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Batavia is three miles long and two miles wide. The city walls are mainly made of stone slabs, and the city gates are all in solid turrets, nearly two meters high. It was built by the former governor Anthony van Diemen with all his life's efforts.
Three years ago, Anthony van Diemen died of exhaustion in Batavia, but he left behind not only a strong city, but also brand new European-style canals, castles, town halls, churches, Latin schools and markets, as well as the impregnable fortress of the Batavia harbor.
However, no matter how strong a fortress is, it still needs people to defend it. Calant's entire army was wiped out outside Quanzhou Bay, leaving the current governor, John Masui, with no choice but to sigh that a good cook cannot cook without rice.
Hu Dahai, commander of the Qin Army Marine Corps, led a thousand marines, bypassed the fortress in Batavia Bay, and quickly advanced towards the city of Batavia. This made John Massey unable to focus on one thing and lose sight of the other, not knowing whether to defend the fortress or retreat to defend the city.
In the bright white city hall, military commander Ferdinand said anxiously: "Your Excellency the Governor, please withdraw the soldiers guarding the fortress quickly. If we rely on those native soldiers to defend the city, I am sure that Batavia will not last for half a day."
"Captain Ferdinand, I know this too, but if we abandon the fortress, the Qin army's warships can drive directly into the port, then sail along the Zhiliong River to the city of Batavia and bombard the city."
"But Governor, if Batavia is lost, will the fortress guarding the port still be useful?"
John Ma Suiju felt like smoke was about to come out of his head. He paced back and forth in the hall anxiously, rubbing his hands non-stop. This was a dilemma and he really didn't know what to do.
Ferdinand said anxiously: "Your Excellency the Governor, the Qin army is about to attack the city. It will be too late if we don't make a decision now."
"Captain Ferdinand, let's do this. I'll leave 200 men for you to defend the fortress. I'll withdraw 400 men to defend the city."
"That's it." Ferdinand didn't even have time to think about it and immediately ran out.
A few hundred Dutch soldiers had just withdrawn from the fortress to Batavia, and a thousand marines led by Hu Dahai also rushed to the city. On the top of the city, with 400 Dutch soldiers as the backbone and several thousand native vassal soldiers, the top of the city could be said to be heavily defended;
John Masui personally went up to the city wall to supervise the battle. All kinds of artillery on the city wall were loaded with buckshot, waiting for the Qin army to launch an attack, and then they would bombard it indiscriminately, destroying the Qin army.
However, what surprised John Masui was that a thousand Qin soldiers urinated in the direction of Batavia City, mocked loudly, and then turned around and attacked the fortress in the harbor.
"Oh my God! Why didn't I think of this? It's over, it's all over!"
Looking at the Qin army rushing forward, John Masuiju suddenly realized that he had made a fatal mistake and could not help but beat his chest in frustration.
The time from the Qin army landing to the city was too short. John Masuiju had no time to think about it. Intuitively, he thought that the Qin army would attack Batavia after landing. He never expected that the Qin army was just urinating outside the city. That was so cool...
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Follow me out of the city and support the harbor fortress." John Masuiju shouted. He led 300 Dutch soldiers and 4,000 vassal troops out of Batavia as if he was in a hurry.
The fortress in the harbor was mainly used to defend against warships entering the harbor. Although it also had a certain defense capability against the land, the number of soldiers was too small. If the Qin army launched a fierce attack by land and sea, the two hundred defenders would definitely be unable to take care of their heads.
Hu Dahai led his troops to run only two miles when the soldiers behind him ran up and shouted excitedly: "General Hu, General Hu! The red-haired devils are leaving the city, leaving the city."
"Hey!" Hu Dahai's pants were still stained with urine. He was the leader of the group peeing in the wind. He laughed as he peeed, and he was too quick to put away his gun, which soaked a small part of his pants. He looked back and laughed, "The red-haired devils must have lost their minds. They dared to leave the city. How many people came out?"
The soldier who came to report the news replied with great joy: "General Hu, there are several thousand of them, and almost all of them have left their nests."
"Great, don't stop, everyone, don't stop. Liao Shangzhi, take two hundred people and hide in the coconut grove on the right. When the enemy comes, we will attack from both sides and wipe out all the red-haired devils leaving the city. Quick!"
"Yes, General!"
Deputy General Liao Shangzhi acted quickly and immediately ran into the coconut grove a hundred steps to the right with 200 people, and soon disappeared into the forest.
Hu Dahai led the remaining 800 people and continued to rush towards the fortress in the harbor.
It is said that John Masuiju hurried out of the city, anxiously chasing the Qin army. The large group of troops ran almost as fast as the scouts. When the scouts arrived at the coconut grove where Liao Shangzhi was hiding, the large group of troops also arrived.
Seeing that the Qin army was still galloping ahead, more than a mile away, eight hundred soldiers and horses looked about the same as a thousand, and it was difficult to tell them apart with the naked eye.
In today's world, the Qin army is probably the only one who trains in ten-mile weighted cross-country running every day. When it comes to marching and running, they are no match for John Masuiju and his gang.
Hu Dahai and his men ran two miles as if it were a piece of cake, but John Ma Suiju was out of breath, and the same went for his soldiers, who were gasping for air, with their chests and abdomens heaving like a furnace.
No, we have to chase them no matter how tired we are. The fortress is still six or seven miles away. If we shout here, they won’t hear us. If we fire, they will probably think that the Qin army is attacking the city. If Ferdinand, who is defending the fortress, is not careful and is rushed by the Qin army, it will be the end.
"Chase! Quickly, the enemy is just ahead."
John Masui led his troops to chase for another mile and suddenly found that the Qin army in front of them stopped running... ... ... Er, no, they were still running, but the direction had changed, and they were killing them instead.
John Masuiju was a governor, not a general. In fact, he was not very experienced in fighting. When he suddenly saw the Qin army rushing back, he was stunned for a moment before he reacted. He immediately screamed like a pig being slaughtered: "Quick, line up, line up!"
At this time, there was no time to care about much else. The three hundred Dutch soldiers quickly formed three shooting formations. When they were ready, Hu Dahai and his men did not run away. Instead, they stopped outside the range of their muskets, shouting and jumping, looking very happy.
"Red-haired devils, just surrender, you are finished!"
"It's not enough to just surrender. We have to send the most beautiful princess here to serve our Majesty!"
"Haha, that's right, if there's no princess, a princess will do!"
"What are you talking about? How can a princess be a princess? She needs to be treated like a princess."
"Ouch, shoot, shoot me!"
"I've got my bird out. Hit my bird if you dare. If you don't, I'll use it to hit your women..."
"Hahaha... .."
John Masuiju and a group of Dutch soldiers dropped their eyes to the ground. The originally tense scene turned out like this. The Qin army, which was out of range, was like a group of clowns, shouting and jumping, leaping and jumping non-stop, and occasionally firing a few blank shots into the sky, which was dazzling and stunned.
Is this the legendary Qin army with strict military discipline? This army is so chaotic, even worse than the newly formed vassal army.
"Forward! Forward!" John Masui shouted, and three hundred Dutch soldiers lined up in neat formations, marched in neat steps, and began to advance with guns held horizontally.
At this moment, a barrage of gunfire suddenly came from behind them, as dense as popping beans.
Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
Liao Shangzhi's two hundred men appeared behind the enemy like ghosts, in three-stage shooting formations, with rows of flames gushing out and bullets whizzing and hitting the enemies behind them. Blood holes appeared, blood splattered like rain, and screams were like waves. The enemy troops who were caught off guard fell down in rows like wheat being cut.
The enemy was suddenly attacked from behind and there was chaos. The vassal soldiers fled in panic, with bullets raining down on them, killing them so hard that they cried for their parents. Even the 300 Dutch soldiers were in chaos.
"Oh my God! What's going on..." John Masui was at a loss, his mind was blank, and only God in heaven kept calling him.
At this time, the 800 men and horses led by Hu Dahai in front, who were jumping and leaping, formed three shooting formations very quickly, as if by magic, and advanced forward in unison, firing as they went along. The Type 68 rifles could be loaded as fast as smoothbore rifles. The sound of gunfire rang out continuously, the air was filled with smoke, and bullets rained down.
John Masuiju and his men were like sandwiched biscuits, attacked from both sides. They could not hold out for five minutes and were immediately defeated... (To be continued...)
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