Chapter 650: The spring breeze in Bacheng has a special feeling
Early June 1793, Nanyang, south of Bacheng.
"Boom! Boom!..."
"Da da da, da da da..."
With two rapid fires from ten 75mm cannons and hundreds of rounds of bullets fired from the North Navy's position, thousands of Banten Sultanate troops advancing with thick wooden shields threw down two
After seeing the corpses of more than a hundred people, he turned around and ran away, quickly disappearing into the woods at the end of the plantation.
This kind of attack has been going on for seven or eight days. Whether it is the mercenaries from Württemberg or the tens of thousands of local soldiers from the Banten Sultanate, facing the iron-clad defense line of the Northern Navy, they have been beaten to death many times.
After learning that the Dutch were going to attack Bacheng, the Military Control Council immediately issued a city-wide mobilization order. Relying on the prestige established by treating malaria patients at all costs for more than two years, tens of thousands of Chinese people, old and young, inside and outside Bacheng went to battle together.
With the assistance of several excavators, it took only half a month to build a defense system consisting of two trenches and a sandbag wall in the southern part of Bacheng.
This defense line is 13.22 kilometers long, from northwest to northeast, roughly forming a pocket shape with an opening to the north. In fact, it is divided into many sections. Basically, the entire layout is based on the defense system of the "Battle of Usoliya".
The length of each trench or sandbag wall is roughly 700 meters to 800 meters, and they are connected by traffic trenches. Fifty meters in front of the first line of trenches, there is also a barbed wire fence with high and low piles.
The Dutch and the native soldiers of the Java Sultanate had never seen this before. They suffered a big loss on the first day of the war. After that, Overstraten, the governor of the Dutch East India Company, ordered that the army should be launched in Beihai Town.
I searched for weak points in the defense line, but after searching for several days, I failed every time.
At this time, on the Northern Navy's position, the servants who had rushed into battle just a few days after arriving in Bacheng burst into cheers again. At this time, they saw an officer wearing a dark blue military uniform climbing up the trench and performing magic tricks.
He took out a fan from his clothes, opened it, waved it and shouted, and the soldiers in the trenches wearing uniforms of the same color immediately responded, three times.
"えいえい~~"
"おー!"
"えいえい~~"
"..."
Well, people who often play Koei games in another time and space must be familiar with this set. Strictly speaking, this is a set of samurai rituals that have been handed down since the end of the Heian period, and first appeared in "The Tale of the Heike". etc.
By the Warring States Period, there were actually many schools.
For example, if you shout before the battle, it is called "coaxing"; if you shout after victory, it is called "victory". In "The Story of Crow and Heron", there are strict requirements on how to shout.
The sound should be louder, and then gradually become quieter.
However, if it was just a slogan, a group of servant soldiers from Sendai farmers sang folk songs excitedly, and their voices were like stepping on a chicken's neck, which was really intolerable to other people's ears.
No, not far away, on the defense line of the Hoi An camp composed of Chinese from Hoi An Minh Huong Society, a company commander in charge wiped the oil and sweat from his head and said disdainfully: "The Japanese soldiers who lost your mother are so special.
Such mourning!"
He immediately jumped out of the trench and shouted to his more than a hundred soldiers: "Everyone sing to me! The brave generals of the Three Kingdoms~~One, two, three, four!"
"Three Kingdoms' brave generals, the first of them is Zhao Zilong, who is a hero at Changbanpo! There is also Zhang Yide, who is waiting in front of Dangyang Bridge. Thunderbolts are heard continuously, two or three holes in the bridge collapse, and millions of soldiers are scared away. The five tiger generals show their majesty.
! One, two, three, four! Yunchang is skilled in martial arts, warms wine and kills Hua Xiong, shows his majesty among millions of troops, kills six generals in five passes, travels thousands of miles with a single sword, beats drums and three rings continuously..."
This song was taught by the officers of the Special Operations Battalion, and the people in the Special Operations Battalion learned it from Wang Yuanfang. As for Wang Yuanfang, it goes without saying. Although there are many military songs in the Beihai Navy nowadays, such as "
"Man Jiang Hong", "Three Major Discipline Songs", etc., there are more than a dozen songs in total, but the guys with turned noses in the special operations camp love this one, so everyone in the Hoi An soldiers who are apprentices must sing it.
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The campers were singing with joy and high spirits, and soon several positions in the camp were singing along, and finally even the Sendai soldiers started to howl together.
You must know that the song is about the Three Kingdoms, which is the most admired by the islanders. Since "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was translated into the Japanese version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" at the end of the 17th century, it quickly became popular among the middle and lower classes, and the Five Tiger Generals were all
People don't know.
On a machine gun position more than 30 meters north of the Sendai Domain officer who was jumping like a master, two Northern Marines were busy loading bullets into the newly emptied magazines. The machine gunners put their eyes on the telescope
On the scope, they observed the situation in the distance. It seemed that what happened around them had nothing to do with them, but what they were muttering revealed their gossipy mentality.
"I said, these two groups are fighting again. What do they want?"
"Who knew, every time I finish playing, I feel like I'm going crazy!"
"The same goes for those Sendai soldiers. They formed a position like a large gathering, and there was no sign of fighting."
"Hey, even though these guys are not tall, when dinner comes, they look like starving ghosts reincarnated."
"No! I saw this guy two days ago. He ate ten bowls of brown rice in one meal. He looked scary."
The machine gunner who had been paying attention to the battlefield ahead suddenly turned and interjected: "Yu Deshui, our eldest brother doesn't laugh at our second brother. When he first arrived in Beihai Town, didn't he kill six big steamed buns in one meal? If it hadn't been for the nurse to let him
Xie keeps walking to eat, and Xie is afraid that he will die from exhaustion."
Several soldiers from the Marine Battalion from Henan couldn't help but feel happy after hearing this. The machine gunner said again: "Now you think they eat too much? Do you know what they did before joining the army?"
"What are you doing?"
"Build the railway!" The machine gunner turned his head, put his eyes on the sight, and said: "These Japanese soldiers have never had a full meal before they came to Beihai Town."
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Yu Deshui decided to end the topic in order to prevent the machine gunner who was from the same hometown and several years older than him from telling more embarrassing stories about him. He took out the towel tucked around his waist, wiped his sweat, and complained: "This has just happened.
It's April, and the weather can be so hot that it can kill a person! Brother Ermao, if we just defend our position and don't attack, when will it be over?"
The machine gunner said: "You have nothing to worry about, and you don't even care who is directing this battle. Just wait and see, maybe there will be a big move in the next two days."
At this moment, on a star-shaped fortress on the south side of Bacheng that was once called "Nordwijk Castle" by the Dutch, Zhao Xin put down the telescope in his hand and took a look at the map handed over by the staff. Close to this cannon
In an open space not far from the fort, there are twenty 75mm guns placed. It is obvious that the artillery position of the Northern Navy is located here, and the castle is the frontline headquarters.
In 1657, the Dutch East India Company built "Fort Noordwijk" in order to prevent cattle from being frequently stolen outside the city. Before the "Red Creek Massacre" occurred, the Chinese rioted and resisted. Because the castle was isolated outside the city, the Netherlands
The people burned the place down. A year later, the Dutch rebuilt the castle, but the defenders were only responsible for the operation of the locks of the Gillian Canal. When the king attacked Bach from a distance, he ignored it because there were only seven soldiers here.
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"Is there any news from Wen Dai's team?"
He Xiwen on the side first replied "No", then thought for a moment and then asked: "Do you want to send another team?"
Zhao Xin shook his head and said: "No, I'm too anxious. It's more than three hundred miles from here to Wandong, so it's not that fast."
The "Wandong" he mentioned was Bandung in another time and space. The reason why Zhao Xin did not send his troops to attack Langas Betong in the west now was because he was waiting for information from Wandong. According to Gu Lihuan who sent people three days ago
The news was sent that William Arnold Altin, the previous governor of VOC, took three thousand mercenaries and sailed to the Yogyakarta Sultanate in southern West Java a month ago.
Both his staff and Zhao Xin speculated from this that Altin would probably lead the armies of the Sultanate of Yogyakarta and the Sultanate of Solo to launch an attack from the Wandong direction, because this way the march would be the shortest and better able to achieve surprise.
In 1741, the Sultan of Mataram "Pakubwana II" sent troops to assist the Chinese laborers fighting against the VOC and besieged Semarang together. However, in the face of the powerful force of the VOC, they ultimately failed. Since then, Mataram
The kingdom's strength was further weakened, and then it gave up a large area of territory in Bandung and became the direct jurisdiction of the VOC; while Mataram itself was split by the Dutch into the Sultanate of Yogyakarta and the Sultanate of Solo.
Yesterday morning, a platoon from the special operations battalion was sent out by Zhao Xin. They would follow the road built by the Dutch and conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Wandong. You must know that in the 18th century, Java Island was covered with rainforests, and most areas were simply covered with rainforests.
In Japan, it was difficult for the North Korean Navy's drones to detect the whereabouts of the enemy. The reconnaissance team could only go deep into the rainforest under the guidance of a guide, so as to understand the specific situation of the enemy.
Again, there were not enough troops in Bacheng in the past, so they never launched an attack on Wandong in the southeast. As a result, the Dutch were given time to survive and gathered a large group of vassal states.
It is said that after the Kingdom of Majapahit, which once ruled the entire Java Island for more than two hundred years and worshiped Hinduism, fell in 1527 (the sixth year of Jiajing reign in the Ming Dynasty), the rule of the entire Java fell into a state of fragmentation and was ruled by a large group of sultans.
.Except for the Banten Sultanate in the west of Bacheng and the Cirebon Sultanate in the south, which lasted for two hundred years, the other sultanates have been changing the king's flag at the top of the city over the years, and they have all become vassals of the VOC.
Zhao Xin will go south in person this time to completely solve the problem of Java Island. Since the sultans in the eastern part of Java Island have only been sitting on their butts for a few days, he does not mind sweeping them away. But if Beihai Town wants to completely control Java
Island and the island of Kalimantan to the north will have to invest heavily in transportation and communication lines in the future.
After leaving the frontline headquarters, Zhao Xin, surrounded by several guards, boarded a small patrol boat with a machine gun on the side of the ship. This time he came to Bacheng to reveal his identity, which certainly boosted the morale of the frontline soldiers.
The Chinese people in Bacheng were pleasantly surprised, but the risk factor also increased accordingly. Every time they went out, they were accompanied by at least seven or eight armed guards.
Because the logistics transport ships on the Gillian Canal were constantly shuttling between Bacheng and the front line, the patrol boat could not drive too fast. It took more than half an hour to arrive near the Military Control Commission building. Although the Military Control Commission implemented law and order in the city after the war started
There are police officers with guns on patrol everywhere on the streets, but the tension in the city is not serious.
Although the combat effectiveness of the five thousand troops transferred from the Cam Ranh Bay base is not as good as that of the North Korean Navy's own troops, who can they compare to? At least in the limited understanding of the people of Bacheng, the equipment and spirit of the servant army from head to toe
The state is far superior to that of the previous Dutch army.
Furthermore, the Military Control Commission hired a large number of Chinese to dig trenches, make military supplies, transport materials, pay workers, and take care of food. This kind of attitude of not being short of money was unprecedented. Many Chinese in Bacheng received the white-flowered Beihai
After collecting the silver dollar, I even hope that this battle can last for a year and a half, so that everyone can earn more.
As soon as he returned to his office, the considerate A Miao brought the tea that had been brewed. The temperature was just right. Zhao Xin took a sip happily, picked up King Duofu who had just occupied his seat, and caressed him.
After a few clicks, the satisfied guy immediately began to snort.
When King Duofu was "abducted" by Zhao Xin, he was about two or three years old. Now nine years later, this guy is at least 11 years old and has entered an advanced age. However, because A Miao took care of her carefully enough, and
The residents of Beihai Town doted on it, both men and women, old and young, so except for the fact that its hair became a little thick and rough, everything else was pretty good.
"Give it to me. Duofu has been a little clingy to you lately."
"No, when will it stop being clingy? Hey~~ Do you think my posture looks like the Godfather?"
Ah Miao spat softly when she heard the words, and said with a smile: "You are talking nonsense again, you are not even forty yet, you don't look old at all."
When the beauty smiled, the room was filled with joy, and Zhao Xin couldn't help but be a little dazed. When A Miao saw Zhao Xin's gaze, her expression instantly became a little shy, but she quickly raised her fair and thin oval face to look at Zhao Xin, with a smile on her face.
There is a layer of water vapor, which brings a hint of charm and innocence.
"She is not shy, but she is charming and infatuated, but she stands tall and is lined with fat... Oh~~ the longer this little girl grows, the more she will bring disaster to the country and the people."
After so many years, even though Prince Zhao has always been obsessed with love, his attitude towards A Miao is different from others; he has always doted on this girl like a treasure, both as a child and as a sister, and would not let her suffer even a little bit.
Aggrieved. However, his attitude was very subtle in the eyes of many people around him, so A Miao was already seventeen this year, and no one dared to propose marriage.
Although Shen Xuan has hinted at it in the past two years, Zhao Xin has never expressed his position. He actually understands A Miao's thoughts, but he really can't talk about it.
King Duofu, who jumped on the table, squinted his eyes, glanced at this person, and then turned to look at that person. He thought to himself that he was really a hypocritical human being. He is so familiar with it, why are he still bothering with it?
The two of them stared at each other with smiles on their brows. The sun was shining brightly outside the window at this time, and two swifts flew over the windowsill at some point, combing each other's feathers, whispering, and chirping briskly. , the atmosphere in the room also began to become a little ambiguous.
"A Miao."
"Um."
"The weather is nice today."
"Um."
"I have something to ask you."
"Um."
As if she had a premonition of what the other party was going to ask, the blush on A Miao's face became even thicker, and even her slender neck became slightly red.
"this......"
Just when Zhao Xin was about to muster up the courage to speak, there was an untimely knock on the door, and the guy had to hold back what he had been thinking about for a long time.