1850 American Gold Tycoon.

Chapter 412
Facing the nightly harassment of the Chinese army for days.

The Dutch and Indian troops outside Pontianak City have not had a good night's sleep for two weeks.

These days during the siege, almost every night, there will be loud gunfire around their camp.

At first, the Dutch and Indian Army would send troops to prevent the Chinese army from stealing the camp.

It's just that after two weeks, they found that the Chinese army was just pretending to harass them, and didn't mean to attack their barracks.

So in the end, the Dutch Indian Army, from Andersen himself, down to the ordinary Dutch Indian Army soldiers, were accustomed to the posturing of the Chinese Army at night.

No one thought that the Chinese army would launch a night attack on them at night.

The Dutch Indian Army also relaxed a lot in its defense against the Chinese Army at night.

"This time, the wolf really came."

Looking at the Western Brigade soldiers who were gathering to check their weapons and equipment, Wen Xian teased.

At the same time, Wen Xian recorded these experiences verbatim in the notebook he carried with him.

People in the world know very little about this army that hangs alone on the outskirts of the United States, and even have some disdain.

However, Wen Xian now believes that this is an armed force that cannot be underestimated.

The degree of professionalism and combat quality displayed by this army is not inferior to the army of the European powers.

"Let's give General Andersen a surprise tonight." Liang Yao rubbed his hands and said confidently as he looked at the soldiers of the Western Brigade who were gathering in an orderly manner.

"I'm afraid your prisoner-of-war camp will be expanded again." Wen Xian said with emotion.

Through observation these days, Wen Xian now doesn't think Liang Yao is an arrogant person.

Wen Xian's point of view was the same as Liang Yao's, and he felt that this was a battle without suspense.

The Dutch-Indian Army, which was exhausted and lacked supplies, was no match for the high-spirited fighters of the Western Brigade.

After the troops were assembled, Liang Yao took out his pocket watch, and by the light from the kerosene lamp, he could see the current time clearly.

It is now 11 o'clock at night. In the past, at this time, he would always be on time like an alarm clock, firing guns and even firecrackers for the Dutch and Indian troops outside Pontianak City to help them sleep, and today is of course no exception.

"attack!"

Liang Yao put away his pocket watch and gave the order to attack.

Intensive gunfire sounded as promised.

The officers and soldiers of the artillery company fired shells into the barracks of the Dutch Indian Army as if they didn't want money.

However, the Dutch and Indian troops, who had long been immune to the sound of guns, did not respond to the sudden sound of guns.

Exhausted, they just want to sleep well now.

Some Shibin of the Dutch Indian Army even used cotton and rags to plug their ears before going to bed.

The first to realize that something was wrong was the sentinel on duty.

The sentries first noticed that the sound of artillery tonight was particularly intensive.

The sentries didn't react until the explosive bombs fell on the barracks one after another, and even three or five sentries were killed by the explosive bombs on the spot.

Today, the Huajun is not acting on occasion, but really wants to attack at night!
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" shouted the sentries.

Knowing that the Chinese army was attacking at night, Anderson hurriedly put on his military uniform and saber and walked out of the tent to prepare to organize the army to fight back.

But what happened next surprised Anderson himself.

The Dutch-Indian Army was exhausted and physically and mentally exhausted due to the long-term fraudulent attacks by the Chinese Army. Many soldiers of the Dutch-Indian Army were already on the verge of collapse at this time.

Hearing of the enemy attack, many Dutch and Indian soldiers who were highly nervous picked up their guns, loaded them with bullets, and shot when they saw a figure.

At night, it is difficult to distinguish friend from foe.

The sudden sound of gunfire in the camp also made many Dutch and Indian soldiers who were still in good spirits mistakenly think that Liang Yao's Chinese army had entered the camp.

Fuck guys too, shoot anyone they see.

The Pontianak Sultanate soldiers, who had long been dissatisfied with the Dutch Indian Army, also took advantage of the chaos to attack the nervous Dutch Indian Army soldiers, or picked up rifles on the ground to attack the Dutch Indian Army.

The entire camp of the Dutch Indian Army became a mess in an instant.

"Ying Xiao?"

Hearing the chaotic and disorderly gunshots coming from the Dutch Indian Army camp, Liang Yao couldn't help raising the binoculars in his hand to carefully observe the situation in the Dutch Indian Army camp.

But under the dark night, Liang Yao couldn't see anything.

"General! Half of the base shells have been fired!"

The commander of the artillery company came to report to Liang Yao that they had fired half of the base shells.

"Keep fighting." Liang Yao ordered.

"According to my many years of service experience, there is a high probability that there was a camp roar in the barracks of the Dutch Indian Army," Elvis said.

"If it's Ying Xiao, let them continue to fight on their own for a while. We can not join in the fun for now, because we are afraid that the Dutch and Indian troops are acting for us, which will delay the opportunity of the battle." Deng Wenkang said.

"Mr. Deng, then you have too high a view on the Dutch and Indian Army. It is not surprising that an army that can be frightened by dozens of stragglers and abandon Pontianak City has a battalion roar." Elvis still insisted on his own View.

Not long after, the Pontianak Sultanate soldiers who ran out from the Dutch-Indian Army barracks also corroborated Elvis' view that there was indeed a roar in the Dutch-Indian Army's barracks.

In the middle of the night, the sound of gunfire in the Dutch Indian Army's barracks gradually faded away. Liang Yao ordered the infantry to approach the Dutch Indian Army's barracks and surrounded the Dutch Indian Army's barracks.

At this time, Kruger also arrived in Pontianak with two battalions from the coast at the mouth of the Kapuas River, and together with the Pontianak defenders completed the encirclement of the Dutch and Indian army camps.

Wait until the sky is just getting dark and the east is showing a white belly.

The barracks of the Dutch Indian Army barely restored order.

After the roar of the camp in the middle of the night, the barracks of the Dutch Indian Army was already in a mess.

The Dutch and Indian Army suffered heavy casualties. Nearly one-third of the soldiers were either killed or injured in this battalion roar, and lost their combat effectiveness.

Although the Dutch Indian Army still has about 3000 troops.

But obviously, these Dutch and Indian troops whose morale was extremely low at this time no longer had the courage to fight on.

Looking at the hell-like camp, the soldiers were in a state of embarrassment.

Anderson, with disheveled hair and dazed eyes, stood there for a long time speechless.

"It's over, it's over, it's over."

Anderson murmured incoherently.

He knew very well that the camp roar at night had already sentenced him to death in his official career.

Anderson had thought about being defeated by Liang Yao's western brigade on the battlefield, but he didn't expect that he would lose in such a shameful way.

"General, the Chinese army has surrounded our barracks, shall we continue to fight or surrender?"

A colonel of the Dutch-Indian Army bravely stepped forward to ask, and did not forget to add something after speaking.

"The Chinese army has a large number of people, there is a brigade, or even more."

Anderson smiled bitterly: "Whether it's war or surrender, you already have the answer in your heart, so why do you ask me?"

After speaking, Anderson sat slumped on the muddy ground mixed with blood.

Even if he wants to fight to the death now, not to mention the Javanese soldiers in the army, even the European soldiers and these officers will probably not obey his orders and fight the Chinese army to the end.

Furthermore, their reinforcements are still nowhere in sight, and they will not last until the day when the reinforcements arrive.

Such resistance is futile and meaningless in the eyes of these officers.

(End of this chapter)