"What should we do now? The Beiyang Fleet has aimed its guns at our city. But our army is indifferent?" roared the Dutch Governor in the Governor's Palace.

"They are evacuating citizens in accordance with international law, and we have no right to stop them," said a Dutchman on the side, adjusting his glasses.

"International law is just a fig leaf for powerful countries." The Dutch governor gave the man a dissatisfied look.

"We have no choice. The opponent's warships have 6-inch, 8-inch, and even 12-inch guns, but our side only has 75mm camp guns." The garrison commander said helplessly.

"Then we are going to watch the chickens that lay golden eggs for the Netherlands being snatched away by the Qing Dynasty?" the Dutch governor's voice suddenly raised a few degrees and said. It was originally intended to be sheared, but who knew that these sheep would be rescued? Now not only

The wool was not sheared, and even the sheep was gone!! But if the governor knew what was going to happen, he would probably think that "losing the sheep" was just a trivial matter!!

In a small port in Batavia, groups of Chinese are evacuating here. The Chinese are united as a family, and under the leadership of the patriarch, they board the ship that has been waiting for a long time according to their own number. And there are more in the distance.

Chinese people are still gathering here. And following the Chinese are the local indigenous people, who are greedy and unwilling

People who knew how to work regarded this Chinese migration as an opportunity to make a fortune. At first, they just picked up some items left by the Chinese. Later, when they saw that no one was restraining them, they became more and more bold.

They even began to rob some Chinese shops that had not been relocated and Chinese who were on the way to retreat.

"What should we do? Commander Zhang?" said a battalion leader, looking at the thick smoke in the distance and the screams coming from time to time.

"Let's go and have a look." Zhang Wenxuan led half of the battalion to the scene of the accident without saying a word. In order to prevent any accidents from happening when he separated his troops and left, he also ordered the remaining soldiers to open the four doors and five pipes.

Sri Lankan 37mm rapid-fire gun, 2 horses

The Kexin machine gun and two 75mm sampan guns mounted on army gun mounts were deployed at commanding heights or in open areas. Simple obstacles and bunkers were also set up at important street intersections. Subsequently, Zhang Wenxuan led 150 Shengjun soldiers to the site of the incident.

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"These crazy people." When Zhang Wenxuan turned around an intersection, he saw a group of local aboriginals setting fire to a Chinese abandoned carriage and throwing things into the fire from time to time. Some people on the periphery were fighting to scatter.

There were items and finances on the ground. From time to time, miserable screams came from the crowd.

"Oh God, they are throwing people into the fire. These devils." A foreigner named Stephen couldn't help shouting.

"What are you waiting for? Let's fight, brothers." Zhang Wenxuan shouted, then picked up a flare gun and fired a red flare. A red fireball rose into the sky!!

"Sir Admiral, there is a situation." A lookout standing on the mast shouted.

"Master Zhang is in trouble, order the fleet to leave the port and sail to the location of the incident." Ding Ruchang ordered.

"Notice to the Dutch authorities that the Dutch government must take full responsibility for this unfriendly move!!" Lang Weili said, then turned around and followed Ding Ruchang back to the period. Then, the warship prepared to light a fire and set sail.

"I'm afraid there's not enough time." Xu Jie said worriedly. If a warship using an old-style boiler wants to sail, it won't be able to do so without a few hours. If the main force of the Beiyang Fleet passes by, the day lilies may be cold.

.And it is really unreasonable to directly use large-caliber naval guns to suppress the rioters.

"Brother Ji Shi, what are you waiting for?" Deng Shichang looked at Xu Jie, who was staying at the same place without getting on the boat, and said anxiously.

"It's too late. If we wait for the battleship to pass by, I'm afraid Mr. Zhang and the Chinese will have been killed. Moreover, large-caliber naval guns cannot be used in residential areas. How many people will die if this gun is fired." Xu Jie's face was ashen.

said.

"What should we do?" Deng Shichang was also anxious. Saving people was like putting out fires. If he couldn't rush over as soon as possible, it would be all over.

"Requisition!!!" Looking at the civilian ships in the harbor, Xu Jie squeezed out a few words through his teeth. Then he immediately ran to the Dingyuan. As he ran, he said: "Master Deng, quickly unload the rapid-fire cannons on the battleship.

Come down and say Army gun mount. Hurry!!"

A few minutes later, Xu Jie came to the command room of the Dingyuan ship and put forward his opinions to Liu Buchan, Ding Ruchang and others who were directing the warship to weigh anchor and light the fire. "It is definitely too late to wait for the warship to pass by. Why don't we directly requisition some Chinese ships on the spot?"

, transporting the marines and weapons directly under Beiyang

In the past, this was faster. At the same time, let Cheng Guan take command of the remaining troop transports for reinforcements. The warships would light fires and wait outside the port. If the Dutch military intervened, the main Beiyang warships would return to the battlefield. Otherwise, use 210 guns or even 12

Bombarding residential areas with inch artillery is very unfavorable in public opinion."

"Then let's do it this way." Ding Ruchang ordered after seeing that everyone had no objections.

At the same time, the Sheng army led by Zhang Wenxuan was resisting the mobs coming from all directions while covering the remaining Chinese to evacuate to the port. It is said that the weapons and ammunition brought by the 150 people were enough to ensure their safety, but for more rescue

With the Chinese trapped, Zhang Wenxuan was forced to disperse his troops and led more than 30 people to cut off the rear of one of the Chinese teams.

The high rate of fire of the 1889-type rifle brought the gun's performance to the extreme when facing these indigenous people who only knew how to swarm and had no literacy. More than 30 people were divided into groups to continuously block the opponent's one-shot impact. More than a dozen rifles would

The 7.92mm bullets rained down on the gangsters holding parang knives and rifles. Along with the sound of several rifles in the first group hanging up, the second group quickly filled in the gaps and continued to suppress them.

"Master Zhang, our bullets are consumed too quickly. The brothers came out with less than 15 magazines." A small boss said while loading a magazine.

"Get closer, throw grenades." Following Zhang Wenxuan's order, the Qing troops who were shooting began to retreat. The natives on the opposite side were stunned at first, and then rushed up with a burst of chirping. What greeted them was

Several rounds of defensive grenades were fired. Near the explosion point, shrapnel and flames flew. More than ten mobs rushing at the front were blown into pieces.

"This thing is really useful." A soldier pulled out a grenade and said with a smile. Just when he opened the safety and was about to drop the bomb, a bullet directly penetrated the opponent's left chest. A stream of blood spurted out.

The face of a soldier behind him.

"Quick first aid." A small leader and a brother immediately dragged the wounded soldier aside to disinfect and bandage him.

"It should be Mauser rifles. These natives actually have Mauser rifles provided by the Dutch!" Stephen exclaimed. "This is a crime! It was the Dutch who instructed the mob to massacre the Chinese." Stephen's face was filled with anger.

He pulled Zhang Wenxuan and said.

"Don't worry, fight them off first." Zhang Wenxuan pushed Stephen aside and directed his men to continue fighting. But as more and more people entered the battle with Mauser rifles issued by the Dutch, the number of guns and the

Under the attack of the indigenous people who had an absolute advantage in numbers, Zhang Wenxuan's soldiers gradually became unable to withstand the attack and could only stand behind a hastily set up roadblock and wait for reinforcements.

Seeing the stray bullets flying over their heads from time to time and the mobs getting closer and closer, the firepower of the remaining rifles could no longer effectively prevent the enemy from approaching. The junior officers equipped with 1889 combat pistols put down their rifles and prepared pistols for them.

Add a 20-round long magazine and attach the gun case to the gun handle. While other soldiers opened the safety of the grenade and prepared to drop the bomb.

Finally, the thugs rushed to a distance of less than 50 meters. The enemy in front of them made the thugs who were already red-eyed even more crazy. Some even dropped the rifles in their hands, drew out their parang knives and howled at them.

When they rushed forward and saw that with one charge they could cross the bunker and chop off the opponent's head with the long knife in their hands, a group of gunmen with strange pistols stood up quickly and put their hands in their hands.

The gun was flattened strangely, and with the flames constantly spurting out from the muzzle and flying eggshells, bullets whose warheads were scratched through the armor were fired into the opponent's body amidst the whistling sound. A native lowered his head in disbelief.

He looked at the hole as big as a bowl on his chest, and then fell on his back. He felt the passage of life, and all kinds of childhood memories suddenly passed through his mind like a movie. After that, he knew nothing.

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Facing the first group of thugs who were knocked down, the people who followed were also quite frightened. They really couldn't understand what was on the ground that could fire such a dense amount of bullets in such a short period of time. But it was

In this brief daze, their last chance to escape was wasted.

After the dense rain of bullets, a wave of dense grenades followed. Cheap cast iron fragments flew everywhere in the crowd, and some of the grenades that exploded in the air were dropped within a range of about 10 meters in diameter below.

A rain of death, whether standing or lying down individually,

They were unable to avoid the air-exploded grenades. Less than 40 meters away from the bunker, all the natives were spared. After a violent explosion, only the dead and dying were left. The whole street was like hell.

Bright red blood, minced meat, and various human organs were all over the floor, and it was so bloody

The scene not only shocked the group of thugs who had been yelling strangely just now, some of the Beiyang officers and soldiers who were participating in the exhibition for the first time could not help but lean aside and vomit. Zhang Wenxuan and other officers were scolding and talking about the arrival of these new recruits.

Behind the bunker, because they know that this battle will continue!!
Chapter completed!