Chapter 860 Capture Chikan City(1/2)
Anthony was lying on the ground uninjured. Looking at the bloody soldiers around him, he thought God had blessed him and immediately began to pray:
"Thank you God."
"Rumble..."
"Rumble..."
Antony was completely self-indulgent, and their God did not bless them for long.
A new round of explosive bombs struck again. As dozens of explosive bombs exploded, the city was filled with flying gravel and iron pellets.
Although many people were lying on the ground, many people were still killed and injured. There were screams and blood everywhere.
Anthony's scalp was also scratched by shrapnel, and he hurriedly shouted:
"Quick, go and push up all our cannons. We will fight to the death with the Ming army today."
There was no shortage of artillery in the city of Geranje. Before the next round of artillery fire from the Ming army came, under the command of Anthony, Dutch soldiers immediately ran down to the city to move the artillery.
The Dutch soldiers who ran slower did not escape the second and third rounds of shelling by the Ming army, and were beaten to a bloody pulp...
Under Chikan Tower City, all twenty Dutch warships sailed over. The Dutch on the city were very happy when they saw the reinforcements arriving.
Hearing the sound of artillery fire in Relanze City, everyone knew that the Ming army had begun to attack Taiwan. There were fewer Dutch soldiers in Chikan Tower, and everyone was panicked at this time.
Suddenly I saw more than 20 warships arriving. I thought these warships were coming to protect Chikan Tower. Of course I was very happy.
Before the Ming army attacked Chikan Tower, soldiers on the city rushed to the city wall where the battleship was located to watch the excitement.
Even the artillerymen left their gun positions, thinking that with the protection of so many warships, Chikan Tower was as stable as Mount Tai.
Even Captain Holland, the commander of Chikan Tower, personally greeted the soldiers on the Maria warmly.
However, the soldiers on the battleship were all disguised as Ming soldiers wearing Dutch military uniforms. They could not understand the Dutch's bird song and did not dare to answer.
Li Shouting did not expect that the Dutch would be so enthusiastic. If this happened for a long time, their secrets would definitely be exposed. He simply took the opportunity to kill them, so he sent an order:
"The artillery is ready. Look at the crowded areas at the top of the city and replace the shells with ammunition for me to fire a volley at the general. The Marines are preparing to land."
"Here!"
Li Shouting gave an order, and more than 20 sail warships immediately turned their rudders, and hundreds of naval guns quickly aimed at the head of Chikan Tower.
Seeing their own warship suddenly exposing countless black muzzles, the Dutch in the city never imagined that their own warship would fire at them, and they were still praising the power of the Dutch warship!
Suddenly, hundreds of cannon muzzles erupted with clouds of flames, and countless shells flew rapidly toward the head of Chikan Tower:
"Rumble"
"Bang bang..."
Before the Dutch on the city could figure out what was going on, they were immediately covered by naval gun shells, and the city suddenly turned into a hell on earth.
After killing many Dutch, the solid bullets were still bouncing on the top of the city, and dozens more people were crushed to death.
Immediately afterwards, hundreds of explosive bombs fell on the head and walls of Chikan Tower, and nearly a hundred Dutch soldiers were blown to pieces...
"Rumble..."
Chikan Tower did not have the defensive power of Relanzhe City. Big holes were quickly blasted out of the city wall by explosive bombs. With the sound of explosions, the top of Chikan Tower was shaking...
"fire……"
"Rumble..."
Round after round of shelling, a section of the Chikan Tower wall was finally knocked down. The Dutch soldiers behind the wall who were not killed by the shells were crushed to death by the collapsed wall. Some remaining Dutch soldiers panicked and fled...
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The Dutch never expected that their warships would bombard Chikan Tower. The Dutch captain who was responsible for defending Chikan Tower was so angry that he yelled:
"Dan'er, this bastard, he must have surrendered to the Ming army, otherwise why would he have fired at us? Damn it, God will definitely punish you..."
How did he know that Dan'er, whom he asked God to punish, had already gone to see God, and the soldiers on the Dutch warship were all Ming soldiers.
The city wall was blown down, and the few Dutch soldiers on the top of the city had nothing to do with themselves. Li Shouting immediately sent an order for the Marines to land through the gap in Chikan City.
The Marines were very morale-y. They took the small boat and quickly landed from the collapsed city wall into Chikan City...
The Dutch soldiers guarding Chikan Tower, because they lost the city wall to protect them and were worried about being bombarded by the Ming army, could only retreat hurriedly and set up their formation under the leadership of the captain.
After the Ming Marine Corps entered Chikan Tower, the Dutch had already lined up their troops and were waiting for the Ming Army there.
The Dutch colonized all over the world, and they all experienced many battles. They had rich combat experience and rarely encountered opponents.
In the past, after they occupied Taiwan, dozens of people could defeat hundreds of Taiwanese natives.
Although they suffered heavy casualties from the naval cannon this time, they still did not think that the Ming army's artillery soldiers were their opponents.
In their view, the Ming army was just a group of barbarians, and waiting in line to be shot in front of them was tantamount to death.
The situation seemed to be similar to what they thought. After the Ming army entered Chikan Tower, they began to form an array about two hundred meters away from them.
"God, how come the Ming army has firecrackers? They should be fighting us with swords in their hands. This is unscientific..."
Seeing the Ming Dynasty marines arrayed in formation, the Dutch were a little confused. The military quality of the Ming army once again shocked them.
In the eyes of these colonists, although the Ming Dynasty was very backward, they should all use cold weapons to fight against them!
Therefore, the Dutch were obviously a little surprised when they saw that the opponent had firearms in their hands. However, they were very confident in themselves and did not think that the Ming army's gun array could threaten them.
At two hundred paces, the flintlock guns could not inflict damage, but the Ming army stood at two hundred meters and quickly formed a formation, pointing their guns at the Dutch musket array.
The Dutch used flintlock muskets, and they lined up in a formation to kill, while the Ming army formed a square formation.
In the eyes of the Dutch, the flintlock guns in their hands are already the most advanced firearms in the world, far more powerful than the Ming army's matchlocks.
Moreover, the other side also set up a square formation. Wouldn't it be more effective to line up the firecrackers and shoot them? The Ming army's approach was confusing to them!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The situation was urgent. In order to repel the Ming army as soon as possible, Captain Holland reached out and drew out his command knife and ordered:
"Everyone listen to the order, keep the formation unchanged, advance to a place one hundred and twenty steps away and fire a volley!"
"yes"
"Kakaka..."
The Dutch began to walk in unison, slowly approaching the Ming army's formation.
Seeing the Dutch taking the initiative to attack and approaching the Ming army's formation, Li Shouting showed a smile on his face. What the Dutch did was like flying moths to the flame.
"Spread out, lie down in two rows and shoot!"
Li Shouting gave an order, and the Marines immediately dispersed to both sides and lay down.
The team members all left a distance of about one foot between each other to leave shooting space for the gunners in the row behind.
The distance between the two sides was about 160 steps, and gunfire suddenly rang out from the Ming army:
"Bang bang..."
Captain Holland saw the Ming army suddenly dispersed and lay down. He thought that the Ming army was intimidated by their power and did not dare to shoot at them.
When he saw the Ming army firing at a distance of more than 160 steps, he couldn't help but show a trace of disdain:
"There is no point in shooting from such a long distance. After your ammunition is fired, the Ming army will be killed."
The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. The Dutch are arrogant and will pay the price with their lives.
"Puff..."
Just when the Dutch were self-righteous, the bullets fired from the rifles quickly rotated and shot into their bodies.
The Dutch musket array quickly spattered clouds of blood mist and screams of ghosts and wolves...
Seeing the soldiers falling down in rows in front of him, Captain Holland realized that he was wrong, and it was a big mistake.
The firearms in the hands of the Ming army were not only able to kill them in more than 160 steps, but all of them were sharpshooters with almost no misses. It was terrifying...
The Dutch, who thought they were invincible with guns, were unilaterally killed by Ming Dynasty marines. Their heads were either smashed or bullets penetrated their chests...
The scene in front of him instantly shattered the pride of Captain Holland, who was experienced in combat.
I think back then, two thousand of them could destroy an American empire, and two hundred of them landed on the island of Taiwan. How majestic that was.
Today, when they met the Ming army, they were brutally brutalized. The Dutch were very unwilling to accept it. He did not believe that the Ming army could become so strong, and their firearms were even more advanced than theirs.
"Quick, rush forward, close the distance and shoot, otherwise we will all be killed."
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Captain Holland wanted to take advantage of the situation, but before he finished speaking, Li Shouting's rifle was aimed at him.
"boom"
"puff……"
A bullet instantly penetrated the center of his eyebrow, and Captain Holland's head was directly blown. His body fell straight backwards, ending his criminal life.
"General, you are a little selfish. The last general is already aiming at Hong Mao and preparing to shoot."
Mr. Qian turned the gun, pulled the trigger and brought down a nigger, while making a joke with Li Shouting.
Just now he really wanted to knock down the opposing captain first, and just as he was about to pull the trigger, Li Shouting beat him to it.
Li Shouting chuckled:
To be continued...