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"Boom !!"

More than 100 guns were out of range of the guns placed on the castle of Geranza. ▲ ∴ top ▲ ∴ point ▲ ∴ small ▲ ∴ said that after adjusting the firing position and everything was ready, these artillery guns sent out a roar from the ancient empire of the east to the invaders who came from thousands of miles away and across the sea.

The huge buckshot that came from the ground slammed into the walls of the castle of Geranza. The powerful kinetic energy instantly flew the debris of the solid stone city wall sideways, and large chunks of stone were scattered and scattered.

The occasional cannonball that falls into the castle causes a huge commotion. Sturdy houses are as fragile as pieces of paper in the face of shells. As for the thinner human body, no one can survive being hit by a shell!

The bombardment not only destroyed the fortified walls that the Dutch were proud of, but also destroyed the determination of the Dutch to continue to hold on to the castle!

"How is this possible?!" The cat hiding in the observation mouth was full of shocked expressions, and his eyes were dull as he looked at the bursts of gunpowder smoke rising from the Ming artillery position in the distance. He had no idea that those guns, which didn't look too big, could hit so far! When did these Orientals become so powerful?!

"We have to destroy those artillery." At this moment, Major Doplan, the colonial military governor who was in charge of the defense of the entire Geranza Castle, came behind Mao Nanshi, and said in a deep voice with an extremely serious expression.

"How?" The cat was a little helpless and looked at the Ming army in the distance. There was smoke and a deafening roar of artillery resounding between the heavens and the earth. And even more so, near the artillery positions, densely packed with barracks of the Eastern Army!

"Night Raid." Major Doplan's voice was full of determination. As an officer who has been living in the army for a long time. Major Doplan knew very well in his heart that if he could not neutralize the enemy's artillery superiority, this seemingly impregnable fortress would not last long at all!

No fortress can stand tall in the face of enemy shelling!

The artillery bombardment throughout the day was not actually intensive, but because of the large number of artillery pieces, it seemed to be continuous. The artillery of the Ming Dynasty was more engaged in firing range. Test launch in terms of ballistics.

By the afternoon, the Ming artillerymen, who had already calculated all kinds of data, had fixed their sights on an important support point outside the castle of Geranza, Fort Uttech.

Utdecht Fort was built on a small hill not far from the castle of Geranza. The fort of solid stone is extremely strong and is located on a commanding height near the castle of Geranza. It was a key point of defense for the entire castle.

More than 100 pieces of Ming artillery poured a rain of bullets on the castle all afternoon.

The heavy weapons now used by the Ming New Army are all high-grade goods brought by Gao Yang from modern time and space. The quality is far from being comparable to the inferior goods produced in the workshops of this era.

The artillery barrel alone has undergone many strict treatments, from material manufacturing (steel manufacturing, forging, heat treatment, etc.), to self-tightening pre-processing, inner and outer diameter processing, self-tightening treatment, internal chamber grinding, chamber processing, rifling processing, outer wall finishing, screw and groove processing, internal surface treatment, and so on.

Although it looks like an old-fashioned cannon from the outside, the construction process is not old at all! They are all excellent products of modern industrial technology.

This is also the key factor in the fact that this kind of gun, which does not seem to be large, can have such a terrifying range and power. Dressed in the skin of this era, it is the core of modern time and space inside!

Gao Yang also only brought these artillery pieces over. After these things are consumed, what will be distributed to the Ming army is the local goods produced in those factories near the Jingshi.

When the sky is getting dark, and the sun is setting towards the west. Fort Uttekt, which had suffered from shelling, could no longer withstand such an almost endless onslaught. It eventually collapsed.

The dozens of Dutch mercenaries who had been holding on to the fort in Uttekt had already fled through the passage connecting the main castle when the shelling could not resist. In order to prevent the Ming army from taking advantage of the situation to seize this extremely important defensive fort. The Dutch forced a group of Nanyang native troops into the fort of Uttecht with muskets for defense.

The indigenous troops, who did not dare to resist in the face of the muskets, were all buried in the collapsed ruins of Utdecht Fort.

It was not until many years later, when the then Grand Minister's Mansion was preparing to open a new county town on the site of the castle of Geranza, and to carry out a large-scale clean-up of the remains of these people.

The Dutch valued the defenses of Utdecht Fort very much, as it was an important vantage point nearby. As long as you occupy this place, you can transport artillery up and bombard the castle of Geranza from a high position.

Therefore, even if the fort was not large, the Dutch had to fill it with their lives. Because its location is so important.

It's just that Gao Yang didn't have the idea of seizing this place at all. In the case of absolute superiority in firepower. Whether it has the commanding heights of the battlefield or not is not important to the Ming army at all. Because the Ming artillery could launch a decisive attack on the Dutch anywhere.

Fort Utdecht collapsed. The sturdy façade cracked and peeled off under the constant impact of buckshot, revealing the inner core. Then, the entire fort collapsed from top to bottom, splattering huge smoke and stones and dirt flying in all directions. The loud roar drew almost the attention of the entire battlefield to this side.

Under the gaze of all the Dutchmen in infinite trepidation. When the smoke clears. The fortified fort has been turned into a mess of construction debris.

The Dutch, who had been somewhat hesitant, made up their minds to launch a night attack on the Ming artillery positions after the destruction of Fort Uttecht.

Since the artillery of the Ming army could destroy the extremely strong Fort of Utdecht, the same result was to turn the muzzle of the cannon and bombard the castle of Geranza!

As long as these Dutchmen did not want to give up resistance and became prisoners of war for the Orientals. Then in order to continue to survive, they must destroy those terrifying artillery that is beyond the scope of their common sense!

Other than that, the Dutch had no other choice. The Ming artillery only had to turn the muzzle of the gun and face the castle of Geranza for a day or two of shelling. The Dutch, who had no power to fight back, could only watch their own collapse.

A brave army of night raiders was organized under the lure of silver coins and the threat of gunpoint.

More than 300 were the bravest. The most voracious mercenaries hung bags full of hundreds of silver escarpin coins on their bodies. He held a musket in his hand and a small barrel of black powder on his back.

The night raid detachment, led by Major Doplan himself, looked at the bodies of the dozen or so people who had been hung on wooden stakes and fluttered in the wind because they refused to participate in the night raid. Under the cover of the moonless night, he quietly climbed down the wall of the castle of Geranza along the rope. their goals. It was the artillery position of the Ming army.

For Major Doplan. If this night attack is unsuccessful, the outcome of whether he himself will be able to return alive from this dangerous operation will be the same.

If God forbid. Once the attack was successful, the Dutch would be able to hold back the tide of Orientals with their strong fortresses and sharp firearms. Perhaps they could hold out until HQ sent reinforcements from the Spice Islands.

If the attack fails.

Major Doplan, with a melancholy expression, looked at the mercenaries who were rushing down beside him. His lips trembled slightly, and he muttered in a voice that only he could hear, "Once you fail, no one wants to come back alive." The people in this castle don't want to hold out for more than three days. ”

Major Doplan watched as the members of the Night Raid had Escalin's money bags full of money on their waists. Shaking his head slightly, he thought with a complicated expression, "Whether it succeeds or not, let these poor ghosts be with their silver coins forever." ”

Can the Dutch's night raid be successful? This is really not a difficult question to answer. In front of the Ming New Army, a super army that far surpasses the entire era in terms of equipment and training level, especially when Gao Yang himself is also in this army at the same time. It would have been too difficult to launch a successful night assault on this army. Unless it was the Dutch who opened the hanging, and invited God and his old man out.

It's not that the Dutch don't understand this. Whether the Ming army besieging the castle was elite. The Dutch, who had been observing all day during the day, naturally knew what to expect. They just don't have any other choice.

If they didn't take advantage of the cover of night to fight, then when the sky was bright, the Ming artillerymen shifted their target to the castle of Geranza. They don't even have their last chance.

The strength of the Ming army was beyond the imagination of the Dutch. But the Dutch were still reluctant to surrender.

It's not a matter of face, the Europa people of this era have not yet begun to evolve into hypocritical gentlemen.

The main reason is that in the colonial era, surrender meant that you gave up everything. Including the safety of one's own property and life. Put all this in the hands of the enemy. Especially now, when the Dutch still have a fight in their hands, it is impossible for them to give everything they have to the Orientals, who are completely unfamiliar with it, before losing all their chips.

The night was very dark, and there was neither moon nor stars in the sky. It is not an exaggeration to say that you can't see your fingers. For such good weather conditions. Major Doplan could only secretly cry out in his heart God forbid.

Whether God is really bless them or not will soon know.

The Dutch mercenaries, who were connected one by one with ropes, quietly approached the Ming military camp in the distance after dozens of minutes of careful movement. The Dutchmen licked the corners of their mouths with some excitement. Begin to untie the ropes on each of them to prevent them from falling behind or escaping. He began to squirm and reload his musket.

Many Dutch mercenaries looked at the bright Ming military camp in the distance, which was illuminated by lights, and looked at the super guns that were quietly placed in the gun emplacements. He reached out and touched the hard, cold Escalin. I began to fantasize that after successfully destroying the artillery, I would return to the castle and get the same amount of silver.

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