Wild North America 1846

after dark
The noise of guns and guns that had been hustle and bustle throughout the day gradually subsided, and there were bursts of gunfire from time to time in the night, but they stopped soon, which was nothing compared to the fierce fighting during the day.

Dutch Government House

Due to the blackout of the war, the doors and windows of the Governor's Mansion were covered with thick curtains, and the dim oil lamps reflected busy figures coming and going. This place has become the Batavia City Defense Command.

Now there is a mess of confetti everywhere, no one thought that the Tang Empire's army would attack so ferociously, under the desperate resistance of tens of thousands of Dutch troops, they would still destroy the city all the way.

Seeing it, he was about to kill him.

It is only one day away from the full confidence of the Dutch army before the war to the despair it is now, and it is now urgently transferring its headquarters to the rear.

During the day, the Tang Empire's army attacked fiercely, and the shells of the armored chariots rushing forward had already hit the gate of the Governor's Mansion, killing and wounding several soldiers on the spot.

Inside the Governor's Office on the second floor
Governor Pose and Commander Lieutenant General von Bergkamp sat face to face, their bloodshot eyes looked exhausted, and there was only half a bottle of whiskey left on the table.

The atmosphere in the room was dull to suffocating, filled with a deep atmosphere of despair.

"I never imagined...the combination of armored vehicles and artillery is so unstoppable. The soldiers strapped explosives on their bodies and attacked one after another, and only after paying huge casualties did they blow up seven armored vehicles."

Lieutenant General von Bergkamp looked bleak, with deep grief in his eyes, raised his hand and poured half a glass of whiskey into his stomach, letting the spicy taste burn.

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This continued;

"I thought I could replicate South Africa's success, but the reality is so cruel. Tang's ability to attack and coordinate artillery fire far exceeds that of the British army.

Under the double blow of armored vehicles and artillery fire, my troops suffered heavy losses.

only one day

Already 6 divisions have been disabled, with more than 1.6 casualties and more than 140 artillery pieces lost. The battle was too fierce.

In the face of the enemy's superior artillery firepower and armored chariot equipment, the soldiers could only fill it with flesh and blood, advance against the enemy's dense rain of bullets and artillery fire, and then be knocked down to the ground like leeks.

According to the statistics

Today, the enemy poured 11.5 shells, and any buildings and streets suspected of having counterattack forces were covered with dense shells and blown into ruins.

Many brave fighters were buried by the ruins of buildings before they could play their role.

In contrast, our army tried its best to counterattack and used more than 8200 shells, which has consumed 1/4 of its inventory.

The artillery fire ratio of the two sides is 13:1. The enemy's artillery fire is more powerful, more lethal, and covers a wider area. At least half of the losses come from the artillery fire.

under these circumstances
We can't last three days, once the main force in our hands is exhausted, the battle situation may collapse at any time..."

After Lieutenant General von Bergkamp finished speaking with a desolate expression, he reached out to touch the wine bottle again, but his wrist was pinned down by the Governor of Poss.

Lieutenant General von Bergkamp looked stunned for a moment, and silently let go of his hand holding the wine bottle.

The governor of Perth was very sad. He didn't want to be the last governor of the East Indies and be recorded in the annals of history, so he asked tentatively, "Mr. General, can you launch a night attack?"

The Batavia area is close to the sea, and the food supply, including the indigenous servants, is acceptable. Sea fish, kelp, and seaweed are not lacking, and most of them do not suffer from night blindness.

The indigenous servant army in the central part of the island is not good enough. The food is more simple, lacks nutrition, and night blindness is more common.

Lieutenant General Von Bergkamp thought for a while with a solemn expression, and then replied cautiously;
"You can try it, but don't expect any miracles to happen?
The attacking Tang army stopped advancing at [-]:[-] p.m., and established and consolidated a temporary defense line, so they would not be unprepared.

Night raids are the most difficult combat subject of the world army. Neither the Royal Army nor the indigenous servants have organized similar training, so they can only gamble with their eyes closed. "

"At least the artillery fire of the enemy army in night battles is difficult to play a role. If there is no better way, I think I can try it." The governor of Persia said quite emotionally.

Anyway, the situation on the battlefield has already deteriorated, so we can't sit still and die, no matter how bad it is, how bad can it go?

Lieutenant General von Bergkamp was also helpless at the moment. After a long time of consideration, he nodded heavily and said, "Okay, then I will start to arrange it. The plan is to send two elite native divisions at four o'clock in the morning to take advantage of the darkness. Attack. Try to disrupt the enemy's position and buy us precious breathing time."

"Very good, let's do it like this." The Governor of Perth was like a drowning man, not letting go of any straw he could grasp.

The night in Batavia is shrouded in the shadow of war and death. The smell of gunpowder smoke and blood mixed together in the daytime, and it is still strong in the night.

Sporadic gunshots from time to time pierced the silent night sky.

In the city buildings and ruins, the 10,000+ armies of the two sides confront each other, silently waiting for the dawn, and that will be the beginning of another day of bloody killing...

around four o'clock in the morning

It was the darkest moment before dawn, and dark figures gathered on the streets of Shunde. From time to time, there were screams of pain and low-pitched reprimands from people falling down, adding more tension to the atmosphere.

The more than 300 years of enslavement by the Dutch colonists has formed the habitual obedience of the Malay natives. Coupled with the generous war rewards, no one wonders why they should work for the white colonists?
"Bang" sound

I don't know which unlucky guy stepped on the air and fell, just hitting the broken water tank beside the ruins. The water tank shattered and the screams of the soldiers spread far away, which made the faces of the Dutch soldiers who gathered at night very pale. one white.

It's over, the whereabouts are exposed.

Originally, the enemy and us were separated by a block or a piece of ruins, and the nearest place was only tens of meters. Only the deaf could not hear such a loud sound.

Sure enough, a series of shouts came from the darkness; "Which part is it, the password?"

"Where did the turtle come from? Password, stop talking and shoot."

"No, it's an enemy attack!"

Immediately there was a burst of gun bolt pulling in the darkness, "crack bang bang..." Intensive gunshots rang out, and the hot bullet rain dragged the fiery red thread, hitting head-to-head.

Some shot into the ruins of the building, and some hit the gathered attacking crowd. Blood splattered and screams continued, which completely exposed the target.

Immediately, several torches were ignited and thrown out from behind the defense line. With a "boom", the pyre splashed with kerosene was ignited, and several bonfires were quickly lit.

The blazing bonfire dispelled the darkness, exposing the figures of a large number of soldiers who attacked the Dutch army at night, and then attracted more intensive gunfire.

"Attack, all attack." Seeing that Xingzang was exposed, the white commander of the indigenous army waved the shiny command knife in his hand and issued an order to attack.

After a brief exchange of rifles, the gathered Dutch officers and soldiers rushed over like a tide, and soon rushed into the enemy's line of defense, and started a chaotic night battle.

The sound of guns, shouts and screams became a mess, and the dawn of Batavia city was covered with a thick layer of blood...

A few bonfires in the area can hardly illuminate the long front.

It is difficult to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy in the dark. Once they rush out, the company's organization will be messed up, let alone commanding the battle.

They can only rush forward in a mess like headless flies. When they encounter black shadows, they either shoot with guns, stab with bayonets, or chop with knives. There is no time to identify the enemy and the enemy.

The shouting and hacking lasted for more than an hour. It wasn't until after five o'clock that the sky became slightly brighter, and the exhausted Dutch soldiers realized that they were actually killing each other.

The Dutch soldiers who poured in from different streets and ruins had difficulty distinguishing the enemy from the enemy in the dark night, and finally turned into a mess.

The cunning army of the Tang Empire knew that they were not good at fighting at night, so they only kept a small part of their troops on the front line, and retreated quickly when encountering a large-scale night attack.

They set up several barbed wire fences at a position about 800 to 1000 meters behind the defense line, and stationed heavy troops for defense. This is the real line of defense.

After being attacked, a small group of soldiers of the Tang army retreated quickly after firing a few shots. After checking the password, they all retreated behind the barbed wire defense line.

The native soldiers who were at a loss and didn't know anything rushed in, and encountered a large group of enemies in the dark, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides...

This kind of situation can be seen everywhere on the ten-kilometer-long front. Tens of thousands of indigenous soldiers fought together for more than an hour.

after twilight

Only then did I realize that the corpses all over the place were from my own people. Most of the tens of thousands of people who participated in the night attack were killed or injured, and there were only less than 4000 people left, and almost everyone was injured.

Some indigenous soldiers rushed to the barbed wire, were hung together by the barbed wire, and were knocked down by soldiers of the Tang Empire with volleys of guns. Almost none of them survived.

After fighting all night, that's it...

Such a discovery caused an uproar among the indigenous soldiers. Anger, panic and a deep sense of powerlessness infected everyone like a plague, and morale collapsed instantly.

After the soldiers of the Tang Empire came up to kill them like a tide, except for a few people who resisted, most of them raised their hands and surrendered obediently.

With just one easy counterattack, the imperial soldiers regained the positions lost in the early hours of the morning.

It dawned very early in the tropics. At about six o'clock in the morning, the visibility on the battlefield was no different from that in the daytime, and the scenery 2 kilometers away could be clearly seen.

Admiral Liu Zhongguo personally led more than a dozen middle and senior military officers to the front line, looking at the battlefield full of corpses in front of him, he couldn't hide the satisfaction in his expression no matter what.

This night

The imperial army killed and injured more than 27 people and captured more than 6000 people at a slight price of 3540 casualties, which is indeed worthy of a big book.

Among the 27 casualties, 9 were killed, 4 were seriously injured, and the rest were slightly injured. More than 10 of them fell heavily when they retreated quickly.

Some fell with blood on their face, or sprained their feet, or severely broke their arms, and were carried back to the rear of the barbed wire defense line by their fellow comrades.

When it comes to night battles, the Tang Empire is really not good at night battles. There is not a single great power in the world who is good at night battles.

Therefore, for the sake of stability, the real defense line of the Imperial Legion is set at a position of 800 meters to 1 kilometer behind, and only a few patrol forces are reserved in front.

If the enemy counterattacks on a small scale, the position will be lost, and it will be time to fight back during the day.

If the enemy attacks at night on a large scale, they will definitely not be able to stop it with only a few thin barbed wire fences. It is inevitable that they will fight a bad battle and cause serious losses to themselves.

It is based on the above considerations
The defense line of the Western Front Corps was relatively backward, just to prevent the Dutch army from playing this trick, and never thought of hitting the right one, which made General Liu Zhongguo very happy.

Among the ruins and corpses everywhere, weapons and ammunition have been concentrated in piles and piles.Under the guard of the imperial soldiers, the disarmed native soldiers dragged a cart and cleaned up the corpses one by one.

At this time, it was mid-March in the tropics, and the temperature could reach 3 to 26 degrees after the sun came out. If the corpses were not disposed of for a day, the smell of corpses would permeate, which would easily cause plagues to spread.

Therefore, in the military supplies, there are 20 barrels of flammable gasoline, combined with wood and coal, for the centralized burning of the corpses, which is very carefully considered.

in the northwest corner of the port
Dozens of blazing fires lasted for a day and a night, so...the native officers and soldiers who died in the early morning battle had to be pulled over by cart after cart and burned to death.

The work of cleaning up the battlefield and burning the corpses was done by captured native soldiers.

Admiral Liu Zhongguo came to the front for inspection and felt quite satisfied, so he immediately ordered to speed up the clearing of the battlefield.

Subsequent armored chariots and attacking troops will enter the position, and the artillery position will move forward, ready to launch a new attack on time at 8 o'clock in the morning.

still the same old

First, the artillery bombarded for 15 minutes, and then the armored chariot led the infantry to attack. The tracked armored artillery vehicle equipped with a 23-caliber short-barreled gun was far more effective in urban battles than heavy machine gun vehicles.

Dutch soldiers hid in buildings to fight back, and the gray wolf iron armored artillery vehicle could reach a distance of 200 meters. After stopping, it only needed two or three direct shots, and the houses could be bombarded and collapsed, killing and wounding the enemy.

When they really encountered a difficult block, they stopped, and the artillerymen went up to bombard it indiscriminately, blowing up the entire block into ruins.

Immediately, armored chariots and infantry went up to kill, and so on.

Today's goal is to fully occupy the central and western districts of Batavia, and compress the enemy forces in part of the eastern and northern districts, forming a pincer-shaped encirclement.

The night battle in the early hours of the morning caused almost no damage to the Imperial Legion. Now that their morale is high, of course they must make persistent efforts to defeat the enemy.

The army of the Tang Empire fought in a local tyrant's way, especially in important battles against cities, the shells were used openly, and flesh and blood could not resist them.

And this was the biggest headache for the Dutch army. The solid buildings they relied on were covered by fierce artillery fire, and the splashed stone chips and gravel often caused secondary damage to the Dutch soldiers hiding inside.

The absolute superiority of artillery fire is almost unsolvable.

After all

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Kingdom of the Netherlands was still a feudal colonial economy dominated by agriculture. It did not have large-scale industrial production capacity, and most industrial products had to rely on imports.

The steel production capacity is negligible, and its economic strength belongs to the third-rate in Europe. In the face of a powerful industrial power like Datang, it belongs to the weak who have been crushed and have no strength to fight back.

The gap between the two is almost a chasm. The only thing worthy of praise is that the Dutch have a strong sense of anti-aggression resistance and a strong sense of independence, and they will continue to fight the war through gritted teeth.

To lose the colony of the East Indies was to lose the crown jewel of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, and the glory of the kingdom would thus be dimmed.