Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 513 Barbarians

Kerta, the capital of Matalan, is far in the hinterland of Java, and the expedition from Kerta will traverse the entire western half of Java.

The road along the way is very rough and difficult, not only many barren lands, but also dangerous swamps and mires.

It is by no means an easy task for the army to carry food and grass through.

The local area of ​​Java has a typical subtropical monsoon climate, and there is constant rainfall every year during the rainy season, making roads impassable.

The best route from Matalam to Batavia is by sea, but their navy is very weak, so they can only choose land.

After finally coming to Batavia, they were blocked by trenches, so they could only cut wood and build bridges.

For a team of more than 5 people, a few logs are definitely not enough, and a road must be laid to get out.

There are no forests nearby, and they have to work hard to cut and transport them from five kilometers away.

After the laying of the wooden bridge was completed, Matalan Elder Kun Er gave an order, and the army began to cross the bridge.

They believed that as long as they reached the city of Batavia, the Ming army in the city would not be able to stop their offensive, and they would soon be able to take the city of Batavia.

After the vanguard successfully crossed the trench, they rushed directly to the city of Batavia three kilometers away.

"Rumble..."

"Rumble..."

…………

Just two kilometers away from Batavia, a huge roar suddenly came from the direction of Batavia city.

Thirty solid bullets with a huge whistle sounded like meteorites from outside the sky, hitting the Matalan soldiers.

The huge solid bullets hit the Matalam soldiers, crushing them into meatloaf immediately, and then bouncing all the way to abuse among thousands of people.

In an instant, hundreds of soldiers were crushed to death, and many soldiers were hit with broken bones and tendons.

However, under the strict supervision of the Presbyterian Overseer, they still charged towards the city of Batavia.

These people don't have any tactics at all, and they don't know how to avoid and reduce casualties. They only know how to charge desperately.

As a result, corpses and stumps and broken arms were left on the way of the charge.

Qi Jiguang saw all this clearly, he snorted coldly:
"A group of ignorant barbarians, can they win the battle without fear of death? That era is over, and I will be bombarded with flower bombs."

"Yes"

Huang Ming took the order and immediately waved the signal flag in his hand:

"Swapping bombs"

"Boom"

"Boom"

As the Matalan soldiers got closer and closer to the city of Batavia, they had already entered the firing range of the explosive bullets.

General Shenwei's cannon roared loudly, and thirty explosive shells immediately exploded among the Matalan crowd.

"boom……"

Although flowering ammunition is not as powerful as solid ammunition, its killing area is not comparable to that of solid ammunition.

A flower bomb exploded in the crowd, at least dozens of people could lose their fighting power.

With the continuous bombardment of the bombs on the top of the city, more than 1 people in the vanguard of the Matalam soldiers almost lost most of them.

The rest of the wounded soldiers were frightened by Daming's artillery fire, and hurriedly started to run backwards?

The number of people in Matalan reached [-], and the defeat of the vanguard directly impacted the formation of the rear troops.

Kun Er still knew about this. In order to break through Badavia, he didn't care about the life and death of his soldiers, and immediately issued an order:
"The supervisory team listens to the order, and all those who retreat will be executed on the spot."

The Mata Landu team all had flintlock guns, and they raised their guns to kill and retreat the wounded soldiers.

"Bang bang..."

A burst of gunfire rang out, and the retreating remnant soldiers were immediately killed by the Mata Landu team.

Going forward is also death, retreating is also death, if the family members who die in battle have a little compensation, because fleeing and being killed is death in vain.

The Matalan soldiers who had retreated had no choice but to turn around and charge again.

At this time, the large troops behind also rushed through the trench one after another, and rushed towards the city of Batavia.

"fire!"

"Rumble..."

General Daming Shenwei's cannon roared again, the explosive shells exploded, and gravel, iron beads and iron nails flew towards the Matalan soldiers like a storm.

Harvesting their vitality like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, Matalan soldiers fell one by one, and the howls continued.

But they are still not afraid to charge, as if life is not their own.

Under normal circumstances, with 5 casualties and [-] casualties, the opponent may be defeated, but this group of barbarians is completely different.

Qi Jiguang, the chief general of the Ming army on the head of the city of Batavia, had a murderous look in his eyes. He had seen too many ruthless people, so why should he be afraid of these barbarians who gave away their heads.

"Order to let Huang Degong and Li Dingguo go out of the city to line up, and absolutely not let Ma Dalan soldiers climb the city wall."

"Yes"

After receiving the order to leave the city, Huang Degong led the Daming Dragon Army, and Li Dingguo led the Dragon Banner Army to immediately open the city gate and rush out of Batavia City.

Two well-trained Ming troops quickly lined up in the city.

The front row of the Longteng Army and the Dragon Banner Army were riflemen, and the cavalry lined up on both wings.

1000 people in the first row, 1000 people in the second row, and 1000 people in the third row.

That is to say, there are three rows of 1000 people in each row, and the two armies are almost connected, leaving a road for the cavalry to attack in the middle.

The battle array is good, and the bullets of the rifled guns are quickly stuffed into the barrel, just waiting for the Matalan soldiers to deliver the head.

The sound of the artillery finally stopped, which was a relief to the soldiers of Mataram, who really couldn't stand the indiscriminate bombing of the city.

There is no one in sight, and more than 2 people have been killed or injured on their own side.

Suddenly I saw the Ming army marching out of the city, and then the artillery stopped.

Seeing the appearance of the Ming army, Ma Dalan soldiers rushed over screaming like mosquitoes encountering blood.

Their firearms battalion rushed to the front, ready to shoot a salvo with the Ming army first, and the archers followed closely.

In the past, the biggest difference between the firearms of the Ming army and other countries was the long range.

But now equipped with rifled guns with Minie bullets, not only the range has increased, but the accuracy has also been greatly improved.

The fatal thing about the Minie bullet is that once it hits the opponent, they will immediately lose their fighting power if they don't die, which is much more powerful than the lead bullets of the flintlock.

Because the number of opponents has a huge advantage, Huang Degong and Li Dingguo have already discussed and shot at 180 paces.

Anyway, there are many opponents, so there is no need to aim at all, as long as the flat-end rifle is aligned and shoots indiscriminately.

However, Ma Dalan's flintlock has a limited range of about 150 meters, and the effective range of bows and arrows is also about this distance.

As soon as they entered the distance of 180 steps, Li Dingguo and Huang Degong ordered to shoot before they entered the range of their firearms.

"First row to fire"

"Bang bang..."

"Bang bang..."

The two adjacent battle formations pulled the triggers of the rifled guns almost simultaneously, and the first row of 2000 Mimini bullets were fired instantly.

"Pfft..."

"Pfft..."

The mini bombs spun quickly and penetrated into the opponent's soldiers, leaving a big blood hole in their bodies immediately.

The Mada Lan Firearms Battalion, which rushed ahead, was shot and killed hundreds of people by the Ming army.

"Second row fires"

"Bang bang bang..."

"Bang bang bang..."

""Third row fires""

"Bang bang bang..."

"Bang bang bang..."

Following the orders of Huang Degong and Li Dingguo, the two battle formations ended within half a minute, and the three rows of bursts ended.

Immediately afterwards, he walked away and fired a second burst. The gunfire almost kept going, and the Mini bullets quickly shot into the opponent's body.

After three rounds of shooting, Ma Dalan's heroic firearms battalion fell down row by row, and they were all killed by the Ming army in the end.

(End of this chapter)