Chapter 94: Trench Offensive
"A bunch of barbarians want the treatment of captives too!"
Lu Yan's smile was evil.
Hearing this, Gao Wenjin was almost so angry that he vomited blood.
Lu Yan's mouth is too vicious.
If it were usual, Gao Wenjin would still have the confidence to refute, but now his identity is that of a prisoner.
"Your Excellency, you deceived us, and you said you disdained to use artillery against us."
Gao Wenjin said angrily.
"Then you're going to bring a few boxes of dirt to trade with me?"
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Gao Wenjin became speechless again.
"Your fate has long been decided, from the moment you kill our fishermen, you are dead."
Lu Yan said coldly.
These damned Westerners don't treat people from other countries as human beings at all.
Either they hunt down humans everywhere or capture them as slaves.
The law of the jungle was thick in the seventeenth-century earth diffuser.
It is a paradise for the strong and a hell for the weak.
Westerners are burning, killing, and looting all over the world, exterminating the local indigenous people by millions or even tens of millions.
After slaughtering the natives and robbing them of their treasures, they will also occupy their land.
And then they became the masters of the land as a matter of course, as was the case in the Americas and Australia.
Since Westerners can do this, of course Lu Yan will not be polite.
Since you like slaughter so much, and you like the law of the jungle, let's play the law of the jungle again.
Hearing Lu Yan's murderous words, Gao Wenjin couldn't help but be startled, and he hurriedly said, "Please don't kill me!" I can pay a large ransom to redeem myself, and this amount is guaranteed to your satisfaction. Believe me, I'm a very rich man. ”
Lu Yan glanced at him coldly, and then said, "Give them to those villagers, and let them decide the fate of these captives." ”
These Dutchmen must die, but Lu Yan did not want them to die at the hands of his own army.
A heroic army should not kill prisoners, and killing them will only make an army brutal.
Just like the Qi family army and the Yue family army, Lu Yan hopes that they have always been so flawless.
I don't want them to be charged with brutality in their own hands.
As for killing prisoners, it's better to let other troops or other people play it.
Soon soldiers stepped forward and dragged them towards Magong Town.
There are countless people there who are eager to eat its flesh raw.
"Don't kill me!"
"Please!"
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Gao Wenjin and the Dutch soldiers felt bad and shouted loudly.
But no one paid attention to them, and in the end they were dragged into town.
Soon the people were called out, and when they learned that Lu Yan had handed over these Dutch soldiers to them.
Immediately he was so excited that he went home and picked up a hoe or a kitchen knife, and smashed and slashed at these Dutch soldiers.
Many of these people had relatives who had died of exhaustion in the process of building the fortress, and they hated these Dutch.
After killing these Dutchmen, many people wept bitterly.
They finally avenged their loved ones.
Of course, there are still a large number of Dutch entrenched in the Hongmucheng Fortress in the distance, and it is time to attack them.
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Ever since he heard the sound of cannons coming from Magong Town, Raison felt a sense of malaise.
Because according to Gao Wenjin, there is no artillery in Magong Town, but how can there be cannon sound now, which makes him extremely worried.
Half an hour after the cannon sounded, a large number of soldiers and civilians came to the outside of Hongmucheng.
The soldiers were armed with a variety of weapons and horses, muskets, crossbows, and spears, and they all looked at the fortress with a wary face.
There were several large cars not far away, and when the baffle was opened, the muzzles of the black holes were revealed.
Seeing this, Raelson's mood became even worse.
What are they doing here?
Those people had all kinds of tools in their hands, and soon, under Lu Yan's guidance, they began to dig trenches.
"Mr. Pan Xiu, can you help me ask, what are they doing here? And where are our people? ”
Raelson said to Pan Xiu.
Although he had a bad premonition, there were some things that had to be asked.
Pan Xiu hesitated for a moment, then shouted loudly outside the city.
Soon someone answered his words.
Pan Xiu said cautiously: "General Rayson, they say that you are all shameless liars. Gao Wenjin carried the dirt to deceive them, and wanted to attack their prince, but they were all killed. If you want to reconcile with them, you not only need to apologize, but also have to pay 800,000 taels of silver. ”
"Bastard!"
Hearing this, Raelson couldn't help but be furious.
All 400 Dutch soldiers were killed?
Raelsen wasn't smart, but he knew there must be something wrong with it.
The reason is the sound of artillery in the distance.
If the enemy does not have artillery, I believe that with Gao Wenjin's ability, he can completely bring back some of these soldiers.
Even if the enemy has cavalry, it is the same result.
But now that everything is over, the battle losses of 400 soldiers are definitely enough to go down in the history of Dutch foreign conquests.
And he, Raelsen, will also become synonymous with stupidity.
In the future, when he returned to Batavia, he would be removed from his post for sure, and he would even be tried martial.
The thought of this made Raelsen feel a mixture of horror and anger.
Finished! His life is over!
It's all the damn prince's doing!
Raelson looked at the busy people outside, and his eyes lit up with hatred.
Since you are going to attack, let you repay the strength of the fortress.
Although there are less than 300 people in the fortress now, Raison is still very sure of blocking the attack of these enemies in front of him.
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The people outside began to work in full swing, and not far from them, pots of white rice and a lot of delicious fish soup were cooking.
Lu Yan generously put a lot of spices in those fish soups, and after the fish soup was ready, those fragrances could be smelled far away, which made the people who worked drool.
It is not easy to live as a common person in these years, and the harvest depends entirely on God.
Once there is a natural disaster** and there is no relief, it is inevitable that the family will be ruined or sold into slavery.
Moreover, there are many typhoons in Penghu, and the harvest has always been bad.
Therefore, many people usually eat in moderation, and often do not have enough to eat.
Now that Lu Yan said that after finishing the work, everyone went to eat on their stomachs, and they could bring food to the children and the elderly at home.
This made many people work in full swing, and they threw off their arms one by one and began to work hard.
With the efforts of thousands of people, a trench nearly 1.9 meters deep was dug out, which was absolutely able to be completely hidden.
Then, under the command of Lu Yan, this trench slowly extended in a serpentine shape towards the Hongmucheng Fortress.
For various reasons, there are not many people who can be directly involved in trenching.
The others ate and rested first, and a few worked hard to dig a ditch.
When the people who work are tired, they will replace those who are resting.
In short, it is necessary to ensure that the progress of the project cannot be stopped.
Lu Yan's time is very tight, and he doesn't have much effort to spend here with the Dutch.
At first, Raelson didn't understand why the men were doing this, but when he saw a serpentine trench begin to wind its way towards the fortress.
He understood what the enemy was up to.
Even from the enemy's side, he had to admire.
"What a genius idea."
Raelson said.
Let the soldiers hide in the trenches, and then transport the soldiers through the trenches to the front of the castle.
Neither artillery nor muskets could effectively kill soldiers hiding in trenches.
It turns out that the fortress can still be fought like this.
Raelson thought.
It soon occurred to him that if this style of play spread to Europe, I am afraid that those rampant bastions would no longer be majestic.
For Lu Yan's tactics, Raelson admires it.
But now Lu Yan is his enemy, which makes Raelsheng feel extremely anxious.
What the hell is he going to do?
He thought about it, as if he didn't have any options.
Now that the enemy has mobilized 100 Hongyi cannons, if he sends troops to attack, these 100 Hongyi cannons alone can blast the soldiers he sent out to pulp.
In this regard, the enemy has an absolute superiority.
As a result, Raelson could only watch as the enemy kept digging trenches towards the Mahogany Cheng Fortress.
Two days have passed, and Lu Yan's trench has extended to about 500 meters in front of the Hongmucheng Fortress.
These people worked day and night, with those at the front digging forward, those at the back digging and those at the back widening the trenches, through which the Hongyi cannons were to be transported.
The trench is too narrow!
Perhaps in another day, these trenches will be able to extend up to 300 meters in front of the fortress.
The hearts of the soldiers in the Hongmucheng Fortress are fluctuating, and what Raelsen can see, of course those soldiers can also see.
"General, we can't let the enemy dig like this."
One of his lieutenant colonels came over and said.
"What do you think we should do? Do you send soldiers to attack? ”
Rael said angrily.
"I think we should shell the front of their trench to at least slow down their work."
The lieutenant colonel said.
What's the use of just slowing things down?
Raelson thought.
But it's better to do than to do nothing, at least to cause some trouble for the enemy.
Raelson then ordered a cannon to fire at the front of the trench.
"Boom!"
The rumbling sound of artillery broke the long-standing calm.
This was probably the most fucked up order of Raelson's time in the army, ordering the artillery to fire on the trenches.
The shell, after precise aiming, did not roll into the trench, but was blocked by the dirt in front of the trench.
The dirt is the result of digging the trench and is piled on both sides of the trench.
Seeing this, Raelsheng couldn't help jumping to his feet in anger, but he didn't expect that it was useless to shoot the cannon.
But the cannon also scared the people.
If it weren't for the trenches where they could hide, maybe someone would have jumped out and ran.
Lu Yan thought about it, and ordered the front work to be taken over by his soldiers, and those ordinary people to do some relatively safe work.
After all, the people are not trained and will be afraid when they hear the sound of artillery.
will even do some irrational things, these things did not occur less during the Anti-Japanese War.
So the trench continued to meander forward.
After this cannon, Lu Yan ordered a large amount of earth to be piled on the side of the trench near the fortress of Hongmucheng.
In this way, the trench has a natural barrier.
Raelson was not interested in firing the cannon anymore, after all, it really had no effect on it.
So the trench slowly stretched forward in this way, until it reached about 300 meters in front of the trench.
At this time, Lu Yan's men were divided into two teams, and the first team continued to dig forward until it was about 50 meters away from the front, but it was necessary to be careful of the enemy's shots.
The other group began to build the forts, and the soldiers and civilians used their best strength to lift the dirt from the rear high to the rear.
It didn't take long for a tall earthen wall made up of mounds of earth to form.
Seeing this, of course Raelson knew what they were doing.
They were preparing for the construction of the fort.
But what can he do? Do you order the soldiers to fire at the trenches or earthen walls?
Unable to think of a way, Raelsen could only walk around the city wall like a grumpy lion.
The earthen wall grew taller and higher, about three meters high, and some soldiers immediately walked up from the specially dug communication trenches.
Start pouring more dirt next to the wall, making sure it is taller and thicker.
When they were sure that the earthen wall of the fort could withstand the enemy's shelling, they began to build the wall in the rear with peace of mind.
Or more accurately, it should be a casemate.
So a simple circular city wall about 4 meters high and 7 meters thick slowly took shape under Leierson's nose.
During this period, Lu Yan was very anxious, because even if he kept working day and night, the project was still a bit slow.
Raelson was even more anxious, and during this time, he ordered his soldiers to open fire.
But there was not much to see at all, and the shells all hit the mound in front of them, causing no damage to the enemy in the rear at all.
After a full ten days, the wall was barely completed.
Lu Yan was very anxious, because this time far exceeded his expectations.
His exploits soared all the way, and it was obvious that an amazing war was taking place in Fujian and Zhejiang.
Raelsen almost fainted, for the enemy fort was finally completed.
In order to complete the siege mission as soon as possible, Lu Yan very generously decided to deploy 40 artillery pieces.
Definitely more than four times as much as the Dutch artillery on this side.
In addition, these trenches stretched up to 30 meters in front of the Hongtucheng fortress, just in time for the soldiers to throw grenades on the city walls.
In this way, everything is basically ready, and we are waiting for Lu Yan's order to attack.
During this period, Lei Ersheng tried many ways to disrupt Lu Yan's project progress, such as firing artillery and ordering soldiers to shoot, but it was of little use.
On the contrary, he lost a lot of his men, a sharpshooter who appeared out of nowhere, often sneaking up on soldiers who were sticking their heads out of the city walls.
Over the course of a few days, he had shot more than two dozen of his soldiers.
In particular, the observers of those artillery suffered heavy casualties.
He ordered the soldiers not to show their heads, and before the battle began, the morale of his men had begun to plummet.
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Thank you very much for the reward of the buffalo 2 fluttering in the wind and the peach charm of the ruins of the swastika, I forgot yesterday.