Chapter 850 The frightened Dutch and the soldiers of the Ming Royal Army were outflanked in battle formation while shooting at the same time, and they didn't know who the other party was after fighting for a long time, so they naturally needed to catch a few tongues.The truth of capturing the thief and capturing the king first, any soldier knows, looking at a tall man with a tall body and a body full of gold ornaments, this person almost wrote on his face that I am the head.More than a dozen precision shooters all aimed at the target, and with a few gunshots, the man, who looked like the leader, was shot in the thigh, and several shots were fired at the same time, and immediately howled on the beach.The surrounding native soldiers were trying to flee with him on their backs, but it was clear that this was not a wise course of action, and after a not too fierce battle, Ma Chenggong's men killed one hundred and three attackers, and captured seven of them.In this battle, because the Ming Dynasty had an absolute advantage in weapons, and the soldiers' bodies and combat skills were far superior to the Tamil natives, there was no suspense about the outcome of the battle.In the face of absolute strength, any strategy and tactics are useless, as long as the war can be turned over, it is not absolute strength, Ma Chenggong's department paid more than 1,500 bullets, at the cost of wounding seven people, annihilating one hundred and three people on the other side, capturing seven people, and escaping about a dozen people.Ma Chenggong was very angry: "Arrest these damn natives for Lao Tzu, I want them to look good!"
”Inexplicably, I fought with others, injured many people, and the soldiers were also very angry, without saying a word, they rushed over and pressed these natives to the ground, ripped off their shoelaces and tied them one by one into Su Qin's back sword style, and tied these natives grinning and screaming, but they couldn't beat others, and they didn't dare to move, so they could only be tied up obediently.Back at the camp, several captives tied up with wild boars were hoisted and whipped.......He opened his eyes slowly, only to see some soldiers dressed in black around looking at him coldly, all with murderous faces, with the intention of killing him, this scene made him tremble, struggling and stammering: "You guys......
Who the hell are you?
What do you want to do?
”Ma Chenggong looked at the translator and asked, "What kind of bird language is he talking about?"
”"General!""
Lao Tzu will correct you again, I am a captain officer of the Ming Royal Army, not even a colonel, let alone a general, there are no more than 100 people in the entire Ming Dynasty who are qualified to be called generals, do you think the general of the Ming Dynasty is a cabbage!""
The other party said, ask who you are and what do you want!"
Ma Chenggong's face was gloomy, he glared at him, and said word for word: "You ask us what we want?"
I also want to ask you soldiers who are besieging me what they want!
”Before he could finish translating, the leader's face turned pale, his body began to sift through chaff, and he trembled and shouted, "You guys......
You guys......
You are from Mingguo!?
”Ma Chenggong said viciously: "That's right, we are from Mingguo!"
Impressioned?
More than 200 years ago, our fleet fought with you in Ceylon, and it was you who took the initiative to provoke us, and now it is you who provoke us, I really wonder, are you Ceylonese itchy bones, and you will not feel comfortable if you don't clean up for a day?
”After the death of Ming Chengzu, the Ming fleet did not go to the Western Ocean again, but the legend of Zheng He's seven voyages to the Western Ocean is still circulating in Southeast Asia, Ceylon, India and other countries, and it has endured for a long time.Legend has it that the Ming fleet had countless huge warships like hills, and when they appeared on the sea, they covered the sea with clumps of white sails, and they could not see the sea, but only the pieces of white sails......
Each warship carried a powerful army that could easily sweep away any country, and no one dared to provoke them.There was once a king in Ceylon who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and he was jealous of the property on Zheng He's fleet, and organized an army to try to rob the fleet, but he was pressed on the ground and rubbed by Zheng He without any suspense.That painful lesson taught the Ceylonese how to deal with the Chinese, as long as they greeted them with a smile and became friends with the Chinese, the Chinese emperor would generously reward them with many good things, and the benefits were great, but if they dared to move their hearts, then only thunder and iron fist awaited them.It's just that more than 200 years have passed, and the pomp and circumstance of Zheng He's fleet going to the Western Ocean has long since ceased to exist, and the people of Ceylonese have slowly forgotten all this, and have forgotten their awe of the heavenly kingdom.But who would have thought that this country would actually appear again, appear on the island of Ceylon without knowing it, and fight with them fiercely for no reason......
After being interrogated by the interpreter, it was learned that they belonged to the Kingdom of Jaffna.Ma Chenggong didn't actually know that this Jaffna kingdom had been conquered by the Portuguese more than forty years ago, and the current Jaffna king was a puppet of the Portuguese.Ma Chenggong only knew that the leader of the captives was the son of a soil king, and now that he was abolished, even if he let the military doctor treat them, he could save his life at most, and his two legs could no longer be saved.Ma Chenggong is reinforcing his stronghold.The poor mountains and bad waters come out of the people, the poor people in Ceylon are stubborn, those land kings who divide one side are ignorant and barbaric, they still want to find something to do if they have nothing to do, they have killed so many people, and they have abolished their sons, how can the land king stop there!
Now there are less than 200 people around him, including 35 female nurses and 11 military doctors, four of whom are female doctors.Theoretically, all forty-six of them belonged to non-combatants, of course, in addition to forty-six paramedics, there were two guides, a translator, two dozen crew members and sailors.There were only 112 rifles, two light machine guns, and less than 50,000 rounds of ammunition.At the same time, a trench was dug around the fence to prevent the enemy from approaching the fence.It is customary to stick sharp bamboo sticks at the bottom of the trench, but there are only coconut trees on the seashore, which is obviously not suitable.Ma Chenggong had a little headache, and he said to everyone: "Everyone should think of a way to see if we can get some bamboo to come over and insert it at the bottom of the trench......
This kind of fortification is not good, people jump over as soon as they jump!
”"We don't have bamboo, and we've captured a batch of their spears and spears, which can be used for life!"
A sailor said: "Our ship has a box of iron nails, which is to repair the ship, and it is useless now, it is better to nail it to the wooden plank, these natives like to go barefoot......"
Calling Zhuge Liang to the meeting, everyone spoke enthusiastically, you come up with a plan, he came up with a plan, and someone proposed to dismantle the stranded ship, these planks can be made into a trapboard.There were also proposals to remove the mast and make it into a trebuchet, or to shoot a pole.While Ma Chenggong and others were busy reinforcing the fortifications and preparing traps, the Tamils were also deploying troops to prepare for an attack on Ma Chenggong's troops.On the one hand, Ma Chenggong actively prepared for war, and on the other hand, he used a bonfire to cast a signal to the sea, hoping to be rescued by the Ming ships.Finally, it didn't take much effort, and finally a merchant ship passed through the Jaffna Peninsula and saw a flare on the sea, which was the only one in the Ming Dynasty, and a small lifeboat was released on the merchant ship, and Ma Chenggong got in touch, but it was a pity that the small two hundred people could not fit on this ship.This merchant ship is looking for other Ming ships to come to the rescue.Later, the captain of the ship heard that Negombo had the army of the Ming Dynasty, so he took the initiative to go to Negombo, more than 700 miles for a person on foot, it would take ten days and half a month, for a merchant ship, it would only take two or three days."
You said there were our men in Jaffna?""
Yes, it's a small army, also because the ship ran aground, there are less than two hundred people, and there are dozens of women among them, and they are not short of food and food, but they fought a battle with the Tamils, and it is a gathering place for Tamils, not to mention tens of thousands of Tamils there!"
Zhao Yunfeng muttered, "How can we go north and get to Jaffna quickly?
”One of the ensigns laughed and said, "Actually, we can use the power of the Dutch!"
”"With the help of the Dutch?
Would they be so kind?
”"We are here, they are like a fish in the throat, and they can't beat them, and they are afraid of causing diplomatic disputes!"
It is true that the Thirty Years' War in Europe was still at a critical juncture, and neither the Spanish nor the Dutch, nor the Portuguese, nor did they have too many resources and forces to devote to the East and the Americas.You must know that now they trade with the Ming Dynasty, and they can use the porcelain, silk, steel, including wooden sailing ships purchased from the Ming Dynasty, to supplement the consumption of the civil war.It can be said that the Ming Dynasty at this time was like the United States in another time and space, using the Thirty Years' War in Europe to make war money.On the one hand, it exported materials to Spain, and on the other hand, it exported materials to Spain's hostile countries such as the Netherlands and Portugal, but the Spanish Empire did not dare to turn against the Ming Dynasty, and they also needed the Ming Empire to contain the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire.The current Ming Empire only relied on the strength of less than 100,000 horses to contain all the navies of the Ottoman Empire and almost ninety percent of the army.These Ottoman armies, once freed up, were enough to change the pattern of the European battlefield, and it was also easy for the Spanish Empire to overturn.The Dutch also need the Ming Dynasty, they don't dare to easily turn their faces with the Ming Dynasty, this warship full of more than 600 soldiers is stranded here, they can only carefully monitor on the one hand, and on the other hand control the natives not to start friction with the Ming people, because all the friction was directly pressed on the heads of the Dutch by the Ming people.They also have bitterness that they can't say.When a country is strong, neither businessmen nor ordinary people are allowed to be neglected.Zhao Yunfeng thought of this and decided to give it a try.Subsequently, Zhao Yunfeng sent an ensign and a translator to the Dutch colonial government, proposing that they needed to leave Negombo and hoped to lease the Dutch merchant ships.For the Dutch, Zhao Yunfeng and other Ming troops are a plague god, God knows when it will break out, and once it breaks out, it will definitely be out of control.Upon learning that the Ming army was leaving, the Dutch colonial government of Ceylon immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and they were very efficient, and in just one day, they mobilized five merchant ships, and equipped with all sailors, supplies and fresh water.Zhao Yunfeng and the others did not hesitate, immediately packed their bags, and gave all the naval guns, artillery, including weapons and equipment, and only part of the canned food to the Dutch as the cost of chartering the ship.After five days of sailing, under the leadership of the Ming merchant ship, Zhao Yunfeng's department finally joined Ma Chenggong's department, but at this time, Ma Chenggong's department was fighting a bloody battle with the Tamils.More than 2,000 indigenous Tamils are besieging Ma Chenggong's headquarters, and the situation is precarious due to the small number of people, including female soldiers, who are fighting with guns.At this moment, Zhao Yunfeng ordered: "Immediately land" With Zhao Yunfeng's order, the first of the Ming army to get off the ship were more than 100 riflemen, and along with the riflemen, there were two army 120mm mortars.As soon as the mortars disembarked, they set up artillery positions on the tidal flats and made intense preparations."
Fire!"
”Two 120 mm caliber mortar shells smashed into the middle of the attacking indigenous soldiers, the fire flashed, boomed, and the flesh flew sideways, broken limbs were thrown indiscriminately, and more than a dozen indigenous tribal soldiers were either cut into sticks by shrapnel or their bodies were cut open and their internal organs flowed, screaming and lying on the ground!
Then, the 82-mm mortars that disembarked from the ship also opened fire nervously., "Boom Boom Boom ......"
Those natives are too dense, the Ming artillery can hit even if they close their eyes, a large number of casualties will be killed and injured immediately when one shell falls, and four shells will fall, and the number of dead and wounded has approached the 100 mark.The deafening roar and dazzling flash of the mortar shells when they exploded were more terrifying to the uncivilized barbarians than their actual lethality, and many barbarian soldiers shouted: "Thor has started!"
Thor is launched!
”One by one, their faces are as earth-colored, and they throw down their weapons and fly up and down with the two soles of their feet, whirring with the wind, turning around and running!
As soon as they ran, the entire army with them also ran, and this army, which was five or six times the strength of the Ming army, was about to collapse.The Ming army was also dumbfounded, they never dreamed that the opponent would be so dish, and it would be crushed with only a few shells!
What an international joke, you're barbarians, barbarians!
Shouldn't the barbarians not take their lives seriously, even if they know that they are going to be annihilated, they still bump into each other and gnaw a large piece of meat on each other without fear of death?
You're embarrassed to call yourself barbarians!?
In fact, not only these natives were frightened, but also the Dutch who were responsible for transporting Zhao Yunfeng's department, although they all knew that the Ming Dynasty's artillery was sharp and had a fast rate of fire, but they didn't expect it to be so fast, and it was extremely powerful.