Chapter 426 Pulling out the devil

This first reinforcement consisted of two hundred and forty musketeers.

They came under the command of Captain Beder on two clippers of several hundred tons.

According to Major Weidmann's original intention, this road was the northern route, and the purpose was to rush to the aid of the Japanese at the end of the northern line, strengthen their defenses, and maintain the threat to Zheng's fleet.

The end of the northern line is very important, as long as the artillery on the watchtower is kept, the follow-up fleet of the Chinese Yankees will not be able to let go of the courage to rush into Luermen.

And with the help of these more than 200 musketeers, those Chinese who have very few firearms, and most of them are armed with broadswords and bows and arrows, it is difficult to take this sandbank island in a hurry.

The other two reinforcements were on the southern front, and Weidmann planned to advance by land and water to reinforce Chichicheng along the south bank of the Taijiang River.

When the cannon at the end of the northern line rang out, Beder and they had just boarded the ship......

As soon as he heard the rumbling of cannons, Bader shouted and hurriedly ordered the ship to start.

The sailors hurriedly hoisted their sails and set sail, slowly sailing out of Dayuan Port along the curved coastline, preparing to cross the Taijiang River and sail straight to the end of the northern line.

Unexpectedly, before turning out of the bay, the cannon fire on the island stopped, and immediately, there was a faint crackling sound of gunfire......

"Hurry, hurry, accelerate!"

Bedel's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth and roared, "Load me all the guns, and let these yellow-skinned monkeys taste the taste of lead!" ”

This Captain Beder, who is only in his thirties, is a veteran oilman, and has been a senior officer for several years, and he has a nickname - "Pulling Devils".

This nickname was given to him by the local Chinese people, for a very simple reason, over the years, he has killed too many people, and his hands are stained with the blood of the Chinese people.

Like Major Weidmann, in the bones of "pulling out devils", he disdained the combat effectiveness of the Ming army at all, and was very arrogant.

The arrogant remark that "twenty-five Chinese together is not as good as a soldier's ...... of mine" came from his mouth......

When I finally turned out of the bay, I saw smoke billowing from the small island in front of me, but I could no longer hear a single movement.

Through the island, you can faintly see a corner of the huge fleet of Chinese ships in the distant ocean, and in the near distance, the opposite side of the island seems to have the masts of several gunboats exposed......

"It can't be the pustu-filled Japanese who have lost it, right?"

"Pull out the devil," he muttered, glaring at his puzzled eyes.

However, "pulling out the devil" did not have any bad premonitions, and he was not worried about losing the battle at all.

Judging from the gunshots faintly heard just now, it is estimated that the Chinese also sent musketeers, and those Japanese were originally a group of rabble, as long as the cannon was dumb fire, it would be a blink of an eye to lose it.

"Well, then, let our Dutch warriors teach them a lesson!"

The devil's face was full of arrogance, and he muttered viciously.

He knew very well that the imitation arquebuses in the hands of the Chinese were not only small in number, but also far behind the authentic Western goods in terms of range, accuracy, and shooting speed, and the failure rate was very high.

As long as they shoot on the island, they will be vulnerable to the blows of the three-stage attack and quickly lose their formation......

Approaching the shore, the two clippers released the dinghy one after another, and the landing began.

Strangely enough, until all the soldiers came ashore and quickly formed up in the open area of the beach, they were not volleyed by the Chinese, and the island fell silent......

"Won't they all be scared away?"

"Pull out the devil" sneered and shouted loudly, "All pay attention, keep the three-stage strike formation, and move forward!" ”

Under his command, the soldiers were divided into two teams, each team was in a row of forty people, quickly formed a battle formation, and covered each other to approach the watchtower.

Soon, the watchtower is in front of you, and you can clearly see the surroundings of the watchtower, some of the fortifications that are still smoking.

Faintly, after those fortifications, some human heads were exposed......

"Finally there is ......"

"Pull out the devil" narrowed his eyes and shouted loudly, "Rabbit cubs, rush up for me, and teach these yellow-skinned monkeys a hard lesson!" ”

There are less than a hundred steps to go, into range.

"Fire!"

"Pulling out the devil" held a short gun in one hand and brandished a command knife in the other, shouting, "They have just landed, their foothold is not stable, as long as they hit a few people, they will scatter in fear and flee......

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

The two groups of soldiers opened fire one after another, advancing as they fired their guns, and the first battle of the Dutch counterattack began.

However, there was no movement on this side, and there was still no return fire.

……

At this moment, there are only two groups of sailors who have landed at the end of the northern line, about two squadrons, and more than one hundred and fifty fighters.

The officer who commanded them was the captain of the sailor squadron on the "Gray Dolphin", named Chen Ze.

As soon as the red flag was raised, and the soldiers were still cleaning the battlefield everywhere, mending the swords of those half-dead Japanese, Chen Ze saw from afar the two gunboats that were approaching......

He looked behind him, the boats that had brought them ashore had just left the beach.

It will take at least a quarter of an hour for the third group of fighters to come ashore.

Their four gunboats, still moored in place, were ready to recover the dinghy and continue the landing operation, and they had no intention of attacking head-on.

It seems that they were blocked by the buildings, trees, and smoke of the island, and did not find any enemy situation......

Chen Ze was a little nervous, it seemed that he had to command a battle alone.

However, after a short period of panic, Chen Ze made a quick decision and immediately made a deployment.

Chen Ze was very clear-headed, and in order to avoid being shelled by enemy ships, he decided to hide and set up an ambush and fight away from the beach.

At the sound of an order, the soldiers quickly gathered together and accepted Chen Ze's order.

In the blink of an eye, they dispersed, only a few people hid in the watchtowers to monitor the enemy's situation, and most of them evacuated in the vicinity of the watchtowers, which were bombarded into a mess.

Another 30 men quickly detoured back to the flank of the enemy's landing ground and hid in a small tropical forest, ready to flank the red hairs......

After Chen Ze saw the number of enemy troops landing, he immediately laughed at himself a little - he almost scared himself out of the urine when he came to such a few people!

Well, since you're here, don't go back!

He decided to wipe out these reckless red-haired devils.

Quietly staring at those people in a team on the open beach, and then rushed forward in two teams, Chen Ze was very calm.

These red-haired musketeers were all musketeers, and he knew that their muskets were almost no threat from a hundred paces away, so he decided to get closer and open fire.

……

There were still fifty or sixty steps to go, and in the interval between the gunshots, the "devil puller" even faintly heard the "poof" sound of the guns hitting the buildings and burrowing into the dirt......

"Pulling out the devil" became even more arrogant, he raised his command knife and shouted loudly: "Get on the bayonet, speed up, rush me!" ”

"Bang bang bang...... Bang bang bang ......"

As soon as the words fell, the sound of fried bean-like gunfire rang out, and more than a hundred rifles spewed out tongues of fire at the same time, pouring bullets like raindrops, accurately burrowing into the bodies of the Dutch people.

"Pulling out the devil" was stunned for a moment, and before the command knife in his hand fell, he had been shot several times, and five or six blood holes appeared on his brain alone......

(End of chapter)