On November 19, the seventh year of Chongzhen's reign, the decisive battle in Relanja City broke out.
In the inner city and the outer city, artillery roared and fired at each other. The artillery shells roared in the air, then fell hard, setting off a dust storm all over the sky.
This was the largest artillery battle since the city of Relanja was built, and it was also an unprecedented artillery battle.
The gunners on both sides used all their strength to slam the shells hard at each other. Every time they hit the target, there would always be a burst of cheers in their respective camps.
Outside the city, there were cheers from Penghu officers and soldiers; inside the city, there were the horrified screams of the Dutch.
Many of them came to distant Taiwan from the Netherlands with the dream of getting rich. They thought that this land was full of gold and they would return to their hometown with endless treasures. But
Now, they know they were wrong.
This is not their place, Daming, people like them are not welcome!
The only ones who showed unusual bravery were the Hongyi artillerymen. They were stronger than the Penghu officers and soldiers in this aspect.
Standing there calmly, Ding Yunyi's body remained motionless despite the shells whizzing above his head.
He saw the shelling from both sides, and at this moment, he had his own thoughts. Although Father Sarozzi and Poleman found some artillery lessons for themselves on the ship, they were not satisfied with themselves.
But these Hongyi artillerymen in front of them are different. If they can be incorporated into their own army after Taiwan is recovered and hired as artillery instructors, it will be of great use.
The fierce battle in Relanzhe City is still going on, but Ding Yunyi has already set his sights further afield.
The drawings of the entire city of Relanja provided by Xie Tian played a crucial role in the bombardment. Compared with the Almadian Fort, the defense of Fulixinlian Fort was much weaker. When it was originally designed, it was considered
Once the city of Relanje is invaded, the Armaudian Fort will be the main defense and the Fulixinlian Fort will be the main attack.
But now, the Penghu gunners accurately grasped the weakness of the design of Fulixinlian Fort which focused on attack and neglected defense. Twelve cannons were concentrated and blasted violently at Fulixinlian Fort.
Major Swede became increasingly worried.
The Ming Dynasty gunners' intelligence was so accurate that they not only grasped the weak points of Fulixinlian Fort, but also the places where the cannonballs landed were the weakest defense points of the fort.
Major Swede clearly saw that although his artillery quality and artillery quality were higher than those of his opponent, the opponent quickly made up for this gap after accurately grasping the weaknesses of Fort Fulixinlian.
Under the opponent's crazy artillery attack, Fulixinlian Fort was crumbling. The attacking infantry troops were already eager to try.
There was a loud "boom" sound.
After continuous bombardment, a gap was finally blown out of Fort Fulixinlian.
"Xiao Yifeng, Long Zhantian!"
"exist!"
Ding Yunyi pointed the "dragon tooth" in his hand at Fulixinlian Fort: "You each lead fifty brothers and attack it!"
"Yes!" Xiao Yifeng and Long Zhantian were already impatient. They grabbed their swords and pointed forward: "Brothers, rush in and capture Putmans alive!"
"Capture Putmans alive!"
The cry shook Fulixinlian Fort, Almodian Fort, and the entire inner city of Relanja.
The final battle begins!
One hundred Penghu officers and soldiers rushed forward in a swarm, and the sounds of fighting and shouting shook the inner city.
Shi Weide panicked, shouting at the top of his lungs and directing the firing of artillery to block the enemy's attack; shouting at the top of his lungs and arranging soldiers to quickly fill the gap and prevent the entire battle situation from collapsing.
Armandian Fortress opened fire at the same time.
Cross fire from two directions blocked the attack of Penghu officers and soldiers. After every sound of artillery and gunfire, several brothers always fell in a pool of blood forever.
The first attack failed under the cover of the two castles. The twenty-one brothers could no longer see the Ming Dynasty regain Taiwan.
While the enemy was retreating, Major Swede quickly ordered his men to repair the gap that had just been blown up.
The failure of the first attack did not affect Ding Yunyi's chances of victory. At this time, two Franco cannons exploded and two were destroyed by Hongyi artillery fire.
Ding Yunyi quickly used a Hongyi cannon as the main force, concentrated all the artillery, and bombarded the gap that Hongyi had barely repaired.
And all of this may become the guarantee of final victory.
The sound of artillery continued to roar, and after a brief but fierce fire, the gap was opened again.
"Throw out all the cannonballs!" Ding Yunyi gave this order with red eyes.
All the artillery shells were concentrated and blasted towards the gap overwhelmingly.
The last sound of artillery stopped at the Penghu officers and soldiers' position.
It seems that everything has become quiet.
Ding Yunyi, holding the "dragon tooth" in his right hand, took over a shield. This action instantly made all the brothers understand:
The defense is preparing to attack the city personally!
Everyone has taken his own weapon, and the gunner no longer cares about his beloved artillery, but has picked up the weapon that comes to hand.
The decisive battle!
"Have you seen it? Let me see it clearly. The gap has been widened!" Ding Yunyi's voice was low, but he could not refute: "This time, I will personally lead you to attack. If you advance, you will live, if you retreat, you will die!
All officers above the rank of 100, rush to the front! Those who are afraid of war, kill them! Those who run away, kill them! Those who mess up the formation, kill them!"
"Those who are afraid of war, kill them! Those who run away, kill them! Those who are in disarray, kill them!"
This was the resounding and neat response of the brothers.
This resounding answer can be heard clearly even from the Armandian Castle and the Fulisinlian Castle.
"Xiao Yifeng, Long Zhantian, please give me a break!"
"yes!"
Ding Yunyi tightened the "Dragon Tooth" in his hand: "All the other brothers, rush in! Kill!"
"Come in! Kill!"
Amidst bursts of roars, these Penghu officers and soldiers turned into a group of lions. Under the leadership of their guard Ding Yunyi, they swept towards Fulixinlian Fort like an unstoppable wind.
"Fire! Fire!"
Major Swede shouted loudly, feeling an unprecedented fear. He had to rely on the roar of the cannon to suppress the panic in his heart.
For some reason, he suddenly felt that the city of Relanja could no longer be defended. He was facing a team he had never seen before.
Perhaps, from the beginning, they should not have driven to the unfamiliar land of Taiwan, and they should not have been so arrogant from the beginning that they could challenge the huge Ming Dynasty with just a few hundred people.
Even though the Ming Dynasty is gradually declining, it is not something that the East India Company can face squarely.