A series of grenades fell like rain on the corner of the fort, blowing up the Japanese and natives who were building ladders. This new and improved grenade was still too heavy. The infantry specially found a group of big men with big arms and round waists to set up grenades. Soldier team. However, the grenade used to defend the city does not require much effort. Just light the fuse and throw it down.
After several years of training in security and internal security work, Lin Xiao had become calm. He took advantage of the enemy under the castle to be repulsed and immediately organized a counterattack.
"There are only about 200 enemies outside the fort. Deputy battalion commander, you lead 200 musketeers to attack. Maintain the formation and hold down the position. Push the enemy back to Nihonmachi. Watch out and sound the special alarm immediately."
Three rockets were launched into the sky from the highest point of the South Fort, exploding into clusters of dazzling red fireworks. This was the warning signal used at night. At the same time, the cannon of the South Fort fired three warning shots in succession.
The Chinese company's escort team has a clear hierarchy. Officers and non-commissioned officers at all levels have a clear division of labor. The backbone of middle- and lower-level officers and non-commissioned officers is very important. Therefore, the top leaders of the unit do not need to worry about it. The sentries rushed out of the city in batches, and at the lower level Under the command of the officers and non-commissioned officers, they automatically gathered into a formation. Although it was dark at night, they still moved quickly.
The soldiers of Li Xing's Third Regiment have been dispersed into dozens of detachments as sentry units all year round to fight in various colonies in Southeast Asia. Years of frequent, small-scale, and high-intensity battles have made the Third Regiment very good at dealing with emergencies. The garrison battalion of the South Fort immediately attacked after repelling the enemy's first surprise attack. In the open space in front of the castle, they repelled the second surprise attack of the natives and Japanese with a dense fire of flintlock bullets. Then there was a beautiful bayonet charge, which completely defeated them. He met the enemy in person and chased him all the way to the outside of Nihoncho.
On the fort, the lookout post used the light of the warning fireworks to spot three European-style sailing ships sailing rapidly in the waters north of the fort.
Lin Xiao immediately jumped to the observation deck, picked up the telescope and ordered: "Send off fireworks and rockets."
Then there was a moment of light after the fireworks exploded. Three sailboats appeared crookedly on the sea. "It's the Portuguese flag," the lookout said.
Lin Xiao immediately shook his head and loudly ordered: "Ring the bell. Order the artillery team to fire. Continue to launch fireworks and rockets. Quick."
"This is a Portuguese ship..."
"How can any merchant ship venture to go along the beach of Dagougang so late? Portuguese sailors have been traveling to Taiwan for many years. It is impossible to risk going here in vain. Kill them first. Quickly, give the order to fire." Lin Xiao was anxious. He pushed the lookout aside, went to ring the bell himself, and ordered the fort below to fire.
Sendai Domain's sailing ship did encounter trouble. This undredged channel was passed by the Satsuma Domain envoy Kaguyama Yuuki last time when he came to Taiwan. However, it is night now. One of the three ships ran aground on the beach. The rest The two ships were unable to move forward, so they had to sail around in crosswinds. They were now only 500 steps away from the south fort, and were completely within shooting range.
The Japanese harassment in Nihon Town did not involve the South Fort for any longer. Soon, under the illumination of rising fireworks and rockets, the ten cannons of the fort opened fire.
When the South Fort was attacked, three Sendai Domain sailing ships broke into the Dog Harbor. At the same time, the Satsuma Domain ships that were tightly guarded on the port pier suddenly caught fire. Then there was a big explosion. The escort soldiers on duty at the pier thought it was an accident at first. Soldiers from a sentry unit of the third regiment guarding the dock came to put out the fire. The soldiers, who did not carry weapons but were dragging mops, buckets and other equipment, were busy surrounding the Satsuma clan ship. They rushed down from four Japanese merchant ships nearby. A large number of ronin samurai took advantage of the chaos and chopped down dozens of escort soldiers. Then they joined the Japanese who were temporarily staying at the inn in the dock area. They brandished Japanese swords and rushed straight towards the port city of Taiwan.
After nightfall, the entire Taiwan Port City area starts from the direction of the port terminal and spreads northward to the inner city where the company headquarters is located - the unfinished Inspection City Wall and other places. There are figures of Japanese people holding long knives, long swords, and fire guns everywhere. flash.
Yin Feng had already obtained information from the enemy corpses at the entrance of the weapons research department. He knew that the attackers were Japanese pirates and must be related to the Japanese merchant ships that entered the port in the morning. He had no time to regret or blame himself. He led more than 10 people and rushed toward the company headquarters anxiously. Hand-to-hand battles took place everywhere. The Japanese pirates' personal combat capabilities were relatively superior. In the current situation where everyone was fighting among themselves, the personnel losses of the Zhonghua Company were very serious. Yin Feng only had more than ten people. Why? There was no way to cross the streets. There were continuous explosions in the direction of the company headquarters. It is estimated that the guards could not distinguish the target in the dark, so they had to throw grenades indiscriminately and bombard them indiscriminately. At least, the company headquarters was still holding on.
Yin Feng had no choice but to run to Beicheng. He was going to summon people from the military academy, old infantry camp, etc. in the north of the city. Then he went to rescue the company headquarters.
The compound of the terminal management office has been occupied by Japanese pirates. The initiator of the attack on Taiwan Port, the monk Dasmarinas, is angry at the shogunate Naotomo Yamaguchi: "...Why is this happening? The first thing to be captured in the plan is the headquarters of the Chunghwa Corporation .But in fact only Satsuma Mamoru's people are attacking the company headquarters. Where have the others gone? Why not attack as planned."
Naotomo Yamaguchi, the Tokugawa, looked livid. He ignored the roar of the Spanish missionaries. He turned around and asked Kaguyama Yuki, who was covered in blood: "How are you doing? How many people do you have left?"
Kaguyama Yuuki said angrily: "All 200 of our Shimazu family samurai have participated in the attack. We have already entered the front yard of the headquarters. But the Chinese have a throwable firearm that can explode and hurt people. They ignore it. Everything is thrown into chaos, making it impossible for us to continue the offensive. The opponent also has a large number of firearms, so I request reinforcements."
Yamaguchi Naotomo drew out his long sword and gritted his teeth and said: "These ronin don't listen to orders at all. As soon as they landed, they just wanted to grab more property for themselves. Now they have scattered everywhere and cannot be gathered back. In this case, I will take my own guards. Come help you."
"Where are the Sendai clan's ships?"
Yamaguchi Naotomo's face trembled. He stepped forward and opened the window. He gritted his teeth and pointed in the direction of the port and said, "I'm afraid the Sendai clan's ship won't be able to come."
It was only then that Yuuki Kayama noticed that the northern and southern forts of the port controlled by the Chinese were already firing at full strength. 50-60 cannons were firing continuously. The rumbling sound of the cannons was like rolling thunder in summer. It was continuous. Fireworks and rockets for lighting were rising one after another. They were constantly rising into the sky from the north and south banks. In the alternation of light and dark, three Sendai clan sailing ships could be vaguely seen struggling to pass between the standing water columns. The route was crooked. Cannonballs continued to hit the hull, causing the wall to collapse. The sails fell. One of the Sendai clan's sailboats had broken two masts. It lost power and drifted with the current. It was constantly hit by cannonballs. Another sailboat tilted to the left. It pulled the canvas and rushed towards the north shore pier desperately. However, it was stopped by the North Shore on the way. A 40-pound heavy artillery shell from the fort hit the bow of the ship. It seemed to have been braked and stopped on the water. Then it started spinning in place...
Kaguyama Yuki's face turned pale; "Oh my god. Even if the people of the Sendai Domain come ashore, they don't have much fighting power. Yamaguchi-kun, now we only have to fight desperately and capture the headquarters of the China Company. We are in sight of victory." "
Monk Dasmarinas was livid with anger. The plan before the war was made by him. The Ronin leaders who participated in the war also nodded in agreement. But as soon as the war started, the Ronin troops were completely in disarray, which made his chest He breathed an uncomfortable sigh of relief and said in a vicious voice: "Can't the Japanese samurai defeat even a merchant's city? I want to report the situation here to the General."
Yamaguchi Naotomo was already dissatisfied with dictating to him. He suddenly swung his knife across Dasmarinas's eyes. The cross on Dasmarinas's chest clattered to the ground. The monk took a step back, his face turned pale, and he pulled out his pistol. Yamaguchi Naotomo turned around and stopped looking at him: "Please be careful. Don't insult the general's samurai. We are about to join the attack. Do you have the guts to follow? It's up to you."
At that time, Dasmarinas and the Shimadzu family publicized everywhere that Taiwan Port was a gathering place for Chinese businessmen. There were so many rich people and gold and silver treasures piled up in mountains. Therefore, thousands of ronin from all over Japan were recruited to join the attack on Taiwan. Action, but advance planning and coordination are all nonsense to these ronin who come from all over Japan and do not belong to each other.
More than a thousand ronin lurked in the bottom of the merchant ship for several days with difficulty. They entered the port with the merchant ship of the Satsuma Domain under the flag and successfully attracted the attention of the Chinese. After the successful landing, the ronin of the "Bato Team" from all over the world came to the port. They completely lost control. They rushed towards the city. Their minds were filled with fantasies about gold, silver, treasures and women. Basically no one was willing to listen to the orders of Naotomo Yamaguchi and Yuki Kaguyama anymore. Dasmarinas If so, no one would even pay attention to it. That's why Yin Feng would see the figures of Japanese pirates everywhere in the streets and alleys.
The only people really under the command of Shokuji Yamaguchi Naotomo are his own guards and 200 warriors from Satsuma Domain. Originally, 500 warriors from the Date family of Sendai Domain joined them. Now it seems that the only way these Sendai Domain warriors can make it ashore alive is It's a miracle. There's no hope.
Yamaguchi Naotomo looked at the Japanese town and the location of the indigenous village community on the south bank. The fire there was getting brighter and brighter, gradually turning half of the sky red. "It seems that the indigenous people have no hope." He sighed secretly. Wielding a Japanese sword to clear the door, he joined the group of samurai attacking the Zhonghua Company headquarters.
However, the armed forces of the Chinese Company had begun to react from the shock of being attacked. The Second Battalion of the Third Regiment garrisoned at the North Fort sent two infantry posts to launch an attack in the direction of the dock. Yamaguchi Naotomo had to send his guards He stayed to guard the dock, intending to receive the Sendai clan's ship.
At the same time, after hearing the news, the guards stationed in the factory area and the farm team in the direction of Xingang Society sent out troops into the city to reinforce the defenders in the city. The workers in the factory area spontaneously armed themselves and used weapons factories. ready-made firearms. They were launched for free. Several bridges and gates entering the factory area were tightly blocked. Hundreds of Japanese pirates fell outside the factory area. The remaining Japanese pirates saw that this area had such fierce firepower and was surrounded by walls. He looked at the tower and thought it was a military camp, so he turned around and left.
"This is a military camp. There is no treasure. Let's go." The ronin who arrived one after another changed their attack targets and broke into the market area and the foreign residential area.