1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 266 Breaking Ambon ([-])

"You are here to guard the gate of the city, and don't let anyone in or out." After Niu Hu rushed into Amwen City with his people, he couldn't help being surprised.He left more than fifty marine soldiers behind, and then quickly rushed into the city with the remaining soldiers.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..." With the sound of gunfire near the north gate of Ambon, everyone inside and outside the city of Ambon was immediately alarmed, including of course a group of sailors and security mercenaries who had clashed near the pier.

As the security officer in Ambon City, Captain Barry Lentz heard a report that there were two groups of sailors near the pier, and for some unknown reason a fight broke out, and it also affected dozens of local natives working on the pier.

Annoyed, he summoned more than 50 security mercenaries, left the barracks, and headed to the pier.He swore that when he got there, he would teach all the troublemakers a profound lesson.Could it be that they haven't had enough trouble in Ambon City in the past few days, and they have transferred their vigorous energy outside the city?

When they rushed over, they saw a group of forty or fifty sailors, shirtless, waving their fists, engaged in a fight about the dignity of men.Sheriff Barry Lenz shook his head helplessly, and ordered the mercenaries to quickly step forward, trying to subdue the sailors.

Apparently, the emotional sailors were unwilling to be caught without a fight, and struggled to snatch the short wooden stick from the mercenary's hands. Instead, they started another contest of strength and strength.

However, the mercenaries who came to suppress were holding wooden sticks after all, and coordinated with each other. After knocking seven or eight sailors to the ground, the rest of the troubled sailors saw that they could not escape, so they quickly admitted their cowardice and obediently Cooperate with the law and order mercenaries and let them tie themselves up one by one.However, there is no need to worry about everything, the first mate or bosun on the ship will come to take them away in a while.

Ambon Sheriff Barry Lentz was about to command his mercenaries to punish these sailors severely when he heard the sound of muskets firing from the gate of Ambon City.

He turned his head in doubt and found that a black flood was rushing towards Ambon City. When passing through a security fortress, it quickly split into two streams, one was heading towards Ambon City, the other was heading towards Ambon City. They came in this direction.

Who is it? ……native?Or a sailor on a merchant ship?

"Hanzhou people!" A sailor who suddenly squatted on the ground exclaimed.He had seen the uniforms of Hanzhou soldiers on the streets of Batavia. Only Hanzhou soldiers had such eye-catching and unique military uniforms.

"Assemble! . . . musketeers assemble!" shouted Captain Barry Lentz, the sheriff, "ready for battle, all!"

Damn it, the sailors squatting on the ground were in a mess, some ran to the city of Ambon, and some ran to the pier, making a mess of the security mercenaries, and the soldiers from Hanzhou on the opposite side were about to rush over.

"Oh, God, we're going to retreat!" An officer said to Captain Barry Lentz: "We must retreat to the city. Their goal is Ambon City!"

"It's too late!" Captain Barry Lentz said, "Retreat to the fortress at the pier first." Then he turned and ran towards the pier.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..." A row of muskets fired, and Hanzhou soldiers fired a salvo when they were 100 meters away from the messy Dutch sailors and security mercenaries.Then, he pulled out his dagger and rushed forward quickly.

"Ah! Ah!..." Suddenly, seven or eight people in the crowd were shot and fell to the ground.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..." Another row of muskets came, and the crowd dispersed with a "boom", screaming and looking for shelter everywhere.

Soon, a group of soldiers in black military uniforms, holding muskets or short knives, rushed to them.They were silent, wielding muskets and knives, and kept smashing (cutting) at Dutch sailors and security mercenaries.

The Hanzhou Marine Corps did not accept the Dutch who raised their hands to surrender, but killed and wounded them in large numbers.Because they are now located between the pier and the two security fortresses outside Ambon City, they will be flanked by Dutch defenders who react at any time, and they have no time to take prisoners.

The ground was soon filled with Dutch sailors and security mercenaries. Li Fade wiped the sweat from his face, and was about to command the troops to take advantage of the situation to capture the two small forts near the pier.

Suddenly, "Boom!" There was a cannon sound, and a 3-pound projectile was fired from a security fort outside the city, smashing into the crowd, and three Marines and two Dutch sailors were knocked down to the ground.

Li Fade suddenly felt his scalp tingling, and the Dutchman's reaction speed was faster than expected.Whether to continue to attack the pier and ignore it, or to avoid the enemy's artillery and rush into Ambon City seems to be a dilemma.

"Boom!" There was another cannon fire, and the projectile flew into the crowd again, knocking down two marine soldiers.

"Retreat!... Enter Ambon!" Li Fade ordered loudly.

More than 200 marine soldiers, led by officers at all levels, turned around and rushed towards Ambon City.When passing by the security fortress, he was shot by the other side with two rounds of muskets, killing and injuring more than ten people.

"Where's the battalion commander?" Li Fade asked a platoon leader who was in charge of guarding here after rushing into Ambon City.

"Break into the city!"

"Keep the city gate! The Dutch may counterattack Ambon!" As he said, he left another group of soldiers and rushed into the city with the rest of the troops.

After killing and disbanding a group of Dutch native servants, Niu Hu picked up a native and asked where the barracks were.The native shook his head in horror, unable to understand what Niu Hu said.

Niuhu was a little anxious, swiped his knife and slashed at the native's arm, and then pointed forward with the knife.

The native screamed in pain, but when he saw Niuhu staring at him, he was afraid and closed his mouth and didn't dare to scream again.Slanting his eyes to see the direction Niu Hu's knife was pointing at, he probably understood that he wanted him to lead the way.

He nodded, covered the wound on his arm with his hand, and walked towards the east side of the street.

"Set it on fire!" Niu Hu turned his head and said to several marine soldiers: "Burn all the houses nearby, shoot and kill if you encounter resistance!" After finishing speaking, he led his people, followed the native, and continued to rush into the city.

What Niu Hu didn't know was that the native didn't take them to the military camp, but to the Governor's Mansion in Ambon.According to the idea of ​​the natives, after entering the city, they will naturally destroy the enemy's head first, and capture all their leaders, which will naturally disintegrate the resistance in the city.

When Niu Hu rushed to the Governor's Mansion with more than 100 Marines, he happened to bump into a few guards of the Governor's Mansion who came out to check why there were muskets in the city, and they were smashed (chopped) by the swarming Marines. on the ground.

When Niu Hu saw this extraordinary building, he knew it was not a military camp, but he didn't think too much about it, and ordered the soldiers to rush in.

"Bang! Bang!" Two gunshots rang out, and the two marine soldiers who rushed to the front fell down.

"Don't stop, rush in!" Niu Hu ordered loudly: "There are not many enemies, rush in and kill them!"

The Marine Corps soldiers behind bypassed the teammates who fell on the ground and continued to rush in.

"Bang! Bang!" There were two more gunshots, hitting a soldier, but the soldier in front didn't care at all, stepped straight up the steps, swayed his body, and slammed into the gate of the Governor's Mansion with all his strength.

With a bang, the soldier who hit the door fell to the ground, but the door did not open.

The soldiers rushing over one after another saw muskets protruding from the side window, knowing that the enemy was going to fire again.In a hurry, a soldier threw the dagger in his hand directly.

"Touch!" A gunshot rang out, but because of the impact, the muzzle of the gun pointed upwards and did not hit any Hanzhou Marine Corps soldiers.

"Get out of the way!" A grenadier yelled, and he took out a clay pot bomb, lit the fuse with a matchlock, stayed for a few seconds, and then lightly threw it into a window.

"Boom!" There was an explosion, and several screams were faintly heard from inside.

"Throw a few more in!"

Throwing two clay pot bombs in a row, I heard someone calling loudly inside.

A few soldiers gritted their teeth, built a personal ladder, leaned against the window, and jumped inside.

As several soldiers entered one after another, it didn't take long for the gate of the Governor's Mansion to open, and the Marine Corps soldiers rushing in quickly rushed in.

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Compared with Niu Hu's successful entry into the Governor's Mansion in Ambon, Li Fade's Second Marine Corps fell into a close fight with the guards who heard the news shortly after they broke into the city of Ambon.

The Dutch mercenaries in the Ambon barracks heard the gunfire at the city gate, and at first thought it was their sheriff, Captain Barry Lenz, who led a team to suppress the troublesome sailors. They fired warning shots because the short wooden sticks could not subdue the opponent.

But as the sound of musket firing continued, the mercenaries in the barracks gradually felt that something was wrong.Did the sailors outside the city want to start a riot?

The Dutch officers who stayed in the barracks immediately led more than 100 mercenaries to the city gate to support their magistrate.Unexpectedly, before he ran very far, he bumped into Li Fade's Second Marine Corps that broke into Ambon City.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

The two sides only came in time to fire a round of guns, and they inevitably collided with each other.

On the broad street, two armies of soldiers who met unexpectedly quickly scuffled together.The situation at this time made the short knives of Hanzhou soldiers play an extraordinary role.Marine soldiers often struggled to receive a blow from the body of the gun. After bullying the Dutch mercenaries, they stabbed the dagger in their hands fiercely into their bodies, stirred them twice, and then kicked them away crying. Howling mercenaries.

In less than 15 minutes, more than [-] Dutch mercenaries were knocked down, while the Marine Corps will fall to about [-] people.The companions who kept falling around him and the blood gushing everywhere made the Dutch mercenaries collapse.They left their comrades who were howling on the ground, turned around and fled towards the city.

Li Fade supported his waist, panting heavily.Looking back at the marine soldiers lying on the ground, except for the seven or eight people who fell from the musket fire at the beginning, they might not be saved.The rest was nothing more than being injured by the opponent with a gun.

He let out a sigh of relief, raised the short knife and waved forward, led his subordinates, followed the enemy's fleeing direction, and chased after him.

(End of this chapter)