building a new line of defense."

"Just because of the earth monkeys that came just now? I think we don't even need to set up a cordon to lure them all out to attack us. It's much better to wipe them out in the wild than to attack the city!"

"..."

"Huzi, what are those barbarians talking about? They were pointing at us." Standing on the outside of the trench, Li Fade turned to ask Niu Hu.

"How would I know?" Niu Hu glanced at the Dutch army officers, "I guess he wants to learn how we dig trenches?"

"That's right! They just carried a few logs and placed them around the camp, which can't stop the enemy!"

"Leave them alone, let's do our own thing. At night, I'll be on duty for the first half of the night, and you'll be on duty for the second half of the night."

Li Fade nodded, ignored the remarks of the Dutch officers, and began to seriously check whether the trenches dug by the Marine Corps soldiers were qualified, and everything else.They are all carried out meticulously in accordance with the Hanzhou training process.

It was night, many torches were lit outside the camp of the Han-Dutch coalition army, illuminating the perimeter of the camp, and the sentinel guards were staring in the direction of Jishuiwan City with muskets in their hands.

Maybe it was frightened by the artillery bombardment of the coalition forces during the day, or maybe it was because they felt that the coalition forces equipped with a large number of muskets could not be defeated in the wild. Throughout the night, the surroundings of the camp seemed extremely quiet.

Looking at the gray sky, it must be dawn in a while.Li Fade yawned big, and was about to inspect the outer sentries again.After the tour is over, maybe you can go back to the camp and take a nap to refresh yourself.

Hey, what's happening?After Li Fade walked a few steps, he suddenly felt a heavy vibration coming from the ground.

Cavalry charge?This was the first thought in Li Fade's mind.Because in Dengzhou, when Kong Youde's rebel army confronted the official army who came outside the city, they saw the assault launched by thousands of cavalry, and the whole ground trembled like this.

"Beep! Beep! Beep!" Li Fade snatched the copper whistle of the sentry who was still in a daze, blew it vigorously, and shouted: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" Then, he drew the long knife under his waist and shouted loudly. The nearby sentry guards raised their weapons and prepared to meet the enemy.

Niu Hu was suddenly awakened by the sharp sound of the copper whistle, got up immediately, grabbed a musket, and rushed out of the tent.

Less than 3 minutes later, in Li Fade's sight, several tall and mighty war elephants appeared, striding heavily towards the coalition camp step by step.

After the sentinels of the Dutch military camp issued a sharp alarm on the Hanzhou side, they also found a large group of war elephants and began to call for help in a panic.

"Bump! Bump! Bump!..." More than a dozen muskets were fired at the charging elephant, but it seemed that the effect was not good, and the elephant still rushed towards them fearlessly.

"Damn it, can't you kill it?" Li Fade panicked. The war elephant opposite seemed to be covered with several layers of linoleum. Although some bullets hit the war elephant, it seemed that the damage to its huge body was very small.

"Push the cannon out and bomb them!" Niu Hu said calmly across the mound of soil dug out of the trench, having come to the edge of the camp.

Before setting off, Qi Tian once said that the land states of the Nanyang islands generally use war elephants to attack the enemy, and he also proposed many ways to deal with it.One of them is the use of artillery. The loud sound and powerful kinetic energy of the shells can definitely kill war elephants.Moreover, the two-meter-wide trench outside the camp made it impossible for war elephants to step over.

Sure enough, three or four war elephants rushed to the edge of the ditch and stopped. The soldiers on the back of the elephants saw in horror that three small artillery guns were launched from the camp twenty meters away, aiming at them.

(End of this chapter)