In seventeenth-century Europe, the concept of the state was not strong, let alone a patchwork republic like the Netherlands.

If it's the Dutch Navy, it's fine, after all, the salary is much higher.

How much loyalty can they have to the Netherlands to the poorly treated Dutch Army, a group of mother-in-law graduates, and most of them are bachelors?

Moreover, they were not soldiers of the Dutch government, but only soldiers of the Dutch East India Company. Wearing, a group of low-level workers of the East India Company, but if there is a better way out, they will definitely be tempted.

Sanders and other senior staff members obviously feel that the morale of the military is floating.

Even on the second night, several more soldiers, using their clothes and arquebuses as ropes, slipped out of the city and surrendered to the Datong army.

Sanders gave a very rude order: "From now on, the soldiers shall not wear outer clothes and all ropes shall be collected at night shifts!" “

This order made the soldiers even more dissatisfied, but it was indeed very effective.

Several city gates were all guarded by officers of the second lieutenant (captain) level, who personally led the troops, and at the same time gave the second lieutenant and officers a higher salary. Other soldiers,

In the absence of ropes, you can't get out if you want to surrender, and you will fall to your death if you jump a few meters high.

The writer Newhoff wrote the manuscript: "There was an eerie atmosphere in the castle, and there was an air of distrust everywhere. The monthly salary of a second lieutenant in the Navy is 1

shield, the monthly salary of a naval soldier is 8 guilders. And the salary of the army is only one-sixth of that of the navy. It is impossible for a soldier who receives 1.3 guilders (about 0.3 taels of silver) a month to make them give their loyalty...

The Dutch soldiers are really a bunch of bitter haha, including the navy.

The monthly salary of a second lieutenant (captain) of the Dutch Navy, converted into silver taels, is about 2.7 taels.

The monthly salary of a second lieutenant (captain) in the Dutch Army is about 0.44 taels of silver.

The coolie workers at the Nanjing wharf earn more than 60 centimetres a day (they earn more when they move), and they earn at least 1.8 taels of silver a month, and sometimes they can even earn more than 2 taels.

Of course, the Dutch soldiers were fed and lodging, and the Nanjing coolies had to solve the food and lodging by themselves.

But one thing is for sure, the income of the Dutch army soldiers was far less than that of the dock coolies in Nanjing.

It's an outrageous fact, but when you think about it, it doesn't feel outrageous. In terms of productivity in Europe at this time, how high can wages be at the bottom? What's more, the Netherlands is still ruled by merchants, so it's no wonder if they don't squeeze to death.

Those who are willing to be part of the Dutch Overseas Army are all garbage in the garbage, and all they value is food and shelter. However, you have to buy your own clothes, you have to buy your own shoes, and you have to buy your own if you want to drink. If you don't fish and work in the city, and there are no natives attacking them to loot and exploit them, then they will dress like Hanako.

"In the past two nights, there have been no enemy troops who have surrendered?" Kwong Hung asked.

Hong Xu shook his head: "No, it is estimated that the enemy will make a contingency, and the enemy troops in the city will not be able to come out." ”

Kuang Hong said: "The plan to attack the heart has worked, let's start the siege again." “

So, the indigenous cannon fodder began to attack the city again, and with sparse guns and ammunition, they rushed to a hundred or twenty meters outside the castle, and immediately dispersed and returned to receive food rewards.

The Malays are becoming more proficient in their business and automatically comprehend the skills of cat-waisted progress, so that they can effectively avoid bullets. They didn't want to go to the city anymore, and they rushed to get up and know the road, rushed to a certain distance, and habitually turned around and fled.

Gradually, when the Malays were charging, Kwong Hung incorporated some Johor soldiers.

The fighting power of the Johor soldiers was not much stronger than that of the Bumiputerans, and after rushing closer, the gunfire became dense and collapsed.

Attacking in turns every day, both the offensive and defensive sides are used to it.

The Dutch defenders didn't even bother to shoot from a distance, waiting until the Malay natives and Johor soldiers rushed to within 15 meters before they aimed for a shot. This bullet was like a signal to retreat, and the Bumiputera and Johor soldiers immediately fled when they heard the gunshots.

Don't think it's too child's play, this is a worse era.

When the Netherlands attacked Malacca, the European mercenaries, who were the main force of the siege, fought like this. At that time, more than 2 Portuguese defenders and more than 1,000 mercenaries attacked, and after fighting for almost a year, the mercenaries killed in the battle were only in single digits, but most of them fell due to illness.

"What the hell are you fighting? If you attack the city like this, you can't take it for a year. Hong Xu couldn't help but complain.

Kuang Hong said: "In addition to the Siamese soldiers, the soldiers of the rest of the countries will also be mixed in tomorrow to attack in turn." ”

The addition of soldiers from several other countries significantly increased the intensity of the siege.

Soon, some soldiers rushed to the city, frightened the Dutch defenders into firing and hurriedly restocked.

The gunpowder in the castle, grinded and dried every day, barely managed to sustain the war consumption.

After nearly ten days of continuous attack, more than 300 Malay and Johor soldiers died outside the castle.

Kuang Hong said: "Let the Datong soldiers and Siamese soldiers all take off their armor, change into the ragged clothes of the natives, and start the real siege tomorrow." Anyway, the defenders are all muskets, and it makes no difference whether they wear armor or not. “

Morning.

First, the Datong army shelled the city, which was a signal of an imminent siege, and the soldiers on both sides were used to it.

At the end of the bombardment, Hendrik stood in the bastion, watching the ragged natives attack. He had already warned his soldiers not to care about the natives, and to aim exclusively at the enemy in armor.

"Today the enemy has increased its strength again, and there are significantly more enemy troops in armor," Hendrik told his deputy, "that we have too few men and not much gunpowder." Don't waste bullets on the natives, and be sure to aim at the enemy in armor. Those natives are rubbish and will run away when they hear the gunshots. Also, call in the civilian staff. Today, the enemy has increased its troops, and in order to avoid accidents, let them also come to help defend the city. “

Lao Sanjin was wearing the ragged clothes of the natives, and the smell was so disgusting that he wanted to vomit, and he didn't know how many days he hadn't washed it.

He carried a bamboo ladder to the cat's waist, and there were many bamboo forests nearby, and even the houses in the urban area were mainly made of bamboo.

Approaching the castle for 20 meters, the Dutch defenders had not yet fired a shot.

Lao Sanjin became more and more excited, and continued to rush with a bamboo ladder. Finally, the gun rang out, and soldiers from Johor, Da Ni, Ding Jialu and other countries were constantly shot.

"Something is wrong! Why haven't the natives fled when they heard the gunshots? “

At such a close distance, there is no need to use a clairvoyant mirror.

Hendrik poked his head out, looked closely with his naked eye, and suddenly shouted, "Those soldiers are disguised, and their weapons are different. Tell the soldiers to aim for the enemy in tattered clothes! “

His herald hurriedly went out, running along the way and shouting: "Aim at the enemy in tattered clothes, aim at the enemy in tattered clothes!" “

Due to the loss of the outer walls, and the surrender of those who quietly went out of the city, the Dutch defenders were now only 142 men.

They were stationed in various places, and when they received the order, they had already fired the first shot, and now they were in a panic, and the Datong army and the Siamese soldiers had already rushed over to build ladders.

Some of them were too late, and the feints for many days had already formed the inertia of thinking of the defenders. Many people who fired one shot, without even thinking about firing a second shot, actually put down their muskets and began to rest, and the besieging side would be frightened and flee anyway.

"Bastard!"

Kwong Hung scolded at the Prince of Johor: "It's all today, it's a general attack, let you desperately attack the city, why did you escape back?" ”

Iplasin blushed and said, "The enemy's muskets are too powerful. ”

Kuang Hong said: "Gather your soldiers and go to attack the city quickly." What an honor it is to take Malacca and take you to Nanjing to meet the emperor. If you dare to escape back, I won't let you go to Nanjing in this life! “

"I'll go right away!"

Iprasimin stiffened, drew his scimitar and charged again: "Warriors of Johor, Allah bless us with victory. Come on! “

The Dutch Army of the Junk, the Johor soldiers of the Junk, the magical matching mechanism of the Malay Peninsula.

Iprasin led his troops to rush halfway up the mountain, and the Siamese prince Nalai was already leading his troops to attack the city.

The Dutch defenders, who were scrambling to reload, fired sporadically, and Siamese soldiers constantly fell from ladders. More than 100 pioneers who climbed the city soon showed signs of retreat, and Prince Nalai and his two friends rushed over to climb the city in person: "Siamese warriors, kill the enemy with me!" “

The prince took the lead, and the Siamese soldiers, who were already on the verge of collapse, suddenly burst out with a huge will to fight.

"Kill!"

Lao Sanjin has successfully landed in the city, and he was shot in the right arm, so he can only hold a knife with his left hand at the moment.

Two Dutch soldiers were cut down in succession, and the rest of the enemy troops hurriedly fled.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Hendrik hurriedly ordered: "Abandon the outer enemy platforms and fortresses, and withdraw to the interior to defend!" “

The central castle has a complete defense system, which can retreat and defend layer by layer.

However, the Datong army and the Siamese soldiers who attacked the city did not allow the Dutch soldiers to retreat calmly. They chased and killed, and some even pulled up bamboo ladders and carried them while preparing to continue to attack inside.

The East India Company civilians who assisted in defending the city, including Newkhov, were not willing to fight at all, and the Saya ran faster than the soldiers.

"Allah willing, Allah willing!"

The armies of other small countries, though they were crushed at the sound of gunfire. But seeing that the friendly troops successfully landed in the city, they also became brave, rushed to the city wall one by one, and began to fight in earnest.

One enemy platform after another, one bastion after another, was like dominoes falling, and they were continuously captured.

The Dutch defenders, who did not have a high will to fight, some did not even bother to flee, and knelt down directly to ask for surrender.

The small countries of the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra hated the Dutch to the core. They surrendered regardless of anything, but at this time they rushed up with the friendly troops, and killed the Dutch when they saw them, as well as those who knelt on the ground.

Hendrik and the civilians, as well as the four surviving Dutch soldiers, were all evacuated to the last bastion.

After several attacks in a row and more than 2 casualties, it was impossible to capture this fortress.

Yin Rude, the officer in charge of the siege of the city: "Don't attack hard, surround it, starve to death and die of thirst for these dogs!" “

They will really starve to death and die of thirst, as long as the passages are blocked, the last fortress will be cut off from water and food.

Newkhoff to Sanders: "Mr. Councillor, I think it's time to surrender." We are only employees of the company, and we only have the duty to work for the company, and we have no obligation to die for the company. ”

It's the company, not the country!

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