0652 Trestle

These reefs are so sharp that they are like dogs' teeth! A big boat rubbed by a reef is a big hole! If the boat is swelled on the reef by the waves, it will be a smashing end! This is a natural barrier defense zone. It is no wonder that the Dutch did not want to place heavy troops here, and only four batteries were built.

But the fort can't stop the soldiers who are eager to make meritorious contributions! As the resistance of the batteries was destroyed, the fleet immediately moved closer to the shore and prepared to shell the outermost buildings that might have hidden people. The outermost building has firing ports on the top. These buildings were built as half a fortress, and they were so strong that they had to be brought down.

The fleet was free of the threat of batteries, and immediately approached the shore with confidence and boldness. Shelling of those buildings began. Due to the closer distance, the area of the building is much higher than the battery. So the hit rate is quite high! For a while, the bricks and stones were flying sideways, and the dust was flying! But the buildings were sturdy and withstood the shelling.

The boat, which was still in the distance, received the signal, and the people on board began to row the boat towards the shore. But there was no one else in the boat that came first but the sailors, and there were a few stones in it.

Small boats rowed over in droves, and even the navigation of the fleet was affected. But without the threat of batteries, the warships simply dropped anchor and stopped on the surface of the sea and continued to shell the complex. In this way, the hit rate is improved.

The boat was getting closer and closer to the shore and had reached the reef area. The main reason why the Dutch chose to build the complex here was because of the reef area, which was difficult for enemy ships to approach. But this can't help the officers and men of the Navy!

The first batch of boats were carefully selected to operate the boats! They will look for a reliable passage between the reefs. Moreover, the ship was loaded with a lot of stones as a weight to prevent the waves from overturning the boat.

The boats approached the reef and drove cautiously into it, and they soon found two passages in the reef. Unfortunately, neither of these lanes can reach the shore directly. However, the soldiers in charge of the boat were not worried, and when they approached the reef, they pulled a wooden plug from the bottom of the boat, and the sea water was immediately used.

The sailors threw off the wooden stoppers and began to stabilize the ship with all their might. Soon, the boat slowly sank according to the good angle, and was firmly stuck between the two reefs, just like that, there were reefs on both sides of the boat, and there were ballast stones in the boat, and the boat was motionless in the wind and waves!

The sailor jumped twice in the boat, and when he saw that the ship was not moving, he happily signaled to the back that it was all right! The boats behind did the same, resting in a good position to jam the boats. The reef area is not large, and a dozen small boats have been arranged to settle down.

The second group of boats soon approached. They brought a lot of planks. The sailors used planks to connect the boats. Soon, two winding makeshift plank paths appeared!

It turned out that Liu Pei's idea was to build a temporary plank road. If you just send soldiers to the island, you can charge by small boats, and there will not be many casualties. But it will be difficult to send heavy artillery to the island! Heavy artillery could not be transferred from small boats, but could only be lifted and unloaded from trestles. However, the islands are all under the control of the Dutch artillery, not to mention how to build the trestle, even if there is a trestle there, the ship does not dare to lean up! After all, loading and unloading artillery is not a matter of a moment, in case the ship is sunk, the artillery will be gone!

However, Liu Pei's choice of this location is very good! In the distance, the sea ships were parked outside the range of the artillery, which was out of reach. As for the small boats that have been laid down on the ship, although they look dense, it is a joke to try to hit these small boats with artillery! Even modern artillery against these small ships can only count on the use of shrapnel and shock waves, and never count on hits. And the current solid shells, of course, can't do it anymore.

And those warships that are already close to the shore, as long as they dodge two or three rounds of shelling, will hide in the cover range of the complex, and the guns on the castle will not be visible at all, let alone hit. As long as the soldiers build the trestle, they can easily unload the artillery and slowly bombard the Dutch!

As for the Dutch people in the complex, they can only stare dryly! Because the smoothbore guns they have at hand can't reach the seashore. So they could only watch as the two plank roads slowly took shape, lengthened, and widened.

Looking at the scene in front of them, the Dutch people in the complex discussed

Fan, I feel that I can't let the other party build the trestle so unscrupulously. It's not good for them. So they put together a team, about sixty or seventy people. Prepare to rush to the sea and burn the trestle.

But as soon as they rushed out of the complex, they were hit by the warships on the shore! When the warships dealt with the soldiers, they were all replaced with shotguns and chain bullets. Dense shotguns whistled like a raging wind through the crowd, making the ground and people pop!

Anyone who was shot had a hole in his body as if a barrel had been opened, spewing out a fountain of red blood! As for the chain, it is like lightning through the crowd! Everything that is caught in it is broken in two!

Several ships fired a salvo, and the Dutch on the opposite side screamed and fell to the ground! The living can only flee back in embarrassment, never daring to show their heads again! Their tragic sight drew ridicule from the soldiers who were building the trestle.

Just as the pier was about to extend to the shore, there was a loud "bang", and the wall facing the sea of the building at the very edge of the complex collapsed, revealing the internal structure of the house!

It is evident from the internal structure that this is a huge three-story barracks. At the same time, some panicked Dutch people can be seen trying to escape from the house. Prevent the collapse of the entire house! And the fleet found that its bombardment had borne fruit, so it naturally worked harder to reload, launch, and beat other houses to the ground!

At the time of the collapse of the house, the trestle was finally repaired and built all the way to the shore. Although Liu Pei has made people more careful and fully prepared, there are still people who sacrifice!

Four sailors were swept up by the waves and crashed onto the reef! One of them was estimated to have injured his internal organs, and often vomited blood, and soon died. The other three people all had broken bones, and if they hadn't been rescued in time, they would have died in the sea! Even so, I'm afraid they will only be able to recuperate for a long time, or retire due to war injuries!

Liu Pei could only sigh when he received the report and ordered to treat him as much as possible. Liu Pei knew that these people were finished, and the best case was also disabled. But one will make it a thousand bones! He can only do his best!