The remaining Dutch aircraft in the East Indies probably adopted a strategy to preserve their strength at first. When the first two rounds of Ming army aircraft attacked the port artillery group, they did not take off, but evacuated and concealed themselves, covering them with camouflage nets and tree leaves.
But then, for some reason, the commander probably changed his attention. The remaining four dive bombers and four torpedo planes, escorted by more than 20 fighter jets, made a desperate move and flew to the sea to attack the Ming army's aircraft carrier formation.
, trying to hit one or two torpedoes like last time and force the Ming fleet to retreat.
But this time the Ming army's fleet was much larger, and the protagonist was an aircraft carrier. The Dutch fleet was discovered by alert Kingfisher fighter jets more than sixty nautical miles away, and soon, these thirty Dutch aircraft were attacked by fourteen Kingfisher fighter jets.
In the "one-sided massacre" of the Dutch fighter jets, within ten minutes, all Dutch aircraft dragged black smoke into the sea. At this point, the Dutch air power in the East Indies was completely lost.
From 12 noon to 3 pm, the Tianshu carried out five more waves of air raids. Several Dutch military camps near Batavia, including the western half of Batavia Island, suffered unprecedented rounds of bombing and strafing.
For those Dutch soldiers, this was their first taste of air raids. The bombers roared down with bombs attached, and flames continued to spray from the wings. A large number of Dutch soldiers were strafed to death as they fled in all directions.
Dive bombers do not drop bombs easily, but only drop a bomb when they see particularly valuable targets, such as heavy artillery positions, arms warehouses, commander's office buildings, and a large number of Dutch soldiers. Of course, these
Every bomb played a huge role, either dozens of broken limbs or broken arms flying all over the sky, or heavy artillery and ammunition piles erupting into plumes of smoke.
Amidst the horror they had never seen in their lives, these Dutch soldiers, who had never fought in a war, completely suffered a nervous breakdown. Each of them had only one thought in their mind: save their lives and survive!
When the dive bombers roared down, every soldier had the feeling that this was coming for him, and they were all running away, trying their best to find a place to hide.
This is the irreplaceable advantage of dive bombers compared to level bombers: they cause huge mental panic to the enemy forces on the ground. There is a widespread saying that this is mainly because the dive bombers are equipped with a screamer, which emits a shrill scream to the enemy forces.
The mental terror caused. Of course there are reasons for this. But more importantly, the precision of the dive bomber's dive bomber, the feeling right above the head, is the kind of "this is the rush" that every enemy has.
"I came here alone" feeling.
The bomb load, destructive power, and killing power of large horizontal bombers are all unmatched by dive bombers. However, due to the high-altitude bombing, there is no such feeling of "close at hand, coming at me", and the mental fear given to the enemy on the ground is far less than that of dive bombers.
Dive bombers. It's like soldiers can brave shelling, watch their comrades around them being blown away, and charge desperately, but a single enemy sniper can make hundreds of soldiers lie on the ground in fear, and no one dares to move forward.
Same.
In addition to the Osprey dive bomber, the greater casualties came from the Kingfisher fighter jet. The Kingfisher is equipped with four 7.92 mm machine guns. Its strafing power is twice that of the Osprey. It is also much more flexible and faster than the Osprey. The fighter pilots are also more skilled and can fly
It was so low that it almost brushed against the roof of the military barracks. The four machine guns fired in a flash, and the Dutch soldiers on the ground scattered in all directions. Those who fled slowly covered their chests and fell to the ground holding their necks.
In the first two rounds of attack waves, the Osprey bombers were about to return after dropping their bombs. Later, in the second round, they gained experience. The bombs were only used to deal with high-value hard targets. To deal with enemy infantry on the ground, they mainly relied on strafing and bombing.
After throwing it away, they continued to swoop and straf until they ran out of fuel before returning.
By the fourth round of attacks, there was almost no one in the Dutch military camp. There were only corpses on the ground and wounded people struggling and groaning. The surviving Dutch soldiers had all fled into the forest outside. In other words, they were basically dispersed. I guess
There was no organization anymore. When the last round of air raids was about to leave, the bombardiers of each Osprey pushed open the cockpit and threw out a bundle of leaflets. The leaflets with the words persuading surrender were immediately scattered inside and outside the Dutch military camp. The leaflets promised,
The Ming army will treat every Dutch soldier who lays down his arms well and guarantee him all the treatment he deserves.
The Dutch soldiers, who had just experienced extreme terror, had no fighting spirit at all. After picking up the leaflets and reading them, they were immediately filled with great hope of survival. Except for a few who had a strong sense of honor, most of them made up their minds to fight if they had the chance.
Surrender. Because in their view, the Ming army's promise to surrender is quite credible. The Ming and Qing wars just attracted the attention of the world. The Ming army captured hundreds of thousands of Qing soldiers, including a few captured in the battle in the suburbs of Nanjing.
The Qing soldiers and the Eight Banners Division who participated in the massacre of civilians were all Manchus.
In this way, the Ming army gave them very good treatment: warm barracks, good food, timely and best treatment, and as much free space as possible in the prisoner camp. They also set up a canteen where they could buy cigarettes and
All kinds of food... Journalists from various countries and representatives of the International Red Cross went to visit and praised it. They said that even if the armies of European Christian countries were fighting, it was not easy to do this to the enemy's prisoners.
As a result, these Dutch soldiers have long heard of the Ming army's good reputation for "preferential treatment of prisoners". In addition, the Dutch soldiers knew clearly that this war must be short, and the Dutch army would not be able to resist for a while, and it might not last more than two.
The treaty was signed in the morning, and they could return home quickly if they surrendered. This further strengthened their idea of "surrendering when there is a chance."
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At four o'clock in the afternoon, the Ming Dynasty fleet entered Batavia Bay and prepared to enter the port and disembark under the cover of aircraft.
At this time, several white flags had been raised in the harbor. On the pier, piles of wounded soldiers were lying on the ground. There were hundreds of them. A few lightly wounded soldiers stood there, carrying bamboo poles and white sheets, rushing towards them.
The warships waved vigorously for fear that the warships would fire at the pier. Hundreds of Chinese people had spontaneously gathered in the port. Most of them were young people, male and female students, and people who had lost their families in the anti-Chinese massacre. They saw the Ming army destroyers approaching.
, immediately raised a welcome banner with Chinese characters and unfurled a Ming Dynasty flag.
A destroyer sailed into the port first, observed it for a while, then lowered the boat and sent a group of sailors and officers who could speak Dutch ashore. As soon as these sailors landed, they were immediately surrounded by a large group of Chinese, especially the female students.
, like Western girls, rush forward to hug and kiss them, stuff the picked flowers into their arms, and put the garlands on their necks. Where have these young guys ever received this kind of treatment in China?
I was so excited that my face turned red with embarrassment.
Amidst the cheers, several sailors were lifted up by the Chinese students and thrown upwards. The sailors were also dizzy with joy, wearing beautiful tropical flowers and enjoying the kisses of the female students.
I forgot what I came ashore for.
The sailors on the destroyer were no longer happy and began to make noises, clamoring to go ashore. The sailors clung to the deck railings, yelled and whistled to the shore, trying desperately to attract the attention of the female students...
The ship's whistle roared twice, and then the captain's voice faintly came from the loudspeaker:
"...That's almost it...what are you doing ashore..."
When several sailors heard that the captain was unhappy, they quickly struggled down from the crowd and let their compatriots lead them to the wounded Dutch soldiers.
Those Dutch wounded soldiers had been watching on the sidelines for a long time, feeling extremely envious and feeling even more homesick. The leader of the Ming army sailors was a naval captain who majored in Dutch. He led his men to several Dutch wounded soldiers.
In front of the soldier, he asked in Dutch:
"Where is your highest officer here?"
A Dutch corporal stood up with a wooden stick and saluted him. Then he said carefully:
"Sir, the highest ranking officer here is Captain Mori. Over there, I will take you there."
The captain of the Ming Navy led his sailors, surrounded by a large group of Chinese youths, and followed him to another pile of Dutch wounded soldiers more than ten meters away. The difference was that this pile of wounded soldiers were all officers. The Dutch
The corporal saluted one of them and said a few words. Then a Dutch captain slowly stood up. One of his arms was bandaged and hung on his chest. His face was covered with smoke and dust, and he looked up and down at the man who was the same as him.
The Ming Army captain, who had the rank of captain, used his other hand to straighten his uniform and said slowly:
"I am Captain Karl van Mouri of the Dutch Army."
"I am Huo Tianying, captain of the Ming Dynasty Navy. How many of you are there?"
Captain Mori turned around and pointed in a circle:
"They are all here on the pier. There are probably more than 150 people. They are all gathered here from various units, mainly artillery. Most of them are not my subordinates. It's just that I have the highest military rank here."
Captain Huo Tianying also looked around and nodded:
"How about it, are you willing to surrender?"
Captain Morrie nodded indifferently:
"Yes. We are here waiting for you. I will represent them."
Then he slowly took out his pistol and handed it to Huo Tianying. Huo Tianying took it, put it in his waist and said:
"On behalf of the Ming Empire's navy and army, I now accept your surrender. Now let them gather their weapons."
Captain Morrie gave an order, and more than a hundred Dutch officers and soldiers in the port slowly stood up, threw their weapons into a pile, and then gathered together and sat on the ground waiting to be taken in.
Captain Huo Tianying asked two sailors to watch them, and then led several other sailors and hundreds of Chinese volunteers to quickly search the nearby dock buildings. There were no more hidden Dutch troops.
Then, on a building more than 100 meters away from the shore, the Dutch flag on the flagpole was lowered. A Ming Dynasty flag was quickly raised.
Suddenly, there was cheering on the pier. More than a hundred Chinese people looked at the Ming Dynasty flag on the flagpole and burst into tears. The captain and the sailors were lifted up by the crowd again.
The first batch of the Ming army to land on the Dutch East Indies was only seven sailors. However, these seven sailors accepted the surrender of 150 Dutch soldiers and occupied the port of Batavia.
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Amid cheers, the two troop ships and transport ships sailed into the port, tied up cables, lowered the gangways, and large numbers of troops landed one after another.
The local workers at the port had long since disappeared, but the engineering troops of the Ming Army were specially trained for port operations. They operated dock cranes and other machinery, no worse than the port workers. Soon, not only the infantry, but also small and medium-sized artillery,
Mortars, baggage trucks, ammunition, as well as four Lightning-1 tanks and four armored personnel carriers were also shipped off the ship one after another and were on standby in the port.
The East India Expeditionary Division of the Ming Dynasty Army established a division headquarters in the port, and the division's reconnaissance battalions were also spread out around the port. They advanced to 500 meters to one kilometer around the port and established a warning circle, but no fighting occurred.
Every Ming army soldier who disembarked had the feeling that they were not boarding the enemy's coast, but that they were simply here to travel. The Ming army calmly reorganized in the port and began to advance into the city according to the established route.
The main direction of advance is four-way, starting from the northernmost port area of the city and radiating to the south. Each road is protected by a Lightning-1 tank and an armored personnel carrier at the front.
The streets were empty. Overhead were slow-flying and low-flying Ming army aircraft. In front were tanks and armored vehicles, and behind were fire support troops pushing machine guns, carrying mortars and flamethrowers. The infantrymen in the middle were carrying
Armed with rifles and submachine guns, they marched quickly along both sides of the street. Although they were still cautious, listening to the roar above their heads and on the ground, they really felt the power of their own side. In addition, they had never been resisted.
I'm obviously more excited than scared.
Among these soldiers, many officers have collar insignias with small gold swords on a black background. They are all officers of the People's Guard. When establishing this expeditionary division, many officers from the People's Guard who had participated in street battles in Nanjing and Pukou were specially selected.
They have rich experience in urban warfare, so they are most suitable to lead the troops to capture Batavia. The eight tanks and armored vehicles were also drawn from the People's Guard. The commanders and crews all participated in the battle to defend Nanjing.
As we moved deeper into the city, the Chinese characters for "Chinese" began to appear occasionally on the doors of houses on both sides of the street. All the soldiers saw in the city were Dutch and Malay characters. When they accidentally saw Chinese characters, they immediately felt very kind to them.
. Whenever they encounter such a Chinese residence, the sergeant leading the team will stop temporarily, knock on the door, and ask the Chinese owner about the movements of the Dutch troops and whether there are any Dutch troops nearby.
When the local Chinese opened the door and saw soldiers from their own country, they were extremely excited. Some hugged the Ming soldiers tightly and cried on their shoulders. The Ming soldiers were not used to it at first, but then they saw almost
Every Chinese household wears black gauze armbands on their arms, and there are incense candles and spiritual tablets in the house. Some even have several spiritual tablets, so they all understand.
Later, the soldiers discovered a pattern: whenever there are houses or shops on both sides of the street that have been burned or smashed in a terrible way, regardless of whether the word "Chinese" is written on the door or not, as long as you knock on the door, most of the people will come out and open the door.
Chinese.
Of course, almost half of these houses cannot be opened.
"Is there anyone? Is there anyone? We are the Ming army!"
A Ming army soldier looked up at this shop. This is another two-story building, with a shop below and a residence above. The glass of several windows was smashed, leaving the window holes open and lifeless. The door at the first floor
On the walls and doors, there are blood-red paint with ferocious Malay characters, and some weird totems.
Another soldier next to him pushed open the ajar door, knocked a few times, and shouted inside. There was no movement for a long time. One soldier said: