In Europe in the seventeenth century, the concept of nationality was not strong to begin with, let alone a patchwork republic like the Netherlands.
It would be better if it was in the Dutch Navy, after all, the salary is much higher.
The Dutch Army has poor treatment, a group of low-level graduates who graduated from motherhood, and most of them are singles. How much loyalty can they have to the Netherlands?
Moreover, they are not soldiers of the Dutch government, but only soldiers of the Dutch East India Company. To put it bluntly, they are a group of low-level wage earners from the East India Company. If there is a better way out, they will definitely be moved.
Sanders and other senior staff clearly felt that military morale was slipping.
Even on the second night, a few more soldiers slipped out of the city and surrendered to the Datong army, using their clothes and match ropes as ropes.
Sanders gave a very rude order: "From now on, during night shifts, soldiers are not allowed to wear coats and all ropes are confiscated!"
This order made the soldiers even more dissatisfied, but it was indeed very effective.
Several city gates are all guarded by second lieutenant (corps commander)-level officers, who personally lead the troops. At the same time, the second lieutenants and officers are given improved treatment. Other soldiers,
In the absence of a rope, you cannot get out even if you want to surrender. If you jump from a height of several meters, you will fall and die.
The writer Neuhoff wrote the manuscript: "There is a strange atmosphere in the castle, and there is an air of distrust everywhere. The monthly salary of an ensign in the navy is 1
The monthly salary of navy soldiers is 8 guilders. The army's salary is only one-sixth of that of the navy. It is impossible for a soldier who earns 1.3 guilders (about 0.3 taels of silver) per month to devote his loyalty...
The Dutch soldiers are really a bunch of miserable people, including the navy.
The monthly salary of an ensign (commander) in the Dutch Navy, converted into silver taels, is about 2.7 taels.
The monthly salary of a second lieutenant (corps commander) in the Dutch Army is approximately 0.44 taels of silver.
As for the coolie workers at the Nanjing dock, their daily salary is more than 60 cents (the more you move, the more you earn), which is at least 1.8 taels of silver a month, and sometimes they can even earn more than 2 taels.
Of course, the Dutch soldiers were provided with food and accommodation, while the Nanjing coolies had to provide for their own food and accommodation.
But one thing is certain, the income of Dutch army soldiers is far less than that of dock coolies in Nanjing.
This is a very outrageous fact, but if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem outrageous. With the productivity in Europe at this time, how high can the bottom wage be? What's more, the Netherlands is still run by businessmen, and it would be strange not to squeeze them to death.
Those who are willing to join the Dutch Overseas Army are all rubbish among the rubbish. All they want is food and accommodation. However, you have to buy your own clothes, your own shoes, and even more if you want to drink. If you don’t fish in the city, They were working, and there were no natives to plunder and exploit them, so all of them were dressed like beggars.
"During these two nights, no enemy troops surrendered?" Kuang Hong asked.
Hong Xu shook his head: "No, I guess the enemy general has made changes and the enemy troops in the city cannot come out."
Kuang Hong said: "The strategy of attacking the heart has worked, let's start attacking the city again."
As a result, the native cannon fodder began to attack the city again. With the sparse guns and ammunition, they rushed ten or twenty meters outside the castle, and then immediately broke up and came back to receive the food reward.
The Malay natives became more and more proficient in their business, and automatically learned the skill of advancing at a waist, so that they could effectively avoid bullets. They did not want to climb into the city, and they rushed up and knew the roads well. After rushing to a certain distance, they habitually turned around and ran away.
Gradually, when the Malay natives charged, Kuang Hong incorporated some Johor soldiers into the attack.
The combat effectiveness of the Johor soldiers was not much better than that of the natives. Once they rushed close, they collapsed when the gunfire became intensive.
Taking turns attacking every day, both the offensive and defensive sides are used to it.
The Dutch defenders didn't even bother to fire from a long distance. They waited until the Malay natives and Johor soldiers rushed to a distance of less than 15 meters before they aimed and fired. This bullet was like a retreat signal. The natives and Johor soldiers heard the gunfire.
He immediately ran away.
Don't think it's too trivial, this is a worse era.
When the Netherlands attacked Malacca, the European mercenaries, who were the main force in the siege, fought like this. At that time, there were more than 2 Portuguese defenders and more than a thousand mercenaries attacking. The battle lasted for almost a year, and only mercenaries died in the battle.
Single digits, but more than half of them fell down due to illness.
"What the hell kind of war are you fighting? If you attack the city like this, you won't be able to win it for a year." Hong Xu couldn't help complaining.
Kuang Hong said: "In addition to the Siamese soldiers, soldiers from other countries will also be mixed in and take turns attacking tomorrow."
The addition of soldiers from other countries significantly increased the intensity of the siege.
Soon, soldiers rushed to the city, scaring the Dutch defenders into firing and then hurriedly reloading their ammunition.
The gunpowder in the castle was ground, dried and baked every day, barely enough to sustain the war effort.
After nearly ten days of continuous attack, more than 300 Malay and Johor soldiers died outside the castle.
Kuang Hong said: "Let the Datong soldiers and Siamese soldiers all take off their armor and put on the rags of the natives. The real attack on the city will begin tomorrow. Anyway, the defenders are all armed with muskets. It makes no difference whether they wear armor or not."
morning.
First, the Datong Army launched an artillery bombardment. This was a signal that the city was about to be attacked. Soldiers on both sides were already used to it.
After the bombardment ended, Hendrick stood in the bastion, watching the rag-tag natives attacking. He had already warned the soldiers not to worry about the natives and to specifically target A's enemy.
"Today the enemy has increased its strength again. There are obviously more enemy troops wearing armor," Hendrick said to his deputy. "Tell the soldiers that we have too few people and not much gunpowder. Don't waste bullets on the natives. You must aim at them."
The enemy troops of A. Those natives are useless and will run away when they hear the sound of gunshots. Also, call the civilian personnel. The enemy has increased its troops today. In order to avoid accidents, let them also help defend the city. "
Lao Sanjin was wearing aboriginal ragged clothes. The rancid smell made him want to vomit. He didn't know how many days he had been sweating without washing.
He carried the bamboo ladder forward. There were many bamboo forests nearby, and even the houses in the city were mainly made of bamboo.
They were 20 meters closer to the castle, but the Dutch defenders had not yet fired.
Lao Sanjin became more and more excited and continued to charge with the bamboo ladder. Finally, gunshots rang out, and soldiers from Johor, Dadi, Dingjialu and other countries were shot one after another.
"Something's wrong! Why didn't the natives flee when they heard the gunfire?"
At such a close distance, there is no need to use a telescope.
Hendrick stuck out his head, observed carefully with his naked eyes, and suddenly shouted: "Those soldiers are in disguise, and their weapons are different. Tell the soldiers quickly to aim at the enemies wearing ragged clothes!"
His herald quickly went out, running along the road and shouting: "Aim at the enemy in rags, aim at the enemy in rags!"
Due to the loss of the outer city walls and those who quietly left the city to surrender, there were only 142 Dutch defenders left at this time.
They were stationed in various places, and when they received the order, they had already fired the first shot. Now they were hurriedly reloading, while the Tatung Army and Siamese soldiers had already rushed over to build ladders.
It was too late. After many days of feint attacks, the defenders had formed a mental inertia. After firing one shot, many people did not even think about firing a second shot. They actually put down their muskets and started to rest. Anyway, the attackers would be frightened and fled.
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"asshole!"
Kuang Hong yelled at the Prince of Johor: "I told you that today is a general attack, and I asked you to attack the city with all your might. Why did you escape back again?"
Iprasin blushed and said, "The enemy's muskets are too powerful."
Kuang Hong said: "Gather your soldiers and attack the city quickly. After taking Malacca, I will take you to Nanjing to meet the emperor. What an honor it is. If you dare to escape back, you will not be allowed to go to Nanjing in this life!"
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"I'll go immediately!"
Iprasin gritted his teeth, drew out his machete and charged again: "Warriors of Johor, God bless us with victory. Charge!"
The rubbish Dutch Army, the rubbish Johor soldiers, the magical matching mechanism in the Malay Peninsula.
Iprasin led his troops and rushed to the mountainside. Prince Narai of Siam was already leading his troops to attack the city.
The Dutch defenders, who were hurriedly reloading their ammunition, fired sporadically, and Siamese soldiers kept falling from the ladders. The vanguard of more than a hundred people who climbed the city soon showed signs of retreat. Prince Narai took two friends and personally
He rushed over to the city and said, "Siamese warrior, follow me to kill the enemy!"
The prince bravely took the lead, and the Siamese soldiers, who were already on the verge of collapse, suddenly burst out with great fighting will.
"kill!"
Lao Sanjin had successfully climbed into the city and was shot in his right arm. At this moment, he could only hold the knife with his left hand.
Two Dutch soldiers were chopped down one after another, and the rest of the enemy troops fled quickly.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Hendrick hurriedly ordered: "Abandon the outer enemy towers and bastions, and retreat inside to defend!"
The central castle has a complete defense system, which can be retreated and defended layer by layer.
However, the Datong Army and the Siamese soldiers who stormed the city did not allow the Dutch soldiers to retreat calmly. They chased them one after another, and some even pulled up bamboo ladders and carried them while chasing and preparing to continue attacking inside.
The civilian staff of the East India Company who assisted in the defense of the city, including Neuhoff, were not willing to fight at all and ran faster than the soldiers.
"God bless, God bless!"
Although the armies of other small countries collapsed when they heard the sound of gunfire, when they saw the friendly troops successfully boarding the city, they also became brave and rushed to the city wall one after another, and began to fight with enthusiasm.
One enemy tower after another, one bastion after another, like dominoes falling, were captured one after another.
Some of the Dutch defenders, who had little fighting spirit, even didn't bother to escape and knelt down to beg for surrender.
The small countries in the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra hated the Dutch madly. They didn't care about surrender. At this time, they rushed up with friendly troops and killed the Dutch when they saw them, including those kneeling on the ground.
Hendrick and the civilian staff, as well as more than 4 surviving Dutch soldiers, all retreated to the last bastion.
After several consecutive attacks and at the cost of more than two dozen casualties, the bastion was unable to be captured.
Yin Rude, the Datong officer in charge of the siege, said: "Don't attack forcefully. Surround us. These dogs will starve to death and die of thirst."
He would really starve to death and die of thirst. As long as all the passages were blocked, the last bastion would be without water and food.
Newhoff told Sanders: "Mr. Congressman, I think it's time to surrender. We are just employees of the company. We only have the responsibility to work for the company and have no obligation to die for the company."
