The first thousand four hundred and eighth chapter indigenous siege
The turret on Batavia fired fire at the arrival of the horses, and solid shells fell on the sea and splashed water!
The armed merchant ships that came to Batavia to trade were blocked at the port, and the sailors above pointed the muzzle at the Mada Blue fleet that might attack the port.
"The reason why Madalansudan sent a spy to inquire about the news in our Batavia was probably to find out about our reality. The Nanyang Fleet was not in Nanyang, so they thought they could defeat Batavia. They were so delusional." The civil officials personally brought more than 200 militias to the fort to assist in defense and saw more than 60 merchant ships flying the flag of the Horse Lan Kingdom blocking Batavia.
However, he was not worried that these sampans were small in size, and it was estimated that the horses and blue soldiers on more than 60 ships had less than 1,000, not to mention that this fleet of small sampans could completely seal Batavia.
As long as reinforcements outside organize a fleet to rescue, the blockade will be broken soon.
However, the horse fought against the Blue Kingdom and Batavia, and the surrounding merchant ships probably did not dare to enter Batavia. For the next period of time, Batavia had to face economic losses.
"Sir, we are still trapped in the rubber forest. Can we divide some people to save them?" The warrior who asked for help asked the infantry captain in the south suburbs of the city.
"We are short of troops... You bring a small team of cavalry to rescue them, and by the way, pose a threat to the enemy's rear. Remember to bring more gunpowder!"
Just when the warrior thought that the officer in front of him was about to abandon his car and defend the commander, the infantry captain decisively found a cavalry officer and dispatched about 20 cavalry to the rubber forest for rescue.
"Thank you, sir!" the warrior said gratefully.
"After all, you are guarding the rubber forest. These plantations are all the property of Batavia. Go and take care of it." The infantry captain said to the warriors and cavalry officers.
Many soldiers were busy setting up defenses on the unfinished fortress, and a cavalry team of more than 20 people rode their horses in the direction where the rubber forest was located.
"Sir, our troops are not enough, why do we have to send a cavalry team to the rubber forest to support it?" a soldier asked in confusion.
"There is insufficient troops? Not to mention 500 people, even 200 people, I can defend here. Sending a cavalry that can flexibly attack deep behind enemy lines will probably make them even more uncomfortable. They came out of the hinterland of Java to start a war, and the food turnover is probably not extremely difficult... Yes, put the machine gun in the best shooting position? What? Are you afraid of artillery hitting? It's impossible, they don't have artillery." The infantry captain commanded his soldiers to deploy defenses.
When the traces of the horse-defying Blue soldiers appeared in the rubber forest, the horse-defying Blue army appeared south of Batavia on the third day.
This horse fights the blue army with a large number of people, most of which are infantry, a small number of cavalry, as well as cattle, horses and elephants used to transport food and grass. The number is about 20,000. There may be many auxiliary soldiers who transport food in the back that did not appear.
These warriors and farmers combined have more people than Batavia's permanent residents, like a cloud covering the front of Batavia!
The Madalan army found that the half-built fortress was crossing in front of them, like a wedge protruding out, making them feel uncomfortable. If they wanted to attack the Batavia wall, they would be attacked by the defenders in the fortress and be attacked from both sides!
The army of horses and blue spread out in front of the fortress, with huge Asian warriors in a row, and arrow towers on their backs, showing their military strength to the defenders of Batavia!
"There are quite a lot of people, and the ability to arrange troops is so poor that they don't know where they are. Moreover, these soldiers look like temporary recruitment villagers, and their combat effectiveness is worrying." The infantry captain was not afraid at all when observing the 20,000 troops of Ma Dalan.
When conquering these indigenous kingdoms, no time did a few hundred regular troops beat tens of thousands of them to scream? Even the young and strong in Batavia equipped them with muskets and could use one as ten with the city wall.
The army of Madras set up camps in the suburbs of Batavia. Surprisingly, these Madras who had fought with the Netherlands did not charge mindlessly, but excavated fortifications outside the range of artillery fire toward the fortress.
"It seems that they learned how to work in the war with the Netherlands in the past, digging trenches to avoid firepower..." The infantry captain frowned slightly, and the other party also began to learn how to fight in the war.
The forward who beat the Blue Man quickly dug a tunnel with the advantage of numbers and soon advanced below the fortress.
However, this is the real danger. Below the fortress is a trench dug by the defenders in advance. After the tunnel arrives here, it is exposed to the firepower of the defenders. The horses need to fill the trench with their lives to climb the fortress!
Dada! The hand-cranked machine gun deployed above the bastion opened fire violently, and more than a dozen horses trying to fill the trench with sand and soil fell to the middle of the way!
When the mobile machine gun was firing violently, white smoke came out of the muzzle of the multi-couple, which made the horses hit the blue people stunned.
They were stunned by the attack on the fortress, and the horse hiding in the tunnel beat the blue man and did not dare to come forward.
Sudan, the commander of the horse and the Blue Kingdom, stood up uneasily from the luxurious throne. The other party seemed to have used some terrible firearm, and the sound made him feel very unknown.
They once competed with the East India Company of the Netherlands for control of Batavia, and were taught a lesson by the Netherlands with Western bastions. After many years, they made a comeback, but the enemy was no longer the Netherlands, but a new conqueroer. Could it be that these new conquerors are even more powerful than the Netherlands?
"Continue to attack the tough!" At the command of Sudan, the horse beat the blue kingdom, another horse beat the blue man forcibly fills the trench!
Even at the risk of being fired by a machine gun, some fanatical horse-drawn believers were willing to act as stepping stones and gradually fill the trench under the fortress!
The crazy horse beat the blue people are no longer primitive tribes. They are an independent agricultural kingdom with their own order, which makes the defenders in the fort feel a bit threat.
Moreover, using a mobile machine gun requires a large amount of bullets. When the eye of the machine gun is red, hundreds of bullets will disappear!
Seeing that the trench was in danger of being filled, the infantry captain personally led a group of Japanese warriors who were good at fighting cold weapons to take the initiative from the fortress and fought with the attackers who filled the trench!
These horses were obviously not familiar with Japanese warriors when they beat the blue men. They were forced to retreat repeatedly by these strange warriors holding Japanese swords, and finally fled in panic.
Chapter completed!