Night, Port Mara.

It was originally a small supply point, and there was only one company of British troops stationed. However, due to the sudden rise of Nanming, there were constant wars on the island.

In addition, Zhu Qiongying later rejected William Hawke's proposal, so he transferred three cruisers from the British Indian Navy fleet to blockade the port.

These were light cruisers built after the end of the war against France, designed to combat pirates and block shipping routes, and the largest one was only 370 tons.

The British, however, had a deep affection for this type of ship, as it was formerly a privateer. They are the merchants of the seas and at the same time the nightmare of other merchants.

It could even be said that Britain's strength was the result of these privateers, but now the light cruisers, built decades ago and sail-powered, are outdated.

However, in the waters of the South Seas, where armaments were still in the eighteenth century, they could still dominate.

Kalimantan has a tropical rainforest climate with hot and rainy conditions, which is unbearable for the British living in the Nordic region.

It was often late at night to fall asleep, so British sailors chose to pass the time by playing poker, which was the most common game of the era.

Lieutenant Branson drank a little more, and was depressed when he kept losing his cards. He left the barracks in a rage, ready to find a place to relax.

Lieutenant Branson finally found a large tree, and was about to start his work, when suddenly a mouse ran over his feet, and he was immediately frightened to urinate.

Lieutenant Branson cursed a few words, only to find that there was no one patrolling the docks, and he couldn't help but be even more angry, and said to himself.

"These damned natives, cunning and cunning, tell the captain tomorrow and let him clean up this group of barbarians."

But the fact that the dock was unguarded didn't make it strange that the natives were just lazy.

At this time, Lieutenant Branson had an idea, and he felt that there would definitely be no more rats jumping out of the water, so he decided to face the spring flowers in the sea.

Lieutenant Branson was halfway through his understanding, and suddenly stopped, and in a daze he seemed to hear something, but on the seashore, the waves crashing on the shore, the insects chirping, the birds chirping, the wind blowing leaves, and the rain hitting the plantains were everywhere.

Lieutenant Branson, who was drunk, was about to make a move again, when suddenly a large hand covered his mouth, and then a sharp blade slashed through his neck, and blood gushed out.

Lieutenant Branson subconsciously covered his neck with his hands, but he couldn't make any sound because the knife was too deep. The corpse was carefully lowered into the water, and then it was tied to a stake under the trestle along with the bodies of other native soldiers.

In fact, the soldiers of the 3,000 battalions had already gone ashore to board the ships one after another, but the first batch of water ghost battalions responsible for seizing the dock only took daggers, crossbows, and a bamboo pipe for breathing to start this night attack.

Crossbow bolts are far less powerful and range than firearms, but they are ideal for this kind of close-to-medium range covert combat, after all, the noise of the machine is much smaller than that of a firearm.

After a long investigation, the Nanming side has figured out the deployment and movement of the British, they will rest two days a week, and the evening of the first day of the rest day is also the time when the British are the most relaxed.

Although the barracks of the British army were located in the harbor near the docks, the only people on the docks were usually the Bruneian soldiers, and these people deserted almost all the time.

In fact, the British warships are not empty, but few people who live at sea all year round like to stay on the ship all the time, and if they can rest on the shore, they will definitely go to the shore to relax.

There were only a few dozen British sailors on the three ships, and this time the 3,000 battalions were dispatched en masse. As the name suggests, the 3,000 battalion really has 3,000 people, just imagine what a magnificent scene it is for 3,000 people to swim across the river in arms.

It's just that in the night, no one can see the panorama, otherwise they will be frightened.

In this night attack, Zhu Qiongying's primary purpose was to seize all the ships in Mala Harbor, cut off the retreat of the British, and contact with the outside world.

Most of the soldiers of the 3,000 battalions who landed one after another carried oil-paper bags containing gunpowder and muskets, and these people began to organize a defensive line near the port.

Although the sound of sail warships and wooden merchant ships setting sail was not as loud as that of steam-powered ships, the British were not all fools, and these people were wandering on the seas all year round, and it would be foolish to steal their ships without the other party noticing.

After all, many armies have secret sentinels, but the information of these people is often confidential, and those native soldiers have no way of knowing it.

Sure enough, after the sails were unfurled, someone immediately informed Colonel Hardk Cris, in fact, the dark post was far away from the port, so he escaped the attack, but he could only see that there seemed to be a shadow moving near the port in the dark night, and he could not confirm the actual situation.

So I still gave Nanming some time, and when Colonel Hardk Chris took out his binoculars to observe, it was too late.

For a while, the alarm bell in the port of Mara was loud, and the British soldiers who had just fallen asleep and those who had been sleeping for a long time were immediately woken up.

A large crowd of people hurried towards the dock with torches, but they were greeted by rows of bullets, and the British and Turkish soldiers with torches stood out like targets in the night.

With a crisp sound, there were constantly British and Turkish soldiers falling in a pool of blood, in fact, this is not how good the marksmanship of the Nanming soldiers is, but the people on the other side are all huddled together, and it is difficult for the bullets to fly over and miss the people.

The British soon found out about this and then extinguished all the torches. But they soon found out that the problem came, the other party could not see their own position, but they could not see the other party's position either, and all the boats on the dock would be driven away after the stalemate.

So Colonel Hardk Chris ordered the native soldiers to charge, and these Bruneian natives were not willing to die, but they could only rush in the face of the cold light and bayonets.

The charge of these cannon fodder is completely vulnerable to modern firearms, and the sound of bullets piercing human bodies and people falling to the ground is constantly heard in the dark night.

In fact, Colonel Hadek Chris's idea was to have the natives rush in front of the attackers, and the British soldiers would strike again while the two sides were fighting.

However, the idea was good, but the natives did not want to sacrifice their lives for the British Empire at all, and after rushing out, they scattered and fled, directly letting out the British troops who were following behind.

On the other side, the Southern Ming army didn't know whether it was the native soldiers or the British army who rushed up, in short, it was just a word. The platoon of guns was blazing, and the British troops who rushed in front were knocked down, and in the night, many British soldiers did not know where to rush, only knew to run with people.

So there was a dramatic scene, at least a third of the British army followed the natives into the woods, and the remaining British troops had to face the rotation of thousands of Nanming soldiers, and the result was naturally heavy losses.

However, the night had only just begun for the British, when the outskirts of the port suddenly burst into flames, and the five military camps also attacked.

The capture of the British fleet was only the minimum goal of the campaign, and the total annihilation of the British army in Mala Harbor was the goal of the Southern Ming army.

There were shouts of killing everywhere, and Colonel Hardk Criss didn't know how many enemies there were, so he could only give up on attacking the docks and ordered a defense.

The east and south gates of Mala Harbor were quickly breached, and the native soldiers stationed there did not want to or dare to resist at all, because the Nanming army had never lost a battle with the natives, and every time they killed those who resisted to the end, and over time, no natives dared to get along with the soldiers and civilians of the Nanming.

The battle at the West City Gate was the most tragic, and the combat effectiveness of the Sequoia Army at this time was still very high, although the city gate was blown up by Liu Dadao, the general of the Fifth Army Battalion, with mines, but still built barricades on the streets to continue to resist.

At that time, the so-called mines were explosives similar to black powder kegs, and unlike later generations, they were mainly used for siege at that time.

The British army's barricade Liu Dadao sent people to attack several times in a row, but they all returned in vain, and even once both sides had entered a white-knuckle battle, but in the end they were driven back by the British army.

Liu Dadao's real name is Liu Sanyuan, a dart master in the capital, he once thought that with his own ability, a big knife in his hand can break out of the capital.

But twenty years have passed, Liu Dadao has always been conscientious, he is going all out for every business, and the Jianghu guests on the road are all terrified when they hear his name.

But in the capital, Liu Dadao was still just a small person who couldn't even be called a minion, and in the end he was kicked out of the capital because he offended a janitor slave in an adult's family.

When Liu Dadao was about to leave the capital with the package, there was no one to deliver it, so he drank in a small wine shop.

borrowed wine to eliminate sorrow and sorrow, endured for a while, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and finally with the strength of wine, Liu Dadao jumped into the adult's house with his 100-pound big knife.

A nursing home found out that he just wanted to shout, but Liu Dadao cut off an arm, and before the nursing home could scream, he stabbed his head and flew into the sky.

Liu Dadao picked up the broken arm on the ground and stuck it on the door as a bolt, and then wiped out the twenty-three members of the adult family who drove him out of the capital.

The janitor was finely cut into pieces, and then Liu Dadao fled all the way to Nanyang. When he arrived in Nanyang, with his own ability and ruthlessness, he finally broke through to the hall and became the eighth master of Zhongyi Hall.

Although it is called Zhongyitang, it is just a job of selling people and then watching the market for tobacco houses, brothels, and casinos.

Liu Dadao thought that he would live his life in such a mess, until one day the Southern Ming army broke through Shanghou City, and Duan Youde, the chief of Zhongyi Hall, took 100,000 taels of silver to reward the three armies, and bought a future by the way.

But it happened that day that there was an old woman with a basket of baked cakes who also came to reward the three armies, and the two happened to be enemies who shared the sky.

Although Duan Youde didn't know this old woman, the old woman didn't want to break him into pieces all the time for 20 years.

Because twenty years ago, it was Duan Youde who fell in love with her daughter-in-law, and then let people sink her family's fishing boat, her husband was angry and couldn't afford to get sick, and her son was angry but wanted to seek justice, but before he saw Duan Youde, he was beaten to death, and even the corpse was fed to the crocodile.

A basket of baked cakes and 100,000 taels of silver and 2,000 taels of fine strength in Tangkou, as well as hundreds of years of operation in the Shanghou area, Zhu Qiongying chose the former without hesitation, pulled Duan You to the entrance of the vegetable market and pressed it under the knife, and gave the right to execute to the old woman.

After that, the high-level of Zhongyitang discussed revenge for the big boss, and then voted for the Dutch to be Jiabidan, Liu Dadao took out his big knife after hearing it, and killed the main hall of Zhongyitang with one knife and one person.

When the door opened again, viscous blood was already flowing all over the bluestone floor. Then he went out and hired a wagon, which was filled with a body.

"I, Liu Dadao, want to ask for an errand."

Zhu Qiongying looked at the car full of human heads and the viscous blood that was still dripping down the cracks on the ground, and did not show an expression of surprise or surprise, but just said lightly.

"The braids are cut."

The Nanming army demanded a change of customs, and if you want to be a soldier and an official, this pig's tail must not be kept. This is the first meeting between Liu Dadao and Zhu Qiongying, the former has killed people in his life, is unruly, even if it is a court official, the gang leader does not dare to look at him.

But Liu Dadao couldn't see half of the fear in Zhu Qiongying's eyes, and the fear was also mutual, and in the end, the former became sincerely afraid.

After all, Zhu Qiongying had seen something more terrifying than this on Franz's ship, strong ships and cannons, elite soldiers in a hundred battles, alien barbarians, and him.

Franz is almost omnipotent in Zhu Qiongying's eyes, and even the encounter with the former makes the latter feel unreal, like a legendary knife man.

Zhu Qiongying didn't know why she had this idea, and she didn't know what the other party's so-called drawing orthography meant. But she always felt that she should finish her mission faster, and there didn't seem to be much time left for her.

It is precisely because of Zhu Qiongying's own sense of urgency that the entire top management of Nanming is very nervous. They didn't know what the queen was thinking, but they had to do something.

Liu Dadao looked at the stalemate at this time, and patted the captain who was organizing the attack.

"Let your people go down and rest for a while."

"General, you? Let me rush again! The lieutenant's eyes were bloodshot and he yelled.

"Young man, don't be in such a hurry, sooner or later it will be your turn." Liu Dadao strode forward, glanced around and said.

"Those over thirty years old are out of the ranks!"

Immediately, nearly 100 people stood up.

"Now I'm going to take you to meet the British guns for a while, it is said that the Tartar cavalry is planted in their hands, are you afraid!?"

"Don't be afraid!" The crowd responded in unison.

"Good! We old things will give the children a sample first, the big tomorrow army, and we will not retreat! Liu Dadao drank the wine in his hand, then smashed the bowl to pieces, and then the veterans over thirty years old also drank the wine.

"Kill the enemy and repay the country!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

In the midst of the shouting and killing, a voice suddenly appeared, neither male nor female, and said in a strange manner.

"General Liu is really interested. As for our family, I don't want to spoil the interest of all the strong men to die, but our family is distressed. Why should a good man be in a hurry to die? ”

The person who spoke was wearing a white suit and a pair of small glasses, and although his voice was high-pitched, he looked more fierce than Liu Dadao in terms of physique.

He is the head of the Nanming Shenji Battalion, Luo Xiangnan.

"Mule, what are you going to do? If you have something to say, you can say it, and if you have a fart, let it go. ”

"Don't be so rude, since I'm here, I won't be empty-handed."

Then Luo Xiangnan commanded.

"Where's Lux?"

"In!" A majestic voice replied.

"Help General Liu attack the city."

After that, eight Hercules carried a naval gun over.

That's right, the kind of twelve-pounder guns that battleships bombard.

As soon as the Shenji battalion aimed the muzzle of the black hole at the British army, the latter surrendered en masse.

After all, at such a distance, if you are hit by a cannon of this caliber, you can be smashed.

(End of chapter)