When the 30mm cannon on the armored vehicle launched an attack on two regiments of Wurttemberg troops, the sound of shelling that shook the surrounding areas immediately alerted the defenders on the other side of the Wurong River. Although they could not see the enemy on the other side due to the obstruction of the woods.
Although the specific battle situation was unclear, both Governor Overstraten and the officers below knew one thing: four-pounders and two-pounders would never be able to produce that earth-shattering explosion.
Soon, several officers who fled back to the other side on horseback reported the battle situation to Overstraten. The young governor was shocked when he heard the news. He did not expect that the two regiments were defeated so quickly.
The composition of the VOC coalition forces is similar to that of the European armies of the same era. Each regiment is basically composed of two battalions, and the combat strength of each battalion ranges from 800 to 1,000 people. Since Van der Gus wants to contain the Northern Navy,
Attention, so he led two full regiments, that is, 4,000 people. Dekolar had 4,700 people, including a Javanese regiment composed of 600 Banten native soldiers.
Four thousand men could not defeat the opponent's two thousand men in a field battle, let alone four thousand seven hundred men to attack the half-completed fortress. So he immediately wrote an emergency order and signed his own
The daimyo handed it over to the messenger and asked him to quickly hand it over to Major General De Corral and order him to withdraw immediately.
Now, in addition to the inconvenient 12-pound artillery, there are still two Württemberg regiments, one Indian regiment and two Javanese regiments that are not fully equipped on the Urong River defense line. If Decolar's troops are better, Orfus
All Tratten could do was destroy the pontoon bridge and lead his army to retreat towards Silang. As for Altin, he could no longer take care of it and could only hope for his own good.
Overstraten frowned and stared at the map, and his original confidence became uneasy. Now it seems that the battle plan he and Altin made is probably in doubt. Such a fierce artillery attack,
Overstraten couldn't imagine any other country's army in the world that could withstand this. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but turn his eyes to several British officers dozens of meters away.
Beihai Town signed a military mutual assistance agreement with the locally governed French last year, and then reached military cooperation with the "Tiger of Mysore". All this alarmed Cornwallis, the governor of the British East India Company.
When he learned that the Dutch were secretly preparing for a war to retake Batavia, he immediately provided a batch of arms and food to Dutch Ceylon, and then provided financial support.
Cornwallis hoped that the Dutch and Beihai Town would fight to the death in Java and be inseparable, so that he could quickly send troops to take over the local governance, leaving Beihai Town too late to intervene. Since September last year, the Madras Government House
So he placed spies in Pazayarai to keep an eye on every move of the two hundred-man army.
Since Beihai Town's military camp in Pazayarai is very tightly guarded and uses some unknown monitoring methods, it is difficult for British spies to observe how Beihai Town trains troops. However, the more they hide it, the British
The more people became more interested. In order to learn more about the combat effectiveness and combat methods of Beihai Town's ground forces, Cornwallis sent a battlefield observation team composed of several middle- and senior-level officers.
The "Battle of Changxing Island" a few years ago left an indelible impression on the British officer corps who trained the Manchu fleet. After those people returned to Calcutta, they publicized it and aroused the interest of many people, so the battlefield observers of the EIC
It covers the Royal Indian Navy, Bangladesh Artillery Force, Bangladesh Staff Corps, and Madras Command and other institutions.
Ten minutes ago, when Van der Goose's troops were hit by overwhelming artillery fire, Major Edward Montague, who had been following the battle on the other side, was stunned on the spot, but his face soon showed shock and excitement.
, confusion and other complex emotions.
As the youngest son of the British Royal Navy Admiral John Montagu, Edward Montagu came to India at the age of 15 and joined the artillery force of Bangladesh at the age of 17. It took him 21 years to experience various tasks.
In battle, he was promoted step by step from a "pyrotechnics officer" managing ammunition trucks to an artillery major. In another history of time and space, this man finally became the commander of the Bangladesh Artillery at the age of 44.
Montagu believed that his knowledge of artillery was as good as anyone's. He knew all kinds of calibers, types, new and old artillery and ammunition. However, after watching for so long, the only thing he could be sure of was that the opponent used a new type of cannon.
Not only were the shells extremely powerful, but their rate of fire was extremely high, completely beyond his understanding of artillery. In his opinion, even the Royal Navy's largest caliber 64-pound carronade gun could not compare with it!
"William is right, the artillery of the Seris people is simply, simply indescribable." Montagu's heart was filled with powerlessness and confusion, and he even felt that his decades of artillery career had become a joke.
The William he mentioned was Major William Kirkpatrick, who had witnessed the naval battle of Changxing Island and was later sent north by Cornwallis to negotiate with the Manchus. Although that man served in the Bengal Staff Corps, he had nothing to do with the Mongols.
Tagu is not in the same army, but the two of them have a good personal relationship.
"It seems that being a soldier is really a dangerous business, especially being a VOC soldier. I originally had high hopes for this war, but it seems that this is a massacre of human lives. It is so sad."
"Some people absurdly think that war is close to civilization, but in my opinion, it is just the destruction of life and nothing else. To solve the war, we can only fight every battle carefully. Faced with this
The opponent has no other way out but to fight to the death, so that he can be worthy of those fallen corpses."
"Yeah, a dangerous deal!"
After hearing the philosophical discussion of his men, Colonel John Floyd from the Madras Command put down his telescope and said to his colleagues present in a serious tone: "Gentlemen, it seems that the outcome of this war will be
There is no doubt that the Dutch rule in Java will end with the end of the war. What we have to do is to report everything we see to Calcutta as soon as possible."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Just when the British were sighing, Major General De Corral, who led three regiments to attack from the southern front, had arrived 1,200 meters away from the North Naval Camp.
Hearing the rumble of artillery in the distance, Decolar thought that the enemy was attracted by Van der Goose's troops, so he couldn't wait to launch an attack, and directly pressed the entire army.
"Let the armored vehicles go out for a spin! MMP, let me take care of these idiots today!"
He Xiwen was not a Hood. He was not in the mood or had the time to play infantry shooting with the Dutch. There were still more than 3,000 civilians in the camp, and many projects had not been completed.
The armored vehicles rumbled out, and two companies from the Hoi'an camp and a battalion of the servant army provided infantry support.
Decolard learned from the scouts that the North Korean Navy had only dispatched a thousand people, and that there was also the "green box monster" in the mouth of the Indian soldiers. With his arrogant personality, he didn't take it seriously at all, but the bloody reality
He soon learned a lesson.
When the 30mm machine gun and the 100mm low-pressure rifled gun on the armored vehicle fired alternately, shell casings kept spraying out from the front of the vehicle body. The Javanese mercenary army on the right wing immediately suffered a devastating blow. Only five minutes passed.
There were dead and wounded everywhere.
Decolard was shocked when he saw this, and finally realized that he had seriously misjudged the enemy's strength. Just as he was hesitating whether to continue the attack or retreat, the artillery fire from the opposite side had already turned to the head of the regiment attacking from the center. Soldiers of the Northern Navy
Then it surrounds the "green box monster" and keeps shooting at close range targets.
Although in recent years, line infantry had to endure enemy artillery fire and shooting in order to achieve the tactic of lining up to kill, the soldiers in Württemberg just wanted to make a living, and no one wanted to line up to die. Seeing their companions around them, either
The mercenaries couldn't bear it any longer. Once the morale that determines the fate of the battlefield drops, the extremely terrifying atmosphere will cause a collapse like an infectious disease.
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"Oh God! They are a bunch of devils!"
"Retreat! Retreat!"
"Go back! Continue the attack!"
Decolard's entire face was deformed due to anger, and his face turned red. He raised his sword and tried to reorganize the chaotic soldiers. However, everyone was running away, shouting loudly, and shooting into the sky.
gun, completely ignoring his orders.
The defeated soldiers came to the pontoon bridge. Because of the crowds on the bridge, the people behind them had to stop and cursed loudly. When the gunshots behind them got closer and closer, someone finally dropped his rifle and jumped into the raging
In the Wurong River, they swam desperately toward the other side. When the armored vehicles of the Northern Navy pursued hundreds of soldiers to the pontoon bridge, thousands of soldiers who had nowhere to escape had to put down their weapons and surrender. The artillery on the other side was ready to fire.
, but they did not dare to fire because the monster was surrounded by their own people.
"Quickly! Dismantle the bridge! We can't let the enemy cross the river, otherwise we will be completely ruined!" Under the loud roars of several officers, a group of artillerymen and civilians picked up the tools at hand and started hacking away at the pontoon bridge.
The rope finally broke, and the turbulent current quickly washed this end of the pontoon away from the river bank.
"Tum! Tum!"
Several artillery shells fell on a gun emplacement on the other side. The thousand-pound 12-pound bronze cannon exploded immediately, and five artillerymen were killed on the spot. This caused the defeated soldiers who thought they had escaped to explode again.
After grabbing the pot, they all fled in all directions in the blink of an eye.
In the armored vehicle, the gunner who stopped shooting excitedly said to the others: "Would you like to drive over and kill them? Maybe we can catch a general!"
The commander said: "Forget it! The bridge is broken, and it is very dangerous without the cover of the infantry."
When Overstraten saw the embarrassed Major General Dekolar, the first order he issued was to send people to dismantle the pontoon bridge to the north. Although the Northern Navy on the other side did not take advantage of the situation to launch an attack, he had already decided that today
Let the troops withdraw to Silang at night.
At dusk, in the VOC troop camp on the west bank of the Wurong River, there was a lot of noise and shouting. All the soldiers were packing up their things, including food, weapons, tents, and whatever they could take away. And the EIC battlefield observation team
The officers are also packing their bags, but their destination is Bandan Port.
Artillery Major Edward Montagu came to Colonel John Floyd's tent and asked him to follow Overstraten to Silang.
"Major, can you tell me the reason for doing this?"
"Colonel, although the Dutch were defeated, we did not understand the weapons and infantry tactics of the Seris. Their green box was said to be the devil by those Württemberg guys, but in my opinion, it is nothing more than
A mechanical device. Since it is man-made, it must have weaknesses. As you said before, Madras has not yet figured out the strength of Pazayarai..."
"Major Montague, what on earth are you trying to say? That's just a troop of two hundred men. Even if there are a thousand Mysore soldiers, there's nothing to worry about. You're worrying too much!"
"Colonel, what I want to say is that what we are facing is an unknown and terrifying opponent. In this case, we must know more, otherwise once they appear in local governance or Mysore, such weapons will
It will even have a decisive impact on the European battlefield."
Colonel Floyd stared at Montague and pondered for a moment, then patted him on the shoulder and praised him: "Edward, I admire your personal courage very much. Well, I will let Matthew stay with you, and I will also let
The 'Sophie' remains at Bandan Port to pick you up at any time."
After He Xiwen learned about the battle ahead, he happily reported to Zhao Xin, saying that he had killed countless enemies, captured countless prisoners, and captured countless people. The Dutch were ready to escape. Zhao Xin's reply was not to cross the river to pursue him for the time being.
Betong stood guard and waited for the Dutch to withdraw before sending people across the river. Now Zheng Wenxian's fleet had completed supplies and sailed to Banten Port. Once the blockade was completed, Overstraten had no choice but to surrender.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The enemy in Langas Betong withdrew, but Altin, who led the troops to march towards Bacheng, did not know anything about it. However, this
At that time, he was already tortured by the harassment tactics of the Northern Navy Special Operations Battalion. Since leaving Wandong, officers were killed and injured almost every moment by bullets fired from deep in the jungle and mountains. Only the regiment leader
He only changed two, and the battalion commanders changed seven. Other lieutenants and second lieutenants suffered numerous casualties, and the morale of the troops was seriously shaken.
There was even a time when Altin was surrounded by his staff looking at a map. A bullet knocked a captain next to him off his horse on the spot. Altin was so frightened that he broke out in white hair.
No way, who makes the officers in these days all dressed in fancy clothes and riding tall horses? Who will hit you if I don’t hit you!
For these enemies, who are covered in leaves and grass and haunt the mountains and forests like ghosts, Altin's Mali people hate and fear them from top to bottom. Even if they ask the Cirebon soldiers who are most familiar with this rainforest to assist them
They searched, but still found nothing; and those ghostly guys often killed people invisible, and many soldiers disappeared without a trace, and were already corpses when they were found.
On the fifth day after the troops set off, a piece of shocking news came back from the rear that made Altin completely give up the offensive plan. He ordered the troops to immediately break camp and retreat.
It turned out that the arsenal and grain depot he set up outside Wandong City were attacked the night before yesterday. A big explosion of 30,000 pounds of gunpowder razed the entire arsenal to the ground, causing heavy casualties to the defenders. The most fatal thing was the grain depot.
About two hundred thousand bushels of wheat and rice were burned to a crisp. Well, he didn't even have to guess who did it.
It is easy to start a war, but it is not so easy to end it. For Zhao Xin, he asked Wen Dai's team to blow up the arsenal at the cost of two people, not just to let Altin walk away easily.
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Under his order, all remaining troops from the Special Operations Battalion and the Marine Battalion were dispatched. Even Chai Rugui led part of the guard company into battle, and they pursued the retreating enemy troops with abandon.
This raid in the jungle of West Java made the North Navy special operations battalion with tiger head armbands famous and was regarded by the Dutch mercenaries as the devil in the jungle. It also made the local Javanese talk about it until decades later.