1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 264 Thunder
"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." On the surface of Banda Sea, the "Qiming" fired another salvo at the Dutch armed merchant ship ahead.Two of the shells hit the opponent's hull, making a mess on the deck.

Qi Dajiang led six ships, including the professional battleship "Qiming", after leaving the small island (Yendena Island) tentatively designated as a temporary supply, under the guidance of several Portuguese naval officer captives, Towards Ambon, the ruling center of the Dutch East India Company in the Spice Islands, quickly rushed over.

Just two or three days away from Ambon, the attacking fleet encountered a Dutch armed merchant ship at sea.Without any hesitation, the six warships immediately surrounded them and started besieging the Dutch armed merchant ships.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Dutch armed merchant ship set up its sails and immediately fled to the northwest.

Qi Dajiang couldn't miss the opportunity to place orders for the Dutch merchant ship with great difficulty.The six warships immediately raised their sails and chased in the direction of the Dutch merchant ship.

Because the "Qiming" was the fastest ship, it caught up with the Dutch merchant ship first and immediately launched shelling on it.

The Dutch merchant ship "Lilac Tree" on the opposite side was very depressed. The warship on the opposite side seemed to be much smaller in tonnage and shape than itself, but the artillery was extremely dense and fierce.There are at least seven or eight cannons on one side.Damn, did you encounter a professional warship?
Relying on their fast movement and fierce firepower, the opponent tightly entangled their "Lilac Tree", and several other warships of the opponent could already be seen approaching quickly as far as the naked eye could see.

"Turn! Turn!" The captain on the Lilac Tree shouted loudly: "Get out of it, don't get entangled with it!"

However, no matter how it turns, the "Qiming" can always quickly push ahead of it, making it impossible for the "Lilac Tree" to escape.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." Soon, "Yangwu" and "Pioneer" rushed over first, and surrounded and bombarded the Dutch merchant ship from three sides.

Facing the siege of five or six warships, our own firepower was insufficient and there was no hope of escape. After being hit by a few more shells, the "Lilac Tree" simply raised the white flag and stopped resisting.

The "Yangwu" and "Yangwei" each lowered a small boat, carrying a dozen marines, and sailed towards the Dutch armed merchant ship.

"Are you the navy of Hanzhou?" The captain of the Dutch merchant ship looked at the marine soldiers in blue and black uniforms and asked tremblingly.

"Damn, what are you talking about?" A marine soldier walked up to the captain with a musket in his hand. He obviously didn't understand the captain's question, "You are now being captured by our Hanzhou navy, be honest. , or else, you will all be sunk into the sea."

"Ding Xiaoshuan, you tell him there's a point, and he doesn't understand." A marine officer cursed, "Hurry up and clean up the cabin below, and bring everyone up."

This is a Dutch merchant ship that came to Ambon to ship spices. In addition to spices, some grains such as cassava and sago rice, as well as rosewood (that is, Ambon wood, Indian rosewood tree), and some gold and silver coins were on board.

The capture of a Dutch armed merchant ship was considered an appetizer for this trip to Ambon.Several Hanzhou ships sailed to the vicinity of Ambon Island after a little repair.

It was night, six Hanzhou ships anchored on a coast, rested overnight, and launched a strong attack on Ambon at dawn the next day.

Ambon is located on the south side of a long and narrow bay on the island. According to the description of Portuguese military officers, there are more than 1000 artillery pieces in the port of Ambon, and small forts are built to protect the safety of the left and right sides of the fort.More than [-] meters away from the wharf is Ambon Castle, which should contain about [-] East India Company mercenaries stationed all year round, and there may be a number of native servants.

The capture of Ambon must be completed in the shortest possible time.Because, the merchant ships of the Dutch East India Company will often ship spices to and from this place, and once it is delayed for a long time, it will inevitably attract follow-up reinforcements from the Dutch.

"It's still the old way. Let the marines land a dozen miles away from Ambon to see if there is a chance to launch a surprise attack. Your fleet divides up a few warships and ambushes at the entrance of the bay to see if you can attack and capture more Dutch merchant ship." Niu Hu said.

"Marching in the mountains and forests, it won't be like that time in Cavite, Luzon." Li Fade asked with lingering fear.

"Even so, we can only launch a surprise attack from the flanks or rear of Ambon." Niu Hu said: "In a hurry, no one can guarantee that we will be able to break through from the front of Ambon."

"Okay, let's follow Huzi's plan." Qi Dajiang said: "We will start with the Qiming and ambush four ships at the entrance of the bay, trying to intercept and capture the Dutch merchant ships coming to Ambon."

"During the day, if our marines have no chance, we will lurk at night to see if we can capture Amwen City by means of a night attack." Niu Hu said: "If we succeed in Amwen City, we will set fire to it." , after your fleet receives the signal, attack the forts on the pier to divert their firepower. We will disarm the forts from behind."
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There are already more than 100 Dutch native servants who climbed to the north of Shenli's city. The number of Hanzhou soldiers is obviously a bit small, and they gradually lose their support and start to retreat.

The natives shouted excitedly, part of them went down the city wall to seize the city gate, and the rest began to rush deeply towards both sides of the city wall.

"Quick, rush over! Break the city!" Captain David Van Hewitt trembled with excitement, and loudly ordered the mercenaries behind the trench to charge towards the city wall.

"Squeak..." There was the sound of the city gate opening, and the natives gathered below the city burst into cheers, rushing in through the cracks in the gate that hadn't been fully opened.

The resistance of the Hanzhou soldiers on the city wall became weaker and weaker. They gradually retreated to the two bastion watchtowers about 400 meters on both sides of the city wall, relying on the half-person-high parapet wall as the final support.

As more and more natives rushed into the city, the mercenaries who followed behind also rushed in with muskets.After breaking the city, except for the government treasury, all other property will be allowed to be obtained by them.Wouldn't it be a pity if better properties were occupied by these ignorant natives in advance, or directly set fire to destroy them.

"Keep going forward, don't gather at the city gate." After Captain David Van Hewitt entered the city, he found that many natives and mercenaries were all clustered more than 300 meters in front, neither rushing forward nor rushing forward. Without dispersing to both sides, he shouted anxiously.

Now that the city defenses have just been broken, they should rush into the city quickly, so as not to give the Hanzhou army another chance to regroup for a counterattack.Now, the natives and mercenaries who rushed into the city are all gathered not far from the city gate. Wouldn't it be a waste of time.

"Captain Hewitt, there is a parapet blocking the front, and the Hanzhou army is blocking it." A second lieutenant ran over and reported to him.

"Don't be afraid of casualties! Drive the natives and quickly break through the wall!" At this time, Major Frost Fritz, the commander of the Dutch army, rushed into the city of Dili with a team of mercenaries. He quickly took over the command, Then he ordered loudly: "All soldiers must quickly rush in three directions and don't stay. The wealth in the city is waiting for you! Attack!"

At this time, the sound of muskets suddenly became intensive, and the Dutch troops who invaded the city were stubbornly blocked by Hanzhou soldiers from three directions.

Under the light of the torches lit on both sides, the Hanzhou Marine Corps and township soldiers continued to fire at the advancing Dutch army.When the native servant soldiers rushing to the front held short knives and wooden spears and rushed to the Hanzhou soldiers on both sides, they suddenly found that there was also a low wall half a person's height connecting the neighboring houses, blocking the ahead of them.Behind the low wall, a group of strong men holding spears were staring at them.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..." Under the light of the torches, the expressionless marine soldiers fired another salvo, knocking down all the natives who rushed to the front of the low wall.

"Ah!..." The natives in front flinched, but were pushed forward by the people behind.A few frenzied natives, wielding short knives, were about to climb over the low wall.

"Sting!" A low voice came from behind the low wall.

The strong immigrants held up their spears and stabbed them fiercely, stabbing a few natives who had climbed over the low wall to death by the wall.

"Major, there are low walls built by the Hanzhou army right in front and on the left and right sides. We are temporarily blocked by them!" A Dutch officer ran to report to Major Frost Fritz.

"Get more Musketeers on the city wall and attack the Hanzhou soldiers behind the low wall from above!" Major Frost Fritz looked at the surrounding terrain. The troops they are currently entering the city are all blocked by the Hanzhou army. A place more than 300 meters away from the city wall.If he could observe from the top of the city wall, and he had been to the city of Daming, he would have found that the Dutch army that invaded the city was in a terrain similar to an urn.

"What's on the ground?" Captain David Van Hewitt struggled to squeeze through the crowd, ready to move towards the city wall, but was almost tripped by something under his feet.

I grabbed a handful from the ground, picked it up and saw that it was a clay pot, but there was a strong smell of saltpeter on the pot, and there was a long lead wire at the mouth of the pot.

Pulling off the lead wire, opening the fabric rags that sealed the clay pot, poured out the contents, iron nails, gravel, and gunpowder.Captain Hewitt looked at the ground with the faint light of the fire on the top of the city, and found that there were many such clay pots nearby, and seven or eight buckets, and the ground was covered with saltpeter, firewood, and various firelighters. .

what is this?Captain David Van Hewitt looked at the two walls in a daze.

"Almost." Xu Chuanxing's voice trembled.

"Well, it's almost there." Qi Dalu looked towards the city from the bastion watchtower on the city wall, and then nodded.

"Start throwing bombs!"

A dozen or so marine soldiers with extraordinary arms picked up a hand-thrown bomb from the ground, ignited the fuse, waited for a few seconds, and then threw it towards the densely packed Dutch army below the city.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." In the bastion watchtowers on both sides of the city wall, more than 20 hand-throwed bombs were dropped one after another. The sound of explosions caused confusion among the Dutch troops rushing into the city.

However, before the Dutch commander gave new instructions, a fire quickly started to ignite under the city, making the team even more chaotic, and the natives and mercenaries panicked to avoid the flames.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." More than a dozen hand-throwing bombs were thrown down, blowing up behind a group of people, making the fire on the ground more like a prairie fire.

"Get out of the city!" Major Frost Fritz was shocked when he saw the flames rising everywhere. The Hanzhou army deliberately lured us into the city and wanted to use fire to deal with us.

"Major, the fire near the city gate is too great to get out of the city. We..."

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." Suddenly, a series of explosions sounded at the place where the Dutch army gathered, causing the ignited fire to tremble suddenly, and then, more violent explosions erupted, like thunder.

(End of this chapter)