In the smoke of gunpowder in the distance, explosions, gunshots, and shouts continued incessantly, as long as a century, so that the chief military officer Chen Ziping thought that this attack had failed, and summoned the right battalion with a blue face, ready to attack again.

The battle gradually subsided, except for the still unwilling cannon sound of Batavia City in the distance, the herald covered in blood returned to the rear, and after the initial report of the situation, Chen Ziping couldn't help but shake his body when he heard the news, and the faces of Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu next to him also turned pale.

In this less than an hour of fighting, on this small section of the defensive line, the left battalion of the Vietnamese cavalry army has been killed and wounded, if it were not for Zheng Yaozu, the general of the left battalion, who was in danger, maybe he would not be able to hold on, and he would have been beaten out by those Dutch musketeers.

Although there were 5,000 Dutch musketeers on this section of the line, and thousands of native soldiers rushed to support, Zhang Xiaojun was very dissatisfied, these were mostly natives, and the enemy's strength was similar to that of the left battalion of the Vietnamese cavalry. With such a tragic exchange ratio, it is necessary to clear the two lines of defense, and I am afraid that tens of thousands of people will not be filled in!

In addition, the Dutch defense line was set up in a dog-like pattern, and the capture of this section did not mean that the other sections of the defense line collapsed. This is simply a competition to shed blood, but the Dutch are not their own blood, and a large part of them are native soldiers on Luzon.

Zhang Xiaojun discussed with Yan Hu, and Yan Hu also talked about the battle situation in the Western Regions before, but the battle situation at this time was very different from that in the Western Regions. At this time, the Dutch were equipped with a lot of muskets and artillery, which was definitely not lower than the proportion of firearms equipped by the Tiance Army, and the war between the two sides had entered the era of quasi-hot ~ weapons, which was not the scene of the previous Western Regions War!

Therefore, after Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu discussed, the two agreed that the Tiance Army must bear huge casualties in this battle in order to finally conquer Batavia, otherwise everything is a fantasy!

However, this does not mean that the soldiers of the Tiance Army have to fight with their lives, Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu discussed for a long time, but they still came up with a way.

"We can't let the soldiers die in vain like this!"

Zhang Xiaojun first temporarily stopped the attacks of the infantry, and at the same time discussed with Yan Hu whether it was possible to let the natives of Luzon Island be used as cannon fodder to open the way in front.

At this time, there were many natives on Luzon Island, and after so many years of operation by the Dutch, these natives were already very familiar with firearms, even if they were still backward, but they were not uncivilized, and they could still be driven into battle.

Yan Hu also felt that this method was feasible, even if he couldn't use these natives and Batavia Cities, he could consume the Dutch's troops, and at worst, he could consume the ammunition of the Dutch, which was also a big help.

As a result, the attacks of the various divisions of the Tiance Army finally stopped, and the soldiers of the various divisions began to dig trenches and build fortifications on the periphery of Batavia, as if they were preparing to besiege the city for a long time.

Seeing this scene, Covance stood on top of the city with a solemn expression, this is the scene that Covance does not want to see, the Ming army is determined to take Batavia City and drive the Dutch out completely.

While the soldiers of the Tiance Army outside the city were in full swing to build fortifications, Covance also seized the time to repair the defenses of Batavia City, preparing to resist the siege of the Ming army.

In addition, Covance also implemented a ration system for food, water, and ammunition in the city, hoping to prolong the holding of Batavia. But when the amount of food, water, and ammunition in the city was counted, Covance suddenly felt extremely disappointed in his heart.

Although the Dutch had already hoarded a large amount of supplies before the start of the war, after this period of attrition and the damage caused by the fierce battle, the food in Batavia could only last for about a month, and there was more water, but it was only able to last for more than two months.

As for the ammunition of the army, if the intensity of this battle is still the same as before, and those Ming troops are still attacking day and night, Coventry estimates that the ammunition and gunpowder in Batavia City can only last for more than half a month!

"Maybe it won't be long before the noble Dutch will pick up machetes and fight with the Ming army like those natives!"

Covins muttered to himself in despair, the Dutch have firearms and are tigers, but once they lose the blessing of firearms, the Dutch may have little combat power left, because the Dutch are very strong at sea, but their combat power on land is not optimistic, at least not as strong as the Spaniards and Portuguese.

In this way, Covance spent four days in despair, and to Cowens's surprise, during these four days, the Ming army did not launch a large-scale sustained offensive as usual, but only launched some intermittent tentative attacks, once the defenders attacked, the Ming army would immediately retreat, and would not fight to the death as before.

During these four days, the Dutch not only seized the time to repair the defenses of Batavia, but even launched a small counterattack, successfully recovering a small section of the outer trench occupied by the Ming army a few days earlier.

This situation made the Dutch in Batavia City suddenly rejoice, and some people even began to think that the Ming army outside the city must be weak in follow-up, and it may even be that the Ming army came from afar, and it must be that the logistics supply cannot keep up, so it is no longer able to continue the siege!

Although Covance hesitated in his heart, believing that the Ming army must have come prepared this time, and would not be unable to keep up with the logistics supply so quickly, but in the face of the real improvement of the situation, a long-lost smile appeared on his face.

But Covance's smile didn't last long, and just two days later, the sight outside Batavia stunned all the Dutch, including Covins!

"Those natives actually took refuge in the Ming army!"

"I should have killed all those native tribes if I knew it!"

Looking at the natives who were constantly gathering outside the city, all the Dutch in Batavia were completely desperate, and even the natives in the city who assisted the Dutch in defending the city were ready to move, and even some natives had begun to flee from the battle, and the Dutch soldiers in charge of supervising the formation hurriedly suppressed, which suddenly caused a lot of commotion.

At this time, tens of thousands of natives had gathered outside the city of Batavia, and these natives had gathered from all parts of Luzon from various parts of the Tiance Army, and tribes were constantly joining.

In order to persuade these native tribes to join the camp of the Ming army, Yan Hu and Zhang Xiaojun made a lot of efforts, not only spent nearly 700,000 taels of silver, as well as a large amount of food and other items, but also made a promise: After this battle, the captured Dutch will be at their disposal!

Over the years, the Dutch occupying the city of Batavia can be said to have done evil deeds, committing a lot of crimes against the native tribes on Luzon, dividing and disintegrating, and the tricks of breaking down have been constantly staged, so that the native tribes on Luzon Island have killed each other, and the Dutch have taken the opportunity to continuously expel the native tribes and occupy all the rich land on the island.

It didn't take long for Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu to pull up an army of nearly 60,000 natives, and even tens of thousands of natives, women and old people rushed to transfer materials and build fortifications for the Ming army, saving a lot of effort from the officers and soldiers of the Tiance army.

With these 60,000 natives, even if the equipment is very poor and the combat power is very low, it is enough for the Dutch in Batavia to drink a pot, at least it is a huge blow to the morale of the Dutch.

Moreover, the Dutch in the city also have more than 40,000 native soldiers and horses, at this time, in the face of the coercion of the 60,000 native army outside the city, and in the face of the continuous persuasion of various native tribes outside the city, the native soldiers in the city will definitely make some moves.

Then again, even if those natives didn't have any objections, the Dutch would definitely be on guard, or even make a move!

Sure enough!

Just when the various divisions of the Tiance Army and the 60,000 native army outside the city were preparing for the siege battle, fierce civil strife suddenly broke out in the city.

The 40,000 natives in the city were divided into six teams by the Dutch, and they were deployed in various places inside and outside the city of Batavia, and this order had already made the hearts of these natives fluctuate, and in the face of the Dutch's increasingly strict defenses, these natives finally began to act!

On this night, the army of more than 40,000 natives in the city of Batavia suddenly began to riot, and countless natives rushed around the city, and when they saw the Dutch, they began to slaughter men, women, and children.

In the face of the riot of the native soldiers, Covinston was in a daze, but he didn't expect that these native soldiers, who usually seemed to be submissive and thought that they had been killed by their own side for a long time, would have the courage to defect!

"Disperse the natives!"

Covance roared loudly, and at the same time shouted to the heralds beside him: "Mobilize troops to defend the city gates, and guard against the Ming army outside the city!" ”

At this time, the entire Batavia city was in flames, and the sound of killing was everywhere, and more than 40,000 native soldiers and nearly 10,000 Dutch soldiers and horses fought fiercely together, and the killing was inseparable, and the defense of the entire Batavia city suddenly collapsed.

Outside the city, Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu looked at each other, the two originally planned to let the 60,000 natives outside the city attack the city in two days, and even prepared for the unfavorable siege of the natives army, who knew that there was civil strife in Batavia at this time!

Yan Hu shouted excitedly: "Don't miss the opportunity!" ”

Zhang Xiaojun was not ambiguous, and immediately ordered the 60,000 native army that had been deployed outside the city to immediately attack the city and rush into the city at any cost.

At the same time, Zhang Xiaojun and Yan Hu also ordered all units of the Tiance Army to assist the local army in attacking the city on the periphery to prevent the Dutch in the city from escaping, and the Dutch in the city must be annihilated in this battle!

On this night, the city of Batavia was noisy all night, and the Dutch in the city were plunged into hellish blood and fire!