Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 193 Recovering the Great Officials ([-])

The battle on Beixianwei Island was the first to break out. At dawn, [-] new army soldiers quietly touched the northwest corner of the island.

Perhaps they never thought that someone would suddenly touch the island at this time. The Dutch army in Reburg didn't notice it at all, and the whole Refort seemed to have not woken up.

In the field of vision of the telescope, Commander Wu of the New Army saw the outline of the west side of the enemy's fort. Based on this analysis, the fort was not very big.

According to intelligence, there can be no more than a hundred soldiers inside, and only four cannons can be seen on the west side.

On the wall of the enemy fortress, I saw only a few lazy soldiers standing guard listlessly. What's ridiculous is that they still leaned against the direction of the city wall, as if they didn't want to be blown by the sea wind head-on.

After all, the storm last night has not dissipated completely, and the sea breeze is still a bit strong at this time.

And last night was so stormy, who can come from Luermen?Such a boring sentry is really boring.

Commander Wu sneered, and with a wave of his hand, a row of soldiers equipped with German weapons quietly approached the enemy fort.

At the beginning, the soldiers in this platoon would try to hide their tracks as much as possible, but when they found that no one was looking in this direction, they became more and more bold, and even ran openly and fast.

Anyway, the sea breeze is so loud, I am not afraid of being heard.

It was like this, the group of people directly touched the bottom of the enemy's fort.

The platoon leader gestured a few gestures, and the soldiers understood immediately, and then walked towards the city gate against the wall.

What they didn't know was that not long after they left, a soldier on the city wall lazily turned his head and glanced into the distance. Naturally, he didn't find anything, and he immediately turned his head back.

Because regiment leader Wu and the others had already hidden them, and a platoon of soldiers from the new army who had already been dispatched was right under his nose. If you didn't stick your head out and look down, you wouldn't be able to find them at all.

The soldiers of the new army in this row easily touched the city gate. One soldier immediately took out an explosive package and placed it at the closed city gate, while the others hid on both sides of the gate.

With a sharp pull on the fuse, the soldier ran away quickly.

It was also during this run that he didn't stick close to the wall. A Dutch soldier who had just gotten up on the city wall walked by and accidentally caught a glimpse.

"Hey..." the Dutch soldier yelled instinctively, and then saw the new soldier disappear before his eyes, and he immediately poked his head out from the edge of the city wall to look down.

It doesn't matter if you look at it, but suddenly you find a row of people standing close to the edge of the wall below, and your face changes drastically.

At this moment, there was a loud bang, and the entire Refort trembled violently. The Dutch soldier who stretched out half of his body and looked down felt his feet startled, and then fell down with a scream.

A big living person suddenly fell down, even startling the soldiers of the new army below, but the platoon leader reacted quickly, seeing that this guy was not dead, he took out his pistol and shot it.

"Rush..." With an order, the soldiers filed in through the broken city gate.

"Bang bang bang..." The gunshots continued.

"Swish, swish..." One after another grenade was thrown on the top of the city, and then exploded with a bang.

Hearing the violent noise, the Dutch soldiers who were resting in the residential area of ​​Reburg rushed out one after another, those who put on their clothes, those who were looking for weapons, were very busy.

But what if a weapon is found?The firearms they are now equipped with are still matchlock guns. Will the soldiers of the new army give them time to reload their ammunition?

The best weapon to use now is probably the sword, so many Dutch soldiers who reacted quickly found their sabers and prepared to fight, and the result can be imagined.

After the soldiers of the new army successfully rushed in, there was almost no suspense in the battle.

In order to take over the top officials as soon as possible and more safely, Tangning brought in the most elite troops from the new army.

When Commander Wu brought the main force to come to support, the battle was over, and not a single Dutch army in Reburg was killed, even if they surrendered.

Unfortunately, two soldiers of the new army were still injured. A Dutch officer and a Dutch soldier each wounded them with a firecracker.

It also seemed unavoidable in this close-range melee.But fortunately, he didn't hit a vital point, and his life was not in danger for the time being.

The Dutch army only had this stronghold on the island. After being removed, the island was occupied by the new army, and the group immediately headed towards the south of the island.

At this time, the Dutch army in Zeelandia had no idea that the new army had entered the Dayuan Sea and occupied Weidao on the northern line.

At this moment, the fleet of the new army led by Tang Ning had already arrived at the southeast side of Weidao on the Northern Line, and the fleet of 25 warships from Luermen had arrived at the southwest side of Weidao on the Northern Line.

Both fleets dispatched reconnaissance ships to contact the new army on Beixianwei Island to confirm the positions of the two fleets so that they could launch an attack together.

The fleet on the southwest side approached the west side of Dayuan Port first, while the fleet led by Tang Ning was hidden on the southeast side of Wei Island on the northern line.

The North Line Ojima looks like a sock, with a certain arc in the southwest direction, like the heel of a sock.

Therefore, the field of vision here is relatively wide. As long as you get close to a certain distance, you can easily be spotted by the Dutch army on Dayuan Port and Zeelandia.

The fleet led by Tangning was hidden behind the toes of the socks, blocking their view.

Here again in the Taijiang River, the Dutch did not expect that the main force of the new army had already passed through Luermen Port.

Therefore, I would not have thought that a larger fleet would be ambushed at the southeast corner of Wei Island on the northern line. I only thought that the fleet of 25 warships was the main force of the new fleet. port.

At this time, the main force of the Dutch fleet in Dayuan was in Dayuan Port, and only three ships went to Chixian City.

The heavy rain last night has stopped, and the morning sun has dispelled the clouds and fog, indicating that today is another good weather.

The two Dutch soldiers seemed to be in a good mood, chatting relaxedly on the deck of the "Granfland".

"Oh, damn it, the wind and rain last night were really heavy, and it ruined my sweet dreams."

"Hey, Edwin, you've been living here for two years, haven't you gotten used to it yet? The damn weather can change as you say it, I think you should get used to it long ago."

"Oh, Padraic, I don't think I can quite fit in here."

Patrick sighed slightly and said, "That's right, buddy, no matter where I am, it's not as good as my hometown. I haven't been back to the Netherlands for five years."

"When I left, my son Dennis was not yet a year old, and now he is almost six years old..."

Edwin said, "Oh man, don't say such a sad thing, I miss my daughter too."

The expressions of the two were suddenly a little lonely, and they looked away.

Suddenly, Edwin focused his eyes, pointed into the distance and said, "Hey, Patrick, look, what is that? Fleet?"

Patrick was taken aback, then looked at it, then quickly ran into the cabin and took out a binoculars to look at it, his expression relaxed, and he said, "It's our ship, I can see the flag on it."

Edwin frowned, and muttered: "I didn't hear that our fleet will come recently? Besides, this fleet came from the north, and the fleet from Batavia should come from the south." of."

Padrik smiled and said, "Hey, the wind and waves were so big last night, I suspect they should have deviated from the course."

Edwin took the binoculars and looked at them. Sure enough, he saw the eye-catching Dutch flag hanging on the flagpole of the fleet, and the ships were also Dutch three-masted sailing ships he was familiar with, so he felt relieved.

After all, Formosa is so far away from Batavia, it is normal for news to be delayed sometimes, and it is normal for the route to deviate due to the bad weather last night.

The two continued chatting one after another, and began to talk about some light topics.

The two of them were not the only ones who discovered the fleet, but after observing it, they didn't take it seriously.

(End of this chapter)