Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 261 The Nightmare of the Betsy Misarakas ([-])

"Now we have only 101 platoons of the 8st Company of the Army, including 128 riflemen, and 8 company personnel (including company-level officers, division chiefs, messengers, military doctors, etc.) and a total of 136 personnel. Two soldiers died a while ago, and now there are only 2.” Shi Qinjie took out a piece of paper, and wrote on it, “Add 134 Eight Banner supervisors and 54 healthy slaves, By the way, you brought in another 610 slaves and 600 overseers, so the manpower will be more sufficient."

"Slaves don't take it into consideration, they are not very reliable. Even if they are loyal enough, their fighting power is suspicious, and going to the battlefield will only add to our chaos." Li Yi said, "Don't even consider the existing 104 Eight Banners supervisors. Their mission is to keep an eye on the more than 1200 slaves and let them finish their work with quality and quantity. There are no other requirements. With more than 100 soldiers in the army, I can also gather more than 100 sailors and gunners in my fleet. , All of them have been on the battlefield and have rich combat experience, so it shouldn't be a problem to deal with those natives."

"Well, you are good at military warfare, and I will authorize everything to you. I will decide whether to fight or not, and you will decide how to fight. After all, you are a professional." Shi Qinjie said happily, "Well, these two days Let the brothers have a good rest first, and then wait for the good weather to set off. There is not so much rain in October and November, so it is not difficult to wait for a few sunny days. This damn rainy day can’t exert the power of our military weapons , do you want the boys to put on their armor and take their swords to fight against those barbarians? Well, that's it, let's rest first, I'm tired after such a long voyage."

In the next two days, Xinhua Castle entered such a tense and orderly atmosphere.On the one hand, the slaves were gathered in the rain to build the city walls and cement kilns, while the overseers wore breastplates, spears, bows and arrows, and vigilantly observed the bushes around the construction site to prevent sudden barbarians from rushing out to attack.On the other hand, the soldiers of the 101st Company of the Army also received a long-lost mobilization order from their superiors.After staying in the humid and hot area for a long time, they almost felt that their bodies were about to rust. After receiving the mobilization order to attack the barbarian's lair, they were not too nervous. On the contrary, they were very calm, even in the There is also a hint of excitement in the calm.This is a good opportunity to make a fortune!

On November 11, the sun shines.The rain that had been raining for several days finally stopped last night, and the long-lost sunshine early in the morning sprinkled its fiery brilliance on every corner of Xinhuaxia Bay.The world washed by the rain is fresh, the weeds, flowers, and big trees are verdant, and it seems that even the air smells much better than usual.

The 101st Company's 6 infantry platoons and 96 people (2 platoons stayed in the city) neatly lined up in the open space outside the city wall. They were dressed in khaki cloth military uniforms, tall cowhide military boots, white canvas armed belts, and black military uniforms. Those with big hats saw the calves of the slaves going to work trembling, and those who didn't know the situation thought that these soldiers were going to attack them.

Shi Qinjie, captain of the Madagascar Pioneering Team, stood in front of the team, surrounded by Lieutenant Li Yi of the Navy, Taoist Changshou, deputy company of the 101st Company, and Sergeant Kyle of the Navy.Looking at this well-groomed army, the high-spirited Shi Qinjie was about to say something, but suddenly heard a cannon fire.

Gathering his breath and preparing to give a lecture, he almost staggered in fright, and was about to turn around to ask where the gun was fired when he suddenly heard a voice that shocked him: "Enemy attack! Barbarians! At sea!"

With a sound of "huh", Li Yi, the lieutenant of the navy, rushed to the pier first, and saw densely packed canoes rushing towards the coast at a fast speed on the sea in the north of Xinhua Bay.Each of these canoes can seat 30-50 people. Floating materials are hung on the outside of the boat, and the style looks like a canoe from Indonesia.Li Yi roughly counted, and there were no less than ten ships within his field of vision alone, and there may be more in the future.

These savages driving canoes were also taken aback when they saw several large ships moored in the harbor behind the forest.But at this time, the arrow is on the string, and there is no room for retreat.So they simply divided the troops into two groups, the smaller group went towards several large ships, trying to seize the ships; while the vast majority of the force rushed towards the shore.No matter which wave it was, they all desperately accelerated the speed of rowing, and rushed towards their respective targets with all their might.

Taoist Shou has gathered all the soldiers of the 101st Company of the Army. These experienced soldiers marched in line to about 100 meters behind the coconut grove behind the pier, right in the middle of the pier and the city of Xinhua Castle.The officer began to order to check the weapons, charge the ammunition, and load the ammunition, and the soldiers who had loaded the ammunition stared at the front with bated breath.The temperature in the morning was only about 25 degrees, but the solemn and dreary atmosphere still made many soldiers sweat on their foreheads.

Battles at sea preceded battles on shore.The remaining officers on several ships organized the sailors to pull the anchor and raise the sails, and at the same time organized the gunners to use grape bombs and explosive bombs to fire at the canoe fleet that was coming densely on the sea ahead, with the intention of killing a large number of their personnel first.And on the deck of the ship, a large group of sailors also put on bright steel breastplates, with a saber hanging from their waists and a loaded musket in their hands, ready to line up at any time under the command of the officer. shoot.

Because the decks of the big ships of the East Coast Fleet were too high, and the canoes were too small, the grapeshot was of little effect, especially when the savages had succeeded in closing the distance.Therefore, after shooting for a while, the officers simply ordered that all be replaced with explosive bombs.Although this kind of shell is not very reliable, but after shooting too much, there will always be a few rounds that can explode over the densely packed canoes, causing those barbarians nightmare-like casualties that will never be forgotten in their lives.

After Li Yi took a hard look at the enemies at sea on the pier, he quickly ran towards the city again.For if he does not run, the savages of the sea will land.

"Raise the gun!" Daoist Shou was wearing a breastplate, standing at the head of the team on the right side, and raised the command saber in his hand.

Some savages had already landed, and they formed a row on the dock noisily, while more savages behind were rowing quickly towards the shore.About two or three hundred savages who went ashore first were all dressed in uncolored linen clothes. They had various weapons in their hands, some were short knives, some were long spears, and some were short spears. Only a few people who looked like officers held a wooden shield in their hands.After going ashore, they knew how to form a team first instead of rushing up in a swarm. This shows that this group of people still has a certain degree of organization and discipline, and they are not the kind of rabble like pirates.

"The first row, squatting; the second and third rows, standing, getting ready..." Taoist Shou looked at the barbarians who were rushing towards the city through the coconut grove with chaotic steps, and couldn't help feeling sorry for them. There was a moment of silence.These savages seem to have never had contact with Europeans. Facing the well-trained and complete formation of flintlocks, even the elite European cavalry will have a headache, not to mention their poor equipment and insufficient training. It seems that today is destined to be the day of their nightmares.

"Shoot!" Daoist Shou suddenly swung the saber in his hand.The platoon leaders who had been watching him for a long time blew their copper whistles quickly. When the sharp whistle spread throughout the square formation, the 32 muskets in the first row fired almost at the same time.Although the wet weather affected the firing rate, nearly twenty muskets were still fired successfully.

Immediately after the first platoon finished shooting, they began nervously charging and reloading ammunition; and the second and third platoons following their footsteps also fired a round of volleys in turn.It seems that affected by the wet weather, the fire rate of today's rifles is generally only [-]%, but this is enough.

The barbarians crowded at the exit of the port port highway suffered heavy casualties under the shooting of more than 100 muskets.Those who rushed to the front seemed to be officers or warriors with wooden shields in their hands. Their sturdy bodies were torn apart by the high-speed lead bullets, and there were screams one after another.

Before they could react, a second wave of salvos followed.Many soldiers in the 101st Company, which has been trained for a long time, are former veterans. Now they are re-conscripted to face these barbarians whose weapons are different from theirs. They feel very relaxed. Basically reached the speed of two shots per minute in training.Driven by them, those new recruits who entered the battlefield for the first time gradually calmed down, their hands no longer trembled when loading ammunition, and they were basically able to perform at their normal level.

The casualties caused by the second wave of salvo were equally heavy.Before they could react, the savages who were still rushing forward seemed to hit a wall head-on, and the hot lead bullets beat their bodies to pieces.

Under the command of the officer, the soldiers of the 101st company mechanically repeated the actions of charging, reloading, and shooting. The entire team was like a sophisticated war machine, efficiently killing the enemies in front of them.

After six or seven rounds of salvo, not many enemies could stand in front of them.Within the range between 40 meters and 100 meters in front of their formation, no less than two hundred corpses were densely packed.The dead body was horribly dead, and blood gushed out and soaked the ground.The few dozen barbarians stood on the ground dumbly, with their mouths open and their weapons drooping, neither rushing forward nor running back, as if they had been frightened stupid by the scene in front of them.

"Forward!" Taoist Shou pointed his command saber forward, and the soldiers of the 101st company held their rifles flat and approached slowly amidst the officers' "one two one" command.At this time, those barbarians woke up like a dream, and ran back stumblingly.Many people tripped over the corpses and didn't get up after falling to the ground. They just held their heads and muttered to themselves, as if they were praying to the gods.

Taoist Shou shook his head. He knew that these people had their spines broken by today's volley.

(End of this chapter)