That night, He Qing and Li Dazhu, who were in the Gubang military camp, were so excited that they could hardly fall asleep. They never expected that Hanzhou would actually dare to attack Gubang. Does this mean that they can borrow

This was regarded as an internal response and helped the Hanzhou army to defeat Gubang City, and then they could return to the Hanzhou mainland.

The next day, before daybreak, the Dutch mercenaries broke into their barracks violently. Cursing and kicking them, they drove the civilian and native servants out of the barracks and rushed to the city gate to prepare for the Han dynasty.

against European attacks, and supported the Dutch defenders at the wharf fort at any time.

The Hanzhou people arrived earlier than the Kupang defenders expected. Hanzhou soldiers wearing black (marine) and gray military uniforms (rural soldiers and native servants) stopped seven or eight hundred meters away from the left side of the dock.

They settled down, and then began to organize the team. Judging from the appearance, it should not take long before they will launch an attack.

"Lieutenant Ellison, can our fort be held?" Kupang Governor Kennel Rawlings asked his sheriff with a worried face.

"Sir Governor, I think... there are some difficulties." Sheriff Lieutenant Vinod Ellison said bitterly: "More than 500 people from Hanzhou came, and our defense force is too weak. I

I feel that we should abandon the docks and forts and concentrate all our effective forces in the city."

"Abandon the wharf and fort?" Governor Kennel Rawlings looked at Lieutenant Ellison in surprise and said eagerly: "There is a fort at the wharf, and there is a small fort nearby, which is enough to delay the Hanzhou attack. If

If we give up easily, Hanzhou's warships can sail to the dock and provide continuous support to their landing troops. Lieutenant Ellison, are you sure we want to do this?"

"Sir Governor, there are less than two hundred armed personnel in the entire Kupang City. If too many are lost at the dock, it will be fatal to our city defense." Lieutenant Vinod Ellison said solemnly: "

The Han people were good at launching night attacks

, and fought bravely and were not afraid of death. If the defensive force of Gubang City is too weak, it will give the Hanzhou people too many loopholes to exploit. Moreover, as long as the Hanzhou people are willing to pay some casualties, the dock fort and nearby castles

, may be captured by them."

Governor Kennel Rawlings felt nervous after hearing this. The two governors of Ambon were captured by the Hanzhou people, and he did not want to follow in their footsteps. Since Lieutenant Ellison judged the situation in this way, he should listen to the professionals.

Suggest.

Niuhu and other Hanzhou officers had already prepared pre-war mobilization, preparing to rely on their numerical superiority to launch an all-out attack from three directions on the castle near the pier. However, when the soldiers, armed with bayonets in their muskets, began

During the charge, they were surprised to find that after destroying the artillery, the Dutch defenders at the dock fort, along with the defenders in the nearby castle, all retreated to Kupang City.

"This is a bit troublesome!" Niuhu held up the monocular and looked at the city wall of Gubang in the distance. He frowned and sighed: "I originally thought that I could annihilate some Dutchmen near the dock and capture some prisoners.

They were used as cannon fodder in order to reduce the resistance during the siege. Unexpectedly, the Dutch saw the opportunity so much that they all retreated to the city. As a result, we may have to pay some price before we can attack Gubang City."

"Is it still a night attack?" Li Fade asked.

"Well, a night attack." Niuhu said: "We will try to save some casualties, climb to the top of the city, and fight hand-to-hand with the Dutch. However, we have to fill in the ravines and traps along the way during the day and create a passage.

, so that we can quickly rush to the city wall at night."

"There are a lot of artillery at the top of Gubang City!" Li Fade said with a headache: "If I had known, I would have brought more native servants here."

Niuhu smiled, and the more than 150 natives he brought were almost the majority of the natives trained in Xinxiang Fort. If the natives were to be recruited temporarily again, regardless of whether the training level was sufficient, their loyalty would be worth it.

Suspect.

He called several local soldier captains from Xinxiang Fort and asked them to immediately send the native servants to the city wall to launch a tentative attack and explore the surrounding defense facilities. The local soldiers held guns to cover the rear.

The captains of the rural soldiers who led the team looked at the ancient city wall in the distance and did not complain. They each pulled out the daggers under their waists, commanded their rural soldiers, and called on the natives who were squatting on the ground to get up and assemble.

More than fifty natives, each holding a spear and a short knife, first walked quickly to a distance of more than 400 meters from the Gubang city wall, then dispersed the formation slightly and moved forward slowly. They had seen Han

He was aware of the power of the European artillery and muskets, and knew that the city would definitely intercept and bombard them, so he became very cautious.

"Boom! Boom!" The artillery at the head of Gubang City was fired, and two projectiles flew straight in the direction of the natives. In the horrified shouts of the natives, they smashed into the open space near the natives, and then bounced

Then roll back.

"Hurry up and don't stop!" A country soldier waved his musket and loudly ordered the natives to speed up their pace.

The natives immediately began to run forward, trying to reach a safe place when the cannon was fired again at the top of the city. Behind them, a dozen country soldiers with muskets were carefully scattered around, keeping their eyes on the top of the city.

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"Boom! Boom!" The artillery at the top of the city fired again. This time, a projectile fell into the charging team of natives, smashing a native into two pieces. The bloody projectiles continued to roll back.

Then, the general passed by another native. He was so frightened that he froze on the spot and collapsed to the ground after a while.

The Hanzhou soldiers who were following him had stopped, holding their muskets tightly with both hands, and nervously staring at the several artillery pieces at the top of the city, trying to dodge the projectiles when the other side opened fire.

After the artillery fire stopped, the natives in front ran forward with all their strength. When they were still seventy or eighty meters away from the city wall, they encountered a deep trench and had to stop.

But before the natives could stand still, the artillery at the top of the city fired again, accompanied by the sound of musket shooting. Immediately, several natives staggered, and then fell headlong into the ditch. The remaining natives turned their heads.

Just ran back.

"Well, there is a trench about seventy or eighty meters in front of the city wall. This must be filled with a passage during the day... Or, let the natives prepare some giant trees and build a bridge. Also, before dark, we must let

Make at least ten wooden ladders and try to test them at night

We must launch a night attack in an orderly manner... We should also try to use those wooden rope ladders at night, following the drill pattern in Hanzhou." Niuhu held up the monocular telescope and observed while talking, a young man next to him said

The tactical staff officer took a charcoal pen and wrote down quickly.

Before coming to Kupang, the Marines carefully recalled the city defense facilities they saw at that time based on naval officers and sailors who had been to Kupang two years ago. Based on the descriptions, they selected a certain section of the tall city wall in Jianye City and repeatedly practiced how to do it.

How to quickly climb the city and consolidate your foothold.

Now, Niuhu and other Marine officers are adjusting the steps and specific details of planning a night attack while comparing the actual situation in Kupang.

He Qing, who was on top of Gubang City, felt a little disappointed as he watched dozens of natives and Hanzhou soldiers retreat quickly under the attack of artillery and muskets. Although, he also knew that it was just a reconnaissance.

However, at this moment, he extremely hoped that the Hanzhou army could quickly break through the city so that he could escape from the control of the Dutch earlier.

Thinking about his experience as a spy, it was really full of ups and downs. As a man of Zheng Zhilong, he not only infiltrated the black guards of Hanzhou and learned a lot of information about Hanzhou, but now he was also forcibly recruited by the Dutch to fight with the locals.

People were fighting each other. Now, by accident, he was sent to Kupang with a group of Ming soldiers to help the Dutch fight against Hanzhou's siege. Could it be that he was born to be an internal agent?

"Dazhu, after dinner, greet our brothers and be ready to take action at any time." He Qing whispered to Li Dazhu.

"Will they attack the city at night?" Li Dazhu glanced at the Dutch mercenaries over there.

"Most likely." He Qing said: "Didn't you see the people on the opposite side running towards the forest in the distance? They must be cutting down trees and making wooden ladders to prepare for a night attack at night."

"If our people attack the city wall, will they kill us all because we can't see them at night?" Li Dazhu was a little worried. Fighting at night can easily confuse the target. Don't be killed by your own people. That would be unfair.

!

"Find a piece of white cloth and wrap it around your arm to distinguish it." He Qing said: "We must tell the Hanzhou army this information as soon as they attack the city. Also, find a way to open the city gate.

"

"We have only about fifty armed men, and we have to attack the city, attack the Dutch, and open the city gates. I guess we don't have enough manpower. Moreover, some people's family members are still in Batavia, so they may not dare to follow.

Let’s attack together.”

"...Tell everyone when you have dinner. Just say that the Dutch are worried that we Ming people will be Hanzhou's internal agents and are ready to kill us all." He Qing showed a trace of ruthlessness on his face and said in a deep voice: "That's it.

Once this happens, they can’t help but stay out of it!”

Li Dazhu nodded. They had more than a dozen iron men who had been recruited during the siege of Batavia, and with false threats, they would be able to coerce all the Ming people's armed forces and join the Hanzhou army to attack Gubang.

In the afternoon, the Hanzhou army outside the city launched another attack. This time, they dispatched more than a hundred native servants, some of whom carried several logs with branches and leaves cut off. Driven by the village soldiers,

Got down and rushed towards Gubang City.

Although the charging natives were very scattered, the artillery at the head of Gubang City still knocked down more than a dozen natives. When the natives carrying wood rushed towards the trench 70 to 80 meters away from the city wall, they were attacked

The Dutch mercenaries fired volleys of guns, and people were constantly shot dead on the spot.

The frightened native dropped the wood, turned around and ran back.

The country soldiers behind were holding muskets, ordering the natives to turn around, pick up the discarded wood, and place it on the trench.

Seeing the bright bayonets and the dark muzzles of the guns, the natives helplessly turned back and rushed towards the trench.

After paying more than twenty lives, the natives reluctantly set up seven or eight logs on the trench and built two "wooden bridges". Then, the natives ran back desperately.
Chapter completed!