Chapter 400 The cannon shooting the strong city wall did not give the Dutch any sense of security, and the previously invincible firecrackers also collapsed at the slightest touch in the face of the attack of the whole army.Now the Dutch have assembled their elite cavalry, but it is a pity that the Dutch cavalry in Taiwan is very limited, only one hundred and twenty horsemen.Although there are only one hundred and twenty horses, when facing those earth pigs, they can often play a decisive role.Putmans prayed silently in his heart that this time he would win.God willing, Prince Morris willing, it must be successful.It's just a great pity that the East is not under God's jurisdiction, or God doesn't hear the prayers of Putmans.When the Dutch cavalry in the city appeared, it really shocked the whole family army.Yes, yes, it was shocking.One hundred and twenty Dutch cavalrymen, heavily armoured, drew their two-handed swords or flattened their spears and charged their horses.This scene is all too familiar to the whole family army, it is simply a copy of the cavalry of the whole family army, yes, when the Polish hussars defeated the Mongols and then the Goths, until the Second World War, the Polish hussars were an example for European countries to learn.The cavalry of the Dutch is also invincible in Taiwan, and there is a shortage of horses in southern China, as for the Taiwanese war horses, there are even fewer horses, not to mention, the European-style heavy armor is quite visually impactful.The Dutch cavalry soldiers were covered in thick plate armor all over their bodies, only revealing two eye sockets, like a steel monster approaching rapidly, facing the impact of heavy armored cavalry, if it was a former soldier of the whole family army, it must be quite troublesome.The field artillery did not have time to adjust the firing range, but the biggest advantage of the mortar was its quick reaction speed, and when the Dutch cavalry's hooves sounded, they began to arrange the mortar firing position.Aim, and then start putting shells into the barrel."
All ......" because the mortar was not too skillful, more than a dozen shells came over, and only seven or eight shells hit the Dutch cavalry.Seven or eight mortar shells set off seven or eight regiments of blood mist in the Dutch cavalry formation, and the explosion shock wave overturned more than a dozen war horses on the spot, and after the dense shrapnel swept over, people turned over on their backs, and the terrible explosion roared and the swelling fire made the war horses frightened, neighed wildly, and even stood up, and more than a dozen cavalry were lifted down.Twelve mortars opened fire at the fastest speed, and in a short time, this unfortunate cavalry received more than thirty shells in a row, not to mention many casualties, and the horses and men were greatly frightened, and they were completely confused!
Seeing that the situation was not good, the cavalry captain shouted: "Retreat!"
Fall back!
”Although Quan Xu named the mortar as a mortar, the problem is that the whole family army habitually calls the mortar a thunderbolt, and Quan Xu doesn't care.The Dutch cavalry wanted to retreat on the streets, and this was not something they could retreat if they wanted to, firstly, there was no such terrain, and secondly, there was no such opportunity.When the sound of the Dutchman's horses' hooves was heard, many of the family soldiers had already started to go up the house on the human ladder, and the family soldiers on the roof did not hesitate to shoot."
Bang bang!"
The dense gunfire converged into a thunderbolt, suppressing all the noisy sounds on the battlefield, line formation tactics!
Isn't this the signature tactic of their European armies, why are these Ming people also ......
When the Ming Dynasty was playing with the three-stage strike, the Europeans were still playing with broadswords and spears.More than 20 Dutch cavalrymen who rushed to the front were screaming, the horses were neighing, and they fell down like wheat harvesting, and the entire front line was bulldozed at once, which was a shot more than 100 meters away!"
Bang bang bang!
A second wave of guns followed, flying like locusts of bullets towards the densest areas, causing even more heavy casualties.The heavy plate armor on the Dutch cavalry could defend against bows and arrows and swords, but in front of bullets, it was no different from paper paste.What's more, the guns of the soldiers of the whole family army reached an astonishing 26 millimeters, and wherever the bullet hit, there was a hole, and once they were shot, they would be seriously injured if they did not die!
Many cavalrymen were shot by horses and then thrown off their horses, wearing dozens of pounds of armor from the back of a tall horse of one meter five or even one meter six high, the taste can be imagined, even if they were not killed on the spot, most of them were broken tendons and fractures, and they couldn't get up.The Dutch cavalry, which had been given high hopes by Putmans, did not even take a single face, and they did not even have time to inflict any substantial casualties on the soldiers of the whole family army, let alone casualties, and did not even create trouble.With the most sincere greetings, Putmans greeted the female relatives of these Dutch heavy armored cavalry, as well as their ancestors, there is no way, in Europe, cavalry is the exclusive property of the nobility, and civilians can only serve as infantry.Quan Xu has actually abandoned the comprehensive cavalry tactics, for the whole family army, the cavalry development of the whole family army is the slowest type of troops, the fire guns of the muskete soldiers from the most primitive arquebus, to the current front-loading rifled guns, equipped with Nimi bullets.The rear-loading paper-shell rifle is under development.However, the cavalry, whether it is armor or other equipment, has hardly developed, because Quan Xu knows very well that the cavalry will eventually be replaced by armored troops.Now the cavalry of the whole family army has begun roller coaster training, so as to train the cavalry whether the vehicle is motion sickness, which is obviously to prepare for the future.Putmans had hoped that he would be able to hold Taiwan for at least half a year, buying valuable time for the Dutch East India Company's armed support.The so-called ideal is very plump, but the reality is too skinny.Despite his best efforts, the Dutch in Taiwan were also very powerful, and the farm slave owners from all over the country not only arrived in Chichicheng in person, but also brought their personal guards and slave armies.This made the armed forces of the Red Embedded City as many as 3,000 men, but the problem was that these slave armies or the Dutch did not achieve decent results at all.The artillery of the Ming people was quite sharp, and they hit far and accurately, although they did not cause much damage to the city walls, but they were demoralized.In just a quarter of an hour, the outer walls were lost, and in less than half an hour, the sound of killing came from outside the governor's palace.At this time, his adjutants, staff officers began to advise him: "Surrender!"
”In order to obtain a dignified surrender, Putmans, dressed in a ceremonial dress and top hat, led his spirited adjutants, staff officers, and officers to the door of the Doge's Palace.Faced with the guns of the whole family, Putmans was undaunted.It's not that he's afraid, but he's afraid that it's useless, and that if he loses Taiwan, the shareholders of the East India Company won't give up on him, and if he dies, maybe those shareholders will give his family a small funeral fee out of consideration for the humanitarian master.If he surrenders, the royal family will not spare him, and if he dares to flee back to Batavia like this, the only fate is to be tied to the stake and roasted until he is roasted into a blood-spurting and juicy steak!
So he tried to keep himself full of spirits, and shouted to the whole family: "You Seris have dominated this world for too long, and this era belongs to us Europeans!"
Since the great Captain Columbus discovered the New World, we Europeans have set sail again and again to explore the new world, and the daunting hardships and hardships have been overcome by us one by one, and one after another seemingly incomparably powerful enemies have been destroyed in front of our small expeditions, countless conflicts, countless vicious battles, it is always the Europeans who have the last laugh, and it is our great Dutch who have the last laugh in Europe!
”Jiang Baisheng didn't understand Dutch, he looked at Lin Ashui, the tongue man beside him, and asked, "What did he say?"
”Lin Ashui continued: "He said that the Dutch have the most powerful fleet in the world, the largest trading fleet, they dominate the world's seas, and we are destined to conquer all continents and spread the glory of the Dutch Kingdom to every corner of the earth......
In fact, what Putmans said was: "I am a civilized man, please allow us to surrender with dignity!"
”"Broadcast your mother!"
When Jiang Baisheng heard this, his lungs exploded, and he pointed at Putmans and said, "Isn't it a gentleman, give a happy word, surrender or not!"
”Lin Ashui looked at Putmans and said: "Your Excellency the Governor, I heard that you Dutch admire chivalry, and our great general wants to start a knightly duel with you, and if you win, he will accept your surrender......"
When Putmans heard this, he was more bitter than eating Yellow Lotus.He is almost fifty years old, and Jiang Baisheng on the other side is four years younger than Quan Xu, and he is twenty-six years old this year, although he is not the tallest, about one meter seventy-five in height, the key is that he weighs two hundred pounds, there is no fat on his body, and he is wearing the heavy armor of Quan Ji, which is effortless."
How?"
In fact, no one on the side of the whole family army found that Lin Ashui was adding fuel and vinegar, but no one objected, they hated the Dutch too much."
General, he wants to duel with you, saying that you are not a real soldier, a coward, a thief, a robber, a descendant of a prostitute......"
Jiang Baisheng was furious.As the saying goes, hitting people does not slap their faces, and scolding people does not expose their shortcomings.Jiang Baisheng carried the thief's name on his back, his daughter-in-law gave birth to a son, her body was weak, and she had no money to hire a wet nurse, her son was too much to eat, and he had no money, so in desperation, he had to steal a sheep from the landlord's family.As a result, he was caught and beaten half to death, and his son died because of it, and he hated being called a thief.Jiang Baisheng looked at the artillery behind him: "Prepare to open fire, bomb the damn!"
”One hundred and five field guns, thunder cannons, including flying thunder cannons, were all lined up in front of them.Faced with the dense barrels, Putmans's face turned pale in an instant."
Surrender, we surrender!"
It's just that his voice was drowned out by the sound of cannons, and in fact, there was no translation from Lin Ashui, and Jiang Baisheng thought he was cursing him."
Boom, boom, boom......" shells fell in the middle of the chaotic crowd, setting off a rain of blood.