Chapter 832 829 [Breakthrough of the Governor's Mansion]
"Bang bang bang bang!"
Within the castle, sporadic gunshots were heard.
After hearing the news, civil and military officials came to the North City Wall to check.
Liu Hanyi asked: "What are the Dutch doing?"
A lookout who had just come off the hot air balloon pointed in the direction of the castle and said: "The sound of gunfire has been heard from the Dutch Governor's Palace. First there were sporadic gunshots, then the sound became more intensive, then became sparse, and it has continued. For more than ten minutes, the defenders of the enemy's four bastions began to move toward the Governor's Palace."
This is the function of a hot air balloon. If you stand on the city wall and observe, you will never be able to see it so clearly.
"The enemy is fighting among themselves?" Liu Hanyi asked doubtfully.
Deputy envoy Sun Jie asked: "Is the enemy using a trick to induce us to attack, and then catch us by surprise?"
"I'll go up and have a look!" Zhang Xianzhong said.
Soon, Zhang Xianzhong also got on the hot air balloon and picked up a telescope to observe carefully.
Due to the obstruction of the buildings, it is difficult for outsiders to see clearly what is going on inside the castle.
Fortunately, the Governor's Palace is built very high, and you can vaguely see Dutch soldiers hiding on the roof of the Governor's Palace, firing continuously outside the Governor's Palace. Similarly, there are soldiers outside the Governor's Palace, firing guns inside from time to time. There were bullet marks on the exterior wall.
Moreover, there seemed to be more than one force outside the Governor's Mansion, and they were also firing on each other.
Zhang Xianzhong said to the flag commander: "Wave the flag and gather troops to attack!"
It was impossible for the flag commander to listen to Zhang Xianzhong, but he admired Zhang Xianzhong quite a lot and chose to carry out half of the order, waving the flag order to gather the soldiers.
Liu Hanyi couldn't understand the order flag and asked: "What does the hot air balloon say?"
Tie Hong explained: "Gather troops."
Liu Hanyi was overjoyed: "Zhang Cun has been on the battlefield for a long time, so he must not be mistaken. Hurry up and gather your troops to prepare to attack the castle!"
Zhang Xianzhong slipped down from the hot air balloon and said impatiently: "I can't wait any longer. Let's gather as many as we can and attack the city immediately. We must seize this opportunity and not let the enemy quell the civil strife!"
Tie Hong immediately said: "Half of the soldiers here, you and I, will attack the nearest southeast corner bastion. I will attack the southwest side of the bastion, and you will attack the southeast side of the bastion. Yu Zhan, you continue to gather troops, depending on the situation. Choose which side to support.”
"yes!"
Vice Admiral Zhan responded and took the order.
The wooden planks, rafts and wooden ladders had been stationed in Beicheng District. At this moment, the soldiers lifted them up and rushed out of the city gate.
The Datong Army, the Ronin, and the Han rebels were all crossing the river. The Dutch defenders in the fortress were still hesitating whether to fire. Because their commanders were attacking each other around the Governor's Mansion. Some wanted to rebel and capture the Governor, while others wanted to To quell the rebellion and protect the governor, there are currently no officers commanding the fortress.
Even if there is no commander, the defender's first reaction should be to shoot and fire.
They hesitated because they still wanted to survive and did not want to be besieged by the Chinese army and starve to death.
This time, there were several European soldiers accompanying us to attack the city.
When they voluntarily surrendered in Malacca, they were promised to continue serving as soldiers. At first, they were just auxiliary soldiers. Some of the soldiers of the Datong Army stationed in Malacca died of illness due to acclimatization, so they recruited European auxiliary soldiers to supplement them, and Liu Hanyi was recruited Borrowed to attack Batavia.
Although these were Dutch troops who surrendered, the majority were Portuguese and German.
At this moment, they had just started to set up the ladder, and before they had time to climb it, the European soldiers shouted in Portuguese and German: "We surrendered in Malacca and served as soldiers for the Chinese emperor. We had enough to eat every day and took several times as much money as you guys." With military pay, I can still save money to buy silk and make clothes! I am already married to a wife, a very obedient Malay woman. She washes my clothes, mends them, and gives birth to my children. Do you want a wife? Do you want to? Don’t want to have enough to eat? Do you want to have a son?”
There were not many soldiers left in the bastion, but when they saw that the enemy was already climbing the city wall, and European soldiers were trying to induce them to shout, they actually put down their weapons and surrendered on the spot.
The Dutch civilians on the city wall threw down their weapons and fled towards the Governor's Palace the moment the Chinese army invaded the bastion.
The prince of Johor also came with the Johor soldiers. When he saw that the siege was successful, his eyes suddenly lit up, he drew his scimitar and shouted: "Heroic and fearless Johor warriors, kill the Dutch with me!"
Seeing this, Sun Jie shouted anxiously: "We can't let the Johor soldiers enter the castle, they will kill indiscriminately, these Dutch are still useful if we keep them!"
In fact, there was no need for the Johor soldiers to kill indiscriminately, and the Dutch soldiers who defected before the battle had already rushed in with the Chinese army. They killed Dutch civilians when they encountered them, and looted their property by the way, without any psychological burden at all.
As we said before, Germans account for 75% of the Dutch overseas army.
The hundreds of years of religious wars in Europe first broke out in the German region. There were countless lords there, big and small, and they were fighting each other. Countries often used the German region as a battlefield. After more than a hundred years of fighting, Germany was full of poor people, and there were also
Suffering discrimination, they also had resentment towards Dutch civilians.
Once you seize the opportunity, you will definitely kill yourself!
Outside the Governor's Palace.
Justice Siddon Si hid behind a building and shouted anxiously: "Climb up the side of the Governor's Palace!"
Another Dutch official replied: "You can't climb up there. There are also the governor's lackeys there!"
Siddons added: "Ignore the Governor's Mansion for now, go negotiate with the officers who attacked us, and ask them to lead troops to arrest the Governor!"
What started out as a rebel raid turned into an offensive and defensive battle at the Governor's Palace. These Dutch civil servants were too stretched.
The Dutch army is now divided into four groups, one is the governor's cronies who defend the governor's palace, one is the official's cronies who attack the governor's palace, one is the Dutch officers who help the governor suppress the rebels, and the other is the neutrals who stay at the bastion.
The soldiers who were left guarding the bastion followed the Chinese army in, and the remaining three forces were still fighting around the Governor's Mansion.
"kill!"
The Han rebels and ronin, who were advancing lightly, were also the fastest this time. They were not burdened by armor, they could cross rivers and climb walls very quickly, and killed the Dutch soldiers who were fighting from behind.
When Siddonsi saw the Chinese army coming, he walked out from behind a pillar excitedly: "I am the chief justice of Batavia. My name is Siddonsi. I am ready to surrender after catching the governor...I...ah...don't kill...
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This guy was so confused that he was shot to death by the rebels.
The writer Neuhof, who was hiding nearby, was so frightened that his vest was sweating. He knelt down very neatly, then held his head and walked on his knees. He said in very bad Chinese: "Surrender, surrender!"
As for their enemies outside the Governor's Palace, there were probably more than a hundred soldiers, all of whom were die-hards who were unwilling to surrender.
At this moment, relying on the building, hiding and firing cold shots continuously.
This kind of cold shooting was particularly disgusting. Tie Hong did not want to sacrifice the lives of his men in vain, so he asked Zhang Xianzhong to lead the ronin to eliminate them. As for the soldiers of Datong, they fired at the Governor's Mansion to cover the ronin to charge and kill the enemy.
Zhang Xianzhong and Sun Kewang each led their teams and moved forward slowly relying on the buildings.
At the command, hundreds of ronin rushed out, and more than a dozen of them were shot down in an instant. The rest of the ronin continued to charge. There were no decent fortifications here. When they got closer, they swung their samurai swords and chopped off their heads.
Lin Laoshi's right ear was blown off by a bullet. He rushed across the flower bed bleeding all the way. He raised his gun and stabbed the Dutch soldier to death. Then he continued to move forward. There was an enemy hiding behind a pillar. He just heard the sound of gunfire.
When Lin Laoshi rushed to the side of the pillar, the Dutch soldier was still immersed in loading ammunition. He raised his head when he heard footsteps, and a spear was already piercing his throat.
The fighting gradually subsided, and the two Dutch armies fighting outside the Governor's Palace were no longer struggling. They were either killed or surrendered.
The Dutch civilians who were chased down also knelt down one after another near the Governor's Palace, lying there shivering.
However, the governor is still inside, as well as a group of close associates.
Zhang Xianzhong shouted: "Whoever has the most powerful position here, come over and talk!"
No one answered, and no translator was brought.
A German member of the Malacca Tatung Army took the initiative to translate these words.
Neuhof quickly crawled over and said: "The... highest position is the Batavia City Justice. He was accidentally killed by you just now. The other congressmen were all arrested by the Governor."
Zhang Xianzhong pointed to the Governor's Mansion and asked: "How many defenders are there?"
Neuhoff said: "They are all the governor's cronies. There are about twenty soldiers and several civilian personnel."
"Damn it, there are only more than 20 defenders in the Governor's Mansion, and you didn't even get into it within an hour. What a rebellion!" Zhang Xianzhong cursed, "Where has the most muskets?"
Neuhof raised his arm and pointed: "There are more than ten people on the balcony on the second floor. As long as their heads are exposed, they will shoot. At first, we attacked the hall on the first floor, but unfortunately we were defeated at the corner of the stairs. Now the Governor
The door of the house has been blocked by furniture, and it is impossible to push it open without people."
Tie Hong ordered: "Surround the Governor's Mansion, bring the artillery over, aim it at the gate and blast it open! Call Yu Zhan and ask him to accept the prisoners."
Governor Rainiers climbed to the top of the building and watched the Datong Army bring in artillery. He instantly fell into despair.
He said to his adjutant: "Go out and tell the Chinese that I am willing to surrender and give all my treasures to them. They must ensure my safety."
The adjutant climbed down from the second floor balcony tremblingly, raised his hands and walked forward, repeating Rainiers's original words.
Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but sneer: "We only surrendered after being beaten at the door of our house. If there was such a cheap thing in the world, I would not be a village chief in Taiwan."
During the night attack, Tie Hong had his left ring finger and little finger cut off. He was very unhappy with the governor who ordered the resistance. At this moment, he said expressionlessly: "Blow open the gate of the governor's palace!"
"Boom boom boom!"
Several shells flew past, and the adjutant was so frightened that he quickly fell to the ground.
The enemy on the balcony on the second floor still wanted to shoot, but the artillery had already been aimed at the balcony, shattering the stone railings.
Sun Kewang took the opportunity and led the crowd to rush over and worked together to break open the door that was blocked by furniture. In fact, half of the door had been smashed into pieces. There were several rotten cabinets blocked inside that were difficult to deal with. There were also soldiers who were hiding somewhere and were hiding towards the door.
gun.
Zhang Xianzhong ordered the ronin to climb from all sides, and after sacrificing several lives, they occupied the messy balcony.
Governor Rainiers was captured, but he still wanted to maintain his aristocratic demeanor and refused to kneel down. He was hit in the shoulder by a rifle butt, kicked hard in the crook of his leg, and his knees hit the ground hard, and he struggled to crawl.
He stood up and said, "I am a noble. Please give me the treatment I deserve. China, like the Netherlands, is a civilized country. We are not uncivilized natives. I admit that I have failed. You can take away everything here."
But please be kind to me and give me a separate room, preferably with a few books for entertainment. My family will send me enough silver to redeem me at a high price."
Neuhof shouted: "We all surrender, the governor ordered us to hold on!"
Upon hearing this, Tie Hong immediately ordered: "Arrest him, escort him to Nanjing, and hand him over to His Majesty for disposal."
Not long after, the soldiers pulled out a body, and the director-general committed suicide in the Governor's Palace.
The congressman arrested by the governor and Mrs. Whitson were also taken out by the soldiers for questioning.
Mrs. Witson is of mixed Japanese, Portuguese and Dutch descent. She is petite in stature, has fair skin and blue eyes. She is a charming woman in her twenties, and she ogles everyone in the audience as soon as she appears.
She had no other intention. She took a lot of belongings and hid in the castle, the city and her shop property. She just wanted to keep these properties.
Don’t even think about it!
As long as someone takes refuge in the castle, all their property will be confiscated. Otherwise, where will the military expenditures come from?
There is also the benefit of leaving Johor soldiers. Although these guys are useless, they are still very qualified to fill the scene. If we don't give them some sweetness, I'm afraid it won't be that easy to borrow soldiers from Johor next time.
Datong soldiers, Han rebels, and Luzon rogues must also be given adequate rewards.
Anyway, everyone from officers to soldiers will participate in dividing the spoils. Envoys such as Liu Hanyi and Sun Jie valued merit, while the rest of the soldiers could get money.
The imperial court will receive very reasonable accounts, and only the devil knows how much will be divided privately.
It is difficult to find out about things overseas.
Many Dutch people were taken away, crying and crying all the way.
Especially those civilians, most of whom are of mixed race. They have lived in Batavia since childhood and have no sense of belonging to the Netherlands. And their "homeland" is no longer theirs, and they have no idea what to do in the future.
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Sun Jie took the statistical list and went to Liu Hanyi and said: "We entered the castle and did not confine it. Many people were killed indiscriminately. There are 426 Dutch soldiers left. There are 914 Dutch civilians left. There are more than 30 East India Company employees left.
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Liu Hanyi said: "The governor cannot be killed, he must be released. We need him to sign the armistice treaty. If we do not release this person, the treaty he signed will be invalid. Instead, if we put him back, the Dutch will have a headache. It is estimated that there will be more
