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Chapter 328

"Bombardment!"

Following the command of the gunner, the artillery deployed on the sandbar let out an angry roar, continuously bombarding Taiwan City on the island across the sea!Such bombardment has lasted for three days, and even the strong walls of Taiwan City show signs of collapse.

The circumference of Taiwan's city is more than 200 feet, and the height is more than 3 feet. It can be divided into three layers, and the lower layer is more than 3 foot deep underground.The walls of Taiwan City are made of bricks mixed with sugar water, which are harder than ordinary stones.The four corners of the city protrude outward in a prismatic shape. Dozens of cannons are set up to block the waterways everywhere, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

In the original history known to Chu Yun, Zheng Chenggong used 2 people to attack Taiwan City with only 1000 people, besieged Taiwan City for 8 months, and finally regained Taiwan City after the Dutch surrendered.It can be seen how difficult it is to attack Taiwan City, which the Dutch have painstakingly managed.Unless there is a cross-age firearm, it will take a lot of effort to shoot it down.

"Bastard, these Han people have already occupied the northern sandbar. They built forts there and bombarded our city day and night. We don't have much ammunition, and we only have to be bombarded! Now the outer city walls have been knocked down by artillery in many places. The Han people are about to attack our island!" The Dutch soldiers guarding Taiwan City were worried when they saw that another section of the outer city wall had collapsed.

"Hasn't Batavia's reinforcements arrived yet? Damn it, they are bullying the natives in Batavia. They have everything to eat and drink, but we have to face the brutal Liao army!" There was a man with an arquebus The Dutch soldier complained.

"Their warships haven't been dispatched yet. Have you seen those cannons? If they pour on our city walls, how can we resist them?"

The governor of Yizhou, Putmansi, was in a state of disarray.

In the past two years, the Liao army has opened up trade with their Dutch people. Although they have received relatively heavy tariffs, the Dutch merchants who traveled long distances can still make a lot of money after transporting Ming's goods back to Europe.Putmans was also commended by the East India Company's board of directors for his better handling of Far East affairs.

Only two years later, the Liao army suddenly wanted to take back Chikan City and Taiwan City in the south of Yizhou, and ordered the Dutch to hand over the two cities within three months, which caught him off guard.

Afterwards, the fleet of the Liao army was dispatched, sinking and destroying more than a dozen armed merchant ships in the Netherlands in the nearby waters, causing the Yizhou garrison to retreat to Taiwan City and Chikan City.Without the armed merchant ship, it would be impossible for them to escape from Yizhou this time.Either die or surrender, there is no other way.

"My lord governor, how long will it take for Batavia's reinforcements to arrive?" A Dutch soldier asked.

"The current route from Batavia to Yizhou lacks a suitable wind direction, which is not conducive to the arrival of the Batavia fleet to Yizhou. I am afraid it will take a month or two at the earliest." Putmans said.

"Even if Batavia's reinforcements arrive, can they really defeat the East Asian Armada outside?" the Dutch soldier said.

In the past two years, the fleet of the Liao Army has successively destroyed Zheng Zhilong, the Guangdong pirate Liu Xiang, and the armed merchant ships of the Netherlands, three of which were originally the most powerful fleets along the southeast coast. ".

"Defend Taiwan City for a month or two. If the situation is not right, we will surrender." Putmans had already made up his mind.

While the main force of the Fuliao Army Fleet floating in the sea was watching from a distance while Taiwan City was being bombarded, there was no movement for the time being.

They have sent artillery to set up a fort on the sandbar opposite Taiwan City to bombard Taiwan City.

"Haven't the troops on land advanced to the Chikan city yet?" Nelson observed through the binoculars the shooting situation between Taiwan City and the Shazhou Fort, and deduced the position of the artillery on the Taiwan City.

"They had a conflict with an indigenous tribe when they went south along the coastline, but it has been resolved. It is estimated that they should have reached the city of Chikan by now." A sailor in charge of communication reported to Nelson.

"Well, according to the original plan, we advance by land and water. The troops on the road conquered Chikan City first, cut off the connection between Chikan City and Taiwan City, and then we encircled Taiwan City and captured it in one fell swoop. This time it was their fault." Nelson He put down the binoculars and said.

"The ammunition and food supplies for the troops on the road have been transported through the Luermen Channel and landed at Heliao Port. The troops on the road will be supplied with supplies when they arrive," the messenger continued.

"Since the troops on the road still need a few days to attack Chikan City, we should not be idle these few days. Order the two formations of Daehan and Daqi to avoid the artillery fire of Taiwan City, land nearby, and then cut off Taiwan City and the surrounding area. The passage of the village. Let's besiege Taiwan City first." Nelson made a slight adjustment to the tactics and planned to launch a tentative attack on Taiwan City first.

Under Nelson's command, more than 20 huge warships loaded with heavy artillery slowly approached Taiwan City, covering the formation of Daehan and Daqi.

"The Fu Liao army is not satisfied with controlling the sandbars on the northern line. The main force of their fleet is about to land on the island!" The soldiers stationed in Taiwan City saw the heavy sailing ships approaching Taiwan City and exclaimed.

Soon the atmosphere of panic spread throughout the city like a plague, and less than a thousand defenders in Taiwan fell into panic.

"Cowards, hurry up to the walls of the fortress. If they attack the city, use our matchlock guns to teach them a lesson!" The Dutch officer shouted.

Driven by the officers of the Netherlands, these soldiers reluctantly climbed the wall with muskets in hand.

A Dutch soldier came to the city wall and looked at the sea in the distance. He saw warships much larger than their armed merchant ships appearing on the sea, surrounding the island where Taiwan City was located in a fan shape.As long as the Liao army's fleet turns around, hundreds of cannons will be aimed at their fortress.

"That's a battleship, right? It must be a battleship. That one is bigger than the largest battleship in the Netherlands... Even if the main force of our Netherlands navy comes here, it won't do us any favors." The Dutch soldiers saw it with their own eyes. Seeing such a terrifying situation, my scalp was numb.

Who would have thought that there is such a powerful naval force in the East Asian waters.

"If I can survive this war, I will definitely marry the girl I love when I return to the Netherlands," said a Dutch soldier.

"Please, don't say such ominous words," said another Dutch soldier.

Just as they finished speaking, the main force of the Liao army's fleet was already in place, the ship's side turned, and the heavy guns in one side of the cabin were aimed at Taiwan City.The cold muzzles of hundreds of artillery were aimed at them.

Boom boom boom! ! !Hundreds of shells fell like meteorites, suppressing the city of Taiwan with firepower!There is no need to use human life to solve things that can be solved with artillery!

　Thank you for the small growth of the little man, Zitong is the cutest, why the child is not handsome, why do you choose this name, and all the book friends.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)