0537, offensive and defensive odds
The colonizers' primary goal was plunder, and although they claimed to be "trade", they were in fact the most despicable and shameless of plunder.
The Dutch have always wanted to travel to the hinterland of Myanmar for free, "free trade", but for decades they did not welcome it.
This time Taron personally sent a letter of invitation, and also formed an alliance with each other, and the opportunity finally came, and the Dutch certainly would not let it go.
The "Admiral" five-masted battleship is a giant battleship of 2,000 yuan, with a length of 32 zhang, a maximum width of 12 zhang, and a main mast height of 24 zhang, which is larger than Xiong Chu's Dangkou-class battleship.
The news of the scout camp was not correct at all, and by the time Bulgud led six hundred horsemen interspersed, the Dutch had already reached the river in the town of Wangse. Moreover, the Jumbo battleship is the same at a glance, and the masts can be seen from afar.
In order to ascertain the enemy's movements, Bulgud left a large force in a wooded area five miles away, and he and ten local soldiers disguised themselves to reconnoiter the vicinity of the town.
There were eleven warships and merchant ships with cross flags on the river, including three warships and eight merchant ships. The ships were all set sail and anchored, and the Dutch did not look like they were going to fight.
The only difference is that the three warships are anchored in the middle of the river, the muzzle porthole cover has been opened, and the black muzzle is facing the shore. Merchant ships anchor close to the shore and use the gangplank to get on and off the dock.
The town was surrounded by sentries with birds on their backs, and the town was full of people who seemed to be doing business. It was a chaotic scene, and the Dutch had no intention of continuing north.
It was not until late in the evening that the excitement in the town had subsided, and Burgud returned to his unit.
The enemy was holding his ground here, and even if his task of delaying time was completed, Burgud always felt a little uncomfortable.
It took me a day in the middle of the night to travel through mountains and rivers to come over, and I worked hard along the way, is that all?
Burgud was a little unwilling, so he was not in a very good mood.
At the age of less than twenty, it is the time to do nothing.
Bourgud decided to do nothing and find something to do.
His idea was simple: the Dutch had been asked by Talon to help, which meant that they had a good relationship. The relationship between the two enemies is very good, but it is very bad for themselves. You have to create some mess for them, so that their relationship is not good, and it is always good for themselves.
"Hurry up and wait for the horses, everyone prepares a rocket, then eat dry food and rest, and act in the middle of the night today!"
It has been raining lately, and the sky is gloomy in broad daylight, and it is even darker in the middle of the night. If it weren't for the reflection of the river as a reference, it was likely that they would have to fall into the river in a panic.
Bulgud ordered everyone to prepare a rocket, not to shoot a rocket for everyone, but to concentrate it in the hands of the two hundred of the most elite soldiers, and the rest of the men were ready to kill and respond.
The two hundred personal soldiers, all of whom were the elite of a hundred battles who followed Burgud from the steppe, were all six-stone strong bows that could shoot up to one hundred and eighty paces.
Having already been here once during the day, Bourgud was familiar with the terrain, so when he was less than a mile away from the town of Wangse, he personally led twenty of his own soldiers to carry bows and arrows on foot.
It is said to be a town, but in fact, it is a few crooked bamboo houses built on a high slope, and there is a stone road near the river.
"Well, the Dutch are very careful, the springboard is all drawn. ”
Hidden in the dark, Bulgud took advantage of the reflection of the river to look closely, and indeed found no springboard.
I made my way to the shore near the merchant ship, and finally saw two sentries on the pier with bird guns on their backs.
Bourgood waved his hand back, two of his own soldiers drew their bows and arrows, and two sentries fell in response.
The other two soldiers flew out and hugged the two sentinels before they fell to the ground, making no sound.
Burgud's first target was not eight merchant ships, but three warships downstream.
Touching all the way forward, clearing out the six sentinels in front and back, the huge figures of the three warships appeared in front of him, and the black color gave people a sense of oppression.
Burgud reached out his hand to the largest five-masted ship, then pointed to his feet, and waved his hand back, and one of his own soldiers sped back.
This is all an old routine, and it is also a tacit understanding that has been in the army for many years. It didn't take long for two hundred soldiers to quietly walk over.
"Ignition!"
Almost two words were squeezed out of his throat, and at once sixty people lit the fire folds, and the others immediately drew their bows and arrows and set the fire crackers on fire and set the rockets on fire.
Burgud was the first to fire a rocket, which was the guiding target. The others followed, and in the blink of an eye, a flood of rockets whizzed towards the Admiral.
Arrows to the fire, the ship fryers.
"Split into two groups and strike at the other two warships. ”
There was no need to keep his voice down now, Bourgood let out a low roar, and the second arrow had already been fired, and a third arrow had been fired with lightning speed.
At this moment, the entire fleet was alarmed, and the deck was suddenly full of people. No one can tell the difference between those who fight fires and those who curse. But the figures in the firelight are very clear.
At this moment, the other 400 cavalry blew like a whirlwind, and the sound of the bowstring was endless, and from time to time someone on the merchant ship and the warship was hit by an arrow and screamed, or fell into the river.
Click! Click! The muzzle porthole covers of the three warships were opened.
"The enemy is about to open fire, run, brothers!" said Bourgud, turning his head and running.
If you don't run, you can't do it, because the first twenty people who came over didn't have war horses, and if they ran slowly, they would be shelled.
Rumble!
As soon as Bourgud turned around and didn't take three steps, an earth-shattering explosion suddenly sounded behind him. He looked back in his busy schedule and saw that a huge fireball had risen from the deck of the Admiral.
There is no need to stay now, there is no need to figure out what is really going on.
Burgud and his 600 men fled from the town of Monse and rushed into the mountains and forests.
Tom – Tom –
The enemy's ships finally ran away, but the black light was useless, and even the basic direction was wrong.
In fact, the enemy is just a fire in his heart, and firing a cannon is just to vent his frustration and vent his anger on irrelevant others.
As a result, the bamboo buildings and wooden houses on the top of Wangse Town suddenly flew into the sky, and they were bombed into ruins in an instant, which was regarded as seeing off the Burgud and them.
Coming to a high slope, Bourgud was in the mood to look back at the fireworks.
"The enemy can still open artillery, which means that the losses are not severe. It seems that the big explosion just now should have accidentally ignited a powder keg on the deck. The enemy will not come out at night, arrange for the sentry to be on duty at night, and the others hurry to rest. ”
Of course, Bulgud would not leave until he had ascertained the enemy's movements, and set up camp on a hill in Wuli to the east of the river, waiting until dawn.
As for whether the enemy would launch a retaliatory attack on his own people, Burgood did not care. It would be great if the enemy sailors could be removed from the ship.
The next day, the sun was three poles, and the southwest river was still full of gunsmoke, and a few wisps of green smoke seemed to tell their pain.
Now Bulgud saw clearly, the decks of three enemy battleships were in shambles. In particular, a secondary mast on the foredeck of the so-called Admiral, which was blown off and is still lying across the bow.
The merchant ship had brought the gangplank ashore again, and it seemed that someone was carrying something up and down.
Carrying the dead. Without even thinking about it, Bourgud was able to understand what the enemy was carrying.
At this moment, the sentry ran over and reported: "General, the enemy has begun to search the mountains, there are probably more than two hundred people!"
This was all expected, and Bourgud was not in a hurry at all: "Where did the enemy come from, and how far is it?"
"The enemy did not find us, but they searched from the woods to the south, and were coming this way, about three miles. ”
Bourgud pondered for a moment, and then said in a loud voice: "The soldiers will stay, and the remaining four hundred men will take our horses and withdraw two miles to the north, and then find a place to ambush and prepare to meet them." ”
The transfer of the enemy's sailors ashore left the ships without the slightest threat, which was what Bourgud liked to see the most.
It would be a windfall if he could continue to inflict some casualties on the enemy and make them retreat, so he was not surprised to hear that the enemy was searching the mountains.
"According to the ten-man team, they are scattered and hidden, and if they can fight, they will fight, and they will retreat if they have no chance. The enemy has a bird gun in his hand, so don't fight with the enemy, so as not to cause casualties to yourself. ”
The Xiong family army had its own battle formation, and as soon as Burgud gave the order, two hundred people immediately began to investigate the retreat route, and then hid in the nearby dense forest.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the sound of birds in the woods ahead, which was incomprehensible, and the sound of sabers chopping trees, should have been sent to the people behind the outpost as they walked.
Bourgud hid behind a large rock, with a clump of thatch in front of him, through which he could see the movement in front of him.
Three guys wearing boat-shaped hats, not bird guns in their hands, but a short gun in their left hand, and a war knife in their right hand.
Bourgud was not in a hurry, because he also had a short gun and an embroidered spring knife in his hand.
Instead of being in a hurry, Bourgud became excited.
This excitement was not the kind of blood that could kill people immediately, but because he found that the short guns in the hands of his enemies were shining with gold, and seemed to be much more beautiful than his own.
However, the vigilance of the enemy was also very high, and there were about five people behind the three spearheads, and they were all exactly the same equipment.
Seeing the enemy's standard equipment, Burgud suddenly became angry in his heart: "Damn, these bastards are even better equipped than our cavalry battalions. If you let them go today, it will be unreasonable. ”
It is no wonder that Bourgud did not see that the Dutch plundered everywhere, and every shipment of goods sold back could get three to four times the profit, or even higher, that was really a fortune.
Therefore, the equipment in their hands is very luxurious, so as to attract more people to join their team.
Although he was indignant in his heart, Bourgud was not impulsive, after all, he was the main general.
The three spearheads walked by, but Bourgud did not move, and the group of ten beside him naturally did not move.
Three breaths later, the moment the enemy dragged three feet behind the five men arrived, Bourgood had already pounced.
Burgud kicked the first man with his left foot, and killed one with the hilt of his right hand.
The ten people behind him rushed up, and the three guys were thrown to the ground without even reacting.
As soon as they moved here, of course the people behind them also moved, and the three spearheads were thrown to the ground.
"Don't kill it, grab it and take it away!"
Burgud retrieved the two short guns and the sword, grabbed the two corpses in his hands, and then gave the order to turn and run.
Now there is no bloodstain, and the enemy is suspicious.
These are all standard routines honed by hunting on the steppes since childhood, and Burgood and his own soldiers do it with ease.
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