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Gunsmoke rose and gunshots rang out, and orange-red fires flashed from the muzzles of the soldiers, and for the five thousand musketeers who had already come ashore, a few hundred natives armed with spears and sticks were not enough for each of them to put a round of guns.

After a few minutes, the volley of guns stopped, and when the smoke cleared, the whole battlefield fell into an eerie silence, and everyone's eyes were on the hundreds of meters in front of the phalanx of firecrackers. There was not a single person standing there, and the hundreds of natives who had screamed and charged at the phalanx had all fallen in pools of blood, the blood had stained the land red, and the occasional faint moaning could be heard.

"God...... Is this the army of the Ming Dynasty? Who said that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were just a group of uncivilized natives who commanded and fought in tattered clothes and with rusty spears? ”

After seeing this scene, Oward on the city wall felt his heart fall to the bottom in an instant. To be honest, it has been three years since he came to Dayuan, but in the past three years, Ovaud has spent most of his time in the city of Geranza, and even if he occasionally goes out, he only goes to inspect the city of Promin or walks around the city of Geranza for dozens of miles, and his knowledge of Daming is limited to the information provided to him by missionaries who have been to Daming or the Zheng family.

Therefore, in Oward's impression, the Ming Dynasty was a large but somewhat conservative and ignorant country, a country with Tatar invasions outside and peasant uprisings inside, and it was already too busy to expand abroad. Moreover, their weapons are very backward, and they still use cold weapons such as broadswords and spears, otherwise their court would not have spent a lot of money to buy artillery from them. But the army that appeared in front of him today made Oward wonder if he had been astray by the Zheng family and those greedy merchants in the past, is this the army you said was so poor that even the spears were covered with rust?

Zhang: When Oward's heart was full of anger and fear. Lieutenant Colonel Villa strode up to his side and whispered to him, "Your Excellency the Governor, that Ming man surnamed Zheng wants to see you. ”

"Let him come!" Oward, who was still angry in his heart, said indignantly.

Soon Zheng Yang walked over with two followers on the city wall, and Zheng Yang was walking towards Oward, but was stopped by Lieutenant Colonel Villa with two soldiers.

"You ...... You can't go over, Your Excellency the Governor will see you alone. Villa said in half-baked Chinese and in a stiff tone.

A hint of displeasure flashed in Zheng Yang's eyes, but he quickly hid this feeling, and he quickly walked to Oward and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency the Governor, I want to leave here now, please order your soldiers to open the north gate immediately and let us out." ”

"You want to be deserters?" Oward, who was already in a bad mood, could no longer maintain his semblance, and immediately began to ridicule.

Looking at the disdainful look on Oward's face, Zheng Yang was furious. But he had to hold back his anger and explained: "Your Excellency, you must know that our identities cannot be revealed, if you let the court know that I am so deeply involved with you, it will definitely affect the court's opinion of our big boss, especially now that you are fighting with the imperial court's army, if they know that we are involved with you, I am afraid that it will not be long before our position as the big boss will be removed, and then it will not be good for you and us!" ”

Although Oward hated this guy who was going to run away when the big war came, he also knew that if he left these people here, it would be more troublesome, and if the Ming army caught these people, he was afraid that the one in Fujian would hate himself to death. The consequences of this are absolutely predictable.

After thinking about it, Oward said coldly: "Zheng ...... You have to think clearly, once you get out, we don't guarantee your safety, and if something happens, you're responsible. ”

Zheng Yang said disdainfully: "You can rest assured, we will take care of ourselves when we are going to leave Relanza City." Whatever happens after that has nothing to do with you. ”

Looking at the arrogant look on Zheng Yang's face, Oward couldn't wait to punch him in the face, he held back his anger and nodded lightly: "Since you said so, then I wish you good luck, Villa...... You send Mr. Zheng and his men out right away. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency!" Lieutenant Colonel Villa also didn't have a good impression of these Ming people, and stood up and coldly stretched out his hand to signal them to go out with him. Soon the group descended the city wall.

"Quick...... Speed up ......"

A group of soldiers in green uniforms were running towards the north of the city of Geranza, and they were ordered to surround the city of Geranza, and their task was to complete the siege of the city. For fear of someone fleeing from the city of Geranza, the officers of the unit repeatedly urged the soldiers to speed up.

Da Niu ran at the front of the team with a Minnie-style firecracker, behind him were dozens of companions, Da Niu who had been a soldier for three years was already a serious chief, and some time ago the army also awarded him the rank of second lieutenant, although this rank was not recognized by anyone in the Ming Dynasty except for the Xuan Army, but it still made Da Niu happy. Anyway, this size is also an official, and there are dozens of people under his hands, and he can show his face to the old folks in the village when he goes home in the future. Before that, Da Niu had decided that he would definitely go home after this battle, and ask the village's matchmaker Liu to tell him a family affair with the silver dollars he had saved in the past few years, and he must marry a daughter-in-law with big breasts and big buttocks. Thinking of this, Da Niu's heart is full of strength.

"Head...... The city gate in front of you is the north gate, right? After running some more distance, one of the soldiers pointed ahead and said loudly.

"By the way, it's him!" Seeing the city gate in the distance, the big cow was also happy in his heart, and when he came, his boss explained that there are four city gates in this city of Gerancha, as long as these four city gates are sealed, none of the red-haired ghosts in the city can run, and as the farthest north gate, who can block it first is a big credit. For the sake of this credit, Da Niu ran with his brothers with his life, and finally arrived before the other brothers' troops came.

Looking at the city gate that was getting closer and closer, Da Niu shouted loudly: "Brothers, run, as long as the city gate is blocked, the credit is ours!" ”

Listened to the words of the big bull. The soldiers, who were already a little overwhelmed, gritted their teeth and sped up again.

At this moment, the big bull running in front suddenly found that the city gate in front of him was slowly opening. Seeing this, Da Niu suddenly chuckled in his heart, "It's not good...... Those red-haired ghosts are going to run, everyone hurry up and block them! ”

At this time, the big cow was angry in his heart, and he saw that he was about to finish it, but those red-haired ghosts wanted to run, didn't he sincerely disgust them.

The city gate slowly opened, and a group of people ran out of it, and after more than a dozen people came out, the shadow of a carriage appeared. Seeing this, the big cow was also anxious. If this group is allowed to escape, then their operation will be in vain, and in his anxiety he shouted loudly, "Brothers, hurry up and fire, we can't let them escape!" ”

With the shout of the big bull, the soldiers who followed him raised their firearms and put a round of guns at the people who were about to come out of the city gate, and the lead bullets hit the city wall with a snapping sound, and the first ten or so people fell down seven or eight at once, and the rest were also frightened into a mess, and quickly pulled several carriages that had left the city back to the city. Then he retracted the city gate, and soon the city gate that had been opened was immediately closed again, so that the Da Niu and his party finally completed the task and surrounded the entire city of Geranza.

Not to mention that Zheng Yang and his party, who were about to leave the city, were blocked by Da Niu and others as soon as they came to the city gate. At this time, Yueyang's had also disembarked, and groups of men and horses had begun to set up camp outside the city of Geranza, and tents, horses, trenches, and barbed wire fences had also been placed one by one, and the entire army was in an orderly manner whether it was camped or on the march. Seeing the walls of the city wall, the hearts of Oward and the Dutch soldiers became colder and colder. After all, everyone is a soldier, and the combat effectiveness of an army can be understood by looking at their words, deeds, and actions.

But something that broke them down even more happened, just as the sun began to set in the west, these Ming soldiers unloaded a cannon from the ship that flashed with cold light. Looking at the caliber of those guns, which were at least twenty-four pounds of heavy guns, and the number of these guns was also very large, Oward roughly counted at least one hundred and fifty pieces.

Oward closed his eyes in pain: "God...... Is the glory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands really going to fall here? ”

"Let's go down...... There is no longer any need to continue watching here. Oward let out a long sigh and went down the wall first.

Half an hour later, in the living room of the Doge's Palace, all the heads and faces of the city of Geranza gathered. In addition to nearly a thousand soldiers, there were now more than 2,000 Dutchmen, including merchants, clergy, and family members, and Oward gathered all the representatives of these people to discuss how to deal with the crisis.

Looking at the silent crowd, Oward said with some frustration: "Let's talk about it, the Ming army has surrounded here." According to the soldiers' reports, all four of our gates have been blocked, and now we can't escape, so what should we do? ”

Everyone in the living room was in the dark face, and these people had not yet recovered from today's panic. It was really these fleets of the Ming Kingdom that came too suddenly, and everyone was caught off guard.

After a long time, a merchant said tentatively: "Your Excellency the Governor, our city of Gelansha is a strong city, even if those Ming troops have the advantage, but it may not be easy to rush in, we can hold on until the arrival of local reinforcements." ”

"It can't be!" Villa, who was sitting next to Oward, spoke: "You must know that it will take five months to half a year to get here from the mainland at the earliest, and our food cannot support it for such a long time, you must know that it is not only us who live in the city, but also a large number of natives and farmers who have come from the Ming Kingdom to reclaim the wasteland. ”

"What's so hard about this, just kick them all out, and kill them all if necessary."

As the businessman's words fell, everyone's faces immediately changed. You must know that there are at least four or five thousand Benedictine natives and Han people in the city today, and how ruthless it is to kill them all before you can do it.

At this time, a cold voice sounded: "Mr. Bobby, don't forget that there are tens of thousands of Ming troops outside the city, if you let him know that we killed and slaughtered their people, have you thought about the consequences?" ”

Hearing this, the air in the living room immediately froze. The businessman's heart also jumped sharply, and he laughed dryly: "This ...... They can't get in. Those savage natives will be killed if they are killed, what are they afraid of. ”

"Hmph...... If they break through the city of Geranza, do you want everyone to bury your stupidity, Mr. Bobby? The cold voice continued.

"Uh...... In that case, forget it, it's just a mention anyway, isn't it? The businessman, Bobby, bowed his head in embarrassment and stopped talking.

Oward turned his gaze to the right, a man who said, "Elmer. Father Berkedale, do you have any great ideas? ”

The middle-aged man dressed in clergy raised his head and said, "Your Excellency Oward, I want to ask now, can't we talk to them?" At least we have to figure out why they are here and what their purpose is, and then we can make a decision, otherwise what's the point of us just sitting here and talking. ”

"Hmph...... What's not to understand about this. Lieutenant Colonel Villa, who was sitting next to Oward, snorted coldly: "Those Ming people will never come to invite us to dinner. I think they have only one purpose. It's the occupiers, driving us back to the homeland, and I can't think of any other purpose than that. ”

"Maybe we can talk to them, our conditional surrender!" The priest named Elmer came up with the idea that it is not a big deal for Westerners to surrender when there is no way, especially since the clergy are even treated preferentially after surrendering, so Father Elmer is under no pressure to say the word surrender.

"Impossible...... We still have a thousand elite warriors, and a fortified castle, and I can't account to the king and the higher echelons of the company if we surrender without firing a single shot. Oward shook his head like a rattle. If he really wants to surrender without firing a shot, even if he can return to the top management of the local company, he will not be spared.

As the two men argued, the people present were divided into two factions, one advocating conditional surrender and the other insisting on waiting for reinforcements to arrive. Neither of the two sides could convince anyone, and in the end, it was Oward who slapped the board, "Okay, let's stop arguing." So be it. Wait until tomorrow to see what the Ming army moves, and we will make a decision. ”

A discussion ended unhappily, and up to this point Oward was still confident in the fortified castle under his feet and the dozens of cannons installed on it.

As the night passed, the sky gradually became brighter. After eating breakfast. The Xuan army began to move, and one by one the artillery was pushed out of the camp, and the muzzles of the black hole were aimed at the castle in front.

Oward, who came to the city early in the morning, looked at the artillery position that was almost a mile or two away, and he turned to Villa beside him and asked with some confusion: "Lieutenant Colonel, what are these Ming troops doing?" Who do they think they are to set up their artillery so far away, do they really think that this will scare us? ”

Villa shrugged his shoulders and said that he didn't understand, in their opinion, although the range of the most advanced artillery today has reached one kilometer, but such artillery is not two thousand but a thousand catties, judging from the artillery in front of the Ming army's position, it doesn't look like the kind of guy who can fight so far.

Oward commanded solemnly: "Lieutenant Colonel Villa, you remember to me that as long as the other side is close to the range of our artillery, you will fire at me, and they must not be allowed to set up the cannon in front of us so smoothly." ”

"Don't worry, I will definitely let those Ming soldiers know how powerful we are!" Lieutenant Colonel Villa was very sure.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

As Villa's words fell, a rumbling cannon suddenly sounded ahead.

"God...... They really fired. ”

With Oward's exclamation, projectiles weighing more than ten catties flew towards the city wall in the rumbling cannon, and smashed into the city wall under the frightened eyes of Oward and many Dutch soldiers.

"Boom ......"

An iron pellet slammed into the battlements less than twenty meters away from Oward, smashing the battlements several times, and the broken bricks were splashed everywhere, and the few soldiers who were still standing around were smashed by the flying bricks and their heads were broken and bleeding and flesh flowing.

It was only then that Oward came to his senses, and he tried to pull his legs and run away, but he felt that his legs were filled with lead, and he couldn't move. The whole person froze in place as if someone had cast a spell, trying to shout but couldn't shout, allowing the whistling cannon to echo in his ears.

"Your Excellency, go quickly...... It's too dangerous here. ”

Villa's voice rang in his ears, and he felt that someone was dragging him forward, and he had no choice but to let them drag him forward.

I don't know how long it took, he was dragged to a hidden corner by Villa, and then anxiously asked, "Your Excellency, are you okay?" ”

"I ...... I'm fine. ”

It was only then that Oward recovered from his panic, and he looked at his lieutenant gratefully: "Villa, thank you for saving me. ”

"It's okay, it's what I'm supposed to do." Villa did not take credit, and said very worriedly: "Your Excellency the Governor, it seems that we are in trouble this time. ”

"yes...... We're in trouble this time. Oward's face turned bitter. (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......)