0773 Shaped charge
The soldiers immediately went up and drove the natives who had run back to one side. Most of the natives wept and ran to the flank. But a small number of frightened natives did not listen to the command, and even started to fight with the soldiers. As a result, he was stabbed to death directly by the soldiers!
The blood and screams finally brought the natives to their senses from their frenzy, and they were obediently driven aside by the soldiers. They knew that they had probably completed the devil's mission and should be able to live.
Sure enough, they were driven aside and forced to sit down. When they had quieted down, the soldiers also selected some people to work and were responsible for distributing a large cake to them. There are also natives who go to fetch water. This made the natives completely relieved, knowing that they could survive tonight!
Liu Pei didn't have any good intentions in arranging food and drinking water for these people. It's just that I want to use them again in the future. But his action effectively reassured the other natives and gave them hope to live.
After all, people are short-sighted! In order to be able to live, it is good to live even a quarter of an hour longer. So when the second group of more than 2,000 people was driven up, the reaction of these natives was much calmer.
Next, the scene of the river reclamation was repeated. After paying hundreds of dead and wounded, they retreated. They were treated in the same way as the previous batch of natives. After waiting for nearly 10,000 natives to rotate, the moat outside the castle has been filled in a section several feet long. The drawbridge was also smashed in the shelling, and the city gates were completely exposed.
Liu Pei took a closer look and felt that it was available. He began to camp outside the city. The natives were also closely guarded. The two sides are facing each other from afar outside the city, and the other inside the city.
The next day, at dawn, the soldiers finished breakfast and began to march out of the camp. Another group of soldiers went to the front of the position with the natives on their heads. The natives had already been given a flatbread and enough water.
And today the ranks of the natives look much more neat. It's not because they survived yesterday and became elite, but most of the people who died yesterday were old and weak women and children. Without those old and weak women and children, the team will naturally look at it
It was much more tidy.
Soldiers approached with carts full of weapons such as wooden sticks. They forcibly shoved a handful into each of the natives. The natives trembled with their weapons! This is to give them weapons and ask them to attack. But the outer wall of the castle in front of me didn't look like it could rush in. And there is not even a long ladder, how can it be climbed? So there was some commotion among the natives.
While the natives were puzzled, the Dutch people on the walls also saw the scene. But they're not worried! Because the outer walls of the castle are tall, it is impossible to climb them with bare hands without a long ladder!
So they are all laughing at each other's stupidity. But Governor Cohen didn't see it that way. He didn't think anyone who could hit Batavia was stupid. The other party must have a way to break the city.
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At this time, Liu Pei's camp was filled with an extremely large car and four carts. The wheels of this car are much wider than the wheels of a regular car. The body is also much wider. The entire car was wrapped in thick wooden planks that looked like a shortened coffin. It's just that this coffin is extremely large. The rear of the cart was nailed with thick planks, which sheltered the people who were pushing the cart.
As soon as the cart was rolled out, Governor Cohen, who was standing on the wall, knew what it was doing. The car must have been filled with gunpowder, ready to blast the city gates.
Governor Cohen knew that his opponent had caught him in a weak spot. This is because the whole castle is a Western-style castle building. But because they had no rivals in Southeast Asia, they built a simplified version of the castle.
A true Western-style castle has at least three tiers of gates. And he only has one layer of gates here. Outside the city gate is a moat with a suspension bridge. By this time, the drawbridge had been smashed in yesterday's shelling, revealing the city gates. Once the gates are blown up, the enemy will easily rush into the castle interior.
But Governor Cohen was not at all worried. He had estimated the amount of charge in that car. That won't blow up the gates at all. Because if the gunpowder rises up and explodes, most of the power is actually dispersed! There is very little force that can be applied to the city gates. Thick steel
The iron gate plus a top gate car is enough to protect the city gate.
But Governor Cohen still refused to take it lightly. He ordered the soldiers and gunners to prepare and fire the powder cart as soon as it approached, breaking the cart as far as possible. It would be even better if it could be detonated!
But if Governor Cohen had clairvoyance, he probably wouldn't have been so calm! Because normally, normally, his estimate was right. Behind the heavy iron gate, there was a top door car, and the car of black powder really couldn't blow up the door.
But this time the gunpowder installation method was different. Liu Pei used the method of shaped charge. If you cut a rocket longitudinally, you will find that at the top of the cylindrical charge of the warhead part, there will be a conical depression and a metal powder cover inside. This charge directs the power of the gunpowder explosion in one direction. This is the principle of the bazooka's ability to shoot through armor.
In that huge wooden box was iron-clad gunpowder. After being squeezed repeatedly, a large conical depression is extruded in the middle of the front end. So one can imagine what kind of spectacle will appear when this huge rocket warhead explodes!
Four carts escorted the gunpowder cart and drove slowly in the direction of the city gate. Behind them, the interpreter was doing the pre-war mobilization. He waved the stick in his hand and shouted: "In a moment the gates will be blown open, and all of you will rush in!" Kill a Dutch and you'll be free! Kill two people and you can take one away! If you and your family want to live, it's up to you! ”
Seeing that the natives were a little quiet, the interpreter shouted again and said, "Think about your daily life! You have always been oppressed by the Dutch, and this is your chance to take revenge! And there were many Dutch women in that city, and a lot of gold and silver treasures! If you can get your hands on it, it's all yours! Let's go forward! ”
A simple agitation makes these simple-minded natives excited! They were a little manic when they thought of those white-skinned women and those yellow gold coins! And there is a look of eagerness to try!