Chapter 634 Fight (3)

Although the Haihan military has mastered a variety of military black technologies, in such a field combat environment, it is unrealistic to rely on a limited number of walkie-talkies to provide timely command to the participating troops. Only those who serve as military officers can only

Only combat units are eligible to use it. The means that can be used in actual combat are still very primitive. Basically, they can only rely on the signals sent by gongs, drums, brass horns and flags to command the underlying combat units. After Mu Xiabai's order was issued, soldiers quickly

The gong was sounded, and at the same time, a new flag was raised on the flagpole behind the fort to notify the garrison of the forts on the coast to retreat.

Regarding how to retreat to the second line of defense in case the fort was lost, the Haihan defenders on the island had done relevant drills in advance. Therefore, although the battle situation was unfavorable and they needed to retreat, they were not particularly panicked. The artillerymen on each fort immediately made preparations.

Good gunpowder packets are filled into the gun barrel, a long fuse is pulled out, and a few shells are stuffed in front, preparing to destroy the coastal defense guns on the gun emplacement during evacuation. However, these guns were all produced between 1627 and 1628.

The value of the old artillery is not very high, so it would be better to destroy it than to fall into the hands of the Dutch.

As for the unused gunpowder on the fort, we couldn't just waste it. The soldiers carried most of it away on their hands and shoulders. If they really couldn't take away the gunpowder, they tied it up with fuses and destroyed it together later. And the preparations that were just added

The company provided cover for them and blocked the Dutch who tried to pursue them.

Mu Xiabai actually felt it was a pity to destroy the fort that took dozens of days to build, but the war situation no longer allowed him to make another mistake. No matter how reluctant he was, he could not leave these artillery pieces to the Dutch. With a loud bang,

A plume of smoke rose from the first fort that exploded, but what shocked everyone was that the first fort that exploded was not the place where the retreat was completed, but the place where the Dutch attacked from the beginning.

In fact, even Mu Xia Bai has given up on sending troops to rescue the besieged fort. The Dutch landing force has completely surrounded the place. It is no longer realistic to rescue the people inside. Mu Xia Bai

We can only hope to find opportunities to capture a few Dutch during the battle, and then take back our own people through prisoner exchange after the war.

But the Haihan defenders on that fort were obviously not willing to be captured. This was indeed an unacceptable choice for the invincible Haihan militia. Therefore, when the surviving gunners retreated to the fort, they were already

They were determined to die with the enemy. Almost all of these soldiers were naturalized people of Annan descent. During their service career, they were constantly instilled with the consciousness that they were always ready to be loyal to Haihan. Under repeated long-term brainwashing

, almost everyone has the consciousness to die in battle, and surrendering and being captured has never been an option on the battlefield. What's more, according to Haihan's relevant policies, if they die on the battlefield, not only will they be awarded a first-level military merit by the Military Commission,

, and all immediate family members can receive the treatment of moving to Sanya to settle down - this is the life goal pursued by almost every naturalized person of Annan descent.

Several Haihan soldiers filled the gunpowder package into the gun barrel at the last moment, and then used the fire tube to directly trigger the iron pipe bomb. The power of the explosion not only lifted the fort pier into the sky, but also spread the gunpowder within a dozen meters around the fort.

The interior also became a mess. At least more than ten Dutch soldiers died in the explosion, and more than twenty soldiers with varying degrees of injuries lost the ability to continue fighting. This was for the Dutch who had just seen the hope of a turning point in the war.

That said, it is undoubtedly a huge blow.

The place where Mu Xiabai stood was still hundreds of meters away from the explosion site, but he still felt the slight tremor from the ground at that moment, but it was nothing compared to the shock in his heart. He never thought

I have never witnessed such a legendary scene of sacrificing one's life for righteousness on the battlefield. Although strictly speaking, these soldiers are not Han people, but when they need to make a choice, these people actually sacrificed their lives for Haihan, a regime established by the Han people.

own life.

As the personnel of other forts evacuated, explosions rang out one after another on the coastline, and the forts were reduced to rubble one after another in the explosions. The Dutch were also frightened by the previous explosions, and saw no opportunity to take advantage of them, so they did not rush to attack other forts.

Instead of launching an attack from the fort, a small stronghold was quickly established in the port area where they had just landed to accommodate the landing of subsequent personnel.

Mu Xiabai clenched his fists and silently looked at the place where the smoke and dust rose. The fighting spirit in his heart was also rising. By now, he had realized that guarding this island was far more difficult than the military expected.

The Dutch were by no means as cautious as the military expected, and there would inevitably be a fierce fight between the two sides. Looking at the Dutch fleet approaching the shore one after another in the harbor, Mu Xiabai secretly made up his mind to fight in the second

Teach them a lesson on the defensive line.

At this time, Van Longen, who had just landed on the shore, was tremblingly reporting the damage on his side to the two commanders: "... the 'Red Hair' was hit by at least ten shells. Now the hull has capsized, and the cargo on board is

More than half of them were not saved. I have ordered the ship to be abandoned. Fortunately, most of the crew members escaped safely. Only six people died and three others are missing. The damage to other ships was not serious and was not serious."

When the fort exploded just now, Van Longen was climbing down from the rope net on the side of the ship, which almost frightened him into falling into the sea. The explosion made Van Longen still a little shaken. Although he didn't know the specific situation of the battle ahead, he watched as he was lifted down.

corpses and wounded, one can also predict the intensity of the battle.

"Mr. Van Longen, have your ship in the best condition empty its cargo as soon as possible, then sail back to Batavia immediately and report what happened here to the company!" Spikes said urgently. His head was tied

The gauze was soaked in blood. His head was also caught by debris from the shipboard during the gunfire battle just now. Fortunately, it was only a superficial injury.

Spikes' anxiety at this time is understandable. The first batch of people who rushed ashore to attack the fort on the shore were his subordinates. However, the opponent's fort, which was only defended by more than ten people, caused at least 100000 damage to his troops.

Four to five times the casualties. Just to capture such a fort, he had already lost nearly a quarter of his troops. This kind of battle loss was really unacceptable to him.

"Mr. Spikes, don't panic!" Brower was the calmest at this time. After stopping Spikes, he turned to Van Longen and ordered: "In the battle just now, both of our troop transport ships were damaged to varying degrees.

Damaged and now unable to sail, we need your ship and the men and women on board to join the operation!"

"Okay...then what can I do?" Van Longen also knew that the current situation was not a time for him to bargain. In wartime, he had to rely on the instructions of military personnel. Even if the other party wanted to requisition his ships and manpower, he would only

Can do it.

"I want you to immediately send a ship in good condition to the sea to provide us with early warning from the outside." Brouwer ordered to Van Longen: "In addition, let all the people in your fleet who have combat experience disembark and land. We

We will issue weapons to them! These damn pirates must be wiped out all!"

Van Longen asked hesitantly: "These guys fighting us...are they really pirates?"

From what Van Longen had seen and heard in the Far East over the years, it was really hard for him to believe that any pirate group had such powerful firepower and could effectively organize concentrated artillery attacks. Including the ten pirates who were once known as invincible on the southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty.

Bazhi is just a large number of people, and its weapons, equipment and combat efficiency are far inferior to this opponent. Fan Longgen has a vague feeling that the people fighting against him are not the typical rabble, but an army with certain military capabilities.

Well-educated troops - these people have at least received formal combat training.

"They should really be pirates." Brower responded with a gloomy face: "I just checked a few corpses. Judging from their faces, body shapes and clothes, they should all be Annan people. Plus the Nguyen flag they displayed, I

I think they are probably the most powerful people in the southern part of Annan. Unfortunately, our people have not been able to capture them alive, so we cannot confirm their identities for the time being."

The militia troops stationed on Ambuna Island had all changed their uniforms before setting off, and all the soldiers knew the identities they played here. In addition, its composition was originally made up of soldiers of Annan descent who made up the majority, so they wanted to play the role.

It is very easy for the remnants of the Ruan family to go into exile overseas. If the Dutch want to find clues related to their identity from the corpses of the fallen soldiers, they can only point to the possibility that was designed in advance.

"The Annan people's combat capabilities are actually so strong!" Fan Longgen sighed, but after thinking about it, he felt that this evaluation was really inappropriate, so he quickly added: "Of course they are still not as powerful as our soldiers!"

Brower stared at him and responded coldly: "I heard that the Portuguese trained a firearms army for them. This is probably the result of the Portuguese!"

The information that Brower knew was indeed correct. The army controlled by the Nguyen family in the south relied on the firearms troops trained by the Portuguese and even had an advantage in the civil war between the north and the south. Haihan's initial military intervention in the Annan civil war was

By that time, the northern army had been defeated to the north of the Hengshan Jiangjiang defense line and fell into a great passivity. However, what Broward did not know was that compared with the Haihan militia, the combat effectiveness of the army trained by the Portuguese was still far behind.

A level that had been exhausted in the subsequent battles.

Van Longen did not dare to answer any more words, and quickly went back to arrange his own fleet. There were at least one or two hundred people on his seven ships who had been on the battlefield, so it would not be a big problem to temporarily organize one or two companies of militia.

Spikes finally calmed down at this time, looking at the ruins of the fort on the shore and said: "They don't have enough troops, so if we break through one area, they can only choose to abandon the entire defense line and retreat inland."

"I just hope they don't have time to build a second line of defense. If they build so many forts inland, it will not be optimistic to continue the fight." Brower is not optimistic about the prospects of the battle.

"With the fighting power of this group of people, it's not surprising that they can conquer this island. But what's the use of them conquering this place? This place has no products at all!" Spikes was very puzzled by this: "Think about it.

, If they just want to plunder this place, then there is no need to stay on the island and build forts and fortifications. If not, then what is the point of occupying this place?"

"Perhaps their purpose is to rob our merchant ships here." Brower raised his finger and pointed at the three merchant ships belonging to the East India Company on the shore and said: "If I guess correctly, these ships are about

They were all captured by them after they sailed into the port, otherwise they would not be so intact. I have already sent people over to check the status of these ships. If everything is normal, I will send someone to drive one of them back to Bada.

Via went to report the news, so that there would be no need for Van Longen's ship to unload here."

"You're still thinking carefully." Although he had some opinions about Brouwer, Spikes still generously admitted his strengths. At least he can keep a cool head in the current battle situation, which is a good person.

Qualities necessary for a commander.

However, although Brower had considered carefully, the reality quickly disappointed them. The people sent to check the three merchant ships came back and reported that the stern rudders of the three ships were damaged, at least in the past few days.

repair.

"There is no other way. We have to requisition Van Longen's ship." Brouwer had no better way to deal with this result. He could only ask someone to notify Van Longen and let his ship unload the cargo here first, and then rush back with an empty ship to report the news.

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Naturally, the communication efficiency of the Dutch could not be compared with that of Haihan. While Mu Xiabai withdrew to the second line of defense, he used the radio to send telegrams to the base camp and the Annan Military Region, informing him of the current battle situation and requesting support.

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After the previous battle, Mu Xiabai already knew that it would be impossible to compete with the Dutch for a long time just relying on the strength of the island's defenders. Even if the Dutch attack could be repelled this time, it would probably not be long.

They will come back. The arms reserves on the island are limited. After a few more battles, ammunition will gradually become stretched. And it is very far away from the base camp and Annan. Considering the time it takes for reinforcements and supplies to arrive on the way,

Mu Xiabai must ask his superiors for help in advance.

However, even if the reinforcements arrive from Cam Ranh Port, which is the closest to the Amborna Islands, it still has a voyage of 500 nautical miles and cannot arrive in three or two days. Before that, Mu Xiabai still has to rely on the island's defense force.

to resist the Dutch offensive. What he is most worried about now is not whether he can withstand this wave, but whether the Dutch have a follow-up fleet to set up an ambush at sea to encircle the point and provide reinforcements.
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